ASHTON UNITED
1946 Hurst changed name
1948-49 Joined Lancashire Combination Division One
1961 Relegated to Division Two, despite finishing 12th of 22
1961-62 Lancashire Combination Division Two Champions
Promoted to Division One
1964-65 Joined Midland League
1966-67 Rejoined Lancashire Combination Division Two
1968-69 Rejoined Cheshire County League
1982-83 Founder members of North West Counties League
1983-84 Four points deducted, leading to relegation to Division Two
1985-86 One point deducted
1987-88 North West Counties League Division Two Champions
Promoted to Division One
1988-89 Two points deducted
1991-92 North West Counties League Champions
1992-93 Joined Northern Premier League Division One
1995-96 Four points deducted
2001-02 Promoted to Premier Division after play-offs (SF Ashton United 3
Spennymoor United 1, F Ashton United 2 Bamber Bridge 1)
2003-04 Play-offs for places in new structure - Ashton United 2 Hyde
United 1, Ashton United 1 Bradford Park Avenue 2
2004-05 Joined Conference in newly-formed Northern Division
2005-06 Rejoined Northern Premier League
2013-14 Not promoted after play-offs (SF FC United of Manchester 1 Ashton
United 2, F AFC Fylde 1 Ashton United 1, AFC Fylde won 4-3 on
penalties)
2014-15 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Ashton United 1 Curzon Ashton 1,
Curzon Ashton won 4-2 on penalties)
2015-16 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Salford City 3 Ashton United 1)
2017-18 Northern Premier League runner-up (on goal difference)
Promoted to National League North after play-offs (SF Ashton United 2
Farsley Celtic 1, F Ashton United 2 Grantham Town 0)
2019-20 Rejoined Northern Premier League
One point deducted
2022-23 Three points deducted
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1946-47 CHES 42 8 10 24 65 107 26 21/22
1947-48 CHES 42 11 3 28 74 143 25 21/22
1948-49 LAN C-1 42 14 13 15 73 79 41 15/22
1949-50 LAN C-1 42 20 7 15 90 62 47 5/22
1950-51 LAN C-1 42 16 9 17 85 88 41 12/22
1951-52 LAN C-1 42 21 6 15 96 87 48 6/22
1952-53 LAN C-1 42 18 9 15 105 85 45 8/22
1953-54 LAN C-1 40 17 2 21 74 85 36 14/21
1954-55 LAN C-1 42 13 9 20 75 107 35 17/22
1955-56 LAN C-1 38 14 7 17 62 75 35 12/20
1956-57 LAN C-1 38 19 5 14 89 74 43 7/20
1957-58 LAN C-1 42 17 5 20 96 108 39 12/22
1958-59 LAN C-1 42 12 6 24 69 103 30 19/22
1959-60 LAN C-1 42 13 12 17 61 86 38 13/22
1960-61 LAN C-1 42 18 5 19 78 88 41 12/22
1961-62 LAN C-2 36 29 4 3 124 32 62 1/19
1962-63 LAN C-1 42 25 8 9 101 57 58 3/22
1963-64 LAN C-1 42 20 10 12 91 65 50 5/22
1964-65 MID 42 23 8 11 89 51 54 4/22
1965-66 MID 42 12 7 23 75 108 31 17/22
1966-67 LAN C-2 30 17 4 9 74 61 38 3/16
1967-68 LAN C-2 32 17 5 10 67 52 39 4/17
1968-69 CHES 38 5 6 27 44 99 16 20/20
1969-70 CHES 38 10 3 25 56 98 23 18/20
1970-71 CHES 42 15 9 18 65 72 39 13/22
1971-72 CHES 42 14 7 21 57 79 35 18/22
1972-73 CHES 42 12 6 24 61 86 30 20/22
