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West Disbury & Chorlton Tuesday 1st March 2022 8:00 pm Kickoff

Admission Adults - £6.00 Concession - £4.00

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Eccleshall FC

Eccleshall Football Club - Season 2021/22 Pershall Park, Chester Road, Eccleshall, Staffordshire. ST21 6NE

Telephone 01785 851351 (match days only) Legal Entity: Company limited by shares - Eccleshall Football Club Limited (c/n 13365015). Subsidiary of Eccleshall FC Sports Foundation Limited (c/n 13359263) - company limited by guarantee.

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, Liz Leese Fundraising Sub-Committee Neil Washington, Antony Johnson, John Martin, Jim Tunney, Colin Leese First Team Management: Liam Kelly, Nathan Wilkes, Russell Rowley, Evans Ofori, Phil Bruce, Harry Pickering Junior Section Chairman: Andy Gough Secretary: Gareth Davies Under 15s Team Manager : Paul Heler Under 13s Team Manager: Dave Hislop Under 13s Team Manager: Jon Edensor Under 12s Team Manager: Andre Parcian Under 9s Team Manager: Kieran Healey 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 is an England Accredited Club

VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT Good evening and welcome to a tough fixture against whom I believe to be the best side in the division, West Didsbury & Chorlton FC. Although I believe West Dids to be the strongest side and champions-elect, we are going into tonight’s game full of confidence we can continue our recent form and get a result.

Didsbury will be hurting from their defeat to Isle of Man on Saturday, so we know we will have to be at our best and ready to face the best version of them. After a tough 90 minutes on Saturday and having a couple with niggly injuries, I’ll be making use of the depth in my squad and freshening up the lineup. Certain players were rested Saturday with tonight’s game in mind. This will be a common theme with a minimum of two games a week for the rest of the season, to stop any chance of us running out of steam or any players getting complacent.

We gained another 3 points on Saturday and a comfortable 2-0 win over Barnton FC. Only 2 defeats in 9 games now and we have consistently been at the top end of the form table since Christmas. I was particularly pleased with the manner of the victory. We dominated the first half and 2-0 at HT perhaps didn't show this. Credit to Barnton who threw everything at us second half but yet again we defended resiliently and never really looked in danger of conceding. It may not have been the prettiest of games for the neutral, but I was pleased to see us manage the game so professionally in the second half. That means we have now only conceded 1 goal from open play in the last 8 games. The other 3 goals came from set pieces. This is a credit to the lads and the work they have put in on the training ground and continuously follow the set game plan and pre-game tactics.

Although many will look at the league table and think that its job done, that’s certainly not the case for myself and the rest of the management team. We have 7 league games remaining and I want to guarantee league safety and catch those ahead of us. The players have been warned against complacency and will continue to fight for their shirts and this football club.

Thank you for your continued support.

Liam Kelly

Eccleshall FC There has been football in the town of Eccleshall for over 100 years but very little archive material is available from those early years. However, we do know that Eccleshall Football Club was reformed in 1971 with the team being made up of locals and staff from the Eccleshall Secondary School which also provided training and playing facilities. At that time, the club was called Eccleshall Old Boys Football Club.

In 1974, the team won their first trophies; the Mid-Staffs 3rd Division Cup and were also runners-up in that division, gaining promotion to Division 2.

Old Boys was dropped from the club’s name and in 1979 the first team joined the Staffordshire County League (North) and a third team was formed.

In 1981, with the help of grants, fund raising and a loan, a four-acre field was purchased at Pershall. Then manager, Ted Dickinson, was the driving force behind the fund raising. In the same year, the first team moved into the Premier Division of the Staffordshire County League (North). Work began converting the field into a football ground. In 1982, a building was purchased from British Telecom and, with a lot of hard work over the next couple of years on the building, car park and pitch, Pershall Park, as it was christened, was ready.

In the 1983-84 season, the first team won the Staffordshire County League Premier Division Championship, the Premier Division Cup and the May Bank Cup. During the 1989-90 season, the first team won the Staffordshire Senior League title and the 1990-91 season saw the club entering the FA Vase for the first time.

In 1991-92, the club reached the FA Vase 2nd round having gone through all the preliminary stages but lost at home to Wisbech Town 2-0 in front of a then record crowd of 368.

