1874 Northwich F.C.
| Full name | 1874 Northwich Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Ground | Barton Stadium, Winsford |
| Capacity | 3,000 (200 seated) |
| Manager | Ian Street |
| Website | Club website |
A breakaway club, 1874 Northwich FC, was founded by the Northwich Victoria Supporters Trust following a vote by its membership on 15 November 2012. The members voted by 141 to 0 in favour of breaking away from the club they supported and forming a new community owned team in their town.[1][2] It emerged, on the day of the vote, that the owner of Northwich Victoria had been declared bankrupt and therefore failed the FA Fit and Proper Persons test.[3] On 29 November 2012 fans attended an open meeting in Northwich, where they chose the name 1874 Northwich for the club.[4] In order to avoid legal issues over the new clubs name, none of the proposed options presented to fans included the words Vics or Victoria.[5]
On 3 January 2013 it was confirmed that the club was officially registered with the Cheshire FA and had applied to join the league in time for the 2013–14 season.[6]
On 25 April 2013 it was announced that former Winsford United and Ashton Athletic boss Ian Street would be the club's very first manager.[7] On 28 April 2013 Lee Duckworth was named as Street's assistant.[8]
References
- ^ Simpson, Andrew (16 November 2012). "Fans Vote in favour of new club". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Northwich Victoria Supporters Trust vote to breakaway from club". ITV News. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Supporters Direct Media Briefing (Dec 3rd)". Supporters Direct. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ Simpson, Andrew (1 December 2012). "Northwich Victoria fans vote for name of a new club set to play its first match next season". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Jowett, Andy (30 November 2012). "Vics fans vote to name breakaway club 1874 Northwich". Cheshire Today. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ Templeman, Ian (3 January 2013). "Applications To Join The NWCFL". North West Counties Football League. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/sport/1874northwich/10385187.New_boss_has_sights_set_on_success/
- ^ http://1874northwich.com/assistant