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HISTORY OF LOSTOCK HALL JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB


Lostock Hall Junior Football Club (LHJFC) was one of the founder members of the Central Lancs Junior ,when the league began in 1978. The league was set up to catered for boys football from the age of under 11 to under 16.Although initially in the late 70's LHJFC did not have a football team in each age group by the end of the 80's a full complement of football teams had been established.

Since its conception LHJFC has won many trophies and awards at all age groups over the years.

LHJFC has recently increased in size by entering teams in the mid Lancs colts league and now LHJFC can boast of catering for teams covering the age groups of under 7's to under 16's.

Over the last 25 season's LHJFC has had many managers and assistant managers, some managers having taken one team from the under 11's to the under 16's have started again with a new team at under 11's and taken them through to the under 16's such has been the enthusiasm.
Our thanks goes to those managers and also to anyone who has helped the club in any way since the club's conception.

LHJFC has also been extremely well supported by our local businesses. Each year they sponsor all LHJFC's fundraising events and we thank them whole heartedly for that support and hope it will continue in the future.

The Club's mission statement is " To provide a club dedicated to football for the children and youths ofLostock Hall village".

Todd Hall, Lostock Hall

Todd Hall is situated on Todd Lane North, opposite the entrance to Lostock Hall High School. The house is built of brick, being surrounded by a high brick wall capped with stone. The building was designed by Nicholas Owen and erected in 1630.

In May 1938 a number of secret rooms were discovered during restoration work, needed as a result of the hall having been left empty for approximately 10 years. These priest holes as they became known, had been built by Nicholas Owen who was apprenticed to a mason and carpenter before becoming a Jesuit Priest.

Many of the secret priest holes in the area are claimed to have been built by Nicholas Owen, who was tortured in the Tower of London in an attempt loosen his tongue. However Nicholas died at their hands without betraying his friends or divulging the whereabouts of the hides he had built.

A cupboard in the inglenook of Todd Hall has a false back, and by means of a brick shaft would have allowed access into a large cupboard, in a bedroom on the first floor. Other priest holes were built into the hole as decoys, believing that after the Priest hunters had found them empty, they would abandon their search.

A story that there was a secret passage from here to Woodcock Hall, is pure fantasy as the skills & equipment required to build such a tunnel between the two halls would not have been available at this time. The house stood empty for approx. 10 years until restoration work was started in may 1938.

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