st helens town v squires gate

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

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Today’s Teams . . .

Cover photograph: Action from Bacup & Rossendale B 31.08.13

No Gls St Helens Town

Ciaran Gibson

Chris Tingay

Shaun Judge

Andy Mawdsley

Lewis Coyle

Cole Ashton

Mike Sykes-Wright

Danny Owens

Adam Storey

Andy Gillespie

Connor Sanderson

Paul Cook-Hannah

James Curzon

Neil Weaver

Danny Barber

Dan Wright

No Gls Squires Gate

Ben Fletcher

Jack Hindle

Neil Unsworth

Ben Jakes

Lee Botham

Andy Collins

Kristian Stephens

Andy Harvie

Ben Fishwick

Sam Farrow

Russ McKenna

Chris Churchman

Alex Ralph

Seydou Bamba

Alex Landless

Jamie McQuillan

CLUB INFORMATION

Honorary Life Presidents: Bert Trautmann OBE

and Bill Foulkes

Vice President: Jim Barrett

Chairman: John McKiernan (07713 339682)

Vice Chairman: Glyn Jones

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

Commercial Manager

Darryl Picton (07908 833554)

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

Trustees:

John McKiernan and Eric Bond

Club Manager: Ian Granite

Assistant Manager: Ian Price

Coaches:

Paul Jones and Nick Matthews

Reserve Team Manager Nick Robinson

Youth Team Managers:

Rob Walker Anthony Dunne

Email:

[email protected]

Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Legal:

St Helens Town Limited Private Limited Company

Company No. 04392840

Date of Incorporation 12.03.2002

Company Directors: Jim Barrett & Gordon McDonald

Parent Company:

A wholly owned subsidiary of Sporting Club St Helens Limited

Tuesday 8th October 2013, kick off 7.45pm North West Counties League, Premier Division

Manager: Ian Granite Assistant: Ian Price

Manager: Dave McCann Assistant : Richard Thomas

Referee: Mr M Bonage (Walton-le-Dale) Assist: Mr M Brown (Accrington) & Mr W Slinger (Haslingden)

Today’s Match & Match Ball Sponsor:

St Helens Town Red & White Shirts

White Shorts, Red & White Socks

Squires Gate Blue Shirts

Blue Shorts & Socks



Talk of the Town . . . Good evening and welcome to Brocstedes Park for this North West Counties Football League, Premier Division contest against our friends from Squires Gate. 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. Since we convened here 10 days ago to take on Bacup & Rossendale Borough we have had a frustrating couple of matches, as I write the day after the Runcorn Linnets game. We have played out two 1-1 draws but we are frustrated not to have taken maximum return from these games. The game against Bacup saw us conceded after only 72 seconds after a defensive mix up but we recovered our composure and Danny Owens open his Town account less than a minute later to level matters. We then dominated the exchanges and when Adam Storey was fouled in the area, September Player of the month Shaun Judge stepped up to take to spot-kick with the three points there for the taking but the visiting stopper was able to thwart him and despite two

good penalty shouts in the closing stages for Town the points were shared. We then moved on to visit one of the League form sides Runcorn Linnets who the previous match had beaten Cammell Laird to advance to the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, we turned in an excellent performance and after soaking up some early pressure from the Linnets we grew stronger as the game wore on and started to test the home stopper. Andy Gillespie who had been rewarded for his goal scoring feats in the Reserves had a great chance to break the deadlock when he turned his marker before rounding the

keeper but his touch was a little heavy and could not apply the final finish to net. The visitors did take the lead on 82 minutes when a move down the left saw a ball worked into the box and after a couple of thwarted efforts the ball was fired home by Storey. Town looked to be rolling towards a well deserved victory but a crazy spell saw a Town foray forward and Storey chase the ball down the Runcorn keeper collected and they took a side step towards the striker before sending his knee into his abdomen in what was a blatant act of violent conduct neither the referee nor the assistant deemed this to be a foul. To rub salt in the wounds the keeper started a counter attack which saw the home side level and leave a bitter taste in the mouth. With an earlier print deadline than normal we will have gone to print prior to the visit to Glossop North End on Saturday but we now come into a vast spell of home games 10 of our next 11 matches are here and in this spell we play plenty of sides in and around us in the table and we must build on the good performances to ensure that we consolidate a position well away from the relegation zone. Town will be seeking to avenge the 3-0 reverse at the hands of this evening’s visitors back in August, in what was a poor all round display but fingers crossed that on recent form this is a thing of the past! Let’s get behind Town this evening and hopefully cheer them onto a victory. Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller



In Town Today . . . The club was originally formed as Squires Gate British Legion F.C. in 1948 and played in the Blackpool & District Amateur League. In Coronation year, 1953 the club changed its name to Squires Gate F.C. and won its first honour in the leagues Rawling Sheild. In the years that followed, the ‘Gate’ added to their silverware by securing the Division One title twice in 1956/56 and 1957/58 and also the Blackwell Cup in 1958/59 and 1959/60. The club joined the Flyde District League for one season only in 1960/61, winning the Flyde Cup and reaching the final of the Bannister Cup. In 1961 they moved up to the West Lancashire League

where they played for 30 years. They were promoted from The West Lancashire League Division 2 as the Champions in 1981, but apart from that title win the Division 1 Richardson Cup win in 1986/87 was the clubs only major honour of that period. The club won the Division Two title again in 1987/88 and gained promotion back to the Leagues top flight. Squires Gate’s home ground School Lane adjoins former North West Counties outfit Blackpool Wren Rovers home Bruce Park. The two grounds were fashioned out of a corporate waste tip in the late 1950’s. Leased to the clubs in 1961, originally the clubs played on two adjacent pitches with nothing more than a rope separating them. Over the years the two grounds were segregated and developed into two NWCFL standard grounds. The club have made steady progress since being elected to they North West Counties League Division Two for the 1991/92 season. The club ended that first season in 14th place after struggling to adapt to the step up in standard. The club won the NWCFL Fair Play award for the 1993/94 season and were losing finalists in the Division Two Trophy in 1997/98. Gate struggled at the wrong end of the second division for some years before a they just missed

out on promotion with a third placed finish in the 1998-99 season. The club now boasts a licensed clubhouse and three seated stands. The millennium was celebrated with the erection of floodlights and the completion of the largest stand. They won the Division Two Trophy in 2001/2 beating Bacup Borough in an exciting final and won promotion to the First Division the season after finishing 3rd in the table and accepting the promotion place left vacant by Stand Athletic who withdrew from the league. Their first season in the top flight saw them

finish in a very respectable12th position. 2005/6 saw the club finish in 14th position but it was their FA Vase exploits that the Gate fans will remind you of as they advanced from the 1st qualifying round all the way to the Quarter Finals where they went down 2-0 to Hillingdon Borough who were eventual beaten finalists. 2006/7 saw Gate have a mixed for start and manager Stuart Parker was sacked after an 8-0 defeat by FC United and former manager Jed Starkey has returned to take up the reigns. The



