| Clubname: | Charnock Richard |
| Fullname: | Charnock Richard Football Club |
| Nickname: | The Villagers [1] The Greens |
| Founded: | 1933 (folded 1948) 1955 (reformed) |
| Ground: | Mossie Park, Charnock Richard |
| Chairman: | Shaun Tootell |
| Manager: | Ryan Donnellan |
| Kit Alt1: | Green home shirt with green shorts and green socks |
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| Socks1: | 228539 |
| Pattern Name1: | Home |
| Kit Alt2: | Sky blue away shirt with sky blue shorts and sky blue socks |
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| Shorts2: | 86b1e0 |
| Socks2: | 86b1e0 |
| Pattern Name2: | Away |
| Website: | https://www.charnockrichardfc.co.uk |
| Current: | 2023–24 North West Counties Football League |
Charnock Richard Football Club is a football club based in Charnock Richard, near Chorley, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mossie Park.
The club was originally established in 1933 when a team from the village of Charnock Richard joined the Chorley Alliance League, a Sunday league competition.[2] However, after winning the league in 1947–48, the club folded after attempting to run two teams during the following season.[2] The club was reformed in 1955 and rejoined the Chorley Alliance League, winning the title in 1956–57,[3] before switching to the Preston & District League. They won the league in 1960–61 and went on to win three successive league titles between 1966–67 and 1968–69.[3] They won their final Preston & District League title in 1989–90,[2] and also spent some time in the Bolton Combination.[2]
In 1993 the club moved up to Division Two of the West Lancashire League. They were runners-up in 1994–95, earning promotion to Division One. After finishing as Division One runners-up in 1996–97, they won the division in 1997–98. The division was renamed the Premier Division in 1998, and they were runners-up again in 1998–99 and 2001–02, before winning the title in 2002–03. After finishing as runners-up in 2005–06, the club won the Premier Division and Wilf Carr Memorial Cup in 2008–09, and went on to win four consecutive Premier Division titles between 2011–12 and 2014–15. A second-place finish in 2015–16 saw the club promoted to Division One of the North West Counties League. In their first season in Division One they were runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2021–22 the club won the league's Challenge Cup, beating Cammell Laird 5–0 in the final.[4]
| Season | Division | Position | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | Significant events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | West Lancashire League Division Two | 4/17 | – | – | – | ||
| 1994–95 | West Lancashire League Division Two | 2/17 | – | – | – | Promoted | |
| 1995–96 | West Lancashire League Division One | 5/17 | – | – | – | ||
| 1996–97 | West Lancashire League Division One | 2/18 | – | – | – | ||
| 1997–98 | West Lancashire League Division One | 1/18 | – | – | – | ||
| 1998–99 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | Division renamed | |
| 1999–00 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 4/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2000–01 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 7/15 | – | – | – | ||
| 2001–02 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2002–03 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2003–04 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 6/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2004–05 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 4/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2005–06 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2006–07 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 5/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2007–08 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 3/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2008–09 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2009–10 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 4/17 | – | – | – | ||
| 2010–11 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2011–12 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2012–13 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2013–14 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/16 | – | – | – | ||
| 2014–15 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 1/15 | – | – | – | ||
| 2015–16 | West Lancashire League Premier Division | 2/16 | – | – | – | Promoted | |
| 2016–17 | North West Counties League Division One | 2/22 | – | – | R2 | Promoted | |
| 2017–18 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 6/23 | EP | – | R1 | ||
| 2018–19 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 6/20 | P | – | R1 | ||
| 2019–20 | North West Counties League Premier Division | – | Q1 | – | R1 | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2020–21 | North West Counties League Premier Division | – | Q1 | – | R2 | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
| North West Counties League Premier Division | 4/21 | Q1 | – | Q1 | |||
| North West Counties League Premier Division | 11/22 | Q1 | – | R1 | |||
| North West Counties League Premier Division | /24 | Q1 | – | ||||
| Source: Football Club History Database | |||||||
The club started playing at Mossie Close in 1968, later moving to Mossie Park on the other side of the road.[2] The ground has a 100-seat stand.[5]
| Chairman | Shaun Tootell | [6] |
| Vice-Chairman | Geoff Haslam | |
| Secretary | David Rowland | |
| Assistant Secretary | Graham Randle | |
| Treasurer | Steve Mawdesley | |
| Programme Editor/Social Media | Etienne Jones | |
| Commercial Manager | Josh Vosper | |
| Hospitality Manager | Jim Bibby | |
| Club Photographer | Steven Taylor | |
| Social Media Co-ordinator | Adam Donnellan | |
| Kit Manager | Dave Smith |
| Position | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Ryan Donnellan | [7] |
| Assistant Manager | Danny Nolan | |
| Coaches | Craig Worthington | |
| Liam Marsh | ||
| Gareth Jones | ||
| Lewis Spensley | ||
| Physio | Julia Rose-Bryce | |
| Reserve Team Manager | Paul Billington | [8] |
| Reserve Team Coach | Joe Singleton |