Cammell Laird 1907 vs Stockport Town - Tues 15/03/22 - Matchday programme #21 2021/22

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Issue 21

Lairds vs Stockport Town Tuesday 15 March 2022 • 7:45pm Macron Cup First Round Prabhu Ventures Ltd Arena

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Welcome to the

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Good afternoon, and it gives me great pleasure to welcome game against Stockport Town. and supporters from our visitors, who I hope enjoy their stay with us for the third time this season.

We are arriving on the back of a draw and a defeat against two good sides in the League and a Wirral Senior Cup Semi-Final victory.

Our last NWCFL First Division South outing here was a goalless draw against a Brocton side who have been one of the in-form teams since appointing a new manager in October. It was a good game between two strong sides who played out the contest in the right manner. It was widely accepted that a draw was a fair result, and one which kept us ticking along nicely.

We then played the Wirral Senior Cup Semi-Final against Ellesmere Port Town here last Wednesday, coming from behind to win 3-1. I am told it was a well-contested tie, and goals from Jack Lloyd, Kieran Hamm and Kieron Frost—his first for the club—helped us through. It is a great achievement from the lads to reach the Final. There is a sense of

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us having unfinished business in the competition having been denied the opportunity to play for the trophy because of Covid in 2019/20, and I’m sure we are all looking forward to what should be a terrific match against Heswall, taking place here on Saturday 23 April.

On Saturday, we went down 4-2 at promotion-chasing New Mills, despite taking an early lead through Pablo Martinez Palacios. It was reassuring to hear that the lads more than played their part in the game against strong opposition, with our hopes of taking anything just getting

Vice-presidents: Arthur Parker, Eddie Trotter

away from us with the concession of a couple of goals at the start of the

Chairman: Lee Atherton

season. New Mills are having a very good season and are almost certain

Vice-chairman: Tommy Potter

to finish in the play-off places, but I’m sure they would agree we have

Junior section chairman: Andy Grant

given them two tough 90 minutes this season, which bodes well for

Director of Football: Stuart Humphreys Assistant Director of Football: James Standing Secretary: Anthony ‘Toddy’ Wood

what our management team led by Stuart Keir are trying to build here.

Tonight, we are on cup duties again as we return to the Macron Cup for the first time since 2019/20. We had a good run to the quarter-finals of this competition back in 2018/19 with some notable scalps against

Treasurer: Shaun Holmes

the likes of Lower Breck and Rylands, and we are up against a Stockport

Commercial manager: Will Dixon

Town side who we seem destined to be drawn against in every cup the

Other committee members: Geoff Quick, Tony Thelwell, Chris Wood

sides enter! This will be the fourth encounter between the clubs this

Media officer: Patrick Burke

October, although since then have lost both league fixtures 4-0 against a

Manager: Stuart Keir Coaches: Josh Hine, James Standing Goalkeeper coach: Judd Lewis

season—we triumphed here in the Cheshire Senior Cup back in Stockport team who have gone from strength-to-strength.

I have no doubt it is going to be a terrific match, and with the reward of a tie against West Didsbury & Chorlton or Vauxhall Motors away from home, there is plenty to play for this evening.

Physio: Gina Williams

We are back here on Saturday for our penultimate home fixture against

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I hope you enjoy tonight’s issue and the game.

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All the best,

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Patrick Burke

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Editorial

Club history Cammell Laird 1907 FC can trace its history back to 1899 when a team from the Upper

the same month. He ably guided the team to promotion, which was achieved on Saturday 4th April. In the end, Lairds finished 21 points clear of 3rd placed AFC Darwen.

Boilers Shop of Laird Bros played in

2015/16 saw the Club finish 15th in its first season in the NWCFL Premier

Birkenhead Park, before turning to the rugby

Division. Early on, Lairds didn’t get the results that their performances

code. It was not until June 1907 that the Cammell Laird Institute AFC was established, with its first fixture taking place on 2nd September 1907 against Tranmere Rovers, finishing 9th in the West Cheshire League in their inaugural season (1907/08).

deserved, drawing or even losing games that they largely dominated.

However, they soon found their feet in the Premier Division. Their best result was an emphatic 4-0 victory against eventual champions Colne in October. In February, Tony Sullivan returned to replace Paul McNally as manager, and the Club ended the campaign with a solid mid-table finish.

At the end of the season, Sullivan departed and was replaced by former Prescot Cables and AFC Darwen manager Neil Prince. The new man in charge made an excellent start, two fine performances deservedly seeing off the challenge of AFC Darwen in the FA Cup. It is fair to say that luck was

In the early years, the Club played at a number of grounds and won their first not on the side of Prince’s team at the start of the league campaign, with trophy, the Shipley Cup, in April 1921, before in the summer of 1922 they several fine performances not getting the results that they deserved. moved to St Peters Road (which still remains their current home) as

However, after the 3-1 defeat to Squires Gate in September, Prince resigned

Kirklands FC. They disbanded in 1939 but reformed in 1946. The Club had

on good terms with the Club, who were very appreciative of his efforts, and

their most successful period during the 1970s and 80s, winning the West

both parties wished each other well for the future.

Cheshire League on a regular basis. 1994/95 saw the club reach the FA Vase quarter-finals before losing to Arlesey Town.

The early part of the new millennium saw the Club reach new heights. They started the rise through the pyramid, making history by becoming the first Club to win the championship of the Second and First Divisions of the North West Counties League, which they achieved in 2004/05 and then 2005/06. In the same year as that First Division triumph, the club reached the FA Vase semi-finals, losing to eventual winners Nantwich Town, and two years later, the Club gained promotion to the Unibond Premier League. However, they were relegated after just one season due to ground grading.

Having fought relegation battles successfully, the Club finished bottom of the Evo-Stik Division One North in 2011/12, but were reprieved, and bounced back the following season by finishing league runners up before losing on penalties in the play-off final against Trafford.

