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Radcliffe F.C.
Radcliffe Football Club (formerly Radcliffe Borough) is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, where they play their home games at Stainton Park. The club was formed on 24 May 1949 and currently plays in the National League North, the sixth tier of the English football league system, after winning the 2023-24 Northern Premier League#Premier Division, 2023-24 Northern Premier League Premier Division title. Radcliffe won the Northern Premier League First Division in 1996–97, won the playoffs twice in 2003 and 2019 and reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in its history in 2000. The club changed its name to Radcliffe Football Club for the 2018–19 season. History The club was formed on 24 May 1949 at the Owd Tower Inn in Radcliffe by Jack Pickford & a committee of 17 and became a member of the South East Lancashire Football League. All they had at the time was two players (Tommy Entwistle and Bert Nutter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stainton Park
Stainton Park, currently known as the Neuven Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a association football, football ground in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, which has hosted Radcliffe F.C. since 1969. It has a capacity of 3,500 (350 seated). Prior to 1968, the Club had played its home games at a ground at Bright Street, Radcliffe, until the site was selected for redevelopment. After a 12-month period in which Radcliffe Borough were forced to play their Lancashire Combination games outside the town (at the Whitehouse Sports Ground, Crumpsall) the Club were then able to move to the current site at Red Bank, Pilkington Road, Radcliffe, which was subsequently named Stainton Park after Mr. Henry Stainton, a local builder and the Club's president. The first competitive fixture at the new ground is understood to have been Radcliffe Borough's home Lancashire Combination league fixture against Wigan Rovers on Saturday 6 September 1969. A Lancashire Combination Cup tie against Formby had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
