Gorton Villa F.C.

Gorton Villa
Full nameGorton Villa Football Club
Nickname(s)the Villa, the Villans
Founded1883[1]
Dissolved1893
Ground
  • 1883–87: Reddish Lane
  • 1887–88: Bull's Head Hotel
  • 1888–90: Church Lane
  • 1890–91: Abbey Hey Park
  • 1891–93: Chapman Lane
SecretaryT. Buckley, W. G. Struthers, Tom Penny[2]

Gorton Villa F.C. was an association football club from Manchester which was a member of one of the early football leagues, The Combination, in the 1890s.

  1. ^ Some newspaper reports erroneously give an 1879 date, but the Football Annual confirms it to be 1883
  2. ^ "Gorton Villa F.C.". Athletic News: 4. 12 June 1893.