Squires Gate vs Bacup and Rossendale Borugh

Saturday 7th February 2015 Kick Off: 3:00

Bacup & Rosendale Borough

The Gaffer Good afternoon and welcome to The Royal British Legion Stadium for this afternoon’s home league fixture against Bacup and Rossendale Borough FC. First of all may I welcome Bacup’s management team and all associated with the club. I hope you feel welcomed and have a safe journey home.

Our last outing was a 2-0 loss to high flyers Glossop. I feel we gave a good account of ourselves without really doing enough to win the game. We worked hard and did our best to break them down but in the end we lacked that quality and experience that they had. I felt the goals we conceded were down to our poor play rather than their good play. If we hadn’t have made a couple of basic errors who knows what might have happened. Today however, is going to be a completely different test compared to Glossop. Bacup are fighting for their lives and won’t be pushovers know matter what the league table suggests.

Anything we gain from today will have to be earned, our preparation will be key.

We’re currently on a good run despite our last outing, having only lost 2 in 19 games. So far this season all squad members whether past or present have been fantastic. They’ve given there all in everything we have done and I hope this continues.

I hope you enjoy the game and visit us again for our next home fixture….

UP THE GATE!

SQUIRES GATE

0

GLOSSOP NORTH END

2

Carey (52,67)

GATE’S INPRESSIVE RUN IS ENDED BY HIGH FLYING GLOSSOP Squires Gate hosted Glossop North End on Tuesday night. This fixture was originally scheduled for earlier in the season but was postponed due to bad weather.

Gate made just the one change to the team that drew with AFC Liverpool, Alex Colquhoun who was on the bench, has since left the club.

Glossop are a team in form this year and find themselves second in the league. They're also into the last 16 of the FA Vase after a 1-0 win over Worksop after extra time.

It was a very fast paced start to the game with both sides looking to get the ball down and play football. Glossop are the league top goal scorers so far this season and that was clear to see, both front men causing Gate great problems early on.

Gates first chance came when a corner was delivered to the far post to find Sean Holmes but his nod back could find a man in blue. What followed was good pressure from the home side which led to 3 consecutive corners but Gate couldn't capitalise from any of them and the game remains scoreless.

Gate had yet another corner shortly after but after the ball was cleared from Glossops box the defending side broke on the attack.

But Gate did brilliantly to recover and with just 2 men back managed to clear the ball.

The last chance of the game fell to Gates Alex Murphy, but his shot could only sting the gloves of the goalkeeper.

Half time Squires Gate 0-0 Glossop North End

Moving into the second half and it was started with much the same intensity as the first was. Both teams looked to take the lead early on but both were cancelling each other out. The breakthrough would come from the away side on 52 minutes Gate loosing the ball on the attack allowed Glossop to counter in numbers. It was Jason Carey who from the tightest of angles managed to squeeze the ball home to give the away side the lead. The goal seemed to knock the wind out of the home side who never really looked the same after it. Gates night would be made worse, 15 minutes later Carey struck again this time from the corner, Carey loosing his marker to nod home his and Glossops second of the game. That is how the game would end both teams looked to add another goal all the way to the ed but neither could manage to do so.

After the game Gate manager Dave McCann said: Overall they deserved their win but I'm far from disappointed. The lads gave me what I asked and did their best to get something from the game but in the end that extra bit of experience and quality that they had got the better of us. We'll reflect on our performance, regroup and go again on Saturday.

Reported By Mark Ashmore

Today’s FIXTURES Saturday 7th February FA Vase Round of 16 Glossop North End v Dunston UTS Premier Division 1874 Northwich v West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC Liverpool v Congleton Town Colne v Winsford United

Maine Road v Abbey Hey Nelson v Alsager Town Runcorn Linnets v AFC Blackpool Slisden v Runcorn Town Squires Gate v Bacup & Rossendale Borough St Helens Town v Bootle A big thank you to todays match ball sponsored Lancashire Schools.

Next Up For The Gate... vs Glossop North End (A) MEN United Cup Quarter Finals The Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium Saturday 14th February 15:00 Kick Off

vs Stockport Sports (A) NWCFL Premier Division Stockport Sports FC Training Ground Saturday 21st February 15:00 Kick Off

vs Abbey Hey (A) NWCFL Premier Division The Abbey Stadium Saturday 28th February 15:00 Kick Off

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PREVIOUS MEETINGS v GLOSSOP N.E

Bacup & Rossendale Borough The story so far...

Comp

Date

Score

NWCFL

Sat 02 Aug

Bacup & RB 0-6 Glossop North End

NWCFL

Tue 08 Aug Colne 1-0 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Sat 09 Aug

NWCFL

Wed 13 Aug Bacup & RB 2-6 St Helens Town

FA Cup (P)

Sun 17 Aug Whickham 5-0 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Wed 20 Aug Bacup & RB 1-2 Slisden

NWCFL

Sat 23 Aug

NWCFL

Tue 26 Aug Nelson 2-0 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Tue 09 Sep

AFC Blackpool 1-1 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Sat 06 Sep

Bacup & RB 2-2 Congleton Town

NWCFL

Sat 13 Sep

Bacup &RB 1-3 WD&C

NWCFL

Mon 15 Sep Maine Road 3-0 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Sat 20 Sep

NWCFL

Wed 24 Sep Bacup & RB 0-3Barnoldswick Town

NWCFL

Sat 27 Sep

Runcorn Town 1-4 Bacup & RB

Bacup & RB 0-4 1874 Northwich

AFC Liverpool 3-0 Bacup & RB

Bacup & RB 3-4 Squires Gate

FA Vase 2Q Sat 04 Oct

Selby Town 4-2 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Sat 11 Oct

Bacup & RB 0-3 Runcorn Linnet

NWCFL

Wed 15 Oct Bacup & RB 1-3 Stockport Sports

NWCFL

Sat 18 Oct

Glossop North End 3-1 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Tue 21 Oct

Barnoldswick Town 0-0 Bacup & RB

MUC R2

Sat 26 Oct

AFC Liverpool 3-2 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Wed 29 Oct Bacup & RB 1-2 Nelson

NWCFL

Sat 01 Nov

Bacup & RB 1-2 Ashton Athletic

NWCFL

Sat 08 Nov

Alsager Town 1-0 Bacup & RB

LCT

Wed 12 Nov Bacup & RB 0-2 Daisy Hill

NWCFL

Sat 29 Nov

NWCFL

Sat 27 Dec Abbey Hey 3-0 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Sat 03 Jan

Bootle 5-0 Bacup & RB

NWCFL

Sat 10 Jan

Runcorn Linnets 3-2 Bacup & RB

St Helens Town 2-0 Bacup & RB

Facts & Stats Squires Gate - last 6 matches until 07/02/15

Bacup &RB - last 6 matches until 07/02/15

All Competitions

All Competitions

Home

W

D

W

D

W

L

Home

L

L

L

L

L

L

Away

w

W

L

W

D

D

Away

L

L

L

L

L

L

Collated

W

D

D

W

D

L

Collated

L

L

L

L

L

L

At Squires Gate (12) Results

Total

%

Results

Total

%

Squires Gate

4

33.33

Squires Gate

2

18.18

Bacup

5

41.67

Bacup

7

63.64

Draws

3

25

Draws

2

18.18

Goals

Total

Av.PG

Goals

Total

Av.PG

Squires Gate

21

1.75

Squires Gate

12

1.09

Bacup

21

1.75

Bacup

25

2.27

Overall (23)

On Neutral Ground

Squires Gate and Bacup & Rossendale Borough have never played on neutral ground.

