92. Winsford United

Total Matches Played From 1896: 231 Won 98 Drawn 53 Lost 80 Goals 406-347

League Matches Played 130 - (Home) Won 30 Drawn 21 Lost 14 Goals 132-96 - (Away) Won 22 Drawn 18 Lost 25 Goals 101-98

Pictured is Jay Foley (No 8) scoring the only goal in the 2018 Mid-Cheshire DFA Senior Cup Final

First Home Encounter #: November 28th 1896 Crewe & Dist. Junior League 4-2 att. n/k

First Away Encounter #: November 21st 1896 Crewe & Dist. Junior League 1-2 att. n/k

Last Home Encounter: February 10th 2024 M-CDFA Senior Cup S/F 2-2 att. 334
Won 3-1 on penalties

Last Away Encounter: November 22nd 2022 M-CDFA Senior Cup S/F 0-3 att. 164

Biggest Home Win: September 25th 1897 The Cheshire League 7-1 att. n/k

Biggest Away Win: September 11th 1965 Cheshire Lg. Challenge Cup 7-1 att. 500

Heaviest Home Defeat: March 28th 1959 Cheshire County League 0-5 att. 1,500

Heaviest Away Defeat: April 16th 1960 Cheshire County League 4-8 att. 1,800

Highest Home Attendance*: February 27th 1949 Cheshire County League 2-2 att. 9,000

Lowest Home Attendance*: March 26th 2013 M-CDFA Senior Cup S/F 1-2 att. 101

Highest Away Attendance*: October 30th 1948 F.A. Cup 3rd Qual. Round 1-0 att. 7,250

Lowest Away Attendance*: December 15th 1998 NPL Lg. Cup 2nd Rd Replay 2-2+ att. 129

* Attendances only regularly recorded since 1947
+ Witton won 4-3 on penalties after extra-time.

# Both our teams were members of a 7 team Cheshire Junior League in 1895/96. Unfortunately to date we have been unable to find out any results. The other 5 teams competing were: Barnton Rovers, Castle True Blues, Davenham, Middlewich Athletic Rangers & Winnington Recreation who ended as Champions.

No competitive first team matches were played between our teams between 27/2/1904 & 25/10/1919.

The Cheshire County League, for 14 seasons between 1921 & 1933, saw the opening fixture of each campaign contested between our two teams.

Goal Scorers Since 1935: (298) - 11: TREVOR OGDEN. 9: Frank Fidler. 8: Fred Taberner & Paddy Daly. 6: Jackie Cheetham & John White. 5: Ernie Brain, Bill Challenger, Les Milner, Robbie Wheeler & Alan Heathcote. 4: Fred Flavell, Roly Lewis, Harry McCann, Alf Ashley, Jimmy Wallwork, Archie Elsby, Bill Tynan, Barry Wheatley, Paul Higginbotham & Liam Watson.
3: Des Lacey, Jack Bowden, Joe Dale, Lenny Dickinson, Jim Fletcher, Tony Burke, Dave Carrick, Bob Johnston, Dean Pritchard, Mike Moseley & Rob Hopley.
2: Billy Rudd, Ernie Rothwell, Wilf Berry, Henry Williams, Eric Hyde, Harry Fowler, Jack Christopher, Jack Wilkinson, Jim Pennington, Tony Lee, Gerry Duffy, Bill Taylor, Brian Johnson, Jeff Shuttleworth, Eli Gorton, Roy Matthews, Ken Barnes, Brian Rimmer, Stuart Burton, Peter Henderson, Brian Griffin, Phil Gee, Tommy Lloyd, Mick Fagan, Kyle Wilson, Danny Penswick & Tom Pope.
1: Joseph Jones, Fred Eastwood, William Jackson, Albert Eccles, Jack Whitfield, Burke, Tommy Douglas, Norman Wright, H. Jackson, Bill Foulkes, Bill Smith, Ronald Young, Tommy Drinkwater, Ralph Gregory, Archie Wood, Albert Johnson, Peter Greenwood, John Wainwright, Ken Yearsley, Roy Tipping, Bill Davies, Eric Barber, Bill Perrin, Colin Barnes, Len Stephenson, Ken Higgs, Peter Proctor, Jim McLean, Derek Bottomley, Les Sutton, Mike Phoenix, Alan Rogers, Johnny Lovell, Ray Gryba, Stan Berrington, Doug Gallimore, Peter Phoenix, Ron Hewitt, Don Cooke, Bobby Cunliffe, Chris Nicholl, Frazer Whittaker, Dennis Violett, Mike Rogers, Bert Hulse, Dave Farron, Paul Fairclough, Alan Haspell, Mick Metcalf, Mick Roberts, Tony Jackson, Phil Oldham, Alex Elliot, Colin Murray, Freddie Ingham, Bobby Sibbald, Alex Gibson, John Walker, Dave Esser, Tommy Smith, Paul Cruickshank, Graham Heathcote, Mark Dean, Neil Peters, John McMahon, Ian Lunt, Don Houghton, Graham Ford, Mark Edwards, Tony Jarvis, Karl Thomas, Jim Connor, Jimmy Brown, Billy O’Callaghan, Cec Edey, Paul Newton, Tony McDonald, Andy Taylor, Andy Gayle, Rob Trees, Mike Turner, Andy Lovelock, Marc Hawkes, Danny Graystone, Michael Yates, Brian Prichard, Alex Brown, Rod Thornley, Neil Black & Jay Foley. + Own Goals: A. Jones (18/4/38), Eric Goulding (26/12/53), Harry Huddart (13/4/57), Bill Barr (16/4/60), Mottram (3/1/70), Johnson (28/12/71), Steve Ellis (6/10/87) & Paul Quine (6/10/87)

4 goals in Match: FRED TABERNER (11/9/65 away in 7-1 Cheshire County League Cup).

Hat-Tricks: 2: JACKIE CHEETHAM (27/3/37 away in 4-0 Cheshire County League & 27/12/37 away in 5-1 Cheshire County League). 1: James Littler (25/9/1897 home in 7-1 The Cheshire League), Ernie Brain (18/4/38 home in 7-2 Cheshire County League), Frank Fidler (30/4/48 home in 4-3 Northwich Senior Cup Final), Jimmy Wallwork (5/4/58 away in 5-0 Cheshire County League), Tony Burke (12/2/66 home in 7-2 Cheshire County League), Barry Wheatley (2/9/68 away in 4-2 Northwich Senior Cup S/F).

Goalkeepers Clean Sheets Since 1932: (35) - 5: PETER MELLOR. 3: Fred Bryce, Les Newton & Johnny Southern. 2: Jim Bell, Mark Radcliffe, John Bell, Brian Parkinson, Ally Anderson & Keith Mason. 1: Ged Johnson, Alex Clarke, Brian Fitzgerald, Bob Fletcher, Dave Whyke, Phil McGing, Dean Greygoose, Jamie Speare & Ryan Neild.