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Talk of the Town Good afternoon and welcome back to Ruskin Drive! May I open by welcoming our visitors from Chadderton. I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game.
May I take this opportunity to welcome everyone to Non-League Day, we value all of our supporters and we are delighted to be able to offer free admission to some the people we rely upon when we are at our most vulnerable being the staff of the emergency services, NHS, armed services and RNLI. We hope that we will be able to tempt all the potential new Town fans back for future games starting with next Saturday when we host AFC Blackpool here as we are proud to be back where we belong and would love the football supporters in the Town who have been priced out of being able to get to live games to get behind us on our journey. It has been an interesting fortnight since we were last here at Ruskin when we went down to a 2-0 reverse at the hands of high flying Prestwich Heys. It could have been so different as Joel Douglas had a glorious chance having been played through with less than 30 seconds on the watch but he poked his 1 on 1 opportunity just wide of the right hand upright. Town huffed and puffed but the visitors were rarely too worried and the visiting stopper had little to do in the contest. As it was a goal just before the half hour mark and a second not long after the restart were enough to secure the points for the visitors. We then had a week to wait to put the disappointment behind us before we visited
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Westhoughton to take on Daisy Hill last Saturday. We had seen plenty of transfer activity in the meantime with Joel Douglas and Neil Weaver moving on to pastures new and Paul Cliff, Beck Murray & Ben Bolton all joining the Town ranks with these three players all being in the squad last Saturday. Paul Cliff in his third spell at the club took little time to settle in netting to put Town into the lead after 10 minutes and Danny Lomax doubled the lead on 26 minutes with an excellent strike from all of 25 yards. Town survived a response from the hosts and added a third when Andy Presho linked with Shaun Brady who used his pace to break away from the home back-line and fire in at the near post. The scoring for the first half wasn't finished as Daisy pulled one back with Michael Gervin firing home from just outside the box and Town nerves were jangling five minutes after the restart when former Town man Adam Owens broke into the visitors box before dispatching the ball past Adam Fairchild in the Town goal. The hosts came at Town to try and level matters but this was to play to the visitors advantage as they were able to net a fourth goal on the counter attack when Alex Ashby advanced down the right before cutting inside and trying his luck the effort looked dangerous but Brady wasn’t going to stand on ceremony and diverted the ball home. The hosts netted what was a consolation in added on time through Ellis Worrall and Town were able to take the short trip home with the spoils. Today’s opponents Chadderton have had some changes of their own with a change in the dugout during the week with Mark Howard having left the club. Chaddy have had a mixed start to the season winning once, losing three and drawing their last two games in a spell of six but have had more away games than home ones due to work at Andrew Street. As always in this division we know we will be in for a testing afternoon but hopefully we can make it back to back wins! Let’s get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them on to a first victory at our new home! Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller
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Chairman’s Welcome Good afternoon and welcome to Ruskin Drive for this afternoon’s First Division match against Chadderton. It would perhaps be appropriate to say that both sides occupy a false position in the Hallmark Security Division 1 table at the moment, having each played rather more away than home games. Chaddy had a lot of problems with their pitch last season and relaid their playing surface over the summer, hence it only became available in September. We had three interesting games with them last season, in particular the FA Vase game at Prescot when they beat us 5-3 and the league game at Andrew Street, when we gained ample revenge, turning in one of our best performances of the season to run out 5-2 winners. Today, of course, is Non-League Day and we welcome all those visitors whose normal Saturday fare is the FA Premier League and EFL football. We are surrounded here by high-profile professional clubs and days such as this gives us the chance to showcase our own brand of football and show just how exciting it can be. Last weekend was a case it point. Jim Barratt and I went along to Goodison Park on Sunday to watch Everton take on Burnley. We went full of hope and anticipation, just like 38,000 other life-long Blues and came away full of frustration! Yet, the day before, we had made the short journey over to Westhoughton to see the mighty Town take on Daisy Hill, expecting
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not quite as much, yet coming away thoroughly elated and full of appreciation, for the efforts of 14 unpaid players (not forgetting 14 on the other side), managers and officials after a game played in dreadful weather, brilliant fare, all available for a fiver. Simply wonderful. What more could anyone ask for! Most of us involved at Town have been supporters of clubs in the League, be it Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Wigan Athletic or Bolton Wanderers. Over the years, we have found ourselves drawn via different routes into a love of non-league football, in particular of St. Helens Town. It’s now over 30 years since the club won its biggest prize, the FA Challenge Vase, in the Wembley Final against Warrington, yet most of us involved in the administration and running of the club today have only become connected in the years since that victory. These days it’s become more of a struggle to keep the teams on the park, yet we all love what we do. There’s plenty of room for many more people to get involved and support and help run the club and we all hope that people who come along today will enjoy their afternoon with us, appreciate the effort the players, coaches and officials put into the game. We can’t all be in the Premier League, be top of the tree, winning the FA Cup or pushing for a place in Europe. Look closely, though. Whether the players are paid £100,000 per week or play for nothing, the same effort goes into the game, the same enjoyment comes from scoring the winning goal or from saving a crucial penalty. This is non-league football and come hail, rain or shine, we’re here all season long. Come again. You’ll be welcome. Glynn Jones
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Player Awards August Sat 12 Thu 8 Sat 26 Tue 29
New Mills Abbey Hulton Eccleshall Atherton LR
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Player of the Month September Sat 02 Silsden Tue 05 Carlisle City Sat 16 Oswestry Town Wed 20 Litherland R Sat 23 Prestwich Heys Sat 30 Daisy Hill
Andy Webster H A A A H A
Player of the Month October Sat 07 Chadderton Sat 14 AFC Blackpool Sat 21 Stockport Town Sat 29 Cheadle Town
Neil Weaver Shaun Brady Shaun Brady Andy Webster
Luke Edwards Shaun Brady Neil Weaver Neil Weaver Joel Douglas Shaun Brady
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Player of the Month November Sat 04 Eccleshall Sat 11 Prestwich Heys Thu 16 Holker OB Sat 18 Bacup Borough Sat 25 Oswestry Town Player of the Month
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The Prabhu Ventures Ltd Man of the Match v Abbey Hulton - Neil Weaver pictured with Lee Jenkinson
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Club Information Honorary Life President: Alan Wellens Vice Presidents: Jim Barrett and Steve Ball Interim Chairman: Glyn Jones Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695) Hospitality: Margaret Wood and Paul Wood Other Committee: Andy Langley and Kieran Ford, 1st Team Manager: Lee Jenkinson
1st Team Assistant Manager Nick Robinson 1st Team Physiotherapist Lisa Phillipson Reserve Team Manager: Keith Griffiths U21s Team Manager: Keith Griffiths U21s Assistant Manager: Lee Jenkinson U18s Team Manager: Graham Arkle U17s Assistant Manager: Phil Fisher Sunday Team Manager: David Platt Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Legal: St Helens Town Limited Private Limited Company Company No. 04392840 Date of Incorporation 12.03.2002 Parent Company: A wholly owned subsidiary of Sporting Club St Helens Limited Company Director: Jim Barrett
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Manager’s Notes Good afternoon and welcome to today's clash at Ruskin Drive against Chadderton and may I wish their committee, players and supporters a very enjoyable first trip to our new ground and hope they have a safe journey home.