Results

Total

%

Squires Gate

6

18.18

Bacup

12

63.64

Draws

5

18.18

Goals

Total

Av.PG

Squires Gate

33

1.43

Bacup

46

2

Records Highest Aggregate:

7

Squires Gate

1-6

Bacup

Highest Squires Gate Score:

7

Squires Gate

7-0

Bacup

Highest Bacup Score;

6

Squires Gate

1-6

Bacup

Previous Meetings

Gate Fixtures in Full Sat 2nd Aug

Bootle

A

1-1

109

6th

League

Tue 5th Aug

Nelson

H

3-0

102

6th

League

Sat 9th Aug

Maine Road

H

3-1

72

6th

League

Wed 13 Aug

Silsden

A

0-0

98

8th

League

Sat 16th Aug

AFC Liverpool

A

0-3

172

N/A

Cup R1Q

Sat 23th Aug

Congleton Town

A

0-0

108

11th

League

Tue 26th Aug

Ashton Athletic

H

1-2

105

15th

League

Sat 30th Aug

New Mills AFC

A

2-3

101

N/A

Cup R2Q

Tue 9th Sep

Barnoldswick Town

H

0-0

65

15th

League

Sat 13th Sep

Bamber Bridge

A

2-2

264

N/A

Cup R3Q

Tue 16th Sep

Bamber Bridge

H

2-3

155

N/A

Cup R3QR

Sat 20th Sep

Alsager Town

H

7-2

55

13th

League

Tue 23rd Sep

Colne

A

3-0

151

16th

League

Sat 27th Sep

Bacup & Rossendale

A

3-4

45

15th

League

Sat 4th Oct

Glossop North End

A

3-2

273

16th

League

Sat 11th Oct

St Helens Town

A

0-0

56

16th

League

Sat 18th Oct

Winsford United

H

2-2

65

16th

League

Sat 25th Oct

Nelson

A

1-3

66

N/A

MUCupR2

Sat 1st Nov

Stockport Sports

H

3-2

51

14th

League

Tue 4th Nov

Barnoldswick Town

A

1-3

94

14th

League

Sat 8th Nov

Runcorn Town

A

2-7

97

12th

League

Tue 11th Nov

Ashton Athletic

A

4-0

56

12th

League

Sat 15th Nov

Bootle

H

1-0

85

11th

League

Tue 18th Nov

Colne

H

0-0

82

9th

League

Sat 22th Nov

Maine Road

A

2-3

60

8th

League

Sat 29th Nov

Winsford United

H

1-1

60

N/A

MUCupR3

(6-5) Sat 6th Dec

Silsden

H

2-0

45

7th

League

Sat 20th Dec

Abbey Hey

H

1-1

45

6th

League

Fri 26th Dec

AFC Blackpool

H

1-0

92

7th

League

Sat 3rd Jan

Nelson

A

3-3

135

7th

League

Sat 10th Jan

St Helens Town

H

1-1

65

7th

League

Sat 17th Jan

West Didsbury & Chorlton

H

2-0

52

5th

League

Sat 24th Jan

AFC Liverpool

A

0-0

89

5th

League

Tue 27th Jan

Glossop North End

H

0-2

125

5th

League

Sat 7th Feb

Bacup & Rossendale Borough

H

League

Sat 14th Feb

Glossop North End

A

MUCupQF

Sat 28th Feb

Abbey Hey

A

League

Sat 7th Mar

West Didsbury & Chorlton

A

League

Tue 10th Mar

Runcorn Linnets

H

League

Sat 14th Mar

AFC Liverpool

H

League

Sat 21th Mar

1874 Northwich

A

League

Sat 28th Mar

Runcorn Linnets

A

League

Sat 4th Apr

Runcorn Town

H

League

Mon 6th Apr

AFC Blackpool

A

League

Sat 11th Apr

1874 Northwich

H

League

Sat 18th Apr

Congleton Town

H

League

Sat 25th Apr

Alsager Town

P

W

D

A

L

F

A

GD

League PTS

1

Runcorn Linnets

30

24

5

1

80

30

50

77

2

Glossop North End

25

21

2

2

77

10

67

65

3

Ashton Athletic

29

15

9

5

52

28

24

54

4

1874 Northwich

22

15

4

3

42

12

30

49

5

Squires Gate

28

12

11

5

50

35

15

47

6

Slisden

26

14

4

8

45

38

7

46

7

Colne

24

14

3

7

51

30

21

45

8

AFC Liverpool

28

13

5

10

62

44

18

44

9

Nelson

26

13

5

8

54

40

14

44

10

Bootle

27

13

5

9

49

35

14

44

11

Congleton Town

29

10

8

11

48

48

0

38

12

Alsager Town

31

11

5

15

58

65

-7

38

13

Runcorn Town

26

11

4

11

61

50

11

37

14

Winsford United

25

10

6

9

47

49

3

36

15

West Didsbury & Chorlton

27

11

3

13

44

50

6

36

16

Maine Road

30

10

6

14

45

54

-9

36

17

Abbey Hey

29

9

4

16

40

62

-22

31

18

St Helens Town

28

7

3

18

36

77

-41

24

19

AFC Blackpool

32

4

8

20

28

66

-38

20

20

Barnoldswick Town

30

5

4

21

38

77

-39

