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Sticker A.F.C.
Sticker Association Football Club is a football club based in Sticker, Cornwall. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West. HistoryThe first time a club represented the village of Sticker was in 1911, who played until 1914 when World War I started.[1] After the War the club reformed in 1920 and joined the St. Austell & District League until 1929 when the club folded again.[1] The club reformed again in 1933 and played in the St. Austell & District League until the start of World War II in 1939.[1] The club formed after the war in 1948 joining the Truro and District League, but again folded a few years afterwards at the end of the 1951–52 season.[2] 1966 saw the present incarnation of the club form and 3 years later went on to get their first silverware with a treble of the Division 2 Duchy League title and two cups.[1] The club played joined the Cornwall Combination in the 1970–71 season, but they only stayed for three seasons.[3] They then moved to the East Cornwall League (ECL) winning the ECL title twice – in 1982 and 1986 – and after finishing as runners-up in 2012 they moved up to the South West Peninsula League (SWPL).[3] They initially competed in the SWPL Division One West, but in 2017 they were promoted as champions to the Premier Division, at Step 6 of the National League System.[4][5] GroundThe club play at Burngullow Lane.[6] In 2017 the club with help from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund installed floodlights at the ground.[7] HonoursLeague honours
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