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Honorary Presidents: Bert Trautmann OBE and Bill Foulkes Honorary Vice President: Jim Barrett Chairman: John McKiernan (07713 339 682) Vice Chairman: Glyn Jones Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692 695) Full Committee: John McKiernan, Jeff Voller, Jim Barrett, Gordon McDonald, Ste Ball, Steve Leather, Chris Ford and Glyn Jones. Co-opted Members: Ian Granite, John Wilkie and Stephen Edwards Limited Company Directors: Jim Barrett and Gordon McDonald Trustees: John McKiernan and Eric Bond Programme Editorial Team: Jeff Voller, Glyn Jones and John McKiernan Club Manager: Ian Granite
Saturday 5th January 2013, kick off 3pm NWCFL, Premier Division St Helens Town Red/White Shirts White Shorts, Red/White Socks
No Gls St Helens Town Lee Novak Mark Pye Mike Sykes-Wright Chris Williams Lee Crompton Craig Fitzjohn Scott McNair Shaun Judge Ste Edwards Chris Lomax Phil Williams Kieran Hoult Andy Mawdsley Ryan Taylor Cark Osman Andy Mawdsley
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Colne Sky Blue Shirts Sky Bllue Shorts & Socks
No Gls Colne Chris Thompson Scott Moore Tom Fowler Ed O’Neill Richard Winstanley Ben Hoskin Mark Coyne Dominic Crag Jason Hart Michael Morrison Ashley Carter Anthony McLoughlin Micky Saunders James Crorken Nathan Taylor Chris Bailey
Assistant Managers: John Wilkie and Stephen Edwards Player/Coach: Carl Osman Coach: Ian Price Paul Jones Reserve Team Managers Steve Leather (07788 762336) Nick Robinson Youth Team Managers: Rob Walker and Anthony Dunne Website: www.sthelenstownafc.com
Manager: Ian Granite Assistants: Stephen Edwards and John Wilkie
Manager: Nigel Coates Assistant: Andy Payton
Referee: Mr R Woodward (Congleton) Assistants: Mr J Broadhurst (Knutsford) and Mr J P Kenny (Northwich)
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Talk of the Town . . . Good afternoon and welcome to Edge Green Street for this North West Counties League, Premier Division contest against our friends from Colne. May I open by welcoming our visitors I hope they have had a pleasant trip to visit us here at Edge Green Street, enjoy their short stay and have a safe journey home after the contest. It has been a long while since we were last here at Edge Green Street to take on AFC Blackpool in the League Challenge Cup 2nd Round tie and despite a pretty even first half we failed to show during the second period and exited the competition to end our hopes for silverware this season. We followed this up with the short trip to Wigan Robin Park and in this contest we dominated the first quarter of an hour only to fall behind against the run of play when former Town man Phil Howard netted, two further first half goals end the game as a contest and despite a better second half from the lads we were on the end of a second consecutive 3-0 reverse. From that point on we were largely frustrated by the weather as 10 out of our next fourteen matches fell foul of the weather. The next game which survived the weather was our trip to Winsford on 10th November and after having most of the possession in the first twenty minutes only to conceded. The response was much better than at Wigan with Alex Dunne striking an upright and Ste Edwards just failing to connect with a left wing cross which would have been a certain goal and from the counter our hosts netted. In added on time Edwards was felled and Dunne converted from the spot with Town pushing for a leveller a counter saw the hosts put things beyond doubt. We then took the relatively short trip to Brocstedes Park a fortnight later to take on Ashton Athletic and again after playing well we fell behind before Lee Harrison levelled with a great finish from an acute angle and after dominating the start of the second half we again conceded before immediately hitting back after Ste Edwards turned a pinpoint cross from Phil Williams home and despite being reduced to 10 men when Craig Fitzjohn received a 2nd yellow card we looked the better team for the final half hour and should have won the contest We then ventured to league leaders Maine Road on the 1st December and took the lead after a thunder-bolt from Phil Williams before a quick leveller from Road and a heartbreaking late winner from the hosts in what was a fine all round performance from Town which deserved at least a point. It was same old same old as we again went down 2-1 at Stockport Sports a week later, after a good opening quarter of an hour from Town the host took the lead after a right wing cross was deflected home by Chris Williams but the sides went in level at the break after Williams made amends being fouled from a corner and Shaun Judge converted the spot kick, Town despite some fine play were again denied any return as the hosts netted from a corner during the second period. Finally, let’s get behind Town this evening and hopefully cheer them on to victory. Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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In Town Today . . . The town of Colne was left without a major football club after the untimely demise of the highly successful Colne Dynamoes club in 1990. That side had won the NWCL, the Unibond League Division One and the Unibond League Premier Division in consecutive seasons, as well as winning the FA Vase and Lancashire Challenge Trophy within the same period. In January 1996, Colne FC was formed by a group of like-minded people under Dave Blacklock. The enthusiasts combined their strengths and knowledge of non-league football and arrangements were made for the new club to use the now vacant Holt House Stadium, used by the previous club. Colne FC applied to join the Lancashire Football Association, the North West Counties League and the East Lancashire FA. The LFA and the East Lancashire League accepted their application, but much work was needed to be done on the Holt House ground to bring it up to the standard required for the North West Counties League. After a lot of hard work by everyone at the club, the necessary work was completed in time and Colne were recommended for acceptance into the NWCL. The member clubs at the Leagues AGM approved this in June 1996. Colnes first ever competitive match was on the 17th August 1996 against Middlewich Athletic and the result ended in a 1-0 defeat. The team was managed in these early days by Keith Mason, but his side was mainly made up of players from the East Lancs League and they always found the going tough. A further 10 defeats followed until a local derby against Nelson ended 1-1, thus giving the new club their first point. Mason resigned from the club owing to work commitments and Colne’s Vice President, Ken Bracewell, stood in until a new manager could be found. The club appointed Denzil Hart. Hart’s first game in charge was a 6-0 away defeat at the hands of Ashton Town. Two games later and Colne had their first ever victory, a thumping 5-2 win over Bacup Borough. Denzil Hart’s job was always tough and although the clubs performances improved, the results were not forthcoming and the club had to apply for re-election after finishing bottom of Division Two. The clubs total of 23 points would, however, have provided safety in either the previous season or the two seasons to follow as neither of the bottom two clubs from those seasons amassed more than 22 points. It wasn’t all gloom though, and a highlight of that first season was the Reserves, managed by Mick Molloy, winning the B.E.P. Cup at Clitheroe FC’s Shawbridge ground. Having been re-elected to the NWCL for the 1997/98 season, Hart started his plans to see Colne FC become a side to be reckoned with. The performances from his young squad were excellent but the results did not follow