BURSCOUGH
1953-54 Joined Lancashire Combination Division Two
Lancashire Combination Division Two Champions
Promoted to Division One
1955-56 Lancashire Combination Champions
1969-70 Lancashire Combination Champions (2nd time)
1970-71 Joined Cheshire County League
Cheshire County League runner-up
1982-83 Founder members of North West Counties League
North West Counties League Champions
1989-90 Three points deducted, leading to relegation to Division Two
1991-92 Promoted to Division One
1997-98 North West Counties League runner-up
1998-99 Joined Northern Premier League Division One
1999-00 Northern Premier League Division One runner-up (second of three
teams separated only on goal difference)
Promoted to Premier Division
2002-03 F.A. Trophy Winners
2003-04 Play-offs for places in new structure - Marine 1 Burscough 3,
Radcliffe Borough 0 Burscough 2, Bradford Park Avenue 2 Burscough 0
2006-07 Northern Premier League Champions (on goal difference, having had
one point deducted)
2007-08 Joined Conference North
2009-10 Rejoined Northern Premier League
2012 Relegated to Division One North
2015-16 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Spennymoor Town 3 Burscough 1)
2017-18 Rejoined North West Counties League
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1953-54 LAN C-2 42 33 4 5 155 38 70 1/22
1954-55 LAN C-1 42 22 8 12 75 49 52 4/22
1955-56 LAN C-1 38 26 7 5 96 37 59 1/20
1956-57 LAN C-1 38 19 7 12 86 58 45 5/20
1957-58 LAN C-1 42 14 8 20 80 79 36 15/22
1958-59 LAN C-1 42 15 9 18 60 69 39 12/22
1959-60 LAN C-1 42 20 8 14 94 73 48 6/22
1960-61 LAN C-1 42 25 8 9 76 49 58 4/22
1961-62 LAN C-1 42 26 8 8 122 68 60 4/22
1962-63 LAN C-1 42 15 5 22 68 93 35 16/22
1963-64 LAN C-1 42 11 11 20 80 84 33 15/22
1964-65 LAN C-1 42 11 3 28 68 90 25 20/22
1965-66 LAN C-1 42 13 6 23 76 89 32 16/22
1966-67 LAN C-1 42 16 5 21 55 85 37 14/22
1967-68 LAN C-1 42 13 10 19 53 64 36 14/22
1968-69 LAN C 42 23 11 8 110 51 57 4/22
1969-70 LAN C 38 30 4 4 116 35 64 1/20
1970-71 CHES 42 24 12 6 106 61 60 2/22
1971-72 CHES 42 19 9 14 71 56 47 7/22
1972-73 CHES 42 17 13 12 63 53 47 7/22
1973-74 CHES 42 19 10 13 70 54 48 6/22
1974-75 CHES 42 19 10 13 70 49 48 7/22
1975-76 CHES 42 16 10 16 68 73 42 12/22
1976-77 CHES 42 12 15 15 60 65 39 14/22
1977-78 CHES 42 13 12 17 56 63 38 14/22
1978-79 CHES-1 42 19 15 8 59 31 53 5/22
1979-80 CHES-1 38 16 11 11 67 54 43 5/20
1980-81 CHES-1 38 11 6 21 52 62 28 16/20
