St Helens Town v Eccleshall 2016-17 by John McKiernan

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Team Line-Ups Saturday 14th January 2017, kick off 3pm The Hallmark Security League, First Division

CLUB INFORMATION Honorary Life President: Alan Wellens Vice Presidents: Jim Barrett and Steve Ball Chairman: John McKiernan (07713 339682)

St Helens Town

Eccleshall

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Vice Chairman: Glyn Jones

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

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Bradley Moorhead

Andy Presho

Nathan Dyer

Ste Rigby

Daniel Bloor

Andy Webster

Full Committee: John McKiernan, Jeff Voller, Jim Barrett, Ste Ball, Andy Langley Paul Wood, Margaret Wood, Kieran Ford, Chris Ford & Glyn Jones

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Eddie Pegler

Kyle Dovey

Ant Whelan

Jack Beech

Paul Carney

Thomas Lowe

Hospitality: Margaret Wood and Paul Wood

Danny Greene

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Trustee: John McKiernan

Andy Gillespie

Oliver Dunne

Dale Korie-Butler

1st Team Manager: Alan Gillespie Interim 1st Team Manager Lee Jenkinson 1st Team Coach: Nick Robinson 1st Team Physiotherapists Lisa Phillipson U21s Team Manager: John McLaughlan U21s Assistant Manager: Lee Jenkinson

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Alex Gillespie

Jordan Benton

Adam Donohue

Callum Downie

Manager: Alan Gillespie

Stuart Robertson Adam Alcock Manager: Jamie Cullerton

Referee: Mr A Hussain (Bolton) Assist: Mr G Burke (Westhoughton) & Mr P Dean (Wigan)

U18s Assistant Manager: Terry Smith Sunday Team Manager: David Platt

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Wade Muscart

Jake Preston

U18s Team Manager: David McNabb

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Luke Edwards

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Town v AFC Blackpool

Volair Park, Prescot Cables

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Talk of the Town Good afternoon, and welcome to Edge Green Street for this Hallmark Security League, First Division contest against Eccleshall. May I open by welcoming our visitors I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game. It’s has been a few years since I opened my notes by welcoming you to a home game here at Ashton Town but we are grateful to their assistant for both this game and the Whitchurch contest in a fortnight. Last Saturday we got back to winning ways against Holker Old Boys at Volair Park but it was not as smooth a contest as the 4-2 scoreline suggested. Indeed the visitors took an early lead after 12 minutes when John Paul Stanway fired home from long range giving Town stopper Adam Fairchild no hope of keeping his effort out. Luke Edwards levelled matters on 28 minutes with a well placed effort which found the bottom right hand corner of the net and five minutes later put Town into the lead from a corner. The hosts were now in the ascendancy but needed some good defending from Presho and Fairchild to keep Holker from levelling. Prior to the break Town made the task for Holker even harder as they showed some clinical finishing creating two chances and scoring two goals. Andy Gillespie and Edwards both had efforts parried but Paul Carney was on hand to fire the rebound home and prior to the interval a long ball towards Andy Gillespie and he beat the visiting stopper in a footrace to the bar rounding him and a defender before slotting into an unguarded net to send the hosts in 4-1 up at the break.

hosts secure a much needed 4-2 success.

After the interval Holker looked bright and with nothing to lose being three goals behind but it was Town who were to have the first real chance of the half when Edwards was brought down in the area and he stepped up to take the spot-kick but was denied from 12 yards by the visiting stopper. Stanway had the ball in the back of the net for Holker but was denied by an offside flag but he doubled his tally with just over 15 minutes left and this produced a spell of pressure for the visitors as they tried to reduced the arrears but we denied by some last ditch tackles, diversions and saves which after several minutes of added on time saw the

We find ourselves in the midst of a run of six consecutive home matches as we take on Eccleshall for the third time this season having visited Eccleshall at the end of October in The Macron Cup, Second Round advancing after recording a 5-3 victory and then returning to Staffordshire on 19th November to secure a 4-0 league win in the reverse of today’s fixture. We must look to add to Eccleshall’s misery and they currently sit 21st in the table after having fought out a 3-3 draw at this afternoon’s venue last Saturday against Ashton Town who currently sit at the foot of the table. We have some important matches coming up as we look to push on from our current 10th position and put a good run of form together as we aim for the much vaulted top 6 positions and those important play-off positions. It will be a difficult task as at the current time we are 13 points off Sandbach United in 6th place and our goal difference is just the 22 goals worse than theirs! Hopefully the push will start this afternoon and we can look to start another long unbeaten run and see what happens! Let’s get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them on to victory! Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller

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In Town Today There has been football in the town of Eccleshall for over 100 years, however very little archive material is available from those early years. Eccleshall Football Club was reformed in 1971 and nicknamed the Eagles. The club's meeting place was the George and Dragon Public House, Eccleshall and whose landlord the late Mr. M. Beale led the first committee. At that time the team was made up of locals and staff from the Eccleshall Secondary School which also provided training and playing facilities. The club was called Eccleshall Old Boys Football Club. In 1974 the team won their first trophies, the MidStaffs 3rd Division Cup and were also runners-up in that division, gaining promotion to Division 2. In 1976 they won the 2nd Division Cup in the same league and Old Boys was dropped from the club's name. In 1979 the first team joined the Staffordshire County League (North). In 1981 after much hard fund raising and with the help of grants and a loan a four acre field was purchased at Pershall. In the same year the team moved into the Premier Division. Work began converting it into a football ground. In 1982 a building was purchased from British Telecom and with lots of hard work during that and the following year on the building, car park and the pitch, the ground was ready. The ground was christened Pershall Park. In 1983 a small covered area was put up commonly known as 'The Shed'. In 1983-84 season the Staffs County League Premier Division Championship, the Premier Division Cup and the May Bank Cup were secured. 1984-5 and 1985-86 seasons saw the club reach the Staffs F.A. Vase finals only to be beaten on both occasions. 1984-85 saw the Staffordshire Senior League formed and the majority of clubs came from the Staffs County League Premier Division of which Eccleshall was one. In 1989-90 the club won the Staffs Senior League and the 1990-91 season saw the club enter the F.A. Vase for the first time and a small extension was added to the clubhouse. 1991-92 saw the club reach the F.A. Vase 2nd round, having gone through all the preliminary stages but lose at home to Wisbech Town 2-0 in front of a record crowd of 368. A steady improvement from the mid 90's led to a fairly successful seasons without winning any silverware. The team have fared well in the league since in the late 90's finishing 3rd (97-98), 6th (98-99), 2nd (99-00) and 3rd (00-01). In 2001-02 season Eccleshall won the Springbank Vending Midland League Championship. Planning permission was granted for both floodlights and a covered seated stand and 2002-03 saw work completed to allow the club to apply to the North West Counties League. The Staffordshire F.A. Vase was won for the first time in the club's history and the championship retained and promotion achieved. On the pitch 2003-04 brought no rewards but the club's application to the Football Foundation for ÂŁ87,500 for funding floodlights and levelling the pitch, was granted. Work on both projects started during the close season. The following term was disappointing; hopes were high after a year of consolidation but performances faltered after Christmas and the team finished in mid-table. Manager Bob Askey decided to stand down at the end of the 2004-05 season and hand the reigns to brother Mark, who had been running the reserves. During this season the club reached the Staffs F.A. Vase final only to lose by the odd goal. The 2006-07 season promised much but league form took a nose dive after Christmas and the club finished in mid table after holding a promotion spot in the first half of the season. 2007-08 held hopes of a more consistent season but things started badly and only improved towards the end. A new management team in Dave Dale and Gary Worthington took over prior to the start of the 2008-09 term, when Mark Askey resigned due to lack of time to commit to the job in hand. The new management team had spent the season before coaching the first team squad under Mark Askey. Gary Worthington left the management team half way through 2009-10 with Duncan Maydew taking over as assistant. The team finished the season in 9th place, its highest since joining the league. However Dave Dale handed in his resignation in February 2011 and was quickly replaced with former Nantwich Town manager, Peter Hall. Peter Hall declined the invitation to stay on for 2011-12 season so the job was offered to Kieron Hammett who had assisted him, Kieron accepted and appointed Roy Lane as his assistant. Following a turbulent start to the season the team settled and ended with a reasonable league position. During the summer Kieron Hammett quit with nearly all the players leaving before the start of the new season.

