Northwich Victoria became founder members of the Cheshire County League in 1919 and would win the competition for the first and only time in the 1956–57 season.

[5] Northwich played their first challenge matches in the 1874 season and originally accepted both association football and rugby rules.

They went on to win the cup for the next five seasons, defeating in the finals: Birkenhead (1881), Northwich Novelty (1882), Crewe Alexandra (1883 and 1884), and Davenham (1885).

[10] On Monday 17 February 1890, the original club would cease to exist by the end of that season after a vote was passed at the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Northwich, to amalgamate with nearby Hartford and Davenham United; that club had also been formed by the amalgamation of Hartford St. John's (founded in 1876) and Davenham (founded in 1879).

[11] A great leap forward was taken in 1892, when Northwich became one of the founding members of the English Second Division, which saw the team turn professional.

[10] It was during the latter stages of this season that Northwich acquired the services of Billy Meredith, the Welsh International, who is widely regarded as the first football superstar.

[13] Northwich would remain a professional team for one further season, 1893–94, during which they defeated Newcastle United 5–3 at the Drill Field, a game where Meredith scored his first hat-trick for the club.

[16] Lured by the chance of increased revenues, the club joined the Manchester League in the 1900–01 season, when they finished runners-up.

However the club achieved silverware in the 1983–84 season when they defeated Bangor City 2–1 in the same competition, the FA Trophy in a replay of the final at the appropriately named Victoria Ground in Stoke-on-Trent.

Northwich had been badly hit by injuries and flu, and were unable to field a full team; they had tried but failed to get the match postponed.

[18] In the 1995–96 season, they reached the final of the FA Trophy once again, returning to Wembley for the first time since their draw and eventual victory in the competition a decade earlier.

[10] The new century saw Northwich Victoria face great financial difficulties and relegation, with the club nearly folding following administration in both the 2004–05 and 2009–10 seasons.

In the 2003–04 season, Northwich were slated for relegation to the Conference North division as part of the National League System restructuring; however, the bankruptcy of Telford United, Watnall Road, the ground of Hucknall Town not being good enough and the demotion of Margate all led to Northwich Victoria being allowed to remain at the Conference National level.

[19] In September of the 2004–05 season, the club went into administration, and thus were deducted 10 points under National League rules, which left them in relegation trouble.

[25] However, Victoria Stadium remained owned by former chairman Mike Connett's real estate company Beaconet Ltd., which was in receivership.

In January 2009, Connett removed safety equipment from the stadium, causing the club to move temporarily to Altrincham's Moss Lane ground.

On 19 May 2009 the club went into administration for the second time in five years following their relegation from the Conference National; they owed around £500,000 in unpaid bills to creditors.

[26] They were threatened with a double relegation to the Northern Premier League as a result of this, but ultimately won an appeal to be placed into the Conference North for the 2009–10 season.

[28] The club received the money in December 2010, a welcome relief due to adverse weather conditions which had affected football fixtures during the Winter.

[29] During the season, Northwich won the Cheshire Senior Cup for the first time in 15 years, beating Woodley Sports on penalties.

The reserve feeder team, Woodley F.C, became Northwich Villa, who played in Division One of the Cheshire Football League.

Despite some and potential lifelines at the end of the season, the announcement came that the club was to enter administration yet again (along with the inevitable 10-point deduction) and relegation to Step 5 was confirmed.

A home tie against Oldham Athletic for the Fourth round was moved to Maine Road due to popular interest.

[10] In the 2005–06 season, under the management of Steve Burr, Northwich reached the FA Cup third round, and were drawn against Premier League side Sunderland on 8 January 2006.

In old media, the club were also referred to as the Victorians (again owing to their name), and the 'Salt Boys/Men', due to Northwich's history as being a centre of the UK salt trade.

The club then tentatively agreed to share Marston Road, the home of Stafford Rangers located over 40 miles south of Northwich, to enable them to gain readmission to the Northern Premier League for the following season.

The club hoped to secure a groundshare closer to their home town before the season started, and eventually agreed a lease on Flixton's Valley Road.

[50] Finally, in 2015–16, Northwich returned to playing at Wincham Park as part of a renewed ground-share with Witton Albion.

[54] Vics have a fierce rivalry with Witton Albion, another Northwich team who play less than 500 yards from the former Victoria Stadium site.

These are: Inclusion criteria: Attained international caps, went on to/previously played at a significantly higher level of football or is notable for a specific reason.