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US V. THEM

HOW WE COMPARE IN THE LEAGUE

POSITION

GOAL TIMINGS

Minute

0-15

16-30

POINTS

61-75

76-90+

CLEAN SHEETS

31-45 46-60

HOME 6 AWAY 19

POSITION

For Against

YELLOW CARDS

HOME 7 AWAY 15

HOME 13 AWAY 13

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

10 TOP SCORER Jack Muldoon

L0-1

12 Dec (A)

Exeter City

W2-1 15 Dec (A)

HOME 11 AWAY 9

Salford City

L0-1

19 Dec (H)

Cambridge United 9 Jan (A)

W2-1

Mansfield Town

Forest Green Rovers

15 Dec (H)

19 Dec (A)

W4-0 W1-0 12 Dec (H)

L0-1

Walsall

26 Dec (H)

2 Jan (A)

D3-3 W2-0

2 3 5

LGE2

LGE1

8 9 10

NLN

LGE2

11 12

NLN

Bolton Wanderers

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

N NL L

NLN NLN

7 Callum Guy

NLN

11 12 13

Stevenage

L1-2

LGE2

LGE1

LGE2

NLN

LGE1

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11/12

12/13

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14/15

15/16

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16/17

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19/20

= EFL League Two; NL = National

PLEASE NOTE: This programme was originally produced on the 21st December 2020 for the abandoned fixture on the 29th December 2020 and whilst statistics have been updated, most other content relates to that initial fixture.

LGE1

10/11

TOWN MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Editor & Designer: Rich Saltmarsh Contributors: Henry Whitaker, Phil Harrison, Rich Saltmarsh, Hal Boxhall-Dockree, Iain Service, Simon Weaver, Josh Falkingham, Nic Streatfield Photography: Matt Kirkham Printed by: JJ Sports Promotions Ltd

MOST ASSISTS

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

Oldham Athletic

26 Dec (A)

NLN

Jon Mellish

NLN

7 TOP SCORER

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

FAILED TO SCORE

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

HOME 23 AWAY 9

5 Aaron Martin

3 4 5 7

0 9

YELLOW CARDS

MOST ASSISTS

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

Morecambe

CLEAN SHEETS

2 2 4 3

3 4

GOALS CONCEDED

7 4 8 6

61-75 76-90+

GOALS SCORED

GOALS CONCEDED

For Against

31-45 46-60

HOME 25 AWAY 14

Minute

0-15 16-30

POINTS

FAILED TO SCORE

GOALS SCORED

GOAL TIMINGS

Manager’s Notes Captain’s Notes Action Replay: Salford City Action Replay: Oldham Athletic Brendan Kiernan Interview This Week in Town’s History Meet Carlisle United Us .v. Them The Ex-Files Community Foundation Town Ladies and Youth Results and Fixtures Squad & Management Team Tonight’s Teams

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MANAGER’S NOTES

T HE M A N AG ER

SIMON WEAVER GOOD EVENING and a huge welcome to the EnviroVent Stadium for the visit of Carlisle United tonight. I hope you had as good a Christmas as was possible in these challenging times. I would like to extend that welcome to Chris Beech, his staff, players and officials who have made the journey over to North Yorkshire this evening. Carlisle are flying high, so will provide another stiff challenge for us, but we will be ready and be aiming to get our home form back on track. I am writing these notes prior to our trip to Oldham on Saturday. After the excellent performance and victory at Exeter, as a group we were desperate to carry the momentum on into the Salford game last saturday and give our supporters an equally good result to savour at home, but it unfortunately just wasn’t to be. Although the performance was good and there wasn’t much between the two sides at all, we were again undone by one solitary lapse in concentration and punished for that. The first goal is so important at this level and falling behind gives you a mountain to climb, so we were disappointed to concede in the manner that we did where we should have dealt with the situation before it ever became a danger. It’s a steep learning curve at this level and we know

that small errors are costing us at the moment, but that’s the nature of the beast in League Two, you do get punished for those errors, so we need to do our best to eradicate them. The season is always about the level of performance over 10 months and you finish where you deserve and but for a couple of games where we haven’t reached the levels we’d expect, we have otherwise been in every game and a large majority of our defeats have been by a solitary goal, many of which have been our own undoing. As I’ve said before, it is fine margins and in the position we are, we know we still have a great opportunity in front of us and we must demand the best from ourselves and each other to make the best of it. As this is our last home game of 2020, I’d like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and although it’s great to see the back of 2020 off the pitch, we cannot forget that on the pitch it has been the most successful year in the club’s history. Let’s hope that in 2021, we can get back to some sort of normality and at some point welcome everyone back to the EnviroVent Stadium in the not too distant future.

Simon

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T HE C A P TA I N

JOSH FALKINGHAM FIRST OF ALL, I’D LIKE TO WISH ALL TOWN FANS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SAY THAT WE’RE ALL IN THIS MOMENT TOGETHER. Hopefully this time next year everything will be back to normal and we’re able to celebrate Christmas properly. It’s my favourite time of the year - it’s about families and fans and although we can’t do that how we’d all like this year, we have to understand why. Looking back at our most recent home result, I watched on from the stands due to a minor injury but I thought there wasn’t too much in the Salford game. It was one of those where there were a few half chances but nothing clear cut. The disappointment for us was that the goal was a sloppy one to concede and that’s happening too often. We win together and lose together and we won’t point fingers at each other, but it is frustrating all round because we know for the 90 minutes, there’s not really any teams that are blasting us and blowing us away. With the fans back, we’re desperate to give them a positive result to go home with so it’s frustrating we haven’t been able to do that yet. What we’re finding out this season is that the first goal is so crucial, whether it comes in the 2nd or 90th minute, it seems like if you get that first one, it’s

a real platform to go on and win the game. The win against Exeter before Salford shows how even when in a blip, getting that first goal puts you in a really strong position. When games are so constant, its hurting bodies and it can be hard to find that way to win if you go behind. We don’t find ourselves a hard luck story and we have to make sure we take the opportunities that come our way and keep doing the right things to build the momentum. We really can’t afford to look too far ahead but whoever we come up against, we know the teams are going to be evenly matched and there’s not going to be much in it. We have to take the opportunities that fall for us in the opposition box and defend well when the danger comes our way. A couple of back to back wins in this division can really make all the difference. From where we are in the table now, a couple of wins can leapfrog you right up there. Doing the basics right will put us in good stead and we have to stay positive throughout as we know that if we keep going, we can have a really strong second half to the season.

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VS.

SALFORD CITY SATURDAY 19 DECEMBER 2020 THE ENVIROVENT STADIUM KICK OFF 3PM ATTENDANCE: 495

0 1 Wilson (17) Town Belshaw, Fallowfield ■, Burrell ■, Hall, Lawlor, Francis (Miller 85), Kirby ■, Thomson (Kerry 73), Martin, Muldoon, Kiernan Unused subs: Stead, Lokko, Cracknell Salford City Hladky, I.Touray, Lowe, Eastham ■, Clarke, Hunter, Bernard, Threlkeld, Wilson (Dieseruvwe 84), Thomas-Assante (Andrade 73), Henderson. Unused subs: Elliott, Turnbull, Hayes, M.Touray

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ACTION REPLAY

MATCH STATS ■ TOWN ■ SALFORD CITY POSSESSION %

59 TOTAL SHOTS

16 SHOTS ON TARGET

6 PASSES

369

518 FOULS

9 CORNERS

8 OFFSIDES

0 YELLOW CARDS

1 RED CARDS

VS.