1981-82 CHES-1 38 21 10 7 70 39 52 3/20
1982-83 NWC-1 38 26 7 5 93 45 59 1/20
1983-84 NWC-1 38 22 8 8 87 47 52 4/20
1984-85 NWC-1 38 23 7 8 81 46 53 3/20
1985-86 NWC-1 38 15 10 13 45 35 40 9/20
1986-87 NWC-1 38 11 11 16 58 54 33 12/20
1987-88 NWC-1 34 14 7 13 45 51 35 10/18
1988-89 NWC-1 34 11 10 13 40 51 32 10/18
1989-90 NWC-1 34 8 12 14 38 41 33 * 17/18
1990-91 NWC-2 34 12 8 14 39 51 44 9/18
1991-92 NWC-2 34 19 7 8 82 46 64 4/18
1992-93 NWC-1 42 16 10 16 58 68 57 10/22
1993-94 NWC-1 42 22 13 7 107 50 79 3/22
1994-95 NWC-1 42 19 15 8 102 65 72 8/22
1995-96 NWC-1 42 23 8 11 77 40 77 5/22
1996-97 NWC-1 42 22 9 11 68 48 75 5/22
1997-98 NWC-1 42 29 7 6 101 30 94 2/22
1998-99 NPL-1 42 19 8 15 67 61 65 7/22
1999-00 NPL-1 42 22 18 2 81 35 84 2/22
2000-01 NPL-P 44 14 10 20 59 68 52 15/23
2001-02 NPL-P 44 15 5 24 69 86 50 18/23
2002-03 NPL-P 44 14 9 21 44 51 51 18/23
2003-04 NPL-P 44 10 15 19 47 67 45 19/23
2004-05 NPL-P 42 21 7 14 93 74 70 6/22
2005-06 NPL-P 42 19 6 17 64 64 63 7/22
2006-07 NPL-P 42 23 12 7 80 37 80 * 1/22
2007-08 CONF-N 42 19 8 15 62 58 65 8/22
2008-09 CONF-N 42 10 6 26 43 80 36 21/22
2009-10 NPL-P 38 13 5 20 55 65 44 16/20
2010-11 NPL-P 42 12 7 23 56 73 43 19/22
2011-12 NPL-P 42 5 11 26 54 104 26 22/22
2012-13 NPL-1N 42 14 17 11 81 64 59 11/22
2013-14 NPL-1N 42 13 9 20 58 82 48 14/22
2014-15 NPL-1N 42 12 12 18 62 73 48 15/22
2015-16 NPL-1N 42 25 5 12 81 50 80 5/22
2016-17 NPL-1N 42 6 6 30 26 109 24 22/22
2017-18 NWC-P 44 15 5 24 82 103 50 18/23
2018-19 NWC-P 38 14 9 15 74 66 51 12/20
2019-20 NWC-P 30 7 5 18 25 67 26 ABAND
2020-21 NWC-P 3 2 1 0 8 5 7 ABAND
2021-22 NWC-P 40 17 8 15 69 62 59 7/21
2022-23 NWC-P 42 10 6 26 63 99 36 21/22
2023-24 NWC-P 46 11 11 24 74 100 44 20/24
2024-25 NWC-P
F.A. CUP
1947-48 PRE BANGOR CITY H 3-1
1Q RHYL H 0-3
1948-49 PRE MARINE H 4-1
1Q BANGOR CITY A 2-4
1949-50 PRE MARINE H 2-1
1Q WIGAN ATHLETIC A 1-1
1Qr WIGAN ATHLETIC H 1-5
1950-51 EP ST HELENS TOWN H 3-1
PRE HAYDOCK C & B RECREATION A 3-1
1Q BOOTLE ATHLETIC H 2-0
2Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 3-2
3Q WIGAN ATHLETIC H 0-2
1951-52 1Q MORECAMBE H 2-2
1Qr MORECAMBE A 1-0
2Q NETHERFIELD A 2-4
1952-53 PRE PENRITH A 4-4
PREr PENRITH H 3-1
1Q LANCASTER CITY H 1-0
2Q NETHERFIELD H 2-4
1953-54 1Q BACUP BOROUGH H 4-1
2Q LANCASTER CITY H 2-1
3Q MORECAMBE A 1-0
4Q WIGAN ATHLETIC A 1-2
1954-55 1Q PENRITH H 4-0
2Q LANCASTER CITY A 3-2
3Q NETHERFIELD H 0-1
