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Match programme St Helens Town v Bootle, NWCFL Premier Division Saturday 7th February 2015
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North West Counties Football League Premier Division Five Time Winners of Programme of the Year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 Executive Programme Sponsor
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  • North West Counties Football League Premier Division

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    2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

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    2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

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    Todays Team News

    Cover: Jack McKay inaction v Atherton Collieries (2014-15)

    No Gls St Helens Town Rory Crowther

    James Halpin

    Jack Hont

    Ryan Duffy

    Aaron Morris

    Gareth Grant

    Jack McKay

    Matthew Davidson

    Andy Gillespie

    Kris Bell

    Ed Richardson

    Marcus Perry

    Jamil Saleh

    James Rushton-Woods

    Chad Whyte

    Lewis Coyle

    No Gls Bootle Jack Mano

    Neil McQueen

    Shaun Harris

    David Taylor

    Jamie Hay

    Adam Burton

    Emini Adegbenro

    Samuel Wilkie

    Tom Peterson

    Joshua Hamilton

    James McGrane

    Sean Coulton

    Daniel OConnor

    Conor Christiansen

    Michael Roberts

    James Cairns

    CLUB INFORMATION

    Honorary Life President: Alan Wellens

    Vice President: Jim Barrett

    Chairman:

    John McKiernan (07713 339682)

    Vice Chairman: Glyn Jones

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

    Full Committee:

    John McKiernan, Jeff Voller, Jim Barrett, Ste Ball,

    Chris Ford and Glyn Jones.

    Trustees: John McKiernan and Eric Bond

    Club Manager: Ian Price

    Assistant Manager:

    Nick Matthews

    Physiotherapists: Nicole Garner Jess Pritchard & Ben Fletcher

    U21 Team Manager

    Alan Gillespie

    U21 Asst Manager: John Whelan

    U18 Team Manager: Cairns Hardie

    U17 Team Manager:

    Nick Matthews

    Veterans Team Manager: David Platt

    Email:

    [email protected]

    Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

    Main Shirt Sponsor:

    Eciguk St Helens

    Legal: St Helens Town Limited

    Private Limited Company

    Company No. 04392840 Date of Incorporation 12.03.2002

    Company Directors:

    Jim Barrett

    Parent Company: A wholly owned subsidiary of

    Sporting Club St Helens Limited

    Saturday 7th February 2015, kick off 3pm North West Counties League, Premier Division

    Manager: Ian Price Assistant: Nick Matthews

    Manager: Joe Doran Assistant: Neil McQueen

    Todays Executive Match Sponsor:

    Referee: Mr N Cox (Blackpool) Assist: Mr K Martin (Preston) & Mr S Doherty (Preston)

    St Helens Town Red & White Shirts

    White Shorts, Red & White Socks

    Bootle Blue Shirts

    Blue Shorts & Socks

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    Talk of the Town Good afternoon and welcome to Brocstedes Park for this North West Counties Football League, Premier Division contest against Bootle. 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. It has been a while since we last convened here at Brocstedes Park for a home game with the previous occasion being two months ago when we exited the FA

    Vase at the Third Round stage to NCEL, Premier Division leaders Tadcaster Albion. The visitors for Yorkshire set off at a pace and netted early before a couple of golden chances were wasted by Town and they were made to pay as Taddy doubled their lead and effectively ended the game as a contest when they added a third with half an hour on the clock. Albion added a fourth after the restart and last consolation goals from Skipper Andy Gillespie & Marcus Perry gave some respectability to the scoreline. Tadcaster have since been victorious over Brocton in the 4th Round and will this afternoon visit fellow NCEL outfit AFC Mansfield for a place in the Quarter Finals. We were then thwarted by the weather the following weekend as the scheduled game here against 1874 Northwich was called off due to a waterlogged pitch and the same fate befell the home game

    against Ashton Athletic a fortnight later this time it was snow which was the major issue in the cancellation. In between we ventured to Nelson and after a slow start again fell behind early and never really recovered going down 4-0 to round off 2014. The January road trip then began with four games scheduled and all being away trips. We started with our longest trip to Yorkshire to take on Silsden and an encouraging start saw the visitors take the game to the hosts and rightfully break the deadlock when Marcus Perry rounded off a good period of play. We were dominating possession and creating chances

    but we were caught with a sucker punch for the equaliser as Silsdens first real effort levelled matters and we were made to pay for our first half wastefulness as the hosts netted what turned out to be the winner in the second half. We recovered from this disappointment the following week when we took the trip to Blackpool taking on Squires Gate, the two teams battled out their second stalemate of the season as they followed up the 0-0 draw at Brocstedes Park with a 1-1 scoreline at School Road. The hosts took the lead in the first half but a free kick wonder strike from James Rushton-Woods ended up securing Towns first point of 2015. We then took the trip to Cheshire taking on Alsager Town who seem to be somewhat of a bogey team for St Helen Town recently. We dominated the early exchanges only to somehow find ourselves 2-0 down, a goal from Chad Whyte reduced the arrears before the break and a strike from what seemed an impossible angle by Gillespie levelled matters. Gillespie then struck the bar at 2-2 before an Alsager fight back saw them run our 4-2 winners. The month was rounded off in Greater Manchester as we visited West Didsbury & Chorlton and a slow start cost us dear as we ended up going down 3-0. Turning our attentions to this afternoons contest we face one of the in form sides in the Division in Bootle and will need to be at the races from the off if we are to secure a return from the contest and push ourselves away from the sides below us in the relegation battle. Lets get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them onto victory your support is vital to the cause! Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller

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    In Town Today The original Bootle Football Club was formed in 1880 and played at Hawthorne Road. In the season 1889/90, the club became a founder member of the Football Alliance and managed to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, where they lost to Blackburn Rovers. When the Alliance merged with the Football League in 1892, Bootle became founder members of the new Second Division. However, despite finishing a respectable 8th place, the club dropped out of he league after one season, were replaced by neighbours Liverpool FC and seemingly, disappeared. The current Bootle side were formed in 1953 as Langton FC, the side played at Edinburgh Park and dominated amateur football in the Liverpool area as members of the Liverpool Shipping League and

