Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) Football Club was a football club based in Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK. Affiliated to the Cornwall County Football Association, they played at Godolphin Way.
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| Full name | Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The G, The G's, The G-Men, The G Army | ||
| Founded | 1980 | ||
| Dissolved | 3 January 2023 | ||
| Ground | Godolphin Way, Newquay | ||
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History
editThe club was established as Godolphin Atlantic in 1980 at the Godolphin Arms pub in Newquay.[1] They joined Division Three of the Duchy League and the 1981–82 season saw them win the League Cup and gain promotion to Division Two.[2] They were promoted to Division One at the end of the 1992–93 season and then to the Premier Division in 1996.[2] In 1999–2000 the club won the Knock-Out Cup for a second time.[2] The 2004–05 season saw them win the league's Knock-Out Cup and the Junior Cup, and after finishing as Premier Division runners-up, they were promoted to the East Cornwall League.[2][3]
Godolphin finished third in their first season in the East Cornwall League, also winning the League Cup.[3][2] The league split into two at the end of the season, with the club placed in the Premier Division.[3] They won the League Cup again in 2007–08,[2] and after finishing as runners-up in 2007–08, they were promoted to joined Division One West of the South West Peninsula League.[3] They were runners-up in 2010–11 and won the division in 2012–13, earning promotion to the Premier Division, where they joined their local rivals Newquay.[3] In 2014–15 they won the League Cup.[4] Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were placed in the Premier Division West, at which point they were also renamed Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay).
On 3 January 2023 the club announced that they had folded due to financial issues and lack of volunteers.[5]
Honours
edit- South West Peninsula League
- Division One West champions 2012–13
- League Cup winners 2014–15
- East Cornwall League
- League Cup winners 2005–06, 2006–07
- Duchy League
- Knockout Cup winners 1999–2000, 2004–05
- League Cup winners 1981–82
- Cornwall Junior Cup
- Winners 2004–05
See also
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References
edit- ^ Division One West winners Godolphin Atlantic proud of their pub roots[permanent dead link] This is Cornwall, 1 May 2013
- ^ a b c d e f History Godolphin Atlantic F.C.
- ^ a b c d e Godolphin Atlantic at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Premier Division Club Directory South West Peninsula League
- ^ "January 3". South West Premier League. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.