Hinckley Town F.C. was an English

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

club based in

Hinckley Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughbor ...

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History

The club was the first from the town of

, being formed in the 19th century, playing their games at the Holywell Ground. They played in the

Leicestershire Senior League The Leicestershire Senior League (currently sponsored by Everards Brewery) is a football competition based in Leicestershire, England. History The league was formed in 1896, had a two-year hiatus between 1901 and 1903, and has run continuously ...

and

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before dissolving in 1906. The club was re-formed in 1972 and subsequently played in the

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and

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. In 1997 they merged with Hinckley Athletic to form Hinckley United.

References

Defunct football clubs in England Central Midlands Football League Defunct football clubs in Leicestershire Hinckley Association football clubs disestablished in 1997 Association football clubs established in the 19th century Midland Football League (1889) Leicestershire Senior League {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub