St Helens Town v Silsden 2014-15

North West Counties Football League Premier Division

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Today’s Team News

Cover: Action from Saturday ’s 2-0 home win against Maine Road

No Gls St Helens Town Rory Crowther

Matthew Davidson

Ed Richardson

Hamish Falconer

Christian Banasko

Edward Pegler

James Rushton-Woods

Aaron Morris

Marcus Perry

Liam Hynes

Jack Golding

Daniel Brooks

Frazer Findlay

Jack Marshall

Paul Cook-Hannah

Dominic Whelan

No Gls Silsden Daniel Thorpe

Matthew Moses

Matthew Moore

Joe Mitchell

Josh Brown

Ben Lamb

Dale Feather

Kevin Ryan

Aaron Hollindrake

Joe Jalil

Craig Nicholls

Will Storrie

Aiden Smith

Tom Sowerbutts

Brad Fay

Connor Erangy

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

Tuesday 21st April 2015, kick off 7.45pm North West Counties League, Premier Division

Manager: Ian Price Assistant: Nick Matthews

Manager: Ryan Haigh Assistant: Chris Price

Referee: Mr D Hitchell (Prenton) Assist: Mr M Southern (Liverpool) & Mr S Morland (Liverpool)

Today’s Executive Match Sponsor:

Eciguk George Street, St Helens

St Helens Town Red & White Shirts

White Shorts, Red & White Socks

Silsden Sky Blue & White Shirts Sky Blue Shorts & Socks

Today’s Match Ball Sponsor:

Kiera’s Occasions, St Helens



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Talk of the Town Good evening and welcome to Brocstedes Park for this our final North West Counties Football League, Premier Division contest of the season against Silsden. 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 was a welcome performance and victory on Saturday against a hard working

Maine Road side here at Brocstedes Park on what was a nervy afternoon more so off the pitch than on it if the truth be told! Town dominated the opening half and Rory Crowther in the Town goal was pretty much a spectator for the vast majority of the opening period. Marcus Perry had a great chance on the half hour mark to open the scoring when he chased a long ball down which visiting stopper Ryan Livsey came just outside his box to head clear but he misjudged it and flicked it on rather than headed it away with Perry collecting the loose ball and he looked to have an open goal to find but a well timed recovering challenge from James Flynn thwarted him a she looked to shoot. The deadlock was broken ten minutes later when a deep free kick was not cleared by the Maine Road backline and broke to Jack Golding on the left wing he did well but his centre was blocked and broke kindly to James Rushton-Wood on the edge of the box and his snap-shot took a deflect which beat

the visiting stopper. The lead was doubled a couple of minutes later when more good work by Golding on the left saw him find Perry who made no mistake this time firing home off the underside of the crossbar. We went into the interval with a 2-0 lead as we had done on Easter Monday at Brocstedes Park against our landlords Ashton Athletic however this time there was to be a different outcome. In truth there was a bit of a storm to weather from the visitors but we didn’t come under too much real pressure and comfortably played out the remainder of the game. The most uncomfortable

moments came on the terraces as we monitored the scores of the other teams around us in table we knew that we needed a favour from Runcorn Town which thankfully we got as they defeated Barnoldswick Town 1-0 at Pavilions with Barnoldswick having now finished their games and having 27 points we need a win in our final game this evening to climb out of the relegation zone, nothing else will do for us. The equation is much simpler this evening than it was on Saturday afternoon our fate is back in our own hands we know that there is just one permutation and it is win this evenings contest and we preserve our ever present tenure in the North West Counties League top-flight. With this being the final game of the season I always like to take the opportunity to thank the people without whom we would not have got through the season. My personal thanks go to all the players and coaching staff of all the teams across the club who give their free time to get games on and also all the committee and volunteers who do likewise. Special thanks go to all the sponsors who have been involved this term and last but not least to our hard working Chairman John McKiernan and more personally to my wife Debbie and Step Daughter Jodie who have to put up with wall to wall football for 40 weeks a year and also give up their time to run the snack bar at home games, feel free to pay them a visit and thank them personally this evening! Finally, let’s get behind Town this evening and help to cheer them onto victory that we need, your support is vital to the cause! Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller



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In Town Today The first ever Silsden AFC was formed in September 1904. The fledgling

club adopted a blue & white playing kit that had been used by the recently defunct village rugby club, and a field adjacent to the original rugby field on Keighley Road was hired. It is amazing that the same field is used to this day by the current Silsden football club. 1905-06, saw Silsden become founder members of the Keighley & District League. Unfortunately success eluded them, finishing 5th in the league after being in the running for the title early in the season, and beaten in the Charity Cup final by Keighley Celtic 0-1, in front of 1000 wet & windswept spectators at Lawkholme Lane. For the 1909-10 season, Silsden FC resigned from the Keighley league, and they joined the Bradford & District League. For 1911/12