Season 2013/14 saw Lairds finish 11th, but the decision was taken to resign from the Evo-Stik NPL and form a new Club: Cammell Laird 1907 FC. The new Club was formed on 28th May 2014 and entered the NWCFL Division One for their inaugural campaign in 2014/15. In October, the Club lost manager Tony Sullivan to Witton Albion, and appointed Paul McNally in

Prince was replaced by former Lairds striker Mick McGraa, who had taken over the Reserve Team in the summer. McGraa has worked tirelessly to assemble a very promising young side, and again with a tad more luck in games that Lairds dominated, they could have picked up more points.

Everything finally came together on Saturday 18th March 2017, as a brilliant performance saw Lairds beat AFC Darwen 4-1 to record their first league win of the season, which they followed up three days later with a 2-1 victory against in-form Hanley Town. Ultimately, results elsewhere consigned Lairds to relegation by the end of March, but the Club was now in a much stronger position ahead of the Division One campaign to follow in 2017/18.

That season started off perfectly, the 4-1 win against a higher-ranked Maltby Main side in the Emirates FA Cup a sign of things to come! Lairds were eliminated from that competition despite a valiant effort at Evo-Stik League outfit Leek Town, but after a slightly shaky start, they went from strength to strength in the league. From 5th September to 21st April, they dropped just two points at Kirklands, also defeating Premier Division Congleton Town with ten men on their own patch in the Macron Cup. Lairds initially struggled on the road, but also improved on that front after the turn of the year. They finished the regular campaign as one of the division’s form teams, securing

March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lairds were 13th after the final fixtures were played, but the decision was made by the FA to null and void the season. The premature end to the season meant that Lairds missed the opportunity to compete in the Wirral Senior Cup Final, which they had reached courtesy of victories over Poulton Royal, Ellesmere Port Town and Mersey Royal.

the final play-off place courtesy of a sensational 4-1 victory over championselect Silsden. The Cammells also enjoyed a run to the final of the LWC Drinks Cup, recording a notable 4-0 triumph at fellow top six challengers Alsager Town along the way. In the final against Prestwich Heys at Runcorn Linnets FC, Joe Malkin’s header drew Lairds level at 1-1 just before the hour

For the 2020/21 campaign, the club’s home at Kirklands was been renamed

the Prabhu Ventures Ltd Arena as part of a new sponsorship deal, while mark. Despite hammering at the Prestwich door for much of the second half, former player Stuart Humphreys was appointed as Director of Football. there was a sucker punch as a brilliant late strike from John Main, followed After a solid start to the delayed season, the North West Counties Football by an even more incredible save by Heys’ Russell Saunders, saw McGraa’s men on the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline. However, Lairds responded brilliantly in the play-off semi-final just three days later, stunning the division by going to a Prestwich side, who had hammered them 3-0 on the opening

League was suspended from the start of November until mid-December as lockdown restrictions were re-imposed. During that time, Phil Burton and his backroom staff resigned after two-and-a-half years in charge. Captain

Colm Lynch, Assistant Director of Football James Standing and Under-21s day and finished the season on 91 points, and coming from behind to win 4-1. Coach Josh Hine were the interim management team as the season briefly That set up an all-or-nothing midweek play-off final away at Whitchurch resumed in December, but the season was soon curtailed due to Covid-19

Alport. There was to be more heartbreak as a nightmare start saw Lairds fall after Lairds had played just seven league matches, with them placed 13th in 2-0 behind within ten minutes. It just didn’t click for the visitors on the night, the table. and despite Charlie MacInnes giving them hope late on, it was a case of so

near yet so far. Two defeats in finals were a horrible ending to what was an outstanding campaign which saw McGraa’s team restore the pride around Kirklands, and deliver long-lasting memories.

With Lairds unable to play competitive football until May 2021, the club took their time before making a permanent managerial appointment. Stuart Keir was chosen as the man to take the club forward, the former AFC Liverpool boss’ CV impressing the committee as well as his strong reputation for developing youth players. Andy Jones was appointed as Keir’s assistant manager, with Standing and Hine continuing as coaches, Judd Lewis being promoted to goalkeeper coach and Gina Williams returning to the club as physio. The ever-popular Colm Lynch will also continue as the club’s first team captain, and Lairds have an impressive combination of players retained and new additions which provide an exciting blend of youth and experience.

A new clubhouse is also close to completion on the Prabhu Ventures Ltd Arena site, and as a result, things are seriously starting to look up in CH42.

An eventful close season saw McGraa depart for Vauxhall Motors, who rejoined the Hallmark Security League. The majority of the squad followed the manager to Rivacre Park, but the Committee acted swiftly and made a very exciting appointment in Phil Burton. He guided the club to a solid 15th place finish in the new First Division South, two cup quarter-finals, and extraordinarily Lairds became the lowest ranked team ever to reach a Cheshire Senior Cup Final, where they lost out to Nantwich Town.

The 2019/20 campaign started off brightly for Burton’s team, and they were just outside the promotion places at Christmas, but their form then dropped off and only began to pick up shortly before the league was suspended in

Lairds roundup Lairds reach Wirral Senior Cup Final

Subs used: Bolton, Galt, Frost, Koura; subs unused: Downey, Neill.

Goals: Lairds: Jack Lloyd (23’), Kieran Hamm (77’), Kieron Frost (81’) Ellesmere Port Town: Sam Hendry (13’)

Lairds receive new defibrillator courtesy of Medicash Words by Tommy Potter Following a scoreless draw in the league versus Brocton FC on Saturday, Cammell Laird 1907 FC played the Wirral District FA Senior Cup semi-final on Wednesday night versus the holders, Ellesmere Port Town from the West Cheshire League in a hard-fought encounter.

A very even first half saw Town open the scoring after 12 minutes and keep Lairds at bay for long periods, but a swerving free kick by Jack Lloyd deceived everyone to level matters on the half-hour mark. Both teams created chances but the scores remained level come the break.

