St Helens Town v Flixton

Saturday 16th October 2010 Kick off 3.00pm

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Saturday 16th October 2010, 3pm kick off Vodkat League, Premier Division St Helens Town Red & White Shirts White Shorts & Red Socks

Cover photograph: Phil Mitchell in action at Padiham season 2009-10

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Dale Newbrook

James Jowsey

Karl Aldridge

Daniel McDonnell

Mark Evans

Luke Scarry

John Elias

Kevin McGrath

Dave Garnell

Ian Whitehead

Peter Birch

Stephen Boardman

Marc Stephens

Aaron Hevingham

Ben Kay

Lee Williams

Liam Pearson

Paul Hayes

Iain Dyson

Adam Pegg

Ian Frazer

Brian Matthews

Daley Woods

Ashley Mullholland

Mike Kavanagh

Matthew Ellis

Paul Cliff

Ian Edwards

Liam Ryder

Elliott McKinnell

Lee Owens

Lee Mays

Lee Riley Phil Burton

Managers: Assistant:

Lloyd Morrison Steve Hardy

Referee: Mr C Buxton (Accrington) Assistants: Mr N D’Arcy (Manchester) and Mr A Parkinson (Preston)

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Talk of the Town . . .

Good afternoon and welcome to Edge Green Street for this Vodkat League, Premier Division contest against Flixton.

I hope our visitors had a good journey to visit us at our new home, enjoy the hospitality they will be offered whilst here and have a safe return home after the game.

Tuesday evening was a night of contrasts as we put in an excellent first 45 minutes against a Maine Road side coming into the game on the back of a 3-0 thumping of league leaders New Mills at Brantingham Road a week ago today. We displayed some great football the passing and movement was top class the move for our first goal was one of the highlights of the evening for me but when we came out after the break we seemed to have retreated into ourselves. An early goal for the visitors 10 minutes after the restart rocked the team and the whole dynamic of the match changed with Maine Road becoming more and more adventurous and Town dropping deeper and deeper. In the end a draw was probably a fair result with both sides dominating a half each and indeed we were lucky not to have lost the game as the visitors had two good chances in added on time with Dale Newbrook making a good save and a defensive clearance off the line as we nearly grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory.

On the positive side from Tuesday evening it was nice to see Daley Woods build upon his goal against Padiham last Saturday with a brace against Maine Road and he seems to be growing in confidence at the moment. Liam Pearson also continued his excellent start to the campaign netting his thirteen goal of the season so far moving his into joint second place in the top goalscorers list.

When you consider that he was banned for a couple of matches and also missed the Vase game against Brodsworth through injury this is no mean feat.

Onto this afternoon’s visitors, Flixton as currently lying at the wrong end of the table having not had the best of starts to the campaign, as we at Town know it only takes a couple of decent results to see you rocketing up the table as a couple of weeks ago we were lying in eighteenth place and now we sit in the top half of the table. Flixton recorded an excellent 4-1 home win over Congleton Town at Valley Road on Wednesday evening and will come into this afternoon’s contest full of confidence that that can be the turning point in their season.

Lets get behind the lads this evening and hopefully cheer them on to victory Enjoy the Game . . .

Jeff Voller

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Chairman’s Notes . . .

Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Edge Green Street for this Vodkat League, Premier Division encounter with Flixton FC. Let’s hope their players, officials and supporters have had a pleasant journey and along with today’s match officials and our own home support are treated to an entertaining match.

Value for money is certainly what was on offer on Tuesday evening as Town and Maine Road battled out a 3-3 draw here at Ashton Town. The game was completely dominated by Town during the first half and deservedly we went into the break 3-0 up having played some of our best football to date. Two goals from Daley Woods and one from Liam Pearson looked to have put Town well on the way to maximum points but Maine Road with the second half ‘hill’ advantage and no doubt a blasting at half time proved what tough characters they are and battled back to 3-3 with an 89th minute equaliser. To be honest we could have been five or six clear by the break but we had to rely on a little good fortune and some manic defending to ensure our South Manchester visitors didn’t pinch the three points in the dying seconds. On reflection probably a fair result with both sides dominating a half each and Lee Riley will be looking to build on the first half performance and look to extend our recent good run - after all Road had beaten league leaders New Mills 3-0 last Saturday.

Today’s visitors Flixton brought to an end a run of poor form when on Wednesday evening they entertained high flying Congleton who were thumped 4-1 at Valley Road, which included an Ashley Mullholland hat-trick.

Flixton have been on the wrong end of some tight encounters recently including a 1-0 defeat against New Mills while losing out by the odd goal in five on their visit to Squires Gate.

We are delighted to announce an additional sponsorship deal with Johnsons Toyota Liverpool who have agreed to support the club’s travel arrangements for the forthcoming FA Vase tie at Winterton Rangers. Full details are available elsewhere in today’s programme but the ‘headline’ is that Johnsons will give the club £10 for every Town supporter who travels on the official club coach to the fixture on Saturday 13th November - for example if 30 supporters travel Johnsons will give the club £300 sponsorship and supporters travel for FREE. Many thanks to Gareth Shone and his colleagues at Johnsons Toyota Liverpool for their continued support.

Don’t forget we’re always on the look-out for new sponsors for match programme adverts, match and matchball sponsorship, individual player sponsorship, etc - if you’d like to support the club please contact me on 07976 059404.

On the player front we have lost the services of Brian Hatton who has sought regular first team football at Atherton LR - our best wishes go to Brian who has been an excellent servant to the club. Peter Birch has recently returned after a spell late last season at Skem’ and more recently having played against us for Formby. It was nice to see Phil Mitchell back on Tuesday evening and although he didn’t get on the pitch I am sure he will be pushing for a place in the next few weeks. Luke Faulkner, Mike Fargher and Mike Deakin are currently absentees with injury while Iain Dyson was working away for Tuesday’s game against Maine Road.

Town make it three home encounters inside a week when Formby are next Tuesday’s visitors in a Vodkat League Premier Division fixture. Enjoy the game and please join us in the clubhouse afterwards for the usual post match debate and the St Helens Town Man of the Match presentations.

John McKiernan Chairman, St Helens Town AFC Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year Season 2009-10

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In Town Today . . .

Flixton Football Club were formed in 1960 and have enjoyed a spectacular rise since. They began as an amateur side in the Manchester and Wythenshawe League and in 1963 switched to the Lancashire & Cheshire League, winning the third division at their first attempt.

In 1973 Flixton moved to the Manchester League and into their present home at Valley Road. They were runners up in the Manchester League in 1979, 1982 and 1986. Having transformed their facilities Flixton were accepted into the North West Counties League Third Division in 1986 and finished as runners up in their first season. That year they also reached the final of the Manchester Premier Cup and the semi-finals of the Divisional Cup. In 1987 the League was reorganised into two divisions following the departure of a number of clubs to the expanding Northern Premier League. Flixton were placed in the new Division Two and won promotion again as runners up, this time to Ashton United.

Flixton finished their first season in the top flight in the top half of the table, helped by the goal scoring of Gary McDonald who ended the season as the leading goalscorer in the League. The next step forward for Flixton was the erection of floodlights in 1989 and in 1993 they reached the last 64 in the FA Vase for the second consecutive season.

The season 1993/4 was a disappointment, with relegation back to the second division. Determined to reverse the downward trend and turn things around, Flixton appointed Dalton Steele as manager for the following campaign and this proved to be an inspired move. The club immediately won promotion back to Division One as Champions and reached the final of the Division Two Trophy. The same season saw the completion of their £500,000 clubhouse. In 1995/96 Flixton gained promotion to the UniBond League by winning the title with a seven point advantage over Newcastle Town. Winning the Division Two title and Division One title in consecutive seasons was a remarkable feat. Burscough stopped Flixton completing a “double” by defeating them in the League Cup final at Gigg Lane.

Flixton’s first season in the UniBond League, 1996/7, saw them reach the third qualifying round of the FA Cup, losing to Morecambe, and the 3rd round of the League Cup with a defeat at Accrington Stanley. The club were shocked in November 1996 when Dalton Steele resigned after two highly successful seasons. Reserve Team manager Alan McGreevey was appointed as Steele’s replacement and he guided Flixton to a respectable 13th place.

At the end of the season, McGreevey resigned following a dispute with the club. Dave Morris was appointed the new manager and he brought in Chris Nicholson as his assistant. After a run of poor results and performances, the duo were dismissed. Alan McGreevey was reappointed with a mandate to stave off relegation which he did and the team finished 17th, ensuring McGreevey kept his job for the following season.

