St Helens Town v West Didsbury & Chorlton 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

Saturday 12th 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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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 Dan Wright Neil Weaver Sam Pullinger Stephen Milne

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Ben Simpson Tom Hendley Richmond Botchey Alex Baird Anthony Potts Mark Rogers Danny Summers Rick Gleave Tommy Walsh Jon-Paul Caruana Scott Mason Tre Baldwin-Willis Sam Mitten Kyle Hendley Dave Conlon Reece Davies

Reserve Team Manager Nick Robinson Youth Team Managers: Rob Walker Anthony Dunne Email: sthelenstownfc@hotmail.co.uk Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Manager: Ian Granite Assistant: Ian Price

Manager: Andy Nelson Assistant : Steve Settle

Referee: Mr L Doughty (Preston) Assist: Mr P Duckworth (Blackburn) & Mr J Leeson (Blackburn) Today’s Match & Match Ball Sponsor:

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Cover: Action from Glossop NE courtesy of Jim Lockwood

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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 West Didsbury & Chorlton. 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. It has been an excellent week for us as our back to back wins have seen us rocket up the table to the heady heights of 8th position. Last Saturday saw us take the trip to Glossop and after a shaky start where we were on the rack for the first quarter of an hour and went behind but recovered well with Andy Gillespie levelling after turning home the loose ball after the home stopper was unable to hold a Shaun Judge free kick. Judge then put Town in the lead from the spot after Adam Storey had been felled by Proctor in the Glossop goal and the keeper was lucky to escape with just a yellow card. The hosts levelled before the break and Town looked to be in for a tough 2nd half but it was the visitors who started the second period best and Mike Sykes-Wright fired home from 25 yards to put Town back in the ascendancy. Gillespie had an effort which struck the post before a late onslaught from Glossop saw Ciaran Gibson excel in the Town goal making a couple of world class saves which helped Town hold on to take all three points. Tuesday night saw the visit of Squires Gate to Brocstedes Park and with Town out to continue their excellent form and also with the side issue of extracting revenge for a 3-0 reverse in August we set about the task in the right fashion early on with strike duo Andy Gillespie & Adam Storey causing problems for the visitors. The only surprise was that it took so long for Town to take the lead which we did just after the half hour mark when a well flighted free kick from Shaun Judge on the right wing was deftly flicked home by Connor Sanderson. This was followed soon afterwards when Gillespie powered home his second in two matches and we went into the interval 2-0 up. Town weathered a 15 minute Squires Gate storm at the start of the second period and effectively put the game beyond their visitors when Judge slalomed through the visiting defence before sending the ball past the visiting stopper for a fine solo goal before it became the Connor Sanderson show as he ran onto a through ball before chipping the ball over the keeper just in the box and followed this with an even better finish, lobbing the keeper from the right hand edge of the box for Town’s fifth and completing his hat-trick in added on time to round off a comfortable victory. This afternoon sees us take on West Didsbury & Chorlton who we have never played in a competitive contest, indeed this is only the Manchester clubs second season in the North West Counties League having finished third in the First Division in their inaugural season and securing promotion due to Formby’s inability to be promoted due to ground grading issues. This is an important spell of games with us hosting four league matches here before the end of October and throw in a League Cup match for good measure and we will have a yard-stick of our progress at the end of this period. Finally, let’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 . . . West Didsbury and Chorlton AFC have come a long way in their 105 years since 1908 when the club was founded as Christ Church A.F.C. by Mr R F Hartley, a Sunday School Superintendent at the church on Princess Parkway, West Didsbury. West played friendlies at first and then in the Manchester Alliance League until the First World War 1914. After the War the club joined the Lancashire and Cheshire League for the 1920/21 season and had to change its name to West Didsbury AFC, as that League did not permit a name suggesting association with any other body. The club was placed in Divisions 1 and A, staying in the top flight for 25 seasons. The first honours were double runners up in Division 1 and Rhodes Cup in 1922/23, and the club remained in the L+C League until 2006, winning many honours and providing 4 League Presidents along the way. The home ground from before 1914 until the mid 1980s was Christie Playing Fields, and then the owners, Manchester and Salford Playing Fields Society, gave the club notice to quit having decided to sell off the land for commercial development now ironically called Christie Fields office park. After several yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nomadic existence searching for a new home, the club acquired the redundant and overgrown Recreation Ground at Brookburn Road in 1996, and began to restore this to active use and develop a vision for a community club. This was down to the hard work of a core of players and Committee who refused to let the club fold. Work was completed in time to start the 1997-98 season using excellent new changing rooms and clubhouse facilities aided by a Lottery grant, new sponsors and membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fundraising, but without a penny from the Playing Fields Society sale proceeds. Further name change followed in 2003 to reflect the new location in Chorlton and the club was then elected to the Manchester League in 2006. In 2007/8 West won its first Manchester League silverware lifting the Murray Shield in the last game of our centenary year. That team was the nucleus of the previously successful junior team and the following season 2008/09 West just missed promotion to the Premier Division and again reached the Murray Shield Final. With a new management team led by Andy Nelson, 2009/10 was very successful and honours spread throughout the club. The 1st team won the Murray Shield (the third consecutive year in the final) and was league runners-up. The reserves won the Bridgewater League Cup and the U17 Youth team won their League. In 2010/2011 the 1st team won the Manchester League First Division title in style with a fantastic 65 points out of 72 possible. This ranks as one of the highest points totals per game in Manchester League history dating back over a century. The clubs reserve team and youth teams also had terrific seasons, resulting in promotion and for the second year reaching the Bridgewater Cup Final. The Youth team reached yet another final where they were just pipped to the trophy by New Mills. The Veterans were runners up in the Premier Division of the Cheshire Veterans League and then started a second veterans team such was the interest in the club. Plans were also made to formally integrate junior football as the club Vision is to be a FA Charter Standard

