Irlam Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Irlam
Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Salf ...
, within the city of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of the 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.
[History]
Irlam F.C. 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.][The Manchester League 1976–1994]
Non-League Matters 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.]
Non-League Matters[Club information]
North West Counties League 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.][
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Season-by-season
Ground
The club was initially based at the Oddfellows Arms in Patricroft, but moved to St Michaels Community Centre in Peel Green in 1973.[ In 2002 the club learnt that their Salteye Park was to be requisitioned to build Salford Reds' new stadium.][ As a result, they moved to Silver Street in Irlam,][ which had formerly been the home ground of Irlam Town. The ground was opened with a match against the Manchester United youth team.History]
North West Counties League
Honours
*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
Records
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Second qualifying round, 2018–19, 2019–20[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Fifth round, 2018–19[
*Record attendance: 950 vs ]Manchester United
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XI, August 2003[
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See also
* Irlam F.C. players
References
External links
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Salford
Association football clubs established in 1969
1969 establishments in England
Manchester Football League
North West Counties Football League clubs
Works association football teams in England