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CITY OF LIVERPOOL VS MARINE AFC SATURDAY 29TH JANUARY 2022 KICK OFF 3:00PM SATURDAY 21ST DECEMBER 2019 - KICK OFF 3:00PM
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CITY OF LIVERPOOL FC 427 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 2JL Chairman: Paul Manning Deputy Chairman: Peter Furmedge
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Club Secretary: Peter Manning Club Welfare Officer: Mike Caulfield COLFC Community: Sean Lindblad Club Directors: Paul Manning, Peter Furmedge, Earl Jenkins, John Lavin, Mike
CONTENTS
Caulfield, Sean Lindblad Volunteer Co-Ordinator: Mike Caulfield Charity & Mascots Co-Ordinator: Amanda Manning Programme Editor: Sean Lindblad Gatehouse: Peter Furmedge, Howard
8 - WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS A brief history of Marine AFC 26 - THE SEASON’S FIXTURES Get your fixture diaries up to date… 28 - HOW THE TEAMS LINE UP
Klarfeld Hospitality: Amanda Manning, Leanna Brady Stewards: Owen Manning, Peter Manning, Lee Thwaite, Seana Thwaite, Colin Wilcox, Howard Klarfeld, Stephen Hesketh, Andrew Lavin, John Lavin, Cosmin Mocan Website: Sean Lindblad COLlotto: Andy Lavin, Lisa Lavin Purps TV: Jason Morland Merchandise Table: Sue Roberts Purps Matchday: Michael Meadows, Sam Pearson NLP Correspondent: Michael Meadows Club Graphics: Sean Lindblad First Team Michael Ellison Youth Section / College Dave McDiarmid (Joint Manager) Dave Rowe (Joint Manager) Junior Section Earl Jenkins / Sean Lindblad
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PAUL MANNING relegated from the NPL Premier Division down to Step 4 and incredibly we were league rivals!
Welcome everyone to the 5th meeting between City of Liverpool FC and Marine FC. The current score reads COLFC 0 Marine 4 but there is a backstop to each game that goes beyond that headline. The first meeting between the clubs came in 2017 in the Liverpool Senior Cup, when the step 5 Purps led 2-0 until the 64th minute at College Road against the Step 3 Mariners. A mistake by goalkeeper Graham McCall (where have heard that name recently?) opened the door to a Marine comeback, eventually running out 3-2 winners. After the Purps won the North West Counties Premier Division title and were promoted to the NPL Division One at Step 4, Marine were
Marine swept aside the Purps 4-0 again at College Road in that first meeting, but the game was closer than the scoreline suggested, for an hour at least! 0-0 at half time, Marine scored virtually from the restart and got another soon after, before the Purps were reduced to 10 men and the game was over. That season was subsequently declared Null and Void by the FA, so maybe we shouldn’t even mention it! Fast forward to Boxing Day 2020 and Marine are just a week away from the biggest game in their history against Spurs in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Against the backdrop of COVID restrictions, the attendance was limited to 400 and the bar and food outlets were shut at Vesty Road. Marine scored early, before
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PAUL MANNING COLFC equalised and then a late winner sent the Mariners home with a 2-1 win in a season that was curtailed a week later by the FA. Here we are now in Season 2021/22 and for the first time, the clubs will meet twice during the Season. Earlier this season the Mariners again ran out 2-1 winners and the Purps were again reduced to 10 men. COLFC’s squad was ravaged by injury in the run up to the game, without 3 of our back 4 and the goalkeeper signed that week, and a 16 year old loanee playing centre forward. Although we battled well, the scoreline probably flattered us a little bit, which brings us to today’s game! Marine are pushing hard for the title and looked nailed on when 7 points clear just before Christmas, but results have faltered of late against the backdrop of a disabling injury list. Our injury list this season is
beyond a joke, with players going down like 9 pins, one after the other. We have beaten every single team above us in the league (except Workington and Marine) and it feels like we have lost to every team below us. Jekyll and Hide have got nothing on the Purps! We are still looking upwards though and have had good wins against Runcorn and Teafford recently, and a good performance against Workington. Good luck to both teams today but hopefully 3 points for the Purps! Welcome everybody to the VanEupen Arena, we hope you enjoy the facilities.
