Words Joe Edgar | Pictures Jonathan Moore

Altrincham seek a third consecutive victory in the Vanarama National
League on Saturday as we travel to Essex to face Braintree Town at The Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium Stadium (kick-off 3pm).

Setting the Scene

 Prior to a young Altrincham side bowing out of the Cheshire Senior Cup on Tuesday, the Robins came through a tough test against Tamworth to record back-to-back victories for the first time in the 2024/25 Vanarama National League campaign.

A second-half strike from Alex Newby was followed by Justin Amaluzor bagging his first goal of the season to give Alty a well-deserved 2-0 lead heading into the final ten minutes. In the aftermath of the second goal, however, Tom Crawford received a red card, and Tamworth mounted a late comeback. Daniel Creaney scored a stoppage-time goal to halve the deficit, but Altrincham held on for the win.

The Robins now sit just three points outside of the National League play-offs in ninth, with 18 points from 12 games. After a narrow 1-0 defeat against Rochdale in their previous game, Braintree are in 20th, picking up 10 points so far this season.

Angelo Harrop’s men have endured a difficult start to the season, but eight of their 10 points this campaign have come at home, so picking up our third win in a row won’t be an easy feat. 

The Gaffer

“I tell you what we've got a really good team. There's lots of positives already this season, including keeping four clean sheets compared to just the one at this stage last season.

"Good players make good decisions and win you games and we've got some good players at this football club."

Last time against Braintree

April 2016 – The previous meeting between Braintree and Altrincham came over
eight years ago at Cressing Road. 

Two first-half goals from Michael Cheek were followed by a Mitch Brundle strike just after the hour mark, giving Braintree the three points with a 3-0 victory.

Away Kit

For our trip to Braintree, we will be wearing our away colours, produced by Puma and sponsored by AO, McHale & Co. and Car Finance 247.

Browse and buy our 2024/25 kit collection online here.

Admission

Admission for the visit to Essex is priced at £20 Adults; £15 Concessions; £10 Under-18s; £5 Under-12s - tickets are on sale from our hosts here - with booking fee included.

The game isn't segregated and both sets are fans will be free to enjoy Braintree's club house and fan zone - happy hour is between 1-2pm with draught beers/ciders half price.

Travel

Full details and booking of Union Golf Road away travel for Braintree can be found here. Seats on the coach cost £30, with departure from Station House at 8:30am.

Radio Robins

If you can't make it to Braintree why not let Brian Flynn and Ian Wilkinson guide you through all the action. Full live match commentary from 2:45pm via Radio Alty here. 

Come On You Robins!!!