Wythenshawe Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England. They are currently members of the and play at Ericstan Park.
The club was established in 1946 as North Withington Amateur by attendees of St Crispin's Church in nearby Fallowfield. They joined the South Manchester & Wythenshawe League, and were Division Two champions in 1949âÂÂ50, before winning the Barker Cup in 1950âÂÂ51. In 1958 the club transferred to the Lancashire & Cheshire Amateur League. After winning Division C in 1958âÂÂ59, they were Division Three champions the following season. A hugely successful period then saw them win Division B in 1963âÂÂ64 and Division Two the following season, before winning back-to-back Division One titles in 1965âÂÂ66 and 1966âÂÂ67, and then three in a row between 1968âÂÂ69 and 1970âÂÂ71. The club also won the league's Whitehead Cup in 1963âÂÂ64, 1966âÂÂ67 and 1970âÂÂ71, and the Lancashire Amateur Cup in 1967âÂÂ68.
In 1973 North Withington Amateur joined Division Two of the Manchester League and won the division in their first season, earning promotion to Division One. The following season saw them win the Division One title, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division. During a successful period in the second half of the 1970s, they won the Manchester Challenge Trophy in 1976âÂÂ77, 1977âÂÂ78 and 1979âÂÂ80, and the Lancashire Amateur Cup in 1979âÂÂ80. In 1987 the club adopted their current name, and they won two more Manchester Challenge Trophy finals in 1992âÂÂ93 and 1994âÂÂ95. The 1997âÂÂ98 season saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation to Division One. They remained in Division One until winning the division in 2011âÂÂ12, earning promotion to the Premier Division.
After finishing bottom of the Manchester League Premier Division in 2013âÂÂ14 with only one win from 28 matches, Wythenshawe transferred to Division Two of the Cheshire League. They went on to win all 18 league matches in 2014âÂÂ15, as well as all 20 cup matches, claiming the Division Two title, the league's JA Walton Challenge Cup, the Manchester Amateur Cup and the Altrincham Senior Cup. After being promoted, the club won the Division One title in 2015âÂÂ16, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2018 they successfully applied to move up to Division One South of the North West Counties League. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019âÂÂ20 and 2020âÂÂ21 seasons. In 2023âÂÂ24 they were Premier Division runners-up, missing out on the title on goal difference to local rivals Wythenshawe. In the subsequent promotion play-offs they defeated Padiham 1âÂÂ0 in the semi-finals before beating Bury 3âÂÂ2 on penalties in the final to earn promotion to Division One West of the Northern Premier League.
The club played at Hough End Field on Princess Road until 1974, with their headquarters in the Princess Hotel. They then moved to a new ground on Timpson Road in the Baguley area of Wythenshawe, where three prefab houses were converted into a clubhouse. The ground was named Ericstan Park after founder members Eric Renard and Stan Hahn. The two are also remembered in the club badge, which includes a fox (Renard in French) and cockerel (Hänchen in German).
A new clubhouse was opened in 2009.