New Mills

FORMED
1903

MANAGER
Nathan Neequaye, Sam Scott

GROUND
Church Lane

TWITTER
@NewMillsFC

Current Position: 6th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
2	1	0	1	6	5	3

Current Form: 6th

P	W	D	L	F	A
2	1	0	1	6	5

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
04/08/26	Stafford Town (A)	L 0-5
01/08/26	Telford Town (H)	W 6-0

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
08/08/26	Allscott Heath (H)	15:00
11/08/26	Sandbach United (A)	19:45
15/08/26	Northwich Victoria (H)	15:00
18/08/26	Barnton (H)	19:45
22/08/26	Shawbury United (H)	15:00
29/08/26	AFC Bridgnorth (A)	15:00

Latest News:

	New Managers At New Mills
	There will be new faces in the dugout at Church Lane for the 2026/27 Season

	Chris Pauley Receives His FDS March Player of the Month aware
	The New Mills Player received his First Division South Player of the Month award this week.

	Joe Oldham Receives his Reusch UK March Goalkeeper of the Month Award
	The New Mills Goalkeeper received the award this week from League Representative, Stewart Taylor

	New Mills receive March 2024 Club of the Month Award for FDS
	The First Division South side received their award recently from League Representative Stuart Taylor

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 01/08/26	Telford Town	H	15:00	W 6-0	Solomon Richards (2) Solomon Richards (23p) Gilbert Ocran (54) Luke Evans (80) Luke Evans (85) Harley Hughes (90+1)
Tue 04/08/26	Stafford Town	A	20:00	L 0-5
Sat 08/08/26	Allscott Heath	H	15:00
Tue 11/08/26	Sandbach United	A	19:45
Sat 15/08/26	Northwich Victoria	H	15:00
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Tue 18/08/26	Barnton	H	19:45
Sat 22/08/26	Shawbury United	H	15:00
Sat 29/08/26	AFC Bridgnorth	A	15:00
Sat 05/09/26	Widnes Town	A	15:00
Sat 19/09/26	Dawley Town	H	15:00
Sat 03/10/26	Market Drayton Town	A	15:00
Sat 10/10/26	Wolverhampton Casuals	A	15:00
Sat 17/10/26	Alsager Town	H	15:00
Sat 31/10/26	Wednesfield Community	H	15:00
Sat 07/11/26	Eccleshall	A	15:00
Sat 14/11/26	Crewe	H	15:00
Sat 21/11/26	Wolverhampton Casuals	H	15:00
Sat 28/11/26	Foley Meir	A	15:00
Sat 05/12/26	Wednesfield Community	A	15:00
Sat 12/12/26	Brereton Social	H	15:00
Sat 19/12/26	Market Drayton Town	H	15:00
Sat 26/12/26	Cheadle Heath Nomads	A	15:00
Sat 02/01/27	Crewe	A	15:00
Sat 09/01/27	Widnes Town	H	15:00
Sat 16/01/27	Eccleshall	H	15:00
Sat 23/01/27	Bilston Town	A	15:00
Sat 30/01/27	Foley Meir	H	15:00
Sat 06/02/27	AFC Bridgnorth	H	15:00
Sat 13/02/27	Allscott Heath	A	15:00
Sat 20/02/27	Telford Town	A	15:00
Sat 27/02/27	Stafford Town	H	15:00
Sat 06/03/27	Alsager Town	A	15:00
Sat 13/03/27	Bilston Town	H	15:00
Sat 20/03/27	Barnton	A	15:00
Sat 27/03/27	Brereton Social	A	15:00
Mon 29/03/27	Cheadle Heath Nomads	H	15:00
Sat 03/04/27	Shawbury United	A	15:00
Sat 10/04/27	Dawley Town	A	15:00
Sat 17/04/27	Sandbach United	H	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 01/08/26	Telford Town (H)	W 6-0
Tue 04/08/26	Stafford Town (A)	L 0-5
Sat 08/08/26	Allscott Heath (H)	15:00
Tue 11/08/26	Sandbach United (A)	19:45
Sat 15/08/26	Northwich Victoria (H)	15:00
(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Tue 18/08/26	Barnton (H)	19:45
Sat 22/08/26	Shawbury United (H)	15:00
Sat 29/08/26	AFC Bridgnorth (A)	15:00
Sat 05/09/26	Widnes Town (A)	15:00
Sat 19/09/26	Dawley Town (H)	15:00
Sat 03/10/26	Market Drayton Town (A)	15:00
Sat 10/10/26	Wolverhampton Casuals (A)	15:00
Sat 17/10/26	Alsager Town (H)	15:00
Sat 31/10/26	Wednesfield Community (H)	15:00
Sat 07/11/26	Eccleshall (A)	15:00
Sat 14/11/26	Crewe (H)	15:00
Sat 21/11/26	Wolverhampton Casuals (H)	15:00
Sat 28/11/26	Foley Meir (A)	15:00
Sat 05/12/26	Wednesfield Community (A)	15:00
Sat 12/12/26	Brereton Social (H)	15:00
Sat 19/12/26	Market Drayton Town (H)	15:00
Sat 26/12/26	Cheadle Heath Nomads (A)	15:00
Sat 02/01/27	Crewe (A)	15:00
Sat 09/01/27	Widnes Town (H)	15:00
Sat 16/01/27	Eccleshall (H)	15:00
Sat 23/01/27	Bilston Town (A)	15:00
Sat 30/01/27	Foley Meir (H)	15:00
Sat 06/02/27	AFC Bridgnorth (H)	15:00
Sat 13/02/27	Allscott Heath (A)	15:00
Sat 20/02/27	Telford Town (A)	15:00
Sat 27/02/27	Stafford Town (H)	15:00
Sat 06/03/27	Alsager Town (A)	15:00
Sat 13/03/27	Bilston Town (H)	15:00
Sat 20/03/27	Barnton (A)	15:00
Sat 27/03/27	Brereton Social (A)	15:00
Mon 29/03/27	Cheadle Heath Nomads (H)	15:00
Sat 03/04/27	Shawbury United (A)	15:00
Sat 10/04/27	Dawley Town (A)	15:00
Sat 17/04/27	Sandbach United (H)	15:00

