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Talk of the Town Good afternoon and welcome to the ArcOframe Stadium for this Hallmark Security League, First Division North contest against Shelley. 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. A fortnight ago we convened here at Ruskin Drive to take on Carlisle City who are flying high at the top of the table sitting in second place just on the shoulder of Longridge Town. The opening stages were quite even and Town dominated possession but misfortune was to befall the hosts when a miscued clearance from Dom Whelan looped over his own head and indeed that of Town stopper Carl Williams and into the net to put the visitors into the lead against the run of play. Town rallied and started to create several chances but the game was to swing on a passage of play when Alex Moffitt had a golden chance cleared off the line and the visitors went up the other end of the pitch and netted their second to effectively secure the points. Whilst the performance from the hosts was good and probably deserved at least a share of the spoils but alas football can be a cruel game at times. We then moved on to last Saturday and took a trip to Westhoughton to take on Daisy Hill who Town had recorded a 4-2 home win over on 13th October. The hosts had been in good form recently and on paper it looked like a tough encounter for Town. This time however the performance and the goals came as the visitors dominated the whole contest and it was a
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surprise that it took so long for the visitors to open the scoring as after a first half an hour when Town spurned several chances Andy Presho headed home to record his eighth goal of the season drawing level with Liam Diggle at the top of Town’s goalscoring charts for a few minutes. Neil Weaver fired home four minutes later and Diggle then added a third with his own header to send Town in three up at the break. The second half was more of a controlled performance from Town as they dropped a little deeper and looked to catch the hosts on the break and this they did on 83 minutes when Tom Grimshaw came off the bench and slalomed his way through several players before lofting a shot home and the scoring was rounded off when Weaver added his second and Town’s fifth two minutes later with a similar finish sending the Town faithful home happy with three points for the first time since an opening day victory at Lower Breck. As I write this piece on Saturday evening we face a difficult couple of matches with a trip to Avro on Wednesday evening (you’ll obviously know the result of that game when you are reading) and this afternoons visitors sit in 4th position in the table. I am writing ahead of time as I will be sunning myself in Lanzarote and will miss both matches. I am hoping that Saturday can be a springboard for us as if we can carry those kind of performances and finishing into the next couple of contests then we will be a match for any team in the division. Lee, Nick and the lads know that we have some hard games coming up and some of the new teams in the division are up for the challenge as we have seen from our contests with them so far and we will need to be on top of our game to get a positive result from this afternoons contest. Let’s get behind Town this afternoon 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
Jenko’s Notes Good Afternoon and welcome to Ruskin Drive for today's clash with Shelley. May I wish the committee, players and supporters of the club a warm first visit to St Helens and hope they have a safe trip back to Yorkshire.
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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Three games to report on since my last notes with the first game at home to 2nd place Carlisle, a game in which there was really nothing between both teams for 90 minutes but the away team came away with all three points by winning 2-0. Then last Saturday we were away to Daisy Hill and looking for the possibility of our first double of the season against a team whose form was really good going into this game. It was one of our best performances to date with a convincing 5-0 victory and a game that if we had scored 10 then nobody would have complained. Wednesday night we travelled to another new team who have adapted well to the step up in Avro from Oldham. In a close game we certainly missed some very good chances at 0-0 but it was the home team that came away winning 3-1. It was an entertaining encounter which turned sour near the end by some very bad tackles from the home team which really should have resulted in a few red cards but they were influenced by one of their coaches shouting break his leg every time they went in for a tackle for the last 10 minutes something we really don't want to see in the game No new injuries to report on but apparently we have had a few lads who are trying to be influenced away to the fantasy of Evo-stik football through Skem United but having sat down with these boys hopefully they will now show full dedication to St Helens Town Football club. Enjoy the game . . . Jenko
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sports ground for the Storthes Hall psychiatric hospital, which operated from 1904-1991. It was then used as a training base by Huddersfield Town before Shelley set up residence and began an impressive programme of improvements, with the multi -pitch facility, also used by Huddersfield Town Ladies, officially opened by Sarah, Duchess of York, in 2015. Shelley made quick progress to the West Yorkshire League Premier Division, winning the Second Division title in 2012 and finishing First Division runners-up the following year. The expansion of the North West Counties League provided the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of fellow West Yorkshire club Silsden, who crossed the Pennines to join the competition back in 2004.
Shelley might be a new name on the North West Counties League scene, but the club has been around a long time. The village six miles South-East of Huddersfield first had a football team back in 1903, and it was part of the local league setup until folding in 1972. The club was resurrected in 1980 by Paul Hirst, Steven Shephard and current manager Ash Berry, a highly experienced non-league boss who has coached at the academies of a string of Football League clubs.
Having spent more than 30 years in the Huddersfield District League, the progressive club joined the West Yorkshire League in 2011 and with the support of the Leslie Sports Foundation and the Football Foundation, moved to Storthes Hall Park, now known as the Stafflex Arena, the same year. The picturesque venue, set amid woodland and close to University of Huddersfield student accommodation, was originally the
Shelley, whose climb to step six of the nonleague system has been long in the planning, also run a reserve side in the West Yorkshire League, third and fourth teams in the Huddersfield District League, and an Under 19 side. The junior section is thriving and the club has Ability Counts teams at Under 12 and Under 16 level as well as running sessions in local schools focused on young people with special needs.