OLDHAM ATHLETIC SATURDAY 26 DECEMBER 2020 BOUNDARY PARK KICK OFF 3PM

1 McAleny (19 pen)

2 Thomson (30, 71) Oldham Athletic Lawlor, Clarke, Borthwick-Jackson, Jombati (Garrity 45), Piergianni, Keillor-Dunn (Wheln 82), Grant â&#x2013; (43), Ntambwe, McAleny (Fage 45), Bahamboula (Dearnley 66), McCalmont (Barnett 82) Unused subs: Bilboe, Hamer Town Belshaw, Fallowfield, Burrell, Hall, Lawlor, Francis (Kerry 90), Kirby (Falkingham 72), Thomson, Martin, Muldoon, Kiernan Unused subs: Stead, Miller, Lokko, Cracknell

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ACTION REPLAY

MATCH STATS ■ OLDHAM ■ TOWN POSSESSION %

60 TOTAL SHOTS

18 SHOTS ON TARGET

10 PASSES

310

467 FOULS

8 CORNERS

8 OFFSIDES

3 YELLOW CARDS

0 RED CARDS

PLAYER IN FOCUS

Brendan K iernan FRESH OFF THE BACK OF SCORING HIS FIRST FOOTBALL LEAGUE GOAL AT EXETER, BRENDAN KIERNAN TAKES TIME OUT TO TALK US THROUGH HIS FOOTBALLING CAREER, WITH ALL THE HIGHS AND LOWS THROWN INTO THE MIX... By Henry Whitaker

BRENDAN KIERNAN AGE: 28 DATE OF BIRTH: 10.11.1992 BIRTHPLACE: LAMBETH SIGNED FROM: WELLING UNITED (MAY 2019) 2020/21 LEAGUE TWO APPEARANCES: 16

“ WE’VE HAD A CRAZY YEAR SO I THINK DOING EVEN JUST A SMALL THING CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT SOUNDS A BIT CLICHÉ BUT IT’S GOOD TO TALK TO PEOPLE. YOU DON’T KNOW THE BATTLES SOME PEOPLE ARE HAVING AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A NORMAL THING TO WANT TO HELP PEOPLE. ” BRENDAN KIERNAN

BRENDAN KIERNAN

Although being happy at Palace, Kiernan wasn’t offered a scholarship when he turned 16, meaning he had to look at alternative paths for his future. He went to college to do sport studies but as Kiernan explains, it wasn’t something he could get used to. “I was there for about two weeks. I kept hearing all the lads talking about football and talking about all these players. I said to myself I can’t do this, I need to be one of the players that are talked about.” GROWING UP in North London, Kiernan is a lifelong Arsenal fan and he used to live right outside the Gunner’s old Highbury ground, regularly hearing the names Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry blasted through the stadium sound system. The first match Kiernan went to watch was Arsenal v Leicester and seeing the likes of Henry work his magic, it gave Kiernan a hunger for the sport. “I was about 10 years old and I couldn’t see much of the game as I was so small, I was poking my head through the gaps. From what I did see, Henry was just drifting past people and I thought ‘wow’ this is what it was about. It got my mind ticking. The way he played the game, him and Michael Owen, it was just that era of players that were great to watch.” Kiernan enjoyed playing grassroots football with his mates but his ability was to a much higher standard. His first academy club was Fulham, before moving onto Arsenal for trials. Although he played well at both London clubs, the travelling wasn’t simple for Kiernan and he therefore dropped out. The winger moved onto his local side, Bromley. Ticking over with Sunday League football. A move to Crystal Palace’s youth set up at the age of 15 was next and it came about after a school teacher had put Kiernan forward. A successful trial saw Kiernan link up with the likes of Jonny Williams and Wilfred Zaha in what Kiernan describes as a “special group of players”. “I just enjoyed my time there,” he explains. “It was an amazing blessing to start playing for Palace as they were one of the top academies in London, it was a big deal.”

After leaving college and in a random and lucky moment, Kiernan was stopped by one of his former coaches in the street and after a brief conversation, the coach promised to get Kiernan a trial with a club. It was a promise kept as Kiernan was soon on his way to Queens Park Rangers for a trial. Kiernan performed well but got a call to say Derby County wanted to have a look at him. So, Kiernan went up North for the first time and took on yet another trial. And once again, he performed well and was on the verge of signing for the Rams before weird circumstances made the deal disappear. “Derby had sent the contract forms to my dad for me to sign,” Kiernan explains. “It was during the winter and we had time off when there weren’t any games or training. I didn’t have any accommodation for this period so went back home but when I came back up, the offer was gone. I was really disappointed.” Kiernan admits that he went on trial with several clubs after this. Charlton, Southend, Leeds and Leicester to name a few. It was fair to say that even at such a young age, the London born man had dealt with his fair share of rejection. However, the winger is keen to point out that it’s “part and parcel” of the sport and just something he had to deal with. In 2009, Kiernan found his next club, AFC Wimbledon. He joined the academy and became the first player to make the step up to the club’s first team since their founding in 2002. Wimbledon were competing in the National League at the time, pushing for promotion. As a young lad, Kiernan was hungry to make his presence known within the squad. 15

“Once I had that first session with the first team, I was like a bulldog. I knew I had to make every second on the pitch count,” Kiernan admits. “I was 18, hungry for it and I found the competitive nature of the team was so infectious with everyone hungry to win.”

and also contributed 14 assists which helped them reach the play-offs.

Kiernan made his debut against Crawley in March 2011 and was part of the team to win promotion to the Football League via the playoffs. It was Kiernan’s first promotion in his first season of men’s football. It was, as he recalls, as a “special day”. Another memorable moment for Kiernan soon followed as he made his Football League debut as a substitute in a 2-1 win against Bradford City. However, by April 2013, Wimbledon had a new manager and Kiernan was out of contention. It was agreed that the attacker would leave the club to play elsewhere.

“I wanted to stop playing after a while, it just wasn’t what I wanted,” Kiernan admits. “I felt like the dream of playing in high divisions in front of fans was getting further away. It wasn’t until at Lingfield that I enjoyed it again and thought it was right to give it another go. From there, the right doors opened up for me.”

Now out of professional football, Kiernan got a job working as a personal trainer while playing for Bromley. In his first season, he made just short of 40 appearances and found that having a job alongside football made him a “more rounded” person. Kiernan scored on his debut for Bromley 16

In 2015, Kiernan found himself jumping around a few clubs including Ebbsfleet and Lingfield. It was a period in his life where he felt the footballing dream was beginning to die.

The rebuild for Kiernan began with promotion at Hampton and Richmond in the Ryman’s Premier League before reaching another playoff final, this time with Welling United scoring 13 goals. Performances with Welling had caught the attention of Simon Weaver and it wasn’t too long before Kiernan signed with Harrogate for the 201920 season. However, before joining, Kiernan had to do his research on his new club. “I remember my agent at the time mentioning Harrogate and my first thoughts were the water

BRENDAN KIERNAN

bottles. At the gym I worked at, they had the bottles and that’s what made me think about that,” he chuckles. “I looked into it, where it was and it looked like a nice place. My first thought was that it was too far for me but when thinking again, I knew it was exactly what I needed. It helped me get into a place of focus and to consistently work on my game.” The now Town man started the season well, contributing to some strong team performances and earning the Man of the Match award in front of the BT Sport cameras in the win against his former club, Ebbsfleet. Kiernan describes that award as a “really nice moment” as it was a chance for his family to see him doing well in his new surroundings. Although he didn’t get the chance to feature in the play-off success, Kiernan still classes the moment as “all sweet” as he knew he had played his part in making Town history. The Town attacker has quickly become a real fan favourite, with Kiernan regularly taking time out to speak to fans and ask how they’re doing. He’s supported mental health campaigns and recently took time out during lockdown to speak to fans who needed a chat. Kiernan believes that now more than ever it’s important for people to listen and care for each other. “It’s almost like a golden rule for me. What would I want players to do for me if I was a supporter? Yes, I’m a footballer but I’m a supporter as well. It’s not hard work to see how someone is getting on and we’ve had a crazy year so I think doing even just a small thing can make a difference. It sounds a bit cliché but it’s good to talk to people. You don’t know the battles some people are having and I think it should be a normal thing to want to help people.” This season, Kiernan has had to battle his way into the starting XI and that hard work recently began to pay off as the former Palace academy man scored his first Football League goal in the away win against high flying Exeter. It was a goal that Kiernan himself admits was a “long time coming” as well as it being a gift for his family who have supported him throughout. Highs and lows are to be expected this season but Kiernan is confident the side can have a productive season with this team being full of “fighters”. And for Kiernan, he’s closing in on 50 Town appearances for Harrogate, with his focus on continuing to better himself in the future. “To be honest, it doesn’t feel like 50 appearances, but it’s nice to be part of a club that has done something special. The team has done so well, it’s down to them. In the future, I want to help the next Brendan Kiernan and for now, be the best possible Brendan Kiernan I can be, that’ll make me happy.” 17

THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S HISTORY

KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS WEEK OVER THE YEARS

by Phil Harrison, Club Historian

JANUARY

FRIDAY On New Years Day last

year Town beat Hartlepool United 1-0 at Victoria Park in the National League thanks to a Jon Stead goal in front of a crowd of 3,481 - the highest crowd Town played in front of last season. This completed a quickfire double over ‘Pool’ having beaten them 4-1 just six days earlier on Boxing Day at Wetherby Road.

SATURDAY

Jon Stead in action on New Years Day at Hartlepool last year

In 1999 Town won 3-2 at Netherfield Kendal in the Northern Premier League Division One with striker Martin Pemberton scored a hat trick for Town. JANUARY

DECEMBER

TODAY

In 1951 after losing 5-0 to Harrogate Railway Athletic at Station View on Boxing Day, Town lost again 4-3 at home to Railway in another West Yorkshire League Division One fixture with goals from Hardy, Syson and Furness as our local rivals completed the double.

TOMORROW

SUNDAY

In 1950 Town DECEMBER came away empty handed with a 3-2 defeat at Rothwell Athletic in West Yorkshire League Division One with goals from Jackson and Ray Ross who finished top scorer Ray Ross with 26 goals that season. Despite this defeat Town eventually finished the season as runners-up.

In 1976 Town won 2-0 at home to Woolley Miners Welfare in Yorkshire League Division Two with both goals from Alan Milburn and six in Alan Milburn the last four matches. Milburn went on to top score that season with 14 goals and scored a total 116 goals for the club in 269 games between 1972-81.

THURSDAY

MONDAY

In 1960 Town beat Swallownest 4-0 at home in Yorkshire League Division Two with goals from Waddington, Gunby, an own goal and Reg Taylor who became Town manager for the 1978-79 campaign. DECEMBER

JANUARY

In 2014 Town entertained AFC Telford United in the Conference North in a 2-2 draw. Dave Merris and captain Shane Killock scored for Town in front of 525 people at Wetherby Road. JANUARY

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TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION

CARLISLE UNITED

Carlisle United’s origins can be traced back to 1904 and the annual meeting of Shaddongate United when members of the club voted to change their name to Carlisle United. In 1905, they joined the Lancashire Combination and four years later moved to Brunton Park. From 1910 they competed in the North Eastern League, winning the title in 1922.

In 1928, Carlisle United replaced Durham City in the Football League. Carlisle’s first fixture in August 1928 saw a 3-2 victory at Accrington Stanley. A week later they overcame Hartlepool 8-0, still the club record victory. In 1962, Carlisle clinched promotion for the first time in their history but twelve months later returned to Division Four. The following year Carlisle were promoted again with a record 113 goals scored. Carlisle were promoted to the First Division (now the Premier League) for the 1974-75 season and in the words of Bill Shankly, it was ‘the greatest feat in the history of the game’. They won their first three games and briefly stood at the top of the First Division but despite playing attractive football, the Cumbrians eventually finished bottom. This remains as their only ever appearance in the top flight. A club steeped in history and drama – none less so than when keeper Jimmy Glass scored with the last kick of the season in May 1999 to secure their

league status. But after just one win in the first 21 games of the 2003-04 campaign, the Blues did drop out of the Football League just nine days before the club’s centenary. Carlisle spent just one season in the Conference defeating Stevenage in the play off final and then twelve months later, became champions of League Two. In 2008 Carlisle reached the Division One play offs, losing to Leeds United. After several mid table finishes, 2013-14 ended with relegation back to League Two and although the Blues enjoyed an upbeat spell under Keith Curle a play-off campaign in 2016-17 ended in defeat to Exeter City in the semi-final. John Sheridan took over from Curle but was tempted away six months later by Chesterfield, and Steven Pressley was appointed during the January 2019 transfer window. He parted ways with the club 10 months later, with Chris Beech appointed at the end of November 2019. After an 18th place PPG finish last season, the Blues have made a fantastic start to the campaign this term, currently topping the table and occupying the promotion/playoff places since mid-October. Their impressive home form has been a major contributor to that as they have amassed 25 out of a possible 30 points at Brunton Park. Away from home, they have four wins from their 11 games so far and five losses.

FORMED 1904

NICKNAME The Blues, The Cumbrians

BRUNTON PARK Capacity 18,202

RECORD SCORER Jimmy McConnell 126 (1928-32)

RECORD APPEARANCES Alan Ross 466 (1963-79)

RECORD TRANSFER FEE PAID Joe Garner £140k To Blackburn Rovers 2007 RECORD TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED Matt Jansen £1.2m From Crystal Palace 1998

POSITION

POINTS

CARLISLE UNITED SQUAD 1. Magnus Norman

Joined the Blues in August as the club’s eighth summer signing. Norman joined Fulham at the age of nine and turned pro with his boyhood club in 2014, when he was just 17. He enjoyed loan spells with Farnborough, Hayes & Yeading and Southport before he first caught the eye of Chris Beech during a half-season loan spell with Rochdale in 2018.

AT THE BACK

21. Paul Farman

Joining the Blues in August, Farman started his career on the non-league circuit with Blyth Spartans, but it was his move to Gateshead in the summer of 2009 which really started to put him on the map. He played 64 games for the Heed, and a loan spell with Lincoln preceded a permanent switch to Sincil Bank where he went on to make over 200 appearances for the Imps in a six-year stay. He signed for Stevenage in June 2018 and made 75 appearances for Boro before leaving the club at the end of the 2019/20 season. 22

2. George Tanner

Paul Farman

5. Max Hunt

George Tanner

Signing in August, Tanner joined Manchester United as a youngster before earning a place on their scholarship programme. He went on to sign his first pro contract with the Red Devils in January 2018. He enjoyed a fruitful loan spell with Morecambe through the first half of the 2019-20 campaign where he made a total of 29 appearances.

3. Nick Anderton © Signing for Carlisle in January 2020, Anderton started his career at home-town club Preston North End where he enjoyed loan spells at Chorley, Gateshead, Barrow and Aldershot Town. He signed for Barrow on a permanent basis in 2016 and became a regular for The Bluebirds before moving to Blackpool in 2017. After a loan spell at Accrington Stanley for the 2018-19 season, he joined Carlisle and immediately became a fans favourite and was appointed as the club’s captain for this campaign.

Joining the Blues from Derby County in January 2020, Hunt spent the first half of the 2019-20 campaign on-loan at National League side Aldershot Town, where he made 22 appearances. The 6’6” centre back established himself with the U23s at County during the 18-19 season and captained the side as he made 20 total appearances. He joined Derby from Matlock Town in January 2018 and became a regular feature at the heart of Darren Wassall’s defence before heading to Aldershot.