    subsequently the Liverpool County Combination until the mid seventies. The club was massively successful winning the County Combination on nine occasions, The Liverpool Challenge Cup three times, the Liverpool Amateur Cup three times and the George Mahon Cup six times. The club made the move to The Lancashire Combination in 1974 and finished a creditable third in their inaugural season. They followed this success but winning back to back championship in 1976 and 1977. Their final season in the Lancashire Combination saw them finish third again. In 1978 Bootle moved to Bucks Park the club joined the Second Division of the Cheshire County League, which they won in their first season, and were promoted to the First Division. The Bucks spent three season in the First Division before in 1982 the Cheshire County League was one of the leagues that merged to form the North West Counties League, which Bootle duly joined, becoming a member of the First Division. The club spent the next ten season as a member of the First Division until disaster struck in 1992 and they were relegated to the Second Division. The rebuilt side bounced straight back finishing Runners-Up to regain their rightful pace in the top fight of the North West Counties League. In their first season back they finished in a creditable sixth place and won their first silverware for 15 years when winning the Leagues Floodlit Trophy. With the onset of money entering into the equation on an even greater scale Bootle found it hard to survive and with the loss of some key personnel, were unfortunately, merely delaying the inevitable for couple of seasons. They were finally relegated into the Second Division after a four year stay. The team had finished the season in 12th place but were relegated after failing a ground grading. Bootle bounced back again at the first time of asking as they gained from Chadderton, Warrington Town and Darwen failing their ground grading and after a 7th placed finish were promoted. Their stay lasted just two seasons and after struggling in both terms they were relegated. Another two seasons passed before they were to be relegated again on ground grading and after the loss of Bucks Park they returned to the Liverpool County Combination. A long and arduous trek then ensued to find a new home, whilst at the same time trying to keep the team functioning. Fifth & third place finishes whilst at the Dockers Club was promising and after a lot of hard work the club found themselves elected back in the North West Counties League in 2006. With the club now play housed at New Bucks Park in Vesty Road, Bootle. The first season back in the North West Counties League was one of consolidation and the team finished 10th in the 18 team division. They also re-entered the FA Vase for the first time in seven years but exited at the hands of Salford City. The 2007/8 season saw the club advance on all fronts with the club entering the FA Cup, again falling at the first hurdle in Manchester this time at Flixton. A run to the FA Vase 2nd round saw Bootle account for Padiham and AFC Emley before Winterton Rangers proved too strong for the Merseysiders. The cup runs continued as Bootle were runners up in both the Division 2 Trophy and the League Challenge Cup.

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    Bootle Football Club In 2008/9 Bootle were crowned champions of the Division 1, beating Padiham in second place but seven points. An excellent FA Vase run saw them advance to the fourth round before being defeated by eventual winners Whitley Bay. 2009/10 saw a successful return to the top flight as they secured a third placed finish in the Premier Division. Bootle started the 2010/11 season looking to build on the previous terms achievements season but after a poor start to the season plagued by injuries and inconsistent form their realistic chances of challenging the front runners was gone by the festive season and they did well to recover and finish in a respectable 6th position. Last season saw them equal their third place finish of 2009/10 but they were never really in the title chase. The summer saw a change of direction as the club parted company with long time manager Chris OBrien, replaced by Neil Prince. The 2012-13 season saw the Bucks in the title chase for most of the season but they ended up finishing in a disappointing 3rd place. The bright spot of season saw the Bucks claim the Liverpool Senior Cup with a penalty shoot out win over AFC Liverpool. The 2013-14 season started off well but a poor spell saw Neil Prince replaced by Joe Doran in the managerial hot seat at New Bucks Park. The Bucks however could not recover from their indifferent form and finished the season in 8th place their worst since returning to the top-flight in 2008-09

    Season League P W D L F A GD Pts Position 1999-00 NWC-1 42 6 8 28 29 90 -61 26 21/22

    2000-01 NWC-2 38 11 8 19 70 76 -6 41 16/20 2001-02 NWC-2 40 19 7 14 82 64 18 64 6/21

    2002-03 LPL-CC 34 18 3 13 80 56 24 57 5/18 2003-04 LPL-CC 34 5 12 17 54 92 -38 27 17/18

    2004-05 LPL-CC 30 9 2 19 51 94 -43 29 12/16 2005-06 LPL-CC 28 16 2 10 65 43 22 50 3/15

    2006-07 NWC-2 34 14 8 12 63 48 15 50 10/18 2007-08 NWC-2 34 18 6 10 86 53 33 60 6/18

    2008-09 NWC-1 34 25 5 4 78 27 51 80 1/18

    2009-10 NWC-P 42 26 7 9 92 41 51 85 3/22 2010-11 NWC-P 42 21 9 12 78 56 22 72 6/22

    2011-12 NWC-P 42 24 13 5 87 43 44 85 3/22 2012-13 NWC-P 42 26 8 8 79 43 36 86 3/22 2013-14 NWC-P 42 21 7 14 87 57 30 70 8/22

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    How We Compare? St Helens Town - last 6 matches

    All Competitions Most recent

    Home W D W L W L

    Away L L L D L L

    Collated L L L D L L

    Bootle - last 6 matches

    All Competitions Most recent

    Home W W W W W D

    Away L W W L W W

    Collated W W W W W D

    St Helens Town games since...

    Bootle

    games since...

    All Competitions All Competitions

    Clean sheet

    6 Clean sheet

    1

    Goal Scored

    1 Goal Scored

    0

    Loss 0 Loss 8

    No score draw

    17 No score draw

    41

    Score draw 2 Score draw 0

    Win 6 Win 1

    All Previous Meetings

    All Competitions

    P W D L F A GD Win %

    Home 34 14 8 12 51 41 10 41.18

    Away 33 9 9 15 36 52 -16 27.27

    Collated 67 23 17 27 87 93 -6 34.33

    at St Helens Town

    Previous Meetings

    at Bootle

    30/10; 5-0 1999-00 17/08; 1-1

    NWC-D1 2000-01 NWC-D2

    NWC-D1 2001-02 NWC-D2

    NWC-D1 2002-03 LPL-CC

    NWC-D1 2003-04 LPL-CC

    NWC-D1 2004-05 LPL-CC

    NWC-D1 2005-06 LPL-CC

    NWC-D1 2006-07 NWC-D2

    NWC-D1 2007-08 NWC-D2

    NWC-PD 2008-09 NWC-D1

    11/08; 0-0 2009-10 15/04; 0-3

    03/01; 1-0 2010-11 07/09; 1-2

    30/08; 1-2 2011-12 08/11; 1-5

    04/05; 0-0 2012-13 21/08; 2-2

    15/03; 1-2 2013-14 24/09; 2-1

    07/02/2015 2014-15 23/09; 0-3

    St Helens Town Scores First

    Games Played 13

    St Helens Town Wins 3

    Draws 4

    Bootle Wins 6

    St Helens Town Goals 15

    Bootle Goals 21

    Percentage Town Wins 23.08

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    From the Chair Good afternoon and a very warm welcome back to Brocstedes Park for our first home game of 2015. Today we welcome our friends and neighbours Bootle FC and hope theyve had a safe journey and enjoy our hospitality for their short stay. It may be our first home game of the new year but weve played four away

    league games with generally poor results despite a number of good performances. Jeff Voller s notes review the January fixtures so I wont repeat too much here. However, we all realise that we need to start turning good performances into points as we sit just a couple of places above the relegation zone with just one third of the league campaign remaining - theres certainly been enough on display from the lads to show they are capable of avoiding a late season worries. Theres plenty to play for and it would be good to start our 2015 home campaign with a victory. Todays see the launch of our support for our main sponsors Johnsons Toyota Liverpools Red Nose Day fundraising. Toyota are Red Nose Day official partner and we will be holding a number of fundraising events across our home fixtures as well as promoting other Johnsons Toyota Liverpool activities on our website and social media. We will be adding further details to our website www.sthelenstownafc.com over the next few days. Needless to say we will be looking for all your support as Every 1 Counts and we have official Car Red Noses available for 5, all money goes to RND. Off the field we continue to chase for updates on our proposed move to Ruskin Drive; unfortunately we are still waiting for information to filter through to us but we are hopeful that despite some delays work will commence soon and we can look forward to a much needed return to our home.

