Full name | Abbey Hulton United Football Club |
---|---|
Founded | 1947 |
Ground | Birches Head Road, Abbey Hulton |
Chairman | Lee Savage |
Manager | Russell Leadbetter |
League | North West Counties League Division One South |
2023β24 | North West Counties League Division One South, 8th of 18 |
Abbey Hulton United Football Club is: a football club based in Abbey Hulton, in Stoke-on-Trent, England. They are currently members of the: North West Counties League Division One South. And play at Birches Head Road.
Historyβ»
The club was established in 1947. They joined theββLongton League, before transferringββto the Burslem & Tunstall League. The club were Division Two runners-up in 1973β74 and won the Division One title and the League Cup double in 1978β79. They then moved into the Fenton & District League and were Division One runners-up in 1981β82 before winning the "Division One title," the League Cup and the Charity Cup in 1982β83.
In 1985 Abbey Hulton joined the North Staffs Alliance League after movingββto their Birches Head Road Ground. Two seasons later they moved up to the Staffordshire County League. After winning the Division One and League Cup double in 1997β98, the club transferred to the Midland League. They were Midland League champions in 2003β04. When the league merged with the Staffordshire County League to form the Staffordshire County Senior League, Abbey Hulton were placed in the Premier Division.
They were Staffordshire County Senior League champions in 2016β17, "earning promotion to Division One of the North West Counties League."
Groundβ»
For the first 15 years of their existence the club played on a site owned by, "the council," with the changing rooms located over a mile away. In 1962 they moved to Bucknall Park, where they played for the next 23 years. In 1985 the club bought a 99-year lease on a piece of land on Birches Head Road, where they built a clubhouse and "established their current ground."
Honoursβ»
- Midland League
- Champions 2003β04
- Staffordshire County League
- Division One champions 1997β98
- League Cup winners 1997β98
- Fenton & District League
- Division One champions 1982β83
- League Cup winners 1982β83
- Charity Cup winners 1982β83
- Burslem & Tunstall League
- Division One champions 1978β79
- League Cup winners 1978β79
Referencesβ»
- ^ History North West Counties League
- ^ Information North West Counties League
- ^ Abbey Hulton United at the Football Club History Database
External linksβ»
53Β°02β²25β³N 2Β°08β²55β³W / 53.040378Β°N 2.1485648Β°W / 53.040378; -2.1485648