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| Full name | King's Lynn Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Linnets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1879 (as Lynn Town) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | The Walks Stadium (Capacity 5,733) |
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| Chairman | Ken Bobbins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Keith Webb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Conference North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Southern League Premier Division, 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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King's Lynn F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common King's Lynn FC is an English football club based in King's Lynn, Norfolk. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Keith Webb born on 3 October 1961 is current manager of Kings Lynn. The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place Clubs for 2008-09 season Champions 1894-95 Millwall Athletic 1895-96 Millwall Athletic 1896-97 Southampton C. is an English football club based in King's Lynn, Norfolk. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered King's Lynn is a town and Port in Norfolk, England. Over the years the town has been known variously as Bishop's Lynn and Lynn Regis Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. In the football season 2007/08, they played in, and became champions of the Southern League Premier Division. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north.
They are nicknamed The Linnets and they play their home matches at The Walks Stadium. The club was originally called Lynn Town until 1914.
On 19th of December 2006, Keith Webb was named as the new manager of the Linnets, following previous manager Tommy Taylor, who had joined Peterborough United as head coach. Keith Webb born on 3 October 1961 is current manager of Kings Lynn. Tommy Taylor (born September 26 1951 in Hornchurch, Essex) is an English former footballer who played as a defender Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Peterborough. Shaun Carey, who had been caretaker during the absence of a full time manager, was named as assistant. Shaun Peter Carey (born 13 May 1976 in Kettering, England) is a former professional footballer
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FA Cup
The club's record attendance is 12,987 for an FA Cup match against Exeter City in 1950. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined The Linnets hold a surprisingly good record for a non-league side in the competition. They have the best record of any team ever in the FA Cup. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after In terms of games played against games won, King's Lynn have won the most games. They also sit in seventh in the all time goals scored, just three goals behind Manchester United, although most of these were in preliminary or qualifying rounds in the competition. In the 2006/07 season they reached the second round proper of the FA Cup and played Oldham Athletic at home, the Linnets lost the match 2-0, but with an attendance of 5,444 and the game being shown on Sky Sports and ESPN television, some revenue was surely earned for the club; it was reported that they would receive some £75,000 from Sky Sports alone, although a large proportion of that was to be spent improving the floodlights at the ground to the required standard. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Kings Lynn F. C are the best supported team in the Southern premier league.
History
- 1900-01 FA Amateur Cup runner-up
- 1935-36 Founder members of Eastern Counties League
- 1946-47 Joined United Counties League
- 1948-49 Rejoined Eastern Counties League
- 1949-50 Eastern Counties League runner-up (on goal average)
- 1952-53 Eastern Counties League runner-up
- 1953-54 Eastern Counties League Champions
- 1954-55 Joined Midland League
- 1958-59 Joined Southern League South Eastern zone
- 1962 Relegated to Division One
- 1963-64 Southern League Division One runner-up. The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition The cup was launched by The Football Association in 1893 as a response to the domination History The league was founded in 1935 and ran as a single unit until a second division was created in 1988 Leagues Premier Division See also United Counties Football League Premier Division The United Counties Football League Premier Division is at Level 9 There have been at least two different football competitions in England which used the name Midland Football League. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. Promoted to Division One.
- 1971 Relegated to Division One
- 1979-80 League re-organised to Southern & Midland Divisions (No Premier). Placed in Midland Division.
- 1980-81 Joined Northern Premier League
- 1983-84 Rejoined Southern League
- 1984-85 Southern League runner-up
- 1987 Relegated to Midland Division
- 1995-96 Southern League Midland Division, and promoted to Premier Division, despite having two points deducted. History The Northern Premier League (NPL was founded in 1968, as the northern equivalent of the Southern League, decades after the other two leagues at what
- 2002 Relegated to Eastern Division
- 2003-04 Southern League Eastern Division Champions. Play-offs for places in new structure - King's Lynn 0 Redditch United 1. Promoted to Premier Division
- 2007-08 Southern League Premier Division Champions.
The Walks Stadium
King's Lynn play their home games at The Walks Stadium. The Staduim is located near the local railway station and the Park. The Stadium has a capacity of 5,733, expanded from 3,600 for the FA Cup second round proper tie against Oldham Athletic. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club The stadium is located on Tennyson Road. The stadium has one seated stand, the rest is standing terraces. The name derives from the area of park located next to the stadium, called The Walks. The Walks is an urban park in King's Lynn, Norfolk. The Walks is also the name of the football ground where King's Lynn F
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Records
- Home Attendance: 12,937 vs Exeter City 1950-51 FA Cup 1st Rd. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Steve Melton (born October 3, 1978 in Lincoln England) is a professional footballer currently playing with King's Lynn in the Southern Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing John Turner (born February 12 1986 in Harrow London) is an English footballer, who currently plays for King's Lynn.
- Away Attendance: 44,916 vs Everton 1961-62 FA Cup 3rd Round.
- Record Win: 17-0 vs Beccles (19 April 1930 Norfolk and Suffolk League)
- Southern League: Home 8-0 vs Leicester United 1994-95.
- Southern League: Away 6-0 vs Bedworth United 1973-74.
- Record Defeat: 0-11 vs Aston Villa 1905-06 FA Cup.
- Southern League: Home 0-6 vs Corby Town 1990-91.
- Southern League: Home 2-8 vs Histon 2002-03.
- Southern League: Away 0-8 vs Hastings United 1958-59.
- Career Appearances: Mick Wright 1,152 (British Record).
- Southern League Appearances: Mick Wright 734.
- Career Goalscorer: Malcolm Lindsay 321.
- Southern League Goalscorer: Malcolm Lindsay 187.
- Goals in a season: George Martin from 38 appearances (1909-10).
- Goals in a match: Harry Kirk 8 (15 April 1925 v City Wanderers).
- Goals in a match Southern League: Ray Dixon 6 (1958-59).
- Transfer fee paid: £5,000 Lyndon Rowland from Halesowen Town November 1999.
- Transfer fee received: Mark Paul to Southampton £60,000 1998-99.
King's Lynn F. C. Reserves
King's Lynn F. C. 's reserves team joined the Eastern Counties Football League in 1959. History The league was founded in 1935 and ran as a single unit until a second division was created in 1988 They are members of the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division for the 2007-08 season. The Eastern Counties League Premier Division (known as the Ridgeons League for sponsorship reasons is the highest division in the Eastern Counties League. They are currently managed by King's Lynn legend Keith Rudd.
References
- King's Lynn at the Football Club History Database
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