Hyde United F.C.

Association football club in Hyde, England

football club
Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. Formed in 1919, they were renamed Hyde F.C. between 2010 and 2015 as depart of a sponsorship deal with Manchester City. [ 3 ]

Reading: Hyde United F.C.

The team ‘s comic strip is red shirts and white shorts and their home reason is the 4,250 capacity Ewen Fields. Hyde United ‘s criminal record attendance was in 1952 when 7,600 spectators attended a game against Nelson. The cabaret ‘s all-time precede goalscorer is Pete O’Brien who scored 247 goals .

history [edit ]

Hyde F.C . [edit ]

Hyde F.C. was founded on 27 July 1885 at the White Lion public house in the township center. They played on a field near the Bankfield Hotel, until 1898 when they moved to Townend Street and set up a club headquarters at the Gardeners Arms public house. They merged with Hyde St. George ‘s in 1906 and played at Ewen Fields. The club folded in 1917 .

Lancashire and Cheshire Federation, Manchester League and Cheshire County League [edit ]

Hyde United formed in 1919 after demands for a football clubhouse to be re-established. After one season in the Lancashire and Cheshire Federation, Hyde joined the Manchester League and by 1930 had won it five times and won the Gilgryst Cup doubly. In the 1920s, players wore black-and-white halve shirts for a spell. The club moved into the Cheshire County League in 1930 and won the League Challenge Cup four years former. The decade after the second base World War proved to be a purple plot for the golf club. In 1946, they won the Cheshire Senior Cup, the first of many trophies to arrive at Ewen Fields during the future ten-spot years. In 1953, Hyde won the League Cup followed by a league and cup double a season late. The 1955–56 temper saw the club retain the championship and finish as runner-up in the following three seasons. They reached the FA Cup foremost round in 1954 only to lose 5–1 away to Workington, who were at that time managed by Bill Shankly. Hyde were founder members of the Northern Premier League in 1968 but fiscal strains took their toll and the club rejoined the Cheshire League in 1970 where they remained for 12 years. They won the League Cup in 1973, and in 1981 finished as runner-up in the league and winners of the Cheshire Senior Cup and The League Challenge Shield .

Northern Premier League [edit ]

