Ashton Athletic F.C.

Association football club in Greater Manchester, England

Football club

Ashton Athletic

Full name| Ashton Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)| The Yellows
Founded| 1968
Ground| Brocstedes Park, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Capacity| 400 (100 seated)[1]
Chairman| Jimmy Whyte
Manager| Jay Foulds & Dougie Pitts
League| North West Counties League Division One North
2024–25| North West Counties League Division One North, 13th of 18

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Ashton Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England. Affiliated to the Lancashire County Football Association, they are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North and play at Brocstedes Park.

## History

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The club was formed in 1968, initially as a Sunday league club playing in the Wigan Sunday League.[2] After winning every division in the league in successive seasons, they switched to playing Saturday football, joining the Warrington & District League.[2]

Success in the Warrington League saw the club join the Lancashire Combination in 1978.[2][3] However, the move up saw the club struggle, finishing bottom of the league in 1978–79 and 1981–82.[3] When the league merged with the Cheshire County League to form the North West Counties League in 1982, Ashton were placed in Division Three, which they finished bottom of in both 1982–83 and 1983–84. After a fourteenth-place finish in 1984–85, they finished bottom of the table again in 1985–86.[3]

At the end of the season the club were expelled from the league due to Brocstedes Park failing to meet the ground grading criteria.[2] They subsequently dropped into Division One of the Manchester League.[2] They continued to struggle in the Manchester League, with several lower-half finishes before finishing bottom of Division One in 1989–90.[4] They finished bottom again in 1994–95,[5]

The 2005–06 season saw them finish fourth in Division One, and after applying for rejoin the North West Counties League following improvements to Brocstedes Park, the club were accepted into Division Two,[2][3] bypassing the Premier Division of the Manchester League. In 2007–08 a third-place finish saw them promoted to the renamed Premier Division of the league.[3] Although they finished bottom of the division in 2010–11, they were reprieved from relegation after New Mills were promoted from the division and Formby were relegated due to a breach of the rules.[6] In 2013–14 they won the Challenge Cup, defeating Maine Road 1–0 in the final.[7] The 2016–17 season saw them win the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy with a 2–1 win over Radcliffe Borough in the final.[8]

In 2022–23 Ashton finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One North.

## Honours

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* North West Counties League
* Challenge Cup winners 2013–14
* Atherton Charity Cup
* Winners 2006–07
* Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
* Winners 2016–17

## Records

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* Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2017–18[3]
* Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2017–18[3]
* Record attendance: 610 vs Chorley, FA Cup third qualifying round, 30 September 2017[9]

## See also

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* Ashton Athletic F.C. players

## References

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1. ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p714 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
2. ^ a b c d e f Club history Ashton Athletic F.C.
3. ^ a b c d e f g Ashton Athletic at the Football Club History Database
4. ^ The Manchester League 1976–1994 Non-League Matters
5. ^ The Manchester League 1994–2011 Non-League Matters
6. ^ The constitution of the League for season 2011–12 was announced at the League AGM today Congleton Town F.C.
7. ^ 2013–14 North West Counties League Football Club History Database
8. ^ Post-Match: Partners Foundation Challenge Trophy Final Lancashire FA
9. ^ Ashton Athletic: Info North West Counties League

## External links

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* Official website

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North West Counties League

2025–26
clubs|

| Premier Division|

* Abbey Hey
* AFC Liverpool
* Atherton Laburnum Rovers
* Barnoldswick Town
* Burscough
* Chadderton
* Charnock Richard
* Cheadle Town
* City of Liverpool
* Euxton Villa
* FC Isle of Man
* FC St Helens
* Glossop North End
* Irlam
* Litherland REMYCA
* Longridge Town
* Padiham
* Pilkington
* Prestwich Heys
* Ramsbottom United
* South Liverpool
* Stockport Town
* West Didsbury & Chorlton
* Wythenshawe

|

Division One North|

* AFC Blackpool
* Ashton Athletic
* Ashton Town
* Bacup Borough
* Cheadle Heath Nomads
* Colne
* Daisy Hill
* Darwen
* Droylsden
* Fulwood Amateurs
* Garstang
* Holker Old Boys
* Maghull
* Maine Road
* Nelson
* Squires Gate
* Steeton
* Thornton Cleveleys

Division One South|

* Allscott Heath
* Alsager Town
* Ashville
* Barnton
* Cammell Laird 1907
* Eccleshall
* Foley Meir
* Haughmond
* Market Drayton Town
* MSB Woolton
* New Mills
* Runcorn Town
* Sandbach United
* Shawbury United
* Stafford Town
* Stockport Georgians
* Telford Town
* Wolverhampton Casuals
* Wolverhampton Sporting

Seasons|

* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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Football in Greater Manchester

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Clubs
(List of)|

| Premier League &
Football League
(tiers 1–4)|

| 1|

* Manchester City
* Manchester United

|

None

* Bolton Wanderers
* Stockport County
* Wigan Athletic

* Oldham Athletic
* Salford City

Non-League
(tiers 5–11)|

| 5|

* Altrincham
* Rochdale

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* Curzon Ashton
* Radcliffe

* Ashton United
* F.C. United of Manchester
* Hyde United

* Atherton Collieries
* Avro
* Bury
* Mossley
* Stalybridge Celtic
* Trafford
* Wythenshawe Town

* Abbey Hey
* Atherton Laburnum Rovers
* Chadderton
* Cheadle Town
* Irlam
* Prestwich Heys
* Ramsbottom United
* Stockport Town
* West Didsbury & Chorlton
* Wythenshawe

10|

* Ashton Athletic
* Ashton Town
* Cheadle Heath Nomads
* Daisy Hill
* Droylsden
* Maine Road
* Stockport Georgians

11|

* Eagley

Competitions|

* Manchester Premier Cup
* Manchester Senior Cup

Venues|

* Boundary Park
* Bower Fold
* Brick Community Stadium
* Broadhurst Park
* Butcher's Arms Ground
* City of Manchester Stadium
* Edgeley Park
* Ewen Fields
* Gigg Lane
* Moor Lane
* Moss Lane
* Old Trafford
* Spotland Stadium
* Toughsheet Community Stadium
* Vestacare Stadium

Other topics|

* Manchester derby

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