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|chairman = Brian 'Billy' Williams
|manager  = Jim Nichols
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'''Penrith Association Football Club''' are a [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Penrith, Cumbria|Penrith]], [[Cumbria]], [[England]].

They play in the [[Northern Football League]] Division One and their home games take place at the Frenchfield Park Stadium.

The club moto is RES-NON-VERBA which is the Latin phrase that translated means "actions speak louder than words" or "deeds not words" and features on the club crest.

The team are also known as "The Bonny Blues" as the home strip features a blue shirt with blue shorts and blue socks; the away colours are a red shirt with red shorts and red socks.

==History==

Founded in 1894.[1] They originally joined the [[North Eastern League]] in 1907–08 and are currently members of the [[Northern Football League]] Division One.

The club joined the Northern Football League in 1947 and were runners up to [[Stanley United]] in the 1961-62 season. 

Penrith have had many managers over the years with [[Alan Ashman]] being the most famous, Ashman left the club in February 1963  to join [[Carlisle United]] followed by [[West Bromwich Albion]], where he won the [[FA Cup]] in 1968 beating [[Everton FC]] in the Final played at [[Wembley Stadium]].

The team spent 35 years in the Northern Football League until moving to the [[North West Counties Football League]] for the 1982-83 season. 

A five-season spell in the North West Counties Football League (including finishing as league runners-up to [[Stalybridge Celtic]] in the 1983-84 season) saw them in a position to join the [[Northern Premier League]] when they expanded to form a Second Division in 1987.

The move to the Northern Premier League did not prove successful, and by 1990 they were relegated back to the North West Counties League, where they stayed for seven seasons before returning once more to the Northern Football League, fifteen years after originally leaving that league.

In 1981–82, they had their best [[FA Cup]]  run, reaching the Second Round, beating Football League club [[Chester City FC]] 1-0 at their Southend Road ground in the First Round before losing 3-0 at Belle Vue against [[Doncaster Rovers]] who at the time were managed by former [[Leeds United]] and [[Scotland]] captain [[Billy Bremner]].

The club have reached the FA Cup First Round twice since beating Chester City, only to lose 2-0 against [[Hull City]] in 1983 and 9-0 to [[Burnley FC]] in 1984, both ties being played at Southend Road.
 
The 2002-03 season saw the club winning the Northern Football League Division Two Championship, finishing three points ahead of nearest rivals [[Horden Colliery Welfare]].

In 2007, they changed their name to Penrith Town, but a merger a year later with [[Northern Football Alliance]] club Penrith United saw the old name resurrected for the merged club, since then the club have continued to play in The Northern Football League.

In 2008 the club saw its ground at Southend Road earmarked for development with a new stadium built at Frenchfield Park, the first home game at the club's new home being played on 4 August 2009.

Penrith’s most recent success being in the 2009-10 season when beating [[Carlisle]] based team Gillford Park FC 6-0 in the [[Cumberland Senior Cup]] Final.

The club have reached the Third Round of the [[FA Vase]] on five occasions the most recent being in 2016-17 when losing 3-0 to [[Atherton Collieries]] at the Frenchfield Park Stadium.

In October 2021 the club announced the appointment of former [[Jamaica]] international [[Chris Humphrey]] as manager at Frenchfield Park, Humphrey had a successful playing career at [[Hibernian FC]] and [[Motherwell FC]] in [[Scotland]] as well as [[Shrewsbury Town]] and [[Preston North End]] in [[England]].

In May 2022 the club appointed former [[Carlisle United]] player [[Darren Edmondson]] as manager, Edmondson had a distinguished Football League career making 214 appearances and scoring 8 goals for the Cumbrian club.

Following Edmondson's departure in May 2025 to join [[Workington AFC]], Penrith announced the re-appointment of Jim Nichols for a second spell as first team manager, eight years after leaving the club at the end of the 2016-17 season. 

Since moving to the Frenchfield Park Stadium the club has carried out significant improvements to the facilities and in June 2023 work began to create a new 3G artificial pitch making it a very modern and picturesque stadium.

The current capacity of Frenchfield Park Stadium is around 1,500 and has room for future expansion should the club ever require it.

