St Helens Town v Cheadle Town 2017-18 by John McKiernan

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Talk of the Town Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Ruskin Drive for this Hallmark Security League First Division fixture with our first time visitors Cheadle Town. Let’s hope their officials, players and supporters along with our own following enjoy their stay with us and a great game of football. Please join us in the bar after the game. Thursday night saw Town bow out the Liverpool Senior Cup following a 1-2 home defeat to neighbours Litherland REMYCA. Liam Dodd gave Town a great start on 16 minutes but a Paul Foy brace settled the tie in favour of Remy before half time. We are set to undertake a series of ten home games over the next few months (from 12 fixtures) and hopefully this will see the ongoing improvement in crowds – please try to promote our home matches and encourage your family and friends to attend. Next Thursday we take on ‘neighbours’ Daisy Hill in the 2nd Round of the LCW Drinks First Division Cup. Our visitors progressed courtesy of a penalty shoot-out win against Litherland while Town made a hastily re-arranged trip to Holker Old Boys earlier this month which saw Liam Dodd’s last gasp header secure a 1-2 win. I am still not sure I have recovered from one of last season’s meetings with Cheadle Town. We travelled to Park Road at the start of the 2016-17 campaign and a dominant display and first half goals from Danny Greene, Andy Gillespie and George Lomax looked to have given Town a

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comfortable win as the game entered the 90th minute. I am not sure anyone could have anticipated what would happen next even as Noar (90) looked to have given his side a late consolation. A minute later Tongue made it 2-3 and five minutes into added time Shaw levelled the scores to the delight of the home supporters and to the dismay of the travelling Town contingent! The two teams met again last October at Hope Street, Prescot and Michael Sherrington gave Cheadle at 0-1 half time lead. However, an explosive start to the second half saw goals from Luke Edwards and Dale Korie-Butler give Town the lead which was further extended following another strike from Edwards and a goal from Andy Gillespie. Tosum hit a second for Cheadle but Town ran out 4-2 winners in a thoroughly entertaining encounter.

Town currently sit four places behind Cheadle Town (14th) in the First Division table – just three points separate the teams but our visitors have played two games fewer. With wins for FC Oswestry Town and Eccleshall last weekend the situation in the lower end of the table has tightened and Nelson and Daisy Hill find themselves in the relegation places. Enjoy the game . . . John McKiernan

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Senior Cup Report Town Downed as Remy Progress By Kieran Ford After the well earned point against an impressive Stockport Sports on Saturday, St Helens kept with largely the same side as they looked to advance in the Liverpool Senior Cup against the side that knocked them out last season. Adam Fairchild replaced Gage Walsh to take his usual place in goal, with Dom Whelan returning to the defence at right back. After a lively FA Vase encounter with Pontefract Collieries on Saturday REMYCA come to Ruskin looking to add to their 1-0 victory over the Blues earlier on in the campaign. Litherland started the brighter of the two teams, and had a chance to take the lead in the opening minutes through 9 as he was found expertly from the right, but his header went just wide of the post. Litherland continued to look the side on top but Town

did have a chance through Alex Ashby where his deflected long range shot nearly deceived the Remy keeper Morrow and he just tipped it over the bar. Town managed to take the lead just after the quarter hour mark as Liam Dodd challenged the Remy keeper from a free kick and won the aerial battle to send Town one goal to the good, a credit to the Blues for not conceding an early goal. REMYCA managed to equalise 5 minutes later through a header of their own, as a teasing cross from the left found both Colin McDonald and Paul Foy looking to nod home. The latter connected and beat Fairchild from close range. Litherland took the lead as Foy added to both his and the team’s tally for the evening. The number 7 was allowed too much space on the edge of the area and picked his spot with a powerful shot to squeeze the ball in at the near post. Town looked for an equaliser and looked a threat from set pieces with the height of Dodd and Luke Edwards, however, Paul Cliff, not known for his aerial prowess, created Town’s best chance before the break. He glided through the REMYCA defence looking to prove a point against his old club, but his shot was tame at the near post and easily dealt with. HT: St Helens Town (Dodd, 16) 1 – 2 Litherland REMYCA (Foy, 21, 32) Town started the 2nd half in a positive fashion with Town driving from midfield and looking a lot more creative. A good Alex Ashby run culminated in him release Shaun Brady, but the strikers dinked effort was well saved by Morrow. REMYCA also had chances to extend their lead in and end to end first half. A shot from range produced a fine save from Fairchild before some ping pong action in the box resulted in a Remy forward striking the post. Town pushed hard for an equaliser and even pushed captain Dodd up front to add to the numbers. The ball broke to a man in blue from long range but his strike just evaded the post after it ricocheted off the Remy keeper. St Helens couldn't find an equaliser but can take positives from yet another encouraging performance against the division high flyers. FT: St Helens Town (Dodd, 16) 1 - 2 Litherland REMYCA (Foy, 21, 32)

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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 28 Cheadle Town

Neil Weaver Shaun Brady Shaun Brady Andy Webster

Luke Edwards Shaun Brady Neil Weaver Neil Weaver Joel Douglas Shaun Brady

The Prabhu Ventures Ltd Man of the Match v Chadderton - Paul Cliff pictured with Lee Jenkinson

Shaun Brady H Paul Cliff H Alex Ashby A Shaun Brady H

Player of the Month November Sat 04 Eccleshall Sat 11 Prestwich Heys Thu 16 Holker OB Sat 18 Bacup Borough Sat 25 Oswestry Town

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Player of the Month

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The Prabhu Ventures Ltd Player of the Month, September 2017 - Shaun Brady 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

Managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Notes Good afternoon and welcome to Ruskin Drive for today's clash with Cheadle Town in the Hallmark Security League First Division.

Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695)

A warm welcome to the committee, players and supporters of Cheadle and I hope they enjoy their first visit to our new facilities here at St Helens.

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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A quick turnaround was required for these notes needed to get these notes to ensure they were ready for today's clash. I write them immediately following our Liverpool Senior Cup against Litherland Remyca. We lost the game 2-1 and there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much between the two sides across the 90 minutes to be honest and it could have gone either way. In my time here at St Helens I now believe that Remyca are my bogie side where we always run them close but get no rewards at the end of it, Of course, I wish them well in the next round. As I have previously said a quick turnaround is needed to get this game ready for today and what a lot of people don't see is how much work goes on behind the scenes by our club volunteers. They really do work hard and are the unsung heroes of this club - I have to applaud them because if it wasn't for these people we would not have a club. Let's hope we get the 3 points today and get a run going to push up the league. Enjoy the game Lee Jenkinson

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Photograph: Action from Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s away game v New Mills in the Hallmark Security League First Division

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Half Time Quiz Q1. Which five companies have sponsored the FA Cup? Q2. Who is the oldest player to have scored in the Champions League?

Q3. Who was the first Norwegian to score a Premier League hat-trick? Q4. Which Australian goalkeeper made 514 Premier League appearances for four clubs between 1996/7 & 2015/16? Q5. Who recently became the top appearance maker in the Premier League having made his debut for Aston Villa in May 1998?

top two tiers of English Football to reach the FA Cup Final? Q11. Which Premier League club released Everton defender Ashley Williams as a teenager?

Q12. Who is the only manager to win promotion to the Premier League on four occasions? Q13. Who is the only Englishman to have played for three English clubs in the Champions League? Q14. Who in 2012 became the first player to captain the same club to four FA Cup wins? Q15. Prior to this term which four teams have played in the Premier League for just one season?

Q6. Which team in 2007/8 set the record for the least goals in a Premier League season?

Q8. Which club has lost in the most FA Cup Semi Finals & also Finals?

Q9. Which player won the 2015/16 PFA Player of the Year Award? Q10. Who were the last club from outside the

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1) Littlewoods, AXA, E.ON, Budweiser & Emirates 2) Francesco Totti 3) Jan Age Fjortoft 4) Mark Schwarzer 5) Gareth Barry 6) Derby County (18 goals) 7) Ryan Giggs 8) Everton 9) Ruyad Mahrez 10) Southampton in 1902 11) West Brom 12) Steve Bruce 13) David Batty 14) John Terry 15) Swindon Town, Barnsley, Blackpool & Cardiff City

Q7. Which player tops the Premier League assists chart with 162 in his 21 years in the Premier League?

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Match Day Sponsors Opponents

Match Sponsor

AFC Blackpool Abbey Hulton Alsager Town

Johnsons Toyota

Atherton LR

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We are looking for additional sponsors on match-days with a host of benefits for both match (£100), match ball (£50) and programme (£50) sponsors including free entry & programme; hospitality, programme and social media advertising; pre-match photos, man of the match awards. Contact Simon Match Ball Sponsor

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Johnsons Toyota

Macron Cheshire

Lanes Trophies

David O’Keefe

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Beer EnGin

The Boar’s Head

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Bacup Borough

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Cammel Laird

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Carlisle City

Iddon Transport

Chadderton

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Anthony Hall

A180 Darts

Cheadle Town

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Iddon Transport

Beer EnGin

Daisy Hill Eccleshall

Dave Wiggins Johnsons Toyota

FC Oswestry

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Holker Old Boys

Litherland

The Boar’s Head

Stuart Pyke

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Britannia Taxis

Nelson

Dent Dynamics Johnsons Toyota

New Mills

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The Boar’s Head

Prestwich Heys

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Toast Cafe

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Sandbach Utd

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Silsden

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Stockport Town

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Whitchurch Alport

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Photograph: Action from Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s away fixture v Eccleshall in the Hallmark Security League First Division

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Commercial Corner Welcome to Ruskin Drive and especially to our first time visitors Cheadle Town . Work continues on the ground and with a series of 10 home games from our twelve fixtures we have a great opportunity to improve numbers through the turnstiles. Non League clubs have a small number of income generation streams and much depends on match day crowds, sponsorship and commercial activities. We are slightly limited at Ruskin as we do not have access to our own bar and refreshment facilities (although these are well provided for by Ruskinvest) so we must make the most of our other methods of raising funds. These start on match days with admission charges, programme and raffle ticket sales. We look to offset some of our costs of playing at Ruskin Drive by attempting to ensure all our home fixtures are sponsored. This includes match, match ball and

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programme sponsorship which could net the club between £150 and £200 per game if we managed to sell each package. Away from match days we are always looking for programme advertisers, pitch side board sponsors, player sponsors, etc. If you can help please get in touch. You may also have noticed we’ve started to install a number of our ‘heritage’ boards which have been placed around the ground perimeter fence. The first phase of the boards depict those chosen as our Elite players of each of the seven decades from the 1940s through to 2000s. Once funds allow we will install a second series of boards which will celebrate the club’s greatest season when they lifted the FA Vase at Wembley back in 1987. You may have also noticed our new match day signage - welcome, today’s visitors, today’s sponsors, etc. These have been provided by our main club sponsors Johnsons Toyota Liverpool and I’d like to thanks them for their continued support. John McKiernan 07713 339 682

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Photographs: Action from Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip to Cheadle Town in season 2016-17. The game finished 3-3 with Cheadle hitting three stoppage time goals.

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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 22nd-29th October Last Season: Sport – 23rd October 2016 Manchester City draw 1-1 with Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. Their rivals, United, are hammered 4 -0 by their manager Jose Mourinho’s old club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. World – 22nd October 2016 AT&T buy Time Warner for $85.4billion St Helens Town – 22nd-29th October 2016 Town manage a 1-1 draw against Bacup Borough and a 5-3 victory over Eccleshall in the Macron Challenge Cup 2nd round, both away from home.

Helens record their 1st win in 5 with a 2-1 victory over Maine Road at Knowsley Road. 20 Years Ago: Sport – 28th October 1997 Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as hired by the NBA to become the 1st women to officiate a majorleague all sports league in America. World – 24th October 1997 WPC Nina Mackay, 25, is stabbed to death in Stratford, London, when entering a flat to arrest a Somali asylum seeker who was due to be deported. St Helens Town – 25th and 29th October 1997 Maine Road are becoming a recurring theme in this calendar week. Town meet them twice in 1997, drawing 1-1 at home in the league, before losing 3-1 in the Floodlit Trophy 1st Round 2nd leg. However, Town progress due to a 5-1 victory in the 1st leg away from home. The Vase Year – 1987: Sport – 27th October 1987 Tottenham Hotspur appoint Terry Venebles as their new manager. World – 23rd October 1987 Retired English jockey Lester Piggott is jailed for 3 years after being convicted of tax evasion. St Helens Town – 24th and 28th October 1987 A 1-0 home defeat to Burscough is followed by a 4-1 loss at Colne Dynamos in a disappointing week for Town.

