Tableof Contents ColneFootballClub–Founded1996 HoltHouse,HarrisonDrive,Colne,BB89SL Tel–01282862545 LifePresident DavidBlacklock Chairman DarrenHarrison&GlennStock ViceChairman SeanHoward ChiefExecutive GeoffMcDougle Secretary JoeCooney secretary@colnefootballclub.com LifeMembers EdwardLambert JanetteHarries MatchdaySecretary DavidPriestley MediaManager&AllRoundGreatGuy BenMetcalfe PressOfficer DavidPriestley ProgrammeEditors BenMetcalfe&MichaelFletcher FullMembersoftheFootballAssociation MembersoftheLancashireCountyFootballAssociation FACharterStandardCommunityClub ColneFootballClubareaprivatemembersclub 1996-1997BEPCupWinners 2003-04NWFCL2ndDivisionChampions 2003-04NWCFLLeagueCupRunnersUp 2015-16NWCFLPremierLeagueChampions 2015-16NWCFLLeagueCupRunnersUp RecordAttendance–1742vAFCSudbury(2004) GeoffMcDougle4-6 TraffordFC7-14 TraffordInNumbers16 IntheHomeEnd17-19 ColneF.C.History20-22 ColnePenPics23-29 MatchReports31-36 MatchCentre37-41 LadiesUpdate43 U21Update45-46 AwayDays47 TodaysTeams50
Goodafternoonand welcometoHolt Houseforourfirst homegameof2023. Onbehalfof everyoneconnected withColne FootballClubwe wouldliketowish youallaveryhappy, healthy&prosperous NewYear. Iwouldliketoextend awarmwelcometo theDirectors, THELIONSDEN GEOFF Management,players andsupportersfrom Trafford. OvertheChristmas periodwehavepicked up4pointsfromourtwo gameswithtwosolid teamperformances makingitonedefeatin ourlast8games.Philand histeamhaveseena
moreconsistent performancesofrecent whereweareconfident ofastrong2ndhalfof theseason.
Iwouldliketo congratulateHarry Winstanleyonsigning acontractextension returningfroma brokenanklenotonly hashebeenrewarded forhisperformanceit showsthecommitment oftheclubtotiedown ourcaptainforanother season.
OntheinjuryfrontLuke Stoweisfullyfitandwill
rejointhesquad, Hakanisnowbackin fulltrainingleaving JackDohertywhowill havehisoperationnext week.
Iwouldliketothankall thefanswhomadethe journeytoHanley,due tothetrafficand accidentsontheM6 makingthejourney verydifficultwithsome fans,staffandplayers arrivinglate.A magnificenteffortvery muchappreciatedby boththestaffand players.
Overthecoming monthstheBoardhave plannedanumberof socialevents,hopefully thesewillbewell supportedpleasekeep youreyeonthe website&socialsfor details.
UptheReds
Geoff.
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TRAFFORDFC
Asabonustheclubobtainedsole tenancyofShaweViewviaa30 yearlease,andsubstantialground improvementswereundertaken.
1990/91ManagerDavidLawtook NorthTraffordto2ndplaceinthe Mid-CheshireLeagueDivision2& werepromotedtotheDivision One.
Theclubwasformedinsummer 1990,beingthebrainchildof DavidBrown,JohnHarrison,David Law,andBillWhittenunderthe nameNorthTrafford,sharing ShaweViewwithTraffordBorough RugbyLeagueClub.Afterinitially beingdeniedentrance,alate withdrawalresultedintheclub beinginvitedtojoinDivision2of theMid-CheshireLeaguefor 1990/91season.
Thefirstgameatcompetitivelevel versusMacclesfieldCollegewas won3-1,leadingtoafinishin secondplace,andpromotionto DivisionOne.
1991/92sawprogresscontinueon thefieldas4thplacewasachieved coupledwithasuccessful applicationtojoinDivision2ofthe NorthWestCountiesLeague.
1992/93theclubhadanother goodseasonendingwithin7th placeintheNWCLDivision2.
1993/94amagnificentsecond halfoftheseasoninwhich20out of22gameswerewon,resultedin 2ndplaceandpromotionto DivisionOne.Additionallythefirst trophywaswonviaa3-1victory versusMaghullintheLamotPils Cup.Promotionwasdependenton furthergroundimprovements resultingintheerectionof floodlightsandtheSouthStand, whichwasgranted.
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1994/95waslaunchedunderthe club'spresentname,endingin4th placeanddefeatsinthefinalsof theManchesterSeniorandCarling Cups,progressbeingmaintained thenextseasonvia3rdplaceand reachingthelast16oftheF.A, Vaselosingtotheeventual winners,BriggTown.
1995/96Traffordhadanother successfulleagueprogramme finishingin3rdplace.
1996/97wasundoubtedlyour mostsuccessful,winningthe N.W.C.L.andgainingpromotionto Division1oftheUnibondLeague butlosingoutinthefinalsofthe ManchesterSeniorCupandthe LeagueCup.DavidLawwhohad managedtheclubsinceinception wasnamedN.W.C.L.Managerof theYear,andtheReserveswonthe N.W.C.LReserveDivision,the ReserveLeagueCup,andthe ManchesterAmateurCup.
1997/98sawanindifferentstart buttheclubfinishing12th,anda furthertrophywaswon,the UnibondFirstDivisionCup, beatingLincolnUnited3-1.
1998/99startedwiththe appointmentofMarkMolyneaux asassistantmanagertoDavidLaw, takingoverthereinsinthe December,andguidingustoa finalplaceof14th.
1999/2000ManagerMark Molyneauxalongwithhisassistant WayneGoodisonguidedTrafford tovictoryintheUnibond President’sCupFinalbeating WhitbyTowninthe2ndlegon theirground.
2000/01Traffordfinishedthe seasonwiththirteengames unbeatenrunplacingthemin5th place,theirhighesteverleague positionintheclub’selevenyear history.
2001/02sawMarkMolyneaux resigntotakeoveratfellow UnibondFirstDivisionside Chorley,withtheclubfinishingin 15thplace.Traffordthen appointedJoeyDunnasthenew manager.
2002/03theresultsdidn’tcome Trafford’swayandatChristmasthe clubdecidedtoreleasemanager JoeyDunn&appointthevastly experiencedMikeMcKenziewho haswonsomanyhonoursasa managerintheUnibondLeague.
