Ashton North End Football Club were an English football club from Ashton-under-Lyne at the end of the 19th century.
History
Ashton North End first played Cup football in 1887-88 reaching the latter stages of the Manchester Junior Cup in the first season of the Cup. They followed this up by winning the competition by beating local rivals Hurst Reserves in the Final the following season. Later they played in the Ashton & District League, finishing in the top half in 1891–92, and joined The Combination in 1894. They were Combination champions in their first season. In 1895 they joined the Lancashire League and played there for four seasons. The club went bankrupt in 1899 and resigned from the League.
Merger with Ashton Town
In 1893 there was merger with Ashton Town, who had been formed a year earlier. The two teams merged, keeping the North End name and the new club moved grounds from Reyner Lane to the Athletic Grounds on Manchester Road, Ashton-u-Lyne.
Players
Famous players for Ashton North End include Herbert Chapman, who later led Huddersfield Town and Arsenal to the First Division title as manager, who played for Ashton North End between 1895 and 1896; and Arthur Wharton, Britain's first black professional footballer, who played for Ashton North End from 1897 until their demise in 1899.
