st helens town v barnoldswick town

North West Counties Football League Premier Division Programme of the Year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13

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Today’s Teams . . .

Cover: Ste Milne in action v Alsager Town last Saturday

No Gls St Helens Town

Ciaran Gibson

Chris Tingay

Shaun Judge

Andy Mawdsley

Lewis Coyle

Cole Ashton

Mike Sykes-Wright

Danny Owens

Adam Storey

Andy Gillespie

Connor Sanderson

Nathan Parish

Lee Crompton

Neil Weaver

Sam Pullinger

Stephen Milne

No Gls Barnoldswick Town

Billy Carrington

Samuel Howell

Mark Threlfall

Chris Ridehalgh

Neil Stansfield

Danny Morton

Bill Williams

Paul Michael Cruz

Aaron Hollindrake

Kieron Lee

Jake McEneaney

Joel Melia

Anthony Pollard

Kevin Richardson

Connor Smith

Harry Thompson

CLUB INFORMATION

Honorary Life Presidents: Bert Trautmann OBE and Bill Foulkes

Vice President: Jim Barrett

Chairman:

John McKiernan (07713 339682)

Vice Chairman: Glyn Jones

Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695)

Commercial Manager

Darryl Picton (07908 833554)

Full Committee: John McKiernan, Jeff Voller, Jim Barrett, Darryl Picton, Ste Ball, Chris Ford and Glyn Jones.

Trustees:

John McKiernan and Eric Bond

Club Manager: Ian Granite

Assistant Manager: Ian Price

Coaches: Paul Jones and Nick Matthews

Physiotherapist: Nicole Garner

Reserve Team Manager

Nick Robinson

Assistant Manager: Paul Piert

Youth Team Managers: Vacant

Email:

[email protected]

Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Legal:

St Helens Town Limited Private Limited Company

Company No. 04392840

Date of Incorporation 12.03.2002

Company Directors: Jim Barrett & Gordon McDonald

Parent Company:

A wholly owned subsidiary of Sporting Club St Helens Limited

Tuesday 29th October 2013, kick off 7.45pm North West Counties League, Premier Division

Manager: Ian Granite Assistant: Ian Price

Managers: Kevin Richardson & Paul Fildes

Referee: Mr R Abson (Chester) Assist: Mr B Bolton (Chester) & Mr D Rowlands (Chester)

Today’s Match & Match Ball Sponsor:

St Helens Town Red & White Shirts

White Shorts, Red & White Socks

Barnoldswick Town Yellow Shirts

Blue Shorts & Socks



Talk of the Town . . . Good evening and welcome to Brocstedes Park for this North West Counties Football League, Premier Division contest against our friends from Barnoldswick Town. May I open by welcoming our visitors I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game. All good things must come to an end as they say and unfortunately we fell to our first defeat in nine on Saturday against Alsager Town in the North West Counties League, Challenge Cup 2nd Round our first loss since 12th September at high flying AFC Liverpool. It was a disappointing performance as manager Ian Granite used the encounter to give a run out for some of the players who had not been getting much game time of late and we turned in a below par display measured against the recent ones we have been used to over the last month or so. We did create chances but similar to the league game against the same opposition at the end of August we failed to make our domination pay and were punished. We had opened the scoring as early as the 6th minute when Neil Weaver got down the right and centred towards Stephen Milne, the keeper looked to be favourite but spilt the cross and Milne had the simple task of turning the loose ball into the unguarded net. The visitors

levelled soon afterwards when Chris Lunn produced a “Worldie” finding the net from all of 30 yards out and after the hosts could not convert their possession into another goal they were caught by the visitors after a harshly awarded free kick saw a goalmouth melee and Tom Parkes poked the ball home as we continued our poor record in knock out football this season as we have yet to win a game in Cup Competitions. Our focus now moves back to League action as we welcome our visitors Barnoldswick Town, much was expected of Barlick after their performances since their elevation

to the Premier Division but they have been in patchy form so far this season and they sit in a mid table position. The visitors will be looking to avenge the 2-1 defeat that we sent them to in the reverse fixture in August. It is important that we quickly bounce back from Saturday’s disappointment and quickly get back on track with a positive result this evening, we have been spoilt of late with excellent results and performances and hopefully we can back to that level of performances starting this evening. Finally we have agreed a date with Cammell Lairds for the Liverpool Senior Cup First Round Tie which is now scheduled to take place here at Brocstedes Park on Tuesday 26th November with a 7,45pm kick off replacing the previously scheduled League contest against Bootle. Let’s get behind Town this evening and hopefully cheer them onto victory. Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller



In Town Today . . . Historically there are been teams representing the Town of Barnoldswick in County competition since the early 1900’s with teams such as Barnoldswick, Barnoldswick United & Barnoldswick Town playing in the Lancashire Combination in the early part of the 20th Century. Indeed St Helens Town & Barnoldswick crossed swords during the latter’s 8 season stint in the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination League between 1947/8 & 1954/55 seasons. The clubs best league finish

was achieved in the 1952/3 season when they finished in 6th position above Town who ironically beat them twice 5-3 at home and 6-0 away. The origins of the current club date back to 1972 when a new club was formed and named Barnoldswick United (1972), - so called due to being canny yorkshiremen – being as their was a previous club named Barnoldswick United and they had outstanding debts the new club would not now be liable for them. The current ground started out as a grazing meadow for cattle, after a lot of hard work, it is now the pitch we play on. The club had 2 teams playing in the Craven & District Football League in the early 1990's and joined the East Lancashire Football League again with 2 teams.The 2003/2004 season brought the amalgamation of Barnoldswick United(1972), Barnoldswick Park Rovers and Salterforth Juniors and the club changed its name to Barnoldswick Town Football Club. From that point the club ran 3 senior teams. In the late 1990's the 1st and 2nd teams joined The West Lancashire Football League, with the 3rds staying in The East Lancashire Football League. It had always been in the club's constitution to get the ground up to the minimum standards of The North West Counties Football League and the 2009/2010 season saw the club accepted into The North West Counties Football League, with the 1st team playing in Division One, and the 2nd team in the reserve division. The clubs 3rd team remained in The East Lancashire Football League. The club also entered an under 18's team in The LFA midweek floodlight league for the 2009/2010 season, and also had 7 junior teams playing in the North Valley League for the 2009/2010 season. The club can call upon the 2 pitches on the site, one being floodlit plus a floodlit training pitch. Our club house can hold up to 120 people and is hired out for functions. The club’s main sponsor is Silentnight Beds Ltd and the ground is named The Silentnight Beds Stadium. Ambitions for last season started low. The club have got three managers and they took a lot of stick especially from Radio Lancashire, stating that 3 managers cannot possibly run a successful football team. Well Messer's Ball, Richardson & Airdrie proved them all wrong with Barnoldswick Town finishing runners up in the Vodkat League, Division One and finalists in the prestigious West Riding County Cup beating Guiseley who won promotion to the Conference North along the way.



. . . Barnoldswick Town It was an interesting season as the club only expected to hold our own and try to make sure they avoided the battle at the bottom of the league. Following on from their successes in the 2009/10 season the club went from just looking to avoid relegation in the Premier Division 2010/11 to astounding themselves by finishing a creditable 7th in the league, only suspensions and injuries we feel robbed us of a top three spot. Initially the clubs main aim the next season was not to get relegated, somewhat low the previous terms performances but again Barlick were to perform well at the summit of the table and have made a commitment to get their ground up to standard as they intend to apply for promotion in the 2012/3 season. The club improved on their previous season and finished in 4th position. Last season saw Barnoldswick touted as genuine title contenders but despite a decent start to the season they fell off and finished in their worst position of 9th since their elevation to the Premier Division of the North West Counties Football League.