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Marine AFC The Club was formed in 1894 by a group of local businessmen and former college students - taking its name from the hotel on the River Mersey sea front at Waterloo, seven miles to the north of Liverpool where the founders met. They moved to their present ground The Marine Travel Arena (formerly known as Rossett Park) in 1903. Marine quickly made an impression on local football, winning numerous titles in the I Zingari League and the Liverpool Combination. Their greatest success as an amateur team in this period culminated in an F.A. Amateur Cup Final appearance in 1931/32, when they lost 7–1 to Dulwich Hamlet in front of a 22,000 crowd at West Ham United. In 1946 they went close again by reaching the semi-final. In 1935/36 they moved to the allprofessional Lancashire Combination and enjoyed limited success before moving to the Cheshire County League in 1969/70. In 1972 Roly Howard was appointed first team manager and completed 1,975 competitive games over a 33-year period before retiring at the end of the 2004/05 season. He was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the longest serving manager in world football as Marine enjoyed its most successful period winning some 30 trophies. The Club relinquished its amateur status and became professional in 1974. Three Cheshire League Championships were won in five seasons before progressing to the Northern Premier League in 1979/80. They have twice been Champions (1993/94 and 1994/95) as well as twice being runnersup and have won the League Cup on four occasions (1984/85, 1991/92, 2002/03 & 2015/16) which is a league record. In more recent times, the club have had
a number of managers including Alvin McDonald (2005-2009), Kevin Lynch (2009-2013), Phil Brazier (2013-2014), Carl Macauley (2014-2015), Sean Hessey (2015-2017) and Tommy Lawson (20172018). Alvin qualified for the UniBond Premier play-offs in two seasons, losing to the eventual play-off champions on both occasions. Kevin Lynch narrowly missed out on a play off place during his reign and Phil Brazier enjoyed his first season of football management. In February 2015, following a disappointing run of results, Carl Macauley left the club and defender Sean Hessey took over team affairs as caretaker manager. In Sean’s final 12 games in charge of the season, the club escaped relegation by losing 1, drawing 5 and winning 6 matches and were handed a reprieve, following the demise of Salisbury City. In February 2017, the club parted company with Sean Hessey following a poor run of results, the increasing threat of relegation and poor discipline on the pitch. With just a few weeks of the 2016/2017 season remaining, former Skelmersdale United manager Tommy Lawson was appointed as manager. In 2017/2018, his first full season in charge, Tommy and his team reached the Second Round proper of the FA Trophy
losing away to Dover and also reached the Liverpool Senior Cup Final for the first time in a decade. Tommy Lawson resigned as manager in September 2018 with experienced and successful manager Neil Young being appointed as manager, assisted by Alan Morgan & coach Ian Johnson. In April 2019, the club were relegated for the first time in their history and competed in the Northern Premier League First Division North West in their 125th Anniversary year, which was cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 with the Mariners in a play-off position. Season 2020/2021 will be best known for the magnificent Emirates FA Cup run which was a record breaker, having won through seven rounds beating Barnoldswick Town, Frickley Athletic, Runcorn Linnets, Nantwich Town, Chester, Colchester United and Havant & Waterlooville on the way before taking on Premier League Tottenham Hotspur at the Marine Travel Arena. Club Officials worked tirelessly to get the green light with the relevant authorities to stage the tie at home. Meanwhile the Covid-19 pandemic was still rife, and the team only played seven league games with five wins and two losses. Manager Neil Young was offered a three-year contract ahead of the 2021/2022 season commencing. Marine’s best performances in the F.A. Cup were reaching the 3rd Round in 1992/3 (losing 1-3 to Crewe Alexandra) and in 2020/1 (losing at home 0-5 to Tottenham Hotspur, with the game being broadcast live on BBC Match of the Day and watched by a record nearly 40 million viewers worldwide). Marine have also achieved eleven First Round and two Second Round appearances in the FA Cup and have beaten three Football League Clubs (Barnsley, Halifax Town & Colchester United) in the competition. Marine have twice reached the semi-finals of the F.A. Trophy in 1983/84 and 1991/92 and have been winners of 13
senior county cups. Marine have won the Liverpool Senior Cup seven times and the Lancashire Trophy Challenge Trophy three times. The club have twice won the accolade as Football Foundation Community Club of the Year in 2009 and 2010, as voted by readers of the Non League Paper, and in March 2011 the club were awarded the FA Charter Standard Community Club award by the Football Association. In 2010, the club was awarded Club of the Year by outgoing league sponsors UniBond. The club is continuing to make improvements to their Marine Travel Arena base, nine years ago new floodlights were installed at a cost of £70,000. Six years ago, the unused area under the stand was turned into a new community facility, matchday boardroom, hospitality suite and offices, all funded by donations. In summer 2016, the club demolished the old wooden building which housed the club shop, kit and groundsman store and extended the car park. In summer 2019, the old wooden buildings at the front of the stadium were demolished in a project costing £120,000. New modular units replaced the old facilities and housed new offices, hospitality suites, tea room, kit store, first aid room, steward control room and club shop. In 2019/2020, the club celebrated their 125th Anniversary Year, which saw the launch of a new club crest, kit, tie, photographic history book and beer. During the summer of 2021 and with the monies raised from the FA Cup run, the club completely refurbished the clubrooms with the installation of a new bar and bistro, open seven days a week, and the party function room was completely transformed. The club had also hoped to install a new 3G Pitch for community use. The initial planning approval was delayed and then due to a late change of the build method and increased costs the club decided to postpone until summer 2022.