    Without a home fixture since our FA Vase exit at the beginning of December means weve lots to catch up with - match reports, photos, club news, sponsorship. We will endeavour to do this over the next couple of match programmes,. In the meantime out twitter account and club website will keep you fully updated. We are still looking for sponsors with a number of match packages still available for our remaining home games - if you can help please contact me on 07713 339 682 for further details - sponsorship starts from just 50 and provides great value for money. Next Saturday afternoon (14th February) we have a massive game (not that all games arent massive) when we travel to Barnoldswick Town who currently occupy one of the three relegation spots. Hopefully a few of you will make the journey north to cheer on the lads to a much needed victory. Enjoy the game and dont forget to join us this clubhouse after the game for the usual post match debate. John McKiernan Chairman St Helens Town AFC www.sthelenstownafc.com

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    Player Appearances

    League Cup Total Player

    Starts Sub On Gls Starts Sub On Gls Starts Sub On Apps Gls

    Aaron Morris 28 0 4 8 0 0 36 0 36 4

    Jack McKay 24 2 2 7 1 1 31 3 34 3

    Hamish Falconer 27 0 0 7 0 1 34 0 34 1

    Andy Gillespie 23 1 5 6 1 4 29 2 31 9

    Rory Crowther 21 0 0 7 0 0 28 0 28 0

    Chad Whyte 14 4 6 3 5 6 17 9 26 12

    James Rushton-Woods 19 3 2 2 2 0 21 5 26 2

    Marcus Perry 12 9 4 2 2 1 14 11 25 5

    Karl Bergqvist 7 8 4 3 1 2 10 9 19 6

    Paul Cook-Hannah 8 6 0 4 1 0 12 7 19 0

    Chris Cottington 14 0 1 2 0 0 16 0 16 1

    Gareth Grant 10 0 0 5 0 1 15 0 15 1

    Ryan Duffy 12 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 15 0

    James Halpin 9 1 0 3 0 0 12 1 13 0

    Jack Hont 10 0 0 3 0 0 13 0 13 0

    Kristian Bell 6 2 5 4 0 3 10 2 12 8

    Edward Richardson 8 1 0 1 1 0 9 2 11 0

    Lewis Coyle 6 0 2 3 0 0 9 0 9 2

    Neil Hulme 7 0 0 0 2 0 7 2 9 0

    Cole Ashton 8 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 9 0

    Chris Brinksman 7 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 8 0

    Matthew Davidson 4 2 0 1 1 0 5 3 8 0

    Jamil Saleh 3 1 0 3 0 1 6 1 7 1

    Nathan Ogden 4 0 0 3 0 1 7 0 7 1

    Lewis Saunders 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 7 0

    Tom Lightbody 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 5 1

    Lee Harrison 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 0

    Sam Coulter 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 0

    Michael Houghton 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 0

    Alex Gillespie 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0

    Dominic Whelan 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0

    Thomas Barton 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0

    Joseph Peers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0

    Daniel Vincent 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

    Stevenson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

    Sam Pullinger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

    Moore 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

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    NWCFL News Barnton manager Allan Glover is aiming to ensure his side maintain their run of good results for the remainder of the season. Since joining the club from Runcorn Town in mid-November, Allan has seen his side move to a current high of third place in Division One, with victory over Widnes on Saturday clocking up his side's sixth win in eight games since he took over.

    However, he admits that having played more games than most of the other clubs chasing promotion is a frustration for him and his management team. "Our only disappointment is that we didn't come in earlier", he admitted. "The number of games we have played is probably going against us at the moment. We've played more than anyone else at the top, and maybe if we had got in earlier we would have been able to make more of a push at the top of the table. But we have to be happy with the position we are in". The squad has been strengthened in recent weeks with some additions, although Allan says he never set out to make wholesale changes when he came to the club. "We had the basis of a decent side, and all we had to do was maybe professionalise them a bit, get them a bit fitter and give some lads some opportunities", he said. We've brought in some good lads, and we brought in experience with James McShane and Kurtis Gill. That was a statement of intent to

    let people know we wanted to do something, and people now back us and we have a completely different type of pressure on us". Although recent results have been good, Allan is looking to address what he sees as a slight slip in the level of performances. "We had a friendly game against 1874 Northwich and won 5-1, and I don't know if that really helped us, as since then we've become a bit complacent", he said. "In the last two weeks we've not really performed. We got wins but we weren't good, some of our younger players were making poor decisions. The mind set going into the Irlam game wasn't good, no matter how much we tried to reinforce that it was a different game and worth three points as opposed to a friendly, and it was the same at Widnes on Saturday. We had words at half time and made a substitution, which I think changed the look of the side. Mentality is everything and if we don't get that right, we won't be competing and winning games for long". As far as the rest of the season is concerned, Allan is now focussing on keeping the squad together and ensuring that the team collect enough points to finish in the top six. "The challenge now is keeping guys happy", he

    said. "When you are on a winning streak, it's hard to mix things up or change things, unless you have injuries.

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    Club News We are looking for supporters to become Goldline members which will provide the club with a valuable source of income which will help us to achieve a bright future by assisting us in our goal of making a return to St Helens. In addition, you will have the chance to win up to 5,000 . . . so we could all be winners!

    As a lottery partner, St Helens Town Football Club will receive a massive 70p of your 1 weekly subscription. As a Goldline member you will receive your membership card which includes your

    membership number, 10 sets of Goldline draw numbers and 4 unique rollover draw numbers: Your 10 sets of Goldline draw numbers will be entered into the Goldline draw every weekday for your chance of winning. Each week 5 prizes of 500 are paid out, thats a total of 2,500 paid out every week. Your 4 rollover draw numbers will be entered into the weekly draw for your chance of winning up to 5,000. The rollover draw starts at 250 and each week rolls over and increases by 250 until won or until it reaches 5,000 at which time it will be drawn and redrawn until a winner is found. 100s in 10 consolation prizes are paid out every week. Goldline pays out over 170,000 in prizes every year to members. In addition your Goldline membership card will entitle you to exclusive deals available at St Helens Town Football Club. No claim is necessary. Prizes will be sent automatically and either delivered by post or by your agent. Club Chairman John McKiernan said, Having joined forces with Bolton Wanderers in the Goldline Lottery we can

    ensure big cash prizes are dished out every week but the Club also wins too with the possibility of raising thousands of pounds each year. We hope those who have previously supported our monthly 500 Club lottery will now join our new venture. We are going to start canvassing this week with a view to entering our first draw at the start of March. In the current climate, this income through the Goldline Lottery will be crucial to the club. If people are able to give up 1 a week to enter then we think this is ta great way to support the club but also give yourself a real chance of winning some cash too! For more information on how you can join call John on 07713 339 682 or email [email protected]. Club officials will also have details on match days.

