St Helens Town v Colne by John McKiernan

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Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Team News CLUB INFORMATION Honorary Life President: Alan Wellens

Vice President: Jim Barrett Chairman: John McKiernan (07713 339682) Vice Chairman: Glyn Jones Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695)

Full Committee: John McKiernan, Jeff Voller, Jim Barrett, Ste Ball, Chris Ford and Glyn Jones. Trustees: John McKiernan and Eric Bond Club Manager: Ian Price

Assistant Manager: Nick Matthews Physiotherapists: Nicole Garner Jess Pritchard & Ben Fletcher U21 Team Manager Alan Gillespie U21 Asst Manager: John Whelan

Saturday 8th November 2014, kick off 3pm North West Counties League, Premier Division St Helens Town Red & White Shirts White Shorts, Red & White Socks No

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St Helens Town Rory Crowther James Halpin Aaron Morris Hamish Falconer Lewis Coyle Jack McKay Jamil Saleh Gareth Grant Chad Whyte Kris Bell Andy Gillespie Lee Harrison Karl Bergqvist Paul Cook-Hannah Nathan Ogden Cole Ashton

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Colne Chris Thompson Adam Stockdale Chris Bailey Alex Coleman Ed Williams Kieran Demaine Andy Tinker Simon Nangle Chris Anderson Danny Boyle Spencer Jordan Brandon Barski Tom Berwick Alex Grice Jon Hodgkinson Jake Barker-Daish

U18 Team Manager: Steve Wallis U17 Team Manager: Nick Matthews Veterans Team Manager: David Platt Email: sthelenstownfc@hotmail.co.uk Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Manager: Ian Price Assistant: Nick Matthews

Manager: Ste Cunningham Assistant: Ted Cockett

Referee: Mr I Hurdle (Holmes Chapel) Assist: Mr C Clarke (Knutsford) & Mr T Morgan (Chester) Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Executive Match Sponsor:

Main Shirt Sponsor: Eciguk St Helens Legal: St Helens Town Limited Private Limited Company Company No. 04392840 Date of Incorporation 12.03.2002 Company Directors: Jim Barrett Parent Company: A wholly owned subsidiary of Sporting Club St Helens Limited

Cover: Kris Bell in action at Widnes FC (25/10/2014)

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Talk of the Town Good afternoon and welcome to Brocstedes Park for this North West Counties League, Premier Division contest against our friends from Colne. May I open by welcoming our visitors I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game. We continued our upturn in form last Saturday as we advanced into the Second Round of the FA Vase at the expense of NCEL, Division One side Yorkshire Amateur here at Brocstedes Park. We dominated the vast majority of the contest but just couldn’t turn our possession into goals in the first half. The visitors took the lead just before the interval against the run of play after a mix up between Lewis Coyle and Rory Crowther on the edge of the box allowed Craig Heard to nip in and net.

If was all Town after the interval and they levelled less than 10 minutes after the restart when Kristan Bell fired home from a corner and just after the hour Chad Whyte latched onto a through ball rounded the keeper on the edge of the box and fired home to put Town in front. Progress was secured on 75 minutes when a fine move culminated with Andy Gillespie crossing from the left and Jack McKay powering the ball home at the far post to put Town in the hat for Monday's draw which saw us given the almost 400 mile round trip to Alnwick Town of the Northern League, Division Two. We will be running a coach to the game and further details on how to book a seat will be available via the usual channels. On Tuesday we took the trip to Stockport Sports Village to take on Stockport Sports and we again were able to assert our authority on the game and after dominating the opening exchanges it was no surprise when we took the lead midway through he first half. It was nice to see Skipper Andy Gillespie getting back on the score sheet for the first time since he netted here at Brocstedes Park against Nostell in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA Vase at the beginning of October, his deft chip over the keeper was perfectly weighted after he latched onto a ball turned towards his own goal by a Stockport defender. In the second half a triple change saw the hosts come at Town for the first 5 or 10 minutes after the restart but after we had weathered that particular storm normal service was resumed and Chad Whyte collected a through ball bore down on goal and his effort was blocked by the excellent Connor O’Keefe on his debut only for Marcus Perry to turn the loose ball home. This somehow managed to be the end of the scoring for the night and despite the visitors creating chance after chance they were either squandered or denied by the home stopper but a win and a clean sheet can’t be sniffed at! The afternoon’s visitors have been in excellent recent form and come into this contest on the back of a 4-0 home victory over AFC Blackpool on Tuesday evening. They narrowly exited the FA Vase on Saturday at the hands of favourites to lift the silverware come May Shildon going down 3-2 AET. The Northern League side were rewarded with a home tie against Runcorn Town in a Second Round Draw that has kept the seven remaining NWCL sides apart. We know that we will need to be on top form this afternoon against an outfit who have won the last four contests between the two sides outscoring us 15 to 1 in the process! Let’s get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them onto victory you support is vital to the cause! Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller

