Lytham F.C. was an

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located in

Lytham Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is on the The Fylde, Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary. The population of the built-up area at the 2021 United Kingdom census, ...

, in

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. The club spent most of its history in the

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, before entering the

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in the 1980s and folding after three seasons. The club reached the first round of the

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in 1925–26, and the third round of the

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twice in the late 1970s.

History

The club entered the

Division Two in 1904 but only played in the league for one season after finishing bottom. Lytham entered the

for the first time in 1925–26 and reached the first round. They were knocked out of the competition 10–1 by

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. They rejoined the Combination in 1929 and played in the league until 1936. After the

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, Lytham rejoined the Lancashire Combination Division Two, finishing in the top half of the league in every season through to 1959, gaining promotion to Division One. They were relegated in 1963 to Division Two, which was later renamed Division One, and in 1968, the two leagues were merged. Lytham were again relegated from the combination in 1971, only to rejoin in 1975. In the late 1970s Lytham reached the third round of the

twice. In 1982, the Lancashire Combination amalgamated with the

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to form the

. Lytham were founder members in Division Two. They were relegated to Division Three in 1984, and left the league altogether in 1985.

Colours

The club's traditional colours were amber and black, in stripes before 1933, when it changed to halves. In later years it wore red and white shirts with black shorts.

Records

**First Round 1925–26 *

**Third Round 1977–78, 1978–79

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. * Henry Parkinson

References

{{reflist Defunct football clubs in England North West Counties Football League clubs Sport in the Borough of Fylde Association football clubs disestablished in 1985 1985 disestablishments in England Defunct football clubs in Lancashire