Northwich Victoria playing against Premier League side Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the Third Round of the FA Cup on 7 January 2006.

Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club based in Northwich, Cheshire. They are currently competing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[1] The club was founded in 1874, playing challenge matches organised on an ad hoc basis until the 1877 season, when they entered the Welsh Cup for the first time.[2] The club entered two other competitions (The Cheshire Senior Cup in 1879 and the FA Cup in 1882) before finally playing league football in The Combination in 1890, for which they were founding members.[3] They became founding members of the Football League Second Division in 1892, where the club remained for two seasons, and are the only two seasons in the club's history where they have played professionally and in the English Football League.[4] In the 1894 season, they returned to amateur, regional football when they rejoined the Combination. Two season in the Cheshire League followed until the turn of the century, when Northwich joined the Manchester League in 1900, when they finished as runners-up. Two seasons later, for the first time, they won a league trophy as winners of the Manchester League in 1902.[5] They departed the Manchester League in 1912 when they joined the second division of the Lancashire Combination, finishing 4th in the first season, which ensured their promotion to the first division.[4] In 1919, they became founder members of the Cheshire County League, where they remained until the 1968 season, winning the league just once in the 1956–57 season.[4] Following their departure from the Cheshire County League, they became founder members of the Northern Premier League. In 1979, they founded yet another league, the Alliance Premier League (now known as the Football Conference, where they remained until their relegation in the 2004–05 season. During their time in the Conference, they won the FA Trophy in the 1983–84 season, and finished runners-up twice in 1982 and 1995.[4] They returned to the Conference National at their first attempt when they won the Conference North in the 2005–06 season. However, ongoing financial issues in the latter part of the 2000s saw them relegated twice in two season; in 2009 they were relegated back to the Conference North and then again the following season to the Northern Premier League Premier Division, where they are competing for the current season.[6]

