Irlam F.C.

The club was established in October 1969 as Mitchell Shackleton Football Club by workers at the Mitchell, Shackleton and Company engineering firm in Patricroft.[1] They joined the Eccles & District Amateur Football League the following year, before transferring to the Manchester Amateur League in 1972.[1] They were Division Three champions in 1973–74 and won the Division Two title the following season.[1] 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.[1]

Mitchell Shackleton were Industrial 'A' Division runners-up again in 1985–86,[1] before switching to Division One of the Manchester League in 1989.[2] After finishing the 1990–91 season as Division One runners-up, they were promoted to the Premier Division.[2] The club were subsequently Premier Division runners-up in 1994–95.[3] In 2001 the club was renamed Irlam Mitchell Shackleton,[4] and the 2002–03 season saw them win the Premier Division title. They won the Manchester Challenge Cup in 2003–04,[5] and were Premier Division runners-up in 2004–05. After winning the Challenge Cup again in 2005–06,[5] the club adopted its current name.[4]

Despite only finishing eighth in 2007–08, Irlam were promoted to Division One of the North West Counties League.[6] The club won the Manchester Charter Standard Cup in 2009–10, defeating Wythenshawe Town 3–2 in the final.[7] They were Division One runners-up in 2015–16, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[6]

The club was initially based at the Oddfellows Arms in Patricroft, but moved to St Michaels Community Centre in Peel Green in 1973.[1] In 2002 the club learnt that their Salteye Park was to be requisitioned to build Salford Reds' new stadium.[1] As a result, they moved to Silver Street in Irlam,[1] which had formerly been the home ground of Irlam Town. The ground was opened with a match against the Manchester United youth team.[8]

• Manchester League
  • Premier Division champions 2002–03
• Manchester Amateur League
  • Division Two champions 1974–75
  • Division Three champions 1973–74
  • Gosling Cup winners 1983–84
• Manchester FA Challenge Cup
  • Winners 2005–04, 2005–06
  • Charter Standard Cup winners 2009–10

• Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2018–19, 2019–20[6]
• Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2018–19[6]
• Record attendance: 950 vs Manchester United XI, August 2003[5]

• Irlam F.C. players

• Official website

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