Atherton Collieries beat Nantwich Town in NPL West
Second-half goals from Liam Sheppard and Aaron Bennett gave Atherton Collieries a 2-1 NPL West victory at Nantwich Town on Saturday.
AARON ON FOR COLLS’ WINNER
By Oliver Shorland DIV 1 WEST NANTWICH TOWN 1 ATHERTON COLLS 2 ATHERTON Collieries ■ came from behind to beat a lacklustre Nantwich Town. A scrappy...
Atherton Collieries make FA Cup history with 3-0 win against Trafford
The final scoreline does not always tell the full story, but nobody from the black-and-white side of Atherton cared as late goals from Kielen Adams...
Atherton Collieries make FA Cup history with 3-0 win over Trafford
Atherton Collieries 3 Trafford 0
Atherton Colls earn massive home FA Cup Cup replay against Trafford tonight
Atherton Collieries entered the hat for the fourth, and final, Qualifying Round of the FA Cup following a rollercoaster 2-2 draw on the road at...
Selling out of beer, 14 hour days and a £12,000 incentive - the FA Cup minnows chasing history
Trafford FC are on the brink of making history and as one of the lowest ranked sides left in this season's FA Cup travel to Atherton Collieries...
Colls grab stoppage-time leveller to earn replay against Trafford
Atherton Collieries entered the hat for the fourth, and final, qualifying round of the FA Cup following a rollercoaster 2-2 draw on the road at...
LAFFERTY:WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE
By Paul Rooney TRAFFORD 2 Worsley 49, Ahmed 58 FINISH: Kyle Worsley fires in Trafford’s equaliser TRAFFORD’S largest crowd of the season so far...
Atherton Collieries suffer defeat after conceding in stoppage time
Atherton Collieries went down 2-1 at home to Vauxhall Motors on Tuesday night after a blank weekend without action.
COOL COLLS CONJURING A CUP TRICK
By Andrew Simpson COLLS CALLING: Ben Rydel, left, and Kielen Adams, right scored in Atherton Collieries’ 2-0FA Cup victory over Prescot Cables...
FA CUP THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING DRAW
Macclesfield v Scarborough Athletic, Marine v Warrington Town, Trafford v Atherton Collieries, Guiseley v Bradford (Park Avenue), Gainsborough...
Squad Update: Saturday 26th September 2026
Atherton Collieries would like to wish a warm welcome to the Dreams2Reality.co.uk Stadium to Fenton Davies and Jake Lewis. Fenton Davies joins the...
Atherton Collieries suffer heavy 6-1 defeat at Breck after early red card
Five games undefeated, interest on another level for the forthcoming juicy FA Cup tie at Trafford, what on earth could go wrong on a Wednesday...
Atherton Colls march on in the FA Cup after win over Prescot Cables
ATHERTON Collieries Emirates FA Cup dream continued with a comprehensive home win over Prescot Cables
Atherton Collieries make history with FA Cup win against Prescot Cables
Atherton Collieries' FA Cup dream continued with a comprehensive home performance to lower the colours of NPL contemporaries Prescot Cables with a...
Report: Atherton Colls 2-0 Prescot Cables
The Collieries Emirates FA Cup dream continued with a comprehensive home performance to lower the colours of NPL contemporaries Prescot Cables. ...
Atherton Collieries fight back for win against Linnets
On a rainy evening on the Merseyside border, Atherton Collieries put in their best all-round display so far to wrestle the spoils from one of...
Atherton Collieries held to 1-1 draw by 1874 Northwich
Atherton Collieries locked horns with 1874 Northwich for a first competitive meeting since 2017 and were left frustrated following a 1-1 home NPL...
Report: Atherton 1-1 1874 Northwich
Colls locked horns with 1874 Northwich for a first competitive meeting since 2017 and were left frustrated following a 1-1 home Northern Premier...
DIV 1 WEST
By Rob Clarke ATHERTON COLLS 1 1874 NORTHWICH 1 ATHERTON Collieries were frustrated following this home draw with 1874 Northwich. The first half...
FA CUP SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING DRAW
Heaton Stannington v Trafford, Emley AFC v Spennymoor Town, Bury v Workington, Dunston v Scarborough Athletic, Redcar Town v Darlington, Buxton v...