MARINE FOOTBALL CLUB – SQUAD DETAILS 2021/2022
MANAGEMENT TEAM Neil Young - Manager Neil, 44, has an impressive football CV with five promotions, including three consecutive League Championships at Chester FC. After his playing career was cut short by injury at the age of 24 he began his managerial roles in local football with Queen’s Park and Poulton Victoria, before joining Rhyl as Assistant Manager in 2004, the club winning the Welsh Cup in 2006 and also qualifying for UEFA competitions in three consecutive seasons. He joined Cammell Laird as Joint Manager in 2007, the team being promoted to the Northern Premier League Premier Division as runners up. A two year spell as Manager at Colwyn Bay began in 2008 with success again coming quickly, the Seagulls making the playoffs in his first season but going one better the following year by clinching
promotion to the NPL Premier Division as play-off winners. He became the first manager of the newly formed Chester FC in summer 2010. The Deva Stadium club went on to record an unprecedented triple promotion, winning the NPL North, NPL Premier and Conference North in consecutive seasons, breaking a host of records on the way. Neil was also given the accolade of Conference North Manager of the Year in 2013 as well as an Honorary Degree from the University of Chester. He has also had spells as Manager at Stockport County and Altrincham and more recently was Head of Scouting at FC Halifax Town with a spell also as caretaker manager until February 2018. Alan Morgan – Assistant Manager Alan, 45, is a former Welsh U21 International and had spells as a player with Tranmere, Doncaster, Morecambe and a number of Welsh clubs. He began his managerial career at Cefn Druids in 2004 and has also managed Aberystwyth Town, Llandudno and most recently Colwyn Bay in the NPL Division One West. Gary Jones – Coach Joined the club in summer 2020 having previously worked with Neil Young at Chester FC, winning three successive promotions. Previous clubs include Chester & Tranmere Rovers.
Richie Cailes – Physio Richie joined the club as Assistant Physio last season and took over the Physio role in January 2020 after Tom Foster moved abroad. Tony Mawdesley (Mex) – Kit Manager Tony is the club’s kit manager and joined the club in February 2017. PLAYING SQUAD Bayleigh Passant – Goalkeeper Bayleigh, 20, began his career in the Youth set up at Tranmere Rovers and went on to earn a professional contract with the Prenton Park club. He had a three month loan spell with fellow NPL Division One North West club Runcorn Linnets at the start of 2019/2020, playing in the FA Trophy game against Marine in September 2019. Germano Mendes – Goalkeeper Guinea-Bissau born goalkeeper Germano, 29, joined the Mariners in summer 2017 after being with groundshare partners AFC Liverpool. Has also had spells at Oeiras (Portugal) and JS Hercules (Finland). Anthony Miley – Defender Liverpool based Anthony, 28, joined the club from Welsh Premier League club Bala Town after joining the Lakesiders from Bangor City in May 2018, where he had spent the previous five seasons. He has also
previously appeared for Bootle, Conwy and Colwyn Bay as well as representing Liverpool in the Dallas Cup. Danny Shaw – Defender 25 year old defender Danny initially joined the club in August 2018 after a spell in the Welsh leagues with Llandudno. He left to join neighbours Widnes in summer 2019 before rejoining Marine in December 2020. Josh Soloman-Davies – Defender Right back Josh, 21, is a full international having played for St. Lucia U20s and the senior side, making his debut against Grenada in February 2018. He has appeared for Tranmere Rovers in the National League and spent part of last season at NPL Premier Division Stalybridge Celtic. Quickly established himself as a key member of Neil Young’s team, making 36 out of a possible 38 appearances in the curtailed 201920 season. Dean Winnard – Defender Dean, 32, has close to 300 Football League appearances to his name, having spent seven seasons at Accrington Stanley and two at Morecambe. He signed for Southport in 2018 as player / coach for the Haig Avenue side and joined the Mariners in August 2021. James Barrigan – Midfielder Bootle based James, 23, netted 13 times for the Seagulls in the