Two games since my last notes the first was an home game against a very well organised Prestwich Heys side, We lost 2-0 but we certainly played well and if we had taken our chances then the score could have been different (story of our season). The second game and I am pleased to report another victory with a 4-3 win at Daisy Hill last Saturday. We played some really good stuff in very poor conditions so hopefully we can get on a bit of a run.
We have had a couple of player departures with Neil Weaver (City of Liverpool) and Joel Douglas (Litherland REMYCA) leaving for pastures new. I would like to wish them all the best at their new clubs and thank them for there efforts while with Town. We have brought in Paul Cliff from Litherland REMYCA who will add a bit of experience to our young squad and will also add some ’character’ to the changing rooms. Today is Non League Day and the club are offering free admission to our emergency services; these people do an amazing job in often very difficult circumstances, The word ‘hero’ gets branded about too easy these days but I believe all our service personnel should be put in that status and I would like to thank them for the job they do day in day out. Enjoy the game Lee Jenkinson First Team Manager
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Photograph: Action from Town’s home game v Prestwich Heys in the Hallmark Security League First Division
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Half Time Quiz Q1. Which former Everton midfielder was part of the Sweden squad that finished third at USA 94? Q2. Which goalkeeper was sent off twice in the 2015-16 season for Chelsea? Q3. Who was the last Italian to score a Premier League hat-trick? Q4. Who is the only World Cup Golden Boot winner to have played in the Premier League?
Q11. Which club has been relegated from the Premier League the most times? Q12. Which three managers have been at the helm of Spurs & Southampton in the Premier League era?
Q13. Which former Everton player won the PFA Young Player of the Year award whilst with West Ham in 1985/6? Q14. How many FA Cup trophies have been in use since the competition began in 1871/2? Q15. Who were the last team to score three goals in an FA Cup Final but not win the trophy?
Q5. How many League games did Dan Gosling player for Everton, 22, 42 or 62? Q6. Who was the top scorer in the 2014-15 Premier League season? Q7. Who two Cameroon internationals have played in a Merseyside Derby?
Q9. Which former Liverpool goalkeeper became the oldest ever World Cup debutant at 39 years and 321 days for England in 2010? Q10. Who was the first non-British player to win the PFA Young Player of the Year award?
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1) Jesper Blomqvist 2) Thibaut Courtois 3) Mario Balotelli 4) Davor Suker 5) 22 6) Sergio Aguero 7) Rigobert Song & Samuel Eto’o 8) Newcastle United 9) David James 10) Nicola Anelka 11) Crystal Palace 12) Harry Redknapp, Glenn Hoddle & Maurico Pochettino 13) Tony Cottee 14) Five 15) West Ham United
Q8. With which club did Sylvain Distin start his career in English football?
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Photograph: Action from Town’s away fixture v Daisy Hill in the Hallmark Security League First Division
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Commercial Corner Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Ruskin Drive, especially to anyone who is visiting our new home for the first time. Many thanks to today’s match sponsors Johnsons Toyota Liverpool along with our match ball and programme sponsors Anthony Hall and A180 Darts respectively. There are still plenty of opportunities for new sponsors to join us and we have a full range of packages available starting at just £50.
As you can see we have had a number of new pitch side sponsor boards installed and there’s more to follow in the next few weeks – a full year package is just £200 and includes board design, manufacture and installation and as a bonus we are also including a quarter page advert in each edition of this season’s programme. I’d like to welcome some of the junior players from the St Helens Darts Academy who will be mascots and ‘ball-boys/girls’ at today’s game. I am sure they will enjoy the afternoon with us and I hope we will see them again soon. The Academy was set up four years ago to
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offer an opportunity to youngsters to participate in the sport. Initially the group used a couple of boards at The Woodlands Pub before demand for places saw the Academy move to Our Ladies Social Club with over 30 regular players. Having been there for fifteen months the venue closed and they re-grouped at the Sidac Sports and Social Club on Monday evenings between 6.30pm and 9.00pm. This venue has 14 boards and seating for 130 people and the Academy now gets an average of 60, with almost 80 attending a number of occasions. The Academy now boasts 14 players at County level for Lancashire (half the team!). The Academy is operated by a 12 man committee and has registered over 200 children in the past three years! Don’t forget we have replica shirts available to order with junior sizes at just£20 and adult at £25, both home and away shirts are available along with polo shirts. See me or any club official at today’s game. It’s just 31 per week to join our Goldline Lotter – there’s £500 cash prize every weekday and each Friday there’s a chance to win up to £5000 in our Goldline Extra Draw John McKiernan 07713 339 682 mckiernanj@live.com
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Photographs: Action from Town’s home game v Prestwich Heys in the Hallmark Security League First Division
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The world This week I take a trip down memory and discover what events happened in the history of St Helens Town, sport in general and provide a reminder of any historical world events that occurred in this week in history. The week of 1st – 8th October Last Season Sport – 2nd October 2016 41st Ryder Cup: US wins 17-11 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. World – 2nd October 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May announces that she will trigger Article 50 by the end of March 2017 in a speech at the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. St Helens Town – 1st and 8th October 2016 – Town notch an Impressive 4-2 victory over AFC Darwen in the Macron Challenge Cup before a 3-1 away defeat to Alsager Town a week later.
St Helens Town – 6th October 2007 Town lose the last of a 7 game run with a 2-1 defeat to Ramsbottom United. 20 Years Ago: Sport – 2nd October 1997 Bolton Wanderers pay a club record £3.5million for Wimbledon striker Dean Holdsworth. World – 1st October 1997 The final LTI FX4 London cab is produced after 39 years. St Helens Town – 4th October 1997 St Helens advance to the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round with a 1-0 win at Nettleham. The Vase Year – 1987: Sport – 2nd October 1987 Tottenham Hotspur sell defender Richard Gough to Rangers for £1.5million – a record fee for a British defender. World – 1st October 1987 Swedish home product retailer IKEA opens its first British store at Warrington in Cheshire. St Helens Town – 3rd October 1987 Town draw 1-1 at home to Clitheroe in the North West Counties League Cup 2nd, forcing a replay 2 weeks later. 50 Years Ago Sport – 4th October 1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature NY Yankees, Giants or the Dodgers. World – 5th October 1967 A court in Brighton was the first in England and Wales to decide a case by majority verdict (10 to 2) of the jury.
10 Years Ago: Sport – 8th October 2007 Peter Taylor is sacked as manager of Crystal Palace after just 16 months in charge. World - 6th October 2007 Gordon Brown confirms to Andrew Marr of the BBC in an interview at Number 10 that there will be no early General Election, prompting the media to call him 'Bottler Brown'.
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St Helens Town – 7th October 1967 Town suffer a 4-1 defeat to Morecombe in the league as part of a torrid run of results. Kieran Ford
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Photographs: Action from Town’s away game v Daisy Hill in the Hallmark Security League First Division
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Club Honours 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners 1951 Lancashire Comb Division 2 Champions 1972 Lancashire Combination Champions 1973 Bass Charrington Cup Winners 1974 Watson Trophy Winners 1978 St Helens Hospital Cup Winners 1979 St Helens Combination Div 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up 1980 St Helens Combination Div 1 Champions 1985 NWCFL Reserve Division 2 Runners Up 1986 NWCFL Reserve Division 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 2014-15 South Lancs League U17s Cup Finalists 2014-15 Cheshire FA U21 League Champions 2015-16 Cheshire FA U21 Premier Cup Finalists 2016-17 Cheshire FA U21 League Cup Finalists 2016-17 Cheshire FA U21 Premier Div Runners Up
Record Attendances: 3012 at Hoghton Road v Burscough (1948) 8000 at Hoghton Road v Man City (1950) 1723 at Knowsley Rd v FC Utd Manchester (2006) 9000 at Prescot Cables v Runcorn (1949) Programme Awards NWCFL Programme of the Year 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-998, 1998-99, 2000-1 NWCFL Premier Division 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 NWCFL First Division 2015-16, 2016-17 Wirral Programme Club National Survey NWCFL Programme of the Year 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 Programme Monthly NWCFL Programme of the Year 2007-08 Soccer Club Swap Shop National Awards 2010-11 28th, 2011-12 8th, 2012-13 7th, 2013-14 8th, 2014-15 5th, 2015-16 8th, 2016-17 2nd
NWCFL 2015-16 Awards Player of the Month Oct Andy Gillespie ‘Keeper of the Month Nov Matthew Hodge January 2016 Team of the Month ‘Keeper of the Month Jan Matthew Hodge
St Helens Town AFC - Player Records 1946-2016 Goals in a Career
Goals in a Season
Career Appearances (Qualification 250 games)
216 Steve Pennington
47 Phil Stainton 1963/64
448 Alan Wellens (inc. 207 estimated)
118 Terry Garner
46 Steve Pennington 1997/98
359 John Critchley (16 estimated)
108 Gary Laird
45 Jackie Kendrick 1973/74
352 Steve Pennington
105 Lee Cooper
45 Steve Pennington 1993/94
346 Gary Lowe (1 estimated)
101 Glenn Walker
40 Bob Potter 1952/53
345 Glenn Walker
94 Iain Dyson
38 Terry Fearns 2000/01
327 Jackie Atherton (122 estimated)
83 Harry McCann
36 Albert Leadbetter 1950/51
300 Jackie Cooke (1 estimated)
81 Ray Fairweather
35 Arthur Tyrer 1957/58
287 Gary Laird
72 Arthur Tyrer
34 Lee Cooper 2001/02
280 Kevin Grice (147 estimated)
68 Phil Stainton
33 Ronnie Rigby 1952/53
278 Jimmy Woodyer (67 estimated)
63 Mervyn Bull
32 Harry McCann 1950/51
276 Iain Dyson
31 Terry Garner 1950/51
272 Ray Fairweather (3 estimated) 265 Larry Redmond (134 estimated)
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2017-18 Fixtures, Facts and Figu Date Opponents Comp KO Result GK Aug 12 New Mills NWCFL 3.00 2-0L Bradley AUG 17 ABBEY HULTON UTD NWCFL 7.45 0-0A Fairchild Aug 26 Eccleshall NWCFL 3.00 3-2L Fairchild Aug 29 Atherton LR NWCFL 7.45 2-0L Fairchild SEP 02 SILSDEN NWCFL 3.00 1-4L Bradley Sep 05 Carlisle City NWCFL 7.45 3-0L Fairchild SEP 09 HEMSWORTH M.W. FAV 1QR 3.00 1-2L Fairchild Sep 16 FC Oswestry Town NWCFL 3.00 0-3W Fairchild Sep 20 Litherland REMYCA NWCFL 7.45 1-0L Fairchild Sep 23 PRESTWICH HEYS NWCFL 3.00 0-2L Fairchild Sep 30 Daisy Hill NWCFL 3.00 3-4W Fairchild OCT 07 CHADDERTON NWCFL 3.00 Oct 11 Holker Old Boys FDC 1RN 7.45 OCT 14 AFC BLACKPOOL NWCFL 3.00 Oct 17 Prestwich Heys TMC 1RN 7.45 Oct 21 Stockport Town NWCFL 3.00 OCT 28 CHEADLE TOWN NWCFL 3.00 NOV 04 ECCLESHALL NWCFL 3.00 Nov 11 Prestwich Heys NWCFL 3.00 NOV 16 HOLKER OLD BOYS NWCFL 7.45 NOV 18 BACUP BOROUGH NWCFL 3.00 NOV 25 FC OSWESTRY TOWN NWCFL 3.00 Dec 02 Nelson NWCFL 3.00 DEC 09 DAISY HILL NWCFL 3.00 DEC 16 CARLISLE CITY NWCFL 3.00 DEC 23 SANDBACH UNITED NWCFL 3.00 Dec 26 Cammell Laird NWCFL 3.00 Dec 30 Whitchurch Alport NWCFL 3.00 JAN 06 ALSAGER TOWN NWCFL 3.00 Jan 13 Sandbach United NWCFL 3.00 Jan 20 AFC Blackpool NWCFL 3.00 JAN 27 NELSON NWCFL 3.00 Feb 03 Holker Old Boys NWCFL 3.00 FEB 10 WHITCHURCH ALPORT NWCFL 3.00 Feb 17 Chadderton NWCFL 3.00 Mar 03 Silsden NWCFL 3.00 MAR 10 NEW MILLS NWCFL 3.00 Mar 24 Bacup Borough NWCFL 3.00 MAR 31 CAMMELL LAIRD NWCFL 3.00 Apr 02 Alsager Town NWCFL 3.00 APR 07 ATHERTON LR NWCFL 3.00 APR 14 LITHERLAND REMCYA NWCFL 3.00 Apr 21 Abbey Hulton United NWCFL 3.00 APR 28 STOCKPORT TOWN NWCFL 3.00 May 05 Cheadle Town NWCFL 3.00
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Match Report A Brady Brace Helps Town Climb the Hill By Kieran Ford St Helens Town travelled to Bolton to face Daisy Hill in yet another bottom of the table clash. They would have taken encouragement from the last time they were in this type of position, as the Blues dispatched of FC Oswestry Town 3-0 two weeks ago. However, since then they have faced 2 difficult opponents in Litherland REMYCA and Prestwich Heys, losing narrowly Saturday’s defeat to Prestwich with Luke Edwards back in the team replacing Jake Young as Andy Presho moves into a deeper position. Lively attacker Joel Douglas’ spell at the club has come to an end as he joins Litherland REMYCA from the Blues, with the experienced Paul Cliff returning to the club in the opposite direction, as he went straight into the starting 11.
