Northwich Victoria F.C.
association football club in Wincham, England
Northwich Victoria Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire, which compete in the Midland League Premier Division. They play home games at APEC Taxis Stadium, in a groundshare agreement with Runcorn Linnets. They had played at the same Drill Field ground between 1875 and 2002, which was at the time of its demolition believed to be the oldest ground in the world on which football had been continuously played. They played at the short-lived Victoria Stadium between 2005 and 2011, and have since been forced to share grounds with nearby clubs.
The original club was founded in 1874, and named in honour of the then-reigning monarch, Queen Victoria. They won the first six Cheshire Senior Cup finals in the competition's history. The club became defunct and amalgamated with Hartford and Davenham United in February 1890, with the new club taking the old Northwich Victoria name. This new club helped to found The Combination in 1890, before being invited to become founding members of the Football League Second Division two years later. After two seasons playing in the Football League, they returned to The Combination and spent 1898 to 1899 in the Cheshire League. Northwich spent 1900 to 1912 competing in the Manchester League, being crowned champions in the 1902–03 campaign.
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