Dozens of Altrincham FC supporters are to travel to a fixture for free thanks to shirt sponsor AO.

The 60 or so supporters are to travel more than 200 miles to Yeovil Town in around two weeks.

The seats were available to members of the Union Golf Road Supporters Group to start then to non-members this week.

Andrew Flynn, a member of the Union Golf Road Supporters Group, thanked the Greater Manchester-based business.

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Mr Flynn said: "We are grateful to them for their generosity. 

"The way they've engaged since being on board is brilliant."

AO is the shirt sponsor since the start of the pre-season when it took over from J.Davidson.

J.Davidson was the shirt sponsor for over a decade and it is the stadium sponsor to this day.

Altrincham FC had the most successful season in their history last season, finishing in a play-off place in the National League before falling to Bromley FC in the semi-finals. They went full-time for the first time in 2022 and there was a big boost in the form of more than a million pounds in investment from a group of 20 investors last year.

It is the latest in a line of North West sponsorships for AO after AO Arena, Lancashire Cricket Club and Manchester Thunder.

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.