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Harrogate Railway AFC Station View, Harrogate HG2 7JA CLUB OFFICIALS Chairman

ALAN SMITH Treasurer

CHRIS PARKES Club Secretary

ANN KIRK

Football Secretary

DAVID SHEPHERD

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Committee

NEIL OWEN, JOANNE OWEN, GARY JOHNSON, SIMON MERCER, ALAN SMITH, BEN DRURY, CHRIS WATT

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Manager

LEE ASHFORTH Assistant Manager

SIMON WOOD Director of Football

STEVE GRIME Physio

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Lee Ashforth Manager, Harrogate Railway

“We gave an extremely good account of ourselves”

LEE’S VIEW

Welcome back to Station View

McCarthy and James Beeston getting games in the North East Counties with Garforth and Nostell respectively and it is likely that Mike Morris will go to get some game time over the next few days, we wish them all well and it is links like these that keep our squad fresh throughout the season.

I would like to welcome Radcliffe Borough and all their staff to Station View today and especially to Bernard Manning.

Bernard to my knowledge is still the chairman of Radcliffe and I did some work with him over the past 5 years or so, you couldn’t meet a nicer guy in football and the enthusiasm that he has shown Radcliffe over the years as Chairman has been superb and is without doubt one of the main reasons that they have remained an Evo-stick club.

We are always looking to freshen up the squad and bring players in that are better than we have and I will continually be trying to do this to keep all the players playing at the top of their games.

I hope when we resolve our Chairman issues as a club that we get someone with the same attitude that Bernard has shown over the years.

Back to league action today and although we have 2 points from 4 we now have to start to gain points to keep us up the table, with another difficult month ahead we need to pick up as many points as we can and try to achieve our target of a point per game.

Last Saturday we entertained Spennymoor in the FA Cup and came away with a 0-0 draw. We need to remember how good a team they are and even though we lost 2-0 in the replay on Tuesday night we gave an extremely good account of ourselves.

I watched Radcliffe recently against Northwich, a game they narrowly lost, they are a very well organised team and today will be a difficult task so we need to ensure that our performance levels are high to try take all three points.

Its obviously disappointing to go out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle but at least we gained some extra revenue from the replay. Hopefully next year the draw will be kinder and we can progress through a couple of rounds.

I have every confidence that we have a good squad and more importantly a young squad that will learn throughout the season,

On the squad front, we now have Jack

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Resilient Railway take Spennymoor to cup replay

Harrogate Railway and Spennymoor Town drew 0-0 in a game of few chances last Saturday afternoon to take the FA Cup tie to a Tuesday night replay at Brewery Field.

around the hour mark and Railway needed a couple of vital blocks from Lawrance Hunter to prevent Tom Goodwin being tested.

Goodwin was needed a minute later, however, as the 19-year-old sprung to his left to turn Stephenson’s powerful shot round the post.

Lee Ashforth made four changes to his Railway side from Monday’s defeat to Scarborough and handed Nathanial Pells a debut in the heart of defence.

Arguably Spennymoor’s biggest chance fell to Henderson, the man who had given his team a point when the two sides met 12 days ago, but the striker couldn’t find the net on this occasion as his close range header was too weak and caught comfortably.

Spennymoor produced their best chance of the first half when Anthony Peacock’s cross was headed past the post by Liam Henderson.

Railway almost took the lead after 34 minutes when Ryan Sharrocks clipped a ball into the path of Jack Stockdill, who burst through the defence and fired at goal only for Daniel Lowson to get his torso in the way of the shot.

In the 84th minute, substitute Gavin Cogdon broke through the Railway back line and struck a low shot that clipped Goodwin and looked to be landing in the back of the net, only for Hunter to sprint back to the line and save a certain goal by heading over.

Railway’s best chance came four minutes before the break when Jordan Outerbridge lofted a ball over the visitors’ defence for Charlie Clamp to run on to, the midfielder opened his body up looking to stroke into the top right corner, but his attempt missed the target.

With Spennymoor piling bodies forward deep into added time, Railway’s new centre-back pairing of Alex Low and Pells held firm making a series of crucial blocks.

Spennymoor were enjoying a spell of pressure

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The Harrogate Railway Team Lee Ashforth has a wealth of Non-league experience in and around these levels of football and played at Station View for three seasons before moving on. A popular choice he arrived at Liversedge with Billy in 2010/11 and in 2011/12 stepped up to become Billy’s right hand man. His playing experience alongside his calm approach made him the ideal candidate for his role. Summer 2015 sees Lee take on his biggest challenge yet as he succeeds Billy Miller as manager of Harrogate Railway, leading Railway for the 2015/16 season.

