Garswood United Association Football Club is an
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club based in
Garswood
Garswood is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of St. Helens, Merseyside, England. The village is within the civil parish of Seneley Green. The parish was historically part of Ashton-in-Makerfield until 1974 boundary changes.
History
Within ...
, near
St Helens, in the
ceremonial county
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of
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and traditional
(historic) county of Lancashire.
The club is a member of the and plays at Simms Lane End.
History
The club was established in 1967. It joined Division Two of the
Mid-Cheshire League
The Cheshire Association Football League is a football competition based in Cheshire, England, which until 2007 was known as the Mid-Cheshire Association Football League. From season 2017–18, the league operates four divisions: the Premier ...
in 1988. After winning the division in their second season, it was promoted to Division One. In 1995–96, Garswood United won Division One, and was promoted to Division Two of the
North West Counties League
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. The club finished third in its first season in the NWCL and eighth in its second, but then left the league to return to the Mid-Cheshire League, which was renamed the Cheshire League in 2007. The team were the inaugural winners of the Cheshire League President's Cup in 1999/99. In 2019/20, the club was promoted to the Cheshire League's Premier Division.
Honours
*Mid-Cheshire League
**Division One champions 1995–96, 2013–14
**Division Two champions 1987–88, 1997–98
*Mid Cheshire League Division One League Cup
**Winners 2005–06
*Wigan Cup
**Winners 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14
*Mid Cheshire League Hospitality Club
**Winners 2008–09
*Mid Cheshire Fair Play Award
**Winners 2009–10
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Merseyside
Association football clubs established in 1967
1967 establishments in England
Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
Cheshire Association Football League
North West Counties Football League clubs