NPL Division One West and can also operate on the left side of midfield or defence. He began his career with Wigan Athletic, making a number of Football League appearances and has also had spells with Warrington Town, Chorley and Skelmersdale United. James Devine – Midfielder 21 year old midfielder who started out with Tranmere Rovers, making his debut for them aged 16 with fellow Mariners Josh SolomonDavies. Also spent a year as a pro with Tranmere Rovers. Alex Doyle – Midfielder 20 year old Alex is a central midfielder who hails from Salford and was the first Academy graduate to play in the club’s first team, going on to make several appearances. He signed a professional contract for City in summer 2019 with a further year being agreed this summer. He joined the club on loan from Salford City and once his contract ended he joined the Mariners on contract in summer 2021. Mark Howarth – Midfielder Mark, 22, originally joined the Mariners on loan from Salford City on Boxing Day 2019, going on to appear in all of the club’s 13 games, scoring 5 goals, until the season was curtailed by the pandemic in March 2020. The Burnley born player spent ten years in his home town club’s Academy before joining Salford, going on to sign for
Guiseley in August 2020 where he made 13 appearances. David Lynch – Midfielder David, 28, recently left his role as Clitheroe player manager and has Conference National experience. He was briefly registered for the Mariners last season for the Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup tie. Ben Hughes – Midfielder/Striker Ben, 21, is a wide-midfielder or striker who was formerly a professional at Sheffield Wednesday before being released in May 2021. He has been a professional at Sheffield Wednesday until recently and has been out on loan at Gainsborough Trinity so understands non-league football. Niall Cummins – Striker Niall, 34, is an experienced striker who has a good goalscoring record at National North level. Has had a spell at Burscough and a six-year stint at Curzon Ashton, joining the Mariners on loan in December 2018. Signed on a permanent basis in May 2019 and went on to net 21 times in season 2019/2020, winning the Step 4 Player of the Season award. Neil Kengni – Striker Neil, 21, joined the Rochdale Academy in 2016 before moving to Stalybridge in August 2018. He is noted for his pace and can play in any of the front positions. He netted 14 times in 68 full appearances for the Bower Fold
club and joined the Mariners on loan in January, and became Neil Young’s first summer signing in May 2020. Ryan Wignall – Striker Winger who joined Marine in summer 2020 from Connah’s Quay Nomads. Ryan, 32, joined The Nomads in January 2017. A product of the Liverpool Academy system, he won the FA Youth Cup twice with the Merseyside giants and was a regular in the reserve side before being released. He then went on to play for AFC Liverpool, Cammell Laird, Wimborne Town, Burscough and Conwy United whilst also having a full-time spell with Belgian side Royal Racing FC Montegnee. He would go on to make 61 starts in all competitions for the Nomads, scoring on 15 occasions having won the JD Cymru Premier and Nathaniel MG Cup in the 2019/20 season to add to his JD Welsh Cup in 2018. Lewis Reilly – Striker Lewis, 22, came through the ranks at Crewe Alexandra, making his Football League debut for The Railwaymen before joining Chorley in Summer 2020. He joined the club on contract in the summer of 2021. Owen Watkinson – Striker Owen, 20, came through the youth set up at AFC Fylde and Blackpool, with loan spells at Bamber Bridge, Clitheroe (scoring at the MTA in a League Cup tie) and Curzon Ashton. He signed for Longridge Town last season, scoring twice for the
Lancashire side as they knocked Stalybridge Celtic out of last season’s FA Cup at Bower Fold.
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COLFC 1ST TEAM Ollie Martin – Goalkeeper
on to join on loan.
Ollie Martin is a graduate of the Manchester City academy, as well as completing a two year scholarship with Fleetwood Town FC, captaining the Youth team in his second year. As a first year scholar he was heavily involved with the first team, before subsequently making his first team squad debut making the bench in early 2013. After being released from Fleetwood, Oliver signed for Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic, staying there for almost a year, before joining Swedish Club Ange IF. He enjoyed recent spells at Mossley, Radcliffe Borough and FC United before joining the purps in January 2022.
Hughes spent last season back at Marine on loan and featured in the Boxing Day fixture against Michael Ellison’s Purps before making the jump over to the purple shirt.