as expected and the club finished 18th with 31 points. The clubs third season saw them finish 16th with 40 points in a very tough campaign, which saw eighth position to seventeenth position split only by ten points. The club also saw its first cup victories and reached the League Challenge Cup 2nd round, losing 1-0 at First Division Prescot Cables (who went on to appear in the final) and also the second round of the Division Two Trophy, losing 2-5 at home to Abbey Hey. The clubs fourth season was eagerly awaited but in September 2000 manager Denzil Hart left the club by mutual agreement. Player John Lister was asked to take temporary control of team affairs and club captain Gary Halton was made his assistant. A month later Lister’s appointment was made permanent. It was a difficult seven months for Lister, changes in the team and some young inexperienced players meant that despite a number of goals for Lee Colridge, the club had to settle for second from bottom. However, Lister learned lessons from that campaign and the young players gained experience. In 2001/02 Colne ended the season with their highest ever League position of 14th and it seemed the crop of local youngsters along with a few more experienced players had finally turned the fortunes of Colne FC. In the summer of 2002, James Webster took control of the club to become the youngest Chairman in the League at 24. Webster was a player at the club with plenty of experience and had a strong desire to see the current Colne side emulate the success of their predecessors It wasn’t only on the pitch that results improved as the club embarked on ground improvements with an eye to the future, ensuring that when the time came they would be able to take their place in Division One without any grading problems. 2002/03 season started well enough, but in December 2002 John Lister resigned as manager. Webster, along with player Andy Lawson took temporary charge of team affairs, during which time goalkeeper Ross Baxter won the NWCL “Safe Hands” award. Paul Lynch took over as manager and NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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. . . Colne Football Club improvements in performances continued, but in August 2003 he left to take over at Rossendale United. The Colne committee responded immediately by appointing Nigel Coates as the new manager and he took Gary Rishton as his assistant. Nigel had played for the Dynamoes team, and had experience of management at near neighbours Nelson. Such was the impact of Nigel’s arrival as manager, that he immediately won the September Manager of the Month award, a feat he repeated in November and April. 2003/04 brought back the glory days to Colne with a string of successes. In the League Colne had to play catch up after successful cup runs, but ended the season ten points clear, scoring 102 goals in their 38 games. The completed the “double” by winning the Division Two Trophy 1-0 over Great Harwood Town, Added to that, Carl Howarth was the top goalscorer in the whole NWCL, whilst in April, Nigel Coates won Manager of the Month award, Scott Gizon won “Player of the Month” and Ross Baxter took the “Safe Hands” award. The season was capped by an amazing run in the FA Vase which saw them reach the semi-finals before bowing out 4-3 on aggregate to AFC Sudbury. Season 2004/5 saw Colne start off well in the NWCL First Division but run out of steam and a poor run after the turn of the year saw them slide down the table to their eventual finishing position of 10th. The club again had a good run in the FA Vase going out to eventual winners Didcot Town in the 5th round. 2005/6 saw the side record their best ever finish in their short history winning 22 matches and ending the term in 9th place. Colne finished the 2006/7 season in 11th place. The however surpassed themselves during the following season when they were one of the surprise packages in Division One finishing in a club record 5th position meaning they have finished in the top half of the table in each of their four seasons in the top flight of the league. They club also unveiled plans to build a new Conference standard ground adjacent to the present Holt House Stadium. The 2008/09 season was not the best for the Holt House club and they struggled at the wrong end of the table. It took an excellent run of form in the final few months of the season to see them pull clear of the relegation zone and they finished in 18th position. The club has recognised the need to provide continuity and as such has begun a program of development, commencing with the first youth team who reached the final of the Blackburn league in 2003/04 season then becoming the reserve team competing in the NWCFL Reserve division for the last couple of years. Winning the Cup double in their first season and reaching the semi final of the Hospital Cup the following year. All the while steadily improving and at the same time providing new talent for the first team to harvest. Season 2009/10 started slowly with the team languishing 5th bottom of the Vodkat league at Xmas. However an amazing run of one league defeat in 2010 saw the Reds climb to finish a respectable 8th in the league with a very youthful squad. Season 2009/10 started slowly with the team languishing 5th bottom of the Vodkat league at Xmas. However an amazing run of one league defeat in 2010 saw the Reds climb to finish a respectable 8th in the league with a very youthful squad. Season 2010/11 provided further improvements in the fortunes of the club. The first team had a successful season finishing in a creditable 5th place in the league and Colne will be looking to further enhance the clubs reputation this term. Season 2011/12 produced another consistent campaign with a creditable 8th position finish, given long term injuries to a number of key players. The year saw the emergence of a number of young players from the reserve team make their mark in the first team. The close season has seen the departure of a number of established players and manager Nigel Coates was busy in the close season in building a squad to be competitive in the division. Nigel has also beefed up his back room staff with the appointment of Andy Payton as Assistant Manager and Paul Fildes as player coach.
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A Word from the Dugout . . . Good afternoon and welcome to Edge Green Street for today's league challenge cup second round game against AFC Blackpool. Today's game is our 3third home game in seven days! Last sat we drew 2-2 against Alsager Town; a game which saw us leading 2-0 until we conceded two late goals. It was again a bitter pill to swallow after playing so well in the second half. We then moved on to Tuesday and an away game (at Edge Green Street) against Ashton Town in the Liverpool Senior Cup. The game finished 0-0 and we bowed out 4-3 on penalties. Again, I thought we controlled most of the game and were unlucky not to win the game in normal time but we need to start converting our chances if we are to progress in these sort of games. As a team we are looking organised and hard to break down, which is something we have been working really hard on. Now we have to push on and start scoring some goals and winning games. I am a firm believer in if we work hard results will start to go our way and also you need that little bit of luck along the way which at the minute we aren't getting. Today's game will be a tough encounter Blackpool will be looking to bounce back from a 5-0 league defeat at Colne last weekend. I hope everyone enjoys today's game and has a safe journey home. Ian Granite
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Colne v St Helens Town . . .
