Leeds Carnegie F.C.
Capacity | 3900 (500 Seated) | ||
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Chairman | Malcolm Brown | ||
Manager | John Hall | ||
League | Northern Counties East League Division One | ||
2010–11 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 11th | ||
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Leeds Carnegie F.C. was an English
History
The club was founded in 1970 as Leeds & Carnegie College F.C.,[1] they were entered into the Yorkshire Football League Division Three during that year and were promoted during their debut season. Leeds & Carnegie were promoted as Yorkshire League Division Two champions in 1972–73 and would stay in the league system until 1979. They had a decent run in the FA Vase during the 1976–77 season, before going out to Newcastle Blue Star 1–0 in the fourth round.
During 1980, the club were entered into the Northern Universities League, they went under the name Leeds Polytechnic for much of this period, winning the Premier Division of this set-up a total of nine times. The name of the club was changed to Leeds Met Carnegie during the early part of the 1990s.
Recent times
In 2004, Leeds Met left the Northern Universities League for the
However, after some re-organising after the 2006–07 season, the club were accepted into the
Prior to the club's dissolution, one of their final managers was Graham Potter, who went on to become manager of Premier League team Chelsea in 2022.
Records
Leeds & Carnegie College FC
- Best FA Trophy performance: Third qualifying round, 1974–75
- Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Second round, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74
Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic FC
Leeds Met Carnegie FC
Leeds Carnegie FC
- Best FA Cup performance: Extra preliminary round, 2008–09, 2009–10 (replay), 2010–11 (replay)
- Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2010–11
Honours
- Yorkshire League Division Two
- Champions: 1972–73
- Yorkshire League Division Three
- Champions: 1970–71
- West Yorkshire LeaguePremier Division
- Champions: 2005–06
- Northern Universities League
- Champions: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04