Key

1st 2nd ↑ ↓
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Seasons

Season League[4][5][7][8] FA Cup[9] FA Trophy[4] Cheshire Senior Cup[10] Other competitions[11]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1877–78 n/a[A] DNE Welsh Cup R1
1878–79 DNE
1879–80 DNE W Welsh Cup R1
1880–81
Details 		DNE W Welsh Cup SF
1881–82 DNE W Welsh Cup RU
1882–83 R2 W Welsh Cup SF
1883–84 QF W Welsh Cup R1
1884–85 R1 W Welsh Cup SF
1885–86 R1 R2 Welsh Cup R3
1886–87 R2 R2 Welsh Cup SF
1887–88 R2 SF Welsh Cup SF
1888–89 QR2 W Welsh Cup RU
1889–90 QR3 R1 Welsh Cup R1
1890–91 Combination 16 5 7 4 28 30 17 6th QR2 SF Welsh Cup R2
1891–92 Combination 22 15 1 6 84 25 17 2nd QR4 RU
1892–93
Details 		Div 2 22 9 2 11 42 58 20 7th R2 SF
1893–94
Details 		Div 2 28 3 3 22 30 98 9 15th QR2 SF
1894–95 Combination 20 4 2 14 26 55 10 11th QR1 SF
1895–96 Combination 14 4 1 9 14 35 9 6th QR2 SF
1896–97 Combination 18 8 2 8 31 41 18 4th QR1 RU
1897–98 Combination 24 6 2 16 40 74 14 13th QR1 R1
1898–99 Ch League 17 5 5 7 33 30 15 8th DNE R2
1899–1900 CL Div 1 13 7 5 1 31 11 19 2nd DNE R3
1900–01 Mcr League 28 20 4 4 75 36 44 2nd DNE SF
1901–02 Mcr League 26 16 2 8 61 53 34 3rd DNE R1
1902–03 Mcr League 26 20 4 2 59 22 44 1st DNE R2
1903–04 Mcr League 28 17 4 7 69 40 38 2nd DNE R1
1904–05 Mcr League 30 13 10 7 47 43 36 7th DNE R2
1905–06 Mcr League 30 17 3 10 67 58 37 4th DNE RU
1906–07 Mcr League 28 12 6 10 59 51 30 6th DNE R4
1907–08 Mcr League 30 15 10 5 75 53 40 2nd DNE R3
1908–09 Mcr League 30 17 4 9 73 51 38 2nd DNE RU
1909–10 Mcr League 34 18 4 12 81 65 40 7th DNE R3
1910–11 Mcr League 30 16 5 9 75 41 37 4th DNE R3
1911–12 Mcr League 24 14 5 5 51 32 33 2nd DNE R1
1912–13 LC Div 2 34 18 9 7 101 43 45 4th ↑ QR4 SF
1913–14 LC Div 1 34 21 5 8 65 36 47 3rd PRE R1
1914–15 LC Div 1 32 16 6 10 71 50 38 5th R1 R2
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1918 due to the First World War.
1918–19 LC Div 1 (Mcr) 12 3 0 9 15 29 6 7th DNE QF
1919–20 CCL 22 5 5 12 33 44 15 12th PRE R2
1920–21 CCL 34 12 5 17 53 60 29 13th PRE R1
1921–22 CCL 38 15 10 13 62 40 40 7th QR3 R1
1922–23 CCL 38 8 10 20 47 75 26 18th QR1 R2
1923–24 CCL 42 18 10 14 85 77 46 6th QR2 R1
1924–25 CCL 42 25 6 11 94 58 56 2nd QR3 R3
1925–26 CCL 42 14 5 23 75 101 33 18th DNE R1
1926–27 CCL 42 11 4 27 70 141 26 18th DNE R1
1927–28 CCL 42 10 9 23 88 136 29 18th DNE R1
1928–29 CCL 38 13 7 18 85 90 33 14th QR2 W
1929–30 CCL 42 19 2 21 95 111 40 12th PRE R2
1930–31 CCL 42 15 3 24 105 135 33 17th PRE R1
1931–32 CCL 40 10 7 23 76 122 27 19th QR1 R1
1932–33 CCL 42 17 6 19 100 123 40 15th QR1 R1
1933–34 CCL 42 14 2 26 63 87 30 20th QR1 R1
1934–35 CCL 42 14 7 21 83 95 35 16th QR4 R3
1935–36 CCL 42 20 10 12 98 74 50 7th QR4 R2
1936–37 CCL 42 27 3 12 92 52 57 3rd QR4 W
1937–38 CCL 42 19 6 17 86 79 44 8th DNE R2
1938–39 CCL 42 20 7 15 88 87 47 8th QR4 R2
1939–40 CCL 1939 W 13 6 3 4 23 26 15 5th DNE RU
CCL 1940 W 14 5 1 8 20 33 11 6th
No football was played in the Cheshire County League between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War.
1945–46 CCL 38 16 4 18 79 102 36 11th QR1 R1
1946–47 CCL 42 21 11 10 95 69 53 5th QR1 R3
1947–48 CCL 42 24 9 9 109 58 57 2nd QR1 RU
1948–49 CCL 42 26 9 7 118 67 61 3rd QR2 R1
1949–50 CCL 42 22 7 13 101 61 51 4th QR1 W
1950–51 CCL 42 27 5 10 116 58 59 3rd QR4 RU
1951–52 CCL 42 21 6 15 78 70 48 6th QR2 R1
1952–53 CCL 42 13 8 21 61 82 34 16th QR1 R2
1953–54 CCL 42 13 7 22 72 97 33 19th QR1 R1
1954–55 CCL 42 11 6 25 68 117 28 21st QR1 W
1955–56 CCL 42 21 10 10 99 70 54 4th R1 R2
1956–57 CCL 42 25 7 10 139 72 57 1st PRE SF
1957–58 CCL 42 22 10 10 91 56 54 3rd QR2 SF
1958–59 CCL 38 16 7 15 96 74 39 10th QR1 R1
1959–60 CCL 38 17 11 10 70 44 45 6th QR2 SF
1960–61 CCL 42 20 6 16 93 84 46 12th QR1 SF
1961–62 CCL 42 25 5 12 103 56 55 4th R1 R1
1962–63 CCL 42 15 15 12 77 68 45 9th QR1 R1
1963–64 CCL 42 13 6 23 64 87 32 19th QR3 RU
1964–65 CCL 42 18 6 18 100 87 42 11th QR2 SF
1965–66 CCL 42 20 6 16 93 77 46 7th QR2 RU
1966–67 CCL 42 22 13 7 91 55 57 3rd QR3 R2
1967–68 CCL 42 22 6 14 82 64 50 7th QR1 R1
1968–69 NPL 38 16 5 17 59 82 37 13th QR4 RU
1969–70 NPL 38 15 8 15 60 66 38 9th QR3 R1 R1
1970–71 NPL 42 22 5 15 71 55 49 6th QR1 R2 RU
1971–72 NPL 46 20 14 12 65 59 54 5th QR1 R1 W
1972–73 NPL 46 17 15 14 74 62 49 8th PRE QR3 R1
1973–74 NPL 46 14 13 19 68 75 41 16th QR2 R2 SF
1974–75 NPL 46 18 12 16 83 71 48 9th QR1 R2 R2
1975–76 NPL 46 17 17 12 79 59 51 11th QR3 R1 R2
