Holbeach United F.C.

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Holbeach United
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Full nameHolbeach United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tigers
Founded1929
GroundCarters Park, Holbeach
Capacity4,000 (200 seated)[1]
ChairmanDes Ford
ManagerDanny Clifton
LeagueUnited Counties League Premier Division North
2020–21United Counties League Premier Division (season curtailed)
WebsiteClub website

Holbeach United Football Club is a football club based in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North and play at Carters Park.

History[]

The club was established in 1929 and joined the King's Lynn League, before playing in the Spalding and Boston leagues. They joined Division Two of the Peterborough & District League in 1936,[2] and were promoted to Division One in 1938. They were Division One runners-up in 1945–46 and moved up to the United Counties League.[3] When the league gained a second division in 1950, Holbeach became members of Division One and were runners-up in .[3]

In 1955 Holbeach were one of four clubs to apply for the three vacant places in the Eastern Counties League; although they were the one to miss out in the vote, another club resigned from the league and a further vote on Holbeach's candidacy saw member clubs vote 11 to 5 to accept them.[2] After seven seasons on the league the club joined the Midland League in 1962. However, after finishing second-from-bottom of the league in 1962–63, they were not re-elected in dropped back into Division One of the United Counties League.[4] The club were runners-up in their back in the league and won the League Cup in 1964–65.[4] They were runners-up again in . Division One was renamed the Premier Division in 1972, and the club were runners-up again in 1973–74.[3]

The 1982–83 season saw Holbeach reach the first round of the FA Cup for the first time; drawn at home to Third Division Wrexham, the match was moved to London Road in Peterborough, with the visitors winning 4–0.[3] In 1989–90 they won the Premier Division for the first time, also winning the League Cup and Benevolent Cup, the first time a club had won all three UCL trophies in a single season.[2] However, only two seasons later they finished second-from-bottom of the division.[3] They were Premier Division runners-up in 2001–02 and won the division the following season.[3] The club won the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy in 2011–12,[1] and the following season saw them retain the Trophy and win the league for a third time. They won the Trophy again in 2017–18.[5]

Ground[]

Holbeach have played at Carters Park since their establishment. The site was bequeathed to the town in the mid-1920s by a man named Carter.[2] The ground was originally shared with the local cricket club, meaning that it only had three permanent sides. However, after the cricket club folded, the fourth side was fenced off. A stand was built in the late 1930s and a covered area to its left was also built and later became known as the "pig pen". Covered standing areas were built using Anderson shelters.[6] However, both were later demolished. A new seated stand was opened in 2005.[6] The ground currently has a capacity of 4,000, of which 200 is seated and 450 covered.[1]

The ground's record attendance of 4,094 was set on 28 September 1955 for an FA Cup first qualifying round replay against local rivals Wisbech Town.[2]

Honours[]

  • United Counties League
    • Premier Division champions 1989–90, 2002–03, 2012–13
    • League Cup winners 1989–90
    • Benevolent Cup winners 1989–90
    • Division One Cup winners 1964–65
  • Lincolnshire Senior A Cup
    • Winners 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1994–95, 2002–03[4]
  • Lincolnshire Senior B Cup
    • Winners 1957–58[1]
  • Lincolnshire Senior Trophy
    • Winners 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18

Records[]

  • Best FA Cup performance: First round, 1982–83[3]
  • Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 1969–70, 1971–72[3]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 1988–89, 2014–15[3]
  • Record attendance: 4,094 vs Wisbech Town, FA Cup first qualifying round replay, 28 September 1955[2]

See also[]

  • Holbeach United F.C. players
  • Holbeach United F.C. managers

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p536 ISBN 978-1869833695
  2. ^ a b c d e f Blakeman, M (2010) The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935-2010, Volume II ISBN 978-1-908037-02-2
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Holbeach United at the Football Club History Database
  4. ^ a b c History Holbeach United F.C.
  5. ^ MATCH VERDICT: Shoot-out success for Holbeach United Spalding Today, 2 May 2018
  6. ^ a b Holbeach United Pyramid Passion

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°48′24.71″N 0°00′58.60″E / 52.8068639°N 0.0162778°E / 52.8068639; 0.0162778

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