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Eccleshall FC The 2012-13 season saw Dave Porter appointed manager with Kevin Reeves as his assistant however they both resigned at the end of September following a heavy Staffs FA Vase defeat and a poor start in the league. Reserve team manager Liam James took over the job and steadied the ship and in February 2013a new management team of Dean Sibson and John Mayer. Unfortunately the side lingered near the foot of the table. John was unable to commit time for the 2013-14 season so Dean was left in sole charge. Unfortunately results didn't improve and in November 2013 Dean left the club, by mutual consent. The club offered Shaun Hollinshead the chance to take charge of the team which he agreed to. He appointed Dave Johnson and Phil Bath as his assistants. 2014-15 saw the management team joined by Matt Brabury in a coaching role after finishing playing due to injury the team made good progress but a run of very poor results led to all three resigning after a heavy home defeat against Widnes. New manager Steve Lloyd and coach Mike Alcock were appointed in December with the hope of improving the stability of the team after several seasons of inconsistency. Steve continued in the hot seat for the 2015-16 season along with new back room staff and continued in the job for until he decided to leave in March 2016. A player consortium managed the side until the end of the season. During the closed season the club advertised for a new manager and following interviews the new management team of Jimmy Leech and Dan Dawson were appointed for the 2016-2017 season. Things didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out and Jimmy Leech gave the club his resignation at the end of October 2016. Dan stayed on and new manager Jamie Cullerton took over at the being of November. Dan decided to take a break from football and Andy McKay was given the job as assistant manager to Jamie with Paul Snape recently joining the team as coach. Season 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

League MIDL MIDL NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1

P 36 36 38 36 36 34 34 34 32 34 34 34 36 36 34

W 24 22 10 11 13 12 8 14 13 15 14 7 7 12 9

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D 6 12 14 8 7 6 6 5 7 3 5 7 5 5 5

L 6 2 14 17 16 16 20 15 12 16 15 20 24 19 20

F 89 85 56 47 50 44 41 44 43 64 52 44 43 47 53

A 35 24 65 58 64 46 69 44 45 70 64 79 78 91 77

GD 54 61 -9 -11 -14 -2 -28 0 -2 -6 -12 -35 -35 -44 -24

Pts 78 78 44 41 46 42 30 47 46 45 47 28 26 41 32

Position 1/19 1/19 17/20 11/19 11/19 11/18 15/18 11/18 9/17 11/18 7/18 15/18 17/19 15/19 16/18

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Chairman’s Notes Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Edge Green Street, home of Ashton Town FC for this Hallmark Security League First Division game against visitors Eccleshall. Let’s hope their players, officials and supporters along with our own following have had a safe journey and are treated to an entertaining encounter. Many thanks to Mark Hayes and his committee here at Ashton for allowing us to make use of their excellent facilities following a fixture clash with our current landlords Prescot Cables. We will be back here in a couple of weeks when we entertain league leaders Whitchurch Alport.

Thanks to today’s match sponsors Johnsons Toyota Liverpool and our match ball sponsor LM Travel - your continued support is greatly appreciated. Last time out we recorded a tough 4-2 home win over Holker Old Boys and this afternoon Alan Gillespie and his team will be hoping to make it a hattrick of wins against Eccleshall. This season has seen us win at Eccleshall in the Macron Cup (3-5 and more recently in the league (0-4). I’m sure we’d welcome another three points this afternoon but I am also sure our visitors will be battling for a much need victory following last week’s last gasp 3-3 draw here at Edge Green Street when they took on Ashton Town and managed to secure a share of the spoils with a stoppage time equaliser. Away from the first team last Sunday saw the U18s and U21s record excellent victories. The U18s made it to the semi-finals of the North West Youth Alliance League First Division West Cup with a 1-2 away win after extra time having played the final 40 minutes with 10 men.

Ruskin Drive Sports Ground saw a meeting of the top two teams in the Cheshire FA U21s League Premier Division with unbeaten league leaders Irlam the visitors. John McLaughlan’s charges put on a top display to run out 40 winners and reduce the gap at the top of the table. If you haven’t taken in a game at Ruskin Drive Sports ground yet it’s well worth a visit with some excellent football on display from our youngsters. Don’t forget I am still looking for pitch-side board sponsors for the new ground - just £200 for a 2..5m x 0.75m board manufactured and installed for one full year along with a match programme advert! If you’re interested please get in touch (mobile number below) We’re back at ‘home’ next Saturday when AFC Blackpool are the visitors to Volair Park, Prescot.

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The world this week This Week in the World of... Kieran Ford takes a trip down memory and discovers what events happened in the history of St Helens Town, sport in general and provides a reminder of any historical world events that occurred in this week in history. The week of 8th-15th January Last Season: St Helens Town –9th January 2016 Town play their first game of the year as they grind out a 1-0 victory away at Northwich Manchester Villa. Sport – 12th January 2016 After 19 league games without a win, Aston Villa record their second win of the season with a 1–0 win over Crystal Palace at Villa Park. World – 10th January 2016 73rd Golden Globes: The Revenant, The Martian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson win. 10 Years Ago: St Helens Town – 13th January 2007 St Helens get their first victory of 2007 as they beat Abbey Hey 3-0, with club legend Ian Dyson on the scoresheet. Sport – 11th January 2007 Former Barrow defender James Cotterill is sentenced to four months in prison for causing grievous bodily harm to Bristol Rovers player Sean Rigg during an FA Cup first round match in November 2006. Rigg suffered a double fracture of the jaw after being punched by Cotterill. World – 9th January 2007 Apple Inc CEO, Steve Jobs announces the iPhone. 20 Years Ago: St Helens Town: - The last weekend before Town have a game, as their extended Christmas break comes to an end. Sport – 14th January 1997 Middlesbrough, bottom of the Premier League, are deducted three points for cancelling their fixture at Blackburn Rovers last month. They are also fined £50,000. Striker Fabrizio Ravanelli claims that his club will now "almost certainly" be relegated. World – 9th January 1997 Heart attacks sends Frank Sinatra back to hospital. The Vase Year (+1!): 1988 St Helens Town – This is much the same as 1997, as Town have to wait until the 24th January to kick off the year’s matches. Sport – 11th January 1988 USSR announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics. World – 10th January 1988 Belinda Castle’s “Heaven is a Place On Earth” claims the UK number 1 spot, overtaking the Pet Shop Boys’ “Always On My Mind”.

