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COMMITTEE President - Jimmy Cahill Chairman - Mark Hayes Vice Chairman - Gordon Johnson Vice President - Stephen Barrett Secretary - Stefan Ochwat Clubhouse Manager - Clare Peters Treasurer - Peter Williams Committee Members - Kieran Johnson, Joanne Round, Joanne Bourne, Alison Sinnott Catering Manager - Denise Brady Commercial Manager - Jonathan Southward
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Welcome to our club Good afternoon and welcome to Profiles Park for this afternoons North West Counties North tie against neighbours St Helens Town. Genuinely if anyone had asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year my answer would be 6 points over the two festive games against the St Helens sides. every game and we still get beaten then Not just because of my link with St Helens, that's fine, but 100% I am confident that if but more so that Biggs and the lads deserve we give that passion and desire in every the turn in fortune. game we will win more than we lose. Beating Pilks was big. Beating them convincingly was massive. Obviously I was made up that Jay didn't have a sniff but that was down to the immense Alex and Liam who were absolutely colossal. Further on from this I wish Jay all the best, he is now part of our history and I would love to see him hitting the headlines, just not against us. That game against Pilks is all that I ask for in a team. Chase every single ball and give your all for 90+ minutes. If that is done
St Helens are having it tough of course this season being at the bottom but that's now an illusion. They have the lads in from the Pineapple FC and they will be getting the right results, just like they have been recently. Thank you again to all whom have attended today. I am sure you will enjoy your time at Profiles Park, and huge thanks also to the Town fans whom stick by us, and the Wigan Athletic fans who join us. You have been our twelfth man already this season, and we need you again today. Merry Christmas, and see you in the new year. Mark - Club Chairman #UpTheTown
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Notes from the MANAGER Good afternoon I hope you have all had a good Christmas and enjoyed plenty of quality time with family and loved ones.
I am looking forward to today‟s game, especially after last weeks performance against Pilkington FC. We have been working with the lads in training on how we want to play and what we expect from them, consequently during the last few games we have seen glimpses of that. But it all finally come together against Pilkington, the way we moved the ball, the movement with and without the ball, the pressing, the workrate. It was there for all to see and for us to really dominate against a top side like Pilkington was
pleasing for both me and the staff. Hopefully it gives us that platform to really kick on now. Today will be just as tough a test, St Helen‟s are in a similar situation to ourselves, they have made a few changes like we have in terms of staff and players and are trying to gel it all together. Both teams coming into the game on the back of excellent away victories only adds to the the excitement of it also being a local Derby. I‟m expecting a good battle from both sides, but if we apply ourselves like we did last week then I am confident that we can finish the year on a positive note. I hope you all enjoy the game today and we thank you for you support. From me the staff and all the players we would like to wish you all a happy new year and look forward to you continued support in 2022 …………………………..Biggs.
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HISTORY OF ASHTON TOWN as Ashton Town Association Football Club originally joined the Div 2 of the Lancashire Combination in 1903 and were promoted to Div 1 in their 1st season. However, quickly relegated back to Div 2 after finishing 16th. Towards the end of 1910/11 season the club withdrew from the league and fixtures were taken over by Tyldesley Albion. The Club was reformed in 1953 as Makerfield Mill FC and after a short spell in the Wigan Sunday School League. They played in the St Helens Combination League for three years before joining the Warrington and District Amateur League in 1958.
The founder was a persistent man named Derek „Mick‟ Mycock. In 1962 the Club was forced to move from its original ground at Windsor Road due to land development and it was at this point the Club name was changed to Ashton Town AFC. Home games were played on a public park pitch at Whithill Street Recreation Ground in
Bryn until 1964 when the Club purchased a piece of land at Edge Green Street which was previously the home of Stubshaw Cross Rovers.
This became the Club`s new home, and development of the ground began. In 1969 the Clubhouse was completed, and was opened by Liverpool and England star Roger Hunt. Then in 1975 the present dressing room facilities were built.
