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Northwich Victoria
File:Northwich.jpg
Full nameNorthwich Victoria Football Club
Nickname(s)The Vics, The Trickies
Foundedby 1874
GroundVictoria Stadium
Wincham
Northwich
Capacity4,500 (1200 seated)
ChairmanEngland Mike Connett (Owner)
ManagerVacant
LeagueConference National
2006–07Conference National, 13th
Home colours Away colours

Northwich Victoria Football Club is an English football team based in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire.

Northwich are an old club. Records go back to 1874. They played at the same Drill Field ground for over 125 years, but after a ground sharing period with local rivals Witton Albion they started the new 2005-06 season in their new stadium (Victoria Stadium) in Wincham, just outside Northwich and across the Trent & Mersey Canal which separates them from Witton Albion.

History

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 World War I. They won the title just once. In 1968 they became founder members of the Northern Premier League. In 1884, Northwich reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, but were knocked out by Blackburn Olympic.

In 1979, Northwich were founder members of yet another league, when the Alliance Premier League (later the Football Conference) was formed, and were the last club to be ever-present in that league 1979-2005. 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, Hucknall Town's ground not being good enough and the demotion of Margate 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 voluntarily demoted from the Conference National due to legal problems (after going into administration they renamed the club Northwich Victoria 2005 and FA deadlines over the transfer of their Conference membership to the club's new owners were not met) (the alternative would have been outright expulsion from the Conference, which would have forced them into starting again in one of the lower regional divisions).

In the 2005/2006 FA Cup, Northwich reached the 3rd round with over 4,000 fans travelling to Sunderland to watch the game. After an honourable fight, Northwich were defeated 3-0 and the team received huge applause from their fans. However at the end of the season, compensation came in the form of the Conference North Championship. In the penultimate game the team beat their nearest rivals, Stafford Rangers, in front of more than 3,000 supporters to guarantee an immediate return to the Conference National.

Current squad

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