Association Football Club St. Austell is a football club based in St Austell, Cornwall, England in the United Kingdom. They play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West.
A.F.C St Austell were among the founding members of the South Western League in 1951. In over 50 years they claimed the title once, in 1968–69, and achieved four runner-up spots between 1963 and 1973. They remained in their original competition until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One West. In 2009–10 season A.F.C. St Austell gained promotion to the South West Peninsula Premier League by finishing runners up. A second success since came in the 2014–15 season when the club were crowned champions; their first league trophy since 1968–69 season.
They have played intermittently in the FA Competitions over the decades. Their best performance in the FA Cup dates back to 1947–48 when they made the third qualifying round, while in the FA Vase their most successful is the 2014–15 season, where the club reached the semi-finals, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Glossop North End.[1] They also won the league and cup double.
In 2012, floodlights were installed on the ground, enabling the club to compete once again in the FA Cup and FA Vase tournaments.
In 2015 the club applied to take the step to the next tier of football but due to a failed ground inspection the application was denied by the FA.
2016 saw the team lift the league Cup.
2018-2019 saw the side come 5th level on points with Saltash and make the League Cup quarter final and the Senior Cup semi final. They also made it to 4th round of the FA Vase losing to eventual winners Chertsey Town.
To the start of the new 2019 -2020 season the club appoint Lee Hodges and Chris Todd as 1st Team Manager and Assistant Manager who left prior to the season starting and were replaced by St Austell favourites Chris Knight and James Powell for their 2nd spell managing the club.
The 2019 -2020 season was cut short from the world pandemic of Coronavirus, the season was declared null and void. They were in 2nd place at the time.
Mark Ferguson-Smith and Steve Wheatley were made the new manager and coach for the 2020 - 2021 season.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources A F C St Austell news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Association Football Club St Austell is a football club based in St Austell Cornwall England in the United Kingdom They play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West AFC St AustellFull nameAssociation Football Club St AustellNickname s The LillywhitesFounded1890 134 years ago 1890 GroundPoltair ParkSt AustellChairmanJason PowellManagerMark Ferguson Smith Assistant manager Steve Wheatly Coaches Simon Parnell and Phil DingleLeagueSouth West Peninsula League Premier Division West2022 23South West Peninsula League Premier Division West 8th of 16Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Season history 3 Ground 4 Honours 4 1 League honours 4 2 Cup honours 5 References 6 External linksHistory editA F C St Austell were among the founding members of the South Western League in 1951 In over 50 years they claimed the title once in 1968 69 and achieved four runner up spots between 1963 and 1973 They remained in their original competition until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One West In 2009 10 season A F C St Austell gained promotion to the South West Peninsula Premier League by finishing runners up A second success since came in the 2014 15 season when the club were crowned champions their first league trophy since 1968 69 season They have played intermittently in the FA Competitions over the decades Their best performance in the FA Cup dates back to 1947 48 when they made the third qualifying round while in the FA Vase their most successful is the 2014 15 season where the club reached the semi finals losing 2 1 on aggregate to Glossop North End 1 They also won the league and cup double In 2012 floodlights were installed on the ground enabling the club to compete once again in the FA Cup and FA Vase tournaments In 2015 the club applied to take the step to the next tier of football but due to a failed ground inspection the application was denied by the FA 2016 saw the team lift the league Cup 2018 2019 saw the side come 5th level on points with Saltash and make the League Cup quarter final and the Senior Cup semi final They also made it to 4th round of the FA Vase losing to eventual winners Chertsey Town To the start of the new 2019 2020 season the club appoint Lee Hodges and Chris Todd as 1st Team Manager and Assistant Manager who left prior to the season starting and were replaced by St Austell favourites Chris Knight and James Powell for their 2nd spell managing the club The 2019 2020 season was cut short from the world pandemic of Coronavirus the season was declared null and void They were in 2nd place at the time Mark Ferguson Smith and Steve Wheatley were made the new manager and coach for the 2020 2021 season Season history editSeason Division Position Notes2000 01 South Western League 16th2001 02 South Western League 19th2002 03 South Western League 18th2003 04 South Western League 6th2004 05 South Western League 9th2005 06 South Western League 17th2006 07 South Western League 18th2007 08 South West Peninsula League West Division 16th2008 09 South West Peninsula League West Division 3rd2009 10 South West Peninsula League West Division 2nd Promoted to Premier Division2010 11 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 10th2011 12 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 8th2012 13 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 4th2013 14 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 9th2014 15 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 1st2015 16 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 2nd2016 17 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 4th2017 18 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 6th2018 19 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 5th2019 20 South West Peninsula League Premier Division 2ndGround editA F C St Austell play their home games at Poltair Park Trevarthian Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 4LR www afcstaustell co ukHonours editLeague honours edit South West Peninsula League Premier Division Champions 1 2014 15 South West Peninsula League Division One west 2 Runners Up 1 2009 10 South Western League Champions 1 1968 69 Runners up 4 1963 64 1965 66 1971 72 1972 73Cup honours edit Cornwall Senior Cup Winners 14 1912 1913 1914 1934 1939 1946 1947 1949 1964 1969 1972 2009 2014 2015 Cornwall Charity Cup Winners 3 1908 1914 1932 League Cup Winners 1 2016References edit nbsp Cornwall portal Glossop s 10 men reach Vase Final despite St Austell loss The FA 28 March 2015 Retrieved 28 March 2015 Carlsberg South West Peninsula Football League Honours Swpleague co uk Archived from the original on 3 May 2013 Retrieved 27 May 2013 External links editOfficial website 50 20 30 24 N 4 47 08 93 W 50 3417333 N 4 7858139 W 50 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