FC Humber United was a

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club based in

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in the

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History

The club was originally formed as AFC Rovers and played in the

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. They were Division Two runners-up in 2008–09, earning promotion to Division One. The club went on to win the Division One title the following season and were promoted to the Premier Division.East Riding County League 2008–2013
Non-League Matters After winning the Premier Division title in 2013–14, they moved up to Division One of the

Humber Premier League The Humber Premier League is a football competition for clubs in the East Riding of Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire areas of England. History The league was formed in 2000. Reckitts won the league five times in the first six seasons of its exi ...

. They were Division One champions the following season, securing promotion to the Premier Division. In 2016 the club was taken over by Jamie Waltham after he bought the Dunswell Park ground,About
East Yorkshire Carnegie F.C. and were renamed East Yorkshire Carnegie named after

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, whose values of "Development, Success and Humanity" were included on the club badge. The new club joined the Premier Division of the

and finished fifth in their first season, earning promotion to Division One of the

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. In April 2019 it was announced that the club would be renamed East Hull at the start of the 2019–20 season, changing again to FC Humber United in 2021. In May 2022 the club announced that subject to FA ratification, they were planning to relocate to

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, Doncaster and merge with the Askern Miners due to being unable to secure a financially viable home ground in East Yorkshire. The following month they announced the club would fold due to the planned merger with Askern Miners falling through.FC Humber fold after merger fails !
NonleagueYorkshire.com, 4 June 2022

Honours

*Humber Premier League **Division One champions 2014–15 *East Riding County League **Premier Division champions 2013–14 **Division One champions 2009–10

References

External links

Official website
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