Chorley F.C.
They currently compete in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, and play their home matches at Victory Park.[2] In 1875 Chorley Football Club began partly as the brainchild of one Major John Lawrence, a Wigan player who had conceived the idea a year earlier.[5] The Lancashire Junior Cup came to Chorley in 1894, nine years after the trophy's institution, and their win was the first of a record number of successes for the Magpies.[4] Chorley bid farewell to the Lancashire Alliance at the end of the 1893–94 season and joined the Lancashire League, winning the championship in 1896–97 which also saw them sell former Bolton Wanderers attacker Jack Lyden to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £100 (around £6,000 in today's money), a substantial fee for a non-league player considering that this was eight years prior to the first £1,000 transfer deal.[4] Chorley won another championship in 1898–99, but was clouded by a notice to quit their Dole Lane Ground, and the loss of captain Johnny Parker, who had broken his leg.They spent the majority of the season at the top of the table, but were overtaken right at the end by Stockport County, who won the title by one point, with Chorley finishing second.[citation needed] In the first round of the 2020–21 FA Cup, as a sixth-tier club they defeated League One side and 2013 champions Wigan Athletic.[14] In March 2013 Ian Daniels pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to charges relating to the theft from the club.[4] In November 1945 a fire broke out and destroyed the main wooden stand shortly after it had been vacated following an FA Cup tie against Accrington Stanley,[18] which had been attended by a crowd of 4,019.The stand was practically destroyed and gutted all but the dressing rooms, and the efforts of firemen could not prevent the loss of valuable property, equipment and playing kit.[19] Chorley's record attendance was 15,153 v Preston North End in the FA Cup, played at Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers on 6 December 1986.[19] At Victory Park Chorley's record attendance was 9,679 in an FA Cup 4th qualifying round match against Darwen on 15 November 1932.
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