Alnwick Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. They are currently members of the and play at St James' Park.
The club were established in 1879 as Alnwick United Services. They joined the North Northumberland League, winning it in 1898âÂÂ99. In 1900 they were renamed Alnwick United Juniors. In 1923 they joined the East Northumberland League, before switching to the Northern Alliance in 1935. The following year the club adopted its current name, and in 1937âÂÂ38 won the Northern Alliance for the first time. During the 1960s and early 1970s they enjoyed a sustained period of success, after finishing as runners-up in the Northern Alliance in 1959âÂÂ60 and 1961âÂÂ62, they won the league title in 1962âÂÂ63, 1963âÂÂ64, 1965âÂÂ66, 1967âÂÂ68, 1968âÂÂ69, 1969âÂÂ70, 1970âÂÂ71 and 1971âÂÂ72, and were runners-up in the league in 1966âÂÂ67 and 1972âÂÂ73. The club also won the league's Challenge Cup in 1961âÂÂ62, 1965âÂÂ66, 1967âÂÂ68, 1968âÂÂ69 and 1970âÂÂ71.
In 1982 the club joined the Northern League, becoming members of the new Division Two. In 1988âÂÂ89 they were runners-up, earning promotion to Division One. However, after finishing eighth in their first season in Division One, they were second from bottom in 1990âÂÂ91, resulting in relegation back to Division Two. The club remained in Division Two until 2006âÂÂ07 when they finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Northern Alliance. The club won the league's Subsidiary Cup in 2008âÂÂ09. After finishing as runners-up in the Northern Alliance in 2010âÂÂ11, they were promoted to Division Two of Northern League. In 2017âÂÂ18 they finished bottom of Division Two and were relegated back to the Northern Alliance. In 2022âÂÂ23 the club won the Northern Alliance League Cup, beating Burradon & New Fordley 5âÂÂ2 in the final. The following season saw the club retain the trophy, beating Ponteland United 1âÂÂ0 in the final. They also finished as runners-up in the Northern Alliance Premier Division, earning promotion to Division Two of the Northern League.
The club's reserve team joined Division Two of the Northern Alliance in 2011, having previously played in the North Northumberland League. In 2015 they returned to the North Northumberland League. Although the reserve team subsequently dropped out of the league, they returned in 2017. At the end of the 2017âÂÂ18 season the team were rebranded as the Development Squad. When the league folded in 2019, the team transferred to the North East Combination League. When the North Northumberland League was revived in 2020, the Development Squad rejoined. They were champions in 2020âÂÂ21, after which they moved up to Division Three of the Northern Alliance. The Development Squad folded ahead of the 2023âÂÂ24 season after being promoted from Division Three of the Northern Alliance.
Alnwick Town Ladies play in the North East Regional Women's League Premier Division. They previously won the Northumberland County League and Cup, before being promoted to the North East Regional Women's League Northern Division and then the Premier Division.
The club moved to St James' Park in 1900.