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In Town Today The town of Colne was left without a major football club after the untimely demise of the highly successful Colne Dynamoes club in 1990. That side had won the NWCL, the Unibond League Division One and the Unibond League Premier Division in consecutive seasons, as well as winning the FA Vase and Lancashire Challenge Trophy within the same period. In January 1996, Colne FC was formed by a group of like-minded people under Dave Blacklock. The enthusiasts combined their strengths and knowledge of nonleague football and arrangements were made for the new club to use the now vacant Holt House Stadium, used by the previous club. Colne FC applied to join the Lancashire Football Association, the North West Counties League and the East Lancashire FA. The LFA and the East Lancashire League accepted their application, but much work was needed to be done on the Holt House ground to bring it up to the standard required for the North West Counties League. After a lot of hard work by everyone at the club, the necessary work was completed in time and Colne were recommended for acceptance into the NWCL. The member clubs at the Leagues AGM approved this in June 1996. Colnes first ever competitive match was on the 17th August 1996 against Middlewich Athletic and the result ended in a 1-0 defeat. The team was managed in these early days by Keith Mason, but his side was mainly made up of players from the East Lancs League and they always found the going tough. A further 10 defeats followed until a local derby against Nelson ended 1-1, thus giving the new club their first point. Mason resigned from the club owing to work commitments and Colne’s Vice President, Ken Bracewell, stood in until a new manager could be found. The club appointed Denzil Hart. Hart’s first game in charge was a 6-0 away defeat at the hands of Ashton Town. Two games later and Colne had their first ever victory, a thumping 5-2 win over Bacup Borough. Denzil Hart’s job was always tough and although the clubs performances improved, the results were not forthcoming and the club had to apply for re-election after finishing bottom of Division Two. The clubs total of 23 points would, however, have provided safety in either the previous season or the two seasons to follow as neither of the bottom two clubs from those seasons amassed more than 22 points. It wasn’t all gloom though, and a highlight of that first season was the Reserves, managed by Mick Molloy, winning the B.E.P. Cup at Clitheroe FC’s Shawbridge ground. Having been re-elected to the NWCL for the 1997/98 season, Hart started his plans to see Colne FC become a side to be reckoned with. The performances from his young squad were excellent but the results did not follow as expected and the club finished 18th with 31 points. The clubs third season saw them finish 16th with 40 points in a very tough campaign, which saw eighth position to seventeenth position split only by ten points. The club also saw its first cup victories and reached the League Challenge Cup 2nd round, losing 1-0 at First Division Prescot Cables (who went on to appear in the final) and also the second round of the Division Two Trophy, losing 2-5 at home to Abbey Hey. The clubs fourth season was eagerly awaited but in September 2000 manager Denzil Hart left the club by mutual agreement. In 2001/02 Colne ended the season with their highest ever League position of 14th and it seemed the crop of local youngsters along with a few more experienced players had finally turned the fortunes of Colne FC.

In the summer of 2002, James Webster took control of the club to become the youngest Chairman in the League at 24. Webster was a player at the club with plenty of experience and had a strong desire to see the current Colne side emulate the success of their predecessors It wasn’t only on the pitch that results improved as the club embarked on ground improvements with an eye to the future, ensuring that when the time came they would be able to take their place in Division One without any grading problems. 2002/03 season started well enough, but in December 2002 John Lister resigned as manager. Webster, along with player Andy Lawson took temporary charge of team affairs, during which time goalkeeper

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Colne Football Club Ross Baxter won the NWCL “Safe Hands” award. Paul Lynch took over as manager and improvements in performances continued, but in August 2003 he left to take over at Rossendale United. The Colne committee responded immediately by appointing Nigel Coates as the new manager and he took Gary Rishton as his assistant. 2003/04 brought back the glory days to Colne with a string of successes. In the League Colne had to play catch up after successful cup runs, but ended the season ten points clear, scoring 102 goals in their 38 games. The completed the “double” by winning the Division Two Trophy 1-0 over Great Harwood Town. The season was capped by an amazing run in the FA Vase which saw them reach the semi-finals before bowing out 4-3 on aggregate to AFC Sudbury. Season 2004/5 saw Colne start off well in the NWCL First Division but run out of steam and a poor run after the turn of the year saw them slide down the table to their eventual finishing position of 10th. The club again had a good run in the FA Vase going out to eventual winners Didcot Town in the 5th round. 2005/6 saw the side record their best ever finish in their short history winning 22 matches and ending the term in 9th place. Colne finished the 2006/7 season in 11th place. The however surpassed themselves during the following season when they were one of the surprise packages in Division One finishing in a club record 5th position meaning they have finished in the top half of the table in each of their four seasons in the top flight of the league. The 2008/09 season was not the best for the Holt House club and they struggled at the wrong end of the table. It took an excellent run of form in the final few months of the season to see them pull clear of the relegation zone and they finished in 18th position. Season 2009/10 started slowly with the team languishing 5th bottom of the Vodkat league at Xmas. However an amazing run of one league defeat in 2010 saw the Reds climb to finish a respectable 8th in the league with a very youthful squad. Season 2010/11 provided further improvements in the fortunes of the club with a creditable 5th placed league finish. Season 2011/12 produced another consistent campaign with an 8th position finish. Season 2012/13 produced another competitive season with a second consecutive 8th place finish. Manager Nigel Coates approached his 10th year in charge of the Reds but his tenure came to an end in mid October 2013 with Steve Cunningham take over the reigns with another former Colne favourite Ted Cockett as his No.2. Steve and Ted have ambitious plans for the club and wasted no time in bringing in a few new faces to boost the playing squad, consolidating for the rest of the season but with big hopes and plans for the following seasons. With all this going on, due to the fantastic efforts of a strong and loyal band of followers and officials including the resurrected ‘Red Army’ and the continued support from our Main Sponsor ‘XLCR Vehicle Management’ there is a bright future on the horizon for Colne FC. Steve has added a number of experienced faces to the previous year’s squad and is looking to improve on the 9th place finish achieved in 2013-14. Season 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

League NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-P NWC-P NWC-P NWC-P NWC-P NWC-P

P 34 38 40 34 38 42 42 42 38 42 42 42 41 42 42

W 12 4 14 14 26 18 22 16 19 11 19 21 18 19 20

D 2 4 8 5 6 10 3 13 11 10 10 10 4 10 4

L 20 30 18 15 6 14 17 13 8 21 13 11 19 13 18

F 44 37 61 65 102 75 84 75 69 64 70 90 68 93 71

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A 70 107 72 53 40 61 70 70 45 75 65 73 60 60 67

GD -26 -70 -11 12 62 14 14 5 24 -11 5 17 8 33 4

Pts 38 16 50 47 84 64 63 61 68 43 67 73 58 67 64

Position 13/18 19/20 14/21 10/18 1/20 10/22 9/22 11/22 5/20 18/22 8/22 5/22 11/22 8/22 9/22

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How We Compare? St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions

at St Helens Town

Previous Meetings

at Colne

NWC-D1

1999-00

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2000-01

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2001-02

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2002-03

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2003-04

NWC-D2

08/01; 3-0

2004-05

25/08; 1-0

11/10; 6-1

2005-06

07/09; 2-3

02/12; 1-3

2006-07

28/04; 2-3

01/12; 0-4

2007-08

25/08; 0-5

21/04; 4-0

2008-09

13/04; 3-1

09/03; 1-2

2009-10

22/08; 2-1

05/04; 4-8

2010-11

30/04; 1-6

03/04; 2-5

2011-12

13/08; 2-1

05/01; 1-3

2012-13

04/08; 2-1

07/12; 0-1

2013-14

01/03; 0-7

08/11/2014

2014-15

23/08; 0-4

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From the Chair Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Brocstedes Park for this North West Counties League Premier Division game against our friends and rivals Colne FC. Let’s hope the players, officials and supporters of today’s visitors have had a pleasant journey and enjoy their short stay with us. It’s been a good week for Town as we made FA Vase progress last Saturday, turning in an impressive performance in defeating Yorkshire Amateur 3-1 before getting our first league win for some time as we ran out comfortable 0-2 winners at Stockport Sports on Tuesday evening. The reward for our FA Vase win is a long trip to Northumberland where we will face Alnwick Town (pronounced ‘Annick’) on Saturday 22nd November in the Second Round. Our hosts currently lie in 16th place in the Ebac Northern League Division Two (step 6 and equivalent to the NWCFL Division One). Thanks to Hattons Travel who have given us a good deal on transport, providing a luxury 39 seater coach which is regularly used by Saints and Warrington Wolves! There may be a small number of places available on the 400 mile round trip to Alnwick with the trip costing just £10 return. It is anticipated we will be leaving St Helens around 9.15am and leaving Northumberland at approximately 6.30pm (final details to be confirmed). If you’re interested in travelling with the team see me at today’s game. Today’s visitors are having a fine season and defeated Town 4-0 at the XLCR Stadium back in August in the reverse league fixture. They bowed out of the FA Vase last Saturday when they lost 2-3 after extra time to one of the competition favourites Shildon. Congratulations to Colne’s Danny Boyle who was voted the NWCFL Player of the Month for October - more information in today’s programme. Congratulations also go to our Club Vice President Jim Barratt who will receive a 50 year service award from the Football Association prior to kick off at today’s game - a superb achievement and a just reward. We also congratulate our own Player of the Month for October sponsored by Johnsons Toyota Liverpool, Gaz Grant who joins Karl Bergqvist (August) and Hamish Falconer (September).

We’ve no midweek game so next Saturday is our next fixture when we make the short journey to league leaders Runcorn Linnets. Our final planned midweek game will see Town travel to AFC Liverpool on Wednesday 19th November, 7.45pm. Enjoy the game . . . John McKiernan Chairman, St Helens Town AFC

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Quotes from the Vase Daisy Hill 0 Atherton Collieries 8 Atherton Collieries manager Michael Clegg: "When we played Daisy Hill at our place we were poor that night. We let ourselves down, so we wanted to be ruthless and take the game to them from the off. Everything fell into place. "It was a complete performance, and we kept going and wanted more and more goals. I can't just concentrate on the league, I've 19 fit and hungry lads and I can't just run off a league campaign to keep them happy. I need to be in the cups, I need to be competing and playing two games a week to keep this squad happy, and at the moment that's happening and long may it continue". AFC Darwen 2 Maine Road 0 AFC Darwen manager Nick Lloyd: "We are on a good run at the moment and fancied ourselves against what proved to be a hard working Maine Road side. It took us a bit longer than I would have liked to get our noses in front, but when we did I felt we would get another, which we did. West Allotment Celtic 2 Runcorn Town 4 Runcorn Town manager Simon Burton: "Away days in competitions like the Vase are what non-league football is all about. Despite not winning in the North East prior to the game we travelled up full of confidence. Our league form has been indifferent but our performances in the cups so far has been really pleasing.

"West Allotment were a big physical side and made things difficult for us, but our performance in the first half was superb which in the end proved too much for our hosts. The second half was a completely different story and we had to dig in for long periods as West Allotment came out fighting. We showed a lot of resilience to keep them out, before scoring minutes from time to put the icing on the cake. Needless to say the coach trip home was a good one and great for team spirit". St Helens Town 3 Yorkshire Amateur 1 St Helens Town manager Ian Price: "We didn't quite click in the first 45 minutes, but we talked about doing a few bits differently in the second half and we looked much better, and fully deserved our win. “It was great for the team to show the character and spirit to come from behind, and the result was reward for some of our recent overall performances. We need to kick on in the league now and put a little run together before we play in the next round". West Didsbury & Chorlton 1 Glossop North End 2 Glossop North End Press Officer Jonathan Haggart: "It was a scruffy game, and we're pleased to come home with the win. It was looking comfortable for the most part, but we gave away a sloppy goal and suddenly West Didsbury had their tails up. The defence is not the meanest in the division for nothing though, and we saw it through. "It was a great turn out by the Hillmen fans again, and the lads commented afterwards how much they appreciate the support they get. We're always torn when they draw the next round as we do love a trip somewhere unknown, but every side would ultimately prefer a home tie, I think." 1874 Northwich 2 Ashton Town 1 1874 Northwich manager Ian Street: "I’m really pleased to have progressed into the next round, we as a club are keen to go as far as we can in the competition. "A poor and very difficult surface at the Barton Stadium contributed to a very scrappy game where both teams struggled to play any decent football. Both teams had good opportunities but I felt that we had the greater percentage of possession and tried to press hard and win the game. It’s probably the worst 90 minutes of football that we have played this season. Ashton Town worked tremendously hard and were always a constant threat, and I did think the game would be decided in extra time or even a replay but a last minute goal by Daley Woods decided the result in our favour".