10 Years Ago: Sport – 25th October 2007 Gary Megson leaves Leicester City after 6 weeks to take over as manager of Bolton Wanderers. Martin Jol is sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur with the club now battling relegation after 2 successive 5th place finishes under his leadership. World - 28th October 2007 Bee Movie premieres in the UK. St Helens Town – 27th October 2007 St

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50 Years Ago Sport – 24th October 1967 Saints defeat Australia 8-4 at Knowsley Road as part of the Kangaroo’s tour of Great Britain. World – 25th October 1967 The Abortion Act, passed in Parliament, legalising abortion on a number of grounds (with effect from 1968) St Helens Town – 28th October 1967 St Helens are held to a 1-1 score line by Southport Reserves in the Lancashire Combination 1st Division. Kieran Ford

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Photographs: Action from Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home game v AFC Blackpool 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 Aug 12 New Mills AUG 17 ABBEY HULTON UTD Aug 26 Eccleshall Aug 29 Atherton LR SEP 02 SILSDEN Sep 05 Carlisle City SEP 09 HEMSWORTH M.W. Sep 16 FC Oswestry Town Sep 20 Litherland REMYCA Sep 23 PRESTWICH HEYS Sep 30 Daisy Hill OCT 07 CHADDERTON Oct 11 Holker Old Boys OCT 14 AFC BLACKPOOL Oct 17 Prestwich Heys Oct 21 Stockport Town OCT 26 LITHERLAND REMCYA OCT 28 CHEADLE TOWN NOV 02 DAISY HILL NOV 04 ECCLESHALL Nov 11 Prestwich Heys NOV 16 HOLKER OLD BOYS NOV 18 BACUP BOROUGH NOV 25 FC OSWESTRY TOWN Dec 02 Nelson DEC 09 DAISY HILL DEC 16 CARLISLE CITY DEC 23 SANDBACH UNITED Dec 26 Cammell Laird Dec 30 Whitchurch Alport JAN 06 ALSAGER TOWN Jan 13 Sandbach United Jan 20 AFC Blackpool JAN 27 NELSON Feb 03 Holker Old Boys FEB 10 WHITCHURCH ALPORT Feb 17 Chadderton Mar 03 Silsden MAR 10 NEW MILLS Mar 24 Bacup Borough MAR 31 CAMMELL LAIRD Apr 02 Alsager Town APR 07 ATHERTON LR APR 14 LITHERLAND REMCYA Apr 21 Abbey Hulton United APR 28 STOCKPORT TOWN May 05 Cheadle Town

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KO Result GK 2 3 4 3.00 2-0L Bradley Presho Whelan Edzes 7.45 0-0A Fairchild D.Whelan Dursley Webster 3.00 3-2L Fairchild D.Whelan Presho Webster 7.45 2-0L Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 1-4L Bradley Presho Dursley Webster 7.45 3-0L Fairchild Hope-O’Connor Heron Webster 3.00 1-2L Fairchild Presho Dursley Dodd 3.00 0-3W Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 7.45 1-0L Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 0-2L Fairchild Young Dursley Webster 3.00 3-4W Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 3-1W Fairchild Presho Dursley D.Whelan 7.45 1-2W Young Presho H-O’Connor Dodd1 3.00 2-3L Fairchild Presho Dursley D.Whelan 7.45 4-0L Fairchild Young Potter Webster 3.00 1-1D Walsh Hope-O’Connor Dursley Dodd 7.30 1-2L Fairchild Hope-O’Connor Whelan Dodd1 3.00 TBC 3.00 3.00 7.45 3.00 Name1 Player name and number of goals scored 3.00 Name Player name and CAUTION 3.00 Name Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS 3.00 3.00 Name Player name and DISMISSAL 3.00 Name10 Player name and number of replaced player 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00

5 Webster Dodd Dodd D.Whelan D.Whelan Edzes Webster Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd D.Whelan Dodd Heron Webster Webster

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7 Forrester Forrester McHugh Douglas Edwards1 Potter HO’Connor Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby1 Ashby Ashby1 Ashby Ashby Ashby

8 Lomax Smith Smith Kwofie Kwofie Smith A.Whelan Lomax1 Lomax McHugh McHugh Smith McHugh1 Smith Presho Smith Smith

9 Lacey Brady Brady1 Brady Brady Brady Douglas1 Brady1 Douglas Douglas Brady2 Brady1 Bolton Brady1 Brady Brady1 Brady

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10 Weaver Weaver Forrester Weaver Weaver Dodd Smith Weaver1 Weaver Brady Cliff1 Cliff Cliff Cliff Murray Cliff Cliff

11 Smith Douglas Moody Moody Young Moody Potter Smith Brady Presho Edwards Edwards Smith Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards

12 14 McHugh9 Young11 Kwofie7 Heron Kwofie101 Edzes6 Edwards11 Edzes2 Norris9 Edzes Kelly11 McHugh6 Brady7 Heron Norris7 H-O’Connor11 Norris Heron11 Norris2 Heron Norris7 Heron Bolton9 Heron Heron5 Hoult10 Bolton9 Heron Cliff8 Onhu10 Murray10 Heron Young Heron9

15 Heron8 Moody9 Young7 Smith Forrester10 Forrester3 Weaver11 Forrester Forrester9 Forrester Murray10 Murray101 Onhu8 Murray10 Hoult9 Potter3 Murray10

