Founder of Mosley Common Junior Football Club, Mr Alan Todd, was hoping to establish an under 11s side to join the highly successful under 15s and under 16s sides.


But a combination of bad weather, poor drainage and overuse has meant the pitch off Mosley Common Road is unplayable for up to three months of the year, which is preventing him from setting up another team.
Mr Todd set up the football club six years ago to give bored young people from the area something to do.


The club has gone from strength to strength since then, winning the North Bury Premier League for the last two years and providing a platform for several players to go on to play professionally. Whilst the club has enjoyed considerable success on the field, it has faced a continuous battle to hold its games on the Mosley Common pitch.


Mr Todd feels this could have been avoided if Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust had responded to his requests to drain the pitch and limit use of the pitch to teams from the local area.


A spokesperson for Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust said: "We have once again experienced a particularly wet summer which has made playing conditions on the football pitches extremely challenging.

"During the last five years more than £1.5million has been invested into football pitches but unfortunately we do not have sufficient reserves of money to improve all of the borough's pitches in one go.

"The pitches at Mosley Common are public spaces which are made available for the benefit of the whole community.
"We will be meeting with Mr Todd to discuss his concerns."