Season Silsden returned to the Keighley League and in 1913/14 won the Keighley Charity Cup for the second time after defeating Cullingworth 3-2. and lifted the Keighley League title for the first time in six seasons the next term. After the war there were a number of local clubs wanting a higher grade of football in which to play, and it was no surprise when the Keighley League’s top teams began to look to further themselves away from local competition. Silsden became founder members of the West Riding County Amateur League. For 1924/25 Silsden moved to the South Craven League. This was to herald what was to be a lean time for the club, who struggled badly in their new surroundings. The South Craven League came to sudden and abrupt end when its sides joined forces with others to form a strong Airedale & Craven League in 1931. Silsden won the inaugural A&C title after a titanic battle with Keighley Town and old rivals Sutton United. They defeated Keighley Town in the final game of the season 5-4 after twice being two goals in arrears to lift the title, also winning the Charity Cup and the Craven Morrison Cup finals. At the end of the 1933/34 season Silsden moved to the Bradford Amateur League in the hope of increasing their support and revenue. In their first season they had to settle for runners-up place, but they did retain the Charity Cup. After finishing bottom in 1936/37 Silsden moved back to the Keithley & District League, winning the League Cup in their first season. In 1939/40 with many teams closing down due to the war, Silsden won the League title, the League Cup and the Charity Cup. Silsden entered the Craven & District League after the war but after one season moved back to the Bradford Amateur League. In 1951 they moved again, this time spending 8 seasons in the Wharfdale League. This heralded another period of success for the club with League titles and cups being won. However, as ever the wheels turned and by the end of the decade Silsden moved back to the Craven & District League. In 1963/64 Silsden won the League and Cup double and on the strength of that were elected straight into the West Riding County Amateur Leagues top division for the following season. Over the next decade the side would win the Keighley FA Cup seven times, and lift both West Riding County Amateur and West Yorkshire League titles. Yet, despite their immense success, events would transpire that would lead them to a self inflicted downfall by the end of the 1970’s. In 1971/72 the club won the League title but at the end of 1972/73 Silsden were unable to raise a team to play in the League Cup final on the specified date and were expelled from the League. The club found a new home in the West Yorkshire League Division One and promptly won the title but there was no automatic promotion, so they were forced to play a second season in Division One. Silsden won the title again and this time were allowed promotion to the Premier Division where they took the title at the first attempt. An altercation between players from Silsden and Fryston at the League’s Presentation evening lead to both clubs being expelled from the League. Silsden managed to regain admittance to the West Riding County Amateur League. Incredibly Silsden were expelled from a league for the third time in six seasons, this time for violent and abusive behaviour from players and officials. Silsden also lost the use of their ground after breaking the tenancy agreement. With no home, the club broke up. However, Silsden United, a Sunday team who had taken over the facilities, changed their name to Silsden AFC as part of the tenancy agreement and in 1980 a Saturday team was formed which joined the Craven League. In 1983/84 they were accepted into the West Riding County Amateur League and in 1985/86 won promotion to the Premier Division. However, things didn’t work out and after finishing



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Silsden AFC second from bottom in 1987/88, the club had withdrawn from the League by Christmas 1988 and folded. A new Silsden AFC was formed. They started life in the Craven & District football league Division Two and spent three years in the Craven League, moving up to the Premier Division and in the last year set a new record of going through the season unbeaten in all competitions. They then joined the West Riding County Amateur League in Division Two and quickly gained promotion up into the Premier Division where they enjoyed three seasons. In season 2002/03 Silsden set another record in going through the season unbeaten in all competitions. They won the League title and the League Cup. 2003/04 saw Silsden again walk away with most of the trophies. As well as winning the League, they became only the fourth team in history to win the County Cup three seasons running, they also took the Keighley FA Cup, the Keighley FA Suplementary Cup and the Keighley FA Sunday Cup, although they had to settle for runners up place in the League Cup final, losing 3-1 to Campion. In season 2004/5 Silsden gained promotion to Division 1 in the North West Counties Football League in their inaugural season by finishing runners up to Cammell Laird. 2005/6 saw the side finish their first season in Division One in 14th position a great achievement in only their second season on the league. The following season saw them replicate the previous season’s 14th placed finish but this time they gained four extra points. The following year they improved they finished in a club record 10th position. The 2008/9 season saw the Yorkshire men improve again this time finishing in their best ever finish of 9th position in the Premier Division. Work was completed in May on the new clubhouse & changing facilities at their natural home of Keighley Road. Silsden returned to its natural home in Silsden at the start of the 2010/11 season but the club had an difficult start to the season on the pitch finding themselves battling at the wrong end of the table they regrouped and eventually put a string of results together to ensure that they were to play Premier Division football this season with a 15th position finish. The 2011/12 season saw the club have a more comfortable season with the club finishing in a mid-table position of 12th. The following term 2012/13 saw the club have a good start but a poor run of form saw them slide down the table and be drawn into the danger zone. A few good results in the final month of the season saw the club climb back up the table and finish in 18th position. Last season saw the club improve slightly with another lower mid table finish this time in 15th position.

Season League P W D L F A GD Pts Position

1999-00 WRCL-2 26 22 3 1 100 14 86 69 1/14

2000-01 WRCL-1 28 24 3 1 90 19 71 75 1/15

2001-02 WRCL-P 26 17 4 5 66 30 36 55 2/14

2002-03 WRCL-P 24 17 7 0 63 19 44 58 1/13

2003-04 WRCL-P 26 22 1 3 78 28 50 67 1/14

2004-05 NWC-2 36 25 5 6 93 42 51 77 2/19

2005-06 NWC-1 42 16 8 18 76 75 1 50 14/22

2006-07 NWC-1 42 16 6 20 66 79 -13 54 14/22

2007-08 NWC-1 38 15 10 13 65 57 8 55 10/20

2008-09 NWC-P 42 16 10 16 62 67 -5 58 9/22

2009-10 NWC-P 42 13 7 22 53 75 -22 46 14/22

2010-11 NWC-P 42 13 9 20 47 74 -27 48 15/22

2011-12 NWC-P 42 16 9 17 59 59 0 57 12/22

2012-13 NWC-P 42 11 6 25 58 98 -40 39 18/22

2013-14 NWC-P 42 13 8 21 52 70 -18 47 15/22



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How We Compare?