16 Parkinson McHugh Weaver Young7 McHugh11 Hatton Kwofie Young Young2 D.Whelan4 D.Whelan Norris

17 Fairchild Young Bradley Bradley Fairchild Bradley Edzes6 McHugh6 Onhu Edwards7 Bolton9 Young8

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Match Report End to End Match Sees Town Come Up Short by Kieran Ford The blues run is ended in a classic at Ruskin Drive. On the back of 3 straight wins, St Helens Town were looking to use the quick turnaround of barely a day and a half from their last game to their advantage as they were back at Ruskin to face AFC Blackpool. The 2-1 victory on Thursday night at Holker, after making the long journey at short notice, would have given Lee Jenkinson and the almost fell behind in the 7th minute, Blackpoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kit Gregory was set free town the right and squared for Daniel Pickering just on the edge of the area, but his shot that flatfooted a returning Adam Fairchild went just wide of the post. An attempt from a similar distance minutes later resulted in the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening goal, Gregory cut inside again, his shot was blocked but the return was picked up by Conah Bishop who hit a 1st time strike into the top corner from all of 25 yards.

team a huge confidence boos. Jenkinson made changes from Thursday, as to be expected, by naming the same 11 starting that beat Chadderton so impressively here last week.

Town created their first clear cut chance when Matty Smith dispossessed a Blackpool midfielder, he laid off Paul Cliff who split the defence with a pass to Shaun Brady. Brady sought after another goal in Town blue but was expertly denied by Kirkland in the AFC Blackpool goal.

Town, normally known for their fast starts,

Cliff again released Brady just after the half

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the visitors the lead again at the break. HT: St Helens Town (Ashby, 33) 1 – 2 AFC Blackpool (Bishop, 10) (Duffield, 43)

hour mark, but the Town striker was brought down by a Blackpool defender after a jinking run. The resulting free kick was took by Alex Ashby, who curled an accurate strike into the bottom right hand corner to bring the hosts level. AFC Blackpool retook the lead just before half time, a St Helens attack resulted in both Dom Whelan and Paul Cliff going down injured, and when Blackpool retrieved the ball they made use of the space vacated by these players and Benjamin Duffield curled a peach into the top corner off the bar to give

Town habit of quick starts to halves continued, as they made amends for the goal conceded just before the break. 21 seconds after the restart, Shaun Brady found himself with space 6 yards out and slotted past Kirkland to give Town a 2nd equaliser. Towns tails were up, especially Brady’s, he broke clear down the right and pulled it back to substitute Beck Murray, but his shot was deflected wide, before Liam Dodd’s header from the resulting corner went just over. However, AFC Blackpool were to retake the lead again on 57 minutes, Blackpool's Duffield took a free kick 30 yards from goal, looking to add his 2nd of the game. A deflection from the wall proved too much for Adam Fairchild to handle as the ball nestled in the back of the net. Town were presented with a chance to level again 6 minutes later when sub Ben Boulton was played through and was adjudged to be brought down by keeper Kirkland. Boulton took the resulting penalty but his effort crashed against the post. Boulton’s and Town’s bad luck for the day appeared to be compounded when moments after the Blues moved to a 3 man defence to grab and equaliser, he pulled up with an apparent hamstring injury. This was moments after Thomas Potter replaced Andy Presho to make this possible, which was the last of Lee Jenkinson’s changes. This meant that Town had the play the remaining 13 minutes with a man’s disadvantage. As the game reached it’s conclusion, Town pushed forward looking for an equalising goal, despite their 1 man deficit, Beck Murray was allowed space to hit a speculative long range shot that was tipped over Kirkland. Town continued to press but their efforts were in vain as AFC Blackpool hung on for victory. FT: St Helens Town (Ashby, 33) (Brady, 46) 2 – 3 AFC Blackpool (Bishop, 10) (Duffield, 43, 57)

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On this day In history Town’s thirteen encounters on this day (28th October) stretch back over 100 years and their first fixture came in 1905 when the original club entertained neighbours St Helens Recreation in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round. The visitors edged a tight game 0-1 at Park Road. Four seasons after the re-formation of the new St Helens Town club (1950) saw them host Horwich RMI in the Lancashire Combination Division Two. Two goals from Garner earned Town the spoils in a 2-1 win at Hoghton Road.

A third successive home game on this date took place in 1961 when Ashton United were the visitors to Hoghton Road. The visitors ran out comfortable 0-3 winners in the Lancashire Combination Division Two. Town travelled to Southport Reserves six years later (1967) and earned a creditable 1-1 draw in the Lancashire Combination top flight. The Town goal scorer is unknown.

Goals from Atherton and Poole saw Town share the points with a 2-2 draw in the Lancashire Combination at Atherton Collieries (1972). By the late 1970s (1978) Town were in Cheshire League Cup action winning 1-2 away at Prestwich Heys with Tickle hitting both goals. The two teams had met at Hoghton Road in the original tie which finished 3-3 – Richardson, Martin and Robinson were on target for Town. Early in 1987 Town had lift the FA Vase at Wembley – a journey which had started the previous September with a remarkable 5-4 extra time win over Colne Dynamoes. October 28th 1987 saw the two teams meet once again in the NWCFL Division One and this time Colne exacted some revenge with a

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4- win at Holt House – Jimmy Woodyer was Town goal scorer from the penalty spot. Colne went onto the lift the FA Vase the following April. Town travelled to Flixton on this date in 1989 and earned a great 3-0 win in the NWCFL top flight. Dave Aspinall, Neil Shaw and Gary Laird were on the scoresheet for Town. Town were in FA Vase action on this day in 1995 when they made the trip to Shawe View, home of Trafford FC. It was the home side who made progress as Town lost 2-0. Goals from Jordan Milsom and Terry Anderson earned Town a 2-1 win over Ramsbottom United at Knowsley Road in the NWCFL Division One. It was a trip to Booth Street and Congleton Town in 2006 and a solitary goal for the Bears earned them the three points in the NWCFL Division One. It was tenants versus landlords at Town hosted Ashton Athletic on his day in 2008 and despite a goal from captain Iain Dyson Town were downed 1-2 in the NWCFL top flight. Just three years ago (2014) Town hosted Runcorn Town at Brocstedes Park (our temporary home at Ashton Athletic) and second half goals from Chad Whyte and Kris Bell earned Town a 2-2 draw in the NWCFL Premier Division.

