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| Full name | Leeds Carnegie Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Met | ||
| Founded | 1970 (as Leeds & Carnegie College) | ||
| Dissolved | 2011 | ||
| Ground | Throstle Nest Farsley Leeds (Groundshare with Farsley A.F.C.) | ||
| Capacity | 3900 (500 Seated) | ||
| Chairman | Malcolm Brown | ||
| Manager | John Hall | ||
| League | Northern Counties East League Division One | ||
| 2010–11 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 11th | ||
Leeds Carnegie F.C. was an Englishfootball club based inFarsley,Leeds,West Yorkshire. They were established in 1970 and were affiliated withLeeds Metropolitan University and disbanded in 2011.
The club was founded in 1970 asLeeds & Carnegie College F.C.,[1] they were entered into theYorkshire Football League Division Three during that year and were promoted during their debut season. Leeds & Carnegie were promoted asYorkshire League Division Two champions in 1972–73 and would stay in the league system until 1979. They had a decent run in theFA Vase during the 1976–77 season, before going out toNewcastle Blue Star 1–0 in the fourth round.
During 1980, the club were entered into theNorthern Universities League, they went under the nameLeeds 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 toLeeds Met Carnegie during the early part of the 1990s.
In 2004, Leeds Met left the Northern Universities League for theWest Yorkshire League, which is a part of theEnglish football pyramid. The club were victorious and were crowned champions of the league's Premier Division in 2005–06, however due to not having a ground up to the standards of the division above, they were not promoted.
However, after some re-organising after the 2006–07 season, the club were accepted into theNorthern Counties East League Division One which lies at level 10 on the English football pyramid. They shared theThrostle Nest ground ofFarsley A.F.C. who currently play in the National League North.
Prior to the club's dissolution, one of their final managers wasGraham Potter, who went on to become manager ofPremier League teamsBrighton & Hove Albion,Chelsea andWest Ham.
