ROSSENDALE UNITED
Probably connected with the Rossendale club who played in the
Lancashire League 1889-97
1898-99 Joined Lancashire Combination
1899 Left Lancashire Combination
1901-02 Rejoined Lancashire Combination
1909 Relegated to Division Two
1913-14 Promoted to Division One
1926-27 Lancashire Combination Champions
1928-29 Missed runner-up spot on goal average
1954-55 Lancashire Combination runner-up
1956 Relegated to Division Two
1956-57 Lancashire Combination Division Two Champions
Promoted to Division One
1970-71 Joined Cheshire County League
Cheshire County League Champions
1971-72 Cheshire County League runner-up
1973-74 Cheshire County League runner-up (lost title on goal average)
1982-83 Founder members of North West Counties League
1985-86 North West Counties League Division Two runner-up
Promoted to Division One
1987-88 North West Counties League runner-up (lost title on goal diff.)
1988-89 North West Counties League Champions
1989-90 Joined Northern Premier League Division One
1990-91 One point deducted
1993-94 Rejoined North West Counties League
North West Counties League runner-up
2000-01 North West Counties League Champions (2nd time)
2001-02 Rejoined Northern Premier League Division One
2010-11 Rejoined North West Counties League
One point deducted
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1898-99 LAN C 28 4 4 20 25 99 12 15/15
1901-02 LAN C 34 13 5 16 62 89 31 10/18
1902-03 LAN C 34 10 6 18 49 87 26 15/18
1903-04 LAN C-1 34 13 7 14 45 57 33 10/18
1904-05 LAN C-1 34 12 8 14 54 68 32 13/18
1905-06 LAN C-1 38 14 8 16 68 73 36 12/20
1906-07 LAN C-1 38 13 10 15 71 70 36 13/20
1907-08 LAN C-1 38 18 7 13 69 64 43 5/20
1908-09 LAN C-1 38 11 7 20 58 94 29 18/20
1909-10 LAN C-2 38 21 4 13 105 69 46 6/20
1910-11 LAN C-2 38 19 7 12 124 64 45 7/20
1911-12 LAN C-1 32 12 9 11 58 48 33 8/17
1912-13 LAN C-1 34 8 7 19 63 105 23 17/18
1913-14 LAN C-2 34 19 4 11 84 42 42 3/18
1914-15 LAN C-1 32 11 0 21 42 64 22 15/17
1919-20 LAN C 34 16 3 15 64 71 35 10/18
1920-21 LAN C 34 10 5 19 52 76 25 14/18
1921-22 LAN C 34 13 8 13 66 51 34 10/18
1922-23 LAN C 34 19 3 12 85 55 41 5/18
1923-24 LAN C 38 18 8 12 69 56 44 5/20
1924-25 LAN C 36 16 9 11 76 67 41 6/19
1925-26 LAN C 38 23 4 11 119 89 50 3/20
1926-27 LAN C 38 27 6 5 129 65 60 1/20
1927-28 LAN C 38 21 7 10 110 60 49 5/20
1928-29 LAN C 38 23 4 11 126 74 50 3/20
1929-30 LAN C 38 18 7 13 83 82 43 8/20
1930-31 LAN C 38 15 6 17 80 99 36 15/20