St Helens Town - last 6 matches

All Competitions Most recent

Home L L L L D W

Away L L L L L L

Collated L L D L L W

Silsden - last 6 matches

All Competitions Most recent

Home L D W W L L

Away W L L D L L

Collated D L L W L L

St Helens Town games since...

Silsden

games since...

All Competitions All Competition

Clean sheet

0 Clean sheet

6

Goal Scored

0 Goal Scored

2

Loss 1 Loss 0

No score draw

30 No score draw

7

Score draw

9 Score draw

5

Win 0 Win 2

All Previous Meetings

All Competitions

P W D L F A GD Win %

Home 10 7 2 1 20 13 7 70.00

Away 10 2 2 6 13 25 -12 20.00

Collated 20 9 4 7 33 38 -5 45.00

at St Helens Town

Previous Meetings

at Silsden

NWC-1 1999-00 WRCL-2

NWC-1 2000-01 WRCL-1

NWC-1 2001-02 WRCL-P



NWC-1 2004-05 NWC-2

04/02; 3-2 2005-06 18/02; 2-4

31/03; 2-1 2006-07 14/04; 1-1

20/10; 4-4 2007-08 05/01; 0-5

20/12; 4-1 2008-09 13/09; 1-2

29/04; 1-0 2009-10 20/03; 3-2

19/04; 0-3 2010-11 11/09; 3-0

26/11; 1-1 2011-12 28/04; 1-1

16/02; 2-1 2012-13 06/09; 1-7

19/09; 2-0 2013-14 14/12; 0-1

22/11/2014 2014-15 03/01; 1-2

St Helens Town Scores First

Games Played 19

St Helens Town Wins 8

Draws 4

Silsden Wins 7

St Helens Town Goals 32

Silsden Goals 38

Percentage Town Wins 42.11



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From the Chair Good evening and a very warm welcome to Brocstedes Park for our final game of the NWCFL Premier Division against our visitors from West Yorkshire, Silsden AFC. Let’s hope their players, supporters and committee have had a safe journey and along with our own support are treated to an entertaining encounter.

I’d like to welcome tonight’s match sponsor (and our executive shirt sponsors) Eciguk, George Street, St Helens - their support has been superb this season and thankfully will continue during the 2015-16 campaign. We also welcome our guests from Kiera’s Occasions, Greenfield Road, St Helens who are tonight’s match ball sponsors and who have been one of this season’s player sponsors (Matty Davidson). A difficult season draws to an end but there can be some ‘glory’ if we can secure a win tonight as three points would see us avoid relegation! Last Saturday afternoon proved to be a tense affair despite a two goal cushion at half time - Maine Road never made it easy and the wait after our final whistle to have the Runcorn 1-0 Town Barnoldswick Town result confirmed felt like an eternity. So after 40 games (42 if we include Stockport Sports) it comes down to the final 90 minutes - the lads cannot take anything for granted and I am sure Silsden will prove tough opposition and I neither side will give an inch but for Town it is an opportunity we must grasp with both hands. I must thank all of this season’s sponsors, especially Gareth Shone and our main club sponsors Johnsons Toyota Liverpool along with our shirt sponsors for our U17s (Battmar Recovery), U18s and U21s (Bizspace UK and Toast Café) and the Veterans (Contego Security UK). We have very well

supported by lots of others and I have been delighted with the support for our programme, website, player sponsorship and lots more - we go again next season and hope to be as successful! I also offer a huge thank you to our good friends and landlords Ashton Athletic who have again proved to be the perfect hosts during our time out of St Helens. Thanks go to all our staff, coaches and players of all five teams and I would like to offer my best wishes to Ian Price who gets married next month. Finally, thank you to my fellow volunteers without whom the club could not function on matchdays and beyond - we’ve all had a tough season and hopefully there will be some rewarded with victory tonight. Enjoy the game . . . John McKiernan Chairman, St Helens Town AFC Please keep following the club’s website over the summer break for all the latest club news: www.sthelenstownafc.com



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NWCFL News College Partnership for Lairds Cammell Laird 1907 have announced a partnership between the football club and Wirral Metropolitan College. The partnership will see a number of students joining the staff of the club from next season, covering the media elements of the club as well as some other key positions. The intention is that the opportunities will give the students valuable work experience,

which will help them towards gaining full time employment. Speaking on behalf of the College, Lisa Rice said: “We are grateful to Cammell Laird 1907 FC to be giving great work experience opportunities to some of our students, and letting them experience a real working environment inside of a successful football club”. Cammell Laird 1907 Commercial Manager, Dave Taylor said: “I am delighted that this link has been created. Wirral Met has continually grown across the whole of the Wirral over the past 15 years and I look forward to continuing to work with Lisa and her team in the future. The potential plans are massive and we can see this opportunity for both club and college growing and growing”.

