Atherton LR

FORMED
1956

MANAGER
Dave Jones

GROUND
Crilly Park

TWITTER
@AthertonLRFC

Current Position: 11th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
4	2	0	2	9	5	6

Current Form: 8th

P	W	D	L	F	A
5	3	0	2	10	5

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
13/08/25	West Didsbury & Chorlton (A)	W 1-0
09/08/25	City of Liverpool (A)	W 6-0
02/08/25	Ossett United (H)	W 1-0
29/07/25	South Liverpool (H)	L 1-3
26/07/25	Ramsbottom United (A)	L 1-2

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
16/08/25	FC St Helens (A)	15:00
25/08/25	Stockport Town (H)	15:00
30/08/25	FC St Helens (H)	15:00
06/09/25	Cheadle Town (A)	15:00
09/09/25	Chadderton (H)	19:45
13/09/25	Glossop North End (A)	15:00

Latest News:

	Atherton LR are Triple Champions!
	After an historic weekend for the club from Crilly Park, they have now added three trophies to their cabinet from this season

	Atherton LR Receive Hereward Tri-Monthly Respect Award
	They were presented with the February-April award at the AGM...

	Atherton LR win the First Division North title!
	Congratulations to Atherton LR – Champions of the NWCFL First Division North!

	Joseph Bickerstaffe receives his March 24' GK of the Month award
	The Atherton LR Keeper' has received his First Division North Award from League Vice-Chairman Geoff Wilkinson.

