St Helens Town v Silsden by John McKiernan

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Today’s Teams . . . CLUB INFORMATION Honorary Life Presidents: Bert Trautmann OBE and Bill Foulkes Vice President: Jim Barrett Chairman: John McKiernan (07713 339682) Vice Chairman: Glyn Jones Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695) Commercial Manager Darryl Picton (07908 833554) Full Committee: John McKiernan, Jeff Voller, Jim Barrett, Darryl Picton, Ste Ball, Chris Ford and Glyn Jones. Trustees: John McKiernan and Eric Bond Club Manager: Ian Granite Assistant Manager: Ian Price Coaches: Paul Jones and Nick Matthews Physiotherapist: Nicole Garner

Saturday 19th October 2013, kick off 3.00pm North West Counties League, Premier Division St Helens Town Red & White Shirts White Shorts, Red & White Socks No

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St Helens Town

Ciaran Gibson Chris Tingay Shaun Judge Andy Mawdsley Lewis Coyle Cole Ashton Mike Sykes-Wright Danny Owens Adam Storey Andy Gillespie Connor Sanderson Nathan Parish Lee Crompton Neil Weaver Sam Pullinger Stephen Milne

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Edward Hall Matthew Moses Kristian Hargreaves Daniel Gleave Daniel Fagan Michael Hill Chris Wademan Ben Crabtree Michael Hall Will Storrie Anthony Lynch Steven Throup Nathan Egan Martin Trickett Anthony Young Andy Hill

Reserve Team Manager Nick Robinson Assistant Manager: Paul Piert Youth Team Managers: Rob Walker & Anthony Dunne

Manager: Ian Granite Assistant: Ian Price

Manager: Andy Geary Assistant: Ryan Haigh

Referee: Mr M Corlett (Waterloo)

Email: sthelenstownfc@hotmail.co.uk

Assist: Mr N Badger (Lydiate) & Mr M Ryder (Woolton)

Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

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Cover: Action from last Saturday v West Didsbury & Chorlton

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Talk of the Town . . . Good afternoon and welcome to Brocstedes Park for this North West Counties Football League, Premier Division contest against our friends from Silsden. May I open by welcoming our visitors I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game. Last Saturday saw us extend the unbeaten run to seven matches as we recorded a 3-0 win over West Didsbury & Chorlton in the first ever competitive meeting between the two sides. After the early stages were fought out mainly in the middle of the park Town broke the deadlock on 41 minutes when Andy Gillespie continued his scoring form as he linked with Adam Storey before firing past the helpless visiting stopper to send Town into the break with a narrow lead. After the break the visitors responded with a 15 minute spell of pressure but failed to level matters and in similar fashion to the previous match against Squires Gate, Town reply to the period of pressure was to extend their lead. A long kick from Ciaran Gibson was allowed to bounce by the visiting defence and Gillespie was able to capitalise as he latched onto the through ball and lobed an effort over the advancing stopper and into the net. Gillespie then completed his hat-trick late on in the piece as Storey was again provider centring for Gillespie to send a stooping header home to make it five goals in his four appearances for the first team this season. The win saw Town up to the heady heights of 7th position before the midweek fixtures. This is no mean feat and Ian, the coaching staff and the squad can take plenty of pride as we punch above our weight. It took us until March last season to break the 20 point barrier which we have done in October this season! As we continue this long run of home matches we take on Silsden who had an excellent 3-2 victory at home to Alsager Town last Saturday and as Andy Gillespie was notching his treble for Town, Michael Hall was doing likewise for Silsden to help them secure three points. There have been some good games between Town and Silsden over recent seasons and plenty of goals lets hope that this afternoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest is entertaining for all present with Town coming out victorious of course! Off the field we have a forthcoming fundraiser with our Race Night scheduled for Saturday evening with more information, tickets etc available from Darryl Picton or John McKiernan this afternoon. Finally, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them onto a victory. Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller

