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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, Andy Langley, Daryl Picton, 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 13th October 2012, kick off 3pm FA Vase Carlsberg Vase, First Round St Helens Town Red/White Shirts White Shorts, Red/White Socks
No Gls St Helens Town Lee Novak Gary Pye Adam Howard Chris Williams Lee Crompton Cole Ashton Greg Harrison Shaun Judge Ste Edwards Carl Osman Scott McNair Mike Sykes-Wright Andy Newcombe Lee Harrison Kieran Hoult Lewis Johnson
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No Gls Parkgate Jamie Bailey (GK) Ryan Johnson Richard Tootle Todd Jordan William Senior Daniel Patterson Chris Wood Luke Fletcher Nathan Forbes-Swindells Brian Cusworth Keir Hannity Adam Shepherd Sam Eckhardt Joel Purkiss Jamie Lindsay Aaron Worsfold Jacob Walters-Lang James Young
Assistant Managers: John Wilkie and Stephen Edwards
Oliver Graham Ashley Jackson
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
Manager: Ian Granite Assistants: Stephen Edwards and John Wilkie
Carlos Forbes
Manager: Doug Shelley Assistant: Gary Simpson
Referee: Mr R Holmes (Preston) Assistants: Mr M Doherty (Preston) and Mr M Hughes (Preston)
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Cover photograph: Town’s Carl Osman in action at Silsden AFC last Saturday. Executive Programme Sponsors Season 20122012-13
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Talk of the Town . . . Good afternoon and welcome to Edge Green Street for this FA Carlsberg Vase, First Round tie against our Northern Counties East League colleagues from Parkgate. May I open by welcoming our visitors I hope they have had a pleasant if somewhat familiar trip to visit us here at Edge Green Street having vanquished our landlords Ashton Town in the previous round, enjoy their short stay and have a safe journey home after the contest. It has been a fortnight since we welcomed Runcorn Town to Edge Green Street and whilst we turned in an excellent performance against one of the teams expected to challenge for the title we did not get what we deserved and some decisions and breaks went against us and we fell to a 2-0 reverse. We then took the long and difficult trip to Yorkshire to take on Silsden who put us to the sword netting seven goals in the contest with Town’s single reply coming from Shaun Judge around the hour mark. Whilst the score-line looks particularly one sided reports suggest that the contest was closer than this and it was one of those afternoon’s when everything Silsden hit went in and Town were in the wrong place at the wrong time to fall to their heaviest defeat of the season. Our opponents this afternoon are not a new team to us this being the fourth meeting of the sides with the initial meeting coming with a trip to Rotherham in a 2002/3 FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round it took a Town goal deep in added on time to ensure that we did not exit securing a 2-2 draw and won the replay by a 3-1 score-line. The next meeting took place in the 2009/10 season in the same competition at the Extra Preliminary Round as Town again visited Rawmarsh and this time came away with a 3-1 win. This afternoon’s contest will be the first meeting of the sides in the FA Vase. Parkgate have been in excellent form this season having been at the higher reaches of the NCEL Premier Division table for much of the term and the squad know they will be in for a tough contest. Finally, let’s get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them on to victory and a place in the hat for the Second Round draw on Monday afternoon. Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller
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In Town Today . . . Parkgate F.C. was formed September 1969 out of the Parkgate Steelworks Wire Department who were four times winners of National Wire Drawers Cup. They joined Division Two of the Hatchard League, losing the first game away to Telephone Sports 3-0. In 1971 joined the Sheffield & Hallamshire County F.A. Senior League then two years late in 1973 joined the Yorkshire League as B.S.C. Parkgate F.C., which, is now the Northern Counties East Football League in which they compete today. The club was winners of the Rotherham Charity Cup in 1983/1984, 1998/1999 and runners up in 1996/1997. They were runners up in the Mexborough Montagu Hospital Cup in 1979 and 1987 and again in 1991/1992 when they lost 2-1 to fellow Northern Counties East League team Brodsworth Miners Welfare. In 1992 the Club installed floodlights at their Roundwood home ground and David Bassett, then the Manager of Sheffield United, brought along a team for the switch on. The 1997/1998 seasons saw the Club reach the final of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Competition, where they lost 3-0 to Emley. They also finished fourth place in the League, their highest place for a number of years. 1998/1999 saw the Club reach the final of the Wilkinson Sword Trophy, where they lost to Yorkshire Amateurs. After Challenging for Promotion all season they finished in fourth place again. 2001/2002 saw Russ Eagle take over as Manager with a lot of new signings the club were hoping for a good season. In March 2002 Russ left to become Assistant Manager at Belper Town. Stewart Evans stepped in to be Manager. Stewart was again appointed Manager for season 2003/04 after a good finish to 2002/03 Season. Season 2003/04 saw the Steelmen finish in eighth place. Manager Stewart Evans and his assistant Vinnie Brady were appointed for season 2004/05 but after a run of bad results Stewart resigned leaving his assistant Vinnie Brady in charge. During the 2005/2006 season the Steelmen finished in sixth position just missing out on a promotion place and lost 2-1 in the final of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup to an injury time goal. The 2006/2007 seasons saw Parkgate win the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and the Division One Championship, which saw them promoted to the Premier Division. The great surprise was the resignation of Team Manager Vinnie Brady after a successful season; Parkgate appointed Assistant Manager Russell Eagle to the position of Team Manager ably assisted by his Assistant Manager Darren Grady. NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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. . . Parkgate Football Club 2007/2008 Parkgate were semi finalist in the League Cup and County FA Senior Cup and finished 8th in the League. Manager Russell Eagle resigned as Manager, as did Assistant Manager Darren Grady at the end of the