Irlam Town F.C. was a football club from

Irlam Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Salford ...

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History

Irlam Town competed in the

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in the 1976–77 season and joined the

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Division Two in 1978, and after finishing third in the 1981–82 season the club was successful in gaining promotion to the

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Division Two via application. This followed a run in the

where they reached the Fifth Round before being knocked out by Willenhall Town. Irlam Town was promoted to NWCFL Division One after finishing runners up in the 1984–85 season. After two season in this division, during which they made their debut in the

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, the club was moved up to the

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Division One, becoming a founding member. However, the club never had any success at this level and were relegated down two leagues in the 1991–92 season back to the NWCFL Division Two. After three seasons near the bottom of the league the club folded.Irlam Town F.C. at the Football History Database
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Honours

Division Two **Runners-up 1984–85

Records

**Second Qualifying Round 1987–88, 1990–91 *

**Fifth Round 1981–82 *Highest league position **13th,

Division One 1987–88

References

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