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    Silsden v Town

    NWCFL Premier Division action at the Angel Telecom Stadium

    Silsden 2-1 St Helens Town Saturday 3rd January 2015

    Photos courtesy of David S Brett

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    Town Managers

    Between 1946 and 1962 the club, like many, didnt 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 didnt 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 latters 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 Towns 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 Towns 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. Jacks reign saw the formation of the North West Counties League and Towns first season was a struggle in the new leagues 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 Towns Lancs Combination title team and went on to become the clubs 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 clubs 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 (pictured opposite) 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.

    Allan Wellens receiving the Lancs Combination Championship Trophy

    from Wesley Bridge in 1972

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    Past & Present 1992-93 Mick Holgate 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 clubs 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 clubs need to tighten the purse strings led to the pairs 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 managers 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, Wrights 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 clubs off the field problems and financial difficulties the following season saw Fletchers 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. Bickerstaffes 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 - 2013 Ian Granite 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. Despite an excellent start to the 2013-14 season Ian stepped down at the end of November due to business and family commitments and Ian Price (left) took over the managerial reigns with Paul Jones as his assistant. Many thanks to Jim Barrett and Eric Bond for their input in compiling the information.

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    Aug 2 Maine Road NWCFL 3.00 1-2W Brinksman Cottington Saunders Falconer Morris1 McKay Lightbody

    Aug 5 AFC BLACKPOOL NWCFL 7.45 3-0W Brinksman Cottington Saunders Falconer Morris1 McKay Lightbody1

    Aug 9 ALSAGER TOWN NWCFL 3.00 0-4L Brinksman Cottington Saunders Falconer Morris McKay Lightbody Coulter

    Aug 13 Bacup & Rossendale B NWCFL 7.45 2-6W Brinksman Cottington Houghton Falconer Morris1 McKay Rushton-Woods

    Aug 16 ATHERTON COLLS FAC EPR 3.00 2-5L Brinksman Cottington Houghton Falconer1 Morris McKay Andy Gillespie1

    Aug 18 Runcorn Town NWCFL 7.45 7-2L Brinksman Cottington Houghton Falconer Morris McKay1 Peers

    Aug 23 Colne NWCFL 3.00 4-0L Brinksman Cottington Morris Falconer Ogden McKay Andy Gillespie

    Aug 26 STOCKPORT SPORT NWCFL 7.45 2-4L Brinksman Morris Richardson Falconer Ogden Cottington1 Coulter

    Aug 30 BARNOLDSWICK TN NWCFL 3.00 4-3W Crowther Saunders Richardson Falconer Morris1 Cottington Bergqvist1 McKay1

    Sep 6 Irlam (*AET) FAV 1QR 3.00 1-2W* Crowther Morris Saunders Falconer Ogden1 McKay Bergqvist1 Cottington

    Sep 9 ABBEY HEY NWCFL 7.45 1-0W Crowther Cottington Morris Falconer Ogden McKay Bergqvist

    Sep 13 AFC LIVERPOOL NWCFL 3.00 0-9L Crowther Saunders Richardson Falconer Morris McKay Andy Gillespie Cottington

    Sep 16 RUNCORN LINNETS NWCFL 7.45 0-1L Crowther Duffy Morris Falconer Grant McKay Perry Alex Gillespie

    Sep 20 Winsford United NWCFL 3.00 3-0L Crowther Cottington Morris Falconer Grant McKay Perry Ashton

    Sep 23 Bootle NWCFL 7.45 3-0L Crowther Duffy Richardson Falconer Morris Cottington McKay Ashton

    Sep 27 W DIDS & CHORLTON NWCFL 3.00 0-3L Crowther Duffy Saunders Falconer Morris McKay Cottington Ashton

    Sep 30 Burscough LSC 1R 7.45 4-1L Crowther Whelan Morris Falconer Ogden McKay Saleh Ashton

    Oct 5 NOSTELL M.W. FAV 2QR 3.00 2-0W Crowther Duffy Morris Falconer Ogden McKay Saleh

    Oct 11 SQUIRES GATE NWCFL 3.00 0-0D Crowther Duffy Morris Falconer Ogden McKay Bergqvist

    Oct 18 Congleton Town NWCFL 3.00 2-0L Crowther Duffy Morris Falconer Grant McKay Cottington Ashton

    Oct 21 AFC Blackpool NWCFL 7.45 2-1L Crowther Duffy Morris Falconer Coyle1 McKay Saleh

    Oct 25 Widnes LCC 2R 3.00 4-4D# Crowther Halpin Morris Falconer Coyle McKay Saleh1

    Oct 28 RUNCORN TOWN NWCFL 7.45 2-2D Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Coyle Morris Saleh

    Nov 1 YORKSHIRE AMS FAV 1R 3.00 3-1W Crowther Duffy Hont Falconer Coyle Morris McKay1

    Nov 4 Stockport Sports NWCFL 8.00 0-2W Crowther Duffy Hont Falconer Coyle Morris McKay

    Nov 8 COLNE NWCFL 3.00 2-5L Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Morris Coyle Bell1

    Nov 15 Runcorn Linnets NWCFL 3.00 1-0L Crowther Duffy Hont Falconer Morris Coyle Bell

    Nov 22 Alnwick Town FAV 2R 3.00 4-5W* Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Morris Coyle McKay Grant1

    Nov 25 AFC Liverpool NWCFL 7.45 7-3L Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Morris Coyle1 McKay

    Nov 29 BACUP & ROSS B NWCFL 3.00 2-0W Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Morris Duffy McKay

    Dec 6 TADCASTER ALBION FAV 3R 3.00 2-4L Crowther Halpin Hont Duffy Morris Grant McKay Davidson

    Dec 20 Nelson NWCFL 3.00 4-0L Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Duffy Morris Davidson

    Jan 3 Silsden NWCFL 3.00 2-1L Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Duffy Morris Davidson

    Jan 10 Squires Gate NWCFL 3.00 1-1D Crowther Halpin Hont Morris Vincent Davidson Ashton

    Jan 17 Alsager Town NWCFL 3.00 4-2L Crowther Halpin Richardson Falconer Morris Davidson Vincent Ashton

    Jan 24 West Dids & Chorlton NWCFL 3.00 3-0L Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Morris Ashton McKay Rushton

    Feb 7 BOOTLE NWCFL 3.00

    Feb 14 Barnoldswick Town NWCFL 3.00

    Feb 17 ASHTON ATHLETIC NWCFL 7.45

    Feb 28 NELSON NWCFL 3.00

    Mar 3 1874 Northwich NWCFL 7.45

    Mar 7 Abbey Hey NWCFL 3.00

    Mar 10 GLOSSOP NE NWCFL 7.45

    Mar 14 CONGLETON TOWN NWCFL 3.00

    Mar 21 Glossop North End NWCFL 3.00

    Mar 24 SILSDEN NWCFL 7.45

    Mar 28 1874 NORTHWICH NWCFL 3.00

    Apr 4 WINSFORD UNITED NWCFL 3.00

    Apr 6 Ashton Athletic NWCFL 3.00

    Apr 18 MAINE ROAD NWCFL 3.00

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    Name Player name and CAUTION