The 1998/9 season saw an improvement with the team finishing in 16th place. The turn of the century saw Flixton experience their worst season for seven years. McGreevey was sacked and Dave Garner brought in from Salford City, but he could do nothing to stop the rot and the team were relegated back to the North West Counties League.

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. . . Flixton Football Club Kevin Aston was appointed the new manager for the start of 2000/1 season, With the team struggling back in the North West Counties League, Aston was relieved of his duties and Dave Norman brought in. Flixton just missed out on a second relegation in two seasons when a final day 1-1 draw with Leek CSOB saved Flixton but relegated Leek. 2001/2 started just as badly for the club and Norman resigned to be replaced by Dave Mitten. Results didn’t improve until January when Dalton Steele returned to the club as manager. Flixton still ended the season in a relegation position. However, with changes in the UniBond League meaning that no clubs were relegated, Flixton were saved from relegation.

The 2002/3 season started well enough, but in October Steele left for the second time to take up a position at Altrincham. Gary Thomas took over but an awful run saw them slump to the bottom of the table. In March the clubs main financial backer pulled out, the manager resigned and a number of first team players left the club.

Tony Henderson was appointed manager but he could not save them from relegation to Division Two. In 2004/5 they were found guilty of player irregularities and had 21 points deducted. The club secured promotion in 2005/6 finishing second behind FC United. They had a slow start to the season, but ended it in fine style, going on a sixteen game unbeaten run. On top of that Flixton won the Division Two Trophy, defeating Winsford United 2-1 at Trafford. The team also reached the semi-finals of both the League Challenge Cup and Manchester Premier Cup. The 2006/7 season saw them finish 13th in Division One their best North West Counties League finish since winning the title back in 1996, this was further improved upon last term when Flixton finished in 8th place.

In 2008/9 the management team and majority of players left half way through the season. The new management team of Lloyd Morrison and Steve Hardy had to quickly bring a new team in from scratch and did well to avoid relegation, finishing in 20th place.

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Flixton Statistics Season 1995-96 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 Key:

League NWC-1 NPL-1 NPL-1 NPL-1 NPL-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-P NWC-P

P 42 42 42 42 42 42 44 42 38 36 36 42 38 42 42

W 28 15 10 12 7 5 11 10 16 14 24 14 17 9 12

D 8 7 12 12 9 13 9 8 11 6 7 12 7 14 8

L 6 20 20 18 26 24 24 24 11 16 5 16 14 19 22

F 85 57 45 50 47 47 61 44 76 72 93 69 65 58 54

A 30 72 73 64 85 100 112 112 60 79 37 65 65 86 85

GD 55 -15 -28 -14 -38 -53 -51 -68 16 -7 56 4 0 -28 -31

Pts 92 52 42 48 30 28 42 38 59 27 79 54 58 41 44

Position 1/22 13/22 17/22 16/22 21/22 20/22 21/23 21/22 5/20 18/19 2/19 13/22 8/20 19/22 16/22

NPL-1– Northern Premier League, Division 1 NWC-1– North West Counties League, Division 1 NWC-2– North West Counties League, Division 2 NWC-P– North West Counties League, Premier Division

Previous Meetings 2002/03 09/11/2002 28/12/2002 24/04/2003 2006/07 27/09/2006 16/04/2007 2007/08 22/12/2007 20/02/2008 2008/09 13/12/2008 14/03/2009 2009/10 10/10/2009 27/04/2010

Competition FAV 2R NWCL D1 NWCL D1

Result Flixton 2-1 St Helens Town Flixton 4-1 St Helens Town St Helens Town 1-1 Flixton

NWCL D1 NWCL D1

Flixton 5-1 St Helens Town St Helens Town 0-3 Flixton

NWCL D1 NWCL D1

St Helens Town 2-2 Flixton Flixton 1-3 St Helens Town

NWCL PD NWCL PD

St Helens Town 0-2 Flixton Flixton 3-0 St Helens Town

NWCL PD NWCL PD

Flixton 0-2 St Helens Town St Helens Town 1-2 Flixton

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Town in Photographs . . .

St Helens Town in action during the opening weeks of the 2010-11

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Match Report Tues 12th October 2010 Vodkat League, Premier Division - Town 3-3 Maine Road With a dire England display on TV at the same time the smart punter was visiting Edge Green Street for a cracking match for the neutral and a great advert for Vodkat League action. This contest was a game of two halves as Town dominated the first period and could have scored more than the three goals they went into the break leading by only to follow it with a second half performance where they dropped deeper and deeper and were lucky to get away with a point. Town dominated the opening quarter of the game with Marc Stephens, Ben Kay and Daley Woods all having chances but failing to test Andy Jones in the visitors goal. With 16 minutes on the clock Liam Pearson latched onto a an excellent through ball from Peter Birch and looked to be 1on1 with the goalkeeper but and vital, well timed challenge from Stephen Cheetham saw the ball behind for a corner.

The deadlock was broken on 20 minutes when a fantastic flowing move saw Woods and Pearson link up with the former finishing off the move by powering the ball home past Jones in the Maine Road goal with a sublime finish.

A couple of minutes later Woods turned supplier as he linked with Pearson and his shot went just over the crossbar. With the half hour mark approaching a free kick was half cleared by Josh Gittings and collected by Pearson who found Woods and his shot beat Jones but not the crossbar.

Town doubled their advantage late in the half when Stephens sent a pinpoint corner into the box from the left and Woods rose highest beating Jones to the ball and headed home to double his and the hosts lead. Moments later Dave Garnell almost netted to make it 3-0 as he steered a header inches wide of the right hand upright from a set piece. In the last minute of the half Town did make it three as Woods showed his pace to latch onto a through ball and get to the byline where he pulled the ball back towards Birch, his shot was parried by Jones in the Road goal but he only pushed it into the patch of Pearson who slotted home to notch his thirteen of the campaign.

If the first half was one of bliss for the Town faithful then the second half was quite the opposite. Once the visitors eventually appeared from the dressing room after what one would suspect to have been a dose of the “hairdryer” treatment they bossed the second stanza. Ten minutes after the restart Liam Beckford found space 20 yards out on the right and made no mistake finding the left hand corner of the net to spark the revival. Just before the hour it took an excellent block by Garnell on the line to stop Steve Hibbert reducing the visitors arrears further before a corner on the right was worked short and Beckford’s delivery was headed home centrally by defender Gittings. At the other end Town were threatening sporadically, Woods collected a through ball and round the goalkeeper wide in the penalty box his effort was on target but Cheetham did well to get in position to clear the danger. A surging run from Birch saw the end result of his shot being turned behind for a corner and nothing came from the set piece. With just one minute of normal time remaining it appeared as if Town had weathered the storm but the game still had a couple of incidents remaining. A good move down the right for the visitors saw Beckford deliver the ball into the ball and it squirmed its way to the far post where substitute Alastair Holden tapped home with his first touch after coming off the bench moments earlier. In added on time Town had to be alert to keep a share of the spoils in a game they looked to have in the bag at the interval as Dale Newbrook made a sharp save from Declan O’Shea and Hibbert had an effort blocked on the line with the loose ball being cleared from danger. The final whistle was greeted with a mixture of relief and dismay from Town, here’s hoping that we display all the positives from the first half display and none of the negatives of the second half when Flixton visit on Saturday.

St Helens Town; Newbrook, Aldridge, Evans (Kavanagh 72), Elias, Garnell, Frazer, Stephens, Kay (c) (Ryder 82), Pearson (Cliff 89), Woods, Birch. Subs Not Used; Owens, Mitchell.

Maine Road; Jones, Cheetham( Mason 82), Moran, Jay (c), Gittings, Struminskji, Beckford, O’Shea, Inyang (Holden 89), Ford, Hirst (Hibbert 54). Subs Not Used; Sumner, Maitland.

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How We Compare . . .

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St Helens Town . . .

St. Helens Town Football Club 1946 - present 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 are the only club to feature in the top division of that league throughout its existence.

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 Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year Season 2009-10

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. . . A Brief History 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 (pictured right), who signed for Manchester City 60 years ago last season and who went on to play the game of his life in the 1956 FA Cup Final, despite breaking his neck in the early stages.

Bill Foulkes (pictured right below) 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 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 (pictured opposite), 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, perhaps none more so than 2008/09, with the club in the relegation positions until the end of March, when Gary Bickerstaffe was appointed the new manager and the team rallied to win six of the last eight games to pull clear of the relegation zone.

