2017 01 28 FTFC v Southend United by Fleetwood Town Football Club

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Good afternoon and welcome to Highbury Stadium as we face Southend. We arrive into the game on the back of a very good week with two away wins which show just how far we have developed throughout the year - not only in consistency of play, but also results. The recent results show we are now capable of not only drawing games away from home, but winning them too. All this is a real credit to the development of the club, team and the players which was evident in win at Sheffield United in front of what was the highest crowd in the history of the club. On Tuesday night we were followed by a strong and vocal away support and I was delighted to win, something which I felt we deserved over the 90 minutes. Today we face a difficult challenge in Southend. When we played them earlier in the season I told my players they would be top six contenders, and I’ve been proven right with their performances since. They recently went on a fantastic 13-game unbeaten run, similar to what we are on now, and it should make for a entertaining and competitive game this afternoon. The priority for us is to keep our run going and reach our first target of the season which is 50 points, this will secure the our League One status for another year. I’d like to welcome Phil Brown and Brian Horton to Highbury today, they are both people with a wealth of experience at a higher level. You can see how they both put their signature on a team and both know exactly what it takes to get out of League One and into the Championship.

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In my opinion Southend are a team who play in League One but already have players with Championship qualities. I expect one of our toughest games of the season today, especially when you consider home many games we’ve played lately compared to Southend. Saying that, when you are on the run we are, it’s far easier, both mentally and physically, to recover and perform at the highest level one again. Enjoy the game,

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Defender Ben Davies signed from Preston North End at the start of January and hasn’t missed a minute since. Twenty-one year old defender, Ben Davies, is a Barrow lad and still supports his local team. “My dad was a keen supporter and used to take me pretty much every Saturday. My mate and I used to play football on the back green near home and joined local club Furness Rovers. They were happy days. “I am still in touch with lots of friends from school back then.” Ben’s performance for Furness Rovers in a tournament at Lancaster brought him to the attention of Preston North End. “I was around eleven. Someone rang my dad. I was keen to give myself a chance against better players. For five years, Dad would drive me to Preston straight after school. It was backwards and forwards on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, home 4 |

around nine. I was a bit shy at first and it took me a while to settle in but I surprised myself at how well I coped with all the travel and the experience of being at a big club. “Eventually, I did Mondays as well. “Graham Alexander took my youth team but left for Fleetwood after my first year. “He told us it was too good an opportunity to miss.” Graham Westley gave Ben a first-team debut for Preston in January 2013, at home to Coventry City. “It was all a bit of a blur but I thought I did well. I kept my place for the next game, against Shrewsbury, but gave a penalty away and we lost 2-1. That was definitely a learning experience. The pace was quicker than in the youth team and I got yellow cards in the three

games that I played. To be fair, I hadn’t trained with much with the first team. They were struggling a bit and I think they just wanted to mix it up a bit. I did my best and the manager seemed pleased with me.” With Westley sacked immediately after Ben’s three games, the run ended. The following season was to start on loan in League Two, at York City. “It was my first time away from home and I joined a brilliant set of lads. “We started well Nigel Worthington, off, then put in a run towards the end season.”

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Ben made 47 appearances during that 2013-14 season and featured in the remarkable sequence of games which propelled City back up the League Two table, culminating in two tense matches against Fleetwood Town in the

play-off semi-final. After half a dozen games for Preston at the start of the following season, next stop was Tranmere Rovers. “I was excited to go but they were struggling. Everyone was a bit down. The manager, Rob Edwards, got sacked soon after I arrived. Micky Adams came in and told me he was using his own players. It happens in football.” During 2015-16, there were further loan periods at Southport and Newport County. “I was a bit reluctant to drop out of the leagues with Southport but had a month there and enjoyed it. It’s really important to go get some loan experience, especially if you are training but not getting games at your parent club. At Newport, the pitch got progressively worse because of the rugby. You had to find a way to win games. Saying that, it was another enjoyable period. Every loan I’d had was with teams at the bottom. It is much different coming into a side with Fleetwood where they are getting results.” Ben quickly settled into first-team action. “You can get on the ball more with three at the back and I was thrilled when the gaffer told me how he wanted to use me. I am playing games and enjoying every day. We’ve had away games at some brilliant stadiums. However, I know I need to keep my head down and work hard. I’m not taking anything for granted.” WWW.FLEETWOODTOWNFC.COM WWW.FLEETWOODTOWN.CO.UK | 5

