Chadderton Football Club History
Chadderton Football Club was formed in 1947, under the name Millbrow Football Club, later changing to North Chadderton Amateurs, before adopting its present name in 1957.
The Club started life in the Oldham Amateur League, winning the Challenge Cup in 1954/55. The following season the Club joined the Manchester Amateur League and won the League Championship in their first season.
After winning the League Championship again in 1962/63, Chadderton then joined the Manchester League winning the Second Division title in their first season and gaining promotion to the First Division.
The Club won the League’s Murray Shield in their first season in Division One, and then the League title in 1966/67.
During the 1970’s the Clubs only honours came in the form of the Manchester Challenge Trophy which they won in 1971/72, but failed to retain it in the following season, finishing runners-up.
Chadderton made the step into a higher grade of football in 1980 when they joined the Lancashire Combination. The Club made a good start in this league, finishing runners-up in 1981/82.
In 1982, Chadderton became one of the founder members of the North West Counties Football League, following the merger of the Lancashire Combination and the Cheshire County League.
The Club gained promotion to Division One in 1989/90 after finishing third in the league, but were relegated the following season. Promotion came once again in 1992/93 but, after failing to meet ground grading requirements, were relegated in 1998/99.
Chadderton’s proudest moments have come in seeing the progression of its former players, such as former England captain David Platt, Former Leeds United and Crystal Palace player, John Pemberton and Northern Ireland International, Steve Jones. Former player Mike Ford forged a successful career in both codes of Rugby and Mark Owen of Take That also once pulled on the red shirt of Chadderton FC!
The Present
Paul Buckley, with his assistant Derek Ogden, joined Chadderton FC as manager in December 2005. Since then the Clubs fortunes have taken a turn for the better on the field. Chadderton finished in 5th position in 2006/2007 - the highest position for over a decade and in 2008 Chadderton reached the semi finals of both the League and Division Cup.
Off the field, the Club was the subject of a take-over by local businessmen Craig Halliwell and Tony Bhatti, the joint owners of The Halliwell Bhatti Group which is the parent company of the local property development comany Hillstone Developments. The members of Chadderton voted overwhelmingly in October 2006 for the take-over to go ahead and after 10 long months the legalities were finally completed in August 2007. The new owners had ambitious plans for the future of the Club both on and off the field, however in April 2008 they offered the Club for sale at the bargin price of £1.00 (plus debts). The Club now faces an anxious wait to see if the future of Chadderton FC can be secured again.
Reasons to Celebrate
Chadderton Football Club is celebrated its 60th Birthday in 2007!
The Club started life in the Oldham Amateur League, winning the Challenge Cup in 1954/55. The following season the Club joined the Manchester Amateur League and won the League Championship in their first season.
After winning the League Championship again in 1962/63, Chadderton then joined the Manchester League winning the Second Division title in their first season and gaining promotion to the First Division.
The Club won the League’s Murray Shield in their first season in Division One, and then the League title in 1966/67.
During the 1970’s the Clubs only honours came in the form of the Manchester Challenge Trophy which they won in 1971/72, but failed to retain it in the following season, finishing runners-up.
Chadderton made the step into a higher grade of football in 1980 when they joined the Lancashire Combination. The Club made a good start in this league, finishing runners-up in 1981/82.
In 1982, Chadderton became one of the founder members of the North West Counties Football League, following the merger of the Lancashire Combination and the Cheshire County League.
The Club gained promotion to Division One in 1989/90 after finishing third in the league, but were relegated the following season. Promotion came once again in 1992/93 but, after failing to meet ground grading requirements, were relegated in 1998/99.
Chadderton’s proudest moments have come in seeing the progression of its former players, such as former England captain David Platt, Former Leeds United and Crystal Palace player, John Pemberton and Northern Ireland International, Steve Jones. Former player Mike Ford forged a successful career in both codes of Rugby and Mark Owen of Take That also once pulled on the red shirt of Chadderton FC!
The Present
Paul Buckley, with his assistant Derek Ogden, joined Chadderton FC as manager in December 2005. Since then the Clubs fortunes have taken a turn for the better on the field. Chadderton finished in 5th position in 2006/2007 - the highest position for over a decade and in 2008 Chadderton reached the semi finals of both the League and Division Cup.
Off the field, the Club was the subject of a take-over by local businessmen Craig Halliwell and Tony Bhatti, the joint owners of The Halliwell Bhatti Group which is the parent company of the local property development comany Hillstone Developments. The members of Chadderton voted overwhelmingly in October 2006 for the take-over to go ahead and after 10 long months the legalities were finally completed in August 2007. The new owners had ambitious plans for the future of the Club both on and off the field, however in April 2008 they offered the Club for sale at the bargin price of £1.00 (plus debts). The Club now faces an anxious wait to see if the future of Chadderton FC can be secured again.
Reasons to Celebrate
Chadderton Football Club is celebrated its 60th Birthday in 2007!
