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Parkway welcome AFC St Austell

Parkway welcome AFC St Austell to Bolitho Park

Saturday 16th September 3pm Kick-Off

£5 Adult, £3 concessions

 

AFC St Austell as always will provide a stern test for a Parkway side riding high on confidence after 8 wins from 8 games & 1 abandonment. AFC St Austell currently sit 18th in the SWPL Premier Divison with 2 wins & 4 losses from their opening 6 games and arrive at Bolitho Park after a 3-0 loss to a resurgent Newquay AFC side.

A.F.C St Austell were among the founding members of the South Western League in 1951. In over 50 years they claimed the title once, in 1968–69, and achieved four runner-up spots between 1963 and 1973. They remained in their original competeition until 2007 when they joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One West. In 2009-10 season A.F.C. St Austell gained promotion to the South West Peninsula Premier League by finishing runners up. A second success since came in the 2014-15 season when the club were crowned champions; their first league trophy since 1968-69 season.

They have played intermittently in the FA Competitions over the decades. Their best performance in the FA Cup dates back to 1947–48 when they made the third qualifying round, while in the FA Vase their most successful is the 2014–15 season, where the club reached the semi-finals, losing 2–1 on aggregate to Glossop North End.[1]

In 2012, floodlights were installed on the ground, enabling the club to compete once again in the FA Cup and FA Vase tournaments.

In 2015 the club applied to take the step to the next tier of football but due to a failed ground inspection the application was denied by the FA.