Altrincham
The club
Altrincham Football Club, nicknamed the Robins, are a National League club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club is not Altrincham Ladies or any other Altrincham side, and is not FC United of Manchester or Radcliffe, other Greater Manchester non-League clubs. Wikipedia says the club was established by a Sunday school around 1891 as Rigby Memorial Club, later merged with Grapplers to form Broadheath, and took the Altrincham name in 1903.
They play at Moss Lane, with a capacity of 7,873 of which 1,323 is seated; the club's own site calls it the J.Davidson Stadium. The club's playing colours were not established from the sources read here. Neil Gibson is listed as manager on Wikipedia, with Lee Jones as assistant and Mark Luby as executive chair; the club's own site did not name a manager, so this was not independently confirmed.
Recent seasons
Wikipedia records Altrincham relegated to the National League North in 2015-16 and bottom of that division in 2016-17. They won the Northern Premier League in 2017-18, finished fifth in the National League North in 2018-19 and lost the play-off semi-final to Chorley, then finished sixth in 2019-20 and won the play-off final to be promoted. They finished fourth in the National League in 2023-24 and lost 3-1 to Bromley in the play-off semi-finals, and 13th of 24 in 2025-26.
Honours and landmarks
National League champions in 1979-80 and 1980-81, and Bob Lord Trophy winners in 1980-81. Northern Premier League Premier Division champions in 1998-99 and 2017-18, Challenge Cup winners in 1969-70 and 1997-98. FA Trophy winners in 1977-78 and 1985-86. Cheshire Senior Cup winners seven times, most recently 2008-09. Their best FA Cup run reached the fourth round in 1985-86. Wikipedia credits the club with 17 FA Cup wins over Football League sides, more than any club that has spent its whole history in non-League football.
Notable scorelines
In 1985-86 Altrincham won 2-1 against Blackpool in the second round and won 2-1 away at Birmingham City in the third round. In 1981-82 they beat Sheffield United 3-0 in a replay, and in 2015-16 they beat Barnsley 1-0 in the first round. The club's record win and record defeat were not established from the sources read here.
European record
None. Altrincham have never played in a European competition, as far as the sources read here show.
Quotes
No directly quoted material about the club's play was confirmed from the sources read here. Wikipedia's own wording is that the club was "established by a Sunday school around 1891 as Rigby Memorial Club".
Right now (2026-27 season)
Altrincham play in the National League, the fifth tier. Their league position and results this season were not established from the sources read here, as the club's site read on 6 November 2026 linked to a table without showing it. The same page previewed an Emirates FA Cup first round home tie against Notts County at the J.Davidson Stadium on a Saturday at 5:30pm, with captain Tom Crawford interviewed, and made no mention of a tie with Sholing. A search found no confirmation of any Sholing against Altrincham fixture, so these two clubs should not be presented as opponents on the strength of these sources. Forward Pharrell Brown joined the squad, and Matty Kosylo won a PFA National League Community Champion award. How Altrincham reached the first round was not established from the sources read here.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altrincham_F.C. https://www.altrinchamfc.com
Researched and written for not4quarters. Where a fact could not be established from the sources read, this page says so rather than guessing.