1955-56 1Q LANCASTER CITY A 0-2
1956-57 1Q MILNTHORPE CORINTHIANS A 1-2
1957-58 1Q FLEETWOOD H 4-3
2Q NETHERFIELD A 2-0
3Q MORECAMBE A 2-6
1958-59 1Q NETHERFIELD H 2-2
1Qr NETHERFIELD A 1-2
1959-60 1Q LANCASTER CITY A 4-2
2Q NETHERFIELD H 4-1
3Q CLITHEROE A 2-1
4Q ELLESMERE PORT TOWN A 2-1
1 CREWE ALEXANDRA H 1-3
1960-61 1Q MILNTHORPE CORINTHIANS H 2-1
2Q MORECAMBE A 2-2
2Qr MORECAMBE H 1-2
1961-62 1Q LANCASTER CITY H 2-0
2Q FLEETWOOD A 1-1
2Qr FLEETWOOD H 5-2
3Q MORECAMBE H 1-8
1962-63 1Q FLEETWOOD H 1-4
1963-64 1Q HORWICH R M I A 3-0
2Q NETHERFIELD A 0-2
1964-65 1Q LANCASTER CITY A 1-1
1Qr LANCASTER CITY H 1-2
1965-66 1Q HORWICH R M I A 1-2
1966-67 1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 2-3
1967-68 1Q DROYLSDEN A 1-1
1Qr DROYLSDEN H 5-2
2Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 1-1
2Qr STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 3-1
3Q ELLESMERE PORT TOWN A 2-3
1968-69 1Q ELLESMERE PORT TOWN H 3-1
2Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 2-2
2Qr STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 2-4
1969-70 1Q LEYLAND MOTORS H 5-2
2Q HYDE UNITED A 1-0
3Q WIGAN ATHLETIC A 1-1
3Qr WIGAN ATHLETIC H 2-3
1970-71 1Q PRESTWICH HEYS A 3-2
2Q SOUTH LIVERPOOL H 0-3
1971-72 1Q RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 3-2
2Q CHORLEY H 2-1
3Q ELLESMERE PORT TOWN H 0-1
1972-73 1Q WIGAN ROVERS H 2-0
2Q CHORLEY H 1-1
2Qr CHORLEY A 2-1
3Q RUNCORN H 2-2
3Qr RUNCORN A 3-2
4Q WIGAN ATHLETIC H 1-3
1973-74 1Q FORMBY H 1-1
1Qr FORMBY A 1-4
1974-75 1Q LANCASTER CITY H 0-1
1975-76 PRE GREAT HARWOOD A 1-2
1976-77 1Q WINSFORD UNITED A 0-0
1Qr WINSFORD UNITED H 1-3
1977-78 1Q ACCRINGTON STANLEY H 2-2
1Qr ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 1-0
2Q GREAT HARWOOD A 1-0
3Q CHORLEY H 3-0
4Q MORECAMBE H 0-0
4Qr MORECAMBE A 1-0
1 BLYTH SPARTANS A 0-1
1978-79 PRE MOSSLEY A 1-2
1979-80 1Q CHORLEY H 6-1
2Q NETHERFIELD A 2-0
3Q ROSSENDALE UNITED A 4-0
4Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 2-0
1 SHEFFIELD UNITED A 0-3
1980-81 1Q PRESTWICH HEYS H 2-1
2Q HYDE UNITED A 2-1
3Q PRESCOT CABLES H 4-0
4Q MORECAMBE H 2-0
1 ALTRINCHAM H 1-2
1981-82 1Q DARWEN{1} H 4-0
2Q TELFORD UNITED A 0-3
1982-83 PRE STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 1-1
PREr STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 4-1
1Q OSWESTRY TOWN A 1-2
1983-84 1Q CHORLEY A 0-2
1984-85 PRE EMLEY H 2-1
