[7] The club had hoped to fly a championship flag (as was normal for champions of other competitions at the time) but, given the circumstances, the league did not arrange for one to be made.

At the end of the season, the club applied to join the Lancashire League, which had three vacancies to fill, but the Villans lost out to West Manchester (which was re-elected), South Shore, and Witton.

[17] In 1887, it started on a peripatetic existence, by securing "a good, enclosed ground behind the Bull's Head Hotel, Reddish".

[20] Its tenure there was short-lived - in 1890 the club moved to Abbey Hey Park, opening with a win over Hyde in front of 3,000 spectators.

[21] The expense however was significant and after just one season the club moved to a ground at Chapman Street, having to host matches there before the pitch was even ready.