Ashville Football Club is a football club based in

Wallasey Wallasey () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is at the mouth of the River Mersey, on the north-eastern corner of the Wirral Peninsula. It lies within the Historic counties of England, historic county bou ...

, England. They are currently members of the and play at Villa Park, Wallasey. In 2022 the clubs home ground, Villa Park, was renamed The Ray Parker Stadium after the club sold the naming rights to the ground.

History

Founded in 1949 by

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veteran John Dennett, Ashville initially entered the Wallasey Youth League, joining the Bebington League in 1951. After winning the Bebington League, Ashville joined the Wirral Combination, winning the league all three seasons they competed in it. In 1955, Ashville entered the West Cheshire League, winning Division Two at the first attempt. In the 1990–91 season, Ashville entered the

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for the first time. In 2005–06, Ashville reached the fourth round of the competition, before losing 1–0 away at

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. In 2022, the club was admitted into the

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Division One South.

Ground

In 1962, Ashville moved into their current ground at Villa Park,

. The club sold the naming rights to Villa Park ahead of the 2022/2023 season, the naming rights were sold to local businessman and supporter of the club, Ray Parker. Subsequently, Villa Park was renamed The Ray Parker Stadium.

Records

*Best

performance: Fourth round, 2005–06

References

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