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5 Boss’s Notes 7 From the Skipper 8 Town News 10 Action Replay: Bradford City 12 Player in Focus: Joe Cracknell 18 This Week in Town’s History 21 Tonight’s Opposition: Oldham Athletic 28 The Ex-Files 30 Community Foundation 32 Stats Zone 34 League Two Round-up 36 Results and Fixtures 38 Squad & Management Team 42 Up Next for Town 44 Today’s Teams

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T HE M A N AG ER

SIMON WEAVER GOOD EVENING TO YOU ALL and a warm welcome from The EnviroVent Stadium where we are back to host Oldham Athletic this evening. I would like to extend that welcome to Keith Curle, his squad, and the staff from Oldham. We have had a very good week, picking up a valuable draw against Leyton Orient last Tuesday and then continuing that momentum by taking all three points from the Bradford City game on Saturday. With that, we confirmed our place in League Two next season. There was a real buzz around the place and in the changing room after the game against Bradford, particularly having just done the double over our closest local rivals and a club of their size. After all the hard work, it was great to see so many happy faces and I’m sure there were many more watching on at home. If you had said at the start of the season that we’d be safe with four games to play, we’d have grabbed it with both hands. On Saturday, we were really good in the first half and deservedly lead at the break but as we fully expected, Bradford came at us in the second half and were in the ascendency for large parts. But, we defended well and held firm, and although they got an equaliser, a moment of class from Josh McPake earned us the three points and a valuable win. We have shown a real character and determination in the last two games and to come away with four points against two ‘in-form’ sides is no more than the lads deserve.

It’s been a little while since we’ve tasted victory and there is nothing more rewarding than seeing what wins mean to the players, and staff. It is very satisfying after the hard work that goes into preparing for a game and we have to continue putting in that hard work for the remaining few weeks of the season. It is important now to finish the season on a real high and maintain those levels for our trip to Wembley. Similarly to Bradford, Oldham carry a huge threat up top and are one of the divisions’ top scorers, so we will need to nullify that threat early on and take the game to them and get on the front foot from the start. It’s another tough game, but we are looking forward to it and are keen to continue the momentum that we have built recently. The lifting of some restrictions has been a real boost for everyone, but I would like to urge everyone to remain sensible and continue to be considerate of each other. In doing so it paves the way for fans to return at all levels next season. We can’t wait for that and are so pleased that we have earned a second bite at the cherry as a League Two club for the supporters more than anything. We have learnt so much this season and will aim to improve on our position next year and with the help of our supporters backing us, will be in a great position to do so.

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JOSH FALKINGHAM I THINK TO GET THE THREE POINTS against Bradford on Saturday just shows how far we’ve come. In both games against them, we’ve not only competed with them in the same league but actually turned them over twice. For everybody who watched and for the fans, the derby win was for them. As players, we know what derby’s mean and we’ve had big local games in the past against York and Hartlepool but Bradford, as close as they are and the size of their club, it’s a huge win. To take six points against them this season and to secure safety, it was a really good feeling and the changing room was buzzing afterwards. We were really happy for Josh McPake to get the winner. He’s a young kid and come a long way from home so I know what it’s like. Sometimes he’s found it difficult but the talent he’s got, he showed it against Bradford and he deserved it. You find out about yourself during loan moves and especially in these times, it’s not easy for young players not being able to socialise and enjoy it. He and the other lads have been stuck in a hotel not being able to do much. But what

he produced to win us the game, in a Yorkshire derby, it means everything. We’re obviously really pleased that Josh hasn’t just been good in games but he’s affected them in a positive way. I hope he can kick on from that and it’s totally up to him for where his career takes him. It’s from within and when he produces things like that, it’s a nice reward and it’s what we needed. We face Oldham this evening and we’ve got to go into the game using the momentum for the derby win and build on it. The lads were brilliant last time against Oldham and played some really good football. That was another big win against another big, well established Football League club. We have to take the confidence into Tuesday and hopefully make it back to back wins. I’ll keep saying it, we want to finish the season strongly. We’ve got Wembley to come and we want to finish on a massive high and celebrate properly.

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TOWN CATEGORY 4 ACADEMY LAUNCHED Last week Harrogate Town announced its intention to launch a late development Category 4 Academy, allowing 16-18 year olds the opportunity to train full time with the club. Subject to approval from the professional game, the Academy will provide talented young footballers with the opportunity to develop under our UEFA licensed coaches with a view of progressing into the first team set up. If approved, the Academy will be headed up by Paul Stansfield, former Town player and Knaresborough Town Manager. Paul will be supported by PDP Coach Ross McKay, while Phil Priestley will act as Goalkeeper Coach and Josh Walsh Academy Secretary. Lee Barraclough takes the role of Head of Recruitment, with a full time physio and part time doctor to be appointed. Again subject to approval , the Academy will be based at West Riding FA along with the current first team and compete in the EFL Youth Alliance North East, allowing regular competitive fixtures and a clear pathway and progression through the ranks. “It’s vital that we are planning to launch our own academy, it’s a massive step in the right direction for the club in terms of fulfilling the vision of where we started and what we foresee being our future.” 8

Explained First Team Manager Simon Weaver. “The goal at this club has always been to produce youngsters from the first stage in our Player Development Centre to the youth teams and see them move into the first team and beyond so this is hugely important for us. “There’s a lot of local talent, but by having an academy we are able to spread the net farther and wider in the hope that we produce some really good talented youngsters. “I always thought that as a supporter to see one of the local players breakthrough just brought that bit more pride so it’s exciting already to see so many enthusiastic youngsters attend trials. “We’re going to go for people that we think are honest lads and are very respectful so they’ll tick the boxes of all we believe in and allow us to know every team representing the club is taking to the field wearing the shirt with pride.” Our U19s, U17s and U19 Alliance teams will continue to run and compete in their respective leagues, alongside the newly established Academy. For news regarding the progress of our Academy, including our first ever squad announcement, make sure you follow @HarrogateYouth on Twitter.