1973-74 CHES 42 11 7 24 59 97 29 19/22
1974-75 CHES 42 11 7 24 43 86 29 19/22
1975-76 CHES 42 13 8 21 50 63 34 16/22
1976-77 CHES 42 15 10 17 65 72 40 12/22
1977-78 CHES 42 20 13 9 88 56 53 6/22
1978-79 CHES-1 42 13 5 24 63 94 31 17/22
1979-80 CHES-1 38 15 15 8 71 65 45 4/20
1980-81 CHES-1 38 12 12 14 70 73 36 11/20
1981-82 CHES-1 38 8 6 24 38 77 22 19/20
1982-83 NWC-1 38 13 10 15 55 69 36 13/20
1983-84 NWC-1 38 7 9 22 47 86 19 * 19/20
1984-85 NWC-2 34 17 7 10 56 55 41 4/18
1985-86 NWC-2 34 11 5 18 46 64 26 * 14/18
1986-87 NWC-2 34 19 6 9 73 45 44 3/18
1987-88 NWC-2 42 32 6 4 107 30 70 1/22
1988-89 NWC-1 34 7 6 21 37 72 18 * 17/18
1989-90 NWC-1 34 11 10 13 39 45 43 9/18
1990-91 NWC-1 36 20 7 9 80 45 67 3/19
1991-92 NWC-1 34 24 5 5 61 30 77 1/18
1992-93 NPL-1 40 22 8 10 81 54 74 3/21
1993-94 NPL-1 40 24 7 9 85 41 79 3/21
1994-95 NPL-1 42 18 8 16 80 70 62 8/22
1995-96 NPL-1 40 19 7 14 73 65 60 * 9/21
1996-97 NPL-1 42 17 14 11 73 52 65 8/22
1997-98 NPL-1 42 26 9 7 93 43 87 3/22
1998-99 NPL-1 42 22 12 8 79 46 78 3/22
1999-00 NPL-1 42 12 16 14 65 67 52 14/22
2000-01 NPL-1 42 23 9 10 91 49 78 3/22
2001-02 NPL-1 42 21 12 9 90 63 75 3/22
2002-03 NPL-P 44 15 13 16 71 79 58 16/23
2003-04 NPL-P 44 17 8 19 59 79 59 14/23
2004-05 CONF-N 42 8 9 25 46 79 33 21/22
2005-06 NPL-P 42 13 10 19 62 63 49 15/22
2006-07 NPL-P 42 13 9 20 52 72 48 18/22
2007-08 NPL-P 40 11 15 14 63 73 48 10/21
2008-09 NPL-P 42 16 10 16 71 75 58 9/22
2009-10 NPL-P 38 15 6 17 48 63 51 12/20
2010-11 NPL-P 42 16 5 21 57 62 53 14/22
2011-12 NPL-P 42 15 8 19 61 67 53 12/22
2012-13 NPL-P 42 15 14 13 71 66 59 10/22
2013-14 NPL-P 46 24 8 14 92 62 80 5/24
2014-15 NPL-P 46 24 12 10 75 54 84 3/24
2015-16 NPL-P 46 26 9 11 90 52 87 4/24
2016-17 NPL-P 46 19 11 16 85 78 68 11/24
2017-18 NPL-P 46 23 13 10 85 59 82 2/24
2018-19 NAT-N 42 9 8 25 43 86 35 20/22
2019-20 NPL-P 29 10 7 12 40 45 36 * ABAND
2020-21 NPL-P 7 1 2 4 5 13 5 ABAND
2021-22 NPL-P 42 13 12 17 50 59 51 15/22
2022-23 NPL-P 42 16 8 18 58 64 53 * 14/22
2023-24 NPL-P 40 19 10 11 73 63 67 7/21
2024-25 NPL-P
F.A. CUP
1947-48 PRE WINSFORD UNITED H 2-0
1Q WITTON ALBION H 2-6
1948-49 EP MOSSLEY H 3-0
PRE HYDE UNITED A 1-2
1949-50 EP MOSSLEY A 1-2
1950-51 PRE WINSFORD UNITED A 0-2
1951-52 1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 1-5
1952-53 1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 7-2
2Q HORWICH R M I H 2-1
3Q MOSSLEY H 2-1
4Q ALTRINCHAM H 3-1
1 HALIFAX TOWN A 1-1
1r HALIFAX TOWN H 1-2
1953-54 PRE LEYLAND MOTORS H 5-1
1Q MOSSLEY A 2-3
1954-55 PRE CHORLEY A 1-2
1955-56 1Q NELSON H 1-1
1Qr NELSON A 4-1
2Q LEYLAND MOTORS H 2-1
3Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 1-0
4Q WIGAN ATHLETIC H 5-0
1 SOUTHPORT A 1-6
1956-57 PRE SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 0-3
1957-58 PRE SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 3-1
1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED A 2-2
1Qr ROSSENDALE UNITED H 1-0