Season League P W D L F A GD Pts Position

1998-99 W LAN-1 30 21 5 4 91 39 52 68 1/16

1999-00 W LAN-P 30 15 4 11 63 56 7 49 6/16

2000-01 W LAN-P 28 7 7 14 44 60 -16 28 11/15

2001-02 W LAN-P 30 14 4 12 60 68 -8 46 6/16

2002-03 W LAN-P 30 13 4 13 56 52 4 43 9/16

2003-04 W LAN-P 30 6 11 13 54 71 -17 29 12/16

2004-05 W LAN-P 30 5 3 22 37 81 -44 18 15/16

2005-06 W LAN-P 30 6 10 14 37 67 -30 28 15/16

2006-07 W LAN-P 30 11 6 13 57 66 -9 36 11/16

2007-08 W LAN-P 30 11 7 12 63 55 8 36 10/16

2008-09 W LAN-P 30 12 6 12 55 53 2 42 6/16

2009-10 NWC-1 32 20 7 5 66 27 39 67 2/17

2010-11 NWC-P 42 19 12 11 81 58 23 69 7/22

2011-12 NWC-P 42 26 5 11 73 38 35 83 4/22

2012-13 NWC-P 42 19 9 14 77 57 20 66 9/22



How We Compare . . . St Helens Town - last 6 matches

All Competitions Most recent

Home L D W W D L

Away L L D W D W

Collated D W W W D L

Barnoldswick Town - last 6 matches

All Competitions Most recent

Home L W D W D L

Away L L L L W L

Collated D L L L W L

St Helens Town games since...

Barnoldswick

Town games since...

All Competitions All Competitions

Clean sheet

2 Clean sheet

9

Goal Scored

0 Goal Scored

1

Loss 0 Loss 0

No score draw

20 No score draw

28

Score draw

1 Score draw

5

Win 2 Win 1

Previous Meetings Since 1949/50

All Competitions

P W D L F A GD Win %

Home 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 66.67

Away 4 1 0 3 4 12 -8 25.00

Collated 7 3 0 4 9 17 -8 42.86

at St Helens Town

Previous Meetings

at Barnoldswick

Town

NWC-D1 1998-99 W LAN-1

NWC-D1 1999-00 W LAN-P









NWC-PD 2008-09 W LAN-P

NWC-PD 2009-10 NWC-D1

21/08; 0-3 2010-11 12/02; 0-3

20/03; 4-2 2011-12 15/10; 0-4

26/03; 1-0 2012-13 18/08; 2-4

29/10/2013 2013-14 27/08; 2-1

St Helens Town Scores First

Games Played 7

St Helens Town Wins 3

Draws 0

Barnoldswick Wins 4

St Helens Town Goals 9

Barnoldswick Goals 17

Percentage Town Wins 42.86



Chairman’s Notes . . . Good evening and a very warm welcome to Brocstedes Park, for this NWCFL Premier Division encounter with our friends and rivals Barnoldswick Town. Let’s hope their players, officials and supporters along with our

own followers are treated to an entertaining game. Saturday’s home game against visitors Alsager Town proved to be a frustrating afternoon which eventually saw the lads go down 1-2 and exit another cup competition at the first hurdle. It wasn’t for the lack of chances on Saturday, in reality we had enough to have won a couple of games and on another day we could have progressed with some ease. Credit to Alsager who took their goals when the opportunity arose. There were a number of changes to our regular line-up with Michael Sykes-Wright, Connor Sanderson and Adam Storey missing while Lee Crompton, Neil Weaver, Sam Pullinger, Ste Milne and Dan Wright all made starts having been on the bench recently. Paul Cooke-Hannah also returned to the side after injury has kept him out for five games. New signing Ed Richardson also had an impressive debut at left back. The defeat brought to an end our unbeaten run of nine games. Our best wishes go to Cole Ashton who moved to Runcorn Linnets last week. His debut, against our visitors tonight, had mixed fortunes for him - scoring the game’s only goal to see his side through in the League Cup but later in the game he suffered a broken ankle and will

be in a cast for six weeks. We met Barlick earlier in the season and Town recorded a battling 1-2 win. Goals from Shaun Judge and Paul Cooke-Hannah secured Town’s first win at the Silentnight Beds Stadium. Many thanks to all those who supported last Saturday’s Race Night which raised over £400 for club funds. Our next event is a Comedy and Curry Night at Windleshaw on Saturday 7th December - three great comedians plus superb food just £15 per ticket which are available from Darryl Picton. Please give this event you full support. We have a break from the norm on Saturday with a planned away trip to Bacup and Rossendale Borough before returning for a series of four home games starting with AFC Blackpool next Tuesday evening. Enjoy the game. John McKiernan Chairman St Helens Town AFC



Town v Alsager Town . . . Alsager halt Town’s unbeaten run St Helens Town 1-2 Alsager Town St. Helens Town went out of the NW Counties League Cup to Alsager Town at Brocstedes Park on Saturday, a defeat which brought an end to a nine-game unbeaten run and, in reality, they had only themselves to blame. They had many chances to wrap up the game before the visitors struck

with six minutes remaining and, for the third time this season, St. Helens went out of a cup competition at the first attempt. Defeat seemed out of the question when, after only 6 minutes, Town went ahead. A cross from the right wing appeared to be covered by Stuart Plant in the visitors’ goal, but the ball spun out of his control, leaving Ste Milne free to tap the ball into the empty net. St. Helens looked to be cruising to victory, but only three minutes later, Chris Lunn let fly from 40 yards out and Ciaran Gibson in the Town goal was caught by surprise as the ball bounced past him to level the scores at 1-1. Debutant Edward Richardson had an impressive game at left back and he went close from distance after 20 minutes, then shortly afterwards, Shaun Judge was only just wide with a good shot. The next chance fell to Nathan Parish, but the ball flew off his shoulder rather than his head and the chance crept wide of the post. The same player then found Milne in a good position, Plant blocked the shot, then gathered the ball again at the second attempt. Half-time came with the scores still level, but it seemed only a matter of time before Town took control. The second-half began in much the same way and, seven minutes in, Andy Gillespie went close with a headed chance. The best opportunity presented itself on the hour mark as Milne steered a powerful shot towards goal. The chance looked to have the beating of keeper Plant, but then Gillespie intercepted the ball and the resulting shot was deflected by a defender and went agonisingly wide. As the game drew to its conclusion, extra time looked to be a distinct possibility. Yet again, another Town chance fell to Gillespie, but his opportunity was wasted, Alsager rode their luck and, with less than six minutes remaining, a rare break saw a hopeful shot blocked by Gibson, only for Tom Parkes to poke home the rebound, to send Alsager through to face Runcorn Linnets in the next round. This was a good opportunity missed for St, Helens Town and their defeat could be laid more at the door of their own wastefulness, rather than a good performance from the visitors, who were recording their second away win over St. Helens this season, following their 3-0 win in the league game in August. That said, Town will not be shedding too many tears, providing they can pick up again in the forthcoming league matches against Barnoldswick (at home on Tuesday) and – weather permitting – away to Bacup and Rossendale Borough on Saturday. Town have been drawn at home to Cammell Laird in the Liverpool Senior Cup, a game which has been arranged for Tuesday, 26th November. Should they beat the Birkenhead side, they have the chance to face big boys Everton, Liverpool or Southport in the Semi-Finals later in the season.

