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5 Boss’s Notes 7 From the Skipper 8 From the Board 10 Action Replay: Southend United 12 Player in Focus: Melvin Minter 18 This Week in Town’s History 21 Today’s Opposition: Port Vale 28 The Ex-Files 30 Community Foundation 32 Stats Zone 34 League Two Midweek Round-up 36 Results and Fixtures 38 Squad & Management Team 42 Up Next for Town 44 Today’s Teams TOWN MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Editor & Designer: Rich Saltmarsh Contributors: Henry Whitaker, Phil Harrison, Rich Saltmarsh, Hal Boxhall-Dockree, Iain Service, Mark Walker, Simon Weaver, Josh Falkingham Photography: Matt Kirkham Printed by: JJ Sports Promotions
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SIMON WEAVER I WOULD LIKE start by wishing everybody a Happy Easter and by welcoming Darrell Clarke and the staff and players of Port Vale to the EnviroVent Stadium this afternoon. With only eight games remaining it is imperative now that we finish the season as well as we possibly can. Individual performances will help decide the squad places for our FA Trophy final next month and beyond into next season. We are looking for the group to continually perform in training and games with a drive to succeed. We’ve learnt so much this season and whilst most games have been decided by such fine lines there are recurring themes that crop up and we have to get better at both sides of the game. We aren’t massively short in any area but then we aren’t in the top three either and we are hungry to improve. We were disappointed to lose Simon Power last week to a hamstring injury that will now keep him out until pre-season. It’s a real shame for Simon as he’s been excellent for us since arriving at the club. We will look after him however and ensure he returns stronger than ever.
Today we face an experienced Port Vale team and Darrell Clarke, their manager, has made an instant impact since joining them from Walsall. This game will be another tough encounter. Every game is hard fought at this level. Not many games have been technically well above what we saw in the National League but fewer mistakes are made by teams and even more percentage football is played. As a result of this war of attrition, you have to be focussed throughout and be prepared to grind out results. It’s a really interesting time as there’s still a lot at stake in the final month of the season. We will work hard today to gain a positive result and make every Town supporter’s Easter that much better. Enjoy the game!
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JOSH FALKINGHAM FIRST OFF, on behalf of everyone at the club, I’d like to say a big congratulation to Rebecca Welch who today becomes the first female referee to be appointed to an EFL match. She’s worked incredibly hard for this and fully deserves the role.
We have to finish the season strongly and make sure it’s enjoyable from now until the end of the campaign. If we finish in the top 10, we can then definitely say it’s been a good first season in League Two.
If we focus on our last few results, there’s no denying it’s been a disappointing period for us and not a run we predicted or felt was coming. It’s just been frustrating as we probably haven’t done enough to win the last few games but at the same time on a whole, we probably haven’t done enough wrong to lose them.
We want to finish on high and the trip to Wembley is another thing to look forward to. We want to improve, we want to get better and win games and competitions. The aim is to keep moving forwards.
From the recent good run of form, we felt we’d put ourselves in a position to be within touching distance of the play-offs and we were looking to take the opportunity. After the last few results though, maybe that’s one step too far. It does feel like some of the hard work we’ve done in the last couple of months has now come undone, that’s the honest and general feeling in the camp. When we’re sat in the dressing room, we’ve not been pleased as the whole group wants to keep getting better and achieve more. Many might say that to stay up or finish mid table would be enough, but this team has been in playoffs season after season and I think that’s made the last few results even more frustrating.
We know first-hand how beneficial momentum can be and if we can finish this season on a high, then it can only help us going into the campaign next season. We have Port Vale today and it was a tough point that we picked up against them earlier in the season. Like every game, we know we’re going to have to work extremely hard and do our jobs properly to come out with the right result. If we don’t concentrate throughout the 90 minutes it’ll cost us. It’s been our Achilles heel this season and it’s something we’re working on to put right.
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SUP P ORT ER L I A ISON OF FI C E R
PHILL HOLDSWORTH SINCE MY APPOINTMENT as Supporter Liaison Officer (SLO) at HTAFC we have had a very interesting season both on and off the pitch. Having gone through and remaining in a series of pandemic lockdowns at a time when making connections with both fans and the club was paramount, it couldn’t have been harder, but not impossible. With the increased use of technology and social media one of my first tasks was to meet with the Supporters Club Committee to introduce myself, the role and ideas for the future. We had a great meeting which has served us well. With the Wembley date for The Buildbase FA Trophy final and Vase final being announced as the 3rd of May - extreme disappointment from fans of all clubs involved on the day, I started a petition asking the FA to consider the following options: a) Make the day a test date, to allow fans in, b) Combine last season and this season on 22nd and 23rd May or c) Change the date altogether to allow fans in. So far, the petition has 1,189 supporters and still rising. It’s been supported by all the clubs’ fans involved in the finals and its reached fans around the world. Who would imagine Vietnam or Kuala Lumpur getting involved. The petition has also reached Parliament and the issue has been raised twice in Prime Ministers Question Times. I met with our local MP Andrew 8
Jones and learned that support is high. Let’s hope that the fans have been listened to and The FA recognise this by agreeing alternative arrangements. As part of my role, I’m required to connect with the SLO’s of other clubs and build connections there. To date I have had conversations with Leeds United, Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Bradford City and Tranmere Rovers. My plan is to work my way through the League Two Clubs so that come next season when hopefully fans can attend matches, we will be able to influence an improved home and away experience for all fans. A further two developments happening and in the process of happening are, writing the job description for and the recruitment of a supporter liaison team, which is almost complete. And the development of a Customer Charter brochure that covers all policies, guidance, facilities, security, information on hospitality and much more for both home and away fans. A one stop-shop for all you need to know that will take time but will be worth it in the end. I would like to end with a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported me!
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0 1 Nathaniel-George (68) Town Belshaw, Burrell, Jones, Smith, Hall ■, Falkingham, Thomson, Power (Kiernan 38), Martin (Beck 62), McPake (Francis 70) Unused subs: Fallowfield, Williams, Minter Southend United Oxley, McCormack ■ (Taylor 76), Hobson ■, Olayinka (Holmes 70), Akinola, Clifford, Nathaniel-George ■ (Bwomono 90+5), Demetriou ■, Acquah, Ferguson, White (Cordner 45) Unused subs: Goodship, Mellis, Seaden
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MELVIN MINTER
MELVIN MINTER Becoming a professional footballer but not the traditional way... That’s how Town goalkeeper Melvin Minter has done it. From being a teaching assistant to rubbing shoulders with Jimmy Bullard and Anthony Joshua, this is Melvin Minter’s extraordinary journey to Harrogate Town. By Henry Whitaker Born in Tottenham, Minter was introduced to football by his Grandma who used to take him to his local sports club not too far from Spurs’ old stadium White Hart Lane. He grew up in an area of North London which he describes as “a warzone at times”. It was a case of avoiding the wrong groups of people and doing his best to keep on the straight and narrow. Minter joined his first football team in secondary school and was in between the sticks from the off. He went to an all-boys school that had a heavy focus on sport and it meant Minter was surrounded by kids his age who had that same competitive nature. Although very competent in goal, Minter never had interest from footballing academies until very late on in his teenage years. It didn’t stop his
ambition though and he recalls and careers day talk helping him to focus on what he wanted. “I’ll never forget the conversation I had with a career advisor after finishing my GCSE mock exams. She told me what steps I needed to take to become a pro footballer and that was the first time I realised what was required to pursue what I wanted. Something was telling me football was always the path for me.” At 15-years-old, Minter finally got a trial at a professional team, Oxford United. He joined on an extended school boys contract and it was an opportunity for the London lad to show his skills and earn a scholarship. Unfortunately for the young keeper, he was unable to do enough to earn the contract and instead dropped down into Non-League football.