Season 2003-04
League H&D-3
P 20
W 3
D 5
L 12
F 26
A 57
GD -31
Pts 14
Position 10/11
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
H&D-3 H&D-3 H&D-3
20 26 20
2 6 12
0 2 2
18 18 6
24 52 59
94 84 53
-70 -32 6
6 20 38
11/11 11/14 2/11
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
H&D-2 H&D-3 H&D-4
26 26 20
2 9 19
2 4 1
22 13 0
22 46 129
95 63 21
-73 -17 108
8 31 58
14/14 10/14 1/11
2010-11 2011-12
H&D-3 W YOR-2
22 30
20 26
0 1
2 3
91 144
25 39
66 105
60 79
1/12 1/16
2012-13 2013-14
W YOR-1 W YOR-P
28 30
19 9
5 4
4 17
74 52
34 72
40 -20
62 31
2/15 12/16
2014-15 2015-16
W YOR-P W YOR-P
30 28
10 10
4 3
16 15
53 49
71 71
-18 -22
34 33
10/16 11/15
2016-17 2017-18
W YOR-P W YOR-P
30 30
13 11
5 4
12 15
44 52
45 54
-1 -2
44 37
8/16 10/16
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Pitch Perfect . . . I like a good moan, heck, we all do! However, one person that seems to be making a career out of it is former Blackburn and Celtic striker, Chris Sutton, who this weekend was again moaning about FA Cup games and pitches.
It started a couple of weeks ago following the scenes at Wembley where Tottenham Hotspur played Manchester City at Wembley on a pitch that was grey, rutted and largely still carrying NFL Logos. He is quoted as saying “The pitch is like a non-league surface that you would expect to see on a Saturday afternoon”. It promptly led to a Social media spat with the Non-League paper which mercifully the paper seemed to win. Indeed it’s a bad habit that seems to be spreading as on the TV Coverage of Haringey Borough Vs AFC Wimbledon and the Met Police Vs Newport County AFC games the commentators started going off about the pitch. Well hold on there!!! Well, Haringey is a 3G facility which obviously gets used a fair bit but in all fairness they stay fairly constant throughout the season and the Pitch at Metropolitan Police’s Imber Court is in incredible nick considering it’s November and it gets used by a number of teams. Dion Dublin though decided to mention the thick grass and bobbles as being a leveller?
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Personally Id rather he had mentioned that it’s a proper pitch and well maintained. I do wonder how often these ex-players get on to a pitch these days, they all surely still play in Charity and Celebrity games so they must know what a real pitch is these days? Even back in most of the modern pundits playing days there were still muddy pitches and games where the white boundary lines were subject to imagination? It just seems to be an easy target at the moment, made even worse by the fact that we haven’t really had the usual biblical rains and long stretches of poor weather yet. What is was reassuring though is that clubs have started to fight back against stereotyping of non-league pitches and several clubs from Billericay to Telford and Ashton Athletic to Stamford all had a pop back and it seemed to touch a nerve….. I have recently been out presenting awards on behalf of the FA to Groundsperson’s who’s great groundwork has been recognised on a National level. Perhaps some of these pundits would like to have a run out with me the next time to award the certificates themselves and see just how much work people put into the pitches, including the ones that don’t necessarily win awards, just to get games on across the whole of our season? Whether it’s a Grass pitch, Wembley Stadium, a 3G or a park, they all need maintaining and to stereotype a poor pitch as being non-league in the Premier League is poor form. Gary Langley
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FA Vase Preview December begins with a huge weekend in the Hallmark Security League as five teams look for a place in the last 32 of the Buildbase FA Vase on top of fixtures in all three divisions. We are guaranteed at least one team in the Fourth Round as Northwich Victoria host Silsden in an all Premier Division affair. Vics won this league fixture 2-0 in October, and are 6th after a run of five wins from their last six. It’s been the opposite story of late for the visitors, who have slipped to 8th after losing three of their last four.
