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WELCOME TO THE ANCHOR... STOCKTON TOWN vs SEAHAM RED STAR NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER, 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 Manager Michael Dunwell pens his latest manager notes and talks about the recent good run in the league by his team. CLUB NEWS The Anchors have re-signed a forward over this last week and the Durham Challenge Cup First Round draw was made. THE MAIN FEATURE Summer-signing Shane Henry sat down for an in-depth chat and spoke about a number of topics for today’s main feature. MATCH REPORT - SHILDON The Anchors remain unbeaten across their last six league matches after a hard-fought draw away at Shildon. THE OPPOSITION - SEAHAM RED STAR Having won only one of their first 10 games, the Star will be looking to turn their fortunes around sooner rather than later. AWAY DAYS Next up on the road is a trip to Tyneside to face a Whickham side, who currently reside in the top half of the table.
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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 TONIGHT’S NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE MATCH AGAINST SEAHAM RED STAR
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’d like to start off my notes by welcoming the players, staff and committee of Seaham Red Star and a warm welcome to all of our supporters for tonight’s Northern League Division One match. We’ve had a few training sessions, so the lads are fresh going into this. The game on Saturday, away at Penrith, was called off at the last minute, so it was a bit disappointing because we prepared and we had three good results against three of the better teams in the league. We are full of confidence and were disappointed we didn’t get to play, but it allowed us to work on things and gave people who had knocks, like Franksy who wouldn’t have been ready for Penrith, a chance to recover. The postponements at this time of year affects your rhythm. I think we’Ve picked up 13 out of the last 15 points available, so we’re on a good unbeaten run. It affects the rhythm a little bit when you’re on a run, but you’ve got to get on with it. It’s a good opportunity, against Seaham, to get three points and keep the run going. Looking at results of teams around us is something you do look at, but we’ve got to go out and do our business on the pitch. We’ll always take each game as it comes and we go into every game wanting to win, so if we do our job the rest will sort itself out. Our last home game was against Consett and the way they play is quite difficult with the diamond in the midfield. We were struggling to cope with it in the first-half and we were lucky not to be 3-1 or 4-1 down at half-time. We had a few words with the players at half-time, we changed the shape of the team stockton_townfc
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“SEAHAM ARE A BIT OF A BOGEY TEAM FOR US. I’VE WATCHED HIGHLIGHTS AND HAD REPORTS THAT THEY’VE BEEN PLAYING WELL.” and in the second-half, it was the complete opposite. We put our chances away and probably could’ve won by more in the end, it was convincing. Then we went to Shildon and in difficult conditions, in the end, I was happy to come away with a point. They probably had the more clear-cut chances in the game, but overall, it was a fairly even game and we had a lot more possession than what they did. They were a bit more direct, we couldn’t break them down and they defended well. We said before the game that it felt a strange one. Last year there were 800 fans there, people coming out of the bar all the time and you could feel it was a big game with the atmosphere in the ground. But this time, it’s the first time this season, where we’ve gone somewhere and it didn’t really feel like a game. There wasn’t a lot of fans and we took 200 fans there last year. The players were disappointed not to win, but seven points from those three games is good. I don’t like to talk about the ground restrictions a lot, but I don’t think it’s a fair playing field at the moment. Thornaby can have 300 fans in their ground against Ashington for example, but on the flip side, Ashington can only have 150 fans at home to Thornaby. It just doesn’t make any sense at all.
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CLUB NEWS STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS FROM STOCKTON TOWN FC
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tockton Town are delighted to announce that forward Peter Bulmer has re-signed from neighbours Thornaby. The 29-year-old had made 72 appearances in all competitions for the Anchors in his first spell at the club following his arrival from Marske United, scoring 10 times. Peter, who can be used in any forward position, had this to say on his return: “I am absolutely delighted to be back at Stockton. It’s such a great club that I genuinely
loved being a part of previously and now I have that opportunity again I can’t wait to get started and hopefully we can have a successful season.” Manager Michael Dunwell added: “[I am] really delighted to have Peter back, it was a no brainer to get him back as we never wanted him to leave in the first place.” ”He will be a massive asset to the squad in a position where we lack a bit of depth at the minute, he will certainly strengthen that and add competition.”
