Helston Athletic F.C.

Helston Athletic
Full name Helston Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s) The Blues
Founded 1896
Ground Kellaway Park, Helston
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman Paul Hendy
Manager Sid Taylor
League South West Peninsula League Premier Division
2015–16 South West Peninsula League Premier Division, 10th

Helston Athletic Football Club are a Cornish football club based in Helston in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1896, the club competed in the South Western League in their early years until their relegation to the Cornwall Combination in 1972, where they remained until winning promotion to the South West Peninsula League Division One West in 2011 and to the Premier Division in 2015. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division.

History

Helston Athletic have won the Cornwall Combination three times, first in 1987–88, then again in 2000–01 and then most recently in 2010–11. During their tenure in the South Western League, their best finish was third in the 1964–65 season.[1] They won promotion to the South West Peninsula League Division One West in 2011. In 2015 they were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time ever as Division One West champions.[2]

Ground

Helston Athletic play their home games at Kellaway Park, Helston, TR13 8PJ.

Honours

League honours


Cup honours

References

  1. ↑ Helston Athletic – Football History Database
  2. ↑ West Division Round Up swpleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-05
  3. ↑ "Carlsberg South West Peninsula Football League – Honours". Swpleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  4. ↑ "Bodmin Town win thriller to lift Cornwall Senior Cup". This is Cornwall. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-25.

Coordinates: 50°06′07.59″N 5°15′55.08″W / 50.1021083°N 5.2653000°W / 50.1021083; -5.2653000

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