Our highest ranked team remaining in the competition are Runcorn Town, with Chris Herbert’s men 3rd in the Premier Division as they travel to Newcastle Benfield. The hosts are 8th in the Northern League First Division (top tier), and are unbeaten in nine having won their last five, including eliminating 1874 Northwich in the last round. Town meanwhile have lost three of their last four, but won a replay in the North East at Guisborough Town in the last round. Irlam’s fine form has lifted them to 7th in the Premier Division, Michael Dodd’s side losing just one of their last eleven and hoping to build on an excellent victory over Hemsworth Miners Welfare in the next round at home to Winterton Rangers. Their opponents are 4th in the Northern Counties East League First Division, and have already knocked out Lower Breck from this competition before claiming one of the results of the last round in defeating Northern League leaders Dunston UTS. We have one club from the First Division North still standing in the Vase as Avro entertain West Auckland Town. The hosts go into this one in great shape with eight wins from their last nine – including a triumph over higher-ranked Squires Gate in the last round. But the visit of the 2014 finalists represents one of the toughest possible tests, with West Auckland 3rd in the Northern League First Division and unbeaten in nine. Patrick Burke
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Male Volunteers Can you help? St Helens Mind are keen to recruit more male volunteers for their befriending service after shock figures revealed the town has the highest rate of male suicides in England. The statistics released in June by the Office for National Statistics show that from 2014-16 male suicides accounted for 27.1 per 100,000, compared with the England average of 15.3. Men are three times more likely to take their own lives than women. The charity has a number of men they are struggling to help due to a lack of male volunteer applications. The befriending service provides support for people in the town who feel isolated or alone because of the effects of mental illness. A Befriender is a person who can be there for someone; to listen to them and give them some time when it is most needed. Manager Gill Ellison said:" We aim to match people to volunteers with whom they may share an interest, or a hobby. We take into
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consideration, age, experience and more importantly what the individuals tells us they would like to gain from having a Befriender." In return for your time and emotional support the charity provides training, support, guidance and expenses to cover travel and social activities. As well as providing much needed support for someone who really needs it, volunteers can gain a great deal from the experience; confidence, experience, skills, friendship, satisfaction and support from a close team.
"Volunteering with St.Helens Mind helps me feel connected to the local community and helps me achieve a sense of self-worth." Graham, St.Helens Mind Volunteer “It provides me with satisfaction and respect that I am valued by my client and am making a difference to his life. The Befriending Service provides him with a regular lifeline that he values very much� Richard, Befriending Volunteer If you’re male, aged 18 or over and can spare a few hours a week you can visit the website https://www.sthelensmind.org.uk/ volunteering to complete a volunteer application form or contact them by phone on 01744 647089 or send an email to admin@sthelensmind.org.uk.
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How do we Compare?
at St Helens Town NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1
St Helens Town - last 6 matches 24/11 All Competitions Most recent Home L D W L L Away L D L L L Collated L L L L L
L W W
Shelley - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home W W L D L Away L W L W W Collated L W W W L
W W W
St Helens Town games since... All Competitions 24/11 Clean sheet 0 Goal Scored 0 Loss 1
Shelley games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 3 Goal Scored 0 Loss 1
No score draw
22
No score draw
10
Score draw Win
7 0
Score draw Win
6 0
Home League Away League Home Cup Away Cup Neutral Cup Collated
P 0 0 0 0 0 0
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W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Previous Meetings 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
at Shelley H&D-3 H&D-3 H&D-3 H&D-3 H&D-2
NWC-PD 2008-09 H&D-3 NWC-PD 2009-10 H&D-4 NWC-PD 2010-11 H&D-3 NWC-PD 2011-12 W YOR-2 NWC-PD 2012-13 W YOR-1 NWC-PD 2013-14 W YOR-P NWC-PD 2014-15 W YOR-P NWC-D1 2015-16 W YOR-P NWC-D1 2016-17 W YOR-P NWC-D1 2017-18 W YOR-P 01/12/2018 2018-19 02/02/2019 St Helens Town Scores First
Previous Meetings D L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games Played St Helens Town Wins Draws Shelley Wins St Helens Town Goals Shelley Goals Percentage Town Wins F 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 GD 0 0 0 0 0 0
Win % 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Match Day Sponsors Opponents
Match Sponsor
AFC Blackpool
Stuart Pyke
AFC Darwen
Unite the Union, St Helens
We are looking for additional sponsors on matchdays with a host of benefits for match (£100), match ball (£50) and programme (£50) sponsors including free entry & programme; hospitality, programme and social media advertising; prematch photos, man of the match awards. Contact John McKiernan on 07713 339 682
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Programme Sponsor
Dave Watkins
Prabhu Ventures Ltd St Helens Mind
AFC Liverpool
Abbey PACS Limited
Dave Wiggins
Ashton Town
Unite the Union, St Helens
Boar’s Head, St Helens
Atherton LR
St Helens Mind
Meadowcroft Group Ltd
Avro
ARC Glass and Bending
Alex O’Neill Photography
Bacup Borough
John Iddon Transport
Stuart Pyke
Carlisle City
Thatto Heath Tech Shop
In memory of Dave Harrison
Chadderton
Bickerstaffe Boat Company
Cleator Moor Celtic
Top Car Detailing
Ugly Man Records
In memory of Dave Harrison St Helens Mind
Macron Store Cheshire
Goldline Lottery Goldline Lottery
Daisy Hill
Device Doctor
LM Travel
Garstang
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Boar’s Head, St Helens
Holker Old Boys
Unite the Union, St Helens
Window Warehouse
Longridge Town
Aspho Surfacing
Device Doctor
Lower Breck
Dave Wiggins
Liverpool County FA
Nelson
ARC Glass and Bending
St Helens Mind
Prestwich Heys
CWU Mersey AMAL
Alex O’Neill Photography
Shelley
Unite the Union, St Helens
Airborne Bathrooms
Steeton
Merlin Cycles
St Helens Mind
John Brown Estate Agents
City of Liverpool
Garry X Bradbury 50th
Prabhu Ventures Ltd
David O’Keefe
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Photographs: Action from our last home game v Carlisle City (0-2) in the Hallmark Security League First Division North
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Photographs: Many thanks to Linda Harrison and family who were our Match Ball and Programme sponsors v Carlisle City. Sponsorship was in memory of Linda’s late husband and Town supporter Dave..