1931-32 LAN C 36 18 6 12 86 74 42 6/19
1932-33 LAN C 38 10 11 17 65 89 31 15/20
1933-34 LAN C 38 13 6 19 70 98 32 14/20
1934-35 LAN C 38 22 6 10 103 65 50 5/20
1935-36 LAN C 40 10 9 21 77 108 29 19/21
1936-37 LAN C 40 11 6 23 81 134 28 19/21
1937-38 LAN C 42 18 7 17 74 73 43 9/22
1938-39 LAN C 42 19 12 11 110 95 50 6/22
1945-46 LAN C 22 9 4 9 53 47 22 6/12
1946-47 LAN C 42 11 10 21 76 113 32 20/22
1947-48 LAN C-1 42 11 12 19 80 90 34 15/22
1948-49 LAN C-1 42 17 8 17 85 78 42 12/22
1949-50 LAN C-1 42 13 8 21 73 85 34 18/22
1950-51 LAN C-1 42 13 7 22 63 102 33 19/22
1951-52 LAN C-1 42 13 5 24 77 95 31 20/22
1952-53 LAN C-1 42 16 7 19 84 92 39 14/22
1953-54 LAN C-1 40 14 8 18 87 89 36 13/21
1954-55 LAN C-1 42 24 6 12 123 84 54 2/22
1955-56 LAN C-1 38 8 9 21 61 89 25 19/20
1956-57 LAN C-2 34 25 3 6 111 34 53 1/18
1957-58 LAN C-1 42 19 10 13 104 88 48 8/22
1958-59 LAN C-1 42 16 5 21 88 89 37 16/22
1959-60 LAN C-1 42 21 7 14 116 95 49 5/22
1960-61 LAN C-1 42 13 7 22 92 139 33 16/22
1961-62 LAN C-1 42 22 6 14 114 89 50 6/22
1962-63 LAN C-1 42 17 6 19 103 138 40 14/22
1963-64 LAN C-1 42 12 9 21 70 114 33 16/22
1964-65 LAN C-1 42 13 6 23 75 114 32 18/22
1965-66 LAN C-1 42 9 9 24 48 97 27 18/22
1966-67 LAN C-1 42 12 8 22 64 90 32 18/22
1967-68 LAN C-1 42 6 6 30 50 115 18 22/22
1968-69 LAN C 42 16 8 18 68 83 40 13/22
1969-70 LAN C 38 22 4 12 96 50 48 7/20
1970-71 CHES 42 28 11 3 84 39 67 1/22
1971-72 CHES 42 26 5 11 90 65 57 2/22
1972-73 CHES 42 21 9 12 62 40 51 5/22
1973-74 CHES 42 29 6 7 87 39 64 2/22
1974-75 CHES 42 17 13 12 77 64 47 8/22
1975-76 CHES 42 17 9 16 69 62 43 11/22
1976-77 CHES 42 9 10 23 48 85 28 20/22
1977-78 CHES 42 11 4 27 51 110 24 20/22
1978-79 CHES-1 42 11 6 25 51 108 28 19/22
1979-80 CHES-1 38 12 12 14 48 73 36 11/20
1980-81 CHES-1 38 9 12 17 49 69 30 15/20
1981-82 CHES-1 38 18 10 10 62 44 46 5/20
1982-83 NWC-2 38 15 10 13 75 68 40 8/20
1983-84 NWC-2 34 10 6 18 53 84 26 15/18
1984-85 NWC-2 34 10 9 15 51 53 29 14/18
1985-86 NWC-2 34 20 8 6 81 36 48 2/18
1986-87 NWC-1 38 14 11 13 66 59 39 10/20
1987-88 NWC-1 34 24 7 3 68 23 55 2/18
1988-89 NWC-1 34 24 8 2 84 27 56 1/18
1989-90 NPL-1 42 15 9 18 73 69 54 13/22
1990-91 NPL-1 42 12 13 17 66 67 48 * 15/22
1991-92 NPL-1 42 9 11 22 61 90 38 19/22
1992-93 NPL-1 40 5 5 30 50 126 20 21/21
1993-94 NWC-1 42 25 9 8 76 46 84 2/22
1994-95 NWC-1 42 12 11 19 60 82 47 18/22
1995-96 NWC-1 42 6 10 26 32 114 28 21/22
