Like most football clubs, Earlestown Athletic began its’ journey from very humble roots.

Formed in 1997 by Ste Knight and a handful of parents, the aim was to get the kids off the streets and create a local football team that their kids could play in.

Enough players were recruited and a team was formed under the name C.E.T.R.A.N St Patricks JFC.

After playing a number of friendly games, St Pat’s applied and were permitted to join the Warrington Junior Football League.

By 2004, the club consisted of 9 teams and the club wanted to rename itself to reflect its’ great affinity with the local community. After much deliberation, the name Earlestown Athletic was decided upon.

From a small start and one team consisting solely of local players, we now have 19 teams in total and over 200 players including kids not only from Newton-le-Willows but as far afield as St Helens, Warrington and Wigan.

Earlestown Athletic adheres to all of the key principles of junior soccer; we want all of our kids to learn football and have fun whilst doing it.

We have been awarded the Fair Play Trophy from the Warrington Junior Football League on 3 occasions which is a fantastic achievement. To any football club, this is a much sought after award as it is testament to the fact that as a club, we compete fairly, respect opponents and embrace the spirit of the game of football.

In 2006 we welcomed our first all Girls Team. We now have 3 teams representing Earlestown Athletic in the West Lancashire Girls Football League and are looking to expand this section of the club further.