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How We Compare? St Helens Town - last 6 matches

at Eccleshall Meetings NWC-D1 2001-02 MIDL Home W W L W L W NWC-D1 2002-03 MIDL Away L W W L L L NWC-D1 2003-04 NWC-D2 Collated L W L L L W NWC-D1 2004-05 NWC-D2 NWC-D1 2005-06 NWC-D2 NWC-D1 2006-07 NWC-D2 Eccleshall - last 6 matches NWC-D1 2007-08 NWC-D2 All Competitions Most recent NWC-PD 2008-09 NWC-D1 Home L L L L W L NWC-PD 2009-10 NWC-D1 Away L W L L D D NWC-PD 2010-11 NWC-D1 NWC-PD 2011-12 NWC-D1 Collated L L L W L D NWC-PD 2012-13 NWC-D1 St Helens Town Eccleshall NWC-PD 2013-14 NWC-D1 NWC-PD 2014-15 NWC-D1 games since... games since... 19/12; 2-3 2015-16 23/01; 3-0 All Competitions All Competitions 14/01/2017 2016-17 19/11; 4-0 Clean sheet 4 Clean sheet 34 St Helens Town Scores First Games Played 3 Goal Scored 0 Goal Scored 0 St Helens Town Wins 2 Loss 1 Loss 1 Draws 0 Eccleshall Wins 1 No score draw 99 No score draw 58 St Helens Town Goals 9 Score draw 14 Score draw 0 Eccleshall Goals 3 Win 0 Win 4 Percentage Town Wins 66.67 Previous Meetings P W D L F A GD Win % Home League 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0.00 Away League 2 2 0 0 7 0 7 100.00 Home Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Away Cup 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 100.00 Collated 4 3 0 1 14 6 8 75.00 All Competitions

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Ruskin Drive St Helens Town’s return ‘home’ took another step closer recently with the opening of the new 3G pitches at Ruskin Drive Sportsground. While Hallmark Security League Division One football on the site is still a little way off for Town, players across all the club’s teams have now start to train at the St Helens Council owned venue. The club’s Sunday team and Under 21s outfit will made their new home debuts last Sunday afternoon in the Liverpool and District Sunday League and Cheshire FA U21s League respectively. With the U18s having to wait a little longer for their North West Youth Alliance first appearance at the impressive new facility as their next home fixture doesn’t take place until next month. The club is unable to confirm a start date for first team football at their new home which they will share on match-days with Cheshire League neighbours Pilkington FC. Club Chairman John McKiernan said, ‘It’s great to finally see the facility up and running and we’re delighted to be part of a project that will mean so much to development of sport in the borough. ‘It’s been a long time in the planning and construction but I am sure it will all be worth it for those involved now and in the future. We are extremely grateful to St Helens Council and the Liverpool County FA for their support in ensuring our recent nomadic existence is almost over.’ He added, ‘Our first team will have to wait a little longer before Hallmark Security League football can be played at Ruskin Drive as the new changing room facilities are yet to be completed along with the required on-site hospitality and catering amenities. ‘We now need to make the most of our return home and having a base in the town to ensure that we’re successful on and off the pitch.’

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Phil Williams in action v Litherland REMYCA Hallmark Security League)

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Andy Gillespie in action v FC Oswestry Town on Saturday 24th September 2016

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Match Sponsors We are looking for additional sponsors on match-days with a host of benefits for both match (£100) and match ball (£50) sponsors including free entry & programme; hospitality, programme and social media advertising; pre-match photos, man of the match awards. Contact John McKiernan on 07713 339 682 for more details. Date

Opponents

Match Sponsor

Match Ball Sponsor

Thu 18/08/16

Sandbach United

Beer EnGin, Whiston

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Thu 01/09/16

Prestwich Heys

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Cuncannon

Sat 10/09/16

Chadderton (FAV)

Top Car Detailing

Cuncannon

Thu 15/09/16

Widnes

Thatto Heath Tech Shop

Beer Engin, Whiston

Sat 26/11/16

FC Oswestry Town

Toast Café

Live Wire Electrical

Sat 01/10/16

AFC Darwen (Macron Cup)

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

MLR Heating Supplies

Sat 15/10/16

Carlisle City

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Excell Painting & Decorating

Sat 05/11/16

Daisy Hill

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Beechley Stables, RDA

Thu 10/11/16

Cheadle Town

Beer EnGin, Whiston

Toast Café, St Helens

Thu 01/12/16

City of Liverpool (Reusch Cup)

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Dave Wiggins

Sat 10/12/16

Bacup Borough

Kiera’s Occasions

Dave Wiggins

Mon 26/12/16 Litherland REMYCA

Toast Café, St Helens

Britannia Taxis

Sat 07/01/17

Holker Old Boys

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Connor McGinn

Sat 14/01/17

Eccleshall

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

LM Travel

Sat 21/01/17

AFC Blackpool

Action Coach NW

Sat 28/01/17

Whitchurch Alport

Dave Wiggins

Sat 11/02/17

Silsden

North West Dog Rescue

Sat 18/03/17

Daisy Hill

The Track King

Sat 25/03/17

Stockport Town

Sat 01/04/17

Atherton LR

John Cahill

Sun 16/04/17

City of Liverpool

The Boar’s Head

Sat 29/04/17

Charnock Richard

Toast Café , St Helens

Sat 25/02/17

Ashton Town

TBC

Alsager Town

TBC

Chadderton

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Stillia

Stuart Pyke

Action Coach NW The Track King

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Team Fixtures St Helens Town Sunday Liverpool &District Sunday League 08/09/16 18:30 Hunting Lodge 3-0 Town 11/09/16 11:00 Fulwood Arms 2-0 Town 18/09/16 11:00 Birkdale United 4-3 Town 25/09/16 13:00 Fazakerley Athletic 3-2 Town 02/10/16 12:45 Town 3-2 Mr Smiths 09/10/16 12:45 Western Approaches 1-4 Town 16/10/16 12:45 Town 2-4 The Claremont FC 23/10/16 12:45 Town 5-5 The Masons 30/10/16 12:45 Town 2-4 Bootle Wanderers 06/11/16 12:45 Picton Athletic 2-3 Town 13/11/16 12:45 The Georgies 3-1 Town 20/11/16 12:45 Town 1-3 The Georgies 27/11/16 12:45 Town 2-8 MBS Woolton 08/01/17 12:45 Mr Smiths 6-3 Town Fixtures 08/01/17 12:00 Hunting Lodge Athletic v Town

St Helens Town U21s Cheshire FA U21s League Premier Division Lge 24/08/16 Manchester Central Reserves 0-4 Town Cup 21/08/16 Atherton Town 2-2 Town (Town won 1-3 on pens) Lge 18/08/16 Southport 2-2 Town Cup 11/09/16 11:00 Glossop North End 1-9 Town Cup 18/09/16 11:00 BRNESC Reserves 4-7 Town Lge 25/09/16 14:00 Atherton Town 1-6 Town Cup 02/10/16 12:30 Abbey Hey 2-0 Town Cup 09/10/16 12:45 Town 6-3 MSB Woolton Lge 23/10/16 12:45 Town 6-2 Stockport Town Cup 06/11/16 11:00 Clay Brow 5-0 Town Cup 13/11/16 12:45 Town 6-5 Litherland REMYCA Lge 20/11/16 12:45 Town 4-1 Manchester Central Lge 11/12/16 12:30 Stockport Town v Town Lge 08/01/17 12:45 Town 4-0 Irlam Fixtures Lge 15/01/17 12:45 Town v Southport St Helens Town U18s North West Youth Alliance League Lge 21/08/16 14:30 Town 3-5 Chester Colts Lge 04/09/16 14:30 Chester Colts 1-3 Town Cup 08/09/16 19:45 AFC Blackpool 3-4 Town Lge 11/09/16 14:30 Town 2-8 Marine Lge 18/09/16 14:30 Witton Albion 1-3 Town Cup 21/09/17 19:30 Chadderton 1-2 Town Cup 25/09/16 11:00 Prescot Cables 1-2 Town Lge 02/10/16 14:30 West Kirby & Wasps 1-2 Town Cup 07/10/16 Town 1-2 Newcastle Benfield Cup 23/10/16 14:00 Chester FC 12-1 Town Lge 30/10/16 14:30 Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Town Lge 06/11/16 14:00 Town 11-0 Witton Albion Lge 13/11/16 14:00 Town 2-2 Newton Lge 04/12/16 15:00 Town 2-1 Tranmere Rovers Lge 18/12/16 15:00 Town 1-0 Southport Cup 08/01/17 13:30 Heswall 1-2 Town (AET) Fixtures Lge 29/01/17 14:00 Marine v Town