1-0 and 2-0. Daisy Hill have been in a similar run of disappointing form, losing their last 4 games in all competitions conceding 20 goals in the process.
St Helens’ habit of starting matches at a lightning pace again rang true here. A combination between Shaun Brady and Luke Edwards resulted in the latter producing an effort that tested Craig Haynes in the opening 30 seconds. Town threatened down the left, Cliff played in Danny Lomax but his cross couldn’t find a St Helens man. In the same passage of play Alex Ashby cut inside but his effort went well over.
Town made two changes from last
Paul Cliff then had a chance to score on his
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picked his spot as the ball nestled into the far corner to ensure Town now had a comfortable lead. Town could have added another minutes later as Shaun Brady’s close-range effort was well saved, the rebound fell to Alex Ashby but his shot was blocked before Luke Edwards headed over. Daisy Hill discovered some impetus towards the end of the half, with both 9 and 8 forcing very good saves from Town keeper Adam Fairchild. The away side managed to punish Daisy Hill further as a through ball from Andy Presho found Shaun Brady, who had been running the Daisy defence ragged during the half, to fire in at the near post and put Town firmly in the driving seat. The hosts managed to pull one back before half time, Gervin was left with far too much space at the edge of the area and managed to beat Fairchild with a powerful effort. 2nd Town debut, he latched onto an Andy Presho cross but his header was dealt with by Daisy Hill’s 5. Moments later, he did get on the scoresheet as he tried a long-range effort that deflected off a defender. The wet conditions were used to Cliff’s advantage as the shot skidded off the surface past the helpless Daisy Hill goalkeeper Haynes. Town added to their lead just before the half hour mark, as Danny Lomax picked the ball up 30 yards from the Daisy Hill goal. He
HT: Daisy Hill (Gerwin, 41) 1 – 3 St Helens Town (Cliff, 11) (Lomax, 27) (Brady, 39) That goal just before half time looked to prove crucial in the Daisy Hill fightback as they added another just after the restart. Right winger Adam Owens was allowed time to advance into the Town area before slotting the ball past Fairchild to give the home team increased hope. Town started to sit back and look a threat on the counter, this was duly rewarded as Alex Ashby picked the ball up down the right, he cut inside and produced goal bound shot which Shaun Brady, in true strikers fashion, helped over the line to grab his 2nd goal of the game.
Daisy Hill pushed for a route back into the game in the latter stages but were unable to provide a test for the St Helens Town stopper. Daisy Hill centre half Ellis Worrall added a goal in stoppage time to make it a nervy finish for Town but the away team held on to claim another priceless victory. FT: Daisy Hill (Gerwin, 41) (Owens, 49) (Worrall, 90+3) 3 -4 St Helens Town (Cliff, 11) (Lomax, 27) (Brady, 39, 64)
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On this day In history It is four wins and four defeats for Town on the 7th October over a period spanning almost seven decades. On this date in 1950 saw Town travelled to Barnoldswick in the Lancashire Combination Division Two and secured an impressive 0-4 win over their hosts with goals from Garner, Dillon and Leadbetter (2). The victory was in the middle of a ‘purple patch’ for Town which saw six successive victories between the end of September and late October. The run started with a 7-0 home win over Horwich ACI and also include a 4-0 win over Droylesden at Hoghton Road. Just three season’s later (1953) goals from McGuirk, Potter (2), Glover and an own goal gave Town a 3-5 win away at Bootle Athletic in a Lancashire Combination Cup replay after the first encounter finished 1-1 at Hoghton Road. Town eventually bowed out of the competition, losing 0-3 at home to South Liverpool in April 1954. The start of the 1960s saw Town travel to Great Harwood on 7th October 1961 losing 31 in the Lancashire Combination Division Two. Taylor hit Town’s consolation effort in a poor period for the club which saw them lose six on the bounce before a 3-1 home win over Accrington Stanley Reserves in midNovember. Morecambe were the visitors to Hoghton Road on this day in 1967, eventually running out 1-4 winners. There are no details of the Town scorer and this defeat was defeat number five in a run of seven losses which only when Town drew 1-1 away at Southport Reserves.
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Above: 1960s St Helens Town On this date in 1972 Town ran out 0-2 winners away at Leyland Motors. Goals from Williams and Bull (pen) was enough to secure the points in a Lancashire Combination top flight encounter. Town were reigning Lancashire Combination Champions. Town had to wait until 1995 before they played again on this date and they were in fine form with a 4-0 win at Skelmersdale United’s White Moss Park. Knowles, Cowley, Coper and Walker (pen) were on target for Town as they secured their six successive league victory in the North West Counties League top flight.
2003 and Mossley were the visitors to Knowsley Road where despite goals from Smith and Varns Town lost 2-5 in the North West Counties League Division One. Just a month earlier Town lost by the same score line at Mossley’s Seel Park. Town’s final game on this date saw them make the trip to the very scenic Ramsbottom United but a disappointing afternoon saw them return home following a 3-0 defeat in the North West Counties League top division. It was Town’s fourth successive defeat and it took until mid-November before they would register their next victory (5-3 away at Bacup Borough) which end a 10 match losing run! John McKiernan
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Photograph: Action from Town’s trip to Daisy Hill in the Hallmark Security League First Division
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Charity Partners At the start of his year in office the Mayor of St. Helens, Councillor Joe Pearson, chose St. Helens Mind as the beneficiaries of his Charity Appeal. Joe gained lots of experience of the problems people suffering from mental health issues face during his 35-year career as social worker. He understands that it can be difficult to talk about mental health and that support services are often overlooked in favour of what are sometimes seen as ‘physical’ illnesses.