ANCHORS DRAWN AGAINST DARLINGTON IN DURHAM CHALLENGE CUP
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tockton Town have been drawn away to Darlington in the Durham Challenge Cup First Round. The tie will take place at Blackwell Meadows on the week preceding Saturday 19 December 2020. Stockton enjoyed a memorable run to the Semi Final of the competition last season, eliminating Bishop Auckland and Newton Aycliffe before causing a shock, defeating Northern Premier League opponents South Shields 2-1 at the 1st
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Cloud Arena. Spennymoor Town eventually overcame the Anchors in the last four, emerging 4-1 winners after Max Craggs headed the visitors into the lead. The club has played Darlington once before, losing to the Quakers in this competition during the 2018/19 season. Harvey Saunders scored a hat-trick and Brandon Harrison added another as Darlington overcame the Anchors 4-0, in the Second Round.
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hane Henry joined his hometown club earlier in the summer from Spennymoor Town, after a six-year spell with The Moors. Nicknamed “The Bull”, Shane is known for his powerful midfield performances and a tireless work-ethic. The midfielder has quickly become a fan favourite at Stockton and is an important cog in the midfield. In this feature, Shane discusses the season so far, his personal performances and looks to the future with Durham Challenge Cup and FA Vase ties on the horizon. The Anchors suffered a slow start to their league campaign, picking up five points from four games, Shane admits the start of the season was not as we’d have liked: “It was slow to start really, a couple of draws early on in the season but over the last month or so we have started to pick up our form and started picking up wins instead of draws.
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We will look to win tomorrow night and we have a good group of games coming up. I think we will pick up more points over the coming games.” On his own performances so far this campaign: “I didn’t have much preseason, I felt really good then I picked up a knock. I just need a run of games. I get better after 6-8 games. When I’m playing, I’m playing well, I wish I had scored more goals, in terms of my performances I think I have been pretty consistent. It’s been a bit of a stop-start due to a couple of knocks but I’m quite pleased and I know I can get better. Hopefully we see that over the coming months. Shane scored his first Stockton goal in the 4-1 victory over Consett, the midfielder was delighted to break his duck in front of goal: “I was delighted, if you look back at the highlights it was a great goal, we broke from the edge of our own box, Kev’s played a good ball round the corner and Kingy’s put it in area where I’ve just had to head it. There’s been chances in between that and I’m confident I can score ten goals this season.” Shane is also confident that how he has broken his duck, the goals will flow: “I think so [scoring more goals], I wouldn’t be surprised if I scored a couple in the next few weeks.” The Anchors have picked up 13 points from their last five league games, the 29 year-old believes it can be the platform for a consistent run: “It was a slow start but there were a couple of sucker punches in that run, there weren’t any teams that dominated us. We slipped up a couple of times but we have hit the ground running the last couple of weeks. We’ve got to beat what is front us as we all want that promotion. We’ve got to be patient, clever to break teams down to keep picking up points home and away.” The Anchors now enter a run of seven away games in nine fixtures over the next couple of months, Shane insists all of the
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squad will be needed to come through the tight fixture list: “The games come thick and fast, thankfully we have an excellent squad. One lad comes in and another goes out, we have ideal replacements all over the field, it’s nothing to worry about, the squad will get used and we’ve got to get points on the board.” “We’ve got some huge games coming up against teams at the top with the likes of Newton Aycliffe, Hebburn and North Shields, they’re the games you want to play in.” Stockton have been drawn away at National League North side Darlington FC in the Durham Challenge Cup, a side which Shane has previous experience against, both good and bad: “I’ve had some great and not so great experiences, I think I’ve played Darlo close to ten times over the seasons, in playoff semi-finals and in league games. Games against them were always over Christmas so we had a thousand plus fans watching, always competitive. stockton_townfc
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The Anchors enter the second round of the FA Vase at the end of November, Shane is looking forward to the competition: “It’s been a while since I played in the FA Vase, it’s a good chance for us this year, I don’t want to build people’s hopes up because anything can happen in football but we’ve got a good opportunity to do well. I’ll look forward to when the draw is made.” When asked his favourite moment in football throughout his career, Shane has lots of memories to choose from: “When we [Spennymoor Town] played MK Dons in the FA Cup First Round, and lost 3-2, that was a good experience and probably the biggest occasion.” “Getting promoted with Spennymoor to the Conference North, beating Stourbridge 1-0, that was the culmination of two years of hard work as we were beaten in the playoffs the previous year. That would be my favourite moment.”