season to concentrate on business commitments. Parkgate appointed Sean Hutchinson as Manager and Wilf Race as Assistant Manager but at the end of the season Wilf Race resigned his position as Assistant Manager and was appointed the Manager of Hallam FC, Mark Smith was appointed as Assistant Manager at Parkgate FC. Due to a string of poor results and an 8-3 defeat at Hall Road Rangers FC in October 2009 Sean Hutchinson tendered his resignation. The Steelmen moved swiftly and appointed Russell Eagle as Team Manager for his second stint at the Club and Darren Bonnington as Assistant Manager but in June 2010 Russell Eagle resigned as Manager at Parkgate FC to take over as Manager of newly promoted Division One side Handsworth FC. The Steelmen moved swiftly and appointed Douglas Shelley from AFC Celtic, who appointed Wilf Race as his Assistant for Season 2010/2011. The season proved to be the most successful in the clubs history, a new look squad saw the Steelmen finish second in the NCEL Premier and reach the Final of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Final at Hillsborough. Last season Parkgate enjoyed another successful campaign with a solid top half finish and a good run in the FA Vase. The Steelmen will be looking to progress from last season with Doug bringing in several exciting new players and appointing former Macclesfield Town manager Gary Simpson as his assistant. Photographs are from Town’s 3-1 win at Parkgate in the FA Cup season 2009-10 Season 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
League NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-1 NCE-P NCE-P NCE-P NCE-P NCE-P
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P 28 24 30 30 30 32 34 30 30 32 38 38 38 38 38
W 14 12 11 13 8 12 12 7 18 26 18 15 13 23 20
D 3 5 5 6 3 10 11 8 5 4 4 6 6 9 7
L 11 7 14 11 19 10 11 15 7 2 16 17 19 6 11
F 61 61 58 60 53 66 52 53 87 120 80 67 83 94 99
A 47 32 59 52 80 52 53 80 40 38 54 79 87 55 72
GD 14 29 -1 8 -27 14 -1 -27 47 82 26 -12 -4 39 27
Pts 45 41 38 45 27 46 47 29 59 82 58 51 45 78 67
Position 5/15 4/13 12/16 7/16 14/16 8/17 10/18 13/16 6/16 1/17 8/20 11/20 14/20 2/20 7/20
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A Word from the Dugout . . . Hello and welcome to Edge Green Street for today’s FA Vase first round tie. I would like to welcome today’s visitors Parkgate FC who have travelled from Rotherham, West Yorkshire. Let’s hope they enjoy their visit and have a safe journey home. Today’s game will be tough; Parkgate currently lie 8th in the Northern Counties East League top flight and they picked up a good 2-0 win in the previous round against Landlords Ashton Town. It’s 25 years ago since the biggest achievement in our clubs history. 1987 was the year St Helens Town won this competition courtesy of a 3-2 win against Warrington Town at the old Wembley Stadium in front of 4254 fans. It’s a competition that’s full of tradition and one I know we as a club look very fondly on. It’s nice to take time out of league competition and play in a great cup. Our League form of late hasn’t been great and the less said about last week’s game at Silsden the better but I will go on record and say the performance was not acceptable and as first team manager can only apologise to the fans who travelled to Silsden and paid good hard earned money to watch that performance or lack of. We knew this season would be hard; from day one we have build a squad from scratch and we know there will be setbacks throughout the season. It’s going to take a lot of hard work to get us where we want to be. Success won’t come overnight it takes time and hard work we are building a squad for the future. We need to forget about last week pick ourselves up, dust ourselves down and go again! Luckily for us games come thick and fast and we won’t have time to feel sorry for ourselves today the lads can put last week’s game behind them and with a good positive hardworking performance that I know we are more than capable of. I hope everyone enjoys today’s game and we progress to the next round of this fantastic competition. Ian Granite
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A welcome from the Chairman . . . Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Edge Green Street for this FA Carlsberg Vase 1st Round Proper game against our visitors from the Northern Counties East League, Parkgate 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. Both teams will be looking to make it through next round and along with it secure the £900 prize money on offer. We’ve both had mixed league results of late with Parkgate losing their last four games - Thackley (0-2), Scarborough Athletic (1-0), Hall Road Rangers (3-2) and Glasshoughton Welfare (2-1). However, Parkgate did register a 4-1 County Cup win over Mexborough Town on Tuesday evening. Parkgate currently lie well placed in 8th position with 22 points from 13 Premier Division games. For Town it’s been a tough week or so with a 0-2 home defeat to last season’s runners -up Runcorn Town, a game which saw the lads play well and battle hard without any reward. Last Saturday we travelled to Silsden with the hope of three points and returned hugely disappointed after a 7-1 drubbing. We thoroughly deserved to lose the game but the score-line was hard to comprehend as our hosts scored some cracking goals and everything they tried seemed to pay off. For our part we were again too generous in defence and lacked any cutting edge in front of goal, despite plenty of chances and a thunderous header from Shaun Judge. Let’s hope there’s a positive response from the players this afternoon! As detailed elsewhere in today’s programme this is not the first time we’ve met with Town making FA Cup progress twice at the expense of our visitors courtesy of a draw and two wins. However, it is our first FA Vase meeting and Parkgate will be hoping Edge Green Street remains a ‘happy hunting ground’ following their 0-2 win in the last round against Ashton Town. I’d like to welcome our recent additions to the playing squad which include Adam Howard, Phil Williams and Lee Harrison as well as our new physiotherapist Nicole Garner. Don’t forget our forthcoming fundraiser is a Sportsman’s Evening at St Helens Cricket Club on Saturday 3rd November. Tickets are £20 with guest speaker Howard Kendall and comedian Frankie Allen, plus a hot pot supper, raffles, etc Enjoy the game and don’t forget to join us in the clubhouse for the usual post-match debate. John McKiernan Chairman, St Helens Town AFC NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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Daisy Hill v St Helens Town . . .
