The Class of '92 is echoing out of Greater Manchester once again in the form of Atherton Collieries.
Atherton can boast a 100 per cent record in the league, having gained maximum points from their 13 games so far this season.
They also secured the biggest win in the First Round Proper of The FA Vase, defeating fellow North West Counties First Division side Daisy Hill 8-0, thanks to a team made largely out of 'local lads'.
Atherton Collieries v Seaham Red Star
The FA Vase
Second Round Proper
3pm, Saturday 22 November 2014
Alder House, Atherton
Winners receive £1200 from prize fund
And the mastermind behind their start to the season is manager Michael Clegg.
"It is local lads playing for a local team," he told TheFA.com.
"13 of the 18 lads in the squad grew up and played for teams in the local area and it is here at Atherton where we've brought them together and are reaping the rewards.
"The local support is getting fully behind them and a real community spirit is surrounding the club at the moment. I'm proud to be a part of it."
When asked about his preparation for the upcoming game against Seaham Red Star, Clegg revealed: "Luckily we know someone up at Sunderland who has been providing us with scouting reports on them.
"We've been able to analyse the way they play but we're still focusing and concentrating on our own game."
Atherton should not be complacent with their rich vein of form this season though, which has included three 6-0 wins amongst other high-scoring victories in the league, to accompany their thumping Vase win over Daisy Hill.
With both sides in the tenth tier of the football pyramid, Seaham Red Star, who have had a number of players go on to play professionally, should provide stiff opposition to the Collieries.
They have also started the season brightly, sitting second on goal difference after a run of 12 straight league wins and with four games in hand over table-toppers Team Northumbria in their Northern League Division Two campaign.
