Eagley F.C.
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Eagley F.C. are an association football club based in the village of Eagley, near Bolton in Greater Manchester.
They are members of the Lancashire Football Association, and in the 2007-08 season their senior team is playing in the West Lancashire League Premier Division, which is at the 11th level of the English football league system.
Eagley FC play their home games at the Dunscar Sports Complex, which is also home to Eagley Cricket Club and Eagley Tennis Club. The club's colours are yellow shirts and dark blue shorts.
Eagley is a club with a proud football history. The original Eagley FC was formed in 1874, and was one of the first clubs in Lancashire playing under association football rules. They were one of the founder members of the Lancashire Football Association in 1878, and in 1878-79 they were the first recorded opponents of Preston North End, later to become the first ever English football champions. That season they were the winners of the Turton Football Club Challenge Cup, the first football cup played for in Lancashire.[1] In 1879-80 were one of the competitors in the first Lancashire Cup competition.[2]
With the rise of professional football, the original Eagley FC was disbanded. Many years later they were revived as Eagley Mills FC, who played in the Manchester League and in 1959-60 were winners of the Lancashire Amateur Shield.
[edit] References
- ^ (1909) History Of Turton Football Club, by WT Dixon. Yore Publications (reprint).
- ^ (2007) The Lancashire Cup - A Complete Record 1879-80 to 2006-07, by Gordon Small. A SoccerData Publication on behalf of the Lancashire Football Association. ISBN 978-1-905891-04-7.
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West Lancashire Football League Premier Division 2007-08
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Barnoldswick Town | Blackpool Wren Rovers | Burnley United | Charnock Richard | Coppull United | Dalton United | Eagley | Euxton Villa | Fleetwood Hesketh | Freckleton | Fulwood Amateurs | Garstang | Haslingden St. Mary's | Poulton Town | Turton | Wyre Villa |
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