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In Town Today . . . Silsden AFC was formed in September 1904 and has seen many teams come and go playing Saturdays and Sundays. The present Saturday senior team has been playing since the 1996/97 season, starting life in the Craven & District Football League Division Two after the said team had progressed through the junior section within the club. They spent 3 years in the Craven League moving up to the Premier Division and in the last year set a new record of going through the season unbeaten in all competitions. From there they joined the West Riding County Amateur League in Division Two and quickly gained promotion up into the Premier Division where they enjoyed 3 seasons. In season 2002/2003 Silsden set another record in going through the season unbeaten in all competitions. To add to this they also won the West Riding County Challenge Cup for the third successive season. In season 2004/2005 Silsden joined the North West Counties League and gained promotion to the top division in their inaugural season, finishing as runners up to runaway winners Cammell Laird. Season 1996-97 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 2012-13

League CDL-2 CDL-1 CDL-P WRCL-2 WRCL-1 WRCL-P WRCL-P WRCL-P NWC-2 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-P NWC-P NWC-P NWC-P NWC-P

P 22 22 22 26 28 26 24 26 36 42 42 38 42 42 42 42 42

W 15 17 19 22 24 17 17 22 25 16 16 15 16 13 13 16 11

D 5 3 3 3 3 4 7 1 5 8 6 10 10 7 9 9 6

L 2 2 0 1 1 5 0 3 6 18 20 13 16 22 20 17 25

F 66 93 72 100 90 66 63 78 93 76 66 65 62 53 47 59 58

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A 27 28 17 14 19 30 19 28 42 75 79 57 67 75 74 59 98

GD 39 65 55 86 71 36 44 50 51 1 -13 8 -5 -22 -27 0 -40

Pts 35 37 41 69 75 55 58 67 77 50 54 55 58 46 48 57 39

Position 2/12 2/12 1/12 1/14 1/15 2/14 1/13 1/14 2/19 14/22 14/22 10/20 9/22 14/22 15/22 12/22 18/22

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. . . Silsden AFC Silsden AFC have also a progressive junior set up with age groups running from U7’s right through to U17’s. Some age groups run two teams making this one of the largest football clubs in the area. In 2005/2006 Silsden under 19’s entered for the first time the West Riding Academy League (Northern Section) Division West. In 2006/2007 Silsden under 19’s won the Northern Alliance West Division League. In May 2009 the building of a new clubhouse & changing facilities was completed and in August 2010 saw the completion of the ground improvements which meant a return of Silsden AFC to its rightful place – back in Silsden! Date Sat 03/08/13 Wed 07/08/13 Sat 10/08/13 Wed 14/08/13

H/A

K.O / Score

Goalscorers

Alsager Town

Opposition

W 2-1

Ben Crabtree (10) Thomas Sowerbutts (67)

Wigan Robin Park

W 1-0

Ben Crabtree (43)

Ashton Athletic

D 1-1

Nick McNally (77)

Colne

L 1-3

Ben Crabtree (41)

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Bridlington Town

L 1-2

Nick McNally (80)

Wed 21/08/13

Stockport Sports

D 2-2

Will Storrie (73) Steven Throup (95)

Abbey Hey

L 1-2

Andrew Hill (7)

Bacup & Rossendale Borough

L 0-3

Sat 31/08/13

Maine Road

L 1-3

Sat 07/09/13

Bootle

L 0-2

AFC Blackpool

W 4-1

Michael Hall (36) Will Storrie (38, 45) Anthony Lynch (74)

Sat 14/09/13

Squires Gate

L 2-3

Nathan Egan (45) Stephen Throup (62)

Sat 21/09/13

North Shields

L 2-4

Andrew Hill (86) Kristian Hargreaves (114)

Tue 01/10/13

Liversedge

L 1-2

Michael Hall (87)

Chris Wademan (71)

(F.A. Challenge Cup EP)

Sat 24/08/13 Wed 28/08/13

Wed 11/09/13

Own Goal (38)

(F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2Q - AET, 1-1 after 90 mins)