. . . Squires Gate FC club finished the season in 18th position. Andy Clarkson took up the reigns for the start of 2007/8 season and Gate reaping the rewards of his stewardship as they finished in 6th position their highest ever league position in his first term in charge of the club. In recent years, Gate's real achievements have been in developing the Club itself. Some of the former players who moved to School Road in 1960 are still around, working in various capacities, most notably Brian Addison, who has progressed from player to Linesman, to Secretary, to Chairman, and eventually to the most important job of all: groundsman. Once the pitch had been re-laid some ten years ago, Brian has gradually turned the pitch into one of the best in the League, and with the opening of the new changing rooms a couple of years later (named after one of the Club's great stalwarts, Wilf Carr,) the ground has become unrecognisable since those early days. The complete refurbishment of the Clubhouse in 2006, with air-conditioning added the following year, and now the upgrading of the floodlights, means that Squires Gate can be rightly proud of what they have created since those far-off days playing on "the tip". 2008/9 saw the coast outfit finish in a very respectable 10th position but Clarkson left the club at the end of the season to take up a position in the AFC Fylde coaching staff. Gate appointed Russ McKenna to the hot-seat with Mark Moretti as his assistant for the 2009/10 season. The new duo did a good job of consolidating the clubs position within the Premier Division as they steered the club to a 13th placed finish. 2010/11 saw the club build on that finish as Gate were one of the surprise packages in the Premier Division finishing in 9th. The 2011/12 season saw Squires Gate win almost as many league games including 6-1 & 5-3 victories over Town and completed a treble with a 1-0 FA Vase win too but fell down the table and finished the season in a disappointing 17th position. Last term saw the seaside outfit struggle and despite a change of management with Dave McCann taking over the reigns in February they could not avoid finishing in the relegation zone but similar to Town the season before their Premier Division status we ensured off the field when the NWCL did not receive a club back from the level above.

Season League P W D L F A GD Pts Position

1998-99 NWC-2 36 17 14 5 53 31 22 65 3/19

1999-00 NWC-2 34 16 7 11 70 49 21 55 6/18 2000-01 NWC-2 38 21 7 10 75 47 28 70 5/20

2001-02 NWC-2 40 24 9 7 103 60 43 81 3/21

2002-03 NWC-1 42 13 12 17 58 71 -13 51 12/22 2003-04 NWC-1 42 7 12 23 52 83 -31 33 20/22

2004-05 NWC-1 42 12 8 22 38 64 -26 44 17/22

2005-06 NWC-1 42 12 15 15 43 62 -19 51 14/22

2006-07 NWC-1 42 10 8 24 56 97 -41 38 18/22 2007-08 NWC-1 38 19 9 10 52 43 9 66 6/20

2008-09 NWC-P 42 14 15 13 56 56 0 57 10/22

2009-10 NWC-P 42 15 8 19 61 74 -13 53 13/22 2010-11 NWC-P 42 18 10 14 74 70 4 64 9/22

2011-12 NWC-P 42 14 8 20 74 89 -15 50 17/22

2012-13 NWC-P 42 8 6 28 47 95 -48 30 21/22



How We Compare . . . St Helens Town - last 6 matches up to 01/10/2013

All Competitions Most recent

Home D W D L L D

Away W L L D W D

Collated L L D W D D

Squires Gate - last 6 matches up to 28/09/2013

All Competitions Most recent

Home W D L D L W

Away L L L W L W

Collated L L W W L W

St Helens Town games since...

Squires Gate games since...

All Competitions (1/10)

All Competitions

(28/9)

Clean sheet

15 Clean sheet

3

Goal Scored

0 Goal Scored

0

Loss 4 Loss 1

No score draw

15 No score draw

14

Score draw

0 Score draw

6

Win 2 Win 0

Previous Meetings Since 1949/50

All Competitions

P W D L F A GD Win %

Home 11 5 2 4 20 15 5 45.45

Away 14 4 3 7 16 28 -12 28.57

Collated 25 9 5 11 36 43 -7 36.00

at St Helens Town

Previous Meetings

at Squires Gate

NWC-D1 1998-99 NWC-D2

NWC-D1 1999-00 NWC-D2

NWC-D1 2000-01 NWC-D2

NWC-D1 2001-02 NWC-D2

10/09; 0-0 2002-03 18/01; 3-2

23/03; 3-0 2003-04 14/02; 1-3

09/10; 1-0 2004-05 22/01; 0-0

20/09; 1-0 2005-06 25/04; 1-1

28/11; 5-0 2006-07 15/08; 1-1

26/04; 0-0 2007-08 26/12; 1-2

01/11; 1-3 2008-09 11/04; 3-1

20/10; 0-4 2009-10 30/01; 2-1

30/03; 1-3 2010-11 26/10; 0-4

22/11; 3-5 2011-12 13/09; 1-6

28/03; 5-0 2012-13 02/03; 0-3

08/10/2013 2013-14 06/08; 0-3

St Helens Town Scores First

Games Played 23

St Helens Town Wins 8

Draws 5

Squires Gate Wins 10

St Helens Town Goals 33

Squires Gate Goals 42

Percentage Town Wins 34.78



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

followers are treated to an entertaining game. Many thanks to this tonight’s match and ball sponsors The Window Warehouse, Aintree for their continued support. My notes have been produced prior to last Saturday’s trip to Glossop North End and I can only hope that our recent form continued at Surrey Street. Our last home fixture saw Bacup & Rossendale Borough earn a share of the spoils with a 1-1 draw, both goals coming in the opening minutes of the game. A saved penalty very late in the game denied Town all three points! Last Tuesday we made the short trip to the Millbank Linnets Stadium where the lads put on an excellent show to earn another point. Adam Storey put Town in front on 82 mins but the home levelled in stoppage time in somewhat controversial fashion (see Glyn Jones’ match report). Town will be looking to avenge the 0-3 defeat suffered at School Road back early August for what was out first away game of the season. I’m sure both sides will be hoping to avoid the relegation battle we both become embroiled in last term. Tonight is the start of an amazing run of ten home fixtures between now and the end of next month, our only away visit sees

us make the return trip to Bacup at the start of November! Our September monthly 500 Club Draw t o o k p l a c e l a s t w e e k a n d congratulations to Ann Jones (374) £150, G Noblett (528) £75 and Jeff Voller (062) £25. Don’t forget our Race Night which will take place on Saturday 26th October, 8pm at Windleshaw Sport Club. Admission is £2 and includes a hotpot supper. Congratulations to Shaun Judge who was voted the Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Town Player of the Month for September. Shaun will choose a brand new Toyota car for a week from our Main Sponsors. Details have been confirmed for the Bert Trautmann Memorial game which will take place on Sunday 17th November - full details are in tonight’s programme Enjoy the game. John McKiernan Chairman, St Helens Town AFC