Squad Update: 8th September 2026
Atherton Collieries would like to wish a warm welcome back to the Dreams2Reality.co.uk Stadium to Mo Ali, whilst extending our thanks and best...
Atherton Collieries edge Northwich Victoria 3-2 in FA Cup
Atherton Collieries jumped their third FA Cup hurdle with a thrilling late 3-2 win against Northwich Victoria.
Match Report: Northwich Victoria 2-3 Atherton Colls
Atherton Collieries jumped their third FA Cup hurdle with a thrilling late win against Northwich Victoria. The pre-match expectation was that there...
Atherton Colls win a thriller to clear a third hurdle in the FA Cup
Atherton Collieries jumped their third FA Cup hurdle with a thrilling late win against Northwich Victoria
NORTHWICH VIC 2 ATHERTON COLLS 3
By Nigel Peters ■KIELAN Adams scored a last-gasp goal as Atherton Collieries twice came from behind to avoid an upset against Northwich Victoria....
Atherton Colls cap off the month with a 4-0 win at Stalybridge Celtic
Atherton Collieries picked up a comprehensive and exhilarating 4-0 win on the road at Stalybridge Celtic to cap off a rollercoaster August schedule
Colls hit jackpot on Bank Holiday Monday in 'Stalyvegas'
Atherton Collieries picked up a comprehensive and exhilarating 4-0 win on the road at Stalybridge Celtic on Monday to cap off a rollercoaster...
Report: Stalybridge 0-4 Atherton
Atherton Collieries picked up a comprehensive and exhilarating 4-0 win on the road at Stalybridge Celtic to cap off a rollercoaster August...
Atherton Collieries exit FA Trophy at first hurdle
Atherton Collieries bowed out of the FA Trophy at the first hurdle with a below-par performance at Congleton Town on Saturday.
Report: Congleton 4-1 Atherton
Atherton Collieries bowed out of the FA Trophy at the first hurdle with a below par performance at Congleton Town. As the Black & Whites navigate a...
CONGLETON TN 4 ATHERTON COLLS 1
By Evan Remedios ■ CONGLETON Town eased into the next round of the FA Trophy as they defeated league rivals Atherton Collieries. Dylan Scott got...
Report: Atherton 0-1 Padiham
To plagiarize the Colls twitter feed, ‘the stats tonight will certainly tell one story, but balls in the net are the number that matters’. Padiham...
Report: Atherton 0-3 Irlam
Atherton Collieries progressed in the Emirates FA Cup with an ultimately comfortable 3-0 showing against Irlam. The visitors had a golden...
Vacancies: Assistant Secretary, Social Media Assistant & Programme Editor
Atherton Collieries are welcoming interest and applications for an Assistant Secretary, Social Media Assistant & Programme Editor to join our...
Atherton Colls make FA Cup progress with comfortable win over Irlam
ATHERTON Collieries progressed in the Emirates FA Cup with an ultimately comfortable 3-0 showing against Irlam
Colls crash to opening day home defeat at hands of Mossley
Despite scoring two blinding goals, Atherton Collieries contrived to drop all three opening NPL West points to a gleeful Mossley side who won 4-2.
Colls progress in FA Cup with victory over North West Counties side
ATHERTON Collieries secured FA Cup progression in their replay with North West Counties outfit Barnoldswick Town
Report: Atherton 2-0 Barnoldswick
FA Cup action continued at the Dreams2Reality Stadium on Tuesday night, with the Colls securing progression with a 2-0 victory against North West...
Silsden and Town taken to FA Cup replays after home thrillers
Silsden enjoyed a dramatic 3-3 draw with Mossley in the FA Cup extra preliminary round, with Barnoldswick Town also off to a replay with Atherton...
Atherton Collieries Fixture Schedule 2026/27
Sat 08 Aug 2026 Barnoldswick (Away) Wed 12 Aug 2026 Lower Breck (Away) Sat 15 Aug 2026 Mossley (Home) Tue 18 Aug 2026 Hanley Town (Home) Sat 22 Aug...