League Landmarks Tuesday 14th April 2015 Chadderton's 3-2 win over Hanley Town produced a remarkable three landmarks. The game was Chadderton's 1200th in the League game, the three points brought up 1500 league points, while Daniel Murray's second goal was also Chaddys 1000th home League goal. 1874 Northwich recorded their 50th league win with a 2-0 victory over Congleton Town. Mark Threlfall's second goal for Barnoldswick Town, their second at Bootle in the 3-2 win, was Barlick's 400th League goal. Wednesday 15th April 2015 Colne celebrated their 750th League game with a 1-0 win over Winsford United. Nathan Neequaye's goal for Cheadle Town in the 2-1 home defeat to Atherton Collieries was Town's 900th home League goal. Charlie Munroe's goal for Ashton Towmn in the 3-1 defeat at Holker Old Boys was Town's 700th away League goal. Friday 17th April 2015 AFC Darwen's 2-0 win over Atherton Collieries took them to 250 League points. Darwen are also the first NWCFL team this season to prevent Atherton Collieries from

scoring. (Clitheroe are the only other team to stop Colls, when they beat them in the semi final of the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy).



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NWCFL News Cup Final for Town Under 17s Nick Matthews' U17s team, sponsored by Battmar Recovery, have reached the final of the South Lancashire Football League Wilf Hickson Memorial Youth Cup where they will meet Southport U17s. The fixture will take place at Brocstedes Park (Ashton Athletic) on Sunday 26th April

2015, kick off 11.30am. Admission: Adults £2.50, Under 18s £1, Under 5s and Senior Citizens FREE We'd like to invite everyone involved with the club to come along and support the youngsters. South Lancashire Counties Football League Wilf Hickson Memorial Youth Cup Final Southport U17s v St Helens Town U17s Sunday 26th April 2015, kick off 11.30am Brocstedes Park, Ashton Athletic FC, Downall Green WN4 0NR AFC Liverpool failed in their attempt to lif t the Liverpool County FA Senior Cup, but were involved in a nine goal thriller of a game against Skelmersdale United. In the end, Skem won 5-4 in a game that produced three goals in the first five minutes, two more by the 17th minute and two more goals before half time to give Skem a 4-3 half time lead. A cagier second half still produced two more goals, but despite a spirited rally at the end by the Reds, Skem held on to collect the trophy. The opener for Skem came after just 30 seconds, Scott Bakker heading home at the back post, but a minute later Muktar Mahama found Francis Barry in space in the six yard box, and from his cross Ryan Cox finished from close range to put AFC Liverpool level. Within three minutes Skem were ahead again, through Aidan Kirkbride but AFC Liverpool equalised again in the 14th minute, with a free kick from Steven Jones that Andy Paxton in the Skem goal got a hand to

but couldn’t keep out. Three minutes later Danny Mitchley put Skem 3-2 ahead from the penalty spot, and Bakker added a fourth, and his second goalscoring header of the afternoon, on 27 minutes to put Skem 4-2 up. As the half progressed, the Reds got a foothold in the game once more, and reduced the arrears before half time when Daniel Loughlin set up Francis Barry for AFC Liverpool's third goal. After seven goals in a terrific opening 45 minutes, the second half was less frantic in comparison, and just after the hour Skem restored their two goal lead when Danny Mitchley made it 5-3 to the hosts. With two minutes to go, an exciting finish was set up when AFC Liverpool substitute Josh Purcell's close range finish made it 5-4, but despite a rally in stoppage time by the Reds, Skem held on to collect the trophy.



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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, that’s 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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Veterans in Action . . .

Liverpool & District Sunday League

St Helens Town 0-4 Woolton FC Sunday 29th March 2015



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Town Managers

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 (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

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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 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 - 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 Hulme

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

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 Hulme

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

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

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

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

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 Hulme

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 McKay

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

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

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 1-2L Crowther Whelan Hont Falconer Morris Ashton McKay Rushton

Feb 14 Barnoldswick Town NWCFL 3.00 4-1L Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Morris Davidson McKay Ashton

Feb 17 ASHTON ATHLETIC NWCFL 7.45 0-2L Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Morris Davidson McKay Vincent

Feb 24 1874 NORTHWICH NWCFL 7.45 1-4L Crowther Halpin Hont Falconer Morris Davidson McKay Birchall

Feb 28 NELSON NWCFL 3.00 1-6L Mullin Morris Richardson Falconer Mawdsley Banasko Hynes Birchall

Mar 3 1874 Northwich NWCFL 7.45 5-0L Mullin Halpin Hont Morris Banasko Findlay Davidson Birchall

Mar 7 Abbey Hey NWCFL 3.00 3-1L Crowther Halpin Casey Dempsey Morris1 Birchall Davidson

Mar 10 GLOSSOP NE NWCFL 7.45 1-3L Crowther Davidson Casey Pegler Coyle Birchall Morris

Mar 14 CONGLETON TOWN NWCFL 3.00 1-3L Crowther Davidson Casey Pegler Coyle Hynes Birchall

Mar 21 WINSFORD UNITED NWCFL 3.00 1-1D Crowther Davidson Casey Pegler Falconer Hynes Morris Birchall

Apr 6 Ashton Athletic NWCFL 3.00 4-3L Crowther Tingay Davidson Falconer Dimitriou Pegler Brooks Morris2

Apr 9 Glossop North End NWCFL 7.45 4-0L Crowther Halpin Richardson Falconer Tingay Pegler Brooks

Apr 18 MAINE ROAD NWCFL 3.00 2-0W Crowther Davidson Richardson Falconer Banasko Pegler Rushton-Woods1

Apr 21 SILSDEN NWCFL 7.45



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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

Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie Bell Richardson Stevenson8 Moore3 Whyte Price

Rushton-Woods Cook-Hannah Andy Gillespie1 Perry Halpin Davidson10 Birchall11 Moore9

Ashton Andy Gillespie1 Moore Rushton-Woods Whelan2 Cook-Hannah9 Perry8

Vincent Rushton-Woods Hynes Richardson Cook-Hannah6 Findlay7 Andy Gillespie Perry11

