SATURDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2017
AFC BLACKPOOL
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CLUB DETAILS Club Name: Sandbach United Football Club Legal Entity: Unincorporated Ground: Sandbach Community Football Centre Address: Hind Heath Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3LZ Telephone: 01270 768389 County Affiliation: Cheshire Year Formed: 2004 Record Attendance: 1400 v Crewe Alexandra Legends (2014/15) Previous Leagues: Staffordshire County Senior League, Cheshire League Honours: Crewe & District Cup Winners 2015/16 MEDIA Website: http://www.sandbachunitedfc.co.uk Twitter: @SandbachUtd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sandbachutd CLUB COLOURS Registered Colours: Maroon / blue shirts, maroon shorts & stockings Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Orange shirt, black shorts & stockings Alternative Colours: White / blue shirts, blue shorts & stockings Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Yellow shirt, black shorts & stockings CLUB CONTACTS Chairman: Paul Reel Secretary: John Clayton 1st Team Executive Officer: Mike Senior Manager: Andy Hockenhull Physio: Paul Kelly Programme Editor: Gary Walker Commercial Manager: Paul Cliffe Head Steward / Kit: Gary Cooke / Ollie Stoneley Committee: Paul Reel, Ian Dolman, Mike Senior, Will Newton, Paul Cliffe, Martyn Nash, Liz Clarke.
Sandbach United Football Club was established in 2004 when Sandbach Albion and Sandbach Ramblers joined forces in their quest to improve the football facilities in Sandbach. Hence the R & A on the club badge. In January 2004, the membership of Sandbach Albion and Sandbach Ramblers voted in favour of amalgamation, with the aim of playing as a single club from the start of the 2004/5 season. Sandbach Albion was formerly known as Hays Junior Football Club and was founded in 1994, playing on the pitches of what was then Albion Chemicals. As health and safety issues became more prevalent in the 90’s, they left that site and for 5 years the senior home ground was at Sandbach Cricket Club. The younger sides played their games at junior schools throughout Sandbach. Sandbach Ramblers Youth Football Club was formed in 1995 to provide access to schoolboy football for the youth of Sandbach. Of course there had been a Ramblers team in the town before, Sandbach Ramblers were initially formed in 1920 and played in the Cheshire County League before folding in 1975 reforming in 1979 and disbanding in the late 1980s. In 2006 Sandbach United formed the adult team, which initially competed in the Crewe and District League before moving to the Staffordshire Senior League First Division and then being promoted to the Premier Division for the 2008/9 season. In 2011, the club was awarded grants by the Football Foundation and the local council of over £2 million to build a 3G pitch and 9 grass pitches, together with changing rooms and an education suite. The Sandbach Community Football Centre was opened early in the 2011/12 season. United switched to the Cheshire League in 2011 and won promotion to the Premier Division for the 2013/14 season before moving to The Hallmark Security League for the 2016/17 season. The club has over 600 players and 40+ teams that operate from its Hind Heath Road base, which is just 3 miles from junction 17 of the M6. United have teams playing in the Mid-Cheshire Youth League, and the Cheshire Girls League among others, and the age range covers adults and veterans teams right down to Soccer School for Reception and Year 1 children.
SANDBACH UNITED v CHEADLE TOWN As a wet and cold January comes to a close Sandbach United occupy the final play-off spot after coming from behind to win 2-1 at home to Cheadle Town, courtesy of goals from Boris Melingui and Jamie Morgan in the last 15 minutes.
Happy to get 3 points
AFC BLACKPOOL AFC Blackpool won 7-0 at the Select Security Stadium, a Billy Webb brace separated by a Daniel Hand strike to put them three to the good by half-time. Kevin Towey, Luke J Edwards, Michael Burke and Jack Graham all got on the scoresheet when play resumed, the seven goals leaving Widnes in seventh place as their surge towards the play-off spots continues. AFC Blackpool stay 19th.
AFC Blackpool was formed in 1947 under the name of Blackpool Metal Mechanics and played at Stanley Park for two years before moving to the current Jepson Way ground. They played in local leagues before taking the step up to join the West Lancashire League. During this period in local league football they won many awards, taking the Division Two title of the Fylde District League in 1950/51 and in Division One were champions twice and runners-up three times in five consecutive years between 1953/54 and 1957/58. Numerous local cup competitions were also won, including the Lancashire Junior Shield in 1957/58, a competition they were to win again in 1960/61. As the 50’s drew to a close, Blackpool Mechanics decided to take the next step up and join the West Lancashire League. They were an almost immediate success, being runners-up in 1959/60 and champions for the next two seasons. Various cups and trophies from local competitions still regularly found their way to Jepson Way. The club then took another step up the football ladder by joining the Lancashire Combination. The jump in standard meant the cups and honours that had poured into the trophy room dried up and it was not until the turn of the decade before many more honours were to come their way. In 1972/73 they won the Lancashire Combination Bridge Shield and in 1974/75 they finished runners-up in the league, just one point behind champions Darwen. They remained a strong team throughout the 70’s although towards the end they suffered some poor results. With the advent of the North West Counties League, Blackpool Mechanics were placed in Division Three and in 1985/86 were promoted to Division Two. At the end on 1991/92 they were promoted to Division One, but it was not a happy experience and the club returned to Division Two. After a few seasons of struggle, the club is now financially stable and looking forward to developing the club’s potential both on and off the pitch. In the summer of 2005 Blackpool Mechanics FC merged with Lytham St. Annes FC who had just won the West Lancashire League Division One title. Lytham St. Annes resigned from their own league and brought their resources and manpower to Jepson Way in a bid to launch the new look Mechanics in their push up the non-league football pyramid.