In this issue of Cod Army, we asked our consistant defender some questions regarding how he became the player he is today. Who is your best mate in the footballing world? “I mean I live with Alan Browne from Preston North End but I don’t think he’s my best mate!” Who is the best player you have ever played against? “Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho in pre-season a few years ago. He could turn on a sixpence, was so sharp and always five steps ahead of everyone.” What is the best stadium that you have ever played in? “That’d have to be St. James Park, Newcastle for Preston. I Couldn’t believe the noise when they scored!” Have you got a favourite save you have scored in your career so far? “I can’t really answer that one as I’ve never scored a professional goal!” What is the best thing about being at Fleetwood Town? “I’d have to say the fact that the whole club is aiming forward. That’s a real big thing for me.”

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Tickets are now on sale to all supporters, including season tickets holders and members priced at £22 adults, £15 over 65s, £15 18-21 yrs, £10 under 18s. There will be no price increase on the day - tickets can be bought on the day from the ticket office with Fleetwood fans situated in the South Stand of the Ricoh Arena.

Tickets will go on sale to all of supporters on Tuesday 31st January at 9:00am for both season tickets holders and members priced at £22 adults, £17 Seniors (65+), £7 under 18s. Please note the above prices may increase by £2 each if bought on the day of the game. Town fans will be situated in the North Lower Corner of Stadium mk.

COACH TRAVEL: Coaches will leave Highbury Stadium at 7am. Coach tickets are priced at £10 for all supporters. These can be bought either in person at the ticket office or via the call centre on 01253 775080.

COACH TRAVEL: Coaches will leave Highbury Stadium at 8:30am. Coach tickets are priced at £10 for all supporters. These can be bought either in person at the ticket office or via the call centre on 01253 775080.

All coaches operate a strict no alcohol policy. No coach refunds.

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Due to Fleetwood Town’s form so far this season, with the Cod Army on an eleven match unbeaten league streak, the club have slashed the prices for away coach travel. Full prices are available for every remaining league away game below: Oxford United - 28/02 Departure Time: 2:30pm New Price: £10.00 Scunthorpe United - 04/03 Departure Time: 9:30am New Price: £8.00 Scunthorpe United - 04/03 Departure Time: 9:30am New Price: £8.00 Walsall - 14/03 Departure Time: 3:00am New Price: £8.00 Bury - 25/03 Departure Time: 11:00am New Price: £5.00 Oldham Athletic - 08/04 Departure Time: 8:00am New Price: £5.00 Peterborough - 15/04 Departure Time: 8:00am New Price: £10.00 Gillingham - 22/04 Departure Time: 6:30am New Price: £13.00 WWW.FLEETWOODTOWNFC.COM | 7

GREAT JUST GOT GREATER

INTRODUCING

SOUTHEND UNITED Jake Parker takes a look at today’s opponents, Southend United... Phil Brown brings his Southend United side to the Fylde coast today for a Sky Bet League One fixture against Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium. Today’s opponents are currently sitting just outside the play-off spots in 7th and are pushing to make up that final spot before the end of the season. Their form so far has been above par with eleven

Today’s man to watch would have to be the Southend United’s leading goal scorer and creator, Simon Cox.

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Southend started out promisingly and carried on that form into recent weeks as they have only lost one of their last four games in the league. United drew two of those games, which were against Charlton and Swindon, and a win against Rochdale thanks to Simon Cox’s 100th career goal.

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wins, nine draws and seven losses, scoring 39 goals in that time.

Southend acquired Cox in July 2016, before the current season due to him announcing that he would be leaving Reading at the end of

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his contract, which Phil Brown pounced upon. Cox is an experienced striker who has racked up 100 career goals, which will mean that he will be a tough player for our back line to deal with. In this season, Cox is the club’s highest goal scorer and chance creator.

