Low Moor F.C. was an English

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club, from

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. The club was sometimes called Clitheroe Low Moor or Low Moor (Clitheroe), but Low Moor was the club's self-reported name.

History

The club was founded in 1879 and had reported matches as early as September 1880. The same year the original

was founded in the same town, which instantly made it difficult for either club to become competitive on the national, or even local, stage; the club's first appearance in the

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in 1881–82 saw the club's biggest competitive defeat - in the first round it beat Abbey Village of

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5–1, in the second round it lost 13–1

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. The club competed in the

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three times during the 1880s. It first entered in 1883–84, but lost 6–0 in the first round to Blackburn Park Road, all of the goals coming in the first half. The Moorites got a revenge of sorts the following year as the clubs were drawn together in the first round, at Park Road's ground; after a 3–3 draw, the Roadsters scratched, giving Low Moor a passage into the second round. Low Moor then went out to

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, amidst some controversy as there were claims that two of the Southport goals were offside, and the Moorites denied two legitimate scores "to the amazement of spectators and players". The club's final entry was in 1885–86. In the first time Low Moor 6–2 at

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, the home side's opener after 20 minutes being an own goal after Kenyon miskicked. It also entered the Lancashire Senior Cup until the 1885–86 season. Its biggest win was 8–0 at Willows Rovers of Kirkham in the first round in 1883–84, and its best run in 1884–85, reaching the fourth round (last 13). The run was ended by Bolton Wanderers once more, but a sign of the club's improvement from its earliest days was the margin was only three goals. The club started the 1886–87 season with a positive balance sheet, and an influx of players re-joining from Clitheroe, but it resolved not to enter the

, and it did not enter the Senior Cup either. The club still had fixtures for the rest of the season, but it did not re-emerge for 1887–88.

Colours

The club played in maroon shirts and white knickers.

Ground

The club's ground was on Dick Field. Charles Alcock Football Annuals 1886–88.

References

{{Reflist Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in Lancashire Association football clubs disestablished in 1887 Association football clubs established in 1879 Clitheroe