Town v Bacup . . . Late penalty miss costs Town a win North West Counties Football League Premier Division St Helens Town 1-1 Bacup & Rossendale Borough

St. Helens Town extended their unbeaten sequence to three games against Bacup & Rossendale Borough on Saturday, but squandered the opportunity to record a valuable victory when they missed a penalty five minutes from time.

Both goals in the 1-1 draw came in the opening three minutes, Bacup going ahead when a defensive error found Simon Thompson unmarked at the left post and he had plenty of time to pick his spot as he placed the ball past Ciaran Gibson after 2 minutes. Town equalised almost immediately through Daniel Owens – his second goal in as many games since signing from Stockport Sports – following a corner which the Bacup defence failed to clear, the ball going in at the second attempt. The game looked likely to be full of goals but, as is often the case at Brocstedes Park, both sides had difficulty coping with the stiff breeze and many opportunities were missed playing the ball in the air when it was surely better to keep it on

the ground. The move of the match came after a quarter of an hour when Shaun Judge broke down the wing. He passed to Greg Harrison, who executed a quick one-two with Ste Milne but the full-back’s shot was blocked by John Ogden in the Bacup goal. Ogden was Bacup’s best player throughout as he kept them in the hunt with a series of saves. In another good move on 22 minutes, Paul Cook-Hannah held up the ball to set up Judge, but his powerful drive was blocked by Gareth Wager at the edge of the visitors’ box. Judge had another opportunity two minutes later, with a free-kick following a poor challenge on Cole Ashton, but his shot went high over the bar. A minute later, another sweeping move saw the ball pushed out to Nathan Parish, but his effort

could only find the side netting. On the half hour, another chance fell to Owens, but Ogden saved his header. With half-time approaching, Bacup pushed upfield and it took two goal-line clearances in quick succession to keep the visitors at bay, then Town had a great chance to go ahead when the ball was crossed to Ashton, but Owens arrived at the same time and shot wide, with Ashton the better-placed to score. Ogden produced another good save from Judge in the opening exchanges of the second half and, with 20 minutes left, Judge again, this time with a header, found Ogden perfectly placed to produce a save. With only seven minutes remaining, Harrison fired in a ball across the Bacup goal but nobody could get in the decisive touch and the chance went begging. The decisive moment of the game arrived on 85 minutes, when centre-back Laquan Esdaille was adjudged to have backed into substitute Adam Storey in the box, bringing him down in the process, but Judge’s spot kick could only find Ogden’s hands and with it two points blew away in the wind. Town did have another two penalty shouts turned down in the closing minutes, one for a foul and the other a hand-ball, but the game ended with Gibson saving a Bacup shot low down in the home goal.

Glyn Jones



. . . Match Photos

Action from our last home game v Bacup & Rossendale Borough on Saturday 28th

September which saw the teams draw 1-1



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Sat 31/08/13 Alsager Town League Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Sat 28/09/13 Bacup & Rossendale B League Scuffs N Scratches Scuffs N Scratches

Tue 08/10/13 Squires Gate League The Window Warehouse The Window Warehouse

Sat 12/10/13 West Dids & Chorlton League

Tue 22/10/13 Congleton Town League

Sat 26/10/13 Alsager Town LCC 2R Freebets.co.uk Freebets.co.uk

Tue 29/10/13 Barnoldswick Town League

Sat 09/11/13 AFC Blackpool League

Tue 12/11/13 Winsford United League

Sat 23/11/13 Stockport Sports League

Tue 26/11/13 Bootle League

Sat 19/10/13 Silsden League

Sponsor News . . .

Congratulations to St Helens Town’s August Player of the Month Andy Mawdsley.

The award is sponsored by Johnsons Toyota Liverpool the recipient receives VIP treatment from the club’s Main Sponsors, choosing any brand new car from the Toyota range. On this occasion Andy chose the Toyota GT86 (Top Gear Magazine Car of the Year 2012) which he had unlimited use of for one week. Andy is pictured prior to the game v Bacup and Rossendale Borough with the club’s Assistant Manager Ian Price



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

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

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



. . . of St Helens Town AFC

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

Club Honours: 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners

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

1979 St Helens Comb Division 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up

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

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

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

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

Record Appearances: Allan Wellens Record Goal Scorer: Steve Pennington

Record Attendances:

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

Programme Awards

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

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

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

Programme Monthly

2007-08 NWCFL Programme of the Year

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



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

The campaign’s ambassador, former Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on the football pitch in March 2012 and went on to make a remarkable recovery thanks to prompt treatment with CPR and an AED. Everyone at the club was so moved by his experiences and the work he and the charity has done through Hearts & Goals, Town want to raise as much money as possible for the campaign by holding a series of fundraising events throughout the season and beyond, as well as dedicating a percentage of all incoming sponsorship deals to the charity. Sudden cardiac arrest claims 100,000 lives in the UK every year and AEDs, like the one used on Fabrice on the pitch at White Hart Lane, increase a person’s chance of surviving from just 5% to 50% if they suffer a sudden cardiac arrest. The devices do not require training and can be used by anyone to shock a person’s heart back into its normal rhythm in the event of someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. Arrhythmia Alliance has already helped communities up and down the UK place public-access AEDs as part of Hearts & Goals. The devices are placed in secure cabinets which are logged with local ambulance services and available to anyone in the community 24/7. In the event of an emergency anyone who phones 999 is then given immediate access to the lifesaving defibrillator. St Helens Town Commercial Manager, Darryl Picton, said: “The idea to forge this partnership came from Fabrice’s story.



