Garstang Football Club is a football club based in

Garstang Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster. In 2011, the parish had a total resident population of 4,268; ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a Historic counties of England, historic county, Ceremonial County, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significa ...

, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Riverside.

History

The club was established in 1885.Club history
Garstang F.C. They became members of the Preston & District League and won the league's Guildhall Cup in 1927. The club remained members of the league until 1994, when they moved up to Division Two of the

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. Division Two was renamed Division One in 1998. In 1999–2000 the club won the Lancashire Amateur Shield, beating Stand Athletic in the final. They also won the West Lancashire League's President Cup and finished second in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division. Garstang finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2001–02 and were relegated back to Division One. In 2006–07 they were Division One runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division. The following season saw them win the Premier Division title for the first time. The club finished bottom of the Premier Division again in 2011–12, resulting in another relegation, but were Division One runners-up the following season, securing an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division. In 2017–18 Garstang won the league's Richardson Cup and were Premier Division champions the second time, resulting in promotion to Division One North of the

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Ground

The club played at the Beeches until the mid-1960s, when they moved to the Riverside, a ground located next to the

River Wyre The River Wyre is a river in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, which flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood. It is approximately 28 miles (45 km) in length. The river is a County Biological Heritage Site and has a sheltered estuary ...

. A small stand was built behind the dugouts, but was removed in 2006 due to vandalism.

Honours

*West Lancashire League **Premier Division champions 2007–08, 2017–18 **Richardson Cup winners 2017–18 **Presidents Cup winners 1999–2000 *Lancashire Amateur Shield **Winners 1999–2000 *Preston & District League **Guildhall Cup winners 1926–27

Records

*Best

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performance: Second round, 2018–19 *Record attendance: 552 vs Bury AFC, North West Counties League Division One North, 18 September 2021What a day!
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