Glyn Jones



Action from our last Saturday v Alsager Town which saw the ‘Bullets’ run out 1-2 League Cup Round 2 winners

. . . Town v Alsager Photos



. . . Town v Alsager Photos

North West Counties League Challenge Cup action from St Helens Town’s 1-2

defeat to Alsager Town On Saturday 26th October 2013



A Brief History . . . The original Town club was in existence from 1901 to 1928, but George Fryer and a number of local businessmen decided to re-form the club in 1946. They obtained a lease on the Hoghton Road ground in Sutton, adjacent to St. Helens Junction station on the Liverpool to Manchester railway line, took over a local St. Helens Combination team, Derbyshire Hill Rovers, signing a number of players from other clubs and entered the Liverpool County Combination in the 1947/48 season, playing against Everton “A” and Liverpool “A” and several reserve sides from the leading non-league clubs in the Merseyside area. Success was first attained in May 1949 when Runcorn were defeated in the final of the George Mahon Cup, played at the Prescot Cables ground. The following season, 1949/50, Town were elevated to the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination and they were promoted as Champions in only their second season to the First Division, where they ran up against teams such as Ashton United, Nelson and New Brighton, newly relegated from the Football League. Sadly, Town were themselves relegated in their first season and although promoted briefly again in 1955/56, they spent most of their early years in the Second Division. Improvements were quickly made to the facilities at Hoghton Road in the early years, but in November 1952 the decision was taken to re-locate to the former St. Helens Recs’ rugby league ground at City Road in order to further their ambitions of reaching the Football League. Initially, the move resulted in some encouraging crowds, but the club had a change of heart and returned to Sutton in the October 1953. The ground was purchased and further developed and a social club and floodlights were added in later years. Town were Champions of the Lancashire Combination in 1971/72 season, losing only one game, finishing 6 points clear of Accrington Stanley. 1975 brought a switch to the Cheshire League, where they remained until the formation of the North West Counties League in 1982 and St. Helens Town is the only club to feature in the top division of that league throughout its existence although, after a very good start, they very nearly lost that proud record last

season. The club’s major achievement was victory in the FA Vase at Wembley in 1987. After a stuttering start in the Preliminary Round with a 5-4 extra-time win over Colne Dynamoes, further home successes over General Chemicals, Wren Rovers, Guisborough Town and Wythenshawe Amateurs, led to wins at Wisbech Town, at home to Rainworth Miners Welfare, away to Falmouth Town (after a replay) and in the away leg at Emley when, following a 1-0 home defeat in the first-leg, a 2-0 win in Yorkshire secured a Wembley Final against local rivals Warrington Town, who were dispatched 3-2 with goals from Phil Layhe (2) and Brian Rigby. St. Helens Town boast an impressive “Hall of Fame”, including legendary goalkeeper and former German Prisoner-of-War Bert Trautmann, who signed for Manchester City over 60 years ago and who went on to play the game of his life in the 1956 FA Cup Final,

despite breaking his neck in the latter stages. Bill Foulkes was transferred to Manchester United, where he had a glittering career, surviving the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, in which



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he bravely rescued some of his stricken team-mates. John Connelly, an England squad member in the victorious 1966 World Cup campaign, was sold to Burnley and he later moved to join Foulkes at Old Trafford. Other future stars, groomed at St. Helens Town, included John Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday), Geoff Nulty (Burnley, Newcastle United and Everton) and, most recently, ace goal scorer Dave Bamber, who began and ended his league career at Blackpool and who played in all four divisions of the Football League. Captain of the FA Vase winning team was Tommy O’Neil, who began his league career playing alongside George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton at Manchester United. Town sold their Hoghton Road ground in 2000 to move in with St. Helens Rugby League Club at their Knowsley Road base. Their farewell appearance at Sutton produced a 1-0 win over Champions Vauxhall Motors and the initial campaign at Knowsley Road got off to a cracking start, with Town leading the table for most of the season, before finishing in a rather disappointing fourth place. Recent seasons have been more of a struggle, ninth place in 2009/10 being the best finish since. Season 2010-11 saw Town slide to 16th and in 2010/11 next to bottom, when they would have been relegated, but for Flixton’s decision to resign from the league. Town began the 2012-13 season under new manager Ian Granite, who brought in a new team and coaching set-up who battled well to avoid relegation. Though the club have the benefit of an 80-year ground-sharing agreement with Saints, they have been unable to re-locate to the new stadium at Langtree Park and having spent over two seasons sharing Ashton Town’s ground at Edge Green Street a new ground share agreement has been brokered with fellow Premier Division side Ashton Athletic to cover their immediate future as plans for a return to St Helens continue.

Club Honours: 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners

1951 Lancs Comb Division 2 Champions 1972 Lancs Combination Champions 1973 Bass Charrington Cup Winners 1978 St Helens Hospital Cup Winners

1979 St Helens Comb Division 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up 1980 St Helens Comb Division 1 Champions 1985 NWCFL Reserve Division 2 Runners Up 1986 NWCFL Reserve Division 1 Runners Up

1987 FA Vase Winners (Wembley) 1994 League Challenge Cup Finalists

1994 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1995 NWCFL Reserve Division Champions 1996 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up

1998 Floodlit Trophy Finalists 1999 REALCO Fair Play Award Winners 2009 Bert Trautmann Trophy Winners

Record Appearances: Allan Wellens Record Goal Scorer: Steve Pennington

Record Attendances:

4000 at Hoghton Road v Manchester City 1723 at Knowsley Road v FC Utd Manchester 9000 at Prescot Cables v Runcorn (1949)

Programme Awards

1993-94 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1995-96 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1997-98 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1998-99 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1999-00 NWCFL Programme of the Year 2000-01 NWCFL Programme of the Year

2009-10 NWCFL Premier Division 2010-11 NWCFL Premier Division 2011-12 NWCFL Premier Division 2012-13 NWCFL Premier Division

Wirral Programme Club National Survey 1996-97 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1997-98 NWCFL Programme of the Year 1998-99 NWCFL Programme of the Year

Programme Monthly

2007-08 NWCFL Programme of the Year

Soccer Club Swap Shop National Awards 2010-11 Placed 28th 2011-12 Placed 8th 2012-13 Placed 7th



Hearts and Goals . . . St Helens Town has a new high-profile national charity partner for the 2013/14 season after joining up with Hearts & Goals, a lifesaving campaign for which Fabrice Muamba is ambassador. The club has forged a new partnership with Arrhythmia Alliance, the charity behind Hearts & Goals,a national campaign to tackle the UK’s biggest killer sudden cardiac arrest, by helping communities place lifesaving public-access

AEDs (automated external defibrillators). The campaign’s ambassador, former Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on the football pitch in March 2012 and went on to make a remarkable recovery thanks to prompt treatment with CPR and an AED. Everyone at the club was so moved by his experiences and the work he and the charity has done through Hearts & Goals, Town want to raise as much money as possible for the campaign by holding a series of fundraising events throughout the season and beyond, as well as dedicating a percentage of all incoming sponsorship deals to the charity. Sudden cardiac arrest claims 100,000 lives in the UK every year and AEDs, like the one used on Fabrice on the pitch at White Hart Lane, increase a person’s chance of surviving from just 5% to 50% if they suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. The devices do not require training and can be used by anyone to shock a person’s heart back into its normal rhythm in the event of someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. Arrhythmia Alliance has already helped communities up and down the UK place public-access AEDs as part of Hearts & Goals. The devices are placed in secure cabinets which are logged with local ambulance services and available to anyone in the community 24/7. In the event of an emergency anyone who phones 999 is then given immediate access to the lifesaving defibrillator. St Helens Town Commercial Manager, Darryl Picton, said: “The idea to forge this partnership came from Fabrice’s story. “Never before have I witnessed such an event that has brought football fans, clubs and



. . . Our Charity Partner players together in support of one man as what happened on that horrific day at White Hart Lane. The story touched the hearts of everyone and transcended sport. Those events really hit home to everyone at St Helens Town how quickly and unexpectedly tragedy can strike in a community and having access to this essential equipment will save hundreds of lives. “We are proud to be associated with Hearts and Goals and with Fabrice, and we will work tirelessly throughout the year to raise every penny possible for the campaign.”

Trudie Lobban MBE, Founder and CEO of Arrhythmia Alliance, said: “We are absolutely delighted St Helens Town AFC have chosen our Hearts & Goals campaign as their official

charity campaign. “Hearts & Goals focuses on tackling the UK’s biggest killer, sudden cardiac arrest, which kills 100,000 people in the UK every year. We have already been able to help communities up and down the country place lifesaving AEDs (automated external defibrillators) and with partners like St Helens we can continue this work. “It is clear all involved at the club are very passionate about the campaign and we are delighted to welcome them on board.” A host of fundraising events are already planned throughout the year, including a a Race Night on Saturday 26th October and Comedy & Curry Night on Saturday 7th December. For full details of events or to make a donation to the campaign contact Darryl Picton on 07908 833 554 or by email at [email protected] Visit www.heartsandgoals.org for more information.