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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
Comp HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N FAV1Q HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N 1DC 2R
KO 15.00 19.45 15.00 15.00 19.45 15.00 15.00 15.00 15:00 15.00 15.00 19.45 15.00
HSL1N HSL1N MC 1R LSC1 HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N
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2 McHugh Presho Presho
Presho Presho Robinson Robinson Presho Presho Presho1 Presho Presho1 Presho1
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Presho Presho Presho Presho1 Presho1 Presho Presho1
Williams Williams
Presho Presho1
3 Potter
4 Dodd1 Dodd1 Dodd1
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 Robinson D.Whelan Webster Robinson1 D.Whelan1 Webster H-O’Connor D.Whelan Webster Cliff 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 Duke Duke Duke Furlong
Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith
A.Whelan A.Whelan Lomax Moffitt Moffitt Moffitt Devlin
9 Diggle1
Diggle Diggle Diggle2 Diggle Diggle1 Diggle Diggle Weaver Diggle3 Diggle1 Diggle Weaver Weaver Cain1 Diggle Cain Diggle Weaver Weaver Diggle Diggle1
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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 D.Greene D.Greene D.Greene D.Greene
12 Richards8 Edwards111 Edwards9 Whelan4 Grimshaw11 Grimshaw6 Rigby3 Weaver91 Diggle9 Edwards Lawrence3 Weaver91 Diggle11 Diggle10 Weaver10 Grimshaw Weaver9 Moffitt D.Greene2 Grimshaw Weaver10 Grimshaw1 Diggle8 Grimshaw Devlin11 Grimshaw Furlong11 Weaver2 Grimshaw61
14 Lawrence Grimshaw8 Whelan2 Lomax8 Cliff3 Edwards71 McHugh Furlong6 Smith6 McHugh7 Cain81 Robinson10 Lomax8 McHugh Lawrence Cain6 Diggle9 Robinson Lomax Grier10 Devlin8 Moffitt
15 16 17 Dobney Heron3 Moffitt7 Dobney Potter Whelan4 6 McHugh Potter Dobney McHugh Potter9 Cliff McHugh6 Potter Duke McHugh A.Whelan5 Potter Grimshaw8 Smith Presho21 McHugh Robinson8 Smith Lomax Cain10 C.Greene H O’Connor Lawrence8 Cain111 Potter Moffitt7 Taylor A.Whelan McHugh6 Webster D.Whelan H O’Connor3 Cain Lawrence Grimshaw7 Cain91 Duke6 Diggle9 Mangan Moffitt Duke Mangan11 D.Whelan Lawrence Grimshaw11 Lawrence6 Moffitt8 Mangan Cain H-O’Connor10 Taylor6 H-O’Connor Mangan6 Grier9 Mangan Cliff Duke Grier10 Mangan9
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Notes From Afar I have written these articles from a few out -of-the-way places, over the last couple of years, but this is my first from New Zealand. My journey started with a lift from my longterm investment partner to St. Helens Junction station (thanks Dad). Following recent improvements, the express service to Manchester Airport no longer stops there, meaning that I had the honour of halting at a about a dozen stations over 75 minutes (delayed, naturally), instead of just three in 50 minutes before the change. Thatcher’s Britain. Once checked in at the Airport I checked out the food court. My wallet winced. I finally settled for a chicken, beef or pork burrito as the most appealing and economical choice. After seven minutes invested in queuing, trying not to salivate too obviously, the trainee dasher of dreams behind the counter informed me that there was no chicken, beef or pork left, but I that he could probably manage a tasty vegetable filling. He didn't even have the decency to look apologetic. My flight to Dubai was just how I like them uneventful. The bemusing highlight was clocking that my Scouse neighbour had a Chelsea F.C. image as her phone wallpaper. I resisted all temptation. I hope to be
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rewarded in another life. I put in a good two miles walking around Dubai airport. It is truly massive. It has more "Here to Help" roving customer service staff than any other site I have visited. I was approached with polite offers of assistance half a dozen times on my first lap, and another three on my second. They plainly didn't believe my explanation that I simply wanted some exercise, and attempted to direct me to places I didn’t need to go. Eventually, I took refuge in an outlet of a well-known fast-food chain and set about their largest horror. One of my “'Here to Help” friends shimmered past and cast me a disapproving look. "Exercise? My ‘arris", it said, in Arabic. The flight from Dubai to Auckland is an epic, at 15 hours and 50 minutes. Happily, the pilot announced that thanks to favourable winds over the Indian Ocean, the journey would be slashed to a mere 15 hours and 42 minutes. I was impressed. I had a window seat, with - mercifully - an empty seat next to me. The aisle seat was occupied by a chap with a face resembling that of a robber's dog. He spent 15 hours and 35 minutes with his hood up, glaring at passers-by and watching animated Disney films. We all have coping mechanisms on long flights, and that was his. I can’t be sure, but I think I detected a slight sniffle and a little tear at the end of Bambi. Shucks.
