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Northwich Manchester Villa Football Club was an English
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club based in
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,
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, England. The team last competed in the
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Division One in season 2015–16, having been admitted to that league via a successful application. The team had three previous names, Woodley, Northwich Villa, and Northwich Flixton Villa, and played in the
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between 2005 and 2011. The club folded in 2016.


History

The team was formed in 2005 when a team called Woodley was renamed Northwich Villa when links were made with
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for the team to act as a feeder team. The club entered the
Cheshire Football League The Cheshire Association Football League is a football competition based in Cheshire, England, which until 2007 was known as the Mid-Cheshire Association Football League. From season 2017–18, the league operates four divisions: the Premier D ...
Division Two in 2005–06 and finished as runners up in the inaugural season. Consequently, the team was promoted to Division One, which the team won in 2008–09. The team was runner-up the following year. The team finished 9th in the 2010–11 season and had a successful application to join the
North West Counties Football League The North West Counties Football League is a association football, football league in the North West England, North West of England. Since 2019–20, the league has covered the Isle of Man, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, ...
Division One. After two seasons in the
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and a relocation to Flixton, the club adopted the name of Northwich Flixton Villa in 2013. The club finished the 2013–14 season in one of the two relegation places, but was not relegated due to a surplus of spaces at level 10. In the summer of 2015, the club was renamed again, to Northwich Manchester Villa when it relocated to the
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. The club later folded in 2016.


Honours

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Cheshire Football League The Cheshire Association Football League is a football competition based in Cheshire, England, which until 2007 was known as the Mid-Cheshire Association Football League. From season 2017–18, the league operates four divisions: the Premier D ...
Division One **Champions 2008–09 **Runners-up 2009–10 *Cheshire Football League Division Two **Runners-up 2005–06


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