Loughborough
Elected to Division Two 1895. Failed re-election 1900.
Kit History
1889 (b)
1895-1900 (a,b)
Background
In 1891 Loughborough Town, joined the Midland League, winning the championship in 1895. As a result the club applied successfully for a place in the Second Division of the Football League at which point they dropped their suffix and were known simply as Loughborough FC. They finished twelfth in their first season in the Football League, their highest ever position but from then on it was all downhill. Between 1898 and 1900 they were forced to apply for re-election on three consecutive occasions. After finishing last in 1900 having amassed a mere eight points from 32 games and conceded 100 goals, the club could muster only three votes. Loghborough was accepted back into the Midland League but folded before they could compete.
The name of Loughborough FC has been revived twice. In 1988, Loughborough J.O.L. (formerly Thorpe Acre Hallam F.C.) changed their name to Loughborough FC and competed in the Central Midlands League but this club folded in 1990.
In 2001 Loughborough Athletic FC, formed in 1894, changed their name to Loughborough FC. The club were (and still are) members of the Midland Combination.
Sources
- (a) Association of Football Statisticians - provided by Pete Wyatt
- (b) Greger Lindberg