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MEET THE PLAYERS INTRODUCING OUR SQUAD FOR THE 2020-21 SEASON
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Jack McCally Goalkeeper
McCally is a young ‘keeper, who also plays for our U18 side. He is a great leader at the back and his distribution makes him a valuable player in possession.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tom Portas Midfielder
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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Keelan Wright Midfielder
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Keelan has been with the club as a junior since leaving the Middlesbrough Academy. He is a strong and mobile midfielder with great close control.
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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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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.
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Peter Bulmer Forward
Gary Mitchell Forward
Gary was part of Middlesbrough’s and Hartlepool’s Academy as a junior. His movement makes him a versatile striker at such a young age.
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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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Peter joined back from Thornaby and has also played in the league for Guisborough and Marske. He operates mainly out wide and has pace, quick feet and close control.
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Sam Conway Forward
Sam was part of the inaugural college academy program where he finished the season as top scorer. He is a powerful and direct winger, who has a great eye for goal.
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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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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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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 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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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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 / NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE / DEAN STREET
SHILDON AFC
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tockton Town played out a goalless draw for the first time this campaign after a stalemate at Shildon at Dean Street. The first opportunity fell to the hosts, a free kick in a dangerous area was fired over by Aidon Heywood. Shildon had the biggest chance of the half to take the lead, the ball fell to Matthews who somehow blazed over from six yards out. The Anchors worked their way into the contest and began to make chances, Hayes’ initial shot was blocked before his second effort curled just wide. Hayes was involved further, the winger broke the offside trap but his cut back to Robinson was
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intercepted before the midfielder could connect. Hayes and Robinson combined once more but the latter’s effort was blocked for a corner. Stockton’s best chance of the match fell to Henry, King broke forward and found the midfielder but his fierce effort was well saved by the Shildon number one. McWilliams was on hand to a make a crucial sliding challenge to deny Thexton a one on one opportunity. A goal mouth scramble ensued in the Stockton penalty area as Thexton, Sweet and Palmer all had efforts blocked by a resilient Anchors defence. It is Stockton’s first goalless draw since the 2019/20 season at West Auckland back in March.
Shildon AFC: Newbrook, Naylor (Craggs, 75), Heywood, Moore, Vaulks, Liddle, Matthews, Palmer, Thexton, Sweet, Posthill Subs Not Used: Prudhoe, Wood Stockton Town: C. Roberts, King, McWilliams, Portas, Nicholson, Coulthard, Hayes, Robinson, Henry (N. Mulligan, 80), Owens (M. Roberts, 70), Franks (Craggs, 80) Subs Not Used: D. Mulligan, Mitchell Attendance: 150 stockton.townfc
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POST-MATCH REACTION
ADAM NICHOLSON: “I’d take (a point) on that pitch. If you can’t get the win away from home then you make sure you don’t get beat. We dug in deep, we knew it was going to be a battle. They had a couple of chances, we had a couple of chances, but on the balance of it, I think it was a fair result. That’s my type of pitch a times, a bit of a battle and with the long balls. We take the point and move on, I think that’s five games unbeaten now, so we start and build and pick up positive results against the teams around us.” stockton_townfc
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L A S T T H R E E R E S U LT S
LOST 1-0 vs WEST AUCKLAND TOWN (H)
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OPPOSITION PROFILE
SEAHAM RED ST AR Seaham Red Star have endured a below-par start to the season and currently reside in the league’s bottom three. Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to West Auckland signalled a fourth league game without a win. They only have one league win to their name going into this afternoon’s game, which was a 2-0 triumph at fellow strugglers Bishop Auckland. In the summer they lost the prolific Dan Wilson to North Shields and that has shown as one of only two clubs yet to hit double figures this season. Among their squad they have some that have plied their trade in Teesside such as Thomas Bott who once played for Marske United and Jason Blackburn who had a spell at Billingham Synthonia. They have proven to be somewhat of a ‘bogey’ side for Stockton Town. Last season they denied the Anchors all three points in a 1-1 draw at the Map Group UK Stadium and the season before they completed the double with two late winners from defender Liam Gillesphey.