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. . . West Didsbury & Chorlton Community Club, playing at the highest possible level it can whilst remaining financially viable. Further improved saw floodlights erected in 2011 to meet FA requirements and West competed in the FA Vase for the first time in 2011-2012 as a Step 7 club. Election to the NWCFL followed in June 2012 and the club had an incredible first season winning the Division 1 Trophy, finishing in 3rd position after an amazing run in during March and April to secure promotion and also winning a guaranteed FA Cup place. The over 45s team again chipped in with Cheshire Veterans league silverware. 2013-14 promises to be another testing season as the club adjusts to life in the NWCFL Premier Division, improves its spectator facilities, adds new grass pitches and youth teams as part of its development plan, and aims for long term consolidation and stability at this level whilst remaining as a volunteer run, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;not for profitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; club. Date

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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 West Didsbury & Chorlton FC. Let’s hope their players, officials and supporters along with our own followers are treated to an entertaining game. It’s been a great week for the club with two excellent wins which has seen Town elevated to 8th place in the Premier Division. Last Saturday we travelled to Glossop North End where a tough game is always expected - Town ran out 2-3 winners with Andy Gillespie and Shaun Judge giving them the lead after the ‘Hillmen’ had opened the scoring. It was 2-2 at half time but a goal from Michael Sykes-Wright secured the points, despite a late rally from Glossop. Midweek we entertained Squires Gate, looking to avenge the 3-0 reverse we suffered at School Road at the start of the season - a top draw performance saw the lads run out 5-0 winners, replicating last season’s home score-line against the seasiders. Connor Sanderson hit a hattrick and both Andy Gillespie and Shaun Judge continued their good form. It’s is our first competitive meeting with West Didsbury & Chorlton, although we did travel to Brookburn Road during the 2012-13 pre-season - today’s visitors eventually running out 2 -1 winners. West have had a mixed start to life in the NWCFL top flight, after a dreadful start results have settled and the club had an impressive September with four wins and a draw from their five outings; which also saw them make FA Vase progress. More recently West have suffered narrow defeats against Runcorn Town and Bacup while during midweek they drew 0-0 with Alsager. Don’t forget in two weeks time the club is holding a Race Night fundraiser at Windleshaw Sports Club, £2 entry 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 tonight’s programme. Next up for Town we welcome Silsden to Brocstedes Park next Saturday - full fixture list is in the centre pages Enjoy the game. John McKiernan Chairman, St Helens Town AFC

