Altrincham was a semi-professional rugby league club based in Altrincham, Cheshire, England.
They joined the Northern Union in 1901âÂÂ02 and played for the single season in the Lancashire Senior Competition, which was effectively Division 2 (West). Although they were from Cheshire, they, like several other Cheshire clubs and some Cumberland clubs, participated in the Lancashire Competitions.
The club was active by the 1876âÂÂ77 season, and joined the ranks of the semi-professionals when becoming a member of the Northern Union for the 1901âÂÂ02 season finishing in 12th position out of 13 clubs (with an unenviable record of only one win and one draw).
At the end of the 1901âÂÂ02 season, the County Leagues elected 18 teams to join the new Division 2 (7 from Lancashire and 10 from Yorkshire and new member South Shields) with the existing second competition scrapped.
Altrincham were one of the 4 Yorkshire (Goole, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Sowerby Bridge) and 2 Lancashire clubs (the other being Radcliffe) not elected to the new Division 2, but it is unknown as to which route the club followed.
The club wore red jerseys, white "nickers", and red stockings.
The club played at the "splendid" ground of Stamford Park.
The record of Altrincham's sole season in the professional ranks is as follows:-
<div style="font-size:95%;"> Heading Abbreviations<br /> RL = Single division; Pl = Games played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points for; PA = Points against; Diff = Points difference (+ or -); Pts = League points<br /> PAv = The points average was used to determine position in the case of equal league points. It is the ratio of points score to points conceded. <br/> League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.<br /> </div>
The following are just a few of Altrincham's fixtures during the sole season in which they played semi-professional rugby league: