THE ANCHOR OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF STOCKTON TOWN FC
STOCKTON TOWN FC vs WEST AUCKLAND TOWN 19/09/2020 3:00PM KICK-OFF 2020-21 SEASON
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WELCOME TO THE ANCHOR... STOCKTON TOWN vs WEST AUCKLAND TOWN NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER, 2020
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Main Contact Number 01642 604 915 Email info@stocktontownfc.com Website www.stocktontownfc.com twitter.com/stockton_townfc facebook.com/stockton.townfc instagram.com/stockton_townfc youtube.com/anchorstv CHAIRMAN Martin Hillerby SECRETARY Rob Sexton FIRST TEAM CO-ORDINATOR Lee Nicholson MANAGEMENT TEAM Manager: Michael Dunwell Assistant Manager: JD Briggs Coach: John Fielding GK Coach: Jason Hamilton Physio: Sam Higgins Kitman: Alan Farley
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MANAGER NOTES After back-to-back games on the road, manager Michael Dunwell pens his latest manager’s column for the programme. CLUB NEWS The Anchors have found out their opponents for the next round of the Emirates FA Cup. THE MAIN FEATURE Kevin Hayes is the cover star for this issue and his in-depth feature sees him talk about his career, time with Stockton and ambitions. MATCH REPORT - SUNDERLAND RCA Stockton suffered their first defeat of the season on Tuesday as they were edged out by Sunderland RCA. THE OPPOSITION - WEST AUCKLAND TOWN West Auckland are currently bottom of the Division One table after starting the league campaign with three-straight defeats. EMIRATES FA CUP REWIND We take a look back at the victory over Billingham Town in the FA Cup Preliminary Round last weekend.
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MEDIA TEAM Head of Media: Andrew McDonnell Programme Editor: Andrew McDonnell Club Journalists: Jamie Beattie, James Cartwright Photographer: Harry Cook HONOURS FA Vase Finalists: 2017-18 Northern League Division Two Champions: 2016-17 Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup Runners-Up: 2016-17 Wearside League: 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 Wearside League Cup: 2014-15, 2015-16 Runners-Up: 2011-12 Monkwearmouth Cup: 2014-15, 2015-17 Runners-Up: 2013-14 Shipowners Cup: 2014-15
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WELCOME TO THE MAP GROUP UK STADIUM FOR TODAY’S NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE MATCH AGAINST WEST AUCKLAND TOWN
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warm welcome back to the MAP Group UK Stadium for this afternoon’s Northern League Division One game against West Auckland Town. Going into the game, we’re looking to bounce back straight away. Tuesday’s result wasn’t the best of results, but we missed a penalty and that was probably the changing point in the game. I think if we’d have scored that, with the amount of possession we had in the game, we’d have gone on and won it. We didn’t and the goal that we conceded was sloppy, defensively. There was a few individual performances that just weren’t up to scratch, and they know that, but we will react in the game today and get it right. We’ve got to take the game to teams and got to be the first one to score because we’ve already found, just going off last season, that the longer the games go on, it then becomes more difficult. Teams are just putting 11 men behind the ball and we’re having to find a way to break them down. The longer the game goes on, like Tuesday night, RCA got a goal and we saw straight away that, that was it, they sat behind the ball wanting to keep that lead and try to catch you on the counter attack. We’re finding teams are like that. We’ve got to find a way of breaking that down and we have been, but we’ve just not had that finishing touch and bit of luck that you need. If you look at the recent games, we’ve had shots cleared off the line, hit the post and it was the same in the FA Cup game. We had three good chances against Billingham Town before they got their penalty and once they scored that, but luckily we responded straight away and scored. But still, stockton_townfc
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“I’M EXPECTING A TOUGH GAME TODAY. THEY’VE SIGNED SOME GOOD PLAYERS AND STRENGTHENED IN THE SUMMER.” later on in the game, they were holding out for penalties and that’s what we’re finding. That’s because of what happened last season and how well we did, teams have got a lot more respect for us and are making it a lot more difficult for us. Both ourselves, the players, supporters and people around the club might be surprised if they think we’re going to have a season like last season. The expectations are that high for us that people expect us to win every game and that doesn’t happen. You’ve got to work harder than the other team and put your chances away when you get them. We’d be panicking if we were under pressure for 90 minutes and couldn’t get out of our own half, but we’re not, we’re dominating possession and creating chances. I just want to also talk about the Emirates FA Cup, we’ve been drawn away to Consett and that’s going to be a tough game on a midweek night. You look at other teams in out league, like Bishop Auckland have got Stocksbridge away on a Tuesday night. FA Cup games should be on a Saturday, I think they could’ve put the game on the weekend and the league game on the weekday. It will be a tough game for us, it’s always a difficult place to go to and we will go there and hopefully get through.