. . . Our Charity Partner “Never before have I witnessed such an event that has brought football fans, clubs and players together in support of one man as what happened on that horrific day at White Hart Lane. “The story touched the hearts of everyone and transcended sport. Those events really hit home to everyone at St Helens Town how quickly and unexpectedly tragedy can

strike in a community and having access to this essential equipment will save hundreds of lives. “We are proud to be associated with Hearts and Goals and with Fabrice, and we will work tirelessly throughout the year to raise every penny poss ib l e for the campaign.” Trudie Lobban MBE, Founder and CEO of Arrhythmia Alliance, said: “We are absolutely delighted St Helens Town AFC have chosen our Hearts & Goals

campaign as their official charity campaign. “Hearts & Goals focuses on tackling the UK’s biggest killer, sudden cardiac arrest, which kills 100,000 people in the UK every year. “We have already been able to help communities up and down the country place lifesaving AEDs (automated external defibrillators) and with partners like St Helens we can continue this work. “It is clear all involved at the club are very passionate about the campaign and we are delighted to welcome them on board.” A host of fundraising events are already planned throughout the year, including a Question of Sport tournament evening on Saturday 24th August and a Race Night on Friday 18th October. For full details of events or to make a donation to the campaign contact Darryl Picton on 07908 833 554 or by email at [email protected] Visit www.heartsandgoals.org for more information.



Date Opponents Comp KO Result GK 2 3 4 5 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 5 Glossop North End NWCFL 3.00

Oct 8 SQUIRES GATE NWCFL 7.45

Oct 12 W DIDS & CHORLTON NWCFL 3.00

Oct 19 SILSDEN NWCFL 3.00

Oct 22 CONGLETON TOWN NWCFL 7.45

Oct 26 ALSAGER TOWN Lge Cup 2 3.00

Oct 29 BARNOLDSWICK TOWN NWCFL 7.45

Nov 2 Bacup & Ross Borough NWCFL 3.00

Nov 9 AFC BLACKPOOL NWCFL 3.00

Nov 12 WINSFORD UNITED NWCFL 7.45

Nov 23 STOCKPORT SPORTS NWCFL 3.00

Nov 26 BOOTLE NWCFL 7.45

Nov 30 West Didsbury & Chorlton NWCFL 3.00

Dec 3 Wigan Robin Park NWCFL 7.45

Dec 7 COLNE NWCFL 3.00

Dec 14 Silsden NWCFL 3.00

Dec 21 TBA NWCFL 3.00

Dec 26 Ashton Athletic NWCFL 3.00

Jan 4 RUNCORN TOWN NWCFL 3.00

Jan 11 Norton United NWCFL 3.00

Jan 18 ABBEY HEY NWCFL 3.00

Jan 25 Runcorn Town NWCFL 3.00

Feb 1 Alsager Town NWCFL 3.00

Feb 8 RUNCORN LINNETS NWCFL 3.00

Feb 15 Stockport Sports NWCFL 3.00

Mar 1 Colne NWCFL 3.00

Mar 29 AFC LIVERPOOL NWCFL 3.00

Apr 12 AFC Blackpool NWCFL 3.00

Apr 19 GLOSSOP NORTH END NWCFL 3.00

Apr 21 ASHTON ATHLETIC NWCFL 3.00

Apr 26 Maine Road NWCFL 3.00

Name1 Player name and number of goals scored

Name Player name and CAUTION

Name Player name and DISMISSAL

Name10 Player name and number of replaced player

Name Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS

2013-14 Fixtures, Facts and Figures . . .



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

Weaver Wright Milne Sanderson Judge Pullinger Ross Bowen Owens61 Edwards71

Ashton Judge Edwards Milne Sanderson Pullinger Weaver11 Coyle5 Cooper Bowen9

Cooper1 Wright Milne Sanderson Etchells Pullinger Bowen7 Ross11 Chesworth Weaver9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

Part 12 – Season 1958/59 - LANCASHIRE COMBINATION DIVISION 2

Final League Table Pld Won Drn Lst For Agt Pts

Netherfield Reserves 34 23 7 4 110 46 53

Chorley Reserves 34 21 5 8 86 53 47

Earlestown 34 21 4 9 109 62 46

Lytham 34 18 8 8 89 72 44

Padiham 34 19 5 10 95 60 43

Northern Nomads 34 17 6 11 76 70 40

Leyland Motors 34 14 8 12 85 69 36

Crompton’s Recs. 34 14 7 13 80 75 35

Glossop 34 14 6 14 75 64 34

St. Helens Town 34 15 3 16 73 62 33

Horwich RMI Reserves 34 13 4 17 71 73 30

Rossendale United Reserves 34 9 10 15 59 78 28

Lomax 34 12 4 18 71 105 28

Wigan Athletic Reserves 34 10 7 17 46 69 27

Great Harwood 34 10 6 18 62 100 26

Morecambe Reserves 34 10 5 19 56 86 25

Nelson Reserves 34 8 8 18 52 84 24

Rolls Royce 34 3 7 24 35 102 13

Opponents Home date

Home result

Away date

Away Result

Chorley Reserves Feb 21 Lost 0-2 Jan 31 Drew 1-1

Crompton’s Recs. Sep 4 Won 4-3 Dec 27 Won 4-1

Earlestown Mar 28 Lost 1-2 Nov 22 Won 2-1

Glossop Nov 15 Drew 0-0 Mar 21 Won 4-2

Great Harwood Mar 27 Won 3-0 Mar 30 Won 2-1

Horwich RMI Reserves Aug 30 Lost 2-3 Apr 16 Lost 2-3

Leyland Motors Feb 28 Lost 1-3 Oct 25 Won 3-2

Lomax Dec 13 Won 4-0 Oct 11 Lost 2-5

Lytham Apr 30 Won 8-1 Oct 4 Lost 0-2

Morecambe Reserves Nov 29 Won 4-0 Apr 4 Lost 1-4

Nelson Reserves Feb 7 Won 2-1 Apr 25 Won 2-1

Netherfield Reserves Dec 20 Lost 0-1 Aug 23 Lost 2-3

Northern Nomads Mar 14 Lost 0-4 Nov 8 Lost 1-2

Padiham Nov 1 Lost 2-4 Mar 7 Lost 0-2

Rolls Royce Oct 18 Drew 2-2 Apr 18 Won 3-1

Rossendale United Reserves Sep 27 Won 3-0 Feb 14 Won 5-0

Wigan Athletic Reserves Apr 11 Lost 1-2 Sep 6 Lost 2-3



. . . Season 1958-59 Player App Goals

Abbott, Steve 18 13

Anderton, Dave 25 2

Ashcroft, Don 10

Ashcroft, Stan 21 1

Aspinall 1

Bain, Victor 5 2

Barnes, R (Dickie) 37 11

Briscoe, R 3

Buckley, John 3

Cooke, John 33 3

Critchley, John 33

Fairhurst, Ray 1

Fairweather, Ray 33 5

Farrell, B 6 1

Hunt, J 2

Ireland, Ronnie 4 1

Johnson, W 1

Jones, Ben 2 3

Jones, G 20 13

Kelly 9 1

Marsh 5

Moore, Eric (Sen.) 5

Moran, Frank 23 14

Morris, Dave 34

Pennington, W (Bill) 24

Prescott, Roy 8 2

Rimmer, Cyril 2

Speakman, Tommy 1

Topping, Maurice 36

Turner, L 2

Woods, Alan 11 1

Totals 418 73

FA CUP

Sep 20 1st Qualifying Round Llandudno (A) L 0-3

LANCASHIRE JUNIOR CUP

Jan 24 1st Round Prescot Cables (A) L 0-5

LANCASHIRE COMBINATION CUP

Sep 13 1st Round Crompton’s Recs (H) L 0-1

LIVERPOOL NON-LEAGUE CUP

Aug 25 1st Round Prescot Cables (A) L 0-3

St Helens Town AFC Sponsors 2013-14

Main Club Sponsors

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

Main Shirt Sponsors Freebets.co.uk

Associate Shirt Sponsors The Hardwick Group

Reserve Team Shirt Sponsor

Fusion 21

Executive Programme Sponsor Wheel Pro

Kit & Leisurewear Partner Umbro Teamwear

Goalkeeper Partner

The One Glove Company

Official Club Charity www.heartsandgoals.co.uk



Reserve Team News . . .

DATE TIME HOME AWAY VENUE

L 05/10/2013 14:00 St Helens Town Res Hale Res Windleshaw Sports Ground

L 12/10/2013 14:00 South Liverpool Res St Helens Town Res North Field

Cup 26/10/2013 14:00 St Helens Town Res Kirkby Town Railway Windleshaw Sports Ground

DIVISION THREE P W D L F A

1 South Liverpool Res 10 8 0 2 40 16

2 St Helens Town Res 10 7 3 0 25 14

3 Capenhurst Villa Res 10 7 1 2 28 13

4 Hale Res 8 6 2 0 26 12

5 Rainhill Town 9 4 4 1 26 10

6 Bootle Res 9 5 1 3 18 15

7 Belfry 8 5 0 3 21 11

8 Kirkby Town Railway 8 3 4 1 30 17

9 Ford Motors 8 3 3 2 24 14

10 Chester Nomads Res 10 3 1 6 15 26

11 Widnes Vikings Res 9 2 2 5 15 30

12 Neston Nomads 8 1 1 6 23 30

13 Upton A.A. Res 7 1 0 6 5 24

14 Merseyside Police 7 1 0 6 9 28

15 Christleton Res 8 1 0 7 9 30

16 *Marshalls Res 9 1 0 8 13 37

GD Pts

24 24

11 24

15 22

14 20

16 16

3 16

10 15

13 13

10 12

-11 10

-15 8

-7 4

-19 3

-19 3

-21 3

-24 0

St Helens Town Reserves Nick Robinson’s Reserve team continued their excellent start to the season and last time out they ran out 2-1 winners over South Liverpool Reserves at the Windleshaw Sports ground with goals from Joe McKeegan and Andy Gillespie. The game had been hastily re-arranged as Town’s cup opponents had withdraw from the competition. In a quick turnaround the Reserves will travel to South Liverpool Reserves this coming Saturday for what will be another tough game.