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ssociation football club section. As did the arrival of our current Chairman, Mark Hayes, who has helped build the profile of the club both locally and nationally. Other volunteers to mention are Steve, Stefan, Denise, Ian, Dawn, Peter, Clare, Joanne and more recently, Keith whose dedication and work rate is second to none on quite often a day-to-day basis. It would go amiss if I didn‟t mention at this point Brian Cunliffe (pic below), who has on and
The formation of the North West Counties Football League 1982 saw Ashton Town join as founder members, and the Club has remained in the league ever since with the exception of season 1985-86, when they played in the Manchester League while essential ground maintenance work was carried out to bring the ground up to stringent ground grading requirements for the NWCF League. Throughout the years there have been many custodians of the club, owned by no-one, powered by volunteers. I‟ll surely miss out a host of names here but….Notable is the involvement of Jack Longstaffe, Pat Dooney, Barry & Sandra Longstaffe, Gordon Ellis, Les Bailey, Len Riley, Malcolm Magrath, Billy Pomfrett R.I.P 5/5/20 (right pic far right) and Jimmy Cahill (pic below far right). The latter two who have clocked up over a hundred years‟ service to Town and Jimmy is still here on a daily basis. In more recent times, Clare and James off, over the years worked behind the Horner made a massive boost to the club scenes painting, digging or mending often with the long overdue formation of a Junior without the right resources for the job…..it‟s people like this who really make a place what it is. So Many to mention, others to forget, but we are here and that wouldn‟t exist if it weren‟t for those who give up their time and effort to keep the club alive. Our motto ...... „Onwards & Upwards‟, sums us up as we now strive for promotion.
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HISTORY OF st He The original St. Helens Town club was formed in 1901 and played at Park Road, behind the Primrose Vaults public house. Although it was known as the Primrose Ground, the players changed further down Park Road at the Black Horse pub. Playing in the Lancashire League and Lancashire Combination, the team enjoyed some early success, but struggled after the Great War and appears to have folded midway through the 1928/29 season.
(36), Harry McCann (32) and Terry Garner (31) all netting over 30 goals apiece. An alltime club record attendance of “between 8000 and 9000” witnessed a friendly game against Manchester City, arranged as part of the Trautmann transfer deal, in April 1950 and another 4000 witnessed a second match with City the following season. Although relegated by a slender margin from the First Division in 1951/52, the club continued to look forward, even contemplating Football League status and, in order to further its ambitions, moved to the former St. Helens Recs. rugby league ground at City Road. The club was re-formed by George Fryer and Initial crowds were encouraging but, despite a group of local businessmen in 1946. They success, the club decided to move back to took out a lease of the former cricket Hoghton Road in October 1953, where they ground at Hoghton Road, Sutton, adjacent remained until April 2000. to the St. Helens Junction railway station and, although it entered in the FA Cup in Town produced a number of fine players the 1946/47 season, a team could not be who joined Football League clubs, including raised in time to fulfil its tie with Prescot Bill Foulkes (Manchester United), John Cables. Friendly games were played, then Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday) and John local team Derbyshire Hill Rovers were Connelly who joined Burnley, later taken over in April 1947, those players transferring to Manchester United and who forming the nucleus of the team which played in the England 1966 World Cup entered the Liverpool County Combination winning squad. More recently, Dave Bamber at the start of the 1947/48 season. St. scored goals in all four divisions of the Helens Town soon began to prosper and league with a host of different clubs, early results included a sensational 10-4 win starting and ending his league career at over Everton “A” on 6th December 1947. Blackpool and in the last few years, Karl Former German prisoner-of-war Bert Ledsham, who had a productive career at Trautmann joined the club in the Summer of conference level with Southport, Lincoln 1948, the strapping goalkeeper helping the City, Barrow and Stockport County before team to win its first trophy, the George moving to the USA. Mahon Cup, which was secured with a 2-1 win over Runcorn at Prescot on 7th May Following a second relegation in 1956, St. 1949. Crowds averaged over 2000 that Helens Town continued to play in the season, peaking with a league record Lancashire Combination, winning the attendance of 3012 against Burscough in Championship in 1971/72, by nine points October 1948. ahead of Accrington Stanley. However, the formation of the Northern Premier League in The following season, 1949/50, Town 1968 led to a gradual drain of stronger clubs entered the Lancashire Combination and, from the Combination and St. Helens joined despite losing Trautmann to Manchester City the Cheshire League in 1975, becoming in October 1949, they won the Second founder members of the North West Division title in some style the following Counties League seven years later. They season, three players, Albert Leadbetter held the proud record of being the only club
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elens town AFC to play in the NW Counties‟ top flight every season until they were relegated in April 2015, conceding an injury-time equaliser to Silsden in the last game of the season, a match they had to win to stay up.
