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Ashton United vs Hyde UnitedFri 26 Dec 2025 15:00
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0 (2025 years old)
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England
Location
Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Timezone
UTC +00:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
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04 Oct 
30 Sep 
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The club initially played at Holebottom on Smallshaw, before moving to Rosehill and then to Hurst Cross in 1880, making the ground one of the oldest football venues in the world. Floodlights were installed in 1953 and inaugurated with a 4–3 win over Wigan Athletic on 29 September that year; club record goalscorer Stuart Dimond getting the club's first goal under lights. During the 1954–55 season Hurst Cross staged the first Football Association-approved floodlit competition, the Lancashire and Cheshire Floodlit Cup. Ashton United, Wigan Athletic and Nelson of the Lancashire Combination and Mossley, Macclesfield Town, Droylsden, Hyde United and Stalybridge Celtic from the Cheshire County League were invited to compete for the trophy, eventually won by Hyde United. The competition was repeated the following season with Winsford United taking the place of Wigan Athletic; Hyde United were again successful.
The current capacity is 4,500, of which 250 is seated (in the Sid Sykes Stand) and 750 is covered, including the Popular Stand on the opposite side of the ground. Open terracing with a small amount of covered standing is available at both ends of the ground.
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