Alnwick Town A.F.C.

Alnwick Town

Full name

Alnwick Town Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Magpies, The Wick

Founded

1879

Ground

St James' Park, Alnwick

Capacity

2,500

Chairman

Tom McKie

Manager

Richie Mitchell

League

Northern League Division Two

2016–17

Northern League Division Two, 15th of 21

Home colours

Away colours

Alnwick Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. They are currently members of Division Two of the Northern League and play at St James' Park.

History

The club were established in 1879 as Alnwick United Services.^[1] They joined the North Northumberland League, winning it in 1898–99.^[1] In 1900 they were renamed Alnwick United Juniors and moved to St James' Park.^[1] In 1923 they joined the East Northumberland League, before switching to the Northern Alliance in 1935. The following year the club adopted its current name, and in 1937–38 they won the Northern Alliance for the first time.^[1] Following World War II the club enjoyed a sustained period of success, winning the Northern Alliance in 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72, as well as the Challenge Cup in 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69 and 1970–71.

In 1982 the club joined the Northern League, becoming members of the new Division Two.^[2] In 1988–89 they were runners-up, earning promotion to Division One. However, after finishing eighth in their first season in Division One, they were second from bottom in 1990–91, resulting in relegation back to Division Two.^[2] The club remained in Division Two until 2006–07 when they finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Northern Alliance. However, they returned to the Northern League in 2011, having finished as runners-up during the 2010–11 season.

League history

Season	Division	Position	Significant events
1898–99	North Northumberland League	1	Champions
1899–00	North Northumberland League		Renamed Alnwick United Juniors
1900–01	North Northumberland League
1901–02	North Northumberland League
1902–03	North Northumberland League
1903–04	North Northumberland League
1904–05	North Northumberland League
1905–06	North Northumberland League
1906–07	North Northumberland League
1907–08	North Northumberland League
1908–09	North Northumberland League
1909–10	North Northumberland League
1910–11	North Northumberland League
1911–12	North Northumberland League
1912–13	North Northumberland League
1913–14	North Northumberland League
1914–15	North Northumberland League
1919–20	North Northumberland League
1920–21	North Northumberland League
1921–22	North Northumberland League
1922–23	North Northumberland League
1923–24	Ashington & District League
1924–25	Ashington & District League
1925–26	North Northumberland League
1926–27
1927–28	Coquetdale League
1928–29	Coquetdale Eastern Division
1929–30	Coquetdale League
1930–31	North Northumberland League	8
1931–32	North Northumberland League	7
1932–33	North Northumberland League
1933–34	North Northumberland League
1934–35	North Northumberland League
1935–36	North Northumberland League		Renamed Alnwick Town
1936–37	Northern Alliance	5
1937–38	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1938–39	Northern Alliance	6
1946–47	Northern Alliance	6
1947–48	Northern Alliance	6
1948–49	Northern Alliance	11
1949–50	Northern Alliance	11
1950–51	Northern Alliance	9
1951–52	Northern Alliance	12
1952–53	Northern Alliance	8
1953–54	Northern Alliance	5
1954–55	Northern Alliance	15
1955–56	Northern Alliance	12
1956–57	Northern Alliance	3
1957–58	Northern Alliance	7
1958–59	Northern Alliance	11
1959–60	Northern Alliance	2
1960–61	Northern Alliance
1961–62	Northern Alliance	2
1962–63	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1963–64	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1964–65	Durham Central League
1965–66	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1966–67	Northern Alliance	2
1967–68	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1968–69	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1969–70	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1970–71	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1971–72	Northern Alliance	1	Champions
1972–73	Northern Alliance	2
1973–74	Northern Alliance	5
1974–75	Northern Alliance	4
1975–76	Northern Alliance	8
1976–77	Northern Alliance	8/16
1977–78	Northern Alliance	10/17
1978–79	Northern Alliance	14/18
1979–80	Northern Alliance	14/
1980–81	Northern Alliance	14/16
1981–82	Northern Alliance	17/18
1982–83	Northern League Division Two	11/11
1983–84	Northern League Division Two	14/18
1984–85	Northern League Division Two	14/18
1985–86	Northern League Division Two	10/20
1986–87	Northern League Division Two	6/19
1987–88	Northern League Division Two	6/18
1988–89	Northern League Division Two	2/20
1989–90	Northern League Division One	8/20
1990–91	Northern League Division One	19/20	Relegated
1991–92	Northern League Division Two	9/20
1992–93	Northern League Division Two	9/20
1993–94	Northern League Division Two	15/19
1994–95	Northern League Division Two	17/19
1995–96	Northern League Division Two	16/19
1996–97	Northern League Division Two	15/19
1997–98	Northern League Division Two	9/19
1998–99	Northern League Division Two	12/19
1999–00	Northern League Division Two	11/19
2000–01	Northern League Division Two	14/19
2001–02	Northern League Division Two	13/20
2002–03	Northern League Division Two	15/20
2003–04	Northern League Division Two	11/20
2004–05	Northern League Division Two	12/20
2005–06	Northern League Division Two	16/20
2006–07	Northern League Division Two	21/21	Relegated
2007–08	Northern Alliance Premier Division	14/16
2008–09	Northern Alliance Premier Division	5/17
2009–10	Northern Alliance Premier Division	11/17
2010–11	Northern Alliance Premier Division	2/17	Promoted
2011–12	Northern League Division Two	16/22
2012–13	Northern League Division Two	21/22
2013–14	Northern League Division Two	18/22
2014–15	Northern League Division Two	16/22
2015–16	Northern League Division Two	17/22

Other teams

The club's reserve team joined Division Two of the Northern Alliance in 2011, having previously played in the North Northumberland League.^[3]

Honours

Northern Alliance
- Champions 1937–38, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72
- Challenge Cup winners 1961–62, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71
- Subsidiary Cup Winners 1980–81
Durham Central League
- League Cup winners 1964–65
North Northumberland League
- Champions 1898–99
Northumberland Senior Benevolent Bowl
- Winners 1986–87, 2009–10
Northumberland Amateur Cup
- Winners 1971–72
North Northumberland Minor Cup
- Winners 1903–04
Aged Miners Homes Cup winners
- Winners 1936–37

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 1951–52, 1957–58
Best FA Trophy performance: Third qualifying round, 1990–91
Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 1975–76, 2014–15

References

1 2 3 4 History Alnwick Town A.F.C.
1 2 Alnwick Town at the Football Club History Database
↑ Alnwick Town Reserves at the Football Club History Database

External links

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Coordinates: 55°24′11.28″N 1°41′58.83″W / 55.4031333°N 1.6996750°W / 55.4031333; -1.6996750

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