Action from Town’s 0-5 FA Vase victory over Daisy Hill on Saturday 15th Sept
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How We Compare . . . St Helens Town - last 6 matches
St Helens Town
All Competitions
Most recent
Fourth Round
FA Vase Round Reached 1989-90
Did Not Enter
Parkgate
Home
L
W
L
L
D
L
First Round
1990-91
Did Not Enter
Away
D
L
L
W
W
L
Preliminary
1991-92
Extra Prelim
Collated
D
L
W
W
L
L
Parkgate - last 6 matches All Competitions
Most recent
Preliminary
1992-93
Extra Prelim
Preliminary
1993-94
Second Round
First Round
1994-95
First Round
First Round
1995-96
2nd Qualifying
1996-97
First Round
Home
W
W
L
W
L
W
1st Qualifying
Away
W
W
W
L
L
L
First Round
1997-98
2nd Qualifying
Collated
W
L
L
L
L
W
Fourth Round
1998-99
1st Qualifying
2nd Qualifying
1999-00
First Round
Fifth Round
2000-01
2nd Qualifying
St Helens Town games since...
Parkgate games since...
Fourth Round
2001-02
2nd Qualifying
All Competitions
All Competitions
Second Round
2002-03
2nd Qualifying
2003-04
2nd Qualifying
Clean sheet
3
Clean sheet
5
Second Round
Goal Scored
Goal Scored
Third Round
2004-05
2nd Qualifying
0
0
Second Round
2005-06
First Round
Loss
0
Loss
0
2nd Qualifying
2006-07
Second Round
No score draw
24
No score draw
16
Score draw
5
Score draw
29
Win
2
Win
0
1st Qualifying
2007-08
First Round
2nd Qualifying
2008-09
2nd Qualifying
1st Qualifying
2009-10
2nd Qualifying
Third Round
2010-11
2nd Qualifying
2nd Qualifying
2011-12
Third Round
Previous Meetings Since 1949/50 All Competitions P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Win %
Home
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
100.00
Away
2
1
1
0
5
3
2
50.00
Collated
3
2
1
0
8
4
4
75.00
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Parkgate in FA Vase Action . . .
Action from Parkgate’s 0-2 FA Vase win here at Edge Green Street against our landlords Ashton Town. Photos courtesy of Billy Bristow (Ashton Town)
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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 v Runcorn Town . . . Saturday 29th September 2012 North West Counties League, Premier Division St Helens Town 0-2 Runcorn Town St Helens came away from this afternoon’s contest with last season’s runner up outfit Runcorn Town with no return after playing well but not getting the rub of the green and being on the end of some debatable decisions from the match officials. The home side started off well when a following move saw Shaun Judge linked with skipper Carl Osman who played a fine ball to debutant Adam Howard just inside the box his effort looked to be flying into the net but a last ditch block from a visiting defender diverted the effort and the ball was smuggled away. Moments later Howard started a move down the left wing and he found Greg Harrison just inside the area he crossed towards Stephen Edwards but the striker was outmuscled by his marker before he could get a shot off. The visitors almost took the lead with their first foray forward of any note when former St Helens forward Liam Pearson was released by along through ball from James McShane and one on one with Lee Novak in the home goal he looked certain to score but the stopper stood up well and when the shot came he diverted it over the bar with his foot. Normal service was resumed as the hosts threatened when Edwards had an effort from the edge of the area who blocked by a defender and a well worked move saw Howard get into the box and his ball was half cleared to Cole Ashton on the edge of the area his effort beat the keeper but was headed over the bar by a defender on the line. On the half hour mark Osman dug out an excellent cross from the right wing which Edwards met with a glancing header the ball broke towards Scott McNair whose touch spooned the ball upwards he rose to head the ball goalwards and was crudely pushed in the back by the referee decided there was no foul and play was allowed to continue. Another effort from the hosts saw Judge break away from his marker centrally before linking with McNair on the right of the area his cross found Osman 18 yards out his effort was partially blocked by a last ditch challenge which took all the speed off the effort and the visiting stopper was able to collect the effort. Novak had to be alert again to keep St Helens from going behind when a Runcorn corner from the right broke to Thomas Spearitt on the far post his effort looked to be a certain goal but Novak extended himself well to shoot out a strong arm and divert
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. . . Match Report and Photos the effort over the bar. Runcorn took the lead much against the run of play on 41minutes from the penalty spot, McShane got into the penalty area on the end of a long ball and he was confronted by Novak who won the ball at his feet with the striker felled in the challenge, there was no appeal from the visiting players but the referee deemed the incident was foul play and McShane converted the spot kick to send the visitors into the break in front. The second half’s first effort on goal saw Howard’s centre from the left find Osman who headed an effort goalwards with Wills able to hold the effort centrally. The hosts received another kick in the teeth when a free kick was awarded to Runcorn just moments after a worse foul had been overlooked and from the set piece Danny Toone thundered an effort in off the inside of the left hand upright from 25 yards. St Helens bounced back in an attempt to reduce the arrears Judge had an effort blocked from the edge of the area which broke to Osman whose cross found Harrison and his headed effort was held by Wills. A counter saw Runcorn almost make it three as Novak saved well at the feet of Paul Shanley before McNair released Edwards into a one on one situation but the striker was quickly closed down by Wills in the Runcorn goal who blocked his effort at close range. Wills was again called upon from a corner as he had to be alert to turn Osman’s effort around his left hand upright. With time running out the visitors were awarded a second debatable penalty with time Ryan Malone went down easily after the slightest of contacts and this time Mark Keddie stepped up striking the spot kick to Novak’s left the keeper went the right way for the second time this afternoon but this time he gained his reward pushing the spot kick away. In added on time Toone was again to take a free kick from 25 yards and again he struck the upright this time more fully with the ball breaking back to McShane who blazed his effort over the bar.
St Helens Town; Novak, G.Pye, Howard, Williams, Crompton, Ashton, G.Harrison(Sykes-Wright 71), Judge, Edwards(Johnson 75), Osman(C), McNair(L.Harrison 71). Sub Not Used; Hatton.
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Silsden v St Helens Town . . .
