Eccleshall FC vs Cheadle Heath Nomads | Macron Cup

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Club Officials:

Chairman: Neil Washington

Vice Chairman: Antony Johnson

Secretary: Jim Tunney

Treasurer: David Heelis

Programme Editor: Shaun Rogers

Clubhouse Management: Bill Grinham

Club Welfare Officer: Jim Tunney

Commercial Manager: Media Officer: Shaun Rogers

Directors

Neil Washington, Antony Johnson, Paul Cox, David Heelis, Bill Grinham, Richard Marsh, Jim Tunney.

Committee

John Martin, Colin Leese, Sid Kelly, Ernie Jackson, Diane Washington, Harvey Collins, Liz Leese, Andy Gough, Ben Gamble, Julie Clews, Barry Blenheim, Laura Sharratt, Tony Woolrich

Fundraising Sub-Committee

Neil Washington, Antony Johnson, John Martin, Jim Tunney, Colin Leese

First Team Management:

Liam Kelly, Nathan Wilkes, Russell Rowley, Harry Pickering, Laura Machin Junior Section

Chairman: Andy Gough Secretary: Gareth Davies

U10s Kieron Healey

U13s Dave Hislop, Gaz Davis

U14s John Edensor, Nick Mobley

U16s Paul Heler, Mark Croxton, Henry Taylor

Members of the North West Counties League, Midland Junior Premier League, North Staffs Junior Youth League, Mid Staffs Junior League.

Affiliated to Staffordshire FA Eccleshall FC

THE DUGOUT TVIEW HE DUGOUT VIEW

Good afternoon and welcome yet again to another cup game against Cheadle Heath Nomads.

The lads will be looking to follow on from last week's penalty shootout win (with goalkeeper Aaron Woolrich the hero again making 2 saves) by getting the job done again today.

It’s no secret that we are experiencing an injury crisis at the minute. With 3 games in 7 days including an important FA Vase game next Saturday, I’ll be making plenty of changes for today and rotating the squad over the next week.

Thank you for your c enjoy today's game.

Liam

1973-74 Mid Staffs Div.3 Cup Winners

1973-74 Mid Staffs Div.3 Runners-up

1975-76 Mid Staffs Div.2 Cup Winners

1980-81 Staffs County (N) League Div.2 Champions

1981-82 Staffs County League (N)

Premier Division Champions

1981-82 May Bank Cup Finalists

1982-82 May Bank Cup Winners

1982-83 Mid Staffs Div.2 Cup Winners

1983-84 Staffs County League (N)

Premier Division Champions

1983-84 May Bank Cup Winners

1983-84 Staffs FA Vase Finalists

1984-85 Staffs FA Vase Finalists

1986-87 May Bank Cup Finalists

1987-88 Mid Staffs Borough Cup Finalists

1989-90 Staffs Senior League Champions

1999-00 Springbank Vending Midland League Runners-up

1999-00 Staffs County League Champions

2001-02 Springbank Vending Midland League Champions

2002-03 Springbank Vending Midland League Champions

2002-03 Staffs FA Vase Winners

2002-03 Staffs County League Champions

2002-03 Sentinel Cup Winners (under 18s)

2002-03 Sentinel Shield Winners (u/16’s)

2002-03 Leek Cup Finalists

2005-06 Staffs FA Vase Finalists

2017-18 Staffs FA Youth Cup Winners (Under 18s)

2017-18 Potteries Junior Youth Cup Winners (under 18s)

Cheadle Heath Nomads

Cheadle Heath Nomads was formed in 1919, immediately after the First World War The club is, therefore approaching its centenary. A photograph of the team around that time shows a bizarre combination of ages was necessary to get a team together and for obvious reasons.

With the war over a group of individuals (Messrs. Sanderson, Bentley, Hopwood, Hulme, Johnson, Taylor and Nuttall) began a fund raising project to raise £1000 (some money in those days) to buy the piece of land 'on the other side of the bridge' in Cheadle (as opposed to Cheadle Heath!) to create a sports club for the area and in 1921 the club opened with Cheadle Heath Nomads at its core, although it also provided facilities for Cricket, Tennis and Ladies' Hockey.

The gentlemen named above became the first Trustees of the club and the club remains a Trusteeship, owning its own land with all the pros and cons that entails.

Nomads joined the Lancashire and Cheshire AFL and, after a brief break in 1927 stayed in the L&C until 1994.

The club struggled for money in the 1930's and even changed its club colours from green and yellow quarters to white. Every player had to bring his own white shirt! The colours changed again to claret and blue after the 2ndWorld War and they remain the club's colours today.

The club thrived immediately after the 2ndWorld War with some improvements in infrastructure with the erection of a Nissan hut with a bar etc. and the teams became hugely successful, especially in the early 1950's. Players at that time such as Doug Berry, Johnny Whittaker, Bob Stuart etc. became the backbone of the club for several years after they had finished playing!

Nomads had often contemplated moving into the Mid Cheshire League (now The Cheshire League) but had been constrained by the presence of cricket with a corner of the football pitch forming part of the cricket outfield. With the demise of the cricket section (tennis and hockey had finished already) and success on the field a step up into the Mid Cheshire League was the obvious way to go.

The hard-working committee, based around Roy Welsh and Jim Hardie had been strengthened by the Gibbons family (George, Dave and John) and the club moved forward with confidence.

