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This is a list of football teams based in
These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the
These clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues, at levels 5–8 of the
These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English women's football league system as of the 2022–23 season.
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
sorted by which league they play in as of the 2022–23 season. The leagues are listed in order of their level in the English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isl ...
, and the English women's football league system.
Men's teams
Levels 1–4
These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isl ...
as of the 2022–23 season.
Levels 5–8
These clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues, at levels 5–8 of the English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isl ...
as of the 2022–23 season.
Levels 9–10
These Greater Manchester clubs play in semi-pro and amateur leagues which grant eligibility to enter theFA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footb ...
and are high enough in the English football league system to grant eligibility to enter the FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football compet ...
, comprising levels 9–10 of the system. In Greater Manchester this consists solely of the North West Counties Football League
The North West Counties Football League is a football league in the North West of England. Since 2019–20, the league has covered the Isle of Man, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cumbria, northern Staffordshire, northern ...
.
Levels 11–12
These Greater Manchester clubs play in amateur leagues, levels 11–12. This includes theManchester League
The Manchester Football League is a football league in England, affiliated with Manchester FA, covering a 30-mile radius from Manchester Town Hall. It was formed in 1893, although play ceased between 1912 and 1920. Currently it consists of fiv ...
, the Cheshire Football League, and the West Lancashire Football League.
Cheshire League
;Premier Division *Altrincham Reserves *Broadheath Central *Denton Town *Winstanley Warriors *Whalley Range *Winstanley Warriors ;League 1 *Cheadle Heath Nomads Reserves *Denton Town *Golborne Sports *Maine Road Reserves *Wythenshawe Amateurs ReservesManchester League
;Premier Division *Atherton Town *Bolton County *Chadderton
Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Mancheste ...
Reserves
*Dukinfield Town
*Heyside
*Heywood St James
*Hindsford
*Manchester Gregorians
*Moorside Rangers
*Old Altrinchamians
*Pennington
*Rochdale Sacred Heart
*Royton Town
*Springhead
*Uppermill
*Walshaw Sports
;Division One
*AFC Monton
*Altrincham Hale
*Avenue
*Avro Reserves
*Bolton Borough
*Bolton Lads and Girls
*Bolton United
*Boothstown
*East Manchester
*Elton Vale
*Govan and Uni of Manchester
*Hindley Juniors
*Manchester Central
West Lancashire League
;Division One *Eagley
Eagley is a village of the unparished area of South Turton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies on southern slopes of the West Pennine Moors.
Eagley Brook passes thro ...
Women's teams
Levels 1–4
These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English women's football league system as of the 2022–23 season.
Levels 5–6
North West Women's Regional Football League
The North West Women's Regional Football League (NWWRFL) is one of the eight English regional leagues comprising the fifth and sixth tiers of the Women's football in England, English women's football pyramid. The other seven leagues are the Nort ...
; Premier Division (Level 5)
*Bury
* F.C. United of Manchester
*Manchester Stingers
*Mossley Hill Athletic
*Wigan Athletic
; Division One North (Level 6)
*Leigh Genesis
; Division One South (Level 6)
*Altrincham
*Curzon Ashton
Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compe ...
*Salford City Lionesses
*Wythenshawe Amateurs
Levels 7–8
Greater Manchester Women's Football League
;Division One
The Football League First Division was a division of the Football League in England from 1888 until 2004. It was the top division in the English football league system from the season 1888–89 until 1991–92, a century in which the First Div ...
(Level 7)
* Ashton United
* Didsbury FC
* Heyside Ladies FC
* Langho Ladies
* Mosley AFC Ladies
* Rochdale AFC Ladies
* Sale Ladies
* Tameside United
* Urmston Meadowside
* West Didsbury and Chorlton Women
; Division Two (Level 8)
* AFC Lionesses
* AFC Oldham Ladies
* Bolton Lads & Girls Club Ladies
* Boltonians Ladies
* Crompton FC Ladies
* Flixton Ladies
* Mancunian Unity Women
* Stockport Lionesses
* Swinton FC Ladies
* Walshaw Sports
* Greater Manchester FC
See also
* Football in ManchesterNotes
References
{{Lists of Football Clubs in English CountiesGreater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
Football clubs
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