Resultate
| Freundschaftsspiele - Europa | 07/22 12:00 | - |
Holker
v
Lancaster City
|
D | 2-2 | |
| Freundschaftsspiele - Europa | 07/11 18:45 | - |
Holker
v
Barrow
|
L | 1-8 |
Statistik
| Total | HEIM | AUSWÄRTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiele | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Goals for | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Goals against | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wikipedia - Holker Old Boys A.F.C.
Holker Old Boys Association Football Club is an amateur football club based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North 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, before joining Division One of the West Lancashire League in 1967. In 1972–73 the club finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. 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.
In 1985–87 Holker Old Boys were Division One runners-up, and the following season they won the league for the first time. 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 League. 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.
Holkers Heimstadion ist das Holker Street Stadium, das eine Kapazität von 3.100 Zuschauern hat. Der Verein ist bekannt für seine starken Verbindungen zur Stadt Barrow-in-Furness und ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der lokalen Gemeinschaft. Holkers Farben sind Schwarz und Weiß, und ihr Spitzname lautet „The Galabankers“.
Der Verein hat eine lange und reiche Geschichte und hat in seiner Geschichte an verschiedenen Wettbewerben teilgenommen. In den frühen Tagen spielte Holker Old Boys in der Lancashire League und war 1898 Gründungsmitglied der North Lancashire Combination. In den 1950er und 1960er Jahren spielte der Verein in der Northern Premier League und erreichte 1956 das Finale des FA Amateur Cups.
In den letzten Jahren hat Holker Old Boys in der Northern Premier League Division One North West gespielt. Der Verein hatte in dieser Zeit einige Erfolge und gewann 2014 die Meisterschaft der Division One North. Im folgenden Jahr erreichte Holker das Halbfinale des FA Vase, verlor jedoch gegen den späteren Sieger North Ferriby United.
Holker Old Boys ist ein starker und ehrgeiziger Verein, der in den kommenden Jahren in der Northern Premier League weiter um den Aufstieg kämpfen wird. Der Verein hat eine starke Verbindung zu seinen Fans und ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der lokalen Gemeinschaft in Barrow-in-Furness.