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MATCHDAY

NAME: Courtney Bushell JOB: Business Development Officer Words by David Mitchell

Courtney Bushell can trace his Fleetwood Town connection back to a single match, an FA Cup game against FC United of Manchester in 2007. Fleetwood won a dramatic game in front of a crowd of 3,112.

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“It was a great day out and I really enjoyed it. I started coming to other games, then did some work experience and now I’m here full-time!” Courtney began full-time employment in the summer of 2014 when Fleetwood got promoted at Wembley. He is part of the Commercial department, ensuring a quality experience in the Parkside hospitality. “If there isn’t a function the night before matchday, we will have set up on the Friday so that when I come in to the ground at half past nine on the Saturday it’s just a case of getting everything switched on and ready. “The hospitality is open from quarter to twelve on Saturdays, half past five on Tuesdays. I communicate with Martin Booker and the bar staff to ensure that every little detail is right for the guests as they arrive. We might be welcoming anyone from individuals and couples through to groups of ten or twelve. “We have been fortunate to welcome some top class football people into the Parkside, such as Sir Alex Ferguson and Brendan Rogers. We try to interview a guest and/or a Fleetwood

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Town player and also present the match ball to the sponsors for the day. Just before kick-off, I take them down to pitch side for a picture in the centre circle. As we walk back across the pitch, there is usually some light-hearted banter from the party they are with! We always put a framed photograph together for the sponsor as a memento of the day. “Most of my work is done before kick-off. I get to see the game from the Parkside balcony, one of the best views in the stadium. I might be in radio contact with others in case there is an issue in hospitality, or maybe to do with the 50/50 draw which I supervise at half time. “The winning number is usually called about five minutes before half time and we have had some massive prizes. We then have to try and find the winner for a presentation near the tunnel, not always that easy! I have to say it is really good when we can reward the loyal fans who have put money in every week. “The bar in the Parkside usually stays busy if we win. I stick around. I like to find out how people have enjoyed the experience. Feedback is important. I’m usually away at six to half past on a Saturday, between half past ten and eleven in midweek.” WWW.FLEETWOODTOWNFC.COM | 11

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SEPTEMBER SAT 3 SAT 10 SAT 17 SAT 24 TUE 27 OCTOBER SAT 1 TUE 4 SAT 15 TUE 18 SAT 22 SAT 29 NOVEMBER TUE 1 MON 7 WED 9 SAT 12 TUE 15 SAT 19 TUE 22 SAT 26 DECEMBER SAT 3 SAT 10 TUE 13 SAT 17 MON 26 SAT 31 JANUARY MON 2 SAT 7 SAT 14 TUE 17 SAT 21 TUE 24 SAT 28 FEBRUARY SAT 4 SAT 11 TUE 14 SAT 18 SAT 25 TUE 28 MARCH SAT 4 SAT 11 TUE 14 SAT 18 SAT 25 APRIL SAT 1 SAT 818 SAT 15 MON 17 SAT 22 SUN 30

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NORTHAMPTON TOWN LEEDS UNITED (EFL CUP ROUND 1) SCUNTHORPE UNITED OXFORD UNITED BOLTON WANDERERS SOUTHEND UNITED BLACKBURN ROVERS (EFL TROPHY G.S 1)