(West Riding County Cup 1) Sat 05/10/13

Norton United

W 1-0

Tue 08/10/13

Wigan Robin Park

D 1-1

Anthony Lynch (62)

Sat 12/10/13

Alsager Town

W 3-2

Michael Hall (12,42. 56)

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How We Compare . . . St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions

Most recent

at St Helens Town

Previous Meetings

at Silsden

NWC-1

1998-99

CDL-P

Home

NWC-1

1999-00

WRCL-2

Away

NWC-1

2000-01

WRCL-1

Collated

NWC-1

2001-02

WRCL-P

NWC-1

2002-03

WRCL-P

Silsden - last 6 matches

NWC-1

2003-04

WRCL-P

All Competitions

NWC-1

2004-05

NWC-2

Home

Most recent L

Away

Collated

St Helens Town games since...

Silsden games since...

All Competitions

Clean sheet

Goal Scored

Clean sheet

04/02; 3-2

2005-06

18/02; 2-4

31/03; 2-1

2006-07

14/04; 1-1

20/10; 4-4

2007-08

05/01; 0-5

20/12; 4-1

2008-09

13/09; 1-2

29/04; 1-0

2009-10

20/03; 3-2

19/04; 0-3

2010-11

11/09; 3-0

26/11; 1-1

2011-12

28/04; 1-1

16/02; 2-1

2012-13

06/09; 1-7

19/10/2013

2013-14

14/12/2013

St Helens Town Scores First

Goal Scored

Loss

No score draw

Score draw

Win

115

Games Played

St Helens Town Wins

Draws

Silsden Wins

St Helens Town Goals

Silsden Goals

Percentage Town Wins

43.75

Previous Meetings Since 1949/50 All Competitions P

Win %

Home

66.67

Away

-10

28.57

Collated

-5

50.00

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Chairman’s Notes . . . Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Brocstedes Park, for this NWCFL Premier Division encounter with our friends and rivals Silsden AFC. Let’s hope their players, officials and supporters along with our own followers are treated to an entertaining game. Town are currently on a great run with three successive victories and seven games unbeaten. Following our 5-0 drubbing of Squires Gate, last Saturday saw the lads battle hard for their 3 -0 home win over a strong West Didsbury and Chorlton outfit. The highlight of the afternoon was Andy Gillespie’s hat-trick but the overall performance of the team was impressive and I am sure Ian Granite will want a repeat today. Silsden also recorded a win last weekend as they edged out Alsager Town 3-2 at the Angel Telecom Stadium with Michael Hall netting a treble for the Cobydalers. Last season we earned a 2-1 home victory over Silsden but were thrashed 7-1 in West Yorkshire; Shaun Judge heading home a consolation goal for Town. We welcome on board Paul Piert, who has joined the Reserve team management from Penlake FC. Paul is no stranger to the club having had a spell as coach with us under Jimmy McBride. We’re delighted Paul accepted our invitation to join us and I am sure the whole club will benefit from his arrival. Don’t forget next Saturday is our Race Night at Windleshaw Sports Club, everyone is welcome with admission just £2 which includes hotpot supper. Details have been confirmed for the Bert Trautmann Memorial game which will take place on Sunday 17th November - full details are in today’s programme. Many thanks to Chris O’Dea of OD’s Designer Clothing who has agreed to sponsor the match and to Rob Lomax of RL ICT Solutions Ltd for his match ball sponsorship. Next up for Town we welcome Congleton Town to Brocstedes Park next Tuesday - full fixture list is in the centre pages Enjoy the game. John McKiernan Chairman St Helens Town AFC

