Ten Years Ago - Alfreton Town's Remarkable Promotion To The Conference.
It’s 10 years ago today, 23 rd April 2011, that Alfreton Town completed the exceptional achievement of promotion to the Conference Premier Division. It was a season that they were by far the strongest side in the division after going close in the previous 2 seasons by reaching the Play Offs. It was also a remarkable achievement for a small town club. Nicky Law and his team of Champions. After losing to Fleetwood Town in the Play Off Final the previous season it was no surprise to see Alfreton tipped to do well and they started with a narrow 1-0 home win over Hinckley Utd, who had finished a creditable 7 th the previous season. Keeper, Chris MacKenzie, 19 league appearances 11 clean sheets What really showed the Reds’ credentials were two 5-1 away wins, at Redditch Utd & Hyde, as they went on to gain all 24 points in the first 8 games. The worrying stat for the rest of the league being seven different scorers in those two games which brought 10 goals. They didn’t just rely o