victories at much fancied Lower Breck on the opening day of the season followed with a home win over Atherton LR and draws with Bacup Borough & AFC Darwen before a run of five losses Town enjoyed a golden era in the late brought them back down to earth and it was 1980s, just missing out on an appearance in to be a season of battling it out at the the First Round proper of the FA Cup in wrong end of the table. Safety was secured 1985/86, losing to Morecambe in a Fourth with a 3-0 win at Atherton LR at the start of Qualifying Round Replay, but they obtained April and this season sees Town in their fifth ample compensation by winning the FA Vase term at Step 6, aiming to put behind them at Wembley in 1987, beating near four seasons of inconsistent performances neighbours Warrington Town 3-2, with two and regain their Step 5 status. Lee goals from Phil Layhe and one from Brian Jenkinson took the decision to step Rigby. They were regular promotion down at the end of September 2019 and was candidates for many years, largely due to replaced by Dave Platt who took the step up the scoring exploits of Steve “Pellet” from reserve team manager. Pennington, who grabbed 216 goals in 351 games, his season‟s best hauls of 45 in Platt‟s first match in charge saw a 1993/94 and 46 in 1997/98 just failing to blockbuster 8-3 victory over AFC Darwen in beat the club record of 47 scored by Phil Macron Cup action but the youthfulness of Stainton in 1963/64. Former club captain the squad and lack of experience was a Andy Gillespie won the NW Counties‟ golden problem at various point during the season boot with 34 goals in the 2015/16 season and despite promising green shoots of and netted another 24 times the following growth the club were bottom of the First season, whilst the 2017/18 season saw Division North by the time the season Shaun Brady only just miss out on the player paused and was eventually declared null and -of-the-season award in the First Division. void due to the covid pandemic. Town moved from Hoghton Road in 2000 and ground-shared with Saints Rugby League club pending an intended move to their new stadium, which took many years longer than anticipated and finally moved out of Knowsley Road when it closed in September 2010. Plans for the move were shelved following a disagreement and Town went on a nomadic existence, playing out of town at Ashton Town, Ashton Athletic, Prescot Cables and odd games at Atherton Collieries, before St. Helens Council redeveloped the Ruskin Drive multi-sports complex and St. Helens Town moved back home there in August 2017, playing on an artificial 3G surface. Last season saw Town start off well with
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Hopes were high for the 2020-21 season and despite the high of being back in the FA Cup and defeating Cammell Lairds in the Extra Preliminary Round the season was stop, start due to Covid before being curtailed with Town having played less than 10 matches in all competitions. 2021-22 sees Town in their eighth season at Step 6, the NWCFL First Division North, aiming to put behind themselves a number of seasons of inconsistent performances. Manager Dave Platt brought in new assistants in Curtis Lopez & Phil Clarke after a poor start to the season and recent results have shown an uptick as Town look to maintain their ever present record in the NWCL.