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Opponents
Venue
Comp
04.08.12 07.08.12
Date
Colne AFC Liverpool
Away Home
NWCFL NWCFL
Result
GK
2
3
4
5
Hatton
Burke
6 Fitzjohn1
Hatton
Crompton Crompton1
11.08.12
Abbey Hey
Home
FAC EPR
1-5L
Newbrook Mawdsley
Burke
Fitzjohn
Hatton1
Crompton(C)
Burke
18.08.12
Barnoldswick Town
Away
NWCFL
4-2L
Fitzjohn
Newbrook Mawdsley
Hatton
Crompton
Waugh1
Fitzjohn
21.08.12 28.08.12
Bootle Congleton Town
Away Away
NWCFL NWCFL
2-2D 2-0L
Newbrook Mawdsley Newbrook Mawdsley
Hatton Hatton
Standley Standley
Crompton1
Wallace Wallace
01.09.12
Stockport Sports
Home
04.09.12
Ashton Athletic
Home
NWCFL
0-5L
Newbrook Mawdsley
Hatton
NWCFL
2-2D
Newbrook Mawdsley G.Harrison
1-2W Newbrook Mawdsley 2-1W Newbrook Mawdsley
Crompton
Doyle
Crompton
Ashton
Standley
Crompton
Ashton
08.09.12
Padiham
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4-1L
Novak
15.09.12
Daisy Hill
Away
FAV 2QR
0-5W
Novak
Crompton
Ashton
22.09.12 29.09.12
Stone Dominoes Runcorn Town
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1-3W 0-2L
Novak
Pye
G.Harrison
C.Williams
Crompton
Ashton
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Silsden Parkgate
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7-1L
Novak Novak
Pye Pye
Howard Howard
C.Williams C.Williams
Crompton Crompton
Ashton Ashton
20.10.12
Alsager Town
Home
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23.10.12 27.10.12
Ashton Town AFC Blackpool
Away Home
LSC 1R LCC 2R
03.11.12 06.11.12
Wigan Robin Park Bootle
Away Home
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10.11.12 13.11.12
Winsford United Runcorn Linnets
Away Home
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21.11.12
AFC Liverpool
Away
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24.11.12 27.11.12
Ashton Athletic Norton United
Away Home
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01.12.12
Maine Road
Away
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08.12.12
Barnoldswick Tn
Home
NWCFL
15.12.12
Stone Dominoes
Home
NWCFL
22.12.12 26.12.12
AFC Blackpool Bacup Borough
Away Home
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29.12.12
Runcorn Town
Away
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05.01.13
Colne
Home
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12.01.13 19.01.13
Stcokport Sports Glossop North E
Away Home
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26.01.13 02.02.13
Alsager Town Wigan Robin Park
Away Home
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09.02.13
Glossop North End
Away
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23.02.13
Padiham
Home
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02.03.13
Squires Gate
Away
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16.03.13
Congleton Town
Home
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23.03.13
Squires Gate
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30.03.13
Winsford United
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03.04.13 06.04.13
Bacup Borough Maine Road
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Ashton G.Harrison C.Williams Standley G.Harrison1 C.Williams
Name1 Name Name Name Name10
Crompton Sykes-Wright
Player name and number of goals scored Player name and CAUTION Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS Executive Programme Player name and DISMISSAL Player name and number of replacedSponsors player Season 20122012-13
7 Rimmer Rimmer Rimmer Rimmer Rimmer Rimmer
8 9 10 11 McNair Edwards1 Osman(C) Waugh McNair Edwards1 Osman(C) Skyes-Wright
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14
15
16
17
Jennings
Newcombe9
Pye7
Sykes-Wright8
Vaughan
Jennings
Newcombe10
Pye
Standleyt5
Vaughan
McNair
Edwards
Standley
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Newcombe
Pye2
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Ashton/Johnson
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Edwards
Osman(C)
Newcombe
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Harrison6
Jennings
Dunne111
Ashton1 Edwards Ashton Edwards
Osman(C) Osman(C)
McNair McNair
Doyle Judge8
Harrison8 Dunne11
Jennings Harrison3
Newcombe Johnson
Osman(C)
Judge
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Rudd
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Newcombe
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Pye
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Wilkie
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Newcombe7
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Sykes-Wright Newcombe11 Johnson10
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St. Helens Town AFC 2012-13 season We are looking for new members of our
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St Helens Town v Runcorn Town . . .
Runcorn Town photos courtesy of Tom Bacon Sports Photography www.tombacon.zenfolio.com
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St Helens Town Statistical History . . . Part 2 – Season 1948/49 LIVERPOOL COUNTY COMBINATION, DIVISION 1 LEAGUE RESULTS OPPONENTS Burscough Crompton’s Recs. Earle Earlestown English Electric Everton “A” Formby Haydock C & B Liverpool “A” Liverpool Police Newton Y.M.C.A. Orrell Prescot B.I. Runcorn Reserves Skelmersdale United South Liverpool Res U.G.B.