The close season saw Bickerstaffe step down and Lee Riley promoted to manager. A number of new faces have joined the club and this combination of youth and experience will be looking to improve on last season’s impressive ninth position and success in the cup competitions. The Knowsley Road ground is being demolished this autumn, necessitating a temporary move to Ashton Town, but August 2011 will see the club re-locate to the new stadium, sharing once again with Saints rugby league club.

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Season 2010-11

Forthcoming Fixtures Saturday 16th October 2010 Premier Division Alsager Town v Rossendale united Ashton Athletic v Congleton Town Atherton LR v Runcorn Linnets Bacup Borough v Formby Barnoldswick Town v Maine road New Mills v Colne Ramsbottom United v Silsden Squires Gate v Padiham St Helens Town v Flixton Stone Dominoes v Bootle Winsford United v Glossop North End First Division AFC Liverpool v Leek CSOB Chadderton v AFC Darwen Eccleshall v AFC Blackpool Holker Old Boys v Abbey Hey Irlam v Atherton Collieries Oldham Boro v Ashton Town Runcorn Town v Cheadle Town Wigan Robin Park v Norton United

Wednesday 20th October 2010 Premier Division Bacup Borough v Ashton Athletic Flixton v Winsford united Padiham v Ramsbottom united Silsden v Barnoldswick Town Saturday 23rd October 2010 Vodkat League 1st Division Trophy 1st Round Abbey Hey v Cheadle Town AFC Darwen v Norton United Atherton Collieries v Oldham Boro Chadderton v Wigan Robin Park Premier Division Bootle v Flixton Colne v Ramsbottom United Congleton Town v Squires Gate Formby v Alsager Town Glossop North End v Bacup Borough Maine Road v Atherton LR Rossendale United v St Helens Town Runcorn Linnets v Barnoldswick Town Silsden v New Mills Winsford United v Padiham

Monday 18th October 2010 Manchester Premier Cup Round 1 Hyde United v Oldham Boro Tuesday 19th October 2010 Premier Division Rossendale United v Colne Runcorn Linnets v Congleton Town St Helens Town v Formby First Division Norton United v Leek CSOB Manchester Premier Cup Round 1 Chadderton v New Mills Glossop North End v Radcliffe Borough Maine Road v Ashton United Salford City v Irlam Trafford v Abbey Hey Staffordshire Senior Cup Round 1 Kidsgrove Athletic v Stone Dominoes

First Division AFC Blackpool v Runcorn Town Ashton Town v Irlam Daisy Hill v Leek CSOB Eccleshall v Holker Old Boys Tuesday 26th October 2010 Premier Division Atherton LR v Rossendale united Colne v Bacup Borough Maine Road v Congleton Town Ramsbottom United v Formby Squires Gate v St Helens Town Stone Dominoes v Alsager Town First Division AFC Darwen v Holker Old Boys Ashton Town v Atherton Collieries Leek CSOB v Abbey Hey Oldham Boro v Wigan Robin Park

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Recent Results Saturday 9th October 2010 Premier Division Bacup Borough 2-2 Winsford United L.Ogunyode (55) Wellstead (7) Bootle 3-3 Barnoldswick Town Kilroy (54 pen) Jordan (14) Hay (56) Smith (73) Loughlin (72) Barrett (84 pen) Colne Barrett (7), Boyle (25) Garvin (50)

3-2 Alsager Town Williams (57)

Congleton Town McKay (11) Dundas (38) Ledwards (70) Flixton Ellis (37) Mulholland (39 pen) Formby McGarrity (75) Glossop North End

3-0 Rossendale United

Maine Road Ford (2) Beckford (13) Inyang (19) Padiham Fildes (64) Silsden McNally (75) Fletcher (81)

Premier Division Alsager Town HT: 0-1 Att: 59 HT: 0-1 Att: 120

HT: 2-0 Att: 130

3-0 Runcorn Linnets

HT:1-0 Att:79

Chambers(31), Bill(55) Basford(90) Ashton Athletic Hulme(71)

Barnoldswick Town Barratt(22), Jordan(54)

1-3 Ramsbottom United HT:0-1 Saunders(8) Johnson(61), Gaskell(90) 3-2 Padiham Fildes(46,57p)

Att:53

HT:1-0 Att:127

Smith(90) Rossendale United HT: 2-0 Att: 168

HT: 0-1 Att: 63 HT: 0-1 Att: 63 HT: 0-0 Att: 256 HT: 3-0 Att: 110

HT:0-0

Luker(48p)

Att:98

Haydn(54), Cosgrove(71) St Helens Town

2-3 Squires Gate Bennett (23, 42 pen) Harvie (78) 1-1 Atherton LR Casey (18) 0-1 Ramsbottom United Drew (46) 3-0 New Mills

0-3 Bacup Borough

3-3 Maine Road

HT:3-0 Att:84

Woods(20,41)

Beckford(55)

Pearson(45)

Gittins(63), Holden(89)

Winsford United

3-0 New Mills

HT:2-0 Att:111

McAllister(21) Newman(40) Brandon(87) First Division Irlam Palmer(30)

2-1 Oldham Boro

HT:1-1

Bryson(13)

Att:42

0-1 Cheadle Town

HT:0-0

Butters(55) Norton United 1-3 St Helens Town Pearson (44, 90 pen) Woods (85) 2-1 Stone Dominoes Curley (9)

HT: 0-1 Att: 154 HT: 0-1 Att: 117

Wood(85) Rochdale Town Murphy(23)

2-2 Chadderton Jacobs(8,25)

Att:37 HT:1-2 Att:53

Evans(70) Wednesday 13th October 2010

Tuesday 12th October 2010 Lancashire Challenge Trophy Round 1 Bamber Bridge 2-1 AFC Blackpool

HT:0-1

o.g(57), White(74)

Att:280

Dodwell(40)

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Premier Division Flixton Mulholland(16,31,63) Ellis(85) Silsden Hunter(57p) Moriarty(67)

4-1 Congleton Town Dundas(82)

HT:2-0 Att:66

2-2 Atherton LR Case(36) Howard(80)

HT:0-1 Att:201

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Win a Brand New Toyota Aygo with St Helens Town . . .

St Helens Town have launched a brand new sponsorship package for the 2010-11 season which will see one lucky participant drive away a brand new Toyota Aygo worth almost £9000. The package forms part of the club’s main sponsorship deal with Bootle based car dealership Johnsons Toyota Liverpool who have donated the car and who will be assisting the club in promoting the event across the region.

In addition to raising funds for the senior and junior St Helens Town teams the sponsorship project will be supporting local charity The Steve Prescott Foundation who will receive 50% of all profits.

Town Chairman John McKiernan said, ‘This is a fantastic opportunity to raise the club’s profile as well as some much need funds for the whole club and The Steve Prescott Foundation. We are extremely grateful to Johnsons Toyota Liverpool for their generous support and hopefully the public and business community will get behind the project.’

He added, ‘The Foundation is very well know across the region and has been successful in raising a huge amount of money across a number of activities, many of the sport related, and we thought the Town’s football club should do its bit!’

‘Steve Prescott is best known for his Rugby League exploits with St Helens, Hull, Wakefield, Ireland and as a GB Lions tourist; but there is a football connection as his son played for the St Helens Town Juniors U8s last season and has recently been signed by Liverpool FC.’ Gareth Shone, General Sales Manager at Johnsons said, ‘Our partnership with St Helens Town continues to develop and this season we have become the club’s main sponsor. We will be looking at a range of activities to ensure we both benefit from the partnership – with the ‘win-a-Toyota-Car’ project hopefully proving to be a successful start.’

The club have 200 sponsorship packages available at £100 each which will give individuals and businesses the opportunity to win the car. In addition, sponsor details will be added to a ‘roll-of-honour’ in the club’s printed and on-line matchday programme and sponsors will have their details added to the official club website. All participants will receive a signed commemorative certificate and will be entered in to the draw for the car which will be made on Saturday 26 March 2011 or as soon as all 200 packages have been sold.

Martin Blondel, Secretary of The Steve Prescott Foundation said, ‘We’re always on the look-out for new fundraising ideas and when St Helens Town approached us we were delighted with their offer. We are looking forward to working alongside the Football Club and hope to raise a lot of money for the two charities we support the Christie Cancer Hospital & the Try Assist Fund’ For further information, or to purchase a sponsorship package please contact Andy Langley on 07850740894. More information about The Steve Prescott Foundation is available at: www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year Season 2009-10

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Dale Newbrook: Signed at the start of the 2010-11 season as cover from Kevin Woods but has already made the number one jersey his own.

