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Talk of the Town Good evening and welcome to the Arcoframe Stadium for this Hallmark Security League, First Division North contest against Prestwich Heys. May I open by welcoming our visitors, I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game.
We’ve had a bit of a road trip since we were last here at Ruskin Drive just under a fortnight ago as we hosted Cheadle Town in the Macron Cup First Round the visitors came into the game on a poor run of form and we settled their early nerves when we gifted them a soft goal after 10 minutes. A poor first half showing was compounded in added on time at the end of the half when the visitors added a second which effectively sent the hosts out of the competition. We then took the short but daunting trip to Prescot to take on Cable who are flying high in the upper reaches of the Evo-Stik League, Division One West. The opening stages saw the hosts create the better chances but they found Carl Williams in fine form in the Town goal and it was Town who took the lead with a well worked goal. U18 team skipper Alex Moffitt making his starting debut for the first team worked the ball from the middle of the park to the left wing where he found Neil Weaver and his pin-point pass evaded two home defenders finding Andy Presho who fired home. The second half saw the hosts level five minutes after the restart but save for an injury to the referee which saw a stoppage and a re-jig off the officiating crew there wasn’t much excitement produced by the sides before the 83rd minute when the hosts took the lead for the first time. Town should
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have levelled in added on time, of which there were double figures when Danny Green was found by another excellent ball from Weaver and with just the keeper to beat he couldn’t lift his shot enough to beat the home stopper. Salt was rubbed in the open wounds when in the 12th minute of added on time the wind which had been getting stronger during the second period caught a long ball and carried it beyond the lead of Danny Lomax and into the path of a home marksman who made it 3-1 and put a flattering tinge on the scoreline and end Town’s involvement in cup competitions for the season.
We then moved onto a new ground as we took on League newcomers Longridge Town, the Nouveau Riche/Galacticos of the North West Counties League, Division One North if the rumours are to be believed and they certainly have some players with experience at much higher levels than Step 6 in their squad. The hosts came into the game top of the table and with 20 minutes on the clock Town were 2-0 down and envisaging a long afternoon. Hope was briefly restored when Andy Presho netted his 6th goal of the season from right wing/full back but five minutes later the hosts restored their two goal advantage and went on to add a further brace after the break to secure a 5-1 success. Attentions turn to this evenings contest which is a quick reverse of the fixture at Aide Moran Park which took place just over three weeks ago. On that evening after a goalless first half the hosts took a two goal lead only to be pegged back by goals from Lewis Cain & Dom Whelan for a share of the spoils. Since then Heys have advanced in the FA Vase and secured wins at home to Atherton LR & Chadderton in between which they dispatched Premier Division Whitchurch Alport in the Macron Cup before being downed 3-0 at Lower Breck on Saturday. Both sides will be looking to bounce back from their respective defeats on Saturday this evening and get back to winning ways as soon as possible. Let’s get behind Town this evening and hopefully cheer them on to victory. Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller
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Club Information Honorary Life President: Alan Wellens Vice Presidents: Jim Barrett, Steve Ball and David Watkins Chairman: Glyn Jones Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695) Hospitality: Margaret Wood and Paul Wood Other Committee: Andy Langley, John McKiernan Kieran Ford, Ray Burns, David O’Keefe 1st Team Manager: Lee Jenkinson 1st Team Assistant Manager Nick Robinson 1st Team Physiotherapist Phil Fisher
Reserve Team Manager: David Platt U21s Team Managers: Jay Campbell and Joe McCann U18s Team Manager: Graham Arkle U18s Team Assistant Manager: Ste Burrows Sunday Team Manager: David Platt Snr / Jeff Voller
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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Jenko’s Notes Good evening and welcome to Ruskin Sports Village for tonight's clash with Prestwich Heys. May I welcome the committee, players and supporters of the club and wish them an enjoyable stay in St Helens and a safe trip back to Manchester. Prestwich in my eyes are one of the best teams in the league who play some tremendous attacking football which is a credit to their joint managers Jon and Ryan the latter who I have got to know well over the last few years when we were both running under 21 sides with Ryan running a very successful Irlam side. Needless to say I'm expecting a very tough game. A couple of games to report on firstly, a very tough away fixture in the Liverpool Senior Cup game against holders Prescot Cables; a game in which we went in as complete underdogs and one in which Prescot showed us great respect by playing a full first team squad. I looked at the game as an opportunity to give some lads some much needed game time and we included 16 year old Jacob Mangan and 17 year old Alex Moffitt in the starting line-up. The game started as we expected with Prescot having all the ball with us trying to break play up and get them on the counter which worked and we went in 1-0 up at half time. The second half both sides created chances but Prescot took theirs and won 3-1 a game which could have easily gone into penalties after we missed a great one on one chance in the last seconds of the game. It was a very pleasing performance for me as manager and shows we are not a million miles away.... or so I thought. That brings me to our most recent game which was away at Longridge who everyone is talking about especially their rumoured budget and playing resources. It was something that really did not bother me because after the Prescot game I was full of confidence with the side. How wrong could I have been; it was probably one of the worst performances I've seen from the team - a very flat lacklustre display in which I feeling we had a squad of girls in skirts playing against men and it showed with the score line of 5-1. So are Longridge a top side? The league table doesn’t lie but I really don't know because we failed to turn up and offered little in the game. I'm expecting a big, big response tonight. On the injury front Anthony Whelan is out for at least another two weeks with an ankle injury picked up at Prescot. He’s a player who will be missed and who has put in some solid performances since his return to the club. James Duke came off on Saturday with an ankle injury but trained well on Tuesday evening so should be fine for tonight Thank you for your support and enjoy the game . . . Jenko
In Town Today The origins of Prestwich Heys A.F.C. can be traced back to February 9th, 1938 when a meeting was called at the Music Room of the Heys Road Boys School at which Elgar Lumsden put forward the idea of forming an Old Boys Association. Attending that first meeting were Messer’s Bridge, Stott, Foster, Taplin and Alan Proctor Bell, who was to become a central figure in the Club's history and whose progress he was to report on in the Prestwich Guide under the guise of 'Touchliner'. Despite the onset of the Second World War a year later, the Association flourished under the Chairmanship of Bell, who also acted as Secretary of the football arm, known as Heys Old Boys AFC and was acknowledged as one of the region's best. The team went on to win its first honours in 1943 in the Prestwich and Whitefield League with the Woodward Shield - a success which was repeated for the next three seasons. The team gradually progressed through the Bury Amateur League and in to the South East Lancashire League claiming Championships in 1960, 1961 and 1964. Under the guidance of Peter Gilmour in the sixties, Heys won the prestigious Lancashire Amateur Cup in 1967 followed by the one and only Lancashire Combination Grand Slam in the 1970/71 season with Heys bringing all four trophies available back to Grimshaws. The club also changed its name in 1964 to Prestwich Heys AFC, an acknowledgement of the fame achieved by the club as they proved one of the nation’s top amateur clubs. Thousands flocked to see Heys play, and beat, the likes of Sutton United, Ferryhill Athletic, Finchley and Highgate United in the FA Amateur Cup with the clubs best run taking Heys to the last 16. The victory over Sutton United in 1969 ranks as one of Heys most famous moments, attracting nationwide coverage, coming a week before their opponents were due to meet Leeds United in the FA Cup.
