Issue 1 - Stockton Town vs Shildon (Emirates FA Cup) by stocktontownfc

THE ANCHOR OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF STOCKTON TOWN FC

STOCKTON TOWN FC vs SHILDON AFC 02/09/2020 7:45PM KICK-OFF 2020-21 SEASON - ISSUE 1

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WELCOME TO THE ANCHOR... STOCKTON TOWN vs SHILDON AFC EMIRATES FA CUP - EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER, 2020

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 TREASURER Ken Broadbent FIRST TEAM CO-ORDINATOR Lee Nicholson

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MANAGER NOTES Michael Dunwell reflects on a positive pre-season and looks ahead to an important game against Shildon in the FA Cup. THE MAIN FEATURE Going up against his former club, Dale Mulligan talks about signing back with Stockton and the upcoming season. MATCH REPORT - WHITBY TOWN The Anchors rounded off their pre-season campaign with a victory over Whitby Town on the road. THE OPPOSITION - SHILDON Shildon were Stockton’s main rivals in the league last season and will pose a tough test in the FA Cup tonight. NORTHERN LEAGUE - STATISTICS Ahead of the new season, take a look at the Northern League statistics, including last night’s results and forthcoming fixtures. FIXTURES AND RESULTS The Anchors have a busy first couple of months to the season, take a look at the full fixture list.

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MANAGEMENT TEAM Manager: Michael Dunwell Assistant Manager: JD Briggs Coach: John Fielding GK Coach: Jason Hamilton Physio: Sam Higgins Kitman: Alan Farley 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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MICHAEL

DUNWELL

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MAP GROUP UK STADIUM FOR TONIGHT’S FA CUP GAME AGAINST SHILDON

’d like to start off by welcoming you all back to the MAP Group UK Stadium for the first competitive match in six months. I never thought it’d happen and that we’d have such a break from football to be honest. It took the team a while during pre-season, but in the last two games against South Shields and Whitby Town, we got back to where we want to be at, especially where we finished back in March before football came to a stop. We had a long pre-season, we normally only have four or five weeks, but we’ve had eight or nine this summer, so it took a while to get the players motivated, we saw it in the pre-season games, but in the last couple of weeks they’ve really hit the ground running and got back to where they were last season. It is a bit strange to have football back, but also because we aren’t allowed to have more than an allocated number of fans in the ground too. It is a bit difficult, but it is just good to have fans back. Those first three pre-season games were more like training games because there was none or very little fans in. The pace wasn’t there, but the last two games, especially at Whitby with there being 300 fans and on a good pitch, it was a good game and the players stepped up to that. They’ve done that over the last few performances and hopefully that’s a good sign of what’s to come, especially for tonight’s match. In those two games, we saw a lot more work rate compared to the other games, we were getting the ball forward a lot quicker. We worked on that in the sessions before the South Shields and Whitby games. In and out stockton_townfc

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“IF YOU PRIORITISE ONE COMPETITION, YOU LOSE THAT CONTINUITY OF WINNING GAMES, SO WE WANT TO WIN EVERY GAME.” of play, the players were working a lot harder and that’s just with the fitness coming. They look a lot fitter than what they did at the start, although they did come back in great shape. There’s been some real positives this pre-season, the squad is strong. This is one of the toughest draws we could’ve got in the FA Cup, they were out closest challengers in the league last season. We done well in both games against Shildon last season, won both home and away, so looking at that, we will go into the game with confidence, but it’s a one off cup game, there’s no extra time and no replay’s this year, straight to penalties. We haven’t been in this competition for that many years, so it’s a special one for us. Last year we had a great run in it and we were unlucky to get beat of Guiseley, who were three or four leagues above us. We were unlucky not to take it back to a replay, but we had some good away days. We played away at Liversedge and I think we took four or five coaches down there and the same with Guiseley. Although the fans might not be able to do that anytime soon, if we get through then we’ll be playing against Billingham Town away. Winning breeds confidence and we are going into every game wanting to win.

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NATHAN MULLIGAN AIMING TO MAKE AN IMPACT DURING IMPORTANT SEASON

nchors midfielder Nathan Mulligan is relishing his role as the experienced member of the squad. Mulligan enjoyed a great pre-season with four goals in five matches, including a brace in a 4-1 win over South Shields. Speaking after the Whitby game, Mulligan said: “It’s been a good pre-season for me.” “I’ve kept myself ticking over the lockdown period to come back to pre-season fit as I can.” “Being the oldest in the team I’ve got to look after myself.” On whether he feels responsibility as the oldest,

the ex-Boro youth player said: “Absolutely, we have got some senior lads around the thirty mark.” “We’ve got a good spine of experienced lads in there, “But as the experienced one, it’s good.” Following a productive preseason, attention turns to tonight’s FA Cup tie with Shildon. On the game, Mulligan said: “We’ve given ourselves the best opportunity, “Our morale is very high and it’s good to go into the Shildon after back-to-back wins against two very really good sides.”

