Maine Road F.C.
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| Full name | Maine Road Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Road, The Pride Of Manchester | ||
| Founded | 1955 as City Supporters Rusholme | ||
| Ground | Brantingham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy Manchester (Capacity: 1,000) |
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| Chairman | Ronnie Meredith | ||
| Manager | Derek Barber | ||
| League | North West Counties Football League Premier Division |
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| 2007-08 | North West Counties Football League Premier Division, 14th |
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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.[1]
In the late 1960s they 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 Manchester FA County Sunday Cup in 1971-72 and dominating their league.
They 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 also 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. Ater 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 2005 marked Maine Road's 50th Anniversary.
The 2006-07 season saw Maine Road play FC United of Manchester in the league. In 2007-08 they finished fourth in Division One, the highest position in the club's history,[1][2] led by manager Ian Walker. Walker left his position as manager early in the 2008/09 season, being replaced by former Maine Road player and coach Derek Barber.
[edit] Brantingham Road
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 December 2008.[3]
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Non-playing staff
| Name | Role |
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 Ronnie Meredith |
Chairman |
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Vice-chairman |
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Treasurer |
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Club secretary |
| Derek Barber |
First-team manager |
| Gary Vaughan |
Assistant manager |
| Jeff Newman |
First-team coach |
| Gordon Woods |
Physiotherapist |
[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
[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
As of 9 March 2009, the average league-game attendance at Brantingham Road for the 2008–09 season is 78, which places Maine Road 12th for the division, and is an increase of 3.5% from the previous season.[4]
Past averages:
Source: English football site
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Saturday's Opponents: Maine Road". Cheadle Town F.C.. 14 February 2008. http://www.cheadletownfc.com/2008/02/saturdays-opponents-maine-road.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Maine Road". Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.info/MAINERD.HTM. Retrieved on 2008-12-19.
- ^ "First Team". Maine Road F.C.. http://www.maineroadfc.co.uk/first.php. Retrieved on 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Attendances - North West Counties Premier Division". Tony's English football site. http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/nwc1att.htm. Retrieved on 11 March 2009.
- ^ Due mostly to the visit of F.C. United of Manchester
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Maine Road at the Football Club History Database
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