Talk:Witton Albion F.C.

Pyramid

Northern Premier League Division One North is level 8 in the pyramid, not level 7. Please amend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.104.44.91 (talk) 15:52, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

A note on British English

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History

The list of former leagues mentions both the Cheshire League and the Cheshire County League. However, both of these link to the article on the Cheshire County League, of which the club were founder members in 1919. The reference to the Cheshire League should be deleted.

Capacity

Why does someone keep changing the capacity to 1,500? The official capacity for the playoff final against Telford was 2,300, but anecdotal evidence supports the fact that there were closer to 3,000 in the ground that day. Add to that the fact that the same ground, back in 1990 and 1991, held in the region of 4,000 for matches against Bolton Wanderers (FAC1) and Kidderminster Harriers (FATSF2).

87.194.9.68 14:03, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Maybe, if there is a reference to the capacity, people will stop change it. Without a reference, some people may think that was a guess and they also find the right to guess it. I found one reference about it. According to BBC article its capacity is 6,000. --ClaudioMB 14:19, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

I concur with what's already been said - the latest news on the capacity, was that Cheshire Trading Standards, on 4th May 2007, confirmed that the capacity for the Witton/Telford Unibond Play Off Final was 2,300. Sure, the ground holds more, but that's not its rated capacity. Why that moron keeps putting 1,500, who knows? 2,281 that were there on 5th May 2007 (the most recent Senior competitive match to be held there) know that the capacity's greater than 1,500... Also, where the BBC got 6,000 from I do not know - the stadium has never been capable of holding that many. I was there at the FA Trophy Semi-Final 2nd Leg against Kidderminster Harriers in 1992, according to here: http://www.kidderminsterharriers.com/harriers/hth.php?team=267 the attendance that day was 3,800, and it was packed. The Telford website also has confirmation of 5th May's attendance at 2,281: http://www.telfordutd.co.uk/match_detail.asp?id=48696745

CheshireCheese 16:01, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

"That moron" (ie. me) keeps putting 1,500 as a best estimate. I know that 2,281 attended Witton v Telford (I was there). My understanding is that the capacity was increased for the occasion with special measures having to be put in place to achieve that (ie. car parking for Telford fans at the Victoria Stadium, and loads of police and police traffic cones everywhere). The capacity, surely, is that for week-in week-out matches without any such measures being needed. I don't know what the stadium's safety certificate says or how to find out what it says. I will leave the capacity alone for now. The 6,000 figure is certainly fiction; as Cheshire Cheese says the stadium is not capable of holding that many.86.140.90.237 22:41, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

We don't do "best estimates", we go by sourced figures. The BBC figure of 6000 seemed slighty over the top so I changed it soon after adding it, especially as two other sources said 4000 . One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 22:23, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I would hazard a guess that the 4,000 figure currently quoted is the maximum theoretical capacity of the ground in its current state. The trading-standards set capacity of 2,300 has been so all of the 2006-07 season. On an average day, there are not enough stewards and car parking in place to handle 2,300, but the safety certificate extends to 2,300 under the proviso that additional stewards are brought in when a bigger crowd is expected. As it stands though, 2,300 is the current maximum, regardless of how many stewards there are - the club would have to pay more to get a safety certificate for a larger crowd. As for the police presence at the 2 Telford games, this was little to do with the size of the crowd, more the reputation of the Telford fans, and the importance of the games - albeit a minority, the Telford fans still had a reputation for causing trouble - in the worst cases pitch invaders assaulting opposing players and match officials... CheshireCheese 13:33, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Please correct typo:

Paragraph 3 says "There is a fierce local rivally between Albion and the other Northwich team, Northwich Victoria."

It should be rivalry, not rivally.

Thanks.90.200.149.112 (talk) 20:36, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

 Done Hut 8.5 21:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Can it be mentioned that since 2019, off season derby between Witton and Northwich Victroia has been played as the "Vijay Anthewal Memorial Trophy. The Gate receipts are donated to the NHS. https://www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk/news/gate-receipts-from-vijay-anthwal-trophy-to-be-donated-to-nhs-2532809.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.111.60.26 (talk) 14:56, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

External links

Can someone add the following to the article -

External links

• Witton Albion on Football Club History Database
• Witton (pre-1891) on Football Club History Database

Thanks. --Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 19:30, 23 May 2008 (UTC) p.s Why has this page been locked from editing for so long? It seems that it was originally locked following an edit war last September.

Yes, it has been fully protected for months now (due to edit-warring by sockpuppets of a banned user). I'm going to try reducing the protection level now. Feel free to make your edits. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 19:47, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

The Witton FC link above should be removed. It relates to a club from Blackburn, Lancs. ( talk) 86.28.168.85 (talk) 18:00, 20 August 2019 (UTC)Paul C86.28.168.85 (talk) 18:00, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Notable former players

Should this section be added? Off the top of my head I can think of:

• Mike Whitlow who went on to win the league title with Leeds
• Geoff Horsfield who played in the Premier League with Birmingham
• Nicky Maynard, Bristol City's record signing, who was on loan from Crewe during 2005-06
• Arthur Albiston, ex-Man Utd and England
• John Burridge, the oldest player to appear in the Premier League
• Ray Wallace, ex-Leeds and Southampton
• Dennis Violett, ex-Man Utd & England —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.209.135 (talk) 21:00, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2018

Notable former players - Neil McNab https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_McNab MassivePraters (talk) 10:37, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Manager

Witton's manager is Carl Macauley, not Carl McCauley.

Semi-protected edit request on 19 May 2022

Ground - change 'Wincham Park' to 'U Lock it Stadium' Chairman - change 'Mark Harris' to 'Graham Wood' Manager - change 'Carl Macauley' to 'Jon Macken' League - change 'Premier Division' to 'North Division' WittonAlbionFC (talk) 14:56, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:02, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Ground reference can be found on official website here:

Scrolling down th esame page, you will find the Chairmans name and the Manager (1st team manager)

Apologies final edit for league should be: Change 'Premier Division' to 'West Division' - this can be found on the official league website (scroll to bottom of page look for heading "NPL West Division" :

Thanksyou - I'm Witton Albions Media Officer - Kevin Wright. Can also be found on contact page above. WittonAlbionFC (talk) 22:25, 19 May 2022 (UTC)WittonAlbionFC (talk) 11:33, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: Not sure where you are requesting the West Division change specifically. The source is adequate for this change, just need a clearer indication of where this is requested. As for the stadium, if a better source is provided, that would be ideal. PK650 (talk) 08:04, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

References

Style and updates

This article's writing, especially in the history section, does not fit with Wikipedia's general style, and requires updating.

The lead section also mentions events in 2015 as being in the future, and needs updating to show that that was in the past. Moostcho (talk) 03:56, 26 April 2023 (UTC)