Radcliffe F.C.

The club was formed on 24 May 1949 at the Owd Tower Inn in Radcliffe by Jack Pickford and a committee of 17 and became a member of the South East Lancashire Football League. It had two players (Tommy Entwistle and Bert Nutter), £1.2s.6d (£1.12½p) in the bank, and no ground, but arranged to lease a field off Ashworth Street for two years. In 1951–52 the club moved across Eton Hill Road to a pitch on Betley Street leased from the Earl of Wilton. The following year the club turned the pitch 180 degrees parallel with Bright Street which became the name of the ground. After a short period in the South East Lancashire League, the club joined the Manchester League, playing against the 'A' teams of four professional clubs: Manchester United, Manchester City, Stockport County and Bury. The home game against Manchester Utd was lost 5-1 but three weeks later Boro’ won the return game at The Cliff 1-0 against the Busby Babes - their only home defeat in two seasons. In 1955–56, Boro’ had their best finish in second place and in 1956–57 they finished third. In 1958–59, they reached the Manchester Junior Cup Final at Old Trafford losing to Cheadle Rovers by the only goal. Five days later they faced Cheadle Rovers again, in the William Gilgryst Cup Final at Bury; the game finished 0–0 after which the Cup was shared for six months each. In 1961–62, Boro’ again reached the Gilgryst Cup Final against Buxton Reserves at Ashton United's ground but lost 1–2 AET. In 1963–64 the Club joined the…

League

Northern Premier League Premier Division Champions: 2023–24 Northern Premier League Division One Champions: 1996–97 Play-off winners: 2002–03 2018–19 North West Counties League First Division Champions: 1984–85 North West Counties League Second Division Champions: 1982–83 North West Counties League Reserve Division Champions: 1986–87 Manchester Football League Division Two Runners-up: 1965–66 Northern Football Combination Winners: 1991–92 South East Lancashire League Division One Runners-up: 1949–50, 1950-51 South East Lancashire League Division Two Champions: 1950–51

Cup

FA Cup Best - First Round Proper: 2000–01 FA Trophy Best - Third Round (Last 16) : 1995–96 FA Vase Best - Fourth Round: 1993–94 Lancashire FA County Cup Finalists: 2008–09, 2016–17 Manchester Premier Cup Winners: 2007–08, 2022–23 Finalists: 1997–98 Manchester Senior Cup Finalists: 1972-73 Manchester Junior Cup Finalists: 1958–59 Northern Premier League President's Cup Finalists: 2007–08 North West Counties League Challenge Cup Finalists: 1984–85 Lancashire Combination League Cup Winners: 1969–70 Lancashire Combination League George Watson Trophy Finalists: 1970–71 Manchester League Gylchrist Cup Winners: 1958–59 (joint) Finalists: 1961–62 South East Lancashire League Shield Winners: 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52 South East Lancashire League Moore Cup Winners: 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55 Bury Amateur League Cup Winners: 1949–50

Players

The club has performed exceptionally well in…