Simon Wood is an experienced player who can play across the back four and is now involved on the management of the reserves. He has played 500+ games at Evostick level and although starting the season injured will be hopeful of a successful season.

Simon Wood

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Steve Grime joins Lee’s management team as Head of Development. A full time UEFA B level coach working at IAFE, Steve has previous coaching experience at Man City and Leeds. Steve will incorporate first team responsibilities alongside his IAFE work and will create links between all age groups and the first team.

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Roy Fogarty

Charlie Clamp Ex Leeds United youngster who stopped playing when we was released, Charlie was an exciting prospect and is now returning to the game and is an assured Midfielder who rarely loses possession.

Lawrance Hunter

Vincent Dhesi

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Roy Fogarty Ex Bradford City centre forward who has scored goals at all levels that he has played. He is now back enjoying his football and will be looking to have a good season in his first year with the club.

Tom Goodwin Young stopper Tom is now entering the second year of a contract with the club and is proving to be an outstanding prospect. Tom is a the BFG of the club and last season won points by himself with some outstanding performances. Sponsored by David Shepherd and Ian Docherty

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Harry Brown

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Harry Brown IAFE youngster Brown has impressed through pre-season, his attitude is superb and although he has a slight build, he is strong on the ball, Brown is definitely a player for the future.

Vince Dhesi Centre Forward who came to the club late in the season, he is a clever thinking player and is now finding his feet at Evostick level. He has the potential to be an influential player of the squad.

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Steve Grime

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James Beeston Beeston has signed from Glasshoughton over the summer and is an attacking right back. Looking to make the step up from the counties James has improved his fitness and is looking to cement his place in the team Steve Bromley Another player who has spent large amounts of time on the fringes of the first team, Steve will be looking to start more games this season and scoring goals has never been a problem for him. Sponsored by Chris & Sandy Adams.

Charlie Clamp

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Alex Farrell graduated from Manchest Metropolitan University with a B.Sc. Honours Degree in Physiotherapy. He has played for Harrogate Railway AFC at junior level.

Alex joins Railway as the first team physio. Sponsored by Neil & Joanne Owen and Chris Adams.

Daniel Barrett Daniel is a former Tadcaster Albion centre forward who has joined Railway and is looking to step up a level, Daniel is a quick centre forward who scores goals.

Steve Bromley

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Tom Goodwin

David Shepherd & Ian Docherty

Laurence Hunter Entering his third season with the club, Loz is now a senior player of the squad. He delivers a very good set piece and is clever in his all round play. After playing for clubs in and around the Evostick, he has now settled down and was influential last season. Sponsored by Terry Sharrocks.

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The Harrogate Railway Team Fatlum Ibrihimi Kosovan centre midfield player who over the past two seasons has cemented his place in the first team squad, exciting prospect who has the potential to go far in the game. His work rate is superb and he chips in with the odd goal. Spnsored by Angela & Dennis Wise Greg Kidd Ex Oldham Athletic youngster who now moves into his fourth season at Railway. Greg can play anywhere on the left and has been used in midfield.

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Angela & Dennis Wise

Alex Low came to Station View three seasons ago but when he failed to get into the first team he went to North East Counties football to gain experience, Alex has now returned and is looking to cement his place in the team.

Jesiah Donaldson One to watch for the future, Jesiah is a 21 year old forward who has bags of skill and pace to match. Jesiah previously played for Yorkshire Amateur and has impressed since joining Railway.

Jesiah Donaldson

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Jack Mccarthey Jack received the player of the year award at Garforth Town last season and has now made the step up to the Evostick, after interest from Salford, Northwich and Matlock, Jack has opted for Station View and the youngster will have a bright future if his development continues.

Mike Morris After suffering a broken leg against Farsley on New Years Day, Mike is now on the road to recovery and is hopeful to be back playing full time soon. Although he is based in London in the Army, Mike will be available for the majority of the season.

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Jordan Outerbridge Ex York City full back has signed in the summer as a left back/ Left midfield, Jordan came through a trail day and has now made it in the first team squad as well as playing for the IAFE section. Sponsored by Ray & Chris Alderson.

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Jordan Outerbridge

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Ryan Sharrocks IAFE product Sharrocks has great pace and can play wide or as a forward, Ryan played last season for the Reserves and although never breaking into the first team he is hopeful that he can now play regular first team football. Sponsored by Terry Sharrocks.

Ollie Smith Ex York City and Tadcaster centre forward who has signed for Railway late in pre-season. A tall centre forward who is strong with the ball. Ollie is now looking to make the step into the first team.

Jack Stockdill

Mike Morris

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Jason Mycoe Now entering his second season with the club, Jason played a huge part of the squad last season, he can play anywhere in defence or midfield and is a vastly important member of the squad

Simon Parkes Simon is finally on the road to recovery after an 18 month lay off after injuring his Knee in an FA Cup tie at South Shields, Simon is a versatile player and is well liked around the changing room Simon Parkes

Alex Low

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Ryan Sharrocks

Terry Sharrocks

Jack Stockdill Signed from Guiseley during the summer, Jack is a midfielder with an eye for goal. His work rate and tackling is strong and he is one of the vocal members of the squad.

Daniel Thirkell Daniel enters his eleventh season with the club and is now Club Captain. He can play in numerous positions and is well respected throughout the changing room. Daniel has a heart on your sleeve attitude that others like to follow. Sponsored by the Greenwood Family.

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Harrogate Railway’s History Harrogate Railway was formed in 1935 by workers at the Starbeck LNER depot and joined the local Harrogate League with some success, winning the British Railways National Cup in 1946. They borrowed £1,500 from the LNER and more than 300 workers contributed one old penny per week to repay the loan. This money secured ownership of the current Station View site.

Railway finished in the top three in 2006 and achieved Uni-Bond Northern Premier League status, the vital victory at Sheffield probably the best display of the season. History had been made and the club was set to play at the highest level of the pyramid in its history.

The first season in the Uni-Bond League proved to confound the bookies who predicted a basement finish. A good start was built upon and the campaign ended in a mid-table finish.

The 1950s saw the club progress through the West Yorkshire League to the Yorkshire League and they made the second round proper of the FA Amateur Cup in 1953, going out 3-2 at Harwich & Parkstone.

Sadly, the loco sheds closed in 1959, subsequently affecting finances as many of the workers, and players, had to leave the area. Nevertheless, under the auspices of “Chick” Farr the club soldiered on through the sixties and they almost repeated their Amateur Cup exploits of the fifties when they made the first round proper in 1961 only to lose 4-2 at Whitley Bay.

Unfortunately Martin had to relinquish managerial duties for business reasons but Vince Brockie and new assistant Dave Morgan carried on the good work. The following season’s league form proved to be rather erratic but Railway finished well clear of the relegation zone in the end.

Incredibly, another mighty FA Cup run dominated and the little club from Yorkshire reached the second round proper for a second time. A battling home victory over then unbeaten rivals Harrogate Town was the undoubted highlight of the qualifying rounds before Blue Square side Droylsden were sent packing 2-0 in the first round.

Mansfield Town came to Station View on a soggy Sunday and BBC Match Of The Day screened the game live this time, complete with Ray Stubbs. Mark Lawrenson and Jonathan Pearce. Mansfield won 3-2 but not before two second-half goals from Danny Davidson gave them late scares. Assistant manager Dave Morgan was promoted to manager for the following season but found life difficult, gleaning only 2 points from the first 36. He resigned and in his place came Phil Sharpe and Richard Chattoe. Between them they staved off fears of relegation and looked for consolidation in the future.

In 1964 they won promotion to the first division of the Yorkshire League, then just three steps from the Football League itself, and made the Yorkshire League Cup Final, losing to Farsley Celtic after a replay. The late sixties and the seventies became a real struggle and Railway had to pull out of the Yorkshire League and return to the Harrogate League in 1973. This gave the club time to re-group and they were back in the Yorkshire League in 1980 becoming founder-members of the new NCEL League in 1982.

Freddie Cliff steered the club to promotion from the second division (north) and won the League Cup with a 5-0 victory over Woolley Miners Welfare in the final. Meanwhile a new junior structure was formed, thanks to the work of John and Mary Lindsay and now Railway can boast one of the best junior set- ups in the region. In the 1990-91 season Railway made their first major impression in the FA Cup, Denis Metcalf steering his team to the fourth qualifying round.

Future manager Martin Haresign actually played in the 3-1 defeat at Chorley.

However, the start of the season was not one of the best and Christmas saw Railway again languishing at the bottom end of the table but an influx of good, battling players pulled the club away from the drop-zone. Richard Chattoe left mid-season and Nigel Danby came in as Phil’s assistant.

