This is a list of football teams based in Greater Manchester sorted by which league they play in as of the 2022–23 season. The leagues are listed in order of their level in the English football league system,[1] and the English women's football league system.
These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English football league system as of the 2022–23 season.
Club | League | Home Ground | Borough | |
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Level 1[2] | ||||
Manchester City | Premier League | Etihad Stadium | Manchester | |
Manchester United | Premier League | Old Trafford | Trafford | |
Level 2[3] | ||||
Wigan Athletic | EFL Championship | DW Stadium | Wigan | |
Level 3[4] | ||||
Bolton Wanderers | EFL League One | University of Bolton Stadium | Bolton | |
Level 4[5] | ||||
Rochdale | EFL League Two | Spotland Stadium | Rochdale | |
Salford City | EFL League Two | Moor Lane | Salford | |
Stockport County | EFL League Two | Edgeley Park | Stockport |
These clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues, at levels 5–8 of the English football league system as of the 2022–23 season.
Club | League | Home Ground | Borough | |
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Level 5 | ||||
Altrincham | National League | Moss Lane | Trafford | |
Oldham Athletic | National League | Boundary Park | Oldham | |
Level 6 | ||||
Curzon Ashton | National League North | Tameside Stadium | Tameside | |
Level 7 | ||||
Ashton United | Northern Premier League Premier Division | Hurst Cross | Tameside | |
Atherton Collieries | Northern Premier League Premier Division | Alder Street | Wigan | |
F.C. United of Manchester | Northern Premier League Premier Division | Broadhurst Park | Manchester | |
Hyde United | Northern Premier League Premier Division | Ewen Fields | Tameside | |
Radcliffe | Northern Premier League Premier Division | Stainton Park | Bury | |
Stalybridge Celtic | Northern Premier League Premier Division | Bower Fold | Tameside | |
Level 8 | ||||
Mossley | Northern Premier League Division One West | Seel Park | Tameside | |
Ramsbottom United | Northern Premier League Division One West | The Harry Williams Riverside Stadium | Bury | |
Trafford | Northern Premier League Division One West | Shawe View | Trafford |
These Greater Manchester clubs play in semi-pro and amateur leagues which grant eligibility to enter the FA Vase and are high enough in the English football league system to grant eligibility to enter the FA Cup, comprising levels 9–10 of the system. In Greater Manchester this consists solely of the North West Counties Football League.
Club | League | Home Ground | Borough | |
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Level 9 | ||||
Ashton Athletic | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | Brocstedes Park | Wigan | |
Avro | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | Whitebank Stadium | Oldham | |
Bury | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | Stainton Park | Bury | |
Irlam | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | Silver Street | Salford | |
Prestwich Heys | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | Adie Moran Park | Bury | |
West Didsbury & Chorlton | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | Brookburn Road | Manchester | |
Wythenshawe Town | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | Ericstan Stadium | Manchester | |
Level 10 | ||||
Abbey Hey | North West Counties Football League Division One South | The Abbey Stadium | Manchester | |
Ashton Town | North West Counties Football League Division One North | Edge Green Street | Wigan | |
Atherton Laburnum Rovers | North West Counties Football League Division One North | Crilly Park | Wigan | |
Chadderton | North West Counties Football League Division One North | Andrew Street | Oldham | |
Cheadle Heath Nomads | North West Counties Football League Division One South | The Heath | Stockport | |
Cheadle Town | North West Counties Football League Division One South | Park Road Stadium | Stockport | |
Daisy Hill | North West Counties Football League Division One North | New Sirs | Bolton | |
Maine Road | North West Counties Football League Division One South | Brantingham Road | Manchester | |
Stockport Georgians | North West Counties Football League Division One South | Cromley Road | Stockport | |
Stockport Town | North West Counties Football League Division One South | Stockport Sports Village | Stockport | |
Wythenshawe Amateurs | North West Counties Football League Division One South | Hollyhedge Park | Manchester |
These Greater Manchester clubs play in amateur leagues, levels 11–12. This includes the Manchester League, the Cheshire Football League, and the West Lancashire Football League.
These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English women's football league system as of the 2022–23 season.
Club | League | Home Ground | Borough | |
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Level 1 | ||||
Manchester City | Women's Super League | Etihad Academy Stadium | Manchester | |
Manchester United | Women's Super League | Leigh Sports Village | Wigan | |
Level 4 | ||||
Stockport County | Women's National League: Division One North | Stockport Sports Village | Stockport |
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