As this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Alliance Premier League, I plan to contribute a series of articles to the Robins Review during the impending season which document the events of Alty's Championship winning 1979/80 campaign in that new national divison.
Consequently, I would welcome any memories or anecdotes about following The Robins that you can dredge up in relation to those halcyon days.
Did you attend the first APL match at Weymouth by any chance?
For the moment, please concentrate on the first 10 fixtures of that season and then we'll move on in due course.
The opening 10 matches of the 1979/80 season were as follows:
Saturday, 18th August: Weymouth (A) Drew 0-0
Monday, 20th August: Telford United (H) Won 2-0
Saturday, 25th August: Maidstone United (H) Won 1-0
Tuesday, 28th August: Bangor City (A) Drew 1-1
Saturday, 1st September: Worcester City (A) Lost 3-2
Monday, 3rd September: Telford United (A) Lost 3-2
Saturday, 8th September: Nuneaton Borough (H) Won 3-1
**** This was Alex Stepney's Alty debut***
Saturday, 15th September: Stafford Rangers (A) Won 2-1
Saturday, 22nd September: Yeovil Town (A) Lost 3-2
Monday, 24th September: Mossley (A) (NPL Challenge Shield) Won 4-2.
Post your recollections and comments in this thread; send me a Private Message or email me at towerofsong@btinternet.com