Who’s played at edge green st Stuart Barlow was born on 16th July 1968, in Liverpool. Barlow came into the game at a late age for a professional footballer as he was only playing at Sunday League level when he was 21 years old. He joined Everton in 1990 and went on to feature in the Premier League. In 1995 the club won the FA Cup, although Barlow was not in the side that defeated Manchester United 1–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium, he did appear in earlier rounds including starting the quarter-final versus Newcastle United but was then injured for the semi-final. Barlow gained a reputation as a pacy striker who would willingly chase lost causes. However, his inability to find the net regularly (despite his pace often putting him through on goal) led to the affectionate nickname of Stuart 'Barndoor' Barlow amongst the Goodison support. He joined Oldham Athletic for £350,000 and at the time he came in the Latics were struggling in the First Division. He spent nearly three seasons at the club and scored 32 goals in 93 games. Barlow was then sold to Wigan Athletic in 1998 for £45,000 by Neil Warnock. Whilst at Wigan he played in the 1998–99 Football League Trophy Final which was won by Wigan Athletic. He joined Tranmere Rovers in July 2000 and is best remembered by the club's supporters for scoring a winning goal in an FA Cup fifth round replay win against Premier League club Southampton in the 2000–01 season. With then second tier Tranmere trailing 3–0
at half time, Paul Rideout scored a hattrick to level the scores before Barlow scored the winner to put Tranmere through to the last eight. After spells with Stockport County and Bury, he joined Conference National side Morecambe in 2006 and later went on to Southport and Fleetwood Town. Whilst with Fleetwood he was loaned out to Bamber Bridge where he eventually joined permanently, this being his last club as a player before retiring in 2009. In 2010, a Merseyside Derby charity game was held between former players of Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park. Stuart scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Everton.
Stuart Barlow first appeared here at Edge Green Street in May 2015 as a member of the Latics Legends team that beat the Hollyoaks Celebrity side 10-0 in front of a record crowd for the ground of 2000.
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HALF TIME QUIZ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Which player scored the fastest hat-Trick in the Premier League? Which player, with 653 games, has made the most Premier League appearances? Three players share the record for the most Premier League Red Cards (8). Who are they? With 260 goals, who is the Premier League's all-time top scorer? When was the inaugural Premier League season? Which team won the first Premier League title? With 202 clean sheets, which goalkeeper has the best record in the Premier League? How many clubs competed in the inaugural Premier League season? Which three players shared the Premier league Golden Boot in 2018-19? The fastest goal in Premier League history came in 7.69 seconds, Who scored it?
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Manchester United Petr Cech
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Patrick Viera, Richard Dunne & Duncan Ferguson. Alan Shearer. 1992-93
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V cleator moor celtic 20/11/21 Town chairman Mark Hayes opened the doors to Latics fans with tickets for the postponed game against Oxford to get in free.
“Well that was some day and it‟s still sinking in,” said chairman Mark Hayes. “Football really is an amazing gift when it comes together like it did today, from literally all directions of the globe. “We provided a platform today from absolutely nowhere, for us to showcase our club in front of hundreds and we gave them everything a football fan can wish for “If ever a day could show and prove „football family‟ then it‟s today. Magic, simply magic. “The game had everything, and the 266 fans cheering us on for the win was special.” Among the spectators was a Latics fan by the name of Michael Jackson, who had flown over from Atlanta, Georgia.
He was rewarded by a bumper crowd of 266 at Profiles Park – the fifth biggest in the whole of the sixth tier.
After his story was picked up on social media, he was invited down to the DW And the team responded on the pitch, by coming back from 1-0 and 2-1 down to beat Stadium for a quick tour and photo with the FA Cup, before being driven to Ashton in Cleator Moor Celtic in a five-goal thriller. time for the game.
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On this day 27TH DEC 27th December 1919 After losing Four consecutive League matches Hull City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 10-3 in a Division Two match. 27th December 1947
As a player Kinnear represented his country at full international level 26 times and won the FA Cup, the League Cup (twice), the Charity Shield and the UEFA Cup during his time at Tottenham.
Ex Professional player and manager, Doug Livermore was born in Prescot, Merseyside on this day in 1947. Livermore began his playing career at Liverpool, where he played 16 times in the first team, before going on to represent Norwich City, AFC Bournemouth, Cardiff City and Chester. After retiring as a player Livermore had caretaker managerial roles at Swansea City and twice at Tottenham Hotspur as well as being Assistant Manager of the Wales National Team in the 1980's to Mike England. Livermore was also Assistant manger to Roy Evans at Liverpool when they 27th December 1971 Duncan Ferguson was born in Stirling, won the Football League Cup in 1995. Scotland, on this day in 1971. Ferguson had 27th December 1947 a professional career beginning at Dundee On 27th December 1946 Joe Kinnear was United before going on to player for born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Kinnear Rangers and two spells at Everton with a had a successful playing career at stint at Newcastle United in between. Tottenham Hotspur and latterly at Brighton Ferguson won 7 full caps for Scotland and is and Hove Albion before making a successfull currently still on the coaching staff at career in the game as a manager. Everton.
