CLUB FOCUS ALVERCHURCH FC

CHURCH GOERS: Alvechurch supporters have celebrated back to back promotions and inset, manager Ian Long
PICTURE: Garry Griffiths

By HUGO VARLEY

SEVENTEEN miles south of Birmingham, an unexpected footballing revolution is quietly blossoming in the village of Alvechurch.
The Midlands side have taken the Non-League pyramid by storm in recent years, winning back-to-back promotions, with a possible hat-trick still on the cards.
This remarkable run of success has taken most onlookers by surprise, not least the club’s chairman Richard Thorndike.
“The ...