Heywood F.C. (1897)

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Heywood F.C.
Full nameHeywood Football Club
Founded1897
Dissolved1904
GroundEgerton Park
President Cllr R. Jackson

Heywood F.C. was an English association football club based in Heywood, Lancashire.

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History

The club was formed in 1897, mainly from the recently folded Heywood Rovers setup. [1] In October 1897 the club was admitted to the Central Lancashire League, to replace Holyroyd's of Milnrow, which had disbanded. [2]

The club's greatest triumph was winning the Lancashire Junior Cup in 1900–01, beating Parr 2–0 in the final at Deepdale before 1,000 spectators, [3] a week after winning the Parks cup; Heywood's superior teamwork and speed overran the heavy Parr side on a heavy pitch, [4] with both goals being scored by centre-forward Hill, the second almost on time. [5] It also won the Parks Challenge Cup that season, and was runner-up in the Manchester Junior Cup. [6]

Heywood joined the Manchester League in 1901, and was invited to join the Lancashire League at the same time, but declined, owing to the strength of competition. [7] The following season (1902–03), the club joined the Lancashire Combination, alongside rival Heywood United, and finished 12th in the division. [8] At the end of the 1902–03 season, the club's long-standing secretary, William Greenhalgh, resigned, as he had moved to Rochdale. [9] However, the 1903–04 season saw the club drop to near the bottom of the table, and go from making a profit to incurring losses of nearly £40, with wages rising but gates plummeting. [10] An attempt to raise money via a prize draw was so disastrous that the losses incurred ended up causing the club to disband. [11]

Colours

The club wore white shirts and blue knickers; [12] the blue refers to serge, readily available.

Ground

The club played at Egerton Park. [13]

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Manchester Evening Chronicle - Page 6 - Turf, Field and Track" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "The Central Lancashire League". Heywood Advertiser: 6. 22 October 1887.
  3. ↑ "Lancashire Junior Cup - Final". Liverpool Mercury: 10. 15 April 1901.
  4. ↑ "Football notes". Heywood Advertiser: 3. 19 April 1901.
  5. ↑ "Lancashire Junior Cup - final tie". Heywood Advertiser: 3. 19 April 1901.
  6. ↑ "Presentation of medals". Heywood Advertiser: 8. 31 May 1901.
  7. ↑ "Heywood Football Club". Heywood Advertiser: 5. 17 May 1901.
  8. ↑ Abbink, Dinant. "Lancashire Combination". RSSSF.
  9. ↑ "Heywood Football Club". Heywood Advertiser: 6. 19 June 1903.
  10. ↑ "Heywood Football Club". Heywood Advertiser: 6. 10 June 1904.
  11. ↑ "Killed by a prize draw". Football News (Nottingham): 7. 3 September 1904.
  12. ↑ "Lancashire Junior Cup - Final". Athletic News: 8. 15 April 1901.
  13. ↑ "Heywood Football Club". Heywood Advertiser: 5. 28 June 1901.
  14. ↑ "Presentation of medals". Heywood Advertiser: 8. 31 May 1901.
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