A FOOTBALL team which was asked to move from its original facilities by a housing developer is celebrating after they kept their promise and built new premises – after 15 years.

Vulcan FC were formed in 1955 in Newton-le-Willows but were asked to move from their former Vulcan Works site by housing developer St Modwen under the condition that after a certain amount of homes were sold that the developer would build a brand new facility.

Now 15 years after that promise – Vulcan FC are finally moving back home in their new facility and are celebrating by holding a match on Saturday, September 22, on their new pitch.

Andy Platt, who runs the group, said: “We didn’t expect this to happen 15 years later but they have stuck to their word and we have now had the facilities handed over to us. It has been a long, hard struggle keeping the club going and we came very close to folding at one point but we are made up with the new facilities.”