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{{Infobox football club |
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| clubname = Helston Athletic |
| clubname = Helston Athletic |
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| image = Helston Athletic F.C. logo.png |
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| fullname = Helston Athletic Football Club |
| fullname = Helston Athletic Football Club |
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| nickname = The Blues |
| nickname = The Blues |
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| founded = 1896 |
| founded = 1896 |
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| ground = Kellaway Park, [[Helston]] |
| ground = Kellaway Park, [[Helston]] |
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| chairman = Paul Hendy |
| chairman = Paul Hendy |
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| manager = [[Steve Massey]] |
| manager = [[Steve Massey]] |
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Revision as of 14:51, 6 December 2018
Full name | Helston Athletic Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Blues | |
Founded | 1896 | |
Ground | Kellaway Park, Helston | |
Chairman | Paul Hendy | |
Manager | Steve Massey | |
League | Southern League Division One South | |
2023–24 | Western League Premier Division, 1st of 18 (promoted) | |
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Helston Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Helston, Cornwall, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at Kellaway Park.
History
The club was established in 1896.[1] The joined the Cornwall Senior League after its formation in 1931 and won back-to-back league titles in 1936–37 and 1937–38.[2] After finishing as runners-up in 1938–39, they were champions for a third time in 1939–40.[2] In 1953 the club joined the South Western League. They finished bottom of the South Western League in 1970–71, and after finishing second-from-bottom the following season, they left to join the Cornwall Combination.[3]
Helston were Cornwall Combination champions in 1987–88 and again in 2000–01.[3] After winning the league for a third time in 2010–11, the club were promoted to Division One West of the South West Peninsula League. They finished as runners-up in both of their first two seasons in the league, and after a third-place finish in 2013–14, the club won the division in 2014–15, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[3]
Ground
The club played at several grounds on Clodgey Lane before moving to Beacon Park in 1949, a ground which had been built by German POWs shortly after World War II.[4] In 1972 they moved to their current ground, Kellaway Park, also on the same road.[4] The ground initially consisted of a rented pitch, before a wooden shed was built that also served as the clubhouse. A new clubhouse was built in 1988 and included a roof overhang for spectator cover.
In 2015 a 100-seat stand and floodlights were installed, with the first match under lights played on 1 September 2015 against St Austell.[5]
Honours
- South West Peninsula League
- Division One West champions 2014–15
- Cornwall Combination
- Champions 1987–88, 2000–01, 2010–11
- Cornwall Senior League
- Champions winners 1936–37, 1937–38, 1939–40
- Cornwall Charity Cup
- Winners 1937–38, 1960–61, 1962–62[2]
- Cornwall Junior Cup
- Winners 2013-14[2]
Records
See also
References
- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p453 ISBN 978-1869833695
- ^ a b c d Honours Helston Athletic F.C.
- ^ a b c d Helston Athletic at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Helston Athletic Pyramid Passion
- ^ Floodlight switch-on marks new dawn for Helston says football club chairman Cornwall Live, 2 September 2015