Atherton Collieries F.C.
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Atherton Collieries F.C. are a football club based in Atherton in Greater Manchester, England.
They were established in 1916 and joined the Lancashire Combination Division Two in 1950. They were the founding members of the Cheshire County League Division Two and in the 1992-93 season, they reached the third round of the FA Vase. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League Division One. They are affectionately nicknamed 'The Welfare', 'The Miners' or 'Sooty'.
[edit] History
- 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
(Information courtesy of FCHD)
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