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A welcome from the Chairman . . . Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Edge Green Street for this North West Counties Football League Premier Division game against our visitors from Colne FC. Let’s hope their players, officials and supporters have had a safe journey and along with our own supporters are treated to an entertaining game. We have to go back to late October since we were last at home with the weather playing havoc as we have lost ten games through postponements - seven of the at home during November and December. In fact we have played only five games in over two months which has been frustrating for everyone. Our most ‘recent’ fixtures have shown significant improvements on the pitch with narrow losses against Maine Road and Stockport Sports (both 2-1 away from home). In both instances we deserved a share of the spoils and although our loss at Stockport didn’t have the heartbreak of the last gasp goal we conceded at Brantingham Road there was still a sense of ‘what might have been’. Prior to this the lads had put in a good performance at Ashton Athletic and despite being reduced to ten men with almost half an hour of the game remaining we deserved three points but unfortunately had to settle for a solitary point which wasn’t enough to move us out of the relegation places. Unfortunately the stop-start nature of recent weeks have done nothing for the lads but many of the league’s clubs have also suffered similar frustrations so we must start to take advantage of the sizable number of games in hand with currently have over some teams. Our start to this season came at Colne where we recorded a 1-2 battling win with goals from Craig Fitzjohn and Ste Edwards. However our visitors are having a great campaign and currently handily placed in sixth place. Next Saturday (12th January) sees Town travel to Norton United before Glossop NE are our visitors a week later. Congratulations go to the St Helens Town Juniors who were announced as the winners of the Football Pools Community Challenge prize a £50k make-over of the club’s St Helens Cricket Club facilities - full story and pictures are elsewhere in today’s programme. Finally, may I wish you all a Happy New Year and let’s hope we see an improvement in the club’s fortunes, both on and off the field. John McKiernan Chairman St Helens Town AFC
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Maine Road v St Helens Town . . . Another improved performance from St. Helens Town should have landed a share of the points at Brantingham Road on Saturday, but they went down to a 2-1 defeat to league leaders Maine Road in a repeat of last season’s result. Ste Edwards, Carl Osman and Chris Lomax, a new signing from Atherton LR, were outstanding for the visitors who were well worth a draw on a bitterly cold afternoon in Chorlton. They matched table-toppers Maine Road in every department. Osman found Edwards in space in the opening minutes but the experienced striker could not get enough power behind his shot to trouble home ‘keeper Hall. Five minutes later, new boy Lomax was narrowly wide with a bicycle kick before Town were called on to defend in numbers, as Kilheeney had a shot cleared off the line from a corner. Midway through the first half, Lomax had a powerful shot blocked by Maine Road’s Gresty, then Scott McNair let rip from 35 yards with Hall just hanging on to his effort. Carl Osman saw two good long-range chances go narrowly wide before Town keeper Lee Novak pulled off the save of the match from a powerful, glancing header by Bailey just before the half-time whistle sounded. Full value for the 0-0 scoreline at the interval, Town began the second half on the offensive as McNair went narrowly wide with a header. In the 53rd minute, Hall was fortunate to hold on to a great header by Edwards following a cross from Michael Sykes-Wright. On 66 minutes, with Town in the ascendancy, Lomax tried to find Edwards with a threatening cross, which Hall managed to intercept and then McNair set up Osman who was through on the keeper, but the ball skidded under the midfielder’s foot with the goal at his mercy. St. Helens finally got the goal their play so richly deserved on 69 minutes, when Phil Williams scored with a screamer from 25 yards into the top corner but hardly had the celebrations died down, when Maine Road levelled, substitute Chappell heading in from a corner. Cole Ashton replaced the tiring Osman on 73 minutes and Phil Williams nearly scored again, Hall saving at full stretch. With eight minutes remaining, Edwards went off and Adam Storey came on. Town still had chances, but Maine Road began to attack with more urgency and the writing was on the wall for St. Helens when Bentham blasted over the bar with the goal at his mercy. Novak pulled off another great blocking save following a pile-driver from Chappell on 87 minutes and Town looked set for a share of the spoils as the game went into added time. However, Town’s luck was to run out when five minutes into injury time and from another corner kick, Bentham found himself unmarked on the near post and he headed in to secure a 2-1 win to confirm Maine Road’s position as league leaders.
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How We Compare . . . St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Home
at St Helens Town
Most recent
L
D
L
D
D
L
Away
D
L
L
D
L
L
Collated
L
L
L
D
L
L
Colne - last 6 matches All Competitions
Most recent
Previous Meetings
at Colne
NWC-D1
1997-98
NWC-D2
NWC-D1
1998-99
NWC-D2
NWC-D1
1999-00
NWC-D2
NWC-D1
2000-01
NWC-D2
NWC-D1
2001-02
NWC-D2
NWC-D1
2002-03
NWC-D2
NWC-D1
2003-04
NWC-D2
Home
D
W
D
W
L
W
08/01; 3-0
2004-05
25/08; 1-0
Away
L
W
L
W
W
D
11/10; 6-1
2005-06
07/09; 2-3
Collated
D
W
W
L
D
W
02/12; 1-3
2006-07
28/04; 2-3
01/12; 0-4
2007-08
25/08; 0-5
St Helens Town games since...
Colne games since...
21/04; 4-0
2008-09
13/04; 3-1
09/03; 1-2
2009-10
22/08; 2-1
All Competitions
All Competitions
05/04; 4-8
2010-11
30/04; 1-6
03/04; 2-5
2011-12
13/08; 2-1
05/01/2013
2012-13
04/08; 2-1
Clean sheet
6
Clean sheet
0
Goal Scored
0
Goal Scored
0
Loss
0
Loss
2
St Helens Town Scores First Games Played
17
St Helens Town Wins
8
Draws
0
Colne Wins
9
No score draw
6
No score draw
10
Score draw
2
Score draw
1
St Helens Town Goals
36
0
Colne Goals Percentage Town Wins
44 47.06
Win
11
Win
Previous Meetings Since 1949/50 All Competitions P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Win %
Home
8
3
0
5
21
23
-2
37.50
Away
10
6
0
4
16
21
-5
60.00
Collated
18
9
0
9
37
44
-7
50.00
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John Connelly 1938-2012 . . . John Connelly St. Helens Town, Burnley, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Bury The club was saddened to hear of the passing of former player John Connelly, who died on Thursday, 24th October 2012 at the age of 74 years. Born at Clock Face on 18th July 1938, John was a member of the outstanding St. Theresa’s FC youth team which also produced John Quinn, who joined the professional ranks via St. Helens Town. John played only 4 games for Town, scoring one goal, before signing for Burnley in November 1956. A speedy right winger, he made his league debut in 1957 and went on to play 265 games for the Turf Moor club, scoring 105 goals, in a career during which the Clarets were League Champions in 1959/60 season. He was transferred to Manchester United in April 1964, starring for Matt Busby’s side on 113 occasions, netting 35 goals, before moving on to Blackburn Rovers in 1966, transferring to Bury in July 1970, where he finished his league career. John’s Town debut came in the 3-1 defeat by Burscough Reserves at Victoria Park on 29th September 1956. He scored his only Town goal on his first outing at Hoghton Road a week later against Leyland Motors in a 4-1 victory, he played again in the next match away to Rolls Royce (lost 2-1) before making his farewell appearance in the 5-2 home defeat to Prescot Cables Reserves on 20th October. He went on to earn 20 full England caps, scoring 7 goals, his last game being the 0-0 draw against Uruguay at Wembley which kicked off England’s victorious World Cup campaign. He was dropped by manager Alf Ramsey in favour of Alan Ball. After retiring from football, John Connelly ran a successful fish and chip business in the Burnley area and lived the remainder of his life in nearby Barrowford.