The first team fared well in the league in the mid to late 90’s, finishing 3rd (97-98), 6th (98-99), 2nd (99-00) and 3rd (00-01). Eccleshall reserves won the Staffordshire County League (North) in 1999-2000 moving to the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One (North) for the start of the following season. In the 2001-2002 season, the first team won the Springbank Vending Midland League Championship.

Eccleshall FC In 2002-2003 Eccleshall’s first team joined the North West Counties Football League after securing both the Springbank Vending Midland League title and Staffordshire FA Vase. In probably the most successful season in the club’s history, our second team were also Staffordshire County League champions and our Under 18s won the Sentinel Cup. For good measure, our Under 16s won the Staffordshire FA County Cup, the Mid-Staffordshire League Cup and the Sentinel Shield. Regarding the Sentinel competitions, the last time a club had won both trophies in the same season had been some twenty five years previously – a great achievement.

The 2012-13 season marked the completion of 10 years in the North West Counties League and saw the club achieve its highest ever placing of sixth in Division 1.

In 2017-18, our Under 17s had a very successful season, winning the Potteries Junior Youth League Cup, Staffordshire FA Youth Cup and finishing runners up in the league.

Over the years since 1981-82, significant work has been undertaken to develop both the ground and the facilities to the required standard of the National League Pyramid which the club now enjoys. This includes enclosing the ground, the installation of floodlights, building a covered seated stand and pitch levelling. In 2019, a new toilet block was installed and previously the clubhouse was refurbished and upgraded with the addition of a treatment room and a security system. Prior to the 2018/19 season, a new kitchen and refreshments bar was added. For the 2021-22 season the team dugouts have been replaced and more spectator improvements made. Further developments to the ground are planned for the future. All of this has been achieved by a strong committee management team behind the scenes, a number of which have given many years of service to Eccleshall FC together with the addition of new members who are helping to take the club forward.

The club has now added a number of junior teams as we look to develop a junior section. Our second pitch has been upgraded and improved to accommodate this.

2021 sees Eccleshall Football Club celebrate its 50th anniversary and, as can be seen from the above, much has been achieved over that time. We look forward to seeing what the future brings. We consider ourselves a friendly club and look forward to welcoming you to Pershall Park in the future and hope you will enjoy the facilities and the football.

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JUNIOR EAGLES Juniors Chairman, Andy Gough, writes:

The junior section at Eccleshall Football Club is going from strength to strength and we now have sides at Under 9s, Under 12s, Under 13s and Under 15s levels, playing in good and challenging leagues. Much work has been put in to developing the junior pitch facilities and, moving forward, we are currently in discussion with Staffordshire FA to explore funding for adding another on the area behind the stand. The future is looking very promising.

Up to this point in the 2021/22 season, the results achieved by the teams are very positive and, what is more encouraging, is that they are producing good quality football on both a Saturday and Sunday. It is hoped that, with the pandemic gradually moving behind us, that the season can be completed without any interruptions and that we can finish with some silverware.

It goes without saying that this development can only progress further with a lot of hard work and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone within the club for their continued support.

The younger goalkeepers have also been benefiting from coaching by first team goalkeeping coach Harry Pickering. Under 15s keeper Conna Boulton and Under 13s keeper Jack Sharratt have taken part in sessions and their parents and team-mates have seen improvements in their game as a result. Conna recently helped to warm up first team keeper Aaron Woolrich before the game against Stoke City and will gain from being close to senior football and the match day experience. We will be looking for the three other keepers to get involved in these coaching sessions in the future.

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WEST DIDSBURY & CHORLTON West have a proud history at the centre of the south Manchester community. Read on to find out more about our story.

1908: Christ Church AFC are founded by R.F. Hartley, Sunday School Superintendent at St Luke’s Church on Burton Road.

From 1908 until 1914, the club play at Shorts Farm in Wilmslow Road, with changing facilities in the cellar of the adjoining Golden Lion pub. Both pitch and pub have long since been redeveloped.

After a few years playing friendlies against the likes of Withington Hospital and Pendlebury Colliery, Christ Church join the Manchester Alliance League and compete until the outbreak of the First World War. 1914: Shortly before the war, the club move to the Christie playing field, between Christ Church on Darley Avenue and Barlow Moor Road.

