ALVECHURCH FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

The club was established in 1929 as Alvechurch Juniors and played in the Redditch League until World War II. In 196566 they reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup, eventually losing 10 to Wealdstone at Stamford Bridge with around 10,000 supporters travelling to London for the game. The league was renamed the Midland Combination in 1968 and Alvechurch were League Cup winners again in 196869. The season also saw them make FA Cup history; in the fourth qualifying round they were drawn against Oxford City. The six matches, which were played over 17 days during which Alvechurch also had a league match, remains a record for an FA Cup tie, as in 1991 the FA scrapped any matches beyond the first replay, which would now end with penalties to decide a winner. The win meant that Alvechurch reached the first-round proper for the first time, also becoming the first club from the Midland Combination to do so. After finishing as runners-up in the Midland Combination in 197273 and winnin...