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Sadlyresultsstilldidn’tcome& Traffordwererelegatedtothe NorthWestCountiesLeague. 2003/04ByOctoberTrafford decidedtopart-companywith MikeMcKenzieafterfinding themselvesin19thpositionin DivisionOne.Amonthlater Traffordappointed28yearold formerLeighR.M.I.ReserveTeam ManagerDannyJohnsonasthe newmanager.Withinacoupleof weekstheresultschangedand Traffordbegantoimprovedtheir leagueposition.
2004/05Bytheendofseason DannyJohnson’syoung entertainingsidefinishedin16th positionwith50points.Trafford didn’thavemuchjoyinanyofthe cupcompetitionsbutfinishedin animproved12thpositionon56 points.WhiletheReserveTeam wontheirthirdCountyCupinfour seasonsbywinningthe ManchesterF.A.Trophy. 2005-06wasTraffordgotofftoa flyingstartintheLeagueandhada goodrunintheFAVase,butsadly couldn’tmaintaintheirleague formthroughouttheseason finishingin14thposition Season2006-07sawTraffordfinish in5thplaceintheNWCLDivision Onetheclub’sbestcampaign
since2001whentheyfinishedin 5thplaceintheUnibondDivision One.Theseasonincludedagood runintheFACup,twoplayersin thetop20goalscorersinthe NWCL,withGlynBarkerin6th placewith34goals&TroyHayder in16thplacewith20goals,&a endofseasonrunof17games unbeatentoroundoffa marvellousseason.Attheendof theseasonsadlymanagerDanny Johnsondecidedtomoveupto theUnibondLeaguewithAshton United,withourplayerGedKielty becomingTrafford’s’new’Player Manager,assistedbyLee Southwood&coachedbyTony Coyne. 2007/08Withthenewlook managementTraffordhadoneof theirmostsuccessfulcampaign’s winningtheVodkatLeague Championshiptitleby11points withaclubrecordof95pointsto bepromotedtotheUnibond Leagueforasecondtimeafter winningthetitlein1997.From September2007Traffordwenton a29leaguegameunbeatenrun including18straightwinswhichis aLeaguerecord.ManagerGed KieltywasalsovotedManagerof theYear&theclubwon ProgrammeoftheYear.Centre forwardAndyLundyendedthe seasonwith34overallgoals
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puttinghiminsecondplaceinthe Leaguegoalscoringchart,butwas theLeaguetopscorerwithhis28 goalsinDivisionOne.His‘sidekick’ ScottBarlowcameclosebehindin fourthoverallplacewith29goals.
2008-09sawTraffordreturntothe UnibondLeagueafteranabsence offiveseasons.ManagerGed Kieltyledtheteamtotheclub’s secondUnibondLeague President’sCupwinbeatingFirst DivisionSouthQuorn2-0ontheir groundinthefinal.Trafford previouslywonthePresident’sCup backin1999-2000.Trafford’s strikerScottBarlowfinished runner-upastheFirstDivision NorthOverallLeadingGoalscoring chartswith40goals.Trafford finishedin15thplaceinthe Division.
2009-10formerTraffordstalwart GarryVaughaninthe‘hot-seat’as GedKieltydecidedtostepdown asmanager.Duringsevenseasons inthe90’sGarryplayedarecord 305gamesforTrafford&isstillthe overallleadingclubgoalscorer with89goals.Inhisfirstseasonas amanageratUnibondLeague levelGarryalongwithhisAssistant ManagerLozGreenhalghguided theclubtoacreditable12thplace intheFirstDivisionNorth&were finalistsintheManchesterCounty FAPremierCup.Duringthis
seasonstrikerScottBarlowscored 21goalstobecomethejoint overallclubtopgoalscorerwitha totalof89goalsinhisthree seasonsattheclubalongwith ManagerGarryVaughan.
2010-11Traffordhadapoorfirst halfoftheseason,thenManager GarryVaughanmadeanumberof personnelchangesincluding bringingbackformerAssistant ManagerWayneGoodison&the clubsfortuneschangedfinishingin arespectable14thplace.
2011-12Trafforddidn’thavemuch luckinanyofthecupcompetitions &hadarollerscoasterseasonin theFirstDivisionNorthfinishingin 12thplace.
2012-13InGarryVaughan’s fourthseasonasManageralong withhisAssistantWayneGoodison theyledTraffordtopromotionto theEvo-StikLeaguePremier Division,afterwinningtheFirst DivisionNorthPlay-Offfinal againstCammellLaird4-2on penaltiesaetontheirground.
2013-14Traffordplayingintheir highesteverleveloffootballinthe Evo-StikLeaguePremierDivision theclubhadaverysuccessful seasonfinishinginavery impressive10thplace&wonthe
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FootballConferencesideHydeat BuryFC’sGiggLane.
2014-15
InJanuary2015ManagerGarry Vaughan&hisAssistantWayne Goodisonresignedfromtheclub &formerAltrinchamManager GrahamHeathcotetookcharge alongwithhisAssistantChris Adams. AttheendoftheseasonTrafford wererelegatedbacktotheEvoStikNPLFirstDivisionNorth& GrahamHeathcoteretiredfrom Footballmanagement.
2015/16
InMay2015Traffordappointed formerFCHalifax&Chorley CaptainTomBakerastheclub’s newManager.Afterinmixedfirst halftotheseasonfrommidDecemberTrafford’sformturned forthebetterwithonlyfivedefeats intwentytwoleague&cupgames finishingtheseasoninacreditable 8thplaceintheManagersfirst everseasonasaManager.
2016-17
Afteranimpressivefirstseasonas ManagerTomBakeralongwith& hisassistantManagerChrisShuker tookTraffordtoanimprovedsixth placeintheFirstDivisionNorth missingaplayoffplacebyjusttwo points.
2017-18
Traffordhadanothersuccessful seasonfinishingin6thplaceforthe secondconsecutiveseason, runners-upintheManchester PremierCup.
2018-19
InhisfourthseasonatTrafford ManagerTomBakercrownedthe seasonbywinningtheIntegro LeagueCupforthefirsttimeinthe club’shistorybeatingLeague ChampionsFarsleyCelticinthe final. 2019-20
Traffordfinishedinninthplacein theNPLNorthWestDivisionand reachedthefinaloftheManchester PremierCuptoplayFCUnitedof Manchester.Unfortunatelydueto theCovid-19thefinaldidnotthat place.Duringthecloseseason ManagerTomBakerresignedafter fiveseasonsatTraffordandhis assistantDannyCaldecottstepped uptobecomethenewManagerof theclub.
