List of football clubs in Greater Manchester

This is a list of football teams based in Greater Manchester sorted by which league they play in as of the 2024–25 season. The leagues are listed in order of their level in the English football league system,^[1] and the English women's football league system.

Abbey Hey

Bolton Wanderers

Manchester City

Manchester United

Salford City

Stockport County

West Didsbury
& Chorlton

Wigan Athletic

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe Town

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Locations of all the men's football clubs in Greater Manchester from levels 1–10. Bold indicates clubs playing in levels 1–4.

Men's teams

Levels 1–4

These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English football league system as of the 2024–25 season.

Club	League	Home Ground	Borough
Level 1^[2]
Manchester City	Premier League	Etihad Stadium	Manchester
Manchester United	Premier League	Old Trafford	Trafford
Level 2^[3]
None
Level 3^[4]
Bolton Wanderers	EFL League One	University of Bolton Stadium	Bolton
Stockport County	EFL League One	Edgeley Park	Stockport
Wigan Athletic	EFL League One	DW Stadium	Wigan
Level 4^[5]
Salford City	EFL League Two	Moor Lane	Salford

Locations of Greater Manchester's Premier League and Football League clubs

Blue: Premier League (Level 1)

Red: EFL Championship (Level 2)

Green: EFL League One (Level 3)

Yellow: EFL League Two (Level 4)

Levels 5–8

These clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues, at levels 5–8 of the English football league system as of the 2024–25 season.

Club	League	Home Ground	Borough
Level 5
Altrincham	National League	Moss Lane	Trafford
Oldham Athletic	National League	Boundary Park	Oldham
Rochdale	National League	Spotland Stadium	Rochdale
Level 6
Curzon Ashton	National League North	Tameside Stadium	Tameside
Radcliffe	National League North	Stainton Park	Bury
Level 7^[6]
Ashton United	Northern Premier League Premier Division	Hurst Cross	Tameside
F.C. United of Manchester	Northern Premier League Premier Division	Broadhurst Park	Manchester
Hyde United	Northern Premier League Premier Division	Ewen Fields	Tameside
Level 8
Atherton Collieries	Northern Premier League Division One West	Alder Street	Wigan
Avro	Northern Premier League Division One West	Whitebank Stadium	Oldham
Mossley	Northern Premier League Division One West	Seel Park	Tameside
Stalybridge Celtic	Northern Premier League Division One West	Bower Fold	Tameside
Trafford	Northern Premier League Division One West	Shawe View	Trafford
Wythenshawe	Northern Premier League Division One West	Hollyhedge Park	Manchester
Wythenshawe Town	Northern Premier League Division One West	Ericstan Stadium	Manchester

F.C. United of Manchester

Locations of Greater Manchester's National League and Northern Premier League clubs

Yellow: National League (Level 5)

Green: National League North (Level 6)

Red: NPL Premier Division (Level 7)

Blue: NPL Division One North West (Level 8)

Levels 9–10

These Greater Manchester clubs play in semi-pro and amateur leagues which grant eligibility to enter the FA Vase and are high enough in the English football league system to grant eligibility to enter the FA Cup, comprising levels 9–10 of the system. In Greater Manchester this consists solely of the North West Counties Football League.

Club	League	Home Ground	Borough
Level 9
Ashton Athletic	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Brocstedes Park	Wigan
Bury	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Gigg Lane	Bury
Irlam	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Silver Street	Salford
Prestwich Heys	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Adie Moran Park	Bury
Ramsbottom United	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	The Harry Williams Riverside Stadium	Bury
West Didsbury & Chorlton	North West Counties Football League Premier Division	Brookburn Road	Manchester
Level 10
Abbey Hey	North West Counties Football League Division One South	The Abbey Stadium	Manchester
Ashton Town	North West Counties Football League Division One North	Edge Green Street	Wigan
Atherton Laburnum Rovers	North West Counties Football League Division One North	Crilly Park	Wigan
Chadderton	North West Counties Football League Division One North	Andrew Street	Oldham
Cheadle Heath Nomads	North West Counties Football League Division One South	The Heath	Stockport
Cheadle Town	North West Counties Football League Division One South	Park Road Stadium	Stockport
Daisy Hill	North West Counties Football League Division One North	New Sirs	Bolton
Maine Road	North West Counties Football League Division One South	Brantingham Road	Manchester
Stockport Georgians	North West Counties Football League Division One South	Cromley Road	Stockport
Stockport Town	North West Counties Football League Division One South	Stockport Sports Village	Stockport

Levels 11–12

These Greater Manchester clubs play in amateur leagues, levels 11–12. This includes the Manchester League, the Cheshire Football League, and the West Lancashire Football League.

Cheshire League

Premier Division

Altrincham Reserves
Broadheath Central
Denton Town
Winstanley Warriors
Whalley Range

League 1

Cheadle Heath Nomads Reserves
Denton Town
Golborne Sports
Maine Road Reserves
Wythenshawe Reserves

Manchester League

Premier Division

Atherton Town
Bolton County
Chadderton Reserves
Dukinfield Town
Heyside
Heywood St James
Hindsford
Manchester Gregorians
Moorside Rangers
Old Altrinchamians
Pennington
Rochdale Sacred Heart
Royton Town
Springhead
Uppermill
Walshaw Sports

Division One

AFC Monton
Altrincham Hale
Avenue
Avro Reserves
Bolton Borough
Bolton Lads and Girls
Bolton United
Boothstown
East Manchester
Elton Vale
Govan and Uni of Manchester
Hindley Juniors
Manchester Central

West Lancashire League

Division One

Eagley

Women's teams

Levels 1–4

Leigh Sports Village home of Manchester United Women.

These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English women's football league system as of the 2022–23 season.

Club	League	Home Ground	Borough
Level 1
Manchester City	Women's Super League	Joie Stadium	Manchester
Manchester United	Women's Super League	Leigh Sports Village	Wigan
Level 4
Stockport County	Women's National League: Division One North	Stockport Sports Village	Stockport

Locations of Greater Manchester's Super League, Championship, and National League clubs

Blue: Women's Super League (Level 1)

Red: Women's Championship (Level 2)

Green: National League Premier Division (Level 3)

Yellow: National League Division One (Level 4)

Levels 5–6

North West Women's Regional Football League

Premier Division (Level 5)

Bury
F.C. United of Manchester
Manchester Stingers
Mossley Hill Athletic
Wigan Athletic

Division One North (Level 6)

Leigh Genesis

Division One South (Level 6)

Altrincham
Curzon Ashton
Salford City Lionesses
Wythenshawe Amateurs

Levels 7–8

Greater Manchester Women's Football League

Division One (Level 7)

Ashton United
Didsbury FC
Heyside Ladies FC
Langho Ladies
Mosley AFC Ladies
Rochdale AFC Ladies
Sale Ladies
Tameside United
Urmston Meadowside
West Didsbury and Chorlton Women

Division Two (Level 8)

AFC Lionesses
AFC Oldham Ladies
Bolton Lads & Girls Club Ladies
Boltonians Ladies
Crompton FC Ladies
Flixton Ladies
Mancunian Unity Women
Stockport Lionesses
Swinton FC Ladies
Walshaw Sports
Greater Manchester FC

Notes

References

^ "Teams in Greater Manchester". Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
^ "Premier League clubs". The Football Association Premier League Limited.
^ "Championship clubs". The Football League Limited.
^ "League One clubs". The Football League Limited.
^ "League Two clubs". The Football League Limited.
^ "Clubs". Northern Premier League.