1919: J.C. Edwards reforms the club following the end of the First World War. To raise funds, members are given subscription books and canvas local residents and businesses for support. Among those canvassed are merchants on the affuluent Barlow Moor Road and shopkeepers of Burton Road. Having raised finance, the next target is admittance to a competitive league. J.C. Edwards is again integral, using his contacts to apply for both the Lancashire Amateur League and the Lancashire & Cheshire Amateur League ahead of the 1920/21 season.

1920/21: Both leagues accept the club, and the Lancashire & Cheshire Amateur League is chosen due to its fewer long away trips. As a result of league rules forbidding club names associated to other organisations, the club is renamed West Didsbury AFC. 1924/25: “West Didsbury AFC” is engraved on a trophy for the first time as the Aggregate Trophy, awarded to the club with the highest combined points total for first and second teams, is won ahead of rivals Bramhall.

1925: The club move across Christies to occupy a pitch vacated by Old Trafford St John’s. Funds to cover this and the usual expenses were raised by events held in the West Didsbury Public Hall on Burton Road.

1926/27: Despite an erratic league season, West secure the Rhodes Cup for the first time. Davenport are defeated 2-1 in the final thanks to goals from Holmes and Brierley.

In the 1920s and 30s, the club becomes notable for its sizeable fanbase. Former L&C League President W.A. Willamson recalled: “I as a player with Bradford Parish in the later 1920s and early 30s remember many hard battles with West Didsbury who in those days were one of the very best teams in the League.

The ground at Christies was surrounded two or three deep all round the pitch, such was the interest in the leading Lancashire and Cheshire League sides”.

1940: The club’s activities are overtaken by the outbreak of the Second World War. On 9th March, secretary Cliff Hughes notes that the club is discontinued due to a shortage of playing members. Despite this, an Annual General Meeting is held on 20th May at which it is agreed to continue the club in order to devote efforts to junior football.

The club also organises a comforts fund for members already serving or soon to serve in the armed forces. The fund, which provides serving members with regular donations and contact from club members and friends in Manchester, continues until 1946.

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WEST DIDSBURY & CHORLTON 1946: The club recommence activities in full following the end of the war. The opening fixture of the 46/47 season is a dramatic 5-5 draw with rivals South Salford.

1952/53: Despite 3rd place finishes in 1948 and 1949, West fall away and endure a terrible season.

Rusholme win a play-off 3-1 to confirm West’s first-ever relegation and end a 32-year spell in the L&C League’s top flight.

1953/54: West’s spell in the L&C League’s second tier is short-lived as 2nd place, behind fellow relegated side Old Standians, confirms an immediate return to the First Division. Despite promotion, the following years were an inconsistent period for the club. Another relegation followed in 1959/60 and a return to the First Division wasn’t to follow until six seasons later. In 1963/64, West were close to an ignominious drop to the Third Division, with only a series of new signings lifting the team to safety.

1969/70: Despite only finishing 9th in the Second Division, West secure the Rhodes Cup for the second time after beating Monton Amateurs 3-2 after extra time.

1974/75: The Rhodes Cup success proves to be a false dawn as West hit an all-time low, relegated to the Third Division after a nightmarish season of just three wins.

A root-and-branch review of the club confirms a need for more coherence between the first and second teams. In November 1975, the Albert Club on Old Lansdowne Road agree to let the club use their facilities for after-match meetings and Christmas events.

This move, along with the creation of a club newsletter, revitalises West.

1976/77: West knock out Birch Vale, West Flixton, Alderley St Phillips and Royton Amateurs on their way to the Whitehead Cup final against First Division side Heywood GSOB. The Football Pink reports: “Third Division West Didsbury inscribed their names on the Whitehead Cup for the first time with a superb win over First Division Heywood. Rob Turley gave West Didsbury the lead in the second half and wrapped it up with a second with 20 minutes to go after they had soaked up some tremendous pressure”.

1980: Manchester and Salford Playing Fields Society give the club notice to leave Christies after selling the land for commercial development.

West shrug off the eviction to enjoy a successful period towards the end of the 1980s. Consecutive championships – in the Third and Second Divisions – are secured in 1988 and 1989, and the Aggregate Trophy is won for the first time since 1928 in the 1987/88 season.

