Warrington is an industrial town and borough in Cheshire, in between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester. (population: over 165,000)
The town was founded by the Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey, A new settlement was established by the Saxons and by the Middle Ages, emerged as a market town at the lowest bridging point of the river, when the tradition of textile and tool production began.
The Domesday Book has it named it as ‘’Wallintun‘’ The source is likely from the Old English words waru – meaning - “watch, guard, protect, or defend.” with the suffix "ton" from tun meaning "fenced area" or "enclosure.
Warrington’s expansion coincided with the Industrial Revolution, particularly after the Mersey was made passable in the 18th century. The town has easy access with the Manchester Ship Canal passing through the south of the borough, plus the West Coast Main Line and the Cheshire Line railways. It was designated as a new town in 1968 when the population grew with new residents moving from Manchester and Liverpool.
The club was formed in 1949 by Jimmy Drinkwater, originally named Stockton Heath Albion and became Warrington Townin 1961. They began life in the Warrington and District League before moving to the Mid-Cheshire League in 1953.
Mid Cheshire League 1953 - 1978 - Champions 1960-61
Cheshire County League (founder members) 1978 - 1982
North West Counties League (founder members) 1982 - 1990: Division One champions 1989-90
Northern Premier League Division One 1990 - 1997
NWCL 1997 - 2004: Division Two champions 2000-01
Northern Premier League 204 - present: Division 1 North champions 2015-16 - promoted to Premier Division.
The Yellows reached the 1987 FA Vase final at Wembley, where they lost 3–2 to local rivals St Helens Town.
Cantilever Park
Loushers Lane
Warrington
WA4 2RS
2,500 capacity
Record Attendance 2,600 v Halesowen Town FA Vase semi-final 1986
The ground has all the amenities at the dugouts side. From the corner admission entrance there's the changing rooms, clubhouse, snack bar and club shop, along with a covered standing enclosure. The main stand is opposite and is fully covered with 350 seats. At the far goal there's another covered terrace with the opposite end open, with pitches for the bairns to play on at the back.
Warrington Town 3(Amis 18, 45+3 Duffy 87)
Ashton United 0
The Pitchin In Northern Premier League matchday 39v38
3rd v 12th
3pm ko
Att.912
Spondoolicks:
Admission £11 (online ticket)
Pin badge £3.50
A first half brace from Josh Amis set the Yellows on their way to an easy victory and up to second place in the league. He got on the end of a Woods cross to scramble the ball in at the second attempt, then just before the break, a corner was flicked onto Amis to head home from close range.
Luke Duffy sealed the win, slamming home the third in the 87th minute, and it should've been more, but Amis was denied a hat-trick when his penalty was saved in the last minute.
#Heedhopper
135 miles door-to-door
Megabus Newcastle - Manchester dept:0700 arr:1015
Manchester Piccadilly - 1044 TFW service to Bangor arr. Warrington Bank Quay 1115
This was my first visit to Warrington and I really enjoyed it. I started off with breakfast in the Friars Penketh, then had a nice stroll around the town centre. Refreshment breaks were partaking at The Albion, Tavern Sports Bar, Glass House, Hop Emporium and finally Costello's Bar before heading to the match.
The return train to Manchester and the onward Megabus to the Toon both ran smoothly, so overall, a canny day out!
