Atherton Collieries A.F.C.
Association football club in Greater Manchester, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Atherton Collieries Association Football Club is a football club based in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. The club are currently members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and play at Alder House. They are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.
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Full name | Atherton Collieries Association Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Colls | |||
Founded | 1916 | |||
Ground | Alder House, Atherton | |||
Chairman | Paul Gregory | |||
Manager | David Chadwick | |||
League | Northern Premier League Premier Division | |||
2023–24 | Northern Premier League Premier Division, 21st of 21 (relegated) | |||
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Between 1919 and 1965 Atherton Collieries were winners of the Bolton Combination ten times. By 1964–65 they had won the Lancashire FA Amateur Shield six times, a record which is still unsurpassed. They are nicknamed "Colls".