1893-1960s

Poynton Football Club was formed in 1893, its full title then being Poynton Amateurs Football Club, and although there is no trace of where the members actually played in their formative years, a membership card for the 1912-13 season reveals that their ground was in fact Poynton Cricket Club. The same card mentions a few interesting names amongst the list of Vice Presidents, such as Major General Pack and the Rev. H.N. Ross. Captain of the team that season was J. Wild and amongst the teams being played were India Mills, Lindow, Great Moor, Vernon Amateurs, Waterloo, Christy's Heaviley Sunday School and Handforth United. The late Jack Birch was a member of the Committee, and he can be remembered serving the club throughout the sixties.

Back Row: E.Colbeck (Committee), J. Lloyd, K. Walters, F. Commins, B. Williamson, R. Robertson, C. Lowe (Committee)

Front Row: G.E. Knowles (Committee), R. King, J. Bailey, G. Sleigh, J. Bryning, A. Mattocks, W. Taylor, E. Bryning (Committee)

 

 

1960s

The Club was a one team outfit right up to the mid sixties, and had rented the football pitch at the 'Cricket Club'.

Changing accomodation in those days was the old Baptist Chapel on Park Lane, and many a Saturday afternoon shopper's head was turned by the sight of twenty two semi-clad players jogging the distance between the church and the pitch.

In the early sixties however, the 'Cricket Club' decided it no longer wanted a football pitch using it's ground as ideas of converting the pitch to a super hockey pitch gained support.

For the next few seasons the club played at Midway off Barnaby Road, and one hilarious incident in that period was a cup game at Hyde when a much weakened Poynton side was 1-4 down, and with ten minutes of the match remaining Hyde were awarded a corner. As the ball came across, three Poynton defenders and the goalkeeper jumped for the ball and, reaching for the 'suspect' crossbar at the same time, brought it crashing down. The match was of course abandoned and the following week a full strength Poynton returned to Hyde and won 3-0.

In 1966 the club formed a second team for the first time and joined the Lancashire & Cheshire League. By this time the 'Cricket Club' had abandoned it's plans for the pitch and Poynton F.C. was again allowed to use it. One year later Poynton F.C. was invited to join the Sports Club as a bonafide section and the foundation was laid for future progress and expansion. In its second season in the Lancashire & Cheshire League promotion was well within sight but after a home draw against Bramhall, the eventual champions, the rot set in and Poynton missed out.

The 1968-69 season was another near thing and Poynton were giving more senior teams a headache in cup games before being knocked out by first division giants East Chorlton.

Back Row: B. Mack, R. Potts, W. Howard, A. Williams, T. Whitaker, W. Linsley

Front Row: P. Keating, R. McGregor, J. Barnes, B. Hill, G. Clough

 

 

1970s

Promotion from Division Three was eventually achieved when the Championship was won in season 1970-71. Also in 1970 the club experimented with a 6-a-side Competition, won by Hazel Grove. The competition grew in stature and became an important date in the areas football calender right up until the early 1990's. Progress continued, and in 1972 a third team was formed with a fourth being added in 1978.

The aim of the club since joining the Lancashire and Cheshire League had always been first division football and this goal was realised at the end of the 1977-78 season when Poynton were promoted as Champions. The club was then further extended with the formation of a junior team at under-12's level, playing through to under-16's level, from which a number of players filtered through to the senior teams.

One very noteworthy result the first team had following their promotion to Division One was the 10-1 thrashing of Old Standians on their own ground on October 13th 1979.

Back Row: T. Foulkes, J. Cox, L. Forth, G. Williams, J. Bromley, R. Worsley, R. Murray (Manager), J. Dee (Coach)

Front Row: C. Williams, S. Singleton, D. Belk, R. Collins, D. Leavey, A. Conduit

 

 

1980-1985

In the 1980s Poynton reached the semi-final of the Stockport Senior Cup in 1980-81, only to be beaten by Woodley after two replays and in 1983-84 the second team won the Lancashire & Cheshire's Wrays Cup defeating Adswood Amateurs in the final 4-1.

On 1st May 1985 Poynton at last won the Stockport Senior Cup beating Adswood 1-0 at Edgeley Park.

Back Row: R. McGregor (Secretary), J. Taylor, P. Wood, K. Wood, C. Chapman, L. Forth, L. Basran, J. Lavin, M. Harrop (Manager)

Front Row: N. Rawlinson, D. Belk, N. Purslow, P. McCumisky, D. Taylor

 

1985-present

Over the next twenty years the junior section grew from two teams into it's current size. There are now nine boys mini-soccer teams playing from Under 7's to Under 10's, four girls mini soccer teams at Under 8's, Under 10's, Under 11's and Under 12's, one 9-a-side girls team at Under 14's and five 11-a-side boys teams from Under 11's to Under 16's.

The Club also run three senior sides on a Saturday. The 1st XI play in the Mid-Cheshire League Division 1 and finished runners-up to Middlewich Town in 2003-2004. The 2nd XI (Reserves) play in the Mid-Cheshire League Reserves Division and the 3rd XI play in the East Cheshire Combined League. There is also a Youth team, which runs from the senior teams and enters the Cheshire Youth Cup and the Manchester U18s County Cup. The Club also run a Sunday team, which plays in the Macclesfield & District Sunday League.