
Altrincham FC
The J.Davidson Stadium
Moss Lane
Altrincham
WA15 8AP
Both seating and standing are accessed via turnstiles 1-4, which will be open from 1.30pm.
Travelling supporters requiring seats will have access to a section of the Family Stand (max 56 seats).
Match Tickets can be purchased using this link.
On-the-day ticket sales are cash only at the designated turnstiles, as card payments not accepted.
Away fans are mostly housed in the uncovered Terrace at one end of the ground.
Inside the ground there is a Club shop (on the Main Stand side towards the Golf Road End) and catering is provided by a couple of burger vans.
The ground has nothing to do with J Davidson the comedian but is named after a scrap merchant.
Getting There
By Supporters Coach (The easiest & best way)
NB Away travel is subsidised by FGR and the Supporters Club.
Departure from The New Lawn at 9.30am, with pick-ups from Sainsbury’s at 9.45am, and Stonehouse at 10am.
For full details of Away Travel: –
Click here: – FGR Away Travel – Forest Green Rovers Supporters Club (fgrsc.com)
Book your coach ticket from FGR.
Tickets and Travel | Altrincham (A) | WE ARE FGR
Discount for FGR Supporters Club members. Supporters Club Members need to book by phone to get their discount.
Click – Tickets | WE ARE FGR
By phone on 0333 123 1889 Monday to Friday, between 9am and 3pm.
Please try to book as early as you can.
Train – Altrincham Interchange is the terminus in Altrincham for buses, trains and Metrolink trams.
From Gloucester the journey takes about 3 hours 30 minutes with changes at Birmingham & Stockport. Check the tmetable carefully in case of engineering work or strikes.
Bus – You can get buses from Manchester Piccadilly Bus Station to Altrincham Interchange, such as the 263 and the X41.
To walk to the ground from Altrincham Interchange you have two options; Exit the Interchange via the main entrance, (there is a clock tower in front of the main entrance) and take the first left into Moss Lane. Then just keep going straight down Moss Lane and you will eventually come to the ground on your left.
Alternatively, exit the station from the most easterly platform, where trains depart for Chester. Once you have gone down a small flight of steps, turn immediately hard right and make your way through a rather uneven car park. Head for the traffic lights, not too far from a big Tesco. Turn left at the traffic lights and you are in Moss Lane. Incidentally, the huge telecoms mast beside the ground is an excellent landmark to head for, visible from outside the eastern side of the station.
Car (WA15 8AP) –
From the Stroud area it is about 130 miles and takes about 2 hours 20 minutes.
As Altrincham fixtures often coincide with the home fixtures of nearby Manchester United, then you may well be best advised to allow extra time for your journey as traffic will be heavy in the area.
For those coming by car from the south, you’ll need to leave the M6 at junction 19 and get onto the A556, following signs for the M56 but not taking it. Instead, get onto the B5161 and follow the signs. If you’re coming from the north then it is junction 20 of the M6, which is for the M56. You leave that at junction 7 and then take the A56 for Altrincham, following the signs from there.
There is no parking at the ground itself, but you can park in the car park of Aecom over the road. You can also park on nearby roads, but obviously it is a residential area so do keep your eye out for traffic restrictions.
Disabled/Accessibility: Altrincham have limited wheelchair-accessible spaces available in a covered enclosure pitch-side, adjacent to the home technical area, spaces should be ordered in advance of the fixture. Supporters should contact the club on 0161 928 1045 to book any wheelchair spaces. The Wheelchair user will be charged the relevant price for their age group, but their carer can accompany them free of charge. Access point will be via Gate 4. Alty do not have any designated disabled parking spaces. Supporters with mobility issues can be dropped off and collected at Gate 4.
Food and Drink
- The Community Sports Hall (Part of the stadium) Moss Lane, Hale, Altrincham, WA15 8AP – 0161 928 1045
Altrincham itself is a lovely town in South Manchester. Altrincham Football Club is t is situated quite close to Altrincham town centre, so there are plenty of different eating and drinking options . These include –
The designated public house for away supporters is The King George on Moss Lane, approximately 350-yards from the stadium.
- King George Pub Moss Lane, Hale, Altrincham, WA15 8BA – 0161 904 5921
- The Tatton Arms – 3-5 Tipping St, Altrincham WA14 2EZ
- Kennedy’s Irish Bar – 30-32 Greenwood St, Altrincham WA14 1RZ
- Tavern on the Green – 57 Stamford New Rd, Altrincham WA14 1DS
- Pi Bar 18 Shaws Road, Altrincham, WA14 1QU – 0161 929 9098
NB Away fans will be unable to purchase alcohol at the J. Davidson Stadium.

