Camelford Football Club is a
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club based in
Camelford
Camelford ( kw, Reskammel) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Bodmin and is governed by ...
,
Cornwall
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,
England
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. They are currently members of the and play at Trefrew Park.
History
The club was established in 1893 and played in the Cornwall Senior League until joining the
South Western League
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in 1955.
[Club History]
Camelford F.C. However, after finishing bottom of the table in 1961–62 and 1962–63 they dropped into the
East Cornwall Premier League, taking the place of their reserve team.
[
In 2007 the club were founder members of the ]South West Peninsula League
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, joining Division One West.[ After winning the division in ]2010–11
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they were promoted to the Premier Division.[ Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were placed in the Premier Division West.
]
Ground
The club played at Tregoodwell until moving to Trefrew Park in 2006.[
]
Honours
*South West Peninsula League
**Division One West champions 2010–11
Records
*Best FA Vase
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performance: First round, 2015–16[
]
See also
* Camelford F.C. players
References
External links
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Cornwall
Association football clubs established in 1893
1893 establishments in England
East Cornwall League
South Western Football League
South West Peninsula League
Camelford