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 26/07/25	Ramsbottom United	A	15:00	L 1-2	Thomas Romano (78)
Tue 29/07/25	South Liverpool	H	19:45	L 1-3	Thomas Romano (45+2)
Sat 02/08/25	Ossett United	H	15:00	W 1-0	Cal Hunter (57p)
	(The Emirates F.A Cup EP)
Sat 09/08/25	City of Liverpool	A	15:00	W 6-0	Cal Hunter (10) Thomas Romano (16) Joe Bacon (23) Cal Hunter (27) Thomas Romano (58) Tom Lawless (70)
Wed 13/08/25	West Didsbury & Chorlton	A	19:45	W 1-0	Tom Lawless (90+4)
Sat 16/08/25	FC St Helens	A	15:00
	(The Emirates F.A Cup P)
Mon 25/08/25	Stockport Town	H	15:00
Sat 30/08/25	FC St Helens	H	15:00
Sat 06/09/25	Cheadle Town	A	15:00
Tue 09/09/25	Chadderton	H	19:45
Sat 13/09/25	Glossop North End	A	15:00
Tue 16/09/25	Litherland REMYCA	H	19:45
Tue 23/09/25	Longridge Town	A	19:45
Sat 27/09/25	Pilkington	A	15:00
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 04/10/25	AFC Liverpool	H	15:00
Tue 07/10/25	Irlam	A	19:45
Sat 18/10/25	Wythenshawe	H	15:00
Tue 21/10/25	West Didsbury & Chorlton	H	19:45
Sat 25/10/25	South Liverpool	A	15:00
Sat 01/11/25	Glossop North End	H	15:00
Tue 04/11/25	Longridge Town	H	19:45
Sat 08/11/25	Barnoldswick Town	A	15:00
Tue 11/11/25	Irlam	H	19:45
Sat 15/11/25	Prestwich Heys	H	15:00
Sat 22/11/25	Charnock Richard	A	15:00
Sat 29/11/25	Abbey Hey	H	15:00
Sat 06/12/25	Barnoldswick Town	H	15:00
Sat 13/12/25	Pilkington	A	15:00
Sat 20/12/25	Euxton Villa	A	15:00
Fri 26/12/25	Burscough	H	15:00
Sat 03/01/26	Abbey Hey	A	15:00
Sat 10/01/26	Padiham	H	15:00
Tue 13/01/26	AFC Liverpool	A	19:45
Sat 17/01/26	Prestwich Heys	A	15:00
Sat 24/01/26	Cheadle Town	H	15:00
Tue 27/01/26	FC Isle of Man	H	19:45
Sat 31/01/26	Padiham	A	15:00
Sat 07/02/26	City of Liverpool	H	15:00
Sat 14/02/26	Wythenshawe	A	15:00
Sat 21/02/26	FC St Helens	A	15:00
Sun 01/03/26	Euxton Villa	H	11:30
Sat 07/03/26	FC Isle of Man	A	18:00
Sat 14/03/26	Pilkington	H	15:00
Sat 21/03/26	Stockport Town	A	15:00
Sat 28/03/26	Chadderton	A	15:00
Sat 04/04/26	Charnock Richard	H	15:00
Mon 06/04/26	Burscough	A	15:00
Sat 11/04/26	Litherland REMYCA	A	15:00
Sat 18/04/26	Ramsbottom United	H	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 26/07/25	Ramsbottom United (A)	L 1-2
Tue 29/07/25	South Liverpool (H)	L 1-3
Sat 02/08/25	Ossett United (H)	W 1-0
(The Emirates F.A Cup EP)
Sat 09/08/25	City of Liverpool (A)	W 6-0
Wed 13/08/25	West Didsbury & Chorlton (A)	W 1-0
Sat 16/08/25	FC St Helens (A)	15:00
(The Emirates F.A Cup P)
Mon 25/08/25	Stockport Town (H)	15:00
Sat 30/08/25	FC St Helens (H)	15:00
Sat 06/09/25	Cheadle Town (A)	15:00
Tue 09/09/25	Chadderton (H)	19:45
Sat 13/09/25	Glossop North End (A)	15:00
Tue 16/09/25	Litherland REMYCA (H)	19:45
Tue 23/09/25	Longridge Town (A)	19:45
Sat 27/09/25	Pilkington (A)	15:00
(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 04/10/25	AFC Liverpool (H)	15:00
Tue 07/10/25	Irlam (A)	19:45
Sat 18/10/25	Wythenshawe (H)	15:00
Tue 21/10/25	West Didsbury & Chorlton (H)	19:45
Sat 25/10/25	South Liverpool (A)	15:00
Sat 01/11/25	Glossop North End (H)	15:00
Tue 04/11/25	Longridge Town (H)	19:45
Sat 08/11/25	Barnoldswick Town (A)	15:00
Tue 11/11/25	Irlam (H)	19:45
Sat 15/11/25	Prestwich Heys (H)	15:00
Sat 22/11/25	Charnock Richard (A)	15:00
Sat 29/11/25	Abbey Hey (H)	15:00
Sat 06/12/25	Barnoldswick Town (H)	15:00
Sat 13/12/25	Pilkington (A)	15:00
Sat 20/12/25	Euxton Villa (A)	15:00
Fri 26/12/25	Burscough (H)	15:00
Sat 03/01/26	Abbey Hey (A)	15:00
Sat 10/01/26	Padiham (H)	15:00
Tue 13/01/26	AFC Liverpool (A)	19:45
Sat 17/01/26	Prestwich Heys (A)	15:00
Sat 24/01/26	Cheadle Town (H)	15:00
Tue 27/01/26	FC Isle of Man (H)	19:45
Sat 31/01/26	Padiham (A)	15:00
Sat 07/02/26	City of Liverpool (H)	15:00
Sat 14/02/26	Wythenshawe (A)	15:00
Sat 21/02/26	FC St Helens (A)	15:00
Sun 01/03/26	Euxton Villa (H)	11:30
Sat 07/03/26	FC Isle of Man (A)	18:00
Sat 14/03/26	Pilkington (H)	15:00
Sat 21/03/26	Stockport Town (A)	15:00
Sat 28/03/26	Chadderton (A)	15:00
Sat 04/04/26	Charnock Richard (H)	15:00
Mon 06/04/26	Burscough (A)	15:00
Sat 11/04/26	Litherland REMYCA (A)	15:00
Sat 18/04/26	Ramsbottom United (H)	15:00