A H H H A A H

15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 19:45

1-1 2-2 2-2 2-0 2-1 0-2 1-0

5,157 3,332 2,509 2,614 13,524 5,507 392

neal neal neal neal neal neal neal

mclaughlin mclaughlin mclaughlin mclaughlin mclaughlin mclaughlin duckworth

eastham eastham eastham eastham eastham eastham eastham

pond bolger pond pond pond pond davis

bell bell bell bell bell bell bolger

jonsson jonsson jonsson 1 jonsson jonsson jonsson jonsson

nirennold 1 nirennold nirennold grant nirennold grant dempsey

ryan ryan ryan ryan ryan ryan woolford

grant amadi-holloway 1 grant ball 1 ball 1 ball grant

ball ball ball 1 cole hunter cole cole 1

hunter cole cole long long long 1 hunter

cole hunter 1 hunter nirennold amadi-holloway woolford glendon

amadi-holloway grant amadi-holloway hunter 1 grant hunter 1 Kip

duckworth pond kip amadi-holloway cole nirennold nirennold

COVENTRY CITY CHARLTON ATHLETIC ROCHDALE MILTON KEYNES DONS BRADFORD CITY

H H A H A

15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 19:45

2-0 2-2 2-1 1-4 2-1

3,557 3,371 2,499 2,518 16,759

Neal Neal Neal Neal Neal

Duckworth MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN

Eastham Eastham Eastham Eastham

Pond Pond Pond Pond

Bell Bell Bell Bell

Jonsson DEMPSEY

Ryan Ryan GRANT 1 RYAN

Ball Ball 1 Ball Ball

Cole Cole Cole HUNTER

Long 1 Long 1 Long Long

Dempsey JONSSON JONSSON JAKUBIAK

Woolford 1 HUNTER DUCKWORTH COLE

Hunter WOOLFORD WOOLFORD WOOLFORD

MCLAUGHLIN

Eastham

Pond

Bell

NIRENNOLD DEMPSEY jonsson

Grant Grant DEMPSEY

RYAN

grant 1

ball

cole

hunter

jakubiak

bolger

SHEFFIELD UNITED OLDHAM ATHLETIC (EFL TROPHY G.S 2) PETERBOROUGH UNITED CHESTERFIELD MILLWALL GILLINGHAM

H H H A A H

15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00

1-1 0-2 2-0 0-1 2-1 2-1

4,004 793 2,711 4,598 8,085 2,600

Neal Neal Neal Neal Neal Neal

DUCKWORTH DUCKWORTH MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN 1 MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN

Eastham Eastham Eastham Eastham Eastham BOLGER

Pond BOLGER POND POND POND POND

Bell WALLACE BELL BELL BELL BELL

MCLAUGHLIN jonsson DEMPSEY DEMPSEY DEMPSEY DEMPSEY

DEMPSEY NIRRENOLD GRANT GRANT GRANT SOWERBY

RYAN WOOLFORD RYAN RYAN RYAN RYAN

grant grant SOWERBY 1 SOWERBY WOOLFORD GRANT

ball 1 ball ball ball ball BALL 1

LONG JAKUBIAK HUNTER HUNTER LONG LONG

WOOLFORD COLE COLE CAIRNS HUNTER 1 NIRENNOLD

HUNTER GLENDON NIRENNOLD COLE COLE HUNTER 1

JONSSON WOOLFORD NIRENNOLD BOLGER COLE

BRISTOL ROVERS SOUTHPORT (FA CUP ROUND 1) CARLISLE UNITED (EFL TROPHY G.S 3) PORT VALE SOUTHPORT (FA CUP ROUND 1 REPLAY) CHESTERFIELD SHREWSBURY AFC WIMBLEDON

