Atherton Laburnum Rovers F.C.
Atherton Laburnum Rovers F.C. are an English football club based in Atherton in Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Crilly Park, Spa Road. They play in the North West Counties Football League Division One and are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.
Club history
The club were established as a junior club in 1956 as Laburnum Rovers, named after Laburnum Playing Fields where they first played. They joined the Briarcroft Junior League the same year. The club then moved to the Leigh & District League and in 1960 they moved home to Hagfold Playing Fields. In 1961 they joined the Bolton Combination. Lack of facilities at Hagfold prevented promotion and in 1965 they applied to the local council for permission to move to their present home which was at the time a farmers field. They won the Bolton Combination Division Two and the Division Two Trophy in the 1965–66 season. Then in June 1966 they moved to their new home, meaning they could be promoted to Division One for the 1966–67 season. New changing rooms were erected as well as a social club.