Report: Hyde 2-1 Colls
Atherton Collieries perfect pre-season run came to an end at the very final hurdle, as they lost to Hyde United courtesy of two last minute goals...
Atherton Collieries' perfect pre-season ends at final hurdle
Atherton Collieries' perfect pre-season run came to an end at the very final hurdle, as they lost to Hyde United courtesy of two last-minute goals...
Skipper Sheridan extends Colls unbeaten pre-season run
Atherton Collieries maintained their 100 percent pre-season record with a 1-0 victory against Bala Town at the Dreams2Reality Stadium on Saturday.
Report: Atherton Collieries 1-0 Bala Town
Atherton Collieries maintained their 100% pre-season record with a 1-0 victory against Bala Town at the Dreams2Reality Stadium. Chances were at a...
Report: Atherton 5-1 Alsager
Atherton Collieries maintained their perfect pre-season record with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Alsager Town at the Dreams2Reality Stadium,...
Five different goalscorers keep Collieries perfect in pre-season
Atherton Collieries maintained their perfect pre-season record with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Alsager Town at the Dreams2Reality Stadium,...
Impressive Colls hit Alsager for five in big friendly victory
Atherton Collieries maintained their perfect pre-season record with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Alsager Town at the Dreams2Reality Stadium,...
Atherton Colls make four wins from four in pre-season so far
ATHERTON Collieries picked up a fourth win from four in pre-season as they dispatched Droylsden 1-0, winning the Tony Downes Memorial Trophy
Colls win Tony Downes Memorial Trophy in pre-season friendly
Atherton Collieries picked up a fourth win from four in pre-season as they dispatched Droylsden 1-0, winning the Tony Downes Memorial Trophy in the...
Report: Droylsden 0-1 Atherton
Atherton Collieries picked up a fourth win from four in pre-season as they dispatched Droylsden 1-0, winning the Tony Downes Memorial Trophy in the...
Atherton Colls make a solid start to pre-season with another win
Atherton Collieries' solid pre-season continued with an assured win on the road at Charnock Richard, a third win from three games
Atherton Collieries launch an ambitious Girls' Football Pathway
Atherton Colls AFC has taken another major step forward in its commitment to grassroots football by launching a dedicated girls' football pathway
Colls stay perfect with third pre-season win on the road
Atherton Collieries' solid pre-season continued with an assured 1-0 win on the road at Charnock Richard - a third victory from three games.
Report: Charnock Richard 0-1 Atherton
Atherton Collieries’ solid pre-season continued with an assured win on the road at Charnock Richard, a third win from three games. The Black &...
Report: Colls 1-0 Rylands
Atherton Collieries recorded their second win from two pre-season friendlies so far with a 1-0 win against a formidable Warrington Rylands outfit...
Collieries hold off Rylands in pre-season friendly
Atherton Collieries recorded their second victory from two pre-season friendlies with a 1-0 win against a formidable Warrington Rylands outfit at...
Hughes doubles seals friendly win for Colls against Heys
Atherton Collieries kicked off pre-season with a comfortable 3-1 win against lower division Prestwich Heys, in what is becoming an annual...
Report: Prestwich 1-3 Atherton
Atherton Collieries kicked off pre-season with a comfortable 3-1 win against lower division Prestwich Heys, in what is becoming an annual...
1916 Club Membership – 2026/27
Atherton Collieries are pleased to confirm the continuation of our 1916 Club Membership scheme for the 2026/27 Season. The 1916 Club allows...
Season Tickets 2026/27
Atherton Collieries are excited to confirm details for our 2026/27 Northern Premier League season tickets at the Dreams2Reality.co.uk Stadium, our...
Preparations under way for Colls' tenth Northern Premier League season
Preparations for a landmark tenth successive Northern Premier League season have continued at Atherton Collieries Football Club
Eight new players join Atherton Collieries for landmark NPL season
Preparations for a landmark 10th successive Northern Premier League season have continued at Atherton Collieries, with manager Daniel Lafferty...
Squad Update: 7th June 2026
Preparations for a landmark tenth successive Northern Premier League season have continued at Atherton Collieries Football Club, with manager...