These were heady days but with the seventies came the onslaught of professionalism and the club struggled to maintain its winning ways. After claiming the Manchester Amateur Cup in 1972, the trophy cabinet remained bare as Heys negotiated the gradual restructuring of semi-professional football, moving from the Cheshire County League in to the newly formed North West Counties League in 1982. Ground grading problems saw the club drop in to the Manchester Football League in 1986 but the club went on to gain its first trophy for over a decade when the First Division title was claimed in 1988.
1991 saw Heys relocate from their Grimshaws home on Heys Road for a new base at Sandgate Road, just over the border in Whitefield. After relegation in 1996, the club bounced back with the Manchester League double of First Division Championship and Murray Shield built on the back of a record 19 league wins from the start of the season. After finishing runners-up to champions Royton Town in the 2003/04 season, the 2004/05 season saw Heys finally take the major prize of their first Manchester League Premier Division title. They followed this up by retaining their crown the following season with a 2-0 victory in their penultimate game of the season at Hindsford. In 2006/07, Heys made it a hat-trick of Premier Division titles and also lifted the Goldline Trophy after defeating Charnock Richard on penalties at the Reebok Stadium. However, on the eve of the 2007-08 season tragedy struck when Chairman and Manager Adie Moran died whilst on holiday in Sri Lanka at the age of 43. It stunned the football community and left Heys reeling. Indeed, the following four years were marked by decline and successive relegation battles before, in 2011, Heys turned to former player Jon Lyons, who had played under Moran to resurrect their fortunes. Bottom of the table they collected 25 points from the last fifteen games to again stave off relegation. Heys continued to make steady progress reestablishing themselves amongst the area’s leading clubs culminating in a glorious record breaking 2015-16 season. At a club with an illustrious history the clubhouse at Adie Moran Park is adorned with the names and faces of
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long time, it looked as if promotion was possible but a crippling fixture list and mounting injuries saw Jon Lyons side ultimately finish eighth. However, more silverware was to arrive at the club as the Reserves won the Manchester League 1st Division title at the first time of asking, their third league triumph in a row. Winning the League by six points this was quite an achievement playing against the 1st teams of other clubs. Promotion also followed to the Premier Division - won by the 1st team but two years ago.
legends of Heys past. However, the class of 2016 now proudly sit alongside those greats after delivering the most successful season in the club’s history. A first team treble and Reserve team double brought five trophies to the club, capped by achieving the long-held dream of a return to the North West Counties League after a 30year absence. Heys won the Manchester League Premier Division by 13 points. More glory followed. The Bolton Hospital Cup was secured with a 1-0 at the Macron Stadium over Atherton Collieries. Then, despite a weary performance, the League and Cup double was secured with a 1-0 win over Manchester Gregorians in the Gilgryst Cup Final.
2017-18 however saw the club win their first ever honour at semi-professional level as the LWC Drinks 1st Division Cup was won with a thrilling 2-1 win over Cammell Laird in the Final. A stunning 91st minute goal by John Main was to prove decisive. This compensated for the main aim of promotion being narrowly missed. Heys came third in the table with 91 points and having finished top scorers with 124 goals. Defeat in the play-off semi-final to Cammell Laird ended their hopes of making the step up. However, the season marked further forward progress, something Heys will look to build on in 2018-19.
It was an example of the resolve that ran though the squad throughout the season. For all the plaudits for their football, they scored 91 goals in the League, Heys had an underlying grit. They conceded only 29 goals in 30 league games and kept a club record for consecutive clean sheets when their goal was not breached in their last seven matches. The 2016-17 season saw Heys take their place in the North West Counties League years. For a
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D 9 8 7 6 7 4 4 4 3 4
L 13 14 15 16 11 9 11 3 17 9
F 66 48 51 45 54 72 65 91 87 124
A 67 58 68 66 54 50 39 29 62 50
GD -1 -10 -17 -21 0 22 26 62 25 74
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Oh woe is us Apparently It was interesting this week to read some of the fallout from the collapse of the deal (or no deal) from Shahid Khan to buy Wembley Stadium for £600m. The collapse of the deal is apparently “another nail in the coffin of grassroots football”, “the death knell of Park and Sunday League football as we know it” and “a travesty for the national game”. Is it really? Let’s be Frank, six months ago none of us knew of the offer, the game was still being played and whilst funding will always be an issue, the culture of self-existence and survival of the fittest when it comes to non-league football, amateur football, Sunday League and Youth Football was, and is, still there. Even this week’s Non-League Paper programme article that goes out is reflective of the outcome of the collapse of it. It’s a bit of a Bullseye moment, “Have a look at what you could’ve won” as Jim Bowen used to say. Those of you under 40 may need to google Bullseye these days which is another sign of my advancing years! But it is true though, had the game not have had £600m dangled in front of its eyes we would be none the wiser and we would still be plodding in as we always do with our Sportmans Dinners, Last Man Standing comps, Bonus ball numbers, subs, 50-50’s, raffles and everything else that non league clubs do to trickle in what money we can to keep us ticking over.
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It’s what we do isn’t it, survival first and develop when we can. In a week where Dulwich Hamlet’s long fought battle with developers was won, albeit with a little help from some high profile friends and a Council who were on the ball, it shows what can be achieved when a group of people band together in this sport of ours. It’s all about priorities, the club Secretary at NWCFL side Irlam, Warren Dodd was bemoaning in his clubs programme notes this same week about clubs with only visions of promotions spending money on other sides players rather than building up a club. He is spot on, a club is a society, a collective of people, a representative of an area and a place where like-minded folk can get together every now and again to watch the footy, have a drink with casual acquaintances and discuss the issues of the day. Personally I don’t need Wembley to be sold to be doing the same thing next week? I personally don’t care who owns it, provided I can get to non-league day every May and an occasional over-priced concert every blue moon, it doesn’t really bother me too much. I also doubt how far down the money from any sale would have trickled anyway. The FA would still need to pay rent and Grassroots Football starts from the Championship down, so odds are we wouldn’t see too much of it. I for one haven’t shed any tears over the collapse of a deal, the media are clearly distraught over it but what we didn’t have, we won’t miss in my opinion. We do what we do to survive as a club and in a League environment and we are what we are for it. Gary Langley
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Photographs: Action from Town Reserves v Woodstreet in the Northern Cup (4-4, Woodstreet won on penalties.