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STOCKTON TOWN Henry, 14, Franks, 63, Nicholson, 76, N.Mulligan, 87
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tockton Town overcame a tough test at home as they sparked a stunning secondhalf performance to pick up a 4-1 victory against Consett. Both sides enjoyed chances in an entertaining opening fifteen minutes, Kev Hayes went close from a free kick before Darren Holden hit the woodwork from a cross for the visitors. The Anchors took the lead just before the quarter hour mark, breaking free from a Consett corner, Lewis King charged down the right and supplied Shane Henry with a free header for his first goal for the club. The Steelmen reacted well to going behind and were on level terms shortly afterwards, Nick Allen
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half-volleyed into the corner from Luke Carr’s cross. Consett missed a golden chance to go in front through Ali Alshabeeb, the striker latched onto a poor back pass but his tame effort was cleared off the line by Tom Coulthard. Just after the hour mark, King sent in a wicked cross that Jonathan Franks met at the near post to convert home. The goal bred confidence in Stockton, Adam Nicholson doubled the advantage with a dominant header from a corner. Stockton secured all three points shortly before full time, Owens found Nathan Mulligan, who took his time to round the goalkeeper and slot home for four.
Stockton Town: C. Roberts, King, McWilliams, Portas, Nicholson, Coulthard, Hayes, Robinson, M. Roberts (Owens, 54), Henry (Craggs, 80), Franks (N. Mulligan, 80) Subs Not Used: D. Mulligan, Wright Consett AFC: Hayes, Metz, Holden, Green (Mackay, 84), Allen, Wilkinson, Orrell, Smith, Pearson, Carr, Alshabeeb (Lawson, 62) Subs Not Used: Marriott, Wilson, Jakab Goals: 1-0, 14 min, Henry. 1-1, 20 min, Allen. 2-1, 63 min, Franks. 3-1, 76 min, Nicholson. 4-2, 87 min, N.Mulligan stockton.townfc
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POST-MATCH REACTION
JD BRIGGS: “We were quite fortunate, at times, in the first-half to not go behind, we could’ve gone in at half-time two, three or four-one down. We were very slow dealing with their corner, which led to their goal. We didn’t close it down and see the danger early enough. We had to reassess things and change how we played, we matched them up and put two up front. We were quicker getting the ball, we were quicker breaking them down. They didn’t have as much of the ball because we closed them in the right areas. We saw the problem in the first-half and changed it and it worked.” stockton_townfc
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NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE
FIXTURES & RESULTS
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TEAM
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A
GD
PTS
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Hebburn Town
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10
0
1
45
11
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30
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North Shields
10
7
2
1
24
11
+13
23
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Newton Aycliffe
12
6
4
2
31
15
+16
22
4
Newcastle Benfield
12
7
1
4
33
20
+13
22
5
Shildon
11
6
3
2
26
11
+15
21
6
Consett
10
7
0
3
27
18
+9
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Thornaby
11
6
2
3
19
22
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20
8
Stockton Town
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5
3
1
19
7
+12
18
9
Whickham
11
5
2
4
17
13
+4
17
10
Whitley Bay
9
5
1
3
21
17
+4
16
11
Ashington
11
5
1
5
23
24
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16
12
West Auckland Town
12
4
2
6
18
27
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14
13
Sunderland RCA
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6
25
22
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Northallerton Town
11
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5
9
24
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Ryhope CW
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17
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16
Guisborough Town
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20
35
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17
Penrith
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7
12
29
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Seaham Red Star
