Northwich Manchester Villa F.C.

Northwich Manchester Villa Football Club was an English association football club based in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. The team last competed in the North West Counties Football League Division One in season 2015–16, having been admitted to that league via a successful application. The team had three previous names, Woodley, Northwich Villa, and Northwich Flixton Villa, and played in the Cheshire Football League between 2005 and 2011. The club folded in 2016.

Northwich Manchester Villa
Full nameNorthwich Manchester Villa Football Club
Founded2005[1]
Dissolved2016
GroundManchester Regional Arena, Manchester
Capacity6,500
2015–16North West Counties League Division One, 15th (resigned)

History

The team was formed in 2005 when a team called Woodley was renamed Northwich Villa when links were made with Northwich Victoria for the team to act as a feeder team.[2][3][4]

The club entered the Cheshire Football League Division Two in 2005–06 and finished as runners up in the inaugural season.[5] Consequently, the team was promoted to Division One, which the team won in 2008–09.[6] The team was runner-up the following year.[7]

The team finished 9th in the 2010–11 season and had a successful application to join the North West Counties Football League Division One.[8][9]

After two seasons in the North West Counties League and a relocation to Flixton, the club adopted the name of Northwich Flixton Villa in 2013.[10]

The club finished the 2013–14 season in one of the two relegation places, but was not relegated due to a surplus of spaces at level 10. In the summer of 2015, the club was renamed again, to Northwich Manchester Villa when it relocated to the Manchester Regional Arena. The club later folded in 2016.[11]

Honours
  • Cheshire Football League Division One
    • Champions 2008–09
    • Runners-up 2009–10
  • Cheshire Football League Division Two
    • Runners-up 2005–06

References
  1. "Team Details N-Z". Cheshire Football League. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. "Northwich Villa information". Runcorn Town. 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. "Announcements: Step 7 Feeder Leagues Review Meeting". 2 March 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. "Northwich Vics and Northwich Villa". May 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  5. "Cheshire Football League Division Two 2005–06". The FA. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  6. "Cheshire Football League Division One 2008–09". The FA. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  7. "Cheshire Football League Division One 2009–10". The FA. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  8. "Cheshire Football League – 2010/11 Final Table". The Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  9. "League Constitution 2011/2012". North West Counties Football League. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  10. "NWCFL Constitution 2013–14". NWCFL. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  11. "League Statement: Northwich Manchester Villa". NWCFL. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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