We were properly chuffed that Joe selected us, and very grateful. His first event as Mayor was to greet me across the finishing line on my ‘Beating the Bounds’ fundraising walk around the 45-mile perimeter of St. Helens Borough, in May. That marked the start of a very positive working relationship. We meet regularly to discuss plans to raise funds and awareness. Joe and his wife Sylvia, the Mayoress, have met many of our service users and volunteers, visited our allotment and office, and taken part in our events. Most recently, they hosted our ladies’ active group in the Mayor’s Parlour; they are excellent hosts and
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everyone enjoyed it a lot. One of the highlights of our year will be a gala dinner on Saturday 2nd December, hosted by the Mayor and Mayoress. It is at Ashton-in-Makerfield Golf Club, which is at Ashton Cross in Garswood – the site of the old Garswood Hall, once the estate of the Gerard family. Despite the name, the club is in St. Helens Borough, and as everyone involved with our club knows, there is a close relationship between the two towns, with Ashton Athletic and Ashton Town both having helped support us through the difficult years as nomads by providing use of their playing facilities as temporary homes. Ashton Golf Club has many members from St. Helens (I declare an interest here) and as anyone who has been to a function in the clubhouse will know, the food and facilities are excellent. The details are in the advertisement on the facing page. I encourage you to come along and promise a very good evening. We will, of course, benefit from the funds raised on the night and during the rest of the Mayor’s year, but we are also benefiting from his advice and are keen to learn as much as we can. We know that he is also learning, about the reality of living with anxiety, depression and other isolating conditions and how our services are helping people. Next Tuesday, 10 October, is World Mental Health Day: to help promote its message the Mayor has arranged for information about it to be circulated to Council staff, and offered them the opportunity to go to work ‘dressed down’ in exchange for a small donation to his appeal. It is a sign of the strength of our relationship that the Mayor is focused on helping us get our message across as well as raising funds. Meanwhile, come on Town, and may last week’s free-scoring form continue. Ste Lingard Acting Vice-Chair, St. Helens Mind
Match Report A White-Hot Strike Helps Defeat Town By Kieran Ford St Helens are beaten by an in-form Prestwich, despite another encouraging display, St Helens Town were looking to build on a positive display in midweek against Litherland REMYCA as they returned to Ruskin Drive to face another tough test in Prestwich Heys who were sitting in 4th place in the division. Although the blues narrowly lost on Wednesday night against 2nd place REMYCA, they were the better side, something that was conceded by Remy’s own Twitter account. It was perhaps just Town’s look that Prestwich managed to put 8 past Daisy Hill without reply the night before. As was the performance on Wednesday,
Jenko and Nick only decided to make one
change to the starting 11, this was with Neil Weaver dropping out to be replaced by defender Jake Young. This meant that the versatile Andy Presho was to be deployed further up the pitch. Like Wednesday, Town started at a lightning pace, a through ball down the left allowed Joel Douglas to use his pace, he bared down on goal after just 14 seconds but he sent his shot wide of the far post. Prestwich then threatened from a set piece, 4 put a deep ball into the area to find 6 in space but his header went past the near post from close range. 6 had another header, this time from a corner, but it went harmlessly over the bar as Prestwich started to create the better chances. Town looked to be having some joy on the counter attack, with Ashby, Douglas and Brady proving adequate out balls for the defence and midfield. Ashby picked the ball up on the right before skipping past 2 Prestwich defenders on his way in field, but his shot from 20 yards didn’t trouble Prestwich Keeper.
Prestwich took the lead in the contest just before the half hour mark. Town gave the ball away in midfield and failed to switch on in defence, they gave Max White too much space from 25 yards and he applied max power to hit and unstoppable shot past Adam Fairchild. Prestwich almost added to their total minutes later, Fairchild was caught outside the box but 9’s effort was more of a pass to the Town keeper who deflected the ball away with his feet.
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against a resolute Prestwich defence, Shaun Brady, now on the right, latched onto Danny Lomax’s through ball, he cut inside the Heys left back but his shot could only find the bottom of the near post.
HT: St Helens Town 0 -1 Prestwich Heys (White, 29) Less than 2 minutes into the 2nd half, Town were hit with the ultimate sucker punch, a corner from the right was met by Prestwich captain Jacob Wood who powered home a diving header to give the away side some breathing space. Town looked for a way back into the game
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As the 2nd half progressed, Prestwich started to drop off as Town had more of the ball in dangerous areas, however they were unable to find a killer ball to unlock the defence. Prestwich did have some chances on the break, as Jamie Baguley tried a spectacular volley from all of 40 yards but his shot went just wide of the post, an attempt which Fairchild may have had covered anyway if it was on target. Town looked for a route back into the game yet all of their efforts were in vain as Prestwich continued their good form whereas Town are still down the wrong end of the table. FT: St Helens Town 0 – 2 Prestwich Heys (White, 29) (Wood, 48)
Brief History Of Town The original St. Helens Town club was formed in 1901 and played at Park Road, behind the Primrose Vaults public house. Although it was known as the Primrose Ground, the players changed further down Park Road at the Black Horse pub. Playing in the Lancashire League and Lancashire Combination, the team enjoyed some early success, but struggled after the Great War and appears to have folded midway through the 1928/29 season. The club was re-formed by George Fryer and a group of local businessmen in 1946. They took out a lease of the former cricket ground at Hoghton Road, Sutton, adjacent to the St. Helens Junction railway station and,
although it entered in the FA Cup in the 1946/47 season, a team could not be raised in time to fulfil its tie with Prescot Cables. Friendly games were played, then local team Derbyshire Hill Rovers were taken over in April 1947, those players forming the nucleus
of the team which entered the Liverpool County Combination at the start of the 1947/48 season. St. Helens Town soon began to prosper and early results included a sensational 10-4 win over Everton “A” on 6th December 1947. Former German prisoner-of-war Bert Trautmann joined the club in the Summer of 1948, the strapping goalkeeper helping the team to win its first trophy, the George Mahon Cup, which was secured with a 2-1 win over Runcorn at Prescot on 7th May 1949. Crowds averaged over 2000 that season, peaking with a league record attendance of 3012 against Burscough in October 1948. The following season, 1949/50, Town entered the Lancashire Combination and, despite losing Trautmann to Manchester City in October 1949, they won the Second Division title in some style the following season, three players, Albert Leadbetter (36), Harry McCann (32) and Terry Garner (31) all netting over 30 goals apiece. An all-time club record attendance of “between 8000 and 9000” witnessed a friendly game against Manchester City, arranged as part of the Trautmann transfer deal, in April
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1950 and another 4000 witnessed a second match with City the following season. Although relegated by a slender margin from the First Division in 1951/52, the club continued to look forward, even contemplating Football League status and, in order to further its ambitions, moved to the former St. Helens Recs. rugby league ground at City Road. Initial crowds were encouraging but, despite success, the club decided to move back to Hoghton Road in October 1953, where they remained until April 2000. Town produced a number of fine players who joined Football League clubs, including Bill Foulkes (Manchester United), John Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday) and John Connelly who joined Burnley, later transferring to Manchester United and who played in the England 1966 World Cup winning squad. More recently, Dave Bamber scored goals in all four divisions of the league with a host of different clubs, starting and ending his league career at Blackpool and in the last few years, Karl Ledsham, who had a productive career at conference level with Southport, Lincoln City, Barrow and Stockport County before moving to the USA. Following a second relegation in 1956, St. Helens Town continued to play in the Lancashire Combination, winning the Championship in 1971/72, by nine points ahead of Accrington Stanley. However, the formation of the Northern Premier League in 1968 led to a gradual drain of stronger clubs from the Combination and St. Helens joined the Cheshire League in 1975, becoming founder members of the North West Counties League seven years later. They held the proud record of being the only club to play in the NW Counties’ top flight every season until they were relegated in April 2015, conceding an injury-time equaliser to Silsden in the last game of the season, a match they had to win to stay up. Town enjoyed a golden era in the late 1980s, just missing out on an appearance in the First Round proper of the FA Cup in 1985/86, losing to Morecambe in a Fourth Qualifying Round Replay, but they obtained ample
