Heywood Central F.C.

was a short-lived association football club from the town of Heywood in Lancashire.

[7] After its abortive first FA Cup entry, the club entered again in 1888-89, but lost in the first qualifying round to Astley Bridge.

[8] The club however never made it to the first round proper, falling at the final hurdle in 1890-91, to Halliwell.

The club was also a regular entrant of the Lancashire Senior Cup but never got past the first round.

[14] The club's colours were red and white "quarters", which, in modern vocabulary, refers to halves.