PICTURES DO SAY A 1,000 WORDS!

MY FAVOURITE NON-LEAGUE PICTURE In the first of a new series, photographer DAVID BAUCKHAM shares and explains the images he cherishes the most

- DAVID BAUCKHAM

THE last day of the 2010-11 season at Moss Lane found Altrincham requiring a win to avoid relegation, whilst hoping that results elsewhere went their way, having thrown themselves a lifeline by winning at Grimsby the previous weekend.

Visitors Eastbourne Borough were already relegated but had comfortably beaten Alty 4-0 earlier in the season.

The two clubs had first met in the only ever Conference North versus South Play-Off Final at Stoke City’s Britannia Stadium back in 2005, with Alty defeating Borough 2-1.

Eastbourne had joined Altrincham in the top flight three seasons later, but both had struggled with the demands of being amongst only a handful of part-time clubs in an increasingly full-time division.

Most photographers will probably admit that there is an element of luck in capturing a special moment.

However, it is equally true that you make own luck, and it is particularly satisfying on those rare occasions when you actually get the shot you purposely set out to achieve. It is for that reason I particularly like the image above: everything just fell into place.