Middlewich Town F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club

Middlewich Town

Full name

Middlewich Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Witches

Founded

1998

Ground

Seddon Street

Chairman

Andy Hopley

Manager

Peter Hughes & Chris Thomas

League

Cheshire League Premier Division

2022–23

Cheshire League Premier Division, 7th of 16

Home colours

Away colours

Middlewich Town Football Club is a football club based in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. They currently play in the Cheshire League Premier Division.

History

Middlewich has had a town football club since at least 1912,^[1] with Middlewich Athletic playing at Seddon Street since 1912. Middlewich Athletic were mid-Cheshire league champions five times between 1952 and 1975.^[2] In 1998 Middlewich Town was formed by combining Middlewich Athletic with the Middlewich Town Youth teams, so that the club now has junior squads ranging from under 8s to under 16s, a reserve team and a first XI. Since the name change Middlewich have been runners up in the mid-Cheshire league three times, and won the league once.^[3]

Honours

Mid-Cheshire League/Cheshire League Division One^[2]^[3]
- Champions 1961–62, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Runners-up 1955–56, 1965–66, 1973–74, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09
Mid-Cheshire League Division Two
- Runners-up 1992–93

Records

FA Amateur Cup^[2]
- Second Round 1973–74
FA Trophy
First Qualifying Round 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79
FA Vase
- Fifth Round 1974–75, 1980–81

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.