FC United of Manchester

By Ben Jupp

FC United, of Manchester, is a fan owned club in its building stages as a club looking to establish themselves in the English game. For the first time in the club’s existence they have a youth team full of aspiring players looking to make their way into the FC United first team in the coming years.

They are currently in the Northern Premier League where they currently sit top of the league with 8 games left and 7 points ahead of the team currently in second. The club as a whole is looking for multiple success as the First team are top of the league and the reserve team is top of their league. The youth team, after a difficult start to the season, now sit in 2nd place, 3 points behind the team on top and on a good roll having won the last 5 games and are in the quarter final of the county cup playing Bolton college next week.

Finally there is the Women’s team who have also been on a role of late as they won a previous game 24-0 and won a top of the table battle against Heyside.