YOUNG ANCHORS DRAWN AT HOME AGAINST CARLISLE CITY IN FA YOUTH CUP

he Under-18s kick off their FA Youth Cup campaign next Tuesday when they host Carlisle City in the Preliminary Round of the competition. They are under in a new coach in Liam Cox and the prospect of the Youth Cup is a new challenge for a lot of the players. Cox said: “It’s a massive competition and something that all the lads are excited for.” “Even though it’s only the Youth Cup, it’s still hugely prestigious competition.” The under-18s have seen their

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pre-season campaign majorly impacted by the pandemic with four pre-season friendlies cancelled. Last season saw the Anchors beat Chester-Le-Street to win their first Youth Cup game before succumbing to North Shields 4-2 at home. “For us to have a home game first up is brilliant and hopefully we can try to do a little bit better than last season,” Cox told the media team. Kick-off is at 19.45 on Tuesday 8th September and entry details can be found on the website in the coming days.

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T H E M A I N F E AT U R E

DALE MULLIGAN Dale Mulligan has returned to Stockton Town after leaving Shildon at the end of last season. Ahead of the FA Cup tie against his former club, Dale spoke to us to give his thoughts on a variety of topics. When asked his feelings on returning to the Anchors, Dale revealed: “It’s brilliant, I feel right at home, back with my home town club, I know all the lads, it’s a great set up here, it just feels brilliant to be back.”Pre-season training began back in early July and the centre-back revealed it was hard coming back after nearly four months away: “It was hard work, the lads are all professional, everyone kept themselves right, the standard was high straight from the offset. It was definitely strange coming back from a long layoff but it’s really good to be back.”

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Dale also gave his thoughts on performances throughout pre-season: “Performance levels weren’t great to start, but it was just rust I think, the last two games have been outstanding, exactly what the Stockton teams we all know against two high level teams, they were brilliant, so it has put us in great stead going into the Shildon game.” All leagues below Step Three in the National Pyramid were null-and-void due to the Covid-19 pandemic last season, Dale expressed his disappointment at that decision: “It was really hard to take, I think the fairest way would have been the points per game system, but at the end of the day the powers that be make them decisions and we’ve just got to get on with it, a lot of hard work went to waste, a lot of clubs money but it’s out of our hands so we’ve just got to get on with it.” Moving forward from the disappointment of last season, Dale believes the mentality in the dressing room is well equipped to move on: “Absolutely, everyone’s chomping at the bit to play and especially the last two games have put us at the forefront to go and do exactly the same as what Stockton did last year.” “The lads are all ready, the coaching staff too, it will be great to get the fans back in and just get back to normality and get back to business.” On his return home from Shildon, and the direction the club is taking: “As soon as I left Shildon, Michael Dunwell spoke to me and said don’t make any decisions yet, we will have a chat. As soon as I knew there was half a sniff of coming back, it was

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the only decision I wanted to make. It’s right for me, my family and everything, it’s perfect.” “The club is going in the right direction, the set-up is perfect, Martin Hillerby has done a cracking job of getting the club to where it’s at, a lot of hard work goes in behind closed doors, it’s exactly where I want to be.” On his first game back at Stockton being his former club: “Great set of lads at Shildon, the dressing room is fantastic over there, I’ve got a lot of friends over there. You couldn’t write it really that our first game would be against them, but at the end of the day you’ve just got to get down to business and we’ve got to beat what’s in front of us and they’re a very good outfit, very, very good but I think we’ve got a good chance of beating them and going into the next round.” On the platform for the season, with stockton_townfc

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four home games in the first month, and fans being allowed back into non-league grounds: “Absolutely, get a couple of wins under our belt to steady us into the season, there’s no easy games in the Northern League there really isn’t. Teams are going to come here and they’re going to make it difficult for us to break down, they’re going to want to get behind the ball because we’re a good side and that’s going to be difficult. We have to find a way of breaking through those teams.” “The Stockton fans are outstanding, they had the highest average home attendance throughout last season, they really do give the lads a lift going into games.”

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MEET THE PLAYERS INTRODUCING OUR SQUAD FOR THE 2020-21 SEASON

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Tom signed from West Auckland and has previous experience with Guisborough, Whitby and Darlington. A fantastic midfielder, elegant on the ball.

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.

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.

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.

JD Briggs Asst Manager

JD also had a great playing career, in non-league. He turned to coaching and became Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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.

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.