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NWCFL News 1874 Northwich – the club will be represented for the first time at the wreath laying ceremony this Sunday for the Act of Remembrance at the Cenotaph, Church Road, Northwich. Members of the club’s board will also represent the club in attending the Remembrance Service being held at Silsden’s Angel Telecom Stadium on Saturday, prior to the Premier Division game between the two clubs. Cammell Laird 1907 – seven Lairds reserve team players were selected for the West Cheshire League representative squad to face their counterparts from the Mid Cheshire league in a game at the end of last month. Lairds Chairman Frank Games said: “This is clearly great news for the club as a whole, and in particular our management team led by Dave Lewis”.

Abbey Hey – Club Vice-President Allan Grafton received a Community Champion Award at last week’s Pride of Gorton Awards. Club Secretary Tony McAllister said: “It was a deserved award for all the hard work he does for this community”. Alsager Town – the Bullets’ under 15s team hosted opposition from an Irish professional club’s academy side at Woodpark Stadium last Sunday. The Finn Harps academy side, whose parent club play in the League of lreland Division One, were due to play a scheduled friendly at Port Vale, but when that was cancelled Town were approached to host the game. Wigan Cup – the two remaining NWCFL representatives in the Wigan Cup have been kept apart in the quarter final draw. Wigan Robin Park will host Garswood, and Ashton Athletic will visit Atherton Town. The ties will be played on Monday 30th March 2015. Rory Patterson – the Northern Ireland international, who spent two years at FC United of Manchester in the NWCFL between 2006 and 2007, collected a runners-up medal playing for Derry City against St Patrick’s Athletic on Sunday in the FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Two years ago, Patterson scored twice in the final after coming on as substitute when Derry won 32 against the same opposition, but on Sunday he and his side were on the wrong end of a 2-0 defeat.

Maine Road have announced that manager Lee Bennett has resigned. Lee took over the managerial reins in the summer following the departure of joint management team Chris Thomas and John Morrey. He leaves with Road sitting tenth in the Premier Division, having played 22 games. A club statement said: "Maine Road would like to thank Lee for his input this season, and wish him all the best in the future". In the meantime club Secretary Derek Barber will be in charge of first team affairs for the rest of the season, assisted by another Road stalwart Jeff Newman.

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Action v Colne

NWCFL Premier Division Colne 4-0 St Helens Town Saturday 23rd August 2014

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Club News We are looking for supporters to become Goldline members which will provide the club with a valuable source of income which will help us to achieve a bright future by assisting us in our goal of making a return to St Helens. In addition, you will have the chance to win up to £5,000 . . . so we could all be winners! As a lottery partner, St Helens Town Football Club will receive a massive 70p of your £1 weekly subscription. As a Goldline member you will receive your membership card which includes your membership number, 10 sets of Goldline draw numbers and 4 unique rollover draw numbers:

Your 10 sets of Goldline draw numbers will be entered into the Goldline draw every weekday for your chance of winning. Each week 5 prizes of £500 are paid out, that’s a total of £2,500 paid out every week. Your 4 rollover draw numbers will be entered into the weekly draw for your chance of winning up to £5,000. The rollover draw starts at £250 and each week rolls over and increases by £250 until won or until it reaches £5,000 at which time it will be drawn and redrawn until a winner is found. £100s in £10 consolation prizes are paid out every week. Goldline pays out over £170,000 in prizes every year to members. In addition your Goldline membership card will entitle you to exclusive deals available at St Helens Town Football Club. No claim is necessary. Prizes will be sent automatically and either delivered by post or by your agent. Club Chairman John McKiernan said, “Having joined forces with Bolton Wanderers in the Goldline Lottery we can ensure big cash prizes are dished out every week but the Club also wins too – with the possibility of raising thousands of pounds each year.

“We hope those who have previously supported our monthly 500 Club lottery will now join our new venture. We are going to start canvassing this week with a view to entering our first draw at the start of March. In the current climate, this income through the Goldline Lottery will be crucial to the club. If people are able to give up £1 a week to enter then we think this is ta great way to support the club – but also give yourself a real chance of winning some cash too!” For more information on how you can join call John on 07713 339 682 or email sthelenstownfc@hotmail.co.uk. Club officials will also have details on match days.

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NWCFL News The FA has announced plans to commemorate the centenary of one of the most iconic moments of the First World War - the 1914 Christmas Truce – as part of a week of remembrance activity in December 2014.