A year late, with Les Sutton as director, Hyde swept the Cheshire League board, and with the facility of a total of garter ‘s club-financed ground improvements, won election to the Northern Premier League. The first year back saw the club score 91 goals. The following season they reached the beginning round of the FA Cup where they lost 2–0 at Burnley. with Peter Wragg as director, besides reaching the Northern Premier League Cup final— entirely to lose on penalties to South Liverpool. however, they were back in the final examination in 1986 when they beat nautical 1–0. In 1986, as a resultant role of the changes introduced following the Bradford City stadium fire, the club, in conjunction with Tameside MBC, erected a new main bandstand and laid a baspoturf pitch. In 1993, Pete O’Brien was appointed director for a second meter, but only remained in charge until the end of the season, when he resigned to take-over at Droylsden. Mike McKenzie took over from O’Brien in June 1994. His inaugural season in charge showed a lot future promise when Hyde reached the first gear turn of the FA Cup but then lost 3–1 at home to Darlington, [ 7 ] to be followed by elimination from the FA Trophy by Kidderminster Harriers in the semi-final. [ 8 ] During the 1995–96 season, Ewen Fields ‘ astroturf deliver was relaid in eatage, then played host to another FA Trophy semi-final, this prison term against Northwich Victoria. [ 9 ] After Mike McKenzie left the club in 2001 by reciprocal accept, [ 10 ] former player Dave Nolan took over as director. [ 10 ] After an unsuccessful 2001–02 temper, Nolan was sacked. [ 11 ] In October 2002 erstwhile Manchester United player Gordon Hill was appointed as coach, but remained at the club for entirely two months. [ 12 ] Following his passing, Hyde gave the problem to former Leigh bos Steve Waywell, though he could not prevent the club ‘s delegating to the Northern Premier League Division One in 2003. [ 12 ] Waywell assembled a new team, and they won the Northern Premier League First Division at their beginning undertake. [ 13 ] Hyde United won the Northern Premier League Premier Division style in 2005 for the first gear time in their history, a controversial acquire as Hyde were awarded the title following an appeal to the Football Association. The title was in the first place awarded to Farsley Celtic after the expunction of Spennymoor United ‘s results because they were ineffective to complete their fixtures that temper ( with a Hyde repair one of those not played ). On appeal, this decision was overturned and Hyde, along with other teams who had not played Spennymoor twice, were awarded three points for a “ 0–0 win ” —sufficient to secure Hyde ‘s first Northern Premier League title. [ 14 ]
During their first season in the Conference North league, the Tigers started slowly, but a run of better results mid-season saw them finishing 11th, with 56 points from 42 games. [ 15 ] Further mid-table finishes followed in subsequent seasons, then Waywell left the club by common consent in October 2008, [ 16 ] after a poor start to the season saw Hyde collect lone five points from their first eight games and at the same time passing the Conference League Cup in the first round. He was replaced by Neil Tolson along with Chris Brass, who left the clubhouse a few months late. [ 17 ] Hyde finished the season in twentieth invest and faced relegation, only to be spared when King ‘s Lynn were demoted for failing to ensure that their dwelling crunch met Conference North standards. [ 18 ]
The club ‘s logo during its time as Hyde F.C. On 24 September 2009, the golf club was formally wound up at the high Court in London, with debts of around £122,000 to HM Revenue and Customs. Over the following few days, major efforts by clubhouse officials, supporters and players, which included a bucket collection at a Manchester City Premier League peer, raised sufficient funds to lodge an invoke against the high Court decision. This was heard on 30 September 2009, and the original winding-up ordering was rescinded, with Leicestershire businessman John Manship stepping in as owner. [ 19 ] Hyde finished the 2009–10 season in 15th target after a mid and recently temper fight back during which they lost only one home fixture. [ 20 ] Before the start of the 2010–11 temper, the club changed its name to Hyde F.C. [ 21 ] and Ewen Fields underwent a complete makeover, turning the prime from red to blue and switching to white shirts and blue shorts as function of a sponsorship deal with Manchester City. [ 22 ] In the second half of the season, golf club chair Steve Hartley and secretary Tony Beard both resigned from the board, [ 23 ] and this was late followed by the sack of director Neil Tolson. Tolson was replaced by Scott McNiven and Steve Halford, who acted as joint player- caretaker managers, [ 24 ] and Hyde escaped delegating on the end day of the season. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] ahead of the 2011–12 temper Hyde appointed Gary Lowe as director, with Martyn Booty as his assistant. [ 27 ] Their first 10 matches of the season saw Hyde win every meet, equalling Hyde ‘s best ever start to a season dating back to the 1925–26 season and besides breaking the commemorate for the best ever start to a season in Conference North. On the back of this incredible start, Hyde finished the season as Conference North champions following a 4–1 acquire over Boston United in their stopping point home match of the season, gaining forwarding to the Conference Premier for the first meter and breaking the club ‘s record for the highest points total in their history with 90 points. [ 28 ] Following the end of the season coach Gary Lowe and adjunct Martyn Booty resigned, [ 29 ] to be replaced by Scott McNiven and Gavin McCann, respectively. [ 29 ] The 2013–14 season was a black one for Hyde FC, losing numerous matches including both the Boxing Day and New Years Day fixtures to Macclesfield Town, both 3–0, including a Scott Boden hat-trick at Ewen Fields. [ 30 ] After a biennial stay in the Conference Premier, the club was relegated back to the Conference North after a 3–0 frustration to Alfreton Town on 11 March 2014. [ 31 ] The club entirely recorded one acquire in the whole of the 2013–14 campaign— a 2–0 succeed aside at Welling United. [ 32 ] They finished the season in 24th place— bottom of the board, gaining entirely ten points throughout the solid season— a league commemorate low points. [ 33 ] With the club nine points adrift at the bottom of the Conference North in January 2015, the club parted company with coach Scott McNiven. [ 34 ] McNiven was replaced by former director, Gary Lowe. [ 35 ]

hark back to the Northern Premier League [edit ]