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Match Report Hallmark Security League First Division North Saturday 17th November 2018 St Helens Town 0-2 Carlisle City Town skipper Andy Webster celebrated two hundred games for the club but despite an encouraging display by his team another defeat was the outcome.
Attacking the Swinburne Road end Town began brightly with Moffitt only inches away from connecting with a diving header before Greene’s low drive was well held by Ballantyne in the Carlisle goal. By the 28th minute things had evened up and a good shot from Reynard needed a good save from Williams in the Town goal. With Carlisle forcing corner kicks, the Town defence had to be alert but they went behind in unfortunate circumstances when Whelan’s attempted clearance sliced over his stranded ‘keeper in the 34th minute.
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The first half ended with both sides having decent efforts ell saved but generally Town could be pleased with their showing despite being a goal down. The second half saw the second placed Cumbrians step up a gear with Town working hard to repel them but the locals did come close on 65 minutes when a free kick crept through the melee only for Carlisle’s Slack to clear off the line. This proved pivotal as a minute later Carlisle’s Shiel fired home of the post and Town’s task now doubled resulting in a quiet spell but they did finish with a flurry inspired by Greene but no consolation came and Carlisle were content with what they had. Jim Barrett
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Commercial Corner Good afternoon and welcome to the Arcoframe Stadium for this Hallmark Security League Frst Division North encounter with first time visitors Shelley who have ae the journey acros from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Our last home game saw Carlisle City the visitors and despite a 0-2 loss the club celebrated the 200th game for Andy Webster (pictured below with Andy Presho, Lee Jeninson, Liam Diggle an Danny Greene).
Andy has been a great servant to the club over two spells either side of his time in America - long may hi involvement continue. On the commercial front we have a new rage of club merchandise including scarves, beanie hats, snoods, etc. We have also ordered two sets of club t-shirts with some great limited edition designs. They will sell at £15 and are an excellent Christmas gift. (more to follow). Many thanks to those who attended last Sunday evening’s fundraising dinner - a special thanks to Ian Duke from Warrington Motors for his time and effort in organising the event which raised over £1000 for the club. I am sure everyone who attended enjoyed the night and are looking forward to the next one!
Next Saturday we travel to Atherton LR for a First Division North fixture and we’ll be back at home on Saturday 15th December for our final home game before Christmas. We look forward to welcoming Brent Peters and his Bacup Borough team. Enjoy the game John McKiernan 07713 339 682
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League News Sharp shooting City In recent weeks we have referred on these pages to Carlisle City's firepower and in particular the goalscoring form of striker Rob McCartney, and the trend continued on Saturday with City's 11-2 win over Eccleshall in the First Division Challenge Cup. It's an impressive feat to score four goals in a game, but on Saturday Rob did it for the third time this season, following on from quartets against AFC Darwen and AFC Liverpool earlier in the season. What's more, he had team mate Marc Shiel for company, who also bagged four goals in the win. With no sign of a mid-season blip as the Cumbrians continue their promotion chase, opposing defences could be for a tough time in the coming weeks when City come to town. Great County Cup debut for Breck Lower Breck's first foray into the Liverpool Senior Cup as a member of the Hallmark Security League turned out to be a memorable one last Tuesday, as they beat Evo-Stik League side Skelmersdale United 2 -0 at the Anfield Sports Centre.
A fine result and an impressive start, and hopefully the first of many exciting cup occasions for manager Gary Moore and his men. Late late show from Alport again A stoppage time goal from Jordan Cole earned Whitchurch Alport a 1-1 draw against Irlam at Yockings Park on Saturday, demonstrating once again that no one can relax against Alport until the final whistle blows. Saturday was the third time in the space of just a few weeks that they have scored in stoppage time to claim valuable points, with goals against Burscough and Charnock Richard turning draws into victories. Saturday's point was Alport's first in four games, proving there is clearly no shortage of fighting spirit among Luke Goddard's men. Barlick and Zack will remember November Barnoldswick Town will look back to the past few weeks as a time that they found their mojo, after a mixed run of results in October. Saturday's 7-1 win at Abbey Hey was Barlick's fifth in succession since the start of the month, and that run has been achieved at a time when striker Zack Dale has found some fine form, scoring 10 of the 19 Barlick goals during the month so far. It's an impressive run by any standards, and the run of one win in four last month has long been forgotten.
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Away days turning out well for Town Ashton Town continued their good away form last week, with the 4-2 win at Prestwich Heys on Tuesday being followed by a 4-1 win at Nelson on Saturday. That now means six wins on the road in the league for Town this season, an away record that is bettered only by league leaders Longridge Town, but with just one win at home so far, the challenge for manager Dave Dempsey is to get his side to turn on the same style when on home soil. Managerial change at Abbey Hey Abbey Hey Football Club have parted company with their manager Paul Moore. He had been in charge since the start of the season, having taken over in the summer following the departure of previous manager Luke Gibson.