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CLUB NEWS STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS FROM STOCKTON TOWN FC
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ANCHORS DRAWN AWAY TO CONSETT IN EMIRATES FA CUP FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING
tockton Town have been drawn away to Consett AFC in the First Qualifying Round of the 2020-21 Emirates FA Cup. The tie is scheduled to be played at Belle View Stadium on Tuesday 22nd September. It will be the third Northern League opponent the Anchors have faced in this season’s competition, following their 3-0 victory over Shildon and a late 2-1 triumph over Billingham Town in the previous round. Consett defeated fellow Northern League side Ryhope CW 3-2 in the Extra Prelimi-
nary Round, before emerging victorious over Step Four opponents Ossett United after a penalty shootout, following a comeback from 2-0 down in the Preliminary Round. On the tie, manager Michael Dunwell revealed: “It’s a tough game, they are always good games against Consett whether at home or away, tough to go there on a Tuesday night but the lads will relish that. I’m sure they wouldn’t have wanted us as much as we didn’t want them but we will go there and I’m sure it will be a good game.”
YOUNG ANCHORS WILL HOST GATESHEAD IN FA YOUTH CUP FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
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he Under-18s continue their FA Youth Cup campaign on Wednesday night when they host Gateshead in the First Qualifying Round. The side cruised their way past Carlisle City in the Preliminary Round as Sam Conway scored all four in a resounding 4-0 win. They now face Gateshead, who start their tournament at this stage. On the game, coach Liam Cox said: “It’s a great reward for the lads.” “We know it’s going to be a big challenge and we’ll approach the game in the exact same
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way. They’re a strong side and they do things well so we know we’ll be up against it.” Stockton will be hoping to advance past the First Qualifying Round for the first time. In their debut season in the competition they went out Spennymoor Town. The season after they went out against South Shields. Finally, last season saw them succumb to North Shields. The game takes place on Wednesday 22 nd September with 7.45pm kick off. Tickets will be priced at £2 for Adults and £1 for concessions.
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T H E M A I N F E AT U R E
KEVIN HAYES
It was typical Kevin Hayes, leading the defenders away before cutting inside and unleashing an effort into the corner, which cued pandemonium for the ‘visiting’ supporters. That was, of course, his winning goal in last weekend’s 2-1 win over Billlingham Town. “I was over the moon,” Hayes said. “Seeing the ball in the net was relief really as it was such a tough game and it could have gone either way really especially if they had scored their second penalty.” Kevin’s pace and goals have become known across the league and he has become targeted by opposition who look to stifle Stockton’s threat. “I’ve noticed a lot recently even in the pre-season whenever I got the ball there’s always two or three defenders around me and I think it’s good
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thing as it lets me know that they know what I am good at. Even though they know what I am doing I can get out of tight spaces with my pace and they can’t read me.” The saying goes ‘every cloud has a silver lining’ and that proved to be with Hayes during the lockdown period. “I think it was blessing for me,” Hayes said. “Last couple of seasons I’ve come back fit but not as fit as I have this season.” “During the lockdown there wasn’t much for me to do but to train every day and I was able to get into the best shape of my life.” Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat at Sunderland RCA was disappointment for Stockton on the whole but Hayes reached a milestone of 150 appearances for the club. Some achievement for someone of just 21. It has been a remarkable time with the club that has seen him be a key figure in a promotion-winning side and an appearance at Wembley in the FA Vase Final. “It’s a pleasure,” he said. “Obviously you don’t realise and I’ve been here four seasons but it’s not something you keep track of. “When it does come up you think wow I’ve reached milestone some might not do.” “I know there’s a lot of lads who have played double the games I have but after coming back from Spennymoor getting to reach that milestone is great.” At such a young age, it’s still an early stage for Hayes’s career and it’s one that can continue at Stockton. “I want to be one of the players in a couple of years time that has the most appearances for Stockton Town because it’s a massive club and it’s going places.” “I want to be a part of that to follow the likes of Tom (Coulthard)and all those who have been there since the start I want to be in that bracket as part of the club’s history.” Two years ago saw Hayes depart Stockton for a short spell at Spennymoor Town. It was tough run, but it was a learning curve
