Total Matches Played: 123 Won 59 Drawn 22 Lost 42 Goals 268-200
League Matches Played 85 - (Home) Won 30 Drawn 5 Lost 8 Goals 115-54 - (Away) Won 13 rawn 9 Lost 20 Goals 71-81
TIT-BIT: Our last home league defeat was way back on April 1st 1936. Since then we have won 23 and drawn 4 of the 27 league matches played, scoring in the process 88 goals whilst conceding 26!
Pictured is Paddy Daly who scored a hat-trick in this 9-2 Cheshire Senior Cup tie from January 11th 1969.
First Home Encounter: February 11th 1905 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 3 1-2 att. n/k
First Away Encounter: January 23rd 1904 Crewe & Dist. Junior Cup Rd.1 0-1 att. n/k
Last Home Encounter: October 19th 2024 NPL Division One 5-2 att. 539
Last Away Encounter: August 19th 2023 F.A. Cup Preliminary Round 2-1 att. 492
Biggest Home Win: January 11th 1969 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 1 9-2 att. 838
Biggest Away Win: September 12th 1925 Cheshire County League 7-1 att. n/k
Heaviest Home Defeat: April 23rd 1956 Northwich Senior Cup Rd.1 2-5 att. 1,100
Heaviest Away Defeat: March 5th 1921 Cheshire County League 1-6 att. n/k
Highest Attendance*: April 14th 1928 Cheshire S.C. F at Stockport 2-1 att. 6,000
Highest Home Attendance*: April 3rd 1948 Cheshire County League 3-0 att. 3,800
Lowest Home Attendance*: November 11th 2008 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 2 2-1 att. 125
Highest Away Attendance*: September 12th 1953 Cheshire County League 4-0 att. 2,500
Lowest Away Attendance*: February 12th 2013 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 3 2-1 att. 151
* Attendances only regularly recorded since 1947
All Goal Scorers: (268): 15: FRANK FIDLER. 13: Joe Dale.
8: Harry Litherland & Ralph Gregory. 7: Ernie Kershaw.
6: Fred Flavell, Billy Challenger, Roly Lewis, Archie Elsby & Paul Hennin.
5: Harold Howard & Reg Dorsett. 4: Ernie Brain & Mark Edwards.
3: Dick Best, Charles Ramsden, Henry Williams, Jack Christopher, Harry McCann, Jack Wilkinson, Jimmy Wallwork, Gerry Duffy, Stan Smith, Paddy Daly, Dave Anane & Reece Daly.
2: J. Robinson, John Eyres, G. Wood, Jackie Cheetham, Tommy Douglas, Alf White, John Wainwright, Ken Yearsley, Brian Johnson, Ray Gryba, Johnny Clay, Karl Thomas, Darren Washington, Scott Brenchley, Richard Carter, Nigel Gleghorn, Mike Turner, Carl Rendell, Michael Yates, Kieran Lugsden & Elliot Rokka.
1: Sam Brittleton, Joe Hitchen, Charles Johnson, Smith, Ben Tattum, Hardwick, Higham, Tom Woodcock, Lydiate, Alf Capper, Lightburn, William Lightfoot, Ernest Jones, Jack Kay, Jack Roscoe, Harry Middleton, George Albinson, Henry Bate, J Arthur Harris, Francis Fahy, Walter Lees, C.S. Bennett, William Worthington, W.T Barrett, J. Bentley, Harry Watson, Llewellyn Purcell, Walter Hough, H. Lowe, Roy, Albert Eccles, James Allmark, John Harrison, Bill Smith, Frank Schofield, Des Lacey, Gordon Smith, Harold Bridges, Eric Hyde, Albert Johnson, George Kirkby, Bill Davies, Colin Barnes, Tommy Price, Terry Melia, Malcolm Wagstaffe, Bernard Hackett, Len Stephenson, John Houghton, Ken Chaytor, Tom McMullan, Jack Dobson, Alan Rogers, Derek Bottomley, Johnny Lovell, Don Viner, Tony Bailey, Doug Gallimore, Chris Chrimes, Jimmy Bryce, Brian Rimmer, Barry Wheatley, John Lloyd, Trevor Ogden, Stewart Anderson, Tony Jarvis, Andy Grimshaw, Dave Bancroft, Joey Roberts, Graham Abel, Darren Twigg, Steve Haw, Franny Tierney, Adam Foy, Paul Crompton, Danny Heys, Simon Burton, Adam Carden, Mike Moseley, Mark Drew, Joe Shaw, Steve Foster , James Hooper. + 8 Own Goals: Eccles(20/3/1926), White (14/10/1933), Powell (19/12/1959), Greenall (11/1/1969), Whittle (26/12/1997), Reilly (27/1/2004), John (11/11/2008) & Darren Chadwick (19/10/24).
5 goals in Match:
Ernie Kershaw (12/9/25 away in 7-1 Cheshire League), Harry Litherland (5/2/1936 home in 5-5 Cheshire Senior Cup) & Frank Fidler (27/9/1947 home in 7-0 FA Cup Replay).
4 goals in Match:
Ernie Brain (5/2/1938 home in 4-1 Cheshire League), Frank Fidler (14/2/1948 home in 7-1 Cheshire Senior Cup), Roly Lewis (24/4/1954 home in 5-1 Cheshire League).
Hat-Tricks:
Joe Dale (23/10/1948 home in 6-1 Cheshire League), Jimmy Wallwork (10/9/1958 home in 3-3 Cheshire League), Paddy Daly (11/1/69 home in 9-2 Cheshire Senior Cup), Mark Edwards (20/2/1991 away in 5-1 Cheshire Senior Cup Replay), Paul Hennin (27/12/1999 home in 5-3 NPL First Division) & Reece Daly ( 19/10/2004 home in 5-2 NPL First Division.
NOTE: Paul Hennin came on at half-time with Witton 0-2 down and proceeded to record Albion’s fastest hat-trick in under 5 minutes, unbelievably Congleton actually scored again before Paul netted his third!
All Goalkeepers Clean Sheets: 30: 5: MARK RADCLIFFE. 3: Ged Johnson.
2: Jack Barber, Charlie Jones, Jim Bell, Tony Yoxall, Phil McGing & Paul Gibson.
1: Jack Buckley, R. Burke, Les Newton, Derek Walker, Johnny Southern, Tom Powell, David Lamb, Keith Mason, Dean Greygoose & Greg Smith.