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compensation by winning the FA Vase at Wembley in 1987, beating near neighbours Warrington Town 3-2, with two goals from Phil Layhe and one from Brian Rigby. They were regular promotion candidates for many years, largely due to the scoring exploits of Steve “Pellet” Pennington, who grabbed 216 goals in 351 games, his season’s best hauls of 45 in 1993/94 and 46 in 1997/98 just failing to beat the club record of 47 scored by Phil Stainton in 1963/64. Current club captain Andy
Gillespie won the NW Counties’ golden boot with 34 goals in the 2015/16 season and netted another 24 times last season. This season sees Town in their third season in the Hallmark Securities League First Division, aiming to put behind themselves two seasons of inconsistent performances which have seen them finish some way short of the promotion places, despite some excellent results. New manager Lee Jenkinson, who served his time under the experienced Alan Gillespie, now has a settled first team squad and with the club having endured seven years of a nomadic existence, ground-sharing at Ashton Town, Ashton Athletic and Prescot Cables, the excellent 3G facilities at Ruskin Drive are now up and running and backed up by a strong development system, featuring Under-18s, Under-21s and Reserves managed by a top -class coaching team, St. Helens Town are looking forward once again to a great future. Glyn Jones
In Town Today Chadderton FC was originally formed in 1946 under the name of Burnley Lane Estate Juniors, who joined the Middleton Youth League and played on Parkway on the Parkway Estate. In 1947, an Open Age team was also formed and both teams moved to Mill Brow and adopted the name Millbrow Football Club. They played at the side of the canal at Mills Hill and changed at the Rose of Lancaster Pub. Later they moved to Broadway changing their name to North Chadderton Amateurs, and changed at the Chadderton Arms Pub. The Club adopted its present name, Chadderton FC in 1957. The Club started life in the Oldham Amateur League, winning the Challenge Cup in 1954/55. The following season 1955/56, the Club joined the Manchester Amateur League and won the League Championship in their first season. After winning the League Championship again in 1962/63, Chadderton then joined the Manchester League winning the Second Division title in their first season 1964/65 and gaining promotion to the First Division. The Club won the League`s Murray Shield in 1965/66, their first season in Division One, and then the Div 1 League title in 1966/67. 1969/70 Chadderton FC won the Manchester League Gilgryst Cup . During the 1970`s the Clubs only honours came in the form of the Manchester Challenge Trophy which they won in 1971/72, but failed to retain it in the following season, finishing runners-up. Chadderton made the step into a higher
grade of football in 1980 when they joined the Lancashire Combination. The Club made a good start in this league, finishing runners-up in 1981/82. In 1982, Chadderton became one of the founder members of the North West Counties Football League, following the merger of the Lancashire Combination and the Cheshire County League. The Club gained promotion to Division One in 1989/90 after finishing third in the league, but were relegated the following season. Promotion came once again in 1992/93 but, after failing to meet ground grading requirements, were relegated in 1998/99. Chadderton’s proudest moments have come in seeing the progression of its former players, such as former England captain David Platt, Former Leeds United and Crystal Palace player, John Pemberton and Northern Ireland International, Steve Jones. Former player Mike Ford forged a successful career in both codes of Rugby and Mark Owen of Take That also once pulled on the red shirt of Chadderton FC! Off the field in 2007, the Club was the subject of a take-over by local businessmen Craig Halliwell and Tony Bhatti, the joint owners of The HB Property Group Limited (previously The Halliwell Bhatti Group) which is the parent company of the local property development company Hillstone Developments Limited. The members of Chadderton voted overwhelmingly in October 2006 for the take-over to go ahead and after 10 long months the legalities were finally completed in August 2007. In August 2009 Chadderton's association with The HB Property Group Limited was terminated and Chadderton Football Club reverted to a members club run by the people for the people. In 2013 Paul Buckley, Chadderton FC Manager since December 2005 was forced to retire as the Manager due to ill health after steering the Club to a
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close season, and lots of plans for the development of the club, the future looks very bright indeed.
number of top 5 positions, in his time at the Club, also reaching the semi finals of the League Cup and the Divisional Cup. Steve Patterson and Mark Cook were appointed as Joint Managers from 20132014 season together with Ben Greenidge as Player/Assistant Manager and Matthew McNeill as Team Coach. The duo led Chadderton to a good run in the FA Vase in 2014/15 as well as reaching the NWCFL Division One Play-Offs in the same season where they were defeated by AFC Darwen. At the end of 2015/16 the duo stood down due to family and work commitments. In May 2016 ambitious Mark Howard was appointed as manager, bringing with him as his assistant Ian Hulme. Mark joined the club after a 3 year spell at Royton Town in the Manchester League, where he had achieved success including the Gilchryst Cup and an appearance in the Lancashire FA Amateur Shield Final. In 2016/17, his first season at the club, Mark led the team to a final league position just outside the play-offs, and a narrow defeat on penalties to City of Liverpool FC in the semi-final of the Macron League Cup, scoring a club record 128 goals along the way. With a new playing surface being laid in the 2017
Season
League
2002-03 2003-04
Town v Chadderton in FA Vase action last season at Prescot Cables FC. Chaddy ran out 3-5 winners.
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
NWC-2
34
5
5
NWC-2
38
7
11
2004-05
NWC-2
36
7
7
22
2005-06
NWC-2
36
13
8
2006-07
NWC-2
34
18
7
Position
24
33
80
-47
20
18/18
20
42
63
-21
32
18/20
40
94
-54
28
17/19
15
51
62
-11
44
13/19
9
59
35
24
61
5/18
2007-08
NWC-2
34
19
4
11
55
52
3
61
5/18
2008-09
NWC-1
34
14
6
14
60
54
6
48
10/18
2009-10
NWC-1
32
14
8
10
54
46
8
50
4/17
2010-11
NWC-1
34
18
6
10
64
48
16
60
6/18
2011-12
NWC-1
34
13
10
11
53
51
2
49
6/18
2012-13
NWC-1
34
10
9
15
52
69
-17
39
12/18
2013-14
NWC-1
36
12
8
16
58
71
-13
41
13/19
2014-15
NWC-1
36
18
6
12
68
56
12
60
6/19
2015-16
NWC-1
34
9
8
17
43
53
-10
35
14/18
2016-17
NWC-1
42
20
7
15
103
80
23
67
9/22
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Non-League Day 2017
from which the smaller club will always win hands down. The vast majority of games still kick off at 3pm, ticket prices are realistic, you can often stand (and drink!) anywhere in the ground and will always be guaranteed a warm welcome by people who run their clubs for a love of the game.
Non-League Day was set up by James Doe in 2010 as a social media experiment, after being inspired by a pre-season trip to Devon to watch Queens Park Rangers play at Tavistock.
Whether you’re a Premier League or Championship fan without a game, a League One or League Two supporter who can’t make an away trip, or just someone who is curious about what their local club has to offer, there is sure to be something to interest everyone.
It has now grown to become an annual part of the football calendar, backed by Premier League and Football League clubs, MPs, celebrities, media organisations, charities and most importantly the non-league clubs themselves and the fans who turn up on the day.
Always scheduled to coincide with an international break, Non-League Day provides a platform for clubs to promote the importance of affordable volunteer led community football while giving fans across the country the chance to show support for their local non-league side.
