Leicester St Andrews Football Club are a

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club based in

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, a suburb of

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. They play in the , having been relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the 2017–18 season.

History

They joined Division One of the

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in 1985 and promoted to the Premier Division after two seasons. The Andrews are three-time champions of the

Premier Division. In the 1994–95 season, the Drews reached the 5th round of the

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. The 2013–14 season saw the side reach the semi-final of the FA Vase. The run included victories against several Step 5 sides along the way including away victories at

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and East Preston. The semi-final draw gave the Andrews a two-legged tie against much favoured West Auckland. A goalless draw was played out in the first leg, which provided a chance of a bumper attendance at Canal Street for the return tie. A record 1,600 crowd in the second leg saw St Andrews go 1–0 up with a goal by 26-year-old, Leicester, England native, Brady Hickey. It was not to be for the Andrews as two goals for West Auckland in the last 11 minutes from set pieces put an end to the Vase run.

Ground

The first team and reserves play at Canal Street in

Honours

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(1): 2015–16 *Leicestershire Senior League (3): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96 *Leicestershire Challenge Cup (1): 1997

Records

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**Preliminary round: 2009–10 *

**Semi-final: 2013–14

References

External links

Official website
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