2Q CROMPTONS RECREATION H 4-1
3Q CHORLEY H 2-3
1958-59 PRE LEYLAND MOTORS H 4-1
1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 1-3
1959-60 PRE NELSON A 0-0
PREr NELSON H 1-2
1960-61 1Q WIGAN ATHLETIC A 2-3
1961-62 1Q HORWICH R M I A 2-0
2Q ALTRINCHAM H 3-3
2Qr ALTRINCHAM A 1-3
1962-63 1Q PRESCOT CABLES H 2-0
2Q ALTRINCHAM A 2-4
1963-64 1Q ST HELENS TOWN H 5-2
2Q SOUTH LIVERPOOL H 2-2
2Qr SOUTH LIVERPOOL A 1-3
1964-65 1Q SOUTH LIVERPOOL A 1-2
1965-66 1Q ST HELENS TOWN H 2-4
1968-69 1Q WITTON ALBION H 1-6
1970-71 1Q FORMBY A 0-2
1971-72 1Q CLITHEROE H 2-1
2Q GREAT HARWOOD H 3-2
3Q HYDE UNITED H 2-2
3Qr HYDE UNITED A 1-3
1972-73 1Q DROYLSDEN A 2-1
2Q HYDE UNITED H 1-1
2Qr HYDE UNITED A 2-2
2Qr2 HYDE UNITED H 2-1
3Q ALTRINCHAM H 1-3
1973-74 1Q MACCLESFIELD TOWN H 0-3
1974-75 1Q GREAT HARWOOD H 1-0
2Q HORWICH R M I H 0-2
1975-76 1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 1-2
1976-77 1Q HYDE UNITED A 1-4
1977-78 PRE WINSFORD UNITED A 1-1
PREr WINSFORD UNITED H 0-2
1978-79 PRE FORMBY A 1-3
1979-80 PRE HYDE UNITED A 3-1
1Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 2-1
2Q BUXTON H 1-1
2Qr BUXTON A 1-1
2Qr2 BUXTON N 2-2 @ ?
2Qr3 BUXTON N 3-1 @ ?
3Q MARINE A 0-4
1981-82 1Q LYTHAM H 1-1
1Qr LYTHAM A 1-3
1982-83 1Q LEYLAND MOTORS H 6-2
2Q BOOTLE H 0-0
2Qr BOOTLE A 1-0
3Q MACCLESFIELD TOWN H 0-2
1983-84 PRE ALFRETON TOWN A 1-0
1Q RUNCORN H 0-1
1984-85 PRE PRESCOT CABLES A 0-0
PREr PRESCOT CABLES H 3-1
1Q HYDE UNITED H 0-0
1Qr HYDE UNITED A 4-2
2Q HEDNESFORD TOWN A 0-3
1985-86 PRE CHADDERTON A 2-2
PREr CHADDERTON H 2-1
1Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 0-1
1986-87 PRE OSSETT ALBION H 3-2
1Q ARMTHORPE WELFARE A 1-2
1987-88 PRE KIRKBY TOWN H 2-0
1Q BOOTLE A 0-1
1988-89 PRE ST HELENS TOWN A 1-0
1Q COLWYN BAY A 0-0
1Qr COLWYN BAY H 2-1
2Q BANGOR CITY H 1-3
1989-90 PRE BELPER TOWN A 0-1
1990-91 PRE DENABY UNITED H 0-2
1991-92 PRE RHYL H 0-0
PREr RHYL A 0-1
1992-93 PRE GARFORTH TOWN H 1-2
1993-94 1Q ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS H 3-0
2Q EMLEY A 0-2
1994-95 PRE ALFRETON TOWN A 1-3
1995-96 PRE HINCKLEY ATHLETIC A 1-1
PREr HINCKLEY ATHLETIC H 2-4
1996-97 1Q HARROGATE RAILWAY ATHLETIC H 3-0
2Q NETHERFIELD H 2-0
3Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 1-2
1997-98 1Q MARINE A 0-1
1998-99 PRE WILLINGTON H 5-2
1Q TOW LAW TOWN H 2-1
2Q ALTRINCHAM H 1-0
3Q BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A 1-0
4Q RUNCORN A 3-5
1999-00 PRE CLITHEROE H 2-1
1Q FLIXTON H 2-0
2Q BRIGG TOWN H 0-2
2000-01 PRE WOODLEY SPORTS A 3-0
1Q NORTH FERRIBY UNITED A 2-2
1Qr NORTH FERRIBY UNITED H 4-3
2Q GOOLE H 1-1
2Qr GOOLE A 3-2
3Q SHEFFIELD A 0-3
2001-02 PRE ESH WINNING A 3-0
1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 4-2
2Q STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS H 1-1
2Qr STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS A 1-2