1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 3-0
2Q LEEK TOWN H 2-0
3Q ALFRETON TOWN H 2-2
3Qr ALFRETON TOWN A 3-2
4Q BLUE STAR A 0-0
4Qr BLUE STAR H 0-4
1985-86 1Q ARMTHORPE WELFARE H 1-1
1Qr ARMTHORPE WELFARE A 1-0
2Q MOSSLEY H 0-3
1986-87 PRE KIRKBY TOWN H 2-0
1Q BOOTLE H 2-2
1Qr BOOTLE A 1-2
1987-88 PRE WARRINGTON TOWN H 1-2 @ Southport
1988-89 1Q EMLEY H 0-1
1989-90 PRE BOOTLE H 2-0
1Q MAINE ROAD H 1-2
1990-91 PRE MAINE ROAD H 0-3
1991-92 PRE LEYLAND DAF-SGL H W/O
1Q BUXTON A 2-4
1992-93 PRE BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A 1-1 @ Burscough
PREr BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 1-2
1993-94 PRE CAERNARFON TOWN A 0-0
PREr CAERNARFON TOWN H 2-0
1Q BOOTLE A 1-5
1994-95 PRE BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A 3-0
1Q HORWICH R M I H 1-0
2Q CONGLETON TOWN H 0-0
2Qr CONGLETON TOWN A 3-3
2Qr2 CONGLETON TOWN H 2-2
2Qr3 CONGLETON TOWN A 2-5
1995-96 PRE NORTHALLERTON H 2-2
PREr NORTHALLERTON A 2-1
1Q NORTHWICH VICTORIA A 0-5
1996-97 PRE CHEADLE TOWN A 0-0
PREr CHEADLE TOWN H 2-0
1Q MOSSLEY A 1-3
1997-98 PRE BLACKPOOL ROVERS A 4-1
1Q BEDLINGTON TERRIERS H 3-3
1Qr BEDLINGTON TERRIERS A 2-1
2Q OSSETT TOWN H 1-4
1998-99 PRE HARROGATE TOWN A 2-1
1Q JARROW ROOFING BOLDON COMMUNITY ASS H 2-0
2Q EVENWOOD TOWN H 2-2
2Qr EVENWOOD TOWN A 6-0
3Q RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 1-0
4Q TELFORD UNITED A 1-2
1999-00 PRE WORKINGTON A 2-1
1Q FARSLEY CELTIC{1} A 1-1
1Qr FARSLEY CELTIC{1} H 0-3
2000-01 2Q RUNCORN H 2-1
3Q WITTON ALBION A 0-0
3Qr WITTON ALBION H 6-1
4Q RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 1-1
4Qr RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 1-2
2001-02 2Q HARROGATE TOWN A 1-1
2Qr HARROGATE TOWN H 2-2 Harrogate Town won 5-4 on penalties
2002-03 2Q DUNSTON FEDERATION BREWERY A 0-2
2003-04 2Q DROYLSDEN A 2-2
2Qr DROYLSDEN H 1-2
2004-05 1Q RETFORD UNITED H 1-0
2Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 3-2
3Q ASHTON UNITED A 3-0
4Q TAMWORTH A 1-2
2005-06 1Q ASHTON UNITED H 3-2
2Q DROYLSDEN A 2-1
3Q WORKINGTON H 2-0
4Q HUCKNALL TOWN A 0-0
4Qr HUCKNALL TOWN H 6-2
1 GILLINGHAM H 3-2
2 BURTON ALBION A 1-4
2006-07 1Q ARMTHORPE WELFARE A 3-1
2Q BLYTH SPARTANS H 1-2
2007-08 2Q BAMBER BRIDGE A 1-2
2008-09 2Q BUXTON A 0-1
2009-10 1Q HALLAM A 4-0
2Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 4-1
3Q F C HALIFAX TOWN A 0-1
2010-11 1Q NANTWICH TOWN A 0-4
2011-12 1Q CLITHEROE H 2-2
