{{short description|Association football club in England}} {{for|the Colne F.C. that played in the early 20th century|Trawden Forest F.C.}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use British English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Colne | image = Colne F.C. logo.png | fullname = Colne Football Club | nickname = ''The Reds'' | founded = January 1996 | ground = Holt House, [[Colne]] | capacity = 1,800 (160 seated)<ref name=NLCD>Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p715 {{ISBN|978-1-869833-77-0}}</ref> | chairman = Glenn Stock | manager = Andy Harrison | league = {{English football updater|Colne}} | season = {{English football updater|Colne2}} | position = {{English football updater|Colne3}} | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _blackcollar | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = A51D2E | body1 = A51D2E | rightarm1 = A51D2E | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = A51D2E | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _blackcollar | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FFE500 | body2 = FFE500 | rightarm2 = FFE500 | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 }}
'''Colne Football Club''' is a [[association football|football]] club based in [[Colne]], [[Lancashire]], England. Affiliated with the [[Lancashire County Football Association]], they are currently members of the {{English football updater|Colne}} and play at Holt House.
==History== The club was established in January 1996,<ref name=H>[http://www.colnefootballclub.com/a/history-of-colne-fc-39719.html History Of Colne FC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520015659/http://www.colnefootballclub.com/a/history-of-colne-fc-39719.html |date=20 May 2019 }} Colne F.C.</ref> six years after [[Colne Dynamoes F.C.|Colne Dynamoes]] folded after being refused promotion to the [[National League (English football)|Football Conference]].<ref>{{fchd|id=COLNEDYN|name=Colne Dynamos}}</ref> They joined Division Two of the [[North West Counties Football League|North West Counties League]], with their first league match being a 1–0 defeat by [[Middlewich Town F.C.|Middlewich Athletic]].<ref name=H/> They went on to finish bottom of the division in their [[1996–97 North West Counties Football League|first season]].<ref name=FCHD>{{fchd|id=COLNE|name=Colne}}</ref> The club finished in the bottom half of the table every season until [[2003–04 North West Counties Football League|2003–04]], when they won the division, earning promotion to Division One;<ref name=FCHD/> the season also saw them win the Division Two Cup with a 1–0 win against [[Great Harwood Town F.C.|Great Harwood Town]] in the final,<ref name=H/> as well as reaching the semi-finals of the [[FA Vase]], eventually losing 4–3 on aggregate to [[A.F.C. Sudbury|AFC Sudbury]].<ref name=FCHD/>
Division One was renamed the Premier Division in 2008. In [[2015–16 North West Counties Football League|2015–16]] Colne were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to Division One North of the [[Northern Premier League]].<ref name=FCHD/> They finished fifth in the division in [[2016–17 Northern Premier League|2016–17]], qualifying the promotion playoffs. However, they lost 4–0 to [[Farsley Celtic F.C.|Farsley Celtic]] in the semi-finals. As a result of league reorganisation, the club were placed in Division One West for the [[2018–19 Northern Premier League|2018–19 season]]. They went on to finish fourth in the division and qualified for the play-offs, losing 2–1 to [[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]] in the semi-finals. In [[2022–23 Northern Premier League|2022–23]] the club finished second-from-bottom of Division One West and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the North West Counties League.
In 2023–24 Colne won the [[Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy|Lancashire FA Trophy]], defeating [[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]] 5–2 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lancashirefa.com/news/2024/may/16/colne-fc-make-heroic-comeback-to-claim-the-challenge-trophy|title=Colne FC make heroic comeback to claim the Challenge Trophy|website=Lancashire FA|date=16 May 2024}}</ref> The [[2024–25 North West Counties Football League|following season]] saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division of the North West Counties League, resulting in relegation to Division One North.
==Ground== The club play at Holt House, which was previously the home ground of Colne Dynamoes.<ref name=PP>[http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/colne.html Colne] Pyramid Passion</ref> The ground was originally an area with several pitches, before being enclosed in 1975 when Dynamoes joined the [[Lancashire Combination]], although it continued to be used for [[cricket]].<ref name=PP/> Between 1982 and 1985 three stands were erected and floodlights installed. Another new stand was built in 1986.<ref name=PP/> When Dynamoes folded, the ground was used by the Colne Royal British Legion football club until they folded in 1995, after which the modern Colne club became tenants when they formed the following year.<ref name=PP/> The ground has a capacity of 1,800, of which 160 is seated and 1,000 covered.<ref name=NLCD/>
==Honours== *'''North West Counties League''' **Premier Division champions 2015–16 **Division Two champions 2003–04 **Division Two Cup winners 2003–04 *'''Lancashire FA Trophy''' **Winners 2023–24
==Records== *Best [[FA Cup]] performance: Fourth qualifying round, [[2019–20 FA Cup qualifying rounds|2019–20]]<ref name=FCHD/> *Best [[FA Trophy]] performance: Second round, [[2022–23 FA Trophy|2022–23]]<ref name=FCHD/> *Best [[FA Vase]] performance: Semi-finals, [[2003–04 FA Vase|2003–04]]<ref name=FCHD/> *Record attendance: 1,742 v [[A.F.C. Sudbury]], [[FA Vase]] semi-final, 20 March 2004<ref name=NLCD/> *Most appearances: Richard Walton<ref name=NLCD/> *Most goals: Geoff Payton<ref name=NLCD/>
==See also== *{{c|Colne F.C. players}} *{{c|Colne F.C. managers}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.colnefootballclub.com Official website]
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