# Colne F.C.

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Association football club in England

For the Colne F.C. that played in the early 20th century, see [Trawden Forest F.C.](/source/Trawden_Forest_F.C.)

Football club

Colne Full name Colne Football Club Nickname The Reds Founded January 1996 Ground Holt House, Colne Capacity 1,800 (160 seated)[1] Chairman Glenn Stock Manager Andy Harrison League North West Counties League Division One North 2025–26 North West Counties League Division One North, 15th of 18 Home colours Away colours

**Colne Football Club** is a [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Colne](/source/Colne), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), England. Affiliated with the [Lancashire County Football Association](/source/Lancashire_County_Football_Association), they are currently members of the [North West Counties League](/source/North_West_Counties_Football_League) Division One North and play at Holt House.

## History

The club was established in January 1996,[2] six years after [Colne Dynamoes](/source/Colne_Dynamoes_F.C.) folded after being refused promotion to the [Football Conference](/source/National_League_(English_football)).[3] They joined Division Two of the [North West Counties League](/source/North_West_Counties_Football_League), with their first league match being a 1–0 defeat by [Middlewich Athletic](/source/Middlewich_Town_F.C.).[2] They went on to finish bottom of the division in their [first season](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_North_West_Counties_Football_League).[4] The club finished in the bottom half of the table every season until [2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_North_West_Counties_Football_League), when they won the division, earning promotion to Division One;[4] the season also saw them win the Division Two Cup with a 1–0 win against [Great Harwood Town](/source/Great_Harwood_Town_F.C.) in the final,[2] as well as reaching the semi-finals of the [FA Vase](/source/FA_Vase), eventually losing 4–3 on aggregate to [AFC Sudbury](/source/A.F.C._Sudbury).[4]

Division One was renamed the Premier Division in 2008. In [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_North_West_Counties_Football_League) Colne were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to Division One North of the [Northern Premier League](/source/Northern_Premier_League).[4] They finished fifth in the division in [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Northern_Premier_League), qualifying the promotion playoffs. However, they lost 4–0 to [Farsley Celtic](/source/Farsley_Celtic_F.C.) in the semi-finals. As a result of league reorganisation, the club were placed in Division One West for the [2018–19 season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Northern_Premier_League). They went on to finish fourth in the division and qualified for the play-offs, losing 2–1 to [Leek Town](/source/Leek_Town_F.C.) in the semi-finals. In [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Northern_Premier_League) 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 Trophy](/source/Lancashire_FA_Challenge_Trophy), defeating [Bamber Bridge](/source/Bamber_Bridge_F.C.) 5–2 in the final.[5] The [following season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_North_West_Counties_Football_League) 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.[6] The ground was originally an area with several pitches, before being enclosed in 1975 when Dynamoes joined the [Lancashire Combination](/source/Lancashire_Combination), although it continued to be used for [cricket](/source/Cricket).[6] Between 1982 and 1985 three stands were erected and floodlights installed. Another new stand was built in 1986.[6] 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.[6] The ground has a capacity of 1,800, of which 160 is seated and 1,000 covered.[1]

## 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](/source/FA_Cup) performance: Fourth qualifying round, [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds)[4]

- Best [FA Trophy](/source/FA_Trophy) performance: Second round, [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_FA_Trophy)[4]

- Best [FA Vase](/source/FA_Vase) performance: Semi-finals, [2003–04](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2003%E2%80%9304_FA_Vase&action=edit&redlink=1)[4]

- Record attendance: 1,742 v [A.F.C. Sudbury](/source/A.F.C._Sudbury), [FA Vase](/source/FA_Vase) semi-final, 20 March 2004[1]

- Most appearances: Richard Walton[1]

- Most goals: Geoff Payton[1]

## See also

- [Colne F.C. players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Colne_F.C._players)

- [Colne F.C. managers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Colne_F.C._managers)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NLCD_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NLCD_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NLCD_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-NLCD_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-NLCD_1-4) Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) *Non-League Club Directory 2013*, p715 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-869833-77-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-869833-77-0)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-H_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-H_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-H_2-2) [History Of Colne FC](http://www.colnefootballclub.com/a/history-of-colne-fc-39719.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190520015659/http://www.colnefootballclub.com/a/history-of-colne-fc-39719.html) 20 May 2019 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Colne F.C.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Colne Dynamos](https://www.fchd.info/COLNEDYN.HTM) at the *Football Club History Database*

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FCHD_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FCHD_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FCHD_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FCHD_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FCHD_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FCHD_4-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-FCHD_4-6) [Colne](https://www.fchd.info/COLNE.HTM) at the *Football Club History Database*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Colne FC make heroic comeback to claim the Challenge Trophy"](https://www.lancashirefa.com/news/2024/may/16/colne-fc-make-heroic-comeback-to-claim-the-challenge-trophy). *Lancashire FA*. 16 May 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PP_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PP_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PP_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-PP_6-3) [Colne](http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/colne.html) Pyramid Passion

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.colnefootballclub.com)

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