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Charity Partners This club is run by volunteers. Without them, it wouldn’t exist. St. Helens Mind is much the same. Though we have four paid staff (all part-time), volunteers provide most of our capacity: Trustees oversee the charity, in line with national guidelines; befrienders, group and activity coordinators deliver the services; others support us in many other ways, such as by staffing our information stall at events; and everyone helps by fundraising. (We receive no money from Mind nationally, though we do get support and guidance.) In the next few match programmes I will introduce some of our many volunteers, starting with Les Bowring. He may be familiar to some of you, as he attends Town home matches, as part of the partnership between St. Helens Mind and the club. Les is originally from Hampshire. He settled in Newton-le-Willows after serving in the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment. He suffers from anxiety and bipolar disorder (sometimes referred to as ‘manic depression’), and a few years ago he sought and received help from St. Helens Mind. It made a big difference to his life and he decided to give something back by volunteering. Les said “I facilitate a group on Friday afternoons, in Crownway Community Centre in Earlestown. We have a quiz, a cup of tea and a good chat. It helps people relax and feel better about themselves; we can all talk together and know that no-one is judging us.”

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“It takes me a couple of hours each week to compile the quiz, then the time on the Friday afternoon to take part in the group itself. I can manage that time commitment with the other things I have to do.” “The best thing about it is that I get to meet people and help them feel better about themselves. I don’t see any down-side to it. It is giving back for help I have had in the past, and helps give me a sense of purpose.” What would Les say to thinking of anyone volunteering? “Just do it – you can bring a ray of happiness into people’s lives.” Les enjoys coming to Town matches very much, despite some unfortunate results (and a soaking during the Chadderton match). He has introduced some of his family (including two grandchildren) to the Ruskin experience: they had a good time and keep coming back.

Les said: “win, lose or draw, it is always a laugh, in good company.” That is the essence of a good matchday experience, and a tonic for mental health. Together, St. Helens Mind and St. Helens Town want to help more people enjoy it. We have made a good start, but there is a lot more to come as the season progresses. Meanwhile, we are all hoping for a Town win tonight, as whatever the benefits of the ‘win-lose-or-draw’ approach, we all know that life tastes better after a win. COYB

Ste Lingard Acting Vice-Chair, St. Helens Mind

Match Report St Helens and Stockport share the points in a drenched day at the Sports Village. St Helens Town continued their tough run of fixtures with a trip to Stockport Sports Village to face promotion chasing Stockport Sports on a cold and windy afternoon. The Blues were returning to league action after a 4-0 Macron Challenge Cup defeat to Prestwich Heys on Tuesday evening. Lee Jenkinson had rested some first team players for that match such as captain Liam Dodd and central midfielder Danny Lomax, and both returned to the starting line-up for Saturday’s game. Gage Walsh, who returned to the club last week, was handed his 1st start back in goal due to the absence of Adam Fairchild in-between the posts. St Helens took all of 6 minutes to take the lead after a tightly contested opening 5. Paul Cliff did brilliantly to muscle Stockport’s Conor Downes off the ball in midfield before threading through Shaun Brady who calmly finished past the Stockport keeper, a very simple yet effective move. The home side equalised just before the 15minute mark after a Luke Edwards foul gave Stockport a free-kick from about 25 yards out. Conor Downes stepped up and curled a low shot just beyond the reach of Gage Walsh, game on. Territorially, Stockport started to be the side that looked most likely to add a 2nd, there were a couple of long-range efforts that stung the palms of Walsh, but most of their attacks were being affected by the wind as many through balls often went out for a St Helens goal kick. The blues managed to get back into the

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game as the contest became more end to end, some good passing by Town’s attack didn’t materialise and Stockport launched a counter with Jamie Hinchcliffe skipping beyond Alex Hope-O’Connor but fired his shot just wide of the far post. Stockport almost went in front through Hinchcliffe, early sub George Blackwell cut inside and curled and effort that looked goal bound, the striker, who was in an offside position ensured it hit the back of the net, but the assistant spotted this and ruled the goal out. HT: Stockport Town (Downes, 13) 1 – 1 St Helens Town (Brady, 6) Stockport had another goal ruled out just after the restart, Daryll Grant had a header from the corner, with the wind deceiving Gage Walsh, he spilt the ball into the path of Matthew Clarke who tapped home but it was ruled to be offside again. St Helens then had a good chance on the counter as Walsh produced a smart throw to find Liam Dodd, he played the ball down the line to Paul Cliff, but his through ball for Shaun Brady was picked up by the wind and just escaped the lively centre forward. The game was end to end in the 2nd half, with both sides sharing promising attacks and worthwhile chances, as the game was finely hung in the balance. As a miserable 2nd half reached its conclusion, Stockport were pushing for a winning goal as the St Helens defence coped well with being under the cosh but the match finished as level. If the Stockport pitch wasn’t 3G, the match would have certainly abandoned, but both sides will surely be content with a point and one less game to play come the back end of the season. FT: Stockport Town (Downes, 13) 1 – 1 St Helens Town (Brady, 6)

League News The new Chadderton management team of David Fish and Lee Ashworth are looking forward to the challenge of steering the team up the Division One table, after getting their first win on the board last week. David, with Lee as assistant, took over the managerial reins following the departure of Mark Howard a few weeks ago, and the pair bring some impressive football experience between then to Andrew Street. David was a goalkeeper who played in the same Manchester United academy team as new Oldham Athletic manager Richie Wellens, before being released and moving to Stockport County, where as a pro he was understudy to the likes of Paul Jones and Carlo Nash. Following his release by Stockport, David joined Woodley Sports and was an integral part of the team that won the NWCFL Second Division title. His performances caught the eye of several teams and he moved to Stalybridge Celtic where he was part of the side that won the Unibond League, League Cup and Cheshire Cup treble and the side that played in the Conference the following season.

