Sticker Association Football Club is a
football club based in
Sticker
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,
Cornwall
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. They are currently members of the .
History
The first time a club represented the village of Sticker was in 1911, who played until 1914 when
World War I
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started.
After the War the club reformed in 1920 and joined the
St. Austell & District League until 1929 when the club folded again.
The club reformed again in 1933 and played in the St. Austell & District League until the start of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
in 1939.
The club formed after the war in 1948 joining the Truro and District League, but again folded a few years afterwards at the end of the 1951–52 season.
[History of Carharrack]
History of Carharrack
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1966 saw the present incarnation of the club form and 3 years later went on to get their first silverware with a treble of the Division 2
Duchy League
The Duchy League is a football competition based in the eastern half of Cornwall, United Kingdom, but also includes a few sides from over the border in Devon. The League was formed in 1965 as a merger of the Liskeard & District League and the St ...
title and two cups.
The club played joined the
Cornwall Combination
The Cornwall Combination League is a football competition based in the western half of Cornwall, England, formed in 1959. The current league sponsors are drinks retailers LWC.
The league has a single division of 20 clubs, being larger than an ...
in the 1970–71 season, but they only stayed for three seasons.
They then moved to the
East Cornwall League
The East Cornwall Premier League (ECPL) is a football competition based in Cornwall and west Devon, England, in the United Kingdom. The league sits at level 12 of the English football league system and consists of 18 clubs. Due to a sponsorship ...
(ECL) winning the ECL title twice – in 1982 and 1986 – and after finishing as runners-up in 2012 they moved up to the
South West Peninsula League
The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall, Devon and West ...
(SWPL).
They initially competed in the SWPL Division One West, but in 2017 they were promoted as champions to the Premier Division, at Step 6 of the
National League System
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.
[South West Peninsula Football League]
Club Directory – South West Peninsula Football League
accessdate: February 2, 2020[Cornwall Live]
Future bright for Sticker AFC after new floodlights switched on for the first time – Cornwall Live
accessdate: February 2, 2020
Ground
The club play at Burngullow Lane.
In 2017 the club with help from the
Football Stadia Improvement Fund installed floodlights at the ground.
[Cornwall FA]
Sticker Switch on New Lights – Cornwall FA
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Honours
League honours
*
South West Peninsula League
The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall, Devon and West ...
Division One West
** Winners (1) 2016–17
*
East Cornwall League
The East Cornwall Premier League (ECPL) is a football competition based in Cornwall and west Devon, England, in the United Kingdom. The league sits at level 12 of the English football league system and consists of 18 clubs. Due to a sponsorship ...
** Winners (2) 1981–82, 1985–86
*
Duchy League
The Duchy League is a football competition based in the eastern half of Cornwall, United Kingdom, but also includes a few sides from over the border in Devon. The League was formed in 1965 as a merger of the Liskeard & District League and the St ...
Division Two
** Winners (1) 1969–70
Cup honours
*
East Cornwall League
The East Cornwall Premier League (ECPL) is a football competition based in Cornwall and west Devon, England, in the United Kingdom. The league sits at level 12 of the English football league system and consists of 18 clubs. Due to a sponsorship ...
Cup
** Winners (1) 2011–12
*
Cornwall Combination
The Cornwall Combination League is a football competition based in the western half of Cornwall, England, formed in 1959. The current league sponsors are drinks retailers LWC.
The league has a single division of 20 clubs, being larger than an ...
League Cup
** Winners (1) 1972–73
*
Duchy League
The Duchy League is a football competition based in the eastern half of Cornwall, United Kingdom, but also includes a few sides from over the border in Devon. The League was formed in 1965 as a merger of the Liskeard & District League and the St ...
Knock-out cup
** Winners (1) 1969–70
*
Duchy League
The Duchy League is a football competition based in the eastern half of Cornwall, United Kingdom, but also includes a few sides from over the border in Devon. The League was formed in 1965 as a merger of the Liskeard & District League and the St ...
cup
** Winners (1) 1969–70
*George Evely Cup
** Winners (2) 1981–82, 2011–12
*Durning Lawrence Charity Cup
[thecupfootballblogger]
Cornwall Charity Cup – thecupfootballblogger
accessdate: February 2, 2020
** Winners (2) 2012–13, 2016–17
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in Cornwall
South West Peninsula League
Football clubs in England
Association football clubs established in 1966
1966 establishments in England