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2 Muldoon (22); McPake (89)

1 Cook (70) Town Cracknell, Burrell, Jones (Fallowfield 54), Smith, Hall, Falkingham, Kerry, Thomson, Stead (Beck 74, Williams 89), Muldoon, McPake Unused subs: Kiernan, Francis, Andrews, Belshaw Bradford O’Donnell, P. O’Connor, A. O’Connor ■, Donaldson, Vernam (Crankshaw, 69), Clarke (Scales, 90), Watt (Evans, 69), Sutton, Wood, Cousin-Dawson ■, Cook. Unused subs: Stevens, Foulds, Rowe, Hornby

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JOE CRACKNELL

JOE CRACKNELL Hull-born and raised but now playing in the Football League with Harrogate Town, Joe Cracknell just loves Yorkshire. The goalkeeper has been a key part of Simon Weaver’s squad for the last four years and now, the 26-year-old tells us his story. By Henry Whitaker Cracknell was born and raised in the East Yorkshire port city of Kingston upon Hull and lived just a short walk away from the Tigers’ training ground and stadium. He was brought up a supporter of his local club and would go to the games with his dad, who would sit him on the barriers at Boothferry Park to give him the best possible view. A young Joe Cracknell witnessed Hull’s back to back promotions between 2003-2005 and was at Wembley in 2008 to see Dean Windass volley the ball into the top corner, which would earn Hull their first stint in the Premier League. By that year, Cracknell was already a part of Hull City’s academy set-up after being scouted during an indoor tournament at the age of 10 years old. From the very beginning, Cracknell loved being

in goal, “diving around and getting in the way of the ball”. At the age of just 14 years old, Cracknell had already played for the reserve side against North Ferriby in what was a surprising moment for the keeper. “I rocked up expecting to be on the bench and all of the sudden they told me I was playing and it was a huge surprise,” Cracknell explains. “That was an early experience of men’s football and it was a bit of a shock and daunting, to be honest, being thrown right into the deep end.” Cracknell vaguely remembers playing with now Leeds United captain Liam Cooper during his youth days and recalls more vividly seeing a young Ryan Fallowfield running around the Hull City training ground.

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“I tried to keep an eye on him the best I could and he was then as he is now, someone who has so much energy,” Cracknell says with a grin. The goalkeeper’s youth team competed at a good level and were involved in some big tournaments, including the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. The Hull youngsters came up against Premier League academies and narrowly lost out to Chelsea on penalties in the knockout stages. His development was moving along nicely and the dream of becoming a professional began to seem “reachable”. At 16, Cracknell made the next step after signing a two-year youth scholarship and he was thrown straight into the action. The young goalkeeper had just finished school but suddenly found himself fast-tracked to the first team for a pre-season tour in Slovenia. However, Cracknell so nearly missed out on the trip, as he explains.

“I started with the youth team on a Monday and then on the Tuesday afternoon, the youth team manager pulled me in and said the first team is going away and they want to go with me. I got home, told my mum and she was delighted for me but gave me the news that my passport had expired. I had to travel up to Durham to get my passport on the Thursday and then flew out that Saturday.” Cracknell was now up in the mountains with the first team, being put through his paces in a gruelling pre-season camp. However, one of the main issues the Hull lad had was the lack of English TV channels in the hotel room. “I remember being sat in the hotel room with basically no English TV. I think we had the Euro Sport channel so watched the Tour de France. It was roasting hot in Slovenia so the training sessions were really hard work,” he goes on to add. “We had 4-5 different types of sessions a day. We’d be in

JOE CRACKNELL the gym and doing lots of running at the earliest and latest points of the day. It felt like we just slept, trained and then repeated. I had gone from being an under-16 player to joining the first team. I was looking around seeing all these professionals that had been around for years. It made it such a good experience but also a strange one from being a Hull fan just watching to suddenly feeling a real part of the club.” Two successful years with the youth team saw Cracknell offered a pro deal at 18 years old. As a local lad from a family full of Hull supporters, it made for a very proud and happy Cracknell household. “It was a proud moment for my family to watch me go through the academy all the way up to the first team at our local club. It took me and my family back a bit and there was a bit of disbelief, to be honest.” Cracknell joined an experienced goalkeepers’ union of Allan McGregor, Steve Harper and Eldin Jakupović but it meant playing opportunities for the youngster were incredibly slim.

fortunately, I moved on to Bradford and that settled me down.” Cracknell’s time at The Bantams began in the 2015/16 season under Phil Parkinson. The keeper was heavily involved with the first team but was the second choice and spent all his time on the bench. Nonetheless, in his first season, Bradford finished fifth in League One and came up against Millwall in the play-off semi-finals. The first leg saw The Bantams lose 3-1 at home, putting the Lions in control for the second leg and it led to a hostile atmosphere at The Den in which the two sides drew 1-1. “Being involved with that at Millwall’s ground was an interesting atmosphere,” Cracknell says. “By the time the referee had blown the full-time whistle, there were 5000 fans on the pitch and we raced down the tunnel. There were a few rushing down there, I included. In the first game, we set off quite well but it went from 1-1 after they scored a

The Hull keeper spent a lot of time playing for the reserve team before spending a month on loan with Scarborough Athletic. The next season he re-joined Scarborough on another loan but this time for the season and that allowed him to get a good amount of game time, something Cracknell thought was “important” to have at a young age. Unfortunately for Cracknell, no first-team opportunities with The Tigers then arose and at the end of the season, he had a sit down with manager Steve Bruce who told him it would be best for him to move on. It was the news Cracknell didn’t want to hear. “It was deflating to leave as I’d been at the club for so long and progressed nicely through the ranks,” Cracknell admits. “My last day at the club was the day we got relegated from the Premier League so that was a tough time to leave. It then just hit me quickly and there were a lot of thoughts going on in my head about where I could end up next but

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free-kick to 3-1. It got away from us really quickly. That campaign was my first time on the bench for a whole season and I felt a real part of that squad, it was just a shame that we fell short.” Unable to force himself into the starting XI come the start of his second season, Cracknell went on loan to National League North team Bradford Park Avenue for a month. The keeper made a handful of appearances before being recalled by The Bantams where he spent time on the bench and in the stands watching the League One side look for promotion. Stuart McCall was now the manager and when the season ended, Bradford had again successfully secured their spot in the playoffs. Victory over Fleetwood Town in the semi-finals set up the tie with, funnily enough, Millwall.

It was a chance for revenge but the Yorkshire side failed in their attempt, losing 1-0 to the Lions at Wembley Stadium. At the end of that 2016/17 campaign, Cracknell’s time at Bradford came to an end and he moved on to join Harrogate Town in their first season as a full-time club. “I remember coming on trial in the preseason and think I had a week at Notts County the week before,” Cracknell remembers. “I signed on the Friday, just in time for our first match of the season the following day.” Acting as Town’s number two keeper, Cracknell has featured predominantly in cup competitions, including last season’s FA Trophy in which he helped secure another date at Wembley for the club.

JOE CRACKNELL The keeper also became the first goalie in Town history to play in the Football League, producing a heroic performance against Tranmere Rovers in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

The keeper began training in March and then returned to the matchday squad for the first time in 2021 against Bolton Wanderers. Being back on duty for the 3 o’clock was a moment Cracknell had been

The two sides couldn’t be split after 90 minutes, leading to a penalty shootout in which Cracknell shone.

looking forward to.

