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King's Lynn Town | ||
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Full name | King's Lynn Town Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Linnets | |
Founded | 2010 | |
Ground | The Walks (Capacity: 8,200) | |
Chairman | ![]() | |
Manager | ![]() | |
Current League | National League North | |
2022–23 | National League North, 2nd | |
Website | Club home page | |
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King's Lynn Town Football Club is an English football club based in King's Lynn, Norfolk. They were founded 2010 after the winding-up of their predecessor, King's Lynn F.C., and are members of the National League. Their first season was successful, having managed to reach the FA Vase semi-final, the Norfolk Senior Cup final, and finished second in the United Counties Football League to St Neots. They repeated this feat in 2012 and were promoted to the Northern League Division 1 South. On 30 April 2013, they overhauled Coalville Town, who had a 17-point lead at one point, to win the league and gain promotion.
King's Lynn Town returned to the Northern Premier League for the 2013–14 season, the league in which the previous club had folded in 2009. They finished 11th in their first season but struggled in the 2014–15 season, finishing in 19th position just above the relegation places. FA restructuring moved the Linnets into the Southern Premier League for the 2015–16 season. The club is affiliated to the Norfolk County FA.
Rivalries[]
Kings Lynn Town contest the Wash Derby with Boston United F.C., to which a rivalry existed with the original now defunct club King's Lynn F.C. the first league meeting of these two sides in the derby will take place in the National League North 2019–20 after their promotion from the Southern Football League Premier Central 2018–19 via the playoffs and super-playoffs.
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King's Lynn Town F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
–. Street –. Bastock –. Mair –. Fryatt –. Jones –. Barrows –. Fox –. Smith –. Ward –. Clunan –. Jarvis –. Henderson –. Richards –. Hawkins –. Kelly –. Carey –. Payne –. Gash –. Marriott –. Power –. Southwell –. Loza Manager:![]() |
National League North 2024–25 |
Alfreton Town · Brackley Town · Buxton · Chester · Chorley · Curzon Ashton · Darlington · Farsley Celtic · Hereford · Kidderminster Harriers · King's Lynn Town · Leamington · Marine · Needham Market · Oxford City · Peterborough Sports · Radcliffe · Rushall Olympic · Scarborough Athletic · Scunthorpe United · Southport · South Shields · Spennymoor Town · Warrington Town |
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