Year | League | Cup competitions | Manager | ||||||||||||||||||
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Division | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | Average[1] attendance |
FA Cup[2] | FA Trophy | FA Vase | ||||||
Name | Goals | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | ||||||||||||||
Joined the new Cheshire County League Division Two from the Manchester Football League. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1978–79 | Cheshire County League Division Two |
34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 45 | 2nd of 18 Promoted |
QR2 | 1-0-1 | — | R1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
1979–80 | Cheshire County League Division One |
38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 36 | 9th of 20 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | SF | 6-1-2 | |||||||
1980–81 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 36 | 12th of 20 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | — | |||||||
1981–82 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 39 | 8th of 20 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||
League merged with the Lancashire Combination to create the North West Counties Football League. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1982–83 | North West Counties Football League Division One |
38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 36 | 12th of 20 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 2-0-1 | — | ||||||
1983–84 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 47 | 5th of 20 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 1-1-1 | ||||||||
1984–85 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 48 | 6th of 20 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
1985–86 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 45 | 8th of 20 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 1-0-1 | Peter Mayo Les Sutton | |||||||
1986–87 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 78 | -43 | 20 | 19th of 20 | PR | 0-1-1 | — | PR | 0-0-1 | |||||||
Joined the new Northern Premier League Division One. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1987–88 | Northern Premier League Division One |
7 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 73 | -30 | 28 | 18th of 19 | PR | 0-0-1 | — | EPR | 0-1-1 | David Noble Steve Waywell | ||||
1988–89 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 50 | 13th of 22 | PR | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | Steve Waywell | |||||||
1989–90 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 62 | 8th of 22 | QR3 | 3-2-1 | R3 | 3-1-1 | ||||||||
1990–91 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 56 | 10th of 22 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
1991–92 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 83 | -12 | 54 | 11th of 22 | QR3 | 3-2-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
1992–93 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 63 | 7th of 21 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R4 | 4-1-1 | Steve Waywell David Jones | |||||||
1993–94 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 71 | -9 | 47 | 14th of 21 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | — | |||||||
1994–95 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 80 | -16 | 46 | 15th of 22 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | ||||||||
1995–96 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 67 | 4th of 21 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | Derek Brownbill | |||||||
1996–97 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 79 | -31 | 34 | 20th of 22 Relegated |
QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | Terry McLean Dave Denby Ged Coyne | |||||||
1997–98 | Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division |
8 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 75 | -33 | 29 | 19th of 20 Relegated |
PR | 0-0-1 | — | R2 | 0-0-1 | |||||
1998–99 | North West Counties Football League Division Two |
9 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 43 | 14th of 19 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | ? Joe Murty | |||||
1999–2000 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 26 | +52 | 78 | 2nd of 18 Promoted |
PR | 0-0-1 | R1 | 1-1-1 | Joe Murty | |||||||
2000–01 | North West Counties Football League Division One |
8 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 63 | 11th of 22 | PR | 0-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | Gary Lowe | |||||
2001–02 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 55 | 13th of 23 | PR | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | ||||||||
2002–03 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 87 | -27 | 42 | 18th of 22 | EPR | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
2003–04 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 79 | +5 | 64 | 7th of 22 | PR | 0-1-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
Level of the league decreased after the Conference North and South creation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004–05 | 9 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 76 | 4th of 22 | EPR | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | |||||||
2005–06 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 68 | 7th of 22 | QR1 | 2-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
2006–07 | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 116 | 38 | +78 | 99 | 2nd of 22 Promoted |
QR2 | 2-0-1 | SF | 9-1-1 | ||||||||
2007–08 | Northern Premier League Division One North |
8 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 78 | 4th of 18 | 205 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 2-0-1 | — | ||||
2008–09 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 68 | 5th of 21 | 174 | R2 | 5-2-1 | PR | 0-1-1 | |||||||
2009–10 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 93 | 50 | +43 | 75 | 3rd of 22 | 186 | PR | 0-1-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | |||||||
2010–11 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 49 | +36 | 85 | 4th of 23 | 172 | QR1 | 1-2-1 | R1 | 3-0-1 | |||||||
2011–12 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 91 | 44 | +47 | 92 | 2nd of 22 | 158 | PR | 0-1-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | John Flanagan | ||||||
2012–13 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 98 | 67 | +31 | 73 | 7th of 22 | 174 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | QR1 | 0-2-1 | |||||||
2013–14 | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 99 | 1st of 22 Promoted |
187 | QR3 | 3-1-1 | R1 | 4-0-1 | |||||||
2014–15 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
7 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 83 | 4th of 24 | 276 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | |||||
Promoted after winning the play-off | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015–16 | National League North | 6 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 57 | 11th of 22 | Niall Cummins Matty Warburton |
12 | 407 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | |||
2016–17 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 72 | -9 | 52 | 14th of 22 | Niall Cummins | 14 | 405 | R2 | 4-3-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | |||||
2017–18 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 49 | 18th of 22 | Niall Cummins | 15 | 531 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | |||||
2018–19 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 49 | 18th of 22 | Ollie Crankshaw | 9 | 450 | QR3 | 1-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | |||||
2019–20 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 34 | 20th of 22 | Sean Miller | 7 | 382 | QR2 | 0-1-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | Mark Bradshaw | ||||
The regular season was cut short due to COVID-19, final league positions decided by points-per-game | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020–21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 | 16th of 22 | Dominic Knowles | 7 | – [a] | QR2 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 0-0-1 | Steve Cunningham | ||||
The season was declared null and void due to COVID-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021–22 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 52 | 14th of 22 | Alex Curran | 11 | 342 | QR4 | 2-0-1 | R3 | 1-0-1 | Steve Cunningham Adam Lakeland | ||||
2022–23 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 65 | 13th of 24 | Tom Peers | 17 | 379 | R1 | 3-3-0 | R3 | 1-0-1 | Adam Lakeland | ||||
2023–24 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 75 | 7th of 24 | Stefan Mols Jimmy Spencer |
11 | 406 | R1 | 3-0-1 | R3 | 1-0-1 | Adam Lakeland Craig Mahon | ||||
Lost in the play-off quarterfinal. |
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