Launceston F.C.
association football club in England
Launceston Football Club is a football club based in Launceston, Cornwall, England. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West and play at Pennygillam.
History
The original club was established in 1891. They reached the final of the Cornwall Senior Cup in its first season (1892–93), but lost 5–1 to Penzance. After three more losing appearances in the final, they won the cup for the first time in 1899–1900 and retained it the following season. They joined the Cornish & Devon League, but folded in 1907 after their ground was closed, with a team named "The Boys of England" taking over their fixtures.
The modern club was formed in 1922 by a merger of Launceston Saturdays and the Comrades. They joined the Plymouth & District League and were Division Two champions in 1928–29. The mid-1950s saw a sustained period of success as the club won the league for three successive seasons between 1955–56 and 1957–58. They then moved up to the South Western League where they played for three seasons, before leaving in 1961.
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