Eager Colls in seventh heaven
ATHERTON Collieries have made a magnificent seven signings as they gear up for the NPL West season. Manager Danny Lafferty has stiffened his...
Colls Under 18s – End of Season Awards 2026
All at Atherton Collieries would like to congratulate all at our Under 18s for a successful campaign in the North West Youth Alliance, including...
Squad Update: 22nd May 2026
All at Atherton Collieries would like to wish the best of luck to departing defender Niall Battersby, who has accepted an offer to ply his trade in...
Lafferty already planning for next season at Colls
Preparations are well under way already for Atherton Collieries’ milestone 10th successive season in the Northern Premier League next season.
Colls prepare for a tenth successive season in the Northern Premier League
Preparations are well underway for Atherton Collieries milestone tenth successive season in the Northern Premier League
Match Preview: Bury (H)
The Colls return home for our final Northern Premier League fixture of the 2025/26 season, as we welcome title hopefuls Bury at a sold-out...
Atherton vs Bury: Matchday Arrangements
Atherton Collieries are excited to confirm match arrangements for spectators for our upcoming match with Bury FC, as we conclude the Northern...
Match Preview: Sporting Khalsa (A)
The Colls are on the road for the final time this season this Saturday as we face Sporting Khalsa, looking to make it 3 consecutive wins for the...
End of Season Awards: 2025/26
After Saturday’s fantastic 2-1 comeback win at the Dreams2Reality Stadium against Chasetown, the Colls hosted their end-of-season awards night,...
Atherton Colls rally from behind to beat Chasetown
Atherton Collieries rallied from a goal down to overcome Chasetown 2-1 in the penultimate home game of the season at the Dreams2Reality stadium
Substitution pays off as Colls come from behind
Atherton Collieries rallied from a goal down to overcome Chasetown 2-1 in the penultimate NPL West home game of the season at the Dreams2Reality...
Chasetown beaten on the road at Atherton Collieries
Managerless Chasetown were beaten 2-1 at Atherton Collieries.
Chasetown on the road for Atherton Collieries test
Chasetown will look for a first win in four games when they head to Atherton Collieries this weekend.
Match Preview: Chasetown (H)
Atherton Collieries return to the Dreams2Reality stadium for the penultimate time in the 25/26 season this Saturday afternoon against Chasetown,...
Sold Out: Atherton vs Bury
Atherton Collieries are proud to confirm that our upcoming match against Bury FC is now officially sold out at the Dreams2Reality.co.uk Stadium. We...
Report: Wythenshawe 0-3 Atherton
Atherton Collieries picked up a well-earned 3-0 victory over Wythenshawe Town away from home at Ericstan Park. Freddie Gordon and Luca Jackson...
Lafferty’s Colls stroll to Wythenshawe victory
Atherton Collieries picked up a well-earned 3-0 victory over Wythenshawe Town away from home at Ericstan Park on Easter Monday in NPL West.
Colls are hit by a ‘smash-and-grab’ Newcastle raid
Atherton Collieries suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Newcastle Town on Good Friday afternoon, with the weather at the Dreams2Reality stadium...
Match Preview: Newcastle Town (H)
Atherton Collieries return to the Dreams2Reality stadium this Good Friday afternoon, looking to return to winning ways after losing to Lower Breck...
Tough day for Colls as Breck hit them for four
On a day where the Anfield weather treated spectators to a truly torrential downpour, Atherton Collieries were punished with a 4-0 defeat against...
Report: Lower Breck 4-0 Colls
In a day where the Anfield weather treated spectators to a truly torrential downpour, Atherton Collieries were punished with a 4-0 defeat against...
Match Preview: Lower Breck (A)
Atherton Collieries travel to the Anfield Sports and Community Centre this Saturday to take on Lower Breck, in a bid to make it 4 games unbeaten....
Report: Atherton 1-1 Kidsgrove
Danny Lafferty’s Black & Whites were held to a 1-1 draw against Kidsgrove Athletic in the glistening Saturday afternoon sun at the Dreans2Reality...
Colls and Kidsgrove share the points in a 1-1 draw
Atherton Collieries and Kidsgrove Athletic shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw in the glistening Saturday afternoon sun at the Dreams2Reality Stadium,...