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for the winger. “I learnt a lot even though it’s obvious I didn’t play a lot when I was there.” “I think it was being in and around a group of lads who have played levels above you could always take little things from them. “Even in training with the intensity,” “I try to bring that wherever I train whether that be away from football or when I’m at football training with the lads. “It’s always good to set your standards high.” It proved to be an eye-opener for Hayes:” Another thing I took from it was football is not always sunshine and rainbows,” “Sometimes things might not go your way but it’s all about how you react.” “I think at that time I was at Spennymoor I didn’t really react to what was going on and I let that time pass me by.” “That spell at Spennymoor probably set me back but I’ve learned that you might have a few bad games and it’s not the end of the world.” Since Hayes arrived back at the club, the Anchors have managed to bring the players from higher up the pyramid to the club. Tom stockton_townfc
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Portas and Jonathan Franks arrived last season, while Kevin’s former team-mate Shane Henry came in from Spennymoor. “When players like that come in they set a bar,” Hayes said. “For us lads who have been since before they came in you have to step the level up,” “When Michael and JD bring these players in it’s because they want to go levels higher.” “The training sessions compared to when I first came to Stockton are completely different.” “They are a lot more intense and harder.” “It just shows the ambition of the club and how far they want to go.” Tuesday’s defeat was a set-back for Stockton but Hayes is very much eyeing promotion at the end of the season. “It’s early days and there are lot of games still to be played. “We have big squad which will be used and as a team we want to win the league.” “We just have to take it game by game and not think too far ahead because that can sometimes set you back a little bit.”
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MEET THE PLAYERS INTRODUCING OUR SQUAD FOR THE 2020-21 SEASON
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Callum Roberts Goalkeeper
Callum joined from Billingham Synthonia and he was at Preston NE for six years prior. The shot-stopper has also spent time higher up in non-league football.
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Dan McWilliams Defender
A local lad, Dan was released from Middlesbrough’s Academy at age 16. He has previous Northern League experience with Billingham Synthonia and Guisborough.
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Jordan Robinson Midfielder
Jordan is a very experienced defender, who played for Middlesbrough’s Academy before joining Wigan Athletic. He is a tall, strong midfielder, who is a huge asset.
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Michael Arthur Goalkeeper
‘Martha’ joined the club back in 2012 from Billingham Town as an outfield player. He was a vital member of the team that went all the way to the FA Vase final in 2018.
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Lewis King Defender
Lewis was a member of the Hartlepool Academy until 16, he then spend time with Burnley and then Spennymoor. A top prospect, athletic and gets forward.
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Max Craggs Midfielder
A product of the Stockton youth system, Max joined the squad age 17 and quickly became a regular. He had a season with Billingham Synthonia in 2015-16.
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Adam Nicholson Defender
Longest-serving player at the club, Adam came through the youth system. Captain of the team, he leads by example at the back and also has an impressive scoring record.
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Tom Coulthard Defender
Tom is a product Stockton’s youth set up. He broke into the first team when he was 17 and is a tough, strong, quick, thoroughbread of a centre back.
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Nathan Mulligan Midfielder
Nathan was with Middlesbrough until age 18. He played in the Football League with Darlington and has a wealth of Northern League experience.
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Dale Mulligan Defender
Dale re-signed for Stockton and links back up with brother Nathan after a spell at Shildon. He played for the Anchors during their Wembley run in 2017-18.
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James Risbrough Midfielder
‘Munchie’ returned home in 2017 after playing for several top clubs including Spennymoor, Marske and Guisborough as well as spending time in Sweden.
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Shane Henry Midfielder
Shane’s nickname is ‘The Bull’ and that becomes clear when you see him play. He joins his hometown club after six seasons playing higher up with Spennymoor Town
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Tom Portas Midfielder
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Tom signed from West Auckland and has previous experience with Guisborough, Whitby and Darlington. A fantastic midfielder, elegant on the ball.