2020-21
Thisseasonwascancelledafteronly tengamesduetotheCovid-19.
2021-22
ThiswasDannyCaldecott’sfirstfull seasonastheManager&Trafford hadasteadyfirsthalfoftheseason buthadapoorendofseason finishinginmidtable.
ManchesterPremierCupagainst
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MANAGER-DANNYCALDECOTT –Defender.Aged40.DOB 17/02/82.PreviousclubDroylsden. OtherclubsincludeStalybridge Celtic,Hyde,AshtonUnited, NantwichTown&NewMills. DannymadehisTrafforddebuton 15thAugust2015athometo BrighouseTown.Afterthree seasonsasAssistantManager DannywaspromotedtoClub ManagerafterManagerTomBaker resignedinthe2020closeseason afterfiveseasonsincharge.
PLAYINGSTAFF.... MATTBARLOW-Midfield.Aged20. DOB22/02/01.SignedinAugust 2020fromSpringfieldFC.
ALFIEBELCHER-Midfield/Striker. SignedfromPrestwichHeysin August2021.Alsospent 2yearsatNeoshoCountyCollege inUSA
TOMBENTHAM-Striker.Aged29. DOB14/09/92.MovedtoTraffordin August2022fromAshtonUnited. OtherclubsincludeAthertonColls, HydeUnited&StalybridgeCeltic.
MICHAELBURKE-Striker.Aged24. DOB18/07/97.Joinedtheclubin August2021fromStalybridgeCeltic. PreviousclubsareStaveleyMWFC& MaineRoadFC.
FIRSTTEAMCOACH–LUKE
GIBSONAged34.DOB13/09/87. LastclubAbbeyHey,alsoplayed atWinsfordUnited&IsleofMan. Lukeisinhisthirdseasonatthe club.
MATTCOOPER-Goalkeeper.Aged 32.DOB09/01/89.SignedinAugust 2018from ColwynBay.AlsoplayedforGlossop NE,Marine,WittonAlbion.
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JACKDORNEY-Midfield.Aged 31.
DOB09/01/90.Nowinhisthird spellatTrafford.Previousclubs includeChorley,FCHalifax, StockportSports,AFCFylde.Jack madehisdebutagainstBrighouse TownatShaweViewon15th August2015.Jackhasmade124 appearancesforTrafford.
SAJJADELHASSAN-LeftWing. Aged22.
DOB22/12//99.JoinedTraffordin August2022fromMaineRoad. AlsoforStockportCounty.
AARONFLEMING-Forward. Aged27.
DOB16/05/95.Signedfrom RamsbottomUnitedinAugust 2022alsoplayedforMacclesfield.
OLLIEFORD-CentreHalf.Aged 24.
DOB11/03/97.Joinedtheclubin September2020fromBruno Magpies(Gibraltar).
MAXHAZELDINE-Forward.Aged 24.
DOB13/03/97.SignedforTrafford inDecember2019fromColne. AlsoplayedforAccringtonStanley &RamsbottomUnited.
NIALLJORDAN-Goalkeeper.Aged 17.
DOB14/11/2004.Signedfromthe TraffordYouthTeam.Alsoplayedat Wigan.
GLENNMATTHEWS-CentreBack. Age27.DOB09/11/94.Signedin August2022fromDaisyHill. PreviousclubsincludeBolton Wanderers,Telford&AthertonColls.
JAYDENMATTHEW-Defender.On LoanfromAltrincham,beganhis careeratStokeCity.
MATTMORGAN-Midfield.Aged24. DOB11/01/97.SignedforTraffordin August2020fromColne.Previous clubsincludeBamberBridge& MaineRoadFC.
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RYANMORTON-Forward.On loanfromAltrincham.Madehis RobinsdebutinMay2022.
HARRYNORRIS-CentreBack. Aged21.DOB10/01/2001. SignedinAugust2022fromNew Mills.PreviousclubOldham AthleticYouthTeam(U18's).
JACKSLOAN-Defender.Aged 19.DOB23/07/02.Signedfrom CurzonAshtoninAugust2020.
ROBERTWORRALL-Midfield. Aged23.DOB20/08/1998. SignedinDecember2021from NCELclubStaveleyMW.Former clubsincludeKnaresborugh, Sheffield&Brighouse.
ASHLEYMULHOLLAND-Forward. Aged33.DOB19/01/88.Signed forTraffordinAugust2020from Mossley.Alsoplayedforclubs Barrow&FCUnited.Previously madenineappearances&scored onegoalforTraffordduring season2014-15.(pictured)
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INNUMBERS 12.3k TwitterFollowers Theclubwasestablishedin 1990asNorthTrafford,founded byDavidBrown,JohnHarrison, DavidLaw,andBillWhitten. 1990 POSWDLGFGA 111310155655 2021/22 SEASONATAGLANCE TRAFFORDFC THELIONSDEN 1k InstagramFollowers 88 FacebookFollowers COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc 100 ScottBarlow,isTrafford’salltime topscorer,joiningin2007,the strikertooktheNWCFLoutfitto theNPL.Barlownetter100 times,28ofthosecominginhis debutseasonoftheNWCFL.The secondseasonsawhimhit40 goalsfortheFlixtonbasedside. 311 LeeSouthwoodisTrafford’s recordappearancemakerwith 311appearances,just10of thosecomingfromthebench. Southwoodmadehisdebutv Marinein1999.TheCentre Halfmanaged6goalsinhis8 seasonsatShaweLane
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COLNEF.C.HISTORY
ColneFCwereformedinJanuary 1996,byagroupoflike-minded peopleunderthewingofnowLife PresidentDaveBlacklock.The enthusiastscombinedtheir strengthsandknowledgeofnonleaguefootball,andarrangements weremadeforanewclubtouse thevacantHoltHouseStadium, onceusedbytheDynamoesinthe NorthWestCountiesFootball LeagueDivisionTwo. ColneFC’sfirstevercompetitive gamewasonthe17thAugust1996 againstMiddlewichandtheresult endedina1–0defeat.Theteam wasthenmanagedbyKeith Mason,butafterhisresignation soonafter,DenzelHartwas appointedtothehotseat.Hisfirst gamewasa6–0defeatawayat AshtonTown,butjusttwogames laterColneFCrecordedtheirfirst evervictorythumpingBacup Borough5–2.Thehighlightofthe season,comingwhenthereserves wontheBEPCupatClitheroe’s Shawbridgeground. Inthesummerof2002James Webstertookcontroloftheclub, tobecometheyoungestchairman intheleagueattheageof24.
Jameswasaplayerattheclubwith plentyofexperienceandalong withhisfatherwhowasvicechairman,hadastrongdesireto seethecurrentsideemulatethe successofitspredecessors.
Websterrespondedimmediately byappointingNigelCoatesasthe newmanageraswellasplayer GaryRishtonashisnumbertwo. Nigelhadplayedforthe Dynamoes,beingintheFAVase winningteamandhadexperience ofmanagementatlocalrivals Nelson.
Season2003/04broughtbackthe glorydaystoColnewithastringof successes.IntheLeagueColne hadtoplaycatchupaftera successfulcuprunbutendedthe season10pointsclearinDivision two,scoring102goalsintheir38 games.Colnecompletedthe
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Theseasonwascappedbyan amazingrunintheFAVasefora NorthWestCountiesFootball LeagueDivisionTwoclub,they progressedallthewaytotheSemiFinals,(viaanincredible1–2away winatAFCWimbledon)before beingdefeatedovertwolegs4–3 onaggregatetoAFCSudbury. Astheseasonprogressed attendancesstartedtoriseasthe localpopulationrealisedwewere nolongerthewhippingboysofthe league,andthefamousREDARMY wasformed.
InNovember2013Colne’s managerforthepast10years NigelCoatessteppeddownfrom thehotseatandformerColne playerSteveCunninghamwas appointedmanager,withanother formerColnefavouriteTedCockett ashisNo.2andCoach.
SteveandTedhadambitiousplans fortheclubandwastednotimein bringinginafewnewfacesto boosttheplayingsquad, consolidatingfortherestofthe seasonbutwithbighopesand plansforthefollowingseasons.
Season2014/15provedtobea yearofprogressintermsofleague placing,withColnefinishinga creditablefourth.
Season2015/16provedtobethe besteverinColneFCtwentyyear history.TheRedsbattledforthe NWCFLPremiertitlewithRuncorn LinnetsandAthertonCollieries withtheRedswinningthetitlewith an81minutegoalat1874 Northwichsecuring100pointsand 100+goalsupontheway.The RedsalsoreachedtheFinalofthe LeagueCupbeforefallingto Atherton.
2016/17sawtheclubcompeteat Step4forthefirsttimeintheir historyandfinishedamorethan creditable5thandthefinalplay-off spotwhichtheRedslostinthe semi-finaltoFarsleyCeltic.The Colnefansearnedmanyaccolades throughouttheseasonfortheir fineandvocalsupportoftheteam. The2017/18seasonsawSteve Cunninghamleadhisteamfor anothertiltatthetitle.Anew ChairmanRyanHaighwas appointed inJune2017 andwiththe backingof UtilityRenewals. TheRedsagain werecompetitivemissing outonthefinalplay-off placeongoal difference.
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2018/19sawanewerafortheclub withtheformationoftheNPLWest Division.AgainColnesuffered play-offheartachelosingtoalast minuteextra-timegoalintheSemiFinalatLeekTown. 2019/20sawtheseasonnulland voidedduetotheCovidepidemic withColneinamid-tableposition. Attheendoftheseasonlongtime managerSteveCunningham steppeddownandwasreplaced byNathanRooney.
2020/21Withanewmanagerand backroomstaffinplaceColne werelookingforwardtobeinga challengerinaverystrongleague. Colneendedthecurtailedseason sittinginfirstplaceafternine games.
2021/2022Thisseasonwasour 25thanniversarysincethedemise ofColneDynamoesandhadthe challengeofanewleaguetoplay inwithseveralnewsigningsand LeePughtakingoverascaptain fromlongtimeservantAlex Coleman.After13gamesandwith thesquadblightedbyinjuriesto keyplayers,therecordwasPlayed13,won5drawn3,lost5.In theFACupweplayedourold friendsTraffordawayandtook thembacktoHarrisonDrivetowin thereplay2-1.Nextupwere StalybridgeCelticawaywhowe beat1-0beforelosingathometo GuiseleyAFC1-0. IntheFATrophywedrewCityof LiverpoolFCawaywinning1-0.
ThenextroundtookustoBuxton beatingthem2-1toprogressto theFirstRoundproper.Thedraw thenpaireduswithaStep3team fromtheSouthernLeagueCentral Division,TamworthFC.Inahard foughtgamewhichended1-1 Colnebowedout4-3onpenalties. TheFirstRoundisourbest progresssofarinthecompletion.
NathanRooneyresignedin Decemberstatingpersonal reasonsHewasreplacedby JonathonMackenwhobroughtin SteveAtkinsonashisassistantfor ourNewYear’sDaygameagainst KendalTown-ascrappy1-0 defeat.January2022wasamonth ofcomingsandgoingswithsix playersinandanequalnumber beingmovedonandsawjust1 pointfromthelast6games.
Februarywasnobetterwith anotherfourdefeatsbutsignsof improvement.Marchsawthree winsandadrawwithnogoals concededwhicheffectively ensuredsafetyfortheseasonat thislevel.Theclubfinishedthe campaignin14thplacewitha recordof:Played38,won12, drawn8,lost18,44points.
2022/23Thecampaignstartswith anewmanager,Mackenhaving movedtoWitton,PhilBrown comesinwithexperienceinthe leagueatLancasterCityand Clitheroe.
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Manager–Philisaformer LancasterCityplayerwhomoved intocoachingasassistantManager toTonyHeskethatLancasterCity wheretheywontheNPLtitle.Phil hascoachedatPrestonNorthEnd AcademyalongwithManaging Clitheroepriortothelockdown. Player/AssistantManager–Glennisavastlyexperienced defenderwhohaspreviously playedforBamberBridge,Fylde, andLancasterCity. Player/Coach–Craigisa technicalcreativemidfieldplayer, composedinpossessionwhowill combinehisplayingrolewith coachingtheside.Formerclubs includeWarringtonTown,Bamber BridgeLancasterCityandFC UnitedofManchester. GKCoach–Mikeisa36yearold whorecentlylefthispositionas player/coachatSquiresGateto joinPhilatColneFC. THELIONSDEN MANAGEMENT COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc
THELIONSDEN INTHENETS Oliverjoinedtheredsfollowing hisreleasefromPrestonNorthEnd. Hesignedaprofessionalcontract inthesummerof21’,andspent timeoutonloantoKendalTown.
HakanstartedhiscareeratLiverpool andShrewsbury.Asummer2017 signingfromConferenceNorthteam CurzonAshtonwherehestarredfor threeyears.Bigcommandingkeeper thathasaddedqualityand experiencetotheRedsdefence.Had anoutstandingseasonlastyear lookingtoprogressagainthistime.
Paul-currentfirstteamcaptain.At 34withvastexperience,signing fromRamsbottomlastseason spentsometimeintheAustralian Leagueoutstandingindefence. THELIONSDEN ATTHEBACK Harryisa19yearoldcentral defendergoodaerialabilitysolid andconfident.Hasawickedcross andbagsofstamina.Previously withBlackpool. COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc Tomhadbeentriallinginthe WelshPremierLeague,following hisdeparturefromKendalTown. TomisaplayerthatourManager hasbeentrackingforawhile,an attackingfullbackthatincludes KendalTown,LancasterCityand Southportamonghisformer clubs. 19yearoldMattyhasrecently joinedfromAccringtonStanley wherehehasspentthelastten years,althoughMattywasbornin Polandhehaslivedinthelocal areafor10years.Mattywill combinehisfootballwithstudying tobeaphysiotherapist.
EllisisaformerAcademyplayer withPrestonNorthEndand followinghisreleasehehasbeen playingforFulwoodAmateurs wherehebecamearegularinthe sidethatwontheLancashire FootballAssociationAmateurCup.
TomjoinedtheredsinOctober onloanfromFleetwoodTown. HearrivedatFleetwoodfromBury atU’16levelandhadworkedhis waythroughtheAcademy,being apivotalmemberoftheUnder18ssquadthroughouthistwo yearsattheclub.
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isa19yearoldBoltonborn defender.Highlymobilewitha goodpassstrongtacklersigned fromBlackpoolpreviousclubs BoltonWanderersand
Aaron
ManchesterCity.
INTHEMIDDLE
19yearoldLukewhowasrecently releasedfromAccyafterspending 9yearswiththeclubhavingcome throughtheschoolboysection thencompletingthescholarship, whilstalsobeingamemberofthe U23side.LukecanplayintheAM role,orinawideposition.
Oli,returnstoHoltHouse followingashortspellaway. Originallybroughttotheclubfrom TraffordFC,wherehecaptained thempriortoCovid. Atalentedmidfielderwhoisa greatadditiontothesquad,and remainsafirmfansfavourite.
Tomwasanothersummersigning forthereds,andsomeonewho hadcaughttheeyeofthe recruitmentteampriortojoining. The19yearoldjoinedupwith BrownyfromGarstangFC.
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Bradisanotherreturning midfielderforthereds. Knoxwasagraduateof AccringtonStanley’sacademy systembeforebeingboughtby WolverhamptonWanderersatthe ageof15.
THELIONSDEN 19yearoldJackhasjoinedfrom AccringtonStanleywherehespent theprevious12years,alocallad fromHighamJackhasaneyefor goallinksplay.Accringtonhave allowedJacktocontinuetotrain withthemonadailybasis.The clubhavetothankJohnColeman andJimmyBellforallowingthis youngstrikertojoinColneFC. INATTACK 21yearoldOwenjoinedduring pre-seasonfromMarinewherehe playedhispartinhelpingMarine winpromotion,Aformerscholarat BlackpoolFChealsoplayedfor PhilBrownatClitheroethen previouslyheplayedforCurzon AshtonandLancasterCity. COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc Kianisan18yearoldBurnleylad graduatedfromourUnder18 squad.Hasimpressedtobe offeredterms. Enocksignedonloanfrom AccringtonStanley.Massive physicalpresenceandakeeneye forgoal. SignedprowithStanleythis summer.
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StartingLine-Up AndreMendes1 TomMcCann2 PaulDugdale3 BradleyKnox6 HarryWinstanley5 ThomasHoyle4 CraigCarney7 LucasWeaver8 OwenWatkinson9 EnockLusiama10 OliverRoberts11 BenAnderson12 McDanielKyobe14 SheikhIslam15 Substitutes StartingLine-Up 1ChrisThompson 2DarrenHolden 3LeePugh 6BillyPriestley 5CameronLancaster 4DannyWilkins 7MaxCane 8ReeceWebb-Foster 9SeftonGonzalez 10RossDent 11JamieEdwards 12CallumLeigh 14RichardBaker 15CharlieRussell 16PharrellBrown Substitutes COLNEF.C. CLITHEROEFC Monday26THDecember|NorthernPremierLeagueDivOneWest MANOFTHEMATCH ANDRE MENDES 34’TomHoyle GOALS THELIONSDEN COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc 45’CameronLancaster GlennSteel16 EllisWallbank17 13JackBurrows 52’CraigCarney
Colnecameoutontopinthe BoxingDayderbyagainst ClitheroeatHoltHouse.Acrowd of591enjoyedathrillingend-toendgameinwinteryconditions whichbroughtthehomesidethree badlyneededpoints.
Bothsidesshowedattackingideas intheopeningminutesandColne testedthevisitors’defencewithOli Robertsseeinghisgoal-bound shotblockedinthevisitors’area afterfiveminutes.AndClitheroe keeperChrisThompsonraced fromhisareatocleartheballas EnockLusiamaboredownonhim.
Butasplayswitchedtotheother end,Clitheroeenjoyedaperiodof attackingplayandColnekeeper AndreMendeswasatfullstretchto cleartheballfromhisgoalmouth asSeftonGonzalescreatedsome dangerouschances. ButtheRedsweatheredthestorm andbuiltsomepromisingattacks oftheirownwithPaulDugdale
supplyingsearchingballsintothe Bluespenaltyarea.AndCraig Carney’s20yardshotwaswell heldunderhisbarbyThompson beforeLusiama’srunontheright wingcreatedachanceforOwen Watkinsonbuthisshotwascleared fromthevisitors’goalmouth.
Attheotherend,chancesfellto ReeceWebb-FosterbutMendes producedgoodsavestokeepout somegoal-boundshots.
ButClitheroebegantoconcedea seriesoffreekicksjustoutside theirpenaltyareaandafter25 minutesRobertscurledawell struckshotjustoverThompson’s crossbarbeforefiveminuteslater Thompsonproducedagoodsave toparryLusiama’sshotatthefoot ofhispostandfromthefollow-up TomHoyle’sshotwasdeflected wideoffadefender’sbody.
