Nickname(s) The Blues Ground Capacity 1,000 Manager Sid Taylor | Chairman Paul Hendy Founded 1896 | |
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Full name Helston Athletic Football Club | ||
Helston Athletic Football Club are a Cornish football club based in Helston in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1896, the club competed in the South Western League in their early years until their relegation to the Cornwall Combination in 1972, where they remained until winning promotion to the South West Peninsula League Division One West in 2011 and to the Premier Division in 2015. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division.
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History
Helston Athletic have won the Cornwall Combination three times, first in 1987–88, then again in 2000–01 and then most recently in 2010–11. During their tenure in the South Western League, their best finish was third in the 1964–65 season. They won promotion to the South West Peninsula League Division One West in 2011. In 2015 they were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time ever as Division One West champions.
Ground
Helston Athletic play their home games at Kellaway Park, Helston, TR13 8PJ.