AFC Fylde, a professional association football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England, was founded in 1988. They were originally named Kirkham & Wesham as a result of a merger between Kirkham Town and Wesham Football Clubs. The club assumed Kirkham Town's place in Division One of the West Lancashire League for the 1988–89 season. The following season they finished bottom of the league table and were relegated to Division Two. In 1993 they were promoted back into Division One but were relegated again after a two-season spell. The club finished as runners-up in 1996 to achieve promotion after one season. Kirkham & Wesham's third spell in Division One, which was renamed Premier Division in 1998, was successful as they spent 11 seasons in the division, winning the ti