Cheadle Town F.C.

Cheadle Town's most common colours were white and black worn in the combination of white shirts, black shorts and black stockings. They have also appeared in a multitude of other colour combinations such as yellow and blue, sky blue and white stripes and also all-red.

As part of the club's 50th anniversary celebrations in 2011 the club decided to revert to the original colours of Grasmere Rovers: green and white.[3]

For the start of the 2018-19 season the club changed its colours once again to red-and-white striped shirts, red shorts and stockings.[4]

The old club badge

The club logo was also changed for the start of the 2018-19 season.

The old badge was taken directly from the coat of arms granted to the Cheadle & Gatley Urban District Council back in December 1955.[5]

Park Road Stadium has an official capacity of 2,000; its record attendance is 1,700 for a friendly match against Stockport County in August 1994. During the 1966 World Cup it was used by the Portuguese national team as a training ground and has also had the honour of hosting a soccer school run by Brazilian legend Jairzinho during the summer of 1993.

It has a covered main stand on the west side of the pitch that can seat approximately 250 and contains the changing rooms underneath; the other three sides of the pitch are uncovered and surrounded by nothing more than a railing. Other facilities at the stadium include a clubhouse and a portable building that doubles up as the refreshments kiosk and hospitality room.

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  The Main Stand at Park Road Stadium
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  The view from the Main Stand, looking towards the Tennyson Road end
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  The old clubhouse, demolished in November 2014

In April 2014 the club announced that they had been awarded a £5,000 grant from Capital One as part of the company's Grounds For Improvement competition. This money was used for two new dugouts, a brand-new hard-standing surface directly from the tunnel to the dugout areas and new storage facilities.[6] In the recent months the club has managed to install seats in its main stand and has begun rebuilding its club house after the old structure was demolished in November 2014. A new F.A standard 5 a-side pitch has also been built.

Further work on the stadium took place over the summer of 2018 thanks to the club winning a £50,000 Buildbase bursary.[7] The clubhouse and changing rooms were refurbished and a new external cafe was opened.[8]

As of 09 October 2020: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Marcus Burgess — GK  ENG Mark Dillnutt — DF  ENG Martin Enow — DF  ENG William Foster — DF  ENG Thomas Hendley — DF  SCO Dominic Kennedy — DF  ENG Steven Kirby — DF  DEN Dennis Nielsen

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG George Bowyer — MF  ENG Andrew Lunt — MF  ENG Matthew Russell — MF  ENG Mark West — FW  ITA Enock Amankwaa — FW  ENG Bongwanga Limpitshi — FW  ENG Patrick Davin — FW  ENG Brian Matthews — FW  ENG Liam Moran — FW  ENG Colin Murray

(club in brackets is the one joined by player after leaving Cheadle Town)

• Ashley Ward (Crewe Alexandra)
• Dean Crowe (Stoke City)
• Colin Little (Crewe Alexandra)

Cheadle Town are famous throughout non-league football for their foreign tours. When abroad the club travels under the name of AFC Manchester and have clocked up over 200,000 airmiles, 96 games in 30 different countries, a total aggregate crowd of 312,000 and 111 goals. Opponents have included seven national teams with the club being the first and only English outfit to play in and against Cuba (in 1975) – a match that was shown on Cuban national television. They have even graced the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, playing to a crowd of 65,000 and met people such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ronnie Biggs and Rajiv Gandhi.

In October 2014 the club played host to the Russian under-19 team as a warm-up for the Russians prior to their game against Northern Ireland. Cheadle lost 0–22.[9]

In December 2017, Cheadle Town F.C. became part of the Little Sports Group. The Little Sports Group founded FC Sports in 2009, consisting of junior football teams from u4's to u16's. In 2013 FC Sports was awarded 'Charter Standard' status by The FA, this kitemark recognises the standards of things such as facilities, coaching, policies and procedures and much more.

• Williams, Tony (2005). The Non-League Club Directory. Tony Williams Publications. ISBN 1-869833-49-X.
• Cheadle Town Football Club. Memories of a Local Football Team.
• RSSSF Football Statistics
• Cheadle Town at the Football Club History Database
• Tony Kempster's English Football Site

• Official Site
• The North West Counties Football League