    Name Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS

    Name Player name and DISMISSAL

    Name10 Player name and number of replaced player

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    Hulme Whyte1 Rushton-Woods Perry Pullinger Alex Gillespie7 Bergqvist11 Cook-Hannah9 Crowther

    Hulme Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Perry1 Pullinger Alex Gillespie Houghton Bergqvist9 Crowther

    Coulter Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Perry Pullinger Houghton3 Alex Gillespie8 Bergqvist11 Crowther

    Hulme Cook-Hannah Bergqvist3 Perry1 Pullinger Coulter10 Barton11 Andy Gillespie91 Crowther

    Hulme Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Perry Barton11 Pullinger/Saunders Whyte9 Peers/Crowther Coulter7

    Hulme Whyte1 Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie Pullinger Coulter6 Perry7 Cook-Hannah Crowther

    Hulme Whyte Rushton-Woods Perry Pullinger10 Bergqvist11 Cook-Hannah Richardson7 Crowther

    Hulme Whyte Rushton-Woods1 Andy Gillespie Bergqvist7 Cook-Hannah3 Alex Gillespie Perry9 Crowther

    McKay1 Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie1 Harrison10 Alex Gillespie Peers Brinksman

    Cottington Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Perry Peers5 Hulme11 Whyte9 Harrison Brinksman

    Hulme Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie Peers Whyte91 Perry11 Alex Gillespie Saunders

    Cottington Whyte Rushton-Woods Perry Peers3 Alex Gillespie11 Cook-Hannah9

    Alex Gillespie Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie Peers Ogden Whyte9 Saunders

    Ashton Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie Saunders Harrison9 Barton7 Whelan

    Ashton Whyte Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie Cook-Hannah Bergqvist9 Whelan10

    Ashton Bergqvist Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie Cook-Hannah10 Saleh11 Perry7

    Ashton Cook-Hannah Rushton-Woods Bergqvist Andy Gillespie9 Lightbody10 Whyte91

    Grant Cook-Hannah Bergqvist1 Andy Gillespie1 Saunders Harrison8 Whyte9 Lightbody10

    Grant Cook-Hannah Ashton Andy Gillespie Saunders Rushton-Woods11 Harrison Whyte9

    Ashton Whyte Andy Gillespie Saleh Cook-Hannah Bergqvist11 Bell10 Rushton-Woods8 Halpin

    Grant Whyte Bergqvist Andy Gillespie Halpin2 Harrison6 Bell11

    Grant Whyte2 Bell1 Andy Gillespie Harrison Bergqvist10 Cook-Hannah

    Grant Whyte1 Bell1 Andy Gillespie Bergqvist9 Rushton-Woods McKay7

    Grant Whyte1 Bell1 Andy Gillespie Ogden Rushton-Woods Bergqvist Perry

    Grant Whyte Bergqvist Andy Gillespie1 Saleh Perry81 Bell

    Duffy Whyte1 Andy Gillespie Perry Cook-Hannah Peers Nicholson

    Grant Whyte McKay Andy Gillespie Ogden Halpin Rushton-Woods Perry9

    Grant1 Whyte2 Bell1 Andy Gillespie1 Whelan Richardson11 Davidson10 Perry9

    Grant Andy Gillespie Bell2 Richardson Duffy Davidson8 Perry9 Rushton-Woods11

    Grant Andy Gillespie1 Bell1 Richardson Davidson8 Coyle Rushton-Woods7 Perry10

    Davidson Andy Gillespie1 Bell Richardson Coyle Saleh Rushton-Woods8 Perry9 Whyte11

    McKay Whyte Perry Rushton-Woods Cook-Hannah8 Bell Grant Andy Gillespie

    McKay Andy Gillespie Perry1 Rushton-Woods Cook-Hannah6 Whelan2 Whyte

    McKay Andy Gillespie Perry Rushton-Woods1 Cook-Hannah Whelan Whyte10

    Ashton Whyte1 Andy Gillespie1 Rushton-Woods McKay7 Perry8 Hont

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    Part 45 - Season 1991-92 North West Counties League

    P W D L F A Pts Ashton United 34 24 5 5 61 30 77

    Great Harwood Town 34 22 8 4 68 38 74 Eastwood Hanley 34 18 9 7 54 35 63 Blackpool Rovers 34 16 7 11 73 57 55

    Prescot 34 15 6 13 48 43 51 Penrith 34 15 5 14 57 58 50

    Skelmersdale United 34 11 11 12 48 52 44 Flixton 34 11 9 14 46 50 42

    Clitheroe 34 11 9 14 44 55 42 Darwen 34 10 11 13 56 55 41

    Atherton L.R. 34 11 8 15 38 45 41 Nantwich Town (-3) 34 11 10 13 44 49 40

    Vauxhall GM 34 10 10 14 42 51 40 Bacup Borough 34 9 11 14 41 45 38

    St. Helens Town 34 9 9 16 49 55 36 Maine Road 34 9 9 16 40 60 36 Bradford P.A. 34 10 5 19 57 68 35

    Bootle 34 9 8 17 41 61 35

    Opponents Home Result Away Result Ashton United Oct 12 Won 6-0 Feb 22 Lost 0-1

    Atherton L.R. Aug 26 Drew 0-0 Dec 28 Lost 2-4

    Bacup Borough Oct 1 Drew 2-2 Aug 24 Lost 0-3

    Blackpool Rovers Mar 21 Lost 1-2 Sep 28 Lost 0-4

    Bootle Mar 28 Drew 1-1 Sep 17 Won 4-2

    Bradford P.A. Dec 21 Won 2-1 Oct 26 Won 2-1

    Clitheroe Apr 11 Lost 0-1 Sep 14 Lost 0-2

    Darwen Feb 15 Lost 0-1 Apr 20 Lost 0-2

    Eastwood Hanley Jan 4 Won 4-1 Nov 9 Lost 0-1

    Flixton Sep 21 Lost 1-2 Jan 18 Lost 0-2

    Great Harwood Town Nov 2 Drew 2-2 Feb 29 Lost 0-1

    Maine Road Mar 7 Drew 0-0 Nov 16 Drew 3-3

    Nantwich Town Feb 8 Won 3-1 Mar 14 Drew 1-1

    Penrith Dec 7 Won 4-3 Apr 18 Won 3-1

    Prescot Sep 3 Drew 1-1 Dec 14 Lost 1-2

    Skelmersdale United Feb 1 Lost 1-2 Dec 26 Lost 1-2 Vauxhall GM Sep 7 Won 2-1 Nov 23 Drew 2-2