HOME DATE Oct 9 Apr 15 May 2 Apr 28 Apr 20 Apr 21 Nov 13 Sep 1 Sep 11 Feb 12 Mar 26 Jan 1 Apr 23 Sep 8 Apr 2 Aug 21 Apr 18
RESULT Won 2-1 Won 2-0 Won 4-1 Won 3-1 Won 2-1 Lost 0-1 Won 5-1 Lost 1-2 Drew 1-1 Lost 2-3 Won 7-0 Won 4-1 Won 3-0 Won 3-2 Won 2-0 Lost 1-3 Won 2-0
AWAY DATE Feb 19 Apr 11 Apr 30 Nov 27 Apr 25 Dec 18 Jan 22 Aug 25 May 4 Nov 6 Mar 19 May 7 Apr 27 Sep 15 Aug 28 Dec 25 Apr 9
RESULT Lost 2-4 Won 3-2 Lost 0-3 Won 1-0 Drew 1-1 Lost 2-4 Lost 0-6 Won 4-3 Lost 0-3 Drew 1-1 Won 3-2 Won 4-2 Won 2-1 Lost 0-1 Drew 2-2 Won 2-0 Lost 1-7
Notes: The attendance of 3012 against Burscough on Oct 9 remains a club record. St. Helens Town played the George Mahon Cup Final at Prescot on the morning of May 7 and later the same afternoon, travelled to Orrell for the final league fixture. Both games were won. 1948-49 Final League Table Formby Everton “A” Liverpool “A” Haydock C & B Earlestown South Liverpool Reserves St. Helens Town Burscough Skelmersdale United Prescot B.I. Earle Runcorn Reserves Liverpool Police U.G.B. Orrell Newton Y.M.C.A. English Electric Crompton’s Recs. NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
P 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34
Won 24 21 19 21 21 18 19 18 18 16 15 15 15 10 6 4 5 4
Drawn 5 6 8 3 2 7 4 5 3 5 6 2 2 4 2 5 3 2
Lost 5 7 7 10 11 9 11 11 13 13 13 17 17 20 26 25 26 28
F 134 109 83 85 112 95 72 101 94 95 71 78 76 75 52 44 44 44
A 51 48 45 62 57 60 60 69 65 78 84 78 75 115 116 115 121 165
Pts 53 48 46 45 44 43 42 41 39 37 36 32 32 24 14 13 13 10
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CUP 1948-49 FA Cup
ROUND ExPrelim Prelim 1 Qual. 2 Qual Semi-Final Final
DATE Sep 4 Sep 18 Oct 2 Oct 16 Jan 29 Apr 16 May 7
OPPONENTS Prescot B.I. Earle Formby Bangor City English Electric Burscough Runcorn Reserves
VENUE Home Away Away Home Home Skem’dale Prescot Cables
RESULT Won 4-2 Won 2-1 aet Won 1-0 Lost 0-3 Won 8-3 Won 2-0 Won 2-1
2
Dec 4
Bootle
Home
Drew 2-2
2 Rep 3 1
Dec 11 Jan 8 Nov 20
Bootle Everton “A” Accrington Stanley Res
Home Home Away
Won 2-0 Lost 2-3 Lost 2-4
George Mahon Cup
Liverpool CFA Challenge Cup
Lancs Junior Cup PLAYER
APPS
GOALS
42
2
Ashton, Peter
PLAYER
APPS
GOALS
Knowles, Cliff
12
5
Bartley, W
1
Langley, G
11
Bond, T (Jack)
9
Lavin, F
1
Bretton, Wm (Bill)
1
McCann, Harry
34
Cooper, Roy
2
McCann, T
1
Crawford, R
3
6
Marschallek
5
Critchley, A
12
1
Molyneux, J
1
Farrar, L
3
1
Fryer, George
3
2
Gaskell, Johnny
38
Gregory, Jack
29
Hart, R
1
Haydock, Wm (Bill)
22
Hilton, J
9
4
1
2
Northey, F
1
Pheasant, Wm (Bill)
27
6
Smith, Alf
3
1
Thomas, G
1
Thompson, Alf
27
3
Thompson, Sam
33
19
Trautmann, Bert
37
Twist, Wm (Bill)
45
4
Webster, S
23
1 19
Holdsworth, J
1
Holmes, Eric
2
Howard, E
1
Hughes, Amos
18
8
Welding, H
17
Hughes, Jackie
35
7
Weldon, A
1
Johnson, L
3
Own goals
Johnson, R
2
Totals
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0 517
99
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Parkgate Playing Squad 2012-13. . . Jamie Bailey (GK) – Local Goalkeeper Jamie arrived at Parkgate last season and secured his place as Number one with consistent all-round confident performance. As well as being a great shot stopper Jamie commands his area well and is a great foundation on which the side is built. Richard Tootle - Joining the Steelmen on the left hand side of defence is another player from Handsworth. Richard has great composure, quick feet and the ability to push forward from defence. Don’t be fooled by Richard’s size as his vision and all round ability mean he will be a massive player for Parkgate this year. Todd Jordan – Todd has signed up for his second season down at Roundwood after making his debut last year. Commanding in the air but also comfortable and controlled with the ball on the floor Todd has a calm head and reads the game well. William Senior – Will has been at Parkgate for several years and has consistently played a large part in Parkgate's recent success. Originally starting off as a centre forward Will has since moved back into Midfield where his tenacious tackling and great awareness have being valuable to the team. Daniel Patterson - Centre Midfielder Danny was Player of the Year at NCEL Division One champions Handsworth last season. Danny is renowned for his battling qualities and it was these combined with his great engine that made him stand out from an all round successful side last term. Janni Lipka – Janni rejoined the Steelmen at the end of last season after having time away at University. Janni was an integral part of the 2010-11 side that finished second in the league and made the S&H Challenge Cup Final. Luke Fletcher – Luke also rejoined Parkgate after a short spell at NCEL rivals Scarborough. An absolute machine in the midfield Luke has one of the best engine's in the league and is the quintessential box-to-box midfielder who never shys out of a challenge. Nathan Forbes-Swindells – Nathan is one of the most exciting players in the league and one of Parkgate's longest serving players. Incredible skill and pace combined with lethal finishing has seen him being placed as one of the division's top scorers over the last few seasons. Brian Cusworth – Well travelled veteran strike Brian Cusworth joined the Steelmen half way through last season. Great positioning and composure mean that Brian brings a great dimension to the Parkgate forward line. Keir Hannity – Keir is one our longest serving players and has been an integral part of the Parkgate attack over the last few seasons. The diminutive midfielder has great feet and vision, attacking opposition defences at speed creating many of the Steelmen's goalscoring opportunities. Adam Shepherd – Another solid box-to-box midfielder Adam joined the Steelmen last year and was a regular in the side throughout the season. Adam has a great work ethic and tenacity adding bite to the midfield. Joel Purkiss - Usually positioned as a striker or right winger Joel has the ability to play anywhere across the front line. With incredible pace and great feet Joel will relish playing on the great surface here at Roundwood. Jacob Walters-Lang - 21 year old Jacob joins us from Alfreton Town. Jacob is a bull of a striker that can hold the ball up well but has the pace to strike fear into defence in the NCEL. NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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Silsden v St Helens Town . . . North West Counties Football League Premier Division Saturday 6th October 2012 Silsden 7-1 St Helens Town Town hit for seven at Silsden Last Saturday’s clash at Silsden looked to offer an opportunity to pick up a vital win. However, not for the first time this season, a goal was conceded inside three