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Ruben Adrio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcello Arhin	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gold Badmus	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Bowers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Butterworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finlay Dooner	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Edward Driver	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Evans	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Macaulay Eyre	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luc Ferry	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Will Frankish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Gresty (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harley Hughes	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
William Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamsir Jenkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Glebs Klujevs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cory Knight	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Lancaster	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Lowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Mason	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Morris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Declan Nolan	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Gilbert Ocran	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
George Omokua	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elvis Omorogbe Ono	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Page	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Parsisson (GK)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solomon Richards	2	0	2	0	0	1	1
Akim Samms	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Tetlow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Wrigley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Harry Balfe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
William OCarroll (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Bethany Bathmaker		First Aider
Luke Chattington		Coach
Dominic Dallus		Physio
Nathan Neequaye		Manager
Samuel Scott		Manager
Jason Sweeney		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Ruben Adrio	0	0	0	0	0
Marcello Arhin	0+1	0	0	0	0
Gold Badmus	2	0	0	0	0
Jake Bowers	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Butterworth	0	0	0	0	0
Finlay Dooner	2	0	0	0	0
Edward Driver	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Evans	1+1	2	0	0	0
Macaulay Eyre	2	0	0	0	0
Luc Ferry	0+2	0	0	0	0
Will Frankish	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Gresty	0	0	0	0	0
Harley Hughes	0+2	1	0	0	0
William Jackson	0	0	0	0	0
Tamsir Jenkins	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Jones	0	0	0	0	0
Glebs Klujevs	0	0	0	0	0
Cory Knight	0+1	0	0	0	0
Richard Lancaster	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua Lowe	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Mason	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Morris	2	0	0	0	0
Declan Nolan	2	0	0	1	1
Gilbert Ocran	2	1	0	1	0
George Omokua	0	0	0	0	0
Elvis Omorogbe Ono	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Page	0+2	0	0	0	0
Jake Parsisson	2	0	0	0	0
Solomon Richards	2	2	0	1	1
Akim Samms	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Tetlow	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Wrigley	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Harry Balfe	0	0	0	0	0
William OCarroll	0	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Bethany Bathmaker		First Aider
Luke Chattington		Coach
Dominic Dallus		Physio
Nathan Neequaye		Manager
Samuel Scott		Manager
Jason Sweeney		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Ruben Adrio	0	0
Marcello Arhin	0+1	0
Gold Badmus	2	0
Jake Bowers	0	0
Thomas Butterworth	0	0
Finlay Dooner	2	0
Edward Driver	1	0
Luke Evans	1+1	2
Macaulay Eyre	2	0
Luc Ferry	0+2	0
Will Frankish	0	0
Cameron Gresty (GK)	0	0
Harley Hughes	0+2	1
William Jackson	0	0
Tamsir Jenkins	0	0
Jake Jones	0	0
Glebs Klujevs	0	0
Cory Knight	0+1	0
Richard Lancaster	1	0
Joshua Lowe	0	0
Luke Mason	2	0
Jack Morris	2	0
Declan Nolan	2	0
Gilbert Ocran	2	1
George Omokua	0	0
Elvis Omorogbe Ono	0	0
Bobby Page	0+2	0
Jake Parsisson (GK)	2	0
Solomon Richards	2	2
Akim Samms	1	0
Cameron Tetlow	0	0
Samuel Wrigley	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Harry Balfe	0	0
William OCarroll (GK)	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Bethany Bathmaker		First Aider
Luke Chattington		Coach
Dominic Dallus		Physio
Nathan Neequaye		Manager
Samuel Scott		Manager
Jason Sweeney		Coach

