Cantilever Park, Home Ground of Warrington Town Football Club, (Stockton Heath Albion), Common Lane, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2RS

Cantilever Park, Home Ground of Warrington Town Football Club, (Stockton Heath Albion), Common Lane, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2RS Stock Photo
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Tony Smith / Alamy Stock Photo

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RMJ3AW

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55.6 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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5328 x 3648 px | 45.1 x 30.9 cm | 17.8 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

2 February 2019

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Common Lane, Latchford, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2RS

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Warrington Town Football Club is an association football club based in Warrington, Cheshire. They were established in 1949 under the name of Stockton Heath Albion, adopting their current name in 1961. Formed in 1949 by Jimmy Drinkwater, the club was initially named Stockton Heath Albion and competed in the Warrington and District League until 1953, when they moved to the Mid Cheshire League. Freddie Worrall became manager at the same time, and during a 13-year spell in charge, the club won the league in 1959–60 plus the League Cup in three consecutive seasons during the 1950s. During his thirteen years at the helm, Heath were one of the most feared sides in Cheshire football, winning a string of honours including the Mid Cheshire League Championship in 1959–60, the League Cup in 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56 and made several appearances in the Cheshire Amateur Cup Final. Several players from this successful period went on to join Football League clubs, including Ian Weir, John Green, Alan Foster and Roger Hunt, later a World Cup winner with England in 1966. At the club's 1961 AGM, it was decided to change the name to Warrington Town. In 1978 the club were founder members of Division Two of the Cheshire County League. When it merged into the North West Counties Football League in 1982, the club were founder members of Division Three. They finished as runners-up in the first season, earning promotion to Division Two. In 1985–86 Warrington reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, losing 6–3 to Halesowen Town in a replay. After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 1986–87, the club were promoted to Division One. In the same season they reached the FA Vase final, where they lost 3–2 to local rivals St Helens Town In 1989–90 Warrington Town won Division One, and were promoted to the Northern Premier League.In 1992–93 they reached the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy, eventually losing 2–1 at Sutton United, and also became the first Division One club to reach the final