History 

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Ashton United FC has a long and glorious history spanning over 130 years.

This section contains a summary of that history, the club honours list, a pictorial history of the ground and links to related websites detailing past seasons and players.

 

Club History- A summary of the club's history, spanning over 130 years

Honours List - A list of all trophies and league honours won by Ashton United

Ground History - Pictorial history of Hurst Cross, our home since 1879

Season by Season - All Ashton's league placings, season by season

Player Database - Summary of all players to have pulled on the Ashton jersey

Robins Retrospective - Forum articles on great Ashton players of the past

 

Fixtures & Results Archive

From 2008/09 onwards, the website will be keeping a full archive of Ashton's fixtures & results for each season. These can be accessed below:

Fixtures & Results 2008/09

Manchester Senior Cup                   

It is a little known fact that Ashton United once beat Manchester United in a cup final, at least back in the days when they were called Hurst and Newton Heath respectively. More...

FA Cup                                             

Ashton's greatest ever FA Cup run culminated in a pulsating tie against then league side Halifax Town. More...