6. Aaron Hayden

Signing in July 2019, Hayden spent time in the youth system at Chelsea before moving to join Wolves’ academy as a 16-year-old in 2015. Whilst at Molineux, he had loan spells at Newport County, Hemel Hempstead Town, Bromley, Telford and Stourbridge before moving to Carlisle. He was appointed as club vice-captain for this campaign.

7. Joe Riley

Signing in August 2020, Riley was snapped up by Manchester

Nick Anderton

BETWEEN THE STICKS

TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION

Chris Beech

Appointed: November 2019 Age: 45

Joining the Blues in August, McDonald cut his teeth in academy football with Stoke City and Manchester City before plying his trade on the non-league circuit. He signed for Northampton Town in the summer of 2015, where over 50 appearances and a title winning campaign helped him catch the eye of Coventry City, who he joined in May 2017. Another successful spell followed with the Sky Blues before he joined Wimbledon in August 2018.

17. Jack Armer

Joining the Blues in August, the Scotland under-19 international came through the ranks with his Preston North End where he went on to captain the under-18 side. He had a loan spell with Lancaster where he earned a regular starting place in the team before joining Carlisle.

24. Tom Watson

A product of Carlisle’s academy system, Watson earned his first professional deal at the end of the 2019/20 season.

32. Rhys Bennett

Joining on a short-term deal till January, the 29-year-old has amassed over 300 career appearances. He started

Beech, 45, started his playing career with his hometown club Blackpool where he made over 100 senior appearances. He then spent two years with Hartlepool United before moving to join Huddersfield Town, where he played under Steve Bruce as the Terriers pushed for promotion from the Championship. His long association with Rochdale started in 2002 where he enjoyed time as a player, youth team manager, assistant manager and caretaker manager before parting company with the club in March this year.

13. Rod McDonald

Carlisle United appointed experienced and highly respected coach Chris Beech in November 2019 as head coach on a deal which will keep him in charge of first team affairs until at least the summer of 2021.

8. Callum Guy

as a youngster with Bolton Wanderers where he signed his first pro deal and had a spell on-loan at Falkirk before making the switch to Rochdale in 2012. A four-year stay at Spotland saw him make over 100 appearances, before moving to Mansfield Town in 2016 where he played almost every game for the Stags over a two-year spell. He then moved to Peterborough in May 2018, played 63 games for the Posh.

Signing in January 2020, Guy started his career with Derby County where he became a regular in the club’s under-23 side. He had loan spells with Port Vale and Bradford City whilst with the Rams, where he gained vital league experience, then spent the first half of the 2018-19 campaign at Blackpool, where he made 21 appearances. Callum Guy

THE ENGINE ROOM 4. Danny Devine

Joining United in the summer, Devine joined Bradford City at U13 level and came through the ranks with the Bantams signing his first pro contract in June 2016. After a brief loan at Harrogate Railway, he went on to make over 50 games for the Bantams in League One and Two before signing for Carlisle in August.

United as a youngster and after coming through the ranks, made his way into the first team squad under Louis van Gaal, as part of the Europa League squad. He made his debut at the same time as Marcus Rashford when the Red Devils beat Midjtylland in a 5-1 rout. A loan spell with Sheffield United in January 2017 was blighted by injury and he joined Bradford City in the summer of 2018 before joining the Cumbrians.

IN THE DUGOUT

12. Jon Mellish

Signing for The Blues in May 2019, the Gateshead College graduate, came through the under-19 system with Gateshead. After making his first-team debut in 2017 , he went on to make a total of 58 appearances for the Heed and picked up the National League’s ‘Young Player of the Year’ award for the 2018-19 season before joining the Cumbrians. Blues manager, Chris Beech converted him to a midfield role, a move that has reaped dividends with Mellish top scoring with 12 goals this season in all competitions.

Jon Mellish

15. Taylor Charters

Signing a pro contract with the club in August 2019, just two months into his YTS scholarship, Charters notched up nine appearances during the 2019/20 season.

16. Brennan Dickenson

Joining in August, Dickenson was in the youth system at Southampton before he joined Dorchester, where he caught the eye of Brighton, who secured his services. He had loan spells with Chesterfield, Wimbledon and Northampton before moving to Gillingham in 2014. A total of 78 appearances for the Gills preceded a move to Colchester, where he bagged 15 goals in just over 90 appearances before joining MK Dons in May 2019. In January 2020 he joined Exeter City for the remainder of the season.

18. Josh Dixon

A product of the club’s academy, joining at nine year-old and worked his way through the groups to earn his first pro deal at the end of the 2018-19 season.

19. Dean Furman

Signed in August, the South African international began at Chelsea at nine-yearsold. After working his way through the age groups with The Blues he was signed by Rangers where he was a regular in their reserves before a season-long loan to Bradford City in 200809. Four years in Oldham followed,

Lewis Alessandra

His performances secured him a permanent move and he made just under 50 appearances for the Tangerines.

where he made over 150 appearances before a loan spell with Doncaster in March 2013 was made permanent the following summer. 80 appearances with Rovers preceded a move back to South Africa, where he spent five seasons with SuperSport United before moving back to England. Internationally he has 56 caps for the Bafana Bafana.

30. Connor Malley

Signing a half-season loan deal in October from Middlesbrough, Malley was snapped up by Sunderland as a youngster before making the switch to the Riverside. He established himself in the under-18s, before stepping up to become a key part of the under-23 squad. He spent the second half of last season on-loan with Scottish Championship side Ayr United.

UP TOP 9. Lewis Alessandra

Joining United in January 2020, the versatile front man was previously with Morecambe where he bagged five goals in his 26 appearances through the first half of 2019-20 season. He started his career as a youngster with Oldham where he secured his first pro contract, scoring eight goals in 76 appearances for the Latics before moving to

TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION

Valley Parade in May 2017. He spent the first half of 2018-19 on-loan at Yeovil Town before a loan spell at Wrexham the following season.

successful stay with Hartlepool United, where he scored 13 goals in just 39 appearances.

31 Micah Obiero

Signing on a loan until January 2021, Obiero started his career at Leyton Orient before he joined Huddersfield Town’s academy midway through the 2016-17 campaign, after a successful trial period. 2018-19 was an impressive year for Micah, where he led the line for the under-19s and top scored with 15 goals. He made his first team debut for the Terriers on the last day of last season.

Omari Patrick

Morecambe for his first spell there. Two years at the Globe Arena preceded a switch to Plymouth, where he made over 100 appearances for the Pilgrims, netting 25 goals. Spells with Rochdale, York City (loan), Hartlepool United and Notts County followed, where he continued to find the back of the net, before he returned to Morecambe on a half-season deal in July 2019.

10. Gavin Reilly

Joining the Blues in August, Reilly exploded onto the scene in 2010 with Queen of the South scoring 43 goals in 132 appearances during a five-year stay. Loan spells with Gretna and Hearts preceded a permanent move to Tynecastle in 2015. He had a loan spell with Dunfermline, before making the switch to St Mirren in July 2017. After 22 goals in 44 appearances he signed for Bristol Rovers before heading on loan to Cheltenham Town for the first half of 2019-20.

14. Joshua Kayode

Initially signing a half-season loan deal in January 2020 from boyhood club Rotherham United, Kayode scored three goals in just five games, and Blues manager Chris Beech moved to secure his services on a season-long loan deal this term in August. During his time with the Millers, he has also had fruitful loan spells at Chesterfield and Gateshead.

33 Ethan Walker

20. Gime Touré

Joining United on a season-long loan deal from Preston North End in early September, Walker has been at Deepdale since the age of nine. He was top scorer in the U18 side for two consecutive seasons and was confirmed as the club’s 2019-20 ‘Scholar of the Year’ in July. In December 2018, he became the youngest ever player to represent the Lilywhites in a league fixture.

