MATCHDAY
PROGRAMME
AVRO vs QUORN FC
SATURDAY, 8TH AUGUST, KICK OFF 3PM
Northern Premier League
AVRO
Football Club
In accordance with FA Rule 2.15, Avro FC, officially registered as Avro FC First Team Limited (Company Number: 14931069), is structured as a Private Limited Company by Shares. The current directors of Avro FC First Team Limited are Charlie O’Brien, Robert Fuller, Kelly Fuller, Mark Hutton and Liam Bambridge. The majority shareholder of Avro FC is Avro Community Football Club Limited (100%)
HONOURS
- Manchester Football League Champions: 2009/10, 2017/18
- Manchester FA County Challenge Cup Winners: 1940, 1941,
1956, 1988, 1994, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018 (Record 10 times) - NWCFL Divison 1 North Runner-Up: 2018/19
- NWCFL Division 1 Cup Runners-Up: 2018/19
- NWCFL Premier Division Runners-Up: 2022/23
- Northern Premier League West : Runners-up 2025-26
- Northern Premier League West Play-Off : Winners 2025-26
INTRODUCTION
MATCH
PREVIEW
We kick-off our NPL Premier campaign by welcoming our visitors from Leicestershire – Quorn FC. The club suffered a lateral move in the Summer, being moved from the Southern League Premier Division to the NPL Premier Division. This move wasn’t greeted with dancing in the streets, and the club appealed the move but this was rejected by the FA. The NPL presents a great deal more travel for the Leicestershire men, and they won’t be relishing away trips to Workington, Redcar etc as the Winter takes hold. A lateral move invariably means a wholesale change of the playing squad and so it will be interesting to see how many of their 2025/26 squad have been able to be retained for this season and line-up at the Vestacare Stadium today.
Last season saw a very respectable 8th place finish in the Southern League:
2025-26
P 42
W19
D8
L15
F78
A71
Pts 65 / 8/22
LAST TIME OUT
TAKEN FOR GRANTed
I’d also like to extend a warm welcome to today’s visitors, their players, staff and supporters. We hope you enjoy your afternoon with us and wish you a safe journey home after the game.
Pre season has given us the opportunity to bring a few new faces into the squad, and they’ve settled in really well. They’ve added something different to what we already had, while buying into the standards and culture we’ve worked hard to build.
We’re also pleased to have kept the majority of last season’s squad together. That gives us a group full of players who know what it takes to compete, win games and challenge for promotion. More importantly, they’re a group that turn up every session wanting to improve, and the new lads have embraced that mindset from day one.
Our expectations remain high, but so are our standards. We’ll continue to work hard, stay humble and keep pushing ourselves to improve every week. There are no shortcuts, and there will be no complacency. We have no intention of taking our foot off the accelerator.
WHO ARE YA?
MEET THE VISITORS
The origins of Quorn FC trace back to the early 1920s when a team was formed by attendees of the Village Wesleyan Chapel, initially called Quorn Methodists F.C. The club officially adopted the name Quorn Football Club in 1952 . In its early years, players were required to attend Bible classes and mark their own pitch with sawdust before matches. The club joined the Leicestershire Senior League in 1937, competing in local divisions and gradually attracting players from surrounding villages.
Quorn claimed the Premier Division title in the late 1990s, earning promotion to the Midland Alliance . The club gained national attention in 2003 when Luke Varney was sold to Crewe Alexandra for £50,000, marking the only player transfer from the club to a Football League team at that time . In 2006/07, Quorn finished third in the Midland Alliance and was promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South due to league expansion .
Quorn has produced several players who advanced to higher levels, including Dion Dublin, Jackie Lee, and Richie Barker . Luke Varney, one of the club’s most successful graduates, later moved to Charlton Athletic for £2.5 million . In 2011, Quorn won the Westerby Cup for the first time with a 5–4 victory over Hinckley United .
Quorn FC has maintained a strong presence in Leicestershire football, combining community roots with competitive success. Its history reflects steady growth, player development, and infrastructure improvements, establishing it as a respected club in the English non-league system. 2026/27 sees them making their first ever appearance in the Northern Premier League.
QUORN FC
SQUAD
Staff List
HEAD 2 HEAD
Today marks the first ever game, competitive or otherwise against Quorn FC.
MATCH OFFICIALS:
REFEREE :
JAKE BURTON
ASSISTANTS :
DANIEL O'BRIEN
ATTICUS MILLS