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Town v West Didsbury . . . Saturday 12th October 2013 NWCFL, Premier Division St Helens Town 3-0 West Didsbury & Chorlton St Helens Town extended their winning streak to three matches as they defeated West Didsbury & Chorlton at Brocstedes Park to go to 7th in the North West Counties League, Premier Division table. The early stages of the contest were a battle of attrition as the visitors playing a conservative 4-5-1 formation, outnumbering the hosts in midfield and looking to keep them out with sheer volume of numbers. As such the opening exchanges saw most of the ball in the middle of the park with a few forays forward for both sides coming to nothing. The first real noteworthy incident saw Adam Storey chase onto a through ball and get in front of David Conlon the defender then proceeded to pull the striker back for around 6 yards allowing the ball to get into the box and the visiting stopper collect the ball but no foul was given by the match officials. Storey was again in the action on 23 minutes when he collected a flick on by Connor Sanderson to advance through on goal but Ben Simpson in the West Didsbury goal stood up well and blocked the strikersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; effort. Further pressure saw Storey receive the ball in the box with his back to goal and turn before firing an effort which looked to be beating the keeper but was blocked by Conlon and the ball went over the bar. The home side broke the deadlock on 42 minutes when Storey turned provider as he fed the ball into Andy Gillespie who continued his prolific streak receiving the ball just inside the box and powering his shot past the keeper to send Town into the break in the lead. The visitors came back at Town after the interval and had a quarter of an hour spell where they changed their formation to a more attacking 4-4-2 and looked to level matters. The best chances in this spell saw a counter attack down the right where Tre Baldwin-Willis advanced and centred towards substitute Thomas Walsh but he put his free header over the bar. A few minutes later Richmond Botchey got down the left flank and sent a dangerous cross into the box which was turned behind by a defender for a corner which came to nothing. Similarly to Tuesday Town responded to the pressure in the best possible way by netting themselves after Storey had drawn a double save from Simpson it was strike partner Gillespie who added his and Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second as he latched onto a returned clearance sprang the offside trap and lobbed an effort over the advancing stopper. At the other end Ciaran Gibson was called into action for the first time as he did well to turn an effort from Botchey over the bar. Gillespie spurned a chance to complete his hat-trick on 79 minutes when he latched onto a long kick by Gibson and beat his defender but his effort went just wide from a tight angle, he did however make amends a few minutes later when Storey did well on the right and sent the ball into the box for Gillespie to send home with a stooping header for his fifth goal in four matches, securing all three points and making it seven unbeaten for Town. St Helens Town; Gibson, Tingay, Judge, Mawdsley (C), Coyle, Ashton, Sykes-Wright (Parish 71), D. Owens, Storey, Gillespie (Milne 84), Sanderson (Weaver 87). Sub Not Used; Crompton, Pullinger. Jeff Voller

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. . . Match Photos

Action from last Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NWCFL Premier Division 3-0 home win over West Didsbury and Chorlton

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Sponsor News . . . Congratulations to St Helens Town’s September Player of the Month Shaun Judge. The award is sponsored by Johnsons Toyota Liverpool the recipient receives VIP treatment from the club’s Main Sponsors, choosing any brand new car from the Toyota range. On this occasion Shaun chose a top of the range Toyota RAV4 which he had unlimited use of for one week. Shaun is pictured prior to the game v West Didsbury and Chorlton with the club’s Manager Ian Granite.

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24/08/13

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08/10/13

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A Brief History . . . 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 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

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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 goal scorer 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. Season 2010-11 saw Town slide to 16th and in 2010/11 next to bottom, when they would have been relegated, but for Flixton’s decision to resign from the league.

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 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 2012-13 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 2012-13 Placed 7th

Town began the 2012-13 season under new manager Ian Granite, who brought in a new team and coaching set-up who battled well to avoid relegation. 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 having spent over two seasons sharing Ashton Town’s ground at Edge Green Street a new ground share agreement has been brokered with fellow Premier Division side Ashton Athletic to cover their immediate future as plans for a return to St Helens continue.

