What Went Wrong
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3. What Went Wrong


In 2006 Lancaster City Football Club fell into administration following an ill-fated takeover by a local business. High wage bills, debts and unsustainable ambitions soon reversed decades of on and off field progress.

The club, then a member of the Conference North fell into administration and a double relegation followed, something Lancaster City FC has yet to recover from.

Click below to view a video documentary on some of the club's darkest years.

The documentary went on to win North West award at the Royal Television Society awards.

Lancaster City FC - In The Blue