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Guest Writer I’ve always enjoyed away games. From my first non-league away game watching Horwich RMI in the late 1970s right up to my groundhopping in the present day, that has remained the case. It’s not often I think about what specifically it is I like about away games. It seems obvious. I enjoy the experience. But thinking more deeply about it, there are many reasons why. Some of these things have stayed the same for a long time and some things have changed. But, drawing on my historical experiences, there are a number of things that spring to mind about why I enjoy away games. The coach trip (sometimes the car): When I first started watching RMI away games in the 1970s we would often travel by coach. This was the most magically mundane experience. Getting excited about going on a coach! My uncle would generally take me and we’d get the Lancashire United coach from outside RMI’s Grundy Hill ground. Often as we were getting on the coach the skip with the team kit in would be loaded in to the coach’s luggage hold. As we boarded the coach many of the players would be sat on it. Many of them nodded their heads or even said hello. This was amazing for a young boy of seven or eight years old; travelling with the kit and the players talking to me! On these trips often the players would be playing cards. Sometimes there was singing. It always felt great when we arrived at an opponent’s ground, to be arriving with the team. If we didn’t go by coach we went to away games in one or other of my uncles’ cars. As a young boy I hadn’t travelled very much. Turning up at these places from Kirkby to Middlewich and from Formby to Barrow was a real eye-opener. I can still remember the image of being at what felt like a huge non-league ground at Barrow’s Holker Street in 1981 or what decline felt like at Kirkby in 1980. The novelty: Non-league grounds often have unique features. In those early days it was noticeable that Marine had an interesting wooden stand behind the goal. So, I seem to recall, did Formby at their old Brows Lane ground. We went to Kirkby Town for a league game in 1980 and my memory is of a huge stand with an athletics track around the pitch. A trip to Winsford’s Barton Stadium in 1979 took us to a ground with what appeared to be a dog track round the pitch. The dog track separated us from the players on the pitch, including a young Winsford goalkeeper, Neville Southall. Most games we went to at that time were in the North West of England. But we also had an FA Cup trip to North Ferriby United in 1980. I didn’t know where this was at the time. It was on the banks of the River Humber, with the Humber Bridge as a backdrop and an allotment at one end of the ground. Most of the grounds we went to at this time had something interesting about them; whether that was a tea hut, a clubhouse, dugouts, floodlights or something else. In 1983 RMI moved in to the Northern Premier League and the standard of grounds generally improved. That said there remained many quirky grounds; though this is now changing to an extent as new grounds are replacing old grounds. I still enjoy the novelty of going to a new ground and all that comes with it; whether that is its stands, clubhouse, or refreshment hut; or club shops or programme shops; or unique features such as a club’s advertising boards or their press box. The routine: The coach trip and the novelty of these new grounds was all part of a strange routine. The routine started when we made our way to get the coach and the journey to the match. It usually involved us arriving at the away ground an hour or more before kick off because we were on the same coach as the players. We would buy a programme. I used to read these things from cover to cover, again and again and built up some strange knowledge for a young boy. This included the nicknames of lower level non-league clubs, the names of their grounds, who their star players were and so on. Often these programmes used to have a player profile where one of the home team players would answer questions about himself. This usually involved questions about their date of birth, star sign, favourite holiday spot (usually Benidorm or similar), favourite drink (lager or lager and lime), favourite food (Steak Diane or scampi), favourite read (inevitably the Mirror or Sun in many cases) and so on. Spending some time with a programme, a coke and a packet of crisps I’d peruse the clubhouse, look at the trophies in the cabinet, the pennants and photos of past glories on the wall, absorb the smell, and be confused by the banter of adults. The match, while important, was just part of this routine. The routine would continue after the match, which would mean going back to the clubhouse. As I remember it, this was often packed. This might only be 50 or so people. But when there were so many people queuing for a pint all at once it gave the impression of somewhere bustling. The players would often then come in with their wet hair from the team bath and plonk their sports bag in a pile before queuing for a pint. I remember the coach journey back, usually in the dark, as often being more subdued as it signified an end to the away trip.

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Mike Hodson The violence: By the time of the early 1980s I was approaching my teen years. My family had moved away from Horwich to Ashton-under-Lyne in 1982 and so I was splitting my non-league watching between RMI and other clubs, particularly Stalybridge Celtic. RMI’s move to the Northern Premier League in 1983, the bigger clubs they were playing, alongside the spirit of the times, meant that occasionally there would be instances of violence at away games. I remember a trip to Macclesfield in the middle of the 1980s where our coach window was smashed. On more than one occasion there was fighting involving fans from RMI with those from Macclesfield and Southport. Violence wasn’t frequent but when it happened it also wasn’t just a bit of pushing. On one occasion I had gone up to Fleetwood in the mid1980s with a car-full of friends watching Stalybridge. Stalybridge usually had a good away following and I wondered why there were so few of us inside Fleetwood’s Highbury Stadium. I became concerned when I was told that there had been some serious disorder between the two sets of supporters in the past and saw a mob of about 50 Fleetwood fans behind the opposite goal from where our small group of four were stood. In an intimidating atmosphere, towards the end of the second half two Fleetwood fans came to ‘talk’ to us. Within no time at all they were repeatedly punching one of the guys who was with us with the effect that neither of his eyes were visible behind bruising. The humour: The violence wasn’t common; but humour was. There was always low level banter on away trips; between players, fans and anybody else who participated in the away day. Much of this was so regular that it was unremarkable. I do, though, remember us taking the coach with the RMI players down to Burton for a night game in 1985. There was a lot of traffic on the roads and it was soon clear that we would be very late arriving at Burton. Burton had been on a big FA Cup run that season. They had played local rivals Leicester in a ‘home’ game at Derby in front of 22,000. And they had also been drawing big league crowds to their old Eton Park ground that season. I’m pretty sure when we pulled up at the ground it was after kick-off time. We walked off the coach and through a packed crowd, getting plenty of banter and jibes. John McGovern, the former Forest and Derby midfielder, had started playing for RMI and he seemed to be subjected to most of the locals’ comments. Not only did we turn up incredibly late for the match but RMI did not have a ‘sponge man’ to sit on the bench and deal with the players’ injuries that night. Frank, my uncle, who was managing the changing room – doing the kits, making the tea, running the bath – stepped in as sponge man. Frank’s son, Graham, and I positioned ourselves next to the dugout. Just before half time Frank asked us to go into the away changing room and make the tea for the players. Bearing in mind the players weren’t in the best of moods after the journey, it was important this was done. Anyway, as we walked down the tunnel we were stopped by an old guy in a ‘commissioner’s’ style uniform. He refused to let us through to the changing rooms. At half-time Frank came down the tunnel asking why the tea wasn’t made. When we told him he sought out the commissioner, words were exchanged and Frank poured the contents of his sponge man’s bucket all down the front of the guy’s uniform. A few other words were then exchanged, which are probably not appropriate for this blog.