After35minutes,LucasWeaver wasbroughtdownjustoutsidethe Bluespenaltyareatotherightof
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goalandtheresultingfreekickwas playedinlowforWatkinsontotrya shotwhichwasblockedandhalf clearedtotheedgeofthearea whereHoylehitarisingshotinto theroofofthenettogiveColnethe lead.
Colnemighthavedoubledtheir leadfiveminuteslaterwhen Roberts’freekickbroughtagood savefromThompsontopushthe ballawayonhisline.Butitwas Clitheroewhopushedforwardin theclosingminutesofthehalfand withthegameinaddedtime,a highcrossfromtheleftwingfound theheadofCameronLancaster whoheadedhomeatthenearpost tolevelthescoresfortheBluesat 1-1.
Colnepushedforwardinthe secondhalfandalatetackleon WatkinsongavetheRedsafree kickontheedgeoftheBluesarea. Roberts’freekickcamebackoffthe wallbutthelooseballwasplayed intotheareatotherightofgoal whereRoberts’lowcrossfound Carneyinfrontofgoaltoblast homeanunstoppableshotand restoreColne’sleadat2-1.
Clitheroelookedforaquickreply butDarrenHoldenfiredoverthe barfromagoodchanceandLee Pugh’sshotwaswellsavedonhis linebyMendes.
Intheend-to-endplay,Colnecame closeafter73minuteswhengood workbyWatkinsonandLusiama createdanopeningforWeaverand hisgoal-boundshotneededa greatsavebyThompsontopush theballroundthepost.Andfive minuteslater,itwasWeaverwho createdthechanceforWatkinson tofireagoodshotontheturn inchesovertheBluescrossbar.
Intheclosingstages,Clitheroe pushedforwardwithHolden makinggoodrunsontheleftwing andMaxCanefiredjustwideofthe Colnegoalfromachancecreated byhim.Colne’sdefencefought hardtoholdthevisitorsattackwith HarryWinstanley,TomMcCannand Dugdaleoutstanding.
Withthegamegoingintoadded time,ahighcrossfromtheleftwing foundBillyPriestleyatthefarpost buthisgoal-boundheaderwas pushedoverthebarbya spectacularsavebyMendes.And fromtheresultingcorner,Mendes againturnedtheballoverthebar fromGonzales’headerasColne heldonstubbornlytoclaima memorablevictoryinatypically excitingderbygame.
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StartingLine-Up KieronHarrison1 ReeceJones2 FestusChale3 JaydenCotterill6 JoelStair5 TimSanders4 JacobTwyford7 KyleBlake8 KieranBrown9 LouisDodds10 CharlieWalford11 BenChapman12 AlexMorris14 EdenBailey15 Substitutes StartingLine-Up 1ThomasDonaghy 2EllisWallbank 3PaulDugdale 6HarryWinstanley 5GlennSteel 4ThomasHoyle 7CraigCarney 8TomMccann 9OwenWatkinson 10LucasWeaver 11OliverRoberts 12McdanielKyobe 14BradleyKnox 15SheikhIslam 16EnockLusiama Substitutes HANLEYTOWN COLNEF.C. Monday2NDJanuary|NorthernPremierLeagueDivOneWest MANOFTHEMATCH OWEN WATKINSON 34’TomHoyle GOALS THELIONSDEN COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc 45’CameronLancaster JamesLawrie16 JakeAvery17 17BenAnderson 52’CraigCarney
Colneearnedanothervaluable pointwithahardfoughtdrawat HanleyTownonBankHoliday Monday.TheRedscamewithina whiskeroftakingallthreepoints butwerepeggedbackbya dramaticequaliserfiveminutes intoinjurytimeattheendofthe game.
OntheirfirstevervisittoPotteries Park,Colnemighteasilyhavegot offtoadreamstartinthefirst minuteofthegamewhenHarry Winstanley’slonghighball releasedLucasWeaverforarunon goalbutachasingdefendermade asavingtackletorobhimofthe ballinsidethehomepenaltyarea whenhelookedasurescorer.
AsColnebuiltsomegoodattacks intheopeningperiod,theytested theHanleydefenceandafter16 minutesPaulDugdaleandCraig CarneycombinedtoreleaseOwen Watkinsonintothepenaltyareato theleftofgoalandhisgoal-bound
shotwasblockedbyHanley keeperKieranHarrison’slegswith aninstinctivesaveinthe goalmouth.
Butasplayswitchedtotheother end,JacobTwyfordopenedupthe Redsdefencewithagreatrunand LouisDodds’lowshotwascleared fromthegoalmouthbyTomHoyle beforethefollow-upwasturned overthebarinagoodsaveby Colne’snewkeeperTomDonaghy.
Hanleybegantolookmore dangerouswithsomewellbuilt attacksputtingtheColnedefence underpressure.Andafter27 minutes,theRedswereunableto cleartheballfromtheirpenalty areaandTwyfordfoundthe bottomcorneroftheColnenet withashotinacrowded goalmouthtogiveHanleythelead.
Colnelookedforareplyandcame closeonthestrokeofhalftime whenWeaver’sshotacrosstheface
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ofgoalwasmetbyDugdale cominginbeyondthefarpostand hisgoal-boundshotwasblocked onthelinebyadefenderbefore beingcleared.
Asthesecondhalfbegan,Hanley werereducedtotenmenwhen JoelStairreceivedaredcardfrom thereferee.
Colnehadclaimsforapenalty wavedasideafteraHanley defenderappearedtohandlethe ballinthehomepenaltyarea followingacorner.AndCarney blastedashotoverthebarfroma halfclearancewiththehomeside underpressure.
Dangerousbreakawaysbythe homesidewerecapablydealtwith byGlennSteelandEllisWallbank. EnockLusiamahadjoinedthe gamefromthebenchathalftime andhisinfluenceonthegame begantotell.After72minutes,he triedaspeculative25yardshot whichsquirmedthroughthe keeper’sgraspandintothebottom cornerofthenetforanequaliser fortheReds.
Hanleycamebackstronglyand cameclosewithaseriesofstrong attacksledbyKieranBrown includingclaimsforapenaltywhich therefereewavedaside.
ButColnewerelookingfora winnerattheotherend,andSheikh Islam’s35yardshotbroughta flyingsavebyHarrisontokeepthe balloutofthehomenetafter84 minutes.Andfromtheresulting corner,Watkinsonknockedtheball homeatthenearpostinacrowdof defenderstogivetheRedsthe lead.