Nigel Keogh has taken over as caretaker manager, with his first game in charge being at Winsford United on Saturday. A further announcement from the club will take place in due course. Vacancy at West Didsbury & Chorlton Following the resignation of Steve Settle on Saturday, West Didsbury & Chorlton are seeking applications for the post of first team manager. In order to meet the club's ambitions, the successful candidate: Will hold as a minimum a level 2 FA coaching qualification or equivalent. Have a proven track record of successfully managing/coaching at Step 5 or above, or
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can demonstrate the ability to be able to do so. Will be able to manage the first team in a way that delivers success on the field and supports its vision to be a true community club. To apply for this post, please send a letter outlining why you feel the club should appoint you and how you would plan to improve the current performance of the first team, together with a copy of your footballing CV to the Club Chairman Glyn Meacher at chairman@wdcfc.co.uk
The closing date for applications is Midnight on Wednesday 5th December and interviews will be held the week beginning December 10th.. 1874 Northwich - Greens supporters have once again this year been collecting selection boxes in support of St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice. The hospice own a vintage London Routemaster bus that they use for promotion and fundraising purposes, and in the run up to Christmas the bus is transformed into Santa’s Grotto. 1874 spokesman Steve Richardson said: "1874 Northwich support the hospice by collecting the Selection Boxes, reducing the hospice's costs and enabling them to maximise their fundraising potential. "Our supporters have once again been brilliant in donating the boxes, which when added together results in a saving of over £350 for the hospice".
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Photographs: Action from St Helens Town U21s recent 3-1 home win over Broadheath Central in the North West U21s Development League.
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Half Time Quiz Q1. Who became the youngest Englishman to start in a Champions League Quarter Final this year?
Q9. Who has scored the most goals as a substitute in the Premier League? Q10. Which five teams have won all four divisions in England? Q11. Who scored England’s goal in their World Cup Semi Final defeat to Croatia in the summer? Q12. Who replaced Fabio Capello as England manager?
Q2. Who won last MOTD’s Goal of the Season last term?
Q13. Which former Liverpool player is currently club captain of Wolves?
Q3. Which player holds the record for the quickest Premier League hat-trick scoring his three goals in 2 minutes 56 seconds for Southampton against Aston Villa?
Q14. Who was man of the match in last seasons FA Cup Final? Q15. Who was the last Dutch manager to win the Champions League?
Q4. Who was an FA Cup runner-up with Everton in 1989 and a League Cup winner with Leicester City in 2000? Q5. Which Englishman scored 6 goals in the 1986 World Cup Finals securing the Golden Boot in the process?
Q7. Neymar equalled who’s record for the highest scoring Brazilian in the Champions League last month? Q8. Which unwanted Premier League record do Nathan Blake & Herman Hreidarsson share?
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1) Trent Alexander-Arnold 2) Jamie Vardy 3) Sadio Mane 4) Tony Cottee 5) Gary Lineker 6) Liverpool 7) Kaka 8) Relegated five times 9) Jermaine Defoe 10) Portsmouth, Sheffield United, Preston North End, Wolves & Burnley 11) Kieran Trippier 12) Roy Hodgson 13) Conor Coady 14) Alexis Sanchez 15) Frank Rijkaard in 2006
Q6. In 2017 Manchester City became the first team to score 100 top flight goals in England since which team in 1982?
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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
Danny Greene Matty Smth Andy Wbster Danny Greene Neil Weaver
December 01 Shelley 08 Atherton LR
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Lewis Cain MoM v Daisy Hill
Weekend Preview In the First Division North, table-topping Longridge Town pulled four points clear last weekend as they impressively overcame Lower Breck 4-1. Next up is a trip to 10th placed Cleator Moor Celtic, whose last six has consisted of three wins and three defeats. 2nd placed Carlisle City will hope to keep the pressure on Longridge at home to Nelson. James Tose’s men hammered Eccleshall 11-2 in the First Division Cup last Saturday for a third straight win, whilst the 16th placed Admirals are seeking to bounce back from a 4-1 reverse to Ashton Town. Lower Breck are 4th having won five of their last six league outings, and travel to 7th placed Steeton. Gary Moore’s team won the home fixture 5-1 a fortnight back, but Roy Mason’s team have won away games at AFC Darwen and Atherton LR since then. Fresh from a stunning 8-1 thrashing of AFC Blackpool on Tuesday, 5th placed Prestwich Heys will seek a third consecutive win at home to Holker Old Boys. The visitors remain second bottom, but last weekend’s 3-1 defeat at Shelley was their first loss in four. It was also Shelley’s fourth win from five, and Ash Berry’s 6th placed side will seek another away at St Helens Town. The hosts are 15th having lost seven of their last eight, although they did record a fine 5-0 victory at Daisy Hill last weekend. For 8th placed AFC Liverpool, the 1-0 victory at higher-ranked Litherland REMYCA in the Liverpool Senior Cup on Wednesday night was certainly a fitting tribute in their first match since the tragic news of the passing of joint-manager Ben Williams which shocked
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the football family. They return to league action this weekend away at bottom side Atherton LR, who have claimed just five points all season. AFC Darwen in 9th have shown signs of returning to form of late with two wins out of three – one of which was away at Longridge – and they face a trip to in-form Ashton Town. Dave Dempsey’s side are 14th, but go into this one following impressive back-toback wins away at Prestwich and Nelson. 11th placed Bacup Borough have also been strong lately, winning four of their last six as they travel to Daisy Hill. The hosts are 18th and have won just one of their last five, but gave Lower Breck a tough game on Wednesday before succumbing to a 2-1 defeat.
