London Colney
Calendario
| Europa - Partidos amistosos | 07/06 14:00 | - |
London Colney
vs
Cheshunt
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- | View |
Resultados
| Inglaterra - FA Cup - Clasificación | 08/31 18:45 | - |
Woodford Town
v
London Colney
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L | 3-1 | |
| Inglaterra - FA Cup | 09/07 14:00 | 14 |
Wingate & Finchley
v
London Colney
|
L | 4-1 | |
| Reino Unido - Amistosos | 07/28 13:53 | - |
London Colney
v
Staines Town
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L | 3-6 | |
| Inglaterra - FA Cup | 09/03 14:00 | 7 |
Hadley
v
London Colney
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Inglaterra - FA Cup | 09/13 14:00 | 14 |
Brentwood Town
v
London Colney
|
L | 1-0 |
Wikipedia - London Colney F.C.
London Colney Football Club is a football club based in London Colney, near St Albans, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties League Division One and play at Cotlandswick Park.
History
The club was established in 1907 and joined the Mid-Herts League. In 1955 they moved up to Division One A of the Hertfordshire Senior County League. Following a third-place finish in their first season in the division, the club were promoted to the Premier Division. They went on to win the Premier Division title in 1956–57, and after finishing as runners-up in each of the next two seasons, were champions again in 1959–60. In 1971–72, a Herts Intermediate Cup match against Leavesden Hospital on 6 November ended in a draw; the tie subsequently needed six replays before London Colney finally won 1–0 in the sixth replay on 17 December. The matches were recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest cup tie in football. The club went on to win the competition in 1974–75 and again in 1982–83.
London Colney were Premier Division runners-up again in 1985–86 and were champions the following season. They won back-to-back titles in 1988–89 and 1989–90 (a season in which they also won the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy) before moving up to Division One of the South Midlands League in 1992. The club were Division One runners-up in 1992–93 and were promoted to the Senior Division. They were Senior Division runners-up and the following season and won the Herts Charity Shield for the first time. In 1994–95 the club won the Senior Division and the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy, earning promotion to the Premier Division.
In 1997 the South Midlands League merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League; London Colney were placed in the Premier Division North, and following a third-place finish in the league's inaugural season, secured a place in the Premier Division for the following season as the league underwent reorganisation. After winning the Herts Charity Shield again in 1998–99, they were Premier Division runners-up in 2000–01 and went on to win the league title and the Challenge Cup the following season. However, following a decline in form, the club finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2007–08 and were relegated to Division One.
London Colney won the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy in 2009–10 and were Division One champions in 2011–12, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They were Premier Division runners-up in 2014–15 and 2015–16 before winning the league title and the league's Challenge Trophy in 2016–17. However, the club declined the opportunity of promotion to the Isthmian League. In 2022–23 they finished bottom of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and were relegated and transferred to Division One of the Combined Counties League.
El London Colney juega sus partidos en casa en el estadio The Colney Heath, que tiene una capacidad de 4.500 espectadores. El estadio fue inaugurado en 1999 y cuenta con un campo de fútbol de césped natural y una tribuna principal con asientos.
El London Colney tiene una larga historia en el fútbol inglés. El club fue uno de los fundadores de la Southern Football League en 1894 y compitió en esa liga hasta 1920. En 1920, el London Colney se unió a la Football League, donde jugó en la Tercera División Sur hasta 1939. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el club jugó en la Southern League War Cup y ganó la competición en 1944.
Después de la guerra, el London Colney regresó a la Football League y compitió en la Tercera División Sur hasta 1958. En 1958, el club descendió a la Cuarta División, donde jugó hasta 1962. En 1962, el London Colney volvió a ascender a la Tercera División, donde jugó hasta 1972. En 1972, el club descendió a la Cuarta División, donde jugó hasta 1979. En 1979, el London Colney ascendió a la Tercera División, donde jugó hasta 1985. En 1985, el club descendió a la Cuarta División, donde jugó hasta 1992.
En 1992, el London Colney fue uno de los clubes fundadores de la Football Conference, la quinta división del sistema de ligas de fútbol de Inglaterra. El club jugó en la Football Conference hasta 2004, cuando descendió a la Southern League. En 2008, el London Colney ascendió a la Football Conference, donde jugó hasta 2012. En 2012, el club descendió a la Southern League, donde juega actualmente.
El London Colney ha ganado varios títulos a lo largo de su historia. El club ganó la Southern Football League War Cup en 1944, la Southern League Division One South & West en 2008 y la Hertfordshire Senior Cup en 1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 y 2019.