- 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 , nearFarnworth inGreater Manchester ,England . The club appeared in theF.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 forBolton Wanderers andNewcastle United .References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.