Birchall Bell1 Rushton-Woods Richardson Whelan Findlay7 Golding11 S-Cunnington10 C-Hannah

Birchall Perry Rushton-Woods Golding Hont Findlay91 Davidson4 Crowther

Birchall Perry Rushton-Woods Golding S-Cunnington Cook-Hannah6 Price McKay

Derby Taylor Martland Marshall Hont McKay11 Hynes7 Perry10 C-Hannah

Derby Taylor Rushton-Woods Martland Halpin Hont7 Banasko9 Perry McKay81

Morris Taylor1 Rushton-Woods Andy Gillespie Marshall Derby9 McKay5 Halpin Perry11

Birchall Taylor Rushton-Woods1 Andy Gillespie Marshall3 Golding11 Banasko Cook-Hannah

Morris2 Andy Gillespie1 Hynes Golding Whelan Hassan Cook-Hannah9 Price

Morris Rushton-Woods Harrison Golding Leyland2 Hughes11 Price

Morris Perry1 Hynes Golding Brooks7 Findlay9 Marshall11 Cook-Hannah Whelan



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Statistical History ST. HELENS TOWN AFC – A STATISTICAL HISTORY by Glyn Jones

Part 53 - Season 1999-2000 North West Counties League

P W D L F A Pts Vauxhall Motors 42 29 7 6 101 32 94 Newcastle Town 42 26 7 9 82 35 85

Ramsbottom United 42 23 10 9 87 53 79 Mossley 42 23 10 9 80 50 79

Rossendale United 42 23 9 10 77 46 78 Skelmersdale United 42 22 9 11 91 53 75 Fleetwood Freeport 42 21 10 11 75 45 73

Prescot Cables 42 21 10 11 83 55 73 St. Helens Town 42 20 13 9 81 59 73

Clitheroe 42 21 7 14 75 49 70 Salford City 42 17 7 18 70 69 58

Atherton Collieries 42 16 6 20 58 68 54 Kidsgrove Athletic 42 14 9 19 47 66 51

Abbey Hey 42 14 8 20 50 75 50 Nantwich Town 42 13 9 20 60 73 48

Great Harwood Town 42 12 9 21 55 81 45 Glossop North End 42 10 11 21 52 73 41

Cheadle Town 42 8 13 21 49 85 37 Maine Road 42 9 10 23 59 100 37 Leek C.S.O.B. 42 8 10 24 49 101 34