“It’s something I look back on with really fond memories,” he says with a big smile. “I don’t remember another game where I’ve finished and seen so many messages pop up on my phone. It was a crazy time and the lads were so happy for me, I really enjoyed it. Playing in previous cup games, I’ve always seen it as an opportunity to show what I can do. I try to be reliable in my performances and the good run last season gave me confidence that when I did come into the team, I could play my game and enjoy it.”

it again. It was a big moment for me.”

What followed was a string of strong performances in League Two, Papa John’s Trophy and the Carabao Cup - where Cracknell came up against Premier League side West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.

happened in such a short space of time. For a lot of

“For me, it went so quickly but I had a good run and some good results. There were some big moments for the club early on in the season and fortunately I was involved in them.”

speaks to us at the right times and we’ve got a

The return to full fitness of James Belshaw meant Cracknell’s time in the starting XI for league games was over and then just after Christmas, Cracknell suffered a freak knee injury while training.

Cracknell breaking into the starting XI against

After leaping to catch a high ball, the goalkeeper let it pass him and he then landed awkwardly and found himself in agonising pain.

in the back of my mind that now I’m back training, I

Scans revealed ligament damage and it would be three months before he could return to action.

just keep cracking on, train how I am and just aim

Before this, Cracknell had never been injured while at Harrogate and he was an ever-present in the matchday squad. Having that routine ripped up made for a frustrating period on the sidelines.

staff and players, and I enjoy being a part of that. I’ll

“It felt like a normal weekend again. I was excited to get up early, travel to the match and be a part of Now in his fourth season with Town, Cracknell has been one of a core group of players to have been on this remarkable journey from the National League North to the Football League. Looking back on the success, the goalkeeper only has positive things to say about his time at the club and being part of the GK’s union. “You look back from joining the club in the Conference North to where we are now, a lot has clubs, it can take years to get promoted. I’ve been fortunate to be part of the journey from the start and be a part of a great group. Our goalkeeping coach Phil [Priestley] is really good with us and good working relationship. It’s important it’s a closeknit group and Phil is a vital part of that.” With a trip to Wembley on the horizon and Bradford last time out, he’s hoping the opportunity to play at Wembley will come his way. “We’ll see what comes on the day. Of course, it’s can make sure I’m ready for that if called upon. The aim will be to make it a memorable day again. I’ll to play as much as I can. It’s a great squad, both give it my all and hopefully, more opportunities will come my way.”

“It was tough not just physically but mentally as well,” Cracknell admits. “I was in a brace for the first six weeks and even going up the stairs at home was challenging. I was watching the games on the laptop and found it strange not being able to turn up to train with the lads for six weeks, it was hard.”

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THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S HISTORY

KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS WEEK OVER THE YEARS...

by Phil Harrison Club Historian

Stuart Richardson

In 1961 in Yorkshire League Division Two, Town were assured promotion after a 3-0 win at York City ‘A’ team with goals from Reg Taylor and Stuart Richardson (2). Along with his brother Geoff, Stuart had joined Harrogate from Oldham Athletic. Turn to page 28 for a full bio on Stuart who played 143 games for Town. APRIL

Jordan Thewlis takes on the Gateshead defence

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In 2019 after beating Gateshead 2-0 at home with goals from Jordan Thewlis and Mark Beck, Town secured a play-off place in their first ever season in the National League.

In 1972 Town won 5-0 at Sheffield Waterworks in Yorkshire League Division Three with goals from Jim Hague (3), John Sammons, Tom Stead and Billy Barker. This meant that promotion now depended on their last game at Ossett Town which Town won and so finished as runners-up and were promoted to Division Two. APRIL

Paul Sykes

In 2003 Town beat Bradford Park Avenue 5-2 in their last Northern Premier League Premier Division home game of the season thanks to goals from Colin Hunter, James Turley and a Paul Sykes hattrick. Town finished 6th with Accrington Stanley winning the league that season on 100 points. APRIL

Jim Hague

In 1962 Town drew 1-1 with Frickley Colliery reserves at Wetherby Road in Yorkshire League Division One with Wally Tordoff grabbing Town’s goal. Frickley’s first team were in the Cheshire league with the likes of Wigan Athletic and Macclesfield Town. APRIL

Wally Tordoff

In 2017 Town travelled to Bower APRIL Fold to play Stalybridge Celtic in the Vanarama National League North and came away with a 4-2 victory thanks to a brace from Dom Knowles and one each from Simon Ainge and Danny Ellis.

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In 1989 a Northern Premier League Division One fixture at Kingsway against newly promoted Bishop Auckland ended in a gritty 0-0 draw against a very good opposition. Town keeper Mark Fenton (245 appearances 1987-96 for Town) had an Mark Fenton outstanding game against a team who were promoted again as runners-up to the Premier Division. APRIL

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The club was founded in 1895 as Pine Villa FC, but in 1899 became Oldham Athletic. Oldham immediately operated as a professional side and were accepted into the Football League in 1907-08, and after three years in the Second Division won promotion to the First Division. They finished fourth in 1912-13 as well as reaching the FA Cup semi-final, and in 1914-15 The Latics missed out on the First Division title by a point. Following the First World War, Oldham struggled to reach the same levels and in 1923 were relegated to the Second Division and then again to the Third Division North in 1934-35. In 1952-53 Oldham returned to the Second Division under former England captain George Hardwick, however the following season ended with relegation. In 1958-59, Oldham were founder members of the newly formed Fourth Division, and finished 23rd which meant they had to apply for re-election which was successful.

When Ken Bates arrived at the club in the early 1960s the club’s fortunes began to turn, and they were promoted in 196263, maintaining their status as a third tier club until 1968-69 before relegation. Jimmy Frizzell became player-manager and in 1970-71 led Oldham back to the Third Division before winning the title in 1973-74 and establishing Latics as a Second Division team before Joe Royle arrived in June 1982.

After losing in the play-offs to Leeds United in 1986-87, Oldham won the Second Division in 1990-91 and returned to the First Division for the first time in 68 years. In 1992-93 they were founder members of the Premier League and survived the first season on goal difference, before unluckily being relegated the following season after amassing 40 points. Graeme Sharp took over but couldn’t stop Oldham dropping into the third tier in 199697. The closest Latics came to promotion came in 2002-03 and 2006-07 where they lost in the play-offs. Relegation came in 2018 and Latics began life in the fourth tier with a 14th place finish in 2018-19 before a 19th place finish last season under a series of managers including Frankie Bunn and Paul Scholes before Harry Kewell took over in the summer, becoming the Latics fifth manager in 12 months. Celebrating their 125th anniversary this season, Oldham have had a inconsistent campaign where they have gone on numerous runs without a win however have also picked up superb victories over the likes of Cheltenham, Exeter, Cambridge, Newport, Salford and Carlisle. They are also one of the division’s top scorers. Kewell was relieved of his duties as manager in early March after a run of one win in six and replaced by the experienced Keith Curle. He will be keen on preparing for next season and finishing in the top half of the table.

