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Hurst Cross

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Ashton vs Basford Utd.
Sat 30 Nov 2024 15:00

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0 (2023 years old)

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England

Location
Ashton-under-Lyne, England

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Upcoming

30 Nov	Ashton	-	Basford Utd.		3:00pm
07 Dec	Ashton	-	Macclesfield		3:00pm
21 Dec	Ashton	-	Warrington R		3:00pm
01 Jan	Ashton	-	FC United of		3:00pm
18 Jan	Ashton	-	Whitby Town		3:00pm
01 Feb	Ashton	-	Ilkeston Tow		3:00pm
15 Feb	Ashton	-	Lancaster Ci		3:00pm

Past Events

19 Nov	Ashton	2 - 4	Guiseley
16 Nov	Ashton	1 - 0	Leek Town
12 Oct	Ashton	2 - 3	Worksop Town
21 Sep	Ashton	0 - 3	Prescot Cabl
17 Sep	Ashton	3 - 2	Matlock
07 Sep	Ashton	0 - 1	Morpeth Town
24 Aug	Ashton	3 - 0	Workington

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The club initially played at Holebottom on Smallshaw, before moving to Rosehill and then to Hurst Cross in 1880, making the ground one of the oldest football venues in the world. Floodlights were installed in 1953 and inaugurated with a 4–3 win over Wigan Athletic on 29 September that year; club record goalscorer Stuart Dimond getting the club's first goal under lights. During the 1954–55 season Hurst Cross staged the first Football Association-approved floodlit competition, the Lancashire and Cheshire Floodlit Cup. Ashton United, Wigan Athletic and Nelson of the Lancashire Combination and Mossley, Macclesfield Town, Droylsden, Hyde United and Stalybridge Celtic from the Cheshire County League were invited to compete for the trophy, eventually won by Hyde United. The competition was repeated the following season with Winsford United taking the place of Wigan Athletic; Hyde United were again successful.

The current capacity is 4,500, of which 250 is seated (in the Sid Sykes Stand) and 750 is covered, including the Popular Stand on the opposite side of the ground. Open terracing with a small amount of covered standing is available at both ends of the ground.


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