Whitchurch Alport F.C.

Whitchurch Alport Football Club is an English football club based in Whitchurch, Shropshire. The club participates in the North West Counties League Premier Division

Whitchurch Alport
Full nameWhitchurch Alport Football Club
Nickname(s)Alport
Founded1946
GroundYockings Park, Whitchurch
Coordinates52.9724°N 2.6725°W / 52.9724; -2.6725
OwnerRyan Jardine & Ed Whitby
ChairmanTony Rogers
ManagerLuke Goddard
LeagueNorth West Counties League Premier Division
2019–20North West Counties League Premier Division (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

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] spending two seasons in the league, winning the league in their second season.[2] In 1948 they were briefly elected as members of the Birmingham League, before becoming founder members of the Mid-Cheshire League.[2][3]

In 1974 they became the last English team to take the Welsh Amateur Cup out of Wales prior to its becoming the Welsh Intermediate Cup, defeating Cardiff College of Education 2–1 at Latham Park, Newtown.[4]

They were admitted to the North West Counties Football League Division One from the Mercian Regional Football League in 2015.[5]

On 24 September 2019, Alport lifted the Shropshire Senior Cup for the first time – defeating reigning champions Shrewsbury Town 3–1 in the final at New Meadow.[6]

Ground

The club play at Yockings Park.[7] The dressing rooms were constructed from wooden packing crates acquired from the Military Camp at Prees Heath shortly after the end of World War II.[8]

Honours

Notable players

See Whitchurch Alport F.C. Players

  • Willie Mailey, professional goalkeeper with Crewe Alexandra and Everton, joint manager 1985–87.
  • Stuart Mason began youth playing career at Alport (left 1964); later spent several years playing professionally with clubs including Wrexham, Chester and Crewe Alexandra and served as manager at Bangor City.
  • Jimmy Quinn, later professional player and manager, began his club career with Whitchurch Alport playing in the season 1977–78.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Sandbach United v Whitchurch Alport by Sandbach United". issuu. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. Whitchurch Alport at the Football Club History Database
  4. "Wales – List of Welsh Amateur Cup Finals". RSSSF. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. Ian Templeman. "www.nwcfl.com – News – Whitchurch Alport Join The NWCFL". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  6. Lewis Cox. "Whitchurch Alport stun Shrewsbury Town 3–1 to lift the Shropshire Senior Cup for the first time". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. Whitchurch Alport Club Information Page: NWCFL | Whitchurch Alport Club Information Page, accessdate: February 2, 2020
  8. Whitchurch, Shropshire: Whitchurch Alport FC – Whitchurch, Shropshire, accessdate: February 2, 2020
  9. "Shropshire County Cups Summary". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  10. "Whitchurch Alport beat Market Drayton to win Huddersfield Cup". Whitchurch Herald. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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