| Full name | Wythenshawe Amateurs Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ams | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Northenden Club, Northenden | ||
| League | Manchester League Premier Division | ||
| 2010–11 | Manchester League Premier Division, 8th | ||
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Wythenshawe Amateurs Football Club are a football club from Wythenshawe, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. The club plays in the Manchester Football League Premier Division. They are based at the Northenden Club on Longley Lane, Northenden, Manchester.
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Wythenshawe Amateurs was established in 1946 in the Wythenshawe area.[1] In the 1950s they played against Manchester United and drew 2–2.[1] The club joined the Manchester Football League Premier Division for the 1988–89 season and became champions in their second season (1989–90).[2] After finishing runners-up in the 1991–92 season, they regained the title the following season.[2] In the 1993–94 season they were runners-up.[2] Between 2000 and 2003 the club were runners-up in three consecutive seasons, and in 2005–06 also finished as runners-up, this time on goal difference.[2] The club were also finished in second place in the 2008–09 season.[3]
The club competed regularly in the FA Vase from 1974–75 to 1996–97, achieving their best result in 1984–85 by reaching the Fifth Round.[2]
The club have two senior men's teams, a ladies' team playing in the Manchester and Cheshire league and have a full junior age group set up for both boys and girls.[1] The junior teams play in the Timperly and District Junior Football League and the South Manchester Girls' League.[1] The juniors play at Holly Hedge Park, Stancliffe Road, Wythenshawe.[1]