Town continued to thwart Lairds with a battling display throughout the second period until Kieran Hamm latched onto a loose ball in the 70th minute to blast home a great effort to put Lairds ahead. Substitutions helped Lairds to create more chances that failed to

Cammell Laird 1907 would like to express its sincere thanks to health insurance agency Medicash, who have donated a new defibrillator for use at the Prabhu Ventures Ltd Arena.

Medicash’s generosity provides the club with an up-todate technology ready to be deployed in case of an emergency.

While of course we hope it will never have to be used, this device replaces our existing defibrillator and will be there to potentially save a life of a player, official, spectator or any other visitor to the ground.

Club chairman Lee Atherton, left, and first-team manager Stuart Keir, right, are pictured with the new

produce a goal, but with time running out Kieron Frost defibrillator. collected a through ball out wide and cut inside before unleashing a brilliant shot that beat the keeper and hit the underside of the bar before crossing the line for an excellent goal to seal the game.

Praise goes to Town for their well marshalled display in a even encounter, but congratulations to Lairds for reaching the final with the hope of winning this prestigious trophy for the twelfth time.

Lairds: Davidson, Hulley ©, Lloyd, Kubwalo, Wood, Jones, Smith, Kerr, Hamm, Martinez Palacios, Koura.

Date

Opponent

V

Competition

Result

Att

Pos

Line-up • Unused subs

Sat 03 July

Conwy Borough

H Pre-season friendly

L 1-2

Tues 06 July

City of Liverpool

H Pre-season friendly

L 0-1

Sat 10 July

AFC Liverpool

A

Pre-season friendly

L 7-0

Tues 13 July

Tranmere Rovers XI

H Pre-season friendly

L 1-7

Sat 17 July

FC St Helens

A

Pre-season friendly

L 1-0

Tues 20 July

Vauxhall Motors

H Pre-season friendly

L 1-4

Sat 24 July

Marine

H Pre-season friendly

D 1-1

Sat 31 July

Cheadle Heath Nomads

H NWCFL First Division South

W 4-1

101

1st

Shakeshaft, Hulley, Lloyd, Jewell, N. Lynch, S

Tues 03 Aug

Ellesmere Rangers

H NWCFL First Division South

L 0-1

101

6th

Shakeshaft, Hulley, Lloyd ›››, Jewell, N. Lynch,

Sat 07 Aug

Brocton

A

NWCFL First Division South

L 3-2

60

11th

Shakeshaft, Hulley, Lloyd, Stephens, N. Lynch

Sat 14 Aug

Stafford Town

A

NWCFL First Division South

L 2-0

43

14th

Shakeshaft, Kerr, Lloyd, Stephens, Hulley ©

Tues 17 Aug

St Martins

H NWCFL First Division South

W 4-1

105

10th

Shakeshaft, Kerr, Lloyd, N. Lynch, Hulley ©,

Sat 21 Aug

Eccleshall

A

NWCFL First Division South

W 1-2

62

8th

Shakeshaft, Hulley ©, Lloyd, Jewell, Wood, S

Sat 28 Aug

Abbey Hulton United

H NWCFL First Division South

L 0-2

103

9th

Shakeshaft, Hulley ©, Lloyd, Jewell ›››, Wood,

Mon 30 Aug (3pm)

Wythenshawe Amateurs

A

NWCFL First Division South

L 2-1

228

11th

Cookson, Kerr, Lloyd, Stephens, Hulley ©, S

Sat 04 Sept (2pm)

FC Isle of Man

H NWCFL First Division South

L 1-6

122

14th

Shakeshaft, Hulley © ›, Lloyd, Stephens, Jewe

Tues 07 Sept

West Didsbury & Chorlton

H NWCFL First Division South

L 0-5

161

16th

Shakeshaft, Kerr, Bunclark, Stephens, Jewell

Sat 11 Sept

Brigg Town

A

Buildbase FA Vase First Qualifying Round

L 3-2

269

16th

Shakeshaft, Kerr, Herbert ›››, Stephens, N. Ly

Sat 18 Sept

Sandbach United

A

NWCFL First Division South

D 3-3

89

15th

Shakeshaft, Kerr, Lloyd, Stephens, N. Lynch

Tues 21 Sept (7:30pm)

Shaftesbury Youth Club

H Wirral Senior Cup First Round

15th

Shakeshaft, Kerr, Lloyd, Hulley ©, Jewell, Wo

W 4-4 (8-7 73 pens)

Sat 25 Sept

Rocester

H NWCFL First Division South

W 2-1

59

13th

Davidson, Kerr, Merrifield, Hulley ©, Hulmst

Sat 02 Oct

Alsager Town

A

NWCFL First Division South

W 3-2

63

12th

Davidson, Kerr, Lloyd, Stephens, Hulmston,

Sat 09 Oct

Cheadle Town

A

NWCFL First Division South

D 1-1

112

12th

Shakeshaft, Kerr, Lloyd, Jewell ›, Hulmston, H

Tues 12 Oct (7:30pm)

Stockport Town

H Cheshire Senior Cup First Round

W 2-1

54

12th

Shakeshaft, Kerr, Bolton, Hulmston, Doran,

Tues 19 Oct (7:30pm)

