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Our Vision

West Didsbury & Chorlton are one of Manchester's oldest and leading amateur clubs with a Vision to become a Community Club for the Chorlton and South Manchester area. The First Team and Reserves play in the FA Vase, Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy and North West Counties Football League. The A Team are in the Altrincham and District [Saturday] League and the Veterans teams in the Cheshire Veterans Football League on a Sunday. We have links with local junior clubs and are also planning to develop this with women's and girls football on new grass pitches on the former University Playing Fields at Hardy Farm, adjacent to the club. We are a volunteer run, not for profit, members club, open to all. History

The club was formed in West Didsbury as Christ Church A.F.C. in 1908 by a local Sunday School Superintendent. Christ Church joined the Manchester Alliance League, in which they played until 1914.[2] For the 1920–21 season, the club changed its name to West Didsbury A.F.C. and joined the Lancashire and Cheshire League. West played at the top level of this league for many years, finishing runners-up four times and winning the Rhodes cup in 1932. The club was relegated in 1951–52 but were promoted back the following year. In 1959–60, West were again relegated, but this time took six years to regain a place in Division One.[2] This was short-lived, however, as West were relegated again in 1968–69. Despite this, the club won the Rhodes cup for the second time in 1969–70. After again achieving promotion to Division One in 1970–71, two relegations in three years saw West playing in the Lancashire and Cheshire League Division Three, in which they stayed until the late 1980s.[2] In the 1987–88 and 1988–89 season the club achieved back to back promotions as champions. In 2003, the club changed its name to West Didsbury & Chorlton, to reflect its new location after an earlier ground move. In 2006, they entered the Manchester League Division One, won two Murray Shields in three seasons, and were crowned champions in 2010–11, gaining promotion to the Premier Division.[2] In the 2011–12 season, the club played in the FA Vase for the first time, and were knocked out in the Second Qualifying Round by Ashville F.C.[3] For the 2012–13 season the club had its application to enter the North West Counties Football League Division One accepted.[4] This will be the first time the club has played at level 10 of the English football league system.

We're delighted to announce the signing of Joao Soares on dual registration from NPL side Congleton Town.The 23-year-old...
23/10/2026

We're delighted to announce the signing of Joao Soares on dual registration from NPL side Congleton Town.

The 23-year-old midfielder previously appeared for Macclesfield and Daisy Hill, before joining the Bears in the summer.

Manager Lee Rick told us, "I'm pleased to welcome Joao to the squad. He brings energy and athleticism, and adds a different dimension to our midfield."

João is available for Saturday's home game against AFC Wolverhampton City.

🗓️ Saturday 24th October 2026🕰️ 3pm kick-off🏆 Midlands Premier 🗺️ Brookburn Road, M21 8FE🚗 Parking at Hardy Farm, M21 8D...
23/10/2026

🗓️ Saturday 24th October 2026
🕰️ 3pm kick-off
🏆 Midlands Premier
🗺️ Brookburn Road, M21 8FE
🚗 Parking at Hardy Farm, M21 8DP
🎟️ Admission, pay on the gate with card or cash
£8 Adults
£6 Concessions (16-17, over 60s)
£2 Under 16s

We’re back at Brookburn Road tomorrow and will be looking to get back to winning ways. We’d love your support!

We come into the match off the back of a 3-1 defeat at Stockport Georgians on Tuesday night. Going into the break behind, Gee Baltazar slid home from a Latiq Roberts cross to draw us level early in the second half. A Georgians free-kick, and a late effort from close range, was enough for the home team to take all three points and rise to 11th in the table.

Two places behind them are this Saturday's opponents, AFC Wolverhampton City. The name is new, but the club is far from that - they started life as Old Wulfrunians in 1922. Under that moniker, they spent more than 80 years in the Birmingham Amateur Football Alliance, collecting a long list of league titles and Senior Cups along the way, including three league and cup doubles in a row from 2002/03 to 2004/05.

