Football Focus Issue 70 | Page 57

Whitchurch Alport Whitchurch Alport FOOTBALL CLUB Whitchurch Alport FC is a fine example of a progressive club with some exciting plans in place for the future. Football Focus Magazine recently caught up with their Chairman Andy Hough to find out more about the good work the club has been doing lately. Involvement “I originally had dealings with Whitchurch Alport mainly due to my roles as Ground Vetting Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Step 7 Cheshire League of which they were a member of, until 2012. I was always impressed in how the Club was run both on and off the field. I started working with the Club in 2006, through a charity football competition which I was the Secretary of. The Club approached me when they decided to apply for the North West Counties League. The Club needed a Chairman that had knowledge and experience of working at a high level and someone who could drive the club forward in its first few seasons at Step 6.” The Role “I have chaired this club as if it was a business from day 1. The most challenging thing has been to build a www.footballfocusmag.com 57