1976–77 NPL 44 27 11 6 85 43 65 2nd R4 R1 W
1977–78 NPL 46 22 14 10 83 55 58 6th QR4 R1 RU
1978–79 NPL 44 18 11 15 64 52 47 10th QR4 R2 W Staffordshire Senior Cup W
1979–80 Alliance 38 16 10 12 50 38 42 8th R2 R1 R2 Staffordshire Senior Cup
Conference League Cup		 W
W
1980–81 Alliance 38 17 11 10 53 40 45 4th R1 R3 SF
1981–82 Alliance 42 20 9 13 56 46 69 6th QR4 SF R2
1982–83 Alliance 42 18 10 14 68 63 64 8th R2 RU R2
1983–84 Alliance 42 16 14 12 54 47 51 7th R1 W W
1984–85 Alliance 42 16 11 15 50 46 50 9th R2 R1 SF
1985–86 Alliance 42 10 12 20 42 54 37 16th QR4 R2 RU
1986–87 Conference 42 10 14 18 53 69 44 17th QR4 R1 SF Staffordshire Senior Cup RU
1987–88 Conference 42 10 17 15 46 57 47 17th R2 R1 SF
1988–89 Conference 40 14 11 15 64 65 53 10th R2 R2 R2
1989–90 Conference 42 15 5 22 51 67 50 15th R2 R1 QF Staffordshire Senior Cup W
1990–91 Conference 42 13 13 16 65 75 52 12th QR4 QF SF Staffordshire Senior Cup RU
1991–92 Conference 42 16 6 20 63 58 54 11th QR1 R3
1992–93 Conference 42 16 8 18 68 55 56 11th QR2 R1 R3 Conference League Cup W
1993–94 Conference 42 11 19 12 44 45 52 15th QR1 R1 W
1994–95 Conference 42 14 15 13 77 66 57 10th R1 R1
1995–96 Conference 42 16 12 14 72 64 60 8th R1 RU R2
1996–97 Conference 42 17 12 13 61 54 63 6th R1 R2 R1
1997–98 Conference 42 15 15 12 63 59 60 9th R1 R3 SF
1998–99 Conference 42 19 9 14 60 51 66 7th QR3 QF RU
1999–2000 Conference 42 13 12 17 53 78 51 18th QR4 R2 R1
2000–01 Conference 42 11 13 18 49 67 46 17th R2 R3 R2
2001–02 Conference 42 16 7 19 57 70 55 13th R1 QF R1
2002–03 Conference 42 13 12 17 66 72 51 14th R1 R5 RU
2003–04 Conference 42 4 11 27 30 80 23 22nd R1 R3
2004–05 Conference 42 14 10 18 58 72 42 19th ↓[B] QR4 R4
2005–06 Conf North 42 29 5 8 97 49 92 1st ↑ R3 R2
2006–07 Conference 46 18 4 24 51 69 58 13th R1 SF RU
2007–08 Conference 46 11 11 24 52 78 44 19th R1 R1 QF
2008–09 Conference 46 11 10 25 56 75 43 22nd ↓ QR4 R1 R1
2009–10 Conf North 40 15 13 12 62 55 48[C] 12th ↓ R2 QR3 W Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup W
2010–11 NPL Prem 42 18 9 15 66 55 53 12th QR2 R1 W Evostik Challenge Cup
Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup
RU
W
2011–12 NPL Prem 42 26 8 6 73 43 83 2nd ↓[B] QR2 QF Evostik Challenge Cup
Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup
2012–13 NPL South 42 19 10 13 88 58 67 8th PRE QR1
2013–14 NPL North 42 16 15 11 73 52 63 9th QR1 R1
2014–15 NPL North 42 25 7 10 75 39 82 4th QR1 QR1
2015–16 NPL North 42 29 5 8 102 41 83[D] 3rd[E] R2 QR1
2016–17 NPL South 42 8 12 22 53 89 26[F] 22nd ↓ PRE PRE
2017–18 NWC Premier 44 17 5 22 77 93 56 16th EP FA Vase QR1
2018–19 NWC Premier 38 20 7 11 85 49 67 4th PRE FA Vase SF

Notes

  1. ^ The club did not play league football until 1890.
  2. ^ a b Relegated due to ongoing financial issues.
  3. ^ 10 points deducted for entering administration, relegated for unsettled debts.
  4. ^ 9 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player in three matches.
  5. ^ Beat Glossop North End 2–1 in the semi-final before losing 2–0 to Spennymoor Town in the 2016 Northern Premier League Division One North play-off Final.
  6. ^ 10 points deducted for entering into administration.

References

  1. ^ "Northwich Victoria FC". Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  2. ^ "NVFC Club History 1874–2008". Northwich Victoria F.C. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  3. ^ "England- The Combination". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Northwich Victoria". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Manchester League 1893–1903". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Northwich Victoria decision". The FA. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Mike Avery Football Results and Tables". Mike Avery. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Evostik League Tables". Evostik League. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  9. ^ "The FA Cup Archive". The Football Association (The FA). Retrieved 12 November 2010. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
  10. ^ "Cheshire Senior Cup Results and Fixtures". Cheshire FA. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010. Individual seasons from 2004–05 accessed via dropdown menu.
  11. ^ "Welsh Football Data Archive- Welsh Cup". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
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