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Jonathan Franks Forward
Jonathan started his journey at Stockton and has represented England from U15s through to U20s. The forward has played for a number of top clubs.
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Michael Dunwell Manager
After a successful playing career, he was appointed Stockton manager in 2014, after a year of being a playercoach. He now enters his seventh season as manager.
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Cieran Jackson Forward
Cieran signed for the Anchors Spennymoor Town and also has international honours to his name when he was called up to the England Schools Under-18 squad in 2018.
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Kevin Hayes Forward
Kevin forced his way into the title-winning team in 2017 and has gone on to cement his place in the first team. A lightning quick wide man, likes to get at defenders.
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JD Briggs Asst Manager
JD also had a great playing career, in non-league. He turned to coaching and became Michael’s assistant in the 2014 and has been with the club ever since.
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Fred Woodhouse Forward
Another Stockton youth product, Fred won the Second Division title with Newton Aycliffe and was part of the Marske United squad that won the title in 2015.
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Michael Roberts Forward
Another Stockton lad, Mikey has also played at Guisborough, Spennymoor, Whitby and Marske. He also has a Division One title under his belt.
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Jamie Owens Forward
Jamie is now in his third spell with the club and is a product of the Stockton youth system. He has a wealth of experience and won the league title with Marske in 2015.
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Nathan Steel Forward
Nathan arrived from Shildon and is an experienced Northern League striker, who has had successful spells at clubs like Guisborough and Billingham Synthonia.
John Fielding Coach
John joined Stockton as an assistant with the U18s and was promoted to first team coach in 2018. He guided the youth team to a league and cup double in 2017.
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- MATCH REPORT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 / NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE / SUNDERLAND LGV PARK
SUNDERLAND RCA Watts, 47
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amie Owens had a first-half penalty saved as the Anchors lost for the first time this season after being edged out 1-0 away at Sunderland RCA. Both sides came into this game on the back of an FA Cup success. Stockton Town had sealed a late dramatic win over Billingham Town, while Sunderland RCA had impressively beaten Thornaby 2-0 at Teesdale Park. Stockton broke forward during the midway stage of the first half and eventually worked the ball to Hayes, who was brought down for a spot-kick. Owens stepped up and saw his kick saved by Dean, who was then alert enough to wonderfully deny Robinson on the rebound.
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TOTAL SHOTS SHOTS ON SHOTS OFF CORNERS FOULS OFFSIDES
7 4 3 5 6 1
The game became scrappy for a spell as both sides picked up bookings. RCA’s Callum Hope saw himself carded when he brought down Shane Henry for a free-kick. From the free-kick Max Craggs tried to pick out the top corner but Dean was equal to it. Early in the second half, Sunderland RCA took the lead. Some good football saw Watts found down the left and he drilled an impressive shot past Roberts. Hayes’s cross found substitute Mikey Roberts who agonisingly saw his effort hit the post. The Anchors pressed for an equaliser, but deep into stoppage time, King’s cross was steered by Hayes, but blocked on the line.
Sunderland RCA: Dean, Forster, Callaghan, Preston, Swansbury (C), Hodgson, Leonard, Elliott, Larkin (Armstrong 72), Hope (Best 34), Watts Subs Not Used: Callen, Ward, Bell Stockton Town: C.Roberts, King, McWilliams, Henry, D.Mulligan, Coulthard, Franks, Robinson (Portas 73), Craggs (N.Mulligan 64), Owens (M.Roberts 70), Hayes. Subs Not Used: Risbrough, Woodhouse Goals: 1-0, Watts, 47 min. Referee: Graham Hopper Attendance: 165 stockton.townfc
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POST-MATCH REACTION
MICHAEL DUNWELL: “We gifted them the goal. We said don’t be sloppy in the second-half and we should’ve been 1-0 up with the penalty, but that is saved and we don’t finish the rebound. We’ve huffed and puffed in the game without really creating a lot. There was balls in the box, a lot of scrambled in the area, but once you give them a goal, in the manner that we did, they’ve got something to hold onto then. A team like RCA, Swaz has them working hard and they did that. Did we deserve something from the game? Probably, but at the end of the day, we know that we weren’t good enough tonight.” stockton_townfc
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L A S T T H R E E R E S U LT S
LOST 4-0 vs HEBBURN TOWN (A)
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DREW 3-3 vs ASHINGTON (H)
LOST 5-1 vsGUISBOROUGH TOWN (A)
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OPPOSITION PROFILE
WEST AUCKLAND T OWN West Auckland finished 9th on 42 points in the null-and-void 2019/20 Northern League campaign, winning 11 of their 29 fixtures. West can claim to be the first ever ‘World Champions’ having won the Sir Thomas Lipton trophy in 1909 and 1911. West Auckland brought in right-back Jamie Cobain and attacking midfielder Mackenzie Heaney from Whitby to strengthen their squad ahead of the campaign. However, Gary Forrest’s side have suffered a difficult start to the new campaign, losing 5-0 at Shildon, 5-1 at Guisborough Town and 4-0 at Hebburn Town. Nevertheless, West are into the FA Cup First Qualifying Round, after defeating Heaton Stannington and Ashington. Stockton and West Auckland have met in some classic fixtures over the years, including the dramatic 2-1 extra-time victory over West in the 2017/18 FA Vase Fourth Round, when a Jamie Owens double took the Anchors to within sight of the Wembley Arch.