Capenhurst Villa

H Wirral Senior Cup Quarter-Final

W 1-0

103

12th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Stephens, Doran, W

Sat 23 Oct

Maine Road

A

NWCFL First Division South

L 5-0

44

13th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Doran, Hulmston, H

Sat 30 Oct

Stockport Town

H NWCFL First Division South

L 0-4

78

15th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Hulley ©, Doran, Hu

Sat 06 Nov

New Mills

H NWCFL First Division South

W 3-1

74

15th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Wood, Doran, Hulm

Tues 09 Nov

Abbey Hey

H NWCFL First Division South

L 0-4

78

15th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Wood ››, Crist, Steph

Sat 13 Nov

Barnton

A

NWCFL First Division South

W 1-2

95

13th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Hulley ©, Wood, Hu

Sat 20 Nov

Wythenshawe Amateurs

H NWCFL First Division South

D 1-1

104

13th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Hulley ©, Wood, Hu

Sat 04 Dec

Barnton

H NWCFL First Division South

D 1-1

58

14th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Hulley ©, Wood ›››, H

Sat 18 Dec

Abbey Hey

A

NWCFL First Division South

L 2-1

74

15th

Davidson, Kerr ››, Bolton, Hulley ©, Wood, H

Mon 27 Dec

West Didsbury & Chorlton

A

NWCFL First Division South

L 5-0

742

16th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Wood, Perry ››, Smit

Tues 04 Jan

Cheadle Town

H NWCFL First Division South

L 1-4

73

16th

Davidson, Kerr, Herbert, Hulley ©, Stephens

Sat 08 Jan

St Martins

A

NWCFL First Division South

W 0-6

50

15th

Davidson, Kerr, Lloyd, Kubwalo, Stephens ›,

Tues 11 Jan

Rocester

A

NWCFL First Division South

W 1-5

117

12th

Davidson, Kerr, Herbert, Kubwalo ›, Stephen

Sat 15 Jan

Abbey Hulton United

A

NWCFL First Division South

W 0-1

65

10th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton ››, Kubwalo, Stephens

Tues 18 Jan

Tranmere Rovers

H Cheshire Senior Cup Second Round

L 1-4

201

10th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Kubwalo, Stephens,

Sat 22 Jan

Stafford Town

H NWCFL First Division South

W 2-1

55

9th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton, Kubwalo, Stephens,

Sat 29 Jan

Cheadle Heath Nomads

A

NWCFL First Division South

L 6-0

62

11th

Davidson, Kerr, Bolton ›››, Kubwalo, Stephen

Sat 5 Feb

Maine Road

H NWCFL First Division South

L 2-7

53

12th

Carr, Kerr ›››, Lloyd, Hulley ©, Jones, Kubwal

Sat 12 Feb (6:30pm)

FC Isle of Man

A

NWCFL First Division South

D 0-0

1,203 13th

Davidson, Hulley ©, Lloyd, Kubwalo, Stephe

Sat 19 Feb

Stockport Town

A

NWCFL First Division South

L 4-0

118

13th

Davidson, Kerr, Lloyd, Hulley ©, Stephens ›,

Sat 26 Feb

Alsager Town

H NWCFL First Division South

W 5-1

61

12th

Davidson, Hulley ©, Bolton, Kubwalo, Steph

Sat 5 Mar

Brocton

H NWCFL First Division South

D 0-0

73

11th

Davidson, Hulley ©, Bolton ››, Kubwalo, Step

Wed 9 Mar

Ellesmere Port Town

H Wirral Senior Cup Semi-Final

W 3-1

102

11th

Davidson, Hulley ©, Lloyd, Kubwalo, Wood,

Sat 12 Mar

New Mills

A

L 4-2

209

12th

Davidson, Kerr, Lloyd, Hulley ©, Stephens ›,

Tues 15 Mar

Stockport Town

H The Macron Cup First Round

Sat 19 Mar

Sandbach United

H NWCFL First Division South

Sat 26 Mar

Eccleshall

H NWCFL First Division South

Sat 01 Apr

Ellesmere Rangers

A

NWCFL First Division South

Wed 06 Apr

Barnton

A

The First Division Cup Second Round

Sat 23 Apr

Heswall

N*

Wirral Senior Cup Final

NWCFL First Division South

To be played at the Prabhu Ventures Ltd Arena

Kick-off times are 3pm for Saturday games and 7:45pm for midweeks unless stated • Substitutions indicate

2021

Goals for • Goals against

MOTM

Smith, Rubin ›, Mullally, Summers, C. Lynch ©, Merrifield • Diaz-Rainey, McGregor, Herbert ‹, Bolton, Ebbrell

Summers (2’), C. Lynch (53p), Lloyd (67’), Herbert

Merrifield

, Smith ›, Rubin, Mullally, Summers ››, C. Lynch ©, Merrifield • Bolton ‹‹‹, McGregor ‹, Herbert ‹‹, Cookson

• 75’

Merrifield

h, Mullally, Rubin, Smith ›, C. Lynch ©, McGregor ››, Merrifield ››› • Bolton, Downey ‹‹, Haynes ‹‹‹, Summers ‹, Cookson

Mullally (16’), Rubin (67’) • 9’, 13’, 29’

Rubin

›, Smith ›››, Rubin, Downey, Hamm, McGregor, Summers ›› • N. Lynch ‹, Bolton ‹‹, Diaz-Rainey ‹‹‹, Wood

• 52’, 56’

McGregor

Smith ›››, Rubin, Downey, Hamm, Haynes ››, Diaz-Rainey › • Stephens, Bolton ‹‹‹, McGregor, Summers ‹‹, Mullally ‹

Haynes (30’), Smith (48’), Hamm (70p), Rubin (83’) • 2’

Downey

Smith, Kerr, Mullally, Hamm ›, Downey, Rubin ›› • Harvey ‹, Davin, Piercy ‹‹

Downey (4’), Rubin (58’) • 28’

Smith

, Smith, Kerr, Haynes, McGregor ›, Downey ››, Rubin • Stephens ‹‹‹, Herbert ‹, Buckley ‹‹, Cookson

• 54’, 67’

Kerr

Smith, Herbert, Haynes, Harvey, Downey ›, Rubin • N. Lynch ‹, McGregor, Wood, Shakeshaft

Smith (90+2’) • 43’, 60’

Haynes

ell, Smith, Kerr ›››, Haynes, Koura, Downey, Rubin ›› • N. Lynch ‹, Wood, McGregor ‹‹, Buckley ‹‹‹, Cookson

McGregor (82’) • 1’, 46’, 54’, 59’, 65’, 90+1’

Haynes

• 15’, 28’, 44’, 53’, 62’