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Minter does however state that the rejection from Oxford was something he needed if he was going to take the next step. “It was demoralising as it was the first time I had experienced a professional environment and trained every single day,” he explains. “I was focused on what I wanted to do and thought I had done well enough to earn a scholarship but sometimes in life, things don’t work out. It opened my eyes to the wider world,” Minter adds. “I was naive when I was younger and just thought things would come to me and I’d get another club straight away. When that didn’t happen it opened my eyes.” Minter joined at the time Conference South side Hayes and Yeading and did a very good job for the London side. He played for the under 18s and reserve side which earned him a call up to England’s School Boys team where he travelled to Italy for an international tournament and played against the likes of China and Romania.
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This was a confidence boost for Minter and he was now “solely focused” on making it as a professional. It was all going to plan as well, as Brentford then snapped Minter up, joining The Bees as a third-year scholar. However, it was a unique scenario as Minter was too old to play in the youth teams and so instead played with the under 21s, a team of players who all had professional contracts. When his scholar contract came to an end Minter was released and that made it two releases in three years for the goalkeeper. “It was the hardest time for me as my mentality wasn’t where it needed to be,” Minter admits. “It was a wake-up call. I needed to realise what I really wanted to do and how was I going to sustain it. At that time, I was more focused on getting there and then once I had it, I didn’t do the things which had gotten me there. I needed the mentality that I’d never want to stop working and wanting to get better.”
MELVIN MINTER Now 20-years-old, Minter went on to join Hendon FC who were in step three of Non-League football. It was his first experience of playing the men’s game and it was a case of play well or get dropped. Minter explains how it was a “cut-throat experience” as he was in a changing room with grown men who had mortgages to pay. It was, however, also an opportunity for Minter to observe and learn from his older and wiser teammates who helped him manage the highs and lows of playing men’s football. It was a season where Minter didn’t play as much as he wanted and as he wasn’t prepared to sit on the bench, he opted to move onto Farnborough before Hanwell Town at 21-years-old. He made a half-century of appearances at Hanwell, became a fan favourite and won supporters player of the season. A season later, Minter moved up a division to play for Harrow Borough. In that campaign, he kept 15 clean sheets, won player of the year and supporters player of the year. The recognition earned him a trial with Yeovil Town but once again, he failed to earn a professional contract and it was yet another setback for the keeper.
of Nike, Puma and PlayStation in their four-year existence. With nearly half a million followers on Instagram and over 3.8 million likes on TikTok, they’re becoming a giant in football’s social media world. When Minter first joined in 2018, Rising Ballers were in their primitive days but it opened door after door for the goalkeeper. It started with Minter captaining Rising Ballers FC as they played against pro teams with scouts and agents all watching. During an in-house game, Minter was picked up by Soccer AM who were after a new goalkeeper to feature on their live show. He went on to do a shoot with Glen Murray, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Tubes, Wayne Bridge and Steve Sidwell and did well. Soccer AM then offered Minter the chance to feature on every live show. On top of this, he was involved with EA Sports who asked him to partake in video shoots playing FIFA with Anthony Joshua.
As well as playing Non-League football, for two years Minter had been working a full-time job as a teaching assistant as he could no longer afford to live just playing football. However, at 23-years-old, Minter gave himself one more shot at becoming a pro. “I told myself I had three years to make it and if it doesn’t work out then I stabilise myself,” he says. “It was a big risk but at 23, I felt like I still had something to offer if I gave it my all.” What happened next for Minter changed everything and put him in a spotlight he hadn’t been exposed to before. He was contacted by a brand called Rising Ballers. They’re a media platform and agency that give a huge amount of exposure to the next generation of footballers. They’ve worked with the likes of Phil Foden, Callum Hudson Odoi and Bukayo Saka to name a few, and partnered with the likes
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PLAYER IN FOCUS Minter was ready to give up his work with Soccer AM but thankfully for him, a change of manager at the Watford club allowed the keeper to continue his new role. “I was trying to become a professional but the cards I was being dealt weren’t working for me,” Minter says. “Soccer AM wanted me on a full-time basis and at that moment, I was thinking maybe I would become an influencer on social media, like the F2 Freestylers but a GK version. That became my plan if football wasn’t to work out.” It was now March 2020 and Minter was set on working full time with Sky until a trial with Stevenage came about and they said they would sign the keeper on a pro deal. However, this happened just weeks before the first national lockdown and when that came into effect, it ended Minter’s hopes of that deal going through.
It was all happening for the young keeper from North London. He was now getting his big break but not how he expected. “I thought what was happening was an amazing opportunity. Meeting Anthony Joshua was a crazy experience. He was so humble and supportive. It was the same with Jimmy Bullard. He gave me a lot of love and support and he’s the same on and off camera, lots of energy and very supportive.” Minter was still playing Non-League football at this point, being Kings Langley’s number one. With the club located just outside of Watford, it was ideal for Minter who could do the gig with Soccer AM in the morning and then play football in the afternoon. However, King Langley’s manager had decided to not allow Minter to continue this routine. The keeper still had the aim of making it pro and knew being on Soccer AM wasn’t going to get him there.
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“Something changed during the summer and they didn’t go through with it,” he explains. “That left me very disheartened and I thought to myself maybe that’s my last chance gone. I had now pretty much decided to go down the route with Soccer AM and when it was set to restart in September I’d be ready to do it. There were a lot of options in the National League South but I wanted to play full time. I didn’t want to have to juggle football and Soccer AM. It was to be one or the other.” The start of the 2020/21 season is now just around the corner and Minter gets calls from three clubs, Yeovil, Boreham Wood and Harrogate Town. At the start of the campaign, Town’s number one James Belshaw was out injured, leaving just Joe Cracknell as an eligible keeper. The Harrogate coaching staff got Minter and other keepers in for a trial to determine who would act as cover.
MELVIN MINTER With Covid regulations in place, Minter needed a negative test to train and a delay in getting his result nearly meant he missed his chance. Nonetheless, he managed to make the trip up to Yorkshire and was chosen to be Town’s new keeper.
Minter was on loan at Darlington earlier this season before being recalled by Town as cover for James Belshaw
“When I came for the trial, everyone was welcoming and cool. I noticed straight away the culture here that everyone is in sync in terms of being humble and hardworking. This was an environment I wanted to be part of. The first time having the name on the back of my shirt and signing that first deal were big, big moments. “Maybe a month or two prior, I never expected that to happen. I was grateful more than anything else.” The deal Minter signed was originally for a month and although the keeper describes that as a “bittersweet” moment, it made him more determined to have that contract extended. In October 2020, that hard work paid off as the Gaffer told Minter that he wanted him to stay for the remainder of the season. A moment of “relief” for the keeper. He now had security for the rest of the season and he could now focus on finding a loan move to play some first-team football. Two weeks after signing his extension, Minter made his way north to Darlington, joining on an initial month-long loan. Once he got his chance in the first team, he impressed and got his loan extended for a further month. A man of the match performance then followed against Telford in the FA Trophy and it got the Darlington fans excited as they could see the potential in their new keeper. However, football is a funny old sport and just as Minter was finding his groove, his loan was cut short following a knee injury to Joe Cracknell just after Christmas.
Since returning, Minter has been an integral part of Town’s goalkeeping union, part of a family within the Harrogate Town family. Minter has aims of becoming a number one at a Football League club in the future, as well as representing Ghana’s international team, something he’s had early discussions about. With a cool head and a belief in the process, the keeper is optimistic about what the future holds. “Goalkeepers can play until 40 years of age so I feel like I’m at the start of my career. I’ve got a lot to learn and the aim for me is to play professionally and represent my country of heritage. That, and to play as high as I can. I’ve just got to keep on working.”
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THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S HISTORY
KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS WEEK OVER THE YEARS...