19

21

Stockport Sports

27

3

5

19

4

98

-64

14

22

Bacup & Rossendale Borough

25

1

3

21

20

68

-48

6

Head To Head Record TOP SCORERS

Record vs Top Half

Alex Murphy

15

Adrian Bellamy

6

W

D

L

W

D

L

Jake Forshaw

6

Omar McKenzie

4

3

5

5

0

0

13

Josh Westwood

5

Shaun Plummer

2

Record vs Bottom Half W

D

L

W

D

L

9

6

0

1

3

8

Record when scoring first W

D

L

W

D

L

6

5

3

0

1

7

10 SEASON RECORD

GAMES SINCE: 2

Win

23

1

Home Win

25

2

Away Win

23

0

Defeat

0

0

Home Defeat

0

13

Away Defeat

0

3

Score Draw

17

1

No Score Draw

11

0

Conceding 1+

0

3

Scoring 1+

6

1

Clean Sheet

23

5

Back To Back Wins

25

2

Gaining A Point

23

0

Losing A Point

0

Bacup & Rossendale Borough Bacup Borough Football Club was established in 1875. Their first match to take place at their current Brian Boys West View Stadium was not until 1889 when one of the founder members of the English Football League Accrington Stanley played there in front of over 1,000 spectators.

Bacup’s proudest achievement was winning the Lancashire Combination Championship in the 1946/47 season, this along with finishing runners up after losing to Marine 2-1 in the Lancashire Combination Cup Final.

1972/73 season the club finished runners up in the League, losing out on goal average despite scoring 101 goals. In 1974/75 they reached the Lancashire Junior Cup Final losing 1-0 against Lancaster City, this despite famous victories against Formby, Wigan Athletic, South Liverpool, and Morecambe. In the last ever Lancashire Combination Challenge Cup Final Bacup were beaten 1-3 by Caernarfon Town in a two-legged Final.

In the 1988 /89 season under the Management of Gary Warburton the club finished Runners up in Division Two and also finished Runners Up in the Lamot Pils Trophy, they also the same season reached the Quarter Final of the League Cup and due to the Leagues re-organisation the club started the 1989 /90 season as a First Division Club. However, in the1994 /95 season Bacup Borough were relegated back to the Second Division & did struggle both on and off the field.

In September of the 1997/98 season with no points on the board and following a humiliating 0-10 defeat by Tetley Walker this prompted the Committee to part company with their then Manager. This then made way for the appointment of the former Doncaster Rovers Assistant Manager, Bury F.C Youth Team Coach, Accrington Stanley Director of Football, & Rossendale Utd & Glossop North End Manager Brent Peters to take over as Manager, a position he has held ever since.

Season 2003/04, Bacup’s first season following the Second Division Championship the club finished 14th in Division One and did win the North West Counties League Challenge Cup at Southport’s Haig Avenue Ground by beating Newcastle Town 3-0.

Other cup runs saw Borough as NWCFL Challenge Cup Quarter Finalists in 2004/05 and Lancashire FA Co-operative Trophy Quarter Finalists in 2007/08. They finished in 8th Position in the NWCFL Premier Division in the 2008/09 Season.

June 14th 2004 brought another land mark for the club when Bacup’s Secretary Frank Manning celebrated not only his 70th Birthday but also 50yrs in the game of which well over 40 years have been spent in administration at his beloved Bacup Borough F.C, This achievement was recognised by Frank being presented with a gold award on behalf of the Football Association by Mr Jim Kenyon the Secretary of the Lancashire Football Association. This achievement brought Frank the position of Chairman of the club, a post he held until accepting the position of President of Bacup & Rossendale Borough FC at the re-branding on June 17th 2013.