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A Brief History of St Helens Town . . . St Helens Town Managers 1962-63 Pat Murphy 1963-64 Sam Cottingham 1964-66 Jimmy McKiernan 1966-68 Jackie Dewsnip 1968-71 Peter Jones 1971-77 Alan Hampson 1977-79 Jimmy Dewsnip 1979-80 Geoff Robinson 1980-82 Jack Prytherch 1982-84 Peter Rutherford 1984-87 Alan Wellens 1987-92 Alan Aspinall 1992-93 Mick Holgate 1993-02 Jimmy McBride 2002-03 John Davison 2003-04 Paul Lodge 2004-05 Joe Paladino 2005-06 Joe Gibiliru 2006-07 Alex Wright 2007-09 John Fletcher 2009-10 Gary Bickerstaffe 2010-11 Lee Riley 2011-12 Jimmy McBride 2012 Ian Granite
The original Town club was in existence from 1901 to 1928, but George Fryer and a number of local businessmen decided to re-form the club in 1946. They obtained a lease on the Hoghton Road ground in Sutton, adjacent to St. Helens Junction station on the Liverpool to Manchester railway line, took over a local St. Helens Combination team, Derbyshire Hill Rovers, signing a number of players from other clubs and entered the Liverpool County Combination in the 1947/48 season, playing against Everton “A” and Liverpool “A” and several reserve sides from the leading non-league clubs in the Merseyside area. Success was first attained in May 1949 when Runcorn were defeated in the final of the George Mahon Cup, played at the Prescot Cables ground. The following season, 1949/50, Town were elevated to the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination and they were promoted as Champions in only their second season to the First Division, where they ran up against teams such as Ashton United, Nelson and New Brighton, newly relegated from the Football League. Sadly, Town were themselves relegated in their first season and although promoted briefly again in 1955/56, they spent most of their early years in the Second Division. Improvements were quickly made to the facilities at Hoghton Road in the early years, but in November 1952 the decision was taken to re-locate to the former St. Helens Recs’ rugby league ground at City Road in order to further their ambitions of reaching the Football League. Initially, the move resulted in some encouraging crowds, but the club had a change of heart and returned to Sutton in the October 1953. The ground was purchased and further developed and a social club and floodlights were added in later years.
Town were Champions of the Lancashire Combination in 1971/72 season, losing only one game, finishing 6 points clear of Accrington Stanley. 1975 brought a switch to the Cheshire League, where they remained until the formation of the North West Counties League in 1982 and St. Helens Town is the only club to feature in the top division of that league throughout its existence although, after a very good start, they very nearly lost that proud record last season. The club’s major achievement was victory in the FA Vase at Wembley in 1987. After a stuttering start in the Preliminary Round with a 5-4 extra-time win over Colne Dynamoes, further home successes over General Chemicals, Wren Rovers, Guisborough Town and Wythenshawe Amateurs, led to wins at Wisbech Town, at home to Rainworth Miners Welfare, away to Falmouth Town (after a replay) and in the away leg at Emley when, following a 1-0 home defeat in the first-leg, a 2-0 win in Yorkshire secured a Wembley Final against local rivals Warrington Town, who were dispatched 3-2 with goals from Phil Layhe (2) and Brian Rigby. St. Helens Town boast an impressive “Hall of Fame”, including legendary goalkeeper and former German Prisoner-of-War Bert Trautmann, who signed for Photographs: Above Tommy O’Neil holding aloft the FA Vase in 1987. Opposite St Helens Town 1948 with Bert Trautmann NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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Manchester City over 60 years ago and who went on to play the game of his life in the 1956 FA Cup Final, despite breaking his neck in the latter stages. Bill Foulkes was transferred to Manchester United, where he had a glittering career, surviving the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, in which he bravely rescued some of his stricken team-mates. John Connelly, an England squad member in the victorious 1966 World Cup campaign, was sold to Burnley and he later moved to join Foulkes at Old Trafford. Other future stars, groomed at St. Helens Town, included John Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday), Geoff Nulty (Burnley, Newcastle United and Everton) and, most recently, ace goalscorer Dave Bamber, who began and ended his league career at Blackpool and who played in all four divisions of the Football League. Captain of the FA Vase winning team was Tommy O’Neil, who began his league career playing alongside George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton at Manchester United. Town sold their Hoghton Road ground in 2000 to move in with St. Helens Rugby League Club at their Knowsley Road base. Their farewell appearance at Sutton produced a 1-0 win over Champions Vauxhall Motors and the initial campaign at Knowsley Road got off to a cracking start, with Town leading the table for most of the season, before finishing in a rather disappointing fourth place. Recent seasons have been more of a struggle, ninth place in 2009/10 being the best finish since. The last two seasons have seen Town slide to 16th in 2010/11 and next to bottom last season, when they would have been relegated, but for Flixton’s decision to resign from the league. Town begin this season under new manager Ian Granite, who has brought in a new coaching set-up and several new players. Whilst on the playing front, the club looks forward to an improvement this season, Town’s ground situation remains uncertain. Though the club have the benefit of an 80-year ground-sharing agreement with Saints, they have been unable to re-locate to the new stadium at Langtree Park and a third season sharing Ashton Town’s ground at Edge Green Street has had to be arranged to cover their immediate future as negotiations with Saints continue. NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