A A A A H H H A

19:45 19:45 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00

2-1 0-0 4-2 2-1 4-1 (AET) 2-1 3-0 2-2

10,088 2,265 1,420 3,890 1,609 2,901 2,111 4,023

Neal Neal CAIRNS Neal CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS

MCLAUGHLIN GODSWILL NIRENNOLD GODSWILL NIRENNOLD MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN 1 MCLAUGHLIN 1

BOLGER BOLGER EASTHAM BOLGER EASTHAM EASTHAM EASTHAM DAVIS

POND POND DAVIS POND POND POND POND POND

BELL BELL WALLACE BELL BELL 1 BOLGER BOLGER BOLGER 1

DEMPSEY DEMPSEY GLENDON DEMPSEY DEMPSEY BELL 1 BELL BELL

JONSSON SOWERBY ROBERTS GRANT GLENDON DEMPSEY DEMPSEY DEMPSEY

RYAN RYAN OSBOURNE RYAN GRANT GLENDON GLENDON GLENDON

GRANT GRANT JAKUBIAK 1 HUNTER BALL GRANT GRANT GRANT

HUNTER 1 ball AMADI-HOLLOWAY COLE COLE BALL BALL 2 BALL

LONG LONG WOOLFORD LONG 1 AMADI-HOLLOWAY 1 HUNTER COLE HUNTER

NIRENNOLD WOOLFORD CHARLES GLENDON HUNTER 1 NIRENNOLD 1 HUNTER COLE

BALL HUNTER SOWERBY 1 NIRENNOLD JONSSON COLE NIRENNOLD NIRENNOLD

COLE COLE DEACON BALL BOLGER 1 AMADI-HOLLOWAY SOWERBY SOWERBY

SHREWSBURY TOWN (FA CUP ROUND 2) WALSALL SHREWSBURY TOWN (FA CUP ROUND 2 REPLAY) SWINDON TOWN BURY OLDHAM ATHLETIC

A H H A H H

15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00

0-0 2-1 3-2 1-1 0-0 1-0

2,886 2,708 1,157 6,143 4,017 3,189

CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS

MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN

DAVIS DAVIS DAVIS POND POND POND

POND POND POND BOLGER BOLGER BOLGER

BOLGER 1 BOLGER BOLGER BELL DAVIS BELL

BELL BELL BELL BALL 1 BELL DEMPSEY

DEMPSEY DEMPSEY SOWERBY GLENDON GLENDON GLENDON

GLENDON GLENDON JONSSON GRANT GRANT GRANT

GRANT GRANT 1 GRANT HUNTER AMADI-HOLLOWAY SOWERBY

BALL BALL COLE 2 LONG BALL BALL

COLE hunter 1 LONG COLE LONG HUNTER

HUNTER long AMADI-HOLLOWAY NIRENNOLD HUNTER COLE

NIRENNOLD cole GLENDON JAKUBIAK NIRENNOLD NIRENNOLD

LONG nirennold HUNTER 1 JONSSON COLE LONG

SHREWSBURY TOWN BRISTOL CITY (FA CUP ROUND 3) BRISTOL ROVERS BRISTOL CITY (FA CUP ROUND 3 REPLAY) COVENTRY CITY SHEFFIELD UNITED SOUTHEND UNITED

