Cheadle Town Stingers - A Brief History

The team was formed in 1999 under the guise of Manchester Stingers.

Following the suspension of football due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stingers changed their name to Cheadle Town Stingers when they moved across to SK8 to play at Park Road Stadium ahead of season 2020/21. Unfortunately season 2020/21 was cut short again due to the pandemic, and it wasn’t until season 2021/22 when the meteoric rise of the Stingers began.

The team is coached and managed by Dylan Wimbury, who steered the Stingers to their first of many honours in season 2021/22 when they won the Manchester FA Women’s Challenge Cup. This was then repeated in season 2022/23 when they retained the Manchester FA Women’s Challenge Cup and also won the League’s Argyle Sports Kit North West Regional Cup. Stingers also progressed through to the Second Round of the FA Women’s Cup before losing 1-0 to to National League (Premier) side Burnley.

Stingers then achieved what many thought was an impossible task by winning the North West Women’s Regional League - Premier Division title and gaining them promotion to the FA Women’s National League - Division One North for season 2024/25.