Club Honours: 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners 1951 Lancs Comb Division 2 Champions 1972 Lancs Combination Champions 1973 Bass Charrington Cup Winners 1978 St Helens Hospital Cup Winners 1979 St Helens Comb Division 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up 1980 St Helens Comb Division 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 Record Appearances: Allan Wellens Record Goal Scorer: Steve Pennington Record Attendances 4000 at Hoghton Road v Manchester City 1723 at Knowsley Road v FC Utd of Manchester 9000 at Prescot Cables v Runcorn (1949) Programme Awards 1993-94 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1995-96 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1997-98 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1998-99 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1999-00 NWCFL Programme of the Year 2000-01 NWCFL Programme of the Year 2009-10 NWCFL Premier Division 2010-11 NWCFL Premier Division 2011-12 NWCFL Premier Division Wirral Programme Club National Survey 1996-97 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1997-98 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1998-99 NWCFL Programme of the Year Programme Monthly 2007-08 NWCFL Programme of the Year Soccer Club Swap Shop National Awards 2010-11 Placed 28th 2011-12 Placed 8th
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St Helens Town Juniors . . . Some of Merseyside’s greatest football names congregated today at St Helens Town Junior Football Club to hand over a cheque of £50,000 from The Football Pools. Former Kop legends Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen & Roger Hunt were joined by former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall on behalf of The Football Pools to reward Steve Leather, Club Secretary of St Helens Town Junior FC, with the official cheque. Over the next 90 days, the club will be donning hard hats and picking up hammers as it races to give the clubhouse a makeover including building new and improving current changing rooms, toilets, showers for its members as well as creating much needed storage facilities. The planned improvements will not only benefit the club and its members, but the wider community who use the facility. Celebrating its 90th season in 2012/13, The Football Pools is the World’s oldest and most popular football gaming company and joined with Mirror Football in November to launch a UK wide search for two lucky football clubs to win a 90 day makeover costing up to £50,000. To enter, applicants stated clearly why they thought their club merited the £50,000 funding and demonstrated how this donation would be used for the good of the club. St Helens join Frome Town AFC in Somerset as the two winning clubs to have been selected by The Football Pools panelists Gordon Banks, Roger Hunt, Tony Green; Sportech Director of Corporate Affairs, Richard Boardley and StreetGames Chief Executive Jane Ashworth. Since its formation in 2006, St Helens Town Junior Football Club started with 3 mini soccer teams which has now evolved to having over 300 members across over 20 junior teams. In
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. . . 90 Day Community Challenge this period the club has become one of the leading names in junior football and all through the hard work of over 30 qualified coaches. In 2012, St Helens Town Junior FC was awarded the Lancashire County Charter Standard Club of the Year Award. A delighted Leather commented, “On behalf of everyone involved with the club I would like to thank The Football Pools for this extremely generous award. When I entered our application a month ago I did not dream that I would be standing here today with Kenny, Alan and Neville receiving this cheque. We firmly believe in our project here and know how important football is to our youngsters from the St Helen’s area. “With this funding we can improve facilities, increase membership and continue to thrive as a football club. To all present here today can I urge you to get involved where possible over the next 90 Days – volunteer help, funding, media interest will all help us ensure this club gets the makeover it deserves.” “The 90 Day Community Challenge is another example of The Football Pools’ endless work to help improve the beautiful game whilst changing the lives of those involved in it,” said Kenny Dalglish, who made 355 appearances for Liverpool between 1977 and 1990. “I am confident that the community of St Helens will get behind this activity in January and make a real difference. I look forward to returning after the 90 days to see the difference they have made.” Richard Boardley, Director of Corporate Affairs, Sportech added: “Over the last four decades, The Football Pools has donated hundreds of millions of pounds into the game and this latest program will provide that essential lifeline for St Helens Junior Football Club to re-build and modernise their facility. I am sure the project will make a difference to St Helens and wish them good luck with the activity. The 90 Day Challenge is part of our In the 90th campaign which runs all season.” For more information or if you would like to get involved with the 90 Day Challenge at St Helens Town Junior Football Club through donating time, funds or materials please email communitychallenge@sthelenstownjfc.co.uk. Play The Football Pools at www.footballpools.com.
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Mawdsley
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Mawdsley
Hatton
Standley
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Hatton
Standley
Crompton
Wallace
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Mawdsley
Hatton
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Crompton
Ashton
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Mawdsley
G.Harrison
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Ashton
G.Harrison
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C.Williams
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24.11.12 Ashton Athletic
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08.12.12 Stockport Sports
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12.01.13 Norton United
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22.01.13 Bootle
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26.01.13 Alsager Town
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29.01.13 AFC Blackpool