How are They Doing
Last season saw the Robins finish fourth in the National League, the club’s highest finish since 1995, seeing them into the play-offs after finishing the season six matches unbeaten. With Gateshead removed from the play-offs due to their stadium issues, the Robins made the second round but lost to the eventual promotion earners Bromley.
Altrincham are currently 6th with 41 points.
8 match current form tables
Overall: FGR & Altrincham are equal 3rd with 14 points.
Altrincham at Home: 2nd with 18 points.
FGR Away: 1st with 15 points.
Reverse fixture FGR 2 Altrincham 1 – FGR scorers Doidge & McCann (Bank Holiday Monday, 26 August 24)
Recent Results:
Eastleigh 1 Altrincham 2
Altrincham 4 Maidenhead 0
Altrincham v Wealdstone – postponed
Altrincham 3 Barnet 1 (FA Trophy)

Ones to Watch
National League Player of the Year, Chris Conn-Clarke, moved to Peterborough.
Altrincham’s signings this season include
Lucas Weaver (Colne), Joe Nuttall (Oldham Athletic), Tom Crawford (Hartlepool United), Kacper Pasiek (loaned by Preston)
Altrincham’s top scorer is Regan Linney with 15 goals, he is current top scorer in the National League.. He was signed from FC United of Manchester in February 2023.

Regan Linney.

Tom Crawford.

Goal mouth action from the reverse fixture in August 2024.
FGR won with an injury time goal.
Manager

Phil Parkinson and his assistant Neil Sorvel
Phil Parkinson – Not to be confused with the Wrexham manager. Phil Parkinson was appointed on 28 April 2017, the eve of the last game of the 2016-17 season in which Altrincham had been relegated to the Northern Premier League. He had managed Nantwich since February 2015 and in that time he had transformed them from a relegation-threatened club to promotion contenders. Phil also took Nantwich to the FA Trophy semi-finals in 2016.
As a player, he was a junior at Crewe Alexandra, and then at Reading, before having a year at Port Vale. He made some two hundred appearances for Nantwich as a player, where he captained the team that won the FA Vase in 2006, as well as leading the Nantwich to promotion from the Northwest Counties League and UniBond League First Division.
Phil enjoyed promotion from the NPL as champions in his first season and reached the play-offs in 2018-19 in National League North before winning promotion to the National League via the play-offs in 2020. On 9 April 2021 it was announced that his contract had been extended to the end of the 2023-24 season.Following another exciting season in 2022/23, which included a run to the semi-final of the FA Trophy, a respectable National League campaign, and a Cheshire Senior Cup final appearance, Phil and his assistant Neil Sorvel extended their deals with the club until the end of 24/25 season.
Club History
Altrincham Football Club, nicknamed The Robins, was formed in 1891 by a Sunday school looking for something for its pupils to do. They merged with another local team not long after called the Grapplers, with the Sunday school side itself having been called Rigby Memorial Club. The new team was re-named as Broadheath Football Club and became founding members of the Manchester League in 1893. They have been called Altrincham FC since 1903, enjoying numerous ups and downs in the years since then. Some of the club’s biggest and best days have come in the FA Cup, where they have been involved in numerous ‘giant killings’. The Robins hold the record for most Football League sides knocked out by a team that has spent their entire history in non-league (17) with some notable sides being Sheffield United, Blackpool and Birmingham City.
What are They Thinking
Altrincham Fans Forum – www.altyfans.co.uk – Index |

Things To Do in Altrincham
- National Trust’s Dunham Massey Hall & Gardens – Dunham Massey | Cheshire | National Trust
- Runway Visitor Park (Alll things aviation including a Concorde, Nimrod etc.) – Park Information | Runway Visitor Park
- Art with Heart (Art Museum) – Art With A Heart Art Centre in Altrincham, Cheshire is a not for profit organisation
- Stubborn Mule Brewery (micro brewery) Stubborn Mule Brewery® – Fiercely Independent Beer
- Altrincham Market – Altrincham Market (@altymarket) • Instagram photos and videos , ALTRINCHAM MARKET (2024) All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) (tripadvisor.co.uk)
- Stamford Shopping Area – https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g190739-d18542732-Reviews-The_Stamford_Quarter-Altrincham_Trafford_Greater_Manchester_England.htm
Famous Altrincham Residents
- Angela Cartwright – American Actress who played Brigitta Von Trapp in 1965 film ‘The Sound Of Music’ was born in Altrincham. She also starred in the 1960s TV series ‘Lost in Space’ which must have made getting to matches difficult.
- Stone Roses members Ian Brown & John Squire went to school in Altrincham.
- Born in Altrincham – Ex-footballer Nicky Summerbee (Swindon, Man City, Sunderland) whose Father Mike Summerbee, Swindon, Man City, England footballer, was originally from Stroud. Stand outside Stroud Post Office and what do you see?
- Paul Young, the Sad Cafe & Mike and the Mechanics one (not the ‘Wherever I Hang My Hat is Home’ one he never hung his hat and called Altrincham home) lived in Altrincham until his death in 2000.
- Chris Bonnington, the mountaineer.
- David Gray , singer/songwriter. He is playing Cheltenham Jazz Festival this year. His signature song is ‘Babylon’. There is a football team FC Babylon who play in the Manchester Saturday League and are currently top of Division 2 – No idea if there is any connection. Gray doesn’t just like Robins but all birds as in 2024 he became a Wetlands Trust, including Slimbridge, Ambassador so presumably he has visited the Stroud area. Gray actually supports Man United and has been a guest football match summariser on BBC Radio Five Live.
‘A Sad Kind of Clanging from the Clock in the Hall’