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Opposition Report Liverpool Senior Cup Preliminary Round Tuesday 23rd October 2018 Prescot Cables 3-1 St Helens Town Having won this competition for two seasons in a row and made three consecutive final appearances, Prescot Cables went into their first match of the campaign at home to St Helens Town with much expectation on their shoulders. Only a win would do in a match where a draw would mean penalties. The game began with a series of chances from both sides, Matthew Hamilton went close with two attempts on goal in the opening ten minutes and James Edgar saw a shot excellently saved four minutes later. However, it was St Helens who opened the scoring when they got in behind the Cables defence and found a pass to Andrew Presho, his fierce shot beating goalkeeper Kyle Haslam and finding the top corner. Cables regrouped and looked for a way back into the game but were denied in agonising fashion when Louis Coyne fired wide from six yards. The home side drew level early in the second half. Cables earned a free kick on the right wing. Valter Fernandes crossed a long ball into the box which met the head of captain Lloyd Dean. He nodded it low to the goalkeepers right and found the back of the net to level the score in the 50th minute.
Cables threatened again two minutes later as Reece Fishwick smashed a long shot off the woodwork and an ambitious effort from Jordan Wynne sailed just wide. The momentum was stunted in the 66th minute as a match official was injured and a call was made in the ground for any qualified official to make themselves known. Fortunately, a replacement was on hand and the game was shortly resumed with Chris
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Almond brought on to replace Valter Fernandes. After a period of back and forth play with no clear chances the game was shaken up by some more substitutions in the 70th minute. Josh Klein-Davies and Michael Monaghan were introduced, replacing goalscorer Lloyd Dean and midfielder Jordan Wynne. The changes were rewarded in the 83rd minute as a cross from Jordan Southworth into the box caused confusion amongst defenders. After a brief battle for possession, Almond was granted a view of goal and made no mistake when he drove the ball into the roof of the net from short range to book Cables a place in the next round of the competition. St Helens responded with their own substitution and after shots from Edgar and Klein-Davies threatened to kill the tie, the visitors were galvanised for a new push to equalise when the official indicated that an additional ten minutes would be played at the end of the match. They nearly got that equaliser in the sixth added minute when Kyle Haslam was forced into making a fantastic save to prevent the game going to penalties. As the clock ran down, Cables punished the St Helens high line when a huge kick from Haslam’s hands met a run from Klein-Davies in the final third. He brought the ball under control and slotted it low to the goalkeepers left to end the game at 3-1 in the 102nd minute of play. The attendance was 345 which is fantastic for a midweek cup game. The day’s Roanza Truck and Van Man of the Match was Reece Fishwick who ran himself into the ground and disrupted the St Helens midfield at every opportunity. Gareth Coates, Prescot Cables AFC
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How can You help? It can be very difficult to see someone who you care about becoming unwell, but you don’t need to be an expert on mental health to offer support. Often small, everyday actions can make the biggest difference. Show your support If you know someone has been unwell, don’t be afraid to ask how they are. They might want to talk about it, or they might not. But just letting them know they don’t have to avoid the issue with you is important.
family member's life. Most people don’t want to be defined by their mental health problem, so keep talking about the things you've always talked about together. "For me, it is good to have them there to talk to me about other things, and take my mind off negative thoughts." Show trust and respect Trust and respect between you and your friend or family member are very important – they help to rebuild and maintain a sense of self-esteem, which a mental health problem can seriously damage. This can also help you to cope a bit better if you can see your support having a positive impact on the person you care about.
Spending time with your loved one lets them know you care, and can help you understand what they’re going through.
Look after yourself Supporting someone else can sometimes be stressful. Making sure that you look after your own wellbeing can mean that you have the energy, time and distance you need to be able to help. For example:
"Sometimes all you need is a hug and for someone to tell you that you're going to get there."
Set boundaries and don't take too much on. If you become unwell yourself you won't be able to offer as much support.
Ask how you can help Everyone will want support at different times and in different ways, so ask how you can help. It might be useful to help keep track of medication, or give support at a doctor’s appointment. If your friend wants to get more exercise, you could do this together, or if your partner is affected by lack of sleep, you could help them get into a regular sleeping pattern.
Share your caring role with others, if you can. It's often easier to support someone if you're not doing it alone.
Be open-minded Phrases like 'cheer up’, ‘I’m sure it’ll pass’ and ‘pull yourself together’ definitely don’t help. Try to be non-judgemental and listen. Someone experiencing a mental health problem often knows best what's helpful for them.
Get support You may be entitled to social care support from your Local Authority to help you care for your friend or family member.
"Leave out the 'cheer up' comments, they don't help and force my low moods lower as my condition is being made a joke of."
Don’t just talk about mental health Keep in mind that having a mental health problem is just one aspect of your friend or
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Talk to someone about how you’re feeling. You may want to be careful about how much information you share about the person you’re supporting, but talking about your own feelings with someone you trust can help you feel supported too.
You can contact them directly and ask for a carers assessment or you can call St.Helens Mind for information on 01744 647089 or email admin@sthelensmind.org.uk.
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How do we Compare? St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home L W L D W Away L L L D L Collated L D W L L
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St Helens Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 8 Goal Scored 0 Loss 0
Prestwich Heys games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 1 Goal Scored 1 Loss 0
No score draw
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No score draw
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Score draw Win
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Score draw Win
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Home League Away League Home Cup Away Cup Neutral Cup Collated
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W 6 2 0 1 0 9
at St Helens Town NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1
Previous Meetings 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
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NWC-PD 2014-15 MANC-P NWC-D1 2015-16 MANC-P 01/09; 2-2 2016-17 30/12; 0-3 23/09; 0-2 2017-18 22/03; 0-4 01/11/2018 2018-19 09/10; 2-2 St Helens Town Scores First Games Played 5 St Helens Town Wins 0 Draws 2 Prestwich Heys Wins 3 St Helens Town Goals 4 Prestwich Heys Goals 13
Previous Meetings D L 1 1 3 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 5 9
Percentage Town Wins F 22 10 3 2 0 37
A 11 17 5 7 0 40
0.00 GD 11 -7 -2 -5 0 -3
Win % 75.00 22.22 0.00 33.33 0.00 39.13
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Photographs: Town’s 0-2 Hallmark Security League Macron Cup defeat at home to Cheadle Town recently.
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No More Knives Following the launch of the Real Men Don’t Carry Knives programme, the group who will be educating the public have decided to create a first aid training programme to teach people what to do if put in a situation where someone may have been affected by an incident of knife crime. The first aid classes are to be Lifesaving First Aid sessions which deal with injuries that are more associated with the real injuries that come with a lifestyle of drugs and alcohol such as overdose, stabbing, head injuries and being knocked over. Alan Walsh from the RMDCK’s campaign brought that campaign to over five thousand kids in the area this year and each one of them now has access to the Lifesaving First Aid course also. They intend to continue to do all the schools in the area so that all kids have the awareness training.
Since January 2018, two students have been killed by knife crime and this has led to Employability Solutions joining forces with Real Men Don’t Carry Knives to form a movement called Platform for Change. They want to create a safe space where the local community pool their ideas, talents and resources to change the outcomes for the most vulnerable young people in the community.
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The Platform for Change is looking to raise funds to help raise awareness and change people’s attitudes towards the subject of knife crime. They plan to run diversionary/ positive activities in the local community and are looking for local businesses and the community to get involved to pool assets. They want to provide somewhere to go in the community with something to do and someone to talk to. They plan to create hubs around the city and as RMDCK is strong in the North of the city and Employability Solutions is in the South, they are working across the city together, working for kids to overcome barriers by using youth work to hook kids in to learning who are presently disengaged. The vision being that by day they are at school and by night in a safe hub. The First Aid classes are a legacy to leave the kids with skills and the knowledge and attitude to change and realise that crime is not the way forward. The First Aid classes have been delivered in association with the Red Cross for over eleven years. If you’d like more information on the Real Men Don’t Carry Knives and Platform 4 Change Programme or would like to get involved, please follow them on Facebook ~ Real Men Don’t Carry Knives ~ #Platform4Change @empsolneet Ashish Prabhu
2018-19 Fixtures, Facts and Fig Date Opponents Sat 04/08/2018 Lower Breck ATHERTON LR Thur 09/08/2018 Sat 11/08/2018 Bacup Borough AFC DARWEN Sat 18/08/2018 Tue 21/08/2018 AFC Blackpool Mon 27/08/2018 Chadderton Sat 01/09/2018 Ashton Town Sat 08/09/2018 AFC Liverpool Sat 25/08/2018 CLEATOR MOOR CELTIC HOLKER OLD BOYS Sat 22/09/2018 STEETON Sat 29/09/2018 AFC LIVERPOOL Thurs 04/10/2018 Sat 06/10/2018 Cheadle Heath Nomads Tue 09/10/2018 Prestwich Heys DAISY HILL Sat 13/10/2018 CHEADLE TOWN Sat 20/10/2018 Tue 2310/2018 Prescot Cables Sat 27/10/2018 Longridge Town PRESTWICH HEYS Thur 1/11/2018 Sat 10/11/2018 Steeton CARLISLE CITY Sat 17/11/2018 Sat 24/11/2018 Daisy Hill Wed 28/11/2018 Avro SHELLEY Sat 01/12/2018 Sat 08/12/2018 Atherton LR BACUP BOROUGH Sat 15/12/2018 Sat 22/12/2018 AFC Darwen Wed 26/12/2018 Ashton Town CHADDERTON Sat 29/12/2018 Sat 05/01/2019 Cleator Moor Celtic NELSON Sat 12/01/2019 AVRO Sat 19/01/2019 LOWER BRECK Sat 26/01/2019 Sat 02/02/2019 Shelley Sat 23/02/2019 Holker Old Boys AFC BLACKPOOL Sat 09/03/2019 LONGRIDGE TOWN Sat 16/03/2019 GARSTANG Sat 30/03/2019 Sat 13/04/2019 Garstang Sat 20/04/2019 Carlisle City ASHTON TOWN Mon 22/04/2019 Sat 27/04/2019 Nelson
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5 Webster Robinson Webster Robinson Webster Robinson Dodd Webster Robinson Whelan Webster Cliff D.Whelan Webster Cliff D.Whelan A.Whelan Rigby Webster D.Whelan H O’Connor Webster D.Whelan Robinson D.Whelan Lomax H O’Connor D.Whelan Lomax H O’Connor D.Whelan Lawrence Robinson1 Webster Lawrence H O’Connor D.Whelan1 Webster Robinson Webster D.Whelan H O’Connor D.Whelan Webster H O’Connor Lomax Mangan H O’Connor D.Whelan Webster
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gures 6 7 8 Lomax Smith Grimshaw Richards1 Lomax Smith Lomax Grimshaw Richards Furlong Richards Grimshaw Lomax Richards Furlong Lomax Richards Furlong Furlong Greene Richards A.Whelan Richards Grimshaw McHugh Richards Grimshaw1 Richards1 Grimshaw Smith Smith1 Richards McHugh Richards1 Lomax Smith A.Whelan Richards Smith A.Whelan Richards Lomax Lomax1 A.Whelan Smith Lawrence Duke Duke
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Diggle Diggle Diggle2 Diggle Diggle1 Diggle Diggle Weaver Diggle3 Diggle1 Diggle Weaver Weaver Cain1 Diggle Cain Diggle
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10 11 Greene Weaver Greene Weaver Weaver1 Greene Greene Weaver Greene Weaver Greene Weaver Weaver Edwards Greene Edwards D.Greene Edwards D.Greene2 Weaver1 D.Greene Weaver1 D.Greene Cain D.Greene McHugh D.Greene Smith D.Greene1 Grimshaw1 D.Greene Weaver Cain
12 Richards8 Edwards111 Edwards9 Whelan4 Grimshaw11 Grimshaw6 Rigby3 Weaver91 Diggle9 Edwards Lawrence3 Weaver91 Diggle11 Diggle10 Weaver10 Grimshaw Weaver9 Moffitt D.Greene2 Grimshaw Weaver10
14 Lawrence Grimshaw8 Whelan2 Lomax8 Cliff3 Edwards71 McHugh Furlong6 Smith6 McHugh7 Cain81 Robinson10 Lomax8 McHugh Lawrence Cain6 Diggle9 Robinson
15 16 Dobney Heron3 Dobney Potter McHugh6 Potter McHugh Potter9 McHugh6 Potter McHugh A.Whelan5 Grimshaw8 Smith McHugh Robinson8 Lomax Cain10 H O’Connor Lawrence8 Potter Moffitt7 A.Whelan McHugh6 D.Whelan H O’Connor3 Lawrence Grimshaw7 Duke6 Diggle9 Moffitt Duke D.Whelan Lawrence Lawrence6 Moffitt8
17 Moffitt7 Whelan4 Dobney Cliff Duke Potter Presho21 Smith C.Greene Cain 111 Taylor Webster Cain Cain91 Mangan Mangan11 Grimshaw11 Mangan
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The Football Family This is not the week for absurdist meandering. We all know what happened in Leicester on Sunday. Few of us reach adult maturity without having lost someone close to us. It is an overwhelming shock. It changes us, forever. The experience can only be more painful if the loss occurs due to a tragic accident. It must be shattering. Tragedies involving football clubs affect whole communities. Players, staff and supporters are joined by common experience and identity. They celebrate and mourn together. Though they cannot all know each other personally, they are a family. Aviation accidents seem to have a particularly powerful effect. Most of us know what it is to fly, and many of us know what it is to feel nervous about it. Perhaps our senses are heightened when our safety is in the hands of others. Aircraft have the power to make us seem super-human, takings us into the heavens, where the body alone can neither go nor survive; when something goes badly wrong we are reminded that we are not super-human and can never be. Teams have been lost in such accidents: Torino (1949), Manchester United (1958), Zambia (1993) and Chapecoense (2016). Each