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Lewis Adams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kieran Alley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elvis Amoakwa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Bacon	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joseph Bickerstaffe (GK)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Brookes	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Burgess (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Chadwick	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joshua Eccles	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Forshaw	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Owen Green	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Lance Houghton	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cal Hunter	4	0	3	0	0	1	0
Sam Jones (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Lawless	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Lenehan	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
David Moore	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kieran Nolan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abiola Obasoto	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Romano	3	1	4	0	0	0	0
Harvey Sample	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Alexander Moloney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Simon Beswick		Coach
Andrew Clough		Coach
Chelsea Gore		Physio
David Jones		Manager
Lewis Sumner		Assistant Manager
Garry Williams		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Lewis Adams	0	0	0	0	0
Kieran Alley	2	0	0	0	0
Elvis Amoakwa	2	0	0	0	0
Joe Bacon	3+1	1	0	0	0
Joseph Bickerstaffe	4	0	0	0	0
Harvey Brookes	3+1	0	0	0	0
Charles Burgess	0	0	0	0	0
George Chadwick	4	0	0	2	0
Joshua Eccles	0+1	0	0	1	0
Harry Forshaw	1+2	0	0	0	0
Owen Green	2+2	0	0	0	1
Lance Houghton	3	0	0	0	1
Cal Hunter	4	3	0	1	0
Sam Jones	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Lawless	1+2	1	0	0	0
Daniel Lenehan	1+2	0	0	0	0
David Moore	3	0	0	0	1
Kieran Nolan	4	0	0	0	0
Abiola Obasoto	4	0	0	0	0
Thomas Romano	3+1	4	0	0	0
Harvey Sample	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Alexander Moloney	0	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Simon Beswick		Coach
Andrew Clough		Coach
Chelsea Gore		Physio
David Jones		Manager
Lewis Sumner		Assistant Manager
Garry Williams		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Lewis Adams	0	0
Kieran Alley	2	0
Elvis Amoakwa	2	0
Joe Bacon	3+1	1
Joseph Bickerstaffe (GK)	4	0
Harvey Brookes	3+1	0
Charles Burgess (GK)	0	0
George Chadwick	4	0
Joshua Eccles	0+1	0
Harry Forshaw	1+2	0
Owen Green	2+2	0
Lance Houghton	3	0
Cal Hunter	4	3
Sam Jones (GK)	0	0
Tom Lawless	1+2	1
Daniel Lenehan	1+2	0
David Moore	3	0
Kieran Nolan	4	0
Abiola Obasoto	4	0
Thomas Romano	3+1	4
Harvey Sample	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Alexander Moloney	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Simon Beswick		Coach
Andrew Clough		Coach
Chelsea Gore		Physio
David Jones		Manager
Lewis Sumner		Assistant Manager
Garry Williams		Coach

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	1-0	02/08/25 v Ossett United (The Emirates F.A Cup)
Biggest Away Win	6-0	09/08/25 v City of Liverpool (Premier Division)
Biggest Home Defeat	1-3	29/07/25 v South Liverpool (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Defeat	1-2	26/07/25 v Ramsbottom United (Premier Division)
Highest Drawn Home Game		No home draws at present
Highest Drawn Away Game		No away draws at present
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	4	1-3 29/07/25 v South Liverpool (Premier Division)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	6	6-0 09/08/25 v City of Liverpool (Premier Division)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	2		2		4
Won	1	50.00%	1	50.00%	2	50.00%
Drawn	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Lost	1	50.00%	1	50.00%	2	50.00%
Scored	2	1.00	7	3.50	9	2.25
Conceded	3	1.50	2	1.00	5	1.25

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Emirates F.A Cup	Preliminary Round	v	FC St Helens	(A)
	To be played on Sat 16/08/25
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	Pilkington	(A)
	To be played on Sat 27/09/25

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	2 games	248

Number of Games Since
Last Win	0 games
Last Defeat	2 games
Goalless Draw	40 games
Score Draw	19 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	26 games
Clean Sheet	0 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	0	0.00%	2	50.00%
One	3	75.00%	0	0.00%
Two	0	0.00%	1	25.00%
Three	0	0.00%	1	25.00%
Four	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Five or more	1	25.00%	0	0.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	1	11.11%	1	0.00%	1	7.14%
16-30	3	33.33%	1	20.00%	4	28.57%
31-45	1	11.11%	1	20.00%	2	14.29%
46-60	2	22.22%	1	20.00%	3	21.43%
61-75	1	11.11%	1	20.00%	2	14.29%
76-90	1	11.11%	0	0.00%	1	7.14%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

Laburnum Rovers were founded in 1956 by Joe Riley as an under 14s side and after a difficult first season in the local Briarcroft Junior League, they went on to enjoy much success in League and Cup competitions. Joe was persuaded to carry on into Senior football and after a brief spell in the Leigh League the club joined the Bolton Combination.