Signing for Carlisle in August, Touré began his career in France where he played for ES Viry-Chatillon, La Roche, Brest B and Fontenay LCVF before heading to England in 2017 where he joined Macclesfield Town. He was with AFC Fylde for the first half of the 2018-19 season before ending the campaign at Sutton United. Last season saw him enjoy a

RECENT LINE-UP v Bolton Wanderers (H) D3-3 Saturday, 26 December 2020

Kayode

Patrick

Mellish

Alessandra

Guy

Riley

11. Omari Patrick

Joining the Blues from Bradford City in January 2020, Patrick started his career with Beaconsfield before joining Kidderminster Harriers. He moved to Barnsley, where he impressed in the development squad and earned a move to

Armer

Bennett

McDonald

Hayden

Farman SUBSTITUTIONS: 77’ Patrick ➡ Touré

ASK AWAY WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH LIFELONG BLUES FAN SIMON CLARKSON TO GET AN INSIGHT INTO SUPPORTING CARLISLE AND HIS THOUGHTS FOR THE SEASON AHEAD. What was your first Carlisle game? I think it was 21st August 1979 against Blackburn Rovers which was also the game that Peter Beardsley made his league debut. Why do you support Carlisle? I could not consider supporting anyone else. The club is a big part of the community and like a second family to fans. I am proud to be a fan. I have had so many great experiences as a supporter and developed life-long friendships. What is your most memorable game? Without doubt 8th May 1999 and the last kick of the season goal by our goalkeeper Jimmy Glass, to avoid relegation to non-league. Had we gone down then, we may not have got back into the Football League for some time.

Who should we watch out for? Rhys Bennett is top quality. He oozes class, never looks ruffled and his calmness puts others at ease. He’s weighed in with some big goals too. Who do you fancy for promotion this season? The January transfer window will be significant, so I expect the likes of Bolton Wanderers and Salford City to flex their financial muscles to put themselves in the promotion mix. Newport and Cheltenham Town will have staying power based on continuity from previous seasons.

What are your hopes for the 2020-21 campaign? They are becoming more and more optimistic every week. As I write we are second and playing well. Fingers crossed, I’m hoping for play-offs at least.

What’s your opinion of Harrogate Town? I am gutted that I can’t make my first visit over to the ground. I’ve been impressed with the start and think you will be able to establish yourselves as a league club.

Are you pleased with the club’s transfer business? Delighted! We have modelled our recruitment on mainly young, hungry players with a point to prove. Pace, athleticism and a big work ethic are essential ingredients. Mix in a couple of experienced pros and we have a good team. Who is the fans favourite? If I had to pick one it would be Gime Touré. He can be mesmerising at times when he has the ball at his feet. He generates that sense of anticipation when he gets the ball. You never quite know what will happen next.

What’s your prediction for the match today? A tough game for us but one that we might just sneak by the odd goal.

Gime Touré

Jimmy Glass celebrates his ‘last kick’ equaliser

HELPING FAMILIES ENJOY FOOTBALL AT HOME The ‘homemade waste pipe goal’. Waste pipes, push-fit knuckle bends and some barrier fencing. It doesn’t seem like much, but sometimes it’s all you need to transform your garden into a proper footy pitch.

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US V. THEM HOW WE COMPARE IN THE LEAGUE

POSITION

GOAL TIMINGS

POSITION

Minute For Against

16-30 5 7

POINTS

CLEAN SHEETS

1 2

0-15

46-60 1 6 76-90+ 2

GOALS SCORED

YELLOW CARDS

HOME 13 AWAY 13

20 HOME 11 AWAY 9

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Jack Muldoon

Aaron Martin

Exeter City

W2-1 15 Dec (A)

Salford City

L0-1

19 Dec (H)

Cambridge United

Stevenage

26 Dec (A)

9 Jan (A)

12 Dec (H)

W2-1

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Jon Mellish

Oldham Athletic

L1-2

N NL L

Mansfield Town

W4-0 W1-0

Callum Guy

Forest Green Bolton Rovers Wanderers

15 Dec (H)

L0-1

19 Dec (A)

Walsall

D3-3 W2-0

26 Dec (H)

2 Jan (A)

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

NLN

2 3

NLN

LGE2

LGE1

LGE2

NLN

11 12

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

HOME 23 AWAY 9

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

L0-1

YELLOW CARDS

76-90+ 4

GOALS CONCEDED

12 Dec (A)

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 3 0

GOALS CONCEDED

Morecambe

46-60 6 3

GOALS SCORED

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

HOME 7 AWAY 15

31-45 8 4

HOME 25 AWAY 14

16-30 4 2

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 6 4

CLEAN SHEETS

7 2

0-15

POINTS

31-45 7 2

HOME 6 AWAY 19

GOAL TIMINGS Minute For Against

NLN

LGE2

11 12

LGE1

LGE2

NLN

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

19/20

LGE1

LGE2 LGE2 LGE1

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

LGE1 = EFL League One; LGE2 = EFL League Two; NL = National League Premier; NLN = National League North / Conference North

19/20

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THE EX-FILES

THERE HAVE BEEN 15 PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR BOTH TOWN AND CARLISLE UNITED IN THEIR CAREERS IN RECENT YEARS CLUB HISTORIAN, PHIL HARRISON PROFILES THEM...

Dave McAughtrie 1984-85 Apps: 31 I Goals: 1

1990-92 Apps: 49 I Goals: 0

Ayr born defender Dave McAughtrie started out with Ayr Boys Club but then moved to England to play with top tier Stoke City from 1980-84 making 59 appearances for the Potters. He then moved down a Division to join Carlisle United in 1984 where he turned out 31 times for the Cumbrians. His next port of call was the Third Division York City where he played 80 games between 1985-87. He then signed for Darlington in the Fourth Division and played 80 games for the Quakers between 1987-89. He then played for Northwich Victoria and Bishop Auckland from where he signed for Town in 1990 making his debut on 12 January 1991 in the 0-0 draw at home to Irlam Town in the NPL Division One Cup. In two seasons at Wetherby Road, he made 49 appearances for Harrogate before moving to Goole Town.

Jonny Allan 2000-02 Apps: 32 I Goals: 2

2011-13 Apps: 20 (25) I Goals: 7

Penrith born striker Jonny Allan began his career as a youth team player at Carlisle United and went on to play 32 games for the first team in the old Division Three between 2000-02 before moving on to Northwich Victoria. In two spells at Northwich he amassed over 200 appearances and scored 75 goals and was top scorer when they won the Conference North Division title 2006. In between, Allan spent a brief period at Halifax Town at the end of the 2003–04. In 2010 he moved to Gateshead from where he signed for Town in the Conference North in May 2011 making his debut as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Frickley Athletic in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round. He scored his first goal at Worcester City on his full debut and moved on in 2013 to join Celtic Nation FC. 30

Mark Beck 2012-15 Apps: 77 I Goals: 10 2017-date Apps: 79 (37) I Goals: 29 Current Town striker Mark Beck started his youth career in Carlisle United’s academy between 2010-12 and signed his first pro contract with the club in 2012. He went on to play 77 games in League One and Two for the Blues. Whilst there, he had loan spells at Workington and Falkirk before joining Yeovil Town in July 2015. In January 2016, Beck joined Wrexham on loan until the end of the season before signing for Darlington in August 2016 scoring 19 times in 57 games for the Quakers. Beck signed for Town in November 2017 making his debut that December in a 3-2 defeat at FC United of Manchester and has since been a key part in Town’s recent successes making well over 100 appearances in all competitions.