It was a sad start to the 2011/2012 season with the sudden passing away of Kenneth Peters on the 15th June 2011 and he was also the club president and father of our manager. On the field of play further success was to come with more silverware, this following a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Maine Road in the NWCFL Challenge Cup Final which was played at the Tameside Stadium Ashton in front of a big crowd, the team was captained by Davey Luker.

The 2012/2013 season proved to be another difficult time at the club following the sad deaths of people dearly close to the club. Four came in the month of October 12 from which the biggest shock was 27 year old player Bryan Herbert. On the pitch the team once again did well by getting to yet another cup final and this time it was the Lancashire FA Cooperative Trophy Final played at the Reebok Stadium at Bolton. Despite playing a team from two leagues above, Bacup gave a very good account of themselves against team from the Evo Stick Premier Division, AFC Fylde ran out 2-0 winners.

June 17th 2013 Bacup Borough officially adopted the title of Rossendale; this came about following the sad demise of Rossendale United FC, thus leaving Bacup Borough as the Rossendale Valley’s most senior football club. They were now the sole flag bearers of the Rossendale Valley and, for the commercial side, it made sense to add ‘Rossendale’ to the club’s name making the club Bacup & Rossendale Borough FC. The new name also brings with it a newly designed crest to form its very own identity, with a plan for progression in place and the words, ‘Prosperity Through Endeavour’ prominently featured.

The 2013/2014 season was a nail-biter right until the last game, but with BARB’s place in the Premier Division secured the club is ready to progress with its ambitious plans as Rossendale’s number one football club.

Results Sat 17 January 2015

Sat 24 January 2015

Tuesday 27th January

Alsager Town 4-2 St Helens

Abbey Hey 1-2 Slisden

Squires Gate 0-2 Glossop North End

Bootle 3-0 Stockport Sports

AFC Liverpool 0-0 Squires Gate

Saturday 31st January

Maine Road 0-1 AFC Blackpool

Alsager Town 1-1 Winsford Untied

AFC Blackpool 0-2 Silsden

Runcorn Town 2-1 AFC Liverpool Barnoldwick Town 1-6 Runcorn Town Alsager Town 1-2 Barnoldswick Town Squires Gate 2-0 WD&C

Bootle 2-2 Ashton Athletic

Winsford United 3-2 Congleton

Congleton 1-3 Colne Runcorn Linnets 2-1 Nelson WD&C 3-0 St Helens Town

The Form Table #

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

PTS

+/-

FORM

1

Glossop North End

6

6

0

0

18

3

18

15 WWWWW

2

Bootle

6

5

1

0

15

4

16

11

DWWWWW

3

Colne

6

5

0

1

16

7

15

9

WWWWLW

4

Runcorn Linnets

6

5

0

1

17

11

15

6

WLWWWW

5

Runcorn Town

6

4

0

2

15

9

12

6

WWWLWL

6

Slisden

6

4

0

2

9

7

12

2

WWWWLL

7

Ashton Athletic

6

3

2

1

15

6

11

9

DWLWWD

8

Abbey Hey

6

3

2

1

11

7

11

4

LDWWDW

9

WD&C

6

3

1

2

13

7

10

6

WLLDWW

10

Squires Gate

6

2

3

1

7

6

9

1

LDWDDW

PREVIOUS MEETINGS v Bacup & R.B Saturday 21 December 2013 Squires Gate 3-3 Bacup & Rossendale Borough Squires Gate were looking to pull themselves out of the relegation zone, and the game was going to plan as Jack Sowerby netted the first goal of the game after 20 minutes. Gate had another chance to double their lead as Billy McKenna raced into the box unmarked but tried to walk it around the keeper, and was dispossessed. But soon after made up for his previous effort, as he picked up a loose ball and shot into an empty net. Bacup pulled one back through Gino Mancini before the break as the two sides were separated by one goal. Straight after the break, Jack Sowerby netted his second of the game after slotting home on the 46th minute. However, with only 20 minutes left, Bacup found their way back into the game and got an equaliser to take a hard earned point.