Played against Town for West Didsbury and Chorlton FC in a pre-season friendly fixture. A great shot stopper who commands his area extremely well. Vodkat League Premier Division 'Goalkeeper of the Month' for August 2010 Kevin Woods: Very good young goalkeeper who is now in his third season with the club. Last season he battled for the keeper's jersey with Graeme McCall and put in some solid displays including several clean sheets.

Stephen Ben Kay: Another player starting his second season with the club after signing from Wigan Robin Park. Can play centre back or midfield and has proved to be a quality addition as he reads the game well and is good both in the air and on the ground. The 2009-10 Players Player of the Year and rewarded with the captaincy for season 201011.

John Elias: Strong centre half who returned to the club in 2008-09 season for a second spell. A tough tackling and no nonsense defender who always gives 100% in every game. John will be looking to improve his disciplinary record.

Iain Dyson: Former Town Skipper and the heartbeat of the team, a great motivator and leader on the pitch who battled at the heart of midfield and also up front during the last couple of seasons. Was the club's top goalscorer last term for the third time in four seasons. Can count Everton, Bolton, Rochdale, Chorley, Winsford and Warrington amongst his former clubs.

Luke Faulkner: Twenty two year old central defender who joined the club last season from MidCheshire outfit Garswood United. Has composure beyond his years which has been evident across a number of excellent performances for club.

Definitely one to watch!

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Liam Pearson: Joined in the summer from Ford Motors, a prolific goal scorer in the Liverpool County Premier League. A big strong centre forward who is good in the air and with the ball at his feet and he will prove to be a handful for opposition defenders.

Paul Cliff: Another young player who joined during the close season from neighbours Prescot Cables where he was a regular in their Unibond side. Paul plays on the left wing and has an eye for goal as his pre-season games showed.

Marc Stephens: Young midfield player who has had a fine couple of seasons at Town. Signed in the summer of 2008 he came into his own when moved into central midfield where his movement and passing ability are a real quality. He has had a excellent start to the 2010-11 season with goals being added to his repertoire!

Ian Frazer: Midfield player who joined the club last season. After some early substitute appearances he's now become a regular with some confident performances. A player who reads the game very well and who's good on the ball with excellent passing skills.

Mark Evans: Left sided player who is equally at home at full back or on the left of midfield. Rejoined the club last season after spells with Congleton Town, Atherton LR and Wigan Robin Park.

Liam Arnold: A new signing from local outfit Windle Labour FC where he was top scorer in the Warrington Premier Division in season 2009-10.

Good pace and creativity have been a highlight of his early season form for Town Lee Owens: A strong and deceptively agile central defender who joined from Prescot Cables during the summer 2010.

Mike Fargher: Young midfielder acquired from local football who possess pace and no little ability.

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sending quality crosses into the box. The 2009-10 Young Player of the Year.

Karl Aldridge: Right sided defender or midfield player who is another of the crop of summer signings. Now a regular following a pre-season shoulder injury which kept him out of the team’s opening games of the season.

Brian Hatton: The oldest member of the squad but still has bags of energy and enthusiasm. He has a great eye for a pass and his fine crossing can cause havoc in opposition penalty areas. Brian spent much of last season recovering from injury.

Former Stockport and Bolton player who has had more clubs than plenty of golfers!

Dave Garnell: Tall and strong central defender who also has an eye for goal. A great presence in both penalty boxes, signed this summer from Prescot Cables.

Liam Ryder: Another summer 2010 signing by Lee Riley, 22 year old Liam hails from Rainhill and is a left sided midfield player who also has an eye for the odd goal.

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Daley Woods: A speedy front man who has a great first touch and an eye for the spectacular goal.

Joined the club during the close season 2010 from Prescot Cables.

Phil Mitchell: Joined Town from Warrington two seasons ago for a second spell after being here previously under the stewardship of Jim McBride and John Davison. He can play on either wing or just behind the front man.

Lee Riley: Joined the club two seasons ago as assistant to Gary Bickerstaffe and has proved a popular addition to the club, stepping up to become manager this season. A strong central defender who has had significant experience with Warrington Town and Prescot Cables and also had a playing spell with Town.

Phil Burton: Joined the club during the close season as Assistant Manager to Lee Riley having been manager of the Prescot Cables Reserves. A well qualified coach who has had previous playing spells with Whiston Cross, Prescot Cables and Altrincham

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Date Opponents Venue Comp 07/08/10 Alsager Town Away League 10/08/10 Winsford United Away League 14/08/10 Nostell MW Away FAC EPR 17/08/10 Nostell Miners Welfare (5-4 Pens) Home FAC EPR R 21/08/10 Barnoldswick Town Home League 24/08/10 Congleton Town Home League 28/08/10 Glossop North End Home FAC PR 01/09/10 Glossop North End Home FAC PR 04/09/10 Brodsworth Welfare Home FAV 1Q 07/09/10 Bootle Away League 11/09/10 Silsden Away League 18/09/10 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Home FAV 2Q 21/09/10 Formby Away League 25/09/10 Glossop North End Away League 28/09/10 New Mills Home League 02/10/10 Oldham Boro Home FAV 1R 05/10/10 Atherton LR Home League 09/10/10 Padiham Away League 12/10/10 Maine Road Home League 16/10/10 Flixton Home League 19/10/10 Formby Home League 23/10/10 Rossendale United Away League 26/10/10 Squires Gate Away League 30/10/10 Glossop North End Home League 06/11/10 Alsager Town Away VLCC 2R 13/11/10 Winterton Rangers Away FAV 2R 17/11/10 Flixton Away League 20/11/10 Winsford United Home League 23/11/10 Stone Dominoes Home League 27/11/10 Ashton Athletic Away League 04/12/10 Silsden Home League 11/12/10 Congleton Town Away League 18/12/10 Colne Home League 27/12/10 Runcorn Linnets Away League 03/01/11 Bootle Home League 08/01/11 Maine Road Away League 15/01/11 Rossendale United Home League 22/01/11 Stone Dominoes Away League 05/02/11 Squires Gate Home League 12/02/11 Barnoldswick Town Away League 19/02/11 Ashton Athletic Home League 26/02/11 Padiham Home League 05/03/11 Bacup Borough Home League 12/03/11 New Mills Away League 19/02/11 Ramsbottom United Home League 26/02/11 Atherton LR Away League 09/04/11 Bacup Borough Away League Vodkat League Premier Division 16/04/11 Alsager Town Home League Programme of the Year 23/04/11 Ramsbottom Away League Season 2009-10 United 26/04/11 Runcorn Linnets Home League 30/04/11 Colne Away League

Result 2-1L 2-3W 1-1D 2-2D aet 0-3L 2-3L 1-1D 3-1L aet 8-1W 2-1L 0-3W 4-0W 2-1L 2-4W 2-4L 2-1W 3-0W 1-3W 3-3D

GK K.Woods K.Woods Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook Newbrook K.Woods Newbrook Newbrook

2 3 Gore Hatton Gore Hatton1 Gore Garnell Gore Garnell Gore Hatton Gore Evans Ryder Evans27 Gore Evans Aldridge Evans Aldridge Evans Elias Evans Elias Hatton Elias Pearson Aldridge Elias Aldridge Birch Aldridge Evans Aldridge Evans Aldridge Evans Aldridge Evans

4 5 Garnell Faulkner Garnell1 Faulkner Owens1 Faulkner Owens Faulkner Kay © Faulkner Owens Faulkner Garnell1 Faulkner © Garnell Faulkner1 Garnell1 Owens Garnell Faulkner Garnell Faulkner Garnell Faulkner1 Dyson1 Aldridge Garnell Faulkner Elias Faulkner Elias Garnell Elias Faulkner Elias Garnell Elias Garnell

Key Name1 Player name and number of goals scored Name

Player name and CAUTION Executive Programme

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Name10 Player name and number of replaced player

6 Cliff Kay © Fargher Deakin Deakin Kay © Frazer Kay © Deakin Elias Kay © Aldridge D.Woods Frazer Frazer Deakin Frazer Birch Frazer

7 8 9 Stephens1 Kay © Pearson Fargher Frazer Pearson1 Stephens Kay © Pearson Stephens Kay © Pearson2 Fargher Dyson Arnold Fargher Frazer Pearson2 Fargher Stephens Pearson D.Woods Elias Pearson117 Stephens3 Kay © Arnold2 Stephens1 Kay © Pearson Aldridge Stephens Pearson2 Stephens Kay © Pearson1 Garnell Hatton Faulkner Dyson2 Stephens Kay © Stephens Kay © D.Woods1 Stephens Kay © Pearson2 Stephens Kay © Pearson Stephens Kay © Pearson2 Stephens Kay © Pearson1