In 1969 Easter Saturday saw a record league victory for Town when they trounced Micklefield Welfare 13-0 at Wetherby Road in Yorkshire League Division Two with Peter Foxton goals from Peter Foxton (6), John Troughton (3), Nigel Knapton (3) and Clive Nottingham. The two sides actually finished in the bottom two places that season with Town just above Micklefield. Foxton who regularly watches Town today was only playing that day due to an injury. APRIL
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In 2004 Town played Radcliffe Borough at home in a Northern Premier League Premier Division clash and won 3-0 thanks to goals from player/coach and former James Turley Blackburn Rovers Premier League winner, Mark Atkins and fan’s favourite James Turley (2) in front of 246 fans. Turley top scored with 19 goals that season.
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In 2017 Town entertained Salford City in the Conference North and the sides drew 3-3 in a highly entertaining game with all three Harrogate goals coming in the last 10 minutes courtesy of a unique hattrick of penalties from captain Simon Ainge! APRIL
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Simon Ainge scores the first of his three quickfire penalties
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In 2018 Town made the short trip to Bootham Crescent to play local rivals York City in the National League North for a first ever league meeting between the two clubs. In front of an attendance of 3,564 (515 from Harrogate), Town came away with the North Yorkshire bragging rights after a fantastic 2-0 win with goals from Jake Wright and Mark Beck.
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Jake Wright bursts through the York City defence
In 1960 Town APRIL travelled to Wombwell & Darfield in Yorkshire League Division Two and left with the points after a 3-0 win thanks to an Arthur Everitt Arthur Everitt hattrick. This was his fourth hattrick of the campaign and he finished the season with 32 goals from 32 games as Town finished the season fifth just missing out on one of the top four promotion places.
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In 1999 Town returned from Farsley Celtic in the Northern Premier League Division One with a 2-1 win thanks to a brace from Glen Robson who finished the season top scorer with 23 goals from 33 games. APRIL
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Glen Robson in action against Farsely Celtic
In 1931 old Harrogate AFC were playing a Yorkshire League fixture at Wetherby Road against Brodsworth Main Albert Pope and won 7-4 with goals from Albert Pope (4), C. Megson, K. Barber and Charlie Carpenter. Pope finished top scorer with 27 goals from 28 games. It was the club’s last season of Yorkshire League football before joining the Northern League. Following the 1931-32 season in the Northern League, the club disbanded until 1935, re-forming under the name Harrogate Hotspurs. APRIL
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PORT VALE Formed in 1876, and the prefix ‘Burslem’ was added to the club’s name when they moved to the town in 1884. They were founder members of Football League Division Two in 1892 and after failing to gain re-election in 1896, they returned two years later before Burslem Port Vale resigned in 1907 due to financial problems. The ‘Burslem’ was dropped and they returned to the Football League in place of Leeds City in 1919 after which Vale established themselves in the Football League winning the Third Division (North) Championship in 192930 and finishing fifth in Division Two in 1931 which remains the club’s best ever finish. Port Vale hold the record for the most years spent in the Football League without ever playing in the top flight. Relegation back to the Third Division came in 1936 and Vale were moved between the North and South divisions for the next 18 years due to their central location in the Midlands. In 1950 the club moved to Vale Park, and in 1953-54 Vale were promoted to Division Two but were relegated three years later straight down to become founder members of the Fourth Division. Then followed many years of yo-yoing between the bottom two tiers, until in 1989 they won promotion via
the play-offs to Division Two, competing in the second tier for the first time in 32 years. That lasted until 1991-92 when they were relegated. Promotion was achieved again in 1994 and in 1995-96 they reached the Anglo-Italian Cup Final at Wembley losing 5-2 to Geona. In May 2000, Vale were relegated to the Second Division (League One) where they stayed until dropping to League Two in 2007-08. Despite going into administration in 2011-12, Vale were promoted at the end of the 2012-13 season and remained in League One until 2016-17 when they were relegated on the final day. After an eighth place finish last season, hopes were high this campaign and it started well with the Valiants sat in the play-off positions until a disastrous November in which they lost all five of their league games and then six wins since, has seen them drop to the bottom half of the table. John Askey was relieved of his duties in January, with Danny Pugh taking interim charge before Darrell Clarke was brought in from Walsall as manager on 15th February. After two draws and a loss in the first three games under Clarke, Vale have picked up three wins on the bounce to relieve any relegation fears and are preparing nicely for next season.
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VALE PARK Capacity 19,052
RECORD SCORER Wilf Kirkham 164 (1923-29/1932-33)
RECORD APPEARANCES Roy Sproyson 837 (1949–72)
RECORD TRANSFERS Paid £500k Gareth Ainsworth Lincoln City September 1997 Received £2m Gareth Ainsworth Wimbledon October 1998
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THE VALIANTS PLAYING SQUAD BETWEEN THE STICKS
Scott Brown
1. Scott Brown
Joining Vale in July 2018, the 35-year-old started in the youth set-ups of Birmingham City and Wolves before joining Welshpool Town and then Bristol City and making his EFL debut with Cheltenham Town in January 2006. He played a total of 282 games for the Robins, before moving to Aberdeen in May 2014. He joined Wycombe Wanderers in July 2016 and after loan spells at Eastleigh and back at Cheltenham, he was everpresent in Wycombe’s 2017-18 promotion-winning season.
AT THE BACK 2. James Gibbons
After progressing through the academy system at Port Vale, the 23-year-old signed his first pro deal with the club in July 2016 before joining NPL side Leek Town on a one-month loan deal in the September. After making his first team debut for Vale in December 2016, he has featured regularly during the last few seasons in League Two.
3. Adam Crookes
A graduate of Nottingham Forests’ academy, the 23-year old had loan spells at Guiseley and Lincoln City during the 2017/18 campaign before joining the Valiants on loan in January 2019, before making the deal permanent in the May.
15. Zak Mills
appearances for the Bees in four seasons at Griffin Park, he joined Gillingham on a loan before making the move permanent in January 2013. After three seasons and 87 games for the Gills, he moved on to Cambridge United in May 2015 and made 124 appearances for the U’s before joining Vale in the summer of 2018 where he has racked up over 110 more games.
6. Nathan Smith
A product of the Vale academy, the 24-year-old signed pro in June 2014, and spent the next two seasons on loan at Stafford Rangers and Torquay United respectively, before returning to
5. Leon Legge
Signing for Vale in July 2018, the 35-year-old spent the first years of his career in non-league at Sidley United, Eastbourne UA, Hailsham Town, Lewes and Tonbridge Angels, before joining League One Brentford in July 2009 at the age of 24. With 110 22
Vale and cementing a first team place in the 2016-17 campaign. He made his 100th consecutive league appearance the following season and has now amassed over 240 games for Vale. Signing in July 2020, the 28-year-old started his senior career at Histon in 2010, playing 124 games for the club, before moving on to Boston United in March 2014. After impressing at Boston for two years, he earned himself an EFL move in 2016, moving to League Two side Grimsby Town, where he would play for two years. Following his spell at Blundell Park, he spent a season at Morecambe during the 2018-19 campaign, before joining Oldham Athletic in June 2018, making 25 appearances for the Latics last term before his move to Vale in the summer.
16. Shaun Brisley
Joining Vale in August 2019, the 30-year-old started his career at Macclesfield Town where he made 142 total appearances in just under four years before moving on to Peterborough United in February 2012, initially on loan but then signing permanently in the May. As well as making 93 appearances for the Posh, he also had loan spells at Scunthorpe United, Northampton Town and Leyton Orient, before signing for Carlisle United in July 2016. After a season in Cumbria, he moved to Notts County in July 2017 before moving to Port Vale.