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Hearts and Goals . . . St Helens Town has a new high-profile national charity partner for the 2013/14 season after joining up with Hearts & Goals, a lifesaving campaign for which Fabrice Muamba is ambassador. The club has forged a new partnership with Arrhythmia Alliance, the charity behind Hearts & Goals,a national campaign to tackle the UK’s biggest killer sudden cardiac arrest, by helping communities place lifesaving public-access AEDs (automated external defibrillators). The campaign’s ambassador, former Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on the football pitch in March 2012 and went on to make a remarkable recovery thanks to prompt treatment with CPR and an AED. Everyone at the club was so moved by his experiences and the work he and the charity has done through Hearts & Goals, Town want to raise as much money as possible for the campaign by holding a series of fundraising events throughout the season and beyond, as well as dedicating a percentage of all incoming sponsorship deals to the charity. Sudden cardiac arrest claims 100,000 lives in the UK every year and AEDs, like the one used on Fabrice on the pitch at White Hart Lane, increase a person’s chance of surviving from just 5% to 50% if they suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. The devices do not require training and can be used by anyone to shock a person’s heart back into its normal rhythm in the event of someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. Arrhythmia Alliance has already helped communities up and down the UK place publicaccess AEDs as part of Hearts & Goals. The devices are placed in secure cabinets which are logged with local ambulance services and available to anyone in the community 24/7. In the event of an emergency anyone who phones 999 is then given immediate access to the lifesaving defibrillator. St Helens Town Commercial Manager, Darryl Picton, said: “The idea to forge this partnership came from Fabrice’s story. “Never before have I witnessed such an event that has brought football fans, clubs and

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. . . Our Charity Partner players together in support of one man as what happened on that horrific day at White Hart Lane. The story touched the hearts of everyone and transcended sport. Those events really hit home to everyone at St Helens Town how quickly and unexpectedly tragedy can strike in a community and having access to this essential equipment will save hundreds of lives. “We are proud to be associated with Hearts and Goals and with Fabrice, and we will work tirelessly throughout the year to raise every penny possible for the campaign.” Trudie Lobban MBE, Founder and CEO of Arrhythmia Alliance, said: “We are absolutely delighted St Helens Town AFC have chosen our Hearts & Goals campaign as their official charity campaign. “Hearts & Goals focuses on tackling the UK’s biggest killer, sudden cardiac arrest, which kills 100,000 people in the UK every year. We have already been able to help communities up and down the country place lifesaving AEDs (automated external defibrillators) and with partners like St Helens we can continue this work. “It is clear all involved at the club are very passionate about the campaign and we are delighted to welcome them on board.” A host of fundraising events are already planned throughout the year, including a a Race Night on Saturday 26th October and Comedy & Curry Night on Saturday 7th December. For full details of events or to make a donation to the campaign contact Darryl Picton on 07908 833 554 or by email at sthelenstownafc@gmail.com Visit www.heartsandgoals.org for more information.

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KO Result GK 2 3 4 5 6 3.00 3-3D Clark Mawdsley Harrison Williams(C)1 Coyle Cooper 7.45 3-0L Clark Mawdsley Harrison Wright Crompton(C) Williams 3.00 2-1L Clark Mawdsley Judge Williams(C) Coyle Ashton 7.45 4-1W Taylor Mawdsley1 Harrison Williams(C) Coyle Chesworth 3.00 2-2D Taylor Mawdsley Harrison1 Williams(C) Coyle Ashton 7.45 1-0L Taylor Mawdsley Harrison Williams Crompton(C) Ashton 3.00 0-5L Taylor Mawdsley Harrison Crompton(C) Williams Ashton 7.45 1-2W Taylor Mawdsley Judge1 Crompton(C) Coyle Wright 3.00 0-3L Taylor Tingay Judge C.Williams Coyle Sykes-Wright 3.00 2-0L Taylor Tingay Judge Barber Coyle Chesworth(C) 7.45 3-0L Gibson Pullinger Judge(C) Curzon Coyle Ashton 3.00 1-1D Gibson Pullinger Harrison Coyle Curzon Ashton 7.45 1-2W Gibson Pullinger Harrison Coyle Crompton(C) Parish 3.00 1-1D Gibson Sykes-Wright Harrison Mawdsley(C) Coyle Parish 7.45 1-1D Gibson Tingay Judge Mawdsley(C) Coyle Ashton S 3.00 2-3W Gibson Judge1 Mawdsley(C) S Tingay Coyle Ashton 7.45 5-0W Gibson Judge1 Mawdsley(C) Tingay Coyle Ashton S 3.00 3-0W Gibson Tingay Judge Mawdsley(C) Coyle Ashton S 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 7.45 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Name1 Player name and number of goals scored 3.00 Name Player name and CAUTION 3.00 Name Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS 3.00 Name Player name and DISMISSAL 3.00 Name10 Player name and number of replaced player 3.00