Bootle 42 6 8 28 29 90 32 Atherton L.R. 42 4 12 26 51 103 24

Opponents Home Result Away Result

Abbey Hey Mar 25 Won 5-1 Jan 8 Lost 1-2

Atherton Collieries Jan 25 Won 1-0 Nov 6 Won 3-2

Atherton L.R. Sep 18 Drew 1-1 Oct 26 Drew 1-1

Bootle Oct 30 Won 5-0 Aug 17 Drew 1-1

Cheadle Town Sep 15 Won 1-0 Oct 12 Drew 1-1

Clitheroe Oct 6 Won 3-2 Oct 23 Lost 0-2

Fleetwood Freeport Oct 16 Won 3-2 Mar 18 Lost 0-3

Glossop North End Feb 5 Won 5-2 Apr 8 Won 5-3

Great Harwood Town Jan 22 Lost 0-2 Nov 20 Drew 1-1

Kidsgrove Athletic Aug 25 Won 3-1 Nov 9 Won 2-0

Leek C.S.O.B. Jan 15 Drew 2-2 Nov 30 Won 3-0

Maine Road Apr 15 Won 4-0 Nov 16 Drew 1-1

Mossley Apr 6 Drew 3-3 Sep 11 Drew 1-1

Nantwich Town Mar 22 Won 3-1 Oct 9 Drew 2-2

Newcastle Town Oct 2 Lost 1-2 Feb 26 Won 1-0

Prescot Cables Dec 27 Lost 2-3 Mar 28 Lost 0-2

Ramsbottom United Aug 14 Won 3-1 Mar 11 Drew 1-1

Rossendale United Dec 4 Won 1-0 Apr 1 Lost 1-2

Salford City Aug 30 Won 3-2 Aug 28 Won 3-2

Skelmersdale United Mar 4 Lost 1-5 Jan 11 Drew 1-1

Vauxhall Motors Apr 29 Won 1-0 Jan 3 Drew 1-1



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Season 1999-00 FA CUP

Aug 21 Prelim. Chester-le-Street Away Won 3-1

Sep 4 1st Qual. PICKERING TOWN Home Drew 1-1

Sep 7 Replay Pickering Town Away Lost 2-3 AET

FA VASE

Sep 25 1st Qual. Selby Town Away Lost 1-4

NWCFL CHALLENGE CUP

Nov 27 1st Rd. Mossley Away Lost 2-3

NWCFL FLOODLIT TROPHY

Sep 29 1st Rd. ATHERTON COLLIERIES Home Won 5-2

Feb 23 2nd Rd. ROSSENDALE UNITED Home Drew 1-1

Feb 29 Replay Rossendale United Away Lost 2-3

LIVERPOOL SENIOR CUP

Sep 21 1st Rd. Skelmersdale United Away Drew 3-3*

Oct 20 2nd Rd. Prescot Cables Away Lost 1-5

Player App Sub Total Goal

Adamson, Steve 7 - 7

Bickerstaffe, Gary 32 6 38 6

Bird, Frank 1 1 2

Bishop, D - 1 1

Cavanagh, K 2 - 2

Clarke, Paul 48 1 49 2

Cooney, Phil 5 8 13

Cunningham, Ste 3 7 10 2

Dooner, Gary 35 2 37 2

Dyson, Iain 31 12 43 3

Farrell, Matty 1 - 1

Fitzsimmons, C 2 - 2

Gilmore, Mick 17 4 21 3

Griffiths, Bryan 28 2 30 8

Hatton, Brian 1 - 1

Hill, Franny 46 5 51 8

Hollywood, Terry 39 - 39

Jones, Gary 50 2 52 4

Kelsey, Darren 13 1 14

Kilshaw, Brian 2 4 6

Kirwan, Paul 32 4 36 1

Laird, Gary 42 9 51 17

Langley, Paul 2 - 2

Morrow, Steve 1 2 3

Newbury, Lee 3 - 3

O’Connor, M 1 - 1

O’Hanlon, Terry 2 - 2

O’Neill, Steve 34 3 37 25

Pearce, Steve - 3 3

Pennington, Ste 9 24 33 12

Phoenix, Stu 35 1 36 1

Quirk, Chris 15 - 15 2

Reilly, Adie 1 - 1

Walker, Glenn 17 18 35 6

Walmsley, Chris 1 - 1

Williams, Scott 3 - 3

Williams, Ste 11 6 17

Yates, W - 2 2

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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 club’s 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

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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 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 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 Town’s 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 club’s 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 town’s 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)

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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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Club News . . . In what is fantastic news for the club, the St Helens town centre based specialist supplier of electronic cigarettes, e-liquids and accessories

will continue as the club’s 2015-16 playing kit sponsors. The sponsorship deal will see the Eciguk St Helens company logo adorning the front and back of the Town playing kit and the sponsor will continue to have a significant presence on the club’s website, social media outlets and in the award winning match day programme. An Eciguk St Helens spokesman commented on the deal, stating "We’re delighted to continue our sponsorship of St Helens Town and are looking forward to developing our partnership. ‘Our store was opened in October 2012 and was the first of its kind in St Helens and we have built a strong customer base. We are focused on providing high quality service and customer satisfaction.’ John McKiernan, Chairman of St Helens Town Football Club couldn't hide his delight when speaking about the deal and said ‘It's fantastic for the club to be able to retain such a sponsorship deal from a local company of the calibre of Eciguk St Helens. ‘So once again we would like to offer our thanks and gratitude to everyone at Eciguk St Helens for their superb support of the club and we look forward to developing our partnership throughout next

season. ‘Remember to visit them at their retail store in George Street, close to St Helens Central railway station or on-line at www.ecigsthelens.vpweb.co.uk. The company believe that the customer’s needs are of the utmost importance and while product information is available on-line Eciguk St Helens prefer to meet the customer to give them the opportunity to try out products before deciding to make a purchase. As a result, a high percentage of the company’s business comes from repeat customers and referrals. Eciguk St Helens 32 George Street St Helens WA10 1BU Telephone: 01744 750800 Mobile: 07773 007731 Freephone: 0800 2707331 www.ecigsthelens.vpweb.co.uk



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Tea Break Teasers Q1. Who are the only team to reach more than one MLS Cup Final and never win the Cup?

Q2. Who is the only player in European football to win successive trebles (League, Domestic Cup and European Cup/Champions League?

Q3. Who scored more goals for Manchester United Gary or Phil Neville?

Q4. Which Football League club used to play their home matches at Leeds Road?

Q5. Who scored an own goal against Aston Villa on the last day of the 2008-9 season to effectively relegate Newcastle United from the Premier League?

Q6. Which team currently playing outside the top flight have spent the most seasons in the Premier League?

Q7. How many of Tottenham’s starting XI at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in December 2014 weren’t born the last time Spurs won there?

Q8. St Sidwell’s United is one of the forefathers of which League Two outfit?

Q9. True or False - Prior to being appointed Real Sociedad manager David Mouses’ win percentage as Manchester United manager was the best of his career?

Q10. Which team completes the sequence? Fulham, Braga, Athletic Bilbao, Benfica & ………..

Q11. Who was the first Italian manager to win a Premier League winners medal?

Q12. When was the last season that all three major domestic trophies were won by English Managers?

Q13. Why was Alvin Martin’s hat-trick for West Ham against Newcastle United in 1986 unique?

Q14. Which two countries played in the opening match of the 2014 World Cup Finals?

Q15. Which former Everton player is the current manager of Hibernian?

1) New England Revolution (2002, 05, 06, 07 & 14) 2) Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona 2008-9 & Inter Milan 2009-10) 3) Phil 8 goals to Gary’s 7 4) Huddersfield Town 5) Damien Duff 6) Blackburn Rovers 18 seasons 7) Six 8) Exeter City 9) True 10) Benfica (Europa League beaten finalists since 2010) 11) Mario Balotelli 12) 1984-5 Howard Kendall (Everton, League, Ron Atkinson (FA Cup, Man Utd) & Ken Brown (Norwich, League Cup) 13) He scored past three different goalkeepers 14) Brazil & Croatia 15) Alan Stubbs



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Meet the Players

Andy Gillespie 08/04/1991

Forward

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James Rushton-Woods 07/10/1992 Midfield

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Rylance Fishmongers St Helens

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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Contego Security UK Limited

Chad Whyte 11/06/1992

Forward

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Alex Gillespie 06/08/1997 Midfield

