Hucknall St John's F.C. was an English football club from

Hucknall Hucknall () is a market town in the Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, north of Nottingham, southeast of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, from Mansfield and south of Sutton-in-Ashfield. Hucknall is on the west ba ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

, which participated in the

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. In the

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, they reached the first round when they were beaten 2-0 by

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Colours

The team wore broad black and yellow stripes.

Ground

The club's ground was at Brickyard Lane.

References

Defunct football clubs in Nottinghamshire Association football clubs established in the 19th century {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub