FC Oswestry Town v Alsager Town

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MANAGERS REPORT FC Oswestry Town Manager, Matt Burton Firstly I would like to welcome all players, management, committee and supporters of Alsager Town here today for this afternoon’s fixture. We wish you a safe journey to and from the game.

Company Name: FC OSWESTRY LIMITED Company No: 08495772 Chairman: Ian Jones Director of Football: Nick Maguire Commercial Director: Matt Williams Club Secretary: Andy Burnett Programme Editor: Bernie Johnson County Affiliation: Shropshire Year Formed: 2013 Previous Leagues:

We are eager to get back on the pitch after the disappointment of our last match, a 0-4 defeat at home to Wythenshawe Town. We approached that match full of confidence after our unbeaten start to the season. However, it just wasn’t to be. Our opponents were also full of confidence and they gained a hold of the match from the early stages.

While we looked dangerous in attack, the visitors also had firepower and they took their chances when presented to them.

As half time came we found ourselves 2-0 down.

In that position it’s always difficult to get back and you find yourself chasing the game. While we never gave up, chasing the game left us vulnerable at the back and we lost two further goals in the second half.

All this goes to show that our new league is definitely a strong one. Any team is likely to beat any other team on a given day. So while we have suffered a setback we musn’t be too down about it.We must try to get back on the front foot this afternoon. Alsager are a good team who beat us home and away last season, so we expect another tough game today.

I hope you enjoy the game and I look forward to seeing you again soon down at The Venue.

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OUR VISITORS Year Formed: 1968 Ground: Woodbank Park Manager: Andy Turner The merger of Alsager Institute and Alsager United formed ALSAGER AFC in 1965. The merger came about due to lack of pitches in the village. They acquired Wood Park in 1967 that was then seeded ready for the following season and it was first played on in 1968/69.

Alsager AFC were playing in the Crewe League at this stage. In the early 70�s the club decided they would like to try for the Mid-Cheshire League which they were successful in doing by bringing the ground up to a higher standard. They remained in this league and in 1985/86 they were Runners Up. The club folded due to the lack of funds and support. They then re-formed with just a youth team playing in the Crewe Premier League for two seasons.

In 1991/92 they managed to regain entry in to the Mid Cheshire League Division Two where they remained until 1998/99 when the committee decided to try for the Springbank Vending League, where most of the Potteries teams were based.

Steve Booth built a strong squad which was able to challenge for the title in their first season, but unfortunately Alsager were pipped at the post by Norton FC The team were doing well enough and the committee decided to apply for the North West Counties Football League and after a lot of hard work by the committee Alsager AFC successfully passed the criteria necessary to gain entry, and a second place finish in the Staffs County Senior League was enough to gain promotion.

Bad form after Christmas 1999 and the decision by Steve Booth to leave the club saw a new management team step in to the fold. Greg Clowes and his assistant Dorian Garner .

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were welcomed to the club.

They were in charge for the remaining 10 games of the season and managed to finish in a creditable 12th position.

Their first full season in charge saw them achieve 7th place in the league and along with Warrington Town they kept the most clean sheets.

Floodlighting was erected in August 2001 and then the addition of a new stand by the end of the season saw Alsager in prime position to challenge for promotion. During the summer of 2001 it was decided to change the name of the club back to Alsager Town and to run a side in the Springbank Vending League under the name of Alsager AFC A runners up spot in the 2001/02 season was enough to see Alager Town FC promoted to the NWCFL Division 1. During the close season resurfacing of the pitch, decoration of the club house and changing rooms and a new toilet block and tea bar gave Alsager Town an air of aristocracy as they aimed for success in the NWCFL. They remained in N.W.C.F.L. until the end of the 2005/06 season when they finished in third place.

Due to THE changes being made by the FA to the non-league pyramid system Alsager were

invited to step up to the Northern Premier League Division One which they did, they finished their first season in a creditable 14th place. With further changes to the Northern Premier League, Alsager Town were placed in to the Unibond League Division One South. Another 14th place finish was the outcome but the club fell foul to the ground grading regulations and with required work not completed in the required time given by the League they were relegated back to the North West Counties League Premier Division.

Having suffered a catastrophic fire in 2011 /2012, the club had to play many matches away from home for a period of time. However, in October 2012 the club received the news that they had been granted a massive �85,860 from the Football Foundation. Work was commenced on building a new car park and clubhouse. The modular building was delivered just 9 days before Christmas 2012, the contractors and Alsagers committee worked, tirelessly to get the club open for the Boxing Day game of 2012.

The club has consolidated since then and finished just outside the play off positions last season.