Testimonials ‘Non-League Day has become a really important part of the football calendar. It celebrates what is great about English football. I applaud all those involved in promoting Non-League Day. The fact that its momentum grows every year is down to their hard work alongside those who work tirelessly across more than 600 leagues around the country week in, week out.’ Martin Glenn, FA Chief Executive
‘The grassroots game holds up our pyramid and although for many of us every day is Non-League Day, this is a chance to show off our wears to the world. The continued work of James and the team is everything we should shout about, this is our game and it’s addictive, let’s hook a few more in.‘ Caroline Barker, The Non-League Show ‘Non-League Day is a brilliant idea. As an ex non-league player I fully support the’ promotion of our grass roots game.’ Many non-league clubs are almost exclusively volunteer run, with money taken at the turnstiles often funding thriving youth set-ups, projects and facilities which are of benefit to the whole community. The level of skill on offer at non-league grounds will never compare to that at the Emirates Stadium or Old Trafford, for example, but there are other sides to the experience,
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Chris Waddle, Ex-Tow Law Town, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Marseille, Sheffield Wednesday and England international
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How do we Compare? St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home W L D L L L Away L L L W L W Collated L L W L L W
Chadderton - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home L L W L D D Away D L L W D L Collated L W D L D D St Helens Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 3
Chadderton games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 10
Goal Scored
0
Goal Scored
0
Loss
1
2
No score draw
9
Score draw Win
14 0
Loss No score draw Score draw Win
Home League Away League Home Cup Away Cup Collated Away Collated
P 9 9 4 3 25 3 4
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W 4 2 2 0 8 1 2
20 0 4
at St Helens Town
Previous Meetings
at Chadderton
NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
NWC-D2 NWC-D2 NWC-D2 NWC-D2
NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-PD NWC-PD NWC-PD NWC-PD
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
NWC-D2 NWC-D2 NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1
NWC-PD 2012-13 NWC-D1 NWC-PD 2013-14 NWC-D1 NWC-PD 2014-15 NWC-D1 10/10; 3-1 2015-16 08/08; 3-1 23/03; 1-3 2016-17 11/04; 5-2 07/10/2017 2017-18 07/02/2018 St Helens Town Scores First Games Played 4 St Helens Town Wins 3 Draws 0 Chadderton Wins 1 St Helens Town Goals 12 Chadderton Goals Percentage Town Wins
Previous Meetings D L 2 3 3 4 0 2 1 2 6 11 0 2 0 2
F 16 12 13 7 48 3 6
A 16 14 11 11 52 7 8
7 75.00 GD 0 -2 2 -4 -4 -4 -2
Win % 44.44 22.22 50.00 0.00 32.00 33.33 50.00
League News Five things we learned last Saturday Twin strike force the key for Town The apparently unstoppable footballing juggernaut that is Runcorn Town continues to rumble on menacingly, with the 5-2 win at home to Congleton Town on Saturday maintaining their 100% start to the league season.
One of the key factors in Town's success is the fire power of Mark Reed and Craig Cairns, who have collectively contributed 24 of the 38 goals Town have scored so far - 15 for Cairns and 9 for Reed. In fact, there has been only one game - the away defeat at Frickley in the FA Cup - where neither of them got on the scoresheet. Clearly it's a team effort that has got them to where they are, but with a twin strike force in form like these guys, Town will take some stopping. Cobbydalers back to winning ways An important attribute for any team is the ability to bounce back after a setback, and Silsden AFC demonstrated that they were suffering no ill effects from their FA Vase exit at West Auckland Town when they won 3-1 at Stockport Town on Saturday.
The Vase defeat has been the Cobbydalers' only reversal in an otherwise winning start, and clearly Danny Forrest's men soon got over their cup hangover when they returned to league business to keep up the pace at the top of Division One. Away days are good days for AFC Blackpool Every year, thousands of people head to the Fylde coast to take in the local attractions, but for AFC Blackpool, getting away from home soil to play their football seems to be the preferred option at the moment. Saturday's impressive 4-1 win at Sandbach was the latest good away result for Dave Worthington's men, and they have now racked up four wins out of five on the road so far this season.
The contra side of the story is that they have picked up 12 of their 15 league points on the road, so the challenge now is to start delivering the same types of results when playing at the Mechanics Ground. Pattern emerging on the road for Remy Litherland REMYCA continued their good start to the season with a 4-1 win at FC Oswestry Town, and for those who like their statistics there is a pattern emerging to Remy's league results on the road. Saturday's game was Remy's fourth away in the league, and the run of results is Sandbach (won 2-0), Cammell Laird 1907 (won 4-1), Daisy Hill (won 2-0) FC Oswestry Town (won 4-1). A run of cup and home league games now means at the moment that Remy's next away games in the league are at Nelson
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and Carlisle City in November, so we have to wait until then to see if the pattern continues. Time to tread warily at Alport With crowds on the up, plenty of local backing from businesses in the town, continued and progressive development of the facilities and the team playing well, there's plenty of good reason to visit Yockings Park to watch Whitchurch Alport at the moment - except if you are an opposing team.