Phil resigned at the end of the season and Nigel was appointed as manager, bringing in Mick Norbury as his right hand man. Nigel and Mick’s reign lasted just short of two seasons as they flirted with relegation in both years. In came a management team of Alan Parkes, Dennis Metcalfe, Bob Moffat & Steve Donoghue to replace them.

Despite valiant efforts in the last six League games Rail found themselves in the bottom two when the season finished. Thankfully Rail were reprieved due to Durham City taking voluntary relegation and Woodley Sports being relegated due to a Ground Regulation ruling.

Floodlights were installed in 1991 and a strong Sheffield United side, including Vinnie Jones, provided the star opposition at the official opening. Management changes and more financial hardship hindered progress as the nineties wore on. However, Dave Fell joined as boss in 1998 and won the NCEL first division but he departed at the end of the same season. Paul Marshall took the job on and, although it was a struggle, he kept Railway in the premier division. The club’s faith in him culminated in two amazing back-to-back FA Cup runs.

The fourth qualifying round was reached for a second time in 2001, the run ending with a 3-2 defeat at home to Morecambe, the winner coming deep into injury time.

The 2012-13 season started with the new management team of ex-Liversedge manager – Billy Miller and his assistant ex-Railway favourite Lee Ashforth in charge. Although most of the players were from a league below us it was a struggle to start with but things came good with a brand of football that hadn’t been seen at Station View for some time and by the end of that season Rail had finished in 18th position with a total of 41 points – well clear of the relegation zone.

In addition Harrogate Railway finished with the best discipline record not only in the Northern part of the League but in all three Evo-Stik leagues.

A year later Railway went two better and, after a bewildering qualifying competition, the many who travelled to Berkshire witnessed a 2-1 win at Slough Town in the first round proper. The lowest-ranking club ever to reach the second round were drawn at home to Bristol City, top of the second division, the highest-ranking club in the competition at that stage. Railway opted to play the game at home and temporary stands adorned Station View. Sky TV beamed the game around the globe and the club was the focus of the football world for a couple of hours in December 2002.

2013-14 Billy & Ash consolidated our position within the League forging a strong relationship with Simon Weaver and Harrogate Town, dual registering players to boost the player pool at Railway. As a result, Railway finished 13th on 48 points for the season. 2014-15 season saw Railway finish with a record points tally and eigth - a record high. Nathan Cartman wont the golden boot for being the league’s top scorer.

Bristol City were made to fight for their 3-1 win, Steve Davey netting with 17minutes to go, but once again an injury-time goal sealed Railway’s fate. Despite winning the NCEL President’s Cup, Paul Marshall was not reinstated. Leeds duo Dave Harrison and John Francis were appointed but, after just one win in 11 games and early exits from the FA competitions they stepped down. Martin Haresign was brought in to steady the ship and retain NCEL status.

Lee Ashforth took the managerial reigns when Billy left during Summer 2015 and we look foward with excitement to the new season.

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JORDAN

OUTERBRIDGE

From Sweden to Station View One of a number of new arrivals at Station View this summer is Jordan Outerbridge, a talented left sided player capable of operating in both defence and midfield.

The young addition to Lee Ashforth’s squad has travelled far and wide on

his footballing journey that has now reached Station View.

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Outerbridge was at York City at under 14’s level and earned himself a scholarship and youth team contract at Bootham Crescent before being let go at age 18.

The versatile left-footer then turned out for Tadcaster Albion and mainly Pickering Town in the NCEL Premier Division, but it is a spell with Swedish club Ytterhogdals IK that stands out from the rest.

Ytterhogdals IK play in the sixth tier

of Swedish football and Outerbridge looks back on the experience fondly as he prepares for his next challenge at Station View.

He said: “I played for Ytterhogdals IK for five months and then came back and moved to Pickering.

“It was a really good experience there; it was great to be able to travel abroad and around Sweden to play football.

“My time at Railway has been really good so far as well, it’s a great club.

“The set-up is really good here and everyone is sound, all the guys are really good mates.”

As Railway fans know from last season, team spirit cannot be underestimated, although Jordan has impressive individual qualities he is looking to bring to the team.

Outerbridge’s set piece deliveries have often caused problems for opposition defenders in the midfielder’s short stint with Railway, something Jordan is keen to keep improving.

He said: “I feel like I’m pretty versatile for both left back and left midfield positions, which works for my advantage and the team’s advantage as well if I am picked in those positions.

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“We need competition in all areas so that everyone is always on top of their game and working to the best of their ability, but I want to stay in the first team this season.