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	8-0	28/02/26 v Haughmond (First Division South)
Biggest Away Win	4-0	14/03/26 v Market Drayton Town (First Division South)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-5	20/09/25 v Wythenshawe (The Isuzu FA Vase)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-2	17/01/26 v Shawbury United (First Division South)
Highest Drawn Home Game	2-2	10/03/26 v Ashville (First Division South)
Highest Drawn Away Game	2-2	06/09/25 v Runcorn Town (First Division South)
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	8	8-0 28/02/26 v Haughmond (First Division South)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	8	5-3 09/08/25 v Haughmond (First Division South)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	24		18		42
Won	10	41.67%	11	61.11%	21	50.00%
Drawn	6	25.00%	4	22.22%	10	23.81%
Lost	8	33.33%	3	16.67%	11	26.19%
Scored	52	2.17	35	1.94	87	2.07
Conceded	30	1.25	18	1.00	48	1.14

Progression in Cup Competitions
No cup fixtures known at present

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	24 games	126

Number of Games Since
Last Win	0 games
Last Defeat	9 games
Goalless Draw	4 games
Score Draw	5 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	4 games
Clean Sheet	1 game

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	9	21.43%	12	28.57%
One	11	26.19%	19	45.24%
Two	9	21.43%	6	14.29%
Three	5	11.90%	4	9.52%
Four	2	4.76%	0	0.00%
Five or more	6	14.29%	1	2.38%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	13	14.94%	8	0.00%	13	9.63%
16-30	8	9.20%	8	16.67%	16	11.85%
31-45	20	22.99%	7	14.58%	27	20.00%
46-60	19	21.84%	5	10.42%	24	17.78%
61-75	11	12.64%	6	12.50%	17	12.59%
76-90	15	17.24%	14	29.17%	29	21.48%
90-105	1	1.15%	0	0.00%	1	0.74%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

New Mills Football Club: A Brief History

New Mills FC, based in Derbyshire’s High Peak, has been part of organised football in the town since 1886. Originally known as New Mills St George’s, the club first played friendly fixtures before joining competitions including the North Cheshire League and Manchester League. After several moves around the town, New Mills settled at Church Lane in 1922, beginning a proud period that brought two Manchester League titles, four Derbyshire Divisional Cup wins, crowds of around 2,000 and a number of players progressing directly to Football League clubs.

Church Lane remains one of the club’s great strengths. Set opposite St George’s Church, with Kinder Scout providing a striking backdrop, it is widely regarded as one of the most picturesque grounds in non-league football. The club’s facilities now include a floodlit pitch and an all-weather surface used by local schools, the wider community and New Mills Juniors.

After further success in the 1960s under Joe Martin, the club faced more difficult times following its move to the Cheshire League in 1974. By the early 1980s, football activity had ceased, but the name was soon revived when local side Birch Vale and Thornsett FC adopted the New Mills AFC identity and began progressing through the Lancashire and Cheshire League and Manchester League.

The Millers enjoyed another memorable spell in the mid-to-late 1980s, winning trophies and reaching Derbyshire Cup finals under former player Ray Coverley, who later became chairman. The club continued to develop from within, with managers including Andy Bowers and Alan Peatfield, the latter guiding New Mills to Derbyshire Cup success and promotion to the Manchester League Premier Division.

In 2004, New Mills re-joined the North West Counties League, having been founding members in 1982. Under Tony Hancock, the club enjoyed one of its most successful modern periods, winning the Second Division Trophy in 2007, the Division Two title in 2007/08 and the League Challenge Cup in 2008/09. Promotion to the Evo-Stik League was narrowly missed that season after a final-day defeat at AFC Fylde, but the club soon achieved its goal. In 2010/11, Ally Pickering led The Millers to the North West Counties Premier Division title and promotion to the Northern Premier League, while the club also gained FA Charter Standard Adult Club status.

