Wikipedia - Irlam F.C.

Irlam Football Club is a football club based in Irlam, within the city of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at Silver Street.

History

The club was established in October 1969 as Mitchell Shackleton Football Club by workers at the Mitchell, Shackleton and Company engineering firm in Patricroft. They joined the Eccles & District Amateur Football League the following year, before transferring to the Manchester Amateur League in 1972. They were Division Three champions in 1973–74 and won the Division Two title the following season. League restructuring saw them placed in the Industrial 'B' Division. They were runners-up in 1979–80 and went on to finish second in the Industrial 'A' Division in 1983–84, also winning the Gosling Cup.

Mitchell Shackleton were Industrial 'A' Division runners-up again in 1985–86, before switching to Division One of the Manchester League in 1989. After finishing the 1990–91 season as Division One runners-up, they were promoted to the Premier Division. The club were subsequently Premier Division runners-up in 1994–95. In 2001 the club was renamed Irlam Mitchell Shackleton, and the 2002–03 season saw them win the Premier Division title. They won the Manchester Challenge Cup in 2003–04, and were Premier Division runners-up in 2004–05. After winning the Challenge Cup again in 2005–06, the club adopted its current name.

Despite only finishing eighth in 2007–08, Irlam were promoted to Division One of the North West Counties League. The club won the Manchester Charter Standard Cup in 2009–10, defeating Wythenshawe Town 3–2 in the final. They were Division One runners-up in 2015–16, earning promotion to the Premier Division.

Season-by-season

Irlam Football Club ist ein englischer Fußballverein aus Irlam, Greater Manchester. Der Verein wurde 1907 gegründet und ist Mitglied der North West Counties Football League Division One North.

Irlam spielte in der Anfangszeit in der Manchester League. In den 1950er Jahren wechselte der Verein in die Lancashire Combination. 1968 wurde Irlam in die Northern Premier League aufgenommen. Nach 15 Jahren in der NPL stieg der Verein 1983 in die Football Conference auf.

In der Football Conference spielte Irlam fünf Jahre lang. 1988 stieg der Verein wieder in die Northern Premier League ab. Nach weiteren 15 Jahren in der NPL stieg Irlam 2003 in die North West Counties Football League ab.

Irlam hat mehrere Male den Lancashire FA Challenge Cup gewonnen. Der größte Erfolg des Vereins war der Gewinn des FA Vases in der Saison 1978/79.

Irlam spielt seine Heimspiele im Irlam FC Stadium. Das Stadion hat eine Kapazität von 2.000 Zuschauern.

Die Vereinsfarben von Irlam sind Rot und Weiß.

Der aktuelle Trainer von Irlam ist Steve Moore.