10 11 Arnold Fargher Arnold Stephens Arnold Frazer Arnold Fargher Pearson Cliff Stephens Dyson Dyson D.Woods Stephens Frazer Cliff2 Dyson Dyson Deakin Dyson1 D.Woods D.Woods1 Dyson Stephens Kay © Deakin1 Mahoney176 Deakin1 Mahoney Kavanagh Cliff Birch Dyson Dyson Frazer D.Woods2 Birch

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12 14 15 Frazer Burton Owens Owens8 Deakin11 Langley10 Dyson9 Deakin10 Langley Cliff6 D.Woods10 Dyson9 Stephens3 Owens Frazer8 8 4 D.Woods Garnell Ryder Deakin Arnold6 Cliff Owens Deakin7 Arnold8 Faulkner Elias5 Hatton11 Frazer6 Cliff11 Arnold Cliff11 Deakin7 Hatton3 Kavanagh10 Frazer Cliff9 6 Mahoney Frazer Deakin8 D.Woods9 Kavanagh6 Hatton Evans2 Garnell Cliff6 Frazer1 Dyson6 Arnold Kavanagh10 Cliff Garnell D.Woods17 Kavanagh Cliff6 Kavanagh3 Ryder8 Owens

16 17 Deakin6 Williams3 Dean Ryder Hatton Cliff11, Ryder Hatton Frazer, Langley D.Woods9 K.Woods Arnold3 Deakin Aldridge7 Hatton11,Burton Hatton Aldridge2 Pearson Frazer4 D.Woods10 Hatton Kavanagh Burton Deakin16 Arnold Kavanagh Cliff4 Arnold Riley Kavanagh9 Hatton Hatton D.Woods11 Ryder9 D.Woods11 Ryder8 Owens Mitchell Cliff9

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Latest Town News . . .

Town Travel with Toyota St Helens Town main sponsors Johnsons Toyota Liverpool are delighted to announce an additional sponsorship package as the Merseyside dealership have agreed to a unique way of supporting the club’s travel arrangements for their forthcoming FA Vase 2nd Round encounter.

Town’s opening three rounds of this season’s FA Carlsberg Vase have all been at ‘home’ (two at Atherton Collieries and one at Ashton Town) but the 2nd Round sees the 1987 Vase winners paired with Koolsport Northern Counties East League Premier Division outfit Winterton Rangers who are based in North Lincolnshire.

Johnsons have agreed to cover the costs of any Town supporter wishing to travel on the official club coach which could net the club a significant sum and save each travelling fan the usual coach fee of £10.

Gareth Shone, General Sales Manager at Johnsons Toyota Liverpool, explained, “We had agreed earlier in the season that we would look at additional support for the club and this is an opportunity to ensure there’s a good level of support at an important FA Vase fixture.”

He added, “While we know the club will profit from any additional sponsorship money, the players and management will also benefit from a good travelling support, so the more supporters the better.”

Club Chairman John McKiernan said, “This is another great gesture of support from Johnsons and hopefully it will encourage a few new faces to make the 120 mile journey and cheer the lads to victory.”

He added, “There’s something about an away tie in the FA Vase and I am sure anyone travelling with us will have a great day and hopefully we’ll be able to celebrate a win on the journey home.”

Town’s recent relocation to Ashton Town has also seen Johnsons Toyota Liverpool make an offer to provide FREE return transport for Town fans travelling to ‘home’ games at Edge Green Street. Supporters can contact club officials (details below) or Gareth Shone at Johnsons Toyota Liverpool by email gareth.shone@johnsons-liverpool.toyota.co.uk before 4.30pm on midweek match-days and before 4.30pm on the Friday prior to Saturday home fixtures. Suitable pick-up points will be arranged between the company’s Bootle showrooms, through St Helens and on to the ground in Ashton-in-Makerfield.

Any Town supporter wishing to travel with the club for the FA Vase fixture on Saturday 13th November should contact John McKiernan on 07976 059 404 or email Club Secretary Jeff Voller on sthelenstownfc@hotmail.co.uk

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Vodkat League News Colne Keep The Momentum Going An impressive start to the season, with just one league defeat so far, sees Colne nicely positioned in the promotion chasing pack. It's a start that has pleased manager Nigel Coates, who is happy that his side have carried on from where they left off last season.

"I said at the start of the season we needed to keep up the momentum we had at the end of last season, where we lost only one of our last twenty games, and we have done in the main. There's not been many times so far that we've let ourselves down, maybe only the Winsford game (Colne's only league defeat so far) and definitely in the Vase at Irlam.�

"The Irlam game was a major disappointment, we just didn't turn up for some reason. We never underestimate anyone, but equally when we turn up anywhere right now we expect to win. But at Irlam there was probably only one player that did himself justice on the day. You just have to put that down as being a bad day at the office, but it was very unfortunate and very disappointing that it happened in the FA Vase."

Colne's start has been achieved with largely the same squad that served them well last season, which is made up predominantly of local players, many of whom have come up through the club ranks. It's a policy Nigel has been committed to for some years, and the success he has had with it means he has no plans to abandon it.

"The youth set up started some time ago and we've probably had more come through the youth system than most other clubs in the league. You've got to give kids a chance and a lot of clubs don't. It raises a few eyebrows at times, but I've managed to get some good established first team players out of it. I've probably brought two or three through every season, and there's one or two more in the ranks now who can make it if they up their game a bit.

"We have a really good dressing room, there are a lot of local lads which really helps to create a good atmosphere, and we've got a lot of players who will play while carrying knocks, which some lads these days don't. It's a real bonus to have kept so many of them here for a number of years, because you know what to expect from them, you know what you are going to get . The only problem is they can still be a bit naive at times, and a good example of that was against Alsager (last Saturday). We were 3-0 up and cruising and then all of sudden it was 3-2 and you only need one bobble or break against you and you've dropped two points. Fortunately we managed to see the game out, but we should have been out of sight and gone on to score four or five. But as long as they learn from it that's the main thing."

It's tempting to suggest that with Nelson's demise in the summer, Nigel will have a larger pool of players to choose from in the Pendle area in future. But he doesn't see that having much impact in the near future.

"It didn't make any difference to this season's squad, as Nelson tended to bring players from all over, rather than just local lads. It might make a difference in the next two or three years when you get lads coming through at 16-17 years old who are of decent quality. If they are Nelson lads they may have gone to Nelson if they were still in the league, and maybe now they will come to us. But that won't affect anything for two or three seasons I don't think."

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Stat Attack . . . .

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At St Helens Town

Previous Meetings

At Flixton

19/08; 0-0

1995-96

30/04; 0-1

NWC-D1

1996-97

NPL-1

1

NWC-D1

1997-98

NPL-1

NWC-D1

1998-99

NWC-D1

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Runcorn Linnets

7

368

2

Glossop North End

5

195

NPL-1

3

New Mills

6

172

1999-00

NPL-1

4

Ramsbottom United

5

163

20/12; 5-0

2000-01

28/08; 4-4

5

Congleton Town

7

149

16/02; 1-2

2001-02

15/09; 3-0

6

Silsden

6

140

24/04; 1-1

2002-03

28/12; 1-4

NWC-D1

2003-04

NWC-D2

7

Padiham

6

131

NWC-D1

2004-05

NWC-D2

8

Barnoldswick Town

7

121

NWC-D1

2005-06

NWC-D2

9

Winsford United

5

113

16/04; 0-3

2006-07

27/09; 1-5

10

Colne

7

104

22/12; 2-2

2007-08

20/02; 3-1

11

Bootle

8

101

13/12; 0-2

2008-09

14/03; 0-3

13

Rossendale United

4

89

27/04; 1-2

2009-10

10/10; 2-0

12

St Helens Town

4

87

16/10/2010

2010-11

17/11/2010

14

Bacup Borough

4

77

15

Maine Road

6

76

16

Stone Dominoes

4

71

17

Squires Gate

8

67

18

Flixton

6

62

St Helens Town Scores First

Rank

Team

Games Played

16

St Helens Town Wins

4

Draws

4

Flixton Wins

8

19

Formby

8

61

St Helens Town Goals

24

20

Atherton LR

5

53

Flixton Goals

30

21

Alsager Town

7

46

25.00

22

Ashton Athletic

6

39

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ACROSS 7 Sometime Premiership Ukrainian striker now with Dynamo Moscow (7) 8 Rhyme _‘_____, 1988 National winner for David Elsworth (1'6) 10 Over 50 Dutch caps for this Boro and Sunderland man (6) 11 Football’s father and son, Leroy and Liam (8) 12 ____ Tools, Italian firm who have sponsored F1, MotoGP and powerboat racers (4) 13 Aldershot’s Ground (10) 14 Love him or loathe him, you can’t dispute the job he’s doing at QPR (4,7) 19 Played second last of Europe’s Ryder Cup singles (10) 22 Burnley’s Turf (4) 23 First black player for England (8) 24 Barnsley boss (6) 25 Aidan ____, Venetia William’s stable jockey (7) 26 Cup formerly known as Littlewoods amongst others (7)

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DOWN 1 Derby and Brighton keeper Graham and Somerset seamer Hallam (7) 2 One of Harry’s walking wounded centre backs (8) 3 Massive money move from Villa to City (6) 4 Sebastien _____, Frenchman who reached semi’s of all Grand Slam events bar US Open early this decade (8) 5 Div 2 side made famous by Barry Fry (6) 6 Bulgarian striker that Harry signed for both West Ham and Pompey (7) 9 Man Utd’s greatest ever according to some fans?