“I want to be making sure I am getting 90 minutes under my belt, keeping my fitness up and ultimately playing really well for the team and seeing what I can bring to the game.

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WHO ARE RADCLIFFE BOROUGH FC? The Club was formed on 24th April 1949 at the Owd’ Tower Inn in Radcliffe by Mr Jack Pickford, the home ground being Ashworth Street.

They became members of the South East Lancashire Football League where they won the South East Lancashire Shield and the Bury Amateur League’s Parks Cup. In 1950-51 they again won the South East Lancashire Shield plus the League Division Two title and the W Moore Champions Cup. The following season 1951-52 saw the Club complete the double, again winning the South East Lancashire Shield, together with the Division One title. In 1952-53 the Club won the W Moore Champions Cup, which they also achieved in 1954-55.

After a period in the South East Lancashire League the Club transferred to the Manchester League and also to a new ground in Bright Street. Success was limited to the Manchester Gylgryst Cup, which they won in season 1958-59 and 1960-61. In 1963 the Club joined the Lancashire Combination.

In 1969-70 the Club won the Lancashire Combination League Challenge Cup and the following season were runners-up in the Lancashire Combination League. In 1970 the Club moved to it’s present home at Stainton Park and in 1972 overdue success came winning the League Cup and a third place finish in the League.

Two years later the Club applied and were accepted in to The Cheshire League, their first foray in to Semi-professional football. The Cheshire League and Lancashire Combination merged in 1982 to form the North West Counties League and in the first season of the new league Radcliffe secured the Second Division Championship and in the process secured it, beating Caernarfon Town in front of a still record Stainton Park crowd of 1,468.

After one season in the First Division, the Club lifted the First Division Championship, were Runners-up in the Challenge Cup and also the League Shield. In 1987-88 they were accepted in to the newly formed Northern

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Premier League Division One. After several seasons of finishing in respectable mid-table positions, season 1995-96 saw an upturn in the Club’s fortunes both on and off the pitch.For the first time in it’s history the Club reached the last 16 of the prestigious FA Umbro Trophy narrowly losing to the then Conference side Gateshead 2-1 in the final minute of the game. In 1996-97 the Club won it’s highest honour in winning the Unibond First Division title by 2 points from their local rivals Leigh RMI. Unfortunately the Club’s stay in the Premier Division lasted just one season, having sacrificed the playing side for ground development to ensure promotion. In 1997-98 the Club reached the Manchester Premier Cup Final disappointedly losing to Glossop North End at the then home of Manchester City, Maine Road. For several seasons after the Club finished in respectable positions and just missed out on promotion in season 1999-2000 when a win at home against eventual champions

Accrington Stanley would have seen the Club promoted again. After leading 2-0 with just fifteen minutes to go, Accrington managed the unthinkable and came back to win the game 3-2 and promotion was lost.

One of the Club’s best achievements in it’s history to date was saved for the Millenium Year when, for the first time in the Club’s history, Radcliffe reached the First Round Proper of the AXA sponsored FA Cup. The game against York City was played at Gigg Lane, home of Bury FC, and although the Club lost 4-1 in front of a record crowd of 2,495 for a Boro game, it was a fabulous day for everyone connected with the Club and was a true measure of the progress the Club was making. In season 2001-02 Radcliffe again missed out on promotion when after leading the Division until mid February a poor run to the end of the season meant that the Club were involved in the newly instituted Play-Offs, which they subsequently lost to Bamber Bridge in the Semi Final at Irongate.

Promotion was again achieved in 2002-03 in what was a fantastic season for the Boro despite missing out on the Championship by two points from Alfreton Town, the eventual champions. Promotion was achieved through the Play-offs beating North Ferriby United in the semi final and Chorley in the final at Stainton Park. The Club also had a fantastic run in the FA Cup when they reached the 4th Qualifying Round losing out to Conference side Chester City in front of an excellent crowd of 1,138 at Stainton Park. Another highlight of that season was the performance of Jody Banim, who scored 46 goals in what was an unbelievable achievement for both him and the Club. With Boro back in the Unibond Premier Division and a place up for grabs in the newly formed Conference North the Boro needed to finish in the Top 13. By November Radcliffe were on course to do this and were as high as sixth in the league thanks to the 22 goals from Jody Banim, who set an English record by scoring in 14 consecutive games, a record that still stands. However, the Club sold Jody to Conference promotion chasers Shrewsbury Town in December 2003 for a record fee received by the Club of £20,000. Without his goals Radcliffe slid down the table and eventually finished 19th and entered the Play-offs for the remaining places for Conference North. Having beaten Whitby Town away on penalties 8-7 in the quarter finals, the Club then bowed out at the next stage, losing at home to Burscough in the semi final.

After two seasons in the Premier League the Club were relegated in 2006-07 after making the decision to provide funds for the development of facilities at the ground for future growth at the expense of funding the playing side. In 2007-08 the Club made a disastrous start to the league and were bottom in December without one league win. The second half of the season was much

better, relegation was avoided and the Club reached two cup finals for the first time in 10 years. In the first final, the Unibond Presidents Cup Final the Boro lost 2-0 to FC United of Manchester but fared better in the Manchester Premier Cup Final where they defeated Hyde United 2-1 to win their first silverware since 2003.

In 2008-09 Radcliffe competed in their tird final in two seasons when they reached the final of the Lancashire Challenge Trophy. The final was held at the County Ground in Leyland but in their first ever appearance in the final of this competition they lost to Skelmersdale United in the last minute of extra time of a thrilling game. The last four seasons has seen the Club finish 10th, 18th , 15th and 18th , never in danger of being relegated but at the same time never challenging for promotion.

The opening game of the 2014/15 season against Brighouse town brought the shock resignation of long serving Manager/Director of football Kevin Glendon with Paul Mcguire taking over. Kevin had been manager/ director of football of Radcliffe Borough FC since 1990 when he took over as player manager. Kevin appeared on the team sheet over 200 times in 12 seasons, the last being a win at Gretna in October 2001 (when he chose to leave himself on the bench).

In the 25 years that Kevin was in charge of team/club affairs he together with Bernard Manning developed the ground and had a major part in the building of the sports complex, new changing room block and a new stand.

Kevin also gained a reputation for producing, developing and selling young players, seeing them progress and in most cases progressing to higher level clubs earning the Club much needed revenue. Players such as Paul Mullin, Neil Hardy, Jody Banim, Richard Battersby, Ciaran Kilheeney, Steve Foster, Danny Hurst and most recently Craig Dawson. His teams Won NPL Division one title (1997), Got to the first round of the FA Cup v York City(2000), Won NPL division one play of final (2003), Won Manchester premier cup(2008), Finalists presidents cup(2008) and Finalists Lancashire Trophy (2009).

In.January 2015 managerial changes during the season saw the arrival of former Trafford, Ashton United and Nantwich Town boss Danny Johnson, who stepped in just hours before the Manchester Cup semi-final, which was narrowly lost to Curzon Ashton. A good run towards the end of the season saw Danny and his management team avoid relegation with ten points to spare.

Over the years many former League players nave appeared for the Boro – players such as Frank Worthington, Alan Kennedy, Peter Barnes, Len Cantello Ian Bishop and many more, each of them enhancing the Club’s reputation.

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Spennymoor Town 2-0 Harrogate Railway Harrogate Railway were eliminated from the FA Cup on Tuesday night as Spennymoor Town ran out 2-0 winners in the Preliminary Round Replay.

opening minutes of the first, when a break down the right hand side ended with the ball bouncing back off the inside of Railway’s post.

Railway boss Lee Ashforth will have been disappointed to see his game plan go out the window just two minutes into the contest when Shane Henry rose highest after a short corner had been crossed in and headed the hosts into an early lead.

Railway then marched up the other end and crafted an opening when Outerbridge held the ball up well and teed up second half substitute Stephen Bromley to narrowly shoot over.

Spennymoor added a second goal after 21 minutes when Nathan Fisher was prodded in behind Railway’s defence by Liam Henderson and flashed a shot low and hard into the bottom left corner.

Railway almost grabbed an equaliser just after the half hour mark when Dan Thirkell snatched possession in an advanced midfield position and offloaded to Vincent Dhesi who ran at the Spennymoor defence before shooting into the goalkeeper’s arms.

At the start of the second half, Spennymoor came close to grabbing a goal, as they had done in the

Spennymoor goalkeeper Daniel Lowson then made a terrific save, stretching out a hand and clawing away Thirkell’s effort that looked destined for the top left corner.

It was then the turn of Goodwin to make a fantastic save as the 20-year-old tipped Henderson’s long range effort onto the bar at full stretch.

In the final 20 minutes, Railway’s work rate seemed to be taking its toll and, despite a number of dangerous crosses being put in, Spennymoor’s defence held firm as Moors progressed to the next round.

