Brierley Hill Alliance F.C. was an

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club based in

Brierley Hill Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.5 miles south of Dudley and 2 miles north of Stourbridge. Part of the Black Country and in a heavily industrialised area, it has a popu ...

in the

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. Formed in 1887 from a merger of

Brockmoor Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, 2.5 miles south of Dudley and 2 miles north of Stourbridge. Part of the Black Country and in a heavily industrialised area, it has a po ...

Harriers and Brockmoor Pickwicks, the club joined the Birmingham & District League in 1890 and the team were league champions on two occasions and runners-up on four occasions. The club was also notable for being involved in the first ever

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match to be played under floodlights, when they took on

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in September 1955, losing the preliminary round replay 4–2. Alliance also won the

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in 1932–33, 1936–37, 1951–52 and 1952–53.Birmingham FA
(PDF document) The club began at Brockmoor Harriers' Labour In Vain ground in Moor Street, then moved to Cottage Street during the 1888–89 season. This was their home until 1977: it is now a supermarket car park. Alliance moved to The Dell which was their home until the club folded in June 1981.

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record. * Cecil Blakemore – played in the Football League *

Harry Hancock Henry Bentley Hancock (late 1874 – 1924) was an English professional footballer. An inside left or centre forward, he played in the Football League for Blackpool, Oldham Athletic and West Bromwich Albion, but was also on the books of Stockpo ...

– played in the Football League * Andrew Smith – played in the Football League and the Scottish League * Harry Stanford – played in the Football League

References

Defunct football clubs in England Sport in Dudley Brierley Hill Association football clubs established in 1887 Association football clubs disestablished in 1981 1887 establishments in England 1981 disestablishments in England Defunct football clubs in the West Midlands (county) {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub