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 2016–17 season. The leagues are listed in order of their level in the English football league system.[1]
Men's clubs
League clubs
These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English football league system.
Blue: Level 1
Red: Level 2
Green: Level 3Non-league clubs
These clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues, at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The list does not include reserve teams of clubs that may play further down the pyramid -
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.
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
- Linotype Cheadle Heath Nomads
- Wythenshawe Town
Division One
- Golborne Sports
- Maine Road Reserves
- West Didsbury & Chorlton Reserves
Manchester League
Premier Division
- AFC Monton
- AVRO
- Dukinfield Town
- East Manchester
- Elton Vale
- Hindsford
- Manchester Gregorians
- Old Altrinchamians
- Rochdale Sacred Heart
- Rochdale Town
- Royton Town
- Springhead
- Stockport Georgians
- Walshaw Sports
- Wythenshawe Amateurs
Division One
- Altrincham Hale
- Atherton Town
- Beechfield United
- Bolton County
- Boothstown
- Breightmet United
- Chadderton Reserves
- Govan Athletic
- Heyside
- Heywood St James
- Hollinwood
- Irlam Steel
- Leigh Athletic
- Manchester Central
- Pennington
- Prestwich Heys Reserves
- Uppermill
- Westbury Sports Club