Blackstones F.C.
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| Full name | Blackstones Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Stones or Blackos |
| Ground | Lincoln Road, Stamford |
| Capacity | 1,000 (100 seated) |
| Chairman | Gary Peace |
| Manager | Phil Gadsby |
| League | United Counties League Division One |
| 2015–16 | United Counties League Division One, 10th |
| Website | Club home page |
Blackstones Football Club is a football club based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Lincoln Road. Their kit consists of Lincoln green (Lister Blackstone had Brunswick Green engines) and black shirts with black shorts.
Formed as the works team of Blackstone & Co, the club won the Peterborough & District League in 1918–19. However, they subsequently dropped into more local football, playing in the Stamford & District and Bourne & District leagues, winning the last Stamford & District league title before World War II.
Following the war, the club rejoined the Peterborough & District League. They finished bottom of Division One in 1950–51 and were relegated to Division Two. The following season saw them finish bottom of Division Two, after which they left the league. They later rejoined the league again, and were Division Two champions in 1961–62 and Division One champions in 1975–76. During this period they were renamed Mirrlees Blackstone after the company merged with Mirrlees National Limited in 1969.
In 1984 the club joined Division One of the United Counties League. After finishing as runners-up in 1987–88, they were promoted to the Premier Division. The 1992−93 season saw them win the Lincolnshire Senior 'A' Cup, beating Bourne Town in the final. In 1998 they adopted their current name after Mirrlees Blackstone closed its Stamford works. In 2002–03 they won the Premier Division Knock-Out Cup with a 4–0 win against Buckingham Town in the final; the following season they won the Lincolnshire Senior 'A' Cup for a second time.
After finishing next-to-bottom of the Premier Division in 2012−13, the club were relegated to Division One.
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