Lowe was not able to prevent a second consecutive delegating as Hyde finished bottom of the league, returning to the Northern Premier League after ten years in the Football Conference. [ 36 ] At the end of the season Hyde ‘s softwood with Manchester City ended, and the club ‘s name reverted to Hyde United. [ 37 ] On 27 June 2015, the club announced that John Manship had offered to pass over restraint of the club, it had been successfully taken over by the Hyde United Supporters Club. [ 38 ] At the end of March 2016 with Hyde United equitable 3 points above the drop zone, the decision was taken to part ways with director Gary Lowe. The interim date of Darren Kelly was made to prevent a one-third consecutive relegation in three seasons. [ 39 ] Kelly was unable to guide the club to base hit and they were relegated to the Northern Premier League Division One after a 4–0 frustration at home to Nantwich Town. [ 40 ] The 2019–20 season was cut brusque in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the Tigers sitting in 10th place having reached the semifinal finals of the League Cup and Cheshire Senior Cup, both of which failed to be completed .

ground [edit ]

Ewen Fields in December 2011 Hyde play their home games at Ewen Fields, [ 4 ] which has a capacity of 4,250 across covered five stands : the Main Stand, the Scrattin ‘ Shed, the Tinker ‘s Passage end, the Leigh Street stand and the Walker Lane end. [ 46 ] All provide standing spectator pump accommodation apart from the Main Stand which has seating for 530. [ 47 ] The slope was relaid as Baspograss, then in 1995 reverted to grass. The grind held the last non-qualifying FA Cup game on an artificial surface when Hyde faced Darlington in the 1st Round Proper of the 1994–95 FA Cup. [ 7 ] Ewen Fields has hosted many sporting teams in the past, with Manchester United Reserves [ 48 ] and Stockport County Reserves and Oldham Bears amongst early users. [ 49 ] Ewen Fields has besides held fixtures for Oldham Curzon Ladies Football Team. [ 50 ] After Hyde United changed their name and clean in 2010, the discolor of the land was changed from crimson to blue in 2010, in a change funded by Manchester City Football Club. This came about as a leave of the two club ‘s partnership whereby Ewen Fields would besides be used by Manchester City ‘s Reserve Team. [ 21 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

Hyde have two independent rivals, Stalybridge Celtic [ 51 ] and Droylsden, [ 52 ] of whom Stalybridge Celtic is considered the biggest because Hyde and Stalybridge are geographically adjacent. [ 53 ] Since 1980, the clubs have contested 50 fixtures in all competitions with Hyde winning 25 and Stalybridge 20, while there have been five draws. [ 54 ] The most noteworthy Hyde winnings in this fastness was played on 1 January 2007, at Bower Fold where Hyde came out as 7–3 winners with Hyde hitter Gareth Seddon scoring five goals. [ 55 ] Hyde ‘s highest dwelling attendance for this regular is 1,868 in a Conference North match in 2011, a meet that saw both sides begin the match 1st and 2nd in the league, and ended in a 1–1 draw. [ 56 ] Since 1980, Hyde ‘s all-time top goalscorer in this fixture is Gareth Seddon with eight goals to his mention. [ 54 ] Scarborough Athletic could be besides considered vitamin a rivalries as Hyde United fans chant the ill-famed ‘we all hate Scarborough ‘ though this has lone occurred in recent years following an FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round match in 2017 .

Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

Updated 31 October 2021.[57]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

former players [edit ]

See Category:Hyde United F.C. players to see a list of Hyde players, past and present .

baseball club officials [edit ]

Coaching staff [edit ]

As of 1 September 2021.[58]

Manager: Jim Gannon
Assistant manager:
Assistant coach: Martin Coyne
Goalkeeper coach: Chris Shaw
First Team physio: Jake Cunningham

early managers [edit ]

This is a list of all Hyde managers post World War II : [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 17 ] [ 39 ] [ 59 ] [ 60 ] [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ]

League memberships [edit ]

As of Apr 2020.

key [edit ]

Promotion

Relegation

Transfer

Void

Seasons [edit ]

Records [edit ]

Club Records

Player Records

Honours [edit ]

The list of Honours that Hyde have achieved is as follows : [ 74 ]

league [edit ]

cup [edit ]

Notes [edit ]

^ 10th at time of abandonment .
^ 17th at time of abandonment .