FOUNDED 1895

NICKNAME Latics

BOUNDARY PARK Capacity 13,512

RECORD SCORER Roger Palmer 156 (1980-94)

RECORD APPEARANCES Ian Wood 582 (1966-80)

RECORD TRANSFERS Paid £750k Ian Olney To Aston Villa June 1992 Received £1.7m Earl Barrett From Aston Villa February 1992

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LATICS PLAYING SQUAD 1. Ian Lawlor

Signing on a season-long loan from Doncaster Rovers in the summer, the 26-year-old was picked up as a youth by Manchester City and was a regular for their Development side before going on loan to Barnet and then Bury in the 2015-16 season. He moved to Doncaster in January 2017 and quickly claimed the number one jersey as Rovers were promoted to League One and made 85 appearances, before joining Scunthorpe United on loan last January 2020.

37. Laurie Walker

Signing for Latics on an emergency loan from League One club MK Dons, the 31-yearold joined his parent club in July and as well as providing coaching to the club’s academy goalkeepers also spent time on loan at Hampton & Richmond Borough and Chelmsford City. After spending his youth career at MK Dons, he signed his first pro deal with Cambridge United in 2009 and has gone on to make over 380 appearances throughout his career, so far, playing for a host of non-league clubs which includes Kettering Town, Brackley Town, Oxford City and Hemel Hempstead.

at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United, Scunthorpe United, and Tranmere Rovers respectively although his loan at Tranmere was cut short in January 2020, and he joined Oldham for the rest of the season before being released by United in the summer.

Ian Lawlor

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recently captained the Arsenal U21 side against Crawley in their EFL Trophy win and is also an England U17 youth international.

3. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Signing for Latics permanently in August having spent the secondhalf of the last season on loan at Boundary Park, the 23-year old joined Manchester United’s Academy in 2003 at the age of 6 and progressed through the youth ranks before being handed his senior debut in December 2015. After finishing that season with 10 Premier League appearances, he had season-long loans over the next four years

5. Carl Piergianni

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Carl Piergianni

2. Harry Clarke

Joining Latics on loan from Arsenal in October initially until January 2021 but later extended to the end of the season, the 20-year-old began his career in Ipswich Town’s academy before switching to Arsenal’s youth setup in 2015. After signing his first professional contract with the Gunners in August 2018, he

Joining Latics in August 2020 from Wycombe Wanderers, the 33-year-old started his career in his native Portugal before moving to England and joining Exeter City in the Conference in 2005. His stay with the Grecians was brief and he moved to Weymouth a month later before joining Basingstoke Town in summer 2008 and then Bath City the following summer. After two seasons at Bath, he moved to Cheltenham Town in August 2011 and turned out 134 times for the Robins before signing for Wycombe in 2014. In his six years at Adams Park, he made over 150 appearances and helped the Chairboys to two promotions from League Two to the Championship. Joining Oldham in the summer from Salford City on a permanent basis after a loan spell at Boundary Park last season, the 28-year-old made over 100 appearances for Salford and played an influential part in the Ammies back-to-back promotions from the National League North to the EFL. Prior to joining Salford in May 2017, his career began at Peterborough United where he came through their Academy and had loan spells at Spalding United and Altrincham before joining Stockport County and then Corby Town. In 2013, he signed

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20. Andrea Badan

Another summer 2020 signing from Hellas Verona, the 23-yearold has spent all his career prior to joining the Latics in his native Italy making over 100 total senior appearances in Italian football. Coming through the youth systems of Padova and Hellas Verona, he then spent time on loan at Prato, AlbinoLeffe, Alessandria, Carrarese and Cavese, before joining Oldham in September.

22. Raphael Diarra

Joining Oldham in November 2020, the former French youth international came through the ranks at AS Monaco and played mostly in their B team but made a senior appearance as a sub in December 2015 at Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa League. A loan spell followed at Cercle Brugge in 2016-17 before the 25-year-old joined US Quevilly-Rouen in 2018.

THE ENGINE ROOM 6. Ben Garrity

Arriving at Boundary Park in September 2020 on a season long loan from Blackpool, the

Keith Curle was appointed Oldham manager on 8th March following the departure of Harry Kewell. Before the Oldham job, he guided Northampton Town to League One last season via the play-offs having been given the Cobblers hotseat in October 2018. He began his managerial career as playermanager of Mansfield Town in 2002, and later managed Chester City and Torquay United. Curle then assisted Neil Warnock at both Crystal Palace and QPR as First Team Coach, notably guiding the R’s to the Premier League as champions in 2010-11. He returned to management with Notts County in 2012, before taking over at Carlisle United in September 2014. The former England centre back, enjoyed an illustrious playing career between 1981-2005, with spells at Wimbledon, Manchester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Torquay United, Bristol City, Reading, Wolverhampton, Sheffield United and Barnsley.

24-year-old signed for the Seasiders from non-league side Warrington in January 2020 and in the process, became the first player for Warrington to graduate to the EFL in 20 years.

8. Callum Whelan Signing for Latics in August 2020, the 22-year-old is a graduate of Manchester United’s academy after joining them at the age of eight. After a loan spell at Port Vale in 2018-19 where he did not feature in a matchday squad he was released by the Red Devils and signed for Watford in August 2019 where he played twice in last season’s FA Cup before joining up with Oldham in the Summer.

Joining Latics in September 2020 after leaving AFC Fylde, the 22-year-old spent his early career with Southport, before signing for Chelsea in January 2017 and then West Bromwich Albion in August 2017. Whilst with the Baggies he spent time on loan at Barrow during the 2018–19 season playing 25 games before signing for A.F.C. Fylde in May 2019, playing 21 times for the Coasters last season.

Appointed: March 2021 Age: 57

10. Davis Keillor-Dunn

Joining Latics in August 2020, the 23-year-old spent his youth career at Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Chesterfield Davis Keillor-Dunn

15. Kyle Jameson

Keith Curle

IN THE DUGOUT

for Boston United and after 100 appearances over a three-year spell with the Pilgrims moved to South Melbourne in Australia’s second division in January 2017 making nine league appearances for the Hellas before returning to the UK and joining Salford City.

TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION

Joining Oldham in July 2019 from French club Auxerre where he played 25 times for their second string, the 22-year-old made 16 appearances in all competitions for the Latics in his debut season in English football last campaign.