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 SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020 / PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY / TOWBAR EXPRESS STADIUM

WHITBY TOWN Trialist, 70

STOCKTON TOWN M.Roberts, 3, N.Mulligan, 45

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irst-half goals from Michael Roberts and Nathan Mulligan ensured Stockton Town ended their pre-season campaign on a high with 2-1 victory at Whitby Town. Both sides entered the game on the back of a win. The Anchors had put up an impressive display in a 4-1 win over South Shields, while Whitby had claimed a convincing 4-0 win at Guisborough Town. The wind and rain resulted in a miserable setting for the game. The Stockton fans day was instantly brightened though when they took an early lead after two minutes. A lovely ball from the left by James Risbrough was turned in by Roberts at close range.

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TOTAL SHOTS SHOTS ON SHOTS OFF CORNERS FOULS OFFSIDES

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Shortly before half-time, Stockton had their second goal of the game when a Max Craggs free-kick from the left pinballed around before Mulligan slotted home. The second half saw a number of changes for Stockton as Dale Mulligan, Jordan Robinson, Fred Woodhouse, Cieran Jackson and Jamie Owens all came on. It took more than twenty minutes for anything noteworthy to happen. Whitby squandered a chance to pull a goal back when Bradley Fewster was played through but he shot straight at Michael Arthur. Whitby pulled a goal back on 70 minutes through a Trialist, but Stockton saw the game through.

Whitby Town: Bland, Cobain, Mills, Ible, Trialist Sukar, Heaney, Rowe, Giles, Hazel, Hawkins Stockton Town: Arthur, King, McWilliams, Henry (N.Mulligan 62) , Nicholson (D.Mulligan 45), Coulthard, Franks, Craggs (Robinson 45), Roberts (Owens 45), N.Mulligan (Woodhouse 45), Risbrough (Jackson 45) Goals: 0-1, 3 min, M.Roberts; 0-2, 45 min, N.Mulligan, 1-2, 70 min, Trialist

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POST-MATCH REACTION

MICHAEL DUNWELL: “It’s very pleasing. It was a lovely pitch, but difficult conditions with the wind and the rain. It was difficult for both sides to get the ball down and play a bit. First-half, I thought we were very good, especially on the counter, we broke their play up very well and created quite a few chances. We got the two goals in that first-half and looked comfortable going into half-time.”

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L A S T T H R E E R E S U LT S

LOST 3-1 vs MORPETH TOWN (H)

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WON 2-1 vs FRICKLEY ATHLETIC (H)

WON 8-1 vs WILLINGTON (H)

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OPPOSITION PROFILE

SHILDON AFC

Shildon were Stocktonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closest challengers and were 2nd when the season was declared null and void. They secured twenty wins from their thirty league games. In the FA Cup, they suffered an early exit in the Extra-Preliminary Round as they went out 3-2 at Garforth Town. It looks to be more of the same as they have kept the squad from last season together. Striker Billy Greulich-Smith and midfielder Daniel Craggs remain key players. Defender Alex White was brought in from Whitby but suffered an injury in pre-season. They enjoyed a good pre-season with five wins from their six games. They beat Sunderland West End, Silksworth, Newcastle Blue Star, Willington and Frickley Athletic by an aggregate of 23-1. They were denied a perfect pre-season when they lost 3-1 to Morpeth Town. In their early meetings, Shildon were on top. They won the first three meetings between the clubs. Last season showed the shift when Stockton completed the double with a 1-0 home win and a 2-0 away win.

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Tuesday September 1, 2020 Emirates FA Cup - Extra Prelim Round Ashington 2-1 Goole Consett 3-2 Ryhope CW Garforth Town 3-0 Whitley Bay Hebburn Town 4-1 Hemsworth MW Marske United 3-0 North Shields Newcastle Benfield (4) 1-1 (3)Seaham Red Star Northallerton Town 1-4 Billingham Town Penrith 3-2 Pickering Town Sunderland RCA 3-1 Durham City Thornaby 2-0 Bridlington Town Whickham (2) 0-0 (4) West Auckland Town Wednesday September 2, 2020 Emirates FA Cup - Extra Prelim Round Bishop Auckland vs Hall Road Rangers Crook Town vs Yorkshire Amateurs Guisborough Town vs Newton Aycliffe Heaton Stannington vs West Auckland Town Stockton Town vs Shildon

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Saturday September 5, 2020 Ashington vs Newcastle Benfield Bishop Auckland vs Northallerton Town North Shields vs Newton Aycliffe Penrith vs Whitley Bay Seaham Red Star vs Whickham Shildon vs West Auckland Town Stockton Town vs Guisborough Town Sunderland RCA vs Ryhope CW Thornaby vs Billingham Town Buildbase FA Vase - Semi-Final Corinthian vs Hebburn Town Tuesday September 8, 2020 Hebburn Town vs Shildon Newton Aycliffe vs Sunderland RCA Ryhope CW vs Consett Whitley Bay vs North Shields Wednesday September 9, 2020 Guisborough Town vs West Auckland Town Newcastle Benfield vs Bishop Auckland Northallerton Town vs Seaham Red Star Stockton Town vs Ashington Thornaby vs Penrith Whickham vs Billingham Town