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The club was re-named AFC Blackpool in May 2008 when Blackpool Mechanics FC and Squires Gate Junior FC got together to form one club. It was decided to mark the start of a new era by re-naming the club and the name ‘AFC Blackpool’ was chosen. The club leased a further piece of land adjacent to the ground in Jepson Way to accommodate the enlarged club and investment to improve the facilities was begun. The club ground in Jepson Way retains its name ‘The Mechanics’ to maintain a link with the past. Season 2010/11 saw the club have probably its best season ever. The first team were promoted to the Premier Divison as Division 1 champions with a record breaking 28 wins and three draws in 34 league matches. They also reached the semi finals in both the 1st Divison Trophy and the League Cup. There were notable sucesses in the Junior section too with the under 16s doing the league and cup double, the under 10s and 11s winning their respective Divisions and the under 14s also winning promotion. With the club now providing football from under 6 through to open age the future is looking secure.
HALLMARK SECURITY DIVISION 1 First Division
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Whitchurch Alport
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Litherland REMYCA
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18
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76
44
32
60
City of Liverpool FC
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17
4
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79
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Alsager Town
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70
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Charnock Richard
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37
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Sandbach United
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16
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Sat 06/08/16
Holker Old Boys
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V KO
H 15:00 1-2
Sat 26/11/16
Charnock Richard
H 15:00 P-P
Mon 08/08/16 Widnes
A 19:45 2-0
Sat 03/12/16
Litherland REMYCA
H 15:00 1-1
Sat 13/08/16
Atherton LR
A 15:00 1-3
Sat 10/12/16
Silsden
A 15:00 2-1
Thu 18/08/16
St Helens Town
A 19:45 2-4
Sat 17/12/16
City of Liverpool FC
H 15:00 2-1
Sat 20/08/16
Daisy Hill
H 15:00 3-2
Mon 26/12/16 Chadderton
A 15:00 1-0
Wed 24/08/16 Eccleshall
A 19:45 1-6
Sat 31/12/16FC Oswestry Town
A 15:00 1-5
Sat 27/08/16
Prestwich Heys
H 15:00 1-3
Sat 07/01/17
Atherton LR
H 15:00 1-0
Sat 03/09/16
Ashton Town
A 15:00 P-P
Sat 14/01/17
Blackpool
A 15:00 2-1
Wed 07/09/16 Cheadle Town
A 19:45 1-2
Sat 21/01/17
Cheadle Town
H 15:00 2-1
Sat 10/09/16
Bacup Borough
H 15:00 1-0
Sat 28/01/17
Charnock Richard
A 15:00 P-P
Sat 17/09/16
Ashton Town
H 15:00 2-1
Sat 04/02/17
AFC Blackpool
H 15:00
Tue 20/09/16
Alsager Town
A 19:45 1-2
Sat 18/02/17
St Helens Town
H 15:00
Sat 01/10/16
Stockport Town
H 15:00 4-2
Sat 25/02/17
Stockport Town
A 15:00
Sat 11/03/17
Daisy Hill
A 15:00
(The Macron Cup 1) Sat 08/10/16
Silsden
H 15:00 2-0
Sat 18/03/17
Prestwich Heys
A 15:00
Tue 11/10/16
Whitchurch Alport
H 19:45 0-2
Sat 25/03/17
Chadderton
H 15:00
Sat 15/10/16
Bacup Borough
A 15:00 0-2
Sat 01/04/17
AFC Blackpool
A 15:00
Sat 22/10/16
Carlisle City
A 15:00 0-3
Sat 08/04/17
Carlisle City
H 15:00
Tue 25/10/16
Widnes
H 19:45 3-0
Sat 15/04/17
FC Oswestry Town
H 15:00
Sat 12/11/16
Litherland REMYCA
A 15:00 1-1
Mon 17/04/17 Eccleshall
H 15:00
Sat 19/11/16
City of Liverpool FC
A 15:00 P-P
Sat 22/04/17
Holker Old Boys
A 15:00
Tue 22/11/16
Alsager Town
H 19:45 3-3
Sat 29/04/17
Stockport Town
H 15:00
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AFC BLACKPOOL
Maroon / blue shirts, maroon shorts and socks
Orange shirts and shorts and white socks
Daniel Bartle James Bettley Bradley Cooper Carlos Correia Dereece Gardner Alfred Hammond Simon Hilton Chris Jackson Nathan Jones Aaron Knight Josh Lane Charlie Livesey Oumar Mballo Matthew Pearson George Riley Rob Simpson Kris Stockton Luke Taylor (C) Thomas Watkin Bradley Whitehouse
Callum Kirkland Matthew Richardson - Matthew Muscroft Danny Thompson Marc Taylor Jordan O Mahoney Ryan Charnley Dean Ing Jack Williams Rick Tomlinson Stephen Betteridge Akwasi Kwateng Ben Duffield Jack Errington Robert Hanslip Manager: Stuart Parker Coaches: Stuart Parker, Terry Green, Natalie Haynes and Matt Muscroft
Manager: Andy Hockenhull Coaches: Salau Idowu Donny Brown Paul Simmons Physio: Paul Kelly
Today’s Officials: Referee: Andy Cottrell Assistants: Steve Jones, Ian Battersby
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