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.
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Full name | Irlam Football Club | ||
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Founded | 1969 | ||
Ground | Silver Street, Irlam | ||
Chairman | Dave Pike | ||
Manager | John Main | ||
League | North West Counties League Premier Division | ||
2021–22 | North West Counties League Premier Division, 10th of 21 | ||
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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]
Season | League | Position | Notes |
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1989–90 | Manchester League Division One | 6/18 | |
1990–91 | Manchester League Division One | 2/19 | Promoted |
1991–92 | Manchester League Premier Division | 7/18 | |
1992–93 | Manchester League Premier Division | 9/18 | |
1993–94 | Manchester League Premier Division | 14/18 | |
1994–95 | Manchester League Premier Division | 2/16 | |
1995–96 | Manchester League Premier Division | 8/16 | |
1996–97 | Manchester League Premier Division | 10/16 | |
1997–98 | Manchester League Premier Division | 14/16 | |
1998–99 | Manchester League Premier Division | 5/15 | |
1999–2000 | Manchester League Premier Division | 3/16 | |
2000–01 | Manchester League Premier Division | 4/15 | |
2001–02 | Manchester League Premier Division | 8/15 | |
2002–03 | Manchester League Premier Division | 1/16 | Champions |
2003–04 | Manchester League Premier Division | 7/16 | |
2004–05 | Manchester League Premier Division | 2/15 | |
2005–06 | Manchester League Premier Division | 15/17 | |
2006–07 | Manchester League Premier Division | 5/19 | |
2007–08 | Manchester League Premier Division | 8/19 | Promoted |
2008–09 | North West Counties League Division One | 8/18 | |
2009–10 | North West Counties League Division One | 10/17 | |
2010–11 | North West Counties League Division One | 9/18 | |
2011–12 | North West Counties League Division One | 10/18 | |
2012–13 | North West Counties League Division One | 14/18 | |
2013–14 | North West Counties League Division One | 10/19 | |
2014–15 | North West Counties League Division One | 14/19 | |
2015–16 | North West Counties League Division One | 2/19 | Promoted |
2016–17 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 8/19 | |
2017–18 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 13/23 | |
2018–19 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 13/20 | |
2019–20 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 8/20 | Season abandoned |
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]
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