THEY say all good things must come to an end but the memories remain forever.
That’s proved to be the case for Dukinfield Athletic Amateur Football Club, for whom the final whistle has blown.
The club – which was founded in April 2017 – has announced that it has taken the “sad and unfortunate” decision to “fold” with immediate effect.
The team – managed by Nick Hartigan and Saul Forbes – played in the well-established Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League on Saturday afternoons, and trained at Astley Sports Village in Dukinfield on Wednesday evenings.
They enjoyed success as winners of Division Three in 2022/23 and the Wray Cup in 2023/24.
But after a difficult start to the current campaign on the pitch and player recruitment challenges off it, the team’s final match proved to be a 13-1 defeat at then league leaders AFC Stockport SATS on November 23.
In a statement, the club thanked everyone involved for their support over the years.
It read: “This has been an incredibly difficult decision to make, but after an extremely difficult start to the season for the club, it has become evident that we can no longer operate and take the club forward so we have taken the very difficult decision to fold the club.
“We’d like to thank every single person who has been involved with the club over the past seven years, the committee members, our sponsors, the managers but most importantly the players for their commitment to our club and making it the success it was, your support was greatly appreciated.
“Thank you to everyone involved with the club over the years for your time, effort, and fantastic support.”