The other 11... Andy Watson 1987-88 Apps: 50 Goals: 8 1991-93 Apps: 56 Goals: 22

Riccardo Gabbiadini 1997-98 Apps: 9 (2) Goals: 1 1992-93 Apps: 24 Goals: 3

Andy Couzens

Paul Thirlwell 2006-15 Apps: 228 I Goals: 7

2015-17 (as player) Apps: 30 (5) I Goals: 1

Current Town Assistant Manager, Paul Thirlwell totalled just under 400 Premier and Football League career appearances including nine years at Carlisle United before joining Town in 2015. The midfielder began his senior career with Sunderland in 1997 and after their promotion as Champions to the Premier League made his top flight debut in December 1999 in a 4-1 home victory over Chelsea. In seven years at the Stadium of Light he made a total of 92 appearances for the Black Cats including a stint as skipper but a horrific injury where he suffered a fractured skull in April 2004, brought his Sunderland career to a premature end. He joined Sheffield United on a free in July 2004 where he played 36 games before moving to Derby County the following summer making 23 appearances for the Rams. Thirlwell initially joined Carlisle United on a short-term loan deal in September 2006, before making the move permanent in January 2007 and was made captain that July. He went on to make 228 league appearances for the Cumbrians in nine-years at Blundell Park and was interim player/manager in 2014. In May 2009 he scored the second goal in Carlisleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2-0 final day victory over Millwall, a win which meant they avoided relegation to League Two. He signed for Town in May 2015, becoming captain and making his debut in the opening day 1-0 defeat at Brackley Town. The following season Thirlwell became player/assistant manager as well as coaching the Under 21s before hanging up his boots and taking the Assistant Managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job permanently in January 2017. In total he made 35 appearances for Town scoring once, plus also has one England Under 21 cap to his name.

2000-01 Apps: 13 (3) Goals: 3 1997-99 Apps: 43 Goals: 2

Dylan Kerr 2000-03 Apps: 19 (4) Goals: 2 2000 loan Apps: 1 Goals: 0

Stuart Elliott 2002-03 Apps: 7 (1) Goals: 0 2001 Apps: 6 Goals: 0

Byron Webster 2006-07 Apps: 4 (5) Goals: 0 2019-20 Apps: 39 Goals: 1

Cleveland Taylor 2013-14 Apps: 15 (9) Goals: 1 2008-09 Apps: 65 Goals: 3

Anthony Griffith 2014-15 Apps: 1 Goals: 0 2014-15 Apps: 11 Goals: 0

Jerry Yates 2015-16 L Apps: 8 Goals: 5 2018-19 L Apps: 29 Goals: 7

Ben Parker 2016-18 Apps: 69 (1) Goals: 2 2011-12 L Apps: 5 Goals: 1

Kelvin Langmead 2018-19 Apps: 36 (2) Goals: 3 2004 Apps: 11 Goals: 1

Ben Parker

Kelvin Langmead

OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS there has been a massive effort by players, staff, volunteers and the local community backing our ‘25 Days of Christmas’ campaign. Tom Blackburn (Community Officer), and the marketing team have worked tirelessly to make it all happen. Highlights of the campaign included; • Donations to those in supported housing and the Harrogate Homeless Project • Food donations to the local food bank • Activity packs given to local care homes • Sports Equipment delivered to local groups • Competitions and challenges encouraging people to be active Alongside these kind acts it is worth reminding everyone of the amazing efforts undertaken over the last year. The 2019/20 shirt auction for one, raised a huge £6,161 for Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity. A big thank you to all that contributed to this great cause.

And the Winner is...

One of our last competitions within the ‘25 Days of Christmas Campaign’ was to design a Harrogate Town flag. Entries came in thick and fast from all areas of the community. Bailey aged 9, who attends Saltergate Primary School was the winner, congratulations! The flag will be created and put up at the EnviroVent Stadium very soon. 32

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

EFL in partnership with Mind The EFL and all 72 Clubs are launching a new campaign called Team Talk that encourages supporters to talk. We know this year has been incredibly difficult for so many people. With football behind closed doors many supporters have felt isolated and have missed the socialising or the release that football brings. Mind’s latest research reveals that more than 60% of adults and over two thirds of young people (68%) felt their mental health deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. Harrogate Town AFC and the Community Foundation will be coordinating a number of activities during January that encourages people to talk. One of which the first ever Harrogate Town AFC #TeamTalk. Stay connected and in touch for details of our first Team Talk and other activities.

For more details about Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation, or to get involved as a participant or volunteer, please email community@harrogatetownafc.com

Kickstart Placements still Available Through our partnership with the EFL Trust and the latest Government Employment incentive, the Community Foundation are providing 3x Kickstart opportunities. These six month placements, 25x hours a week will be available for those who are currently on Universal Credit, between the ages of 16-24 years and at risk of long term unemployment. The positions available in December are as follows; • Community Foundation Marketing Assistant (x1) • Community Sports Coach (x1) • Office Admin Assistant (x1) These positions are available through the Job Centre, then applicants will contact Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation to formally apply. If you need any further information, please contact us via email: community@harrogatetownafc.com

TOWN LADIES

Girls U16s progress to Cup Quarter Finals West Riding Girls Football League Cup Town Girls U16s 4 v 0 Silsden Dragons

Player of the Match Maddie Ashby

IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE on Saturday 19th December, Harrogate Town Girls U16s entertained Silsden Dragons in the cup. Silsden are riding high at the top of Division Two, scoring on average six goals a game, and they came out determined to produce a cup upset. Harrogate had to work extremely hard to combat Silsden’s attacking prowess and it is testament to the girls’ teamwork that they kept a clean sheet. The first half was a tight affair with few clearcut chances, but Harrogate upped the tempo in the second half and posed more of an attacking threat. The Silsden goalkeeper, Katie Elliot, had an excellent match making a string of fine saves but twelve minutes into the second half Harrogate took the lead. It was a worthy goal to break the deadlock, Lucy Taylor’s clever through ball found Eva Jenkins who held off a defender and slotted home underneath the onrushing goalkeeper. Five minutes later Town doubled their lead when Niamh Tyssen smashed home an unstoppable shot from an acute angle. Town’s goalkeeper Taia Port then bravely smothered a Silsden attack as they pushed forward but Town remained resolute. Harrogate exploited Silsden’s need to attack with Eva Jenkins scoring twice more to snare her fifth hattrick of the season. Manager Nic Streatfield was delighted with how the girls played in what 34

Eva Jenkins

was their first competitive match in more than two months, “I thought it was a really good game of football and credit must go to both teams, but to be honest it is just absolutely brilliant to see girls playing again.” Maddie Ashby was player of the match as Harrogate progress to the quarter finals. Town: Taia Port (GK), Maddie Ashby, Lily Pritchard, Robyn McKendrick, Olivia Delaney, Lydia Corner, Maddie Dennis, Bella Devereux, Lucy Taylor, Eva Jenkins (C), Liv Johnson. Subs: Niamh Tyssen, Ciara Streatfield, Gabi Hall, Hannah McHugh

Report by Nic Streatfield, Girls U16s Head Coach

Ladies First Team North East Regional Womens League Premier Division Sep 27 Oct 11 Nov 1 Dec 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Wallsend B.C (H) Farsley Celtic (H) Sheffield Wed (H) Alnwick Town (H)

Hartlepool United York City Alnwick Town Wallsend B.C. TOWN Redcar Town Ossett United South Shields Farsley Celtic Sheffield Wednesday

D4-4 W1-0 W4-0 L0-4 P W D 6 4 2 5 3 2 5 3 1 6 2 2 4 2 1 6 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 0 6 1 0 5 0 1

L F A GD 0 27 14 13 0 16 7 9 1 17 11 6 2 20 21 -1 1 9 8 1 3 18 18 0 0 8 5 3 3 7 14 -7 5 12 25 -13 4 8 19 -11

Pts 14 11 10 8 7 7 5 3 3 1

TOWN YOUTH

U19s

U19s Alliance

Oct 14 Stanley United (A) W 6-2 Oct 19 Pontefract Collieries (A) L 3-4 Oct 29 LUUA (A) L 2-5