16. Brice Ntambwe

Signing in October, the 27 year-old, former Belgium youth international began his career in the youth system of FC Brussels before moving to Birmingham City. He turned pro with the Blues in July 2011, but never made a first-team appearance, and returned to Belgium to join RAEC Mons in January 2013. He went on to play for Lierse and in Scotland for Partick Thistle before returning to England with Macclesfield Town in January 2019 before joining Oldham

17. Serhat Taşdemir

Joining Latics on loan from Peterborough United, the 20-year-old began his youth career at Blackburn Rovers before switching to AFC Fylde at the age of 15. He made his senior debut at just 17-years-old and went on to make 63 appearances and score 14 goals for the Coasters before Peterborough swooped for the youngster in July 2019. He has featured 20 times in all competitions for the Posh and has also represented Azerbaijan at U19 level. 24

19. Zak Dearnley

Arriving at Boundary Park for his second spell with the club in January 2020, the 22-yearold began his career with Manchester United. During his time with the Red Devils, he had a brief loan spell with Oldham in early 2019 scoring on his debut and making a further eight appearances before picking up an injury and returning to Old Trafford. He was released by United at the end of the season and signed for NWCFL club New Mills in late 2019 before signing for the Latics.

21. Marcel Hilßner

Joining Latics on loan in January until the end of the season from Coventry City, the 25-year-old German signed for the Sky Blues in the summer from SC Paderborn but is yet to feature for the first team. He started his pro career at Werder Bremen where he made one senior appearance in 2015 but mainly played in their second string before joining Dynamo Dresden in April 2016 and then Hansa Rostock in August 2017 prior to his move to SC Paderborn in May 2019. He has been capped at youth international level by Germany.

the 34-year-old has amassed over 600 career appearances. He began at Bury after coming through their academy where he netted 15 goals in 94 appearances before joining Leicester City in July 2009. After loan spells at Rochdale and Leyton Orient he joined Brentford in August 2010 before returning to Rochdale on loan and then making the deal permanent, notching over 60 appearances for the club. He then went on to ply his trade at Crawley Town and Rotherham United before returning to Bury for a year. He signed for Northampton in May 2015 before joining Carlisle United a year later and then returned to Bury for a third spell adding another promotion to his CV. In his three spells with the Shakers he made 191 appearances before returning to Northampton in June 2019.

24. Dylan Bahamboula

Prior to joining Latics in October 2020, the 25-year-old Congolese international spent his early career on the Continent, starting at AS Monaco, playing in their second string before a spell at Ligue 1 Dijon. After a loan at Gazélec Ajaccio in the French fourth tier, he moved to Romania in 2018 with Astra Giurgiu and a year later a switch to Algeria came with CSC. He joined Bulgarian side Tsarsko Selo in

23. Nicky Adams

Signing for Latics in January 2020 from Northampton Town,

Dylan Bahamboula

14. Dylan Fage

Zak Dearnley

before moving to Ross County in July 2016 and signed pro with the club in Summer 2017. He turned out 29 times for the Staggies in the Premiership in his first season but after more limited first team opportunities the following season joined Falkirk on loan in January 2019. With game time again limited on his return to County, he signed for Wrexham in January 2020 playing six times for the Red Dragons before the season was ended early.

OLDHAM ATHLETIC October 2019 scoring two league goals in 17 appearances before moving to Lancashire.

25. Alfie McCalmont

Signing on a season-long loan from Leeds United in late September, the 21-year-old is a product of the Whites academy and a key component of Carlos Corberán’s successful U23 side at Elland Road. He has represented Northern Ireland at youth levels as well as earning one senior cap after coming on as a substitute against Luxembourg in September 2019.

Conor McAleny

UP TOP 7. George Blackwood

Joining Latics in September 2020 after leaving Adelaide United having scored 16 times in 72 appearances for the Reds, the 23-year old started his career with Sydney FC and during his time with the club, won the A-League. He has also represented Australia at Under 20 and Under 23 level.

18. Conor McAleny

Signing for the Latics in August 2020, the 28-year-old came through Everton’s academy having joined them at the age of 11. During his time with the Toffees he had numerous loan spells at Scunthorpe United, Brentford, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Oxford United as well as playing a couple of times in the Premier League for his parent club. In June 2017, he joined

League One Fleetwood Town scoring nine in 70 games for the Cod Army as well as having loan spells at Kilmarnock and Shrewsbury Town before moving to Boundary Park. This season he is the Latics top scorer with 14 goals in 34 league appearances.

26. Marcus Barnes

Joining Latics in January, the 24-year-old started at the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy before moving down to Southampton where he signed his first pro contract. He featured once for the Saints first-team in the FA Cup as well as playing for their U23s and also had loan spells at Yeovil Town and most recently Eastleigh. last season, scoring five in 20 appearances for the Spitfires.

29. Junior Luamba

A product of Oldham’s academy, the 17-year-old made his first team debut in December against Grimsby Town.

RECENT LINE-UP v Morecambe (A) L3-4 Saturday, 17 April 2021

Keillor-Dunn McAleny

Borthwick-Jackson

Jameson

Bahamboula

McCalmont

Fage

Whelan

Piergianni

Clarke

Walker SUBSTITUTIONS:

60’ Fage ‹› Adams; 60’ McCalmont ‹› Garrity; 60’ Bahamboula ‹› Blackwood 66’ Clarke ‹› Hilßner; 84’ Keillor-Dunn ‹› Vaughan Subs not used: Badan, Bilboe

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THE EX-FILES

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN PLAYERS WHO HAVE TURNED OUT FOR BOTH TOWN AND LATICS IN RECENT YEARS Club Historian, Phil Harrison profiles three

Lee Duxbury

Stuart Richardson

1997-2003 2004-05 Apps: 284 I Goals: 39 Apps: 0 (3) I Goals: 0 Keighley born midfielder Lee Duxbury came through Bradford City’s youth set up before going on to make 252 senior appearances for the Bantams between 1988-95 and 95-97. After a loan spell at Rochdale he signed for Huddersfield Town in 1994 and returned to Bradford for his second spell before joining Oldham Athletic in 1997. He made his debut in March 1997 in a 1-0 defeat at Manchester City and went on to play six seasons at Boundary Park, playing 284 times for the Latics as well as being skipper for a spell. He moved to Bury for a season before signing for Town in September 2004 making his debut that month as sub in a 2-1 defeat at Droylsden. He made three sub appearances for Town before moving on to Farsley Celtic. Duxbury was a coach at Oldham Athletic, before becoming manager of Eccleshill United.

Chris Hall 2003-07 2013-14 Apps: 54 I Goals: 5 Apps: 31 (11) I Goals: 16 Manchester born striker Chris Hall (aka Chord Melodic) came through Oldham Athletic’s youth academy before making 54 appearances for the first team between 2003-07. He made his debut aged 16 in October 2003 in a 2-2 draw at Peterborough United. He went on to play for Stalybridge Celtic, Bradford (PA), Mossley, and returned to Stalybridge from where he joined Town for the 2013-14 season. He made his debut in the opening day 2-1 win at Oxford City and played 42 games for Town finishing second top scorer before retiring from the game to further pursue his acting career. He was also an actor on TV from 2008 starting in Grange Hill and as of 2019, has been starring in Coronation Street portraying Joe Haslam.

