Charnock Richard Football Club is a football club based in Charnock Richard, near Chorley, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at Mossie Park.
Full name | Charnock Richard Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Villagers [1] The Greens | ||
Founded | 1933 (folded 1948) 1955 (reformed) | ||
Ground | Mossie Park, Charnock Richard | ||
Chairman | Shaun Tootell | ||
Manager | Ryan Donnellan | ||
League | North West Counties League Premier Division | ||
2022–23 | North West Counties League Premier Division, 11th of 22 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club was originally established in 1933 when a team from the village of Charnock Richard joined the Chorley Alliance League, a Sunday league competition.[2] However, after winning the league in 1947–48, the club folded after attempting to run two teams during the following season.[2] The club was reformed in 1955 and rejoined the Chorley Alliance League, winning the title in 1956–57,[3] before switching to the Preston & District League. They won the league in 1960–61 and went on to win three successive league titles between 1966–67 and 1968–69.[3] They won their final Preston & District League title in 1989–90,[2] and also spent some time in the Bolton Combination.[2]
In 1993 the club moved up to Division Two of the West Lancashire League. They were runners-up in 1994–95, earning promotion to Division One.[4] After finishing as Division One runners-up in 1996–97, they won the division in 1997–98.[4] The division was renamed the Premier Division in 1998, and they were runners-up again in 1998–99 and 2001–02, before winning the title in 2002–03.[4] After finishing as runners-up in 2005–06, the club won the Premier Division and Wilf Carr Memorial Cup in 2008–09, and went on to win four consecutive Premier Division titles between 2011–12 and 2014–15.[4] A second-place finish in 2015–16 saw the club promoted to Division One of the North West Counties League.[4] In their first season in Division One they were runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2021–22 the club won the league's Challenge Cup, beating Cammell Laird 5–0 in the final.[5]
Season | Division | Position | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | Significant events |
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1993–94 | West Lancashire League Division Two | 4/17 | – | – | – | |
1994–95 | West Lancashire League Division Two | 2/17 | – | – | – | Promoted |
1995–96 | West Lancashire League Division One | 5/17 | – | – | – | |
1996–97 | West Lancashire League Division One | 2/18 | – | – | – | |
1997–98 | West Lancashire League Division One | 1/18 | – | – | – | |
1998–99 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | Division renamed |
1999–00 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 4/16 | – | – | – | |
2000–01 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 7/15 | – | – | – | |
2001–02 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | |
2002–03 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | |
2003–04 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 6/16 | – | – | – | |
2004–05 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 4/16 | – | – | – | |
2005–06 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | |
2006–07 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 5/16 | – | – | – | |
2007–08 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 3/16 | – | – | – | |
2008–09 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | |
2009–10 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 4/17 | – | – | – | |
2010–11 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | |
2011–12 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | |
2012–13 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | |
2013–14 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | |
2014–15 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/15 | – | – | – | |
2015–16 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | Promoted |
2016–17 | North West Counties League Division One | 2/22 | – | – | R2 | Promoted |
2017–18 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 6/23 | EP | – | R1 | |
2018–19 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 6/20 | P | – | R1 | |
2019–20 | North West Counties League Premier Division | – | Q1 | – | R1 | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2020–21 | North West Counties League Premier Division | – | Q1 | – | R2 | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2021–22 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 4/21 | Q1 | – | Q1 | |
2022–23 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 11/22 | Q1 | – | R1 | |
2022–23 | North West Counties League Premier Division | /24 | Q1 | – | ||
Source: Football Club History Database |
The club started playing at Mossie Close in 1968, later moving to Mossie Park on the other side of the road.[2] The ground has a 100-seat stand.[6]
Position | Name | Source |
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Chairman | Shaun Tootell | [7] |
Vice-Chairman | Geoff Haslam | |
Secretary | David Rowland | |
Assistant Secretary | Graham Randle | |
Treasurer | Steve Mawdesley | |
Programme Editor/Social Media | Ian Livesey | |
Commercial Manager | Josh Vosper | |
Hospitality Manager | Jim Bibby | |
Club Photographer | Steven Taylor | |
Social Media Co-ordinator | Adam Donnellan | |
Grounds Supervisor | Jim Bibby | |
Kit Manager | Dave Smith |
Position | Name | Source |
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Manager | Ryan Donnellan | [8] |
Assistant Manager | Danny Nolan | |
Coaches | Craig Worthington | |
Liam Marsh | ||
Assistant Coach | Lewis Spensley | |
Reserve Team Manager | Paul Billington | [9] |
Reserve Team Coach | Joe Singleton |
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