'Football Remembers Week' will take place from 5-14 December. A joint collaboration between The FA, the Premier League, the Football League and the British Council, the aim is to engage football fans and players at every level about what took place on Christmas Day one hundred years ago on the battlefields in Belgium. On 25 December 1914, soldiers from both sides put down their weapons and crossed into ‘no man’s land’ to share in an impromptu ceasefire. First-hand accounts from the time include references to football being played and photographs taken. Every club in the country – from the Premier League to the grassroots - is being asked to create a unique photographic record of football a century on from the Christmas Truce. The same activity will happen at every match – a mixed squad photo featuring both teams in the spirit of the togetherness shown by troops from both sides in December 1914. Teams will combine for a mixed squad photo before kick-off. This picture can be uploaded to social media using #footballremembers and will be automatically uploaded to a special website – www.footballremembers.com. The site will act as a moment of record of football in 2014, a century on from the First World War, and will be preserved for future generations. HRH The Duke of Cambridge, President of The FA, said: “It promises to be a powerful way to engage and educate young people about such an important moment in our history. "We all grew up with the story of soldiers from both sides putting down their arms on Christmas Day, and it remains wholly relevant today as a message of hope over adversity, even in the bleakest of times”. The FA has proposed a procedure for clubs to follow during the 'Football Remembers Week', which is as follows. For ALL matches taking place from 5-14 December, all players involved will pose together in a mixed group photograph as a mark of respect to those on both sides that took part in the 1914 Christmas Truce. Each home team should nominate someone to take the photo. Fans, teams and schools will be asked to upload their prematch pictures via social media over the course of Football Remembers Week. Any match of any size can be uploaded, from school to Sunday league fixtures, five-a-side matches to kickabouts in the back garden. Those posting photos to social media should use #footballremembers to ensure it is uploaded to the special footballremembers.com website. Any other information is welcome. The website will act as a moment of record of football in 2014, a century on from the First World War, and will be preserved for future generations. Football Remembers kicked off in May 2014 when the four partners launched a Football Remembers education pack that was sent to more than 30,000 schools across the UK. It includes resources to help children learn about the Truce – including eye-witness accounts, photos, drawings and letters from soldiers some of which have never been published before.

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Town Managers Between 1946 and 1962 the club, like many, didn’t have a ‘manager’. Town officials would liaise with first and reserve team captains over team selection. In 1962-63 ‘First Manager’ Pat Murphy came from Burscough with a nucleus of his team which won the Lancashire Combination Division One title for Burscough but the formulae didn’t work for Town despite financial backing of a brand new 200 seat supporters club opened by John Connelly in spring of 1962. 1963-64 Sam Cottingham came after success with Pilkington's in a move to rebalance the squad with more local players. 1964-66 Jimmy McKiernan became the club's first commercial manager and team boss after arriving from Earlestown via a successful playing career which included a spell on the North Wales circuit. 1966-68 Jackie Dewsnip, cousin of Town player Jimmy Dewsnip who along with the latter’s son Neil meant the Haydock based family served Town well over a couple of decades. 1968-71 Peter Jones took the reigns in the wake of the Northern Premier League being formed which reduced Town’s league (Lancs Combination) to one division. He moved on after three years to a position on the staff of Preston North End. 1971-77 Alan Hampson arrived from South Liverpool after a distinguished playing career at Holly Park and became a mini ‘Messiah’ as Town won the Lancs Combination title in 1972 along with the Bass Charrington and Watson trophy in quick succession. He also oversaw Town’s step into the Cheshire County League in 1975 as by then, the Lancashire Comb had become a pale imitation of its former self. 1977-79 The aforementioned Jimmy Dewsnip took the reigns after ‘Hampy’ had moved on and became the first ex Town player to become manager. He combined this with work for the Liverpool County FA with the latter eventually claiming his services after two years. 1979-80 Player manager Geoff Robinson hailed from the new overspill at Laffak where he also ran the increasingly successful ‘Starting Gate’ pub team in the blossoming new Sunday League. Many of his squad were ‘Town’ players but the ‘conflict’ of interests was seen as detrimental to the senior club. 1980-82 Jack Prytherch had been at Wigan Athletic and he brought in players from that area including new club skipper, his son in law, Steve Murfin. Jack’s reign saw the formation of the North West Counties League and Town’s first season was a struggle in the new league’s top flight resulting in a change in mid-term. 1982-84 Peter Rutherford. After the success of Alan Hampson a decade earlier, the Town board returned to South Liverpool again for their next appointment. Peter Rutherford was number two at Holly Park at the time but he also found it hard going in the NWCFL inaugural season and his charges only escaped relegation on a ‘technicality’. Things got a little better the following season and he bowed out just before glory arrived. 1984-87 Alan Wellens had skippered Town’s Lancs Combination title team and went on to become the club’s top appearances holder after making his debut at Great Harwood in 1966. His playing career was ended by a broken leg against Hyde in 1981 at Hoghton Road. Alan went on to Town history with the club’s historic journey to Wembley in 1987 before he and the vast majority of Allan Wellens receiving the Lancs the FA Vase winning side sought pastures new. 1987Combination Championship Trophy 92 Alan Aspinall (pictured opposite) took over the from Wesley Bridge in 1972 mantle of manager following the departure of the Vase squad and management team having been Reserve team boss and spent a successful five seasons in charge.

