New Mills AFC

WELCOME to WEST DIDSBURY & CHORLTON AFC The Recreation Ground, Brookburn Road, Chorltonville Manchester M21 8FE Club Committee: Glyn Meacher; Rob Madden; Dave Cooper; Rob McKay; Monica Creer; Steve Eckersley; John Churchman; James Doxford; Davy Iredale; Dan Iredale; Tim Manley and Matthew Durrant Ownership: In accordance with THE Football Association Rule 2.13 Publication of ownership in relation to Step 1 to Step 6 clubs in the Football Pyramid we hereby confirm that the legal status of WEST DIDSBURY AND CHORLTON ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB is as not for profit private members club. Any gain arising from the carrying on of the Club shall be applied for the benefit of the Club or for some charitable or benevolent purpose or purposes approved by resolution at a general meeting of the Club. To contact the club please use the club website: www.wdcfc.co.uk Main Club Sponsor: Ground Safety In the interest of spectator comfort and safety, the following conditions apply at the clubs Brookburn Road ground and must be observed at all times. ● In case of fire or other emergency that requires the clubhouse or ground to be evacuated instructions will be given over the public address system, and we ask that you comply with those instructions immediately. ● The chanting of racist or obscene chanting is strictly forbidden. ● Glasses, bottles, gas canisters, knives, darts, tools, flag poles or any other articles likely to cause injury are not permitted into the ground. ● Alcohol may be purchased and consumed in the bar area only. ● Children are not allowed in the Club House unless accompanied by an adult. ● Encroachment onto the playing area is forbidden at all times. ● Standing is not allowed in front of the seated areas. ● All forms of transport on the clubs car park is at the owners’ risk. The club reserves the right to remove any person from the ground who is in breach of these rules or whose presence is a source of danger or annoyance to others. We hope you understand the reasons for the above are in order for the game to be enjoyed in safe and pleasant conditions. Thank you, West Didsbury and Chorlton AFC Committe History of New Mills AFC New Mills AFC, based were forced to cease football activity, although in the High Peak of they still continued to seek membership with a Derbyshire, have view to reorganising and eventually entering continually been at competitions again. Coincidentally, local the forefront of amateur side Birch Vale and Thornsett FC organised football in the area. The Club's home were looking for a new ground and within ground, regarded as one of the most twelve months, they had adopted the name of picturesque in non-league football, is situated New Mills AFC and began to progress firstly via opposite the impressive St George’s Church The Lancashire and Cheshire League and then and has a splendid backdrop of Kinder Scout, The Manchester League. which is the highest point in the Peak District National Park. The Club’s facilities are quite In the mid-late 1980's The Millers enjoyed considerable. Covering seven and a half acres great success, winning a number of trophies with well over three acres of land, the Club has and reaching several Deryshire Cup finals, a floodlit playing arena, an all-weather pitch being victorious on more than one occasion. suitable for a number of sport which is used by Former player Ray Coverley was the Manager local schools and the local community in of the First Team during this time, and he was general as well as New Mills Juniors teams. to eventually move up to become Chairman of the club. Featuring players from New Mills and The game of football has been played in the the immediate surrounding area during that town of New Mills since 1886 when the Club, period, the club was already demonstrating that originally known as New Mills St George's, first it could become a force at a higher level, played in friendlies before joining organised competing against clubs with far bigger competitions such as The North Cheshire catchment areas for players and support. The League and ultimately The Manchester Millers side of the 1980's was one of the most League. After playing at several locations memorable in the clubs history, with the line up around the town, the Club moved to their still rolling off the tongue of long time present home of Church Lane in 1922 and this supporters. Once Coverley stepped down as coincided with a hugely successful period in Manager the club adopted a policy of the Club's history as they recorded two appointing from within, with former goalkeeper Manchester League titles and four Derbyshire Andy Bowers taking over for a spell and then Divisional Cup wins. These successes led to prolific striker Alan Peatfield overseeing several average home crowds of around 2,000 and seasons in the late 1990's-early 2000's. After eventually saw no fewer than ten players guiding the side to two Derbyshire Cup transferred directly to Football League Clubs. victories and promotion to the Manchester League Premier Division, Peatfield stepped More great days followed in the 1960's under down and was replaced by Tony Rigby who the leadership of Joe Martin but following a had been on the Management staff at Woodley move to The Cheshire League in 1974 the club Sports. struggled in spite of being able to attract a number of household names including Wyn New Mills re-joined The North West Counties Davies and Vic Halom, as well as Ray Hatton League in 2004 (they were founding members whose son Ricky was famously to become a in 1982) , initially with former player Scott World Champion boxer. By the early 1980's the Moore in the managerial hotseat. Moore clubs struggles reached the point where they steadied the ship while the club adapted to the higher level, before he was replaced by Tony Managers applied and were invterviewed for Hancock. Hancock already had a wealth of the role. Caretaker Boss Pickering was experience managing in the North West successful in obtaining the post on a full time Counties League, having worked at the likes of basis and 2010/11 proved to be a case of third Abbey Hey and Woodley Sports, and he time lucky as New Mills finally achieved their brought a new level of professionalism to the goal of promotion to The Northern Premier club, as well as bringing in new players, many League when they won The North West of whom were to become club legends. The Counties Premier Division. Winning the first likes of Micky Ryan, Carlos Meakin, Adam seven games of the season the squad set the Mather, Michael Bowler and Gary Kharras pace from start to finish before being presented were all brought to the club by Hancock as the with the Championship trophy after the game club went on to enjoy several years of success, against local rivals Glossop North End on beginning with the North West Counties Easter Monday. The team also reached the League Second Division Trophy in 2007. North West Counties League Challenge Cup Final but failed to achieve the double after The following season saw the team break losing narrowly to Winsford United. It was a numerous Club records as they won the successful season off the field as well as the Division Two Championship by ten points. Club achieved the prestigious FA Charter 2008/09 saw another trophy triumph, The Standard Adult Club status which was an League Challenge Cup, but following an excellent recognition for all the hard work that unprecedented twenty one game winning run, has been put in by everybody connected with promotion to The Evostik League was only the Club. denied by a last day defeat at AFC Fylde which resulted in the team finishing runners up on The first team’s debut season in The EvoStik goal difference. The Millers only required a Northern Premier League was tough after point in that final game and actually played being placed in Division One South, the fairly well on the day, but missed opportunities eventual position of ninth represented a and an early red card were to prove crucial as respectable finish. 2012/13 proved to be AFC Fylde came out on top and their run another roller-coaster ten months, after the towards the upper reaches of non-league club were moved into the Evo-Stik Division football started. One North. After a mixed start to the campaign Pickering stepped down and was replaced as The 2009/10 season again saw The Millers as Manager by his number two Roy Soule, who bridesmaids for the second successive season had an immediate impact on the squad and as this time Newcastle Town grabbed the brought in some new faces to add to the quality solitary promotion place to The EvoStik that was already in place. The Millers were League. The Club enjoyed success in The FA defeated at Curzon Ashton on the final day of Vase and reached the last sixteen for the first the season and that meant that they missed time in its history before The Northern out on second place in the league and League’s Norton and Stockton Ancients spoilt therefore had to face Trafford in the play-off the Wembley dream. Shortly after the FA Vase semi-final. Trafford had already beaten the exit Tony Hancock resigned from his post, with Millers home and away that season, and they former Woodley Sports and Mossley boss Ally were to be victorious again in front of a huge Pickering taking over the reigns in a caretaker crowd at Church Lane just two days after the role.

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