Northwich Victoria F.C.
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Northwich Victoria F.C. are an English football team based in Northwich, Cheshire.
Northwich are an old club, having been founded in 1874. They played at the same Drill Field ground for over 125 years, but are currently ground sharing with Witton Albion until a new stadium in Wincham is completed.
The club were briefly members of the Football League Second Division from 1892 to 1894, but otherwise played in various regional leagues until joining the newly formed Cheshire County League after WWI. They remained members of that league, winning the title just once, until 1968 when they became founder members of the Northern Premier League.
In 1979, Northwich were founder members of yet another league, when the Alliance Premier League (later the Football Conference) was formed, and are the only club to be ever-present in that league. They finished last in the 2003-04 season and were slated for relegation to the Conference North division as part of the National League System restructuring, but circumstances including the bankruptcy of Telford United F.C. and the demotion of Margate F.C. led to Northwich Victoria being allowed to remain at the Conference National level. In the 2004-05 season, the team went into administration, and thus were deducted 10 points under National League rules, which left them in relegation trouble. However, the team recovered and finished in 19th place, nine points clear of the relegation zone (had they not had a points deduction, they would have finished 14th). Unfortunately for the Vics this turned out to be for nothing, as they were demoted from the Conference National due to legal problems and placed into the Conference North.
Honours
- FA Trophy winners 1984
- Northern Premier League runners up 1977
- Cheshire League champions 1957; runners up 1925, 1948
- Football Combination runners up 1892
- Welsh Cup runners up 1882, 1889
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| FA Premier League | FA Cup | |
| The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) | England (men) | League Cup |
| Football Conference (Nat, N, S) | FA Community Shield | |
| Northern Premier League (Prem, 1) | (women) | Football League Trophy |
| Southern League (Prem, 1W, 1E) | List of clubs | FA Trophy |
| Isthmian League (Prem, 1, 2) | FA Vase | |
| English football league system | Records | FA NLS Cup |
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