DATE TIME HOME AWAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



Head to Head Results . . . NW Counties

Football League

Premier Division

RESULTS GRID

Up to Wed 02.10.13

Abbey Hey

AFC Blackpool

AFC Liverpool

Alsager Town

Ashton Athletic

Bacup & Ross Boro

Barnoldswick Town

Bootle

Colne

Congleton Town

Glossop North End

Main Road

Norton United

Runcorn Linnets

Runcorn Town

Silsden

Squires Gate

St Helens Town

Stockport Sports

West Dids & Chorlton

Wigan Robin Park

Winsford United

AFC Blackpo

ol

3-3

1-0

1-2

3-2

AFC Liverpo

ol

1-1

2-0

2-3

0-4

3-0

Alsag

er Tow

n 1-3

1-4

1-2

2-0

Ash

ton Athletic

0-1

1-1

2-1

2-2

4-0

Bac

up & Ros

send

ale Borou

gh

0-0

1-1

0-2

0-2

1-1

3-0

1-2

Barno

ldsw

ick Tow

n

1-2

2-3

1-1

4-0

1-2

Boo

tle

2-1

4-0

2-0

2-4

1-2

5-0

5-1

Colne

2-0

0-4

1-0

1-2

0-1

3-1

Con

gleton

Tow

n

4-2

3-1

4-2

2-3

Glossop

North End

0-1

3-2

0-1

1-0

Maine

Roa

d

3-1

0-1

1-0

0-0

2-2

2-1

1-1

5-0

3-0

Norton United

3-1

4-2

3-1

4-1

4-2

1-0

Run

corn Linne

ts

4-2

3-1

2-1

1-5

1-1

Run

corn Tow

n

2-1

4-1

4-2

4-1

Silsde

n

4-1

0-2

1-3

1-3

2-2

1-0

Squ

ires Gate

2-2

1-1

0-1

3-2

3-0

0-2

St H

elen

s Tow

n

0-3

1-1

0-5

3-3

4-1

Stockpo

rt Spo

rts

1-1

2-1

0-2

0-3

0-0

3-0

Wes

t Didsb

ury & Cho

rlton

2-0

1-3

1-0

2-2

1-2

Wigan

Rob

in Park

0-8

2-3

3-2

0-1

3-4

1-3

Winsford United

1-2

0-2

1-1

1-1

0-3

2-1

Abb

ey Hey

1-4

2-2

2-1

1-2

2-1

1-1

0-3



Ryan Taylor - joined the club from Atherton LR during the 2012/13 season. Ryan featured at both full back and in goal last season and has worked hard to establish himself as the club’s number one goalkeeper for the 2013/14 season. Andrew Mawdsley - plays right back but is also comfortable at centre half. He joined the club at the beginning of the 2012/13 season from Wigan Robin Park. Andrew’s previous clubs include Ashton Town and Skelmersdale United. Greg Harrison - a left back who is equally as effective playing left midfield. He joined the club at the beginning of the 2012/13 season from Wigan Robin Park. Greg also had a spell with Ashton Town. Chris Williams - a centre back who joined the club early on in the 2012/13 season from AFC Liverpool. Before playing for AFC Liverpool Chris played for Wigan Robin Park. Lee Crompton - Lee joined the club from Wigan Robin Park where he was part of the NWCFL Division One winning team. The centre back is the club captain and has been since he joined at the start of the 2012/13 season. Prior to playing for Wigan Robin Park Lee played for Ashton Town. Lewis Coyle - can play centre back or centre forward. He joined the club at the start of the 2013/14 season from Atherton LR. Lewis has also had spells with Ashton Town and Marine Reserves. Shaun Judge - a versatile left footed player who can play centre midfield as well as left midfield and left back. Shaun joined the club during the 2012/13 season from Wigan Robin Park and has previously had spells at Ashton Town and Burscough. Cole Ashton - a central midfield player who joined the club at the start of the 2012/13 season from Wigan Robin Park. He can also play on down the right. Cole is a former youth player at Wigan Athletic. Kenny Cooper - a central midfield player who joined the club from Golborne at the start of the 2013/14 season. Connor Sanderson - a versatile player who can play centre midfield, left midfield or centre forward. He joined the club at the start of the 2013/14 season from Stockport Sports. Neil Weaver - a winger who is equally effective on both flanks. Neil joined us at the start of the 2013/14 season after having spells at Formby and Warrington Town.

Player Pen Pictures . . .

Lewis Coyle

Neil Weaver

Connor Sanderson



David McNamara - a left sided player who can play both in defence and in midfield. Dave joined us at the start of the 2013/14 season from Cheshire League outfit Pilkington FC. Lee Chesworth - a tough tackling central midfield player. He joined us from Wigan Robin Park and has previously represented Ashton Town. Stephen Edwards - an experienced goals corer who joined the club as player/assistant manager from Wigan Robin Park at the start of the 2012/13 season. He also had spells at various clubs including Ashton Town, AFC Liverpool and Burscough. Paul Cook-Hannah - a centre forward who joined the club at the start of the 2013/14 season from South Sefton Borough. Paul includes Denbigh Town and Northwich Victoria among his previous clubs. Daniel Wright - a centre midfielder who joined midway through the 2012/13 season after relocating from London. Steven Bowen - a centre forward who joined the club at the start of the 2013/14 season.

Stephen Milne - a centre forward who joined the club at the start of the 2013/14 season. Ben Etchells - a left sided player who can play both in defence and in midfield. Ben joined us at the

start of the 2013/14 season. Sam Pullinger - is a right back who joined us at the start of the 2013/14 season from Atherton LR.

. . . St Helens Town 2013-14

Sam Pullinger Ben Etchells

Ste Milne



Tea Break Teasers . . .

Q1. Since the formation of the Football League who in 1901 became the only Non-League winners of the FA Cup?

Q2. Which seven clubs have won the Double (Top Flight Title & FA Cup Winners)?

Q3. Which former Manchester United player signed for Liverpool for £4m in 1997?

Q4. Who scored the Republic of Ireland’s only goal of Euro 2012?

Q5. Which striker claimed the Golden Boot at Euro 2012?

Q6. Which player scored Everton’s first ever Premier League goal?

Q7. Which 1970’s Liverpool player was known as “Supersub”?

Q8. Which British City is home to the two oldest football clubs in the world, founded in 1857 & 1860?

Q9. Which two players won full England caps whilst playing for Wimbledon?

Q10. Which two members of England’s Euro 96 squad did not play in the Premier League at the time?

Q11. Who was the first Brazilian player to win the Premier League?

Q12. David Moyes & Steve McClaren both played for which football club?

Q13. Which two Scousers have won the Premier League?

Q14. Who is the youngest manager to have won an UEFA club competition?

Q15. What was the name of the Euro 96 mascot?

1) Tottenham Hotspur 2) Preston, Aston Villa, Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd & Chelsea 3) Paul Ince 4) Sean St Ledger 5) Fernando Torres 6) Barry Horne 7) David Fairclough 8) Sheffield (Sheffield FC & Hallam) 9) John Fashanu & Warren Barton 10) Gascoigne & Ince 11) Edu 12) Bristol City 13) Mike Newall & Wayne Rooney 14) Andre Villas Boas 15) Goliath



Town robbed of a fine win at Runcorn Runcorn Linnets 1-1 St Helens Town Tuesday 1st October 2013, NWCFL Premier Division

St. Helens Town extended their unbeaten run to four matches with a 1-1 draw at Runcorn Linnets on Tuesday, but the scoreline did scant justice to a fine performance which should have earned a memorable victory. Runcorn went into the game on the back of an excellent FA Cup Second Qualifying Round win against Cammell Laird and looking forward to the next round at Skrill Conference North side North Ferriby United and St. Helens would probably have settled for a draw before the NW Counties derby kicked off

but, in the end, the Linnets’ fans breathed a collective sigh of relief as they levelled the game with a controversial equaliser in the final minute of added time. Town were left to feel aggrieved, having been the better side for most of the game and deservedly led 1-0 with an Adam Storey goal, scored after 82 minutes. However, in the fourth minute of added time, Storey, who had been a thorn in Runcorn’s side throughout the game, moved in to challenge the Linnets’ goalkeeper Robertson as he gathered the ball. Robertson then felled Storey with a blatant knee to the groin, apparently unseen by either the referee or his assistant who was level with play. He then cleared the ball upfield for substitute Thompson to poke home the equalising goal. As the crowd celebrated, Storey had to be helped off, clearly in agony, whilst Robertson protested his innocence to the travelling fans. The game, which should have finished in a St. Helens win, came to an end within seconds in a 1-1 draw. Runcorn Linnets began the game in confident mood, former Town favourite Chris Lomax prominent in the early stages. Ciaran Gibson in the St. Helens goal saved from Hickey after 12 minutes and there were close calls in the 16th minute when Burke slipped as he made to shoot at goal and two minutes later, when Shaun Judge cleared off his own goal-line, but as the first half progressed, Town began to stifle the Linnets’ attacks and, moving forward, started to create chances of their own, Owens and Storey producing shots which Robertson had to turn round his posts for corners. After a scoreless first half, Storey had two early chances in the second period which Robertson did well to keep out and Andy Gillespie, promoted from the Reserves, was narrowly wide with a shot which went across the face of the home goal after 70 minutes. The same player had the best chance of the game so far when, after 75 minutes, he broke from 30 yards and, rather than shoot at goal, elected to round the keeper, but his touch was just too strong and the ball went out of play with the goal gaping wide. Connor Sanderson was replaced by Neil Weaver and his injection of pace was decisive on 82 minutes as he tore down the touchline, dispossessed then rounded the Runcorn full-back and passed to Michael Sykes-Wright who laid on an inch-perfect pass across goal to Adam Storey who fired in off his near post for what should have been the winning goal. Town continued in the ascendency for the remaining minutes but the game turned following Robertson’s outrageous foul on Storey and, from the resultant clearance, Thompson levelled the scores with a scrappy goal at the other end. Nevertheless, this was a tremendous performance from a spirited Town side who, if they continue in such form, will have no difficulty in establishing themselves in the top half of the table, well away from relegation troubles.