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St Helens & Prescot

Rory Crowther 29/12/1996 Goalkeeper

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Maghull Veterinary Surgery

Hamish Falconer 12/12/1995

Central Defender

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UK Limited

Aaron Morris 10/06/1995

Central Defender

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Matthew Davidson 11/01/1992

Midfield

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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

Cole Ashton 25/05/1993

Centre Midfield

Sponsored by KA Electrical

St Helens

Chris Cottington 04/09/1994

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Sponsored by Ice Blue Legal

Ormskirk

Ryan Duffy 14/03/1990 Defender

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Evolution Recruitment Solutions

Nathan Ogden 03/01/1992 Defender

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R&M Car Services

Player Profiles

Jay Halpin 12/11/1995 Defender

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J Hopkins Contractors Ltd

Kris Bell 12/07/1992

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Jack Hont

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U21s 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 how the season is unfolding for the U21s in the Cheshire FA League.

St Helens Town AFC U21s (Cheshire FA Under 21s League) Sponsored by BIZSPACE UK

September 2014 (home fixtures at Edge Hill University)

A Sunday 7th Stockport Sports U21s Won 1-3

H Sunday 14th Sandbach United U21s Won 3-1

H Sunday 21st Ambrose Ellis FC (Liverpool County FA Cup) 3-3 AET

Lost 4-5 on penalties

October 2014

A Sunday 5th Silverdale Athletic U21s (CUP) Won 2-3

A Sunday 12th Egerton U21s Lost 2-0

A Sunday 26th Lostock Rangers U21s Won 3-5

November 2014

H Sunday 2nd Vale Juniors (Congleton) Won 3-2

H Sunday 9th Egerton U21s Won 4-0

H Sunday 16th Ashton-on-Mersey U21s Won 5-1

H Sunday 23rd Cheadle Town U21s Won 5-0

A Sunday 30th Sandbach United U21s Won 1-3

December 2014

A Sunday 7th Wythenshawe Town U21s (Cup) Lost 3-1 aet

February 2015

A Sunday 14th Cheadle Town U21s Won 0-5

March 2015

A Sunday 22nd Silverdale Athletic U21s Lost 3-2

April 2015

A Sun 19th Wythenshawe Town U21s Won 0-4

A Wed 29th Vale Juniors U21s

May 2015

A Sun 3rd Malpas U21s

Cheshire FA Under 21s League

POS Team P W D L GD PTS

1 Silverdale Athletic 16 12 2 2 30 38

2 St Helens Town 14 11 0 3 26 33

3 Vale Juniors (Congleton) 14 10 2 2 21 32

4 Sandbach United 16 6 4 6 10 22

5 Egerton 16 4 4 8 -13 16

6 Wythenshawe Town 14 3 5 6 -10 14

7 Malpas 13 4 1 8 -11 13

8 Cheadle Town 13 3 2 8 -23 8*

9 Lostock Rangers 16 2 2 12 -30 8



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Silsden v Town . . .

NWCFL Premier Division

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

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Match Report TOWN LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY

Saturday 18th April 2015 St. Helens Town won on Saturday, for the first time since November, beating Maine Road 2-0 and, should they beat Silsden at home on Tuesday evening, kick-off at 7.45pm, they will preserve their NW Counties Premier Division status; lose

or even draw and they will be relegated. It will be remembered that Town opened the season with a 2-1 win at Brantingham Road, so this win gave them a creditable “double” over their Manchester opponents, but they had to fight hard for their victory. Both teams fielded rather youthful elevens and for most of the first half, there was little between the sides. However, in the last ten minutes of the half, Town exerted significant pressure and the chances began to come. First, on 35 minutes, a long ball launched from midfield was headed on by the referee, who inadvertently set up Marcus Perry who wrong-footed goalkeeper Ryan Livesey and appeared only to have to guide the ball into the empty net when, suddenly, full-back James Flynn got in a last-ditch tackle to save a certain goal. Maine Road’s luck ran out on 40 minutes when, from a cross by Jack Golding, James Rushton-Woods’ fierce shot through a forest of legs took a wicked deflection and spun into the net, just beyond the reach of Livesey and, two minutes later, St. Helens increased their lead to 2-0 after Rushton-Woods provided a

pass for Perry to bury the ball deep in the visitors’ net. The second half saw Town tighten their grip on the game and with Rory Crowther solid between the sticks and the defence and midfield working hard to restrict Maine Road to few opportunities, it was only a question of how results were unfolding elsewhere. As it was, AFC Blackpool and Bacup & Rossendale Borough held out for wins but, crucially, Barnoldswick Town lost 1-0 at Runcorn Town, the East Lancashire side completing their fixtures just two points clear of St. Helens. Town will therefore escape relegation if they beat Silsden this evening but any other result may yet open the door for Bacup to climb above them, demoting St. Helens to last position. The “wooden spoon” must be avoided at all costs, for the bottom club will

certainly go down, but the demise of Norton United, last season’s NW Counties Champions, coupled with the voluntary demotion of Brigg Town and Rainworth Miners Welfare from the Evo-Stik League One South, may yet open the door for a reprieve for the team finishing in next-to-last place, but such possibilities remain uncertain for the time being and the only sure outcome is for Town to beat Silsden on Tuesday evening. If the team play as they did on Saturday, with all eleven sticking manfully to their task, the three points could be theirs and the club’s Premier Division status preserved.

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Town v Maine Road . . .

