Irlam F.C.

The club was established in October 1969 as Mitchell Shackleton Football Club by workers at the Mitchell, Shackleton and Company engineering firm in Patricroft. They joined the Eccles & District Amateur Football League the following year, before transferring to the Manchester Amateur League in 1972. After finishing the 1990–91 season as Division One runners-up, they were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2001 the club was renamed Irlam Mitchell Shackleton, and the 2002–03 season saw them win the Premier Division title. They won the Manchester Challenge Cup in 2003–04, and were Premier Division runners-up in 2004–05. After winning the Challenge Cup again in 2005–06, The club won the Manchester Charter Standard Cup in 2009–10, defeating Wythenshawe Town 3–2 in the final. They were Division One runners-up in 2015–16, earning promotion to the Premier Division. Season-by-season ==Ground==

The club was initially based at the Oddfellows Arms in Patricroft, but moved to St Michaels Community Centre in Peel Green in 1973. ==Honours==

• Manchester League • Premier Division champions 2002–03 • Manchester Amateur League • Division Two champions 1974–75 • Division Three champions 1973–74 • Gosling Cup winners 1983–84 • Manchester FA Challenge Cup • Winners 2005–04, 2005–06 • Charter Standard Cup winners 2009–10 ==Records==

• Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2018–19, 2019–20 • Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2018–19 • Record attendance: 950 vs Manchester United XI, August 2003 ==See also==