Sep 16 Sep 30 Oct 21 Dec 9

West Riding FA Development League Championship North

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

LUUA Beeston St Anthony Tadcaster A (Reds) Pontefract Collieries TOWN Tadcaster A (Sky Blue) Stanley United Tadcaster A (Blue)

PWD 3 3 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0

L 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 3

Pts 9 7 6 4 3 0 0 0

U17s

National League Alliance Division One

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Farsley Celtic (A) Blyth Spartans (H) South Shields (A) Scarborough Ath (A)

South Shields Scarborough Athletic Blyth Spartans Frickley Athletic TOWN Pontefract Collieries Farsley Celtic Newcastle Benfield Billingham Synthonia Eccleshill United

PWD 5 4 1 6 4 1 4 3 0 3 2 0 4 2 0 5 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 6 0 1

Garforth Junior Football League Division One

W 4-2 W 6-4 L 0-3 L 0-1

L 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 5

Pts 13 13 9 6 6 4 3 1 1 1

Sep 13 Sep 20 Oct 4 Oct 18 Oct 25 Nov 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

West End Terriers (A) W 6-1 North East Leeds (A) W 8-2 Whinmoor Juniors (H) W 10-0 Woodkirk Valley (H) W 10-1 Upton United (H) W 10-0 Garforth Rangers (A) W 8-0

TOWN Colton Juniors Garforth Rangers North East Leeds West End Terriers Upton United Whinmoor Juniors Farsley Celtic South Hiendley Woodkirk Valley

PWD 6 6 0 5 3 1 7 3 1 5 3 0 5 3 0 6 3 0 7 3 0 5 2 0 7 1 2 7 1 0

L 0 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 6

Pts 18 10 10 9 9 9 9 6 5 3

All leagues are now suspended until further notice. Tables updated 11 January 2021. Visit harrogatetownafc.com for latest updates.

TOWN FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020/21 DATE

OPPOSITION

COMP

RES

ATT PTS POS STARTING XI

SEPTEMBER Sat 5

Tranmere Rovers (R1)

1-1

Town win 8-7 on pens

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 8

Grimsby Town

2-2

Grimsby earn bonus point by winning 5-4 on pens

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Lokko ● ■

Kirby

Sat 12

Southend United

4-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Wed 16

West Bromwich Albion (R2)

0-3

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith ■

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 19

Walsall

2-2

Cracknell

Fallowfield ■ Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 22

Notts County (Semi-Final)

1-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith ●

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 26

Port Vale

0-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

12 Belshaw

3 4

1 3

OCTOBER Sat 3

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

Tue 6

Leicester City U21’s

3-1

Mon 12

Bradford City

1-0

Sat 17

Barrow

1-0

Tue 20

Grimsby Town

2-1

Sat 24

Colchester United

Tue 27

Stevenage

Sat 31

Newport County

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

Burrell

Jones ●

Lokko

Lawlor

Kirby

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

1-2

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

0-0

Belshaw

Fallowfield ■ Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

1-2

12 Belshaw

Jones ■

Burrell

Smith ●

Hall

Falkingham ■

14 Belshaw

NOVEMBER Tue 3

Tranmere Rovers

0-1

Jones

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Kirby ■

Fri 6

Skelmersdale United (R1)

4-1

Cracknell

Jones ■

Burrell

Lokko

Lawlor ●

Falkingham

Tue 10

Hull City

0-2

Cracknell

Jones

Burrell

Lokko

Lawlor

Kirby

Sat 14

Crawley Town

1-1

12 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 21

Leyton Orient

0-3

14 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 24

Mansfield Town

1-0

12 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Burrell

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 28

Blackpool (R2)

0-4

Burrell ■

Hall

Lawlor

Lokko ■

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

DECEMBER Tue 1

Scunthorpe United

2-5

15 Belshaw

Kirby

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall ●

Falkingham

Sat 5

Forest Green Rovers

0-1

410

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 12

Morecambe

0-1

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 15

Exeter City

2-1

1,559

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor ■

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 19

Salford City

0-1

495

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield ■ Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

Sat 26

Oldham Athletic

2-1

16 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

1-2

18 Belshaw

Roberts ■

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

JANUARY Sat 9

Cambridge United

Tue 12

Carlisle United

D 19:00

Sat 16

Exeter City

W 15:00

Fri 22

Salford City

D 19:00

Tue 26

Tranmere Rovers

W 19:00

Sat 30

Newport County

W 15:00

FEBRUARY Sat 6

Crawley Town

W 15:00

Tue 9

Cheltenham Town

W 19:00

Sat 13

Leyton Orient

W 15:00

Sat 20

Scunthorpe United

W 15:00

Tue 23

Mansfield Town

W 19:45

Sat 27

Grimsby Town

W 15:00

Tue 2

Barrow

D 19:45

Sat 6

Stevenage

W 15:00

Tue 9

Colchester United

W 19:45

Sat 13

Forest Green Rovers

W 15:00

Sat 20

Morecambe

W 15:00

Sat 27

Southend United

W 15:00

Fri 2

Walsall

W 15:00

Mon 5

Port Vale

W 15:00

Sat 10

Bolton Wanderers

W 15:00

Sat 17

Bradford City

W 15:00

Tue 20

Oldham Athletic

W 19:45

Sat 24

Carlisle United

W 15:00

Sat 1

Cambridge United

W 15:00

Sat 8

Cheltenham Town

W 15:00

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

KEY:

TOWN SCORE SHOWN FIRST ● Goal /  Penalty /  Own Goal ■ Yellow Card / ■ Red Card 1st sub / 2nd sub / 3rd sub / 4th sub / 5th sub H* At Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

SUBSTITUTES

Kerry ●

Thomson

Walker

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (73), Beck (82), Emmett, Kiernan, Kirby, Lokko

Kerry

Kiernan ●

Walker

Stead

Muldoon

Martin (58), Beck (64), Thomson (75), Falkingham, Emmett, Hall

Kerry ●

Thomson

Beck

Martin ● ■

Muldoon ● ●

Stead (58), Walker (75), Jones, Kirby, Lokko, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (61), Jones (63), Kirby (79), Kiernan, Walker, Lokko, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin ●

Muldoon ●

Stead (71), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Lokko, Minter

Kerry ■

Thomson

Kiernan ■

Martin

Muldoon

Beck (70), Kirby (80), Stead (90), Lawlor, Lokko, Walker, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin

Kiernan

Stead (65), Kirby (76 ■), Walker (80), Jones, Lokko, Minter

Kirby

Thomson ● ■

Beck

Martin

Miller

Kiernan (56), Walker (69), Stead (75), Burrell, Kerry, Cracknell

Kerry

Emmett

Kiernan ●

Stead ●

Walker

Miller (79), Martin (87), Fallowfield, Falkingham, Beck, Hall, Cracknell

Kerry ●

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon

Martin (80), Kiernan (82), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon ●

Kiernan (66), Martin (72), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson ■

Miller

Martin

Muldoon ● ●

Kirby (75), Kiernan (84), Stead (90), Jones, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (37 ●), Kiernan (57), Jones (82), Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon

Kiernan (63), Beck (70), Walker (78), Jones, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Kirby (40), Beck (85), Stead, Walker, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Walker (70), Stead (75), Lokko (90), Emmett, Beck, Cracknell

Kirby

Walker

Miller ●

Beck ●

Muldoon

Thomson (64), Kiernan (64), Martin (69 ●), Jones, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Kiernan

Beck

Martin

Walker

Thomson (59), Stead (78), Falkingham, Muldoon, Miller, Hall, Belshaw

Kerry ■

Thomson

Walker

Kiernan

Muldoon ●

Martin (45), Jones (76), Kirby (76), Stead, Beck, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Burrell (45 ■), Stead (60), Kirby (60), Walker (84), Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller ●