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He then moved to Witton Albion, Hyde United and finished his semi-pro career with a long stint at Curzon Ashton. Following a break from the game he returned initially as a player, then playermanager and head coach at Lancashire Amateur League side Rochdale St Clements, where he met Lee Ashworth, who spent 19 years at the club, coaching and managing teams in both the junior and adult sections, including managing the first team to a Lancashire Amateur League cup win. Speaking after the win over Nelson last week, David said: “The opportunity to manage Chadderton FC came out of the blue, but when I met the committee and listened to their ambition, I quickly realised that this was too good an opportunity to turn down.

"A lot of work is being done behind the scenes to improve the infrastructure, fully integrate the junior section and to work with the local community – all of which is vital for a club like this. "I was delighted when Lee Ashworth agreed to join me as my assistant – he is a good coach with excellent knowledge of the game and someone whose opinion I trust. I am also fortunate to have strong, experienced Reserve team and EDS managers and coaches. "A big part of my role is to make sure that we all work together as a team to ensure there is a pipeline for players to progress through the teams and play first team football.”

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 Cheadle Town was formed in 1961 as Grasmere Rovers playing in the Manchester & District Sunday Football League in their Under 16s Division. As the team developed the Under 21 Championship was won in 1968, followed by the Premier Division title two years later. In 1972 the club made the significant decision to play their football on Saturdays and joined the Manchester Football League. Success on the playing field coincided with the arrival of Albert Pike as manager in 1978. In Albert’s first, full season he led the team to a terrific double of First Division Champions and Manchester Amateur Cup Winners; this was the prelude to even more success as the club won both the Manchester & Derbyshire F.A. Cups. Grasmere Rovers moved into their own ground at Park Road Stadium in 1982 and, a year later, changed their name to Cheadle Town when they also joined the North West Counties Football League.

Membership has mainly been in the Second Division but in 1996 the club was promoted to the First Division. Sadly, relegation back to the second tier occurred in 2001, a position they still occupy in the now-named First Division. Park Road Stadium has a fine history with, initially, Cheadle Rovers being the owners. On their demise Manchester City used it as their training ground. Portugal, along with Eusebio trained there during the 1966 World Cup and, in 1993, the world-famous Brazilian player, Jairzinho, hosted a Soccer School for Cheadle Town. Floodlights were installed in 1995 and Manchester United provided the opposition for the official ‘switch-on’ when, on a memorable evening, Town beat United’s youngsters, 3-2 in front of almost 2,000 fans. The biggest gate to watch Cheadle Town on domestic soil came ten years later against FC United of Manchester. Due to the huge interest in the game Town officials moved the fixture to Stockport County’s Edgeley Park, and they were rewarded with a bumper 3,227 attendance that witnessed a pulsating 3-3 draw. The club is famous for its legendry foreign tours, having played 96 games in 30 different countries in front of over 312,000 fans and scoring 111 goals. Playing under their tour name, Manchester AFC, they have played against SEVEN national sides and once played in front of 65,000 people in Mexico City’s world-famous Aztec Stadium. Their epic journeys have taken them just over 210,000 miles all over the world. Alfredo di Stefano, Ronnie Biggs, Brazilian superstar Jairzinho and Rajiv Ghandi have all met the touring side as exotic locations such as Cannes, Acapulco, Rio de Janeiro, the Bahamas and Phuket have mixed with non-exotic places like Dar es Salaam, Haiti and Guangzhou in China. The club celebrated its 50th birthday in 2011 and, if the next 50 years are anything

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term to 10th before piping St Helens Town to the final play off place in the 2015-16 season with a 6th placed finish and also earning the final FA Cup place available in the process. The duo looked to continue their season on season improvement but they regressed fall back to a mid table finish last term.

like the first, then there is a lot of excitement to come. It was at this time that Cheadle Town made the decision to change their kit colours to green which commemorated the colours worn by Grasmere Rover 50 years ago. In 2014, Cheadle Town secured a Football Foundation grant to fund the renovation of their aging Main Stand which has since been overhauled, including new changing rooms and offices within. The development of Park Road Stadium continues as it looks to make available its new facilities to the community. Cheadle Town are a Charter Standard Club and following a link up with local junior side Cheadle & Gatley, they are in the process of becoming a Charter Standard Community Club acknowledging the most advanced level of club development and football provision. The current management team of Terry Hincks and Antony Trucca have been at the helm since December 2013 following the departure of long serving manager Steve Brokenbrow. Cheadle Town finished 11th in their first full season in the hot seat and improved one place the following Season 2002-03

League NWC-2

P 34

W 10

D 8

L 16

F 39

A 56

GD -17

Pts 38

Position 13/18

2003-04

NWC-2

-14

16/20

2004-05

NWC-2

-33

12/19

2005-06

NWC-2

14/19

2006-07

NWC-2

-19

12/18

2007-08

NWC-2

-36

14/18

2008-09

NWC-1

7/18

2009-10

NWC-1

-11

14/17

2010-11

NWC-1

7 9

14 12

54 60

62 61

2011-12

13 13

-8

-1

10/18 8/18

2012-13

NWC-1 NWC-1

-4

7/18

-9

11/19

NWC-1

10/19

2015-16

NWC-1

6/18

2016-17

NWC-1

12/22

2013-14 2014-15

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St Helens Archives The First St. Helens Town 1901-1928 The current St. Helens Town Football Club is the second to bear the name. The first was formed in 1901, initially to rival the St. Helens Recreation club, which had only a few years earlier changed from rugby to football, under the patronage of the glass company, Pilkington Brothers. The first meeting between the clubs took place before a crowd of over 5000 at Pilkingtons ground at City Road in February 1902 and resulted in a 2-2 draw. Based at the Primrose Ground in Park Road (subsequently a dog track behind the Primrose Vaults and now the site of Mulcrow Close), Town entered the Lancashire League Second Division in 190102, alongside Barrow, Workington, Haydock, Earlestown, Prescot and Chorley. Promotion was attained in 1904 and the following seasons fixtures in the Lancashire Combination First Division included the Reserve sides of Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Bolton, Bury and Preston North End. Although relegated later that season, Town bounced back to their former status in 1909 and, in between times, helped out the Recs, sharing their Park Road facilities whilst the City Road ground was re-built. St. Helens Town had ambitions to join the Football League and an application was made to join the new Third Division 1911, but this was unsuccessful. The senior clubs reserve sides set up the Central League in 1912/13 and Town became one of the leading lights in the revamped Lancashire Combination. At the end of that campaign, Recs. resigned and reverted to the handling code, joining the Northern Union (later the Rugby League) as a professional