A A H H A A H

15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00

0-1 0-0 3-1 0-1 0-1 0-2

5,080 10,301 3,728 2,115 8,129 19,012

CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS CAIRNS

MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN MCLAUGHLIN 1

POND POND POND EASTHAM EASTHAM EASTHAM

BOLGER BOLGER BOLGER 1 BOLGER BOLGER 1 BOLGER

DAVIES DAVIES DAVIES DAVIES DAVIES DAVIES

BELL BELL BELL BELL BELL BELL

DEMPSEY DEMPSEY DEMPSEY DEMPSEY DEMPSEY DEMPSEY

NIRENNOLD GLENDON GLENDON JONSSON GLENDON SCHWABL

GRANT GRANT GRANT SOWERBY GRANT GRANT

LONG BALL BALL 1 COLE BALL BURNS

COLE 1 COLE hunter 1 LONG hunter COLE 1

HUNTER HUNTER eastham NIRENNOLD LONG HUNTER

GLENDON LONG nirennold BALL SCHWABL BALL

BALL NIRENNOLD cole HUNTER BURNS GLENDON

CHARLTON ATHLETIC ROCHDALE BRADFORD CITY MILTON KEYNES DONS NORTHAMPTON TOWN OXFORD UNITED

A H H A H A

15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 19:45

SCUNTHORPE UNITED BOLTON WANDERERS WALSALL AFC WIMBLEDON BURY

A H A H A

15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00

SWINDON TOWN OLDHAM ATHLETIC PETERBOROUGH MILLWALL GILLINGHAM PORT VALE

H A A H A H

15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 12:00

GRANT 1 woolford

KEY: GOALSCORER 1 BOOKED

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CORPORATECODS

Welcome back to Highbury Stadium for today’s EFL league game against play off chasing Southend Utd. We have enjoyed a fantastic run of form of late with Tuesday’s win away at Sheffield Utd the latest victory. Let’s hope we continue this great run this weekend. Manager Uwe Rosler deserves your backing for the run in – come and join us for an exciting finish to the season! TODAY’S SPONSORS Today’s Match Sponsors are Express Trade Frames – Trade fabricating at its best. Express trade frames has built a reputation as a trusted supplier in the trade fabrication and supply of a wide range of energy-efficient double glazed products. Supplying a wide range of innovative product s, including run through sash horns for casement windows, arched vertical sliders, PVC and composite doors, from the simple leanto, to the more complex conservatories and a complete range of roofline products – Express Trade Frames is the perfect trade partner. Whatever your needs Express Trade Frames will ensure that you are provided with the right product, at the right price, when and where you need it. Call Scott Law on 01253 777145. Thanks for their support! Ball Sponsors today are F Parkinson Building Contractors. Thanks to Bobby Wilson and Chris Mitchell and their guests for today’s sponsorship and support. The company is an SME building contractor that undertakes various refurbishment, extension and new build schemes ranging in value from small works to £10 million. Call them on 01253 394411 for further details on any building projects for your business. MATCH DAY SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES Be a Match Ball Sponsor with your guests for a memorable day out for you and your party. We do have availability for Match Ball Sponsorship for a number of remaining games. Bradford 14/2/17 and Millwall 17/4/17 our final two 14 |

packages available. Packages start at just £850 plus VAT for 10 guests. Match Programme Sponsorship starts at just £500 plus VAT for 6 guests for all our remaining home games with exception to the Bolton game on 11/3. Please contact us for details on fixtures available Tel 01253775080 option 2 for details.

FEBRUARY 2017 VIP We have some great games lined up in February at Highbury – come and join us and watch the game in style! ROCHDALE - Saturday 11th February 2017 - Kick-off: 3pm Grade B game £59per person, ST Holders £49 per person. Executive Boxes SOLD OUT BRADFORD CITY - Tuesday 14th February 2017 - Kick-off: 7:45pm Grade C game £49per person, ST Holders £39 per person. Executive Boxes £600 plus VAT for 12 guests. NORTHAMPTON - Saturday 25th February 2017 - Kick-off: 3pm Grade C game £49per person, ST Holders £39 per person. Executive Boxes £600 plus VAT for 12 guests. Contact The Commercial Team Today!

COMPANY EVENTS AT POOLFOOT Want to host your own company football event at Poolfoot Farm? A fantastic all inclusive package available for 4 5-a-side teams, these could be your customers or suppliers or an interdepartmental competition between employees. Package £300 plus VAT. Call me on 07854846820 for details

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SPONSORS GALLERY Thanks to our match day sponsors last home game against Bristol City in the FA Cup – Match Sponsors BES and Ball Sponsors Choice Meats. We hope they enjoyed their day with us – book your package now for remaining games in 2017!