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- EMIRATES FA CUP REWIND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 / EMIRATES FA CUP - PRELIMINARY ROUND / THE MAP GROUP UK STADIUM
BILLINGHAM TOWN Emms, 22 (P)
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tockton Town progressed to the First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup after a dramatic injury time winner from Kevin Hayes. Stockton began to create chances and were close to going ahead twice, first Mikey Roberts had a one-on-one saved then Nicholson went close to connecting to a McWilliams delivery. Billingham Town were presented with a chance to take the lead after a dubious foul was called on Tom Coulthard. Chris Emms stepped up and slotted the ‘hosts’ into the lead. The Anchors retaliated immediately from kick off, Nathan Mulligan caused the defence problems and managed to lob the goalkeeper from six yards. With 15 minutes to go, Billingham were
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awarded a second spot kick after consultation between the referee and the linesman, despite originally awarding a free kick outside the box. Callum Roberts stepped up with a huge save to deny Emms’ penalty and keep the Anchors on level terms. The game opened up in the final 10 minutes as Stockton went searching for a winner, creating chance after chance but agonisingly falling short of finding the winning goal. That was until Kevin Hayes took the ball, created space for himself in the penalty area to slide the ball home and send the Anchors through to the FA Cup First Qualifying Round, cueing the somersaults.
Billingham Town: McDonald, Hinchley, Osmond, Boyle, Carling, Kirkbride (McDonald, 67), Lavan, Baltazar, Earl, Emms, Brunton Subs Not Used: Dickinson, May, Wilson Stockton Town: C. Roberts, King, McWilliams, Portas (Henry, 74), Nicholson, Coulthard, Hayes, Robinson, M. Roberts (Owens, 62), N. Mulligan, Risbrough (Franks, 53). Subs Not Used: Craggs, Jackson, D.Mulligan, Woodhouse Goals: 1-0, 22 min, Emms (Pen). 1-1, 23 min, N. Mulligan. 1-2, 90 min, Hayes. stockton.townfc
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POST-MATCH REACTION
JD BRIGGS: “It was difficult, it was a typical cup tie. We’ve said to the players before, ultimately, we’ve just got to win the game. The performance really isn’t as important as the victory and we got through. It wasn’t the easiest of victories and it was really close with them missing the penalty. However, the amount of play that we had and the amount of chances we had, we should’ve or could’ve own the game comfortably before that. That’s what cup ties are though, especially FA Cup ties. You don’t always get what you deserve.” stockton_townfc
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NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE
FIXTURES & RESULTS
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TEAM
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D
L
F
A
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Shildon
4
2
1
1
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3
2
North Shields
3
2
1
0
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2
3
Whickham
4
2
1
1
5
3
4
Northallerton Town
4
2
1
1
2
3
5
Hebburn Town
2
2
0
0
6
0
6
Newcastle Benfield
3
2
0
1
5
4
7
Thornaby
3
2
0
1
5
4
8
Newton Aycliffe
3
1
2
0
4
3
9
Guisborough Town
3
1
1
1
8
6
Saturday 12 September, 2020 Newton Aycliffe 1-1 Shildon Northallerton Town 1-0 Whickham Seaham Red Star 1-3 North Shields GD PTS Emirates FA Cup - Preliminary Round Billingham Town 1-2 Stockton Town +6 7 Consett (5) 2-2 (4) Ossett United +5 7 Crook Town 0-2 Marske United +2 7 Frickley Athletic 3-1 Newcastle Benfield -1 7 Guisborough Town 1-2 Tadcaster Albion Hebburn Town (3) 2-2 (5) Pontefract Collieries +6 6 Kendal Town 0-5 Bishop Auckland +1 6 Penrith 1-3 West Allotment Celtic +1 6 Thornaby 0-2 Sunderland RCA +1 5 West Auckland Town (3) 3-3 (0) Ashington +2 4 Whitley Bay P-P Dunston
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Stockton Town