Kerr

©, Smith, Haynes, Mullally, Koura ›››, Downey ›, Diaz-Rainey ›› • N. Lynch ‹‹, Wood, Buckley, McGregor ‹, Herbert ‹‹‹

ynch, Jewell ©, Smith, Mullally ›, Koura ››, McGregor, Harvey • Diaz-Rainey ‹‹, Downey ‹, Frost ‹‹‹

Harvey (28’), Stephens (90’) • 9p, 18’, 65’

›››, Hulley ©, Haynes, Downey, Harvey, McGregor ››, Diaz-Rainey › • Herbert ‹‹, Merrifield ‹, Wood ‹‹‹, Frost

Harvey (19’, 38’), Downey (60’) • 18’, 45+1’, 82’

ood, Smith ›››, Downey, Koura ››, McGregor ›, Diaz-Rainey • Merrifield ‹, Rubin ‹‹, Buckley, Frost ‹‹‹, Bolton

Wood (2’), Diaz-Rainey (34’), Downey (70’), Rubin

Hulley

(74’) • 4’, 6’, 45p, 80’

ton, Jewell, Stephens ›, Haynes, Harvey ›››, McGregor ››, Diaz-Rainey • Bolton ‹‹‹, Koura ‹‹, Herbert ‹, Shakeshaft

Koura (79’), Diaz-Rainey (84’) • 10’

Jewell

Hulley ©, Haynes, Downey ››, Harvey, Diaz-Rainey, Koura › • Jewell, McGregor, Smith ‹, Rubin ‹‹, Shakeshaft

Diaz-Rainey (65’, 72’, 90+1’) • 12’, 76’

Diaz-Rainey

McGregor (90+1’) • 48’

Hulmston

Hulley ©, Smith, Haynes, Harvey, Downey ›››, Diaz-Rainey ›› • Stephens ‹, McGregor ‹‹, Mullally, Bolton ‹‹‹, Buckley Hulley ©, Smith ›, Mullally, Harvey, McGregor ››, Diaz-Rainey ››› • Buckley, Lloyd, Downey ‹‹‹, Haynes ‹, Koura ‹‹

Wood, Smith ©, Downey ›››, Harvey, McGregor ››, Diaz-Rainey › • Buckley, Lloyd ‹, Merrifield ‹‹‹, Koura ‹‹, Shakeshaft

Hulley ©, Smith ›, Haynes ›››, Harvey, Downey, Diaz-Rainey ›› • Stephens, Jewell, McGregor c, Koura ‹, Merrifield ‹‹

Harvey (43’), Koura (90’) • 56’ Koura (85’) • 14p, 25’, 28p, 50p, 88p

Bolton

ulmston, Smith, Haynes, Harvey, Downey, Koura › • Wood, Mullally, McGregor ‹, Diaz-Rainey, O’Loughlin

• 50’, 64’, 70’, 90+4’

Downey

mston ©, Smith ›››, Downey, Koura ›, McGregor, Diaz-Rainey ›› • Herbert ‹‹, Hamm ‹, Frost ‹‹‹, O’Loughlin

Doran (53’), Hamm (78’), McGregor (81’) • 78p

McGregor

hens, Smith ©, Haynes, Koura ›››, McGregor, Downey › • Herbert ‹, Hamm ‹‹, Frost ‹‹‹, Piercy

• 8’, 13’, 40’, 71’

McGregor

ulmston, Smith, Herbert ›››, Hamm ›, McGregor, Koura ›› • Stephens ‹, Frost ‹‹, O’Loughlin ‹‹‹

Koura (57p), Smith (75’) • 13’

Herbert

ulmston, Smith, Stephens, Hamm ››, McGregor, Herbert › • Koura ‹, Frost, Harvey ‹‹, Packenham, Perry

Hamm (52’) • 90’

Smith

Hulmston, Smith, Haynes ›, Hamm, McGregor, Harvey ›› • Koura ‹‹, Stephens, Frost, Diaz-Rainey ‹, Herbert ‹‹‹

Haynes (51) • 72’

McGregor

Hulmston, Stephens ›››, Smith, Hamm, McGregor, Herbert › • Koura ‹‹, Frost, Galt ‹‹‹, Davies, Harvey ‹

Hamm (81p) • 48’, 71’

Wood

th ©, Herbert, Galt ›, Frost ›››, McGregor, Davies • Neill ‹. Farrugia ‹‹, Hutchinson ‹‹‹

• 21’, 33’, 47’, 48’, 55’

Davidson

s, Wood ››, Smith, Bolton ›, Hamm, McGregor ›››, Harvey • Koura ‹, Frost ‹‹, Galt ‹‹‹, Neill

Koura (88’) • 15’, 44’, 53’, 69’

Herbert

Hulley ©, Smith, Bolton ›››, Hamm, Herbert ››, Koura • McGregor ‹. Frost ‹‹‹, Neill ‹‹, Davies, Carr

Kerr (10’), Koura (21’, 60’), Herbert (28’), Smith (47’),

Koura

Hamm (90’)

ns, Hulley ©, Smith, Bolton, Hamm ›››, McGregor ››, Koura • Downey ‹. Frost ‹‹, Neill ‹‹‹, Davies, Carr

Smith (2’), McGregor (30’), Hamm (46’, 57’), Koura

Koura

(48’) • 90+2’

s, Hulley ©, Smith, Jones, Hamm, McGregor ›, Koura ››› • Lloyd ‹‹, Downey ‹, Herbert ‹‹‹, Neill, Carr

Hamm (43’)

Jones

Hulley ©, Smith ›, Downey, Hamm ›››, McGregor ››, Koura • Herbert ‹‹, Frost, Neill ‹‹‹, Galt ‹, Carr

Hamm (35’) • 26’, 52’. 81’, 86’

Hulley ©, Smith, Jones, Hamm ›››, Downey ›, Koura ›› • Frost ‹‹‹, Neill ‹‹, Galt ‹, Farrugia, Carr