Glyn Jones

Runcorn Linnets v Town . . .



NWCFL News . . . Runcorn Linnets Programme Editor Jon Urquhart has introduced an additional incentive for supporters to buy a copy of the club’s match programme, Runcorn Review. From now on, anyone who buys the programme at Linnets home games has a chance of winning a unique prize – a “Bank Of Runcorn” £5 note which carries a picture of Linnets manager Joey Dunn and can be redeemed at the club’s tea bar. A

number of Linnets officials have been involved in developing the idea, as Jon explained. “I took over the match programme editing duties from my good friend Mark Buckley at the beginning of this season”, he said. “We already had a good match day programme and I didn’t want to just steam in and change everything, just tweak one or two things to make it as unique as I could, and hopefully add a few more articles. I was discussing the new format of the programme with our club life president Alan Jones, who sells a fair bit of advertising space in the programme, when he suggested the idea of giving out a prize when you purchase the programme, possibly the entrance fee. I liked the sound of it and as the new colour format of the programme was likely to mean a small increase in price, decided I would give it a go at the next opportunity. “When the first colour version of the Runcorn Review was ready to go to the printers, I asked

Mark Buckley if he would print me some slips out that could be placed into the programme, but when he said “why don’t we print a fiver of with Joey’s head on it and call it Bank Of Runcorn” I was sold instantly. “So far no away fan has found the fiver but I’m looking forward to when they do. It is a selling point for the programme but that’s not the sole reason why we decided to go with it. It’s a unique idea and something which keeps the Runcorn Review interactive with the fans, which was my goal when I took over the editing duties”. Norton United – as well as being recognised for their efforts on the pitch, winners of Norton United’s player of the month award will look smart off it, thanks to a new sponsorship deal arranged by ace negotiator and club General Manager John Cotton. Cotto has set up a deal with local hairdressers Rogers Barbers to sponsor the awards, and as a result the winning Norton player each month will be rewarded with a free treatment at the firm's salon in Smallthorne.



A Word from the Boss . . . Good afternoon and welcome to Brocstedes Park for tonight’s NWCFL Premier Division fixture. It’s been a while since I last wrote a column for the match day programme - as far back as last season so hope you haven’t missed me to much? Things on the pitch over the last couple of weeks have dramatically improved, lots of players have left and we have added some quality in Danny Owens ,Ciaran Gibson and Adam Storey. It’s not come as any surprise to the coaching staff that results and performances have been better of late. After the Pontefract game we decided to release a few players as their attitude and commitment didn’t match ours. Our aim for the season is to be more consistent, keep picking up results and try to better results from last season where and when we can. We have had a few setbacks but overall we are improving week by week.

The squad we have now have great spirit and refuse to accept defeat without a fight and that’s the mentality we look for in a player when we look to add to the team. We now have a settled squad and have a really good back up of Reserve and Youth team players who are all hungry to progress. Results have been good of late, unbeaten in our last four fixtures which have included away trips to Bootle, Runcorn Linnets and Abbey Hey and a home fixture against Bacup. The fact we were very disappointed to come away from Tuesday night’s game away at Runcorn Linnets with a point just goes to show how far we have come and to go to Bootle and win shows the character of this young side. Club Captain Lee Crompton has been injured since pre season which has been a big loss for us. Lee leads the way on the pitch with his determination and attitude but I have to give credit to Shaun Judge, Andy Mawdsley, Paul Cook and Cole Ashton who have all stepped up in Lee’s absence and done a fantastic job. Also Andy Gillespie who has

stepped up from the Reserves and who I personally thought had a really good game against Linnets. We can’t rest on these good results we know every game is as hard as the next one but I am confident if we keep working hard on the training field and in games we will continue to get results and improve week by week .

Ian Granite



Back to Business . . . Back in 2009, St Helens Town celebrated the 60th anniversary of the transfer of our legendary goalkeeper and Club President Bert Trautmann (left) with a star studded game against a team of former Man City players. Following the sad news earlier this year that Bert had passed away at his home in Spain at the age of 89, I made contact with Manchester City FC and both clubs once again felt a need to join together to mark the occasion and although this time on sadder terms, it was unanimously decided that the contribution of this iconic man to the history of both clubs needed to remembered and celebrated. I can now proudly confirm that the Bert Trautmann Memorial Game will take place between St Helens Town and Man City Past Players XI on Sunday 17th November 2013 at Prescot Cables FC’s Hope Street Ground. Kick Off 2pm.

After much discussion on a suitable venue for the game to be played, taking into account that our club currently are without our own ground, the popular choice was Hope Street, Prescot. Town tasted there first major success at Hope Street in 1949 when the team, including Bert in goal lifted the George Mahon Trophy in the final in front of 9000 people. I would like to extend the thanks of everyone at St Helens Town to the committee and management at Prescot Cables FC for allowing us to stage the game at the club. Man City and their Past Players Association, of which Bert was also a member are very keen to make this tribute a very special occasion and our warm fondness and love for Bert in clearly echoed at City. Our Premier League friends have committed to sending a strong team of former players for the game, many of them club legends in their own right as well as a number of high profile guests. Amongst the players who are hoped to be in attendance is Former City, Utd and England winger Peter Barnes, whose late father Ken also played with Bert at Man City. Other names mentioned but yet to be confirmed in the star studded City team are Shaun Goater, Uwe Rosler, Didi Hamann, Asa Hartford, Steve Redmond, The Brightwell Brothers, Eric Nixon and Andy Morrison. It is also hoped that amongst our VIP guests on the day will be members of the Trautmann family and some of Bert’s former team mates as well as The Mayor of St Helens Cllr Andy Bowden, Representatives of the Borough Authorities and Ambassadors of Manchester City. The day should be a wonderful occasion for all football fans both marking the sad passing and celebrating the life of an incredible man. Proceeds from the game will be used to support a number of charities including our adopted charity Hearts & Goals, The Trautmann Foundation and The Mayor’s Charity, and we ask that fans of all clubs come along and support this very special day. Darryl Picton – Commercial Manager



League Standings . . .