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Leon Legge
Signing for Vale last Summer, the 30-year-old started his senior football career at Northwich Victoria in 2010. He then had a short spell at New Mills before
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33. Mustapha Olagunju
Signing on loan from Huddersfield Town in the January transfer window, the 19-year-old joined the Terriers in July 2018 and made his first team debut for them in early January. During the 2018/19 season, he played almost every minute of every game for the Terriers’ U17 side, before stepping up to the U19s the following season. He also had short loan spells at Tadcaster Albion and Welling last season.
Darrell Clarke
Appointed: February 2021 Age: 43 Darrell Clarke was appointed Vale boss in February after leaving Walsall. His playing career started at Mansfield Town, where he came through the academy and became pro in 1995. With over 150 appearances, Clarke left for Hartlepool United in 2001 and was key in Pools’ promotion winning season of 2002-03. Loan spells at Stockport, Port Vale and Rochdale followed before he joined Salisbury City where he spent the next six years including as player-manager.
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re-joining Northwich Victoria in December 2011, before he again made the switch to New Mills in the summer of 2012. In July 2013, he made the step up to the National League with Southport before moving to Macclesfield Town in September 2015. He spent five years at Macclesfield making just short of 200 appearances before being released at the end of last season and joining Vale.
Winning 84 of his 157 matches in charge of Salisbury, Clarke joined Bristol Rovers as assistant manager in June 2013 and took the top job the following March where he achieved promotion back to the EFL and a second successive promotion in 2015-16 to League One before he was appointed Walsall’s manager in December 2018.
THE ENGINE ROOM 4. Luke Joyce
Signing for Vale in 2018, the 33-year-old’s career began in Wigan Athletic’s academy before making his first-team debut in January 2006. He joined Carlisle United in 2006 and had loan spells at Barrow and Northwich Victoria before moving to Accrington Stanley in June 2009 where he spent six years making 276 appearances. In 2015, he joined Carlisle for a second spell and played over 143 times before joining Vale in May 2018. Since then he has turned out over 120 times for the Valiants.
7. David Worrall
Now in his fourth season at Vale, the 30-year-old came through Bury’s youth system, before joining West Bromwich Albion in March 2007. After one game at the Hawthorns and loan spells at Accrington Stanley and
Shrewsbury Town, he returned to Bury on loan in August 2009 before making the deal permanent in early 2010. Going on to play 178 times for the Shakers, he joined Rotherham United in June 2013 and was loaned to Oldham Athletic in January 2014 before moving to Southend United in the summer. He made 84 appearances for the Shrimpers before joining Millwall in June 2016. After two seasons he joined Port Vale in May 2017.
Town (twice), Aldershot Town (three times) and finally Woking before joining Exeter City in May 2015. After 11 appearances for the Grecians, he returned to Aldershot Town in 2017 where he made over 40 appearances, before leaving for Port Vale. David Worrall
8. Emmanuel Oyeleke
Signing for Vale in July 2018, the 28-year-old is a product of the Brentford youth system, having also represented Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers at youth level. He signed his first pro contract with the Bees in April 2012 as part of their development squad and had several loans at Northampton 23
TODAY’S OPPOSITION having spent the first half of last season on loan at Vale Park, the 22-year-old started his youth career in Manchester United’s academy before moving to Forest’s academy in July 2015. He joined Scunthorpe on a season-long loan in October before being recalled by Forest ahead of his move to Vale.
18. Danny Whitehead
Tom Conlon
10. Tom Conlon c
Signing in July 2018, the 25-yearold went pro at Peterborough United in 2013 but after just three appearances, joined Stevenage on loan in September 2014 before making the deal permanent in the January. In February 2018, he was briefly loaned out to Billericay Town and after 71 total appearances for Stevenage was released in May 2018 and joined Port Vale. Since then he has made over a century of appearances for the club.
11. Cristiano Montaño
Signing in June 2017, the 29-yearold started at West Ham’s academy and signed pro with them in 2010. During the 2011-12 season, he had five loan spells at Notts County (twice), Dagenham & Redbridge and Oxford United before joining Oldham Athletic in August 2012. After 48 games for the Latics, he returned home to Colombia in early 2014 to play for America de Cali, before signing for Bristol Rovers in July 2015. After 62 appearances, he joined Vale and has now made over 130 appearances for them.
17. Jake Taylor
Signing for Vale from Nottingham Forest in January 24
Signing in August, the 27-year old started his pro career at Stockport County before moving to West Ham United in June 2013. After playing for their U21 side, he signed for Accrington Stanley in March 2015 before moving to Macclesfield Town that summer. He then joined Wigan Athletic in January 2016, though returned to Macclesfield on loan for the rest of the season. The following season he was loaned to Cheltenham Town and then Macclesfield before making that deal permanent in September 2017. After 38 games for the Silkmen, he moved to Salford City in May 2018, before returning again to Macclesfield on loan in January 2020.
19. David Amoo
Joining Vale in July 2019, the 29-year-old, started his career with Liverpool in 2010, before joining Preston North End in May 2012 after loan spells at MK Dons, Hull City and Bury. He moved on to Tranmere Rovers in January 2013 and then Carlisle United in June 2013. He moved to Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle in July 2015 where he spent two seasons before joining Cambridge United in May 2017, making 76 appearances.
20. Scott Burgess
Joining in May 2019, the 23-yearold came through Bury’s youth system and made his debut for the Shakers in May 2014. In five years with Bury, he spent time out on loan with Stalybridge Celtic, Macclesfield Town,
Wrexham and York City, as well as Norwegian side, Bergsøy.
27. Alex Hurst
Signing for Vale in August 2019, the 21-year-old came through the Academy at Crewe Alexandra and played for them at U18 and U23 level before joining Matlock Town in August 2018 and then Bradford (Park Avenue) in October 2018 before being picked up by Vale. He was immediately loaned back to Bradford PA until January 2020, playing 35 games before rejoining back up with Vale.
UP TOP 9. Tom Pope
Signing for Vale in July 2017 for his second spell, the 35-year-old, lifelong Valiants fan started off at Crewe Alexandra’s academy before signing pro in 2005. Loans at Lancaster City, Stafford Rangers and Barrow followed before he broke into Crewe’s first team scoring 17 in 64 games. He joined Rotherham United in June 2009 and in January 2011 headed to Port Vale on loan before making the move permanent that summer where he played 196 games and scored 69 goals before moving to Bury in Summer 2015. After two seasons, he returned to Port Vale for his second spell in 2017 and has added over 140 more games Theo Robinson
PORT VALE 13. Mark Cullen
as well as earning legendary status by becoming Vales’ postwar goalscoring record holder with 115 and counting.
Joining Vale in July 2019, the 28-year-old started in Newcastle United’s academy before joining Hull City in 2010. After loan spells at Bradford City, Bury and Stockport County, he signed for Luton Town, scoring 24 in 71 games and earning a move to Blackpool in 2015. He spent four years with the Seasiders scoring 26 goals in 108 appearances before moving to the Potteries.
12. Theo Robinson
Signing for Vale in August, the 32-year-old has 452 career appearances and scoring 117 goals to date. His career began at Watford in April 2006, where he spent time on loan at Wealdstone, Hereford United and Southend United, before making the move to Huddersfield Town in July 2009. After a loan to Millwall, he joined them permanently in January 2011. He then signed for Derby County before returning to Huddersfield on loan and then moving to Doncaster Rovers in August 2013. After a short loan spell at Scunthorpe in March 2015, he signed for Motherwell in the August, before joining Vale in January 2016. He then signed for Lincoln City in October 2016, before joining Southend United in January 2017 where he also spent time on loan at Swindon Town and Colchester United.