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9
24
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Billingham Town
10
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0
9
12
34
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Bishop Auckland
11
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29
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Carlisle City
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Crook Town
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Easington Colliery
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2
30
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West Allotment Celtic
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Bedlington Terriers
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6
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15
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20
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Tow Law Town
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20
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Billingham Synthonia
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4
31
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Newcastle University
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17
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Birtley Town
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3
16
18
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Heaton Stannington
10
4
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3
24
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Saturday 24 October, 2020 Ashington 0-3 Consett Billingham Town 0-2 Ryhope CW Bishop Auckland 1-1 North Shields Guisborough Town 0-5 Whitley Bay Hebburn Town 5-2 Newcastle Benfield Newton Aycliffe 1-1 Whickham Seaham Red Star 0-1 West Auckland Town Sunderland RCA 3-0 Northallerton Town Thornaby 2-5 Shildon Tuesday 27 October, 2020 Ashington 1-6 Hebburn Town Newton Aycliffe 3-4 Consett Ryhope CW 1-1 Shildon Sunderland RCA 5-1 Guisborough Town Wednesday 28 October, 2020 Bishop Auckland vs Billingham Town North Shields vs Whickham Penrith vs Whitley Bay Stockton Town vs Seaham Red Star Saturday 31 October, 2020 Billingham Town vs Whitley Bay Consett vs Sunderland RCA Hebburn Town vs Northallerton Town West Auckland Town vs Thornaby Whickham vs Stockton Town Buildbase FA Vase - First Round Bootle vs Shildon Bridlington Town vs North Shields Charnock Richard vs Ashington Guisborough Town vs Runcorn Town Irlam vs Seaham Red Star Jarrow vs Yorkshire Amateur Liversedge vs Newcastle Benfield Lower Breck vs Newton Aycliffe Maltby Main vs Newcastle University Redcar Athletic vs Holker Old Boys Ryhope CW vs Penrith Tuesday 3 November, 2020 Consett vs Billingham Town Ryhope vs Stockton Town Wednesday 4 November, 2020 Newcastle Benfield vs West Auckland Town Penrith vs Northallerton Town Thornaby vs Hebburn Town
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WHI
WES
THO
SUN
STO
SHI
SEA
RYH
PEN
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3-0
4-0
2-1
1-0
5-2
4-1
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NOR
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NAY
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4-1
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NBF
5-1
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1-2
4-1
BTN
HEB
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CON
2-0
1-3
1-3
2-4
3-0
0-4
3-1 2-1
1-2
1-2
3-0 0-6
0-3
1-7
0-0
1-1
0-1
5-1 3-3
1-2
3-2
5-2
3-2
1-1
1-2
4-0
9-0
2-1
PEN
RYH
1-1
1-3
3-1
0-2
NOR
0-5
NSH 4-0
NAY
1-2
NBF
5-1
0-4
0-4
3-2
1-6
HEB
2-2
2-4
6-0
2-2
GUI
5-3
0-0
0-2
SEA
5-2
1-1
2-1
1-1
2-0
0-2
SHI
1-0
0-0
1-4
STO
2-1
4-1
3-2
5-4
3-1
SUN
1-3
1-2
0-0
1-2
2-3
THO
2-3
1-1
5-0
0-1
2-1
2-2
4-0
5-1
3-2
1-4
WES
0-0
1-2
1-0
1-1
2-1
0-1
WHI
2-3
2-0
0-5
1-2
WBY
FRED WOODHOUSE LEWIS KING
DAN McWILLIAMS KEVIN HAYES
JER SERVICES
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JOHN WAKEFIELD
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GAS NORTH EAST LTD
SPONSORED BY:
PETER BULMER
SPONSORED BY:
NATHAN STEEL
DALE MULLIGAN JORDAN ROBINSON
SPONSORED BY:
IPHONES-R-US
SPONSORED BY:
KHPS
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SPONSORED BY:
NOT JUST TRAVEL
SPONSORED BY:
DAISY WOODHOUSE
SPONSORED BY:
KHPS LTD
MIKE & CAROL KENNEDY
J.D. BRIGGS
MATRIX POWER
NATHAN MULLIGAN
CALLUM ROBERTS JONATHAN FRANKS JOHN FIELDING
