Atherton Collieries A.F.C.

Atherton Collieries Association Football Club is a football club based in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England. The club are currently members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and play at Alder House. They are full members of the Lancashire County Football Association.

Atherton Collieries
Full nameAtherton Collieries Association Football Club
Nickname(s)Colls
Founded1916
GroundAlder House, Atherton
ChairmanPaul Gregory
ManagerDavid Chadwick
LeagueNorthern Premier League Premier Division
2022–23Northern Premier League Premier Division, 18th of 22
Third colours

Between 1919 and 1965 Atherton Collieries were winners of the Bolton Combination ten times. By 1964–65 they had won the Lancashire FA Amateur Shield six times, a record which is still unsurpassed. They are nicknamed "Colls".

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