Main Sponsor

Back of Shirt Sponsor

Club Sponsor

Official Fans’ Beer

Kit Partner

Print Partner

Brewing Partner

Legal Partner

Signage Partner

Vehicle Partner

Memorial Partner

Accounting Partner

Medical Partner

Travel Partner

Hospitality Partner

Pie Partner

Official FL Charity

Media Partner

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Results

Home

Sheffield United

+19

1-1

0-2

Scunthorpe United

+27

2-2

4 Mar

Bolton Wanderers

+16

11 Mar

2-1

Fleetwood Town

+13

Bradford City

+11

14 Feb

2-1

Rochdale

11 Feb

2-1

Southend United

28 Jan

0-2

Peterborough

2-0

14 Apr

Pos

Team

Away

Millwall

17 Apr

2-1

Bristol Rovers

-3

3-1

2-1

AFC Wimbledon

18 Mar

2-2

Oxford United

2-0

28 Feb

Walsall

-2

2-1

14 Mar

Charlton Athletic

2-2

4 Feb

Port Vale

-10

30 Apr

2-1

Milton Keynes Dons

-3

1-4

18 Feb

Gillingham

-9

2-1

22 Apr

Northampton Town

-9

25 Feb

1-1

Swindon Town

-14

1 Apr

1-1

Shrewsbury Town

-13

3-0

0-1

Bury

-12

0-0

25 Mar

Chesterfield

-17

2-1

0-1

Oldham Athletic

-13

1-0

8 Apr

Coventry City

-16

2-0

0-1

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CHARLTON ATHLETIC

BURY

WALSALL

GILLINGHAM

SHREWSBURY TOWN

NORTHAMPTON TOWN

COVENTRY CITY

OLDHAM ATHLETIC

BRADFORD CITY

PETERBOROUGH UNITED

MILTON KEYNES DONS

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

PORT VALE

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MOST ASSISTS DAVID BALL - 5

MOST CARDS

CONOR MCLAUGHLIN - 6

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COMMUNITYTRUST EFL Trust Kids Cup Poolfoot Farm welcomed 30 primary schools from the Wyre and Fylde area to take part in the EFL Trust Kids Cup on Tuesday. The competition saw 240 youngsters playing for the chance to represent Fleetwood Town in the Area phase of the EFL Trust Kids Cup, where they will face other schools representing League clubs. Ribby and Wrea Primary School won the tournament, beating Shakespeare Primary School in a nervy penalty shoot-out, after a thrilling final. Ribby and Wrea will now represent Town in March when they take on Bradford City’s representative team in the next round and will hopefully go on into the regional and national finals too. Larkholme Primary School came out on top in the plate as they beat Mayfield Primary in the plate final, a competition for the teams which finished third and fourth in their groups. Lewis Horrocks, Fleetwood Town’s School Sport Co-ordinator said: “We were delighted by the number of schools taking part, despite the wet weather. “The standard of football is really high and the competition was really close at times, with a fantastic level of sportsmanship shown.”

The Kids Cup involves over 20,000 children nationally and is one of the country’s largest football competitions. The eventual winners of the Kids Cup will get the chance to play at Wembley before the Sky Bet Play- Off Final of their club’s division. The competition took place at Fleetwood Town’s £9 million state of the art facility, Poolfoot Farm. Poolfoot Farm has 18 pitches, including a floodlit 4G artificial pitch, a gym, a café, a bar and offices and it was opened by Sir Alex Ferguson in April 2016. Matt Hilton Director of Community Trust

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AN UPDATE FROM THE ACADEMY January is a time of decision making in the Academy. Scholarships need to be offered so that the boys who are not taken on have time to try to secure a scholarship elsewhere. Exit trials are arranged in February by the EFL for those who are released in an attempt to get as many boys as possible placed. We have around 16 boys in that age group at present and unfortunately some are going to be disappointed. Once decisions are made, those boys offered scholarships will be involved with the youth team to a greater extent, in preparation for next season.

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January has produced 11 goals in the last 2 youth team games, but unfortunately we have only taken one point! Having lost 3-2 previously,Saturday saw us share 6 goals with PNE. Although having most of the play in the first half we found ourselves 1-3 down at half time. A spirited second half saw 2 goals by Dominic Kerrigan bring the score to 3-3 and in the final minutes Preston had to clear twice from under their crossbar. A well earned point. Just before this weekend’s first team fixture against Southend United, the under-18’s will be playing against Accrington Stanley.

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It has been another good week in the my phase, the u16’s entertained Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday night at poolfoot farm, the game ended in a draw which is a great result against a top Category 1 academy. The Academy played Shrewsbury last Sunday, the u12’s won with Thierry Bennett scoring the goal in the closing stages of the game, which made the long journey even more worth while. The u15’s entertained Blackpool and also won which was pleasing to see. This week has been sports testing, so all my age groups have been put through their paces with a variety of fitness tests.

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The turn of the new year has seen the start of our Under 7 and Under 8 pre academy programmes. We have currently invited over 30 players into the club across these age groups to be coached and developed using the club and academy’s coaching and playing philosophy. Our aim for the pre academy is to develop and improve players’ technical ability for their grassroots clubs and potentially for our future Under 9’s groups. WWW.FLEETWOODTOWNFC.COM | 21

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