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Aveley 4 King's Lynn Town 0King's Lynn Town's season slumped to a new low tonight as they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Aveley in their second qualifying round replay.The Linnets went into the tie without an away win in all competitions this season and that statistic rarely looked like changing in Essex as Aveley's best two players from the weekend sunk Lynn in emphatic fashion.It is the

King’s Lynn Soccer Club continue to lead the way for female footballers in West Norfolk after joining forces with Peterborough United Women’s first Girls Academy.The link-up with their professional partners is a great opportunity for young girls and female players in the local community to showcase their skills and improve their development.Partner clubs provide the opportunity for our Girls Academy players to train and play in mixed football, U23 players

Young footballers from Clenchwarton were lucky enough to have King's Lynn Town's Rob Back and ex-Linnet Joe Taylor at a training session last week.Luton Town striker Taylor, who is currently on loan at League Two Colchester, joined in the under-11 training drills and spoke about his footballing journey from a young age.The prolific fromtman, who has scored five goals in seven appearances for the U's this season, was happy to

Captain Jane Proctor scored the only goal of the game as Pelicans Ladies made a winning start at Cambridge South 3s on Saturday.With a few players missing due to injury mixed with the heat it could've been a tough game but Pelicans delivered a dominant display in their East Women's Division 2 North West opener.After efforts from Daisy Nicholas and Megan Antliff, Proctor was on hand to tuck away the

Football was the winner as two of the town's representatives battled it out in the Junior Premier League on Saturday.An impressive King's Lynn Town Under-15s outfit ran out convincing 18-0 winners over nine-man King's Lynn Elite at West Lynn.There was no doubting the extra class and quality of the Linnets against an Elite outfit who battled hard until the bitter end.King's Lynn Town Under-15s v King's Lynn Elite Under-15s at

King's Lynn Town will face Aveley in a replay on Monday night after a 0-0 draw in their FA Cup Second Qualifying Round tie.Both teams had opportunities to win the game at the first attempt and Linnets boss Mark Hughes will feel that his side should perhaps be in the next round on the balance of play.King's Lynn Town's starting line-up showed four changes from the one that fell to

King's Lynn Town were unable to give manager Mark Hughes the perfect 40th birthday present by delivering an FA Cup win - but they did at least earn themselves a second bite of the cherry with a replay on Monday night.After last Saturday's home capitulation against Southport, the Linnets gave a much better defensive display in front of only 570 supporters as many fans chose to stay away following the

King’s Lynn wrapped up their season with a battling effort which saw them go down 49-41 to an in-form Peterborough side last night.The MacInnes Stars might have missed out on league points in the final team fixture at the East of England Arena, but they did provide a maximum scorer as Robert Lambert gave a truly sensational display.Lambert, who had changed his travel arrangements for this weekend’s Danish Grand Prix

An FA Cup run can be a brilliant thing for a club, it can add some impetus and confidence to the team, as well as some much-needed cash.However, it can also lead to a fixture pile-up, which in turn can lead to injuries and fatigue, and leave fans facing massive trips for replays hundreds of miles away.But right now, Linnets manager Mark Hughes will be hoping the competition serves as