14. Kurtis Guthrie
Joining Vale in January, the 27-year-old started his senior career in Jersey for St. Clement and Trinity, before signing for Accrington Stanley in 2011. He spent time on loan at Southport and signed with Welling United in 2012, following a short spell at Bath City. He signed for Forest Green Rovers in 2014, before returning to the EFL with Colchester United in July 2016. He was then picked up by Stevenage where he bagged 19 goals in 66 games before joining Bradford City in January 2020.
21. Devante Rodney
Signing in July 2020, the 22-year-old spent his youth at the academies of Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday before signing for Hartlepool United in January 2017. Impressive performances earned a move to Salford City in June 2018 during which he helped the Ammies achieve promotion into League Two, as well as having loans spells at Stockport County and Halifax Town (twice).
34. Will Swan
Signing on loan from Nottingham Forest in January, the 20-yearold made his first team debut for Forest earlier in the season and has been a regular in the clubs U23 side, plus had a loan spell at Truro City in January 2020.
Devante Rodney
RECENT LINE-UP v Crawley Town (A) W3-1 Saturday, 30 March 2021
Robinson Rodney
Worrall
Conlon
Montaño
Oyeleke
Joyce
Brisley
Legge
Smith
Brown SUBSTITUTIONS:
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THE EX-FILES
THERE HAVE BEEN NINE PLAYERS WHO HAVE TURNED OUT FOR BOTH TOWN AND VALE IN RECENT YEARS Club Historian, Phil Harrison profiles three
Neil Aspin
John McCombe
1989-99 2001-04 Apps: 410 I Goals: 3 Apps: 105 (13) I Goals: 1 Defender Neil Aspin had a youth career with Leeds United and went on to make 207 appearances for the Whites from 1982-89 before joining Port Vale and going on to play 410 games in 10 years for the Valiants. From there he moved to Darlington in July 1999, then Hartlepool United from where he joined Town for the 2001-02 season. He made his debut in the opening day 2-1 defeat at Lincoln United but helped Town go on to win NPL Division One. After being player/coach, he then began his managerial career with Town in the Conference North when he was appointed in January 2005. After four seasons in charge, he left to manage FC Halifax Town in April 2009. In 2015 he moved to Gateshead before rejoining former club Port Vale in October 2017 in League Two as manager where he stayed until January 2019.
Joe Anyon 2004-10 2005-06 (loan from Port Vale) Apps: 118 I Goals: 0 Apps: 13 I Goals: 1 A youth player at Port Vale, keeper Joe Anyon turned pro at the club in 2004 and went on to make 118 first team appearances for the Valiants before moving to Lincoln City in May 2010. Whilst at Vale, he had a spell on loan at Stafford Rangers before joining Town for the first of two loan spells, making two appearances in November and then rejoining Harrogate in February 2006, making a further nine appearances before returning to his parent club after breaking his jaw in April and then becoming a regular in the Valiants first team the following season. After two years at Lincoln, he has had spells at Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra, Scunthorpe United and Chesterfield and is currently at Chorley.
2017-18 Apps: 16 I Goals: 1 Centre back John McCombe had a youth career at Huddersfield Town making 14 senior appearances between 2003-07. After a season with Hereford United he joined Port Vale in League Two in May 2008 making his debut in the opening day 2-1 win over Luton Town and went on to play a total of 211 games in five seasons at Vale Park. After spells at Mansfield Town, York City, Macclesfield Town and Chester, he joined Harrogate in February 2018, making his debut in a 3-1 win at Leamington. That season he helped Town get promoted to the National league via the pay-offs before being released and moving to Boston United briefly before switching to Hyde United in August 2018 where he has been ever since.
Paul Musslewhite
Anthony Griffith
Callum Howe
Craig James
Jake Speight
Scott Brown
2007-08 A: 14 I G: 0 1992-00 A: 367 I G: 0 2009-10 A: 24 I G: 2 2003-06 A: 83 I G: 1
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2008-13 Apps: 211 I Goals: 16
2014-15 A: 1 I G: 0 2008-12 A: 237 I G: 2 2014-15 A: 17 (9) I G: 4 2010-11 (loan) A: 4 I G: 1
2018-19 A: 48 (1) I G: 9 2017-18 A: 3 I G: 0 2019-20 A: 5 (5) I G: 0 2008-09 A: 19 I G: 1
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) high on the agenda at Harrogate Town AFC As the club continues to expand in every direction, it is important that focus is given towards Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. The Community Foundation has worked closely with the club to recruit Volunteer EDI Officers to help create, develop and implement a new EDI strategy. We would like to welcome Claire Streeter and Baljit Singh and wish them all the best in their new roles.
Claire Streeter
Baljit Singh
I am delighted to be joining Harrogate Town and really looking forward to developing their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda. I am passionate about ensuring that everyone who engages with Harrogate Town AFC has a positive experience and that all areas of the club are inclusive to all. Over the coming months it will be great to engage with the local community, as well as supporters, to welcome any feedback and suggestions that will help us achieve our goal.
I am very excited to be joining Harrogate Town as EDI Officer. This is a great opportunity for me to follow my passion in Diversity and Inclusion and to make a real positive impact in this area. After 15 years in the corporate world, I feel my experience and skills can help shape the clubs’ EDI agenda and create a huge opportunity for diverse groups to add value to the club. My vision is to help create a football club that reflects the communities we serve and is inclusive across all touchpoints.
National Citizen Service (NCS) Summer Programme Recruitment If you know any Yr11’s that have some spare time over the Summer, why not encourage them to join our NCS programme. It will be an amazing opportunity and one not to be missed! We have the following dates available; •T hree week programme (including 1 week residential) 12th July – 30th July – weekdays only •T wo week programme 9th August – 20th July – weekdays only
Why not help us deliver our NCS Programme?
We are also recruiting both Assistant Team Leaders and Team Leaders to make this Summer’s NCS Programme one to remember. More details about our NCS vacancies can be found on the Community website – www.htafccommunity.co.uk
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
To get yourself fit and active in the build up to Summer the Community Foundation have timetabled a Community Boot Camp session, led by ex-Town player and Personal Trainer Louie Swain. The weekly Monday session held on the Stray will target adults, abiding by all the latest Covid guidelines. We are asking for anyone interested in joining us to email: community@ harrogatetownafc.com The cost will be £20 for 7 sessions and the start date will be Monday 19th April, 2021.
Walking Football Returns Its good to be back! Were the cries from our Walking Footballers, who made their return to action over the past week.
Our bootcamp is designed for all adults, no matter your level of fitness, we will improve your physical and mental wellbeing.
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Every Monday 19th April – 19th July 2021 6:30-7:30pm
With your instructor Louie Swain...
Sessions will be planned and lead by former Harrogate Town player Louie Swain, a fully qualified Personal Trainer.