Jack Walls – Defender Jack Walls is a 20-year-old right back who joined the purps in November. Jack is a product of the Liverpool FC Academy, progressing up to Liverpool FC U23 football before leaving the Reds at the end of the 2020-21 season and being snapped up by the purps.
Shaun Kelly – Defender Adam Hughes The 24-year-old defender came through the youth ranks at Tranmere Rovers, spending 10 years with the Prenton Park outfit up to the age of 16. He then had spells at Cammell Laird, Marine, Warrington Town and also represented Vauxhall Motors who were at the time in the National League North. In the summer of 2019 Hughes spent a period on trial with TNS, suitably impressing enough in a number of pre-season fixtures to earn a contract with the full-time club. Adam picked up the August 2019 goal of the month award for TNS, for a fine right footed strike against Aberystwyth Town who he later went
Liverpool born Shaun, 33, has previously played in Australia with Shepparton United, South Melbourne FC & Port Melbourne Sharks as well as in the English Football League with Chester City F.C., and various other English non-league sides with his most recent club being Bala Town FC.
Scott Lycett – Defender Stoke born Scott, 32, is a vastly experienced player who joins the club from Leek Town, having also played for Congleton Town, Mossley, Colwyn Bay, Willenhall Town, Hednesford Town, Leamington, Kidsgrove Athletic, Halesowen Town, Nantwich Town and Witton Albion. He began his career as a youth player
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COLFC 1ST TEAM at Port Vale and Manchester City and also played reserve football for Leicester City.
While at Ewood Park, he had loan spells with Morecambe in League Two and Macclesfield Town - rejoining Southport, also on a temporary basis in between.
Louis Corrigan - Defender
On his release by Blackburn in summer 2012, Zac again returned to Southport on trial but subsequently moved to Warrington Town of the Evo-Stik League before more recently impressing at Runcorn Linnets under now purps manager Michael Ellison.
Corrigan came through the ranks at Tranmere Rovers before spells at Colwyn Bay, Warrington Town, Skelmersdale United, Marine, Trafford and Linnets. Louis also had a period playing out in Australia for Shepparton United before returning to the UK and signing for Marine. The left back is renowned for his dangerous delivery from set pieces and scored 9 goals in 35 competitive games last season, including a goal from the spot against the Purps in the game at the Millbank Linnets Stadium.
Jack Hinnigan – Defender The former Warrington Town, Burscough and Ashton Town centreback was signed from Runcorn Linnets in October 2020 having previously impressed current purps boss Michael Ellison while Ello was manager at Runcorn.
Zach Aley – Defender Liverpool-born player Zach spent two years at Blackburn Rovers, who he joined in 2010, having come through the youth ranks at Haig Avenue to make the Southport first team.
Ryan Schofield – Defender The experienced defender joined the purps from Longridge Town in the NWCFL Premier Division and has previously played against his new club when representing Charnock Richard. Schofield has experience of playing in the Northern Premier League for Burscough and had impressed as a trialist in a number of friendly fixtures for Michael Ellison’s side during preseason before committing to the purps for 21/22.
Louis Isherwood – Defender The 19 year old centre back came through the youth ranks at Wigan Athletic, before moving to the Liverpool FC Academy at the age of 12. Louis then moved back to the Latics as an Under 14 and progressed through their youth system. Isherwood was a key figure as a talented young Latics side progressed to the quarter final of the FA Youth Cup
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COLFC 1ST TEAM in 2020, only to be narrowly beaten by Manchester United at Old Trafford. The towering defender left Wigan at the end of the 2019-20 season and joined Chorley where he has continued his development in their Under 21 side, before making the step up to First Team football over the summer. A confident ball playing defender, Isherwood is highly adept at both centre back and right back and has impressed for the Purps during several cameos as a trialist during pre-season.
Nathan Burke – Midfielder Captain and an energetic and accomplished midfielder, Nathan has a great reputation in the game having started his career at the Liverpool FC Academy. The 25 year old scouser spent nine years at the Premier League club, where he held the role of captain at various youth levels. After leaving Liverpool, Nathan impressed at Warrington Town before spending four successful years at Bala Town where he played in UEFA Europa League fixtures. A spell at FC Utd preceded him joining his hometown club where he remains ever since.
James is highly capable of operating in a number of positions across the midfield.
Glenn Rule – Midfielder Birkenhead-born Rule started his career at Chester before representing then-NPL side Colwyn Bay, Stalybridge Celtic and Airbus. After making over 100 appearances for Airbus, Glenn made the move to Stockport County where he appeared in 23 games and scored two goals, including a stunning strike against Nuneaton in 2015. Our new signing later returned to Airbus before spells at Bala Town and Vauxhall Motors. Rule brings with him a wealth of experience from higher up the football pyramid, as well as versatility given that he is adept at operating in either central midfield or full back positions.