1Qr CLITHEROE A 2-5
2012-13 PRE PADIHAM A 0-0
PREr PADIHAM H 2-1
1Q WITTON ALBION H 2-4
2013-14 PRE WEST DIDSBURY & CHORLTON A 3-0
1Q RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 2-1
2Q WORKINGTON A 1-2
2014-15 PRE MOSSLEY H 1-1
PREr MOSSLEY A 2-1
1Q CURZON ASHTON H 0-1
2015-16 PRE A F C EMLEY H 3-1
1Q ALSAGER TOWN A 2-1
2Q SPENNYMOOR TOWN A 2-0
3Q HARROGATE TOWN A 0-3
2016-17 PRE PARKGATE A 4-1
1Q MAINE ROAD H 4-3
2Q HANDSWORTH PARRAMORE A 0-2
2017-18 EP A F C EMLEY A 3-0
PRE RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 1-1
PREr RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 0-3
2018-19 EP 1874 NORTHWICH H 2-2
EPr 1874 NORTHWICH A 3-3 Burscough won 4-2 on penalties
PRE NORTHWICH VICTORIA H 2-0
1Q WARRINGTON TOWN A 0-4
2019-20 EP A F C LIVERPOOL A 3-2
PRE TRAFFORD A 0-2
2020-21 EP CONGLETON TOWN A 1-1 Congleton Town won 3-2 on penalties
2021-22 EP MACCLESFIELD A 0-4
2022-23 EP SILSDEN A 0-1
2023-24 EP PILKINGTON H 1-0
PRE ALBION SPORTS H 0-1
2024-25 EP WEST DIDSBURY & CHORLTON A 0-3
F.A. TROPHY
1969-70 1 MACCLESFIELD TOWN A 0-1
1970-71 1 GREAT HARWOOD A 3-2
2 CHORLEY A 0-1
1971-72 1 SOUTH LIVERPOOL A 2-2
1r SOUTH LIVERPOOL H 1-1
1r2 SOUTH LIVERPOOL A 1-2 @ ?
1972-73 1 SANDBACH RAMBLERS A 1-3
1973-74 1 MOSSLEY H 2-0
2 SOUTH SHIELDS{2} H 1-1
2r SOUTH SHIELDS{2} A 0-1
1974-75 1 BANGOR CITY H 1-1
1r BANGOR CITY A 2-1
2 MATLOCK TOWN H 1-1
2r MATLOCK TOWN A 1-3
1975-76 1 STAFFORD RANGERS A 0-4
1976-77 3Q SOUTH LIVERPOOL A 0-5
1977-78 1Q NEW BRIGHTON RAKERS A 0-1
1978-79 1Q RHYL H 1-0
2Q BARROW H 2-3
1979-80 1Q WORKINGTON H 0-1
1980-81 1Q SOUTHPORT A 0-1
1981-82 1Q SOUTH BANK A 2-1
2Q WHITBY TOWN H 3-1
3Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 1-3
1982-83 1Q NETHERFIELD A 2-1
2Q WORKINGTON A 0-0
2Qr WORKINGTON H 2-0
3Q LANCASTER CITY H 4-1
1 ASHINGTON A 0-1
1983-84 1Qr GOOLE TOWN{1} H 3-3
1Qr GOOLE TOWN{1} A 2-4
1984-85 1Q PETERLEE NEWTOWN H 0-1
1985-86 1Q SOUTHPORT A 1-2
1998-99 2 ALTRINCHAM A 2-2
2r ALTRINCHAM H 1-3
1999-00 1 ILKESTON TOWN H 2-6
2000-01 1 SHEPSHED DYNAMO A 3-2
2 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 1-0
3 MORECAMBE H 3-3
3r MORECAMBE A 0-3
2001-02 1 BLYTH SPARTANS A 0-2
2002-03 1 MARINE H 0-0
1r MARINE A 3-1
2 HARROGATE TOWN A 2-2
2r HARROGATE TOWN H 3-2
3 ILKESTON TOWN A 3-0
4 ALFRETON TOWN A 1-1
4r ALFRETON TOWN H 2-0
5 WAKEFIELD & EMLEY H 5-0
QF YEOVIL TOWN A 2-0
SF(1) AYLESBURY UNITED A 1-1