In 2005 the club set up AFC Wulfrunians to step into senior football, starting in Division Two of the West Midlands (Regional) League. They won it at the first attempt and were promoted again a year later. The Premier Division title followed in 2008/09, but their ground didn't meet the grading and promotion was refused. They had to win the league again in 2012/13 to move up to the Midland Alliance, and have been in the Midland Football League Premier Division since it was formed in 2014.

Their home since 2009 has been Castlecroft Stadium, built by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1950s as a training ground and later owned by the RFU, before the club took on the lease. Wolverhampton Wanderers Women have also played their home games there in the past.

They won the Midland League Cup in 2024/25, beating Stapenhill 3-1 in the final, and became AFC Wolverhampton City that summer, with the club saying it wanted a stronger identity of its own. The first season under the new name brought a fifth-place finish on 62 points. This one has been patchier. They sit 13th, and Tuesday's 2 - 2 draw with Sporting Khalsa at Castlecroft followed three straight home league defeats.

Photos from last night’s defeat at Stockport Georgians from .West went behind on the brink of half time and despite an e...
21/10/2026

Photos from last night’s defeat at Stockport Georgians from .

West went behind on the brink of half time and despite an equaliser from Gee Baltazar early in the second half, could not continue the momentum and conceded twice in the second half. Thank you for your excellent away support. We’re back at home on Saturday - Wolverhampton City are our visitors.

21/10/2026

We spoke to Lee Rick after yesterday evening’s defeat at Stockport Georgians.

Welcome to West - Jack Hopkins We’re delighted to announce the signing of Jack Hopkins from NWCFL side Glossop North End...
20/10/2026

Welcome to West - Jack Hopkins

We’re delighted to announce the signing of Jack Hopkins from NWCFL side Glossop North End.

The 23-year-old spent time with Stockport County, Clitheroe, New Mills and Stockport Georgians before going on to make 133 appearances for the Hillmen since joining in 2022.

Manager Lee Rick told us, “Jack is someone Lewis and I have both worked with before, and he was a player I was keen to bring in over the summer but it didn’t quite happen at the time.

He’s a strong defender with a good physical presence who will add quality and strength to our back line. I know him well, both as a player and as a person, and I’m confident he’ll be an important player for us.”

Jack is available for tonight’s trip to former club Stockport Georgians.

🗓️ Tuesday 20th October 2026⏰ 7:45pm kick-off🏆 Midland Premier Division, Matchday 15🗺️ Cromley Road, SK2 7DTAdmission£7 ...
19/10/2026

🗓️ Tuesday 20th October 2026
⏰ 7:45pm kick-off
🏆 Midland Premier Division, Matchday 15
🗺️ Cromley Road, SK2 7DT

Admission
£7 Adults
£4 Concessions
£2 Under 12s

After a break, West head to Stockport Georgians hoping to get back to winning ways after a loss at table topping Winsford.

Sam Dickov gave us the lead in the first half, being slid through by Oumar Camara before sitting down the keeper and chipping into the net. In an attritional game of few chances for the majority, Winsford United drew level with a header at the far post after 55 minutes. Deep into injury time, confusion in the box allowed a blue shirt to poke home, and give the hosts all three points.

Tuesday 20th October takes West to Woodsmoor for a first competitive visit to Cromley Road - in the process becoming the 100th ground to host a West league or cup match - one of the shorter trips of the campaign, but to a ground with plenty of history.

Georgians were founded in 1908 - the same year as West - starting out in the Stockport Sunday League before taking the name St George's in 1923, after the church of the same name in Heaviley. The best part of the following century was spent in the amateur game, before a step up to the North West Counties in 2022. Last season, a fourth-placed finish in Division One South was followed by playoff success, sealed with a final win over Eccleshall, to take the club to step 5 for the first time.

Cromley Road has been home since 1925, when the club moved on from their early days at Nangreave Road. Aside from a three-year spell in the early 1970s - when the state of the pitch sent them to Woodbank Park and Davenport School - they've been there ever since, meaning the ground has now hosted more than a century of Georgians football.

In 2015, the football club converted a former BBC studio building into a clubhouse, after a crowdfunding campaign raised more than £10,000 to fit it out. Tucked away at the end of a residential street, the ground sits back to back with Stockport Georgians Cricket Club.

