Whitchurch Alport F.C.

Whitchurch Alport

Full name

Whitchurch Alport Football Club

Founded

1946

Ground

Yockings Park, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 1PG.

Chairman

Andy Hough

Manager

Luke Goddard & Carl Everall

League

North West Counties League Division One

2015–16

North West Counties League Division One, 18th

Home colours

Whitchurch Alport is an English football club based in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England.

History

The club were formed in 1946 in the football season that followed World War II, being named after Alport Farm in Alport Road, Whitchurch, which had been the home of a local footballer called Coley Maddocks who had been killed in action in the same war. That season it joined the Shrewsbury and District League.^[1]

They were admitted to the North West Counties League Division One from the Mercian Regional Football League in 2015.^[2]

Honours

Mid-Cheshire League
- Winners 1969–70^[3]
- Runners-up 1949–50, 1954–55, 1970–71, 1977–78^[3]

Notable players

Willie Mailey, professional goalkeeper with Crewe Alexandra and Everton, joint manager here 1985-87.
Stuart Mason began youth playing career here (left 1964); later player with Wrexham and Crewe Alexandra and manager Bangor City.
Jimmy Quinn, later professional player and manager, began his club career with Whitchurch Alport playing in the season 1977-78.

References

↑ Francis, Peter (2013). Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance. YouCaxton. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-909644-11-3. The author classes it as the only war memorial in Shropshire in the form of a football club.
↑ Ian Templeman. "www.nwcfl.com - News - Whitchurch Alport Join The NWCFL". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
1 2 Whitchurch Alport at the Football Club History Database

External links

Official club Website

North West Counties Football League

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Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Coordinates: 52°58′21″N 2°40′21″W / 52.9724°N 2.6725°W / 52.9724; -2.6725

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