Penrith A.F.C.

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Penrith FC
Penrith F.C. logo.png
Full namePenrith Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bonny Blues
Founded1894
GroundFrenchfields Stadium, Penrith
Capacity1,500
ChairmanBrian 'Billy' Williams
Manager Darren Edmondson
League Northern League Division One
2023–24 Northern League Division One, 15th of 20

Penrith Association Football Club is a football club based in Penrith, Cumbria, England.

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They play in the Northern Football League Division One and their home games take place at the Frenchfields Stadium.

The club moto is RES-NON-VERBA which is the Latin phrase that translated means "actions speak louder than words" or "deeds not words" and features on the club crest.

The team are also known as "The Bonny Blues" as the home strip features a blue shirt with white shorts and blue socks; the away colours are a red shirt with white shorts and red socks.

History

Founded in 1894. [1] They originally joined the North Eastern League in 1907–08, and are currently members of the Northern League Division One.

The club joined the Northern League in 1947, spending 35 years in that competition until moving to the North West Counties League in 1982. A five-season spell in that league (including finishing as league runners-up in their first season) saw them in a position to join the Northern Premier League when they expanded to form a second division in 1987.

The move to the NPL did not prove successful, and by 1990 they were relegated back to the North West Counties League, where they stayed for seven seasons before returning once more to the Northern League, fifteen years after originally leaving that league.

In 1981–82, they had their best FA Cup run, reaching the second round, beating Football League club Chester in the first round before losing to Doncaster Rovers .

In 2007, they changed their name to Penrith Town, but a merger a year later with Northern Football Alliance club Penrith United saw the old name resurrected for the merged club. Since then they have continued to play in The Northern League.

In 2008 the club saw its ground at Southend Road earmarked for development. A new stadium was built at Frenchfield Park, with the first home game played on 4 August 2009.

In May 2022 the club appointed former Carlisle United player Darren Edmondson as manager, Edmondson had a distinguished Football League career making 214 appearances and scoring 8 goals for the Cumbrian club.

Since moving to Frenchfields Stadium the club has carried out significant improvements to the facilities and in June 2023 work began to create a new 3G artificial pitch making it a very modern and picturesque stadium.

Coaching Staff

PositionName
Manager Darren Edmondson
Assistant ManagerMark Banks
PhysioNatalie Broad

Season-by-Season

SeasonLeague & DivisionPosPlayedWonDrewLostGDPoints FA Cup FA Vase
2020/21 Northern Football League Division One †11308-199 Preliminary Round, losing to West Allotment Celtic First Round, losing to Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare
2021/22 Northern Football League Division One 19th3810523-4235 Extra Preliminary Round, losing to Guisborough Town First Round, losing to Prestwich Heys
2022/23 Northern Football League Division One 14th3811819-1941 Extra Preliminary Round, losing to West Allotment Celtic First Qualifying Round, losing to Horden Community Welfare
2023/24 Northern Football League Division One 15th3813223-741 Preliminary Round, losing to Consett Second Qualifying Round, losing to Ryton & Crawcrook Albion


† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

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References

  1. ↑ "Northern League - Club Details". northernleague.org. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Penrith at the Football Club History Database

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