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St Helens Town Statistical History . . . Part 5 – Season 1951/52 LANCASHIRE COMBINATION, DIVISION 1 LEAGUE RESULTS OPPONENTS Ashton United Barrow Reserves Blackpool “B” Bootle Athletic Chorley Clitheroe Darwen Earlestown Fleetwood Horwich R.M.I. Lancaster City Marine Morecambe Nelson Netherfield New Brighton Oldham Athletic Reserves Rochdale Reserves Rossendale United Southport Reserves Wigan Athletic
HOME DATE Nov 10 Sep 22 Sep 12 Dec 25 Apr 14 Apr 19 May 1 Dec 29 May 3 Sep 8 Mar 22 Apr 5 Aug 18 Feb 9 Dec 22 Mar 8 Oct 27 Sep 5 Jan 19 Feb 16 Apr 24
CUP RESULTS FA Cup
League Challenge Cup
Liverpool CFA Non-League Cup
Lancashire Junior Cup
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RESULT Lost 1-3 Lost 1-2 Won 4-1 Won 4-2 Lost 0-1 Won 2-0 Won 3-1 Drew 3-3 Lost 2-3 Won 3-1 Drew 1-1 Drew 3-3 Won 3-1 Lost 0-5 Lost 1-4 Lost 1-2 Drew 2-2 Lost 2-3 Won 5-3 Lost 4-5 Won 2-0
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DATE
1Q
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Replay
AWAY DATE Mar 29 Jan 26 Sep 19 Dec 26 Apr 11 Dec 1 Mar 1 Sep 1 Apr 12 Jan 5 Nov 3 Nov 17 Feb 2 Mar 22 Aug 25 Oct 20 Mar 15 Aug 21 Sep15 Oct 6 Apr 26 OPPONENTS
RESULT Lost 4-7 Won 3-1 Lost 1-3 Lost 2-5 Lost 2-3 Won 3-1 Lost 1-2 Lost 1-3 Lost 1-3 Lost 2-6 Lost 2-3 Lost 1-4 Lost 1-4 Lost 1-6 Lost 3-4 Drew 2-2 Won 2-1 Lost 1-2 Lost 2-6 Won 2-1 Lost 3-6
VENUE
RESULT
Prescot Cables
Home
Drew 2-2
Oct 3
Prescot Cables
Away
Lost 1-2
1
Oct 13
Atherton Collieries
Away
Won 3-2
2
Jan 1
Wigan Athletic
Away
Lost 1-4
1
Nov 24
Haydock C & B
Home
Won 5-3
2
Jan 12
New Brighton
Away
Lost 1-5
1
Dec 15
Chorley
Away
Lost 1-4
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Club Nelson Lancaster City Netherfield Wigan Athletic Morecambe Ashton United Rochdale Reserves Barrow Reserves Fleetwood Bootle Athletic Chorley Horwich R.M.I. New Brighton Blackpool “B” Marine Darwen Oldham Ath Reserves Clitheroe Southport Reserves Rossendale United St. Helens Town Earlestown PLAYER Arkwright, Jack Bailey, Percy Barr Bond, Eric Booth, Vic Bretherton Burrows, Jackie Byrne, Lol Cartwright, Stan Clemenson Cooper, Roy Critchley, Harry Culshaw Davies Dillon, Frank Doyle, W (Bill) Foy Fryer, George Garner, Terry Guest Haslam, Ray Heinekey, George Higgins, Joe NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
P 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42
W 30 24 22 21 21 21 20 19 20 17 16 17 16 18 13 16 13 13 12 13 12 6
D 3 7 10 9 7 6 6 8 5 8 10 7 8 4 12 5 9 9 10 5 5 11
APPS. 6 31 1 2 33 4 5 1 2 4 6 12 18 3 48 10 2 1 45 1 31 18 34
GOALS 8
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L 9 11 10 12 14 15 16 15 17 17 16 18 18 20 17 21 20 20 20 24 25 25
F 139 89 198 73 74 96 104 73 94 73 66 99 73 72 77 60 87 59 70 77 86 68
Hobbs Holland Holmes Hughes King Lawrence, Alf Leadbetter, Albert Littler, Joe McCann, Harry McCann, Wm (Billy) McGuirk, Jack Ottun, Bakrin Pilling, W (Bill) Smith, Andy Street, Sammy Stevens Sumner Tiani, Ahmad Tilley, Jack Twist, W (Bill) Wilson, Harry Own goals
A 59 69 63 57 72 87 79 66 87 73 72 97 85 88 85 83 91 79 76 95 119 135 13 1 1 5 1 11 9 10 48 1 2 2 2 6 32 2 1 6 32 13 23 539
Pts 63 55 54 51 49 48 46 46 45 42 42 41 40 40 38 37 35 35 34 31 29 23
3 5 29
5 1 1 1 1 4 8 1 100
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Stockport Sports v St Helens Town . . . Saturday 8th December 2012 NWCFL Premier Division Stockport Sports 2-1 St Helens Town St. Helens Town lost again on Saturday, going down narrowly 2-1 at Stockport Sports, who were demoted from Evostik League One North last season under their former title of Woodley Sports. The only ‘fulltime’ club in the North West Counties League are currently seventh in the table and beat Town 5-0 at Edge Green Street in the reverse encounter in September so, while St. Helens were disappointed not to get a share of the points this time, their performance was once again very encouraging. Playing for the first time in their history on a 4G pitch at Woodley Sports Centre, Town matched their opponents in every department during a first half in which chances were at a premium. St. Helens began the game without regular goalkeeper Lee Novak, but stand-in Ryan Taylor proved a more than useful replacement. Carl Osman was also missing, but Shaun Judge returned in midfield and Ste Edwards in particular looked very lively and adapted easily to the artificial surface. As early as the third minute, Edwards had the ball in the back of the net, following good work from the ubiquitous Phil Williams, but the goal was disallowed for offside. The Saxons responded well and, six minutes later, the league’s joint top scorer John Marsden burst clear but could only fire over the bar. Marsden, however, was involved again on 15 minutes, when his hopeful shot from the corner of the box found Town defender Chris Williams off balance and the hapless centre back could only watch as his attempted clearance found the back of his own net to put Stockport 1-0 ahead. Town came close to equalising on 19 minutes when Phil Williams crossed to Edwards, who narrowly missed from a tight angle. The remainder of the first NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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. . . Match Report and Photos half became a midfield battle with no opportunities for goals at either end but then, right on half-time, Town were given a free kick near the corner flag. Judge crossed and Sports’ defender Craig Flowers missed the ball, but caught Chris Williams with an agricultural lunge a yard out from goal and the referee was right on the spot to award Town a penalty, which Judge buried in the bottom corner to send Town in level at the break. The heavens opened as the teams left the field for the half-time break and it rained incessantly throughout the second half. Though both teams fought hard, the game was spoiled as a spectacle. Indeed, it was like being at sea. Consequently, defences were very much on top and there were few chances at either end. However, on 64 minutes, Taylor was called upon to save a pile-driver from 25 yards from the boot of Matthew Ward and immediately after that, Marsden nipped in to score the winner courtesy of a slight deflection at Taylor’s near post. Try as they might, St. Helens could not find an equaliser. Lee Crompton had perhaps the best chance with five minutes remaining, when his long distance effort from a free kick was saved easily by Mark Pullman in the home goal. Town find themselves one off the bottom of the table, with only 3 wins from 17 games, but 16 of their remaining 25 games are at home, including the crucial match against bottom team Stone Dominoes at Edge Green Street on Saturday. With a win in that game, Town can start to look to challenge a number of teams above them, most of whom have played several matches more and if they continue to play as they have for the last three weeks, fortunes will surely improve. GLYN JONES