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RADCLIFFE BOROUGH - PLAYER PROFILES

Chris Cheetham

Goalkeeper Chris signed in September 2013 from Nantwich Town. Formerly a trainee at Bradford City his former clubs include Atherton LR and Ashton United.

Elliot Rokka

Elliot is a midfielder signed from Macclesfield Town in January 2014.

Carl Fitton

Left Back who joined the club pre-season 2015/16. Previous clubs include, Leeds United, FC United, Salford City and last season Carl was playing for New Mills.

Jack Hindle

Right winger, came through MMU football. Good technical ability, great right foot, looks to create from the right.

Richard Smith

Centre back. Richard came through the youth system at Bury FC. Previous clubs include FC United, Stockport sports and Salford City. Made club captain for 2015/16 season.

Sam Fitzgerald

Midfielder signed from New Mills. Earlier in his career, Sam has previously played for Oldham Athletic, FC United of Manchester, Droylsden and Salford City OMAR McKENZIE

Signed in the pre-season Omar can play on either side previous clubs include Stockport County, Congleton and Trafford.

Tom Hulme

Tom is a young Centre Forward signed from Haslingden St Marys July 2015.

Jack Burke

Signed July 2015 from Atherton LR where he made 32 appearances in Midfield.

Jamie Forbes

Centre Half/Right back Signed July 2015 from Atherton LR cleaned up at the Crilly Park awards last season taking the manager’s player, supporters player, and kit man’s player of the year accolades, and joined the ranks at Stainton Park.

Matthew Davies

Midfielder Sighed from Ramsbottom United in January 2014/15 season previous clubs include Atherton LR.

Matthew Knowles

Midfielder. Frickley, Droylsden, Trafford, Salford City are just some of the clubs Matthew has found himself playing. Sighed from Droylsden March 2015.

Josh Bardsley

Previously with the Boro for the 2013/14 season Josh resigned pre-season. He has also played for FC United and

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Salford City.

Bevan Burey

From 2008 Bevan was a trainee with Accrington Stanley until his release in 2012 when he joined Burcough.

He joined the Boro 2013/14 season after a brief stint with Welsh side Buckley Town.

Liam Ralph

Joined the club pre-season a left sided player has also played for Ashton United, Trafford, Salford City, and more recently Atherton LR.

Callum Hocter

Another to join pre-season.

A very good footballer with bags of energy, he is a left sided midfielder that is also comfortable at left back. He played at Kendal and has also had a loan spell at Prescot Cables and before that was with Ashton United.

Kevin McGarth

Kevin is a strong and capable central defender signed Feb 2015 former team captain at Maine Road FC. He was previously with Leigh RMI, Flixton Trafford and Mossley.

Steve Foster

Vastly experienced striker who rejoined Boro Feb 2015 as player coach. AFC Telford paid Boro £5,000 for his services in May 2006 ‘Fozzie’ has since played at Fleetwood, Curzon, Salford, Witton Albion, Chorley, Nantwich and 24

Harrogate Railway Reserves/IAFE

Lancashire League Railway 4-3 Goole

The game started off very slow with both teams trying to work there way into the game. The first breakthrough came from Oliver Smith firing home in the 35th minute, this then led quickly to Harrogate closing the half with 3 goals, another from Oliver Smith and a goal in the 40th minute by first team player Lawrence Hunter.

The second half saw goole get back into the game levelling up the game only for Wood the 16 year old scoring the winning goal!

Wetherby 2-2 Railway

A good first half performance saw Harrogate take the lead through Stephen Bromley heading in from a corner on the 30th minute. The opponents equalised just before half time meaning it went into the break 1-1. Wetherby showed great desire in the second half and with Harrogate playing some sloppy football it meant they led for all the second half until 17 year old Harry Brown got a goal in what was nearly the last kick of the match to earn a scrappy point.

Ossett Town 0-4 Railway

Fatlum Ibrihimi scored two goals in what turned out to be a good away performance for Railway.

Greg Kidd and Ollie Smith completed the scoring for Railway.

Tom Goodwin in goal made some impressive saves to keep a clean sheet for the reserves, although in truth he wasn’t called into action much.

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Points From the Past THESE words were put to paper before our FA Cup replay at Spennymoor – let’s hope we are still in the frame.

Matlock Town from the Midland League.

Ashington, Chorley and Worksop Town were those who they replaced.

We’ll continue our look back at the time the Evo-Stik League was formed, 1968 to be precise. Ten years before the Alliance Premier League (Conference) would you believe.

