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| fullname = Whitchurch Alport Football Club
| fullname = Whitchurch Alport Football Club
| nickname = Alport
| nickname = Alport
| founded = 1946
| founded = {{start date and age|1946}}
| dissolved =
| dissolved =
| ground = Yockings Park, [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]]
| ground = Yockings Park, [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]]
| capacity =
| capacity = 1200
| coordinates = {{coord|52.9724|N|2.6725|W|display=it}}
| coordinates = {{coord|52.9724|N|2.6725|W|display=it}}
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| owner = Ryan Jardine & Ed Whitby
| chairman = Tony Rogers
| chairman = Michael Edge
| manager = Luke Goddard
| manager = Adam Shillcock
| league = {{English football updater|WhitchuA}}
| league = {{English football updater|WhitchuA}}
| season = {{English football updater|WhitchuA2}}
| season = {{English football updater|WhitchuA2}}
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| website = https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/whitchurchalportfc
| website = https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/whitchurchalportfc
| current = 2019–20 North West Counties Football League#Premier Division
| current = 2019–20 North West Counties Football League#Premier league
| Physio = Suzanne Riddell
}}
}}
'''Whitchurch Alport Football Club''' is an English [[association football|football]] club based in [[Whitchurch, Shropshire]]. The club participates in the {{English football updater|WhitchuA}}
'''Whitchurch Alport Football Club''' is an English [[association football|football]] club based in [[Whitchurch, Shropshire]]. The club participates in the {{English football updater|WhitchuA}}.


==History==
==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,<ref>{{cite book|last=Francis|first=Peter|title=Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance|year=2013|publisher=YouCaxton|page=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.</ref> spending two seasons in the league, winning the league in their second season.<ref name="sandbach"/> In 1948 they were briefly elected as members of the [[West Midlands (Regional) League|Birmingham League]], before becoming founder members of the [[Mid-Cheshire League]].<ref name="sandbach"/><ref name="fchd"/>
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 Coley Maddocks, a local footballer who had been killed in action in the war. They joined the Shrewsbury and District League,<ref>{{cite book|last=Francis|first=Peter|title=Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance|year=2013|publisher=YouCaxton|page=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.</ref> spending two seasons in the league, winning the title in their second season.<ref name="sandbach"/> In 1948 they were briefly elected as members of the [[West Midlands (Regional) League|Birmingham League]], before becoming founder members of the [[Mid-Cheshire League]].<ref name="sandbach"/><ref name="fchd"/>


In 1974 they became the last English team to take the [[FAW Trophy|Welsh Amateur Cup]] out of Wales prior to its becoming the Welsh Intermediate Cup, defeating [[Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C.|Cardiff College of Education]] 2–1 at [[Latham Park]], Newtown.<ref name="walam"/>
In 1974 they became the last English team to take the [[FAW Trophy|Welsh Amateur Cup]] out of Wales prior to its becoming the Welsh Intermediate Cup, defeating [[Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C.|Cardiff College of Education]] 2–1 at [[Latham Park]], Newtown.<ref name="walam"/>


They were admitted to the [[North West Counties Football League]] Division One from the [[Mercian Regional Football League]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=4384|title=www.nwcfl.com – News – Whitchurch Alport Join The NWCFL|author=Ian Templeman|work=nwcfl.com|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref>
They were admitted to the [[North West Counties Football League]] Division One from the [[Mercian Regional Football League]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=4384|title=www.nwcfl.com – News – Whitchurch Alport Join The NWCFL|author=Ian Templeman|work=nwcfl.com|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref>


On 24 September 2019, Alport lifted the [[Shropshire Senior Cup]] for the first time – defeating reigning champions [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] 3–1 in the final at [[New Meadow]].<ref name=ssc>{{cite web|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2019/09/24/whitchurch-alport-stun-shrewsbury-town-3-1-to-lift-the-shropshire-senior-cup-for-the-first-time/ |title=Whitchurch Alport stun Shrewsbury Town 3–1 to lift the Shropshire Senior Cup for the first time |author=Lewis Cox|work=Shropshire Star|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref>
On 24 September 2019, Alport lifted the [[Shropshire Senior Cup]] for the first time – defeating reigning champions [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] 3–1 in the final at [[New Meadow]].<ref name=ssc>{{cite web|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2019/09/24/whitchurch-alport-stun-shrewsbury-town-3-1-to-lift-the-shropshire-senior-cup-for-the-first-time/ |title=Whitchurch Alport stun Shrewsbury Town 3–1 to lift the Shropshire Senior Cup for the first time |author=Lewis Cox|work=Shropshire Star|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> At the end of the [[2020–21 North West Counties Football League|2020–21 season]] the club were transferred to the Premier Division of the [[Midland Football League|Midland League]].


