Avro Football Club is a

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club based in the

Limeside Limeside is a large housing estate in Oldham, Lancashire, England, 2 miles south of the town centre in the Hollinwood, Lancashire , Hollinwood ward, contiguous with Failsworth, Hollins, Oldham, Hollins and Garden Suburb, Oldham, Garden Suburb. Da ...

area of

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...

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. They are currently members of the and play at the

Whitebank Stadium Whitebank Stadium, currently also known as the Vestacare Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league and association football stadium which forms part of Limeside in Oldham, England. It is the home stadium of Oldham R.L.F.C. and Avro F ...

History

The club was founded in 1936 at the Failsworth factory of British aircraft manufacturer

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.History
North West Counties League They won the Manchester County Cup in 1939–40 and 1940–41, before joining the

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in 1954. The club won the Manchester County Cup again in 1955–56, but finished bottom of the league in 1956–57 and 1957–58. After finishing bottom of Division One in 1963–64, Avro left the league. They rejoined the league in 1987, entering Division One, now the second tier below the Premier Division.Manchester League 1976–1994
Non-League Matters The club's first season back in the league saw them win the Manchester County Cup for the fourth time. Avro were Division One champions in 1988–89, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1991–92, the club were relegated back to Division One. Another Manchester County Cup win followed in 1993–94. They were Division One runners-up in 1994–95, but then left the league.
Non-League Matters The club returned to Division One in 1998, and were champions in 2003–04, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. In 2006–07 they finished bottom of the division and were relegated to Division One, but the club were Division One runners-up the following season, securing an immediate promotion back to the Premier Division. In 2009–10 they won the Premier Division title for the first time, retaining the title the following season. After winning the Premier Division for a third time in 2017–18, Avro were promoted to Division One North of the

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. Their first season in the division saw them finish as runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division as one of the second placed clubs with the best points-per-game across the divisions. In

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they were runners-up in the Premier Division, qualifying for an inter-step play-off. They went on to beat

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2–1 to earn promotion to the

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Stadium

The club originally played at the Lancaster Club in

Failsworth Failsworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and south-west of Oldham. The orbital M60 motorway skirts it to the east. The population at the 2011 census was 2 ...

. However, after

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announced plans to use the site for housing, the club moved to the

in 2017. As part of the move, the ground was redeveloped, with a new artificial pitch and floodlights.Welcome to Avro
North West Counties League

Honours

*Manchester League **Premier Division champions 2009–10, 2010–11, 2017–18 **Division One champions 1988–89, 2003–04 *Manchester County Cup **Winners 1939–40, 1940–41, 1955–56, 1987–88, 1993–94, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2017–18Club Info
North West Counties League

Records

*Best

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performance: First qualifying round,

*Best

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performance: Third round, 2018–19 *Record attendance: 688 vs Bury AFC, North West Counties League Premier Division, 11 January 2023

References

External links

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