Newcastle Town FC vs Clitheroe FC

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Clitheroe FC Saturday 20th November 3:00 pm Kickoff

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Talk of The Town Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our game down here at the Red Industries Stadium. Today we welcome Clitheroe to our ground having made the trip down the M6 from the Ribble Valley to be with us. We hope that they enjoy their visit and have a safe journey home.

It was certainly an exciting game against Leek with a big crowd present for the opening of their new pitch and having taken the lead we were pegged back in the second half but a series of fine saves by Owen kept us level and we almost snatched all three points but Ryan Baxter's fine effort was an inch wide with the keeper flatfooted.

We have welcomed young Taylor McMahon from Stoke City for a month and he has certainly made a good impression in his two games. Hopefully, we will have at least one more on board by today. We have extended Dom's loan at Abbey Hulton for another month to give him game time.

We have no game next Saturday but are back down here again on Saturday 4th December when we take on high riding Trafford in what promises to be another entertaining game following on from today's encounter which also promises to be a good game if previous encounters are anything to go by.

Our last two games have seen us field our two youngest starting line-ups since we have been at Level 4 with the average age being 20.7 years against Prescot and with one change at Leek an average starting age of 20.9 years. Four points from the two games is a good showing for the future of the club.

Hope you enjoy the game and have a safe journey home.

View from the Dugout Good afternoon to everybody and welcome to Newcastle Town FC. Today my notes are all about our clubs belief in Youth and the implementation of our young players development programme.

The Last couple of games we have fielded the youngest starting 11 since the club have been playing at Step 4 with an average age of 20.7 in our 2-1 win v Prescott Cables and an average age of 20.9 in our 1-1 draw away to local rivals Leek Town. The pleasing part of it all is that these talented young players are brave with and without the ball and have seen dominant spells in possession against the very best in our division.

As we are now in our 3rd year of our 5 year plan we are starting to see the results with some of our 20 to 22 year olds all having played lots of games at this level and although young in terms of age they have already got plenty of experience to handle every situation that presents itself during the course of a match. Our all important football and education scholarship programme has seen record numbers of new admissions and is playing a huge role in our conveyor belt of future 1st team players with 3 players already making their debuts this season.

Today's game v Clitheroe will be another difficult test against a high flying team in the mix for promotion this season and I'm sure it will be another exiting afternoon.

Enjoy the game.

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PLAYER Q&A with James Askey

What hobbies away from football do you enjoy : spending time with my fiancé and dog Teddy and eating nice food!!

And what dark hidden hobbies like knitting or quilting do you have that you are willing to reveal to all : not really a hobby, but I have a long bath every morning at 6am.

Have you ever tried to sign yourself on Football Manager or any football related game : No! If you were to join a club that was on FIFA and have a player card on FIFA UT what would your rating be : must be getting old as I don’t know what UT is.

What is your earliest football playing/supporting memory : first game I watched was Stoke v Barnsley with my dad in 1997 at the old Victoria Ground, Stoke won 1-0, with a goal from Mike Sheron.

Who is your football team : Stoke City Who from the squad would be the last one standing at the bar on a team night out : Tommy Who from the squad would be the last one to arrive for a team night out : Ethan Vale (he’d never arrive)

PLAYER Q&A with James Askey

Who is the one player who stays back when getting a round in : Half of our team don’t come in the bar after the game Tell us what your party trick is or would be on a team night out : I can get both my legs over my head If you were not playing football on a Saturday afternoon what would you be doing instead : watching football Tell us an interesting fact that you know, it can be anything random : peanuts are not nuts, they are seeds You can invite one famous person (either still alive or passed on) to the pub for a carvery meal and a pint, who is it and why : Muhammad Ali If you could be World champion in any other sport what sport would it be and why : 100m sprint, it would be nice to know what it’s like to run fast

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Clitheroe FC The club starts its 18th season in the Northern Premier League at Level 4 of the non league pyramid. Under the chairmanship of Stewart Fort, it is looking to build on the continuing transformation of the club and to seek promotion to the next level, or at the very least to secure a place in the play offs for the first time.