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Glossop North End v Town . . . Glossop North End 2-3 St Helens Town Saturday 5th October 2013, NWCFL Premier Division St. Helens Town extended their unbeaten record to five games with an impressive 3-2 win at Surrey Street, Glossop, on Saturday. As a result, they climbed to twelfth place in the NW Counties Premier Division table, ahead of a run of ten home games in the next eleven fixtures (one a League Cup tie) and a reasonable return from this run should see them consolidate their position in the top half of the table. The game was an end-to-end affair throughout, keeping the 190 crowd on their toes. The home side took the lead on 15 minutes through leading scorer Tom Bailey, who turned a Town defender on the left hand side and hit an impressive shot past Ciaran Gibson in the St. Helens goal. Town themselves were soon hunting the equaliser and Adam Storey, who had another fine game, almost scored three minutes later, his shot going the wrong side of the upright. Just about half an hour had gone when Town were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box, after Andy Gillespie took an elbow to the head. Shaun Judge’s shot was deflected by centre back Lincoln Adams and Gillespie himself was on hand to net the stray ball. Hardly had the game re-started, Town were on the attack again. This time Storey was through on keeper Ben Proctor. He took the ball round the custodian and as he followed up to net the ball, Proctor brought him down and, to the home side’s relief, collected only a yellow card. Shaun Judge made no mistake from the penalty spot and St. Helens were 2-1 up. Glossop levelled on 37 minutes when, following another break down the left, Alex Byrne turned Michael Sykes-Wright inside out before scoring from the same position as his side’s opening goal. Town enjoyed their best spell in the opening stages of the second half. Gillespie had a great chance to restore his team’s lead on 52 minutes, but fired over the bar with the goal at his mercy. However, it hardly mattered as, within a minute, Sykes-Wright atoned for his earlier error by hitting a fierce shot from 25 yards which nicked a defender on its way in past Proctor to put Town 3-2 up. The only surprise was that that was the way the scoreline stood to the end. Both sides had a host of chances to score further goals. For Town, Connor Sanderson had a great chance on 75 minutes when he broke from half-way but just could not get sufficient power in his final shot, then Gillespie made a similar break in the 88th minute, but just missed the target. As the game entered its closing stages, Glossop had the better chances and, with Gibson once again in outstanding form, producing two saves from last-gasp efforts on his own line, combined with some desperate poor finishing from the home side, Town survived the onslaught and even had enough time to go close at the other end, Gillespie again going just wide with another shot. This hardly looks the same team which went out of the FA Vase with such a poor showing at Pontefract Collieries four weeks ago. Ian Granite has put real belief and confidence into his side and recent introductions Storey and Gillespie up front are beginning to terrorise opposing defences, Gibson in goal looks very impressive and few teams get past the new central defensive pairing of Andy Mawdsley and Lewis Coyle. On recent showings, captain Lee Crompton is going to have all on getting back into the side when he returns from injury. Glyn Jones

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Action from our game at Glossop North End on Saturday 5th October which saw Town take the spoils with a 2-3 victory. Photos courtesy of Jim Lockwood, Glossop NE

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Congratulations to St Helens Town’s August Player of the Month Andy Mawdsley. 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 Andy chose the Toyota GT86 (Top Gear Magazine Car of the Year 2012) which he had unlimited use of for one week. Andy is pictured prior to the game v Bacup and Rossendale Borough with the club’s Assistant Manager Ian Price

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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 public-access 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.