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club, rivalling the Saints for success throughout the 1920s. This all-consuming local rivalry was one of the reasons for the failure of St. Helens Town and the club disbanded in the late 1920's. It was to take a further 20 plus years and another World War to revive interest in the association game, by which stage St. Helens Recs. had themselves thrown in the towel, having nearly brought about the bankruptcy of Saints during the depression of the 1930s. Famous players for the first Town club included Oliver Ellaby, father of Alf, who went on to great deeds with Saints and Wigan, Jack Bamber (Liverpool) and Albert Fairclough (Manchester City, Bristol City and Derby County). The programme for the Chester v St. Helens Town game in the Lancashire Combination on 13th September 1913 referred to the reverse fixture the previous week, which Town won 2-1. The editor said: The St. Helens ground is not one of the best, the surface being very uneven and against accurate footwork. St. Helens Town have a very strong side and, if their Saturday's form is kept up, other teams will go the same way home from there. For the record, Town were represented by: Talbott, Hall, Kelly, Platt, Hosker, Hunter, Ryder, Kelly, Jones, Benyon and Barton. Earliest known photograph of St Helens Town circa 1901

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How do we Compare? St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home L L L W L L Away W L W W L D Collated W W L L D L

Cheadle Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home D L W D L L Away L W W L L W Collated L L D L L W St Helens Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 9

Cheadle Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 0

Goal Scored

Loss

No score draw

Score draw Win

1 5

Loss No score draw Score draw Win

Home League Away League Home Cup Away Cup Collated Away Collated

P 5 5 0 1 11 3 4

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W 4 3 0 0 7 1 2

at St Helens Town NWC-D1

Previous Meetings 2002-03

at Cheadle Town NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2003-04

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2004-05

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2005-06

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2006-07

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2007-08

NWC-D2

NWC-PD

2008-09

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2009-10

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2010-11

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2011-12

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2012-13

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2013-14

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2014-15

NWC-D1

19/09; 2-2

2015-16

30/01; 2-1

10/11; 4-2

2016-17

13/08; 3-3

28/10/2017

2017-18

05/05/2018

St Helens Town Scores First Games Played

St Helens Town Wins

Draws

Cheadle Town Wins

St Helens Town Goals

3 0

Cheadle Town Goals

Percentage Town Wins

50.00

Previous Meetings D L 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2

F 14 14 0 0 28 3 6

A 6 6 0 1 13 7 8

GD 8 8 0 -1 15 -4 -2

Win % 80.00 60.00 0.00 0.00 63.64 33.33 50.00

League News On 7th October 2016, Mick McGraa was appointed as permanent manager of Cammell Laird 1907. He inherited a side low on confidence, and Lairds struggled to achieve the results that they wanted. So much so, it took them until March to win their first league game of the 2016/17 campaign, but the hard work put in during the months before that paved the way for a young, promising side to restore the optimism at the North West Construction Stadium.

to when he took over. “The club has massively improved. To be honest, it was in a bit of a mess when I came in. We had four players who stayed on and it just generally wasn’t a very nice place to be at. Now, our committee have been really good; they’re proactive and they’ve just made the club more professional on every level.” Having given a host of talented young players the chance to develop, McGraa has been pleased with the progression that both he and his team have made. I’m 34, so I’m still young. I’ve played at a decent level, but managing is a totally different ball game. Last season, we brought lots of young kids into the side, and it might sound daft, but we needed to be relegated. "We gave it a good go and we put up a fight, but we needed to be relegated to allow us to develop. I’ve worked hard on and off the pitch for Lairds, and I’ll continue to do that.”

Lairds were relegated from the Hallmark Security League Premier Division, but a six game unbeaten run towards the end of the season was a marker of the progress that they had made with McGraa at the helm. In the summer, Sean Rogers was appointed as his assistant manager and was able to keep the core of his side together whilst making several smart additions to boost the squad depth.

McGraa feels that his side’s togetherness has stood them in good stead and has given them a real advantage.

With progress also made off the pitch, the ‘#LairdsRevolution’ was taking shape, and Lairds are now in 9th place in the First Division pushing for a play-off spot. Reflecting on how the club has transformed, McGraa feels that Lairds are in an immeasurably better place now compared

"Just taking last Tuesday’s game against Congleton, we lost 7-2 to them around the same time last year and they’ve improved themselves since then – they’re a quality side – but we’ve improved as well and we’ve shown that.”

“With us having no budget and limited resources, we decided we needed to bring some youth through, and we’ve worked on creating a good team spirit and making it a happy place to be at, and when you’ve got those things, results will come.

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“Sean’s been an amazing assistant, tactically he’s brilliant, and Foulkesy’s been there from the start. “So too has Shirley and no one deserves a mention more. She’s stuck by me too, and she’s quality. She’s really good at her job, and is a massive part of our club.”

Quizzed on his best and worst moments as Lairds boss, McGraa said: “My biggest low was getting relegated, even though it was expected. My biggest high was probably progressing in the FA Cup against Maltby Main. It was my first win in the FA Cup as a manager, and it was just a great day. “I’ve got to say getting the job was a huge high as well. It’s a job I’ve always wanted and I never thought I’d get the chance, but I did and I’m so grateful for that. McGraa reserved special praise for his backroom staff, especially the likes of coach Steve Foulkes and physio Shirley Whittaker, who have worked with the manager since his appointment.

“Being brutally honest, we knew the side last year was a losing team, so the lads who stayed loyal to me have been brilliant, because they’ve been through hard times as much as anyone. We knew that we had to make the squad better, stronger and increase competition for places over the summer. “Bringing in Sean Rogers as an assistant was great. Mark Toner did a great job for me last year, but Sean has been really good as he has experience as both a manager and an assistant.

“I also have to mention Foulkesy. He has stuck by me since I initially took the Reserves job. Even through the toughest of times, he’s always been there for me, so I can’t praise him enough.

