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| Full name | Alloa Athletic Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Wasps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Recreation Park, Alloa, Scotland (Capacity 3,100) |
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| Chairman |  Pat Lawlor |
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| Manager | Allan Maitland |
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| League | Scottish Second Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Scottish Second Division, 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Second Division. They are nicknamed 'The Wasps' for their kit's distinctive black and gold hoops. Their home ground is currently Recreation Park, also known as The Recs. The ground has recently undergone a number of changes with the removal of the Hilton Road Terrace and the laying of a new artificial playing surface. The club are currently building a new perimeter wall at the Clackmannan Road end of the ground. The Wasps fans are famed for their chants of "ooh, ah, Alloa".
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History
The club was formed in 1878 and was elected to the Scottish League in 1921. Alloa won the Division Two title in their first season but were immediately relegated from the top flight the following season. Promotion was achieved again in 1938-39 but the onset of the Second World War saw the new season curtailed after just 5 games. When the leagues were re-organised after the war Alloa were placed back in Division Two. The 1950s and 60's were not overly successful for the Wasps although the club did provide the game with John White who went on to play for Scotland and Tottenham (where he was part of their famous Double winning side of the 1960-61 season). Promotion was finally achieved again from the new Second Division in 1976-77 under the managership of Hugh Wilson. Relegation soon followed but the Wasps went back up 1981-82 under Alex Totten and managed an excellent 6th place finish in the First Division the following season. Unfortunately the team was relegated again a year later and a similar pattern followed after further promotions in 1984-85 and 1988-89.
Following further league reconstruction, Alloa found themselves as founder members of the new Third Division in 1995. Under Tom Hendrie, Alloa won this league in 1997-98, the club's first championship win since 1921-22. The following season saw the team consolidate in the Second Division and also enjoy a famous 7-0 derby win over local rivals Stirling Albion. Following the departure of Tom Hendrie to St Mirren, Terry Christie took over at Alloa and led the club to the Scottish Challenge Cup in 1999 followed by promotion to the First Division a few months later. The team was relegated at the first attempt but bounced back up in 2001-02. Relegation followed once more, this time on goal difference. Since 2003 Alloa have been playing in the Second Division. The team looked certain to drop into the Third Division when 14 points adrift in February 2006 but under new manager Allan Maitland the team went on a tremendous run which eventually saw them retain their place in the division through the play-offs.
Official name
There has been much confusion over the years as to the club's official name. Originally formed as Clackmannan County, the club changed its name in 1879 to Alloa Association Football Club with their club badge displaying the initials "AAFC". This was misinterpreted by some members of the press as standing for Alloa Athletic Football Club and this form of the name stuck even though it was unofficial. It wasn't until 1997 that the club dealt with this oversight regarding their name and officially registered themselves as Alloa Athletic.[1]
Honours
Second Division: Champions 1921/22 Runners-up 1938/39, 1976/77, 1981/82, 1984/85, 1988/89, 1999/00, 2001/02 Third Division: Champions 1997/98 Scottish Challenge Cup: 1999/2000 Runners-up 2001/02 Stirlingshire Cup: Winners 1904/05, 1907/08, 1908/09, 1912/13, 1920/21,1924/25 1933/34, 1946/47, 1955/56, 1957/58, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1981/82,1996/97 Runners-up 1905/06, 1906/07, 1909/10, 1910/11, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1923/24, 1983/84, 1993/94, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2000/2001 Fife Cup: 1885/86, 1895/96, 1897/98 Central League: Champions 1912/13Runners-up 1909/10, 1911/12 Scottish Union: Champions 1906/07
Club Records
- Biggest win: 9-0 v Selkirk, Scottish Cup 1st Round, November 28 2005
- Worst defeat: 0-10 v Dundee, Scottish League B Division, March 8 1947 (home match); 0-10 v Third Lanark, Scottish League Cup Division 2 Section A, August 8 1953 (home match); 2-11 v Hibernian, Scottish League Cup Quarter Final 2nd leg, September 22 1965
- Highest home attendance: 15,467 v Celtic, Scottish Cup 5th Round, February 5 1955
- Most capped player: Jock Hepburn (1 for Scotland)
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- Most league goals in a season: Willie Crilley (49 in 1921-22)
- Transfer fee paid: £26,000 for Ross Hamilton from Stenhousemuir, July 2000
- Transfer fee received: £100,000 for Martin Cameron from Bristol Rovers, June 2000
Managers
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Jimmy Crapnell (1946)Current squad
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External links
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