SF(2) AYLESBURY UNITED H 1-0 Burscough won 2-1 on aggregate
F TAMWORTH N 2-1 @ Aston Villa
2003-04 3 TAMWORTH H 0-1
2004-05 1 GUISELEY H 2-1
2 KETTERING TOWN A 0-1
2005-06 1Q LEEK TOWN H 3-3
1Qr LEEK TOWN A 1-3
2Q FLEETWOOD TOWN H 1-2
2006-07 1Q MATLOCK TOWN H 2-1
2Q EASTWOOD TOWN H 3-0
3Q SCARBOROUGH H 1-2
2007-08 3Q LEIGH R M I H 2-3
2008-09 3Q HINCKLEY UNITED A 2-1
1 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS A 1-3
2009-10 1Q BRIGG TOWN A 2-3
2010-11 1Q CLITHEROE H 0-2
2011-12 1Q SALFORD CITY H 0-1
2012-13 PRE GARFORTH TOWN A 2-1
1Q WAKEFIELD H 3-2
2Q OSSETT TOWN H 0-1
2013-14 PRE GOOLE A 5-1
1Q MARINE A 1-1
1Qr MARINE H 0-1
2014-15 PRE GOOLE H 0-1
2015-16 PRE BAMBER BRIDGE H 2-0
1Q COLWYN BAY H 1-0
2Q KETTERING TOWN A 3-0
3Q MARINE A 2-1
1 GUISELEY H 2-2
1r GUISELEY A 2-3
2016-17 PRE KENDAL TOWN H 1-2
F.A. VASE
1986-87 PRE ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS H 2-1
1 GUISELEY H 1-2
1987-88 EP BRADLEY RANGERS A 1-0
PRE PRESCOT CABLES H 2-0 @ St Helens Town
1 ATHERTON COLLIERIES H 3-2
2 UNIASCO H 0-2
1988-89 PRE ST DOMINICS H 3-1
1 ROSSENDALE UNITED H 1-6
1989-90 PRE ROCESTER H 0-2
1990-91 PRE GREAT HARWOOD TOWN A 0-4
1991-92 PRE ST HELENS TOWN A 3-2
1 IRLAM TOWN H 5-1
2 ROSSENDALE UNITED H 2-0
3 NEWTON AYCLIFFE A 4-2
4 EASTWOOD HANLEY H 0-1
1992-93 PRE WYTHENSHAWE AMATEURS A 3-1
1 NETHERFIELD H 2-1
2 LINCOLN UNITED H 3-1
3 PONTELAND UNITED H 1-0
4 CAMMELL LAIRD H 0-1
1993-94 2 PENRITH H 2-3
1994-95 2 BRIGG TOWN H 2-0
3 ARNOLD TOWN A 3-2
4 BRANDON UNITED H 3-0
5 CAMMELL LAIRD A 2-4
1995-96 1 NEWCASTLE TOWN A 1-3
1996-97 1Q HESWALL H 3-2
2Q GLOSSOP NORTH END H 0-0
2Qr GLOSSOP NORTH END A 3-0
1 TRAFFORD H 1-2
1997-98 1Q BLACKPOOL ROVERS H 2-2
1Qr BLACKPOOL ROVERS A 2-0
2Q SALFORD CITY H 2-0
1 EASINGTON COLLIERY A 4-2
2 NANTWICH TOWN A 3-1
3 STOCKTON A 2-1
4 SUDBURY TOWN A 0-1
2017-18 2Q ARMTHORPE WELFARE H 6-0
1 DUNSTON U T S A 1-2
2018-19 1Q ALSAGER TOWN H 5-1
2Q IRLAM A 2-4
2019-20 1Q EMLEY A 1-1
1Qr EMLEY H 1-2
2020-21 1Q HALLAM H 1-1 @ Hallam. Hallam won 4-3 on penalties
2021-22 1Q HALLAM H 2-1
2Q IRLAM H 2-0
1 GARFORTH TOWN H 1-1 Burscough won 6-5 on penalties
2 PILKINGTON A 1-3
2022-23 1Q BACUP BOROUGH H 3-3 Bacup Borough won 3-1 on penalties
2023-24 1Q CAMMELL LAIRD 1907 A 1-1 Burscough won 3-1 on penalties
2Q ATHERSLEY RECREATION H 3-0
1 CHARNOCK RICHARD A 2-3
2024-25 1Q DROYLSDEN H
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