1996: After several years’ nomadic existence, the club acquires the redundant and overgrown Recreation Ground at Brookburn Road in Chorlton and makes plans to restore the ground and develop a vision for a community club.

2003: The club is renamed West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC to reflect the new location.

2006: Election to the Manchester League is secured, ending the club’s long stay in the Lancashire & Cheshire Amateur League.

2007/08: In the final game of the club’s centenary year, West lift the Murray Shield – the first silverware of the Manchester League era.

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WEST DIDSBURY & CHORLTON 2010/11: The first team wins the Manchester League First Division title with 65 points from a possible 72, one of the highest points totals in Manchester League history.

2011: Floodlights are erected at the Recreation Ground in time for West to play in the FA Vase for the first time, losing 2-0 at Ashville in the Second Qualifying Round.

2012/13: The club’s ascent continues with election to Step 6 and the North West Counties Football League.

In a remarkable first season, West are promoted to the Premier Division and win the First Division Cup with a 1-0 win over Abbey Hey at Runcorn Linnets’ Millbank Stadium.

2013/14: West compete in the FA Cup for the first time, beating Abbey Hey 2-0 in the Extra Preliminary Round before bowing out at home to Burscough.

2015/16: West make national headlines for hammering Dinnington Town 15-1 in the FA Vase, the biggest win in the competition’s history. Later that season, Jeff Smith MP opens new facilities at Hardy Farm and plans are drawn up to expand the Brookburn Road clubhouse and spectactor areas. However, the season ends on a sad note with the death of Rob Turley, a man who had been involved with West Didsbury & Chorlton for over 40 years and the mastermind behind the club’s move to semi-pro football.

2017/18: West celebrate another landmark as the women’s section begin play. The new team finish 2nd in the NWWRFL First Division South in their first season, reach the semi-finals of the Manchester FA Women’s Cup and reach first round proper of the Women’s FA Cup. 2018: 812 fans watch West beat Maine Road in a May Bank Holiday Monday derby, setting a new attendance record.

2018/19: A season of contrasting fortunes as the men’s side are relegated to the NWCFL First Division South after six seasons at Step 5. However, the women’s first and development teams are crowned champions of their respective leagues and earn promotion – the first team achieving an unbeaten season.

2021: Despite two years’ disruption due to the coronavirus pandemic, the club remain in a strong position with men’s, women’s, juniors’ and veteran’s sides sporting the white and black across the North West on a weekly basis and one of the largest fanbases in local non-league football.

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Eccleshall FC Club Honours 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)

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Record Attendances: League - 2,011 vs FC United 5.11.05 Cup - 368 vs Wisbech Town FA Vase Rd2 11.91 Previous Leagues Mid Staffs League Staffs County League (N) North Staffs Alliance Midland League (formerly known as Staffs Senior league, Refuge Assurance Springbank Vending)

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EAGLES EDGE CLOSER TO SAFETY After two postponed games, Eccleshall returned to league action as they faced Barnton at Pershall Park. Skipper Harvey Collins and Calum Huxley were unavailable through injury and illness respectively. Young goalkeeper Morgan Chilton made his home debut whilst Liam Kelly also gave a debut to defender Samuel Corbishley.

Eagles made a great start, taking the lead after13 minutes. A ball down the pitch found Luke Lewis and his cross into the box was met by Liam Robinson who gave Barnton keeper Arran Lyons little chance. The visitors came back, and Adam Collins had an effort blocked by Corbishley before Chilton tipped the follow-up from Ross Avies over the bar. Barnton were pressing for an equaliser, but the Eagles defence was holding firm. Another Lewis run and cross down the right was just too far in front of the advancing Robinson before he set up Jordan Darlington, but his shot was blocked. However, on 40 minutes, Eccleshall went two up. Lucas Green-Birch went down the right and his low cross into the box picked out Robinson and he deftly touched the ball past Lyons to find the far corner of the net. With half time approaching, Robinson was bundled down on the edge of the box for a free kick. He took it himself and Lyons dived to tip the ball away.