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MATCH REPORT V Ashton went into the local Derby game away at Pilkington FC knowing that points on the board were desperately needed having fallen to defeat away at Ilkley Town seven days earlier conceding a stoppage time goal in that game losing by a 4-3 score line having led 3-1 at the half time break.
Ex Wigan Athletic player Malumo looked an exciting prospect in the away tie at Ilkley scoring an absolute screamer from wide on the right wing on his town debut that day. The lads found themselves up against a familiar face in the Pilkington front line with Jay White making his Home debut for Pilkington having scored the only goal of the game for them in his actual debut away from home at Chadderton during the week following his surprise move from Town a few days earlier. Suffice to say White was extremely well marshalled throughout the 90 minutes by Alex Noonan and Liam Keenan and never threatened at all for the whole game. Town started on the front foot pressing Pilkington high up the pitch and maintaining constant pressure on the hosts defence.
Manager Lee Bignell. Stuck with the front three of John Edgerton, Tyler Magee and Mwlya Malumo. With Noah Robson sitting just behind the front three having scored in the away game at Ilkley retaining his place ahead of Leon Wright who, returning from suspension, had to settle for a substitute role on the day.
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This pressure was rewarded after 20 minutes with Tyler Magee shooting home from just outside the penalty area, his second goal in as many games, to give Town a 1-0 lead. That remained the score until the half time break but could and probably should have been more. Town started the second half as they finished the first and we‟re again by far the better side. The constant pressure was again rewarded after 55 minutes with Noah Robson finishing off a great move to score his second goal in as many games and extend Town‟s lead to 2-0. Town weren‟t finished at that though and on 62 minutes Mwlya Malumo also scored for the second game running to extend Town‟s lead to three goals.
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Pilkington managed a consolation goal with a fantastic free kick strike from Phil Marsh in the 84th minute, but Town continued to dominate to the end. Tommy Grindrod, Rustam Stepans and Leon Wright all had second half appearances and slotted in well to the high tempo pressing play that the lads maintained for the duration of the game. The lads were well supported amongst the 100 crowd watching and the game finished to a loud and lively singing of “Jingle Bells Jingle Bells jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to see the Ashton win away” from Ashton‟s following at Ruskin Drive.
FOOTBALL BOOK REVIEW I Love This Game is a book that captures the joy and passion for his sport, football. It also reveals, however, how hard you have to work to follow your dreams. French full-back Patrice Evra, a cult hero to Manchester United fans, reveals the extraordinary story behind his rise to the top of world football. In 'I Love This Game', the long-awaited autobiography of Patrice Evra, the former Manchester United and France star looks back on a remarkable life and career. Having played alongside some of the club's greatest legends, such as Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes, in one of United's most successful eras, Evra has now found a new role as an in-demand pundit and social media star. But, as he reveals in this frank, often shocking, but always compelling memoir, beneath the surface things were not so
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OUR CHOSEN CHARITY Joseph‟s Goal is a Wigan-based charity, ran by a small group of family and friends who all volunteer their services. The charity has received support from Wigan Council, Wigan Warriors and Wigan Athletic, as well as schools, local organisations and the business community. Joseph‟s Goal have raised most of their funds through charity balls, football matches, bike rides, marathons and 10-Ks, swimathons, spinathons, Xmas jumper days, numerous other fundraising events, and hundreds of donations from generous people. Ashton Town AFC now host an annual charity legends football match, after the huge success of the inaugural match in May 2015, with the Latics Legends thumping a Hollyoaks XI 10-0 with a sensational performance. Town chairman, Mark Hayes was touched by Joe‟s story and has been actively involved in the charity‟s fundraising efforts for several years. This years event is the fifth annual Joseph‟s Goal legends game and is set to be another classic with the likes of Bryan Robson, Emmerson Boyce and Arjan De Zeeuw gracing the Ashton Town turf. Since Josephs story was shared publicly, the 10-year-old has become a little star in the local area and recognised throughout the United Kingdom for his fantastic story in defying all the odds. Joseph‟s Goal has
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