Hamm (12’), Koura (26’) • 31’

Kubwalo

s ›, Hulley ©, Smith, Jones, Hamm, Downey, Herbert ›› • Lloyd ‹, Frost ‹‹, Galt, Neill ‹‹‹, Carr

• 11’, 14’, 39’, 59’, 65’, 90’

Kerr

lo, Smith, Bolton ››, Hamm, Downey, McGregor › • Galt ‹‹‹, Frost, Neill ‹, Davidson, Herbert ‹‹

Hamm (28’), Neill (81p) • 8’, 12’, 19’, 27’, 35’, 63’, 74’

Hulley

ns, Wood, Smith ››, Jones, Hamm ›››, Downey, Galt › • Bolton ‹, Frost ‹‹, Neill ‹‹‹, Farrugia, Carr Wood, Smith, Jones, Hamm, Downey ››, Galt ››› • Bolton ‹, Frost, Neill, Herbert ‹‹, Martinez Palacios ‹‹‹

hens, Wood, Smith ›, Jones, Hamm ›››, Downey, Martinez Palacios ›› • Galt ‹, Neill ‹‹, Frost, Kerr, Koura ‹‹‹

Hamm • 20’, 30’, 32’, 88’

Galt

Jones (20’, 30’), Hamm (37p, 62’, 69’) • 65’

Jones

phens, Jones, Kerr ›, Smith, Hamm, Downey, Martinez Palacios • Lloyd ‹‹, Galt, Wood, Koura ‹, Neill

Hulley

, Jones ››, Smith, Kerr ›››, Hamm, Martinez Palacios, Koura › • Bolton ‹‹, Galt ‹‹‹, Frost ‹, Downey, Neill

Lloyd (23’), Hamm (77’), Frost (81’) • 13’

Wood, Smith, Galt ››, Hamm, Downey, Martinez Palacios ››› • Bolton ‹‹, Frost ‹‹‹, Herbert, Koura ‹

Martinez Palacios (1’), Smith (90+3’) • 8’, 47’, 61p, 68’

Hulley

ed by ›/‹ arrows • Goal times as per the NWCFL website • Man of the Matches as awarded by the opposition

1/22

Stats zone PLAYER APPEARANCES

League

Name

Debut

Starts Sub

Unused Goals MOTM Starts

Lee Carr (GK) Jack Cookson (GK) Nathan Davidson (GK) Will Ebbrell (GK) Ciaran O’Loughlin

05.02.22 14.03.20 25.09.21

1 1 22

6 4 1

(GK) Casey Shakeshaft (GK) Alex Buckley Aaron Bunclark Ellis Bolton David Crist Michael Davies Luis Davin Matthew DiazRainey Jake Doran Joseph Downey Louis Farrugia Kieron Frost Ethan Galt Kieran Hamm Jay Harvey Nathan Haynes Max Herbert Jake Hulley Callum Hulmston Deri Hutchinson Paul Jewell Michael Jones Ben Kerr Kalif Koura Gabriel Kubwalo Jack Lloyd Colm Lynch © Nick Lynch Pablo Martinez Palacios Cameron McGregor Rio Merrifield Sam Mullally Ricci Neill Harvey Packenham Evan-Walter Perry Mason Piercy Regan Rubin Ryan Smith Daniel Stephens Ben Summers Jack Wood

13.11.21

Cup

1

31.07.21

11

28.08.21 07.09.21 03.09.20 09.11.21 27.12.21

1 18 1 1

14.08.21

8

12.10.21 07.08.21 27.12.21 11.09.21 18.12.21 (14.08.21) 21.08.21 03.08.19 (07.08.21) 31.07.21 03.08.19 20.08.19 27.12.21 06.08.16 (02.09.17) 15.01.22 19.12.20 04.09.21 08.01.22 03.08.19 04.08.18 03.08.19 19.02.22

3 22

19.10.19 (26.12.20) 19.09.20 07.09.19 02.04.19 (27.12.21)

16 4 5

27.12.21 21.08.21 19.10.20 31.07.21 07.08.21 31.07.21 26.12.20

1

1

1 4 19 9 13 9 31 10

Unused Goals

Starts

1

1 1 25

3

1

3

3 1 1

4 1 2

2 2 7 2

13 2 2 2

2

3

1

3

2

2 3

1 1

1

1

11 5 25

1

1

3 2

1

1

2 3

2 1 4 1

1

2

1 1

1 4 1

1 7 9 30 11 9 17 3 5 3

2 1 7

1 9

1 2 3

2 1 6 4 2 2

1 3

1 1

4 1

1 1 1 3 1 1

9 32 22 3 13

4

2 4 1 1 1

1 1

2

1

1

4 2

1 1 1

2

3

4

3 1 1

5 1 3

3 2 8 2

1 15 4 2 2

2

2 1 11

9

4

2

2 1

4 1

1

7 3 2 9

1

4 1 2 5 1

4 1 1 1

3 4 3 1 6

1 2

1

1

6 3

1

1

3

1

11

6

A 21

13

11

A 28

All Blue Yellow

P 33 8

W 14 1

D 5 2

1 2 1 3 1 1

9 38 25 3 16

1

F 7

24

9

2

21 4 7

1

31-45

23

1

5

Goal Times 1-15 16-30

A

9 10 36 15 11 19 3 6 4

1 1

1 4

2

Which End For Goals?

