Tomorrow's Opponents: Winsford United

We travel back in time this Wednesday with one of the oldest clubs in football; Winsford United have been around since 1880. A massive seventeen years before Chelsea "one of the richest clubs in the world."

That quote is from the official opening sentence from the history section on Chelsea's website! Once again, greed and financial status seems to be how the Premiership measures success.

The 1950s saw Winsford United win the Cheshire League Cup three times and a Cheshire Senior Cup once. Between 1976 and 1980, the Blues [Winsford] won the Cheshire League title in 1976/77, were runners-up in 1979/80 and set a new record (which still stands) by winning the Cheshire League Cup four seasons out of five, including a hat-trick of wins (1977/79/80/81). They won the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1980 and made an appearance in the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy in 1978. True footballing success then! It was in John Williams' final season that the former Everton and Welsh international goalkeeper, Neville Southall, was sold to Bury. Season 1992/93 will go down in United's folklore as they won an astonishing five trophies - the NPL Challenge Cup, NPL Presidents Cup, Cheshire Senior Cup, Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup and NPL Runners Up Cup. The Blues finished second to Southport and their points total is a record for the most points accrued without winning the title.

Winsford have a glorious record of club and cup football. Chelsea took over 60 years to win two trophies, but still what does it matter: they're one of the richest clubs in the world.

Viva Winsford!