MATCHDAY
PROGRAMME
AVRO v WITTON ALBION
SATURDAY 16TH NOVEMBER, KICK OFF 3PM
Pitching In NPL Division One West
HISTORY
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INTRODUCTION
Good afternoon everyone, and welcome back to OL8!
Firstly, we would like to thank all the fans for their continuous support during our mid week European Fixture. Oh what a night! The RO’ are back to the league action with ground to make up on the teams above. The team seem to be firing on all cylinders and have a few games in hand to help them along. Your support as always is very much appreciated.
As always, please be respectful of the stadium rules and staff. They are there for your safety, this includes no smoking or vaping in the ground. Feel free to indulge in plenty of food and beverages available before, during and after the game. The Lancashire Lounge will also be available to the public after the final whistle.
The next home fixture will be against Nantwich Town on Saturday, 30th November at 3:00pm. We cannot wait!
They were one of the founding members of the Cheshire County League in 1919 and through the 1940s and 50s, the club were league champions three times and runners up on multiple occasions.
After the formation of the Northern Premier League in 1969, many Cheshire clubs left the Cheshire County League, although Witton were denied entry on a vote. It is thought that Northwich Victoria’s decision to persuade other clubs not to allow their town rivals in was the deciding factor. Albion continued to be a decent side in the Cheshire County League and eventually earned promotion to the Northern Premier League in 1978–79, when the club finished as runners-up. Although they missed out on joining their arch-rivals, as they had just left to form the Alliance Premier League.
In 1990/91 the club won the Northern Premier League and joined the conference the following year. They also had successful journies in the FA Trophy, finishing as either semi finalists or runners up in three consecutive seasons. However, the successful spell came to the end as the side were relegated to the Northern Prem in 1994 and again again, to Division One in 1997.
They later returned to the Northern Premier League in 2004. Witton Albion were close to promotion to the Conference as runners up in both 2007 and 2008 but relegated the following year, a common theme of the club after successful spells. Since then, they’ve yoyo’d up and down leagues and are currently at their lowest level following relegation in 2022. The side finished 6th in their two seasons within the league and will hope that they can improve and return to familiar territory of the northern premier league next year.
Witton Albion are the UK’s only non-league football club with its own museum. Built and maintained by volunteers, the museum traces the history of the club back to the nineteenth century. Famous players, matches and successes are remembered through a series of photographs, memorabilia, old programmes and press cuttings.
The museum is open on match-days only and admission is free of charge.