2002-03 2Q STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS A 2-0
3Q RUNCORN HALTON H 0-3
2003-04 2Q HYDE UNITED H 1-1
2Qr HYDE UNITED A 2-1
3Q BARROW H 2-1
4Q GRANTHAM TOWN H 1-2
2004-05 2Q MALTBY MAIN A 3-1
3Q BURSCOUGH H 0-3
2005-06 1Q BURSCOUGH A 2-3
2006-07 1Q PADIHAM H 4-2
2Q GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 0-2
2007-08 1Q NANTWICH TOWN A 2-3
2008-09 1Q KENDAL TOWN H 2-3
2009-10 1Q LANCASTER CITY A 3-0
2Q CHORLEY A 1-2
2010-11 1Q PRESCOT CABLES A 2-2
1Qr PRESCOT CABLES H 4-0
2Q F C HALIFAX TOWN H 1-2
2011-12 1Q RUNCORN TOWN H 5-1
2Q SPENNYMOOR TOWN H 0-3
2012-13 1Q PRESCOT CABLES A 3-1
2Q MARINE H 0-2
2013-14 1Q WITTON ALBION H 2-1
2Q A F C FYLDE A 1-0
3Q STAMFORD A 2-4
2014-15 1Q BRIGHOUSE TOWN A 2-1
2Q SALFORD CITY H 1-1
2Qr SALFORD CITY A 1-0
3Q SPENNYMOOR TOWN A 0-1
2015-16 1Q GUISBOROUGH TOWN H 0-0
1Qr GUISBOROUGH TOWN A 3-2
2Q ABBEY HEY A 5-0
3Q A F C RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS A 0-2
2016-17 1Q NANTWICH TOWN H 0-3
2017-18 1Q MARINE A 3-1
2Q NEWCASTLE BENFIELD A 1-2
2018-19 2Q TRAFFORD H 3-0
3Q KING'S LYNN TOWN A 1-0
4Q SOUTHPORT A 1-2
2019-20 1Q TADCASTER ALBION A 2-2
1Qr TADCASTER ALBION H 4-2
2Q PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES H 1-0
3Q SPENNYMOOR TOWN H 2-6
2020-21 PRE SQUIRES GATE H 2-0
1Q SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC A 2-0
2Q SOUTH SHIELDS H 0-4
2021-22 1Q HEBBURN TOWN H 0-1
2022-23 1Q ASHINGTON H 0-0
1Qr ASHINGTON A 0-3
2023-24 1Q DUNSTON H 3-1
2Q ATHERTON COLLIERIES H 2-2
2Qr ATHERTON COLLIERIES A 3-1
3Q LANCASTER CITY A 2-0
4Q KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS A 0-2
2024-25 1Q GUISELEY A
F.A. TROPHY
1969-70 1Q PRESCOT TOWN H 5-1
2Q NANTWICH TOWN A 2-1
3Q ARNOLD A 2-3
1970-71 1Q CLITHEROE H 2-2
1Qr CLITHEROE A 4-1
2Q STOCKTON A 0-3
1971-72 1Q RUNCORN H 3-0
2Q SANDBACH RAMBLERS A 1-1
2Qr SANDBACH RAMBLERS H 1-2
1972-73 1Q DROYLSDEN A 2-1
2Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 3-2
3Q RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 1-1
3Qr RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 1-3
1973-74 1Q HYDE UNITED H 1-2
1974-75 1Q LEEDS & CARNEGIE COLLEGE H 1-5
1975-76 PRE DENABY UNITED A 2-1
1Q LEEK TOWN A 1-2
1976-77 1Q PRESTWICH HEYS H 3-0
2Q ST HELENS TOWN H 0-3
1977-78 1Q FORMBY A 1-0
2Q NANTWICH TOWN A 5-2
3Q SOUTH LIVERPOOL H 6-0
1 WIGAN ATHLETIC H 1-3
1978-79 1Q BOSTON A 0-2
1979-80 1Q BUXTON A 1-1
1Qr BUXTON H 4-2
2Q MACCLESFIELD TOWN A 0-1
1980-81 1Q WHITBY TOWN A 2-2
1Qr WHITBY TOWN H 1-2
1981-82 1Q HORWICH R M I A 0-3
1982-83 1Q DROYLSDEN H 0-0
1Qr DROYLSDEN A 1-1
1Qr2 DROYLSDEN A 5-1
2Q ENDERBY TOWN A 1-2
1983-84 1Qr NETHERFIELD H 0-0
1Qr NETHERFIELD A 1-2
1984-85 PRE CONGLETON TOWN A 1-2
1993-94 1Q CHESTER-LE-STREET TOWN H 1-2
1994-95 1Q BURTON ALBION A 1-1
1Qr BURTON ALBION H 3-0
2Q NUNEATON BOROUGH A 2-1
3Q KNOWSLEY UNITED A 4-1
1 BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA A 2-1
