Another day, another article looking at one of Greater Manchester's Non League football teams.
Next up is Altrincham F.C
(Here's some recent highlights courtesy of Alty TV)
Altrincham Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England.
How and when were Altrincham founded?
They were founded in 1891 and are nicknamed The Robins. Alty are currently members of the National League, the fifth tier of English football, and play at Moss Lane.
Altrincham was established by a Sunday school around 1891 as Rigby Memorial Club. They soon merged with another local team, Grapplers, to form Broadheath Football Club.
They were founder members of the Manchester League in 1893.Their first match in the league on 16 September 1893 saw them lose 7–0 to Hulme. After this, they went on to lose 14 of the remaining league matches and finished bottom of the table.
After playing at various grounds in Broadheath, Timperley and Altrincham, the club moved to Pollitt's Field in 1903, at which point they changed their name to Altrincham.
They won the Cheshire Amateur Cup in their first season under the new name, and went on to win both the Manchester League and the Cheshire Senior Cup the following season.
They won the Manchester League again in 1906–07, and moved to their current Moss Lane ground in 1910. They have played at this ground since that date.
Notable matches
Watch: Birmingham 1 Altrincham 2 FA Cup 1986
Check out their Twitter feed below for some recent updates.
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