(4,7) 15 Now known as a referee’s assistant (8) 16 Veteran defender of the oversize shorts at Newcastle (8) 17 County ground of Somerset CCC (7) 18 Villa man with over 20 England caps (7) 20 Kevin ___, 70s and 80s Norwich and Man City striker twice capped by England (6) 21 Golfer once married to Chrissie Evert (6)

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Tea Break Teasers Q1. Which three countries were in England’s group at the 1966 World Cup Finals?

Q2. Which current Championship side was once managed by Chris Waddle?

Q3. With which club did David Beckham make his English League debut?

Q4. Which two players jointly hold the record for captaining England the most times (90 games each)?

Q5. Which Football League Club used to play at Belle Vue? Q6. Which was the last team to win the FA Cup wearing stripped shirts?

Q7. From which club did Liverpool sign David James?

Q8. Which manager is the English League’s third longest serving manager after Alex Ferguson & Arsene Wenger?

Q9. Which English League side are nicknamed the Millers?

Q10. Who was England’s manager at the 1962 World Cup Finals?

Q11. With which country is Paul Scharner a full international?

Q12. On which ground was Eric Cantona’s infamous Kung-Fu kick?

Q13. Who managed West Ham when they lost in the 2006 FA Cup Final?

Q14. With which club did Shaun Wright-Phillips make his league debut?

Q15. Which Caribbean country made their only World Cup Finals appearance in 1938?

1) Uruguay, Mexico & France 2) Burnley 3) Preston North End 4) Billy Wright & Bobby Moore 5) Doncaster Rovers 6) Coventry City in 1987 7) Watford 8) Accrington’s John Coleman 9) Rotherham United 10) Walter Winterbottom 11) Austria 12) Selhurst Park 13) Alan Pardew 14) Manchester City 15) Cuba Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year Season 2009-10

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Toyota Helping Town’s Drive for Success St Helens Town Football Club is delighted to announce that Johnsons Toyota Liverpool will become the club’s main sponsor for the forthcoming season and this will see the company’s Toyota brand emblazoned on the new Town kit throughout 2010-11.

Club Chairman John McKiernan said, ‘I am delighted that we’ve been able to develop our partnership with Johnsons and this builds upon the great support they offered St Helens Town throughout last season’.

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool, the Bootle based car dealership, were initially the club’s Executive Programme Sponsors for season 2009-10 and extended their support courtesy of a number of match and match ball sponsorships along with the provision of a branded car which formed part of the club’s Player of the Month awards. Johnsons were also extremely generous in their support of Town’s Bert Trautmann anniversary celebrations in November 2009.

John McKiernan said, ‘We worked extremely hard to generate a huge amount of sponsorship last season and gave considerable coverage to a large number of new sponsors via our printed and online matchday programmes, club website and matchday activities. We are hopeful that last year’s efforts will provide a firm foundation for future seasons.

“Johnsons Toyota Liverpool have given the club a record breaking financial boost during tough economic times and we feel that it is in part a recognition that St Helens Town can play a leading role in promoting their brand across the North West.’

He added, ‘Johnsons will be undertaking a number of promotional events and product placement activities across St Helens during the coming year and St Helens Town will be prominent throughout these. It’s a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of the club prior to our arrival at the new stadium in August 2011!’

Gareth Shone, General Sales Manager at Johnsons Toyota Liverpool said, ‘Our work with St Helens Town last season proved an ideal opportunity to expand our brand across Merseyside and we are looking forward to developing and extending our partnership so that both ourselves and the club will continue to see significant benefits’.

He added, ‘We have some exciting plans for the coming season which will raise the club’s profile along with additional sponsorship monies.’

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Town Club Shop

St Helens Town Merchandise is now available on home match days including: Replica Shirts/Kit Polo Shirts Mugs (glass and ceramic), Drinks Coasters, Mouse Mats, Fridge Magnets Calendars, Key Rings, Money Boxes, Beanie Hats & Caps Please note some items are limited stock but can be ordered (7-10 days)

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St. Helens Town Football Club new for the 2010-11 season

We are looking for new members of our

100+ Club £5 per month £250 Prize Fund Pay your £5 each month and receive a number between 1 and 100+ keep this for the season and watch out for the winning number drawn on the final Saturday of each month.

If we get more members half the money collected will become the monthly prize 200 members = £500 prize fund.

If you’d like to join or become an agent (selling to friend, family and workmates), see any club official today or call Executive Programme Andy Langley on 07850 740 894Sponsors

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St. Helens Town AFC Main Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Away Kit Sponsor: Muni-Serv Specialist Vehicle Solutions Executive Programme Sponsor: Mater Valet Playing Kit & Leisurewear Partner: Elite Industrial Supplies Ltd Honorary Presidents: Bill Foulkes & Bert Trautmann Honorary Vice President: Jim Barrett Chairman: John McKiernan (07976 059404) Vice Chairman: Glyn Jones Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695) Full Committee: John McKiernan, Jeff Voller, Jim Barrett, Gordon McDonald, Ste Ball, Andy Langley, Steve Leather, Chris Ford and Glyn Jones.

Co-opted Committee Members: Lee Riley, Phil Burton, Gary Bickerstaffe and Iain Dyson Limited Company Directors: Jim Barrett and Gordon McDonald Trustees: John McKiernan, William G Noctor and Eric Bond Commercial/Promotions Manager: Andy Langley (07850 740 894) Club Shop: Chris Ford Programme Editor: Jeff Voller Programme Contributors: Glyn Jones and John McKiernan Club Historian: Glyn Jones Club Manager: Lee Riley Assistant Manager: Phil Burton Player Coach: Iain Dyson Kitman: Brian Humphris Club Physiotherapists: Joe Ferguson, Jennifer Buckley, Michelle Wall Head of Junior Section: Steve Leather – 07788 762336 Record Appearances: Allan Wellens Record Goal Scorer: Steve Pennington 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 Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year Season 2009-10

Record Attendances 4000 at Hoghton Road v Manchester City 1723 at Knowsley Road v FC United of Manchester 9000 at Prescot Cables v Runcorn (Cup Final 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 Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year 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 Executive Programme Sponsors Season 2010-11

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In Other News . . .

Clitheroe’s Groundsman Passes Away It is with regret that we anounce that our groundsman Keith Lord has passed away after a short illness. A few weeks ago Keith (pictured right) was taken ill whilst at the ground, when he was preparing to lock up for the night after players training. He had suffered a stroke.

Keith was taken to Blackburm Royal then transferred to Preston. His health deteriorted and he died in Blackburn. Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.

Keith had been our groundsman for over 50 years. He received a long service award in 1988 from the Lancashire FA. Keith has also been Chairman, acting Manager and committee member.

He was willing to undertake any job that needed doing at the ground and there were plenty. All the work he did do over the years was done without payment. Keith used to turn out in all weathers to get the pitch ready for matches, sort out the kit and at times has even taken the kit home to wash.

The Lord family have been connected with the Club for over 70 years, and Keith's father Arthur was a former chairman. Keith will be sadly missed in the football family particulary in Non League circles and by all connected with Clitheroe FC.

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Around The Grounds Helsby Community Sports Club - Helsby FC The pre-season schedule continued with a trip which Town have take for three consecutive seasons to West Cheshire League, Division One Helsby. The Helsby Community Sports Club is exactly what you would think it was! The complex houses a rather large clubhouse building which includes the changing rooms and the bar has the usual facilities you would expect from a sports or working mens club with a couple of snooker tables etc. The rest of the complex houses three floodlit all weather tennis courts, two floodlit bowling greens, two “well stocked” fishing pools, two rugby pitches and of course the reason we were in the local area a football pitch!