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disaster also involved staff, journalists and others, just going about their business. Club leaders have been victims: Chelsea’s Matthew Harding was killed in a helicopter crash on the way home from a match in 1996, along with the pilot and three passengers. Everyone involved was someone’s son or daughter. They were husbands, wives, partners and parents, each unique and irreplaceable. In every case listed above, inter-club rivalries were laid aside. Communities came together to support those suffering most and to rebuild their clubs. Adversity brought out the best in people. That is what we are seeing again, in response to the crash last Sunday. It behoves us all to think of those directly affected, and to hold our loved ones more closely. Ste Lingard (@stelingard)
Match Report Macron League Cup 1st Round Saturday 20th October 2018 St Helens Town 0-2 Cheadle Town Town took a break from league action when engaging Cheadle Ton in the Macron League Cup at the Arcoframe Stadium but their interest in the competition ended at the first
hurdle. In a subdued game it was the visitors who went ahead on just ten minutes when Town ‘keeper Williams came for a free kick which he didn’t make and Webb rose to glance a header home.
Town were generally off key but did have a couple of determined runners in Diggle and Greene with the visiting ‘keeper Whiting making a fine save from the latter. The stand out player of the opening half was Cheadle’s Clooney and he tested Williams a couple of times before Town at last got some momentum going close to half time but repeatedly their passing went astray. They did however almost level on 43
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minutes but Diggle was denied at close range by Cheadle’s Harrison with a great block. Diggle did have the ball in the net with a thumping drive but a hotly disputed off side flag ruled out the strike and Town’s angst was compounded on half time when Clooney looked off side as he made it two-nil with a cool finish.
Town had to improve in the second half and indeed they did when Greene almost scored from a cross shot from the right which flashed
across the goal face. On the hour Williams saved well at Cooney’s feet from another high speed counter attack from the visitors. At the other end Whiting dealt very well with loping deflections which dropped beneath the crossbar. Alas, the break Town needed never came and despite their improved showing it was simply not going to be as they failed to score for only the second time this season. The club are holding a fundraising dinner on Sunday 25th November – guest speaker is ExManchester United’s Alex Stepney along with Comedian Charlie Hale. The evening takes place at the Cottage Tandoori, Rainford and tickets are £25 – contact John McKiernan on 07713 339 682 or Ian Duke on 07557 954 306 for more details. Jim Barrett
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Commercial Corner Good evening and a very warm welcome to the Arcoframe Stadium for this Hallmark Security League First Division North fixture against Prestwich Heys. Many thanks to tonight’s match sponsors Unite the Union, St Helens, our match ball sponsors The Boar’s Head and programme sponsors St Helens Mind your continued support is greatly appreciated. Last Saturday’s trip to Longridge proved to be a sobering event all round. On the pitch we failed to turn up and our high flying hosts maintained their lead at the top of the league. There’s been plenty said about the budgets of various teams across the North and South Divisions and it’s easy to be critical. In reality if we had the money we’d probably do the same as we know it’s one of the ways to ensure a team can compete at the right end of the table. Longridge joined the Hallmark Security League this season and are looking to make quick progress with a squad including a plethora of players who have played at a higher level. While only the club knows what their player expenditure is (and it is only their business) it doesn’t stop speculation. It was good to see development off the pitch
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- it’s a nice set-up at Longridge and plans to make further improvements was good to see. Football club finance is not a level playing field and the lack of parity across every division in every league across the country is the reality. Clubs’ like Town have to do the best with the resources we have and avoid our ‘envy’ of the cash rich clubs becoming criticism. I have said it many times before we are reliant on supporters through the turnstile, sponsorship and other fundraising activities. If you have any ideas for supporting the club and increasing revenue please get in touch. The cold weather made an appearance last weekend so grab your Town bob hats which are available on the turnstile just £6.
We are always on the look out for volunteers - maybe you can write a programme article, sell a few raffle tickets on match day or take a few match posters for your local shops/pubs.. Don’t forget we still have tickets available for our fundraising dinner later this month please see me at today’s game for more details. Enjoy the game John McKiernan 07713 339 682
League News All looking up for Alport One of the form teams in the Premier Division at the moment are Whitchurch Alport, who extended their unbeaten league run to eight games with a 3-2 win over Charnock Richard at Yockings Park on Saturday. In manager Luke Goddard's 100th game in charge, two late goals from Arron Johns sealed the points for Alport and cemented their position as one of the form teams in the division at the moment. The run of form that saw five defeats in six games in late August and early September is very much a distant memory now, and from a comfortable 7th place position, the foundations are very much place for Alport to push on further. Ashley's back in the groove One player who made an immediate impact on his return to familiar territory is Daisy Hill's Ashley Stott. After a high scoring first spell a couple of seasons ago, Ashley returned to New Sirs just over a week ago, and in the three games since then, has scored all six of Daisy Hill's goals, including both in the club's 2-0 win over Garstang on Saturday, their first league
win of the season. With points desperately needed to move clear of the First Division North relegation zone, everyone at New Sirs will be hoping that Ashley can keep up the good work to help propel the team up the table.