Winning the 2nd. Division in its first season, Nomads consolidated in the First Division until 2004 when it merged with Linotype F C. Linotype were in the same league (now The Cheshire League) but were having problems retaining the facilities at The Silver Wings Club in Timperley.

At the same time Nomads were struggling both on and off the field (Roy Welsh and George Gibbons holding the fort) and a merger of the two organisations made sense, especially as the committee would incorporate two grafters in Brian McGuinness and Jim Calderbank. Cheadle Heath Nomads became Linotype Cheadle Heath Nomads.

There then followed a generally satisfactory playing record until the Cheshire Football League championship was won in season 2013-14. Nomads has remained in the top echelons of the league since (coming 2nd, 5th. and 4th.)

Over the same period there were significant improvements to the playing surface and the facilities with the addition of new changing rooms, the erection of a 50 seater stand and a significant spend on improving the drainage, all with a view to moving into the NWCFL for season 2019/20

The re-structuring of the NWCFL for season 2018/19, however, provided an opportunity too good to miss whilst at the same time providing a significant challenge for a group of individuals to do two years work in one. George Gibbons (the same one), Steve Jenkins, Ian Taylor and Paul Farmer have put in a mountain of work and with Roy Welsh (the same one) steering the ship, especially financially, the club's facilities will soon include floodlights (by the start of the season), hard standing and new barriers, standing accommodation, spectator toilets etc. - and with more improvements to come.

It also provided an opportune time for the club to change its name back to the original Cheadle Heath Nomads F.C. in time for its centenary next year.

MATCH

With the club injury list mounting, manager Liam Kelly had to shuffle the pack again for the Edward Case Cup match against Cheadle Heath Nomads. Mark Groom and Lewis Dunn were the latest casualties and Joe Griffiths returned to the squad. The visitors played out a tough but entertaining 0-0 draw in their league visit to Pershall Park in mid-September. Eagles started well and the pace of Ryanjay Malbon was posing problems for the Nomads defence as they mounted a number of attacks on goal. He had a shot blocked as he powered into the area. Then Nomads Reuben Dass set up Arek Pociask and his shot was blocked by the Eagles defence. On 28 minutes, a great run by Daniel Byrnes led to him cutting into the area and only a one-handed save by Eagles ‘keeper Aaron Woolrich prevented the visitors taking the lead. Both sides were moving well going forward and it was only a matter of time before a goal came. It was the visitors who took the lead on 32 minutes when a ball across the box found Byrnes and he had the time to slot home past the advancing Woolrich. Both sides continued to attack as the half played out.

HT: Eccleshall 0 Cheadle Heath Nomads 1

Eccleshall came out strong in the second half looking for an early equaliser and it came on 55 minutes when a 30-yard piledriver by Oliver Hickman found the top cornet of the net. Nomads ‘keeper Alexander Fowell got a hand to the ball but couldn’t keep it out. On 62 minutes, Nomads found the net again through Harrison Bickerton, but he was flagged offside. Pociask then crafted another chance but fired wide. The game continued to be nip and tuck and Nomads’ Ryan Shenton found Lee Constantine from a free kick, but his header was over the bar. It was Eccleshall who took the lead with a well-constructed goal on 73 minutes. Mitch Glover curled a through pass to Jordan Flattley who advanced down the right and his cross into the box was headed home by Louis Downs. Malbon fired over before a Pociask shot brought a fingertip save around the post from Woolrich. A Harry Farnsworth shot was collected by the diving Fowell before the same player fired another chance over the bar. With time ticking away, the visitors forced an equaliser on 87 minutes when a defensive mistake led to Bickerton running through and he fired the ball past Woolrich to find the net.

FT: Eccleshall 2 Cheadle Heath Nomads 2

With no extra time, the game went straight to a penalty shoot-out to decide the winners. Spot kicks by Shenton, Isaac Graham and Isaac Lopes for the visitors were balanced out by Downs, Flattley and skipper Callum Feeney to keep the scores level. Joshua Tinker then struck the post with his kick giving Eagles the advantage. However, Griffiths sent the keeper the wrong way but put his wide of the post. Nomads’ fifth penalty by Bickerton was saved by Woolrich. Up stepped Hickman to fire past the diving Fowell and put Eagles through, earning them a home tie in the next round against Abbey Hey on Saturday 26. November. Having also drawn Cheadle Heath in the Macron Cup, they are again the visitors to Pershall Park next Saturday. After Eccleshall’s two close games against spirited opposition, there is no reason to doubt that this match will be the same.

Eagles: Woolrich, Flanaghan (Farnsworth), Woodroffe, Flattley, Blaise, Hickman, Malbon (Griffiths), Feeney, Downs, Glover (Taylor), Baker. Unused subs: Green-Birch, Tomlin.

Referee: Mr Justice Jacobs

JUNIOR JEAGLES UNIOR EAGLES CORNER CORNER

U10s NSJL

brilliant start to the season continues & are going from strength to strength.

U13s MJPL

Won 1-0 against Newcastle town & hope to take that positivity into this weekend.

U14s NSJL

had a very difficult fixture against Hanley Town playing on Hanleys first team pitch & lost 5-0

They hope to sign a couple of players this week to strengthen the squad & go again against Kidsgrove at home on Sunday.

U16s MJPL

had a difficult result to take on Saturday against Madeley losing 4-2. Lots of lessons have been learnt. They will dust themselves down & going again this weekend against Telford away.

Andy Gough

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