2nd Half F

4

1 2

7 2 1 8

2

5 1 11 7 2 3 2 12

1 4 21 12 13 10 35 11

2 2

Kits Worn

St Peter’s Church Old Social Club

4

1 21 1 1

1

A Game of Two Halves (*points only added for league games) P W D L F A Pts (diff)* First Half 41 6 19 16 25 46 31 (-11) Second Half 41 14 11 16 45 46 41 (-1) 1st Half F 13

14

2 1

Unused Goals

1 2

1

2 2

Sub

7 4 1

1 2

8

3 1 10 5 2 3 1 11

Sub

3

3 2

Total

L 14 5

Stoppage Time

1

1 4 4 1 1 1

3 1 6

F 59 9

A 73 22

Pts 47 5

46-60

61-75

76-90

Stoppage

13

10

16

4

20

17

10

3

Penalties

Discipline Cautions

60

Dismissals

4

F A

Awarded 6 8

Converted 6 8

PPG 1.42 0.63

Time

Stockport Town Factfile Year formed: 2014

Last five:

Last five vs Lairds (Lairds goalscorers in bold):

Sat 12/03/22: Barnton 2-0 Stockport Town

Sat 19/02/22: Stockport Town 4-0 Lairds

Goals: Amir Hajri (44, 67)

Goals: Michael Elstone (20, Joshua Edwards (30),

Nickname: The Lions Ground: Stockport Sports Village Record attendance: 1502 (vs Stockport County, 9 July 2019)

Leandro Tanswell Vargas (32), Luke Jackson (88) Tues 08/03/22: Wythenshawe Amateurs 3-0 Stockport Town

Sat 30/10/21: Lairds 0-4 Stockport Town

Goals: Edward Brown (4), Saul Henderson (57, 74)

Goals: Wealth Dasilva-Olajide (50), Max Dickov (64,

Chairman: Carlos Roca Secretary: Jonathan Gains

70), William Calligan (90+4) Sat 05/03/22: Stockport Town 0-0 Eccleshall

First team player-manager: Paul Turnbull Twitter followers: 6,542 (@StockportTownFC)

Tues 12/10/21 (Cheshire Senior Cup First Tues 01/03/22: Alsager Town 2-1 Stockport Town Goals: Jack Price (34), Harry Sheridan (74)/Kai

2020/21: 4th/19 (NWCFL First Division South—

Johnston (7)

Round): Lairds 2-1 Stockport Town Goals: Jay Harvey (43), Kalif Koura (90)/Kian Sharples (56)

curtailed after eight games) 2019/20: 10th/20 (NWCFL First Division South— curtailed after 29 games) 2018/19: 10th/20 (NWCFL First Division South)

Sat 26/02/22: Maine Road 2-1 Stockport Town Goals: Louis Edwards (44p), Reece Lyndon (90+2)/ Jamie Walsh (1)

Mon 19/10/20: Stockport Town 1-0 Cammell Laird 1907 Goals: Max Dickov (90+3p)

2017/18: 10th/22 (NWCFL First Division) 2016/17: 10th/22 (NWCFL First Division)

Top scorer: William Calligan (12) Most Man of the Matches: Geffry Ebhote (10)

Sat 04/01/20: Stockport Town 4-1 Cammell Laird 1907 Goals: Aaron Dwyer (20, 76), Yousuf Abdullah (48), Aaron Knight (85)/Colm Lynch (47p)

Stockport Town History

a then record crowd of 78.

Stockport Town Football Club began life back in February 2014 and developed a first-team squad in preparation for the

Stockport competed three competitions in their first ever league season: the NWCFL, League Challenge Cup and Cheshire Senior Cup. The club progressed to the semi-finals of the League Challenge Cup before a 3-1 defeat to Barnton FC at SSV, meanwhile Hyde United knocked Town out of the Cheshire

2014/15 season.

Senior Cup in the Preliminary Round.

The club, led by manager Calum Sykes, proceeded through a

As the season came to a close Stockport secured a play-off spot

campaign of friendly fixtures and the club's first ever noncompetitive match came against Stalybridge Celtic on 12 July 2014, and despite losing 5-0 at Stockport Sports Village, the club

in the First Division with a match to spare in the NWCFL. Town came up against Bacup Borough FC in the play-off semi-final at SSV but were defeated 2-0 as Bacup progressed into the 2015

had begun its journey.

First Division play-off final.

The club, nicknamed The Lions, competed throughout the

During the 2016/17 season, Stockport Town got off to a poor

2014/15 season against first teams and reserve teams from many different clubs including: FC United of Manchester, Ramsbottom United, Fleetwood Town U21s and Norwegian outfit Rolvsøy IF. The Lions endured a successful first-ever campaign competing in 35 fixtures home and away ending with statistics of won: 17, draw: 8, lost: 10. The club also completed a 13-match unbeaten run in the middle of the campaign between 13 July and 13 October, including nine victories.

In May 2015 the club was accepted into Step 6 of the Non-League Pyramid and joined the North West Counties Football League

start with six points from six matches. This proved difficult to turn around up until the New Year, when the club appointed a new manager Dave Wild in January. After this appointment player recruitment improved and results followed suit, finishing the season well and beating Sandbach 3-1 on the final game of the season.

The club finished 2017/18 in 10th place, which it replicated in the newly established NWCFL First Division South the following season.

In 2019, Stockport Town was purchased by Pro Football Academy

Division One. The club's first ever competitive fixture came on

and the new journey for the club began.

Saturday 8 August 2015 away at Hanley Town, a match in which

The club was 10th at the time the 2019/20 season was

Stockport were victorious 3-2, and in doing so recorded their first abandoned, and fourth after nine matches in 2020/21. ever competitive win.