Beck

Muldoon

Kiernan (67), Martin (82), Lawlor (88), Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson

Miller ■

Beck

Muldoon

Kiernan (63), Kirby (88), Fallowfield, Stead, Martin, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Beck

Muldoon ●

Kiernan (45), Martin (68), Stead, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Beck (90), Kerry, Stead, Miller, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (80), Beck, Kerry, Miller, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan ●

Martin

Muldoon ●

Francis (59), Miller (83), Stead, Kerry, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby ■

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Kerry (73), Miller (85), Stead, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson ● ●

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Falkingham (72), Kerry (90), Miller, Stead, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

March ■

McPake

Muldoon ●

Williams (54), Falkingham (65 ■), Kerry (65 ■ ■), Stead (82), Hondermarck (82), Cracknell

Last updated 11 January 2021

A = Appearances; () = Games on as sub; G = Goals;

Second Yellow Card

HARROGATE TOWN FIRST-TEAM SQUAD

James

Belshaw

Fallowfield

George

Thomson

Brendan

Ryan

Kiernan

William

Hondermarck

Connor

Kirby

Dan

Josh

Jones

Falkingham

Mark

Aaron

Beck

Lloyd

Stead

Warren

Jake

Jack

Kerry

Joe

Lawlor

Burrell

Smith

Martin

Jon

Will

Cracknell

Calvin

Muldoon

Miller

2020/21 SEASON STATS League Two

Connor

Hall

Josh

Francis

March

Jay

Weaver MANAGER

Melvin

Minter

Williams

Simon

Josh

Tom

Walker

Kevin

Lokko

McPake

Paul

Thirlwell

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Mitchell

Roberts

Phil

Priestley

GOALKEEPER COACH

# Player

G ■

Cups ■

Season A

Town A

James Belshaw

18 (0) 0

- 2 (0) 0 20 (0) 0 164

Ryan Fallowfield

17 (0) 0

- 4 (0) 0 21 (0) 0 143

Dan Jones

5 (2)

Josh Falkingham

17 (2) 0

- 5 (0) 0 22 (2) 0 158

Will Smith

11 (0)

- 4 (0) 0 15 (0) 0 59

Warren Burrell

19 (1) 0

- 7 (0) 0 27 (1) 0 246 12

George Thomson

20 (0) 3

- 4 (3) 0 24 (3) 3 157 30

Will Hondermarck

0 (1)

- 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0

Mark Beck

6 (3)

- 4 (3) 1 10 (6) 1

116 26

14 (5) 2

- 4 (3) 1 18 (6) 3

0 (0) 0

- 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 146 34

10 Aaron Martin 11

Joe Leesley

3 (1) 1

8 (3)

0 3

12 Jake Lawlor

9 (1)

- 4 (0) 1

13 Joe Cracknell

3 (0) 0

- 6 (0) 0 9 (0) 0

13 (1)

14 Brendan Kiernan

9 (8)

- 4 (2) 2 13 (10) 3

15 Connor Kirby

10 (5) 0

- 4 (3) 0 14 (8) 0

16 Jon Stead

3 (10)

- 2 (4) 1 5 (14) 2

17 Lloyd Kerry

13 (3) 2

1 7 (0) 1 20 (3) 3 177

18 Jack Muldoon

19 (0) 10 -

- 6 (0) 0 25 (0) 10 121

19 Calvin Miller

8 (2)

2 (1) 1 10 (3) 2

20 Connor Hall

21 (0)

- 4 (0) 0 25 (0) 1

22 Ed Francis

3 (1)

- 0 (0) 0

23 Tom Walker

1 (6)

- 5 (0) 0 6 (6) 0

24 Josh March

1 (0)

- 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0

25 Melvin Minter

0 (0) 0

- 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0

26 Kevin Lokko

0 (1)

- 5 (0) 1

27 Jay Williams

0 (1)

- 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0

28 Josh McPake

1 (0)

- 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0

29 Mitchell Roberts

1 (0)

- 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0

0 (0) 0

- 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 229 22

Jack Emmett

A = Appearances; () = Games on as sub; G = Goals;

3 (1)

5 (1)

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Exete r City SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY 2021 SKY BET LEAGUE TWO, 3PM

Defeated in the play-off final at Wembley in June, Exeter City missed out on promotion from League Two in 2019-20 but they will be determined to win promotion this season after three play-off final defeats in four seasons. Last season, Matt Taylor’s side finished fifth on a PPG basis and in the play-off semi-finals overturned a first leg defeat at Colchester United to win 3-2 and reach another final, but Northampton Town triumphed 4-0 at Wembley. Over the summer there were nine departures, and Exeter have used youth players to fill CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR MATCHDAY PROGRAMME ONLINE FROM THE TOWN CLUB SHOP TODAY

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some of the gaps. This season is going well with The Grecians being well in the mix for the majority of the campaign so far whilst they are the division’s top scorers with 40 goals, that’s five more than any other team. Matt Jay and Ryan Bowman are joint top scorers, each finding the net nine times so far this season.

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In the reverse fixture in midDecember, Town came away from St James Park with a very memorable 2-1 victory with goals from Brendan Kiernan and Jack Muldoon either side of a Jake Taylor strike.

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1 1 2 2 3 2 2 0 3 3 4 1 5 5 8 4 6 5 4 5 2 4 6 6

23 15 14 19 17 19 13 18 19 22 13 17 15 11 14 16 11 7 10 10 18 10 8 11

11 10 10 11 12 11 13 7 11 10 14 10 14 9 20 17 16 13 11 17 16 8 18 16

5 9 9 12 39 3 16 11 10 38 2 14 9 9 38 5 16 10 14 37 3 13 9 9 35 4 15 17 6 34 4 14 17 -3 34 6 10 10 11 33 6 13 15 6 33 1 18 16 14 31 2 14 16 -3 30 5 10 19 -2 29 6 17 19 -1 28 3 12 16 -2 28 2 20 18 -4 28 2 12 11 0 26 3 14 17 -8 26 5 15 13 -4 25 5 10 14 -5 24 7 12 15 -10 23 8 11 16 -3 20 4 6 14 -6 20 7 11 22 -21 20 6 3 17 -19 19

1 1 4 3 3 3 3 6 2 1 3 3 3 0 1 6 2 3 4 2 7 2 3 1

4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 2 2 1 4 4 6 3 4 6 3 4 2 0 3 1

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1 James Belshaw (GK) 2 Ryan Fallowfield 3 Dan Jones 4 Josh Falkingham (c) 5 Will Smith 6 Warren Burrell 7 George Thomson 8 William Hondermarck 9 Mark Beck 10 Aaron Martin 12 Jake Lawlor 13 Joe Cracknell (GK) 14 Brendan Kiernan 15 Connor Kirby 16 Jon Stead 17 Lloyd Kerry 18 Jack Muldoon 19 Calvin Miller 20 Connor Hall 22 Ed Francis 23 Tom Walker 24 Josh March 25 Melvin Minter (GK) 26 Kevin Lokko 27 Jay Williams 28 Josh McPake 29 Mitchell Roberts

1 Magnus Norman (GK) 2 George Tanner 3 Nick Anderton (c) 4 Danny Devine 5 Max Hunt 6 Aaron Hayden 7 Joe Riley 8 Callum Guy 9 Lewis Alessandra 10 Gavin Reilly 11 Omari Patrick 12 Jon Mellish 13 Rod McDonald 14 Josh Kayode 15 Taylor Charters 16 Brennan Dickenson 17 Jack Armer 18 Josh Dixon 19 Dean Furman 20 Gime Touré 21 Paul Farman (GK) 24 Tom Wilson 27 Marcus Dewhurst (GK) 28 Lewis Bell 30 Connor Malley 31 Micah Ibiero 32 Rhys Bennett 33 Ethan Walker - Offrande Zanzala

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