The sides met at Brookburn Road in August, and the game was effectively settled inside 21 minutes. Joe Berks struck from distance after three minutes, Victor Abadaki added a second five minutes later, and an unavoidable own goal from a corner made it 3-0. Georgians pulled one back on the counter before the break, and Brandon Dawson's second yellow left us with ten men for the final half hour, but the result was rarely in doubt. It was a landmark night for Billy Matthews too, whose 228th appearance made him our leading appearance maker since joining the pyramid.

Here are our Players of the Month for September from throughout the club!Our Men’s First Team begam the month with a thr...
18/10/2026

Here are our Players of the Month for September from throughout the club!

Our Men’s First Team begam the month with a thrilling last minute win at home against Tividale, coming from behind to win in the 94th minute. There was also a 2-1 win away at Lye Town and a 2-2 draw away at Brocton.

The highlight for our Women’s First Team was a 2-1 away win at Tranmere Rovers, Beth Wilson scoring both West’s goals in the first half.

In our Academy, the U16 girls began a run which saw them winning 5 consecutive matches in the Super League.

It’s been great to see our Junior and Academy sides beginning their seasons. A big welcome to all of our new players joining the club and a huge thank you to our coaches and volunteers for all the hard work you have put in over the Summer and for these first matches of the season.

Congratulations to all of the winners. See you in a few weeks for October’s choices.
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🏆 FA VASE DRAW 🏆The 2nd Round draw of the FA Vase has just been made, and we will host Prestwich Heys on the weekend of ...
12/10/2026

🏆 FA VASE DRAW 🏆

The 2nd Round draw of the FA Vase has just been made, and we will host Prestwich Heys on the weekend of Saturday 31st October.

🗓️ Saturday 10th October 2026⏰ 3pm kick-off🏆 Midland Football League Premier Division🗺️ Barton Stadium, CW7 3AE🎟️ £10 Ad...
08/10/2026

🗓️ Saturday 10th October 2026
⏰ 3pm kick-off
🏆 Midland Football League Premier Division
🗺️ Barton Stadium, CW7 3AE
🎟️
£10 Adults
£6 Concessions
£2 Children

A late, late show was enough to salvage a point for West at Cheadle in midweek, with league-leaders Winsford United next up on Saturday.

Two first half goals for Cheadle Town meant we were up against it going into the second period. The heavens opened, making the conditions something else West would have to overcome to take anything from the evening. An ill-timed push in the box allowed substitute Max Leonard to confidently halve the deficit from the spot in the 75th minute.

West pressure followed and, deep into injury time, persistence finally paid off. Having withstood a succession of balls into the box, the Town defence was eventually breached in the fourth minute of added time as Victor Abadaki, causing chaos off the bench, smashed the ball home to send our sizeable travelling support back to Chorlton with a deserved point to show for the evening.

Results elsewhere in the meant we slipped to seventh ahead of this weekend's trip. Saturday's hosts sit top of the table, but were put to the sword by Runcorn Town in midweek for only their third defeat of the campaign. With both Runcorn and Northwich Victoria holding two games in hand, Winsford now sit third on points per game and will be eager to respond quickly.

They are the first side we'll have faced both home and away in the league this season, with Winsford having visited Brookburn Road in mid September. What had been a tight encounter turned in their favour after the hour mark, with Jordan Johnson twice scoring from range before Daniel Guiver converted to put gloss on the scoreline.

Since then, their fortunes have fluctuated somewhat. A 3-2 defeat to Abbey Hulton United was followed by comfortable victories over Sporting Khalsa (3-1) and Tividale (4-1), before Tuesday's loss to Runcorn.

Our most recent visit to the Barton Stadium came last season, when we drew 1-1 in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round before West won the replay at Irlam. We last made a league trip to face the Blues in 2022/23, as Dontai Gabidon and Ben Elliott bagged to seal a 2-0 victory. Overall, we hold a record of three wins, one draw and five losses, a record we'll be hoping to improve on Saturday.

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Recreation Ground, Brookburn Road
Manchester
M218FE

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