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. . . Our Charity Partner “Never before have I witnessed such an event that has brought football fans, clubs and 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 Question of Sport tournament evening on Saturday 24th August and a Race Night on Friday 18th October. 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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St Helens Town AFC . . . St Helens Town Statistical History by Glyn Jones Part 13 – Season 1959/60 - LANCASHIRE COMBINATION DIVISION 2 FINAL TABLE Clitheroe Droylsden Chorley Reserves Glossop St. Helens Town Wigan Athletic Reserves Morecambe Reserves Crompton’s Recs. Padiham Netherfield Reserves Nelson Reserves Horwich RMI Reserves Rolls Royce Leyland Motors Lancaster City Reserves Northern Nomads Lomax Great Harwood Opponents

Pts

34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34

26 25 24 19 17 18 16 14 16 13 13 13 12 8 9 8 7 7

3 3 4 3 7 4 4 7 3 8 7 4 2 8 4 3 5 3

5 6 6 12 10 12 14 13 15 13 14 17 20 18 21 23 22 24

81 106 92 75 63 93 88 78 74 77 58 90 61 51 48 52 48 44

28 55 37 57 52 69 75 61 65 74 61 84 109 80 88 91 107 86

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Chorley Reserves

Oct 31

Drew 1-1

Mar 5

Lost 1-3

Clitheroe

Nov 28

Lost 1-3

Apr 2

Lost 0-1

Crompton’s Recs.

Jan 30

Drew 2-2

Jan 9

Lost 2-3

Droylsden

Dec 12

Won 6-3

Oct 10

Lost 0-1

Glossop

Apr 9

Lost 0-3

Dec 26

Won 4-2

Great Harwood

Mar 12

Won 2-0

Nov 7

Won 2-1

Horwich RMI Reserves

Apr 28

Won 3-0

Apr 18

Won 3-2

Lancaster City Reserves

Oct 17

Won 2-0

Dec 5

Drew 2-2

Leyland Motors

Apr 23

Drew 1-1

Aug 25

Drew 0-0

Lomax

Sep 26

Drew 1-1

Feb 13

Won 2-1

Oct 3

Won 6-4

Feb 20

Lost 1-4

Nov 14

Won 2-0

Mar 19

Lost 0-3

Morecambe Reserves Nelson Reserves Netherfield Reserves

Feb 27

Won 3-2

Oct 24

Won 2-0

Northern Nomads

Aug 22

Won 2-0

Apr 16

Won 3-1

Padiham

Aug 29

Won 2-1

Jan 2

Won 1-0

Rolls Royce

Sep 12

Lost 1-2

Apr 30

Won 2-1

Wigan Athletic Reserves

Sep 19

Drew 2-2

Nov 21

Lost 1-2

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. . . Season 1959-60 Player

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Ashcroft, Don

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Cooke, John

Critchley, John

Ellwood, D

Farrell, B

Flucker, W

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Scott, Freddie

Speakman, Tommy

Sumner, B

Swain, J

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Tyrer, Arthur

Watkinson, R

Woods, Alan

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Reserve Team News . . . St Helens Town Reserves Nick Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reserve team have had an excellent start to the season which included a recent 2-1 win over South Liverpool Reserves at the Windleshaw Sports ground with goals from Joe McKeegan and Andy Gillespie. Last Saturday they suffered their first loss of the campaign when beaten 1-3 at home to Hale Reserves. They will travel to South Liverpool Reserves this coming Saturday for what will be another tough game and a win would see them take top spot. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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South Liverpool Res St Helens Town Res Hale Res Capenhurst Villa Res Rainhill Town Bootle Res

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8 7 7 7 5 6

0 3 2 1 4 1

2 1 0 2 1 3

40 26 29 28 32 22

16 17 13 13 10 17

Ford Motors Belfry Kirkby Town Railway Chester Nomads Res Widnes Vikings Res Neston Nomads

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4 5 3 4 2 1

3 0 4 1 2 1

2 4 1 6 5 6

28 22 30 19 15 23

14 15 17 27 30 30

24 9 16 15 22 5 14 7 13 -8 -15 -7

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1 1 1 1

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7 7 7 9

9 9 5 15

30 32 30 41

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3 3

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