ATHERTON COLLIERIES


1950-51   Joined Lancashire Combination Division Two
1952      Left Lancashire Combination
1971-72   Rejoined Lancashire Combination
1978-79   Joined Cheshire County League as founder members of Division Two
1982-83   Founder members of North West Counties League
1986-87   North West Counties League Division Three Champions
1987-88   Division Three absorbed into Division Two
1995-96   North West Counties League Division Two runner-up
          Promoted to Division One
2008-09   Division One renamed Premier Division
2009      Relegated to Division One
2014-15   North West Counties League Division One Champions
          Promoted to Premier Division
2016-17   North West Counties League Champions
2017-18   Joined Northern Premier League
2018-19   Northern Premier League Division One West Champions
          Promoted to Premier Division

SEASON    LEAGUE     P    W    D    L    F    A    P      POS

1950-51   LAN C-2   42   15    4   23   98  113   34     16/22
1951-52   LAN C-2   42   11    5   26   65  123   27     21/22

1971-72   LAN C     28    9    7   12   45   51   25     10/15
1972-73   LAN C     38   10    7   21   46   84   27     17/20
1973-74   LAN C     38   14   10   14   68   63   38     12/20
1974-75   LAN C     38    8   10   20   46   80   26     16/20
1975-76   LAN C     34    6    8   20   48   72   20     17/18
1976-77   LAN C     34    9    8   17   50   79   26     12/18
1977-78   LAN C     34   14    8   12   63   52   36      9/18
1978-79   CHES-2    34    8    9   17   43   56   25     15/18
1979-80   CHES-2    34    9   14   11   44   48   32     11/18
1980-81   CHES-2    38    8    5   25   39   83   21     18/20
1981-82   CHES-2    38    8    7   23   41   85   23     17/20
1982-83   NWC-3     34   12   11   11   55   57   35      8/18
1983-84   NWC-3     34   14    9   11   54   50   37      8/18
1984-85   NWC-3     34   13    8   13   44   44   34      7/18
1985-86   NWC-3     28   13    7    8   48   37   33      5/15
1986-87   NWC-3     24   16    4    4   46   22   36      1/13
1987-88   NWC-2     42   20    6   16   63   63   46      8/22
1988-89   NWC-2     34    9   11   14   52   58   29     11/18
1989-90   NWC-2     30   12    7   11   34   38   43      8/16
1990-91   NWC-2     34    6    4   24   37   78   22     18/18
1991-92   NWC-2     34   12    4   18   51   64   40     13/18
1992-93   NWC-2     34   14    7   13   63   67   49      9/18
1993-94   NWC-2     34   15    9   10   58   40   54      7/18
1994-95   NWC-2     30   18    4    8   67   41   58      4/16
1995-96   NWC-2     34   25    5    4   90   43   80      2/18
1996-97   NWC-1     42   12    9   21   63   85   45     15/22
1997-98   NWC-1     42    7    9   26   42  100   30     22/22
1998-99   NWC-1     40    9    7   24   50   88   34     19/21
1999-00   NWC-1     42   16    6   20   58   68   54     12/22
2000-01   NWC-1     42   11    6   25   43   88   39     17/22
2001-02   NWC-1     44   13    8   23   66   91   47     17/23
2002-03   NWC-1     42   11    7   24   52   85   40     19/22
2003-04   NWC-1     42    6    9   27   47   99   27     22/22
2004-05   NWC-1     42    8    7   27   57  102   31     21/22
2005-06   NWC-1     42    7    9   26   43   93   30     19/22
2006-07   NWC-1     42   19   13   10   72   55   70      7/22
2007-08   NWC-1     38   10   10   18   44   67   40     15/20
2008-09   NWC-P     42    7    8   27   42   93   29     22/22
2009-10   NWC-1     32   15    4   13   63   66   49      6/17
2010-11   NWC-1     34   18    6   10   70   44   60      5/18
2011-12   NWC-1     34   15    7   12   69   52   52      4/18
2012-13   NWC-1     34   21    6    7   78   47   69      4/18
2013-14   NWC-1     36   19    9    8  100   62   66      5/19
2014-15   NWC-1     36   31    3    2  129   26   96      1/19
2015-16   NWC-P     42   25    9    8  113   66   84      3/22
2016-17   NWC-P     42   32    4    6  103   39  100      1/22
2017-18   NPL-1N    42   15   13   14   50   55   58     10/22
2018-19   NPL-1W    38   26    4    8   89   34   82      1/20
2019-20   NPL-P     26    8    4   14   36   49   28     ABAND
2020-21   NPL-P      8    4    1    3   13    8   13     ABAND
2021-22   NPL-P     42   13    9   20   34   45   48     19/22
2022-23   NPL-P     42   11   14   17   38   57   47     18/22
2023-24   NPL-P

