Lutterworth Town A.F.C.

Lutterworth Town

Full name	Lutterworth Town Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Swifts^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Ground	Dunley Way, Lutterworth
Chairman	Andy Dixon
Manager	Josh Dixon Kelvin Granger (reserves)
League	Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division
2015–16	Leicestershire Senior League Division One, 3rd (promoted)

Lutterworth Town Association Football Club is an English football club based in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. The club are members of the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division and play at Dunley Way.

History

The club joined Division Two of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1955.^[1] In 1966–1967 they finished second and were promoted to Division One. The club was relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1971–1972 season, but were immediately promoted back to Division One as Division Two runners-up. However, the club continued to yo-yo, being relegated in 1974–1975, promoted in 1977–1978, relegated in 1979–1980, promoted in 1980–1981 (as Division Two champions), relegated in 1982–1983 and promoted in 1985–1986.

The club won the Premier Division (as Division One had been renamed in 1983) in 1990–1991, after which they moved from their Dunley Way ground to Coventry Road. The club were relegated again at the end of the 1994–1995 season. Despite only finishing eleventh in 1996–1997 they were promoted to the Premier Division. They returned to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1999–2000

The club returned to Dunley Way, their original home, from the 2012–2013 season.

Honours

Leicestershire Senior League
- Premier Division Champions 1990–1991
- Division Two champions 1980–1981

Leicestershire County Cup Champions 2016 Leicestershire Presidents Cup Runners-Up 2016

Records

FA Vase
- Preliminary Round 1975–1976, 1982–1983, 1990–1991

Notes

↑ Named after the local river, River Swift

References

↑ Lutterworth Town at the Football Club History Database

External links

Official website

Leicestershire Senior League

Premier Division	Allexton & New Parks Ashby Ivanhoe Reserves Barlestone St. Giles Birstall United Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Reserves Caterpillar Cottesmore Amateurs Dunton & Broughton Rangers Earl Shilton Albion FC GNG Friar Lane & Epworth Houghton Rangers Ingles Kirby Muxloe Reserves Lutterworth Athletic Reserves Melton Mowbray Rothley Imperial Saffron Dynamo St. Andrews Reserves Sileby Town

Division One	Anstey Town Asfordby Amateurs Aslockton Cranmers Barrow Town Reserves Borrowash Victoria Reserves Desford Ellistown & Ibstock United Reserves FC Khalsa GTB Hathern Highfield Rangers Holwell Sports Reserves Leicester Road Reserves Lutterworth Town NKF Burbage Oadby Town Reserves Quorn Reserves Ratby Sports Shelthorpe Dynamo

Coordinates: 52°28′48″N 1°12′00″W / 52.480°N 1.200°W / 52.480; -1.200

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