2 MACCLESFIELD TOWN H 0-5
1995-96 3Q LANCASTER CITY H 1-1
3Qr LANCASTER CITY A 2-0
1 BLYTH SPARTANS H 1-3
1996-97 3Q BURTON ALBION H 1-0
1 MOOR GREEN H 5-3
2 BAMBER BRIDGE H 3-1
3 HYDE UNITED H 2-0
QF DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE A 0-1
1997-98 1 CHORLEY H 0-0
1r CHORLEY A 2-0
2 TELFORD UNITED A 1-0
3 CHELTENHAM TOWN H 0-1
1998-99 1 BLOXWICH TOWN H 6-0
2 LEEK TOWN H 1-0
3 ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 3-1
4 ST ALBANS CITY H 2-2
4r ST ALBANS CITY A 1-2
1999-00 1 FRICKLEY ATHLETIC A 1-1
1r FRICKLEY ATHLETIC H 2-4
2000-01 1 SOLIHULL BOROUGH H 5-0
2 BILSTON TOWN H 2-2
2r BILSTON TOWN A 1-3
2001-02 1 ROCESTER H 4-1
2 KING'S LYNN A 1-4
2002-03 1 DROYLSDEN A 1-2
2003-04 1 LANCASTER CITY H 1-1
1r LANCASTER CITY A 2-3
2004-05 1 VAUXHALL A 1-2
2005-06 1Q KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC A 1-3
2006-07 1Q OSSETT TOWN A 3-2
2Q GATESHEAD H 0-1
2007-08 1Q WITTON ALBION A 1-6
2008-09 1Q LINCOLN UNITED H 2-1
2Q ILKESTON TOWN H 0-2
2009-10 1Q F C UNITED OF MANCHESTER H 1-3
2010-11 1Q MARINE A 2-2
1Qr MARINE H 1-3
2011-12 1Q CHESTER A 1-2
2012-13 1Q OSSETT TOWN A 0-1
2013-14 1Q SHEFFIELD H 0-3
2014-15 1Q BUXTON A 0-2
2015-16 1Q RAMSBOTTOM UNITED H 2-2
1Qr RAMSBOTTOM UNITED A 2-2 Ashton United won 10-9 on penalties
2Q STRATFORD TOWN H 2-1
3Q GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 0-0
3Qr GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY H 3-1
1 MACCLESFIELD TOWN A 0-4
2016-17 1Q MARINE H 0-4
2017-18 1Q FRICKLEY ATHLETIC H 4-1
2Q WARRINGTON TOWN A 1-1
2Qr WARRINGTON TOWN H 2-2 Warrington Town won 4-2 on penalties
2018-19 3Q BOSTON UNITED H 0-5
2019-20 1Q WARRINGTON TOWN A 1-0
2Q MATLOCK TOWN A 0-1
2020-21 3Q CLITHEROE H 1-0
1 SOUTH SHIELDS H 2-1
2020-21 2 YORK CITY H 3-3 Ashton United won 4-2 on penalties
3 KETTERING TOWN H 1-2
2021-22 3Q ATHERTON COLLIERIES H 1-0
1 SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN H 5-1
2 GUISELEY H 1-2
2022-23 3Q DUNSTON H 0-0 Dunston won 3-1 on penalties
2023-24 3Q BRIGHOUSE TOWN H 1-1 Ashton United won 4-3 on penalties
1 REDDITCH UNITED A 0-3
F.A. VASE
1985-86 PRE CHADDERTON H 1-3
1986-87 PRE CHEADLE TOWN A 1-0
1 POULTON VICTORIA A 2-3
1987-88 EP FORMBY A 4-1
PRE CLITHEROE A 2-0
1 DAISY HILL A 0-2
1988-89 PRE FORMBY A 3-2
1 GENERAL CHEMICALS H 1-0
2 POULTON VICTORIA A 1-2
1989-90 PRE PRESCOT CABLES A 1-0
1 KNOWSLEY UNITED H 3-2
2 EASTWOOD HANLEY H 1-2
1990-91 PRE FORMBY H 6-3
1 BLACKPOOL WREN ROVERS A 0-3
1991-92 PRE LANCASTER CITY H 4-0
1 BLACKPOOL WREN ROVERS A 2-1
2 MAINE ROAD H 2-1
3 CHESTER-LE-STREET TOWN A 1-2
1992-93 PRE SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 3-3
PREr SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 3-1
1 ROSSENDALE UNITED A 5-2
2 WATERLOO DOCK A 6-2
3 ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS A 2-1
4 BILSTON TOWN A 0-3
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