Alsager Town F.C.

Alsager Town
Full name	Alsager Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Bullets
Founded	1968
Ground	Wood Park Stadium, Alsager
Capacity	3,500 (250 seated)
Chairman	Terry Greer
Manager	Dean Jones & Dom Johnson (joint)
League	North West Counties League Division One South
2022–23	North West Counties League Division One South, 16th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Last updated April 13, 2024

Alsager Town Football Club is a football club, based in Alsager, Cheshire, England. The club are currently members of North West Counties League Division One South and play at Wood Park Stadium. Affiliated to the Cheshire County Football Association, they also operate a reserve team in the Staffordshire County Senior League and a youth team in the North West Youth Alliance.

History

Established in 1968,^[2] the club joined the Mid-Cheshire League in the 1971–72 season.^[3] In 1973 they were renamed Alsager Town,^[4] a name they retained until 1985 when they became Alsager United.^[5] In 1988 the club reverted to its original name.^[5] They finished as runners-up in the Mid-Cheshire League in 1987–88, but left the league at the end of the season as they disbanded.^[6]

The club reformed in 1989 and joined the Premier Division of the Crewe League.^[6] Two years later they moved up to the Mid-Cheshire League in 1991 and were placed in Division Two. After playing in the league for seven seasons, they switched to the Midland Football League in 1998. They finished as runners-up in their first season, earning promotion to Division Two of the North West Counties League.^[3]

In 2001 the club were renamed for a fifth time, becoming Alsager Town again.^[4] They finished second in Division Two in North West Counties League, earning promotion to Division One.^[4] They won the Leek Cup in the same season.^[2]

The 2005–06 season saw the club finish third in Division One, resulting in promotion to Division One of the Northern Premier League (NPL).^[4] At the end of their first season in the NPL the league added an extra division, resulting in Alsager Town being placed in Division One South.^[4] Although they finished fourteenth in the eighteen-club division in 2007–08, the club were relegated back into the renamed Premier Division of the North West Counties League after failing ground grading criteria.^[7]

The club remained in the Premier Division until the end of the 2015–16 season when they were relegated to Division One.^[4]