==Ground==
==Ground==
The club play at Yockings Park.<ref name="nwcfl.com">Whitchurch Alport Club Information Page: [https://nwcfl.com/clubpage.php?id=790 NWCFL | Whitchurch Alport Club Information Page], accessdate: February 2, 2020</ref> 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]].<ref name="whitchurch.info">Whitchurch, Shropshire: [https://whitchurch.info/listing/whitchurch-alport-fc/ Whitchurch Alport FC – Whitchurch, Shropshire], accessdate: February 2, 2020</ref>
The club play at Yockings Park.<ref name="nwcfl.com">Whitchurch Alport Club Information Page: [https://nwcfl.com/clubpage.php?id=790 NWCFL | Whitchurch Alport Club Information Page], accessdate: February 2, 2020</ref> The dressing rooms were constructed from wooden packing crates acquired from the [[Prees Heath Army Camp|Military Camp]] at [[Prees Heath]] shortly after the end of [[World War II]].<ref name="whitchurch.info">Whitchurch, Shropshire: [https://whitchurch.info/listing/whitchurch-alport-fc/ Whitchurch Alport FC – Whitchurch, Shropshire], accessdate: February 2, 2020</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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*'''Shrewsbury & District League'''
*'''Shrewsbury & District League'''
**Winners 1947–48
**Winners 1947–48
*'''[[FAW Trophy|Welsh Amateur Cup/Welsh Intermediate Cup]]'''<ref name="walam">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/walamatcuphist.html |title=Wales – List of Welsh Amateur Cup Finals |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=21 January 2016 |accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>
*'''[[FAW Trophy|Welsh Amateur Cup/Welsh Intermediate Cup]]'''<ref name="walam">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/walamatcuphist.html |title=Wales – List of Welsh Amateur Cup Finals |date=21 January 2016 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref>
**Winners 1973–74
**Winners 1973–74
**Runners-up 1958–59, 1976–77
**Runners-up 1958–59, 1976–77
*'''[[Shropshire County Cup]]'''<ref name="fchdshrop">{{cite web |url=http://fchd.info/cups/shropshiresummary.htm |title=Shropshire County Cups Summary |publisher=Football Club History Database |accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref>
*'''[[Shropshire County Cup]]'''<ref name="fchdshrop">{{cite web |url=http://fchd.info/cups/shropshiresummary.htm |title=Shropshire County Cups Summary |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref>
**Winners 1969–70,<ref name="sandbach">{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/sandbachunited/docs/08_sandbach_united_v_whitchurch_alp |title=Sandbach United v Whitchurch Alport by Sandbach United |publisher=issuu |accessdate=4 January 2017 |date=11 October 2016}}</ref> 1997–98
**Winners 1969–70,<ref name="sandbach">{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/sandbachunited/docs/08_sandbach_united_v_whitchurch_alp |title=Sandbach United v Whitchurch Alport by Sandbach United |publisher=issuu |access-date=4 January 2017 |date=11 October 2016}}</ref> 1997–98, 2008–09, 2021–22, 2022–23
**Runners-up 1995–96
**Runners-up 1995–96
*'''Shropshire County FA Huddersfield Cup'''
*'''Shropshire County FA Huddersfield Cup'''
**Winners 2018–19<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.whitchurchherald.co.uk/news/17618941.whitchurch-alport-beat-market-drayton-to-win-huddersfield-cup/ |work=Whitchurch Herald |title=Whitchurch Alport beat Market Drayton to win Huddersfield Cup |date=4 May 2019 |accessdate=2 June 2019}}</ref>
**Winners 2018–19<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.whitchurchherald.co.uk/news/17618941.whitchurch-alport-beat-market-drayton-to-win-huddersfield-cup/ |work=Whitchurch Herald |title=Whitchurch Alport beat Market Drayton to win Huddersfield Cup |date=4 May 2019 |access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>
*'''[[Shropshire Senior Cup]]'''
*'''[[Shropshire Senior Cup]]'''
**Winners 2019<ref name=ssc/>
**Winners 2019<ref name=ssc/>


==Notable players==
==See also==
''See [[:Category:Whitchurch Alport F.C. players|Whitchurch Alport F.C. Players]]''
*[[:Category:Whitchurch Alport F.C. players|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 A.F.C.|Wrexham]], [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]] and [[Crewe Alexandra F.C|Crewe Alexandra]] and served as manager at [[Bangor City F.C.|Bangor City]].
* [[Jimmy Quinn (footballer, born 1959)|Jimmy Quinn]], later professional player and manager, began his club career with Whitchurch Alport playing in the season 1977–78.


==References==
==References==
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*{{Official website|https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/whitchurchalportfc}}
*{{Official website|https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/whitchurchalportfc}}


{{North West Counties League}}
{{Midland League}}


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Latest revision as of 08:17, 9 December 2023

Whitchurch Alport
Full nameWhitchurch Alport Football Club
Nickname(s)Alport
Gegründet1946; 78 years ago (1946)
GroundYockings Park, Whitchurch
Capacity1200
Coordinates52°58′21″N 2°40′21″W / 52.9724°N 2.6725°W / 52.9724; -2.6725
ChairmanMichael Edge
ManagerAdam Shillcock
LeagueMidland League Premier Division
2023–24Midland League Premier Division, 10th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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

History

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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 Coley Maddocks, a local footballer who had been killed in action in the war. They joined the Shrewsbury and District League,[1] spending two seasons in the league, winning the title 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] At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to the Premier Division of the Midland League.

Ground

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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

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "Sandbach United v Whitchurch Alport by Sandbach United". issuu. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Whitchurch Alport at the Football Club History Database
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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