Vauxhall Motors FC
Full name	Vauxhall Motors Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Motormen
Founded	1963
Ground	Rivacre Park Rivacre Road Ellesmere Port CH66 1NJ (Capacity 2,500 (350 seated))
Chairman	Mr. A.A Bartlam
Manager	Andy Mutch
League	Conference North
2006-07	Conference North, 15th
Home colours Away colours

Vauxhall Motors Football Club are an English football team based at Rivacre Park, Rivacre Road, in Hooton, sandwiched in between Eastham and Ellesmere Port, Wirral, who play in the Conference North. They were originally the factory team of the car manufacturer Vauxhall. They met a lot of success in their local leagues and fought their way up to be among the highest ranked amateur football teams in England and currently have a semi-professional status. They are generally regarded as the local team of Ellesmere Port, although another team, Ellesmere Port F.C. plays further down the pyramid in the West Cheshire League. They are currently managed by former England B international Andy Mutch. Image File history File links Vauxhall_Motors_FC.gif File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Andrew Mutch (born Liverpool, 1963) was a professional footballer. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Eastham is a small town, located on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Map showing the location of the Wirral at grid reference SJ285850 Wirral or The Wirral (IPA: [wɪɹəɫ]) is a peninsula in the north west of England, bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... For information about the football team see Vauxhall Motors F.C. Vauxhall Motors is a UK car company. ... The West Cheshire Amateur Football League is an English association football league in the county of Cheshire. ... Andrew Mutch (born Liverpool, 1963) was a professional footballer. ...

History

Vauxhall Motors were founded in 1963, shortly after the opening of the new Vauxhall Motors car plant in Ellesmere Port, in Cheshire. Early on in their history, they played in the Ellesmere Port League and the Wirral Combination, but they soon grew too strong for those leagues. By 1970 the club had achieved several promotions and played on the company-owned Hooton Park. By 1987 however, they had opened their own ground, Rivacre Park, where the club currently plays today. The opening of the new ground was especially important as then England manager Bobby Robson brought a number of former international stars for the opening game. For information about the football team see Vauxhall Motors F.C. Vauxhall Motors is a UK car company. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Sir Robert William Robson CBE (born February 18, 1933, in Sacriston, County Durham, England), commonly known as Bobby Robson (IPA: ), is an English football manager and former international football player. ...

On the pitch, the club also started finding some success, winning their first West Cheshire League championship in the 1985-86 season. Soon after, they reached their first Cheshire Amateur Cup and triumphed in the Wirral Senior Cup. These accomplishments did not go unnoticed, as they successfully applied to join the North West Counties League for the 1987-88 season. They easily won the league's Second Division in their first season, and finished fourth in the First Division in the following. Despite expectations to challenge for the league title the next season, the team only finished fifth, but won the Northwest Counties League Cup in the process, defeating Darwen by a score of 2-0. The West Cheshire Amateur Football League is an English association football league in the county of Cheshire. ... The 1985-86 season was the 106th season of competitive football in England. ... The North West Counties Football League is a football league in the north west of England. ... // First Division Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable nine-point margin and just two defeats all season. ... Darwen F.C. are a football club from Darwen in the north west of England. ...

Soon after their fifth place finish, the board took the decision to move back to the West Cheshire League where the club finished in third the two following seasons. However, in 1994-95, the club won both divisions of the league for only the third time in the 103-year history of the league. Soon after, they were accepted back into the Northwest Counties League. Just as before, they easily won the Second Division of the NWCL, but didn't have the best of seasons in Division One, although they did reach the semi-final of the Cheshire Senior Cup. They continued to play in Division One, and reached the final of the NWCL Cup, losing to Kidsgrove Athletic in a closely contested match. The 1994-1995 season was the 115th season of competitive football in England. ... Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is a football club based in England. ...

The 1998-99 season was by far the team's best so far, reaching the Fifth Round of the FA Vase, earned their best ever league position in third place, and won the NWCL Cup. However, the next season was even better, with the team reaching the semi-finals of the FA Vase and romping to the NWCL title, thus earning them a spot in the Unibond League Division 1. The reserves also enjoyed a successful season, winning a number of smaller trophies. The 1998-1999 season was the 119th season of competitive football in England. ... The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ...

