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List of football clubs in Greater Manchester

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This is a list of football clubs based inGreater Manchester, sorted by the league they play in as of the2024–25 season. The leagues are listed in order of their level in theEnglish football league system,^[1] and in theEnglish women's football league system.

List of football clubs in Greater Manchester is located in Greater Manchester

Bolton Wanderers

Manchester City

Manchester United

Oldham Athletic

Salford City

Stockport County

West Didsbury
& Chorlton

Wigan Athletic

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe Town

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Locations of men's football clubs in Greater Manchester from levels 1–10. Clubs in levels 1–4 are shown inbold.

Men's teams

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Levels 1–4

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University of Bolton Stadium, home ofBolton Wanderers

These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of theEnglish football league system as of the 2024–25 season.

Club	League	Home ground	Borough
Level 1^[2]
Manchester City	Premier League	Etihad Stadium	Manchester
Manchester United	Premier League	Old Trafford	Trafford
Level 2^[3]
None
Level 3^[4]
Bolton Wanderers	EFL League One	University of Bolton Stadium	Bolton
Stockport County	EFL League One	Edgeley Park	Stockport
Wigan Athletic	EFL League One	DW Stadium	Wigan
Level 4^[5]
Salford City	EFL League Two	Moor Lane	Salford
Oldham Athletic	EFL League Two	Boundary Park	Oldham

Locations of Greater Manchester'sPremier League andFootball League clubs

Blue:Premier League (Level 1)

Red:EFL Championship (Level 2)

Green:EFL League One (Level 3)

Yellow:EFL League Two (Level 4)

Levels 5–8

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These clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues, at levels 5–8 of theEnglish football league system as of the 2024–25 season.

Club	League	Home ground	Borough
Level 5
Altrincham	National League	Moss Lane	Trafford
Rochdale	National League	Spotland Stadium	Rochdale
Level 6
Curzon Ashton	National League North	Tameside Stadium	Tameside
Radcliffe	National League North	Stainton Park	Bury
Level 7^[6]
Ashton United	Northern Premier League Premier Division	Hurst Cross	Tameside
F.C. United of Manchester	Northern Premier League Premier Division	Broadhurst Park	Manchester
Hyde United	Northern Premier League Premier Division	Ewen Fields	Tameside
Level 8
Atherton Collieries	Northern Premier League Division One West	Alder Street	Wigan
Avro	Northern Premier League Division One West	Whitebank Stadium	Oldham
Bury	Northern Premier League Division One West	Gigg Lane	Bury
Mossley	Northern Premier League Division One West	Seel Park	Tameside
Stalybridge Celtic	Northern Premier League Division One West	Bower Fold	Tameside
Trafford	Northern Premier League Division One West	Shawe View	Trafford
Wythenshawe Town	Northern Premier League Division One West	Ericstan Park	Wythenshawe

F.C. United of Manchester

Locations of Greater Manchester's National League and Northern Premier League clubs

Yellow:National League (Level 5)

Green:National League North (Level 6)

Red:NPL Premier Division (Level 7)

Blue:NPL Division One North West (Level 8)

Levels 9–10

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These Greater Manchester clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues that grant eligibility to enter theFA Vase and are high enough in the English football league system to grant eligibility for theFA Cup, comprising levels 9–10 of the system. In Greater Manchester, this consists solely of theNorth West Counties Football League.

Club	League	Home ground	Borough
Level 9
Abbey Hey	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	The Abbey Stadium	Manchester
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Crilly Park	Wigan
Chadderton	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Andrew Street	Oldham
Cheadle Town	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Park Road Stadium	Stockport
Irlam	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Silver Street	Salford
Prestwich Heys	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Adie Moran Park	Bury
Ramsbottom United	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	The Harry Williams Riverside Stadium	Bury
Stockport Town	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Stockport Sports Village	Stockport
West Didsbury & Chorlton	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Brookburn Road	Manchester
Wythenshawe	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Hollyhedge Park	Wythenshawe
Level 10
Ashton Athletic	North West Counties Football League Division One North	Brocstedes Park	Wigan
Ashton Town	North West Counties Football League Division One North	Edge Green Street	Wigan
Cheadle Heath Nomads	North West Counties Football League Division One North	The Heath	Stockport
Daisy Hill	North West Counties Football League Division One North	New Sirs	Bolton
Maine Road	North West Counties Football League Division One North	Brantingham Road	Manchester
Stockport Georgians	North West Counties Football League Division One South	Cromley Road	Stockport

Levels 11–12

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These Greater Manchester clubs play in amateur leagues, levels 11–12. This includes theManchester League, theCheshire Football League, and theWest Lancashire Football League.