minutes of the kick-off and, despite playing attractive, attacking football, a further three goals against the run of play left Town trailing 4-0 with little more than a quarter of the match gone. A cross from Gary Pye after two minutes was met with a good header from Carl Osman, which just cleared the home crossbar but the early initiative was lost when Silsden took play to the opposite end, where Andy Lee’s pass found Joe Gaughan who angled a tight shot over keeper Lee Novak’s head from 20 yards to put the Cobbydalers 1-0 up. Town then exerted their own pressure and first Adam Howard then Ste Edwards had chances before Shaun Judge’s header from a free kick was tipped over by home goalie Edward Hall. Against the run of play, Silsden again broke clear and a towering header from Danny Husband was saved at full stretch by Novak, only for Michael Garrod to bury the rebound after 14 minutes. Almost immediately, Silsden launched another attack and sloppy defence gifted Lee a crossing chance, which was once again rammed home by Garrod. Town tried to hit back and Judge hit a piledriver from 25 yards from Carl Osman’s pass on 24 minutes, but Silsden broke again and despite several attempts by Town defenders to clear the ball, Elliott Holmes found Gaughan for his second goal after 25 minutes. The game was effectively over as a contest by this stage but, to their credit, Town steadied the ship and had a number of chances to open their account, most notably from the promising Osman, but another blunder on the half-way line saw two Town defenders set Danny McNulty on the run to feed Andy Lee who made no mistake to fire Silsden 5-0 ahead with six minutes to go to the break. NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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. . . Match Report and Photos Five shots and five goals gave the game a lop-sided look and, just to show they were only human, the home side actually missed their first chance just before the interval. Eight minutes into the second half, manager Ian Granite made three substitutions. Gary Pye, Cole Ashton and Greg Harrison were replaced by Michael Sykes-Wright, Lee Harrison and Phil Williams and the changes immediately injected more of a credible attacking threat. Town came more into the game and it was no surprise when Shaun Judge headed home after 58 minutes, following a pin-point corner from Adam Howard. Further attacks followed and Edwards went close twice more, his second saved well by Hall before Phil Williams’ fierce shot went narrowly wide. However, once again, a longdistance break from their own half saw Joe Jalil set up Garrod for his third goal after 66 minutes and, in much the same fashion, eight minutes later, Gaughan secured his own hat-trick with a beautifully lobbed effort from around 30 yards which caught Novak off his line. In summary, it was one of those days when virtually everything Silsden hit went in and, whilst Town deserved to be beaten, the final score of 7-1 was more than a little harsh in retrospect, against a team which promised much in attack but defensive frailties and a little rub of the green contributed to a hefty setback. Ian Granite and his team have much to work on ahead of this weekend’s FA Vase encounter with Parkgate at Edge Green Street. Glyn Jones
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Recent Results . . . Tuesday 9th October 2012 League Challenge Cup First Round 0-0 Formby Irlam
HT: 0-0 Att: 45
(AET, 0-0 after 90 mins) League Challenge Cup First Round Replay 0-2 Cheadle Town HT: 0-1 Ashton Town Warren Gaskin Att: 26 (45) Warren Gaskin (71) Lancashire Challenge Trophy First Round 2-3 AFC Darwen HT: 1-1 AFC Blackpool Adam Freeland (15) Martin Parker (28) Att: 32 Ciaran Donnelly (55) Kiel Lonsdale (54) Karl Turner (74) 0-0 Atherton LR HT: 0-0 Ashton Athletic Att: 46 (Atherton LR won 4-3 on pens) 3-1 West Didsbury & HT: 0-1 Bamber Bridge Chorlton Lennie Reid (72) Danny Summers Att: 60 (17) Andrew Bell (79) Matthew Kay (89) 2-0 Colne HT: 1-0 Padiham Dave Sherlock (45) Att: 155 Dave Sherlock (69) Mid Cheshire Senior Cup First Round 2-1 Lostock Gralam HT: 2-1 Winsford United Brian Matthews (36) Ryan Jackson Att: 90 (10) Matthew Toole (41) Saturday 6th October 2012 League Challenge Cup First Round 2-1 Oldham Boro Abbey Hey Damien Healey (72) Lee Knowles (34) Johnathon Hardy (81) 2-0 Atherton CollierChadderton ies Sean Sherwood (18) Matthew Russell (31p) 1-1 Ashton Town Cheadle Town Josh Taylor (76p) M Boyle (45) Matthew German (105) Michael R Boyle (95) (AET, 1-1 after 90 mins) NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
HT: 0-1 Att: 42 HT: 2-0 Att: 50 HT: 0-1 Att: 35
1-2 Rochdale Town HT: 1-1 R Brandao (22) Att: 15 Kristian Evans (57) Postponed due to waterlogged pitch HT: 2-0 West Didsbury & C’ton 4-0 Eccleshall Michael Aston (34) Att: 35 Scott Jones (36) Tre Baldwin Willis (59) Tommy Walsh (83) Premier Division 3-0 Stone Dominoes HT: 1-0 Ashton Athletic Carl Addison (18) Att: 28 Azlio Andre (61) Rob Flint (74) 2-1 Alsager Town HT: 1-0 Bacup Borough Haydn Paul (4, 53) Jack McKay (67) Att: 53 1-2 Maine Road HT: 0-1 Bootle Neil Prince (90) M Warburton (36) Att: 114 Tom Bailey (64) 3-2 Winsford United HT: 2-1 Colne Own Goal (5) Lois Maynard (30) Att: 56 Patrick O`Brien (9) Andrew Hurst (58) Own Goal (86) 2-2 AFC Liverpool HT: 1-0 Congleton Town Chris Smith (45) Darrell Hale (55) Att: 163 Michael Koral (81p) Anthony Brown (78) 0-3 Runcorn Linnets HT: 0-1 Norton United Neil Black (30, 46) Att: 153 Tommy Turner (70) 2-1 Glossop North End HT: 0-1 Padiham Martin Broderick (65) Nathan Bond (7) Att: 151 Joe Garvin (82) 2-2 Barnoldswick Town HT: 2-1 Runcorn Town Paul Shanley (4) Lewis Jordan (45) Att: 103 Danny Toone (32) Billy Priestley (63) 7-1 St Helens Town HT: 5-0 Silsden J Gaughan (2, 25, 74) Shaun Judge (59) Att: 101 M Garrod (13, 25, 66) Andrew Lee (39) 0-1 Wigan Robin Park HT: 0-0 Squires Gate Joe Hull (85) Att: 55 3-0 AFC Blackpool HT: 2-0 Stockport Sports Josh Symons (20) Att: 53 John Marsden (37p) Matthew Ward (55) Nelson J Hodgkinson (17)