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SQUAD STATISTICS

All stats up to date as of 01/08/20

2020-21 SEASON STATISTICS PLAYER

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Adam Nicholson

DEF

388

Callum Roberts

Cieran Jackson

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Dale Mulligan

DEF

Dan McWilliams

DEF

Fred Woodhouse

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203

James Risbrough

MID

173

Jamie Owens

FOR

134

Jonathan Franks

FOR

Jordan Robinson

MID

Kevin Hayes

FOR

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Lewis King

DEF

Max Craggs

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Michael Arthur

243

Michael Roberts

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Nathan Mulligan

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Nathan Steel

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Shane Henry

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Tom Coulthard

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Tom Portas

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Jamie Owens 25 Goals

Kevin Hayes 20 Goals

Michael Roberts 13 Goals

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Tom Coulthard 47 Apps

Tom Portas 45 Apps

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DATE: 15/09/20 // NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE // GROUND: SUNDERLAND LGV PARK

Ryhope. Meadow Park was built after RCA convinced the council to build on some then derelict land in the late 1970s. With help from Sunderland and Tyne and Wear councils, the ground was finally constructed.

SUNDERLAND RCA

DIRECTIONS From the ground, turn right onto Bishopton Road West, turn left at the lights onto Bishopton Avenue. Take the second exit onto the A1027, and follow the road until you reach the A19 slip road and take the first exit. Follow the A19 until you reach the A1018 slip road to Sunderland. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Stockton Road/A1018. Keep following this road until Beechbrooke, take the first exit onto Beechbrooke and turn right then left and Meadow Park is there. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Take the Northern train line service from Stockton Station to Newcastle, and depart at Seaham. Walk eight minutes from Seaham Station to New Strangford Road, take the 60 drifter bus to Ryhope hospitals, depart there and walk four minutes to Meadow Park, the home of RCA.

THE OPPOSITION Sunderland RCA play in the Ebac Northern League Division One, and have done so since winning promotion from Division Two in 2012. Martin Swalesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; men finished 12th in the null-and-void 2019/20 campaign. LAST TIME OUT 08.02.2020 Sunderland RCA 0 Stockton Town 3 The Anchors played Sunderland RCA twice last season, winning both games to nil. The last meeting was back in February, when keeper Callum Roberts found the net from inside his own half, Fred Woodhouse and Adam Nicholson added the gloss on a comfortable victory.

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OCTOBER 2020 Sat 3 Tue 6 Sat 10 Tue 13 Sat 17 Sat 24 Sat 31

Consett Billingham Town Seaham Red Star Hebburn Town Shildon West Auckland Town 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

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PARTING SHOT

THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE ANCHOR CONCLUDES WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHER SELECTING HIS FAVOURITE IMAGE FROM PRE-SEASON

or the very first edition of the Parting Shot, we’ve selected an image from our final pre-season game of the summer, which ended in a 2-1 victory for the Anchors. Going into the game away at Whitby Town, Michael Dunwell’s side had emphatically beaten South Shields at home, so making it back-to-back victories to conclude their pre-season was important going into such a big game. After the six-month break from

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competitive football, the Anchors make their return in the FA Cup tonight. Nevertheless, the photo selected to conclude the first edition of ‘The Anchor’ shows captain Adam Nicholson celebrating Nathan Mulligan’s goal away at Whitby on Saturday. In torrential rain, the visitors had a two-goal advantage after the midfielder doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time. More of the same today, please. Stay posted for the next parting shot in the next issue. stockton.townfc

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STOCKTON TOWN

SHILDON AFC

MANAGER: MICHAEL DUNWELL COLOURS: YELLOW AND BLUE

MANAGER: DANIEL MOORE COLOURS: RED

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

Zak ATKINSON Matthew BATEMAN Daniel CRAGGS Dominic CURL Billy GREULICH-SMITH Aidan HEYWOOD Jordan LAVERY Kenan LAYTON Chay LIDDLE Kurt MATTHEWS Craig MOODY Daniel MOORE Shaun NEWBROOK David PALMER Joe POSTHILL Michael SWEET Dean THEXTON Ben TROTTER Jack VAULKS Alex WHITE

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ASSISTANT: TIM CRAIG

ASSISTANT: RYAN BIRD

NEXT AT HOME

NEXT AWAY GAME

SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2020 KICK-OFF 3:00PM NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2020 KICK-OFF 7:45PM NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

GUISBOROUGH TOWN

SUNDERLAND RCA

Issue 1 - Stockton Town vs Shildon (Emirates FA Cup)

Articles inside

MATCH REPORT - WHITBY TOWN

THE OPPOSITION - SHILDON

THE MAIN FEATURE

MANAGER NOTES