whitchurchalport

Formed in 1946, Whitchurch Alport FC took its name from the nearby Alport Farm, which was the home of local footballer, Coley Maddox, who lost his life during WWII.

Alport started out in the Shrewsbury& District League, winning the title two years after their formation. The club spent a year in the Birmingham League before becoming one of the founder members of the Mid Cheshire League in 1948.

Alport enjoyed various Cup successes in the 1950’s and 60’s, reaching numerous Cup finals –one of which saw the club contest the Welsh Amateur Cup Final against Chirk AAA in front of 5,000 spectators at the Racecourse Ground, home of Wrexham FC.

In the 1969-70 campaign, Whitchurch Alport became the first Club to take the Mid-Cheshire League Championship outside of Cheshire. Alport also won the Shropshire County Cup that season

Season 1973/74 saw the club achieve its highest honour to date, by defeating Cardiff College 21 to become the first English side ever to win the Welsh Amateur Cup, under the stewardship of the late Eddie Morris.

In 2009, Alport won the Shropshire County Cup at Shrewsbury Town’s stadium with a 1-0 win over Wellington Amateurs. Just four years later, in 2013, Alport resigned from the Cheshire League and joined the Shropshire Mercian League, where major improvements to the standard of the League was promised.

Unfortunately, this never happened, so Alport grasped the opportunity to apply for North West Counties Football League status.

Under the Chairmanship of Andy Hough, the ground had to be brought up to NWCFL regulations and a squad of players capable of competing at Step 6 had to be found.

In August 2015, Whitchurch Alport finally stepped onto the field to compete at the highest level in their history, earning a 1-1 home draw with Rochdale Town in front of a crowd of 83, with Luke Woollam becoming the first Alport player to score in the North West Counties League.