SEASON COMPARISON

• 2019-20: Conference North P33 W16 D9 L8 F62 A40 PTS57 POSN 5th* plus playoffs, in which: P2 W3 D0 L0 F6 A2
• 2018-19: Conference North P42 W20 D11 L11 F85 A56 PTS71 POSN 5th plus playoffs, in which: P2 W1 D0 L1 F3 A3

With the season not completed, had Altrincham acquired points on the simplistic points per game basis they were on course for 72 points in 2019-20 season. Below is the league table as it stood in March and with the PPG positions also shown.

GOALS

In 2018-19 the 85 league goals arrived at a rate of 2.02 per game. The individual goal scorers in 2019-20 were led by...

• 19 in all competitions: Jordan HULME (14 league and 5 in cups) in 43(+2) appearances including play-offs.
• 18 Josh HANCOCK (16 league and 2 in cups) in 38(+1) appearances including play-offs.
• 9 Tom PEERS (4 league and 4 in cups) in 16(+20) appearances including play-offs.

Right: Jordan Hulme headed the overall goalscoring charts. He is seen here with Elliott Durrell.

In 2018-19 Altrincham scored 85 league goals plus 3 in the play-offs and conceded 56, plus 3 in the play-offs. The individual goal scorers were led by...

• 20 in all competitions: Josh HANCOCK (19 league) and Jordan HULME (17 league)
• 15 John JOHNSTON (14 league)
• 7 Max HARROP

GOAL TIMES (LEAGUE exc play-offs)

In 2019-20 regular season:

• First half: 24 (38.7%)
• Second half: 38 (61.3%)

In 2019-20 regular season and play-offs:

• First half: 26 (38.2%)
• Second half: 42 (61.8%)

In 2018-19:

• First half: 33 (38.8%)
• Second half: 52 (61.2%)

Right: Josh Hancock

CLEAN SHEETS

A further two clean sheets came in the three play-off games making 12 clean sheets in 36 league matches.

LEAGUE SEQUENCES

• Wins: Six in games, 31 to 33 and the three play-offs; in the regular season five consecutive wins came in games 18 to 22.
• Unbeaten: Seven, games 17 to 23
• Draws: Two (games 12-13)
• Losses: One (eight occasions)

• Wins: Four, games 16 to 19
• Unbeaten: Eight, twice. Games 12 to 19 and games 31 to 38
• Draws: Two in main season (games 41,42) or 4 if the two play-offs are added.
• Losses: Two, twice (games 4,5 and 8,9)

POINTS ACCRUED

• Games 1-21: 33 points
• Games 22-33: 24 points

• Games 1-21: 35 points
• Games 22-42: 36 points

Right: Jake Moult

LEAGUE HAT-TRICKS

In 2018-19:

• 1: Joe Piggott at Curzon Ashton

BIGGEST WINS IN LEAGUE

• 5-0 at home to Leamington
• 5-1 at home to Hereford FC

• 7-0 at Alfreton Town
• 6-0 at Curzon Ashton
• 4-0 at home to Nuneaton Borough and at home to Chester FC

HEAVIEST LOSSES IN LEAGUE

• 0-5 at Boston United
• 1-3 at home to York City
• 0-2 at Kidderminster, Bradford, Gateshead

• 1-4 at Chorley
• 0-3 at Leamington

DRAWS IN LEAGUE

• Goalless draws in league: 0
• Other league draws: 9 in league (4 home, 5 away). Seven of the draws were 1-1, the other two were 2-2.

In 2018-19 Altrincham had eleven draws in the league proper plus two more in play-offs which were settled by penalty shoot-outs. Until the end of the season Alty had never drawn two successive league matches under Phil Parkinson but they finished the campaign with a run of four draws if the play-offs are included!

• Goalless draws in league: 0
• Other league draws: 11 in league (6 home, 5 away), 2 more in play-offs

BIGGEST WINS IN CUPS

In 2018-19:

• 5-0 at home to Whitley Bay (FA Cup)
• 4-0 at home to Bradford (PA) in FA Trophy

HIGHEST AGGREGATES IN LEAGUE GAMES

• 7: Altrincham 5 AFC Telford United 2
• 5: Boston United 5 Altrincham 0
• 5: Altrincham 5 Hereford FC 0
• 5: Spennymoor Town 3 Altrincham 2
• 5: Altrincham 4 Spennymoor Town 1
• 5: Altrincham 3 Chester FC 2 in play-off eliminator

In 2018-19:

• 8: Spennymoor 4 Altrincham 4
• 8: Altrincham 5 Chorley 3
• 7: Alfreton Town 0 Altrincham 7
• 6: Curzon Ashton 0 Altrincham 6
• 6: Altrincham 3 Darlington 3

APPEARANCES IN ALL COMPETITIONS

• 45 Jordan HULME (all starts, 35+1 league, 8+1 cup)
• 40 Tom HANNIGAN (31 league, 9 cup)
• 39 Josh HANCOCK (29+1 league, 9 cup)
• 39 Anthony THOMPSON (30 league, 9 cup)
• 38 Jake MOULT (28+1 league, 9 cup)
• 37 Connor HAMPSON (23+7 league, 4+3 cup)
• 36 James JONES (27+2 league, 7 cup)
• 36 Tom PEERS (10+18 league, 6+2 cup)