1996-97 NWC-1 42 11 9 22 51 76 42 17/22
1997-98 NWC-1 42 15 6 21 61 80 51 13/22
1998-99 NWC-1 40 14 5 21 59 81 47 14/21
1999-00 NWC-1 42 23 9 10 77 46 78 5/22
2000-01 NWC-1 42 29 5 8 114 44 92 1/22
2001-02 NPL-1 42 17 10 15 69 58 61 9/22
2002-03 NPL-1 42 12 5 25 58 88 41 18/22
2003-04 NPL-1 42 13 12 17 53 62 51 15/22
2004-05 NPL-1 42 10 10 22 64 87 40 21/22
2005-06 NPL-1 42 12 17 13 58 61 53 15/22
2006-07 NPL-1 46 21 7 18 64 59 70 9/24
2007-08 NPL-1N 42 16 11 15 66 74 59 9/18
2008-09 NPL-1N 40 8 10 22 53 83 34 21/21
2009-10 NPL-1N 42 6 7 29 38 94 25 22/22
2010-11 NWC-P 42 6 11 25 63 106 28 * 21/22
F.A. CUP
1948-49 PRE BACUP BOROUGH H 2-0
1Q LEYLAND MOTORS A 2-2
1Qr LEYLAND MOTORS H 4-2
2Q DARWEN{1} H 4-0
3Q FLEETWOOD A 1-0
4Q NETHERFIELD A 1-3
1949-50 PRE HORWICH R M I H 5-2
1Q LEYLAND MOTORS H 5-1
2Q CHORLEY A 3-2
3Q FLEETWOOD A 0-5
1950-51 1Q HORWICH R M I H 6-5
2Q BACUP BOROUGH A 2-3
1951-52 1Q HORWICH R M I H 4-2
2Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 1-1
2Qr SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 0-3
1952-53 1Q DARWEN{1} H 2-0
2Q MOSSLEY A 0-1
1953-54 PRE DARWEN{1} A 0-2
1954-55 PRE BACUP BOROUGH A 0-1
1955-56 1Q DROYLSDEN H 4-3
2Q CHORLEY H 2-1
3Q ASHTON UNITED A 0-1
1956-57 PRE MOSSLEY H 0-1
1957-58 1Q ASHTON UNITED H 2-2
1Qr ASHTON UNITED A 0-1
1958-59 PRE LYTHAM H 1-0
1Q DARWEN{1} A 1-3
1959-60 PRE LYTHAM H 4-4
PREr LYTHAM A 1-2
1960-61 PRE MOSSLEY H 1-1
PREr MOSSLEY A 2-5
1961-62 1Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 1-2
1962-63 1Q LEYLAND MOTORS A 5-1
2Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 2-4
1963-64 1Q HYDE UNITED A 2-6
1964-65 1Q GREAT HARWOOD H 1-0
2Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 0-3
1965-66 1Q DARWEN{1} H 3-2
2Q CHORLEY A 1-1
2Qr CHORLEY H 0-3
1966-67 1Q BURSCOUGH A 3-2
2Q LANCASTER CITY H 3-3
2Qr LANCASTER CITY A 1-2
1967-68 1Q WITTON ALBION A 1-6
1968-69 1Q BACUP BOROUGH A 1-0
2Q WITTON ALBION A 3-4
1969-70 1Q WITTON ALBION H 3-1
2Q MOSSLEY A 0-0
2Qr MOSSLEY H 0-1
1970-71 1Q ST HELENS TOWN A 2-0
2Q HORWICH R M I H 3-1
3Q SOUTH LIVERPOOL H 1-3
1971-72 1Q NETHERFIELD A 4-2
2Q MORECAMBE H 2-2
2Qr MORECAMBE A 1-0
3Q LANCASTER CITY A 4-1
4Q STAFFORD RANGERS H 6-3
1 ALTRINCHAM H 1-0
2 BOLTON WANDERERS H 1-4 @ Bury
1972-73 4Q BANGOR CITY H 1-2
1973-74 1Q NETHERFIELD A 2-3
1974-75 1Q BARROW A 0-1
1975-76 1Q LEYLAND MOTORS A 8-1
2Q RADCLIFFE BOROUGH A 2-2
2Qr RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 4-1
