Bollington F.C.
| Full name | Bollington Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1875 | |
| Dissolved | 1890 | |
| Ground | Garden Street | |
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Bollington F.C. was an English association football club, from Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire.
History[edit]
Although claiming a foundation date of 1875,[1] the club does not appear to have been particularly active, until entering the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1883, losing in the first round to Macclesfield St John's.[2]
FA Cup entries[edit]
Despite being a minor team even within Cheshire, in 1885, Bollington entered the FA Cup and was drawn to play Oswestry at home. The club was let down by its finishing; Bollington "had the best of the play, but weak shooting rendered every run useless,showing the great contrast to Oswestry, who seldom missed a good chance". The final score was 5-0, four coming in the first half.[3] The club lost in the second round of the Cheshire Cup to Davenham.[4]
Undaunted, the club entered again the 1886-87, receiving the same draw; this time Bollington moved the tie to Macclesfield, being rewarded with a crowd of 700, but Oswestry won 8-2, scoring in the second minute and, like the previous year, being 4-0 up at the break.[5] Bollington also exited the Cheshire Cup at the second round for the second consecutive year,[6] although the club played for 80 minutes with ten men after outside-left winger Arden had his eye infected by lime from the boundary lines when the ball was kicked in his face.[7]
Local years[edit]
The club did not enter the FA Cup again and concentrated on the local scene. Although the club again lost in the second round in the Cheshire Cup in 1887-88, it was only by 3-2 to Chester.[8] However the gap between Bollington and the top clubs in the county was shown by their first round exit in the Cheshire Cup in 1888-89 to Crewe Alexandra by nine goals to two.[9]
Nevertheless the club was still good enough to beat Manchester Association 8-0 at the start of the 1889-90 season.[10] It was however a false dawn; the club lost in the first round of the Cheshire Cup to Over Wanderers 6-1,[11] and the club seems to have ceased operations soon afterwards, as there are no further reports of matches or entries to the local cup.
Colours[edit]
The club gave its colours as maroon, the same as neighbours Davenham.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1887). Football Annual. p. 184.
- ^ "Chester Cup Tie (1st Round)". Cheshire Observer: 7. 8 December 1883.
- ^ "report". Field: 633. 31 October 1885.
- ^ "Cheshire Challenge Cup Competition". Birkenhead News: 6. 31 January 1885.
- ^ "report". Lancashire Evening Post: 4. 1 November 1886.
- ^ "Chester v Bollington". Cheshire Observer: 3. 29 January 1887.
- ^ "Notes". Alderley & Wilmslow & Knutsford Advertiser: 6. 28 January 1887.
- ^ "Football". Cheshire Observer: 3. 28 January 1888.
- ^ "Cheshire Challenge Cup Competition First Round". Cheshire Observer: 3. 1 December 1888.
- ^ "Notes". Alderley & Wilmslow & Knutsford Advertiser: 5. 20 September 1889.
- ^ "Stockport Advertiser". Sports & Pastimes: 9. 8 November 1889.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1887). Football Annual. p. 184.
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