    Aug 31 FA CUP Preliminary Round BORROWASH VICTORIA Home Lost 1-3

    Oct 5 FA VASE Preliminary Round BURSCOUGH Home Lost 2-3

    Oct 19 NWC LEAGUE CUP 1st Round Ashton Town Away Won 4-3

    Nov 30 2nd Round Nantwich Town Away Lost 0-3

    Nov 26 NWC FLOODLIT LEAGUE Group Prescot Away Lost 0-1

    Dec 3 Group BOOTLE Home Lost 0-3

    Feb 4 Group Bootle Away Lost 0-1

    Feb 25 Group PRESCOT Home Drew 2-2

    Nov 21 LCFA SENIOR CUP 1st Rd. Marine Away Lost 1-3

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    Goals

    Almond, Andy 27 27

    Aspinall, Dave 31 31 1

    Blasbery, Paul 2 2

    Bradbury, Kris 1 1

    Brown, Andy 10 1 11 1

    Carragher, Steve - 1 1

    Collins, Dave 13 13

    Crompton, John 39 1 1 41 8

    Dillon, Kevin 2 1 3

    Dixon, P - 3 3

    Dyer, Lee 2 2

    Eaves, John 9 6 15

    Fahey, Jamie 10 3 13 1

    Gavin, John - 4 4

    Hart, Steve 6 6

    Hayde, Mick 10 1 11 1

    Hill, A (Tony) 8 1 9

    Howard, Alan 17 1 18

    Humphreys, Stu 12 2 14 1

    Iley, Steve 15 2 17 3

    Laird, Gary 27 2 29 11

    Lawson, L 1 1

    Lawrenson, Damon - 1 1

    Lowe, Gary 31 1 1 33 2

    Lowe, Martin 35 2 37 10

    McClatchey, Derek 10 10 2

    Mayers, Kenny 1 1

    Paladino, Joe 7 7

    Parker, Brian 4 4

    Phoenix, Stu 3 3

    Reilly, Adie 1 1

    Rigby, Darren 9 2 11

    Shaw, Mark 23 1 4 28 7

    Shaw, Neil 40 1 1 42 3

    Skidmore, Ian 3 3

    Smith, Peter 32 32 2

    Stocks, Jason 25 13 38 5

    Ungi, A (Tony) - 1 1

    Worthington, Paul 1 1

    Own goal 1

    Totals 467 6 52 525 59

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    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 for the 1955/56 season, 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 still the only club to feature in the top division of that league throughout its existence. The clubs major achievement was to win 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 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. Sadly, all three have passed away in the last few years. Other future stars, groomed at St. Helens Town, include John Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday), Geoff Nulty (Burnley, Newcastle United and Everton) and, most recently, ace goalscorer 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 ONeil, who began his league career playing alongside George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton at Manchester United.

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    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 next to bottom in 2011-12, when they would have been relegated, but for Flixtons 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 and they battled well to avoid relegation, their status being confirmed with a couple of games remaining. 2013-14 was a mirror-image of the previous campaign, with a 14-game unbeaten run between September and December putting the club just behind the front runners for two thirds of the campaign. Granite resigned in November 2013 due to work and family commitments and his assistant Ian Price took over the reins, assisted by Paul Jones and Nick Matthews, but the long breaks caused by the winter weather interrupted their earlier rhythm and Town finished the season once again in the lower reaches, although never in any serious danger of the drop. Following the demolition of the Knowsley Road ground in 2010, Town have led a nomadic existence up the road in Ashton-in-Makerfield, sharing Ashton Towns Edge Green Street ground for three seasons before moving across town to Brocstedes Park as the guests of Ashton Athletic in 2012. The current season is scheduled to be the clubs last in exile, as plans are in place for re-location back to St. Helens for the 2015-16 season at the Council-owned Ruskin Park site, currently undergoing massive redevelopment and a brand-new facility awaits. In readiness for the move, the club is undergoing a radical re-branding, adopting the towns coat of arms as their badge once again and reverting next season to their traditional blue and white colours in preparation for a return to the town in 2015.

    Club Honours: 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners

    1951 Lancs Comb Division 2 Champions 1972 Lancs Combination Champions 1973 Bass Charrington Cup Winners

    1974 Watson Trophy Winners 1978 St Helens Hospital Cup Winners

    1979 St Helens Comb Div 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up 1980 St Helens Comb Div 1 Champions 1985 NWCFL Reserve Div 2 Runners Up 1986 NWCFL Reserve Div 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: Alan Wellens Record Goal Scorer: Steve Pennington

    Record Attendances:

    4000 at Hoghton Road v Manchester City 1723 at Knowsley Rd 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 2013-14 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 2013-14 Placed 8th

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    NWCFL News Despite his sides inconsistent form, Widnes manager Steve Hill is still targeting a Division One play off place at the end of the season. After a creditable 14th place finish in their inaugural League season last year, the club are now just seven points short of last seasons tally with 12 games still to play, and Steve believes that the players have developed and built on the

    experience gained last year, to the extent that a play off place is still a realistic target. We learnt a lot last season for our first season in the league, he said. We are better off at this point than we were at the same stage last season, and there are signs of progress. It's about the lads adapting, realising they have got to keep good concentration levels, because you are playing against good players. The North West Counties is an excellent level for any footballer to be playing at, and you are coming across lads who have more experience and know how. The youthfulness of the squad is one area that Steve is looking to address, and admits that it has been their undoing at times. I'd like to get more experienced players in as the young lads do need a bit of guidance on the pitch, he said. We have got a lot of young lads and we have had a habit of shooting ourselves in the foot. It's a steep learning curve for them, and at any level you are going to get punished for your mistakes, not just in this league. We blow hot and cold, and sometimes we have been saying "how can we play as well as we did there, but then revert back to type", it's as if the penny hasn't dropped. So it's just a case of plugging away but it's important that the lads don't become deflated. It's our job as a management team to keep them believing in themselves and hopefully the results will come. They are young lads and while it's great experience for them, we need to make it a positive experience for them by winning more games. If we start feeling sorry for ourselves we are going to get nothing. I've said from day one that I can't fault their effort, we're just lacking that bit of quality in the final third as well as in the defensive third that occasionally lets us down.

    In the meantime though, Steve is adamant that the squad should aim high and that competing in the Division One play offs is still a possibility. We are looking at trying to get in one of the play off positions, that is our aim but we have to be starting to be picking up points as often as we can, he said. We went to Oldham who were bottom of the league, and they beat us, so that proves you can't take any game for granted in this league, otherwise you will get punished. We have to look after ourselves, and whatever happens elsewhere happens, but it is a great incentive for us and all the clubs in the league to be able to aim for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place.

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    Tea Break Teasers Q1. In what year did David Beckham transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid for 25m?

    Q2. Which team has beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford the most times in the Premier League?

    Q3. Who was Real Madrid manager when Liverpool won 1-0 at the Bernabeu in February 2009?

    Q4. Which current Premier League club lost 17 out 19 matches in the 2009/10 Premier League season?

    Q5. Who became the first team other than Real Madrid to win the European Cup in 1961?

    Q6. Which England player netted four times against Norway in 1966?

    Q7. Who played in the 1990 FA Cup Final and went on to manage a team 24 years later in the 2014 Cup Final?

    Q8. Which club have reached the most FA Cup Semi-Finals but have never gone on to win the Cup?

    Q9. Which former Liverpool player was top goalscorer in Euro 2004?

    Q10. Which English player scored a hat-trick against Switzerland in 1963?

    Q11. Which team scored the first goal of the current Premier League season?

