Armitage '90 F.C. was an

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club. They played at

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Lane. The club competed variously in the

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, Southern League, and

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between 1990 and 1996, when the club folded. The club also regularly entered the

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, but never made it beyond the qualifying rounds. The original club, Armitage FC, was formed in 1915 and joined the

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in 1971. In 1987 they left to join the Staffordshire County League due to financial issues. In 1990 there was a rescue package that saw a rebranding to Armitage 90. The club dropped the "90" in time for the 1994–95 season to return to the name Armitage FC, before folding in 1996.

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