League history

Season	Division	Position	FA Cup	FA Trophy	FA Vase	Significant events
1968–69	Crewe League		–	–	–
1969–70	Crewe League		–	–	–
1970–71	Crewe League		–	–	–
1971–72	Mid-Cheshire League	12/18	–	–	–
1972–73	Mid-Cheshire League	12/18	–	–	–	Renamed Alsager Town.
1973–74	Mid-Cheshire League	12/19	–	–	–
1974–75	Mid-Cheshire League	10/20	–	–	–	League expanded, placed in Division One
1975–76	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	16/17	–	–	–
1976–77	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	10/16	–	–	–
1977–78	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	4/16	–	–	–
1978–79	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	3/16	–	–	–
1979–80	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	9/16	–	–	–
1980–81	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	6/16	–	–	–
1981–82	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	15/16	–	–	–
1982–83	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	13/15	–	–	–	Divisions abolished
1983–84	Mid-Cheshire League	3/18	–	–	–
1984–85	Mid-Cheshire League	7/17	–	–	–
1985–86	Mid-Cheshire League	6/18	–	–	–	Renamed Alsager United
1986–87	Mid-Cheshire League	5/17	–	–	–	League expanded, placed in Division One
1987–88	Mid-Cheshire League Division One	2/16	–	–	–	Renamed Alsager
1988–89	Did not compete
1989–90	Crewe League Premier Division		–	–	–
1990–91	Crewe League Premier Division		–	–	–
1991–92	Mid-Cheshire League Division Two	5/17	–	–	–
1992–93	Mid-Cheshire League Division Two	9/18	–	–	–
1993–94	Mid-Cheshire League Division Two	15/17	–	–	–
1994–95	Mid-Cheshire League Division Two	8/18	–	–	–
1995–96	Mid-Cheshire League Division Two	3/16	–	–	–
1996–97	Mid-Cheshire League Division Two	5/16	–	–	–
1997–98	Mid-Cheshire League Division Two	8/15	–	–	–
1998–99	Midland League	2/20	–	–	–	Promoted
1999–00	North West Counties League Division Two	12/18	–	–	–
2000–01	North West Counties League Division Two	7/20	–	–	–	Renamed Alsager Town
2001–02	North West Counties League Division Two	2/21	–	–	–	Promoted
2002–03	North West Counties League Division One	11/22	–	–	Q2
2003–04	North West Counties League Division One	9/22	P	–	R2
2004–05	North West Counties League Division One	7/22	Q1	–	Q2
2005–06	North West Counties League Division One	3/22	EP	–	Q2	Promoted
2006–07	Northern Premier League Division One	14/24	Q1	Q2	–	League expanded, placed in Division One South
2007–08	Northern Premier League Division One South	14/18	P	P	–	Relegated
2008–09	North West Counties League Premier Division	7/22	EP	–	R2
2009–10	North West Counties League Premier Division	18/22	EP	–	R2
2010–11	North West Counties League Premier Division	20/22	EP	–	Q2
2011–12	North West Counties League Premier Division	13/22	EP	–	Q1
2012–13	North West Counties League Premier Division	15/22	EP	–	Q2
2013–14	North West Counties League Premier Division	18/22	EP	–	Q2
2014–15	North West Counties League Premier Division	17/21	EP	–	Q1
2015–16	North West Counties League Premier Division	20/22	Q1	–	R3	Relegated
2016–17	North West Counties League Division One	7/22	P	–	Q2
2017–18	North West Counties League Division One	8/22	EP	–	R2
2018–19	North West Counties League Division One South	17/20	–	–	Q1
2019–20	North West Counties League Division One South	–	–	–	R1	Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	North West Counties League Division One South	–	–	–	Q1	Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Football Club History Database

Ground

Alsager have played at Wood Park Stadium, originally known as the Town Ground, since 1968. The clubhouse suffered considerable damage by fire in July 2011,^[8] resulting in them largely playing away from home until November that year.^[6] The stadium currently has a capacity of 3,000, of which 250 is seated and 1,000 covered.^[1]

Records

Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2015–16
Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 2006–07
Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2015–16
Record attendance: 606 vs Whitley Bay, FA Vase second round, 14 November 2009^[2]
Record defeat: 12–1 vs Altrincham, Cheshire Senior Cup, 8 February 2011
Record victory: 7–0 vs St. Martins, North West Counties Football League Division One South, 27 November 2021^[9]

Honours

Leek Cup
- Winners 2001–02

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References

1 2 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p714 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
1 2 3 Alsager Town North West Counties League
1 2 Alsager at the Football Club History Database
1 2 3 4 5 6 Alsager Town at the Football Club History Database
1 2 Alsager United at the Football Club History Database
1 2 3 Club History Alsager Town F.C.
↑ Peter back in charge at Alsager Town Craven Herald & Pioneer, 25 June 2008
↑ Alsager Town Football Club hit by fire BBC News, 12 July 2011
↑ A record breaking win for the bullets Alsager Town, 3 December 2021

External links

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[NLCD-1] 1 2 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p714 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0

[NWCL-2] 1 2 3 Alsager Town North West Counties League

[FCHD1-3] 1 2 Alsager at the Football Club History Database

[FCHD2-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alsager Town at the Football Club History Database

[FCHD3-5] 1 2 Alsager United at the Football Club History Database

[H-6] 1 2 3 Club History Alsager Town F.C.

[7] Peter back in charge at Alsager Town Craven Herald & Pioneer, 25 June 2008

[8] Alsager Town Football Club hit by fire BBC News, 12 July 2011

[9] A record breaking win for the bullets Alsager Town, 3 December 2021

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