ARDENT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS
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GPS LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION SECURITY
MICHAEL DUNWELL
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CHAINDOT
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STOCKTON DECORATORS
LRN DESIGN
SAM HIGGINS
SHANE HENRY
KHPS LTD
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CHAINDOT
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JOHN CLARK VALVES
JASON HAMILTON
MAX CRAGGS
GEORGE PUB
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SQUAD STATISTICS
All stats up to date as of 28/10/20
2020-21 SEASON STATISTICS LEAGUE
POS
APS
GLS
Adam Nicholson
DEF
8
1
3
0
11
1
399
95
Callum Roberts
GK
9
0
3
0
12
0
56
1
Dale Mulligan
DEF
3
0
0
0
3
0
51
3
Dan McWilliams
DEF
9
0
3
0
12
0
57
2
Gary Mitchell
FOR
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Jamie Owens
FOR
9
2
2
0
11
2
145
93
Jonathan Franks
FOR
9
1
3
1
12
2
20
4
Jordan Robinson
MID
9
2
3
0
12
2
71
7
Kevin Hayes
FOR
9
3
3
1
12
4
157
51
Lewis King
DEF
9
1
3
0
12
1
56
2
Max Craggs
MID
7
0
1
0
8
0
313
87
Michael Roberts
FOR
9
4
3
1
12
5
98
35
Nathan Mulligan
MID
8
3
2
2
10
5
131
29
Nathan Steel
FOR
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
Peter Bulmer
FOR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Shane Henry
MID
8
1
3
0
11
1
11
1
Tom Coulthard
DEF
9
1
3
0
12
1
335
45
Tom Portas
MID
7
0
2
0
9
0
54
1
APS GLS
CUP
CAREER RECORD
PLAYER
TOTAL
TOTAL
APS GLS APS GLS
TOP SCORERS 20/21
THE BREAKDOWN: GOALS Shots
Headers
Penalties
Own Goals
20
3
1
0
GOAL TIMES
Michael Roberts 5 Goals
Nathan Mulligan 5 Goals
Kevin Hayes 4 Goals
MOST APPEARANCES 20/21
Dan McWilliams 12 Apps
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Jonathan Franks 12 Apps
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Tom Coulthard 12 Apps
For
Against
0-15
3
0
16-30
5
2
31-45
2
0
46-60
3
2
61-75
3
2
76-90
8
1
Extra-Time
0
0
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AWAY DAYS
DATE: 31.10.20 // NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE // GROUND: THE FIRST MORTGAGE GLEBE lifted the trophy, which saw some memories made on the pitch. The Anchors have won on both visits to The Glebe since Whickham’s promotion in 2018.
WHICKHAM
DIRECTIONS From the ground, turn right then left onto the A1027, at the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Durham Road, stay on Durham Road until the A689 roundabout, take the 1st exit. Stay on the A689 until the Bradbury interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the A1(M) slip road to Newcastle. Stay on the A1(M) until Junction 68, at the junction take the A692/B1426 to Consett/Whickham. At the roundabout, turn right onto Whickham Hwy. Turn left onto Rectory Lane then Holme Avenue and Rose Avenue and the ground is on the right.
THE OPPOSITION Whickham sit in ninth place in Northern League Division One after 11 games so far this season. Winning five, drawing two and losing four times. The Lang Jacks have picked up three wins and a draw from their last four games, including all three points away at Consett. This is a special season for Whickham as they celebrate their 40th anniversary since they won the FA Vase at Wembley LAST TIME OUT 14.12.2019 Whickham 0 Stockton Town 4 The last time the Anchors faced Whickham, the visitors scored three times in the final ten minutes of the game to ensure a comfortable 4-0 win on the road. Max Craggs scored twice and Mikey Roberts grabbed a late brace as the Anchors made it 13 games unbeaten.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT From the college bus stop, take the 59 bus to Stockton High Street. From Stand T, take the X10 x-lines to Gateshead Interchange. From Stand B, take the 97 Green Arrow to Rectory Lane - Millfield Road and walk five minutes to the ground. THE GROUND Whickham play at The Glebe Sports Ground on Rose Avenue, which has a capacity of 4,000. The ground has overseen many memorable and controversial moments, as FA Vase semi finals have been won and lost at the ground. The Lang Jacks went all the way to Wembley in the FA Vase and stockton_townfc
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season stats 2020/21 DATE
OPPOSITION
All stats up to date as of 28/10/20
F/A
ATT
POS
1
2
3
4
5
3-0 2-2 3-0 2-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 5-1 2-0
300 300 300 300 165 300 300 150 150
6 4 10 9 5 4
C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts
King King King King King B King King King King 1
McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams
Henry Henry Henry Portas Henry Portas Portas Portas Portas
Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson D.Mulligan Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson
2-1 4-1 0-0
150 150 150
5 5 8
C.Roberts C.Roberts C.Roberts
King King King
McWilliams B McWilliams McWilliams
Portas Portas Portas
Nicholson Nicholson 1 Nicholson
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 Sat 10 Sat 17 Wed 28 Sat 31
Newcastle Benfield Consett Shildon Seaham Red Star Whickham
NOVEMBER 2020 Tue 3 Sat 7 Tue 10 Sat 14 Tue17 Sat 21 Tue 24
Ryhope CW North Shields Hebburn Town Bishop Auckland Penrith Newton Aycliffe Consett
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
Guisborough Town Hebburn Town Northallerton Town
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 Billingham Town
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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
Coulthard Coulthard 1 Coulthard Coulthard Coulthard Coulthard Coulthard Coulthard Coulthard
Franks 1 Franks Franks Hayes 1 Franks Hayes Hayes Hayes 2 Hayes
Coulthard Coulthard Coulthard B
Hayes 1 Hayes Hayes
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8
11
SUB 1
SUB 2
SUB 3
Robinson M.Roberts 1 B N.Mulligan 1 Robinson M.Roberts 1 N.Mulligan Robinson Craggs Owens 1 Robinson M.Roberts N.Mulligan 1 Robinson Craggs Owens Robinson Henry Owens Robinson M.Roberts Henry Robinson 1 M.Roberts 1 Henry Robinson 1 B M.Roberts N.Mulligan
Risbrough Risbrough Hayes Risbrough Hayes Franks Franks Franks Franks
Hayes Hayes D.Mulligan Franks N.Mulligan M.Roberts 1 N.Mulligan D.Mulligan Craggs
Craggs Craggs M.Roberts Owens M.Roberts Risbrough B Owens N.Mulligan Owens
Owens Owens N.Mulligan 2 Henry Portas Craggs Owens 1 Mitchell
M.Roberts 1 M.Roberts Henry
Franks Franks 1 Franks B
Owens Owens M.Roberts
Henry Craggs Craggs
N.Mulligan N.Mulligan 1 N.Mulligan
Robinson Robinson Robinson
9
Anchors TV
10
Craggs Henry 1 Owens
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PARTING SHOT
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IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE ANCHOR, WE CONCLUDE WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHER SELECTING HIS FAVOURITE RECENT IMAGE
e conclude our latest programme with our photographer picking out one of his stand-out images from the last couple of games. In our last home game, it really was a game of two halves, but also a game the Anchors came through with three points. The game with Consett was level at the break after Shane Henry’s early strike was cancelled out by Nathan Allen’s half-volley. A change of formation and system in the
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second-half saw Michael Dunwell’s men go on to score three goals inside the final half-hour, through Jonathan Franks, Adam Nicholson and Nathan Mulligan, to pick up a hugelyimportant victory. The final goal of the game was well worked from the Anchors, Jamie Owens’ reverse pass released N.Mulligan, who beat the ‘keeper and finished into the empty net. Above, you can see Nathan running away in celebration in front of the Stockton supporters. stockton.townfc
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STOCKTON TOWN
SEAHAM RED STAR
MANAGER: MICHAEL DUNWELL COLOURS: YELLOW AND BLUE
MANAGER: MARK COLLINGWOOD COLOURS: RED AND WHITE
Michael ARTHUR Peter BULMER Sam CONWAY Tom COULTHARD Max CRAGGS Jonathan FRANKS Kevin HAYES Shane HENRY Lewis KING Jack McCALLY Dan McWILLIAMS Gary MITCHELL Dale MULLIGAN Nathan MULLIGAN Adam NICHOLSON Jamie OWENS Tom PORTAS Callum ROBERTS Michael ROBERTS Jordan ROBINSON Nathan STEEL Keelan WRIGHT
Jason BLACKBURN Thomas BOTT Jacob DOW Paul GARDINER Nathan GREENWOOD Joe HAILES Daniel HAWKINS David HENDERSON Liam HODGSON Andrew JENNISON Andrew JOHNSON Nathan LAWRENCE Gary McROBERTS Sean McROBERTS Taylor RICHARDSON Danny SAYER Lewis SUDDICK Luke SULLIVAN Matthew TUMILTY Mark WAITE Paul WELDON Scott YOUNG
TONIGHT’S MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE: SAM PARNABY
ASSISTANT: CRAIG JINKS
ASSISTANT: CHRIS STEADMAN
NEXT AT HOME
NEXT AWAY GAME
SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2020 KICK-OFF 3:00PM NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2020 KICK-OFF 3:00PM NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
NORTH SHIELDS
WHICKHAM