The children: From the late 1970s through to 2000 I had been going to away games and groundhopping with family, friends and on my own. In the early years of the 2000s I began to take my young sons to matches. They inevitably saw each ground as some sort of playground or adventure park. The stands, terraces and landscape of each ground meant something different to them. In particular, they loved a trip to Chorley’s Victory Park as it had a terrific grass bank that they could roll down, run up and which had trees at the back that they could mess about in. They also had great fun messing about for two hours on a log at Atherton Collieries’ Alder House. Strange how simple things kept them so entranced. It also reminded me that, as I had found something unique in non-league grounds as a child so too had my children. They weren’t particularly interested in the football but they loved messing about in the fresh air. The carshare: My sons still come along to non-league away days with me, particularly if they know that the refreshments – the burgers and the hot chocolate – that are available will be of good quality. Often though, I now go to non-league away games with a friend, Alex. We travel to matches in mine or Alex’s car. And in the Carshare the travel to the match becomes a place for good conversation. We chew over everything from problems and successes at work, to big political questions, the state of our towns and cities, to the stories of our lives. It’s both a nice contrast and continuity to the coach trip as an important part of the away day routine. Away games are not simply games of football involving my team at another ground. They’re fantastic and multifaceted experiences of the kind I discussed above. These have changed over time. Some of this is for the better and some for the worse. But it remains the case that away days still remain important to me. For future blogs follow me on Twitter: @mhod71

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Match Statistics 201 Date Aug 06 Aug 13 AUG 18 Aug 20 Aug 27 SEP 01 Sep 03 Sep 06 SEP 10 SEP 15 Sep 17 SEP24 OCT 01 Oct 08 Oct 11 OCT 15 Oct 18 OCT 22 Oct 29 NOV 05 NOV 10 Nov12 Nov 16 Nov 19 DEC 01 Dec 03 Dec 06 DEC 10 Dec 17 DEC 26 Dec 30 JAN 07 JAN 14 JAN 21 JAN 28 FEB 04 FEB 11 Feb 18 FEB 25 Mar 04 Mar 11 MAR 25 APR 01 Apr 08 APR 16 Apr 22 APR 29

Opponents Carlisle City Cheadle Town SANDBACH UNITED Litherland REMYCA Charnock Richard PRESTWICH HEYS Atherton LR City of Liverpool CHADDERTON WIDNES Daisy Hill FC OSWESTRY TOWN AFC DARWEN Alsager Town AFC Blackpool CARLISLE CITY FC Oswestry Town Bacup Borough Eccleshall Daisy Hill CHEADLE TOWN Silsden Litherland REMYCA Eccleshall CITY OF LIVEPOOL Ashton Town Bootle BACUP BOROUGH Whitchurch Alport LITHERLAND REMCYA Prestwich Heys HOLKER OLD BOYS ECCLESHALL AFC BLACKPOOL WHITCHURCH ALPORT DAISY HILL SILSDEN Sandbach United ASHTON TOWN Chadderton Holker Old Boys STOCKPORT TOWN ATHERTON LR Widnes CITY OF LIVERPOOL Stockport Town CHARNOCK RICHARD

Comp NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL FAV 1QR NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL TMC 1R NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL TMC 2R RFDC 2R NWCFL NWCFL LS Cup NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL TMC 3R NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL NWCFL

KO 3.00 3.00 7.45 3.00 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 3.00 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 3.00 3.00 7.45 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 7.45 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00

Result 4-3L 3-3D L2-4 W1-2 W1-3 2-2D 4-2L 5-1L 3-5L 1-1D 2-2D 2-1W 4-2W 3-1L 1-3W 3-4L 3-2L 1-1D 3-5W 2-0W 4-2W 1-4W 4-2L 0-4W 0-3L 0-2W 5-1L 2-0W 3-0L 2-4L 3-0L 4-2W

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7 8 shton Pegler1 eene1 Pegler Whelan Sheen1 heen Pegler1 heen Ashton heen Ashton shton Sheen lliams Sheen egler Sheen heen Davies heen Presho heen1 Pegler reene Sheen reene Cliff reene Rigby reene Tserpes reene K-Butler1 Butler1 Pegler eene1 Pegler reene Carney reene Carney reene Carney reene Carney reene Carney1 reene Carney reene Carney reene Al Gillespie reene Pegler egler Greene reene Threlkeld reene Presho rney1 Greene

9 Andy Gillespie1 Andy Gillespie1 Williams Andy Gillespie1 C.Lomax C.Lomax1 G.Lomax1 Andy Gillespie Andy Gillespie2 Andy Gillespie Andy Gillespie2 Andy Gillespie Andy Gillespie2 Andy Gillespie Andy Gillespie1 Andy Gllespie1 Andy Gillespie Andy Gillespie McDonald1 Andy Gillespie1 Andy Gillespie1 Andy Gillespie2 Andy Gillespie1 Andy Gillespie1 Andy Gillespie Korie-Butler1 Andy Gillespie1 Andy Gillespie1 Korie-Butler Korie-Butler Andy Gillespie Andy Gillespie1

10 C.Lomax G.Lomax1 G.Lomax1 G.Lomax G.Lomax1 G.Lomax C.Lomax Pegler Greene Presho Greene S.Brady McDonald2 McDonald1 McDonald McDonald McDonald Edwards K-Butler2 K-Butler1 K-Butler1 K-Butler1 Korie-Butler Korie-Butler Korie-Butler Threlkeld Threlkled Korie-Butler Threlkeld Twist Pegler Korie-Butler

11 G.Lomax1 C.Lomax C.Lomax Williams Williams2 Williams1 Williams Rigby Rigby Williams1 Williams Presho Edwards Edwards Edwards1 Edwards1 Edwards Carney Edwards Edwards Edwards2 Edwards Edwards Edwards1 Edwards Edwards1 Edwards Edwards Muscart Edwards1 Edwards Edwards2

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12 14 15 Greene10 Alex Gillespie6 Threlkeld3 Williams10 C.Banasko Al Gillespie Threlkeld11 Alex Gillespie Tingay Threlkeld10 Alex Gillespie D.Whelan Davidson Mavers9 S.Brady Ball Mavers D.Brady D.Brady6 An Gillespie11 Pegler7 7 Greene C.Lomax G.Lomax61 Ball Williams71 Rowe5 10 2 Greene Rowe S.Brady11 Al Gillespie Bradley11 S.Brady4 10 Hoult Alex Gillespie Williams D.Brady S.Brady Rawsthorne Tserpes8 Ball5 Falconer Cliff8 Ball2 K-Butler11 Ball7 Ashton K-Butler10 Presho2 Rigby7 Donohue3 Cliff8 Alex Gillespie Cliff8 Donohue Threlkeld11 Cliff11 McDonald9 Threlkeld7 7 Chojnicki Ball Pegler Threlkeld2 Ball3 Al Gillespie9 Al Gillespie8 D.Whelan2 Pegler McDonald Chojnicki2 Threlkeld9 Chojnicki2 Pegler D.Brady A Gillespie9 Woods11 Al Gillespie6 Pegler6 Davies8 Twist Chojnicki2 Al Gillespie10 Hoult Hoult10 Worthington11 Cullen7 A Gillespie Heron7 Worthington2 Threlkeld6 D.Whelan2 Worthington Muscart10 Alex Gillespie6 Donohue6

16 17 D.Whelan D.Whelan2 Threlkeld11 C.Banasko2 Tingay11 Ball2 Hodge1 S.Brady Al Gillespie Ball Dutton Ball4 Donohue Rawsthorne10 Hodge Mavers Novak Jones Ball Jones Al Gillespie Jones A.Whelan Novak Donohue Cliff6 Walsh An Gillespie9 Ball Ball Chojnicki Alex Gillespie Threlkeld10 D.Whelan Chojnicki D.Brady Al Gillespie D.Brady7 Twist8 Threlkeld10 Worthington Hoult Worthington11 Hoult Threlkeld11 Worthington Heron Hoult11 Hoult10 Walsh Hennigan Preston

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Andy Gillespie in action v Oswestry Town (Hallmark Security Lge) on Saturday 24th September 2016

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A Brief History 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 Tommy O’Neil over 2000 that season, peaking with a league record Wembley,1987 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 alltime 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 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

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St Helens Town 1948 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 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. The 2015/16 season saw St. Helens Town in the First Division of the North West Counties League and despite some inconsistent mid-season form, they finished the season with an outside chance of making the promotion play-off places, only to fall short in the final match, losing at home to eventual champions Hanley Town in a game they needed to win thereby missing out for the first time on a place in this season’s FA Cup competition. Nevertheless, team captain Andy Gillespie landed the First Division Golden Boot Trophy with 29 league goals, 34 in all matches. At the start of the 2016/17 season, Town are looking to return to the borough and the new ground at Ruskin Drive will at last be ready in early October. In the meantime, early -season games will be played at Prescot Cables and with nearly all of last season’s squad staying on, boosted by new signings in key areas, they will be hoping to be among the front-runners for promotion in the club’s 70th year since their reformation, coincidentally, the 30 th year since their FA Vase success. The nomadic years since the loss of their Hoghton Road base in 2000 are now behind them, the return to their traditional blue and white colours herald a new beginning and the future once again looks bright.