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Community Bootcamp with exTown player Louie Swain
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All sessions will comply with the latest Covid-19 guidance and regulations
Harrogate Town AFC CIO is a registered charity No. 1186826
Following all the necessary guidance, sessions took place on Tuesday evening and Thursday evening at Rossett Sports Centre. Welcoming those who are over the age of 50 years to play within a friendly environment. If you would like to join our sessions 8-9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday, please contact: community@harrogatetownafc.com or call 07832 323324 For more details about Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation, or to get involved as a participant or volunteer, please email community@harrogatetownafc.com 31
STATS ZONE STATS ZONE
STATS ZONE
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US V. THEM HOW WE COMPARE IN THE LEAGUE
LEAGUE POSITION
GOAL TIMINGS
15
Minute For Against
12
16-30 9 10 31-45 11 5
POINTS
48 GOALS SCORED
YELLOW CARDS
40
12
6
SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS
42
3
HOME 17 AWAY 25
FAILED TO SCORE
61-75 9 7
HOME 23 AWAY 21
76-90+ 8 13
GOALS SCORED
YELLOW CARDS
14
SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS
54
12
7
TOP SCORER
MOST ASSISTS
Jack Muldoon
52 HOME 21 AWAY 31
George Thomson
2
1
Colchester Forest Green Morecambe United Rovers
L0-1 W3-0 L1-2 9 Mar (H)
13 Mar (A)
L0-1
20 Mar (H)
11
10
TOP SCORER
MOST ASSISTS
Devante Rodney
LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES
Southend United
L0-1
Oldham Athletic
Bolton Wanderers
9 Mar (H)
13 Mar (H)
D0-0 L0-1
27 Mar (H)
Newport County
Colchester United
Crawley Town
16 Mar (H)
20 Mar (A)
27 Mar (H)
W2-1 W1-0 W3-1
10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD
1
NL
1
NLN#
2
NL#
3
2
L2#
3
NLN
4
David Worrall
LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES
10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD
4
5
5
NLN
6
NL
6
7
L1
7
8
L2
8
NLN
9
L1
9
10
10
NLN
11 12
46-60 7 12
GOALS CONCEDED
42
6 Mar (A)
31-45 9 6
HOME 23 AWAY 26
GOALS CONCEDED
Stevenage
10
16-30 7 7
49
2
HOME 15 AWAY 25
CLEAN SHEETS
9 7
0-15
44
FAILED TO SCORE
61-75 8 6 76-90+ 6
Minute For Against
POINTS
46-60 3 11
HOME 22 AWAY 26
GOAL TIMINGS
18
CLEAN SHEETS
3 4
0-15
LEAGUE POSITION
NLN
11 13
14
14
NLN
15
L2
12
13
NLN
L2
L1
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
L1 L1$
L2
L2
17/18
18/19
23
24
24
10/11
11/12
12/13
13/14
14/15
15/16
16/17
17/18
18/19
19/20
10/11
11/12
12/13
13/14
14/15
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L1 = EFL League One; L2 = EFL League Two; NL = National League; NLN = National League North All statistics compiled prior to Good Friday Fixtures
16/17
19/20
STATS ZONE SEASON PLAYER STATS 2020/21 # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -
Player James Belshaw Ryan Fallowfield Dan Jones Josh Falkingham Will Smith Warren Burrell George Thomson Will Hondermarck Mark Beck Aaron Martin Jake Lawlor Joe Cracknell Brendan Kiernan Connor Kirby Jon Stead Lloyd Kerry Jack Muldoon Calvin Miller* Connor Hall Ed Francis Tom Walker* Josh March Melvin Minter Kevin Lokko Jay Williams Josh McPake Mitchell Roberts Simon Power Josh Andrews Jack Emmett**
League Two ■ A G 34 (0) 0 23 (2) 0 3 12 (3) 0 5 30 (5) 0 7 1 23 (0) 2 1 32 (2) 0 5 1 37 (0) 3 2 0 (1) 0 10 (9) 2 26 (8) 5 3 14 (3) 0 1 3 (0) 0 12 (12) 1 10 (6) 0 3 3 (10) 1 17 (6) 2 5 26 (8) 12 8 (2) 1 32 (1) 1 2 1 13 (3) 1 1 1 (6) 0 10 (4) 5 2 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 2 (2) 1 15 (0) 2 1 1 (0) 0 1 11 (2) 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 (0) 0 -
■ 1 1 -
TOWN TOP 3’s Cups A G 2 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 3 (1) 1 5 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 7 (0) 0 4 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (3) 1 4 (3) 1 4 (0) 1 6 (0) 0 4 (2) 2 4 (3) 0 2 (4) 1 7 (0) 1 6 (0) 0 2 (1) 1 4 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0
Season Town Career A G A G 36 (0) 0 180 0 27 (2) 0 151 3 15 (4) 1 19 1 35 (5) 0 174 7 27 (0) 2 71 5 40 (2) 0 260 12 41 (3) 3 174 30 0 (1) 0 1 0 14 (12) 3 126 31 30 (9) 6 43 6 18 (3) 1 21 1 9 (0) 0 17 0 16 (14) 3 70 11 14 (9) 0 23 0 5 (14) 2 51 9 24 (6) 3 184 17 32 (8) 12 136 45 10 (3) 2 13 2 36 (1) 1 76 6 13 (3) 1 16 1 6 (6) 0 12 0 10 (4) 5 14 5 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 (1) 1 6 1 2 (2) 1 4 1 15 (0) 2 15 2 1 (0) 0 1 0 11 (2) 1 13 1 0 (2) 0 2 0 1 (0) 0 229 22
APPEARANCES
(including on as a sub)
37 George Thomson 35 J osh Falkingham 34 J ames Belshaw Warren Burrell Aaron Martin Jack Muldoon
GOALS 12 Jack Muldoon 5J osh March Aaron Martin 3G eorge Thomson
ASSISTS 7 George Thomson 6A aron Martin 4 Jack Muldoon
PITCH MINUTES 3301 George Thomson 3060 James Belshaw 2893 Connor Hall
Top 3’s (League Two 2020/21 only) A = Appearances; () = Games on as sub; G = Goals; Second Yellow *Out on Loan; **Left Club
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LEAGUE TWO ROUND UP
WEEKEND ROUND-UP
A LOOK OVER SATURDAY’S GAMES IN LEAGUE TWO by Mark Walker, PA Media
Adam May celebrates his last-minute winner at Carlisle
Adam May’s last-minute goal sealed Cambridge United a 2-1 win at Carlisle United and sent them back to the top of the table. Substitute May snatched all three points for the U’s after Carlisle striker Lewis Alessandra had cancelled out Paul Mullin’s first-half opener. Mullin set a new club goalscoring record for Cambridge as his 25th league goal of the season eclipsed their previous best set by David Crown 35 years ago.
Gary Bowyer’s first game in charge of Salford City ended in a 1-0 defeat at Exeter, City who halted a run of three successive defeats thanks to Matt Jay’s solitary first-half strike.
Overnight leaders Cheltenham Town slipped to a third league defeat in five matches, losing 1-0 at Morecambe, for whom Liam McAlinden scored the only goal midway through the first half. Cheltenham are two points behind Cambridge with a game in hand, while Morecambe closed to within a point of the automatic promotion places. Tranmere Rovers’ 1-1 home draw against Mansfield Town was enough to lift them into the top three, above fourth-placed Bolton on goal difference. Kaiyne Woolery’s first-half strike for Tranmere was cancelled out by Stephen Quinn’s second-half volley for the Stags. Bolton Wanderers extended their unbeaten run to 13 games as Eoin Doyle’s 16th goal of the season clinched a 1-0 win at promotion rivals Forest Green Rovers. Wanderers climbed above Forest Green in the table, while only five points separate the top six sides. At the other end of the table, Southend kept their survival hopes alive by securing a 1-0 win at Harrogate Town, courtesy of Ashley Nathaniel-George’s second-half effort. The Shrimpers remain second-bottom, but moved to within three points of safety. Harrogate have lost their last three matches, but are 13 points clear of the bottom two. Barrow sit one place and three points above Southend after they went down to a late penalty in a 2-1 defeat at Stevenage. Calvin Andrew’s header cancelled out Elliott List’s second-half opener for Stevenage, but Luke Norris converted an 87th-minute spot-kick as Barrow slipped to back-to-back defeats.
Teenager Kian Scales scored his first professional goal and Andy Cook headed the winner as Bradford City won 2-1 at Colchester United. Scales’ curling finish into the top corner was cancelled out before half-time by Frank Nouble’s header before Cook, on loan from Mansfield, notched his fifth goal in eight games for the Bantams. Tom Conlon, Nathan Smith and David Worrall were all on target for Port Vale in their 3-1 win at Crawley Town, for whom Ashley Nadesan headed a firsthalf equaliser. Conor Wilkinson’s third goal in as many games and Dan Kemp earned Leyton Orient a 2-1 win against Oldham Athletic, who had pulled one back through Alfie McCalmont, while Caolan Lavery rescued Walsall a point at Grimsby, Town who had gone in front through James Hanson.
