Great Lever F.C.

Great Lever F.C.

Great Lever Football Club were an English football club founded in 1877. The club were based at the Woodside Ground, Great Lever, near Farnworth in Greater Manchester, England. The club appeared in the F.A. Cup between 1882 and 1887, and had one of its players selected for England.

FA Cup history

;1882-83:
*First Round - Defeated 3-2 by Halliwell

;1883-84:
*First Round - Won 4-1 v. Astley Bridge
*Second Round - Defeated 4-1 by Preston North End

;1885-86:
*First Round - eliminated in walkover by Preston North End

;1886-87:
*First Round - Won 4-2 v Bootle
*Second Round - Defeated 3-1 by Cliftonville.

Famous players

*Alf Jones made one appearance for England in March 1883, whilst registered to Great Lever, having previously made two England appearances when with Walsall Swifts. [ [http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamClubs/Clubs/GreatLever.html Club affiliations - Great Lever] ]
*Thurston Rostron played for Great Lever during the 1883–84 season, having previously made two England appearances when with Darwen.
*John Goodall played for Great Lever, before joining Preston North End in 1885. He went on to make 14 appearances for England between 1888 and 1898.
*Albert Shepherd went on to play for Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.

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