Elliot Johnstone – Midfielder Johnston was recently a professional with Salford City after impressing during a trial spell, and now joins Michael Ellison’s new-look side looking to make an impression in the NPL this season.
James Edgar – Midfielder Edgar represented Prescot Cables across a couple of spells which sandwiched a period at fellow NPL side Marine. A versatile operator,
George Hassall – Midfielder Hassall, 22, joined the club from local team Warrington Rylands FC. The
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COLFC 1ST TEAM ex Marine FC, AFC Fylde and Prescot Cables player had originally come through the Shrewsbury Town youth system.
MJ also had a spell playing in Australia for Corio Soccer Club before returning to the UK, he then signed for Witton in 2019.
Xenon Bahula – Midfielder
James Murphy – Midfielder
Toxteth based 18 year old Xenon joined the club in the summer after impressing in the purps youth team at the Steven Gerrard Football College. A graduate of our junior partner club Kingsley Utd, Xenon has impressed throughout the season.
Jack Hazlehurst – Midfielder Jack, 22, signed from Liverpool Football College in 2017 and has gone on to play 112 games, scoring 38 goals for the club. The tricky attacking midfielder has become a firm fans favourite and has scored some memorable goals along the way.
MJ Monoghan – Midfielder The talented attacking midfielder is well known on the local Non League scene, and brings a wealth of experience having represented Warrington Town, Marine, Burscough and Witton Albion amongst others. The former Prescot Cables star joined Linnets in the summer and has also previously represented National League side Telford United.
The talented forward came through the youth ranks at Chester and Connah’s Quay, before moving to Airbus where he initially played academy football. The youngster broke into The Wingmakers’ first team in 2015/16 and impressed considerably, making 35 appearances across two seasons and winning the Welsh Premier League Young Player of the Year accolade in 2016. Murphy briefly represented Newtown before moving to Rhyl where he scored an impressive 21 goals in 55 appearances, and then signed for NWCFL Premier Division side Litherland Remyca in early 2020 after leaving The Lilywhites before a brief stint at Ramsbottom Utd preceded him joining Michael Ellison and the purps.
Josh Quarless – Striker Josh, 25, joined the Purps in November from local club Burscough after some dazzling performances including 15 goals and 5 man of the match awards in the NWCFL Premier. The forward will also be a familiar name to followers of the Liverpool Sunday football scene,
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COLFC 1ST TEAM with various clips of spectacular strikes by Josh for FC Dovecot and Sefton Athletic
Lewis Mckinney – Striker McKinney played for Burnley’s youth teams before joining Oldham Athletic for the start of the 2017–18 season, signing two-year scholarship forms to join the club’s youth team from the 2018-19 season.[2] He made his first-team debut as a 69th-minute substitute for Mohamed Maouche in a 1–0 defeat to Macclesfield Town at Boundary Park on 19 October 2019. [3][4] In November 2019, he joined Runcorn Linnets on a month’s work experience loan.[5] At the end of the 2019–20 season he was not offered a professional contract by the club and released.[6] After joining Salford City’s under-23 development team in the 2020–21 season he made the switch to join the purps on loan for the season.
Harry Scarborough - Striker The highly-rated forward is a product of Chorley’s youth set up and was awarded a contract for the 2021-22 campaign having impressed for the Under 18s and Under 21s respectively. Scarborough is the latest Chorley youngster to further their development with the Purps, following in the footsteps of Kai Shorrock and Louis Isherwood who are both part of Michael Ellison’s squad this season.
Ryan Gibson – Striker A pacey forward by-trade, Gibson joined his hometown club Linnets midway through the 2018-19 season and immediately made an impression at the Millbank Linnets Stadium before joining league rivals Widnes FC and then making the switch over to join us at City of Liverpool FC.
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The Daniel Wilkinson Foundation is a charity set up in memory of Daniel Wilkinson who died in 2016 aged 24, while playing the game he loved, from an underlying heart condition called Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Dan played football from an early age and joined Hull City AFC when he was 10, earning a professional contract aged 18. Loughborough University followed where he completed a degree in Accounting and Financial Management while playing non-league football. He was an athlete who enjoyed the gym and took his health and nutrition very seriously. He lived life to the full and had so much ahead of him. Other than feeling light-headed on a few occasions in the month before he died, he had no symptoms!