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Tea Break Teasers . . . Q1. Wembley will host this season’s Champions League Final but how many times has the stadium host the European Cup/Champions League prior to this? Q2. Which player punched Alex Ferguson in a dressing room row in his time at Aberdeen? Q3. Who in 2007 became the first Reading player in over 100 years to win an England cap? Q4. Which team joined the Australian A-League for this term? Q5. Who scored the only ever “Silver Goal” for Greece against Czech Republic in the Semi-Finals of Euro 2004? Q6. Who did Liverpool beat 2-0 in an FA Cup Final in the 1990’s with goals from Ian Rush and Michael Thomas? Q7. Which World Cup Finals tournament saw Republic of Ireland make their first appearance? Q8. Who was the top goalscorer in Serie A for three consecutive seasons during the 1980’s? Q9. Who was the first Belgian player to play in the Premier League? Q10. Which season saw the last UEFA Cup final contested over two legs? Q11. Who play in goal for West Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final? Q12. Who in 2011 became the first Liverpool player to score a hat-trick against Manchester United since 1990? Q13. Which country has reached four Copa America finals only to lose all of them? Q14. Which side did Real Madrid beat in 1956 to win the first ever European Cup Final? Q15. Who won the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1991? 1) Six (1963,1968,1971,1978,1992 & 2011) 2) Frank McDougall 3) Nick Shorey 4) Western Sydney Warriors 5) Traianos Dellas 6) Sunderland 1992 7) Italia 90 8) Michel Platini - Juventus 9) Philippe Albert 10) 1998 11) Hans Tilkowski 12) Dirk Kuyt 13) Chile 14) Stade Reims 15) Lothar Matthaus NWCFL Premier Division Season 20112011-12 Programme of the Year
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North West Counties Club News . . . Bulldozers have been working hard at Formby FC building a new Astroturf pitch at the Altcar Road ground. A former training pitch has been given over to the project, which will be sized for 5 and 7 a side football. The idea came from Squirrels' chairman Hugh McAuley who, since taking over the club in the summer of 2011, has always been keen to re-establish it as a community club, especially in providing for young people. As such, the 3G facilities will be available at a discounted rate for people of school age. Hugh explained: “I have chosen a pitch type which is used by Manchester United at their Carrington training ground. The surface is a world away from the old astro pitches that used to graze legs. "The new 3G surfaces have been developed to replicate natural turf with outstanding performance, resulting in reduced ball bounce and low resistance to turning and sliding ensuring greater safety for players and no bald patches. The facilities will be available for £25 per hour for under-16s, and £35 for adults. I want them to be used by all of Formby’s primary and secondary schools, and see boys and girls of all ages and abilities playing on them". Squirrels Press Officer Merrick Cork added: “Seeing Council spending cuts being ordered, we're aware that there's a threat to public sports facilities. As people who grew up in the town, Hugh and the rest of us are keen to ensure that the next generation of Formby footballers are provided for". "With grass pitches already falling foul of the weather this season, the case for 3G facilities is overwhelming. We want it to be accessible to all, whether it's block bookings for structured leagues, tournaments or a one-off casual game. It doesn't even have to be football! The pitches will be floodlit, open in the evenings and till 10.30pm on weekends and bank holidays. Bookings are already being taken and with work all going to plan games will be being played there by the end of the month.
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North West Counties Club News . . . PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARDS Premier Division - CHRIS SMITH of CONGLETON TOWN September saw Bears striker Chris Smith hit form, and during the month when the team scored 23 goals and conceded just 8, and lost only once in eight games, Chris found the net 11 times. He scored two hat-tricks which moved him to the top of the Premier Division goalscorers table, and played with great confidence, which for strikers is a valuable asset. Included among the goals was a picture book header from a diagonal cross against Wigan Robin Park that rocketed into the top corner and would have delighted Alan Shearer. His cheeky flick to divert an Andy Alston shot into the Winterton Rangers net with the 'keeper wrong footed and an accurate 15-yard left footed shot against AFC Blackpool were evidence that he now has a variety of techniques to find the net. His front man role has also aided the rest of the side who benefitted from his presence and produced 12 other team goals. Bears manager Jim Vince rewarded him with the offer of a contract, which he duly signed, to end a great month for the young striker. Division One - MARTIN PILKINGTON of ABBEY HEY Martin produced an outstanding month’s performances for Abbey Hey, in a period when the club won five games and only lost one, the FA Cup tie at FC Halifax Town. As well as his goal scoring, Martin’s assists and all round play played a major part in the club’s good run of form in the league and their excellent performances in the FA Cup, and won several man of the match awards. In the FA Cup tie at Halifax he received the sponsor’s man of the match award, and was praised by Halifax manager Neil Aspin, who described his performance as outstanding. Martin’s selfless attitude typifies the team spirit that Manager Barrie Walker has instilled into the team. GOALKEEPER OF THE MONTH AWARDS – SPONSORED BY REUSCH Premier Division - MATT CONKIE of CONGLETON TOWN While his attacking colleagues went about their business scoring 19 times, Matt kept four clean sheets and conceded just six goals in the seven games he played during September. His acrobatic saves and good reading of the game certainly earned a point in the 0-0 draw against Winsford United and his penalty save against Ashton Athletic had much to do with the Bears gaining maximum points in a narrow 3-2 win. He inspires confidence behind a defence benefitting from his experience and ability, and he is a real character in the dressing room. He has a well earned reputation among non league clubs as an accomplished 'keeper, and although known for the occasional moment of madness when he fancies himself a Lionel Messi, he will always perform heroics between the sticks! Division - STEPHEN PIGGOT of CHEADLE TOWN Stephen Piggott is one of the main reasons for Cheadle Town’s good start to the season. He has been an ever present, playing in all 13 of cup and league matches so far, and produced some excellent performances during September, when the team won six and drew the other of the seven games they played. He has worked diligently on his weaknesses this season, and after two tremendous displays in FA Cup ties in August, he maintained that form in September, to consolidate his position as first choice keeper. His performances in all games this season have been top drawer and have brought solidity and confidence to the defence that was absent last season.