Wednesday 2nd April 2014

Bacup & Rossendale Borough 3-0 Squires Gate Squires Gate went over to Bacup in April on the back of an impressive win over Congleton. Gate had the livelier start with constant attacks from Sowerby, Mullen and McKenna. The strong wind was proving difficult for both sides as Bacup couldn’t control their passes, and Gate couldn’t run against it.

Half an hour into the game, Bacup took the lead as Bamba deflected the ball into the net. The second half saw the game get more difficult for both sides as the wind increased and visibility became nearly impossible. The home side became quicker on the ball and buried the game as they scored two in 20 minutes.

Saturday 27th September 2014 Bacup & Rossendale Borough 3-4 Squires Gate The first fixture between the two sides earlier this season, saw Gate go into the game on a bad run of form as they faced a struggling Bacup side. The visitors soon found themselves 2-0 down after 12 minutes and it couldn’t have got any worse. The 28th minute saw 5 minutes of madness, as Jack Sowerby pulled one back for Gate but it was cancelled out by Bacup through Sam Crook. Jake Forshaw reduced the deficit once again on the 32nd minute. The second half saw Squires Gate have most of the possession as Alex Murphy and Jack Sowerby won the game for the visitors.

BRAIN TEASERS Can you name these Conference teams that have got themselves in a bit of a scramble?

RISTOYBMNGW NRBATE FTOREEGSNRE HDAETGSEA LEWGINL FOOTTANERLNW QUEADRUNTIYOT ATLEESIGH CASCFLEDLIEM Can you name the badges of these NWCFL Premier Division clubs?

Prediction Corner For those of you who like league football, why not have a go at predicting some scores for this weekends games? Award yourself 1 point for correct result and 2 points for a correct score.`

Score to beat: 11

Your score: _____

Aston Villa

-

Chelsea

0-3

Leicester

-

Crystal Palace

1-2

Man City

-

Hull

3-0

QPR

-

Southampton

0-2

Swansea

-

Sunderland

1-1

Everton

-

Liverpool

2-3

Norwich

-

Blackpool

0-1

Watford

-

Blackburn

3-1

Derby

-

Bolton

3-1

Fleetwood

-

Peterborough

1-0

Preston

-

Coventry

2-1

Yeovil

-

Crawley

0-0

Answers Page Brain Teasers Team Unscrambler

1. Grimsby Town 2. Barnet 3 .Forest Green 4.Gateshead 5 Welling 6. Alfreton Town 7. Torquay United 8. Eastleigh 9.Macclesfiled .

Badge Quiz Winsford United

WD&C

Colne

Alsager Town

AFC Blackpool

Silsden

Club Information Chairman Stuart Hopwood Secretary Callum JAKOVLEVS

Ben FLECTHER

Calvin CROOKS

Andrew RICHARDS

Daniel HOLT

Chris ANDERSON

John Maguire Treasurer John Stokes

Davison BANDA

Manager

Jack COOK

Gareth WAGER

Dave McCann

Joshua WESTWOOD

Luke MORGAN

Assistant Managers

Matthew MAINE

Richard Thomas

Mitchell BROWN

Mark Shaw

Shane BIRTLES

Groundsman

Alexander MURPHY Daniel PENSWICK (C) Harry DUNN

Tommy HENDLEY

Brett FERGUSON

Uzzy ZUBAR

Alexander MCKENDRICK

Jacob BROWN Junaid ASHFAQ

Ryan RILEY

Kyle HENDLEY

Jake FORSHAW

Lee OLDHAM

Mark BUCHAN

Matty BRYAN

Alex COLQUGHOUN

Shaun HOLMES

Michael GERVIN Omar MCKENZIE Rami RAHMAN Richard WALKER Tom CURRIE Wayne MORGAN

Brian Addison

Micky Farrar Peter Bryant Steve Bellamy Bar & Hospitality Denise Gibson Emma Hopwood Christine Walsh

Media Steve McLellan Albert Cooper Danny Braid Mark Ashmore Programme Editors

Match Officials

Daniel Hayden

Jay Hayden

Referee: Daniel Hitchell

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