Alloa Athletic History

Alloa Athletic Women F.C. created history on the 23/05/26 when they defeated Penicuik Athletic 4 - 0 in the S.W.F.L. League Plate final at Recreation Park to become the first Wasps women's team to win a major trophy. Black (x3) & Cully with the crucial goals.

Alloa Athletic have won the Stirlingshire Cup 14 times. The last time being in season 1996/97.

Alloa Athletic last beat Motherwell at Fir Park on the 13th of August, 1996 in the League Cup. The Wasps winning on penalties with Jimmy Gilmour scoring the winnning kick.

Alloa Athletic Women's FC (@AlloaAthWFC) will create history on the 20/08/23 as they participate in the @ScotWFootball League Cup for the first time at Sir Alex Ferguson Park, Glasgow v Harmony Row (@harmonyrowwfc). Graphic Credit - @AlloaAthWFC.

29/05/22, @AlloaAthWFC created history with their first ever league win.

PDF about the origin of association football in Alloa, from @BeautifulDrGame.

On the 02/10/22, Alloa Athletic women (@AlloaAthWFC) created history by playing their first ever Scottish Cup (@ScottishCup) game at Recreation Park v Harmony Row (@harmonyrowwfc).

It all started at the West End Park (1878), then came Gaberston Park (1883) & Bellevue Park (1890) before The Wasps found their spiritual home at Recreation Park in 1895. #TheRecs #RecreationGrounds

On Sunday,29/05/22 @AlloaAthWFC created history with their first league win since the club formed at Recreation Park earlier in the year. Bernard, Williams & Connell went into the history books as The Wasps scorers whose goals assisted in achieving the historic victory.

Maclay & Co. were Alloa Athletic's first shirt sponsor from 1984 - 1987.

Sunday the 17/04/22 became another historic date in the long and glorious history of The Wasps. Maisie McNamara @MaisieGraceMcN1 entered the history books as the first competitive goalscorer for @AlloaAthWFC, in a @ScotWFootball league match, v @stonehavenlfc.

Allan Salvona creates Wasps history as he becomes the first manager of @AlloaAthWFC. Via club site. alloaathletic.co.uk/2022/02/07/all…

Alloa Athletic won the Challenge Cup on the 21/11/99. youtu.be/O5lHQcUwvis

100 years ago today, it was 6 goals for Willie Crilley in Alloa's 8-1 annihilation of local rivals King's Park on their own Forthbank ground. More in The Wasp tomorrow #alloa #demolitionderby

29.08.98: Alloa Ath. defeated, 'arch rivals', @Stirling_Albion 7 - 0. Scorers: Simpson (14), Pew (20), McKechnie (55, 71), Cowan (75), Irvine (77), Mackay (86). Cairns, Valentine, Cowan, McAneny, Wilson, Ramsay, Pew, Nelson, Irvine, Simpson, McKechnie. Subs: Mackay, Cameron.

In season 1988/89 Gregor Abel's Wasps defeated Queen of the South at The Recs, 4 - 2, to secure a Scottish Cup Quarter Final place v Hibernian at Easter Road. Alloa scorers - Steve 'Spider' Ramsay, 'Goal a game' Charlie Lytwyn, Gus Smith (x2). youtu.be/DnHZjgCLvVg

Alloa Athletic achieved promotion in season 1938–39. After 5 games WW2 ended the season. Post war re-organisation of the Scottish leagues saw The Wasps placed back into Division Two.

In Season 1988/89, Wasps boss & former Wasps player, Gregor Abel guided his side to the quarter final of the Scottish Cup & promotion. A side which included Mungo McCallum, Gus Smith, Ronnie Lowrie & Billy Blackie (the fastest player in Scottish football). youtu.be/x6Jl__uigl0

In the 1921/22 league season, Wee Willie Crilley @WillieCrilley scored 49 of Alloa's 81 goals. Making him Alloa Athletic's top goal scorer for a single season. A record which still stands 100 years later. Colourised pic via @WaspsHallofFame.

Alloa Athletic's first post WW2 manager was James 'Jimmy' Scrymagour Crapnell in season 1945/46. 'Jimmy' had previously played for Cambuslang, Airdrieonians & Motherwell. He was also capped 9 times for Scotland before arriving at The Recs.