Football team
Chorley
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«The Magpies»
Chorley's local grudge runs against Southport and Bamber Bridge, and Victory Park has seen its share of trouble away from those fixtures too: a fire wrecked the main stand in 1945, and embezzlement by a club official tipped the finances into crisis in 2011. The club recovered from both.
What began as a rugby club in 1875 turned to football in 1883, and the black-and-white stripes earned the nickname the Magpies. Victory Park became home in 1920, bought outright six years later, and still holds the ground the club has known for over a century.
The honours board is heavy with Lancashire Combination titles, eleven of them between 1920 and 1964. Two Northern Premier League titles followed, in 1988 and 2014, and the 2018-19 season added a National League North play-off win.
Chorley now competes in the Northern Premier League.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 3 Oct | FA Cup |
Barton Town Old Boys
A
|
4:1 | W |
| 19 Sep | FA Cup |
Rylands
A
|
1:0 | W |
| 28 Jul | Friendlies Clubs |
Trafford
A
|
1:2 | L |
| 25 Jul | Friendlies Clubs |
Accrington ST
H
|
0:3 | L |
| 21 Jul | Friendlies Clubs |
Altrincham
H
|
0:0 | D |
| 15 Jul | Friendlies Clubs |
Preston
A
|
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 61| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 61 | 35 | 26 |
| Scored | 87 | 47 | 40 |
| Conceded | 80 | 50 | 30 |
| Scored per game | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +7 | −3 | +10 |
Fixtures of Chorley
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3 Oct
Barton Town Old Boys
A
4:1
W
-
19 Sep
Rylands
A
1:0
W
-
28 Jul
Trafford
A
1:2
L
-
25 Jul
Accrington ST
H
0:3
L
-
21 Jul
Altrincham
H
0:0
D
-
15 Jul
Preston
A
-
11 Jul
Bury
H
1:2
L
-
4 Jul
Bamber Bridge
A
0:1
L
Honours of Chorley
- Lancashire Combination 1920, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1946, 1960, 1961, 1964 10
- Lancashire League 1897, 1899 2
- Northern Premier League 1988, 2014 2
- Lancashire Alliance 1893 1
- National League North Play-offs 2019 1
- Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Angiola Popula Accrington 26/27
- Max Wilson Preston 26/27
- Angiola Popula Accrington 25/26
- Max Wilson Preston U19 25/26
- Harry Ibbotson Bradford 25/26
- George Pratt Blackburn U21 25/26
Departures
- Angiola Popula Accrington 26/27
- Max Wilson Preston 26/27
- Angiola Popula Accrington 25/26
- Max Wilson Preston U19 25/26
- Harry Ibbotson Bradford 25/26
- George Pratt Blackburn U21 25/26