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Ryhope CW
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Sunderland RCA
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Consett
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0
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Whitley Bay
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1
0
0
2
1
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3
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Penrith
2
1
0
1
3
4
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3
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Seaham Red Star
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0
2
2
3
9
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2
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Bishop Auckland
3
0
0
3
1
4
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0
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Ashington
3
0
0
3
3
8
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0
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Billingham Town
3
0
0
3
2
7
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0
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West Auckland Town
3
0
0
3
1
14
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NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION TWO TABLE POS
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W
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F
A
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PTS
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Easington Colliery
3
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0
0
10
5
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Bedlington Terriers
3
3
0
0
6
3
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9
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Birtley Town
4
2
1
1
6
5
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7
4
Newcastle University
4
2
1
1
5
4
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Crook Town
3
2
0
1
7
2
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6
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Willington
3
2
0
1
7
6
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7
Esh Winning
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2
0
2
5
5
0
6
8
Tow Law Town
4
2
0
2
4
6
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6
9
Heaton Stannington
4
1
2
1
6
5
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5
10
Redcar Athletic
4
1
2
1
4
6
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Tuesday 15 September, 2020 Ashington 2-3 Thornaby Hebburn Town 4-0 West Auckland Town Newton Aycliffe 3-2 Newcastle Benfield Seaham Red Star 2-6 Consett Shildon 3-0 Northallerton Town Sunderland RCA 1-0 Stockton Town Wednesday 16 September, 2020 Bishop Auckland 1-2 Whitley Bay North Shields 4-1 Billingham Town Penrith 1-3 Ryhope CW Whickham 3-1 Guisborough Town Saturday 19 September, 2020 Consett vs Newcastle Benfield Seaham Red Star vs Hebburn Town Stockton Town vs West Auckland Town Buildbase FA Vase - First Round Qualifying Bedlington Terriers vs Heaton Stannington Birtley Town vs Squires Gate Bishop Auckland vs Billingham Synthonia Carlisle City vs Nelson Crook Town vs Albion Sports Garforth Town vs Sunderland West End Guisborough Town vs Washington Newton Aycliffe vs Barnoldswick Town North Shields vs Tow Law Town Northallerton Town vs Billingham Town Ryton & Crawcrook Albion vs Ashington Shildon vs Chester-le-Street Town Steeton AFC vs Jarrow West Allotment Celtic vs Penrith Whitley Bay vs Newcastle University Willington vs Whickham stockton.townfc stockton_townfc
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WBY
WHI
WES
THO
SUN
STO
SHI
SEA
RYH
PEN
NOR
NSH
NAY
NBF
HEB
GUI
CON
BIS
BTN
ASH
3-0
ASH
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1-0
4-1
BTN
1-0
BIS
2-6
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2-2
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HEB
3-2
1-2
NBF
0-0
NAY
1-3
NSH
