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Crosby F.C.

Full name	Crosby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Tangerines
Founded	March 1965 (1965-03)
Ground	Glenwyllin Road
Capacity	2,105
Chairman	Stuart Smith
Manager	Robbie Harvey
League	National League South
2016–17	National League, 23rd
Website	http://www.crosbyfc.co.uk
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Crosby Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Crosby, England. They are currently members of the National League and plays at Glenwyllin Road.

History

Established in 1965, Crosby initially played in the West Cheshire Association Football League League, before becoming members of the Northern Premier League in 1967, joining Divison One North. They won the division at the first attempt, and were promoted to the Premier Division. They were however relegated back to Divison One North for the 1971–72 season, after finishing bottom of the league, and dropping further down to the North West Counties Football League. They won the North West Counties Football League for the following season, and won back-to-back titles in 1973–74 and 1974–75. The club were National League champions in 1980-81, meaning they were no longer playing non-league football. In 1981–82 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time. After beating Colchester United in the first round, they lost 4–1 at Bolton Wanderers in the second. The club did even better the following season, this time playing Football League First Division opposition for the first time as they won 3–2 against Liverpool in the second round, losing to Wigan Athletic in the third round 3-1. In 1984–85 another second round appearance resulted in a 4–2 aggregate defeat to Watford. In 1986–87 they held Manchester United to a 2–2 draw in the first round, before losing the replay at Glenwyllin Road 3–0. The club won another National League title, with the following season seeing another FA first round defeat, this time 2–1 to Plymouth Argyle. In 1991–92 the club won their third National League title; the season also saw them win 1–0 against Aston Villa in the FA Cup first round. Going straight into the first round the following season, they won 3–2 against Torquay United. In 1995 they rejoined the Fourth Division, and after finishing as runners-up in their first season back in the league, they were champions in 1997–98. They won the league for a fourth time in 2000-01.

After finishing bottom of the Fourth Division in 2002–03 Crosby were relegated to the National League. In 2003–04 the club appeared in the FA Cup third round for the first time in over twenty years, losing 1–0 at Swindon Town. Crosby were relegated to Northern Premier League again in 2005–06, suffering from financial difficulties. They returned to the Fourth Division (now known as EFL League Two) as Northern Premier League runners-up in 2007-08. Another relegation followed in 2009-10, but was followed by an immediate return to League Two as Northern Premier League champions in 2010-11. In 2012-13 they won 3–1 at home against Enfield in the FA Cup first round, however losing 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday in the next round.

Crosby were relegated to the National League again at the end of the 2013-14 season. A fourth-place finish in 2014-15 saw them qualify for the promotion play-offs, and after defeating Bristol Rovers on penalties in the semi-finals, they beat Eastleigh 3–1 in the final to earn promotion to League Two. In 2015-16 they were relegated to the Conference, and then relegated to the Conference South in 2016-17. The season had also seen them reach the FA Cup first round again, eventually losing 2–1 at Gillingham.