I seem to remember a Senior Cup-tie on January 7th 1980 when we sent a reserve team to Northern Premier League Macclesfield Town and came away with a 1-1 draw ... Macc got into the top level for the 1987-8 season & left it at the same time as we did - albeit in a different direction.
Returning to the original point of the thread, I don't honestly recall any special publication by the APL in its first season.
I have a copy of the 97 league table somewhere. Us top and you bottom.
You actually got a draw at ours that year, but I think you brought even less fans than you did this week.
And you felt so sorry for us you tried to get 92nd in the attendance league every year you were in the league!
Indeed. The season after we went up was particularly galling, finishing runners up and being unbeaten at home in what is now league two.
The season after that playing City, Fulham, Burnley, Stoke etc was hell.
And then the years after that. Getting to the play offs under Horton. Beating twice European champs Forest at their own ground in the league cup. Knocking Vale out of the cup at their own ground and then returning weeks later to spank them 4-1 in the league.
Beating Stockport 6-0. Winning 4-1 and 4-3 away to them. Etc etc.
Remind me, how have Alty ever got on in the football league?