The English football club Altrincham F.C. has been playing in lower-tier regional and national leagues since 1911. For fifty years, 1919–1968, Altrincham were in the Cheshire County League, then played successively in the Northern Premier League, Alliance Premier League and Football Conference. From 1997 to 2004 they moved between the Conference and the Northern Premier League, then after one season in Football Conference North won promotion to Conference National. Since 2015 they have been in the National League.
League and finishing position in each season
| Season | Division | Position | Significant Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined the Lancashire Combination Division Two | |||
| 1911–12 | Lancashire Combination Division Two | 2 | Runners Up |
| 1912–13 | Lancashire Combination Division One | 11 | – |
| 1913–14 | Lancashire Combination Division One | 13 | – |
| 1914–15 | Lancashire Combination Division One | 7 | – |
| English football is postponed due to World War I | |||
| Joined Cheshire League | |||
| 1919–20 | Cheshire League | 8 | – |
| 1920–21 | Cheshire League | 9 | – |
| 1921–22 | Cheshire League | 12 | – |
| 1922–23 | Cheshire League | 3 | – |
| 1923–24 | Cheshire League | 10 | – |
| 1924–25 | Cheshire League | 12 | – |
| 1925–26 | Cheshire League | 16 | – |
| 1926–27 | Cheshire League | 9 | – |
| 1927–28 | Cheshire League | 20 | – |
| 1928–29 | Cheshire League | 19 | – |
| 1929–30 | Cheshire League | 22 | – |
| 1930–31 | Cheshire League | 4 | – |
| 1931–32 | Cheshire League | 4 | – |
| 1932–33 | Cheshire League | 12 | – |
| 1933–34 | Cheshire League | 6 | – |
| 1934–35 | Cheshire League | 2 | Runners Up |
| 1935–36 | Cheshire League | 2 | Runners Up |
| 1936–37 | Cheshire League | 13 | – |
| 1937–38 | Cheshire League | 9 | – |
| 1938–39 | Cheshire League | 20 | – |
| English football is postponed due to World War II | |||
| 1946–47 | Cheshire League | 10 | – |
| 1947–48 | Cheshire League | 15 | – |
| 1948–49 | Cheshire League | 10 | – |
| 1949–50 | Cheshire League | 6 | – |
| 1950–51 | Cheshire League | 10 | – |
| 1951–52 | Cheshire League | 8 | – |
| 1952–53 | Cheshire League | 22 | – |
| 1953–54 | Cheshire League | 6 | – |
| 1954–55 | Cheshire League | 12 | – |
| 1955–56 | Cheshire League | 14 | – |
| 1956–57 | Cheshire League | 16 | – |
| 1957–58 | Cheshire League | 15 | – |
| 1958–59 | Cheshire League | 13 | – |
| 1959–60 | Cheshire League | 9 | – |
| 1960–61 | Cheshire League | 21 | – |
| 1961–62 | Cheshire League | 11 | – |
| 1962–63 | Cheshire League | 8 | – |
| 1963–64 | Cheshire League | 3 | – |
| 1964–65 | Cheshire League | 8 | – |
| 1965–66 | Cheshire League | 1 | Champions |
| 1966–67 | Cheshire League | 1 | Champions |
| 1967–68 | Cheshire League | 2 | Runners Up |
| Joined as founder members of the Northern Premier League | |||
| 1968–69 | Northern Premier League | 9 | – |
| 1969–70 | Northern Premier League | 12 | – |
| 1970–71 | Northern Premier League | 8 | – |
| 1971–72 | Northern Premier League | 10 | – |
| 1972–73 | Northern Premier League | 4 | – |
| 1973–74 | Northern Premier League | 3 | – |
| 1974–75 | Northern Premier League | 3 | – |
| 1975–76 | Northern Premier League | 7 | – |
| 1976–77 | Northern Premier League | 10 | – |
| 1977–78 | Northern Premier League | 5 | – |
| 1978–79 | Northern Premier League | 2 | Runners Up |
| Joined as founder members of the Alliance Premier League | |||
| 1979–80 | Alliance Premier League | 1 | Champions |
| 1980–81 | Alliance Premier League | 1 | Champions |
| 1981–82 | Alliance Premier League | 11 | – |
| 1982–83 | Alliance Premier League | 12 | – |
| 1983–84 | Alliance Premier League | 3 | – |
| 1984–85 | Alliance Premier League | 5 | – |
| 1985–86 | Alliance Premier League | 4 | – |
| Alliance Premier League is renamed Conference | |||
| 1986–87 | Conference | 5 | – |
| 1987–88 | Conference | 14 | – |
| 1988–89 | Conference | 14 | – |
| 1989–90 | Conference | 16 | – |
| 1990–91 | Conference | 3 | – |
| 1991–92 | Conference | 18 | – |
| 1992–93 | Conference | 10 | – |
| 1993–94 | Conference | 10 | – |
| 1994–95 | Conference | 4 | – |
| 1995–96 | Conference | 12 | – |
| 1996–97 | Conference | 22 | Relegated |
| 1997–98 | Northern Premier League | 8 | – |
| 1998–99 | Northern Premier League | 1 | Champions |
| 1999–2000 | Conference | 21 | Relegated |
| 2000–01 | Northern Premier League | 7 | – |
| 2001–02 | Northern Premier League | 9 | – |
| 2002–03 | Northern Premier League | 14 | – |
| 2003–04 | Northern Premier League | 12 | – |
| Placed in the newly formed Conference North upon league re-organisation | |||
| 2004–05 | Conference North | 5 | Promoted |
| 2005–06 | Conference National | 22 | Reprieved |
| 2006–07 | Conference National | 21 | Reprieved |
| 2007–08 | Conference National | 21 | Reprieved |
| 2008–09 | Conference National | 15 | – |
| 2009–10 | Conference National | 14 | – |
| 2010–11 | Conference National | 22 | Relegated |
| 2011–12 | Conference North | 8 | - |
| 2012–13 | Conference North | 4 | - |
| 2013–14 | Conference North | 3 | Promoted |
| 2014–15 | Conference National | 17 | - |
| Football Conference is renamed National League | |||
| 2015–16 | National League | 22 | Relegated |
| 2016–17 | National League North | 22 | Relegated |
| 2017–18 | Northern Premier League | 1 | Promoted |
| 2018–19 | National League North | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | National League North | 5 | Promoted |
| 2020–21 | National League | 17 | - |
| 2021–22 | National League | 14 | - |
| 2022–23 | National League | 17 | - |
| 2023-24 | National League | 4 | - |