More success followed, but the ground at Hag Fold prevented further progress so a farmers field was found and despite footpath criss-crossing and duck ponds either side, hard work by everyone at the club turned this unpromising field into a football pitch. In 1966 the club moved into its new ground and were able to take their place in Division One of the Combination.

Jack Crilly succeeded Joe as Chairman and worked tirelessly for the club, supervising the erection of new changing rooms (an improvement on the old air raid shelters they had been using) and a small social club. Jack died suddenly in 1980 and as a tribute to the work he did the ground was renamed from Greendale to Crilly Park.

In the summer of 1980 the club joined the non-league pyramid when their application to join the Cheshire County League was successful. A stipulation of the League was that the towns name had to be in the clubs title, so links with the past were retained with the new name of Atherton Laburnum Rovers.

In 1982 the club became founder members of the North West Counties League, being placed in division two until the league was reorganised in 1987 when ongoing ground improvements saw them placed in division one. 1989 saw floodlights erected and the club enter the FA Cup for the first time, while in 1991 the changing rooms and clubhouse were completely rebuilt.

Towards the end of 1990/91 season Dave Morris took over as team manager and it was the start of the best period in the clubs history. In 1992/93 the club won the League title with 106 points from 42 games and also won the League Championship Trophy. Promotion to the Unibond League was denied them because of grading requirements, but undaunted the club repeated their double the following season as well as reaching the semi-finals of the FA Vase. This time the club was promoted to the Unibond League.

Two good seasons saw steady progress, but then financial troubles struck and the club was relegated for the first time in its history.

Three seasons of struggle back in the North West Counties League culminated with the relegation to Division Two. However, the appointment of Alan Lord as manager saw a remarkable turnaround in form and nine successive victories helped the club win back promotion to Division One at the first attempt. In November 2002 Tom Foster and Dennis Haslem took over as managers after having to rebuild the team from scratch, they secured Division One football for another season. Dennis moved on in the summer and Ian Street joined the club.

A period of stability and success followed but at the end of 2004/05 season Foster and Street left the club to be replaced by Mike Lester and Darren Ford, They set about building a new squad but, in February 2006, Lester and Ford resigned sparking a difficult time for the club on the pitch with no less than six managers at the helm over the next two years. The most successful period came in spring 2007 under Roy Sweeney when the club moved away from the relegation zone after doubling its points total from 21 to 42 in the final two months of the season, finishing in 16th place and having a record league attendance of 1,325 for the visit of FC United of Manchester.

Sweeney resigned in December 2007, with Malcolm Anderton taking temporary charge for four months until ex-LR player and Leigh RMI manager Stuart Humphreys was brought in to ensure the club retained its top division status and it was fortunate that 21st place was enough. With changes elsewhere in the pyramid system, LR avoided relegation from Division 1 by finishing 19th at the end of 07/08 season.

The club then brought in Dave Hughes as the new manager with a brief to keep the team in the now rebranded Premier Division while the club was reorganised behind the scenes. Hughes brought in a very experienced coaching team and set about building a squad which has proved very successful. The season ended with one of the highest league placings for several years, victory in the Goldline Trophy and another Reebok appearance in the Hospital Cup final. This season the side had a promising opening to the campaign recording another FA Cup giant-killing before injuries took a severe toll, with the team battling in the relegation dogfight. Victory once again in the Goldline Trophy Final gave the team enough belief to collect the points they needed to stay in the Premier Division.

Dave Hughes resigned as manager at the beginning of September 2010 and the position was immediately offered to the Head Coach Glenn Moses to ensure stability within the team. Moses led the club to its third Goldline Final in three years and our highest mid-season points tally for the past few seasons. Phil Priestley was appointed as manager at the start of the 2011-12 season and remained in charge until he resigned in the summer of 2013.