The club enjoyed considerable success in the UniBond League as well, earning promotion to the Unibond Premier Division in just one season and finishing a spectacular second place in the league. They continued to play well, with their high point coming when they defeated then Nationwide Division Two (now Coca-Cola League One) side Queens Park Rangers in their first appearance in the FA Cup First Round proper before losing in the next round in a televised match against Macclesfield Town. The season after, they hired manager Owen Brown and they earned promotion to the Nationwide Conference North, where they currently play. The Northern Premier League logo. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Queens Park Rangers are an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Macclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team. ...

The team is currently managed by Andy Mutch. Mutch was formerly the assistant manager, and swapped roles with his new assistant Carl Macauley when Macauley stepped down as first team manager for family reasons. ^[1] Andrew Mutch (born Liverpool, 1963) was a professional footballer. ...

Best Performances

• Best League Position: 15th, Nationwide Conference North, 2004-2005, 2006-2007
• Best FA Cup performance: 2nd Round proper, 2003-2004
• Best FA Trophy performance: 4th Round proper, 2001-2002
• Best FA Vase Performance: Semi-Finals, 1999-2000

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Colours and Badge

Vauxhall Motors colours are white with a strip of blue for the top and blue shorts with white socks. Their away kit is all sky blue.

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Stadium

Rivacre Park has been the home of Vauxhall since the 1980s, the club having formerly played at Hooton Park. It has a capacity of 2,500 with covered stand and terracing, with space for 269 seated guests. There are plans being made to improve the ground to Conference standards. The retrofitting will take place before the kickoff of the 2006/2007 season. The stand has just been refitted with new seats along with a step in the terrace at the golf course end of the ground. A new toilet block, disabled toilet and a new turnstile block have also been added. To increase capacity, more barriers have been installed to the covered terrace. The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ...

Current squad

As of 3 November 2007.

No. Position Player –– GK Steve Longrigg –– GK Andrew Murphy (on loan from Preston North End) –– DF Ged Brannan –– DF Lee Dames –– DF Russell Hitchen –– DF Richard Gresty –– DF Mark Hotte –– DF Joe McMahon –– DF Robert Marsh-Evans (on loan from Chester City) –– MF Tom Field –– MF Mike Garrity

No. Position Player –– MF Alan Griffiths –– MF Jordan Holmes –– MF Steve Johnson –– MF Keith Smith –– MF Ryan Wignall –– FW Lee Furlong –– FW Peter Heler –– FW Andy Johnston –– FW Dave Roberts –– FW Paul Taylor –– FW Anthony Wright

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Achievements

• Unibond Premier Division
  • Runners-up (1): 2001-02
  • Note: Team promoted in 2003-04 season despite finishing ninth

• Unibond League Division 1
  • Runners-up (1): 2000-01

• North West Counties League Division 1
  • Winners (1): 1999-2000

• North West Counties League Division 2
  • Winners (2): 1988-89, 1994-95

• West Cheshire League Division 1
  • Winners (3): 1984-85, 1994-95 (reserves), 2002-2003 (reserves)
  • Runners-Up (1): 1982-83

• North West Counties League Cup
  • Winners (2): 1990-91, 1998-99
  • Runners-up (1): 1997-98

• Cheshire Amateur Cup
  • Runners-up (4): 1986-87, 1993-94, 2000-01 (reserves), 2004-05 (reserves)

• West Cheshire League Division 2 Cup
  • Winners (1): 1967-68

• Pyke Cup
  • Winners (2): 1999-2000 (reserves), 2004-05 (reserves)
  • Runners-up (1): 1972-73

• Wirral Senior Cup
  • Runners-Up (3): 1982-83, 1994-95, 1999-2000 (reserves)

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Miscellaneous

Their Reserve side still play in the West Cheshire League Division 1. The West Cheshire Amateur Football League is an English association football league in the county of Cheshire. ...

Another Vauxhall Motors club, based in Luton, formerly played in the Isthmian League. This club has long since folded with the demise of the Vauxhall Motors factory. However, it is worth noting that during the 1960s and 1970s both the Luton and Ellesmere Port factories played each other for various trophies. For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. ...

Players who have progressed to the Football League

Danny Collins - currently playing at Sunderland
Gregg Blundell - currnetly playing at Darlington
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Footnotes

External links

• [1] - official site

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