Oldham Boro F.C.

Oldham Boro

Full name	Oldham Boro Football Club
Nickname(s)	Town
Founded	1964 (as Oldham Dew)
Ground	Whitebank Stadium White Bank Road Oldham Greater Manchester (Capacity: 1,000)
League	North West Counties League Division One
2010–11	North West Counties League Division One, 17th
Home colours Away colours

Oldham Boro Football Club is an English association football club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of Division One of the North West Counties League.

History

Oldham Dew F.C. was established in 1964 by George Dew, a local building contractor, as a works football team. For the first two seasons, the club played amateur football with their home ground being at a local sports club.

After two seasons in amateur play, the club moved to Saturday football in South East Lancashire League. The club gradually expanded and sought a higher level of competition, eventually moving into the Lancashire Combination League in 1981. In 1982 the Lancashire Combination merged with the Cheshire County League to form the North West Counties Football League, of which Dew were founder members in Division Three.

In 1985 the club changed its name from Oldham Dew to Oldham Town. At the end of that season they gained promotion to Division Two, before the resignation of Ken Hughes, as he became chairman of the club. They have remained in that division (now named the First Division) ever since.

Following Hughes's resignation, the club failed to win many honours as they would only win the Petit Cup and the Isle of Man Cup until the 1991–92. In 1991, the club started youth squads at Under-14 and Under-15 levels of competition - both of which gained quick success.

In October 2009 the club changed its name to Oldham Boro.^[1]

Honours

• NWCFL Division Two
  • Champions 1997–98
  • Runners Up 1994–95
• NWCFL Division Two Trophy
  • Runners-up 2006–07
• NWCFL Division Three
  • Runners Up 1985/86
• NWCFL Reserve Division Cup
  • Winners 1994/95

References

1. ^ "Non-League Daily". http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=61630. 

External links

• Official website
• History of Oldham Town
• Oldham Dew history and stats 1981-1985
• Oldham Town history and stats 1985-2006

Coordinates: 53°31′06.68″N 2°07′18.31″W / 53.5185222°N 2.1217528°W / 53.5185222; -2.1217528