Colne 0-1 Dunston
Northern Premier League - North-West Division
Tuesday 7th January 2020
Colne sits in the far eastern corner of
Lancashire, six miles north-east of Burnley, close to the border with North and
West Yorkshire. (population just under 18,000)
The ancient market town was at the heart of
the Lancashire cotton industry. Colne is the birthplace of the band
master aboard the Titanic - Wallace Hartley and the home of The Great British
R&B Festival.
Colne FC was established in January 1996, six years after the
demise of Colne Dynamoes, who folded after they were refused promotion to the
Conference.
North-West Counties League 1996-2016
NWC Division Two champions 2003-04
NWC Premier Division champions 2015-16
Northern Premier League;
Division One N/W/NW 2016- present
Lost in play-off semi finals in 2016-17 and 2018-19
Holt House
Harrison Drive
Colne
BB8 9SL
Capacity:1,800
Record attendance: 1,742 v A.F.C. Sudbury, FA Vase
semi-final, 20th March 2004
Current Northern Premier League grounds visited 39/62
Holt House was originally an area with several
pitches, before being enclosed in 1975 when Colne Dynamoes joined the
Lancashire Combination. In the first half of the 1980’s three stands were
erected and floodlights installed, with another new stand added in 1986. After
Dynamoes, the ground was used by the Colne Royal British Legion FC until they
also folded in 1995. The wooden main stand has 160 red flip seats made up of
three rows. The Nigel Coates Stand is a full covered terrace behind the goal,
with further cover down one side. The 1996 Lounge, Reds Bar and changing rooms
are in between the stand and the turnstile entrance in the corner.
Dunston 1(Pearson 90+1)
Bet Victor Northern Premier League - North West
Division
Matchday 16
Matchday 16
7.45pm ko
Att.123
Spon ...
Admission £8
Pin badge £3
Chicken & Ham pie £2.50
Coffee £1.50
A match of very few chances looked to be heading
towards a (rare for me) goalless draw, until the deadlock was broken in
stoppage time, when a Michael Hall cross picked out Michael Pearson who headed
into the far corner of the net to clinch a well earned three points.
107 miles ground-to-ground
Departed UTS Stadium on team coach at 1545, back at
0040.
Arrived at Holt House at 1845, later than planned
because of heavy rush hour traffic in Harrogate, where we called to pick up one
of the players from the train station.
On arrival I legged it down the hill and walked back
up another steeper hill to the town centre, to visit two Good Beer Guide pubs -
The Wallace Harley (JDW) and Boyce's Barrel. A good night out in Colne, with my
only regret being that I would have loved to visit Holt House during the
daytime for the picturesque backdrop views of Pendle and the surrounding
areas.
