Clitheroe F.C.

Clitheroe Football Club is an English football club based in Clitheroe, Lancashire, currently playing in the . History Early history The club was formed as Clitheroe Central in 1891 as a split from the existing Clitheroe Football Club, at the Swan Hotel in Castle Street by local businessmen. After playing in local leagues, the club joined the Lancashire Combination in 1903, and in 1910 the club was wound up and withdrawn from the Combination because of the lack of geographical exclusivity. As the board meeting had been held without reference to the shareholders, a further meeting was called, but Clitheroe Central's resignation from the Combination stood and the players awarded free transfers. During this period, Central played their games at the Upbrooks ground, located behind houses on Salthill Road and now partially built over. In 1925 the club moved a few hundred yards to its present home of Shawbridge.