Longridge Town F.C.

Longridge Town F.C.
Full name	Longridge Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Ridge
Founded	1996; 26 years ago
Ground	Mike Riding Ground
Chairman	Jim Parker
Manager	Lee Ashcroft
League	North West Counties League Premier Division
2020–21	North West Counties League Premier Division (season curtailed)
Website	Club website
Home colours	Third colours

Longridge Town Football Club is a football club based in Longridge, Lancashire, England. Nicknamed the Ridge, they are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at The MRG .^[2]

History[]

Longridge Town hosting Blackpool in a pre-season friendly on 28 July 2019

The club was established in 1996 by a merger of Longridge St Wilfrid's and Longridge United.^[3] They started in the Preston & District League and were Division Three champions in 2003–04. Subsequent promotions saw the club reach the Premier Division, and a third-place finish in 2007–08 led to them joining Division Two of the West Lancashire League in 2008.^[3]^[4] They finished as runners-up in their first season in the division, earning promotion to Division One.^[4] The 2011–12 season saw the club win the Division One title, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division.^[4] In 2016–17 they were Premier Division champions. Following a third-place finish the following season, the club moved up to Division One North of the North West Counties League. The club's first season in Division One North of the North West Counties League saw them go on to win the league on the last day of the season ahead of Avro F.C. With becoming league champions, the club also got promotion to North West Counties League Premier Division at the first attempt, as Jay Hart finished the season with thirty goals.^[5]