HT: Eccleshall 2 Barnton 0 An early Robinson header was held by Lyons before Barnton’s Lewis Edwards advanced to the edge of the box and brought a save from Chilton. Robinson had another shot saved by Lyons and then a cross led to a back header by James Lindop going just the wrong side of the post, with the keeper beaten. Manager Kelly brought on George Woodroffe, Ben Chesters and Jordan Benton whilst his team was repelling all Barnton’s efforts to force their way back into the match.

Chesters had an effort high over the bar before Lewis tried to set up Robinson, only to have Jack Duffy cut out the intended pass. Moments later, Duffy had a powerful free kick which was just over the bar. Chilton was then diving across his goal as a Liam Kennington shot was just past his near post. Barnton continued to look for a goal with time now ticking away for them and another effort on goal flashed wide of the post. Eagles were now happy to manage the match out as referee De Prez blew for time.

FT: Eccleshall 2 Barnton 0 This was a solid performance from Eccleshall who were strong defensively and lively when moving forward. Manager Kelly will have been pleased with how his reformed team is now looking as though they could pose a threat to any side in the league and have greater strength across the squad. This will be put to the test with a midweek match against second placed West Didsbury and Chorlton before travelling to Stockport Town on Saturday. The win now gives Eccleshall a nine-point cushion above the relegation zone and teams above them are now catchable.

Eagles: Chilton, Darlington, Dunn, Butchart, Corbishley, Hickman (Woodroffe), Lindop (Benton), Feeney, Robinson, Green-Birch (Chesters), Lewis.

Unused subs: Doughty, Draper.

Referee: Mr Thomas De Prez Attendance: 59

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Samir Azam * Tyler Barnes * Jordan Benton Conrad Betton (GK) * Ryan Brown (GK) Niall Butchart Bradley Carr Benjamin Chesters Morgan Chilton (GK) Ashley Colclough Harvey Collins Callum Collinson * Samuel Corbishley Jordan Darlington Conor Docherty * Andrew Dodd * Lewis Doughty Louis Downs Taylor Draper Jack Dundas * Lewis Dunn Callum Feeney Scott Finon * Jack Flanaghan Christopher Gilpin * Kyle Goodwin * Lucas Green-Birch Mark Groom Jordan Hall * Joshua Hall * Oliver Hickman Ashley Hodkinson * Calum Huxley Eden Johnson (GK) Kyle Johnson Ali Khral Jake Langdridge Luke Lewis James Lindop Jay Lovatt * Samuel Marsh * Kobe McWilliams Eric Merner (GK) * Joel Mills * Peter Murphy * Zak Noble (GK) * Callum Parker * James Redford * Thomas Riley * Liam Robinson Ryan Rowe Lewis Rowley Louis Sherwin * Daniel Taylor Logan Taylor * Troy Taylor (GK) * Liam Tomlin Thomas Wakefield * Andrew Walklate (GK) George Woodroffe Aaron Woolrich (GK) Owen Yewdall *

Starts

Libra FMC Ltd is an industry leading supplier situated in Stokeon-Trent, equipping individuals and businesses with the products and services they need.

Manager : Liam Kelly

ANDREW JONES MATTHEW COOK TOM WESTALL SAM HEATHCOTE CONNOR HANCOCK MARCUS DIBBLE ELLIOT MESSAM CALLUM JONES LEE GAVIN LIAM DELANEY RHIAN DAVIS JACK RYAN EZEKIEL EME BILLY MATTHEWS HARRY CAIN LAURENCE TAYLOR JOEL SWIFT BEN ELLIOT DONTAI GABIDON DANIEL LEWIS

Manager : Chris Rowley

Today's Match Officials Ref: Daniel McDonald Asst A: David White | Asst B: David Mateer

Both Managers will select from the following players

MORGAN CHILTON HARVEY COLLINS CALLUM FEENEY JAKE LANGDRIDGE LIAM TOMLIN DAN TAYLOR JAMES LINDOP OLIVER HICKMAN JORDAN BENTON KYLE JOHNSON RYAN ROWE BRAD CARR JACK FLANAGHAN LOUIS DOWNS LUKE LEWIS LEWIS DOUGHTY GEORGE WOODROFFE LEWIS DUNN CALUM HUXLEY LUCAS GREEN - BIRCH LIAM ROBINSON TAYLOR DRAPER LEWIS ROWLEY