Leigh Genesis F.C.

Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. (Horwich RMI) and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. (Leigh RMI), are an English amateur association football who currently play in the South Lancashire Counties Football League. In 2011, the semi-professional senior side folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League, however the club continued, fielding youth teams in the North West Youth Alliance, and a women's team in the North West Women's Regional League. The senior team was reintroduced for the 2012–13 season.

The club was based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, and played at Grundy Hill, Hilton Park, Leigh Sports Village, and finally Crilly Park. The club reached a peak of Conference National level football between 2000 and 2005, and entered the FA Cup First Round Proper on five separate occasions between 1928 and 2004.

History

The club was founded in 1896 and was initially known as Horwich RMI F.C., the club's name until 1995 when it relocated to Leigh and was renamed Leigh RMI. Its name was changed again in June 2008 when the club became Leigh Genesis FC.