Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently competes in the National League North, (2023/24) at the sixth tier of English football. Curzon Ashton won Division One North of the Northern Premier League in the 2013–14 season, and the Premier Division play-offs in the 2014–15 season, thereby gaining promotion to the National League North. Home matches have been played at Tameside Stadium since 2005.
Early history
Curzon Ashton was formed in 1963 after the merger of two clubs, Curzon Road Methodists F.C. and Assheton Amateurs F.C., who played in the Manchester Amateur Football League. The amalgamated club's name was originally Curzon Amateurs before being changed to the current name. Curzon joined the Manchester League. In 1970–71, they were Manchester Intermediate Cup runners-up, followed by a hat-trick of wins in the competition. In 1973–74, they were runners-up in Division One of the Manchester League and then runners-up in the Premier Division, a feat they matched the following season. The reserve team then won four championships in a row and in 1977–78 the league and cup double. By this time they were playing at National Park, former home of pre-war club Ashton National. From this they acquired their nickname of 'The Nash.' The 1978–79 season saw Curzon become founder members of the Cheshire League Division Two and they won promotion at the first attempt, missing the title by just two points. In their first season in the top flight, they became the first North West club to reach the semi-final of the FA Vase. They lost both legs 2–0 to Stamford, the home leg producing the club's record home attendance of 1,800.
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Key to league record
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Key to cup records
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Seasons
| Year | League | Cup competitions | Manager | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Division | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | Average attendance |
FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | ||||||
| Name | Goals | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | ||||||||||||||
| Joined the new Cheshire County League Division Two from the Manchester Football League | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–79 | Cheshire County League Division Two |
34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 45 | 2nd of 18 Promoted |
QR2 | 1-0-1 | — | R1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Cheshire County League Division One |
38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 36 | 9th of 20 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | SF | 6-1-2 | |||||||
| 1980–81 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 36 | 12th of 20 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | — | |||||||
| 1981–82 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 39 | 8th of 20 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||
| League merged with the Lancashire Combination to create the North West Counties Football League | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | North West Counties Football League Division One |
38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 36 | 12th of 20 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 2-0-1 | — | ||||||
| 1983–84 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 47 | 5th of 20 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 1-1-1 | ||||||||
| 1984–85 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 48 | 6th of 20 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
| 1985–86 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 45 | 8th of 20 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 1-0-1 | Peter Mayo Les Sutton | |||||||
| 1986–87 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 78 | -43 | 20 | 19th of 20 | PR | 0-1-1 | — | PR | 0-0-1 | |||||||
| Joined the new Northern Premier League Division One | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | Northern Premier League Division One |
7 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 73 | -30 | 28 | 18th of 19 | PR | 0-0-1 | — | EPR | 0-1-1 | David Noble Steve Waywell | ||||
| 1988–89 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 50 | 13th of 22 | PR | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | Steve Waywell | |||||||
| 1989–90 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 62 | 8th of 22 | QR3 | 3-2-1 | R3 | 3-1-1 | ||||||||
| 1990–91 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 56 | 10th of 22 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
| 1991–92 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 83 | -12 | 54 | 11th of 22 | QR3 | 3-2-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
| 1992–93 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 63 | 7th of 21 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R4 | 4-1-1 | Steve Waywell David Jones | |||||||
| 1993–94 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 71 | -9 | 47 | 14th of 21 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | — | |||||||
| 1994–95 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 80 | -16 | 46 | 15th of 22 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | ||||||||
| 1995–96 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 67 | 4th of 21 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | Derek Brownbill | |||||||
| 1996–97 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 79 | -31 | 34 | 20th of 22 Relegated |
QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | Terry McLean Dave Denby Ged Coyne | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division |
8 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 75 | -33 | 29 | 19th of 20 Relegated |
PR | 0-0-1 | — | R2 | 0-0-1 | |||||
| 1998–99 | North West Counties Football League Division Two |
9 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 43 | 14th of 19 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | ? Joe Murty | |||||
| 1999–2000 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 26 | +52 | 78 | 2nd of 18 Promoted |
PR | 0-0-1 | R1 | 1-1-1 | Joe Murty | |||||||
| 2000–01 | North West Counties Football League Division One |
8 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 63 | 11th of 22 | PR | 0-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | Gary Lowe | |||||
| 2001–02 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 55 | 13th of 23 | PR | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 87 | -27 | 42 | 18th of 22 | EPR | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 79 | +5 | 64 | 7th of 22 | PR | 0-1-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
| Level of the league decreased after the Conference North and South creation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 9 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 76 | 4th of 22 | EPR | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 68 | 7th of 22 | QR1 | 2-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 116 | 38 | +78 | 99 | 2nd of 22 Promoted |
QR2 | 2-0-1 | SF | 9-1-1 | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | Northern Premier League Division One North |
8 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 78 | 4th of 18 | 205 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 2-0-1 | — | ||||
| 2008–09 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 68 | 5th of 21 | 174 | R2 | 5-2-1 | PR | 0-1-1 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 93 | 50 | +43 | 75 | 3rd of 22 | 186 | PR | 0-1-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | |||||||
| 2010–11 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 49 | +36 | 85 | 4th of 23 | 172 | QR1 | 1-2-1 | R1 | 3-0-1 | |||||||
| 2011–12 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 91 | 44 | +47 | 92 | 2nd of 22 | 158 | PR | 0-1-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | John Flanagan | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 98 | 67 | +31 | 73 | 7th of 22 | 174 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | QR1 | 0-2-1 | |||||||
| 2013–14 | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 99 | 1st of 22 Promoted |
187 | QR3 | 3-1-1 | R1 | 4-0-1 | |||||||
| 2014–15 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
7 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 83 | 4th of 24 | 276 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | |||||
| Promoted after winning the play-off | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | National League North | 6 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 57 | 11th of 22 | Niall Cummins Matty Warburton |
12 | 407 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 72 | -9 | 52 | 14th of 22 | Niall Cummins | 14 | 405 | R2 | 4-3-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 49 | 18th of 22 | Niall Cummins | 15 | 531 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 49 | 18th of 22 | Ollie Crankshaw | 9 | 450 | QR3 | 1-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 34 | 20th of 22 | Sean Miller | 7 | 382 | QR2 | 0-1-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | Mark Bradshaw | ||||
| The regular season was cut short due to COVID-19, final league positions decided by points-per-game | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 | 16th of 22 | Dominic Knowles | 7 | – | QR2 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 0-0-1 | Steve Cunningham | ||||
| The season was declared null and void due to COVID-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 52 | 14th of 22 | Alex Curran | 11 | 342 | QR4 | 2–0–1 | R3 | 1–0–1 | Steve Cunningham Adam Lakeland | ||||
| 2022–23 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 65 | 13th of 24 | Tom Peers | 17 | 379 | R1 | 3–3–0 | R3 | 1–0–1 | Adam Lakeland | ||||
| 2023–24 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 75 | 7th of 24 | Stefan Mols Jimmy Spencer |
11 | 406 | R1 | 3–0–1 | R3 | 1–0–1 | Adam Lakeland Craig Mahon | ||||
| Lost in the play-off quarterfinal | |||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Curzon Ashton at the Football Club History Database
- COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games
References
- "Location – Curzon Ashton Football Club". Pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- "FA Cup past results". The FA. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
