Altrincham (rugby league)

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Altrincham RFC
Club information
Full nameAltrincham RFC
Founded1881;144 years ago (1881)
Exited1902;123 years ago (1902)
Former details
Ground(s)
  • Stamford Road
Uniforms
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Home colours

Altrincham was a semi-professional rugby league club based in Altrincham, Cheshire, England.

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They joined the Northern Union in 1901–02 and played for the single season in the Lancashire Senior Competition, which was effectively Division 2 (West). Although they were from Cheshire, they, like several other Cheshire clubs and some Cumberland clubs, participated in the Lancashire Competitions.

History

The club was active by the 1881–82 season, [1] and joined the ranks of the semi-professionals when becoming a member of the Northern Union for the 1901–02 season finishing in 12th position out of 13 clubs (with an unenviable record of only one win and one draw).

At the end of the 1901–02 season, the County Leagues elected 18 teams to join the new Division 2 (7 from Lancashire and 10 from Yorkshire and new member South Shields) with the existing second competition scrapped. [2]

Altrincham were one of the 4 Yorkshire (Goole, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Sowerby Bridge) and 2 Lancashire clubs (the other being Radcliffe) not elected to the new Division 2, but it is unknown as to which route the club followed.

Colours

The club wore red jerseys and white "nickers". [3]

Ground

The club played at the "splendid" ground of Stamford Park. [4]

Club League Record

The record of Altrincham's sole season in the professional ranks is as follows:- [5]

SeasonCompetitionPosTeam NamePlWDLPFPADiffPtsPAvNo of teams in leagueNotesRef
1901–02Lancs Senior12Altrincham24212120428-40830.04713 [6]
Altrincham had 2 points deducted.

Heading Abbreviations
RL = Single division; Pl = Games played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points for; PA = Points against; Diff = Points difference (+ or -); Pts = League points
PAv = The points average was used to determine position in the case of equal league points. It is the ratio of points score to points conceded.
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Several fixtures & results

The following are just a few of Altrincham's fixtures during the sole season in which they played semi-professional rugby league: [6] [7] [8]

SeasonDateCompetitionOpponentVenueH/AResultScoreAttRef
1901–0228 Sept 1901Lancs Senior Widnes Lowerhouse Lane ALost0–28? [7]
1901–02Sat 2 Nov 1901Lancs Senior Wigan HomeHLost2–28? [6]
1901–0216 Nov 1901Lancs Senior Widnes HomeHLost0–16? [7]
1901–02Sat 14 Dec 1901Lancs Senior Wigan Springfield Park ALost0–38? [6]
1901–02Sat 4 Jan 1902Lancs Senior St. Helens HomeHLost0–11? [8]
1901–02Sat 14 Dec 1901Lancs Senior St. Helens Knowsley Rd ALost0–35? [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Altrincham v Rusholme". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser: 3. 28 March 1882.
  2. ↑ J C Lindley with personal recollections by D W Armitage (1973). 100 Years of Rugby - The History of Wakefield Trinity Football Club. The Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee. pp. 37 and 38.
  3. ↑ "Littleborough v Altrincham". Runcorn Guardian: 2. 2 January 1895.
  4. ↑ "Altrincham v Sale". Stockport Advertiser: 12. 14 December 1888.
  5. ↑ Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1975). John Player Rugby League Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Wigan RL History - 1901-02 Season". Cherry and White. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "Widnes History".
  8. 1 2 3 "Saints Heritage Society".
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