One week before the start of the 2013-14 season the club appointed Michael Clegg as manager who took the team to a 7th place finish, but resigned as manager at the end of the same season to take up his the managers position at Atherton Collieries. The next four seasons saw new management teams each season with Ross McNair taking charge for the 2014-15 season, the management duo of Craig and Adam Jones for the 2015-16 season and Shaun Lynch took over for the 2016-17 season.

The 2018-19 season proved to be one to forget, with a number of managers taking charge of the team and the team being reprieved from relegation from Division 1 North. However off field issues were being brought to a head towards the end of the season that resulted in significant positive changes in how the club was to be taken forward. Shaun Lynch was appointed Chairman and together with new committee members set about regenerating the club.

After a difficult few seasons, at the beginning of the new season 23/24 Atherton LR appointed David Jones as the first team manager and he brought along an experience back-room team with him. Pre season results has proven that he has built a strong squad who are raring to go with the new season.

SEASON 2024-25 What a season!!! winning the Treble - Division One North,= champions, Edward Case cup and the Champions Champions Cup.....with David Jones at the Helm. Bring on The NWCFL PREMIER DIVISION

Matchday Information

Ground: Crilly Park

Address: Spa Road, Atherton, Greater Manchester

Postcode: M46 9XG

Telephone: 01942 878715

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2025/26 Admission Prices: £6 Adults £3 Concessions with children under 16 FREE

Programme Price: £2

Directions: M61 to Junction 5, follow signs for Westhoughton, turn left onto A6, turn right at first lights into Newbrook Road, then turn right into Upton Road, passing Atherton Central Station. Turn left into Spa Road.

Nearest Railway: Atherton (8 minutes walk, 0.4 miles)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: Atherton is served by the 582 bus running between Bolton and Leigh. Alight at the bus stop nearest Atherton Train Station, walk along Upton Road over the railway bridge and turn left onto Springfield Road, then left onto Hillside Avenue. Continue walking along Hillside Avenue for about 300m until you arrive at the football ground.

Parking Facilities: There is plenty of parking inside and immediately outside the ground. On busy match days please park courteously in the residential area. Please do not park in the bus stop outside the ground.

Ground Facilities: There is a licensed bar and snack bar serving hot food and drinks open on match days. There is plenty of covered seating in the main stand and there is covered standing on two sides of the ground. Toilets are accessed via the bar

Additional Visitor Information:

Club Information

Legal Entity: Atherton LR AFC Limited C/N 02409206

Ground: Crilly Park

Address: Spa Road, Atherton, Greater Manchester

Postcode: M46 9XG

Telephone: 01942 878715

Website: https://www.athertonlr.co.uk/

Twitter: @AthertonLRFC

Registered Colours: Yellow Shirts, Royal Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks

Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Home Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks

Alternative Colours: Orange Shirts, Orange Shorts, Orange Socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Green Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

Secretary: Paula Lord

Chairman: Shaun Lynch

Manager: Dave Jones

Programme Editor: Kaden Openshaw

Committee / Directors: Shaun Lynch, Chris Mulcahy, Steve Halliwell, Keith Jones, Derek Kay, Alan Lowe, Andy Harrison, Paula Lord. Brian Seddon

County Affiliation: Lancashire FA

Year Formed: 1956

Record Attendance: 1,740 v Aldershot (F.A. Vase) 05.03.1994

Previous Leagues:

Northern Premier League
Cheshire County League
Bolton Combination
Leigh &
District League

Honours:

NWCFL First Division North Champions 2024/25, Runners Up 2023/24
NWCFL Edward Case Cup Winners 2024/25
NWCFL First Division Champions 1992/93, 1993/94
NWCFL Championship Trophy Winners 1992/93, 1993/94
FA Vase Semi-Finalists 1993/94
Northern Premier League Division One Cup Finalists 1995/96
Goldline Trophy Winners 1998/99, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2008/09
Bolton Hospital Cup Winners 1984/85, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2010/11
Westhoughton Charity Cup Winners 1981/82
Bolton Combination Division 2A Champions 1965/66
Bolton Combination Division 2 Cup Winners 1964/65, 1965/66

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