Town shining brightly It was a notable week for Wythenshawe Town, with the floodlights at Erictsan Park used in a night match for the first time on Thursday night, when Town beat Stockport Town 2-1. The week was rounded off nicely on Saturday with another victory on home soil, 3-1 against Vauxhall Motors that moved them up the table into sixth place, just six points behind leaders Rylands. With progress being made on and off the field, the future looks bright for Town.
Six of the best from Chadderton With seven defeats in the last nine games, and no home league wins since early September, Chadderton's 6-1 win over Cleator Moor Celtic turned the form book upside down. It was all the more impressive given that Celtic came into the game on the back of two good wins, against Winsford United in the Macron Cup and away to Steeton in midweek. Now, with the biggest win of the season under their belts, manager David Fish will be looking for more of the same in the coming weeks. A good day's work for Jay On the field this season, Jay Hart of Longridge Town has played a key role in his
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side's ascent to the top of the table, scoring 13 goals in 17 games so far this season. However, although he was injured on Saturday and unable to play in Town's 5-1 win over St Helens Town, the striker still turned in a good shift at the Mike Riding Ground, by selling two football cards to raise funds before serving a stint behind the bar. In an era where a player's loyalty to a club can often be questioned, Jay's efforts on Saturday on behalf of his club are refreshing to hear about, and were clearly much appreciated by everyone at Town, with the club's Twitter feed putting out the message: "Some lads are suited to play for a Club, this lad is one of them". League Landmarks Tuesday 23rd October 2018 Irlam's 1-0 win at West Didsbury & Chorlton was their 150th League win. Saturday 27th October 2018 Padiham's third goal in the 5-1 win over Hanley Town, scored by Thomas Hulme, was the Storks' 1600th League goal. The second goal for New Mills in the 2-2 draw at Sandbach United, scored by Adam Farrand, was the Millers' 750th League goal. Charnock Richard's opening goal in the 3-2 defeat at Whitchurch Alport, scored by Jacob Higham, was Charnock’s 250th League goal. A number of clubs have been removed from both the Macron Challenge Cup and the First Division Challenge Cup for playing ineligible players in the previous round. As result, their opponents have been reinstated. Details are as follows:
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Macron Challenge Cup Second Round Saturday 10th November 2018 Ashton Town, FC Oswestry Town, Padiham and Shelley have been removed from the Competition due to playing ineligible players. Therefore, Stone Dominoes and West Didsbury & Chorlton have been reinstated and Abbey Hulton United receive a bye. The revised draw is as follows: 1874 Northwich v AFC Blackpool Abbey Hey v Atherton LR Avro v Wythenshawe Town Barnoldswick Town v Wythenshawe Ams Burscough v Sandbach United Cammell Laird 1907 v Lower Breck Cheadle Town v Bootle City of Liverpool v Squires Gate Eccleshall v West Didsbury & Chorlton Maine Road v Nelson Northwich Victoria v Runcorn Town Prestwich Heys v Cleator Moor Celtic Rylands v Cheadle Heath Nomads Stockport Town v Garstang Stone Dominoes v Congleton Town Abbey Hulton United - Bye First Division Challenge Cup Third Round - 24th November 2018 FC Oswestry Town have been removed from the Competition due to playing an ineligible player. Therefore, Maine Road are reinstated. The revised draw is as follows: AFC Blackpool v Ellesmere Rangers Alsager Town v Sandbach United Bacup Borough v Barnton Carlisle City v Eccleshall Maine Road v Garstang Rylands v Avro Vauxhall Motors v AFC Liverpool Wythenshawe Ams v Cheadle Heath N
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Photographs: Town’s 5-1 Hallmark Security League First Division North defeat away at Longridge Town last Saturday.
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Half Time Quiz
longest winning start to a Premier League season having won their first nine matches in the 2005/6 season? Q11. What percentage of goals during the 2018 World Cup were scored for set pieces, 23%, 33% or 43%?
Q1. Which three English players scored Premier League hat-tricks last season?
Q12. Who is the top scoring Italian in Premier League history having netted 66 times?
Q2. Which team have Everton lost to the most times in the Premier League?
Q13. Who is the only Jamaican international to have won the Premier League?
Q3. Who scored England’s only penalty in the shoot-out loss against Portugal in the 2006 World Cup?
Q14. Which national league who’s team wasn’t represented at the World Cup Finals supplied the most player to the national teams in Russia in the summer?
Q4. Who is the only player from Finland to have scored a Premier League hattrick? Q5. Which current Premier League player scored a hat-trick at the 2014 World Cup Finals?
Q15. Which team have Liverpool lost to the most times in the Premier League?
Q6. Who was man of the match in the 2001 UEFA Cup Final for Liverpool? Q7. Who was the first German to win the Premier League?
Q9. Who is England’s most capped full international having made 125 appearances?
Q10. Which team holds the record for the
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Answers: 1) Harry Kane, Callum Wilson & Wayne Rooney 2) Manchester United (34) 3) Owen Hargreaves 4) Mikael Forsell 5) Xherdan Shaqiri 6) Gary McAllister 7) Jens Lehmann 8) Diego Forlan 9) Peter Shilton 10) Chelsea 11) 43% 12) Paolo Di Canio 13) Wes Morgan 14) Italy (58) 15) Manchester United (27)
Q8. Which former Manchester United player was awarded Player of the Tournament in South Africa 2010?
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St Helens 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 2017-18 NWYA U18s President’s Cup Winners
Record Attendances: 3012 at Hoghton Road v Burscough (1948) 8000 at Hoghton Road v Man City (1950) 1723 at Knowsley Road v FC United of 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, 2017-18 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, 2017-18 5th
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)
84 Andy Gillespie
36 Albert Leadbetter 1950/51
300 Jackie Cooke (1 estimated)
83 Harry McCann
35 Arthur Tyrer 1957/58
287 Gary Laird
81 Ray Fairweather
34 Lee Cooper 2001/02
280 Kevin Grice (147 estimated)
72 Arthur Tyrer
33 Ronnie Rigby 1952/53
278 Jimmy Woodyer (67 estimated)
68 Phil Stainton
32 Harry McCann 1950/51
276 Iain Dyson
63 Mervyn Bull
31 Terry Garner 1950/51
272 Ray Fairweather (3 estimated) 265 Larry Redmond (134 estimated)
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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 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.