Date Opponents Comp KO Result GK 2 3 4 5 6

Aug 3 NORTON UNITED NWCFL 3.00 3-3D Clark Mawdsley Harrison Williams(C)1 Coyle Cooper

Aug 6 Squires Gate NWCFL 7.45 3-0L Clark Mawdsley Harrison Wright Crompton(C) Williams

Aug 10 Winsford United NWCFL 3.00 2-1L Clark Mawdsley Judge Williams(C) Coyle Ashton

Aug 13 WIGAN ROBIN PARK NWCFL 7.45 4-1W Taylor Mawdsley1 Harrison Williams(C) Coyle Chesworth

Aug 17 ASHTON ATHLETIC FAC EPR 3.00 2-2D Taylor Mawdsley Harrison1 Williams(C) Coyle Ashton

Aug 17 Ashton Athletic FAC Rep 7.45 1-0L Taylor Mawdsley Harrison Williams Crompton(C) Ashton

Aug 24 MAINE ROAD NWCFL 3.00 0-5L Taylor Mawdsley Harrison Crompton(C) Williams Ashton

Aug 27 Barnoldswick Town NWCFL 7.45 1-2W Taylor Mawdsley Judge1 Crompton(C) Coyle Wright

Aug 31 ALSAGER TOWN NWCFL 3.00 0-3L Taylor Tingay Judge C.Williams Coyle Sykes-Wright

Sep 7 Pontefract Collieries FAV 1QR 3.00 2-0L Taylor Tingay Judge Barber Coyle Chesworth(C)

Sep 12 AFC Liverpool NWCFL 7.45 3-0L Gibson Pullinger Judge(C) Curzon Coyle Ashton

Sep 21 Abbey Hey NWCFL 3.00 1-1D Gibson Pullinger Harrison Coyle Curzon Ashton

Sep 24 Bootle NWCFL 7.45 1-2W Gibson Pullinger Harrison Coyle Crompton(C) Parish

Sep 28 BACUP & ROSS BORO NWCFL 3.00 1-1D Gibson Sykes-Wright Harrison Mawdsley(C) Coyle Parish

Oct 1 Runcorn Linnets NWCFL 7.45 1-1D Gibson Tingay Judge Mawdsley(C) Coyle Ashton Sykes

Oct 5 Glossop North End NWCFL 3.00 2-3W Gibson Tingay Judge1 Mawdsley(C) Coyle Ashton Sykes

Oct 8 SQUIRES GATE NWCFL 7.45 5-0W Gibson Tingay Judge1 Mawdsley(C) Coyle Ashton Sykes

Oct 12 W DIDS & CHORLTON NWCFL 3.00 3-0W Gibson Tingay Judge Mawdsley(C) Coyle Ashton SykesOct 19 SILSDEN NWCFL 3.00 2-0A Gibson Tingay Judge Mawdsley(C) Coyle Parish Sykes

Oct 22 CONGLETON TOWN NWCFL 7.45 1-1D Gibson Tingay Judge Mawdsley(C) Coyle Parish1 Sykes

Oct 26 ALSAGER TOWN Lge Cup 2 3.00 1-2L Gibson Pullinger Richardson Mawdsley Crompton(C) Parish

Oct 29 BARNOLDSWICK TOWN NWCFL 7.45

Nov 2 Bacup & Ross Borough NWCFL 3.00

Nov 9 AFC BLACKPOOL NWCFL 3.00

Nov 12 WINSFORD UNITED NWCFL 7.45

Nov 23 STOCKPORT SPORTS NWCFL 3.00

Nov 26 CAMMELL LAIRDS LSC1 7.45

Nov 30 West Didsbury & Chorlton NWCFL 3.00

Dec 3 Wigan Robin Park NWCFL 7.45

Dec 7 COLNE NWCFL 3.00

Dec 14 Silsden NWCFL 3.00

Dec 21 TBA NWCFL 3.00

Dec 26 Ashton Athletic NWCFL 3.00

Jan 4 RUNCORN TOWN NWCFL 3.00

Jan 11 Norton United NWCFL 3.00

Jan 18 ABBEY HEY NWCFL 3.00

Jan 25 Runcorn Town NWCFL 3.00

Feb 1 Alsager Town NWCFL 3.00

Feb 8 RUNCORN LINNETS NWCFL 3.00

Feb 15 Stockport Sports NWCFL 3.00 Mar 1 Colne NWCFL 3.00

Mar 29 AFC LIVERPOOL NWCFL 3.00

Apr 12 AFC Blackpool NWCFL 3.00

Apr 19 GLOSSOP NORTH END NWCFL 3.00

Apr 21 ASHTON ATHLETIC NWCFL 3.00

Apr 26 Maine Road NWCFL 3.00

Name1 Player name and number of goals scored

Name Player name and CAUTION

Name Player name and DISMISSAL

Name10 Player name and number of replaced player

Name Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS

2013-14 Fixtures, Facts and Figures . . .



14 Fixtures, Facts and Figures . . . 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17

Weaver Wright Milne Sanderson Judge Pullinger Ross Bowen Owens61 Edwards71

Ashton Judge Edwards Milne Sanderson Pullinger Weaver11 Coyle5 Cooper Bowen9

Cooper1 Wright Milne Sanderson Etchells Pullinger Bowen7 Ross11 Chesworth Weaver9

Ashton Judge Cook-Hannah Sanderson1 Milne2 Pullinger10 Wright Bowen Weaver11 Edwards9

Cooper Judge Milne Cook-Hannah Etchells Finlay Pullinger Edwards10 Weaver71 Ross

Weaver Judge Cook-Hannah Sanderson Milne Pullinger/Ross Cooper/Wright Sykes-Wright Edwards9 Coyle10

Weaver Judge Cook-Hannah Sanderson Milne Pullinger Edwards Etchells Coyle Wright9

Weaver Parish Bergqvist Cook-Hannah1 P.Williams C.Williams4 Edwards Sanderson Milne10 Ashton7

Weaver Parish Bergqvist Cook-Hannah(C) P.Williams Edwards10 Chesworth6 Sanderson11 Milne Ashton

Weaver Parish Bergqvist Cook-Hannah Ashton Edwards9 Sanderson10 Milne11 C.Williams Sykes-W

Sanderson Parish Storey Wright Weaver Sykes-Wright10 Cook-Hannah Bergqvist7 Milne Barber

Sanderson Wright Cook-Hannah Milne1 Judge(C) Mawdsley2 Sykes-Wright7 C.Williams Weaver Crompton

Judge1 D.Owens Milne Cook-Hannah Ashton Sykes-Wright Wright Storey101 Mawdsley5 Sanderson8

Ashton D.Owens1 Cook-Hannah Milne Judge Tingay C.Williams Storey9 Weaver10 Sanderson8

Sykes-Wright D.Owens Storey1 Gillespie Sanderson Cook-Hannah Curzon Weaver11 Barber Wright10

Sykes-Wright1 D.Owens Storey Gillespie1 Sanderson Parish8 Wright7 Bailey Weaver11

Sykes-Wright D.Owens Storey Gillespie1 Sanderson3 Parish6 Pullinger Weaver Wright8 Milne9

Sykes-Wright D.Owens Storey Gillespie3 Sanderson Parish7 Weaver11 Crompton Pullinger Milne10

Sykes-Wright D.Owens Storey Gillespie2 Sanderson Milne Pullinger Wright Weaver Crompton

Sykes-Wright D.Owens Storey Gillespie Sanderson Milne Wright6 Pullinger11 Weaver Crompton