The Lions are under new management this season with Matt On 15 August 2015 the club competed in their first ever Jensen replacing the departing Adam Jones competitve match at Stockport Sports Village, with their opponents on that day Widnes FC securing a 2-2 draw in front of

Image: Stockport Sports Village

NWCFL 2021/22 First Division South table

First Division South results P

W

D

L

F

A

Premier Division table

GD Pts Sat 12/03/22

1

Macclesfield

12 Winsford United

1

West Didsbury & Chorlton

34

25

6

3

108 27

81

81

Abbey Hulton United 0-1 Wythenshawe

2

Skelmersdale United 13 AFC Liverpool

2

FC Isle of Man

35

23

8

4

109 51

58

77

Amateurs

3

Wythenshawe Town 14 Squires Gate

3

Abbey Hey

34

22

6

6

94

35

59

72

Barnton 2-0 Stockport Town

4

Charnock Richard

15 Prestwich Heys

4

Wythenshawe Amateurs

34

22

6

6

91

39

52

72

Brocton 2-0 Cheadle Heath Nomads

5

Avro

16 Lower Breck

5

New Mills

33

21

8

4

93

42

51

71

Cheadle Town 1-1 Eccleshall

6

Burscough

17 Padiham

6

Cheadle Town

33

17

9

7

82

43

39

60

Ellesmere Rangers 1-0 Stafford Town

7

Vauxhall Motors

18 Ashton Athletic

7

Maine Road

33

16

5

12

86

52

34

53

FC Isle of Man 1-1 Abbey Hey

8

Congleton Town

19 Barnoldswick Town

8

Sandbach United

34

14

8

12

77

61

16

50

9

Longridge Town

20 Runcorn Town

9

Stockport Town

35

14

5

16

72

50

22

47

10

Brocton

34

12

8

14

54

68

-14 44

11

Cheadle Heath Nomads

34

11

10

13

72

79

-7

12

Cammell Laird 1907

35

12

6

17

55

83

-28 42

13

Stafford Town

35

12

5

18

55

76

-21 41

14

Ellesmere Rangers

34

11

7

16

66

78

-12 40

15

Abbey Hulton United

33

12

3

18

58

68

-10 39

16

Barnton

34

10

7

17

52

73

-21 37

17

Eccleshall

34

10

5

19

46

72

-26 35

18

Alsager Town

34

8

4

22

46

81

-35 28

19

Rocester

33

7

4

22

43

82

-39 25

20

St Martins

35

0

2

33

20

219

-199

Champions are automatically promoted; 2nd-5th enter play-offs; 19th and 20th liable to relegation

43

2

New Mills 4-2 Cammell Laird 1907 Rocester 1-4 Maine Road Sandbach United 2-2 Alsager Town

10 Northwich Victoria

21 Litherland REMYCA

11 Irlam

West Didsbury & Chorlton 18-0 St

First Division North table

Martins

1

Bury AFC

11

Cleator Moor Celtic

Wed 09/03/22

2

Holker Old Boys

12

Daisy Hill

New Mills 3-1 Ellesmere Rangers

3

Golcar United

13

Steeton

Tues 08/03/22

4

AFC Blackpool

14

Ilkley Town

Abbey Hey 5-0 Barnton

5

Pilkington

15

Campion

6

Nelson

16

Ashton Town

7

Bacup Borough

17

Atherton LR

8

Chadderton

18

AFC Darwen

9

Garstang

19

St Helens Town

West Didsbury & Chorlton 5-1 Rocester Wythenshawe Amateurs 3-0 Stockport Town

10 South Liverpool

Lairds vs Sandbach United £5 adults

Saturday 19 March 2022

£2 concessions

3pm kick-off

NWCFL First Division South

Prabhu Ventures Ltd Arena

Coming up

Lairds vs Eccleshall Saturday 26 March 2022 3pm kick-off Prabhu Ventures Ltd Arena

£5 adults £2 concessions NWCFL First Division South

The squads Other Macron Cup First Round ties Abbey Hulton United vs Alsager Town Atherton LR vs Skelmersdale United

CAMMELL LAIRD 1907 ROYAL AND NAVY BLUE MANAGER: STUART KEIR TEAM SELECTED FROM: LEE CARR (GK) NATHAN DAVIDSON (GK) ELLIS BOLTON MICHAEL DAVIES JOSEPH DOWNEY LOUIS FARRUGIA KIERON FROST KIERAN HAMM JAY HARVEY NATHAN HAYNES MAX HERBERT JAKE HULLEY CALLUM HULMSTON DERI HUTCHINSON MICHAEL JONES BEN KERR KALIF KOURA GABRIEL KUBWALO JACK LLOYD COLM LYNCH © PABLO MARTINEZ PALACIOS CAMERON MCGREGOR RICCI NEILL EVAN-WALTER PERRY RYAN SMITH DANIEL STEPHENS JACK WOOD

Brocton vs Winsford United Golcar United vs Avro AFC Liverpool vs FC Isle of Man Barnoldswick Town vs Steeton Cheadle Town vs Cheadle Heath Nomads Northwich Victoria vs Macclesfield South Liverpool vs Litherland REMYCA Squires Gate vs AFC Blackpool Garstang vs St Helens Town Congleton Town vs Rocester Lower Breck vs Wythenshawe Town Wythenshawe Amateurs vs Maine Road Ashton Town vs Daisy Hill Bury vs Prestwich Heys Charnock Richard W-L Cleator Moor Celtic Holker Old Boys W-L Longridge Town Padiham vs Nelson Stafford Town vs Eccleshall AFC Darwen vs New Mills Chadderton vs Bacup Borough West Didsbury & Chorlton vs Vauxhall Motors Barnton vs Irlam

Thank you for your support this evening Coming up at the Prabhu Ventures Ltd Arena Sat 19 Mar, 3pm: Lairds vs Sandbach United Sat 26 Mar, 3pm: Lairds vs Eccleshall

STOCKPORT TOWN RED MANAGER: PAUL TURNBULL TEAM SELECTED FROM: DANIEL HARRISON (GK) ZAK OLIVER (GK) KEITH BANDA KEANE BARUGH WILLIAM CALLIGAN GEFFRY EBHOTE JOSHUA EDWARDS MICHAEL ELSTONE HAROLD ESSIEN FENTON GREEN TOBIAS GREEN LUKE JACKSON CODY JOHNSON KAI JOHNSTON JACK KENNY HARRISON LOMAKIN-ROGERS NATHAN MACFARLANE JOSHUA OSIFO BRIAN SEIDENARI KIAN SHARPLES LEANDRO TANSWELL VARGAS PAUL TURNBULL JAMIE WALSH JAMIE WRENCH