Blackstones F.C.

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Blackstones
Blackstones F.C. logo.png
Full nameBlackstones Football Club
Nickname(s)The Stones or Blackos
Founded1891
GroundLincoln Road, Stamford
Capacity1,000 (100 seated) [1]
ChairmanGary Peace
ManagerJon Harrison & Ryan Wood
League United Counties League Division One
2023–24 United Counties League Division One, 7th of 21
Website Club website
Half Moon Inn, St Pauls Street, Stamford Blackstones FC Original headquarters Half Moon Inn, St Pauls Street, Stamford Blackstones FC Original headquarters.jpg
Half Moon Inn, St Pauls Street, Stamford Blackstones FC Original headquarters
Blackstones Works site of first football matches, Ryhall Road, Stamford Blackstones Works, Ryhall Road, Stamford.jpg
Blackstones Works site of first football matches, Ryhall Road, Stamford

Blackstones Football Club is a football club based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Lincoln Road. Their kit consists of Lincoln green (Lister Blackstone had Brunswick Green engines) and white shirts with black shorts and green socks.

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History

Formed as the works team of Blackstone & Co, the club won the Peterborough & District League in 1918–19. [2] However, they subsequently dropped into more local football, playing in the Stamford & District and Bourne & District leagues, winning the last Stamford & District league title before World War II. [3]

Following the war, Blackstones rejoined the Peterborough & District League. They finished bottom of Division One in 1950–51 and were relegated to Division Two. The following season saw them finish bottom of Division Two, after which they left the league. [4] They rejoined the league in 1959, [5] and were Division Two champions in 1961–62 and Division One champions in 1975–76. [2] During this period they were renamed Mirrlees Blackstone after the company merged with Mirrlees National Limited in 1969.

In 1984 Blackstones joined Division One of the United Counties League. [6] After finishing as runners-up in 1987–88, they were promoted to the Premier Division. The 1992−93 season saw them win the Lincolnshire Senior 'A' Cup, beating Bourne Town in the final. [3] In 1998 they adopted their current name after Mirrlees Blackstone closed its Stamford works. [6] [7] In 2002–03 they won the Premier Division Knock-Out Cup with a 4–0 win against Buckingham Town in the final; [3] the following season they won the Lincolnshire Senior 'A' Cup for a second time. [3]

After finishing second-from-bottom of the Premier Division in 2012−13, Blackstones were relegated to Division One. [8]

Ground

The site that became Lincoln Road was bought by the Rutland Engineering Works in 1920; it initially consisted of two football pitches and a cricket square. [7] In 1965 a new clubhouse was built to replace the cricket pavilion, which was demolished. In the late 1970s or early 1980s a new stand was built in its place, at which point the ground stopped being used for cricket, the second football pitch was lost and part of the site sold for housing. [7]

Floodlights were installed in 1989. [7] The ground currently has a capacity of 1,000, of which 100 is seated and covered. [1]

Managerial history

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p791 ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0
  2. 1 2 Peterborough & District League Champions Non-League Matters
  3. 1 2 3 4 History Blackstones F.C.
  4. ↑ Peterborough & District League 1949-1959 Non-League Matters
  5. ↑ A Celebration of 100 years 1902–2002, Peterborough & District League
  6. 1 2 3 Mirrlees Blackstone at the Football Club History Database
  7. 1 2 3 4 Blackstones Pyramid Passion
  8. 1 2 Blackstones at the Football Club History Database

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