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Holker Old Boys A.F.C.

Association football club in England

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clubname	Holker Old Boys
fullname	Holker Old Boys Association Football Club
nickname	Cobs,
founded	1936
ground	Rakesmoor, Barrow-in-Furness
chairman	Maurice Watkin
manager	Kevin Watkin & Dave Round
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Holker Old Boys Association Football Club is an amateur football club based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. They are currently members of the and play at Rakesmoor Lane.

History

The club was established in 1936 as Holker Central Old Boys and was initially an under-16 team for former pupils of the Holker Central Secondary School. They joined the adult North Western League in 1939, In 1972–73 the club finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two.

In 1985–87 Holker Old Boys were Division One runners-up, and the following season they won the league for the first time. A third-place finish in 1993–94 saw the club promoted to Division One. They were relegated back to Division Two after finishing bottom of Division One in 1998–99. Division Two was subsequently renamed Division One in 2008. In 2014–15 the club finished fifth in the division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs; they went on to lose 3–1 to Hanley Town in the semi-finals.

Ground

The club initially played on playing fields, before moving to Thorncliffe Road. In 1971 they relocated to Rakesmoor Lane, which had previously been used for an isolation hospital and then allotments. Floodlights were installed within two seasons of joining the North West Counties League in 1991. In 2003 a home match against F.C. United of Manchester was moved to Craven Park, the home ground of Barrow Raiders rugby league club, due to the anticipated size of the crowd; the attendance of 2,303 was a club record.

Honours

West Lancashire League
- Division One champions 1986–87
Lancashire Amateur Shield
- Winners 1988–89, 1990–91

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2004–05
Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2022–23
Record attendance: 2,303 vs FC United, North West Counties League Division Two, 17 December 2005
Most goals: Dave Conlin

References

Stags[http://sportfurness.co.uk/2020/09/20/moore-at-the-double-for-stags/ Moore at the double for Stags] Sport Furness, 20 September 2020
[http://www.hallmarksecurityleague.com/clubpage.php?id=32 Holker Old Boys: History] North West Counties League
before joining Division One of the [[West Lancashire Football League
The club adopted its current name in 1973, and after finishing fourth in Division Two in 1975–76, they were promoted back to Division One. The club were relegated again at the end of the 1978–79 season, but returned to Division One after finishing second in Division Two in 1980–81.[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_N2/wlanc78.html West Lancashire League 1978–1990] Non-League Matters
The club were runners-up again in 1987–88, and after finishing fourth in 1990–91, they moved up to Division Two of the [[North West Counties Football League
Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p461 {{ISBN. 978-1869833695

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