Weaver Wright Milne1 Gillespie Judge Bailey9 Tingay Cook-Hannah11 Coyle D.Owens7



St Helens Town AFC . . . St Helens Town Statistical History by Glyn Jones

Part 17 – Season 1963/64 - LANCASHIRE COMBINATION DIVISION 2

Final League Table P W D L F A Pts

Accrington Stanley Reserves 34 23 6 5 90 40 52

Chorley Reserves 34 21 7 6 102 45 49

Great Harwood 34 21 4 9 117 48 46

St. Helens Town 34 21 3 10 95 52 45

Netherfield Reserves 34 20 4 10 73 48 44

Wigan Rovers 34 18 6 10 81 61 42

Horwich RMI Reserves 34 17 6 11 93 47 40

Glossop 34 17 5 12 73 61 39

Darwen 34 14 10 10 77 59 38

Northern Nomads 34 15 4 15 73 64 34

Morecambe Reserves 34 13 7 14 63 47 33

Radcliffe Borough 34 13 7 14 84 74 33

Lancaster City Reserves 34 11 4 19 57 80 26

Blackpool Mechanics 34 10 6 18 54 94 26

Lytham St. Annes 34 8 7 19 48 108 23

*Kirkby Town 34 9 2 23 59 110 20

Vulcan Institute 34 4 5 25 49 134 13

Padiham 34 4 1 29 38 154 9

Opponents Home Result Away Result

Accrington Stanley Reserves Mar 21 Lost 1-2 Nov 23 Lost 1-3

Blackpool Mechanics Apr 30 Won 7-0 Mar 14 Lost 1-2

Chorley Reserves Sep 21 Lost 2-5 Mar 27 Lost 1-2

Darwen Oct 19 Lost 3-4 Apr 11 Won 1-0

Glossop Apr 25 Won 5-1 Apr 23 Won 4-2

Great Harwood Feb 22 Won 5-2 Oct 26 Lost 0-4

Horwich RMI Reserves Apr 18 Won 4-0 Oct 12 Drew 1-1

Kirkby Town DNP DNP Feb 29 Won 2-1

Lancaster City Reserves Nov 30 Won 4-1 Mar 28 Won 6-1

Lytham St. Annes Mar 7 Won 2-1 Nov 9 Won 2-1

Morecambe Reserves Aug 24 Won 3-1 Dec 14 Won 2-1

Nelson Reserves Nov 2 Won 2-0 DNP DNP

Netherfield Reserves Sep 28 Lost 0-3 Aug 29 Drew 2-2

Northern Nomads Apr 4 Drew 1-1 Dec 7 Won 4-0

Padiham Feb 15 Won 2-1 Feb 8 Won 8-0

Radcliffe Borough Sep 14 Won 6-3 Apr 16 Lost 1-3

Vulcan Institute Jan 4 Won 7-0 Apr 9 Won 3-0

Wigan Rovers Dec 28 Won 2-1 Dec 26 Lost 0-1

*Nelson Reserves resigned during the season and Kirkby Town took their remaining fixtures.



. . . Season 1963-64 Player App Prov. Total Goals

Ashcroft, Stan 11 - 11 1

Barnes, R (Dickie) 11 1 12

Barry 1 - 1

Bond, Eric 14 1 15 3

Cooke, John 7 - 7

Critchley, John 34 6 40

Diggle, John 4 - 4 1

Fairweather, Ray 37 2 39 16

Frodsham, Colin 10 1 11 5

Gilliker, Arthur 27 6 33 5

Horton, Roy 28 5 33 4

McDermott, Jimmy 1 - 1

Maloney, Derek 25 3 28 10

Moran, Frank 30 7 37 5

Pennington, Joe 31 8 39

Pennington, W (Bill) 6 1 7

Smith, John 10 1 11 4

Smith, Ronnie 2 1 3

Stainton, Phil 36 2 38 47

Thomas, Roy 24 6 30 1

Topping, Maurice 33 7 40 2

Own goals 1

Totals 382 58 440 105

FA CUP

Sep 7 Preliminary Round Ashton United (A) Lost 2-5

LANCASHIRE JUNIOR CUP

Jan 18 1st Round Lancaster City (A) Drew 1-1

Jan 25 1st Round Replay Lancaster City (H) Lost 3-4

LANCASHIRE COMBINATION CUP

Aug 31 1st Round New Brighton (A) Lost 1-3

LIVERPOOL NON-LEAGUE CUP

Sep 2 1st Round Crompton’s Recs (H) Won 3-1

Sep 9 2nd Round Prescot Cables (A) Lost Score not known



Reserve Team News . . .

DATE TIME HOME AWAY VENUE

Cup 02/11/2013 St Helens Town Res Garswood Utd/Vulcan Windleshaw Sports Ground

L 09/11/2013 14:00 Belfry St Helens Town Res Hillside School L20 9NU

L 16/11/2013 14:00 St Helens Town Res Capenhurst Villa Res Windleshaw Sports Ground

L 23/11/2013 14:00 Upton A.A. Res St Helens Town Res Plas Newton Lane CH2 1PR

L 30/11/2013 1400 Ford Motors St Helens Town Res Cronton Ln Widnes WA8 5AJ

DIVISION THREE P W D L F A

1 Hales Res 10 8 2 0 32 13 2 South Liverpool Res 11 8 1 2 40 16

3 St Helens Town Res 12 7 4 1 26 17

4 Rainhill Town 11 6 4 1 38 10 5 Capenhurst Villa Res 12 7 1 4 29 18

6 Bootle Res 11 7 1 3 24 17

7 Ford Motors 11 6 3 2 31 15 8 Belfry 10 6 0 4 24 16

9 Kirkby Town Railway 9 4 4 1 33 18

10 Chester Nomads Res 13 5 1 7 23 31

11 Widnes Vikings Res 11 3 2 6 18 33 12 Neston Nomads 11 2 1 8 23 38

13 Christleton Res 11 2 0 9 13 34

14 *Marshalls Res 12 3 0 9 22 43 15 Merseyside Police 10 1 0 9 11 37

16 Upton A.A. Res 11 1 0 10 6 37

GD Pts

19 26 24 25

9 25

28 22 11 22

7 22

16 21 8 18

15 16

-8 16

-15 11 -15 7

-21 6

-21 6 -26 3

-31 3

St Helens Town Reserves The Reserves travelled to St Helens Combination outfit Clock Face FC in Liverpool Junior Cup 2nd Round recently running out 1-3 winners with goals from Joe McKeegan and Adam Owens (2). Saturday they hosted Kirkby Town Railway in the West Cheshire League Shield 1st Round but went down 1-2, Kyle Ross scoring the Town goal. This Saturday sees them in LCFA Junior Cup action again hosting Garswood United Res or Vulcan FC.

