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Altrincham FC First Team / Nightmares On Moss Lane: Alty's heaviest home defeats
« on: March 23, 2009, 12:05:47 AM »
Last Saturday's debacle prompted a trawl through the archives to identify our heaviest defeats at Moss Lane since 1979.
So, how many of these nightmares still haunt you?
3-7
v Slough Town: 19th October 1991
(one of many low points during that abysmal season with Stan Allan as manager; local lad Steve Roberts was the hapless goalkeeper).
0-5
v Dagenham & Redbridge: 10th September 2005
v Dagenham & Redbridge: 3rd September 2006
(thank the Lord they haven't visited Moss Lane since...).
1-5
v Mossley (FA Trophy): 23rd February 1980
(yes, even the great Alty teams can get trounced! The only home defeat we experienced during the first year of the Alliance Premier League, as Leo Skeete & Co. take us to the cleaners during Alex Stepney's final appearance for Alty that particular season).
v Stafford Rangers: 30th January 1993
(the erratic Ray Dennis was our goalkeeper. Enough said).
v Stevenage Borough: 29th December 2007.
2-5
v Forest Green Rovers: 21st March 2009.
0-4
v Wycombe Wanderers: 11th April 1992
(a goalkeeping crisis meant that midfielder Nigel Shaw was forced to play as Alty's No.1).
v Macclesfield Town: 18th November 1995
(that one was especially painful; Phil Power causing havoc for McIlroy's team).
v Harrogate Town: 17th August 2002
(a disastrous start to the 2002/2003 season for Bernard Taylor's side, swiftly followed by two successive drubbings away from home).
v Woking: 10th December 2005.
v York City: 10th February 2007.
1-4
v Enfield: 15th March 1986
(revenge was sweet just a few weeks later though when we defeated them at the semi-final stage of the FA Trophy).
v Runcorn (Cheshire Senior Cup): 24th March 1988
(didn't Mark 'Spike' Carter run riot that night?).
v Witton Albion (Cheshire Senior Cup): 3rd March 1992
(that woeful Stan Allan season yet again....).
v Port Vale (FA Cup): 5th December 1992.
v Exeter City: 11th August 2007
(1-0 up, courtesy of Karl Munroe, but then we wilted in the second half).
So, how many of these nightmares still haunt you?
3-7
v Slough Town: 19th October 1991
(one of many low points during that abysmal season with Stan Allan as manager; local lad Steve Roberts was the hapless goalkeeper).
0-5
v Dagenham & Redbridge: 10th September 2005
v Dagenham & Redbridge: 3rd September 2006
(thank the Lord they haven't visited Moss Lane since...).
1-5
v Mossley (FA Trophy): 23rd February 1980
(yes, even the great Alty teams can get trounced! The only home defeat we experienced during the first year of the Alliance Premier League, as Leo Skeete & Co. take us to the cleaners during Alex Stepney's final appearance for Alty that particular season).
v Stafford Rangers: 30th January 1993
(the erratic Ray Dennis was our goalkeeper. Enough said).
v Stevenage Borough: 29th December 2007.
2-5
v Forest Green Rovers: 21st March 2009.
0-4
v Wycombe Wanderers: 11th April 1992
(a goalkeeping crisis meant that midfielder Nigel Shaw was forced to play as Alty's No.1).
v Macclesfield Town: 18th November 1995
(that one was especially painful; Phil Power causing havoc for McIlroy's team).
v Harrogate Town: 17th August 2002
(a disastrous start to the 2002/2003 season for Bernard Taylor's side, swiftly followed by two successive drubbings away from home).
v Woking: 10th December 2005.
v York City: 10th February 2007.
1-4
v Enfield: 15th March 1986
(revenge was sweet just a few weeks later though when we defeated them at the semi-final stage of the FA Trophy).
v Runcorn (Cheshire Senior Cup): 24th March 1988
(didn't Mark 'Spike' Carter run riot that night?).
v Witton Albion (Cheshire Senior Cup): 3rd March 1992
(that woeful Stan Allan season yet again....).
v Port Vale (FA Cup): 5th December 1992.
v Exeter City: 11th August 2007
(1-0 up, courtesy of Karl Munroe, but then we wilted in the second half).