3Q LANCASTER CITY H 2-1
4Q BLYTH SPARTANS A 0-0
4Qr BLYTH SPARTANS H 1-0
1 SHREWSBURY TOWN H 0-1
1976-77 1Q BUXTON H 0-5
1977-78 1Q LYTHAM A 1-0
2Q RUNCORN H 1-2
1979-80 PRE LYTHAM A 1-1
PREr LYTHAM H 4-0
1Q PENRITH A 1-0
2Q CURZON ASHTON H 2-0
3Q BURSCOUGH H 0-4
1980-81 PRE WORKSOP TOWN H 1-1
PREr WORKSOP TOWN A 1-3
1981-82 1Q PENRITH A 1-2
1982-83 1Q CHORLEY H 0-3
1984-85 PRE DENABY UNITED H 1-2
1985-86 PRE GUISELEY H 1-0
1Q MOSSLEY H 1-2
1986-87 PRE COLWYN BAY A 1-1
PREr COLWYN BAY H 3-2
1Q BRIDGNORTH TOWN A 1-1
1Qr BRIDGNORTH TOWN H 3-2
2Q PRESCOT CABLES H 2-1
3Q OLDBURY UNITED H 1-2
1987-88 PRE NORTHALLERTON TOWN H 3-0
1Q WORKSOP TOWN H 1-1
1Qr WORKSOP TOWN A 4-2
2Q GUISBOROUGH TOWN H 2-3
1988-89 PRE ASHINGTON A 4-2
1Q BLYTH SPARTANS A 0-1
1989-90 PRE LEYLAND MOTORS A 1-0
1Q VAUXHALL G M H 2-1
2Q MARINE A 0-2
1990-91 PRE ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS A 0-2
1991-92 PRE HEANOR TOWN H 2-4
1992-93 PRE SHEFFIELD A 2-2 @ Rossendale United
PREr SHEFFIELD H 1-2
1993-94 PRE ROSSINGTON MAIN H 3-0
1Q ST HELENS TOWN H 1-1
1Qr ST HELENS TOWN A 0-1
1994-95 PRE OSSETT ALBION A 4-1
1Q MATLOCK TOWN H 1-2
1995-96 PRE BLIDWORTH WELFARE A 0-0
PREr BLIDWORTH WELFARE H 3-0
1Q COLWYN BAY H 1-4
1996-97 PRE CASTLETON GABRIELS H 1-1
PREr CASTLETON GABRIELS A 4-2
1Q SOUTHPORT H 0-5
1997-98 PRE BLIDWORTH WELFARE A 5-3
1Q ILKESTON TOWN A 0-3
1998-99 PRE BRIGG TOWN H 0-3
1999-00 PRE CHADDERTON H 2-0
1Q OSSETT TOWN H 1-1
1Qr OSSETT TOWN A 0-2
2000-01 PRE SHEFFIELD A 1-2 @ Sheffield United
2001-02 PRE GARFORTH TOWN A 4-0
1Q GUISBOROUGH TOWN H 3-2
2Q THACKLEY A 0-3
3Q BARROW A 1-1
3Qr BARROW H 2-2 Barrow won 5-3 on penalties
2002-03 PRE OSSETT ALBION H 0-1
2003-04 PRE GOOLE A 4-2
1Q HARROGATE RAILWAY ATHLETIC H 2-1
2Q MARINE A 1-3
2004-05 PRE LIVERSEDGE H 1-4
2005-06 PRE SUNDERLAND NISSAN H 1-1
PREr SUNDERLAND NISSAN A 4-1
1Q BILLINGHAM TOWN H 2-2
1Qr BILLINGHAM TOWN A 3-2
2Q ARMTHORPE WELFARE A 2-0
3Q BLYTH SPARTANS H 0-1
2006-07 PRE CONSETT A 1-1
PREr CONSETT H 2-1
1Q GATESHEAD A 1-3
2007-08 PRE DINNINGTON TOWN H 0-2
2008-09 PRE OLDHAM TOWN A 1-1
PREr OLDHAM TOWN H 3-0
1Q WOODLEY SPORTS A 3-1 @ Abbey Hey
2Q DURHAM CITY A 0-4 @ Eppleton Colliery Welfare
2009-10 PRE TRAFFORD A 2-2
PREr TRAFFORD H 3-1
1Q A F C FYLDE A 1-4
2010-11 EP FORMBY H 3-1
PRE CAMMELL LAIRD H 5-2
1Q LEIGH GENESIS H 3-4
F.A. TROPHY
1969-70 1Q HORWICH R M I H 2-1
2Q SANDBACH RAMBLERS A 0-2
