Pilkington Recreation F.C. was an English

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club based in

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History

Little is known of the club's early years – they first came to the public eye when they played in the

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in 1927, entering the competition every year up to the outbreak of the

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. After the war, they joined the

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for two years while again playing in the FA Cup, but it is not known what happened to the club between 1952 and 1976. In 1976 they entered the Yorkshire League – a year later they first entered the

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. In 1982 they joined the newly formed Northern Counties East League, but their spell in this competition was troubled, and in 1991 they resigned from the league and disbanded after finishing bottom of the basement division for the second successive season.

League and cup history

Honours

League

* Yorkshire League Division Three **Promoted: 1979–80

Cup

None

Records

*Best

performance: 2nd qualifying round, 1929–30 *Best

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performance: 1st round, 1928–29, 1929–30 *Best

performance: 3rd Round, 1982–83

References

{{Reflist Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in South Yorkshire Doncaster & District Senior League Sheffield Association League Yorkshire Football League Northern Counties East Football League