First Club League Match 20^th August 1921

Opponents: Stenhousemuir (H) 1 - 0 Victory

Played: Recreation Park, Alloa

Alloa Team: 1. Caldwell, 2. Orro 1. Caldwell, 2. Orrock, 3. McGregor, 4. McLean, 5. Garrney, 6. Dawson, 7. Stirling, 8. Dunn, 9. Crilly, 10. Whittle, 11. Young.

Second League Game at Recreation Park, Alloa 3 September 1921

Opponents: Bathgate (H) 3-2 Victory

By end of first season in League Division 2, Alloa ended season as champions with a 13 point advantage – Played 38, Won 26, Drew 8, Lost 4, GF 81, GA 32 – Points 60.

In the Scottish Cup that same season 1921/22 Alloa was to reach the last 16, only to be narrowly beaten 1-0 by Motherwell at Fir Park, Motherwell in the next round. The quarter-finals were to lose 1-2 to Morton, the eventual cup winners, defeating Rangers 1-0 in the final. Alloa’s top goal-scorer that season was Willie Crilley with 49 goals, still a club record to date.

Previous Grounds:

West End Public Park 1878-1883, Gaberston Park 1883-1890, Bellevue Park 1890-1895, Recreation Park 1895 to date.

Previous Colours:

Black and orange hooped jersey and stockings, white shorts 1878-1890, black and gold striped jersey and black shorts 1895-1897, navy blue and white striped jersey and black shorts 1897-1898, black and gold hooped jersey and black shorts 1898-1974, gold shirts and black shorts 1974 to date.

Club Shirt Sponsor:

First sponsored 1984/85 MacLays, Alloa, 1984/85-1986/87, Sterling 1987/88-1989/90, Sinclair Haulage 1990/91-1991/92, Campbell Homes 1992/93-1994/95, Alloa Advertiser 1995/96 to date.

Previous Names:

Clackmannan County 1878-79, Alloa Association Football Club 1897-83, Alloa Athletic FC 1883 to date.

Present Ground: Recreation Park, Alloa FK10 1RX.

Pitch Dimensions: 110 yards x 75 yards.

Telephone/Fax No: Tel: 01259 722695 Fax: 01259 210886 E-mail: fcadmin@alloaathletic.co.uk

Ground Capacity: 3,100 inclusive of 400 seated capacity.

Record Attendance: 13,000 v Dunfermline 22 February 1939 Scottish Cup Third round replay.

Record Attendance In Recent Times:

5,050 v Cowdenbeath Division 2 - 2 May 1992.

Record Victory:

9-2 v Forfar Athletic, Division 2 – 18 March 1933

0-10 v Dundee, Division 2 – 8 March 1947

0-10 v Third Lanark, League Cup – 12 August 1953

2-11 v Hibernian, League Cup Second leg, quarter final – 26 September 1965.

Record Goal-Scorer: Willie (Wee) Crilley – 49 goals, 1921-22.

Top Goal-Scorer 2001/2002 – Gareth Hutchison - 19

In Recent Times: 2000/2001 – Willie Irvine - 12

1999/2000 – Martin Cameron - 26

1998/1999 – Martin Cameron- 20

1997/1998 – Willie Irvine - 24

1996/1997 – Willie Irvine - 19

1995/1996 - Barrie Moffat - 9

1994/1995 - Barrie Moffat - 14

1993/1994 - Stevie McCormick- 8

1993/1994 – Willie Newbigging - 8

1993/1993 - Barrie Moffat - 21

1991/1992 - Mike Hendry - 13

1990/1991 - John Irvine - 14

1989/1990 - Peter Lamont - 9

1988/1989 - Charlie Lytwyn - 26

1987-1988 - Paul Rutherford - 14

Best in Scottish Cup: Quarter Finals 1938/39, 1960/61, 1988/89.

Best in League Cup: Quarter Finals 1948/49, 1950/51, 1965/66.

Most Capped Player: Jock Hepburn, 1 Cap (Scotland v Wales 1891).

Honours:

Second Division Champions 1921/22

Second Division Runner-up 1938/39, 1976/77, 1981/82, 1984/85, 1988/89,1999/2000, 2001/2002.

Third Division Champions: 1997/1998

Central League Champions: 1912/13

Central League Runner-up: 1909/10, 1911/12.

Penman Cup Champions : 1920/21, 1925/26

Finalists: 1905/06, 1908/09.

Dewar Shield Finalists: 1904/05, 1906/07, 1908/09

Scottish Union League Champions: 1906/07.

Fife Cup Winners: 1885/86, 1895/96, 1897/98.

Fife Cup Finalists: 1883/84.

Stirlingshire Cup Winners: 1904/05, 1907/08, 1908/09, 1912/13, 1920/21,1924/25 1933/34, 1946/47, 1955/56, 1957/58, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1981/82, 1996/97.

Stirlingshire Cup Finalists: 1905/06, 1906/07, 1909/10, 1910/11, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1923/24, 1983/84, 1993/94, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2000/2001.

B&Q League Fair Play Trophy Winners: 1989/90

Chivas Regal Trophy

Winners: 1989/90

Peterlee Tournament

Winners: 1995/96

Bell's Scottish Football League

Challenge Cup

Winners: 1999/2000

Runners-up: 2001/2002

Consolation Cup: Winners: 1907/08

Edinburgh Shield Winners: 1887/88

Edinburgh Shield Finalists: 1886/87

Sauchie Badge Competition

Finalists: 1886/87

Midland League Runners Up: 1892/93

Clackmannanshire Charity Cup

Winners: 1887/88, 1888/89, 1889/90, 1894/95

Finalists: 1890/91, 1892/93, 1893/94

Stirlingshire Combination League

Winners: 1897/98

Finalists: 1901/02

Dumbarton & District League

Champions: 1902/03

Central Scotland Combination League

Champions: 1902/03

Second XI Junior Charity Cup

Winners: 1894/95

Scottish Qualifying Cup

Semi-Finalists: 1903/04, 1909/10

Post War Managers