Colneappearedtohavethepoints safelyinthebagastheyplayedout thegamewithsomeexcellent possessionfootballwhichhadthe oppositionchasingshadows.But fiveminutesintoaddedtime Hanleywonacornerandfromthe crossagoal-boundheaderwas clearedoffthelinebeforethe follow-upwasfiredhomeby CharlieWalfordinacrowded goalmouthtogivehissideashare ofthepoints.
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MATCHTHELIONSDEN CENTRE THELIONSDEN LASTWEEKSRESULTS MONDAY2NDJANUARY CityOfLiverpool1-1Bootle Clitheroe1-1WorkingtonAFC HanleyTown2-2ColneF.C. KidsgroveAthletic0-0NewcastleTown LeekTown2-11874Northwich Mossley1-0RamsbottomUnited PrescotCables2-1SkelmersdaleUnited Trafford2-2GlossopNorthEnd Widnes0-4Macclesfield WittonAlbion4-2RuncornLinnets THISWEEKSFIXTURES Monday2ndDecember 1874NorthwichVKidsgroveAthletic BootleVWidnes ColneVTrafford GlossopNorthEndVWittonAlbion MacclesfieldVLeekTown NewcastleTownVHanleyTown RamsbottomUnitedVClitheroe RuncornLinnetsVMossley SkelmersdaleUnitedVCityofLiverpool WorkingtonAFCVPrescotCables
THELIONSDEN MATCH CENTRE PWDLFA+/-PTS 1Macclesfield 21161454144049 2LeekTown 20135242182444 3WorkingtonAFC20124431191240 4RuncornLinnets21115532201238 5Mossley 2010553225735 6Clitheroe 209473627931 7KidsgroveAthletic208752729-231 8WittonAlbion 208573526929 9Bootle 218582933-429 10PrescotCables208482425-128 111874Northwich206682327-424 12Trafford 2165103035-523 13NewcastleTown205872030-1023 14Colne 195771823-522 15CityofLiverpool2164112834-622 16SkelmersdaleUnited2070132936-721 17HanleyTown 2063113142-1121 18GlossopNorthEnd2055102231-920 19RamsbottomUnited2153132548-2318 20Widnes 2144132046-2616 COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc
THELIONSDEN APPS&GOALS COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc PlayerAppsGoals 1 CraigCarney 267 2OwenWatkinson 258 3 TomMcCann 23 4 LucasWeaver 234 5 PaulDugdale 22 6 GlennSteel 22 7 TomFagan 21 8 BradleyKnox 201 9AndreMendes* 18 10 LukeStowe 16 11 JackDoherty 143 12 OliverRoberts 142 13 ThomasHoyle 122 14MateuszKardacz 12 15EnockLusiama 125 16 HarryJones* 11 17 JakeWallace* 10 18 EllisWallbank 10 19HarryWinstanley 8 DanielThorpe* 5 EzioDeSantis* 4 AdamMayor* 4 HakanBurton 3 TomDean* 2 ThomasDonaghy 1 SheikhIslam 1 McDanielKyobe 1 CharlieRussell* 1 *Denotesplayerhasnowlefttheclub
THELIONSDEN LEAGUESTATS COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc PlayerClubGoals 1 JamesBerry Macclesfield14 2 JamieRainford RuncornLinnets14 3 MasonFawns Mossley10 4 SeftonGonzales Clitheroe9 5 BenHodkinson Bootle9 6 NickyMaynard Macclesfield9 7 MaxCane Clitheroe8 8 ConnorHughes WittonAlbion8 9 RobStevenson LeekTown8 10 JoeDuckworth WittonAlbion7 GOALSCORERS FORMTABLE Club Last6Points 1 WorkingtonAFC WWWWWD16 2 LeekTown WWLWWW15 3 Macclesfield LWDWWW13 4 Bootle WWWLWD13 5 WittonAlbion DWDDWW12 6 Clitheroe WWWDLD11 7 Mossley DLWDWW11 8 RuncornLinnets WWWDLL10 9 PrescotCables DWLWLW10 10KidsgroveAthletic LWWWLD10
Sat6AugH1874NorthwichFACEP2-1W238Watkinson,Doherty
Sat13AugHKidsgroveAthleticNPLWest0-2L112
Tue16AugATraffordNPLWest1-1D334Carney
Sat20AugAClitheroeFACP2-0L604
Tue23AugHMossleyNPLWest2-3L158Weaver,Watkinson
Sat27AugAWidnesNPLWest1-1188Weaver
Mon29AugHHanleyTownNPLWest1-2L137Weaver September2022
Tue6SepHCityofLiverpoolNPLWest2-1W148Knox,Watkinson
Sat10SepABridlingtonTownFAT1Q1-2W155Watkinson,Doherty
Sat17SepH1874NorthwichNPLWest1-0W262Doherty
Tue20SepAAFCBlackpoolLancsCup2-0L
Sat24SepHConsettAFCFAT2Q1-0W269Watkinson October2022
Sat1OctARuncornLinnetsNPLWest2-0L485
Sat8OctAHydeUnitedFAT3Q2-3W475Carney(2),Watkinson
Sat15OctHPrescotCablesNPLWest0-2L272
Sat22OctHSkelmersdaleNPLWest1-2L211Roberts
Tue25OctAGlossopNorthEndNPLWest0-1W186Lusiama
DateH/AOpponentCompKOAttdScorers
August2022
November2022 Sat5NovHBootleNPLWest1-1270Carney Sat12NovARamsbottomUnitedNPLWest0-0307 Tue16NovANewcastleTownNPLWest0-1W105Weaver Sat19NovAAFCFyldeFAT2R2-1L675Carney Sat26NovALeekTownNPLWest1-0L504
January2023
Sat28JanAMacclesfieldNPLWest3pm Tue31JanAKidsgroveAthleticNPLWest7:45pm February2023 Sat4FebHRuncornLinnetsNPLWest3pm Tue7FebACityofLiverpoolNPLWest7.45pm Sat11FebA1874NorthwichNPLWest3pm Sat18FebAPrescotCablesNPLWest3pm Sat25FebHWittonAlbionNPLWest3pm March2023 Sat4MarASkelmersdaleUnitedNPLWest3pm Sat18MarHNewcastleTownNPLWest3pm Sat25MarABootleNPLWest3pm April2023 Sat1AprHRamsbottomUnitedNPLWest3pm Sat8AprHWidnesNPLWest3pm Mon10AprAClitheroeNPLWest3pm Sat15AprHLeekTownNPLWest3pm Sat22AprAWorkingtonAFCNPLWest3pm
Sat29OctHWarringtonRylandsFAT1R5-0W169Carney,Roberts,Hoyle,Watkinson,Lusiama