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Club Honours: 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners 1951 Lancs Comb Division 2 Champions 1972 Lancs Combination Champions 1973 Bass Charrington Cup Winners 1974 Watson Trophy Winners 1978 St Helens Hospital Cup Winners 1979 St Helens Comb Div 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up 1980 St Helens Comb Div 1 Champions 1985 NWCFL Reserve Div 2 Runners Up 1986 NWCFL Reserve Div 1 Runners Up 1987 FA Vase Winners (Wembley) 1994 League Challenge Cup Finalists 1994 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1995 NWCFL Reserve Division Champions 1996 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1998 Floodlit Trophy Finalists 1999 REALCO Fair Play Award Winners 2009 Bert Trautmann Trophy Winners 2014-15 South Lancs League U17s Cup Finalists 2014-15 Cheshire FA U21 League Champions Record Appearances: Alan Wellens (448) Record Goal Scorer: Steve Pennington (216) 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 1993-94 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1995-96 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1997-98 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1998-99 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1999-00 NWCFL Programme of the Year 2000-01 NWCFL Programme of the Year 2009-10 NWCFL Premier Division 2010-11 NWCFL Premier Division 2011-12 NWCFL Premier Division 2012-13 NWCFL Premier Division 2013-14 NWCFL Premier Division 2014-15 NWCFL Premier Division 2015-16 NWCFL First Division Wirral Programme Club National Survey 1996-97 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1997-98 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1998-99 NWCFL Programme of the Year

Programme Monthly 2007-08 NWCFL Programme of the Year Soccer Club Swap Shop National Awards 2010-11 Placed 28th 2011-12 Placed 8th 2012-13 Placed 7th 2013-14 Placed 8th 2014-15 Placed 5th 2015-16 Placed 8th 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

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League News Barnoldswick Town have announced the appointment of Danny Craig as manager. He takes over the managerial reins from Stewart Airdrie, who will remain at the club in a new role. In a statement the club said: "The Committee of Barnoldswick Town Football Club would like to thank outgoing Manager Stewart Airdrie who has stood down from the Manager's role to concentrate on moving the club forward.

Since being at the club as player and Manager Stewart has seen us improve from mid-table West Lancashire League to the Hallmark Security League Premier division and seen the playing staff improve beyond all recognition. The Club would like to welcome Danny Craig who will step up in to Stewart's shoes. He has previously been Assistant Manager at Padiham FC, head of youth development at Colne and at Burnley FC Academy. He has spent time in Holland studying their methods and is currently working towards UEFA A Licence. This does not affect the position of Paul Cruz who will continue to work with Danny, alongside goal keeping coach Steven Petty". Congleton Town have announced that work will begin shortly to carry out much needed repairs work to their clubhouse building. The work will be funded by a grant from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund, along with donations from other benefactors and organisations. Town Secretary Ken Mead explained: "Last winter the clubhouse was damaged by the continual wet weather, causing water ingress in the clubhouse rooms including the main room, bar, secretaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office and toilets. "Structural surveyors advised that significant enhancement was needed to the building to protect it from bad weather. The pitched element of the roof needs to be re-tiled and the flat roof area requires a new skin together with new guttering and downspouts. The electrical wiring needs to be updated and a new central heating boiler should be installed. The total cost of the refurbishment is in excess of ÂŁ35,000 and the club is now in a position to commence the work and has appointed roofing and electrical contractors. "The money has been raised as a result of a successful application, made with assistance from Cheshire FA, to the Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF) which is funded by the Premier League, funds raised by the club supporters, further grant aid provided by local trusts, Congleton Town Council and Cheshire East Council. "It is hoped that the work will be completed before the end of the current football season. The clubhouse activities including the hosting of matches will not be affected whilst the contractors are on site. Work is scheduled to start this month. Club officials are most grateful for the help given by the FSIF and the other benefactors, who have made it possible for the vital work to be carried out and preserve an important club facility that benefits all visitors to the Richborough Estates Stadium".

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Match Report v TOWN LOSE AT PRESTWICH by Glyn Jones Prestwich Heys 3, St. Helens Town 0 Match photos courtesy of James Lobley Playing their first ever Hallmark Security League game at the Adie Moran Stadium and their first league game for over 38 years at Prestwich Heys, St. Helens Town slumped to a third straight Hallmark Security League defeat, eventually going down 3-0 in a very flat performance. Despite the return of Ste Rigby and captain Andy Gillespie, the team were missing Dale Korie-Butler, who was unavailable, Ant Whelan, who was serving the final game of his suspension and the injured Paul Carney. As a result, the midfield was under-strength and little ball got through to Andy Gillespie up front and the wingmen Danny Greene and Luke Edwards. Town had the first chance of the game after 15 minutes when defender Carl Fitton stooped down low to head the ball right to the feet of Edwards, who appeared to have ample time to pick his spot, but the flying wingman found the home keeper Kallum Campbell-Rose in fine form as he advanced to

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Prestwich Heys make an excellent block. Within minutes, Edwards was involved in a penalty claim as he tumbled at the feet of Brad Lyons as he attempted a back pass to Campbell-Rose, but referee Dave Chisnall turned down claims for both the spot kick and the back pass.

the opening goal.

That was about as good as it got for Town as, facing a possession count of over 3 to 1 in the first half, the game slipped away from St. Helens. Although Prestwich had wasted a good deal of the ball in front of goal, right on the half-hour there was a glorious chance missed at the left post by Chris Baguley following a manic goal-mouth scramble. Almost immediately, following a short corner and a cross from the touchline, Jamie Baguley flicked a header beyond Town goalie Adam Fairchild into the roof of the visitors’ net for

Alex Gillespie was booked for a clumsy tackle from behind, just outside the penalty box after 36 minutes, but the yellow card was to be the least of Town’s worries. Although a defensive wall was erected, Heys’ wingman Chris Baguley saw the left post was exposed and his free-kick went straight as a die inside that post to double his side’s lead eight minutes from the interval. Fairchild did manage a point-blank save a few minutes later to keep St. Helens in the game, but half-time duly arrived with Prestwich 2-0 ahead. Town weren’t without chances in the second period as they evened up the balance of possession; Andy Presho forcing an excellent save from the home stopper with a drive from the edge of the Hey’s box on the hour mark. Chris Baguley added a third goal, his second, in the 72nd minute, with a superb looping shot from distance as Prestwich completed a comprehensive 3-0 victory.