DATE TIME HOME AWAY

L 21/09/2013 15:00 NESTON NOMADS 1 - 2 ST HELENS TOWN RES

L 14/09/2013 15:00 KIRKBY TOWN RAILWAY 3 - 3 ST HELENS TOWN RES

L 07/09/2013 15:00 ST HELENS TOWN RES 3 - 3 CHESTER NOMADS RES

L 04/09/2013 18:15 MARSHALLS RES 2 - 3 ST HELENS TOWN RES

L 30/08/2013 18:15 ST HELENS TOWN RES 2 - 1 BOOTLE RES

L 27/08/2013 18:15 MERSEYSIDE POLICE 1 - 3 ST HELENS TOWN RES

L 19/08/2013 18:30 ST HELENS TOWN RES 2 - 2 WIDNES VIKINGS RES

L 16/08/2013 18:30 CHRISTLETON RES 0 - 2 ST HELENS TOWN RES

L 09/08/2013 18:30 ST HELENS TOWN RES 3 - 0 RAINHILL TOWN

L 28/09/2013 15:00 ST HELENS TOWN RES 2 - 1 SOUTH LIVERPOOL RES

L 05/10/2013 15:00 ST HELENS TOWN RES 1 - 3 HALE RES

L 12/10/2013 15:00 SOUTH LIVERPOOL RES 0 - 0 ST HELENS TOWN RES

C 19/10/2013 14:00 CLOCK FACE FC 1 - 3 ST HELENS TOWN RES

C 26/10/2013 14:00 ST HELENS TOWN RES 1—2 KIRKBY TOWN RAILWAY



Head to Head Results . . . NW Counties

Football League

Premier Division

RESULTS GRID

Up to Sat 26.10.13

Abbey Hey

AFC Blackpool

AFC Liverpool

Alsager Town

Ashton Athletic

Bacup & Ross Boro

Barnoldswick Town

Bootle

Colne

Congleton Town

Glossop North End

Main Road

Norton United

Runcorn Linnets

Runcorn Town

Silsden

Squires Gate

St Helens Town

Stockport Sports

West Dids & Chorlton

Wigan Robin Park

Winsford United

AFC Blackpool

3-3

1-0

1-3

3-0

1-1

1-2

3-2

AFC Liverpool

4-0

1-1

2-0

2-3

0-4

3-0

6-0

Alsager Tow

n 1-3

0-1

1-4

0-4

1-2

2-0

Ashton Athletic

0-1

1-2

1-1

2-1

2-2

4-0

Bacup & Rossendale Borough

0-0

1-2

1-1

0-2

0-2

1-1

0-4

3-0

1-2

Barno

ldsw

ick Tow

n

1-2

1-1

2-3

1-1

0-2

4-0

1-2

2-1

Bootle

2-1

4-0

2-0

2-1

2-4

1-2

5-0

5-0

0-1

Colne

2-0

2-0

0-4

1-0

1-2

0-1

3-1

5-1

Congleton Tow

n

4-2

1-0

3-2

2-1

3-1

4-2

2-3

Glossop

North End

0-1

3-2

0-1

2-3

1-0

5-0

Maine

Road

3-1

0-1

1-0

7-0

0-0

2-2

2-1

1-1

5-0

3-0

Norton United

2-0

3-1

4-2

3-1

0-2

4-1

4-2

1-0

Runcorn Linne

ts

1-3

4-2

3-1

2-1

1-5

1-1

2-1

Runcorn Tow

n

2-1

4-1

4-2

4-1

4-1

2-0

1-1

Silsden

4-1

3-2

0-2

1-3

1-3

1-0

2-2

1-0

Squires Gate

2-2

1-1

4-0

2-1

0-1

3-2

3-0

0-2

St H

elen

s Tow

n

0-3

1-1

1-1

0-5

3-3

5-0

3-0

4-1

Stockpo

rt Sports

1-1

2-1

0-2

0-3

5-5

0-2

0-0

1-1

3-0

West D

idsbury & Cho

rlton

2-0

1-3

0-0

0-1

1-0

1-3

2-2

1-2

Wigan Robin Park

0-8

2-3

2-4

3-2

0-1

1-1

3-4

1-3

Winsford United

1-2

0-2

1-1

1-1

0-3

2-1

2-1

Abbey Hey

1-4

2-2

2-1

1-2

1-3

2-1

0-3

1-1

0-3



Tea Break Teasers . . .

Q1. How many English teams have won the European Cup/Champions League and can you name them?

Q2. Which team has been relegated from the Premier League a record four times?

Q3. Fulham scored 48 goals in the 2005-6 Premier League season but what was unusual about the goalscorers?

Q4. The longest gap between Premier League relegations by a player is 14 years suffered by which player?

Q5. Which player has scored the most goals in Premier League Merseyside Derbies?

Q6. Which player has played in the most Merseyside Derbies?

Q7. Who is Manchester City’s top Premier League goalscorer?

Q8. Which two players scored 30 or more goals in their first season in the Premier League?

Q9. How many German teams have won the European Cup/Champions League and can you name them?

Q10. Which club did John Arne Riise sign for when he left Liverpool in June 2008?

Q11. Who was the first player to make tournament appearances for England in three con-secutive decades?

Q12. Which four teams have got to the Champions League Final but have never won the competition?

Q13. Who was the first non-British manager to win a major English domestic trophy?

Q14. Of all the British teams that Sir Alex Ferguson faced as Manchester United manager which was the only team he failed to defeat?

Q15. Which player scored for eight different managers in the Championship during the 2012-13 season?

1) Five, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Manchester United & Chelsea 2) Crystal Palace 3) They were all non-English players 4) Michael Brown 1996 with Manchester City & Portsmouth in 2010 5) Steven Gerrard with 7 goals 6) Neville Southall 7) Carlos Tevez (58) 8) Andy Cole 1993/4 & Kevin Phillips 1999/00 9) Three – Bayern Munich, SV Hamburg & Borus-sia Dortmund) 10) AS Roma 11) Tony Adams 12) Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco & Va-lencia 13) Guus Hiddink 14) Southend United 15) Jordan Rhodes



St Helens Town AFC . . . Between 1946 and 1962 the club, like many, didn’t have a ‘manager’. Town officials would liaise with first and reserve team captains over team selection. In 1962-63 ‘First Manager’ Pat Murphy came from Burscough with a nucleus of his team which won the Lancashire Combination Division One title for Burscough but the formulae didn’t work for Town despite financial backing of a brand new 200 seat supporters club opened by John Connelly in spring of 1962. 1963-64 Sam Cottingham came after success with Pilkington's in a move to rebalance the squad with more local players. 1964-66 Jimmy McKiernan became the club's first commercial manager and team boss after arriving from Earlestown via a successful playing career which included a spell on the North Wales circuit. 1966-68 Jackie Dewsnip, cousin of Town player Jimmy Dewsnip who along with the latter’s son Neil meant the Haydock based family served Town well over a couple of decades. 1968-71 Peter Jones took the reigns in the wake of the Northern Premier League being formed which reduced Town’s league (Lancs Combination) to one division. He moved on after three years to a position on the staff of Preston North End. 1971-77 Alan Hampson arrived from South Liverpool after a distinguished playing career at Holly Park and became a mini ‘Messiah’ as Town won the Lancs Combination title in 1972 along with the Bass Charrington and Watson trophy in quick succession. He also oversaw Town’s step into the Cheshire County League in 1975 as by then, the Lancashire Comb had become a pale imitation of its former self. 1977-79 The aforementioned Jimmy Dewsnip took the reigns after ‘Hampy’ had moved on and became the first ex Town player to become manager. He combined this with work for the Liverpool County FA with the latter eventually claiming his services after two years. 1979-80 Player manager Geoff Robinson hailed from the new overspill at Laffak where he also ran the increasingly successful ‘Starting Gate’ pub team in the blossoming new Sunday League. Many of his squad were ‘Town’ players but the ‘conflict’ of interests was seen as detrimental to the senior club. 1980-82 Jack Prytherch had been at Wigan Athletic and he brought in players from that area including new club skipper, his son in law, Steve Murfin. Jack’s reign saw the formation of the North West Counties League and Town’s first season was a struggle in the new league’s top flight resulting in a change in mid-term. 1982-84 Peter Rutherford. After the success of Alan Hampson a decade earlier, the Town board returned to South Liverpool again for their next appointment. Peter Rutherford was number two at Holly Park at the time but he also found it hard going in the NWCFL inaugural season and his charges only escaped relegation on a ‘technicality’. Things got a little better the following season and he bowed out just before glory arrived. 1984-87 Alan Wellens had skippered Town’s Lancs Combination title team and went on to become the club’s top appearances holder after making his debut at Great Harwood in 1966. His playing career was ended by a broken leg against Hyde in 1981 at Hoghton Road. Alan went on to Town history with the club’s historic journey to Wembley in 1987 before he and the vast majority of the FA Vase winning side sought pastures new. 1987-92 Alan Aspinall

