Launceston F.C.

Launceston F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Launceston
fullname = Launceston Football Club
nickname = The Clarets
founded = 1891
ground = Pennygillam
Launceston
capacity =
chairman =
manager = Paul Smith
league = South West Peninsula League
Premier Division
season = 2007–08
position = South West Peninsula League
Premier Division,
5th

Launceston F.C. are a football club based in Launceston, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.

They joined the South Western League in 1958, left in 1961, rejoined for another four-season spell in 1966, and again in 1978 - this time they retained membership until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League in its Premier Division. They had won the South Western League once, in the 1994-95 season.

The club were admitted to the FA Vase in 2002, with their best performance to date coming in the 2006-07 season, where they have reached the second round. In 2008-09 participated in the FA Cup for the first time, progressing through the Extra Preliminary Round before losing in the Preliminary Round

* Current Squad
**Josh Colwill
**Sam Scott
**Jamie Ahearn
**John James
**Jason O'Brien
**Liam Tilley
**Steven Oliver
**Tom Barwell
**Adam Yeo
**Matt Hutchings
**Matt Andrew
**Andy Sargent
**Charlie Blair
**Sam Davey
**John Harrison

Former players who have gone on to play for league clubs include Fred Binney.

Honours

* South Western League
**Champions 1983-84
**Runners-up 1995-96

*South Western League Cup†
**Winners 2006-07

*Cornwall Senior Cup†
**Runners-up 1892-93

* "'FA Cup
** Reached Second Round on first appearance in the FA Cup

† Limited details available, may have achieved more.


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