    Q12. Which player did Everton pay 4.5m for in 2005 who signed on for Pembroke League side Solva FC in September 2014?

    Q13. Which former Liverpool player became the oldest World Cup Final Debutant in 2010 at 39 years and 321 days?

    Q14. Wayne Rooney is currently the third highest Premier League goalscorer who ranks above him?

    Q15. Which grounds are the most Northerly, Southerly, Easterly & Westerly in the Premier League?

    1) 2003 2) Chelsea 3) Juande Ramos 4) Burnley 5) Benfica 6) Jimmy Greaves 7) Steve Bruce 8) Birmingham City 9 Semis 9) 10) Bobby Charlton 11) Milan Baros 12) Simon Davies 13) David James 14) Alan Shearer & Andy Cole 15) N St James Park, S St Marys Stadium, E Upton Park, W Liberty Stadium

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    Andy Gillespie 08/04/1991

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    James Rushton-Woods 07/10/1992 Midfield

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    Paul Cook-Hannah 20/09/1984

    Forward

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    Chris Brinksman 29/09/1990 Goalkeeper

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    Auto XL Warrington

    Karl Bergqvist 10/09/1984 Midfield

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    Chad Whyte 11/06/1992

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    Alex Gillespie 06/08/1997 Midfield

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    Rory Crowther 29/12/1996 Goalkeeper

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    Hamish Falconer 12/12/1995

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    Sponsored by Contego Security

    UK Limited

    Aaron Morris 10/06/1995

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    Sponsored by Battmar Recovery

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    Gareth Grant 16/08/1990

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    Marcus Perry 16/08/1996

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    Jack McKay 09/04/1991 Midfield

    Sponsored by Forster Dean

    Solicitors St Helens

    Neil Hulme 04/03/1987

    Centre Midfield

    Sponsored by PDS Coaching

    Chris Cottington 04/09/1994

    Defender/Midfield

    Sponsored by Ice Blue Legal

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    Ryan Duffy 14/03/1990 Defender

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    Nathan Ogden 03/01/1992 Defender

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    Player Profiles

    Jay Halpin 12/11/1995 Defender

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    Kris Bell 12/07/1992

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    U17s News Town have three teams (U17s, U21s and Veterans) operating at the start of 2014-15 in addition to our North West Counties League and North West Youth Alliance League (U18s) teams. Today we look at the great start to the season for the U17s in the South Lancs League U17s Division

    St Helens Town AFC U17s (South Lancs League Youth) Sponsored by BATTMAR RECOVERY

    August 2014 (home fixtures at JMO, Skelmersdale)

    A Sun 31st, 11.30am Atherleigh Athletic U17s Won 0-12

    September 2014

    A Thu 4th, 6:30pm Rylands U17s Won 0-1

    H Sun 14th, 11.00am Aspull Juniors U17s Won 1-0

    A Sun 21st, 11.30am Knowsley South U17s Won 1-2

    H Sun 28th, 11.00am Atherleigh Athletic U17s Won 10-0

    October 2014

    H Sun 12th, 11.00am Rylands U17s Won 2-1

    A Sun 19th, 2.00pm Aspull Juniors U17s Won 1-2

    H Sun 26th, 11.00am Skelmersdale United U17s Lost 2-3

    November 2014

    A Sun 2nd, 11.00am Southport U17s Lost 5-2

    H Sun 9th, 11.00am Knowsley South U17s Won 9-0

    A Sun 16th, 11.00am Leigh Genesis U17s Won 0-5

    A Sun 23rd, 11.00am Skelmersdale United U17s A-A

    A Sun 30th, 2.00pm Knowsley South U17s Won 1-6

    December 2014

    A Sun 7th, 11.00am Leigh Genesis U17s Won 1-2

    January 2015

    H Sun 11th, 11.00am Rylands U17s Won 3-1

    H Sun 25th, 11.00am Southport U17s Lost 2-6

    February 2015

    H Sun 8th, 11.00am Skelmersdale United U17s

    South Lancashire Counties League Youth Division

    POS Team P W D L GD PTS

    1 Skelmersdale United U17s 15 13 2 0 57 41

    2 Southport U17s 14 10 3 1 45 33

    3 St Helens Town U17s 12 9 0 3 18 27

    4 Rylands U17s 14 6 0 8 -3 18

    5 Aspull Juniors U17s 12 4 1 7 -5 13

    6 Knowsley South U17s 15 2 0 13 -76 6

    7 Leigh Genesis U17s 12 0 0 12 -36 0

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    U17s Player Profile Joe is a very popular lad in and out of the dressing room. He was first spotted whilst playing for the West Lancs schools district team. Since then he has been very successful whilst trialling for the Lancashire district, obtaining the famous Lancs Counties tie in the process. Joe isn't just a talented lad on the field, he is also a keen actor; Joe recently auditioned to get in the Diane Lamont casting Agency in Formby... One way or the other he may be destined to be on the TV screens.

    Name: Joe 'the captain' Stanley DOB: 03.05.1999 Position: CM/CAM/CDM Team you support: Liverpool Favourite past and present Present: Jordan Henderson because his work rate forbid team is underestimated and he should be acknowledged more Past: Steven Gerrard because he's a an absolute legend and does what he wants, bit like myself. Fastest player: Reece Hughes Slowest player: Probably me (ha, ha) Best player St Helens: Tom Reilly his technical ability is superb, very calm on the ball top class Worst dressed: Liam Murray Best dressed: Me of course Longest in the shower: Me take pride in what I do/have

    Best music album: Eminem .. Curtain Call Best song: Lose yourself Best trainer: Me Worst trainer: Not sure we all work hard at St Helens

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    Match Report St Helens Town 2-4 Tadcaster Albion

    Defensive frailties put Town out of the Vase St. Helens Town bowed out of the FA Vase at the Third Round stage on Saturday, going down 4-2 to Northern Counties East Premier Division leaders Tadcaster Albion. Without the suspended Hamish Falconer at the back, they

    struggled to cope with a first half onslaught which left the home side three goals down by half-time. The early exchanges showed very little difference between the sides, but repeated failures to clear their own penalty box gifted the visitors an easy goal, tucked away by captain Nick Thompson in the ninth minute. Town went on the attack in response and Kris Bell was agonisingly wide of the post with a wonderful strike after 15 minutes, but the visitors stretched their lead seven minutes later when Dennie Ingram, left unmarked on the edge of the six yard box, had the easiest of headers, to give Albion a 2-0 advantage and, from that point on, it was difficult to see how Town could recover against a team favourites for promotion. Ex-Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion midfielder Jonathon Greening controlled the game in the middle and just before the half-hour mark, his younger brother, Josh, leading scorer in the NCE

    Premier Division, let fly from 30 yards with a wonderful strike which gave Rory Crowther no chance and Tadcaster were home and dry. They were stroking the ball about almost unchallenged for long periods and even after centre-forward Josh Barrett was stretchered off with a serious leg injury just before the break, there was no indication Town could ever turn the tie around. Eighteen minutes into the second half, the referee somewhat harshly penalised Town just on the edge of their box and Josh Greening added his second with a curling free-kick, exquisitely delivered to stretch the lead to 4-0. As on so many occasions this season, St. Helens have had to set out to outscore the opposition, rather than rely on defensive capabilities, but this is essentially a very young side, assembled from scratch over the summer break, who are gradually learning their trade

    but, by the time speed merchants Marcus Perry and Chad Whyte were introduced from the bench, the game was over. However, the two strikers livened up the attack for the final quarter and Town restored some pride through a wonderful strike from captain Andy Gillespie, who shot from the corner of the box after a 30 yard burst on 75 minutes and, shortly before the final whistle, Perry scored in decisive manner after several ricochets in and around the visitors 18-yard box. Towns FA Vase campaign is over for another year, but they can look back with pride on four good wins and a very useful 3500 from sponsors Carlsberg. To adopt an old football clich, they can now concentrate on their league form and look to learn from this valuable experience turning their sights towards moving up the NW Counties Premier Division table.

