Linby Colliery Football Club is a

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Linby Linby is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. The nearest town is Hucknall which is immediately to the south-west. The village grew up around the mills on the River Leen, from which Linby's name is derived. Small stre ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

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. They were formed in 1892 and were known as Linby Colliery Welfare for a period during the 1990s and 2000s. In 2012–13 they started playing in the

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South Division. Their most significant achievement was reaching the 1st round proper of the

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in 1950–51. In a cup run lasting seven rounds they won 4–0 at

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before playing Gillingham in the first round proper. They lost to Gillingham 1–4 at home on 25 November 1950, with Linby's goal scored by Ralph 'Dickie' Dulson, father of future Port Vale star Garry Dulson. In 1975–76 the club became founder members of the Midland County League Division One. In 2021-22 Linby won the Central Midlands League Cup , beating Mickleover RBL on penalties, after a 1-1 draw, at Alfreton Town F.C. File:LinbyCollieryFC ca1980s.jpg, Linby Colliery FC Original Ground 1980s

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