Life at Northern Premier League level brought both proud moments and challenges. New Mills finished ninth in their first season and later reached the play-offs, but difficult campaigns followed, including relegation battles, managerial changes and a winless league season in 2015/16 that brought national attention. The club continued to rebuild, returning to the North West Counties League and seeking stability on and off the pitch.

Recent years have shown that resilience again. Dave Birch and Mike Norton brought renewed momentum before the Covid-19 outbreak curtailed the 2019/20 season, with the team in strong form and enjoying a Derbyshire Senior Cup run. In 2021/22, a young squad finished third and narrowly missed out in the play-offs. After further managerial changes, Chris Baguley and his team led New Mills to a fine 2025/26 season, finishing third and reaching the play-offs before departing with the club’s thanks.

Former players Nathan Neequaye and Sam Scott were appointed joint managers in June 2026, beginning the latest chapter in the club’s long story.
In March 2020, New Mills AFC became New Mills Football Club after changing entity to a Company Limited by Guarantee — a modern structure for a club with deep roots, proud traditions and a strong place in the local community.

Matchday Information

Ground: Church Lane

Address: New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire

Postcode: SK22 4NP

Telephone: 01663 747435

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2026/27 Admission Prices: £6 (£4 concession)

Programme Price: £3.00

Directions: M60 to junction 27, take the Stockport A560 exit. At Portwood round-a-bout take the 5th exit onto St Marys Way / A626, continue onto Stockport Road B6101 to New Mills. At the round-a-bout in New Mills town centre turn down Union Road to the traffic lights, turn left onto Church Road. At the top of the hill (after St Georges Church) turn left into Church Lane, ground on the right

Nearest Railway: New Mills Central (0.6 miles) or New Mills Newtown (1.0 mile)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: From Stockport bus number 357

Parking Facilities: There is a large car park at the ground, follow the fencing round and on street parking around the ground

Ground Facilities: Clubhouse serving refreshments - Astro Turf Facility - Hot Food and Drinks behind the bar

Additional Visitor Information:

Club Information

Legal Entity: Club Limited by Guarantee C/N 12373072

Ground: Church Lane

Address: New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire

Postcode: SK22 4NP

Telephone: 01663 747435

Website: https://www.newmillsfc.com

Twitter: @NewMillsFC

Registered Colours: Amber Shirts, Amber Shorts, Amber Socks

Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Green Shirt, Green Shorts, Green Socks

Alternative Colours: Electric Teal Green Shirts, Electric Teal Green Shorts and Electric Teal Green Socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Purple Shirt, Purple Shorts, Purple Socks

Secretary: Sue Coverley

Chairman: Ray Coverley

Manager: Nathan Neequaye, Sam Scott

Programme Editor: Chris Culkin

Committee / Directors: Ray Coverley, Colin Ramwell, Sue Hyde, Kimberley Sillence, Tom Coghill

County Affiliation: Derbyshire FA

Year Formed: 1903

Record Attendance: 4,500 v Hyde United 18th March 1921

Previous Leagues:

Manchester League
North West Counties League
Northern Premier League

Honours:

NWCFL Premier Division Winners 2011
NWCFL Challenge Cup Winners 2009
NWCFL Challenge Cup Runners Up 2011
NWCFL Premier Division Runners Up 2009, 2010
NWCFL Division Two Champions 2008
NWCFL Division Two Trophy Winners 2007
NWCFL Reserve Division Cup Winners 2008
NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 2005, 2007
Manchester League Premier Div Champions 1924, 1926, 1956, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971
Manchester League Premier Div Runners Up 1925, 1928, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1974
Manchester League First Div Champlons 1968, 1972
Manchester league First Div Runners Up 2001
Gilcryst Cup Winners 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967
Murray Shield Winners 1960, 1965
Open Trophy Winners 1972, 2002
Derbyshire Divisional Cup Winners 1921, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1948, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2013
Derbyshire Junior Cup Winners 1985, 1997
Derbyshire Senior Cup Finalists 1940, 1955, 1967, 1977
Manchester Amateur League and Cup Winners 1940
Manchester Amateur Cup Winners 1940, 1949
Manchester Junior Cup Winners 1952, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1971
North West Youth Alliance Winners 2000, 2002, 2010
North West Youth Alliance Div 1 Cup Winners 2002

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