December2022 Sat3DecHMacclesfieldNPLWestD1-1634Lusiama Tue6DecHWittonANPLWestD1-1142Lusiama 26DecHClitheroeNPLWestD1-1591Hoyle,Carney
Mon2JanAHanleyTownNPLWest3pm176Lusiama,Watkinson Sat7JanHTraffordNPLWest3pm Sat14JanAMossleyNPLWest3pm Sat21JanHGlossopN.ENPLWest3pm
LADIES THELIONSDEN COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc PTeamPWDLGDPTS 1ColneFCLadies 97113022 2FleetwoodTownWrensLadiesRes66001918 3StanwixJuniorsLadies 9423-1114 4BuryFCFoundationWomensFirsts4310910 5LanghoLadies 7304-39 6BurnleyBelvedereLadies 7223-18 7ClitheroeWolvesWolvesLadies 9135-146 8DarwenFCReservesWomen 6105-63 9AccringtonStanleyWomenFCRes7016-231 LanghoFCvColneF.C.Ladies Sunday8thJanuary TheRyddings 14:00KickOff NEXTUPFORTHELADIES ColneF.C.LadiesvBuryFCFoundationWomens Sunday22ndJanuary HoltHouse 14:00KickOff ColneF.C.LadiesvStanwixJuniorsLadies Sunday22ndJanuary HoltHouse 14:00KickOff
ColneF.C.U21vAvonVilla Sunday15thJanuary RollsRoyceSportsGround 14:00KickOff UNDER21 THELIONSDEN COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc PTeamPWDLGDPTS 1AshvilleYouthAshvilleU219612619 2VauxhallMotorsFCU2175201117 3AFCLiverpoolU216402312 4RuncornSportsU21's5311510 5HuytonJuniorU217313-310 6StMichaelsDHU215302109 7ColneFCU217304-29 8AshtonTownU215113-44 9AvonVilla3003-50 10CoppullUnitedU218008-210 NEXTUPFORTHEU21’S CoppullUnitedU21vColneF.C.U21 Sunday15thJanuary BlainscoughPark 11:00KickOff
UNDER21
HappyNewYearfromtheU21'sat thisfirsthomegameof2023.
Theyounglionshavebeenwithout acompetitivegamesincebefore thefestivebreak.Butbehindthe scenestheU21managementteam andtheseniorclubstaffhavebeen workinghardattrainingtoprovide PhilBrownsSeniorsetupwithtalent warrantingacallupto1stteam training.BothCuanBradley( Striker)andRoryCormack( AttackingMidfielder)haveboth equippedthemselveswellamongst theclubseliteplayers,whohave praisedtheeffortand determinationthey’veshownand nowbeingofferedaregularplace onTuesdayandThursdaynightsat MarsdenHeights.WhilstKianEllis( Forward)andZacHamilton(GK) areregularattendeesto1stTeam activitiesongoingalready.
So,welookbackon2022witha renewedvigourandoptimism,that ouryouthsetupthroughtothefirst teamandisevolvingatagreat pace.
Recentinternaltrainingevents acrossthe1st/U21/U18seethe U18'snowpushingbothShayne HowardandBoothHaighthrough toU21trainingsessionstoimprove theirdevelopment.Shaynehas impressedat1stteamtrainingto warrantastepuptoU21'sand Boothcrossingovertotrainwith theu21’shavingexperiencewith anotherwellknownnorthwest basedclubatU19level.
Soweleave2022withalotof positivesforthiswonderfulclub, investinginourhomegrown playersiswherethepassionand beliefbreedssuccess.
RedArmy!!
3Pointsfortheladstoday,let’sget behindthem.
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ExitM60J23followingA635Ashtonunder-LynethenA670toMossley.
Afterapproximately2.5milesdrop downthehillintoMossleytowncentre.
Passingsupermarketonleftturnright beforethetrafficlights.
ContinueupthehillandleftontoMarket Street.
Groundisapprox.200yardsontheleft.
LASTTIMEATMOSSLEY
ColneleftSeelParkwithallthreepoints thankstoabracefromMattyMorgan.
Onthestrokeofhalftime,Morgancut insidefromtheleftwingandfoundthe farcornerofthenetwithasuperbfirmly struckcurlingshottogivetheRedsthe lead.
Deepintoinjurytime,Morganseized uponapoorclearancebytheMossley defenceandrifleda25yardshotinto thetopcornerofthenettoseala2-0 winfortheReds.
AWAYDAYS ADDRESS&POSTCODE SeelPark, MarketStreet, Mossley, Lancashire, OL5OES MOSSLEY A.F.C 14.01.2023/NorthernPremierLeagueDivisionOneWest/SeelPark THELIONSDEN COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORD| /colnefootballclub@colne_fc ADMISSION Adults:£10 Concessions/OAP/Students: £6 16-17s:£3 Children:£1 Established:1903 Matchdayprogramme:£2 Dogs?:Theyareadogfriendly club,withdogsallowedinthe ground. THEOPPONENTS: LeaguePosition:5th Last6DLWDWW LeadingScorer(s): MasonFawns
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COLNEF.C.VTRAFFORDF.C. TODAYSTEAMS Manager:DannyCaldecott MattCooper MattyMorgan RyanWhite AstleyMulholland HarryNorris JackSloan AaronFleming JackDorney OllieFord RobWorrall SajElhassan RyanMorton MikeBurke MattyBarlow BenFinley NiallJordan NEXTUPATHOME NEXTAWAYDAY ClitheroeFC Sat21stJan DivisionOneWest Kickoff3:00PM Mossley Monday14thJanuary DivisionOneWest Kickoff3:00PM Manager:PhilBrown HakanBurton CraigCarney JackDoherty PaulDugdale KianEllis ThomasFagan HarryJones MateuszKardacz ThomasMcCann GlenSteel LukeStowe AaronTurner EllisWallbank LucasWeaver HarryWinstanley OliverLombard McDanielKayobe OilRoberts EnockLusiama TomHoyle BenAnderson