F.A. CUP

1948-49   PRE   LYTHAM                              H    4-1
          1Q    DARWEN{1}                           A    2-3
1949-50   EP    SHELL                               A    1-5
1950-51   PRE   HYDE UNITED                         A    0-5
1994-95   PRE   BLIDWORTH WELFARE                   H    1-1
          PREr  BLIDWORTH WELFARE                   A    3-1
          1Q    BUXTON                              H    2-0
          2Q    CHADDERTON                          A    2-1
          3Q    GUISELEY                            A    1-3
1995-96   PRE   PRESCOT                             A    0-3
1996-97   PRE   HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE             A    4-0
          1Q    BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA                A    0-1
1997-98   PRE   MAINE ROAD                          H    1-2
1998-99   PRE   ARMTHORPE WELFARE                   H    1-2
1999-00   PRE   RAMSBOTTOM UNITED                   H    1-2
2000-01   PRE   MORPETH TOWN                        H    2-0
          1Q    WITTON ALBION                       A    0-1
2001-02   PRE   WITTON ALBION                       A    0-4
2002-03   PRE   WILLINGTON                          A    0-0
          PREr  WILLINGTON                          H    5-1
          1Q    SALFORD CITY                        H    1-0
          2Q    SPENNYMOOR UNITED                   A    0-5
2003-04   PRE   FARSLEY CELTIC{1}                   H    0-3
2004-05   PRE   ALSAGER TOWN                        H    1-2
2005-06   PRE   SEAHAM RED STAR                     A    0-2
2006-07   EP    NEW MILLS                           A    1-2    @ Atherton Collieries
2007-08   EP    ROSSINGTON MAIN                     A    2-2
          EPr   ROSSINGTON MAIN                     H    5-0
          PRE   BACUP BOROUGH                       H    3-1
          1Q    CHEADLE TOWN                        H    2-5
2008-09   EP    BACUP BOROUGH                       H    1-2
2009-10   EP    CHADDERTON                          A    2-2
          EPr   CHADDERTON                          H    3-1
          PRE   RADCLIFFE BOROUGH                   H    0-1
2010-11   EP    HALLAM                              A    3-2
          PRE   PRESCOT CABLES                      H    2-2
          PREr  PRESCOT CABLES                      A    0-2
2011-12   EP    IRLAM                               H    4-0
          PRE   SQUIRES GATE                        A    0-1
2012-13   EP    DINNINGTON TOWN                     A    2-0
          PRE   CONGLETON TOWN                      H    2-1
          1Q    ABBEY HEY                           A    1-2
2013-14   EP    ALSAGER TOWN                        A    3-1
          PRE   RADCLIFFE BOROUGH                   H    1-1
          PREr  RADCLIFFE BOROUGH                   A    1-2
2014-15   EP    ST HELENS TOWN                      A    5-2
          PRE   RADCLIFFE BOROUGH                   A    2-2
          PREr  RADCLIFFE BOROUGH                   H    2-2    Radcliffe Borough won 3-2 on penalties
2015-16   EP    BOOTLE                              A    2-0
          PRE   BRIGHOUSE TOWN                      A    1-1
          PREr  BRIGHOUSE TOWN                      H    1-2
2016-17   EP    BACUP BOROUGH                       H    3-2
          PRE   WITTON ALBION                       H    1-3
2017-18   PRE   HALLAM                              A    4-1
          1Q    CLEETHORPES TOWN                    A    2-1
          2Q    OSSETT TOWN                         A    0-1
2018-19   PRE   COLWYN BAY                          H    2-1
          1Q    KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC                  H    1-2
2019-20   PRE   RUNCORN LINNETS                     H    2-1
          1Q    F C UNITED OF MANCHESTER            A    2-2
          1Qr   F C UNITED OF MANCHESTER            H    0-1
2020-21   1Q    BAMBER BRIDGE                       H    W/O
          2Q    GUISELEY                            A    0-4
2021-22   1Q    BRIDLINGTON TOWN                    H    1-1
          1Qr   BRIDLINGTON TOWN                    A    3-1
          2Q    WITTON ALBION                       H    3-1
          3Q    MARINE                              H    0-0
          3Qr   MARINE                              A    2-3
2022-23   1Q    STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS            A    1-2
2023-24   1Q    GUISBOROUGH TOWN                    A    4-0
          2Q    ASHTON UNITED                       A    2-2
          2Qr   ASHTON UNITED                       H    1-3

F.A. TROPHY

2017-18   PRE   STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS            A    4-1
          1Q    KENDAL TOWN                         A    4-2
          2Q    MARINE                              H    1-5
2018-19   EP    RUNCORN LINNETS                     H    4-2
          PRE   MARSKE UNITED                       A    3-3
          PREr  MARSKE UNITED                       H    0-1
2019-20   1Q    SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC                H    3-2
          2Q    MORPETH TOWN                        H    2-1
          3Q    BOSTON UNITED                       H    1-0
          1     BARROW                              H    2-2
          1r    BARROW                              A    0-2
2020-21   3Q    CITY OF LIVERPOOL                   H    0-3
2021-22   3Q    ASHTON UNITED                       A    0-1
2022-23   3Q    LEEK TOWN                           H    0-3
2023-24   3Q    NORTH FERRIBY                       A    0-4

