Recent History
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2. Recent History


2013/2014

Horncastle Town Football Club have a long and illustrious history which dates way back to when they were founded in 1873. Joining in the 96/97 season, the 1st team currently play in the Balcan Lighting Supplies Lincolnshire League.

The 1st team currently compete in the Lincolnshire Football League and have done so for the past 18 seasons.

Before this Town played in the Boston & District League Premier division.

SeasonPWDLFAPtsPos
93/942413476555436th

Town joined the Lincolnshire League in the 96/97 season.

SeasonPWDLFAPtsPos
96/9738972251803715/20
97/9836991862783615/19
98/9936752442972618/19
99/0034961946863314/18
00/0128761532442713/15
01/02265101128512512/14
02/0324671127412511/13
03/0422551221432010/12
04/05209474034315/11
05/062416357026513/13
10/112613587445446/14
11/1232125156268419/17
12/1332153147063489/17

The team is at present sponsored by Paul Riddel Skip Hire Ltd. The club also have a Saturday Reserve side, sponsored by Polypipe Civils, who play in the WJ Harrison Lincoln League, and only in recent years Development side who play in the Sills & Betteridge Lincoln Sunday League. The club have a thriving junior section with teams at U8s, U9s, U10s, U11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s. We also offer the opportunity for U6s and U7s to learn the fundamentals of the game, as well as having an Ability Counts team based at St. Lawrence school.

The football club had a somewhat intense period of restructuring prior to the 2008/2009 season, due to the resignation of its former manager and the loss of players he brought to the club from out of town, where it was decided that the clubs base should be drawn back to more local roots. This has arguably had the effect of galvanising the club and putting it on a much more sustainable footing.

In November 2013 the club was presented with it's FA Charter Standard Development Award, which is testament to its continuing hard work and desire for self improvement for all age groups and abilities.