The club was formed as Clitheroe Central in 1877 at the Swan Hotel in Castle Street by local businessmen. After playing in local leagues, the club joined the Lancashire Combination in 1903 and dropped Central from their name. Aside from breaks during the First and Second World Wars, the club continued to play in the Combination until the end of the 1981-82 season, when it combined with the Cheshire League to become the North West Counties League.

For the first 100 years of Clitheroe FC’s existence, a Lancashire Junior Cup win in 1893, the Lancashire Combination Cup in 1934-5 and the League Championship in 1979-80 all that the club had to show for its efforts. That was soon to change. Although Clitheroe were put into the Third Division of the NWCFL at its inception due to the state of the ground, there followed the most successful period in the club’s long history under the stewardship of Eric Whalley, subsequently manager and Chairman of Accrington Stanley FC. He assembled one of the best non-league sides in the North of England and won back to back Championships in the Third, Second and First divisions, as well as securing the Lancashire Cup for the first time in 50 years, thanks to a solitary strike from local lad Eric Geldard. This was all the more impressive when one considers that the Division 1 was effectively Level 3 in the non-league pyramid.

Captained by Mick Ashcroft and containing extravagant talents such as John Taylor and Steve Mullen, possibly the best player ever to play for the Blues, Clitheroe regularly attracted bumper gates, with the championship winning season seeing three crowds over 1,000. Cracks started to appear when Whalley took over the manager’s seat at Accrington. To compound matters, the new Northern Premier Division 1 was formed, but a lack of floodlights meant the Blues could not take their rightful place and they found teams effectively leapfrogging them.

It was not until the mid nineties that the Club recovered from this setback and started to fulfil its potential. It became a force in the NWCFL Division 1 again and also made itself known on the national FA Vase stage. Having been pipped to the title in 1994-95 by Bradford PA in controversial circumstances, the following season saw possibly the highlight of the club’s history when the Blues reached the Vase Final under the joint managership of Dennis Underwood and Gary Butcher after an epic two legged semi Final win against Mangotsfield United of Bristol. 2,000 people were on Shawbridge for the second leg when a deflected goal saw the Blues home with seven minutes of extra time remaining. The Final pitted the Blues against a powerful Brigg side and a 3-0 reverse in front of 7,500 fans was a fair reflection of the play. In the close season, Clitheroe also received their record transfer fee, £45,000, from Crystal Palace for goalkeeper Carlo Nash.

Clitheroe FC The Wembley experience turned the Blues into a Vase side and a Quarter Final defeat against Tiverton in 1998/99 and a two leg reverse against Taunton in the 2000/01 semi-final gave the Blues national prominence. The Taunton season saw Clitheroe beat pre-tournament favourites Chippenham in the quarter final on their own patch before a two-legged semi against Taunton Town, which would never be forgotten. With the first leg away and the game only just surviving an absolute deluge, the Blues went in at half time 5-0 down and reduced to 10 men. There was not much good humour amongst the 150 travelling Blues over that cup of Bovril. No further goals followed, but with manager Dave Burgess throwing caution to the wind in the home second leg, the fans dared to dream with 3 goals for the home side in the first 15 minutes (including hitting the post) and the Taunton keeper being stretchered off, but in the end Clitheroe went down 8-4 on aggregate.

Dave Burgess stood down at the end of the season and central defender Lee Sculpher took over as player manager. In 2002/3, Clitheroe again finished as league runners up and lost to Mossley at Gigg Lane in the League Cup Final. Early cup exits the following season enabled the Blues to concentrate on the league and superb away form saw the Blues capture the 2003/04 league title on the final day of the season at Nantwich where Blues legend Neil Reynolds sparked bedlam when he thumped a 25 yarder into the top corner with six minutes of the season remaining.