P W D L F A GD Pts

1 Maine Road 14 9 4 1 27 11 16 31

2 Norton United 11 7 3 1 31 16 15 24

3 AFC Liverpool 12 7 2 3 27 13 14 23

4 Runcorn Linnets 9 7 1 1 19 14 5 22

5 Runcorn Town 11 7 0 4 26 16 10 21

6 Bootle 12 6 2 4 25 16 9 20

7 Colne 11 6 0 5 20 18 2 18

8 Stockport Sports 13 4 5 4 19 19 0 17

9 Abbey Hey 12 4 5 3 20 22 -2 17

10 Ashton Athletic 11 4 3 4 15 11 4 15

11 West Didsbury &

Chorlton 12 4 2 6 14 21 -7 14

12 AFC Blackpool 13 4 2 7 17 25 -8 14

13 Glossop NE 8 4 1 3 14 7 7 13

14 Barnoldswick Town 11 4 1 6 19 18 1 13

15 St Helens Town 12 3 4 5 15 25 -10 13

16 Alsager Town 11 3 2 6 18 23 -5 11

17 Squires Gate 10 3 2 5 15 21 -6 11

18 Silsden 11 3 2 6 15 21 -6 11

19 Winsford United 10 3 2 5 11 20 -9 11

20 Congleton Town 9 3 1 5 17 18 -1 10

21 Bacup & Rossendale

Borough 11 2 4 5 10 14 -4 10

22 Wigan Robin Park 14 3 0 11 17 42 -25 9

Premier Division

Premier Division Table 2013-14 as at 2nd October 2013

* points deducted for a breach of league rules

Tuesday 8th October 2013

Premier Division

AFC Blackpool v Colne

Barnoldswick Tn v Bacup & Ross B

Bootle v Runcorn Linnets

Glossop NE v Winsford United

Norton United v Abbey Hey

St Helens Town v Squires Gate

Stockport Sports v Congleton Town

West Dids & Chorl v Alsager Town

Wigan Robin Park v Silsden

First Division

1874 Northwich v Irlam

Ashton Town v Atherton Colls

Daisy Hill v Atherton LR

Wednesday 9th October 2013

League Challenge Cup First Round

Atherton Colls v Cheadle Town

First Division

Widnes Vikings v Eccleshall

Saturday 12th October 2013

F.A. Challenge Cup 3rd Qualifying Rd

North Ferriby Utd v Runcorn Linnets

Premier Division

AFC Blackpool v Glossop NE

AFC Liverpool v Abbey Hey

Bacup & Ross B v Norton United

Congleton Town v Ashton Athletic

Maine Road v Barnoldswick Tn

Runcorn Town v Wigan Robin Park

Silsden v Alsager Town

St Helens Town v West Dids & Chorl

Stockport Sports v Bootle

Winsford United v Squires Gate

First Division

AFC Darwen v Atherton Colls

Atherton LR v Formby

Cheadle Town v Holker Old Boys

Hanley Town v Ashton Town

Irlam v Oldham Boro

Nelson v Northwich F Villa

Rochdale Town v Daisy Hill

Widnes Vikings v Chadderton



League Standings . . .

Division One P W D L F A GD Pts

1 Hanley Town 13 9 3 1 32 15 17 30

2 Atherton Colls 12 9 2 1 37 17 20 29

3 Nelson 13 9 1 3 46 24 22 28

4 1874 Northwich 13 8 3 2 26 14 12 27

5 Irlam 12 5 4 3 21 18 3 19

6 Atherton LR 13 5 2 6 23 27 -4 17

7 Cheadle Town 11 4 4 3 18 18 0 16

8 Formby 9 4 3 2 21 13 8 15

9 Widnes Vikings 13 4 3 6 24 27 -3 15

10 Daisy Hill 12 5 0 7 23 32 -9 15

11 Chadderton 12 4 3 5 21 30 -9 15

12 Ashton Town 12 3 5 4 26 28 -2 14

13 Holker Old Boys 9 3 4 2 21 16 5 13

14 Leek CSOB 11 3 3 5 18 16 2 12

15 AFC Darwen 11 3 3 5 19 18 1 12

16 Oldham Boro 11 2 3 6 21 32 -11 9

17 Eccleshall 11 2 1 8 10 24 -14 7

18 Northwich F Villa 12 2 1 9 19 48 -29 7

19 Rochdale Town 10 1 2 7 11 20 -9 5

Division One Table 2013-14 as at 2nd October 2013

* points deducted for a breach of league rules

Tuesday 15th October 2013

Premier Division

Congleton Town v Bootle

Runcorn Linnets v AFC Liverpool

Squires Gate v Barnoldswick Tn

Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1st Rnd

Ashton Athletic v Atherton Colls

Clitheroe v Wigan Robin Park

Lancaster City v Rochdale Town

Ramsbottom Utd v Atherton LR

Derbyshire Div Cup North 1st Round

Glossop NE v Gamesley

Wednesday 16th October 2013

First Division

Eccleshall v Cheadle Town

Formby v Ashton Town

Northwich F Villa v 1874 Northwich

Lancs Challenge Trophy First Round

AFC Darwen v West Dids & Chorl

Nelson v Colne

Saturday 19th October 2013

F.A. Carlsberg Vase First Round

AFC Blackpool v Norton United

Chadderton v Athersley Rec

Cheadle Town v Stockport Sports

Garforth Town v Winsford United

Glossop NE v Kinsley Boys

Jarrow Roofing B v Nelson

Maine Road v Atherton LR

Rochdale Town v Congleton Town

Staveley MW v West Dids & Chorl

Whickham v Holker Old Boys

Worksop Parra v Runcorn Linnets

Premier Division

Abbey Hey v Squires Gate

Alsager Town v Colne

Bacup & R Boro v AFC Liverpool

Barnoldswick Tn v Runcorn Town

St Helens Town v Silsden

Wigan Robin Park v Ashton Athletic

First Division

1874 Northwich v AFC Darwen

Atherton Colls v Northwich F Villa

Daisy Hill v Widnes Vikings

Formby v Oldham Boro

Hanley Town v Irlam

Leek CSOB v Ashton Town

st helens town v squires gate

Documents

premier division manager

pm north west counties

premier division contest

ian price manager

main club sponsor

ian granite assistant

eric bond club manager

john mckiernan