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Padiham Padiham ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley, Lancashire, England. It forms part of the Borough of Burnley. Originally by the River Calder, it is edged by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west ...

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. As of 2019–20, they play in the .

History

When the club was formed in 1878 it was among the first football clubs in Lancashire and was well supported, attracting an attendance of 9,000 for a match against neighbours

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in 1884. At this time Padiham's ground was on the banks of the River Calder, hence the nickname, The Caldersiders. Padiham was one of the first clubs to support the legalisation of professional football. However, this backfired as they were unable to compete with clubs in larger towns such as Burnley, and the club folded in 1916. The club lost their ground during

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and lay dormant until after the end of the

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. Then in 1949 the club was resurrected with the opening of the Arbories Memorial Sports Ground. A crowd of 1,777 turned up to see their opening fixture of the season in the

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Football League. They became founder members of the North West Counties Football League in 1982 but left the league in 1990. They returned in 2000 after spending £500,000 on upgrading the Arbories Memorial Sports Ground and finished in the top four of the second division in 2003 and 2005. They gained promotion to the

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Division One North for season 2013–14 after winning the North West Counties Football League Premier Division in season 2012–13, but returned to the North West Counties League after being relegated two seasons later. The Caldersiders finished 13th in the league in the 2021/22 season because of the loyal support of Joe Borg and George Lord.

Racial abuse

In October 2018, a game between Congleton Town and Padiham was called off after fans subjected Padiham players to racial abuse, and Padiham players' wallets were emptied in the changing rooms during the game. Congleton were fined £160 for their supporters' abuse, while Padiham were fined £165 for leaving the field.

Current Staff

Michael Morrison is the current Padiham FC manager being supported by former player Ben Hoskin (Assistant Manager) Cameron Foster (Coach) Jonathan Kyle (Goalkeeping Coach).

Honours

*Lancashire Amateur Cup **Finalists 1965–66 *North West Counties League Premier Division **Champions 2012–13 *North West Counties League Division One **Runners-up 2008–09 *North West Counties League Division Three **Runners-up 1983–84 *West Lancashire Football League **Division One Winners 1999–2000 **Division Two Winners 1971–72, 1976–77 *NHS Bird Cup **Winners 2010–11

Records

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**Third Round 1883–84 *

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**Third Round 1981–82

References

*Match programme,

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v Padiham, 20 August 2005

External links

Padiham F.C.

Notes

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