Stability was a key factor in 2018-19. 12 players made 37 or more starts:

• 49 Jake MOULT (all starts, 44 league, 5 cups)
• 46 John JOHNSTON (44+2, comprising 40+1 in league, 4+1 in cups)
• 46 Josh HANCOCK (39+7, comprising 36+5 in league, 3+2 in cups)
• 44 Tom HANNIGAN (all starts, 40 league, 4 cups)
• 44 James JONES (43+1, comprising 39+1 league, 4 in cups)
• 41 Connor HAMPSON (38+3, comprising 35+2 league, 3+1 in cups)
• 41 Max HARROP (28+13, comprising 25+12 league, 3+1 in cups)
• 40 Simon RICHMAN (20+20, comprising 16+20 league, 4 in cups)
• 39 Jordan HULME (36+3, comprising 31+3 league, 5 in cups)
• 37 Anthony THOMPSON (all starts, comprising 34 league, 3 in cups)
• 37 Andy WHITE (all starts, comprising 33 league, 4 in cups)
• 37 Sean WILLIAMS (30+7, comprising 26+7 league, 4 in cups)

PLAYERS USED IN LEAGUE

• Named in a league squad incl. play-offs: 32 players
• Loanees named in league squad: 4 (who are included in total above; they were Yusifu Ceesay, Ashley Hemmings, Josh Lundstram, Ethan Walker)
• Never got on pitch in league game: 2 (Lewis Archer, Joel Torrance, James Hooper, Elliot Wynne)
• Used as a sub but did not start a league game: 2 (Curtis Miller, Ethan Walker)

In 2018-19

• Named in a league squad: 37 players
• Loanees named in league squad: 9 (who are included in total above; they were Yusifu Ceesay, Owen Dale, Brendon Daniels, Ashley Hemmings, Josh Langley, Joe Piggott, Chris Sang, Billy Sass-Davies, Nathan Waterston)
• Never got on pitch in league game: 3 (Ben Elliott, Josh Langley, Charlie Scott)
• Used as a sub but did not start a league game: 5 (Bay Downing, Dontai Gabidon, Callum Harris, Billy Sass-Davies, Nathan Waterston)

PLAYERS USED IN ALL COMPETITIONS

• 40 of whom 9 did not figure in a league squad (Liam Blackburn, Dontai Gabidon, Callum Graham, George Howarth, Billy Matthews, James Matthews, Raheem Mercurius, Jack Ryan, Dre Taylor)

2018-19:

• 44 of whom six did not figure in a league squad (Louie Barratt, Reece Coley, Matt Cook, Callum Jones, Pat Savage, Ross Woodcock)

CARDS - OVERALL

• Red: 4, all in the league
• Yellow: 49 in league, 8 in cups.

In 2018-19:

• Red: 4 of which 3 in league (inc. 1 in play-offs) (Jordan Hulme away at Leamington, Andy White away at Telford, Josh Hancock away at Chorley in play-off). 1 red in cups: Jordan Hulme, home to Stockport County)
• Yellow: 61 in league, 6 in cups

RED CARDS

In 2019-20 individuals receiving red cards were:

• 1: Tom Hannigan, Max Harrop, Simon Richman, Sean Williams

• 2 Jordan Hulme
• 1 Andy White, Josh Hancock

YELLOW CARDS

• 8 Jordan Hulme in 43+2 appearances
• 5 Andy White in 31+1
• 4 Max Harrop in 9+17
• 4 James Jones in 34+2
• 4 Jake Moult in 34+1

• 11 Max Harrop in 28+13 appearances
• 8 Jordan Hulme in 36+3
• 7 John Johnston in 44+2
• 6 Andy White in 37+3
• 5 Sean Williams in 30+7
• 5 Simon Richman in 20+20

LEAGUE ATTENDANCES

HOME

• Highest: 1,879 v York City, 3 August 2019
• Lowest (excl. games behind closed doors): 614 v Blyth Spartans, 7 Jan 2020

AWAY

• Highest: 2,153 at Chester FC 6 August 2019
• Lowest (excl. games behind closed doors): 305 at Gloucester City, 10 August 2019

2018-19 League gates:

HOME

• Highest: 3,383 v Stockport County, 26 December 2018
• Lowest: 695 v Nuneaton Borough, 30 October 2018

AWAY

• Highest: 4,549 v Stockport County, 1 January 2019 and 3,446 v Chorley in play-off semi final, 5 May 2019
• Lowest: 454 at Bradford (PA), 15 September 2018

ATTENDANCES

In 2019-20, of course, attendances were hit by the incompleted fixture list and games behind closed doors, but home gates stood up well despite several big games not being played.

• Home avge: 1139
• Away avge: 938

In 2018-19, excluding play-offs:

• Home avge: 1137
• Away avge: 1198