At that stage it was drawn to visit Southend United; Eccles ambitiously but unsuccessfully offered Southend £500 to switch the tie to Manchester, hoping to use Old Trafford.
[3] Schofield gave Eccles a surprise early lead, but Southend hit back to win 5–1.
[4] Eccles took advantage of the trip south to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph - ten of its players had served in the First World War.
[5] A new club was founded in 2020 to revive the old name; it joined the Manchester Football League in 2022.
[6] 1901 - Founded as Springfield Athletic, joining the North Salford League, playing in the Patricroft area of Eccles 1905 - Joined the Manchester Federation 1906 - Now listed as playing in the Barton area of Eccles 1907 - Changed name to Eccles Borough, as a condition of joining the Manchester League (they had been asked to change to either Eccles, Barton or Patricroft)[7] 1908 - Joined the Lancashire Combination Division 2 1911 - Promoted to Lancashire Combination Division 1 after several vacancies caused by Football League reserve sides leaving 1913 - Finished Champions of Lancashire Combination Division 1 1915 - Changed name to Eccles United 1925 - Joined the Cheshire County League 1926 - Finished bottom of the league in their first Cheshire County League season 1928 - Eccles United folded after finishing bottom of the league again This article about a defunct English football club is a stub.