Allan Wellens receiving the Lancs

Combination Championship Trophy



(pictured below) took over the mantle of manager following the departure of the Vase squad and management team having been Reserve team boss and spent a successful five seasons in charge. 1992-93 Mick Holgate (pictured right) presided over just one season at Hoghton Road before moving on to Leigh RMI. 1993-2002 Jimmy McBride stepped up from his position as Reserve team boss to take the reigns of the first team for almost a decade which saw the club’s move from Hoghton Road to Saints. Took the club to its first cup final since the visit to Wembley but lost out in the League Cup and Floodlit Trophy finals in the mid 1990s. 2002-2003 John Davison and Peter King arrived from Burscough

having presided over a very successful period in the ‘Linnets’ history. After a disappointing first campaign despite significant financial backing the club’s need to tighten the purse strings led to the pair’s departure at the start of the 2003 campaign, along with most of the squad. 2003-04 Ex-Everton professional Paul Lodge became Town manager as the club reeled from financial cuts but unfortunately his youthful side struggled at the bottom of the league and he was replaced in January 2004. 2004-05 Former Town ‘keeper Joe Paladino took over the reigns from Lodge and secured the club’s safety from relegation before going to challenge for the title during most of 2004-05. Joe resigned in March 2005. 2005-06 Assistant to Paladino, Joe Gibiliru took over the manager’s position and presided over a period of on the field stability for the club before resigning in September 2006. 2006-07 Alex Wright, who had previously been assistant manager to Paul Lodge returned to the club as manager but his tenure was short-lived as family commitments led to him stepping down in September 2007. 2007-08 John Fletcher, Wright’s assistant, was given managerial responsibility and he steered the club away from the relegation battle with a 19th place finish at the end of 2006-7. Despite the club’s off the field problems and financial difficulties the following season saw Fletcher’s charges finish fourteenth after only one defeat in the last nine games. However Town remained rooted in a relegation spot for most of the following season and Fletcher departed with weeks of the season remaining. 2009 – 2010 Gary Bickerstaffe was appointed in March 2009 and secured the club’s safety with some ease recording six victories from the final eight games. Bickerstaffe’s fine form as manager continued

throughout 2009-10 eventually finishing in 9th place. 2010 – 2011 Lee Riley steps up from assistant manager when Gary Bickerstaffe steps down at the end of the 2009-10. Lee resigned in March 2011 due to work commitments and Iain Dyson took over the managerial reigns before he too stepped down at the end of the season. 2011-12 season saw Jimmy McBride make a return to Town but it proved a difficult season and Town parted company with him as we narrowly avoided relegation. 2012 - present Ian Granite (pictured left) became manager following success with neighbours Wigan Robin Park FC. A challenging 2012-13 season saw Town eventually steer clear of relegation, in doing so maintaining their unique 30 year stay in the North West Counties League top division.

Many thanks to Jim Barrett and Eric Bond for their input in compiling the information.

. . . Managers 1946-Present



Barnoldswick Town Stats . . . Sat 03/08/13 Maine Road H L 2-3 Callum Smith (15)

Daniel Boyle (82p)

Wed 07/08/13 Bacup & Rossendale Borough A Aband

Sat 10/08/13 Stockport Sports A W 3-0 Danny Morton (29)

Neil Chapman (45)

Callum Smith (50)

Sat 17/08/13 Hebburn Town FA Challenge Cup EP

A D 2-2 Samuel Howell (21)

Daniel Boyle (38)

Tue 20/08/13 Hebburn Town FA Challenge Cup EPR

H L 0-2

Sat 24/08/13 AFC Liverpool A L 0-2

Tue 27/08/13 St Helens Town H L 1-2 Daniel Boyle (48p)

Sat 31/08/13 AFC Blackpool H L 1-2 Daniel Boyle (38)

Tue 03/09/13 Squires Gate H W 4-0 Christopher Ridehalgh (14)

Samuel Howell (39)

Daniel Boyle (43)

Christopher Ridehalgh (67)

Sat 07/09/13 Runcorn Town A L 1-4 Neil Stansfield (5)

Wed 11/09/13 Colne A W 2-1 Daniel Boyle (35)

Mark Threlfall (47)

Sat 14/09/13 Norton United H D 1-1 Mark Threlfall (40

Wed 18/09/13 Bacup & Rossendale Borough A W 2-0 Sam Howell (62)

Bill Williams (78)

Sat 21/09/13 Newcastle Benfield FA Carlsberg Vase 2Q

A L 1-3 Aaron Hollindrake (17)

Sat 28/09/13 Wigan Robin Park A L 2-3 Mark Threlfall (40)

Samuel Howell (42)

Sat 05/10/13 Winsford United H W 2-1 Daniel Boyle (23)

Daniel Boyle (58)

Tue 08/10/13 Bacup & Rossendale Borough H D 1-1 Neil Stansfield (16)

Sat 12/10/13 Maine Road A L 0-7

Tue 15/10/13 Squires Gate A L 0-4

Sat 19/10/13 Runcorn Town H L 0-2

Tue 22/10/13 AFC Blackpool A W 3-1 Bill Williams (65)

Kieran Lee (70)

Sam Howell (75)

Sat 26/10/13 Runcorn Linnets A L 0-1



NWCFL News . . . Alsager Town - manager Andy Turner has appointed Mick Hathaway as his new assistant. Andy said: “I have known Mick for a while, having crossed paths a lot during our days in the Evo-Stik League. He arrives from Stafford Rangers where he was first team coach, and comes with a lot of knowledge and experience. He has already made a good impression and I’m sure he will add value to the club going forward”. Runcorn Linnets - the club will be hosting a charity match on 3rd November, in aid of the Astro Brain Tumour Fund. An ex-Runcorn XI will play an Ex-Pro XI, with special guests including comedian John Bishop and champion boxer Derry Matthews. Gates open at 12.30 pm for a 1.30 pm kick off, and admission for adults is £4 and concessions £2. Widnes Vikings - the club now has a fully branded Online Merchandise Shop, with an ever expanding selection of merchandise, including hats, t-shirts, hoodies and much more. St Helens Town - Town's game against Cammell Laird in the Liverpool Senior Cup 1st Round has been scheduled for Tuesday 26th November 2013 with a 7.45pm kick off, replacing the scheduled Premier Division game against Bootle. This is subject to the Evo-Stik League not scheduling a league game for Cammell Laird, as the Liverpool Senior Cup is not their parent County FA competition. This week’s NWCFL Landmarks Chris Wademan's 36th minute equaliser for Silsden in their 1-1 draw at Stockport Sports was the Cobbydalers' 600th League goal. Atherton LR reached 1200 league points courtesy of their 6-2 win at Leek CSOB. Atherton Collieries v Bacup & Rossendale Borough Abandoned Game League Secretary John Deal has issued the following statement concerning the League Challenge Cup tie between Atherton Collieries and Bacup & Rossendale Borough. "Following the abandonment of this Saturday's game between Atherton Collieries and Bacup & Rossendale Borough, the League Management Committee will in due course be made aware of the contents of the referee's report regarding the circumstances that led to the game being abandoned. As the abandonment of the game may be subject to FA Disciplinary Charges, no comment can be made on behalf of the League Management Committee at this stage".



We’ve Met Before . . .