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HSL FIRST DIVISION SOUTH League Table Team

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New Mills

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Abbey Hulton United

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Vauxhall Motors

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Stone Dominoes

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Stone Old Alleyians

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Cheadle Town

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FC Oswestry Town

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0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

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6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 0

10 Rylands 11 Sandbach United 12 St. Martins 13 Alsager Town 14 Barnton 15 Wythenshawe AFC 16 Eccleshall 17 Stockport Town 18 Cammell Laird 1907 19 Maine Road 20 Ellesmere Rangers

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Saturday 9th December 2017 HSL FIRST DIVISION SOUTH

Abbey Hulton United v Cheadle Town League Fixtures - Saturday 18 August 2018 Carlisle City v AFC Blackpool

Cammell Laird 1907 v Abbey Chadderton v BacupHulton BoroughUnited Cheadle Heath Nomads v Vauxhall Motors Eccleshall v Atherton LR Eccleshall v Barnton FC Oswestry Town v Silsden AFC Ellesmere Rangers v Wythenshawe Amateurs FC Oswestry Town Town Holker Old Boys NelsonvvAlsager Maine Road v New Mills Prestwich HeysTown v New Mills Rylands v Wythenshawe Sandbach UnitedUnited v Stone Dominoes Laird 1907 Sandbach v Cammell Stockport Town v St.Martins St. Helens Town v Daisy Hill Stone Old Alleynians v Cheadle Town Whitchurch Alport v . Litherland REMYCA

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MEET THE SQUAD SEASON 2018 / 2019

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Ollie Hailes

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George Durrell

Jack Gwilliams

David Howarth

Lewis Jarman

Matthew T Jones

Owen Lloyd

Louis Mackin

Sam Spridgeon

Ed Moss

Josh Sumner

Will Wells

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Sam Pickering

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Adam Hailes

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Luke Evens

Chris Craven

Liam Parry

Louie Moss

Harry Bower

George Taylor

Reece Taylor

Matt Burton

Ryan Butcher

Stephen Benyon

Jason Brindley

Manager

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Jonathan Goodier

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Follow the Town Away v

Stockport Town

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Pre-Season Friendly

MATCH REPORT FC Oswestry Town 0 Newtown 3

Vauxhall Motors 0 FC Oswestry Town 0 Tuesday 7 August 2018

Vauxhall Motors John Lynch Kyle Scarisbrick Kynan Mason Josh Dures Thomas Mitchell Thomas Quinn Daniel Cross Hayden Cooper Benjamin Greenop Joe Brandon Ben Holmes

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FC Oswestry Town Louis Mackin George Taylor Connor Courtney Owen Lloyd Sean Jones Josh Sumner Lewis Jarman Ed Moss David Howarth Will Wells Reece Taylor

Damian Schumaker Greg Drummond Sam Hunt Kieran Hamm Charles Macinnes

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Sam Spridgeon Sam Pickering George Durrell Adam Hailes Ollie Hailes

In front of a crowd of 118, FC Oswestry Town continued their good start against a confident Vauxhall Motors team.

The home team started brightly and created a few opportunities, but in the ten minutes leading up to half time,

the men from Shropshire turned the tables and netted a far post header, only for it to be ruled offside.

Vauxhall Motors had the better of the second half, but FC Oswesrty Town held on to gain a deserved point.

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SANDBACH UNITED Vauxhall Motors WYTHENSHAWE TOWN ALSAGER TOWN Stockport Town NEW MILLS MAINE ROAD Cammell Laird 1907 Barnton Wythenshawe AFC Maine Road STONE OLD ALLEYIANS STONE DOMINOES Ellesmere Rangers West Didsbury & Chorlton Abbey Hulton United RYLANDS CHEADLE TOWN Cheadle Town ECCLESHALL Sandbach United VAUXHALL MOTORS Wythenshawe Town New Mills ST. MARTINS Alsager Town Cheadle Heath Nomads Maine Road ELLESMERE RANGERS Stone Old Alleyians WYTHENSHAWE AFC CAMMELL LAIRD 1907 STOCKPORT TOWN Stone Dominoes ABBEY HULTON UNITED Rylands BARNTON CHEADLE TOWN

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Mackin

Courtney

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Lloyd

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G.Taylor

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Lloyd

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Mackin

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Lloyd

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St.Martins

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Eccleshall

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Sumner

Spridgeon

E.Moss

R.Taylor

Wells

Jarman

Pickering

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Jarman

E.Moss

Howarth

Wells

R.Taylor

Pickering

Spridgeon

Durrell

A.Hailes

O.Hailes

S.Jones

Pickering

A.Hailes

Jarman

R.Taylor

Wells

Spridgeon

E.Moss

O.Hailes

L.Jones

Durrell

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FIRST DIVISION SOUTH NEWS Division One South has a four way tie at the top, but is headed by Wythenshawe Town on goal difference, after they won 4-0 at FC Oswestry Town.

New Mills joined Town on six points after a 5-2 win at home to Cammell Laird 1907, in which a second half hat trick from Aaron Dwyer was the highlight, and two goals from Terrence Butler of Cheadle Heath Nomads earned them a 4-1 win at Eccleshall to also move them onto six points.

Abbey Hulton United’s 100% record was ended at Wythenshawe Amateurs with a stoppage time winner from Colin Murray clinching a 3-2 win for the home side.

