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 er en engelsk fotballklubb som holder til i byen Irlam i Greater Manchester. Klubben spiller i North West Counties League Premier Division.

Klubben ble grunnlagt i 1874 og er en av de eldste i England. Irlam spilte opprinnelig i Lancashire League, men flyttet til Cheshire County League i 1904. I 1982 ble klubben med i North West Counties League.

Irlam har vunnet Cheshire County League tre ganger, i 1907, 1908 og 1909. Klubben har også vunnet North West Counties League tre ganger, i 1984, 1985 og 1991.

Irlam har spilt på flere forskjellige arenaer i løpet av sin historie. Klubben spiller for øyeblikket på Silver Street i Irlam.

Irlams draktfarger er røde og hvite. Klubben har et høyt oppmøte på hjemmekampene sine, og fansen er kjent for å være lidenskapelige og støttende.

I sesongen 2022-23 spiller Irlam i North West Counties League Premier Division.