Middlewich Town Football Club is a football club based in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. They currently play in the Cheshire League Premier Division.
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| Full name | Middlewich Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Witches | ||
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | Seddon Street | ||
| Chairman | Andy Hopley | ||
| Manager | Peter Hughes & Chris Thomas | ||
| League | Cheshire League Premier Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Cheshire League Premier Division, 5th of 16 | ||
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History
editMiddlewich has had a town football club since at least 1912,[1] with Middlewich Athletic playing at Seddon Street since 1912. Middlewich Athletic were mid-Cheshire league champions five times between 1952 and 1975.[2] In 1998 Middlewich Town was formed by combining Middlewich Athletic with the Middlewich Town Youth teams, so that the club now has junior squads ranging from under 8s to under 16s, a reserve team and a first XI. Since the name change Middlewich have been runners up in the mid-Cheshire league three times, and won the league once.[3]
Honours
edit- Mid-Cheshire League/Cheshire League Division One[2][3]
- Champions 1961–62, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Runners-up 1955–56, 1965–66, 1973–74, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Mid-Cheshire League Division Two
- Runners-up 1992–93
Records
edit- FA Amateur Cup[2]
- Second Round 1973–74
- FA Trophy
- First Qualifying Round 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79
- FA Vase
- Fifth Round 1974–75, 1980–81
Former players
edit1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
References
edit- ^ Middlewich Town official website – History Retrieved 27 July 2012
- ^ a b c Middlewich Athletic at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Middlewich Town at the Football Club History Database