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Recent Results . . . Saturday 29th December 2012 Premier Division 2-0 Congleton Town Stockport Sports Liam Irwin (14) Josh Miller (20)
HT: 2-0 Att: 134
Wednesday 26th December 2012 Premier Division 2-1 Bootle HT: 1-1 AFC Liverpool Muktar Mahama (3) Paul Byrne (13) Att: 101 John Lawless (67) 0-4 Winsford United HT: 0-3 Alsager Town Andrew Hurst (7p) Att: 105 Callum Gardner (38) Andrew Hurst (44) Andy Keogh (62) A-A Wigan Robin Park Ashton Athletic On 45 minutes due to waterlogged pitch 3-0 Barnoldswick Town HT: 2-0 Padiham Neil Stansfield (7) Att: 226 Joe Garvin (17) Sam Morris (62) 1-1 Runcorn Town HT: 0-1 Runcorn Linnets Ross McDowell (89) James McShane (44) Att: 488 0-2 AFC Blackpool HT: 0-1 Squires Gate Lloyd Balazs (20) Att: 72 James Walker (90p) 1-3 Maine Road HT: 0-2 Stockport Sports Josh Miller (75) Kevin McGrath (14) Att: 74 T Bentham (30) M Warburton (60) First Division Atherton Collieries A-A Atherton LR On 20 mins due to waterlogged pitch 2-8 Oldham Boro HT: 2-5 Chadderton Sean Sherwood (30) Damien Schofield (5) Att: 65 Sean Sherwood (40p) Lee Knowles (10) Darren Scanlon (16) Darren Scanlon (32) Joe Heap (35) Darren Scanlon (52) Joe Heap (57) Daniel Lafferty (86) NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
3-5 Cheadle Town Irlam Barry Lomas (66) Ben Brooks (24) Ryan Hutchinson (58) Jordan Walker (18) Dean Burgess (80) B Brokenbrow (52) Ben Brookes (54) Ibil-Modupe-Ojo (90) 3-0 Holker Old Boys Nelson Ashley Higgins (37) Ashley Higgins (67) Tom Anderton (87) A-A Leek CSOB West Didsbury On 45 minutes due to waterlogged pitch
HT: 0-2 Att: 45
HT: 1-0 Att: 35
Wednesday 19th December 2012 Lancashire Challenge Trophy Quarter Finals 2-1 Daisy Hill HT: 1-1 Bacup Borough Daniel Cocks (20) Matthew Boland (41) Att: 28 Graham McKeown (50) Tuesday 18th December 2012 Derbyshire Senior Cup 3rd Round Glossop North End 1-4 Mickleover Royals Ben Connolly (65) Dave Carr (32) Kirk Francis (71) Adam Birch (76) Dave Carr (87) Liverpool Senior Cup Quarter Finals 0-1 Bootle Ashton Town Kevin Black (55) Saturday 15th December 2012 2-0 Runcorn Linnets Colne Jason Hart (63) Mark Coyne (75) Glossop North End 2-0 Bacup Borough Mark Battersby (7p) Mark Battersby (31) 5-3 Silsden Norton United Tom Fogg (2p) Michael Garrod (61) Dan Brown (3) James Dunn (63) Darren Chadwick (42) Andrew Lee (77) Darren Chadwick (65) D Chadwick (85p) 4-1 Ashton Athletic Padiham Elliot Dunn (38) Mark Bailey (80) Kenny Taylor (40) Thomas Bradley (73) Mark Sharples (90)
HT: 0-1 Att: 95
HT: 0-0 Att: 62
HT: 0-0 Att: 88 HT: 2-0 Att: 160 HT: 3-0 Att: 61
HT: 2-0 Att: 105
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Tea Break Teasers . . . Q1. Which player has made the most appearances in Merseyside derbies? Q2. Who is the only non-English manager to have managed four different clubs in the Premier League? Q3. Which player holds the Premier League record for appearing in the most games without ever receiving a card, either Yellow or Red? Q4. Who is the only non-English footballer to receive a Knighthood from the current Queen? Q5. Which four goalkeepers have scored Premier League goals? Q6. Which three current football league teams have an “X� in their names? Q7. Which former Everton player was part of the 1999 treble-winning Manchester United team and also played for Charlton Athletic in 2002? Q8. Which player had scored the most goals in Merseyside derbies? Q9. Who was the last English player to have been the top Premier League goalscorer? Q10. Who in April 2004 scored the winning goal for Chelsea to knock Arsenal out of the Champions League? Q11. Which two Brazilian players have scored Premier League hat-tricks? Q12. Which two Hull City players participated in the 2010 World Cup Finals? Q13. When was the only season that both Celtic and Rangers failed to finish in the top three of the Scottish top-flight? Q14. Which three countries have won the African Cup of Nations three times or more? Q15. Who was the last Leeds United player to have scored a full England goal? 1) Neville Southall 2) Mark Hughes 3) John Barnes, 201 games. 4) Pele in 1997 5) Peter Schmeichel, Brad Friedel, Paul Robinson & Tim Howard 6) Crewe Alexandra, Exeter City & Oxford United 7) Jesper Blomqvist 8) Ian Rush 9) Kevin Phillips in 1999/00 10) Wayne Bridge 11) Afonso Alves & Robinho 12) Jozy Altidore (USA) & Richard Garcia (Australia) 13) 1964/5 14) Egypt, Ghana & Cameroon 15) Alan Smith NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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NWCFL News . . . The Manager of the Month awards for December 2012 have now been announced. Winners in each division are as follows, congratulations to them all - a good end to 2012 for the gents in question. PREMIER DIVISION - STEVE WILKES OF PADIHAM Results: 01.12 - Wigan Robin Park (away) won 0 - 2 05.12 - Bamber Bridge (home) won 3 - 2 (Lancashire Challenge Trophy Quarter Final) 08.12 - Stone Dominoes (home) won 4 - 0 15.12 - Ashton Athletic (home) won 4 - 1 26.12 - Barnoldswick Town (home) won 3 - 0 DIVISION ONE - JOHN BROWNRIGG OF ASHTON TOWN Results: 08.12 - Northwich Villa (home) won 7 - 1 15.12 - Daisy Hill (away) won 0 - 5 18.12 - Bootle (home) lost 0 - 1 (Liverpool Senior Cup Quarter Final)
SILSDEN AFC Following a review of the future direction of the club, the committee of Silsden AFC today announced that there will be some changes in the management of the footballing side of the club. Chris Reape is to leave the club by mutual agreement. Silsden AFC would like to put on record that we thank Chris for his commitment & hard work whilst being the First Team Manager & we wish him well in the future. An interim management team of Andy Geary & Paul Schofield will take up immediate responsibility for the First Team commencing with the New Year fixtures.
NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
Executive Programme Sponsors Season 20122012-13
NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
Executive Programme Sponsors Season 20122012-13
NWCF League News . . . AFC Blackpool are celebrating after being awarded a grant of £50,000 from the Budweiser Club Futures programme. The programme is a grant scheme for non-league clubs in steps 5–7 of the pyramid, funded by The FA Cup’s lead sponsor, Budweiser, and will give eight grants of £50,000 to clubs across the country per season over the next two years. Those grants aim to help clubs to become more financially sustainable by improving their facilities. Projects that could be funded by the grants include everything from building conference facilities, improving any part of the clubhouse interior or exterior, and expanding the car park - anything that helps a club grow and play an even larger role in their local community. The club received the fantastic news that they had been one of the winners about ten days ago, and AFC Blackpool’s Karen Tebbutt explained the process that they went through to demonstrate why the club would be a worthy recipient of the grant. “We applied for the grant in October and found out we had won at the end of November. With the Budweiser grant being offered to clubs that wanted to regenerate their clubhouses and facilities for the benefit of the local community, we had to explain what we wanted the grant for and what it would do for us. “We wrote that we wanted the grant so that we could renovate the clubhouse, mend the roof from leaking, put in a new suspended ceiling, insulate and put in new lighting to help with energy costs. “We also explained we would completely strip everything out of the kitchen and main room and rebuild a new bar and a fully fitted functional stainless steel kitchen, put a new entrance porchway and extend both the mens and ladies toilets. “This would then enable us to advertise for functions and businesses as well as the local community to come and use the facilities and so the club could generate income to help us be able more sustainable.” NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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League Standings . . . North West Counties League, Premier Division Table 29/12/2012 Saturday 5th January 2013 Premier Division
Po Team s
P W D L
1 Maine Road
23 16 2
5 56 33 23 50
Alsager Town
v
Runcorn Town
2 Padiham
21 14 5
2 49 23 26 47
Ashton Athletic
v
Winsford United
3 Runcorn Town
21 12 5
4 51 26 25 41
Bacup Borough
v
Bootle
4 Bootle
18 13 2
3 30 13 17 41
Padiham
v
AFC Liverpool
5 Congleton Town
23 12 4
7 59 36 23 40
Runcorn Linnets
v
Norton United
Silsden
v
Maine Road
6 Colne
22 11 5
6 56 29 27 38
Squires Gate
v
Glossop North End
7 Stockport Sports(-3) 24 12 5
7 51 29 22 38
St Helens Town
v
Colne
8 Winsford United
5 44 22 22 36
Stockport Sports
v
Barnoldswick Town
Stone Dominoes
v
AFC Blackpool
19 11 3
F
A GD Pts
9 Barnoldswick Town 19 9
6
4 38 22 16 33
10 Glossop North End 21 9
6
6 40 34 6 33
First Division
11 Runcorn Linnets
22 9
5
8 37 37 0 32
Abbey Hey
v
Oldham Boro
12 Alsager Town
25 9
5 11 41 42 -1 32
AFC Darwen
v
Northwich Villa
13 AFC Blackpool
22 8
5
14 Wigan Robin Park
21 8
2 11 29 36 -7 26
15 Norton United
21 8
2 11 34 52 -18 26
16 Silsden
20 7
2 11 33 40 -7 23
17 AFC Liverpool
18 6
1 11 28 39 -11 19
18 Bacup Borough
19 6
1 12 22 34 -12 19
19 Squires Gate
25 5
2 18 33 58 -25 17
20 Ashton Athletic
22 4
2 16 25 57 -32 14
Sunday 6th January 2013 F.A. Carlsberg Vase 3rd Round
21 St Helens Town
17 3
4 10 22 45 -23 13
Walsall Wood
22 Stone Dominoes
22 1
4 17 17 80 -63 7
(To be played at Sutton Coldfield FC)
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9 28 36 -8 29
Atherton Collieries v
Nelson
Chadderton
v
Leek CSOB
Cheadle Town
v
Rochdale Town
Daisy Hill
v
Atherton LR
Eccleshall
v
Formby
Holker Old Boys
v
Irlam
West Didsbury & C v
v
Ashton Town
Wigan Robin Park
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League Standings . . . North West Counties League Division One Table 29/12/2012 Pos Team
P W D L
F
A GD Pts
Monday 7th January 2013 Manchester Premier Cup Quarter Finals
1
Ashton Town
17 11 2
4 51 19 32 35
Maine Road v Trafford Tuesday 8th January 2013
2
AFC Darwen
17 11 1
5 46 31 15 34
Manchester Premier Cup Quarter Finals
3
Abbey Hey
14 11 0
3 40 13 27 33
v Droylsden Abbey Hey Staffordshire Senior Cup Quarter Finals
4
West Dids & Chorl 17 9
3
5 34 23 11 30
Norton United v Port Vale Saturday 12th January 2013
5
Cheadle Town
16 8
4
4 34 29 5 28
6
Oldham Boro
17 8
2
7 37 31 6 26
7
Atherton Collieries 13 8
1
4 35 25 10 25
8
Formby
9
8
0
1 35 17 18 24
9
Chadderton
13 6
2
5 29 30 -1 20
10 Rochdale Town
14 5
3
6 24 29 -5 18
11 Northwich Villa
17 5
3
9 25 42 -17 18
12 Atherton LR
16 4
4
8 21 32 -11 16
13 Leek CSOB
16 5
1 10 30 44 -14 16
14 Nelson
12 4
3
5 21 25 -4 15
15 Irlam
18 3
4 11 24 40 -16 13
16 Daisy Hill
18 3
4 11 24 42 -18 13
17 Eccleshall
15 3
3
18 Holker Old Boys
13 4
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9 25 43 -18 12 9 15 35 -20 12
Premier Division AFC Blackpool
v
Winsford United
AFC Liverpool
v
Squires Gate
Barnoldswick Town v
Runcorn Linnets
Colne
Congleton Town
v
Glossop North End v
Alsager Town
Maine Road
v
Bacup Borough
Norton United
v
St Helens Town
Runcorn Town
v
Silsden
Stockport Sports
v
Padiham
Stone Dominoes
v
Ashton Athletic
Wigan Robin Park v First Division
Bootle
Ashton Town
v
Holker Old Boys
Chadderton
v
Daisy Hill
Formby
v
West Didsbury & C
Irlam
v
Eccleshall
Leek CSOB
v
Atherton LR
Nelson
v
AFC Darwen
Northwich Villa
v
Atherton Collieries
Oldham Boro
v
Abbey Hey
Rochdale Town
v
Cheadle Town
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NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
Executive Programme Sponsors Season 20122012-13
NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
Executive Programme Sponsors Season 20122012-13