F.A. VASE

1980-81   PRE   H B & H NEWTON                      A    1-0
          1     LEEDS ASHLEY ROAD                   H    1-3
1981-82   PRE   BRADLEY RANGERS                     H    1-0
          1     BLACKPOOL RANGERS                   A    0-1
1982-83   PRE   HESWALL                             H    3-1
          1     WINTERTON RANGERS                   A    1-2
1983-84   PRE   LYTHAM                              H    3-1
          1     ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS            A    1-3
1984-85   PRE   BARTON TOWN{1}                      A    0-1
1985-86   PRE   CHEADLE TOWN                        H    3-0
          1     WARRINGTON TOWN                     A    0-2
1986-87   PRE   MAGHULL                             H    2-1
          1     LANCASTER CITY                      H    0-1
1987-88   PRE   BURNLEY BELVEDERE                   H    3-2
          1     BURSCOUGH                           A    2-3
1988-89   EP    ST DOMINICS                         H    1-3
1989-90   EP    ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS            A    2-1    Atherton Collieries fielded an ineligible player - tie awarded to Atherton Laburnum Rovers
1990-91   EP    SALFORD CITY                        A    4-2
          PRE   MAINE ROAD                          A    1-3
1991-92   EP    KNYPERSLEY VICTORIA                 A    4-3    @ Atherton Laburnum Rovers
          PRE   MAINE ROAD                          H    1-1
          PREr  MAINE ROAD                          A    1-3
1992-93   EP    AYONE                               H    4-1
          PRE   MERSEYSIDE POLICE                   H    1-0
          1     BLACKPOOL ROVERS                    H    4-1
          2     WORSBROUGH BRIDGE MINERS WELFARE    H    3-3
          2r    WORSBROUGH BRIDGE MINERS WELFARE    A    2-1
          3     BRIDGNORTH TOWN                     A    0-4
1993-94   EP    LIVERSEDGE                          H    1-2
1994-95   PRE   HATFIELD MAIN                       H    0-1
1995-96   1Q    GLASSHOUGHTON WELFARE               A    0-0
          1Qr   GLASSHOUGHTON WELFARE               H    3-3
          1Qr2  GLASSHOUGHTON WELFARE               A    2-0
          2Q    SALFORD CITY                        A    0-3
1996-97   1Q    DENABY UNITED                       A    0-2
1997-98   2Q    HEANOR TOWN                         A    0-3
1998-99   2Q    HARROGATE RAILWAY ATHLETIC          H    4-4
          2Qr   HARROGATE RAILWAY ATHLETIC          A    1-2
1999-00   1Q    SHILDON                             H    3-1
          2Q    ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS            A    3-1
          1     THACKLEY                            H    4-1
          2     VAUXHALL                            A    0-2
2000-01   2Q    SELBY TOWN                          A    0-2
2001-02   2Q    CURZON ASHTON                       A    2-5
2002-03   2Q    CHEADLE TOWN                        H    2-1
          1     HARROGATE RAILWAY ATHLETIC          H    4-6
2003-04   2Q    DUNSTON FEDERATION BREWERY          H    1-2
2004-05   1Q    ALSAGER TOWN                        H    0-3
2005-06   2Q    CAMMELL LAIRD                       A    0-4
2006-07   2Q    PENRITH                             H    2-1
          1     WINSFORD UNITED                     H    4-0
          2     GLASSHOUGHTON WELFARE               A    1-2
2007-08   2Q    PARKGATE                            A    1-2
2008-09   1Q    CHADDERTON                          H    3-2
          2Q    BOOTLE                              H    0-3
2009-10   2Q    ROSSINGTON MAIN                     A    0-1
2010-11   2Q    STAVELEY MINERS WELFARE             A    0-4
2011-12   2Q    ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS            A    2-3
2012-13   1Q    ASHTON TOWN                         H    2-4
2013-14   1Q    STOCKPORT SPORTS                    A    0-5
2014-15   1Q    PENISTONE CHURCH                    H    4-0
          2Q    A F C LIVERPOOL                     H    4-1
          1     DAISY HILL                          A    8-0
          2     SEAHAM RED STAR                     H    1-2
2015-16   1Q    ASHTON ATHLETIC                     A    0-0
          1Qr   ASHTON ATHLETIC                     H    3-1
          2Q    ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS            H    6-2
          1     NEWCASTLE BENFIELD                  H    2-0
          2     CHADDERTON                          H    3-0
          3     NEWTON AYCLIFFE                     A    0-1    @ Durham City
2016-17   1     JARROW ROOFING BOLDON COMMUNITY ASS H    5-0
          2     1874 NORTHWICH                      A    3-0
          3     PENRITH                             A    3-0
          4     SHILDON                             A    4-1
          5     CLEETHORPES TOWN                    A    2-3

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