There were first wins of the season for Stone Old Alleynians, Jack Tomlinson’s 22nd minute goal earning them a 1-0 home victory over St Martins, and Alsager Town, whose 2-1 win over Rylands was sealed with a 75th minute winner by Mazn Amhamed.

The other two games in the division, between Cheadle Town and Vauxhall Motors, and Stockport Town and Stone Dominoes, ended in 1-1 draws.

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HALF TIME QUIZ 1. Who was the Leicester City player who in 1982/83 finished top of the Division 2 goalscoring chart with 26 League goals to his name?

2. In the 1980’s which club used their stand roof as the largest advertising hoarding in the country?

3. Who was sacked from Brighton in June 2013, hearing about it first in a BBC radio interview?

4. Which club did Carlos Tevez play for when he first came to England?

5. Which Scottish League side has its home at Somerset Park?

6. In two relegation seasons from the Premier League which club lost their last 15 League matches of the season in 2002/03 and managed just one home League victory in the 2005/06 season?

7. Which Arsenal player was sent off after just 18 minutes of their 2006 Champions League final against Barcelona?

8. The last time Fergie managed a Manchester United Premier League match was the final game of the 2012/13 season at WBA. What was the score?

9. Which Football League ground is closest to the M6 motorway?

10. The first proper job comedian Peter Kay had was for a company which made tissue products, mainly toilet rolls. Which former Manchester City and England player owned that company at the time?

Answers 1. Gary Lineker, 2. Middlesbrough, 3. Gus Poyet, 4. West Ham. 5. Ayr United, 6.

Sunderland, 7. Jens Lehmann, 8. 5-5, 9. Bescot Stadium, Walsall, 10. Francis Lee.

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FC Oswestry Town v

New Mills

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FIRST DIVISION NORTH NEWS Division One North It’s now three wins of three for Garstang, who finally emerged victorious with a 4-2 win over Steeton after a ding-dong affair at the Riverside.

They share top spot in Division One North with Carlisle City, who also maintained a 100% record after second half goals from Marc Shiel and Ryan Errington earned them a 2-1 win at Chadderton.

St Helens Town are in third place, two points off the top although they had to rely on a stoppage time equaliser from Neil Weaver to salvage a point from a 2-2 draw at Bacup Borough, and they were joined on seven points by AFC Blackpool, who beat Atherton LR 1-0 thanks to a goal from Jack Williams 20 minutes from time.

Avro are a point behind in fifth place, after a stoppage time winner from Lee O’Brien edged a 3-2 home win over Longridge Town, and Cleator Moor Celtic notched their first win of the season in impressive style, winning 5-1 at home Nelson, Liam Johnston scoring twice.

The other games in the division ended all square, with Ashton Town picking up their first point with a 1-1 draw at Holker Old Boys, and it was goalless between Shelley and Lower Breck.

Action from our recent home match v Wythenshawe Town

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Teasers answers

RESULTS - Saturday 11 Belgium, August Parc Astrid, 1. Alan Ball (England 3-1

Brussels, February 1970).

2. Gerd Müller (1970 Mexico, 10 goals), Miroslav Klose (2006 Germany, 5 goals) and Alsager Town 2-1 Rylands Thomas Müller (2010 South Africa, 5 goals).

Cheadle Town 1-1 Vauxhall Motors 3. Barnsley, Blackpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, Eccleshall 1-4 Cheadle Heath Nomads Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town and Swindon FC Oswestry Town 0-4 Wythenshawe Town Town. New Mills 5-2 Cammell Laird 1907 ForssellTown (Finland, Birmingham 4. Mikael Stockport 1-1 Stone Dominoes City 41 Tottenham Stone OldHotspur), AlleyniansEiður 1-0 St Guðjohnsen Martins Wythenshawe Amateurs Abbey Hulton United (Iceland, Chelsea 4-03-2 Blackburn Rovers) and Yossi Benayoun (Israel, Liverpool 4-0 Burnley).

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Town on the attack v Wythenshawe Town

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MATCH DAY SPONSORS Opponents

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Ellesmere Rangers

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Sandbach United

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St. Martins

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Stockport Town

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HOW THEY LINE UP

Louis Mackin (GK)

Rhys Bills (GK)

Connor Courtney

Charlie Marshall

George Durrell

Connor Ryan

Jack Gwilliams

David Ablewhite

Adam Hailes

Ryan Goodwin

Ollie Hailes

Charlie Jones

David Howarth

Jordan Cobley

Lewis Jarman

Kyle Goodwin

Matthew T Jones

Dominic Smith

Sean Jones

Jack Edwards

Owen Lloyd

Aaron Eyre

Ed Moss

Niall Cope

Sam Pickering

Charlie Marshall

Sam Spridgeon

Chris Shaw

Josh Sumner

Jordan Ambris

George Taylor

Mazn Amhamed

Goals

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Goals

Colours, Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue and White Socks Sub

ALSAGER TOWN

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MANAGER: Matt Brown

FC OSWESTRY TOWN

Reece Taylor Will Wells Liam Parry Louie Moss Harry Bower Callum Jones Chris Craven Luke Jones

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