Action from Town’s away fixture v Barnoldswick which Town won 1-2



Back to Business . . . Its been another interesting week at Town which saw our unbeaten run come to a disappointing end in the League Cup. Coming off the back of a great point last Tuesday evening against Congleton, manager Ian Granite took the opportunity to change things up a little for the Cup clash, and a number of fringe players got an opportunity to get some first team, the most notable of these being full back Ed Richardson who had an excellent debut for the club. In a competitive game, Town missed a number of chances to seal a comfortable victory and were mugged late with a goal which game from a dubious free kick. Away from the pitch, Saturday evening saw the latest of our club fundraisers, our annual race night which raised some much needed funds for the club, and despite a mediocre turnout, it was an enjoyable night and we may look at a second one in the new year. Next up in terms of events for the club is the Bert Trautmann Memorial Game against a Manchester City Former Players XI. Being without our own home ground at the moment, we have opted to host this fixture at Prescot Cables Hope Street stadium which was the setting for Town’s first silverware success when in 1949 the team including Bert in goal lifted the George Mahon trophy in front of a crowd of 9,000. The trophy will be on display at the game by kind permission of the Liverpool County Premier League. This week we have been able to confirm the attendance of a number of guests at the game including members of the Trautmann Family, Steve Fleet who was Bert’s dear friend and goalkeeping understudy at City, and Sky Sports commentator John Gwynne who will provide some unique and colourful commentary in the stadium on the day. The day is shaping up to be a wonderful occasion to celebrate the life of a wonderful man and iconic football legend, and we invite our friends from all NWCFL clubs to join us on the day. Tickets are priced at just £5 for adults and £2 for U16’s / Concessions. We are also offering a VIP package for the day. For the price of just £100 the package offers admission for two people with complimentary match programmes, an invitation to the official pre-match reception along with invited guests including the Trautmann family and officials of Manchester City. Light refreshments and drinks will also be served at half time and post-match alongside the players. Two items of memorabilia from the day will form part of each package – a limited edition commemorative match medal in a presentation case (these will be presented to the payers and match officials); along with a framed full colour A3 match poster signed by players involved in the game. Anyone interested can contact me on 07908833554 or by email via [email protected] Enjoy the game.

Darryl Picton – Commercial Manager



League Standings . . .

Premier Division P W D L F A GD Pts

1 Maine Road 17 11 4 2 37 16 21 37

2 AFC Liverpool 17 11 2 4 42 16 26 35

3 Runcorn Town 16 11 1 4 38 19 19 34

4 Norton United 15 9 3 3 37 19 18 30

5 Runcorn Linnets 13 9 1 3 25 20 5 28

6 Bootle 17 8 3 6 38 25 13 27

7 Colne 15 8 0 7 27 23 4 24

8 Congleton Town 14 7 2 5 26 22 4 23

9 St Helens Town 16 6 5 5 27 28 -1 23

10 AFC Blackpool 17 6 3 8 23 29 -6 21

11 Glossop North End 12 6 2 4 25 12 13 20

12 Squires Gate 16 6 2 8 25 31 -6 20

13 Barnoldswick Tn 17 6 2 9 25 34 -9 20

14 Stockport Sports 17 4 7 6 26 29 -3 19

15 Silsden 15 5 4 6 21 25 -4 19

16 Ashton Athletic 14 5 3 6 22 18 4 18

17 Winsford United 14 5 2 7 15 28 -13 17

18 Abbey Hey 17 4 5 8 21 36 -15 17

19 West Didsbury &

Chorlton 16 4 3 9 15 28 -13 15

20 Bacup & Rossendale

Borough 15 3 5 7 13 21 -8 14

21 Alsager Town 15 3 3 9 20 31 -11 12

22 Wigan Robin Park 19 3 2 14 21 59 -38 11

Premier Division Table as at Saturday 26th October 2013

* points deducted for a breach of league rules

Monday 21st October 2013

Premier Division

Runcorn Town 2-0 Squires Gate

Tuesday 22nd October 2013

Premier Division

AFC Blackpool 1-3 Barnoldswick Tn

Alsager Town P-P Ashton Athletic

Bootle 0-1 Winsford United

Norton United 0-2 Runcorn Linnets

St Helens Town 1-1 Congleton Town

Stockport Sports 1-1 Silsden

West Didsbury & C 1-2 Glossop NE

First Division

Atherton LR 2-3 Nelson

Cheshire Senior Cup First Round

Hyde FC 5-0 Cheadle Town

Wednesday 23rd October 2013

Premier Division

AFC Liverpool 6-0 Wigan Robin Park

Bacup & Ross B P-P Maine Road

Colne 2-0 Abbey Hey

First Division

Formby 7-1 Daisy Hill

Saturday 26th October 2013

League Challenge Cup Second Round

Abbey Hey 4-0 Eccleshall

AFC Darwen 4-2 Colne

Atherton Collieries A-A Bacup & Ross B

Bootle 3-0 Norton United

Chadderton 0-1 Ashton Athletic

Congleton Town 2-0 Ashton Town

Glossop North End 0-2 Maine Road

Irlam 1-5 Runcorn Town

Rochdale Town 3-2 Holker Old Boys

Runcorn Linnets 1-0 Barnoldswick Tn

Silsden 1-4 Formby

Squires Gate 1-5 1874 Northwich

St Helens Town 1-2 Alsager Town

West Didsbury & C 1-5 AFC Liverpool

Wigan Robin Park 2-3 AFC Blackpool

Winsford United 3-1 Stockport Sports

First Division

Cheadle Town 5-1 Daisy Hill

Leek CSOB 2-6 Atherton LR

Nelson 3-4 Hanley Town

Widnes Vikings 5-2 Oldham Boro



League Standings . . .

Division One P W D L F A GD Pts

1 Hanley Town 16 11 3 2 39 21 18 36

2 1874 Northwich 16 10 4 2 31 15 16 34

3 Nelson 16 10 2 4 54 32 22 32

4 Atherton Colls 14 9 4 1 43 23 20 31

5 Formby 13 7 3 3 34 17 17 24

6 Widnes Vikings 17 6 5 6 33 32 1 23

7 Atherton LR 17 7 2 8 34 36 -2 23

8 Cheadle Town * 14 7 4 3 30 21 9 22

9 Irlam 15 5 6 4 22 22 0 21

10 Ashton Town 14 5 5 4 30 28 2 20

11 Chadderton 13 4 4 5 22 31 -9 16

12 Daisy Hill 18 5 1 12 28 51 -23 16

13 Holker Old Boys 10 3 4 3 22 20 2 13

14 AFC Darwen 13 3 4 6 23 25 -2 13

15 Oldham Boro 15 3 4 8 27 42 -15 13

16 Leek CSOB 12 3 3 6 20 22 -2 12

17 Northwich Flixton Villa

15 2 3 10 24 54 -30 9

18 Rochdale Town 11 2 2 7 13 20 -7 8

19 Eccleshall 13 2 1 10 12 29 -17 7

Division One Table as at Saturday 26th October 2013

* points deducted for a breach of league rules

Monday 28th October 2013

Premier Division

Runcorn Town v Congleton Town

First Division

Oldham Boro v Atherton LR

Tuesday 29th October 2013

Premier Division

Abbey Hey v Winsford United

AFC Blackpool v Bootle

Alsager Town v Runcorn Linnets

Glossop North End v Stockport Sports

Norton United v Maine Road

St Helens Town v Barnoldswick Tn

West Dids & Ch v Ashton Athletic

Wigan Robin Park v Colne

First Division

Ashton Town v Atherton Collis

Holker Old Boys v AFC Darwen

Irlam v Cheadle Town

Leek CSOB v Eccleshall

Wednesday 30th October 2013

Premier Division

Silsden v Bacup & R Boro

Saturday 2nd November 2013

First Division Trophy First Round

Daisy Hill v Nelson

Eccleshall v Hanley Town

Formby v Atherton Colls

Premier Division

AFC Blackpool v Stockport Sports

Alsager Town v AFC Liverpool

Ashton Athletic v Glossop NE

Bacup & R Borough v St Helens Town

Barnoldswick Town v Abbey Hey

Bootle v Silsden

Colne v West Dids & Ch

Congleton Town v Runcorn Linnets

Maine Road v Squires Gate

Norton United v Wigan Robin Pk

Runcorn Town v Winsford United

First Division

Atherton LR v Cheadle Town

Chadderton v AFC Darwen

Holker Old Boys v Ashton Town

Oldham Boro v Northwich F Villa

Rochdale Town v 1874 Northwich

Widnes Vikings v Leek CSOB

st helens town v barnoldswick town

Documents

premier division manager

pm north west counties

premier division contest

main club sponsor

ian granite assistant

paul jones

action v alsager town

eric bond club manager