High hopes accompanied Clitheroe’s first foray into the Unibond League in 2004/05, but the club never fully recovered from manager Lee Sculpher resigning after a handful of games into the new season. He was succeeded by Paul Byrom who then quit in the close season. Tommy Lawson was appointed manager for the 2005/06 season but he was relieved of his duties in early 2006, to be replaced on a temporary basis by Mark Smitheringale. He too left before the 2006/07 season started and his assistant Chris Stammers stepped up to the plate before resigning after a 10-1 thumping away to Conference North Kettering in the FA Trophy in November 2006. The then chairman Carl Garner offered the job to Neil Reynolds and Pete Smith at the turn of 2007, before the latter took on the role in his own right at the end of the 2008/09 season. 2009/10 and 2010/11 saw Clitheroe finishing in eight and sixth respectively, the highest league placings in the club’s history. The end of the 10/11 season also had a unique twist with Carl Garner stepping down as chairman after four years to replace Pete Smith as manager, in the process going unbeaten throughout April and taking the manager of the month prize. Garner was replaced in the role of chair by his long-standing deputy Anne Barker.

Despite the great end to the previous campaign, the 2011/12 season under Garner’s leadership was ultimately disappointing, although it had started so brightly with another manager of the month award.

Clitheroe FC Form quickly tailed off and huge player turnover ensued, before Garner resigned and the managerial Vase duo of Burgess and Sculpher ensured survival on a temporary basis, having taken over with less than 10 games to go. Paul Moore, the ex Leek Town and Warrington Town manager, took over the reins in 2012/13 and led Clitheroe to their record points total in Division 1 in finishing eighth, with the play-off push only ending over the final games of the season. However, the loss of key players in the close season led to a woeful start in 2013/14 and to an early exit from the FA Cup and Trophy, and the committee replaced Moore mid season with ex Blue Simon Garner.

Garner steadied the ship and Clitheroe finished the season in 17th position, with Garner setting his stall out in 2014-15 to create a more east Lancashire focussed team. A 13th place finish and an appearance at the Reebok in the Lancashire Trophy against Chorley represented good progress, whilst the 7th place in 2015-16 continued the good work, and the push for the play-offs only faltered in the final weeks. Following Garner’s resignation, the club moved quickly to appoint ex Wales international Simon Haworth to the manager’s role. He moulded a team from scratch into genuine play off contenders, only faltering in the penultimate game of the season to a 90th minute goal at rivals Colne. 2017-18 could not quite recapture these heights although both Kurt Willoughby and Alex Newby featured prominently in the league goal-scoring charts. When Howarth announced he was leaving, the club appointed former Warrington Town manager, Stuart Mellish. After an unhappy, short tenure, his assistant, former Ossett Town manager Lee Ashforth was handed the role six games into the season. Unfortunately, Clitheroe endured their worst season at this level and Ashforth’s tenure was brought to an end. Former Lancaster manager Phil Brown steadied the ship in the truncated 2019-20 season, with crowds averaging back over 350 and the Blues hovering around the play off places. He left for personal reasons at the end of the season and the club appointed former Blue David Lynch as player manager for the 2020-21 season, who in turn left after a promising truncated season. Billy Priestley and Gary Stopforth have now been appointed as joint player managers for the coming season.

Clitheroe FC Billy Priestley: Player/manager. Centre Back. Started his career at Ramsbottom where he won the league before he followed Messrs Johnson and Morley to Salford, where he stayed for three years. He has since played for Southport and Bradford PA, and is relishing the chance to cut his managerial teeth.

Chris Price – Assistant manager, bringing over 20 years of management and coaching experience with him.

Chris Thompson: 31 year old stopper, with over 100 Clitheroe appearances to his name.

Firm fans’ favourite and a member of the Team of the Decade.

Matthew Hodds – 17 year old goalkeeper from Sabden. Has been at professional academies and is now part of the youth team set up at Stockport County academy.