Martin Pemberton

1998-00 A: 36 I G: 17 1995-97 A: 5 I G: 0

Joe Colbeck

2015-17 A: 76 (17) I G: 8 2009-10 A: 28 I G: 1

Jordan Robertson

2016-17 A: 6 (6) I G: 2 2008 (loan) A: 3 I G: 1

Jon Stead

2019-date A: 24 (30) I G: 9 2013-14 (loan) A: 5 I G: 0

1959-60 Apps: 40 I Goals: n/k 1960-64 / 1965-66 Apps: 143 I Goals: 3 Midfielder, Richardson began his career with Market District Boys club in Leeds and then Methley United before joining league club Queens Park Rangers in 1956-58. After two seasons at Loftus Road and one game, he moved to Oldham Athletic in 1959 for a season making 22 appearances whilst his brother Geoff was playing in the reserves. Both players had settled down to a trade now and football took a back seat as in those days professional footballers wages were not much more than the average working man’s wage. In 1960 Stuart now 22, and his brother Geoff signed for semi-professional Harrogate Town, making their debuts in the second game of the season in a 2-1 defeat at home to Swillington Welfare in Yorkshire League Division Two. Town finished the season third and were promoted to Division One. Stuart Richardson was voted local sporting personality for 1962 and along with his brother helped Town finish runners-up for 1962/63. The brother’s continued playing for Town till 1964 before joining East End Park when Harrogate turned ‘Amateur’. They both returned to Town the following season and in total Stuart played 143 games times for Town whilst Geoff made 166 appearances.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Community Programmes have a new lease of life On Monday 29th March, organised sport returned, along with many of the programmes delivered by Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation. Two programmes that have grown with the Foundation over the last few years have been the Town Runners – Community running group and Walking Football. Both of which have started up again. Steve Pattison (Community Sports Coach for Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation) is pictured above with flyers detailing both programmes. Why not join us? Our running group is looking for new social members – with runs taking place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, leaving from the Stray nearest to HTAFC. All runs are led by qualified run leaders. We cater for all abilities and are a social and friendly group. Current members have thoroughly enjoyed the organised group sessions, “The positivity from the group was amazing and helped me complete my first Park Run” “Each week I felt stronger and more confident, gradually increasing the distances we ran” For more information or to join our Town Runners please email: community@harrogatetownafc.com.

Walking Football is looking for new members The return of football has also meant a return to action for our Walking Football teams. We represent that Club at 50+ years and 60+ years, entering the Northern Premier League in Leeds. If you haven’t seen Walking Football before, it is a great way to keep involved within a team environment, enjoy football and a chance to make plenty of friends too. Our weekly sessions take place at Rossett Sports Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8pm till 9pm. Organised by our Walking Football Co-ordination team. Here’s what some of our current players think, “It’s fun and it keeps you fit. In the last six months I have been playing, my fitness levels have increased and its great for mental health too’. “I am still trying to play running football, however my knees are not as good as they used to be and my body aches the morning after. At least with Walking Football I can still play and the social side is brilliant’. For more details or to sign up, please email: HTWFC Coordination Team htwfc2020@gmail.com

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Grace Robinson joins as NCS Manager We are extremely fortunate to welcome Grace Robinson to our team as NCS Manager. Grace has previously worked at Middlesbrough FC Foundation, heavily involved in their community outreach. She joins with some fantastic experience and knowledge that will be of huge benefit to the Charity. We asked her a few questions, to get to know her a little better. What are your impressions of Harrogate so far? Harrogate is a lovely place and everyone is so welcoming and helpful, I look forward to spending more time and exploring the area. Tell us a little more about your time at Middlesbrough FC Foundation In my previous role at Middlesbrough FC Foundation I worked across a number of programmes, focusing on supporting hard to reach young people, young people transitioning between primary and secondary school, alongside delivering and recruiting for NCS. What is NCS and what would you like to achieve at the Community Foundation? NCS is a programme aimed at 16-17 year old’s, that looks to get young people making new friends, taking part in activities and challenging themselves professionally and personally. It is an excellent way to spend their summer for sure! While I am at Harrogate I would like to run the first Summer NCS programme successfully, with all young people developing their skills and gaining some amazing experiences. If you weren’t working in sport/for us what would you be doing? I would be a youth worker. I am passionate about supporting and enabling all young people to have the opportunity to reach their full potential no matter their circumstances.

Harry Gator Sponsor required Harry can’t wait to see the fans back at The EnviroVent Stadium when Covid restrictions are eased and is looking for a new sponsor. The sponsor’s name and logo will feature prominently on Harry’s body and will be seen by thousands. Not only will he be at every Town home match once the fans return, but will be involved in a host of Harrogate Town and Community Foundation events around the district. Harry is also available to attend the sponsor’s own events such as product launches and sales conferences. Harry Gator loves the limelight.

Do you have any hobbies outside of football? Outside of football, I enjoy going to festivals and live music hopefully not long till these are back.

Adding colour and interest to websites and adverts. Enjoying a party too and attending special personal and corporate occasions.

Do you have an advice if local people are finding times tough during covid-19? Give yourself goals to focus on and keep in touch with family and friends.

To find out more about how Harry Gator could help your business email community@ harrogatetownafc.com

For more details about Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation, or to get involved as a participant or volunteer, please email community@harrogatetownafc.com 31

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STATS ZONE

US V. THEM HOW WE COMPARE IN THE LEAGUE

LEAGUE POSITION

GOAL TIMINGS

Minute For Against

16-30 10 10 31-45 11 5

POINTS

53 GOALS SCORED

YELLOW CARDS

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

HOME 22 AWAY 27

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Jack Muldoon

76-90+ 21 13

GOALS SCORED

YELLOW CARDS

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

72 HOME 37 AWAY 35

George Thomson

Port Vale

Bolton Wanderers

5 Apr (A)

10 Apr (A)

L0-2

L1-2

Leyton Orient

D2-2

13 Apr (H)

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Conor McAleny

Dylan Bahamboula

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

Bradford City

W2-1

Leyton Orient

Stevenage

27 Mar (A)

2 Apr (H)

L1-2

17 Apr (H)

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

Crawley Town

Colchester Morecambe United

L0-1 W4-1 W5-2 L3-4 5 Apr (A)

