Witton Albion F.C. are a
football club based in
Northwich,
England. They were founded in
1887. They have won the
Cheshire Senior Cup 11 times since
1902. Their most recent success in this competition was in
2006, when they defeated
Stalybridge Celtic in the final. They have also reached the
FA Cup 2nd round on at least three occasions. They are currently playing in the
Northern Premier League Division One North, the eighth tier of the
English football league system.
The club's ground was for many years in the centre of the town, just behind the library. In 1989, they moved a couple of miles to Chapel Street in nearby
Wincham. Sainsbury's Supermarket now occupies the old Central Ground site.
There is a fierce local rivalry between Albion and the other Wincham team,
Northwich Victoria.
History
The first records of a
Witton Albion F.C. are in 1887. The club first entered the FA Cup in
1907–08 but failed to reach the First Round proper until
1948–49.
Early on in their history the club played in a number of leagues including the Northwich & District League, Crewe & District league,
Cheshire League,
The Combination, The
Manchester League and
Lancashire Combination. Finally in 1920, the club became founder members of the
Cheshire County League. They won the league three times after World War 2, including the league and cup double in 1953–54. In 1978–79, the club finished as runners-up and gained promotion to the
Northern Premier League. 1990–91 proved to be one of...
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