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List of football clubs in Greater Manchester
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This is a list of football teams based in Greater Manchester sorted by which league they play in as of the 2024–25 season. The leagues are listed in order of their level in the English football league system,[1] and the English women's football league system.
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Men's teams
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Levels 1–4





These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English football league system as of the 2024–25 season.
Locations of Greater Manchester's Premier League and Football League clubs
Blue: Premier League (Level 1)
Red: EFL Championship (Level 2)
Green: EFL League One (Level 3)
Yellow: EFL League Two (Level 4)




Levels 5–8



These clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues, at levels 5–8 of the English football league system as of the 2024–25 season.
Locations of Greater Manchester's National League and Northern Premier League clubs
Yellow: National League (Level 5)
Green: National League North (Level 6)
Red: NPL Premier Division (Level 7)
Blue: NPL Division One North West (Level 8)




Levels 9–10
These Greater Manchester clubs play in semi-pro and amateur leagues which grant eligibility to enter the FA Vase and are high enough in the English football league system to grant eligibility to enter the FA Cup, comprising levels 9–10 of the system. In Greater Manchester this consists solely of the North West Counties Football League.
Levels 11–12
These Greater Manchester clubs play in amateur leagues, levels 11–12. This includes the Manchester League, the Cheshire Football League, and the West Lancashire Football League.
Cheshire League
- Premier Division
- Altrincham Reserves
- Broadheath Central
- Denton Town
- Winstanley Warriors
- Whalley Range
- League 1
- Cheadle Heath Nomads Reserves
- Denton Town
- Golborne Sports
- Maine Road Reserves
- Wythenshawe Reserves
Manchester League
- Premier Division
- Atherton Town
- Bolton County
- Chadderton Reserves
- Dukinfield Town
- Heyside
- Heywood St James
- Hindsford
- Manchester Gregorians
- Moorside Rangers
- Old Altrinchamians
- Pennington
- Rochdale Sacred Heart
- Royton Town
- Springhead
- Uppermill
- Walshaw Sports
- Division One
- AFC Monton
- Altrincham Hale
- Avenue
- Avro Reserves
- Bolton Borough
- Bolton Lads and Girls
- Bolton United
- Boothstown
- East Manchester
- Elton Vale
- Govan and Uni of Manchester
- Hindley Juniors
- Manchester Central
West Lancashire League
- Division One
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Women's teams
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Levels 1–4


These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English women's football league system as of the 2022–23 season.
Locations of Greater Manchester's Super League, Championship, and National League clubs
Blue: Women's Super League (Level 1)
Red: Women's Championship (Level 2)
Green: National League Premier Division (Level 3)
Yellow: National League Division One (Level 4)




Levels 5–6
North West Women's Regional Football League
- Premier Division (Level 5)
- Bury
- F.C. United of Manchester
- Manchester Stingers
- Mossley Hill Athletic
- Wigan Athletic
- Division One North (Level 6)
- Leigh Genesis
- Division One South (Level 6)
- Altrincham
- Curzon Ashton
- Salford City Lionesses
- Wythenshawe Amateurs
Levels 7–8
Greater Manchester Women's Football League
- Division One (Level 7)
- Ashton United
- Didsbury FC
- Heyside Ladies FC
- Langho Ladies
- Mosley AFC Ladies
- Rochdale AFC Ladies
- Sale Ladies
- Tameside United
- Urmston Meadowside
- West Didsbury and Chorlton Women
- Division Two (Level 8)
- AFC Lionesses
- AFC Oldham Ladies
- Bolton Lads & Girls Club Ladies
- Boltonians Ladies
- Crompton FC Ladies
- Flixton Ladies
- Mancunian Unity Women
- Stockport Lionesses
- Swinton FC Ladies
- Walshaw Sports
- Greater Manchester FC
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