9 Apr (H)

17 Apr (A)

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

NLN#

NL#

2 3

NLN

11 12

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 8 12

HOME 17 AWAY 31

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

2 Apr (A)

46-60 14 9

GOALS CONCEDED

49 Walsall

31-45 11 20

HOME 30 AWAY 37

GOALS CONCEDED

D0-0

16-30 6 10

HOME 19 AWAY 26

CLEAN SHEETS

7 8

0-15

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 9 8 76-90+ 7

Minute For Against

POINTS

46-60 4 14

HOME 26 AWAY 27

GOAL TIMINGS

CLEAN SHEETS

4 4

0-15

LEAGUE POSITION

NLN

11 12

NLN

L1 L1

L2 L1$

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

15/16

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

17/18

18/19

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 38 (0) 0 24 (4) 0 3 17 (3) 1 5 35 (5) 0 7 1 28 (0) 2 2 37 (2) 0 5 1 42 (0) 3 3 0 (1) 0 13 (10) 2 27 (9) 5 3 14 (3) 0 1 4 (0) 0 12 (14) 1 10 (6) 0 3 5 (11) 1 21 (7) 2 6 31 (8) 13 8 (2) 1 37 (1) 1 2 1 13 (4) 1 2 1 (6) 0 10 (4) 5 2 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 2 (3) 1 19 (1) 4 1 1 (0) 0 1 11 (2) 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 (0) 0 -

■ 1 1 -

TOWN TOP 3’s (in League Two) 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 40 (0) 0 184 0 28 (4) 0 154 3 20 (4) 2 24 2 40 (5) 0 179 7 32 (0) 2 76 5 45 (2) 0 265 12 46 (3) 3 179 30 0 (1) 0 1 0 17 (13) 3 130 31 31 (10) 6 45 6 18 (3) 1 21 1 10 (0) 0 18 0 16 (16) 3 72 11 14 (9) 0 23 0 7 (15) 2 54 9 28 (7) 3 189 17 37 (8) 13 141 46 10 (3) 2 13 2 41 (1) 1 81 6 13 (4) 1 17 1 6 (6) 0 12 0 10 (4) 5 14 5 0 (0) 0 0 0 5 (1) 1 6 1 2 (3) 1 5 1 19 (1) 4 20 4 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)

42 George Thomson 40 J osh Falkingham 39 W arren Burrell Jack Muldoon

GOALS 13 Jack Muldoon 5J osh March Aaron Martin 4J osh McPake

ASSISTS 8G eorge Thomson 6A aron Martin 5 Jack Muldoon

PITCH MINUTES 3728 George Thomson 3420 James Belshaw 3343 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

A LOOK OVER THE WEEKENDS’ GAMES IN LEAGUE TWO by Mark Walker, PA Media Morecambe turned up the heat in the race for automatic promotion as Cambridge United climbed back to the top of the table.

Abo Eisa had given the visitors the lead, goals from Ebou Adams and Chris Stokes completed Forest Green’s fightback.

The Shrimps edged a seven-goal thriller at home against Oldham Athletic, while Cambridge cashed in on Cheltenham’s defeat at Crawley 24 hours earlier by winning 1-0 at Newport County.

Harrogate ensured their mathematical safety with four games remaining of their first season in the fourth tier as they completed the double over Yorkshire rivals Bradford. Jack Muldoon gave Simon Weaver’s side a half-time lead and after Andy Cook had levelled for Bradford, on-loan Rangers winger Josh McPake’s fine late curler sealed Town a 2-1 win.

Third-placed Bolton Wanderers missed the chance to close the gap on the top two after slipping to a surprise defeat at relegation battlers Grimsby Town and fellow contenders Tranmere Rovers were held to a goalless draw at home by Salford City. Morecambe climbed to within a point of Bolton after Carlos Mendes-Gomes’ double helped them to a 4-3 win, with Aaron Wildig and Cole Stockton also on target. Oldham replied through Conor McAleny before late goals from Latics pair Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Kyle Jameson left Morecambe holding on. Declan Drysdale’s late header was enough to secure Cambridge all three points in Wales and dent Newport’s play-off hopes. Bolton could have leap-frogged Cheltenham into second place with victory at Grimsby, who threw themselves a lifeline at the foot of the table thanks to Jay Matete’s first-minute opener and Ira Jackson’s late effort. Shaun Miller struck a stoppage-time consolation for the visitors. Southend’s goalless draw at Exeter leaves them a point above Grimsby, while Forest Green kick-started their promotion challenge with a 3-2 home win against Scunthorpe. Forest Green’s interim boss Jimmy Ball - son of former England World Cup winner Alan won his first game in charge following Mark Cooper’s departure. Jordan Moore-Taylor’s header was cancelled out before the break by Scunthorpe’s Harrison McGahey and after

Fixtures 20th April 2021

Barrow v Port Vale Bolton Wanderers v Carlisle United Bradford City v Tranmere Rovers Colchester United v Southend United

Daniel Happe and Dan Kemp’s second-half goals secured Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win over Barrow and Mansfield boosted their survival hopes thanks to Ryan Sweeney’s effort in a 1-0 victory at Stevenage. Carlisle drew 0-0 with Port Vale at Brunton Park and Colchester’s 2-1 home win against Walsall moved them six points clear of the drop zone. Michael Folivi and Ryan Clampin were both on target for Colchester, who had fallen behind to James Clarke’s opener.

TABLE 2020/21

P 1 Cambridge United 42 2 Cheltenham Town 41 3 Bolton Wanderers 42 4 Morecambe 42 5 Tranmere Rovers 42 6 Forest Green Rovers 41 7 Newport County 41 8 Exeter City 41 9 Leyton Orient 42 10 Carlisle United 41 11 Salford City 41 12 Crawley Town 42 13 Bradford City 41 14 Port Vale 42 15 Stevenage 42 16 Harrogate Town 42 17 Oldham Athletic 42 18 Mansfield Town 42 19 Walsall 42 20 Scunthorpe United 41 21 Barrow 41 22 Colchester United 42 23 Southend United 42 24 Grimsby Town 41

Forest Green Rovers v Exeter City Grimsby Town v Morecambe Harrogate Town v Oldham Athletic Leyton Orient v Cambridge United

HOME W D 11 5 11 4 10 5 12 5 10 4 9 6 10 5 10 5 9 7 12 3 9 11 10 5 9 6 8 5 8 7 7 5 6 2 4 10 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 7 4 5 4 8

L 5 5 6 4 7 5 5 5 5 6 1 6 5 8 6 9 13 7 8 8 6 6 12 9

F 27 31 25 36 29 29 20 34 28 37 31 29 22 25 23 19 30 26 20 22 31 29 13 16

A 19 19 21 26 22 24 17 17 18 24 15 23 17 21 16 22 37 30 23 25 28 26 27 27

AWAY W D L 11 3 7 10 5 6 10 5 6 8 4 9 8 8 5 9 5 7 7 6 8 6 8 7 8 3 10 5 6 9 6 3 11 6 6 9 7 4 10 7 4 10 4 10 7 8 3 10 8 7 6 6 9 6 3 13 5 6 2 12 5 2 13 1 10 10 4 9 8 4 5 11

