Droylsden Football Club
Introduction
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Droylsden Football Club
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 12 Aug 2010
The home of Droylsden FC on Market Street. Droylsden were originally formed at the invitation of Joseph Cropper, the landlord of the Butchers Arms public house, to play behind the pub. After twenty years of friendlies and local leagues, disbandment, reformations and changes of strip, the club emerged from World War I the sole survivors amongst the village teams, and as members of the Manchester League. The club also adopted their now traditional colours of red and white, the inspiration for the unusual nickname of The Bloods. The club currently (2010) play in the Blue Square North league. Supporter's unofficial web site http://web.archive.org/web/20130716145303/http://www.droylsdenfc.co.uk/index.php [archived site].
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Image Location
Latitude
53.481334
Longitude
-2.144619