LEAGUE TWO TABLE 2020/21
P 1 Cambridge United 38 2 Cheltenham Town 37 3 Tranmere Rovers 37 4 Bolton Wanderers 37 5 Forest Green Rovers 37 6 Morecambe 37 7 Newport County 36 8 Exeter City 36 9 Leyton Orient 37 10 Salford City 36 11 Carlisle United 36 12 Crawley Town 37 13 Bradford City 36 14 Stevenage 38 15 Harrogate Town 37 16 Scunthorpe United 36 17 Oldham Athletic 38 18 Port Vale 38 19 Mansfield Town 38 20 Walsall 37 21 Colchester United 38 22 Barrow 36 23 Southend United 38 24 Grimsby Town 37
HOME W D 10 5 9 4 10 2 9 4 8 6 10 4 9 4 10 3 8 6 8 10 11 2 9 5 7 6 8 6 6 4 7 4 5 2 6 5 4 9 5 5 7 6 5 7 4 4 3 7
L 4 5 7 6 4 4 4 5 5 0 6 5 4 5 8 8 12 8 6 8 6 6 11 9
F 24 26 28 23 26 27 19 34 26 28 35 27 17 22 15 22 25 23 25 17 26 25 13 13
A 14 19 21 20 20 21 16 17 18 12 24 19 14 14 17 25 34 21 27 22 24 24 25 25
AWAY W D 10 2 10 4 8 7 9 5 9 5 8 4 7 5 5 8 7 2 5 2 4 4 5 4 7 3 3 10 8 2 6 2 7 7 6 3 5 8 3 12 1 9 5 1 4 7 4 4
L 7 5 3 4 5 7 7 5 9 11 9 9 9 6 9 9 5 10 6 4 9 12 8 10
F 33 22 23 25 23 25 27 26 16 13 14 21 23 11 25 16 30 26 20 22 10 17 10 15
A 21 15 21 23 18 28 21 25 22 18 20 30 27 19 25 20 30 31 22 24 29 22 25 30
GD 22 14 9 5 11 3 9 18 2 11 5 -1 -1 0 -2 -7 -9 -3 -4 -7 -17 -4 -27 -27
Pts 67 65 63 63 62 62 57 56 53 51 51 51 51 49 48 45 45 44 44 41 39 38 35 32
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FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020/21 DATE
OPPOSITION
COMP
RES
ATT PTS POS STARTING XI
SEPTEMBER Sat 5
Tranmere Rovers (R1)
A
W
1-1
Town win 8-7 on pens
Cracknell
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
Tue 8
Grimsby Town
A
D
2-2
Grimsby earn bonus point by winning 5-4 on pens
Cracknell
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith
Lokko ● ■
Kirby
Sat 12
Southend United
A
W
4-0
-
Cracknell
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
Wed 16
West Bromwich Albion (R2)
A
L
0-3
-
Cracknell
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith ■
Hall
Falkingham
Sat 19
Walsall
H*
D
2-2
-
Cracknell
Fallowfield ■ Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
Tue 22
Notts County (Semi-Final)
A
W
1-0
-
Cracknell
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith ●
Hall
Falkingham
Sat 26
Port Vale
A
D
0-0
-
5
6
Cracknell
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
5
12 Belshaw
3 4
1 3
OCTOBER Sat 3
Bolton Wanderers
H*
L
1-2
-
Tue 6
Leicester City U21’s
H*
W
3-1
-
Mon 12
Bradford City
A
W
1-0
-
8
Sat 17
Barrow
H
W
1-0
-
Tue 20
Grimsby Town
A
W
2-1
Sat 24
Colchester United
A
L
Tue 27
Stevenage
H
Sat 31
Newport County
A
Fallowfield
Jones ■
Smith
Hall
Falkingham ■
Belshaw
Burrell
Jones ●
Lokko
Lawlor
Kirby
8
Belshaw
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham ■
11
7
Belshaw
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
-
14
4
Belshaw
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
1-2
-
14
6
Belshaw
Fallowfield
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
D
0-0
-
15
8
Belshaw
Fallowfield ■ Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham ■
L
1-2
-
15
12 Belshaw
Jones ■
Burrell
Smith ●
Hall
Falkingham ■
15
14 Belshaw
NOVEMBER Tue 3
Tranmere Rovers
H
L
0-1
-
Jones
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Kirby ■
Fri 6
Skelmersdale United (R1)
H
W
4-1
-
Cracknell
Jones ■
Burrell
Lokko
Lawlor ●
Falkingham
Tue 10
Hull City
H
L
0-2
-
Cracknell
Jones
Burrell
Lokko
Lawlor
Kirby
Sat 14
Crawley Town
H
D
1-1
-
16
12 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Burrell
Lawlor
Hall
Falkingham
Sat 21
Leyton Orient
A
L
0-3
-
16
14 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Jones ■
Lawlor
Hall
Falkingham
Tue 24
Mansfield Town
A
W
1-0
-
19
12 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Jones ■
Burrell
Hall
Falkingham
Sat 28
Blackpool (R2)
H
L
0-4
-
Burrell ■
Hall
Lawlor
Lokko ■
Falkingham ■
Belshaw
DECEMBER Tue 1
Scunthorpe United
H
L
2-5
-
19
15 Belshaw
Kirby
Burrell
Lawlor
Hall ●
Falkingham
Sat 5
Forest Green Rovers
H
L
0-1
410
19
17 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Burrell
Lawlor
Hall
Falkingham
Sat 12
Morecambe
A
L
0-1
-
19
17 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Burrell
Lawlor
Hall
Falkingham
Tue 15
Exeter City
A
W
2-1
1,559
22
17 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Burrell
Lawlor ■
Hall
Falkingham
Sat 19
Salford City
H
L
0-1
495
22
17 Belshaw
Fallowfield ■ Burrell ■
Lawlor
Hall
Francis
Sat 26
Oldham Athletic
A
W
2-1
-
25
16 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Lawlor
Hall
Francis
Burrell
JANUARY Sat 9
Cambridge United
A
L
1-2
-
25
18 Belshaw
Roberts ■
Burrell ■
Lawlor
Hall
Francis
Tue 19
Exeter City
H
D
0-0
-
26
18 Belshaw
Williams
Burrell ■
Lawlor
Hall
Falkingham
Fri 22
Salford City
A
D
2-2
-
27
18 Belshaw
Williams
Francis ●
Lawlor
Hall
Falkingham
Tue 26
Tranmere Rovers
A
L
2-3
-
27
20 Belshaw
Francis
Burrell
Lawlor
Hall ■
Falkingham
Sat 30
Newport County
H
W
2-1
30
20 Belshaw
Francis
Burrell ■
Lawlor
Smith
Falkingham Falkingham
FEBRUARY Sat 6
Crawley Town
A
W
3-1
33
14 Belshaw
Francis
Burrell
Smith ■
Hall
Tue 9
Cheltenham Town
H
L
0-1
33
15 Belshaw
Francis
Burrell
Lawlor
Hall
Falkingham
Tue 16
Carlisle United
H
W
1-0
36
12 Belshaw
Francis ■
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
Sat 20
Scunthorpe United
A
L
1-3
36
15 Belshaw
Francis
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
Tue 23
Mansfield Town
H
W
1-0
39
13 Belshaw
Francis
Burrell
Smith
Hall
Falkingham ■
Sat 27
Grimsby Town
H
W
1-0
42
12 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Jones
Smith
Hall
Kerry
Tue 2
Barrow
A
W
1-0
45
11
Belshaw
Fallowfield
Jones
Smith ■
Burrell
Kerry ■
Sat 6
Stevenage
A
L
0-1
45
11
Belshaw
Fallowfield
Jones
Smith
Burrell
Kerry
Tue 9
Colchester United
H
W
3-0
48
10 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Jones
Smith ●
Burrell
Falkingham ■
Sat 13
Forest Green Rovers
A
L
1-2
48
11
Belshaw
Fallowfield
Jones
Smith
Burrell
Falkingham
Sat 20
Morecambe
H
L
0-1
48
13 Belshaw
Fallowfield
Jones ■
Smith
Hall
Falkingham
Sat 27
Southend United
H
L
0-1
48
15 Belshaw
Burrell
Jones
Smith
Hall ■
Falkingham
Fri 2
Walsall
A
W 15:00
Mon 5
Port Vale
H
W 15:00
Sat 10
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 15:00
Tue 13
Leyton Orient
H
W 19:00
Sat 17
Bradford City
H
W 15:00
Tue 20
Oldham Athletic
H
W 19:00
Sat 24
Carlisle United
A
W 15:00
Fri 30
Cambridge United
H
W 15:00
Cheltenham Town
A
W 15:00
MARCH
APRIL
MAY Sat 8