An epic 13-12 penalty shoot-out triumph at Maine Road last weekend made it five wins from six for 12th placed Garstang, who seek to maintain their good run of results at 17th placed Chadderton.
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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Ryan Dobney
Dom Whelan
Alex Hope-O’Connor
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History Archive St. Helens Town Vice-President Jim Barrett recently unearthed a copy of the club’s accounts and balance sheet for the year ended 31st May 1963. They provide a fascinating insight into the financial side of the club going back over 50 years ago and were of added significance, given that this marked the first full operating year of the long lamented Social Club at the Town Ground in Hoghton Road, Sutton. The football club had been re-formed in 1946, when a lease was taken out of the former Sutton Cricket Club near St. Helens Junction railway station and had begun playing in the Liverpool County Combination at the beginning of the 1947/48 season. Fifteen seasons later, the social club, which was the place to be seen in downtown Sutton. At its height, the main room seated over 800 and the bingo sessions and Friday and Saturday concerts were legendary, pulling in far bigger crowds than watched the football. At the end of its first full year of operation, the social club donated a net sum of £1120, which dwarfed the football profit of just over £381. Town played in the Second Division of the well-regarded Lancashire Combination in 1962/63 and finished the season half way up the table in 10th place, winning 16, drawing 6 and losing 16 of their 38 fixtures. They had won through to the third qualifying round of the FA Cup, winning at Earlestown and beating South Liverpool at home before going out at Hoghton Road to Altrincham, a leading light in the equally prestigious Cheshire League, which included Macclesfield and Wigan Athletic and that season’s champions Runcorn among its membership. Back in those days, there was no sponsorship of the competitions and gate receipts for 19 home league games amounted to barely £72, whereas the three FA Cup ties brought in £125. Donations, other than from the social club, amounted to nearly £3,300, the
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Christmas raffle netted £23 and programme sales contributed just £8. On the expenditure side, match expenses for the first team were £1347 and £360 for the reserves, referees and linesmen cost £90, the manager, trainer and groundsman cost £386, ground repairs £155 and travelling expenses amounted to £177. Playing kit cost £136, printing and advertising £36 and telephone expenses worked out at nearly £52. The secretary was awarded an honorarium in the princely sum of £50. Looking at the Balance Sheet, the value of the ground was stated to be £905, building (presumably the social club) £6,435 and the grandstand £1100, with fittings £150 and cash in hand and at the bank amounting to £283. Among the club’s creditors were Burtonwood Brewery £3,040, Forward Trust Ltd. £435 and the curiously named Trinidad Lake Asphalt Co. £80. The Notes to the Balance Sheet stated that the loans to Burtonwood and Trinidad Lake had been taken over by the social club. Put into context, today’s players are not paid, whereas over 50 years ago, the club paid out £1,700 over the season. These were momentous times, as the Football League had only just abolished the maximum wage of £20 per week to leading clubs’ players, season tickets at Everton were available in the “best seats” for £9, admission to Goodison and Anfield in the standing enclosures was 20p or 25p a game and programmes cost 4d at Liverpool and 6d at Everton. Liverpool had just been promoted back to the First Division and Everton won the Championship. Littlewoods Pools were offering total payouts of £500,000 every Saturday and men over 5’8” between the ages of 19 and 29 could join Liverpool City Police and earn £1,000 per year. They were the days! Glyn Jones
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First Division North Table
