Maine Road F.C.
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| Full name | Maine Road Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 'Road' | ||
| Founded | 1955 as City Supporters Rusholme | ||
| Ground | Brantingham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy Manchester M21 0TT (Capacity: 1,000) |
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| Chairman | Ronnie Meredith | ||
| Manager | Ian Walker | ||
| League | North West Counties Football League Premier Division |
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| 2010–11 | North West Counties Football League Premier Division, 13th |
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Maine Road F.C. are an English football club, based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are members of the Manchester Football Association. They play their home games at Brantingham Road.
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[edit] History
The club was founded in 1955 by a group of Manchester City supporters under the name City Supporters Rusholme originally competing as a Sunday league team in the Rusholme Sunday League.
In the late 1960s the club joined the Manchester Amateur Sunday League, moved their headquarters to the Social Club at Maine Road and changed the name of the club to Maine Road F.C. In 1972 the club joined the Manchester League, seeking a new challenge after winning the a league and Manchester FA County Sunday Cup double in 1971–72.
Maine Road won the Manchester Premier Cup in 1975–76, beating Abbey Hey in the final and again in 1976–77, when they beat Little Lever in the final. The club then won the Manchester League four times consecutively from 1983–84 to 1986–87. The club joined the North West Counties Football League in 1987, playing the 1987–88 season in Division Two and finishing fifth. They also won the Manchester Premier Cup for a third time, beating Irlam Town in the final. The following season they were runners-up and were then promoted to Division One in 1988–89 as Division Two champions. They finished ninth in their first season, spending twelve seasons in Division One, mostly finishing in the lower half of the table. In 1994–95 they reached the fourth round of the FA Vase and were losing finalists in the Manchester Premier Cup in 1998–99. However, they were relegated to Division Two in 2001–02 after finishing 22nd. After a third place finish in 2002–03 the club were promoted back to Division One as runners-up in 2003–04. The reached the final of the Manchester Premier Cup again in 2004–05 and in 2005 Maine Road marked its 50th Anniversary.
In 2007–08 they finished fourth in Division One, the highest position in the club's history, led by manager Ian Walker. Walker left his position as manager early in the 2008–09 campaign, being replaced by former Maine Road player and coach Derek Barber, before making a return for of the 2009–10 season.
[edit] Stadium
Maine Road moved into their present home, Brantingham Road in 1980. They upgraded it to become eligible to join the North West Counties Football League in 1986.
Their record home attendance is 3,181 for a league match against FC United of Manchester on 4 November 2006. However, the game was played at Bower Fold in Stalybridge, the home of Stalybridge Celtic.
Manchester Football Association used to have their heaquarters at Brantingham Road before they moved to Salford Sports Village. They still hold their County Cup finals at the ground.
[edit] Players
- As of 2nd June 2010.
[edit] Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Non-playing staff
| Name | Role |
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 Ronnie Meredith |
Chairman |
| Colin Broadbent |
Vice Chairman |
| Derek Barber |
Treasurer/Club Secretary |
| Ian Walker |
Manager |
| Jeff Newman |
Physio |
[edit] Honours
[edit] League
- North West Counties Football League Division Two champions: 1989–90
- Manchester League Premier Division champions: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
- Manchester Amateur Sunday League champions: 1971–72
[edit] Cup
- Manchester Premier Cup winners: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1987–88
- Manchester Football Association Sunday Cup winners: 1971–72
- North West Counties Football League Challenge Cup winners: 2007–08
[edit] Attendances
[edit] Records
- Largest attendance: 3,181 vs FC United of Manchester, North West Counties Football League Division Two, 4 November 2006
[edit] Averages
Source: English football site
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Maine Road FC forum
- Maine Road at the Football Club History Database
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Coordinates: 53°26′40.24″N 2°15′40.46″W / 53.4445111°N 2.2612389°W