3-0
0-1
NOR
1-2
PEN
1-1
1-3
RYH
0-0
SEA
1-1
2-0
SHI
1-0
STO
SUN 2-3
THO
5-0
4-0
5-1
WES
0-0
1-0
WHI
1-2
WBY
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SQUAD STATISTICS
All stats up to date as of 19/09/20
2020-21 SEASON STATISTICS PLAYER
POS
LEAGUE APS GLS
CUP
CAREER RECORD
TOTAL
TOTAL
APS GLS APS GLS
APS
GLS
Adam Nicholson
DEF
2
0
2
0
4
0
392
94
Callum Roberts
GK
3
0
2
0
5
0
49
1
Cieran Jackson
FOR
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
2
Dale Mulligan
DEF
2
0
0
0
2
0
50
3
Dan McWilliams
DEF
3
0
2
0
5
0
50
2
Fred Woodhouse
FOR
0
0
0
0
0
0
203
45
James Risbrough
MID
1
0
2
0
3
0
176
12
Jamie Owens
FOR
3
1
2
0
5
1
139
92
Jonathan Franks
FOR
3
0
2
1
5
1
13
3
Jordan Robinson
MID
3
0
2
0
5
0
64
5
Kevin Hayes
FOR
3
0
2
1
5
0
150
48
Lewis King
DEF
3
0
2
0
5
0
49
1
Max Craggs
MID
3
0
1
0
4
0
309
87
Michael Arthur
GK
0
0
0
0
0
0
243
27
Michael Roberts
FOR
3
1
2
1
5
2
91
32
Nathan Mulligan
MID
3
2
2
2
5
4
126
28
Nathan Steel
FOR
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
Shane Henry
MID
3
0
2
0
5
0
5
0
Tom Coulthard
DEF
3
1
2
0
5
1
328
45
Tom Portas
MID
1
0
1
0
2
0
47
1
TOP SCORERS 20/21
THE BREAKDOWN: GOALS Shots
Headers
Penalties
Own Goals
9
1
0
0
GOAL TIMES
Nathan Mulligan 4 Goals
Michael Roberts 2 Goals
Jamie Owens 1 Goal
MOST APPEARANCES 20/21
Callum Roberts 5 Apps
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Lewis King 5 Apps
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Shane Henry 5 Apps
For
Against
0-15
1
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
2
61-75
0
1
76-90
5
0
Extra-Time
0
0
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AWAY DAYS
DATE: 22/09/20 // EMIRATES FA CUP - FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING // GROUND: BELLE VIEW STADIUM
THE GROUND Consett play at Belle View Stadium, and have done so since 2013, after moving there following a host of postponements at their former Belle Vue Park. Newcastle United were the first visitors to Belle View, winning 2-1 in front of a crowd of 3,054.
CONSETT
DIRECTIONS From the ground, turn right onto Bishopton Road West, turn left at the lights on Bishopton Avenue. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto Durham Road/A177. Continue on the A177 until the A689 roundabout, take the first exit onto A689, continue on A689 until the A1(M) roundabout. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto A1(M) slip road to Newcastle/ Durham Road. At Junction 62, take the A690 exit to Sunderland/Durham/Consett. At the roundabout take the third exit onto Leazes Road/A690, then turn right at Millburngate. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Southfield Way/A691. Follow the A691 until the A692 roundabout, take the first exit onto A692 then follow until you reach the stadium.
THE OPPOSITION Consett ended the null-and-void 2019/20 campaign 6th in the table and have competed in the Northern League Division One since promotion in 2005/06. The Steelmen have twice reached the FA Cup First Round Proper. LAST TIME OUT 22.02.20 Consett 1 Stockton Town 2 Last time the two sides met, the Anchors moved closer to promotion from the Northern League with an important win at Consett. First half goals from Jonathan Franks and Kevin Hayes sent the Anchors on their way,
PUBLIC TRANSPORT From Sixth Form college, take the 59 bus to North Tees Hospital, walk to Knitsley Walk and take the X12 bus Max to Durham. Take the 16A Durham Diamond from the bus station to Arch Park Road. Walk 2 minutes to Arch - Eden Terrace and take the 78 Coast & Country to Front Street, then walk 0.5 miles to Belle View Stadium. stockton_townfc
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season stats 2020/21 DATE
OPPOSITION
All stats up to date as of 19/09/20
F/A
ATT
POS
1
2
3
4
5
3-0 2-2 3-0 2-1 0-1
300 300 300 300 165
6 4 10
C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts
King King King King King B
McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams
Henry Henry Henry Portas Henry
Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson D.Mulligan
