List of football clubs in Greater Manchester

Old Trafford home of Manchester United.

Etihad Stadium home of Manchester City.

DW Stadium home of Wigan Athletic.

University of Bolton Stadium home of Bolton Wanderers.

Spotland Stadium home of Rochdale.

Moor Lane home of Salford City.

Edgeley Park home of Stockport County

These clubs play in fully professional leagues, at levels 1–4 of the English football league system as of the 2023–24 season.

Manchester City

Manchester United

Bolton Wanderers

Wigan Athletic

Salford City

Stockport County

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)

Moss Lane home of Altrincham

Boundary Park home of Oldham Athletic.

These clubs play in semi-professional and amateur leagues, at levels 5–8 of the English football league system as of the 2022–23 season.

Oldham Athletic

Altrincham

Curzon Ashton

F.C. United of Manchester

Ashton United

Hyde United

Stalybridge Celtic

Atherton Collieries

Radcliffe

Mossley

Ramsbottom United

Trafford

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)

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.

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.

Premier Division

• Altrincham Reserves
• Broadheath Central
• Denton Town
• Winstanley Warriors
• Whalley Range
• Winstanley Warriors

League 1

• Cheadle Heath Nomads Reserves
• Denton Town
• Golborne Sports
• Maine Road Reserves
• Wythenshawe Amateurs Reserves

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

Division One

• Eagley

Etihad Academy Stadium home of Manchester City Women.

Leigh Sports Village home of Manchester United Women.

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.

Manchester City

Manchester United

Stockport County

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)

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

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