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League Standings . . . North West Counties League, Premier Division Table 09/010/2012 Pos Team
P W D L F A GD Pts
1
Congleton Town
13 8
2
3 37 19 18 26
2
Stockport Sports
14 7
4
3 34 14 20 25
3
Maine Road
13 8
0
5 31 22 9 24
4
Padiham
11 7
3
5
Barnoldswick Town
14 6
6
Runcorn Town
7
Saturday 13th October 2012 FA Carlsberg Vase 1st Round Proper AFC Emley
v Congleton Town v Armthorpe Welfare
1 23 14 9 24
AFC Liverpool Barnoldswick Town Bootle
6
2 25 17 8 24
Bottesford Town
v Rochdale Town
12 7
2
3 29 17 12 23
Cheadle Town
v Wigan Robin Park
Nostell Miners W
v Formby
Bootle
10 7
2
1 17 7 10 23
Runcorn Linnets v Winsford United
8
Wigan Robin Park
14 7
1
6 19 19 0 22
St Helens Town
v Parkgate
9
Runcorn Linnets
11 5
3
3 20 20 0 18
Walsall Wood
v Eccleshall
10 Winsford United
10 5
2
3 22 13 9 17
11 Silsden
12 5
2
12 Colne
12 5
13 AFC Blackpool
v Maine Road v Stockport Sports
Premier Division Alsager Town
v Stone Dominoes
5 21 16 5 17
Colne
v Norton United
2
5 24 22 2 17
Glossop North End v AFC Blackpool
13 5
2
6 17 20 -3 17
14 Bacup Borough
11 5
0
6 15 13 2 15
15 Glossop North End
11 4
3
4 15 17 -2 15
First Division
16 Alsager Town
14 4
2
8 23 24 -1 14
Abbey Hey
v Holker Old Boys
17 Ashton Athletic
10 4
1
5 14 17 -3 13
AFC Darwen
v Ashton Town
Atherton LR
v Irlam
18 St Helens Town
11 3
2
6 15 31 -16 11
Chadderton
v Nelson
19 AFC Liverpool
10 3
1
6 14 24 -10 10
Daisy Hill
v Atherton Collieries
20 Squires Gate
13 2
2
9 20 31 -11 8
Oldham Boro
v Northwich Villa
21 Norton United
11 2
0
9 14 38 -24 6
22 Stone Dominoes
14 0
4 10 12 46 -34 4
Padiham
v Bacup Borough
Silsden
v Runcorn Town
Squires Gate
v Ashton Athletic
Staffordshire F.A. Vase First Round
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League Standings . . . Baris Northern Counties East, Premier Division Table 09/10/2012 Team
P W D
L
1
Bridlington Town
15 12 0
3 48 19 36 29
2
Scarborough Athletic 15 10 3
2 48 22 33 26
3
Worksop Parramore 16 10 2
4 48 31 32 17
4
Brighouse Town
14 9
2
3 30 16 29 14
5
Long Eaton United
13 8
3
2 29 14 27 15
6
Barton Town OBs
12 8
3
1 24 13 27 11
7
Thackley
12 7
3
2 28 16 24 12
8
Parkgate
13 7
1
5 29 18 22 11
9
Tadcaster Albion
11 7
1
3 19 20 22 -1
10 Staveley Miners W
14 6
3
5 26 21 21
5
11 Retford United
13 6
2
5 18 15 20
3
12 Liversedge
13 5
3
5 22 24 18 -2
13 Heanor Town
13 5
0
8 25 29 15 -4
14 Glasshoughton W
14 3
5
6 19 33 14 -14
15 Pickering Town
11 4
1
6 22 20 13
16 Hall Road Rangers
13 4
1
8 27 35 13 -8
17 Arnold Town
13 4
1
8 20 29 13 -9
18 Armthorpe Welfare
14 3
2
9 24 37 11 -13
19 Maltby Main
12 2
1
9 15 24
7
20 Winterton Rangers
12 2
1
9 14 26
7 -12
21 Nostell Miners W
12 1
3
8 14 30
6 -16
22 Lincoln M Railway
13 0
1 12 5 62
1 -57
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A Pts GD
2
-9
Monday 15th October 2012 Premier Division Runcorn Town v Ashton Athletic First Division Atherton Collieries v West D & Chorlton Manchester Premier Cup First Round Droylsden v Chadderton Glossop North End v Curzon Ashton Maine Road v Hyde United Tuesday 16th October 2012 League Challenge Cup First Round AFC Darwen v Leek CSOB Premier Division Bootle v Runcorn Linnets Manchester Premier Cup First Round Abbey Hey v Irlam Trafford v Oldham Boro Wednesday 17th October 2012 League Challenge Cup First Round Northwich Villa v Daisy Hill Premier Division Bacup Borough v Glossop North End Padiham v AFC Blackpool Silsden v Squires Gate Saturday 20th October 2012 Premier Division AFC Blackpool v Colne AFC Liverpool v Norton United Congleton Town v Bacup Borough Glossop North End v Runcorn Town Runcorn Linnets v Maine Road Silsden v Ashton Athletic St Helens Town v Alsager Town Stockport Sports v Squires Gate Stone Dominoes v Bootle Wigan Robin Park v Barnoldswick Town Winsford United v Padiham Executive Programme Sponsors Season 20122012-13
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