Stand Athletic F.C.

The club ran two teams, was managed by Harry Molineux, with John Roebuck as Secretary, and assisted by Warren Derbyshire as coach until 1973.

A regular player Tom Edwards then took over as Manager[2] In 1981 they joined the Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League and won Division Two in 1982–83.

[5] The new arrangements were fractious, with on-field brawls in pre-season training, and the merged club resigned from the Manchester League.

A team calling itself Standians F.C., comprising mostly players from the former club of that name, went on to play in the Lancashire and Cheshire League for the 2009–10 season, leading to accusations from the Athletic coach that his players had been "stabbed in the back", although he did acknowledge that there were disciplinary problems.

The ground is located just off Blackburn Road (B6527) between the railway line and the River Irwell.