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Past & Present 1992-93 Mick Holgate presided over just one season at Hoghton Road before moving on to Leigh RMI. 1993-2002 Jimmy McBride stepped up from his position as Reserve team boss to take the reigns of the first team for almost a decade which saw the club’s move from Hoghton Road to Saints. Took the club to its first cup final since the visit to Wembley but lost out in the League Cup and Floodlit Trophy finals in the mid 1990s. 2002-2003 John Davison and Peter King arrived from Burscough having presided over a very successful period in the ‘Linnets’ history. After a disappointing first campaign despite significant financial backing the club’s need to tighten the purse strings led to the pair’s departure at the start of the 2003 campaign, along with most of the squad. 2003-04 Ex-Everton professional Paul Lodge became Town manager as the club reeled from financial cuts but unfortunately his youthful side struggled at the bottom of the league and he was replaced in January 2004. 2004-05 Former Town ‘keeper Joe Paladino took over the reigns from Lodge and secured the club ’s safety from relegation before going to challenge for the title during most of 2004-05. Joe resigned in March 2005. 2005-06 Assistant to Paladino, Joe Gibiliru took over the manager’s position and presided over a period of on the field stability for the club before resigning in September 2006. 2006-07 Alex Wright, who had previously been assistant manager to Paul Lodge returned to the club as manager but his tenure was short-lived as family commitments led to him stepping down in September 2007. 2007-08 John Fletcher, Wright’s assistant, was given managerial responsibility and he steered the club away from the relegation battle with a 19th place finish at the end of 2006-7. Despite the club’s off the field problems and financial difficulties the following season saw Fletcher’s charges finish fourteenth after only one defeat in the last nine games. However Town remained rooted in a relegation spot for most of the following season and Fletcher departed with weeks of the season remaining. 2009 – 2010 Gary Bickerstaffe was appointed in March 2009 and secured the club ’s safety with some ease recording six victories from the final eight games. Bickerstaffe’s fine form as manager continued throughout 2009-10 eventually finishing in 9th place. 2010 – 2011 Lee Riley steps up from assistant manager when Gary Bickerstaffe steps down at the end of the 2009-10. Lee resigned in March 2011 due to work commitments and Iain Dyson took over the managerial reigns before he too stepped down at the end of the season. 2011-12 season saw Jimmy McBride make a return to Town but it proved a difficult season and Town parted company with him as we narrowly avoided relegation. 2012 - 2013 Ian Granite became manager following success with neighbours Wigan Robin Park FC. A challenging 2012-13 season saw Town eventually steer clear of relegation, in doing so maintaining their unique 30 year stay in the North West Counties League top division. Despite an excellent start to the 2013-14 season Ian stepped down at the end of November due to business and family commitments and Ian Price (left) took over the managerial reigns with Paul Jones as his assistant. Many thanks to Jim Barrett and Eric Bond for their input in compiling the information.

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Match Report Town open up gap after overdue league victory Stockport Sports 0-2 St Helens Town Tuesday’s game at Woodley saw St. Helens Town earn their first league victory in eight weeks and with it, they opened up a six point gap over the bottom five sides in the Premier Division table and whilst their sights are currently set on their next FA Vase tie at Alnwick Town in two weeks’ time, this was a welcome boost to their main aim of retaining their top flight status in the NW Counties League, a run which extends back to the inception of the league in 1982. Five of their six league victories this term have come against teams below them in the table and this latest victory was ample revenge for the 4-2 home defeat at the hands of Stockport Sports at Brocstedes Park back in August. Without the lively Kris Bell due to work commitments, Karl Bergqvist was drafted back into the attack, but Town suffered an early blow with the loss of Gaz Grant, who suffered a puncture wound to his foot as a result of a heavy contact with the studs of an opponent after only ten minutes. This gave an opportunity for young Marcus Perry to join the fray. Town soon seized the initiative against a sluggish Stockport side who have so far failed to record a home victory, their two other wins coming at fellow strugglers Abbey Hey and Bacup. The home side were fortunate to go into the half-time break only one goal in arrears, that coming after 25 minutes when a cross from the left was flicked on by Chad Whyte to Andy Gillespie, who cleverly lifted the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Daniel Bell to give St. Helens a deserved lead. Soon afterwards, Town should have secored again after Bell could only parry Whyte’s shot and the keeper was extremely lucky to re-gather the ball at the second attempt inches away from the feet of Perry. The second half was virtually one-way traffic as Town tightened their grip on the game and, following a break by Whyte on 55 minutes, the centre-forward’s shot deflected off the keeper and Perry hit home the loose ball. After that, it appeared only a matter of how many the visitors would win by, but try as they might, Town could not press home their advantage. Whyte missed three glorious chances, two by a matter of inches and Bergqvist, Gillespie and Perry all went close, but were thwarted by Bell’s good fortune and on any other given day, St. Helens might have scored five or six, such was the extent of their supremacy. Just before the end, Rory Crowther pulled off two good saves after Stockport threw caution to the wind, but St. Helens held out for a comfortable victory. Next up is the visit of Colne on Saturday, followed by difficult away trips to Runcorn Linnets and AFC Liverpool, so the three points secured here were priceless in the fight to avoid relegation at the season’s end. Glyn Jones

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Statistical History ST. HELENS TOWN AFC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A STATISTICAL HISTORY by Glyn Jones Part 42 - Season 1988-89 North West Counties League Rossendale United Knowsley United St. Helens Town Colwyn Bay Darwen Warrington Town Flixton Leyland Motors Bootle Burscough Ellesmere Port & Neston Clitheroe Skelmersdale United Atherton L.R. Prescot Cables Salford Ashton United (-2) Formby Opponents Ashton United Atherton L.R. Bootle Burscough Clitheroe Colwyn Bay Darwen Ellesmere Port & Nelson Flixton Formby Knowsley United Leyland Motors Prescot Cables Rossendale United Salford Skelmersdale United Warrington Town

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P 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 Home Dec 17 Oct 11 Mar 18 Mar 4 Nov 15 Sep 10 Oct 15 Feb 4 Oct 1 Jan 21 Sep 17 Feb 18 Nov 19 Mar 27 Oct 4 Aug 27 Apr 20

