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This week in Years Gone By (2)

geoff pyke25 Oct 2016 - 09:29
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This photo shows the Albion team from 1976-1977 when they had won the Yorkshire League Cup for the second time by beating Emley 3 - 1.

Back Row : R.Green(manager), M.Osborne, M.Hainsworth, T.Ogden, D.Burton,
P.Taylor, T.Callaghan, P.Wigglesworth (Trainer)

Front Row : B.Hird, P.Brown, K.Fallon, P.Eaton (Captain), B.Homes, S.Higo

Looking Back …....

60 years – At this time Albion were playing in Division 1 of the West Yorkshire
League.
This week they had a League match at home to Harrogate Railway
Athletic.
They won 6-2 with a hat-trick from Fred Ibberson adding to goals from
Banks, Bernard Howarth and an own goal.

50 years – Albion were now playing in Division 1 of the Yorkshire League and this
week they had a League match at home to Hatfield Main.
They won 2-1 with Ian Greenwood scoring both goals for Albion.

40 years – Albion were still in Division 1 of the Yorkshire League and this week they
had a League match at home to Bridlington Town.
They won 3-0 with Peter Taylor scoring 2 goals and John Ogilvie adding
the other.

30 years – Albion were now in Division 1 of the Northern Counties East League and
this week they had a League match away at Garforth Town.
Unfortunately they lost 0-1.

20 years - Albion were now in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East
League.
This week they had a President's Cup match away at Sheffield.
They lost 2-5 in spite of goals from Paul Gilbertson and Darron Morris.

10 years - Albion were in Division 1 of the Northern Premier League.
This week they had an F A Trophy match at home to Willenhall Town.
They drew 2-2 thanks to goals from Daniel Facey and our present
Chairman Dominic Riordan.
Unfortunately they lost the replay at away at Willenhall.

5 years - Albion were in Division 1 North of the Northern Premier League and this
week had a League match away at Prescot Cables.
They lost 1-2 in spite of a goal from our present manager Richard Tracey.

1 year - Albion were in Division 1 North of the Northern Premier League and
this week last season they had a League match at home to New Mills.
They won 2-0 thanks to goals from Connor Brunt and Rob Bordman.

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