F.C. United of Manchester is an English semi-professional association football club based in Moston, Manchester, that competes in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The club was formed in June 2005 by supporters of Manchester United opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's takeover of that club. F.C. United are owned and democratically run by their supporters and operate as a community benefit society on a one-member, one vote basis.
F.C. United were accepted into Division Two of the North West Counties Football League, at level ten of the English football pyramid, for the 2005–06 season. They achieved three consecutive promotions in the first three years of their existence and were promoted for a fourth time to compete in the National League North for the 2015–16 season. They were relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division 2019 where they continue to play.
F.C. United reached the second round of the FA Cup during the 2010–11 season, and the first round during the 2015–16 and 2020–21 seasons. The club also reached the fourth round of the FA Trophy during the 2014–15 season and the third round of the FA Vase during the 2006–07 season. In minor competitions, F.C. United won the FENIX Trophy in the 2021–22 and 2023–24 seasons, the Manchester Premier Cup during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, the North West Counties Football League Challenge Cup during the 2006–07 season, and the Northern Premier League President's Cup during the 2007–08 season.
From their formation to 2015, due to the lack of their own ground, F.C. United played their home matches at multiple stadia around Greater Manchester, including Bury's Gigg Lane, Curzon Ashton's Tameside Stadium and Stalybridge Celtic's Bower Fold, among others. The club moved into its own 4,400-capacity Broadhurst Park in north-east Manchester for the 2015–16 season.
Key The division is shown in italics when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation.
Champions Promotion via play-offs Competition winners
Key to league record
P = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against GD = Goal Differential Pts = Points Pos = League position
Key to rounds
DNE = Did not enter PR = Preliminary round QR1 = Qualifying round 1 QR2 = Qualifying round 2 QR3 = Qualifying round 3 QR4 = Qualifying round 4 R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals W = Winners
Key to goalscorers
= Number of league goals scored
Seasons + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueFA CupOther competitionsTop leaguegoal scorerAverage homeattendanceReferencesDivisionLevelPWDLFAGDPts PosName2005–06 | rowspan=2|North West Counties LeagueDivision Two |rowspan=2|10 |rowspan=2|36 |rowspan=2|27 |rowspan=2|6 |rowspan=2|3 |rowspan=2|111 |rowspan=2|35 |rowspan=2|+76 |rowspan=2|87 |rowspan=2 bgcolor="ffee22"|1st Champions |rowspan=4|DNE |NWCFL Challenge Cup |R2 |rowspan=2|Rory Patterson |rowspan=2|18 |rowspan=2|3,059 |rowspan=2|Second Division TrophyQF2006–07North West Counties LeagueDivision One942364215736+1211121st ChampionsFA VaseR3Stuart Rudd382,581NWCFL Challenge CupW2007–08Northern Premier LeagueDivision One North84224999149+42812ndPromoted viaPlay-offsQR1FA TrophyPRRory Patterson352,086NPL Challenge CupR1NPL President's CupWManchester Premier CupSF2008–09Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division742219128258+24726thQR1FA TrophyQR3Kyle Wilson212,152NPL Challenge CupR32009–10Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division738138176265–34713thQR4FA TrophyQR3Phil Marsh101,954NPL Challenge CupR32010–11Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division742244147653+23764thR2FA TrophyQR3Michael Norton241,966NPL Challenge CupR32011–12Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division742219128351+32726thQR2FA TrophyR1Matthew Wolfenden201,947NPL Challenge CupQFManchester Premier CupR12012–13Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division74225898648+38833rdQR4FA TrophyQR2Matthew Wolfenden191,849NPL Challenge CupR4Manchester Premier CupR12013–14Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division746299810852+56962ndQR1FA TrophyQR1Tom Greaves341,944NPL Challenge CupQFManchester Premier CupR12014–15Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division746261467837+41921st ChampionsQR2FA TrophyR4Tom Greaves202,155NPL Challenge CupR1Manchester Premier CupR12015–16National LeagueNorth642158196075–155313thR1FA TrophyQR3George Thomson113,394Manchester Premier CupR22016–17National LeagueNorth6421412166968+15413thQR3FA TrophyQR3George Thomson152,667Manchester Premier CupW2017–18National LeagueNorth642148205872–145016thQR4FA TrophyQR3Jason Gilchrist112,109Manchester Premier CupW2018–19National LeagueNorth642810244982−333421st RelegatedQR3FA TrophyManchester Premier Cup QR3QFKurt Willoughby181,9432019–20Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division73216977351+22572ndQR2FA TrophyManchester Premier Cup R2FTunde Owolabi281,6682020–21Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division7724197+21013thR1FA Trophy 3QRMichael Fowler,Dan Cockerline,Finlay Sinclair-Smith25052021–22Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division742187176657+9619thQR2FA Trophy R1Regan Linney141,795FENIX TrophyW2022–23Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division742199146848+20638thQR2FA Trophy QR3Regan Linney201,731FENIX Trophy3rd2023–24Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division740154215577–224814thQR2FA Trophy R1Dontai Gabidon71,681FENIX TrophyW2024–25Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division7421215155562–75117thQR1FA Trophy R1Adam Le Fondre161,667FENIX Trophy2nd2025–26Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division740219106541+24723rdQR2FA Trophy R3Adam Le Fondre151,889https://www.manchesterfa.com/cups-and-competitions/cups/2025-2026/frank-hannah-manchester-premier-cup/resultsManchester Premier CupR1
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