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The score in the final between Chorley and Spennymoor Town, at Victory Park, Chorley, was 0–0 after 90 minutes. Chorley went 1–0 up in extra-time but Spennymoor quickly equalised and so the contest went to a penalty shoot-out, which Chorley won 4–3, thereby achieving promotion to the National League, the 5th tier of English Football.
Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, [1] 8 miles (13 km) north of Wigan, 11 miles (18 km) south west of Blackburn, 11 miles (18 km) north west of Bolton, 12 miles (19 km) south of Preston and 20 miles (32 km) north west of Manchester.
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley , which is an unparished area . The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington , Buckshaw Village , Croston , Eccleston , Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods .
Chorley's first game was against Trafford Borough in the Lancashire Cup in front of 628 spectators. The record attendance at Victory Park was 2,851 for the visit of Oldham in January 1990. The club went through a variety of names 'Chorley Chieftains', 'Chorley Magpies', 'Central Lancashire' (non playing period), 'Lancashire Lynx', and finally ...
Matt Chorley is a British journalist, broadcaster and comedian who hosted a live morning politics show, described by him as "politics without the boring bits", on Times Radio. [1] After beginning his career at the Taunton Times , he was a political correspondent for the Western Morning News , the Press Association , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the ...
The Municipal Borough of Chorley was governed by a mayor and council of eight aldermen and twenty-four councillors, chosen equally from four wards — North, East, South and West. [3] The borough's population remained roughly static in the 20th century, with the 1911 census showing 30,315 people and the 1961 census showing 31,315.
The town hall became the headquarters of the new Municipal Borough of Chorley in 1881. [1] In the early years the basement was used for a butter market and, in the early 20th century, the assembly room was used as a cinema. [8] Meanwhile the old town hall was demolished in the 1930s. [9]
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Chorley" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.