us achieve our ambitions of getting our first team playing at a higher level, meaning that we could progress this great club forward and bring us into the 21st century by getting the floodlights and stands to enable us to compete in the NWCFL. "So from myself and from all of the committee please give yourselves a huge pat on the back, and be proud to know you have helped your local community football club to reach this next chapter". The club will host an official opening of the lights with a commemorative game on Wednesday 25th October, when Abbey's first team squad will face a team comprising former Port Vale and Stoke City players. The lights will be switched on by the Mayor, along with other invited guests on the night. September Club of the Month Awards
Premier Division - Runcorn Town In six games played there this season, only Abbey Hulton United have kept a clean sheet, and in the other five games played, opponents have conceded 19 goals. As was the case last season, the Yockings Park off the field experience is a good one, but it looks like visiting teams will once again have their work cut out to emerge with points from their visits. Abbey Hulton United hosted their first ever game under floodlights when Sandbach United visited Birches Head Road for a Division One game on Tuesday evening, 3rd October. Club Chairman Lee Savage said: "The night marked an historic and very special occasion for our club, and will go down in our history books as the first ever football match played under floodlights at our ground. "I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our club sponsors and everyone that has supported our club in one way or another, whichever shape or form, to help
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Results: 02.09 - Squires Gate (away) won 1 - 2 06.09 - Bootle (home) won 2 - 0 09.09 - Burscough (home) won 3 - 2 16.09 - West Didsbury & Chorlton (away) won 2 - 4 18.09 - Maine Road (away) won 2 - 5 30.09 - Congleton Town (home) won 5 - 2 Division One - Alsager Town Results: 02.09 - Atherton LR (home) won 1 - 0 04.09 - Stockport Town (away) won 0 - 1 09.09 - New Mills (home) won 3 - 2 (FA Vase First Qualifying Round) 16.09 - Daisy Hill (away) won 1 - 7 23.09 - Nostell Miners Welfare (home) won 5 - 1 (FA Vase Second Qualifying Round) 30.09 - Carlisle City (away) won 2 - 3
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Premier Division Fixtures
Premier Division Table Wed 04/10/2017
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD Pts
1
Runcorn Town
11
11
0
0
38
16
22
33
2
Runcorn Linnets
11
8
2
1
37
11
26
26
3
Charnock Richard
7
6
0
1
24
10
14
18
4
Bootle
11
5
3
3
27
21
6
18
5
City of Liverpool
9
5
2
2
25
15
10
17
6
Winsford United
11
5
2
4
16
21
-5
17
7
Hanley Town
7
5
1
1
19
8
11
16
8
West D & Chorlton
9
5
1
3
27
21
6
16
9
Widnes
9
4
1
4
16
15
1
13
10
Congleton Town
10
3
3
4
23
21
2
12
11
Irlam
9
3
3
3
16
16
0
12
12
AFC Liverpool
10
3
2
5
21
19
2
11
13
Padiham
9
3
2
4
19
22
-3
11
14
AFC Darwen
11
3
1
7
12
26
-14
10
15
Ashton Athletic
6
2
3
1
12
7
5
9
16
Maine Road
9
3
0
6
13
26
-13
9
17
1874 Northwich
4
2
2
0
7
4
3
8
18 Barnoldswick Town 9
2
2
5
14
17
-3
8
19
7
2
2
3
11
15
-4
8
20 Northwich Victoria
8
2
1
5
12
22
-10
7
21
Burscough
11
0
4
7
13
29
-16
4
22
Squires Gate
9
1
1
7
8
27
-19
4
23
Barnton
11
0
4
7
18
39
-21
4
Abbey Hey
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Saturday 7th October 2017 1874 Northwich v Runcorn Linnets AFC Darwen v Runcorn Town AFC Liverpool v Maine Road Barnoldswick Town v Hanley Town Bootle v Abbey Hey Charnock Richard v Winsford Utd Congleton Town v Ashton Athletic Irlam v Barnton Northwich Victoria v Widnes Padiham v City of Liverpool FC West Did & Chorlton v Squires Gate
Monday 9th October 2017 Maine Road v Padiham Tuesday 10th October 2017 1874 Northwich v Congleton Town Abbey Hey v AFC Darwen Ashton Ath v Northwich Victoria Barnoldswick T v AFC Liverpool Burscough v Winsford United City of Liverpool v Runcorn Town Squires Gate v Bootle Wednesday 11th October 2017 Barnton v Widnes Hanley Town v Runcorn Linnets Saturday 14th October 2017 Abbey Hey v Ashton Athletic AFC Darwen v Bootle Barnton v Barnoldswick Town Burscough v Runcorn Linnets City of Liverpool v Congleton Town Irlam v Northwich Victoria Maine Road v Charnock Richard Padiham v Hanley Town Squires Gate v AFC Liverpool Widnes v 1874 Northwich Winsford Utd v West D & Chorlton Tuesday 17th October 2017 Abbey Hey v 1874 Northwich Wednesday 18th October 2017 West D & Chorlton v Barnoldswick Saturday 21st October 2017 1874 Northwich v Squires Gate AFC Liverpool v Padiham Barnoldswick Town v Abbey Hey Northwich Victoria v Congleton T Widnes v Maine Road Winsford United v Squires Gate
First Division Table Tues 03/10/2017
First Division Fixtures
P
W
D
L
F
A GD Pts
1
Silsden AFC
10
10
0
0
24
6
18 30
2
Litherland REMYCA
9
8
1
0
23
5
18 25
3
Alsager Town
10
8
1
1
23
11
12 25
4
Prestwich Heys
11
7
1
3
35 14
21
5
Whitchurch Alport
9
6
2
1
23
17 20
6
Sandbach United
11
6
1
4
24 16
8
19
7
Stockport Town
10
5
1
4
24 19
5
16
8
Cammell Laird 1907
11
5
1
5
25 22
3
16
9
AFC Blackpool
10
5
0
5
18
18
0
15
10
Abbey Hulton Utd
11
3
6
2
13
13
0
15
11
Carlisle City
11
4
2
5
20 15
5
14
12
Cheadle Town
10
4
2
4
17
19
-2
14
13
New Mills
10
4
2
4
21
25
-4
14
14
Chadderton
10
2
5
3
19 20 -1
11
15
Bacup Borough
7
3
2
2
9
11
11
16
Holker Old Boys
11
3
2
6
13
31 -18 11
17
Atherton LR
9
3
1
5
12
13
18
St Helens Town
10
2
1
7
10 20 -10 7
19
Eccleshall
10
1
3
6
14
27 -13
6
20
Daisy Hill
11
1
2
8
10 29 -19
5
21
FC Oswestry Town
10
1
0
9
12
31 -19
3
22
Nelson
9
0
2
7
5
23 -18
2
6
-2
-1
22
10
Saturday 7th October 2017 AFC Blackpool v Abbey Hulton Alsager Town v Prestwich Heys Atherton LR v Sandbach United Bacup Boro v Whitchurch Alport Carlisle City v FC Oswestry Town Cheadle Town v Nelson Eccleshall v Holker Old Boys Litherland REMYCA v New Mills Silsden v Cammell Laird 1907 St Helens Town v Chadderton Stockport Town v Daisy Hill
Friday 13th October 2017 Prestwich Heys v Chadderton Saturday 14th October 2017 Abbey Hulton v Bacup Borough Alsager Town v Stockport Town Daisy Hill v Cammell Laird 1907 Eccleshall v Silsden Litherland REMYCA v Holker OlB Nelson v Sandbach United New Mills v FC Oswestry Town St Helens Town v AFC Blackpool Whitchurch Alport v Atherton LR Saturday 21st October 2017 AFC Blackpool v Atherton LR Bacup Borough v New Mills Cammell Laird v Abbey Hulton Chadderton v Nelson Eccleshall v Sandbach United FC Oswestry Town v Daisy Hill Holker Old Boys v Cheadle Town Silsden AFC v Carlisle City Stockport Town v St Helens Town Whitchurch Alport v Prestwich H Saturday 28th October 2017 Abbey Hulton U v Holker Old Boys Alsager Town v Bacup Borough Carlisle City v Whitchurch Alport Chadderton v Atherton LR Eccleshall v AFC Blackpool Litherland REMYCA v Daisy Hill New Mills v Cammell Laird 1907 Prestwich Heys v Nelson Sandbach United v Stockport Town Silsden AFC v FC Oswestry Town St Helens Town v Cheadle Town
Charity Partner 2017-18
Charity Partner 2017-18
Next up at RUSKIN DRIVE Sat 14th Oct 2017 Kick Off 3.00pm
Today’s Team Line-up
versus AFC BLACKPOOL Hallmark Security League Division One
Next AWAY FIXTURE Tues 11th Oct 2017 Kick Off 7.45pm
versus HOLKER OB Hallmark Security League Division One
Today’s SPONSORS Match: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Match Ball: Anthony Hall
Programme: A180 Darts
Main Club Sponsors
Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Charity Partner 2017-18
Charity Partner 2017-18
Charity Partner 2017-18