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN THE YOUNG (SCD) SCD is the leading cause of death in young athletes during sport and the majority of deaths occur with NO SYMPTOMS or family history. ARVC can be found in one in every 1,000 to 5,000 young adults - IF IT IS LOOKED FOR. Warning signs may include light-headedness, fainting, palpitations, swollen legs, breathlessness. Every week in the UK, 12 apparently fit and healthy young people (aged 35 and under) die from previously undiagnosed heart conditions. In Italy, where screening is mandatory for all young people engaged in organised sport, they have reduced the incidence of young sudden cardiac death by 89%.
OUR MISSION The Daniel Wilkinson Foundation has been set up to raise awareness of SCD and to provide funding towards heart screening, defibrillators and CPR/defibrillator training primarily for grass-roots sporting teams. Tragedies can be prevented through cardiac screening. It is vital that young people are identified and treated.
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APPEARANCE STATS LEAGUE
CUP SUB
SUB
TOTAL
GOAL
Zach Aley
11
6
16
6
22
0
Jack Hazlehurst
17
2
9
2
Adam Hughes
13
1
1
5
1
19
3
22
9
1
18
2
20
Xenon Bahula
2
11
4
2
1
1
6
13
19
1
James Edgar
16
2
4
20
0
20
0
Elliot Johnston
13
1
3
16
2
18
0
1
Theo Roberts (GK) Jack Hinnegan
10
6
16
0
16
0
14
3
17
0
17
Nathan Burke
10
0
15
0
15
Ryan Schofield
9
2
6
13
3
16
Freddie Potter
5
5
0
7
6
13
7
Louis Isherwood
7
2
Ryan Gibson
9
1
11
3
14
0
11
1
12
Ethan Devine
5
4
1
7
5
12
James Murphy
8
3
0
8
3
11
1
George Hassall
7
4
Stephen Rigby
5
1 2
Ben Rydel
4 8
Jack Walls
10
Danny Taberner (GK)
9
Josh Quarless
10
Glenn Rule
6
Shaun Kelly
6
James Salkeld
2
Scott Lycett
6
Djavan Pedro
3
Kai Shorrock
2
James Kirby
2
Andy Kanga Lewis McKinney
SUB
GOAL
5
2
3
6
1
5
1
3
4
1
2
1
4
1
1
2 2
1
1
8
4
12
0
6
4
10
1
7
3
10
1
9
1
10
0
1
10
1
11
0
9
0
9
0
10
0
10
4
6
2
8
0
7
0
7
0
4
2
6
1
6
0
6
1
1
4
1
5
1
3
5
0
5
0
1
1
3
1
4
0
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4 2 1 2
2
1 1
1
3
Michael Monaghan
3
1
Mitchell Bryant
2
Harvey Sample
APP
CARDS
APP
Louis Corrigan
GOAL
TOTAL
APP
1
Ben Finley
1
1
1 2
1
1
2
3
0
1
3
4
0
3
1
4
1
2
0
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
Anton Smith
2
2
0
2
0
Ollie Martin (GK)
3
3
0
3
0
0
3
3
0
1
0
1
0
Harry Scarborough Tom Morris
3 1
Y
1
R
1
CLUB NEWS
LEAGUE TABLE #
Team
Pl
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
1.
Workington
25
18
5
2
54
20
59
2.
Marine
24
18
0
6
47
27
54
3.
Warrington Rylands
25
16
4
5
58
30
52
4.
Leek Town
24
15
4
5
50
25
49
5.
Runcorn Linnets
24
15
4
5
53
29
49
6.
Clitheroe
23
13
4
6
48
29
43
7.
Mossley
25
13
2
10
43
39
41
8.
Trafford
25
10
8
7
41
29
38
9.
Bootle
23
12
1
10
51
41
37
10.
City of Liverpool FC
22
9
5
8
30
28
32
11.
1874 Northwich
23
9
5
9
40
41
32
12.
Glossop North End
25
6
11
8
26
32
29
13.
Colne
23
8
4
11
28
35
28
14.
Newcastle Town
26
7
6
13
35
50
27
15.
Widnes
24
8
2
14
34
35
26
16.
Ramsbottom United
23
8
2
13
32
46
26
17.
Kidsgrove Athletic
24
8
2
14
29
43
26
18.
Prescot Cables
25
6
2
17
35
57
20
19.
Kendal Town
26
3
2
21
22
68
10
20.