Cheshire League

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Premier Division

Altrincham Reserves
Broadheath Central
Denton Town
Winstanley Warriors
Whalley Range

League 1

Cheadle Heath Nomads Reserves
Denton Town
Golborne Sports
Maine Road Reserves
Wythenshawe Reserves

Manchester League

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Premier Division

Atherton Town
Bolton County
Chadderton Reserves
Dukinfield Town
Heyside
Heywood St James
Hindsford
Manchester Gregorians
Moorside Rangers
Old Altrinchamians
Pennington
Rochdale Sacred Heart
Royton Town
Springhead
Uppermill
Walshaw Sports

Division One

AFC Monton
Altrincham Hale
Avenue
Avro Reserves
Bolton Borough
Bolton Lads and Girls
Bolton United
Boothstown
East Manchester
Elton Vale
Govan and Uni of Manchester
Hindley Juniors
Manchester Central

West Lancashire League

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Division One

Eagley

Women's teams

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Levels 1–4

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Etihad Academy Stadium, home ofManchester City Women

Leigh Sports Village, home ofManchester United Women

These clubs play in fully professional leagues at levels 1–4 of theEnglish women's football league system as of the 2022–23 season.

Club	League	Home ground	Borough
Level 1
Manchester City	Women's Super League	Joie Stadium	Manchester
Manchester United	Women's Super League	Leigh Sports Village	Wigan
Level 4
Stockport County	Women's National League: Division One North	Stockport Sports Village	Stockport

Locations of Greater Manchester'sSuper League,Championship, andNational League clubs

Blue:Women's Super League (Level 1)

Red:Women's Championship (Level 2)

Green:National League Premier Division (Level 3)

Yellow:National League Division One (Level 4)

Levels 5–6

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North West Women's Regional Football League

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Premier Division (Level 5)

Bury
F.C. United of Manchester
Manchester Stingers
Mossley Hill Athletic
Wigan Athletic

Division One North (Level 6)

Leigh Genesis

Division One South (Level 6)

Altrincham
Curzon Ashton
Salford City Lionesses
Wythenshawe Amateurs

Levels 7–8

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Greater Manchester Women's Football League

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Division One (Level 7)

Ashton United
Didsbury FC
Heyside Ladies FC
Langho Ladies
Mosley AFC Ladies
Rochdale AFC Ladies
Sale Ladies
Tameside United
Urmston Meadowside
West Didsbury and Chorlton Women

Division Two (Level 8)

AFC Lionesses
AFC Oldham Ladies
Bolton Lads & Girls Club Ladies
Boltonians Ladies
Crompton FC Ladies
Flixton Ladies
Mancunian Unity Women
Stockport Lionesses
Swinton FC Ladies
Walshaw Sports
Greater Manchester FC

Notes

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References

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^"Teams in Greater Manchester". Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved16 February 2011.
^"Premier League clubs". The Football Association Premier League Limited.
^"Championship clubs". The Football League Limited.
^"League One clubs". The Football League Limited.
^"League Two clubs". The Football League Limited.
^"Clubs". Northern Premier League.

Football in Greater Manchester

Manchester FA

Clubs
(List of)

Premier League &
Football League
(tiers 1–4)

1	Manchester City Manchester United
2	None
3	Bolton Wanderers Stockport County Wigan Athletic
4	Oldham Athletic Salford City

Non-League
(tiers 5–11)

5	Altrincham Rochdale
6	Curzon Ashton Radcliffe
7	Ashton United F.C. United of Manchester Hyde United
8	Atherton Collieries Avro Bury Mossley Stalybridge Celtic Trafford Wythenshawe Town
9	Abbey Hey Atherton Laburnum Rovers Chadderton Cheadle Town Irlam Prestwich Heys Ramsbottom United Stockport Town West Didsbury & Chorlton Wythenshawe
10	Ashton Athletic Ashton Town Cheadle Heath Nomads Daisy Hill Droylsden Maine Road Stockport Georgians
11	Eagley

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