Cole Lonsdale: Tenacious 22 year old left back, formerly on Bolton’s books, back for his second spell at the club. Loves to burst down the line, and links up well with the front line, using his sweet left foot to full advantage.

Harrison Burke – 19 year old centre back signed on loan from Chester. He captains the club’s youth team and has secured a first team deal.

Jack Burrows – 21 year old who has progressed through the Blues under 23 side. He is versatile across the back line and has the engine and desire to secure a place for himself this season Louis Jeanne – 6ft 3 centre back recently captured from Kendal Town after impressing against Clitheroe.

Alex Turner – high energy 20 year old central midfielder who was at Liverpool’s Academy, who had a spell with Runcorn Linnets last season.

Jamie Edwards – 24 year old attacking wideman who started on Blackpool’s books. Signed from Darwen after a lengthy pursuit and will be keen to show his quality at the higher level.

Richie Baker – 33 year old midfielder signed from Ramsbottom United. Has more than 100 games on his CV with Bury in the league, as well as higher level non league experience with FC United, AFC Fylde and Stockport County.

Ross Dent – Midfielder. A Clitheroe lad. Still only 27, he already has 190+ Clitheroe appearances to his name and another member of the Team of the Decade. Having spent the last two seasons with former manager Simon Haworth at Stalybridge, Ross cemented his reputation as one of the hardest working and most fearless midfielders around.

Clitheroe FC Danny Wilkins – signed at the end of 2019-20 season from Droylsden and returned to the club for a second spell. Can play anywhere across the front line and midfield and offers a rare mix of talent.

Zack Clarke – 18 year old winger signed on loan from Chester. Has the pace and trickery to give most defenders sleepless nights.

Jake Connelly – 19 year old winger played for the England Colleges XI, suffering an injury just as he was starting to make inroads into the first team. After shaking off a couple of niggling injuries, he will be looking to use his power to terrorise defences.

Ben McKenna – 28 year old Burnley based forward signed for an undisclosed fee from Farsley Celtic. Has spent most of his career in the Conference North and is looking forward to help Clitheroe move up the pyramid.

Terry Cummings – 24 year old is already a big hit with the Shawbridge crowd, using his strength and pace to take on defences. Will be looking to add to his goal tally to complete the package.

Sefton Gonzales – much travelled striker who has spent much of his career at the higher level. Was a member of the Team of League when last at Clitheroe and on his day is virtually unplayable.

Joel Mills – young striker previously on Accrington Stanley’s books, looking to make his way back up the ladder.

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Ground : Shawbridge St, Clitheroe BB7 1LZ

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Workington FC

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1-1 13.11.2021

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2021/22 Player Stats Player

APPS

Dominic Kurasik # Owen Mooney Zak Noble # James Askey Luke Dennis Jack Fishman Max Raine* Taylor McMahon Matt Harrison Tommy van der Laan Jack van der Laan Will Lloyd Lewis Jarman Jack Grimshaw* Joe Berks Ethan Vale Nathan Morley Maxwell Chimenes Declan Arber * Ryan Baxter Harvey Howell # Challis Johnson Will Gibbons * Josh Roberts Jamie Weldon Chris Smith

1 19 1 21 21 15 (3) 5 2 2 (1) 21 21 2 (6) 15 (3) 1 (1) 11 (3) 21 20 11 (4) 7 (6) 6 (5) 2 (2) 4 (4) 3 (3) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (2)

Including all league and cup games

GOALS

0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

* No Longer with the club | # Currently away on Loan with another club

Northern Premier League West Table

(Table correct as of 18.11.2021)

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Bootle vs Leek Town Colne vs Workington Kendal Town vs Market Drayton Town Mossley vs City of Liverpool FC Newcastle Town vs Clitheroe Prescot Cables vs Glossop North End Ramsbottom United vs Kidsgrove Athletic Runcorn Linnets vs Warrington Rylands Trafford vs 1874 Northwich Widnes vs Marine

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