W 24 21 20 19 19 16 15 15 14 11 9 8 8 9 7 7 7 3

D 8 8 8 9 9 10 8 8 4 10 12 12 9 6 9 8 6 4 Result Won 7-0 Won 3-1 Won 3-1 Lost 1-2 Won 2-1 Won 2-0 Lost 0-2 Drew 1-1 Won 2-0 Won 3-0 Won 1-0 Won 4-1 Drew 2-2 Drew 1-1 Drew 0-0 Won 3-1 Won 2-1

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F 84 85 60 77 64 47 61 53 49 40 36 38 39 47 36 33 37 24

A 27 43 25 45 36 37 44 44 54 51 42 41 68 74 60 70 72 77

Away Sep 12 Aug 29 Nov 12 Oct 29 Aug 20 Dec 10 Apr 15 Sep 24 Feb 23 Sep 6 Jan 28 Aug 24 Mar 11 Apr 8 Dec 3 Jan 6 Oct 8

Pts 56 50 48 47 47 42 38 38 36 32 30 28 25 24 23 22 18 10 Result Won 3-0 Won 2-1 Drew 0-0 Won 3-0 Won 2-0 Lost 1-2 Lost 0-1 Won 2-0 Drew 1-1 Won 1-0 Drew 0-0 Won 2-1 Won 2-0 Lost 0-1 Drew 1-1 Won 2-1 Lost 1-2

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Player Aspinall, Dave Brookfield, A (Tony) Corns, Simon Eleftheriou, Terry Gibiliru, Joe Gray, John Griffiths, Bryan Haileh, Essa Hurst, Andy Jennings, Simon Kelly, A (Tony) Laird, Gary Madin, Lee Metcalfe, Paul Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell, Dave Paladino, Joe Parker, Andy Shaw, Mark Skidmore, Ian Smith, Steve Tyrer, Eddie Warrilow, Phil Wilson, Barry Woods, Kevin Woodyer, Jimmy Own goals Totals

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A Brief History The original Town club was in existence from 1901 to 1928, but George Fryer and a number of local businessmen decided to re-form the club in 1946. They obtained a lease on the Hoghton Road ground in Sutton, adjacent to St. Helens Junction station on the Liverpool to Manchester railway line, took over a local St. Helens Combination team, Derbyshire Hill Rovers, signing a number of players from other clubs and entered the Liverpool County Combination in the 1947/48 season, playing against Everton “A” and Liverpool “A” and several reserve sides from the leading non-league clubs in the Merseyside area. Success was first attained in May 1949 when Runcorn were defeated in the final of the George Mahon Cup, played at the Prescot Cables ground. The following season, 1949/50, Town were elevated to the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination and they were promoted as Champions in only their second season to the First Division, where they ran up against teams such as Ashton United, Nelson and New Brighton, newly relegated from the Football League. Sadly, Town were themselves relegated in their first season and although promoted briefly again for the 1955/56 season, they spent most of their early years in the Second Division. Improvements were quickly made to the facilities at Hoghton Road in the early years, but in November 1952 the decision was taken to re-locate to the former St. Helens Recs’ rugby league ground at City Road in order to further their ambitions of reaching the Football League. Initially, the move resulted in some encouraging crowds, but the club had a change of heart and returned to Sutton in the October 1953. The ground was purchased and further developed and a social club and floodlights were added in later years. Town were Champions of the Lancashire Combination in 1971/72 season, losing only one game, finishing 6 points clear of Accrington Stanley. 1975 brought a switch to the Cheshire League, where they remained until the formation of the North West Counties League in 1982 and St. Helens Town is still the only club to feature in the top division of that league throughout its existence. The club’s major achievement was to win the FA Vase at Wembley in 1987. After a stuttering start in the Preliminary Round with a 5-4 extra-time win over Colne Dynamoes, further home successes over General Chemicals, Wren Rovers, Guisborough Town and Wythenshawe Amateurs, led to wins at Wisbech Town, at home to Rainworth Miners Welfare, away to Falmouth Town (after a replay) and in the away leg at Emley when, following a 1-0 home defeat in the first-leg, a 2-0 win in Yorkshire secured a Wembley Final against local rivals Warrington Town, who were dispatched 3-2 with goals from Phil Layhe (2) and Brian Rigby. St. Helens Town boast an impressive “Hall of Fame”, including legendary goalkeeper and former German Prisoner-of-War Bert Trautmann, who signed for Manchester City over 60 years ago and who went on to play the game of his life in the 1956 FA Cup Final, despite breaking his neck in the latter stages. Bill Foulkes was transferred to Manchester United, where he had a glittering career, surviving the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, in which he bravely rescued some of his stricken team-mates. John Connelly, an England squad member in the victorious 1966 World Cup campaign, was sold to Burnley and he later moved to join Foulkes at Old Trafford. Sadly, all three have passed away in the last few years. Other future stars, groomed at St. Helens Town, include John Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday), Geoff Nulty (Burnley, Newcastle United and Everton) and, most recently, ace goalscorer Dave Bamber, who began and ended his league career at Blackpool and who played in all four divisions of the Football League. Captain of the FA Vase winning team was Tommy O’Neil, who began his league career playing alongside George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton at Manchester United.

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Town sold their Hoghton Road ground in 2000 to move in with St. Helens Rugby League Club at their Knowsley Road base. Their farewell appearance at Sutton produced a 1-0 win over Champions Vauxhall Motors and the initial campaign at Knowsley Road got off to a cracking start, with Town leading the table for most of the season, before finishing in a rather disappointing fourth place. Recent seasons have been more of a struggle, ninth place in 2009/10 being the best finish since. Season 2010-11 saw Town slide to 16th and next to bottom in 2011-12, when they would have been relegated, but for Flixton’s decision to resign from the league.

