Holker Old Boys A.F.C.

The club was established in 1936 as Holker Central Old Boys and was initially an under-16 team for former pupils of the Holker Central Secondary School. They joined the adult North Western League in 1939, In 1972–73 the club finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two. In 1985–87 Holker Old Boys were Division One runners-up, and the following season they won the league for the first time. A third-place finish in 1993–94 saw the club promoted to Division One. They were relegated back to Division Two after finishing bottom of Division One in 1998–99. Division Two was subsequently renamed Division One in 2008. In 2014–15 the club finished fifth in the division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs; they went on to lose 3–1 to Hanley Town in the semi-finals. ==Ground==

The club initially played on playing fields, before moving to Thorncliffe Road. In 1971 they relocated to Rakesmoor Lane, which had previously been used for an isolation hospital and then allotments. Floodlights were installed within two seasons of joining the North West Counties League in 1991. In 2003 a home match against F.C. United of Manchester was moved to Craven Park, the home ground of Barrow Raiders rugby league club, due to the anticipated size of the crowd; the attendance of 2,303 was a club record. ==Honours==

• West Lancashire League • Division One champions 1986–87 • Lancashire Amateur Shield • Winners 1988–89, 1990–91 ==Records==

• Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2004–05 ==See also==