1970-71 1Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 1-2
1971-72 1Q HORWICH R M I H 2-0
2Q NETHERFIELD H 3-2
3Q WINSFORD UNITED H 1-0
1 BURTON ALBION A 0-2
1972-73 1Q NELSON A 6-0
2Q ASHTON UNITED A 2-3
1973-74 1Q DARWEN{1} A 1-1
1Qr DARWEN{1} H 2-0
2Q ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 1-2
1974-75 PRE NELSON H 2-0
1Q DARWEN{1} A 1-1
1Qr DARWEN{1} H 2-3
1975-76 PRE WILLINGTON A 3-7
1976-77 1Q CONSETT H 2-3
1977-78 1Q TOW LAW TOWN A 0-2
1980-81 PRE ACCRINGTON STANLEY H 1-1
PREr ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 0-1
1981-82 1Q WEST AUCKLAND TOWN A 3-1
2Q FERRYHILL ATHLETIC A 1-1
2Qr FERRYHILL ATHLETIC H 3-0 @ Droylsden
3Q PENRITH H 3-1 @ Mossley
1 BUXTON A 2-1
2 SLOUGH TOWN A 0-1
1982-83 1Q TOW LAW TOWN H 0-0
1Qr TOW LAW TOWN A 1-3
2001-02 1 BEDWORTH UNITED H 3-3
1r BEDWORTH UNITED A 0-2
2002-03 Q WITTON ALBION H 2-2
Qr WITTON ALBION A 0-2
2003-04 PRE COLWYN BAY H 1-0
1 BRIDLINGTON TOWN H 2-0
2 GUISELEY H 0-0
2r GUISELEY A 0-2
2004-05 PRE BELPER TOWN A 0-3
2005-06 1Q WOODLEY SPORTS H 0-1
2006-07 PRE CAMMELL LAIRD A 0-2
2007-08 PRE WARRINGTON TOWN A 2-3
2008-09 PRE TRAFFORD A 1-8
2009-10 PRE CHORLEY H 1-2
F.A. VASE
1983-84 PRE NORTH WITHINGTON H 6-2
1 IRLAM TOWN H 0-5
1984-85 PRE ARNOLD KINGSWELL A 1-1
PREr ARNOLD KINGSWELL H 2-4
1985-86 PRE RYLANDS A 3-1
1 CHADDERTON H 0-1
1986-87 PRE KIRKBY TOWN A 1-1
PREr KIRKBY TOWN H 2-1
1 WATERLOO DOCK H 2-0
2 DURHAM CITY H 4-2
3 DROYLSDEN H 4-3
4 TAMWORTH H 1-0
5 EMLEY A 1-2
1987-88 1 LANCASTER CITY H 2-0
2 DURHAM CITY A 0-4
1988-89 1 BURSCOUGH A 6-1
2 FARSLEY CELTIC{1} H 3-2
3 GARFORTH TOWN A 4-1
4 EMLEY H 3-1
5 SUDBURY TOWN H 0-1
1989-90 2 MAINE ROAD H 6-2
3 DROYLSDEN A 3-3 Droylsden fielded an ineligible player - tie awarded to Rossendale United
4 GUISELEY A 1-3
1990-91 2 OSSETT TOWN H 0-2
1991-92 1 AYONE H 5-2
2 BURSCOUGH A 0-2
1992-93 PRE BOOTLE A 3-2
1 ASHTON UNITED H 2-5
1993-94 PRE PRIORY (EASTWOOD) A 5-2
1 BOOTLE H 2-4
1994-95 PRE ST HELENS TOWN H 1-2
1995-96 2Q BRIGG TOWN A 0-9
1996-97 1Q NELSON H 0-2
1997-98 2Q WORSBROUGH BRIDGE MINERS WELFARE A 2-0
1 EAST MANCHESTER A 3-2
2 TOW LAW TOWN H 1-2
1998-99 2Q EAST MANCHESTER H 2-1
1 LIVERSEDGE A 2-4
1999-00 2Q CURZON ASHTON H 2-3
2000-01 1Q CHADDERTON A 3-1
2Q PARKGATE H 1-0
1 SELBY TOWN A 0-0
1r SELBY TOWN H 2-0
2 CROOK TOWN A 3-0
3 BRIGG TOWN H 2-3
2010-11 1 BACUP BOROUGH H 0-2
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