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NEW CLUB IN NAME DISPUTE 23/03/2012
The newly formed Widnes Town FC has agreed to change its name after a junior club complained that it had the same title.
The spat over the Widnes Town FC brand erupted last week following the creation of a team chaired by former Liverpool defender Mark Wright and managed by ex-Chester City player Stephen Vaughan Jnr.
But a club by the same name was founded in 2009 and plays in the West Cheshire Youth League (WCYL).
It told its 109 Twitter followers ‘we are the original and always will be!’
Mr Vaughan and Mr Wright’s club told the Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News that it has dropped the ‘Town’ part of its name.
Stephen Speed, one the new team’s directors, told the Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News: “To avoid confusion, we have decided to call the club just Widnes FC.
“We do not want to be associated with any other club.”
The argument over the name is another hurdle for the club, which was created two weeks ago.
This week Widnes FC also revealed that it has struck a deal with an existing football club to play home matches at its ground for 12-months with an option of a second season. However, Mr Speed said he could not reveal which club had agreed the deal. Halton Borough Council had rejected its bid to play at Stobart Stadium.
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