YORK CITY V ALTRINCHAM

By Will Schofield

PHILOSOPHY: Phil Parkinson

PHIL PARKINSON knows all about Altrincham’s FA Cup history, but remains focused solely on the present as he prepares to lock horns with league high-flying York City.
The Manchester club have developed somewhat of an FA Cup reputation over the years and knocked out then-Championship- side Barnsley at this stage in 2015.
Now, the National League North club return to the first round proper for the first time in three years – and they are plotting the demise of the Minstermen, managed by Steve Watson, a former ru...