Colne Football Club is a

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club based in

Colne Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located northeast of Nelson, north-east of Burnley, east of Preston and west of Leeds. The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Val ...

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, England. Affiliated with the

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, they are currently members of the and play at Holt House.

History

The club was established in January 1996,History Of Colne FC
Colne F.C. six years after Colne Dynamoes folded after being refused promotion to the

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. They joined Division Two of the

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, with their first league match being a 1–0 defeat by Middlewich Athletic. They went on to finish bottom of the division in their first season. The club finished in the bottom half of the table every season until 2003–04, when they won the division, earning promotion to Division One; the season also saw them win the Division Two Cup with a 1–0 win against Great Harwood Town in the final, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the

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, eventually losing 4–3 on aggregate to

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. Division One was renamed the Premier Division in 2008. In 2015–16 Colne were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to Division One North of the

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. They finished fifth in the division in 2016–17, qualifying the promotion playoffs. However, they lost 4–0 to

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in the semi-finals. As a result of league reorganisation, the club were placed in Division One West for the 2018–19 season. They went on to finish fourth in the division and qualified for the play-offs, losing 2–1 to Leek Town in the semi-final.

Ground

The club play at Holt House, which was previously the home ground of Colne Dynamoes.Colne
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, although it continued to be used for

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. Between 1982 and 1985 three stands were erected and floodlights installed. Another new stand was built in 1986. When Dynamoes folded, the ground was used by the Colne Royal British Legion football club until they folded in 1995, after which the modern Colne club became tenants when they formed the following year. The ground has a capacity of 1,800, of which 160 is seated and 1,000 covered.

Honours

*North West Counties League **Premier Division champions 2015–16 **Division Two champions 2003–04 **Division Two Cup winners 2003–04

Records

*Best

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performance: Fourth qualifying round, 2019–20 *Best

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performance: Second round,

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*Best

performance: Semi-finals, 2003–04 *Record attendance: 1,742 v

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semi-final, 20 March 2004 *Most appearances: Richard Walton *Most goals: Geoff Payton

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