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    FA Carlsberg Vase action at Brocstedes Park, Ashton

    St Helens Town 2-4 Tadcaster Albion Saturday 6th December 2014

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    Premier Division P W D L F A GD Pts

    1 Runcorn Linnets 30 24 5 1 80 30 50 77

    2 Glossop North End 25 21 2 2 77 10 67 65

    3 Ashton Athletic 29 15 9 5 52 28 24 54

    4 1874 Northwich 22 15 4 3 42 12 30 49

    5 Squires Gate 28 12 11 5 50 35 15 47

    6 Silsden 26 14 4 8 45 38 7 46

    7 Colne 24 14 3 7 51 30 21 45

    8 AFC Liverpool 28 13 5 10 62 44 18 44

    9 Nelson 26 13 5 8 54 40 14 44

    10 Bootle 27 13 5 9 49 35 14 44

    11 Congleton Town 29 10 8 11 48 48 0 38

    12 Alsager Town 31 11 5 15 58 65 -7 38

    13 Runcorn Town 26 11 4 11 61 50 11 37

    14 Winsford United 25 10 6 9 47 44 3 36

    15 West Didsbury &

    Chorlton 27 11 3 13 44 50 -6 36

    16 Maine Road 30 10 6 14 45 54 -9 36

    17 Abbey Hey 29 9 4 16 40 62 -22 31

    18 St Helens Town 28 7 3 18 36 77 -41 24

    19 AFC Blackpool 32 4 8 20 28 66 -38 20

    20 Barnoldswick Town 30 5 4 21 38 77 -39 19

    21 Stockport Sports 27 3 5 19 34 98 -64 14

    22 Bacup & Rossendale

    Borough 25 1 3 21 20 68 -48 6

    Premier Division Table as at Saturday 31st January 2015

    * points deducted for a breach of league rules

    Premier Division

    Friday 6th February 2015

    First Division

    Atherton Collieries v Barnton

    Saturday 7th February 2015

    F.A. Carlsberg Vase 5th Round

    Glossop North End v Dunston UTS

    Premier Division

    1874 Northwich v West Did & Chorlton

    AFC Liverpool v Congleton Town

    Colne v Winsford United

    Maine Road v Abbey Hey

    Nelson v Alsager Town

    Runcorn Linnets v AFC Blackpool

    Silsden v Runcorn Town

    Squires Gate v Bacup & R Borough

    St Helens Town v Bootle

    First Division

    AFC Darwen v Widnes

    Ashton Town v Wigan Robin Park

    Eccleshall v Cammell Laird 1907

    Hanley Town v Litherland REMYCA

    Holker Old Boys v Chadderton

    Irlam v Cheadle Town

    Oldham Boro v Daisy Hill

    Tuesday 10th February 2015

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    Winsford United v Glossop North End

    Manchester Premier Cup Semi Finals

    Mossley v Irlam

    Mid Cheshire Senior Cup Semi Finals

    Witton Albion v 1874 Northwich

    Friday 13th February 2015

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    Atherton LR v Daisy Hill

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    Division One P W D L F A GD Pts

    1 Cammell Laird

    1907 24 18 5 1 78 28 50 59

    2 Atherton Collieries 21 19 1 1 88 13 75 58

    3 Barnton 25 14 2 9 53 48 5 44

    4 Daisy Hill 22 12 2 8 44 42 2 38

    5 Hanley Town 22 11 3 8 56 50 6 36

    6 Holker Old Boys 20 11 2 7 51 31 20 35

    7 Atherton LR 25 9 7 9 35 45 -10 34

    8 Cheadle Town 24 10 3 11 51 46 5 33

    9 Northwich Flixton

    Villa 24 7 8 9 54 44 10 29

    10 Litherland REMYCA 25 7 7 11 50 55 -5 28

    11 Widnes 24 8 4 12 50 60 -10 28

    12 Rochdale Town 23 7 6 10 52 59 -7 27

    13 AFC Darwen 17 7 5 5 44 29 15 26

    14 Irlam 22 7 5 10 37 42 -5 26

    15 Chadderton 17 7 4 6 32 33 -1 25

    16 Eccleshall 22 7 3 12 25 61 -36 24

    17 Ashton Town 22 7 1 14 36 49 -13 22

    18 Wigan Robin Park 23 5 1 17 30 84 -54 16

    19 Oldham Boro 22 3 3 16 22 69 -47 12

    Division One Table as at Saturday 31st January 2015

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    Division 1

    Saturday 14th February 2015

    The Men United Cup Quarter Finals

    AFC Liverpool v Runcorn Town

    Colne v Atherton Collieries

    Glossop North End v Squires Gate

    West D & Chorlton v Bootle

    Premier Division

    Alsager Town v Abbey Hey

    Ashton Athletic v 1874 Northwich

    Bacup & R Borough v AFC Blackpool

    Barnoldswick Town v St Helens Town

    Congleton Town v Maine Road

    Runcorn Linnets v Silsden

    Winsford United v Nelson

    First Division

    AFC Darwen v Cheadle Town

    Barnton v Oldham Boro

    Chadderton v Ashton Town

    Hanley Town v Widnes

    Irlam v Holker Old Boys

    Northwich F Villa v Cammell Laird 1907

    Rochdale Town v Litherland REMYCA

    Wigan Robin Park v Eccleshall

    Tuesday 17th February 2015

    Premier Division

    Glossop North End v 1874 Northwich

    Silsden v Bacup R Borough

    St Helens Town v Ashton Athletic

    First Division

    Wigan Robin Park v AFC Darwen

    Cheshire Senior Cup 2nd Round

    Cammell L 1907 v Congleton Town

    Lancashire Challenge Trophy S-Finals

    Chorley v Holker Old Boys

    (To be played at County Ground, Leyland)

    Wednesday 18th February 2015

    First Division

    Cheadle Town v Chadderton

    Liverpool Senior Cup Semi Finals

    AFC Liverpool v Bootle

  • North West Counties Football League Premier Division

    Five Time Winners of Programme of the Year

    2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

    Executive

    Programme

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  • North West Counties Football League Premier Division

    Five Time Winners of Programme of the Year

    2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

    Executive

    Programme

    Sponsor


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