Elsecar Main F.C. was an English

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club based in Elsecar,

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History

The club was formed early in the 20th century as Elsecar Athletic and entered the

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for the first time in 1906 after winning the Barnsley Minor Cup League in the previous season. They changed their name to Elsecar Main in 1908, but folded three years later. Several clubs using the same name have been in existence since, most notably the incarnation that played in the

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and

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from 1964 to 1991.

Honours

* Barnsley Minor Cup League **Champions - 1905/06

Records

*Best

performance: 3rd Qualifying Round, 1909–10

References

{{Reflist Defunct football clubs in South Yorkshire Barnsley Association League Mining association football teams in England