NWCFL action at Brocstedes Park St Helens Town 2-0 Maine Road

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Premier Division P W D L F A GD Pts

1 Glossop North End (C) 38 32 3 3 98 20 78 99

2 Runcorn Linnets 38 27 8 3 86 38 48 89

3 1874 Northwich 39 25 8 6 86 34 52 83

4 Colne 38 24 5 9 82 42 40 77

5 Ashton Athletic 39 20 12 7 67 38 29 72

6 Squires Gate 39 16 16 7 60 42 18 64

7 Bootle 38 19 6 13 72 55 17 63

8 Congleton Town 39 17 8 14 67 56 11 59

9 AFC Liverpool 39 17 7 15 73 55 18 58

10 Nelson 39 16 7 16 68 60 8 55

11 Silsden 38 16 7 15 54 59 -5 55

12 Winsford United 38 13 10 15 58 60 -2 49

13 Abbey Hey 39 14 5 20 56 73 -17 47

14 Maine Road 39 12 9 18 50 69 -19 45

15 Alsager Town 39 12 6 21 64 85 -21 42

16 Runcorn Town 38 11 8 19 68 74 -6 41

17 West Didsbury &

Chorlton 39 12 4 23 54 83 -29 40

18 AFC Blackpool 39 7 9 23 36 78 -42 30

19 Barnoldswick Town 40 7 6 27 45 98 -53 27

20 St Helens Town 39 7 4 28 45 114 -69 25

21 Bacup & Rossendale

Borough 38 5 6 27 38 94 -56 21

22 Stockport Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Premier Division Table as at Monday 20th April 2015

* points deducted for a breach of league rules

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Premier Division

1874 Northwich 2-3 AFC Blackpool

Abbey Hey 0-0 Ashton Athletic

Bacup & R Borough 3-2 Winsford United

Colne 2-1 Alsager Town

Glossop North End 3-0 Nelson

Runcorn Town 1-0 Barnoldswick Town

Silsden 0-1 Bootle

Squires Gate 1-1 Congleton Town

St Helens Town 2-0 Maine Road

West Didsbury & Chorlton

2-0 Runcorn Linnets

First Division

Ashton Town 2-2 Atherton Collieries

Atherton LR 1-3 Cammell Laird 1907

Cheadle Town 1-1 AFC Darwen

Daisy Hill 2-1 Barnton

Eccleshall 1-1 Holker Old Boys

Hanley Town 3-0 Irlam

Litherland REMYCA 2-1 Chadderton

Widnes 2-0 Wigan Robin Park

Liverpool Senior Cup Final

Skelmersdale United 5-4 AFC Liverpool

(at Skelmersdale United FC)

Monday 20th April 2015

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Glossop North End 0-2 1874 Northwich

Runcorn Town 2-2 Nelson

First Division

AFC Darwen 2-0 Holker Old Boys

Atherton LR 3-0 Ashton Town

Daisy Hill 0-0 Atherton Collieries

Tuesday 21st April 2015

Premier Division

Colne v Runcorn Linnets

St Helens Town v Silsden

Winsford United v Maine Road

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Division One P W D L F A GD Pts

1 Atherton Colls (C) 35 30 3 2 126 25 101 93

2 Cammell Laird (P) 34 26 5 3 107 34 73 83

3 AFC Darwen 35 19 8 8 100 58 42 65

4 Hanley Town 34 20 4 10 84 61 23 64

5 Barnton 35 17 5 13 70 66 4 56

6 Holker Old Boys 34 16 6 12 73 50 23 54

7 Chadderton 33 16 5 12 58 54 4 53

8 Daisy Hill 35 15 7 13 57 63 -6 52

9 Litherland REMYCA 36 13 8 15 72 73 -1 47

10 Cheadle Town 34 13 6 15 66 63 3 45

11 Atherton LR 34 12 7 15 44 60 -16 43

12 Irlam 35 11 8 16 50 62 -12 41

13 Eccleshall 34 12 5 17 44 83 -39 41

14 Northwich Flixton

Villa 34 10 9 15 68 65 3 39

15 Rochdale Town 34 10 9 15 69 78 -9 39

16 Widnes 35 10 5 20 62 94 -32 35

17 Ashton Town 35 7 6 22 51 75 -24 27

18 Wigan Robin Park 35 7 3 25 41 112 -71 24

19 Oldham Boro 33 5 7 21 30 96 -66 22

Division One Table as at Monday 20th April 2015

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Wednesday 22nd April 2015

Premier Division

Bacup & Rossendale Borough

v Bootle

Glossop North End v Runcorn Town

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Eccleshall v Cammell Laird

Northwich Flixton Villa v Atherton LR

Thursday 23rd April 2015

The Reusch First Division Cup Final

AFC Darwen v Atherton Collieries

(At Bootle FC)

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Oldham Boro v Chadderton


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Abbey Hey v Runcorn Town

AFC Blackpool v West Didsbury & Chorlton

AFC Liverpool v Congleton Town

Alsager Town v Squires Gate

Ashton Athletic v Bacup & R Boro

Bootle v Colne

Nelson v 1874 Northwich

Runcorn Linnets v Glossop NE

Winsford United v Silsden

First Division

AFC Darwen v Eccleshall

Ashton Town v Chadderton

Atherton Collieries v Cheadle Town

Atherton LR v Oldham Boro

Barnton v Widnes

Cammell Laird 1907 v Hanley Town

Holker Old Boys v Daisy Hill

Northwich Flixton Villa v Wigan Robin Park

Rochdale Town v Irlam

Thursday 30th April 2015

The Men United Cup Final

Atherton Collieries v Glossop North End

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