Market Drayton Town
23
1
3
19
10
62
6
2021/22
FIXTURES & RESULTS Date
Competiton
Home/Away
Opponents
Score
Sat Aug 14 2021
BVNPL
H
Ramsbottom
0-0
Tue Aug 17 2021
BVNPL
A
Workington
3-0
Sat Aug 21 2021
FA Cup
H
Emley
2-0
Tue Aug 24 2021
BVNPL
H
Glossop North End
1-1
Sat Aug 28 2021
BVNPL
A
Newcastle Town
1-3
Mon Aug 30 2021
BVNPL
H
Bootle
2-1
Sat Sep 4 2021
FA Cup
H
Clitheroe
1-0
Tue Sep 7 2021
BVNPL
H
Clitheroe
0-4
Sat Sep 11 2021
BVNPL
A
Warrington Rylands 1906
2-3
Tue Sep 14 2021
BVNPL
A
Colne
4-0
Sat Sep 18 2021
FA Cup
H
Farsley Celtic FC
3-0
Tue Sep 21 2021
FA Trophy
H
Stockton Town
0 - 0 (4-3p)
Sat Sep 25 2021
BVNPL
A
Runcorn Linnets
3-3
Sat Oct 2 2021
FA Cup
H
Buxton FC
1-6
Tue Oct 12 2021
BVNPL
H
1874 Northwich
0-1
Sat Oct 16 2021
BVNPL
H
Trafford
0-0
Sat Oct 23 2021
BVNPL
A
Marine
2-1
Sat Nov 6 2021
BVNPL
H
Leek Town
2-0
Tue Nov 9 2021
BVNPL
H
Market Drayton
3-0
Sat Nov 13 2021
BVNPL
A
Kidsgrove Athletic
2-1
Sat Nov 20 2021
BVNPL
A
Mossley
1-2
Sat Nov 27 2021
BVNPL
H
Kendal
0-0
Sat Dec 4 2021
BVNPL
A
Prescot Cables
0-6
Sat Dec 18 2021
BVNPL
A
Ramsbottom Utd
1-0
Sat Jan 15 2022
BVNPL
H
Runcorn Linnets
2-0
Tue Jan 18 2022
BVNPL
H
Workington
0-2
Sat Jan 22 2022
BVNPL
A
Trafford
1-0
Sat Jan 29 2022
BVNPL
H
Marine
Sat Feb 5 2022
BVNPL
A
Leek Town
Tue Feb 8 2022
BVNPL
H
Kidsgrove Athletic
Sat Feb 12 2022
BVNPL
A
Bootle FC
Tue Feb 15 2022
BVNPL
H
Widnes FC
Sat Feb 19 2022
BVNPL
H
Colne
Sat Feb 26 2022
BVNPL
A
1874 Northwich
Sat Mar 12 2022
BVNPL
H
Warrington Rylands 1906
Sat Mar 19 2022
BVNPL
A
Clitheroe
Sat Mar 26 2022
BVNPL
A
Kendal
Sat Apr 2 2022
BVNPL
H
Mossley
Sat Apr 9 2022
BVNPL
A
Glossop North End
Sat Apr 16 2022
BVNPL
H
Newcastle Town
Mon Apr 18 2022
BVNPL
A
Widnes
Sat Apr 23 2022
BVNPL
H
Prescot Cables
City of Liverpool FC vs Marine AFC
TODAYS TEAMS COLFC
Marine AFC
OLIVER MARTIN
1
AIDAN DOWLING
KAI SHORROCK
2
JAMES DEVINE
NATHAN BURKE
3
JAMES BARRIGAN
LOUIS CORRIGAN
4
MARK HOWARTH
SCOTT LYCETT
5
DANNY SHAW
JACK HAZLEHURST
6
DEAN WINNARD
JACK HINNIGAN
7
OWEN WATKINSON
ADAM HUGHES
8
BEN HUGHES LEWIS REILLY
SHAUN KELLY
9
JAMES EDGAR
10
RYAN WIGNALL
MICHAEL J MONOGHAN
11
NEIL KENGNI
RYAN GIBSON
12
GEORGE NEWELL
GLENN RULE
14
CONNOR TEALE
RYAN SCHOFIELD
15
JOE WHITE
JACK WALLS
16
NIALL CUMMINS
LOUIS ISHERWOOD
17
STEVEN IRWIN
RYAN SCHOFIELD
18
JOSH QUARLESS
19
XENON BAHULA
20
ZACERY ALEY
21
MICHAEL ELLISON
Manager
MATHEW CROSS
Assistant Manager
CHRIS LAWTON
Coach
RYAN BROOKFIELD PAUL TREMARCO
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