Abbey Hulton United Football Club is a

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club based in

Abbey Hulton Abbey Hulton is an area of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, named after the abbey that existed between the 13th and 16th centuries. History The name Abbey Hulton is derived from 'hilltown' (Anglo-Saxon ''hyll'' + ''tūn''; Middle Engl ...

, in

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It has an estimated population of 259,965 as of 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire ...

, England. They are currently members of the and play at Birches Head Road.

History

The club was established in 1947.History
North West Counties League They joined the Longton League, before transferring to the Burslem & Tunstall League. The club were Division Two runners-up in 1973–74 and won the Division One title and the League Cup double in 1978–79.Information
North West Counties League They then moved into the Fenton & District League and were Division One runners-up in 1981–82 before winning the Division One title, the League Cup and the Charity Cup in 1982–83. In 1985 Abbey Hulton joined the North Staffs Alliance League after moving to their Birches Head Road Ground. Two seasons later they moved up to the

Staffordshire County League The Staffordshire County League was an English football competition based in the county of Staffordshire. It existed from at least 1957 until 2005, when it merged with the Midland League to form the new Staffordshire County Senior League, with t ...

. After winning the Division One and League Cup double in 1997–98, the club transferred to the

Midland League The Midland Football League, officially known as the Capelli Sport Midland Football League since January 2025 for sponsorship reasons, is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midl ...

. They were Midland League champions in 2003–04. When the league merged with the

to form the

Staffordshire County Senior League The Staffordshire County Senior League is a Football (soccer), football competition based in Staffordshire, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of the Midland Football League (1994), Midland League (formerly known as the Staffordshire Senio ...

, Abbey Hulton were placed in the Premier Division. Abbey Hulton were Staffordshire County Senior League champions in 2016–17, earning promotion to Division One of the North West Counties League. When the division was split in 2018 the club were placed in Division One South. In 2024–25 they finished second in the division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating

Eccleshall Eccleshall () is a town and civil parish in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is located seven miles northwest of Stafford, and six miles west-southwest of Stone. Eccleshall is twinned with Sancerre in France. ...

5–0 in the semi-finals, the club defeated Stafford Town on penalties in the final, securing promotion to the Premier Division of the

Ground

For the first 15 years of their existence the club played on a site owned by the council, with the changing rooms located over a mile away. In 1962 they moved to Bucknall Park, where they played for the next 23 years. In 1985 the club bought a 99-year lease on a piece of land on Birches Head Road, where they built a clubhouse and established their current ground.

Honours

*Midland League **Champions 2003–04 *Staffordshire County League **Division One champions 1997–98 **League Cup winners 1997–98 *Fenton & District League **Division One champions 1982–83 **League Cup winners 1982–83 **Charity Cup winners 1982–83 *Burslem & Tunstall League **Division One champions 1978–79 **League Cup winners 1978–79

Records

*Best

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...

performance: Extra preliminary round, 2025–26 *Best

FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, also known as the Isuzu FA Vase for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football competition run by and named after The Football Association (The FA), for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English Nation ...

performance: Fourth round, 2024–25

References

External links

Official website
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