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Lairds have made a solid enough start in the First Division, sitting just outside the play-off places in 9th place as McGraa spoke. The manager is satisfied at his side’s start. “We’re quietly happy. We’ve lost games we should have won, we’ve won games we should have lost.

"We haven’t got a penny to pay which puts us at a bit of a disadvantage. But if you’ve got team spirit, if you’ve got fit, quality young players and the right blend, you don’t have to pay and we’re proving that. "I think we’ve played seven or eight of the top 10 so far, and we’re in and around the mix, so if we can stay in and around the play -offs after Christmas, I’ll be happy. It would put us in a good position as we’ll have played quite a few of the top sides twice, so we just need to keep progressing.” FA Vase Draw The draw for the Second Round of the Buildbase FA Vase was made at lunchtime today at Wembley Stadium. Here are the ties involving Hallmark Security League sides: 1874 Northwich v Tow Law Town AFC Darwen / Marske United v Shildon Ashton Athletic/Liversedge v Morpeth Tn Racing Club Warwick v Alsager Town Stockton Town v Bootle Sunderland Ryhope CW v City of Liverpool Team Northumbria / Runcorn Linnets v Sunderland RCA

Ties to be played on the weekend of Saturday 11 November 2017

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Premier Division Fixtures

Premier Division Table Wed 25/10/2017

GD Pts

Runcorn Town

Runcorn Linnets

Bootle

Hanley Town

Charnock Richard

West D & Chorlton

Winsford United

-2

Padiham

Widnes

City of Liverpool

11 Barnoldswick Town 13

-1

Congleton Town

Ashton Athletic

Irlam

15 Northwich Victoria

-11

Abbey Hey

-6

AFC Darwen

-14

Maine Road

-20

AFC Liverpool

-3

1874 Northwich

-1

Squires Gate

-25

Barnton

-26

Burscough

-22

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Saturday 28th October 2017 Abbey Hey v Northwich Victoria AFC Darwen v Hanley Town Barnton v Runcorn Town Bootle v 1874 Northwich Burscough v City of Liverpool FC Charnock Richard v Irlam Maine Road v Ashton Athletic Padiham v Widnes Runcorn Linnets v Barnoldswick T Squires Gate v Congleton Town Winsford United v AFC Liverpool

Monday 30th October 2017 Widnes v Abbey Hey Tuesday 31st October 2017 Ashton Athletic v AFC Darwen Burscough v Barnoldswick Town City of Liverpool FC v Squires Gate Congleton Town v Maine Road Irlam v Runcorn Linnets West Didsbury & Chorlton v Bootle Wednesday 1st November 2017 AFC Liverpool v Northwich Victoria Barnton v 1874 Northwich Runcorn Town v Hanley Town

Saturday 4th November 2017 AFC Darwen v Winsford United Barnoldswick T v 1874 Northwich Charnock Richard v Abbey Hey City of Liverpool v AFC Liverpool Hanley Town v Burscough Irlam v Runcorn Town Maine Road v Barnton Northwich Victoria v Padiham Runcorn Linnets v WD & Chorlton Squires Gate v Ashton Athletic Widnes v Bootle Wednesday 8th November 2017 Hanley Town v Barnton

Friday 10th November 2017 West Didsbury & Chorlton v Irlam Widnes v Squires Gate Saturday 11th November 2017 Abbey Hey v Hanley Town Ashton Athletic v Winsford United Burscough v Maine Road Congleton Town v Runcorn Linnets Northwich Victoria v Barnoldswick Padiham v Barnton Runcorn Town v Charnock Richard

First Division Table Thurs 26/10/2017

First Division Fixtures

A GD Pts 9

Silsden AFC

Prestwich Heys

43 18

Litherland REMYCA

23 28

Alsager Town

27 16

Whitchurch Alport

18 23

Sandbach United

29 19

10 22

Cammell Laird 1907

32 28

Stockport Town

29 23

AFC Blackpool

-2

Abbey Hulton Utd

Carlisle City

24 19

New Mills

24 32

-8

Chadderton

26 29

-3

Cheadle Town

17 21

-4 14

Bacup Borough

-4

Holker Old Boys

39 -22 14

Atherton LR

19 20

-1

St Helens Town

16 25 -9

FC Oswestry Town

22 33 -11

Eccleshall

37 -19

Nelson

27 -18

Daisy Hill

14 40 -26

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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

Saturday 4th November 2017 Atherton LR v Abbey Hulton United Bacup Borough v Chadderton Cammell Laird v AFC Blackpool Daisy Hill v FC Oswestry Town Holker Old Boys v Alsager Town Nelson v Litherland REMYCA New Mills v Silsden AFC Sandbach United v Prestwich Heys St Helens Town v Eccleshall Whitchurch Alport v Cheadle Town Saturday 11th November 2017 Abbey Hulton United v New Mills AFC Blackpool v Nelson Chadderton v Cheadle Town Eccleshall v Carlisle City FC Oswestry Town v Bacup Boro Holker Old Boys v Sandbach United Litherland REMYCA v Atherton LR Prestwich Heys v St Helens Town Silsden AFC v Daisy Hill Stockport Town v Cammell Laird Monday 13th November 2017 Stockport Town v Chadderton Tuesday 14th November 2017 Abbey Hulton United v Alsager T Atherton LR v Nelson FC Oswestry Town v Cammell Laird Prestwich Heys v Silsden AFC Wednesday 15th November 2017 Litherland REMYCA v Sandbach U Thursday 16th November 2017 Bacup Borough v AFC Blackpool St Helens Town v Holker Old Boys

Charity Partner 2017-18

Next up at RUSKIN DRIVE Thurs 2nd Nov 2017 Kick Off 7.30pm

Today’s Team Line-up

versus CHEADLE TOWN LCW Drinks First Division Cup 2R

Next AWAY FIXTURE Sat 11th Nov 2017 Kick Off 3.00pm

versus PRESTWICH H Hallmark Security League Division One

Today’s SPONSORS Match: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Match Ball: Iddon Transport

Programme: Beer EnGin

Main Club Sponsors

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Charity Partner 2017-18

Charity Partner 2017-18