Saturday 1st December 2018 The Buildbase FA Vase 3rd Round Avro v West Auckland Town Irlam v Winterton Rangers Newcastle Benfield v Runcorn Town Northwich Victoria v Silsden Premier Division Barnoldswick T v Charnock Richard City of Liverpool v 1874 Northwich Hanley Town v Burscough Litherland REMYCA v Squires Gate Winsford United v Abbey Hey
First Division North
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD Pts
1
Longridge Town
19
15
2
2
76
24
52
47
2
Carlisle City
18
14
1
3
43
23
20
43
3
Avro
16
11
2
3
52
27
25
35
4
Lower Breck
16
10
2
4
47
18
29
32
5
Prestwich Heys
19
10
2
7
40
31
9
32
6
Shelley
18
9
4
5
32
27
5
31
7
Steeton
18
9
3
6
44
45
-1
30
8
AFC Liverpool
17
9
2
6
42
39
3
29
9
AFC Darwen
18
8
3
7
37
42
-5
27
10
Cleator Moor Celtic
15
8
2
5
33
25
8
26
11
Bacup Borough
18
7
4
7
40
38
2
25
12
Garstang
17
7
2
8
33
32
1
23
13
AFC Blackpool
17
6
5
6
28
34
-6
23
Mid Cheshire Senior Cup Semi Finals Witton Albion v Winsford United
14
Ashton Town
17
7
2
8
31
39
-8
23
Staffordshire Senior Cup 2nd Round Stone Old All v Sporting Khalsa
15
St Helens Town
19
5
4
10
46
43
3
19
16
Nelson
16
4
3
9
18
30
-12
15
17
Chadderton
20
4
3
13
38
51
-13
15
18
Daisy Hill
19
3
3
13
30
61
-31
12
19
Holker Old Boys
19
3
3
13
24
63
-39
12
Wednesday 5th December 2018 Mid Cheshire Senior Cup QF Northwich Victoria v 1874 Northwich
20
Atherton LR
18
1
2
15
15
57
-42
5
West Riding County Cup 3rd Round Knaresborough T v Barnoldswick T
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First Division North Ashton Town v AFC Darwen Atherton LR v AFC Liverpool Carlisle City v Nelson Chadderton v Garstang Cleator Moor Celtic v Longridge Town Daisy Hill v Bacup Borough Prestwich Heys v Holker Old Boys St Helens Town v Shelley Steeton v Lower Breck First Division South Alsager Town v Wythenshawe Town Eccleshall v Maine Road Rylands v Ellesmere Rangers Sandbach Utd v FC Oswestry Town Stockport Town v Cheadle Heath N Stone Old Alleynians v Cammell Laird Vauxhall Motors v New Mills Wythenshawe Ams v Cheadle Town
Monday 3rd December 2018 First Division South Stockport Town v Sandbach United Tuesday 4th December 2018 Lancashire Challenge Trophy QF Ashton Athletic v Radcliffe Colne v Charnock Richard Prestwich Heys v Bamber Bridge
First Division North Ashton Town v Nelson Atherton LR v AFC Blackpool First Division South Cammell Laird 1907 v Rylands St Martins v Barnton
League Tables Tables correct as at Thurs 28/11/2018 W
D
L
F
1
Premier Division City of Liverpool
17 14
P
2
1
51 18 33 44
A GD Pts 1
W
D
L
F
Abbey Hulton United
20 14
0
6
49 33 16 42
2
Congleton Town
17 13
0
4
39 11 28 39
3
Runcorn Town
17 11
0
6
42 30 12 33
2
Rylands
16 12
1
3
49 13 36 37
3
Wythenshawe Town
19 12
1
6
53 30 23 37
4
Barnoldswick Town
17 10
2
5
5
Bootle
18
9
4
5
41 29 12 32
4
Wythenshawe Ama
17 11
3
3
41 23 18 36
43 23 20 31
6
Northwich Victoria
16
9
2
5
St Martins
20 10
4
6
38 27 11 34
5
39 26 13 29
6 Cheadle Heath Nomads 19 11
1
7
38 32
7
Irlam
18
7
8
Silsden
19
8
7
4
34 28
28
7
Stone Old Alleynians
18
9
6
3
37 22 15 33
4
7
32 40 -8 28
8
Sandbach United
16
9
3
4
37 18 19 30
3
32 27
28 31 -3 26
6
First Division South
P
A GD Pts
6
34
9
1874 Northwich
18
7
6
5
28 28
0
27
9
Vauxhall Motors
17
8
6
10
Charnock Richard
20
8
2
10 41 39
2
26
10
FC Oswestry Town
18
7
5
6
11
Ashton Athletic
19
7
3
9
27 25
2
24
11
Barnton
18
8
0
10 39 42 -3 24
12
Padiham
18
7
3
8
36 36
0
24
12
Cheadle Town
18
7
3
8
25 33 -8 24
13
Litherland REMYCA
18
6
6
6
31 32 -1 24
13
Alsager Town
18
7
2
9
30 39 -9 23
14
Squires Gate *
17
7
3
7
31 26
5
23
14
New Mills
19
7
2
10 47 57 -10 23
15
Whitchurch Alport
18
6
5
7
30 25
5
23
15
Cammell Laird 1907
17
4
5
8
16
Burscough
18
6
4
8
33 40 -7 22
16
Eccleshall
17
5
1
11 30 49 -19 16
17
Hanley Town
19
5
3
11 25 42 -17 18
17
Stockport Town
17
4
3
10 29 33 -4 15
18
Winsford United
19
4
3
12 21 46 -25 15
18
Maine Road
17
5
0
12 32 47 -15 15
19
West Dids & Chorlton
20
2
3
15 19 52 -33 9
19
Stone Dominoes
19
3
1
15 18 54 -36 10
20
Abbey Hey
17
2
2
13 14 61 -47 8
20
Ellesmere Rangers
18
1
3
14 14 45 -31 6
5
30
28 39 -11 17
Charity Partner 2018-19
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Next HOME FIXTURE Sat 15th Dec 2018 Kick Off 3.00pm
Today’s Team Line-up
versus
Bacup Borough Hallmark Security First Division North
Next AWAY FIXTURE Sat 8th Dec 2018 Kick Off 3.00pm versus
Atherton LR
Hallmark Security First Division North
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