F 35 23 27 26 23 25 29 31 20 18 15 23 25 28 13 26 37 21 23 19 18 12 11 16

A 22 17 26 31 26 24 24 29 25 22 18 30 30 31 21 27 35 22 26 29 25 34 26 32

GD 21 18 5 5 4 6 8 19 5 9 13 -1 0 1 -1 -4 -5 -5 -6 -13 -4 -19 -29 -27

Pts 74 72 70 69 66 65 62 61 61 60 59 59 58 54 53 53 51 49 49 47 46 44 38 37

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FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020/21 DATE OPPOSITION SEPTEMBER

COMP

RES

ATT PTS POS STARTING XI

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

Falkingham ■

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

1-2

Tue 27

Stevenage

0-0

Sat 31

Newport County

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Smith

Hall

Belshaw

Burrell

Jones ●

Lokko

Lawlor

Kirby

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

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

JANUARY Sat 9

Cambridge United

1-2

18 Belshaw

Roberts ■

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

Tue 19

Exeter City

0-0

18 Belshaw

Williams

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Fri 22

Salford City

2-2

18 Belshaw

Williams

Francis ●

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 26

Tranmere Rovers

2-3

20 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall ■

Falkingham

Sat 30

Newport County

2-1

20 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Smith

Falkingham

FEBRUARY Sat 6

Crawley Town

3-1

14 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith ■

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 9

Cheltenham Town

0-1

15 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 16

Carlisle United

1-0

12 Belshaw

Francis ■

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 20

Scunthorpe United

1-3

15 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 23

Mansfield Town

1-0

13 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Sat 27

Grimsby Town

1-0

12 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith

Hall

Kerry

Tue 2

Barrow

1-0

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith ■

Burrell

Kerry ■

Sat 6

Stevenage

0-1

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith

Burrell

Kerry

Tue 9

Colchester United

3-0

10 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith ●

Burrell

Falkingham ■

Sat 13

Forest Green Rovers

1-2

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith

Burrell

Falkingham

Sat 20

Morecambe

0-1

13 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 27

Southend United

0-1

15 Belshaw

Burrell

Jones

Smith

Hall ■

Falkingham

Fri 2

Walsall

0-0

15 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Mon 5

Port Vale

0-2

16 Belshaw

Burrell

Jones

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 10

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

17 Belshaw

Burrell

Jones

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 13

Leyton Orient

2-2

17 Belshaw

Burrell

Jones ●

Smith ■

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 17

Bradford City

2-1

16 Cracknell

Burrell

Jones

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 20

Oldham Athletic

W 19:00

Sat 24

Carlisle United

W 15:00

Fri 30

Cambridge United

W 15:00

Mon 3

Concord Rangers (Final)

TBC

Sat 8

Cheltenham Town

W 15:00

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

KEY:

TOWN SCORE SHOWN FIRST ● Goal /  Penalty /  Own Goal

OG 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

Burrell

Thomson

Beck

Martin

Muldoon

Kerry (46), McPake (46), Kiernan, Francis, Williams, Minter

Kerry

Thomson ■

Beck

Muldoon

McPake

Kerry ■

Thomson

Beck

Muldoon

McPake

Kerry

Thomson

Stead

Muldoon

McPake ●

Fallowfield, Kiernan, Francis, Williams, Andrews, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Stead

Muldoon ●

McPake ●

Fallowfield (54), Beck (74), Williams (90 for Beck), Kiernan, Francis, Andrews, Belshaw

Martin (67), Kiernan (80), Francis, Williams, Minter ●

Stead (62), Kiernan (67), Francis (67 ■), Fallowfield (83), Williams, Cracknell

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FIRST-TEAM PLAYING SQUAD N O

IN A PT A C

IN N A LO

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Dan

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Josh

Jones

Will

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Burrell

Smith

IN N O N A LO

George

Thomson

Brendan

William

Connor

Kiernan

Aaron

Beck

Hondermarck

Mark

Jake

Martin

Jon

Kirby

Lloyd

Stead

Joe

Lawlor

Kerry

Jack

Cracknell

Connor

Hall

Muldoon

IN N O N A LO

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Francis

Melvin

March

Kevin

Minter

Lokko

N O

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N A LO

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N O

McPake

Jay

Williams

Josh

Simon

Power

Josh

Andrews

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Cambridge Utd

Jack Muldoon gives Town the lead at the Abbey Stadium

Friday 30th April 2021 - League Two, 7pm In what is the final home game of our debut season in the EFL, Cambridge United visit the EnviroVent Stadium with their eyes firmly fixed on maintaining their position in the top three where they have been for much of the campaign. The U’s have been in the fourth tier for six seasons now since their spell in the Conference from 2005 to 2014, and this has been their most promising campaign yet in terms of trying to lift themselves up to League One. The last time they competed in the third tier was in 2002.

home loss to Exeter a week last saturday, the Us returned to winning ways this weekend with a crucial victory at Newport to consolidate their position in the automatic promotion places.

This campaign, Mark Bonner’s side have benefited from the form of striker Paul Mullin, who has bagged an incredible 28 league goals, 10 more than any other player in the division. Unsurprisingly, that means the U’s are one of just three teams that have scored 60 plus goals in League Two this season. After a shock 4-1

When the sides met at the Abbey Stadium in January, Town looked to be heading for a fantastic victory after Jack Muldoon’s early 10th-minute strike, but goals from Joe Ironside and the influential Wes Hoolahan in the 71st and 81st minutes respectively secured a 2-1 win for Cambridge and Town leaving empty handed.

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Car lisle Utd

Saturday 24th April 2021 - League Two, 3pm After finishing last season 18th, Chris Beech set about re-building his squad over the summer and Carlisle had been enjoying a superb season, showing consistency particularly at home. A 2-0 win at Walsall on January 2nd sent the Cumbrians top of Sky Bet League Two surpassing most bookies’ pre-season expectations. But then Coronavirus and the British Winter hit where Carlisle played just three games in the next seven weeks, which meant they dropped to 9th but still just seven points off top with five games in hand. But a major dip in form of just two wins in 14 games in February and March including nine defeats left them well off the pace and even in danger of missing out on the play-offs. However, a run of three 2-0 wins on the trot in late March/ early April saw them get back into contention for a play-off place. 42

When the two teams finally met in the reverse fixture at The EnviroVent Stadium in mid-February after an abandonment due to a frozen pitch and a postponement due to a powercut, Town came away with a 1-0 win courtesy of a Josh March penalty in the 28-minute. For Town it was a third win in four, whilst for Carlisle, it was a second loss in a row and the beginning of their disastrous run of form. They will be looking to avenge that defeat and continue their charge for the play-offs.

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From the Skipper

The Ex-Files

Tonight’s Opposition: Oldham Athletic

Community Foundation

League Two Round-up

Player in Focus: Joe Cracknell

Boss’s Notes

Town News