Paddy Pheonix, Ernie Taylor were some of the players I remember early 60's , my brother use to take me to watch Alty on a saturday and the White and Swales on a sunday (i think in the manchester amateur ) and if I remember correctly they wore the same kit/?
Being from Rigby Street we were a cock stride away and many a saturday afternoon spent watching Alty win draw lose whatever! And then all of a sudden we were the best non league team in the country beating everyone we had players like Albert Quixall coming down and then the likes of Johnny Worth, Neil Dewar, Jimmy Brown,Clive Colbridge and the great real and only real Alty legend Jack Swindells (and we still don't have anything named after him I think that guy did as much for Altrincham football club as White & Swales?).
I think the game that clinched me as a regular was our 3-2 FA Cup replay against Bangor at Alty before we got floodlights it was as most replays were a midweek early kick off. I think Felix Reilly was skipper and scorer? (historians help).
Following year it was Home and away on Altrincham coachways (my schoolmate got us free tickets) Witton, Macc, Wrexham, Wigan, Stockport, Northwich, Runcorn (good team) Buxton, Sankey and so on.
Good Thread!
Reading all these posts just re-iterates that we really need to stay in this league -it is where I believe we belong! but we need to deserve it, it is not a devine right.
Do we need another White & Swales? What did they do that made it happen ?