23-553: McAlinden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bobby McAlinden (born 1946), English footballer Danny McAlinden (1947–2021), Northern Ireland boxer Edith McAlinden (born 1968), Scottish murderer Jimmy McAlinden (1917–1993), footballer Kevin McAlinden (1913–1978), Northern Ireland footballer Liam McAlinden (born 1993), English-Irish footballer Place [ edit ] McAlinden, Western Australia ,
46-506: A 1–1 draw against Bradford Park Avenue in the penultimate game of the season. The 2014–15 season was arguably the worst for a long time. Stalybridge struggled to keep their heads above water, which led to the resignation of Keith Briggs in March 2015. He was replaced by 3-time Conference North winning manager, Liam Watson . This brought a turn around in results, with Watson only losing 1 of his 7 games in charge, winning 4. Survival came down to
69-569: A locality in Western Australia [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname McAlinden . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McAlinden&oldid=1170480500 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
92-404: A wooden one dating from 1909, which held 500 fans, before being converted to tip-up seating with a reduced capacity of around 400 persons. The Lord Pendry Stand opened in 2004, replacing a covered terrace dating from the 1950s. The Mottram End cover stems from construction starting in the 1970s and finishing in the mid '80s. The main stand, holding about 700 people, is all seated. Its opposite stand,
115-607: Is an English football club based in Stalybridge , Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One West and play at Bower Fold . The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celtic became a founder member of the Football League's Third Division North . After only two seasons in the new league, they became the first club to leave
138-743: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bobby McAlinden Robert McAlinden (born 22 May 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger in England, Northern Ireland, South Africa and the United States, making over 100 career appearances. McAlinden was born to Irish parents in Salford . Between the age of 13 and 15 he played for Salford Boys. After interest from several League clubs, he joined Aston Villa , but homesickness meant he soon returned. A successful trial at Manchester City followed. At City, McAlinden
161-476: Is popular with home fans when Stalybridge are kicking towards this goal. Next is an uncovered standing area, followed by the Lord Tom Pendry Stand (a seated area) with a capacity of approximately three hundred. Next is a small uncovered area followed by the covered Joe Jackson stand. The club shop and bar are behind this stand. Away fans are allowed to use the bar and there is no admission charge. Next are
184-693: The Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League , before turning professional and joining the Lancashire Combination becoming second division champions at the first attempt. They followed it up with a fourth place and runners up spot in the Central League . In an attempt to progress the club joined the Southern League . The club rejoined the Central League for the 1919–20 season and in 1921 became one of
207-663: The Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League in 1975, he recommended McAlinden to Aztecs manager John Chaffetz . McAlinden joined Best at the club in time for the 1976 season; the pair also shared a house. Given a second chance for a career in the sport, McAlinden played for the Aztecs for three years. Off the field, McAlinden, Best and three others bought a bar in Los Angeles. McAlinden eventually bought
230-816: The Northern Premier League (NPL). In 1992 the club won the league title and was promoted to the Football Conference , playing at that level for six seasons to 1998 before being relegated to the NPL again, after finishing bottom. In 2000–01, the club had one of the best seasons in its history, achieving a treble of the Cheshire Senior Cup , the President's Cup and the Northern Premier League Premier Division , thus being promoted back to
253-424: The 2008–09 season in which manager Steve Burr left for Kidderminster , 10th in the 2009–10 season and 10th again in the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 season, they were a huge contender for a promotion place as late as February before a poor set of results saw their hopes slip away towards the end of the season, finishing sixth, just below the last playoff place. In the 2012–13 season, after languishing near
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#1733086090015276-545: The Football Conference (though they were relegated after only one season). When the conference added a second level for the 2004–05 season, the club became one of the founders of the new Conference North . Until the end of 2006–07 season the manager was John Reed, who had extensive experience as a manager in English non-league football, including three successful seasons as manager of Harrogate Town . On 30 May 2007 Steve Burr
