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Linnets' Achievements
Winners of:
Norfolk & Suffolk League 8 times
Eastern Counties League 1954
Eastern Counties League Cup1954
Southern Premier League (Eastern Division) 2004
Southern Premier League 2008
National League North 2020
Northern Premier League (Southern Division) 2013
Southern League Cup 2005
Eastern Professional Floodlit Cup 1969
Norfolk Senior Cup 21 times
East Anglian Cup1966 1967 1968 1985
Northern Premier League President's Cup1983
Play-offs:
Divisional final v Redditch United (H) Lost 0-12004
Southern League semi-finals v Chippenham Town (H) Lost 1-32006
Southern League semi-finals v Maidenhead United (H) Lost 0-12007
Southern League semi-finals v Weymouth (H) Won 3-12018
Southern League finals v Slough (H) Lost 0-12018
Southern League semi-finals v Stratford Town (H) Won 3-12019
Southern League finals v Alvechurch (H) Won 3-02019
Super Final v Warrington (A) Won 3-2 AET2019
STATISTICS
Home:
Biggest Win 17-0 v Beccles (Norfolk & Suffolk League: 19 April 1930)
Biggest Defeat 0-8 v Norwich St James (Norfolk & Suffolk League: 06 Sep 1913)
Largest Gate (all comps) 12,937 v Exeter (FA Cup 1st Round Proper: 24 Nov 1951)
Largest Gate (league) 9,765 + season ticket holders v Peterborough 14 Sep 1957
Away:
Biggest Win 9-1 v Cromer (Norfolk & Suffolk League: 20 Apr 1935)
Biggest Defeat 0-11 vAston Villa (FA Cup 1st Round Proper: 13 Jan 1906)
Largest Gate 44,916 v Everton (FA Cup 3rd Round Proper: 06 Jan 1962)

Most appearances Mick Wright 1,152 (British Record)
Most goals
in careerMalcolm Lindsay 321
in a seasonGeorge Martin 69 from 38 appearances (1909-10)
in a matchHarry Kirk 8 (15 April 1925 v City Wandereres)
Clean sheets
17 consecutive clean sheetsChuck Martini, 1,610 minutes without conceding March 20 1999 v Hastings - 1st May v Ilkeston.

Record transfer Fee Received (where figure has been published)
£60,000 Mark Paul to Southampton Summer 1998
Record transfer Fee Paid (where figure has been published)
£5,000 Lyndon Rowland from Halesowen November 1999
£4,000 Shaun Keeble from Wisbech April 1999
Youngest Player Graham Thomson made his first team debut for Lynn on Tuesday May 3rd 1955 against Bradford City Reserves at the age of 15 years 9 months and 5 days - he is believed to be Lynn's youngest player unless, of course, you know better.