KEY:
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TOWN SCORE SHOWN FIRST ● Goal / Penalty / Own Goal
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), Minter
Francis
Thomson
Kiernan
Martin
Muldoon
Fallowfield (76), Kirby (79), March (83), McPake, Hondermarck, Minter
McPake
Thomson
Kiernan
Martin
Muldoon ●
Power (74), March (74), Hondermarck, Kirby, Lokko, Minter
McPake ● Thomson
Kiernan
Martin
Muldoon
Power (60), March (60 ●), Hondermarck, Kirby, Williams, Minter
Power
Thomson
March ● ■
Martin ●
McPake
Muldoon (86), Hondermarck, Kiernan, Kerry, Williams, Minter
Power ●
Thomson
March
Martin ●
McPake ■
Lawlor (70), Muldoon (73), Kerry (73), Andrews (89), Kiernan, Minter
Power
Thomson
March
Martin
McPake
Muldoon (75), Fallowfield (75), Andrews (89), Kerry, Kiernan, Minter
Power
Thomson
March
Martin
McPake
Beck (72), Lawlor (76), Kerry (84), Muldoon, Kiernan, Minter
Power
Thomson
March
Martin
McPake
Beck (70), Muldoon (88), Kerry, Lawlor, Kiernan, Minter
Power
Thomson
March
Martin ●
McPake
Kerry (63), Jones (71), Muldoon (76), Beck (76), Fallowfield, Minter
Power
Thomson
March
Martin
McPake
Burrell (68), Beck (68 ●), Muldoon (68), Falkingham (81), Francis, Minter
Power
Thomson
March
Beck
McPake
Muldoon (63 ●), Falkingham (63), Martin (63), Francis, Lawlor, Minter
Power
Thomson
Muldoon
Beck
McPake
Falkingham (63), March (72), Martin, Francis, Lawlor, Minter
Kerry
Thomson
March
Beck ●
McPake ●
Muldoon (23), Francis (68), Kiernan (68), Martin (63 ■), Lawlor, Minter
Francis
Thomson
Muldoon
Beck
McPake
Martin (56 ■), Kiernan (56), Hall (56), Williams (80 ●), Lawlor, Minter
Power
Thomson
Muldoon
Martin
McPake
Beck (75), Kiernan (87), Burrell, Francis, Williams, Minter
Power
Thomson
Muldoon
Martin
McPake
Kiernan (38), Beck (62), Francis (70), Fallowfield, Williams, Minter
Fixtures
Monday 5th April 2021 Colchester United v Barrow Crawley Town v Oldham Athletic Exeter City v Mansfield Town Forest Green Rovers v Salford City Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town Harrogate Town v Port Vale Leyton Orient v Walsall 1st sub / 2nd sub / 3rd sub / 4th sub / 5th sub; ■ Yellow Card / H* At Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
Newport County v Bolton Wanderers Stevenage v Bradford City Tranmere Rovers v Cambridge United
Tuesday 6th April 2021 Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United Morecambe v Southend United
Second Yellow Card / ■ Red Card
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SQUAD & MANAGEMENT TEAM
FIRST-TEAM PLAYING SQUAD N O
IN A PT A C
IN N A LO
1
James
2
Ryan
Belshaw
3
Dan
Fallowfield
Josh
Jones
4
5
Will
Falkingham
Warren
6
Burrell
Smith
IN N O N A LO
7
George
Thomson
Brendan
8
William
Connor
Kiernan
Aaron
Beck
Hondermarck
14
9
Mark
15
Jake
Martin
16
Jon
Kirby
10
Lloyd
Stead
12
Joe
Lawlor
17
Kerry
Jack
Cracknell
18
Connor
Hall
Muldoon
IN N O N A LO
Ed
22
Josh
Francis
24
Melvin
March
Kevin
Minter
26
Lokko
N O
29
Roberts
N A LO
N A LO
N A LO
Mitchell
27
IN
N O
N O
28
McPake
Jay
Williams
IN
IN
Josh
25
Simon
30
Power
Josh
31
Andrews
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Simon
Weaver MANAGER
38
Paul
Thirlwell
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Phil
Priestley
GOALKEEPER COACH
Lee
Rachel
CHIEF SCOUT
HEAD PHYSIO
Barraclough
13
Davis
20
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NEXT UP FOR TOWN AT HOME
Leyton Orient
Josh Falkingham challenges Danny Johnson in the game in November
Tuesday 13th April 2021 - League Two, 7pm Summer 2019 was a very difficult time for Leyton Orient with the passing of Justin Edinburgh, and so soon after them returning to the EFL after a two-year absence, but the club continued remarkably. Ross Embleton who worked with the squad under Edinburgh took over and lead the O’s to a commendable 17th-place finish in their first season back in the EFL last season. This season, the O’s have suffered from inconsistency more than anything, where runs of wins have often been followed by runs of losses meaning they haven’t been able to challenge for the top positions. Following a dip in form and a run of seven games without a win in January and February, the club parted company with Embleton and placed Jobi McAnuff in interim charge feeling that the play-offs were still within reach. The change has had a positive effect with the O’s
unbeaten in five including winning three on the bounce going into the Easter weekend and closing within four points of the play-offs. The clubs have met a number of times in recent seasons with Town yet to beat the Londoners and in the reverse fixture in November, the O’s won 3-0 courtesy of a hattrick from former Town trialist, Danny Johnson. To date this is Town’s heaviest away defeat of the season. This is a rearranged fixture following the initial postponement of the match in February due to a frozen pitch.
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Bolton Wanderers
Saturday 10nd April 2021 - League Two, 3pm Bolton Wanderers’ fall from the top has been well documented, but the fact that this historic club is still in existence is the saving grace. Back-to-back relegations have seen The Trotters drop from the Championship to League Two, with the club now competing in the fourth tier for the first time since 1988 which was also the only season Bolton had competed at this level in their history. In the summer Ian Evatt left Barrow to become head coach, but it wasn’t straightforward for Wanderers early on and they found themselves 19th at the start of February. There were a few changes off the pitch including Evatt’s job being changed from Head Coach to Manager and a mini overhaul of the squad followed in January, welcoming eight new faces to the University 42
of Bolton Stadium. This has seen a remarkable turnaround over the second half of the season. Since losing to Tranmere on January 23, Wanderers have gone unbeaten and picked up 11 wins out of 13 games, which leaves them just outside the automatic promotion places on goal difference. In early October, Bolton inflicted a first ever league defeat on Town, winning 2-1 at the Keepmoat. Eion Doyle gave Wanderers an early 11th-minute lead before Nathan Delfouneso extended the lead soon after half time. Despite George Thomson’s reply in the 61st minute, Bolton held on to take the points.
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