The site is obviously quite big to house all these facilities and the football pitch is off to the far left at the back of the complex down a narrow lane which opens out into the ground. The football club have had a couple of promotions in the past four seasons and the site is not a bad little ground for the West Cheshire League standard.

There is post and rail around the perimeter of the pitch with a covered stand with a small amount of seating in a central location on the far side of the pitch. This is the only area of seating and cover in the ground. The rest of the ground is open and the standing area’s are grassed which at the time of our visit was in need of cutting, with the large rabbit population in the area (given away by the sign on the bowling green to keep the gate shut to stop the critters damaging the plush surface) the long grass and cover up many a rabbit hole and twisted ankles were a plenty on the night!

Luckily for us the weather held and there was no rain to trouble us but the hosts did more than enough of this and ran out winners on the evening. The ground would need a lot of improvements if Helsby were looking to advance into the Vodkat League as their playing standard at the moment far outweighs the ground.

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All Our Yesterdays . . .

St. Helens Town Programme Review – Part 2 Non-league football programmes from the 1950s and early 1960s are hard to come by these days, as many clubs failed to issue them and those which did issue had only very small print runs. St. Helens Town appear not to have issued programmes for several years after they were relegated for the final time from the First Division of the Lancashire Combination in 1955/56. A small, 4-page single sheet programme, printed on very flimsy paper, was issued for the game against Bacup on 3rd December 1955. Nearly three of the four pages were taken up by advertisements, among which were Swift’s High Class Fish and Fruit Dealers of 68 Peckers Hill Road, Rod Radio Television and Radio Engineers of Liverpool Road, St. Helens, W. Squires Hairdresser who promised service and satisfaction at his premises at 40 Ellamsbridge Road whilst Thompson’s Fish and Chips were said to be open daily along the same road. The programme was priced at 2d.

Later on that season, for the match on Good Friday, 30th March, Lancaster City produced a six page programme, with extensive notes. The league table made depressing reading for Town, rooted to the bottom of the table with only three wins and two draws from 31 games played. Indeed, they would only take one more point from their remaining 7 games. A whole page was taken up by an advertisement for the British Empire Cancer Campaign.

Prescot Cables published an 8-page programme with a pink cover for the visit of Town in the First Round of the Lancashire Junior Cup in January 1959 and the Cables team included John Quinn, the former Town player, before he went on to greater things with Sheffield Wednesday. John scored a goal that day, his fifth of the season. The programme was priced at 3d. Earlier the same season, Town travelled to Llandudno for an FA Cup game on 20th September. The programme, costing 3d, consisted of 6 pages, one of which carried pen pictures of the Town team, which was John Critchley (in goal), Maurice Topping, David Morris, Stan Ashcroft, Eric Moore, John Cooke, Ken Anderton, Dick Barnes, Graham Jones, Roy Prescott and Ray Fairweather. Among the reserves were Don Ashcroft, George Aspinall and Ben Jones. Town lost 3-0.

Droylsden entertained Town in a Lancashire Combination Second Division match at the Butcher’s Arms on 21st October 1961, issuing an 8-page programme priced at 3d. The programme made no mention of St. Helens Town, other than listing the team on the centre page.

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. . . Programme Review Part 2 Hurst Cross on 7th September 1963 and the 3d. 8page programme had several blank panels beckoning advertisers. Again, no mention of the Town.

The following month saw Town travel to the Showground to take on Great Harwood in a Second Division game. The cover of the 3d. programme had exactly the same sketch of a player, but the programme was only a single sheet, folded to make 4 pages, with notes on the back cover. The only reference to Town was that they were “lingering in the bottom half of the league table.”

Back to the FA Cup again the following season and Town travelled to Moss Lane to play Altrincham on 19th September. The programme, priced at 4d. ran to 16 pages, mostly packed with adverts, but there were four pages of written features and comment but, sadly, nothing about the Town. Among St. Helens’ players that day were Derek Hennin and Eric Bond, who still attends Town’s games on a regular basis.

Our final offering this week is the Nelson v St. Helens Town programme from a midweek league fixture in September 1965. Like the Great Harwood programme, it ran to only 4 pages, with typed teams on the centre pages and typed comments on the back page, the rest of the programme pre-printed with adverts for the whole season.

The curiously named “Thong Hong” Chinese Restaurant served special 3course lunches daily at an attractive 3/6d. (17.5p) or the outdoor types were offered Victory V gums and lozenges to keep you warm and bring good cheer!

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Vodkat League News Caretaker Manager Appointed At Rossendale Following the departure of John Hughes and Mickey Graham from Rossendale United, the club has announced the appointment of Paul Colgan as Caretaker Manager. Paul (pictured right) has been on the coaching staff at Rossendale United since early 2010. He holds FA Coaching qualifications and has experience of Management at clubs in the North West Counties, Northern Premier and Conference Leagues.

He will be joined at Dark Lane by Garry Brown as Assistant and Paul Williams as coach. In the interests of continuity, and to afford Paul and his team a realistic opportunity of making a difference, the Directors have decided to appoint the Caretaker Manager to the end of 2010, whereupon the position will be reviewed.

Club Chairman Steve Hobson said: "We have had a massive amount of interest in the club which would, if handled properly and fairly, take a long time to process. Paul is very keen to change the fortunes of Rossendale United and it would not be right to simply 'use him' for a few games, whilst we bring someone else in, only for more change to occur.

"If we did not have confidence in Paul we wouldn't have had him part of the backroom team in the first place, nor placed him in charge as Caretaker Manager. I am sure this decision will disappoint a great many applicants for the Manager's position, however, after discussions with Paul and his team, we believe it is the right thing to do in the best interests of everyone, and will maintain our reputation as a club with honesty and integrity."

United With The Charities Of The Valley Rossendale United is proud of its reputation as a Community Club with a warm, family friendly atmosphere prevalent at matches and functions, and the club is keen to extend the hand of friendship to charitable organisations and causes throughout the Rossendale Valley.

To this end, the Club is offering the facilities at the Club (free of charge subject to availability) in support of local charitable causes. Located in Newchurch, the Club's Dark Lane ground is in easy reach of most areas of The Valley. The Club has two rooms: a 200 person capacity function room with dance floor together with a 150 capacity 'Sports Bar', (see website for pictures) and is able to cater for a diverse range of events. There is also ample car parking available.

For organisations wanting to organize quiz nights, courtesy of Club Sponsors Mulderigg's Solicitors, the Club are able to provide a quizmaster in support of your event. Any local voluntary group interested in finding out more about how Rossendale United might be able to support their efforts should call the club office on 01706 215119 or the bar on 01706 213296.

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Town Stats 2010-11 12/10/2010