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Weaver Wright Milne Sanderson Ashton Judge Edwards Milne Cooper1 Wright Milne Sanderson Ashton Judge Cook-Hannah Sanderson1 Cooper Judge Milne Cook-Hannah Weaver Judge Cook-Hannah Sanderson Weaver Judge Cook-Hannah Sanderson Weaver Parish Bergqvist Cook-Hannah1 Weaver Parish Bergqvist Cook-Hannah(C) Weaver Parish Bergqvist Cook-Hannah Sanderson Parish Storey Wright Milne1 Sanderson Wright Cook-Hannah Judge1 D.Owens Milne Cook-Hannah D.Owens1 Cook-Hannah Ashton Milne Storey1 Sykes-Wright D.Owens Gillespie Sykes-Wright1 D.Owens Gillespie1 Storey Gillespie1 Sykes-Wright D.Owens Storey Gillespie3 Sykes-Wright D.Owens Storey

Judge Sanderson Etchells Milne2 Etchells Milne Milne P.Williams P.Williams Ashton Weaver Judge(C) Ashton Judge Sanderson Sanderson Sanderson3 Sanderson

Pullinger Pullinger Pullinger Pullinger10 Finlay Pullinger/Ross Pullinger C.Williams4 Edwards10 Edwards9 Sykes-Wright10 Mawdsley2 Sykes-Wright Tingay Cook-Hannah Parish8 Parish6 Parish7

Ross Weaver11 Bowen7 Wright Pullinger Cooper/Wright Edwards Edwards Chesworth6 Sanderson10 Cook-Hannah Sykes-Wright7 Wright C.Williams Curzon Wright7 Pullinger Weaver11

Bowen Coyle5 Ross11 Bowen Edwards10 Sykes-Wright Etchells Sanderson Sanderson11 Milne11 Bergqvist7 C.Williams Storey101 Storey9 Weaver11 Bailey Weaver Crompton

Owens61 Cooper Chesworth Weaver11 Weaver71 Edwards9 Coyle Milne10 Milne C.Williams Milne Weaver Mawdsley5 Weaver10 Barber Weaver11 Wright8 Pullinger

Edwards71 Bowen9 Weaver9 Edwards9 Ross Coyle10 Wright9 Ashton7 Ashton Sykes-W Barber Crompton Sanderson8 Sanderson8 Wright10

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St Helens Town AFC . . . St Helens Town Statistical History by Glyn Jones Part 14 – Season 1960/61 - LANCASHIRE COMBINATION DIVISION 2 FINAL TABLE Chorley Reserves Morecambe Reserves Padiham Wigan Athletic Reserves Southport Reserves South Liverpool Northern Nomads Netherfield Reserves St. Helens Town Glossop Nelson Reserves Leyland Motors Crompton’s Recs. Horwich RMI Reserves Prescot Cables Reserves Great Harwood Rolls Royce Lancaster City Reserves Opponents Chorley Reserves Crompton’s Recs. Glossop Great Harwood Horwich RMI Reserves Lancaster City Reserves Leyland Motors Morecambe Reserves Nelson Reserves Netherfield Reserves Northern Nomads Padiham Prescot Cables Reserves Rolls Royce South Liverpool Southport Reserves Wigan Athletic Reserves

