Fairfield Athletic F.C.
Fairfield Athletic or Fairfield Football Club was an Association football team from Fairfield, now a suburb of Droylsden, Greater Manchester. History Fairfield were formed in the 1880s, entering the Lancashire League in 1892. Two 9th out of 12 positions followed. Their first successful season was 1894–95, where the championship was won ahead of Blackpool. The season provided their greatest progression in the FA Cup, winning through the qualifying rounds to the first round proper. The club was however drawn away to Sunderland, the reigning Football League champions, who would retain their title that season. The foregone conclusion of the tie ensured a "beggarly" crowd of 2,000, paying £67. who saw the home side dominate in appalling conditions, going in at half-time 6–0 up and winning 11–1, Clark netting the consolation when eight down with a shot that was so hard that it rebounded back into the pitch from the back of the net. At the end of the season the club made its first attempt at entry to the Football League, losing out to Loughborough, who replaced Walsall Town Swifts. The following season another failed attempt was made with only 3 votes received. This was more than Tottenham Hotspur. The