Town’s final attempt to reduce the deficit fell to substitute Josh Hoult who found himself one-on-one with Campbell-Rose but his attempted curling effort lacked any real power and was easily gathered. With 18 games of the season remaining, 13 of which are at home, including the next five fixtures, a climb up the table is very much on the cards. The next scheduled fixture is against Holker Old Boys at Prescot on Saturday, 7th January, kick-off at 3pm. Last season saw an under-strength Holker team arrive late at Brocstedes Park, take an early lead and run out 3-1 winners yet, later in the campaign, Town travelled to Cumbria on a Tuesday night without four key players only to turn in their best performance of the season and come away with a 5-0 victory. Match photos courtesy of James Lobley

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Match Report v Town start the New Year on a winning note St. Helens Town 4, Holker Old Boys 2 by Glyn Jones St. Helens Town put a run of three defeats behind them as they began 2017 with a return to winning ways at the expense of Holker Old Boys at Volair Park, Prescot, on Saturday, running out 4-2 victors in the first of six consecutive home matches at the turn of the New Year. However, it was not all plain sailing and the final whistle could not come soon enough for Alan Gillespie’s boys, who had to endure a spirited fightback from their Cumbrian opponents in the second half.

Town were back to full strength for this fixture, welcoming back long-term absentee Paul Carney from injury, Ant Whelan from suspension and Dale Korie-Butler, all missing from midfield in recent weeks. The positive effect on the whole team was immediately noticeable, although the visitors were the first to score on 12 minutes, John Paul Stanway firing home from 30 yards, giving Adam Fairchild no chance in the Town goal. However, Town gradually asserted control and Luke Edwards, in another man-of-the-match performance hit the first of two goals just before the half-hour, a superb “daisy cutter” just inside the right-hand post and out of Holker keeper Harry Copeland’s reach to level the scores. Soon afterwards, Andy Webster nearly added a second goal as the ball fizzed across the open Holker goal-line, but the central defender could not get a crucial touch on to the ball. Town did not have to wait long to take the lead as from a corner in the 33rd minute, Edwards had an easy job to touch the ball home unopposed on the line. At the other end, as Holker stormed back, Fairchild saved at close range from Jamie Pattinson and Andy Presho got in a crucial tackle on Sam Lightfoot in the six-yard box as the Holker player prepared to pull the trigger. A goal from either effort could have levelled the scores but, with four minutes remaining to the interval, Town had two chances and, crucially, took both of them, to take the game away from their opponents and seal the win. On 41 minutes, a move down the right saw Andy Gillespie and Edwards both have shots blocked before Carney rifle a rebound in from the corner of the penalty box and, right on half-

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Holker Old Boys time, a long ball found Gillespie on the break with only keeper Copeland and midfielder Kevin Watkin ahead of him. Copeland took a chance and ran out to intercept the ball, but failed and Gillespie rounded Watkin on the deck and netted easily to send his team in 4-1 ahead at the break. There had not been that much between the teams in the first half, but the difference was that Town had taken their chances at the critical times. Holker had evidently received a rocket from their manager during the interval and consequently looked a different side at the start of the second half. Town looked a little complacent and, as the half wore on, appeared a little tired. Whether due to the heavy pitch, or the strenuous training session a few days earlier, or maybe the injured players returning to the side short of match fitness, three or four looked a bit jaded. Holker had nothing to lose and, ten minutes into the second period, Edwards was rashly brought down in the visitors’ box as he was moving away from goal. Taking the penalty kick himself, Edwards fired straight at Copeland, who did well to parry the ball, but three Town players tried, but failed, to get to the rebound before the keeper was able to regather to deny St. Helens a fifth goal. Soon afterwards, Stanway appeared to pull back a goal for the visitors, but a flag was raised to disallow the score and, as Holker increased the pressure, Ste Rigby headed a shot off the line which slipped through Fairchild’s hands. There was little doubt St. Helens were wobbling at this point and there was still half an hour left. They had to rouse themselves and find extra reserves of strength to get themselves back into the game and avoid a repeat of early season slips which had lost leads against Cheadle, Carlisle and Chadderton. Suddenly, on the attack, Edwards found an opening from distance and the goalkeeper stranded. From 30 yards, the wingman hit a superb ball which, agonisingly, missed the far post – and the onrushing Andy Gillespie – by inches.

In what must have been a thrilling game for the neutral spectator, Holker came roaring back at the other end and Stanway smashed in another 30-yard shot past Fairchild on 74 minutes, to cut Town’s lead to two goals and the momentum was very much with the Cumbrians. They stepped up the pressure again and in a packed St. Helens penalty area, Alex Gillespie somehow managed to turn a certain goal-bound shot around the post and out for a corner with 10 minutes remaining. Hero Edwards, clearly struggling to run, seized possession midway into Holker’s half and surged forward, beating several defenders and looked for all the world a scorer until going down in the six-yard box shoulder to shoulder and, once again, Holker took possession and went the full length of the pitch, only for Fairchild to pluck the ball off the feet of Ben Rebello as he appeared certain to score the Old Boys’ third goal. In a game which gave full value all round, including seven minutes of added time, Fairchild tipped another spectacular shot on to his crossbar just before the final whistle.

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Town v Holker Old Boys (Hallmark Security League) on Saturday 7th January 2017

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Manager’s Notes Hi everyone and welcome to today's game at our latest temporary home Edge Green Street against our visitors Eccleshall. Eccleshall will be right up for today’s game as they are fighting to get points on the board and will definitely be seeking revenge after losing twice to Town already this season! Our last game with Holker Old Boys was a pulsating affair with Holker taking an early lead only for Town to score four in seventeen minutes to go in 4-1 up at half time. The second half continued with both teams creating chances and in the main wasting them. Town had a great opportunity to go 5-1 only to see the effort from penalty spot by Luke Edwards very well saved. This would have given Luke his hat trick so he wasn't best pleased ! Holker to be fair never gave up and fought on to the 97th minute only for Town to eventually runout 4 -2 winners. Behind the scenes we are just about recovering from the Christmas holidays which saw numerous squad absences with injuries, holidays, illness and suspensions taking their toll. This left the squad threadbare at times and it's great to have almost everybody back available again. One notable absentee remains Michael Chojnicki who has returned from holiday in Poland with a medical condition which will keep him out for at least six weeks. I am sure everyone will join me in wishing Michael a speedy recovery ! We are back training twice weekly at present in an effort to get players back into peak condition after the festivities. Unfortunately this backfired a bit last Saturday with numerous players struggling with heavy legs after Tuesday’s gym session combined with a heavy pitch. The session was toned down this week so hopefully the lads will be in much better shape for the game today. Enjoy the game and thank you for your support Alan Gillespie

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League News Squires Gate have announced the renaming of their School Road ground to 'The Brian Addison Stadium', in honour of club stalwart Brian 'Taddy' Addison. Many will know of the overwhelming contribution Brian has made over the 60 odd years he's been at the club, fulfilling every role imaginable. It's fair to say Squires Gate simply wouldn't exist without Brian Addison. Brian is currently fulfilling the role of groundsman at the club which, like all his previous roles, he takes the upmost care and pride in. This is evident in the quality of the award winning surface, which is certainly the best in the area and one of the best in the league. The ground at School Road will be known as 'The Brian Addison Stadium' for at least the next year, and the club would like to thank The Royal British Legion for their support over the last two years. Gate Chairman Stuart Hopwood said: "This is just a small gesture for someone who means and has done so much for this club. Brian is why many of us came and are still here, and his love for the game and club is infectious." February Friday night football - two games have been moved from their original Saturday afternoon date to the evening before. In the Premier Division, Abbey Hey will now host South Manchester neighbours West Didsbury & Chorlton on Friday 17th February, kick off 7.45 pm, and one week later the Division One game between Silsden and Chadderton will take place at Keighley Road on Friday 24th February, again with a 7.45 pm kick off. Ground grading visits - following the receipt of applications for promotion made by Wythenshawe Town (Cheshire League) and Abbey Hulton United (Staffordshire Senior League), advisory ground grading visits have been arranged with both clubs. Wythenshawe Town will be visited this coming Saturday 14th January, and Abbey Hulton United will be visited a week later on Saturday 21st January. Both clubs have until 31st March to meet the required ground grading standard. Barnton - development work began this week at the Hinchcliffe Homes Stadium. The work includes an extension to the Main stand, extending the length to approximately the top half penalty, an extension to the far side smaller stand to increase the covered standing capacity, and new paving will be laid to run from the tail of the main stand, behind the dugouts down to the bottom left corner flag. The work is expected to take around 7 weeks to complete.