The membership was increased to 22 clubs for the 1970-71 season, Chorley, Kirkby Town and Lancaster City were admitted from the Lancashire Combination and Bradford Park Avenue, who had failed to obtain re-election to the Football League, were also accepted. Gateshead moved to the Wearside League and Hyde United returned to the Cheshire County League.

Our first episode ended with the list of invited clubs who had finally accepted.

There were twenty founder-members, situated as far north as South Shields on the Tyne, down south to Worksop in Nottinghamshire.

To compensate those clubs who had made it known they wished to join but hadn’t been invited, it was agreed that at the end of each season the champions of the Cheshire County League, Lancashire Combination and Midland League would replace the bottom three clubs in the Northern Premier League.

It wasn’t always possible to implement this agreement. At the end of the first season Skelmersdale United, an amateur club, were champions of the Cheshire County League but couldn’t be admitted to the Northern Premier as the constitution specified that only professional clubs could compete.

Stafford Rangers, who had finished runners-up, took their place. The other newcomers were Great Harwood Town from the Lancashire Combination and

For the 1971-72 season the membership was increased to 24 clubs. Skelmersdale United, who had now turned professional, were one of the extra clubs admitted, the other was Ellesmere Port Town. Skem were actually holders of the FA Amateur Cup at the time but, naturally, were then unable to defend their title. One of the rare occasions when the holders of a national trophy have not competed in the competition the following season.

At the end of the 1971-72 season Chorley and Kirkby Town were replaced by Barrow from the Football League and Mossley from the Cheshire County League.

Buxton took the place of Ellesmere Port Town in 1973 and Worksop Town returned the following year, replacing Bradford Park Avenue who, sadly, had been forced to close down.

More next time. All the best today, lads.

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JUNIOR TEAMS The U16 1st team squad decided to have two teams this season, one in the Harrogate & District league as we are, and one in the Garforth League for a bigger challenge and to test the boys.

Ian Wade helped get funding from West Riding in the form of a grant for ÂŁ1500 over two years to help set up an under 10 girls team. Amanda Ford has gone strength to strength with getting interested players which has resulted in two U10 girls teams.

We will have the following teams next for this season: U8 Boys who are entering in the Harrogate & Wharfedale Junior friendly league.

U10 Girls x 2 new teams entering in the Harrogate & District junior girls league.

U12 Boys new team entering in Division 2 in the Harrogate & District junior boys league.

U13 Boys x 3-One team in the Harrogate & District junior boys league Division 1 and a team in Division 2 and a 3rd team in the local Martin House friendly league.

U15 New team and manager is Steve Davey (Hugger) who is a former Railway legend.

U16 New team in the stronger Garforth League Division 1.

U16 x 3 teams, two in Division 1 and one in Division 2.

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4. Which club was the first in England to have an all-seater stadium?

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7. Which club has won the most Spanish League championships?

8. Who was the first player in the world to make 100 appearances for his country?

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MOSSLEY AFC Monday 7TH September - Home

Harrogate Railway’s sixth league game of the season sees Mossley travel to Station View.

The Lancashire outfit finished one place ahead of Railway last season in 7th and find themselves in the same position in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division after four games this time around. Convincing wins at Radcliffe Borough and at home to Clitheroe, along with points at home to Trafford and at Witton Albion mean Peter Band and Lloyd Morrison’s men have remained unbeaten in the early stages; with only one goal conceded.

The two sides last met at Station View last August as Railway opened the 2014/15 campaign with a 5-5 draw that will live long in the memory after Mossley grabbed an 88th minute equaliser. Mossley will be looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season as they travel to Kendal Town today ahead of Monday’s trip to Station View. If the upcoming clash is anything like the reverse fixture of last year, fans will be in Harrogate Railway embark upon their third away league for a real treat. match of the season as they travel to Shawe View to take on Trafford on Saturday 12th September in a fixture re-arranged due to both sides elimination from the FA Cup.

The Manchester outfit were eliminated from the Cup by Witton Albion and have suffered equally damaging league defeats at the hands of Warrington Town and Scarborough Athletic to leave them 13th after five fixtures. Tom Baker’s side are expected to be strong this year, however, after coming down from the NPL Premier Division last season and showed what they can do with an 8-0 thumping of Prescot Cables in which Chris McDonagh notched five times.

Before the resounding win, Trafford had drawn their first two games since dropping down a division as they drew 2-2 with Brighouse and 0-0 at Mossley. Railway’s defenders will have to keep a close eye on 32-year-old McDonagh whose seven goals make him the current Evo-Stik NPL First Division North top scorer.

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