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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 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
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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. Former club captain Andy Gillespie won the NW Counties’ golden boot with 34 goals in the 2015/16 season and netted another 24 times the following
season, whilst last time out, Shaun Brady only just missed out on the player-of-theseason award in the First Division. Town moved from Hoghton Road in 2000 and ground-shared with Saints Rugby League club pending an intended move to their new stadium, which took many years longer than anticipated and finally moved out of Knowsley Road when it closed in September 2010. Plans for the move were shelved following a disagreement and Town went on a nomadic existence, playing out of town at Ashton Town, Ashton Athletic, Prescot Cables and odd games at Atherton Collieries, before St. Helens Council redeveloped the Ruskin Drive multisports complex and St. Helens Town moved back home there in August 2017, playing on an artificial 3G surface. This season sees Town in their fourth season at Step 6, this time in the newlyformed Hallmark Securities League First Division North, aiming to put behind themselves three seasons of inconsistent performances and regain their Step 5 status under highly ambitious manager Lee Jenkinson and his assistant Nick Robinson.
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Man of the Match News August 04 Lower Breck 09 Atherton LR 11 Bacup Borough 18 AFC Darwen 21 AFC Blackpool 27 Chadderton
Man of the Match Carl Williams Andy Presho Carl Williams Neil Weaver Mick Furlong Liam Diggle
September FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round 01 Ashton Town 08 AFC Liverpool Andy Webster 15 Cleator Moor Celtic Andy Presho 22 Holker Old Boys Liam Diggle 29 Steeton Neil Weaver
15 22 26 29
Bacup Borough AFC Darwen Ashton Town Chadderton
January 05 Cleator Moor Celtic 12 Nelson 19 Avro 26 Lower Breck
Neil Weaver MoM v AFC Liverpool
October 04 AFC Liverpool Neil Weaver First Division Cup 2nd Round 06 Cheadle HN Danny Greene 09 Prestwich Heys Danny Lomax 13 Daisy Hill Lewis Cain Macron Cup 1st Round 20 Cheadle Town 27 Longridge Town Andy Webster November 01 Prestwich Heys 10 Steeton 17 Carlisle City 24 Nelson 28 Avro December 01 Shelley 08 Atherton LR
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Lewis Cain MoM v Daisy Hill
League News Charnock Richard striker Carl Grimshaw (pictured) struck his 400th goal for the club in Saturday's defeat at Whitchurch Alport. It's the latest milestone in an amazing run of goalscoring form that has established Carl as one of the most potent strikers at this level of football anywhere in the country. Club Secretary Dave Rowland has penned the following review of Carl's career at the club. At the start of the 2009-10 campaign Carl Grimshaw was recruited from West Lancashire League side Eagley where he had been a regular goalscorer for several seasons. Carl scored on his Charnock Richard debut at Mossie Park in the Goldline Trophy on the 21st July 2009 against Manchester League side Hindsford. Little did anyone realise at the time that this would be the start of a goal scoring journey that would see the Chorley born player go on to knock in a further 399 goals for his beloved Charnock Richard in just over nine remarkable years from July 2009 to October 2018. When he finished off a cross from the left by Jake Higham in typical Fashion against Whitchurch Alport in the Premier Division game at Yokings Park on Saturday 27th October 2018, it was his 12th goal of the campaign and more significantly, it was Carl’s 400th strike for Charnock Richard from 352 competitive games for the club. It is without doubt a most remarkable achievement at any level of the game.
Along the way, Carl has collected no less than four West Lancashire League Premier Division championship winners’ medals with the Mossie Park side as
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well as two runners up medals. He also collected three Richardson Cup winners’ medals, and also a North West Counties League Division 1 runners up medal, two Lancashire FA Amateur Shield winners medals and a finalist medal, and an Association of Northern Counties Senior Cup winners medal. He won the Golden Boot award in Charnock Richard’s last season in the West Lancashire League, scoring 42 times and followed this up with the North West Counties League Division 1 award in 2016-17 with 45 goals.
The season after, he went one better, winning the Premier Division’s leading marksman award with 51 goals; a remarkable 96 goals in his first two seasons in the Step 5 & 6 competition.
Danny Greene
Alex Moffitt
Lewis Cain
Jamie Casson
James Duke
Andy Presho
Hal McHugh
Matty Smith
Sean Richards
Danny Lomax
Andy Webster
Jesse Robinson
Neil Weaver
Tom Grimshaw
Luke Edwards
Carl Williams
Liam Diggle
Paul Cliff
Tom Potter
Scott Lawrence
Liam Dodd
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Dom Whelan
Alex Hope-O’Connor
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History Archive Managerial Merry-go-round with three managers in two weeks . . . The summer of 2012 proved to be an unusual one for Town who had parted company with Jimmy McBride at the end of the previous season and undertaken an extensive recruitment process which saw former Flixton boss Lloyd Morrison accept the Town hot-seat.
Secretary Jeff Voller informing me that Gary had stepped down! I accessed the email Gary had sent and had a conversation with him and I fully understand his reasons. “Gary had simply allowed his heart to rule his head when accepting the manager’s role and after a busy week juggling work, football activities and a young family he felt he had no option but to step down.
Unfortunately a disagreement regarding where the club’s summer training should be based saw Morrison step down after just five days ‘in charge’.
“Despite the obvious disappointment and the fact that this left the club in an embarrassing and precarious situation it was difficult to fault Gary. Maybe my desire to act quickly to restore order to the club after the departure of Lloyd Morrison days earlier had forced the club and Gary into hasty partnership. There were certainly no hard feelings and I understand that Gary has already spoken with Ian regarding players, training and fixtures.
The club acted swiftly and appointed former player and manager Gary Bickerstaffe but he too had second thoughts and just a few days later indicated his intention not to take up the role.
“Hopefully it’s now time to put the past couple of weeks behind us and with Ian taking the managerial reins I am confident that we can now get on with the hard work of pre-season activities.”