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Home Mar 18 Aug 20 Feb 4 Nov 19 Mar 31 Aug 27 Apr 8 Mar 4 Apr 1 Oct 8 May 3 Oct 1 Apr 20 Aug 25 Oct 22 Dec 3 Apr 15

D 6 8 6 3 5 4 6 5 5 5 3 7 6 6 4 5 1 5 Result Drew 2-2 Won 3-1 Won 4-0 Won 3-0 Won 4-1 Won 3-2 Won 3-1 Lost 2-3 Won 2-1 Won 4-0 Won 6-2 Won 2-0 Lost 0-2 Won 5-1 Lost 2-6 Drew 2-2 Drew 1-1

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F 120 92 94 105 86 116 91 89 69 64 55 66 67 67 66 56 50 44 Away Nov 12 Dec 17 Sep 17 Mar 25 Sep 3 Dec 31 Sep 24 Oct 29 May 1 Dec 10 Mar 11 Feb 18 Jan 28 Apr 22 Feb 25 Oct 15 Apr 29

A 56 46 55 47 50 60 80 81 67 86 78 86 93 106 74 104 117 111

Pts 54 50 48 47 47 46 38 37 35 31 29 27 26 26 24 21 13 13

Result Lost 0-5 Drew 1-1 Lost 2-3 Lost 1-2 Lost 0-1 Drew 1-1 Won 2-1 Lost 1-3 Lost 1-2 Lost 0-2 Lost 0-4 Lost 3-5 Won 2-1 Won 2-0 Lost 0-6 Lost 1-2 Won 4-3

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. . . Season 1960-61 Player

App

Goals

Abbott, Steve

Ashcroft, Stan

Barnes, R (Dickie)

Bromilow, W (Billy)

Buckley, John

Clifft, Paul

Cooke, John

Farrell, B

Fee, Alfie

Foster, Stan

1 38

Hardman, Bernie

Horton, Roy

Hunt, J

Sep 10 1st Qualifying Round Skelmersdale United (A) Lost 2-3 LANCASHIRE JUNIOR CUP Jan 21 1st Round Leyland Motors (H) Won 1-0

Goulding, Malcolm

FA CUP

Feb 11 2nd Round Marine (A) Lost 0-3 LANCASHIRE COMBINATION CUP

Aug 29 1st Round Prescot Cables (A) Drew 1-1

Sep 8 1st Round Replay Prescot Cables (H) Won 2-1 Sep 29 2nd Round New Brighton (A) Lost 0-2

Ireland, Ronnie

Maloney, Derek

Markland, Roy

Pennington, Joe

LIVERPOOL NON-LEAGUE CUP Sep1 1st Round Earlestown (A) Won 6-1

Prescott, Roy

Rimmer, Cyril

Scott, Freddie

Smith, Ron

LIVERPOOL NON-LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP Jan 7 1st Round Liverpool ‘A’ (A) Lost 1-8

Speakman, Tommy

Tarpey, Jimmy

Thomas, Roy

Topping, Maurice

Trigg, Barry

Woods, Alan

Own goals Totals

Sep 15 2nd Round Prescot Cables (A) Lost 1-3

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Reserve Team News . . . St Helens Town Reserves After a series of ‘top of the table clashes’ for Town Reserves which have seen them take four points from South Liverpool Res and suffer their only defeat of the campaign losing 1-3 at home to Hale Reserves it’s cup action today and next Saturday for Nick Robinson’s charges. They will travel to St Helens Combination outfit Clock Face FC in Liverpool Junior Cup 2nd Round and next Saturday host Kirkby Town Railway in the West Cheshire League Shield 1st Round.

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Hale Res South Liverpool Res

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St Helens Town Res Rainhill Town Capenhurst Villa Res Bootle Res Belfry Kirkby Town Railway Ford Motors Chester Nomads Res

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Widnes Vikings Res Christleton Res Neston Nomads *Marshalls Res Merseyside Police Upton A.A. Res

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