Town began the 2012-13 season under new manager Ian Granite, who brought in a new team and coaching set-up and they battled well to avoid relegation, their status being confirmed with a couple of games remaining. 2013-14 was a mirror-image of the previous campaign, with a 14-game unbeaten run between September and December putting the club just behind the front runners for two thirds of the campaign. Granite resigned in November 2013 due to work and family commitments and his assistant Ian Price took over the reins, assisted by Paul Jones and Nick Matthews, but the long breaks caused by the winter weather interrupted their earlier rhythm and Town finished the season once again in the lower reaches, although never in any serious danger of the drop.

Club Honours: 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners 1951 Lancs Comb Division 2 Champions 1972 Lancs Combination Champions 1973 Bass Charrington Cup Winners 1974 Watson Trophy Winners 1978 St Helens Hospital Cup Winners 1979 St Helens Comb Div 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up 1980 St Helens Comb Div 1 Champions 1985 NWCFL Reserve Div 2 Runners Up 1986 NWCFL Reserve Div 1 Runners Up 1987 FA Vase Winners (Wembley) 1994 League Challenge Cup Finalists 1994 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1995 NWCFL Reserve Division Champions 1996 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1998 Floodlit Trophy Finalists 1999 REALCO Fair Play Award Winners 2009 Bert Trautmann Trophy Winners Record Appearances: Alan Wellens Record Goal Scorer: Steve Pennington Record Attendances: 4000 at Hoghton Road v Manchester City 1723 at Knowsley Rd v FC Utd Manchester 9000 at Prescot Cables v Runcorn (1949) Programme Awards 1993-94 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1995-96 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1997-98 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1998-99 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1999-00 NWCFL Programme of the Year 2000-01 NWCFL Programme of the Year 2009-10 NWCFL Premier Division 2010-11 NWCFL Premier Division 2011-12 NWCFL Premier Division 2012-13 NWCFL Premier Division 2013-14 NWCFL Premier Division

Wirral Programme Club National Survey 1996-97 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1997-98 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1998-99 NWCFL Programme of the Year Programme Monthly 2007-08 NWCFL Programme of the Year

Following the demolition of the Knowsley Road ground in 2010, Town have led a nomadic existence up the road in Soccer Club Swap Shop National Awards 2010-11 Placed 28th Ashton-in-Makerfield, sharing Ashton Town’s Edge Green 2011-12 Placed 8th Street ground for three seasons before moving across town 2012-13 Placed 7th to Brocstedes Park as the guests of Ashton Athletic in 2012. 2013-14 Placed 8th The current season is scheduled to be the club’s last in exile, as plans are in place for re-location back to St. Helens for the 2015-16 season at the Council-owned Ruskin Park site, currently undergoing massive redevelopment and a brand-new facility awaits. In readiness for the move, the club is undergoing a radical re-branding, adopting the town’s coat of arms as their badge once again and reverting next season to their traditional blue and white colours in preparation for a return to the town in 2015.

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2-4

St Helens Town

1-2 2-1

Runcorn Linnets

2-1 1-4

Winsford Utd

1-4 1-1 1-1

0-0

Stockport Sports

4-2 2-4

4-2

WD&C

0-3

1874 Northwich

0-4

Abbey Hey

AFC Blackpool

Alsager Town

3-1 1-0

Barnoldswick T

1-0

Bootle

3-0 0-1

Maine Road

Runcorn Town

1874 Northwich

2014-15

Premier Division

Counties Football League

North West

Head 2 Head Results

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North West Counties Football League Premier Division Five Time Winners of Programme of the Year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

Tea Break Teasers Q1. What makes the six goals that Golden Boot winner Oleg Salenko scored at USA 94 special? Q2. What is the name of Northern Ireland side Cliftonville’s home ground?

Q3. Which League One ground can accommodate the highest proportion of its town’s residents? Q4. For how many days was Mario Gotze Germany’s most expensive player before being dethroned by Mesut Ozil’s more to Arsenal? Q5. Which two team contest Croatia’s “Eternal Debry”? Q6. Which five goalkeepers have scored in the Premier League? Q7. Who is the youngest ever winner of a Premier League medal? Q8. What was noteworthy about Javier Mascherano’s full Argentina debut in 2003? Q9. How many players did Aston Villa use when winning the Division One title in 1980-1? Q10. Joe Payne holds the record for the most goals in a game for Luton against Bristol Rovers in 1936 but how many times did he net? Q11. What European Cup/Champions League record does former Lazio keeper Marco Ballotta hold? Q12. Which is the only nation to have featured in two penalty shoot-outs in the same World Cup and win both? Q13. Which manager gave David Beckham his first full England cap? Q14. Which club has reached the most FA Cup Finals without ever winning the Cup? Q15. Who club kept the most clean sheets in League Two last season?

1) They were his only international goals 2) Solitude 3) Oakwell 28% of Barnsley’s Population 4) 131 days 5) Dinamo Zagreb & Hajduk Split 6) Peter Schmeichel, Asmir Begovic, Tim Howard, Paul Robinson & Brad Friedel 7) Gael Clichy in 2003/4 8) He hadn’t made a senior club appearance 9) 14 10) 10 11) The oldest player (43 years 252 days) 12) Argentina in 1990 13) Glenn Hoddle 14) Leicester City 15) York City

North West Counties Football League Premier Division Five Time Winners of Programme of the Year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

Executive Programme Sponsor

Meet the Players

Alex Gillespie 06/08/1997 Midfield

Rory Crowther 29/12/1996 Goalkeeper

Gareth Grant 16/08/1990 Defender/Midfield

Marcus Perry 16/08/1996 Forward

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