Willington Athletic joined the Northern Alliance in 1891–92,[1] and won that league's championship for the first time in 1899–1900, repeating the feat in 1904–05, 1905–06 and 1909–10.
[2][3] Its team first entered the FA Cup in 1891–92 – they lost to Shankhouse in the second qualifying round after a replay – and entered each season until competitive football was abandoned for the duration of the First World War.
[6] The club applied for election to the Football League in 1903, but received only one vote.
[7][8] When the Northern Alliance resumed after the war, Willington Athletic initially intended to continue in membership, but by the time the 1919–20 season began, they had dropped out.
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