League

Player

Cups

Total

App

Sub

Gls

App

Sub

Gls

App

Sub

Gls

Aldridge

Karl

8

0

0

3

2

0

11

2

0

Arnold

Liam

3

1

0

3

2

2

6

3

2

Birch

Peter

4

0

1

0

0

0

4

0

1

Cliff

Paul

2

6

0

2

3

2

4

9

2

Deakin

Mike

4

4

2

3

3

1

7

7

3

Dyson

Iain

8

0

4

3

3

0

11

3

4

Elias

John

8

0

0

3

1

0

11

1

0

Evans

Mark

6

1

0

4

0

0

10

1

0

Fargher

Mike

4

0

0

3

0

0

7

0

0

Faulkner

Luke

10

0

0

5

0

2

15

0

2

Frazer

Ian

7

2

0

3

2

0

10

4

0

Garnell

Dave

8

1

1

7

0

2

15

1

3

Gore

Ray

4

0

0

3

0

0

7

0

0

Hatton

Brian

4

1

1

1

2

0

5

3

1

Kavanagh

Mike

0

4

0

1

1

0

1

5

0

Kay

Ben

12

0

1

6

0

0

18

0

1

Langley

Mike

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Mahoney

Daniel

2

1

1

0

0

0

2

1

1

Newbrook

Dale

9

0

0

7

0

0

16

0

0

Owens

Lee

1

1

0

3

0

1

4

1

1

Pearson

Liam

10

0

8

6

0

5

16

0

13

Ryder

Liam

0

3

1

1

0

0

1

3

1

Stephens

Marc

11

1

2

7

0

3

18

1

5

Williams

Aaron

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Woods

Daley

4

6

4

3

2

1

7

8

5

Woods

Kevin

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

132

34

26

77

21

19

209

55

45

Totals

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Ashton Athletic

Bacup Borough 1-1

Bootle 3-0

2-3

Formby 4-0

2-4 1-2

1-0

Rossendale Utd

4-0

Glossop NE

3-0

1-3

1-0

0-0

2-0

0-1

0-5

3-1

2-2

2-4

2-0

1-2

4-0

0-3

0-1

2-2

1-1

0-1

2-1

2-3

2-0

2-1

1-4

2-4

2-1

1-1

1-3

0-0

0-0

0-3

1-2

2-3

Squires Gate

5-0

Winsford United

1-1

5-0

1-3

Stone Dominoes

3-0

2-2

0-3

1-1

2-2

0-1

St Helens Town

3-0

1-3

1-1

2-1 1-1

3-5

0-1

0-1

1-1

0-3

3-2

1-3

1-2

2-1

Silsden

0-2 3-0

1-2

Ramsbottom Utd

1-0

0-3

New Mills

4-3 1-1

2-1 3-0

Maine Road

1-0

5-1 1-0 5-3

2-4

0-5

1-4 1-4

2-0

3-3

3-2

2-3

3-0

3-2

2-1

2-1

4-1

1-0

1-2

Congleton Town

2-2

1-1

0-2

0-1

Colne

3-3

1-2 1-0 3-1 3-4 1-3

1-3

Flixton

0-5

2-2

1-0

0-3

1-1

3-1

Runcorn Linnets

2-2 3-0

1-3

0-3

3-2

Padiham

2-4

2-1

2-1 1-1

2-2 3-0 2-1

Barnoldswick T

1-0 2-2 6-1

Atherton LR

2-4

Alsager Town

Ashton Athletic

Alsager Town Atherton LR Bacup Borough

3-2

3-1

Barnsoldwick Town Colne

4-0

Bootle Congleton Town Flixton Formby Glossop North End 6-0

Maine Road New Mills

2-1

0-2

2-3

Ramsbottom United 2-2 3-0

Padiham Rossendale United Runcorn Linnets Silsden Squires Gate St Helens Town Stone Dominoes Winsford United

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1-3

2-2

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League Standings Vodkat League Premier Division Table - 13/10/2010

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1

New Mills

14

11

1

2

32

13

19

34

2

Ramsbottom United

13

9

1

3

28

13

15

28

3

Winsford United

16

8

3

5

32

24

8

27

4

Congleton Town

14

8

1

5

29

18

11

25

5

Colne

12

7

4

1

23

14

9

25

6

Squires Gate

15

7

4

4

26

22

4

25

7

Bootle

14

7

2

5

24

21

3

23

8

Barnoldswick Town

14

5

7

2

29

17

12

22

9

Maine Road

11

6

1

4

24

14

10

19

10

Atherton LR

12

5

2

5

18

17

1

17

11

St Helens Town

12

5

1

6

26

24

2

16

12

Bacup Borough

10

4

3

3

17

13

4

15

13

Padiham

14

4

3

7

25

25

0

15

14

Silsden

12

4

3

5

13

21

-8

15

15

Stone Dominoes

10

4

2

4

15

17

-2

14

16

Alsager Town

13

4

2

7

18

29

-11

14

17

Flixton

13

3

2

8

22

32

-10

11

18

Rossendale United

11

2

4

5

14

24

-10

10

19

Runcorn Linnets

11

2

4

5

13

25

-12

10

20

Ashton Athletic

13

2

1

10

17

41

-24

7

21

Glossop North End

9

1

3

5

12

17

-5

6

22

Formby

11

1

2

8

12

28

-16

5

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Vodkat League Division One Results Table Up to 12/10/2010

Abbey Hey

AFC Darwen

AFC Liverpool

Atherton Collieries 1-0

1-2

1-3

Rochdale Town

Runcorn Town

1-1

1-3

0-4

3-0

2-1

3-2

1-1

2-0

6-3

3-0

0-8

0-0

4-1

1-0

1-1

2-1

4-1

2-0

Oldham Boro

0-0

1-5

1-0

1-1

1-1

Leek CSOB 2-1

3-1

Irlam 0-0 3-6 1-0

Wigan Robin Park

0-2

1-1 4-1

0-6

Holker Old Boys

4-3

3-0

5-0

1-0

Daisy Hill

1-1

1-2

2-0

Cheadle Town

1-0

3-1

Chadderton

0-0 0-1 3-3 2-3 2-0

Norton United

1-0

4-1

1-6

1-3

0-0

5-1

Ashton Town

0-7

1-1

2-2

1-0

Eccleshall

1-4

AFC Blackpool

Abbey Hey

1-0 2-1

4-0

0-0

1-2

7-0

AFC Blackpool

2-4

2-2

0-1

1-0

0-2

4-3

1-4

Oldham Boro

2-2

4-0

AFC Darwen AFC Liverpool Ashton Town Atherton Collieries Chadderton Cheadle Town Daisy Hill Eccleshall Holker Old Boys Irlam Leek CSOB

Rochdale Town

5-1

Norton United

Runcorn Town Wigan Robin Park

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League Standings . . .

Vodkat League Division One Table - 12/10/2010

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1

Wigan Robin Park

8

6

0

2

16

6

10

18

2

Atherton Collieries

9

5

2

2

25

8

17

17

3

AFC Liverpool

8

5

2

1

22

5

17

17

4

Cheadle Town

9

5

2

2

10

9

1

17

5

AFC Blackpool

7

5

1

1

15

7

8

16

6

Irlam

11

4

3

4

18

22

-4

15

7

Runcorn Town (-3)

7

5

1

1

29

9

20

13

8

Chadderton

8

3

3

2

14

12

2

12

9

Norton United

8

3

3

2

9

11

-2

12

10

AFC Darwen

10

3

2

5

6

20

-14

11

11

Leek CSOB

7

2

4

1

11

5

6

10

12

Abbey Hey

9

3

1

5

17

20

-3

10

13

Eccleshall

8

3

1

4

14

20

-6

10

14

Ashton Town

8

2

2

4

6

19

-13

8

15

Holker Old Boys

6

2

1

3

8

8

0

7

16

Oldham Boro

8

1

2

5

9

18

-9

5

17

Daisy Hill

10

1

2

7

9

23

-14

5

18

Rochdale Town

11

0

4

7

18

34

-16

4

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Saint’s Alive . . .

Walking through the grounds of his church one morning, a vicar comes across a group of youngsters sitting on the grass and talking. Overhearing some of the conversation, he realises that they are having a competition to see who can tell the most outrageous story about his or her relations with the opposite sex. Judging by the content of some of the stories he’s hearing, the vicar feels compelled to step in and offer some moral guidance. “When I was your age, I never even thought about the opposite sex,” he says, haughtily. The group goes into a huddle. “Okay,” says one youth, after a few whispers. “You win.”

A guy goes shopping in a supermarket and buys one bar of soap, a small loaf of bread, one carton of semi-skimmed milk, one apple, one banana, one orange, a box of muesli, one carton of ready prepared mixed salad, and a frozen pizza. As she rings up his purchases, the checkout girl looks at him and smiles. “You’re single, then,” she observes. “How did you guess?” he asks, blushing. “It was simple,” replies the girl. “You’re ugly.”

A blonde is playing Trivial Pursuit and, when it’s her turn, she rolls the dice and lands on ‘Science & Nature’. Her question is, ‘If you are in a vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear it?’ She ponders for a while before asking, “Is the vacuum on or off?”

A man goes into hospital for an ear transplant, and is given a pig’s ear because there is a shortage of human donors. (It was his left ear - the surgeon did not make a right pig’s ear of the operation!). He returns to the hospital a few weeks later for a check-up, and the surgeon pronounces his satisfaction at the way the ear has taken. “How’s your hearing?” he asks the patient. “Not too bad,” replies the man, “although there is a lot of crackling!”

A man is towing his boat home from a fishing trip when his car breaks down. He doesn’t have his mobile phone with him and he can’t find a phone box nearby, so he decides to call for help on his marine radio. He climbs aboard his boat, switches on the radio and tunes in to the frequency for the Coastguard. “Can you give me your approximate location?” asks the officer who has responded to the call. “I’m on the A570, about two miles from Ormskirk,” replies the man. There follows a long silence from the officer, before a puzzled voice asks, “Just how fast were you going when you reached the shore?”

Compiled and edited by John Shepherd (Sheffield FC) with cartoon by Paula Shepherd. If you have any printable jokes you would like to share with your fellow supporters, please e-mail them to me on john@behindtheflag.co.uk Come on, let’s all have a laugh.

Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year Season 2009-10

Executive Programme Sponsors Season 2010-11

Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year Season 2009-10

Executive Programme Sponsors Season 2010-11

Vodkat League Premier Division Programme of the Year Season 2009-10

Executive Programme Sponsors Season 2010-11