Cambridge City F.C.
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Cambridge City Football Club is a football club based in Cambridgeshire, England, who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands. Formed in 1908 as Cambridge Town F.C. in Cambridge, they played their home games at the City Ground, Cambridge, between 1922 and 2013, and changed their name in 1951 when Cambridge was granted city status. Since 2013 they have been without a permanent home ground, groundsharing at Histon's Bridge Road (2013–15, 2018–2023), and St Ives Town's Westwood Road, while a new ground at Sawston is being built, scheduled to open in 2024.
Full name | Cambridge City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Lilywhites | ||
Founded | 1908; 116 years ago (1908) (as Cambridge Town) | ||
Ground | Westwood Road, St Ives, (groundshare with St Ives Town F.C.) | ||
Capacity | 2,722 | ||
Chairman | Kevin Satchell | ||
Manager | Robbie Nightingale | ||
League | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | ||
2023–24 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, 17th of 20 | ||
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Their home colours are white and black, and their nickname is ‘The Lilywhites’. Club honours include the Challenge International du Nord in 1912, and Southern League champions 1962–63.