Sticker Association Football Club is a football club based in Sticker, Cornwall. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West.
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| Full name | Sticker Association Football Club | ||
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| Ground | Burngullow Lane, Sticker | ||
| League | South West Peninsula League Premier Division West | ||
| 2023–24 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division West, 17th of 17 | ||
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History
editThe first time a club represented the village of Sticker was in 1911, who played until 1914 when World War I started.[1] After the War the club reformed in 1920 and joined the St. Austell & District League until 1929 when the club folded again.[1] The club reformed again in 1933 and played in the St. Austell & District League until the start of World War II in 1939.[1] The club formed after the war in 1948 joining the Truro and District League, but again folded a few years afterwards at the end of the 1951–52 season.[2]
1966 saw the present incarnation of the club form and 3 years later went on to get their first silverware with a treble of the Division 2 Duchy League title and two cups.[1] The club played joined the Cornwall Combination in the 1970–71 season, but they only stayed for three seasons.[3] They then moved to the East Cornwall League (ECL) winning the ECL title twice – in 1982 and 1986 – and after finishing as runners-up in 2012 they moved up to the South West Peninsula League (SWPL).[3] They initially competed in the SWPL Division One West, but in 2017 they were promoted as champions to the Premier Division, at Step 6 of the National League System.[4][5]
Ground
editThe club play at Burngullow Lane.[6] In 2017 the club with help from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund installed floodlights at the ground.[7]
Honours
editLeague honours
edit- South West Peninsula League Division One West[3]
- Winners (1) 2016–17
- East Cornwall League[2]
- Winners (2) 1981–82, 1985–86
- Duchy League Division Two[1]
- Winners (1) 1969–70
Cup honours
edit- East Cornwall League Cup[1]
- Winners (1) 2011–12
- Cornwall Combination League Cup[8]
- Winners (1) 1972–73
- Duchy League Knock-out cup[1]
- Winners (1) 1969–70
- Duchy League cup[1]
- Winners (1) 1969–70
- George Evely Cup[9]
- Winners (2) 1981–82, 2011–12
- Durning Lawrence Charity Cup[1][10]
- Winners (2) 2012–13, 2016–17
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Club History". Sticker FC. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b History of Carharrack: History of Carharrack, accessdate: February 2, 2020
- ^ a b c STICKER at the Football Club History Database
- ^ South West Peninsula Football League: Club Directory – South West Peninsula Football League, accessdate: February 2, 2020
- ^ Cornwall Live: Future bright for Sticker AFC after new floodlights switched on for the first time – Cornwall Live, accessdate: February 2, 2020
- ^ Damage In The Box!: South West Peninsula League Groundhop 2016: Damage In The Box!: South West Peninsula League Groundhop 2016, accessdate: February 2, 2020
- ^ Cornwall FA: Sticker Switch on New Lights – Cornwall FA, accessdate: February 2, 2020
- ^ Penzance Reserves: Penzance Reserves, accessdate: February 2, 2020
- ^ Any Club: Any Club, accessdate: February 2, 2020
- ^ thecupfootballblogger: Cornwall Charity Cup – thecupfootballblogger, accessdate: February 2, 2020