SEPTEMBER 2020 Wed 2 Sat 5 Wed 9 Sat 12 Tue 15 Sat 19 Tue 22 Sat 26 Wed 30
Shildon (FAC) Guisborough Town Ashington Billingham Town (FAC) Sunderland RCA West Auckland Town Consett (FAC) Northallerton Town Whitley Bay
OCTOBER 2020 Sat 3 Tue 6 Sat 10 Tue 13 Sat 17 Sat 31
Consett Billingham Town Seaham Red Star Hebburn Town Shildon Whickham
NOVEMBER 2020 Sat 7 Sat 14 Sat 21 Sat 28
North Shields Bishop Auckland Newton Aycliffe Ryhope CW
DECEMBER 2020 Sat 5 Sat 12 Sat 19 Sat 26
Thornaby Penrith Ashington Shildon
JANUARY 2021 Sat 2 Sat 9 Sat 16 Sat 23 Sat 30
West Auckland Town Sunderland RCA Newcastle Benfield Whitley Bay Billingham Town
FEBRUARY 2021 Sat 6 Sat 13 Sat 20 Sat 27
Guisborough Town Hebburn Town Northallerton Town Consett
MARCH 2021 Sat 6 Sat 13 Sat 20 Sat 27
Seaham Red Star Whickham North Shields Bishop Auckland
APRIL 2021 Sat 3 Sat 10 Sat 17 Sat 24
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Newton Aycliffe Ryhope CW Thornaby Penrith
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Home games in bold | Goalscorers in bold B = Booked | R = Sent-Off | Sub One = Name | Sub Two = Name | Sub Three = Name 6
7
8
Coulthard Coulthard 1 Coulthard Coulthard Coulthard
Franks 1 Franks Franks Hayes 1 Franks
Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson
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9
10
M.Roberts 1 B N.Mulligan 1 M.Roberts 1 N.Mulligan Craggs Owens 1 M.Roberts N.Mulligan 1 Craggs Owens
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SUB 1
SUB 2
SUB 3
Risbrough Risbrough Hayes Risbrough Hayes
Hayes Hayes D.Mulligan Franks N.Mulligan
Craggs Craggs M.Roberts Owens M.Roberts
Owens Owens N.Mulligan 2 Henry Portas
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PARTING SHOT
IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE ANCHOR, WE CONCLUDE WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHER SELECTING HIS FAVOURITE IMAGE FROM THE LAST WEEK
T
his brings an end to another packed edition of our matchday programme and we conclude issue four with our photographers favourite image from the last week. After the 3-0 victory at home to Ashington a week-and-a-half ago, the Anchors have played back-to-back games on the road. Firstly, they were the ‘visitors’ against Billingham Town, despite the game being played on home territory, in the Emirates FA Cup.
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This is the game where the above image was taken as Kevin Hayes wheeled away towards the near side of the ground to celebrate firing the Anchors into the next round of the FA Cup. Time was running out for both teams to find a winner, but Hayes found the bottom corner in the 90th-minute to secure the victory. Michael Dunwell’s side then travelled to Sunderland RCA during the week, but were edged out 1-0 by the hosts on Tuesday. stockton.townfc
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STOCKTON TOWN
WEST AUCKLAND TOWN
MANAGER: MICHAEL DUNWELL COLOURS: YELLOW AND BLUE
MANAGER: GARY FORREST COLOURS: WHITE
Michael ARTHUR Tom COULTHARD Max CRAGGS Jonathan FRANKS Kevin HAYES Shane HENRY Cieran JACKSON Lewis KING Dan McWILLIAMS Dale MULLIGAN Nathan MULLIGAN Adam NICHOLSON Jamie OWENS Tom PORTAS James RISBROUGH Callum ROBERTS Michael ROBERTS Jordan ROBINSON Nathan STEEL Fred WOODHOUSE
Jonathan BALL Anthony BELL Andre BENNETT Jordan BLINCO Luke BYTHWAY Paul CONNOR Lewis DODDS David DOWSON Tom FLYNN Kyle FRYATT Jamie HARWOOD Liam HEGARTY Michael HOGANSON Chris HUNTER Mason HURWORTH Dennis KNIGHT Adam MITCHELL Daniel MITTON Kyle PATTON Leon SCOTT Arron THOMPSON Craig TURNS
TODAY’S MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE: CHRIS KEIGHLEY
ASSISTANT: THOMAS JUKES
ASSISTANT: LEONARD THURLOW
NEXT AT HOME
NEXT AWAY GAME
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2020 KICK-OFF 3:00PM NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2020 KICK-OFF 7:45PM EMIRATES FA CUP - FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING
NORTHALLERTON TOWN
CONSETT