Spot prizes - Matthew Crothers of Chadderton and Tom Wakefield of Eccleshall both hit the back of the net from the penalty spot in their respective sides' games on Saturday, and in both cases they were the first players at their club to score from a penalty this season.

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League News Colls on the Wembley trail Sometimes a club delivers a result that makes everyone sit up and take notice – and anyone who doubted Atherton Collieries’ credentials as potential FA Vase winners will have been given food for thought after their tremendous 4-1 win at Shildon on Saturday. In recent times of course, we have seen Kirkham & Wesham and Glossop North End represent the league in the Vase final at Wembley, but arguably neither of those clubs delivered such an eye catching result on their way to Wembley as Colls did on Saturday, going to the home of the reigning Northern League champions, and dumping them out of the competition in such convincing style. Bear in mind Shildon hadn’t conceded four goals in any game all season, had lost just once at home, and had gone into the game on the back of five straight wins, after winning 14 of their last 15 games. Whatever Colls achieve this season, they will need to go some to top their performance on Saturday. Town back on track The former Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said “a week is a long time in politics”, to illustrate how quickly circumstances can change, and in a footballing context Stockport Town appear to now be emerging from their recent spell of turbulence on and off the field. The departure of most of their first team squad at short notice contributed to a heavy defeat at the hands of City of Liverpool last Saturday, but the appointment of a new manager in Dave Wild and having another week to regroup appears to have worked in their favour, with the new team picking up a point from a goalless draw at FC Oswestry Town on Saturday. Having started 2017 on a positive note, Town now seem geared and ready to embark on a new era. Cox the fox in the box After winning the Premier Division Player of the Month award for December due to his goalscoring exploits, Bootle striker Ryan Cox picked up where he left off in the Bucks’ opening game of 2017, scoring both goals in the 2-0 win at Congleton Town. The double takes his tally to 13 goals in the last 9 games, and with Bootle now topping the table, an inform striker like Cox will be an invaluable asset as the Bucks continue their promotion push. Gold Bailey Another striker in good form at the moment is 1874 Northwich’s Tom Bailey, whose late winner for the Greens to clinch a 1-0 win over Ashton Athletic on Saturday took his goal tally to seven in the last six games. More notably, three of those goals arrived in the last ten minutes of games to secure victory for 1874, proving that a good striker needs patience as well as predatory skills to deliver the goods for his team. With Bailey on form and the addition of his old team mate Jason Carey to the ranks, 1874 don’t look likely to be found wanting in the goals department. Widnes on a roll One team quietly going about their business are Widnes, who continued their great run of form with a 3-1 win over Carlisle City on Saturday. Joey Dunn’s side have now posted nine wins and a draw in their last ten games, and have lost just once in 17 games. It’s form that has seen them move up Division One to the edge of the promotion play offs, and with plenty of football left to play, and games in hand on those above them, you wouldn’t bet against them being involved in the shake up at the end of the season.

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League Tables First Division Table as at Saturday 07/01/2017 First Division

W D

A GD Pts

Whitchurch Alport

27 18 4

62 29 33 58

City of Liverpool FC

27 17 4

77 33 44 55

Charnock Richard

24 17 2

68 31 37 53

Litherland REMYCA

25 15 6

65 42 23 51

Alsager Town

24 15 4

61 30 31 49

Sandbach United

24 15 3

52 30 22 48

Widnes

21 12 4

50 36 14 40

Prestwich Heys

22 12 2

57 30 27 38

FC Oswestry Town

26 11 5

10 45 50 -5 38

St Helens Town

25 10 5

10 55 55

Stockport Town

25 10 4

11 58 65 -7 34

Carlisle City

24 10 3

11 47 51 -4 33

Silsden

22 10 1

11 51 45

Daisy Hill

22 9

10 49 55 -6 30

Cheadle Town

26 8

12 52 64 -12 30

Chadderton

21 8

Holker Old Boys

23 8

11 39 49 -10 28

Bacup Borough

24 6

14 27 46 -19 22

AFC Blackpool

26 4

16 31 67 -36 18

Atherton LR

26 5

18 28 64 -36 18

Eccleshall

24 2

18 35 86 -51 10

Ashton Town

22 1

19 22 71 -49 5

44 46 -2 29

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League Tables Premier Division Table as at Saturday 07/01/2017 Premier Division

W D

Bootle

26 19 1

82 37 45 58

Runcorn Town

25 18 2

72 29 43 56

Atherton Collieries

24 17 4

66 27 39 55

1874 Northwich

25 17 4

52 29 23 55

Runcorn Linnets

27 16 6

65 33 32 54

Padiham

24 14 2

55 40 15 44

AFC Liverpool *

28 13 5

10 58 51

West Dids & Chorlton 26 12 4

A GD Pts

10 66 55 11 40

Hanley Town

28 11 7

10 59 50

Abbey Hey

25 12 2

11 46 45

Maine Road

48 41

Irlam

35 43 -8 34

Squires Gate

13 58 68 -10 33

Winsford United

10 43 49 -6 31

Ashton Athletic

11 51 50

Congleton Town

12 48 56 -8 30

Barnton

16 38 71 -33 30

Barnoldswick Town

10 40 35

AFC Darwen

13 27 65 -38 23

New Mills

17 37 63 -26 15

Nelson *

15 29 54 -25 12

Cammell Laird 1907

23 21 105 -84 6

Saturday 14th January 2017 Premier Division AFC Darwen v Squires Gate Ashton Athletic v Barnton Atherton Collieries v West Dids & Chorlton Bootle v Abbey Hey Hanley Town v AFC Liverpool Irlam v Congleton Town Maine Road v 1874 Northwich Nelson v Cammell Laird 1907 New Mills v Padiham Runcorn Town v Barnoldswick Town Winsford United v Runcorn Linnets First Division AFC Blackpool v Sandbach United Alsager Town v City of Liverpool FC Atherton LR v Holker Old Boys Cheadle Town v Silsden Daisy Hill v Chadderton Litherland REMYCA v Carlisle City Prestwich Heys v Charnock Richard St Helens Town v Eccleshall Stockport Town v Bacup Borough Whitchurch Alport v Ashton Town Widnes v FC Oswestry Town Saturday 21st January 2017 Premier Division 1874 Northwich v Hanley Town Abbey Hey v Ashton Athletic AFC Darwen v West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC Liverpool v Barnton Cammell Laird 1907 v Bootle Congleton Town v Atherton Collieries Irlam v Winsford United Nelson v New Mills Padiham v Runcorn Town Runcorn Linnets v Barnoldswick Town Squires Gate v Maine Road

First Division Alsager Town v Daisy Hill Atherton LR v Eccleshall Bacup Borough v Carlisle City Chadderton v Whitchurch Alport Charnock Richard v Stockport Town City of Liverpool FC v Litherland REMYCA FC Oswestry Town v Prestwich Heys Holker Old Boys v Ashton Town Sandbach United v Cheadle Town Silsden v Widnes St Helens Town v AFC Blackpool

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