==Senior Coaching Staff==

{{updated|9 May 2025}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Name
|-
|First Team Manager || Jim Nichols
|-
|Assistant First Team Manager || Alan Ingles
|-
|First Team Goalkeeper Coach || Jordan Carrigan
|-
|Physiotherapist || Natalie Broad
|-
|Reserve Team Manager || Mark Bell
|-
|Academy Manager || Wayne Rebanks
|-
|Ladies Team Manager || Jamie Fitzwilliam 
|-
|Ladies Development Manager || Simon Savage
|}

==Current Squad==
{{updated|01 May 2025}}

{{Football squad start}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Craig Hunter}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Aaran Taylor}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matthew Bell}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matthew Coombe}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ronan Irving}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kevin McKenna}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Andrew Murray-Jones}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jack Piele}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=James Bell}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Luke Brown}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Kingsley Grandison}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Connor Hammell}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Robbie Hebson}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Luke Hunter}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Luke Moore}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Will Morrey}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Matthew Moynan|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Matthew Story}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Oliver Rafferty}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jonny Murray}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=D J Taylor}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Matthew Williamson}} 
{{Football squad end}}

==Season-by-Season==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season
!League 
!Division
!Pos
!Played
!Won
!Drew
!Lost
!GF
!GA
!GD
!Points
![[FA Cup]]
![[FA Vase]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2014–15 Northern Football League|2014-15]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|14th
|style="text-align:center"|42
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|16
|style="text-align:center"|68
|style="text-align:center"|74
|style="text-align:center"|-6
|style="text-align:center"|56
||[[2014-15 FA Cup#Extra Preliminary Round|Extra Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Newcastle Benfield F.C.|Newcastle Benfield]]
||[[2014-15 FA Vase#First Qualifying Round|First Qualifying Round]], losing to [[Colne F.C.|Colne]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2015–16 Northern Football League|2015-16]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|14th
|style="text-align:center"|42
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|18
|style="text-align:center"|67
|style="text-align:center"|75
|style="text-align:center"|-8
|style="text-align:center"|52
||[[2015-16 FA Cup#Extra Preliminary Round|Extra Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association F.C.|Jarrow Roofing Boldon]]
||[[2015-16 FA Vase#First Qualifying Round|First Qualifying Round]], losing to [[Bridlington Town F.C.|Bridlington Town]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2016–17 Northern Football League|2016-17]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|12th
|style="text-align:center"|42
|style="text-align:center"|17
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|67
|style="text-align:center"|89
|style="text-align:center"|-22
|style="text-align:center"|57
||[[2016-17 FA Cup#Preliminary Round|Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Dunston UTS F.C.|Dunston UTS]]
||[[2016-17 FA Vase#Third Round|Third Round]], losing to [[Atherton Collieries F.C.|Atherton Collieries]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2017–18 Northern Football League|2017-18]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|17th
|style="text-align:center"|42
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|24
|style="text-align:center"|71
|style="text-align:center"|85
|style="text-align:center"|-14
|style="text-align:center"|48
||[[2017-18 FA Cup#Preliminary Round|Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Whitley Bay F.C.|Whitley Bay]]
||[[2017-18 FA Vase#Second Qualifying Round|Second Qualifying Round]], losing to [[Tow Law Town F.C.|Tow Law Town]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2018–19 Northern Football League|2018-19]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|18th
|style="text-align:center"|34
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|22
|style="text-align:center"|39
|style="text-align:center"|100
|style="text-align:center"|-61
|style="text-align:center"|22
||[[2018-19 FA Cup#Extra Preliminary Round|Extra Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Albion Sports F.C.|Albion Sports]]
||[[2018-19 FA Vase#Second Qualifying Round|Second Qualifying Round]], losing to [[Charnock Richard F.C.|Charnock Richard]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2019–20 Northern Football League|2019-20]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|†
|style="text-align:center"|29
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|32
|style="text-align:center"|69
|style="text-align:center"|-37
|style="text-align:center"|20
||[[2019-20 FA Cup#Extra Preliminary Round|Extra Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Seaham Red Star F.C.|Seaham Red Star]]
||[[2019-20 FA Vase#First Qualifying Round|First Qualifying Round]], losing to [[Guisborough Town F.C.|Guisborough Town]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2020–21 Northern Football League|2020-21]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|†
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|34
|style="text-align:center"|-19
|style="text-align:center"|9
||[[2020-21 FA Cup#Preliminary Round|Preliminary Round]], losing to [[West Allotment Celtic F.C.|West Allotment Celtic]]
||[[2020-21 FA Vase#First Round|First Round]], losing to [[Sunderland Ryhope  Colliery Welfare F.C.|Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare]]
|- 
|style="text-align:center"|[[2021–22 Northern Football League|2021-22]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|19th
|style="text-align:center"|38
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|23
|style="text-align:center"|47
|style="text-align:center"|89
|style="text-align:center"|-42
|style="text-align:center"|35
||[[2021-22 FA Cup#ExtraPreliminary Round|Extra Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Guisborough Town F.C.|Guisborough Town]]
||[[2021-22 FA Vase#First Round|First Round]], losing to [[Prestwich Heys F.C.|Prestwich Heys]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2022–23 Northern Football League|2022-23]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|14th
|style="text-align:center"|38
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|45
|style="text-align:center"|64
|style="text-align:center"|-19
|style="text-align:center"|41
||[[2022-23 FA Cup#ExtraPreliminary Round|Extra Preliminary Round]], losing to [[West Allotment Celtic F.C.|West Allotment Celtic]]
||[[2022-23 FA Vase#First Qualifying Round|First Qualifying Round]], losing to [[Horden Community Welfare F.C.|Horden Community Welfare]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2023–24 Northern Football League|2023-24]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|15th
|style="text-align:center"|38
|style="text-align:center"|13
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|23
|style="text-align:center"|82
|style="text-align:center"|89
|style="text-align:center"|-7
|style="text-align:center"|41
||[[2023-24 FA Cup#Preliminary Round|Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Consett F.C.|Consett]]
||[[2023-24 FA Vase#Second Qualifying Round|Second Qualifying Round]], losing to [[Ryton & Crawcrook Albion F.C.|Ryton & Crawcrook Albion]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[2024–25 Northern Football League|2024-25]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Northern Football League|Northern Football League]]
|style="text-align:center"|Division One
|style="text-align:center"|17th
|style="text-align:center"|42
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|24
|style="text-align:center"|57
|style="text-align:center"|76
|style="text-align:center"|-19
|style="text-align:center"|48
||[[2024-25 FA Cup#Preliminary Round|Preliminary Round]], losing to [[Crook Town F.C.|Crook Town]]
||[[2024-25 FA Vase#Second Qualifying Round|Second Qualifying Round]], losing to [[Padiham F.C.|Padiham]]
|-
|}


† Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic.

==Previous Managers==

{| class="wikitable"

|-
|2002-2008|| David Heslop
|-
|2008-2012 || [[Richard Prokas]] & James Tose
|-
|2012-2012 || Brian Williams
|-
|2012-2016 || Matthew Henney
|-
|2016-2017 || Jim Nichols
|-
|2017-2018 || Kyle May
|-
|2018-2019 || Andrew Coyles
|-
|2019-2021|| David Hewson
|-
|2021-2022 ||  [[Chris Humphrey]]
|-
|2022-2025 || [[Darren Edmondson]]
|-
|2025-Present || Jim Nichols
|}

==Honours==

*'''[[Northern Football League|Northern League]]''' Division One<ref name="FCHD">{{Fchd|id=PENRITH|name=Penrith}}</ref>
**Runners-up 1961–62
*'''Northern League Division Two'''
**Champions 2002–03
*'''[[North West Counties League]]''' Premier Division
**Runners-up [[1983–84 North West Counties Football League|1983–84]]
*'''[[Cumberland Senior Cup]]'''
**Winners (3): 2000–01, 2005–06, 2009–10
**Runners-up (8): 1991–92, 1994–95, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23

==Records==

*'''[[FA Cup]]'''<ref name="FCHD"/>
**Second Round [[1981–82 FA Cup|1981–82]]
*'''[[FA Trophy]]'''
**First Round 1980–81, 1982–83
*'''[[FA Vase]]'''
**Third Round 1991–92, 1993–94, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016–17

==References==
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