299-517: The Lord Pendry stand has 652 seats. It is possible for the ground to be segregated with self-contained areas which include separate turnstiles, refreshment facilities and toilets (though this is rarely necessary). The away fans' area in this case is uncovered. The next area (clockwise from the away fans' area) around the ground is the Lockwood and Greenwood stand which is a covered standing area. This area
322-578: The final game against Gainsborough , with Stalybridge needing to better Colwyn Bay 's and Brackley 's results. A pulsating match finished 4–4, and they survived on goal difference. The club were relegated from the NPL Premier Division in the 2022–23 season . There has been a ground at Bower Fold since 1906. The current main stand was built in 1996, with the covered stand at the Town End (Joe Jackson Stand) dating from 1994. The main stand, replaced
345-550: The founder members of the Football League's Third Division North . However the club resigned after two seasons, as it was felt that it could not attract enough support to justify a League side – in spite of the fact that average attendance of 5,480 in 1922 was almost 2,000 more than neighbouring Rochdale, who played in the same Division. The full Celtic story in the League is detailed in Manchester A Football History where Celtic are given
368-473: The invitation of Roy Gratrix . While in North America McAlinden met Stanley Matthews , who offered him a contract at Port Vale . McAlinden joined the club but did not progress beyond the reserve team . From Port Vale, McAlinden joined Belfast club Glentoran . During the week, McAlinden trained at Stockport County and flew to Belfast on Fridays to play at the weekend. At Glentoran, McAlinden
391-420: The new division. The club's formation is usually given as 1909. However, it may have been as early as 1905 when an amateur club with the same name was formed. There were players called Storrs and Manwood who played in the 1906 and 1909 teams, and a player called Rhodes who played in the amateurs' first game; a Herbert Rhodes was a significant benefactor of the 'later' Celtic. The club played for two seasons in
414-601: The others out and owned the bar for 20 years. McAlinden was also best man when Best married his first wife Angie Janes in 1978. When Rinus Michels became Aztecs coach in 1978, McAlinden found himself out of favour. He was traded to the Memphis Rogues , where his former Aztecs teammate Charlie Cooke was the coach. McAlinden also played for Bournemouth , and the San Jose Earthquakes . Source: Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Stalybridge Celtic Football Club
437-510: The relegation zone for most of the year, they finished 11th following a 9-game unbeaten run. Stalybridge also reached the final of the Cheshire Senior Cup , losing 2–1 to Chester F.C . The 2013–14 season wasn't a good one either, as Stalybridge finished 19th, narrowly avoiding relegation by 2 points. Jim Harvey was sacked in October 2013, being replaced by former player Keith Briggs. They secured Conference North football for another season with
460-672: The same level of analysis and research as the Manchester region's other sides. They joined the Cheshire County League remaining members for 60 years and winning the title only once in 1980. With the league's merger with the Lancashire Combination in 1982, they became founder members of the North West Counties League , winning the title in 1984 and 1987, with the latter triumph resulting in them being promoted to
483-539: Was appointed as a manager. The 2007–08 season was one of the best in recent times; after finishing 18th the previous year, a third-place finish in the league meant a promotion opportunity to the Conference National was presented via the play-offs . After reaching the final, Stalybridge were denied after a 1–0 defeat to Barrow . The club continued in the Conference North for the three seasons; placing 6th in
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#1733086090015506-531: Was in the same youth team as Mike Doyle and Glyn Pardoe . His sole Manchester City appearance came in a 3–2 defeat in the Football League to Preston North End in October 1963, at a time when the Manchester City squad was severely depleted by injury. McAlinden was released by Manchester City at the end of the 1964–65 season, upon the expiry of his contract . He then spent the summer in North America at
529-576: Was part of the team that won the Irish Cup in 1966. At the end of the season, he joined the South African team Durban City . His stay in South Africa was brief, and upon his return to England, he quit playing and became a roofer. Five years later he returned to the game part-time with Stalybridge Celtic . McAlinden was friends with George Best through a mutual interest in gambling. When Best joined
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