Ian Granite eventually joined Town following success as manager of Wigan Robin Park Reserves who were crowned NWCFL Reserve Division Champions and the Wigan Cup winners courtesy of a 3-0 final victory over Ashton Athletic. Ian was joined by former Town player Stephen Edwards who became Assistant Manager. Town Chairman John McKiernan commented at the time on the club’s incredible tale of managerial mayhem. “Parting company with one manager after just five days after confirming his appointment was something you don’t really expect to happen and having then decided to approach Gary we were delighted when he accepted our offer. “I was about to set off for a week in the sun and spoke to Gary on the afternoon of my departure and everything looked to be back on track after a frantic couple of days. “Unfortunately less than a week later and while still abroad I received a text from club
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First Division North Table First Division North
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Thursday 1st November 2018 First Division North St Helens Town v Prestwich Heys Friday 2nd November 2018 The Buildbase FA Vase 2nd Round Vauxhall Motors v Runcorn Town
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D
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F
A
GD Pts
1
Longridge Town
16 13
2
1
68
20
48
41
2
Carlisle City
15 12
0
3
33
18
15
36
3
Avro
13
8
2
3
42
23
19
26
4
Shelley
15
7
4
4
26
22
4
25
5
Lower Breck
12
7
2
3
34
12
22
23
6
Cleator Moor Celtic
13
7
2
4
29
21
8
23
7
AFC Liverpool
13
7
2
4
36
31
5
23
8
Prestwich Heys
14
7
2
5
26
22
4
23
9
AFC Darwen
13
6
3
4
28
29
-1
21
10
Steeton
13
6
2
5
30
33
-3
20
11
AFC Blackpool
12
5
4
3
20
17
3
19
12
Bacup Borough
15
5
3
7
30
31
-1
18
13
Garstang
13
5
2
6
25
25
0
17
14
Ashton Town
14
5
2
7
21
33
-12
17
15
St Helens Town
14
4
4
6
36
32
4
16
16
Chadderton
16
4
2
10 31
41
-10
14
17
Nelson
13
3
3
7
15
23
-8
12
18
Daisy Hill
14
2
3
9
21
42
-21
9
19
Atherton LR
15
1
2
12 15
52
-37
5
20
Holker Old Boys
15
1
2
12 18
57
-39
5
Premier Division Ashton Athletic v Congleton Town Saturday 3rd November 2018 The Buildbase FA Vase 2nd Round Avro v Squires Gate Garstang v Sunderland RCA Irlam v Hemsworth Miners Welfare Newcastle Benfield v 1874 Northwich Prestwich Heys v Northwich Victoria Silsden v Bedlington Terriers Premier Division Barnoldswick T v West D & Chorlton Burscough v Charnock Richard City of Liverpool v Abbey Hey Hanley Town v Bootle Whitchurch A v Litherland REMYCA
First Division North AFC Blackpool v Shelley Ashton Town v Cleator Moor Celtic Atherton LR v Holker Old Boys Bacup Borough v Daisy Hill Chadderton v AFC Liverpool Lower Breck v AFC Darwen Nelson v Longridge Town Steeton v Carlisle City First Division South Alsager Town v Ellesmere Rangers Cammell Laird 1907 v Barnton Cheadle Town v Abbey Hulton United Eccleshall v Rylands FC Oswestry Town v Cheadle HN Maine Road v Sandbach United New Mills v Stone Old Alleynians Stone Dominoes v Wythenshawe T Wythenshawe Amateurs v St Martins Tuesday 6th November 2018 Premier Division Squires Gate v Winsford United Cheshire Senior Cup 1st Round Altrincham v Congleton Town Lancashire Challenge Trophy 2R Charnock Richard v Wythenshawe A Prestwich Heys v Bacup Borough Radcliffe v Padiham West D & Chorlton v Ashton Athletic Cumberland Senior Cup 2nd Round Carlisle City v Penrith First Division South Sandbach United v Vauxhall Motors St Martins v Cheadle Town
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League Tables Tables correct as at Wed 31/10/2018 W
D
L
F
1
Premier Division City of Liverpool
13 11
P
2
0
42 12 30 35
A GD Pts 1
2
Congleton Town
13 10
0
3
30 10 20 30
2
3
Runcorn Town
14 10
0
4
35 22 13 30
4
Bootle
15
7
4
4
30 18 12 25
5
Silsden
15
7
4
4
26 24
2
25
6
Barnoldswick Town
14
7
2
5
30 27
3
23
7
Charnock Richard
14
7
1
6
35 25 10 22
8
Whitchurch Alport
14
6
4
4
27 19
8
22
9
Padiham
14
7
1
6
31 29
2
22
10
Northwich Victoria
13
6
2
5
30 23
7
20
11
1874 Northwich
15
5
5
5
22 25 -3 20
12
Irlam
14
4
6
4
26 25
1 4
18
13
Squires Gate
13
5
2
6
22 18
17
14
Litherland REMYCA
13
4
4
5
22 25 -3 16
15
Burscough
13
5
1
7
25 31 -6 16
16
Ashton Athletic
14
4
3
7
14 19 -5 15
17
Hanley Town
14
4
2
8
19 33 -14 14
18
West Didsbury & Chorlton
15
2
2
11 15 40 -25 8
19
Abbey Hey
14
2
2
10 13 45 -32 8
20
Winsford United
14
1
3
10 16 40 -24 6
First Division South
D
L
F
14 10 1
3
45 13 32 31
3
3
33 23 10 30
3 Abbey Hulton United 15 10 0
5
37 28 9 30
4 5 6 7
Rylands
P
W
Wythenshawe Ama15 9 teurs Cheadle Heath Nomads
A GD Pts
16 9
1
6
33 29 4 28
Wythenshawe Town 14 9
0
5
38 22 16 27
14 8
2
4
30 19 11 26
Stone Old Alleynians 13 6
6
1
25 16 9 24
St Martins
8
FC Oswestry Town
16 6
5
5
26 30 -4 23
9
Sandbach United
12 7
1
4
28 13 15 22
10
Cheadle Town
14 6
3
5
22 27 -5 21
11
Alsager Town
15 6
2
7
27 30 -3 20
12
Vauxhall Motors
12 5
4
3
23 21 2 19
13
Barnton
13 6
0
7
25 29 -4 18
14
New Mills
15 5
2
8
38 46 -8 17
15 Cammell Laird 1907 13 4
4
5
24 26 -2 16
16
23 23 0 15
Stockport Town
14 4
3
7
17
Eccleshall
15 4
1
10 25 45 -20 13
18
Maine Road
14 4
0
10 26 39 -13 12
19
Stone Dominoes
15 3
1
11 13 34 -21 10
20
Ellesmere Rangers
15 0
3
12 11 39 -28 3
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Next HOME FIXTURE Sat 17th Nov 2018 Kick Off 3.00pm
Today’s Team Line-up
versus
Carlisle City
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Next AWAY FIXTURE Sat 10th Nov 2018 Kick Off 3.00pm versus
Steeton AFC
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