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Saltney’s Football History
The first record of a Saltney based football club was in 1908 when they joined The Combination.
The Combination was originally composed from clubs from Manchester and Liverpool and their environment. In later years, several Welsh clubs joined. One club (Northwich Victoria) earned admission to the Football League as members of The Combination. This League ran from 1890-1911.
Saltney had a fantastic first season in the league finishing in 2nd place, Tranmere Rovers finished 3rd!
We are uncertain on what happened after the league disbanded in 1911.
In the 1919-20 season, Saltney based side Crichton’s Athletic was a founder member of Cheshire County League. In 1921 the side changed their name to Saltney Athletic.
In 1923 the side finished in 6th position before leaving the Cheshire County League.
The history becomes a little hazy from them until the 1974-75 season when Saltney Social became founder members of Clwyd Football League, where they played for two seasons.
For the 1992-93 season Saltney Community Centre was formed. They entered the Clwyd League system in Division 1. A great start resulted in a 3rd play finish and instant promotion to the prestigious Clwyd Premier Division.
In their first effort at the Clwyd top flight they finished in a very respectable 2nd place before going one better the following year, winning the League and being duly promoted to the Welsh Alliance League.
In their two seasons in the league they finished in 6th, then 11th positions before resigning from the Alliance in 1998.
And now after 12 years of absence football is coming back. Saltney duo Andy Johnson and Marc Edwards aim to revitalise Saltney’s football community with the birth of Saltney Town FC.
The club was formed on 1st May 2010 and entered into the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area). The pair aim to reform an entire club with first team, reserves as well as a strong junior section. The club’s vision is to ‘bring our community together through football’.
Information compiled with help from:
Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk
Clwyd Football League. http://www.clwydfootballleague.co.uk
Welsh Football Data Archive. http://www.wfda.co.uk
The first record of a Saltney based football club was in 1908 when they joined The Combination.
The Combination was originally composed from clubs from Manchester and Liverpool and their environment. In later years, several Welsh clubs joined. One club (Northwich Victoria) earned admission to the Football League as members of The Combination. This League ran from 1890-1911.
Saltney had a fantastic first season in the league finishing in 2nd place, Tranmere Rovers finished 3rd!
We are uncertain on what happened after the league disbanded in 1911.
In the 1919-20 season, Saltney based side Crichton’s Athletic was a founder member of Cheshire County League. In 1921 the side changed their name to Saltney Athletic.
In 1923 the side finished in 6th position before leaving the Cheshire County League.
The history becomes a little hazy from them until the 1974-75 season when Saltney Social became founder members of Clwyd Football League, where they played for two seasons.
For the 1992-93 season Saltney Community Centre was formed. They entered the Clwyd League system in Division 1. A great start resulted in a 3rd play finish and instant promotion to the prestigious Clwyd Premier Division.
In their first effort at the Clwyd top flight they finished in a very respectable 2nd place before going one better the following year, winning the League and being duly promoted to the Welsh Alliance League.
In their two seasons in the league they finished in 6th, then 11th positions before resigning from the Alliance in 1998.
And now after 12 years of absence football is coming back. Saltney duo Andy Johnson and Marc Edwards aim to revitalise Saltney’s football community with the birth of Saltney Town FC.
The club was formed on 1st May 2010 and entered into the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area). The pair aim to reform an entire club with first team, reserves as well as a strong junior section. The club’s vision is to ‘bring our community together through football’.
Information compiled with help from:
Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk
Clwyd Football League. http://www.clwydfootballleague.co.uk
Welsh Football Data Archive. http://www.wfda.co.uk
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