Ashville F.C.
West Cheshire League club founded in 1949, now in North West Counties League.
Ashville Football Club, based in Wallasey, England, competes in the North West Counties League Division One South and calls Villa Park its home. In 2022, the ground was renamed The Ray Parker Stadium after the club sold the naming rights. The club was founded in 1949 by John Dennett, a D-Day veteran, and began in the Wallasey Youth League before moving to the Bebington League in 1951. After winning that league, Ashville joined the Wirral Combination, where they won the title in all three seasons they played. In 1955, they entered the West Cheshire League and won Division Two in their first year.
Quick Facts
- Club
- Ashville
- Full name
- Ashville Football Club
- Nickname
- The Villa
- Founded
- 1949
- Ground
- Villa Park (Ray Parker Stadium), Wallasey
- Manager
- Vacant
- Season
- Ashville2
- Position
- Ashville3
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Background
Ashville's early years were marked by rapid success. After winning the Bebington League, they dominated the Wirral Combination, winning the league all three seasons they competed in it. In 1955, Ashville entered the West Cheshire League and won Division Two at the first attempt. The club moved into their current ground at Villa Park, Wallasey, in 1962. In the 1990–91 season, Ashville entered the FA Vase for the first time. Their best run came in 2005–06, when they reached the fourth round of the competition, before losing 1–0 away at Buxton. In 2022, the club was admitted into the North West Counties League Division One South. That same year, the club sold the naming rights to Villa Park to local businessman and supporter Ray Parker, renaming it The Ray Parker Stadium ahead of the 2022/2023 season.
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