Colne Dynamoes F.C.
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| Full name | Colne Dynamoes Football Club |
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| Founded | 1963 |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Ground | Holt House, Colne |
Colne Dynamoes F.C. was a football club based in Colne, Lancashire, England. After spending much of their existence in the lower reaches of Non-League football, heavy financial investment by millionaire chairman-manager, Graham White, saw the club rise rapidly through the leagues in the late 1980s. However, upon winning the Northern Premier League championship in 1989–90, the club were refused promotion to the Football Conference and folded in the summer of 1990.
The club was formed by White in 1963 as team for former students of Primet High School. They initially played in the Nelson and Colne League and were based on a pitch at Holt House. After promotion through the local leagues the team moved from the old pitch to a spot on the current Holt House site. It was originally used for cricket, but after the council granted planning permission (which caused controversy with cricket enthusiasts) the club developed a stadium on the site.
They joined the Lancashire Combination in 1975 and saw a sustained period of success, with seven consecutive top-seven finishes, including being runners-up three years in a row between 1980 and 1982. The club were founder members of the North West Counties League in 1982 and were placed in the Third Division. They won the division at the first attempt, and were promoted to the Division Two. By the mid-1980s White had become a millionaire through his property and timber business interests, and he began to invest money into the club.
Following 12 clubs leaving the North West Counties League to form the Northern Premier League's new First Division, Colne were elevated to the First Division for the start of the 1987–88 despite only finishing 8th in the Second Division in the previous season. In the following season the club won the First Division championship on goal difference from Rossendale United, only losing three games and conceding 14 goals all season. They also won the FA Vase, beating Emley 1–0 in the Wembley final.
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