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AHEAD OF THE GAME It starts this weekend! Here is the latest matchday news ahead of kick-off…

MATCHDAY TIMINGS… Club Shop/Ticket Office: Open from 12pm & after the final whistle Broadhall Suite Bar: Open from 12pm-3pm & from 4:45pm-6pm North Stand 76 Lounge Bondholder Opening Party: Open from 12:30pm Hospitality: Open from 1:30pm Kids’ Zone: Open from 1pm-2:30pm Turnstiles: Home from 1:45pm, Away from 1:30pm

invested £1000 or more and helped raised £600,000.00 towards the construction of the new stand will be given the opportunity to be the first supporters through the door, when the Club hosts a special VIP Opening Party prior to Saturday’s game. The event will provide the Club with the opportunity to show its appreciation to the supporting Bondholders, who will enjoy complimentary food and drinks, live music, as well as a series of opening speeches.

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The 76 Lounge which is equipped with a brand new bar and a function capacity of up to 240 people, offers excellent conferencing and celebratory facilities for the local community with private hire available year round through the Club’s new 76 Events company.

76 LOUNGE TO OPEN Stevenage Football Club is pleased to announce that the new bar in the North Stand named the 76 Lounge, will open its doors for the first time on Saturday ahead of the Sky Bet League Two match against Salford City.

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ost of the football world decided that our untimely defeat on Tuesday spelled relegation for our club.

My job was to return and make a positive difference to a difficult league position. 12 games later, I haven’t achieved that yet in results terms. Although, I have made important changes which will bear fruit.

In the big picture, Tuesday did feel like being knocked to the floor in a boxing match. It was co-incidence that it was the 30th anniversary of Buster Douglas hitting the canvas in his fight with Mike Tyson.

As Douglas rose from the floor and knocked out Tyson in round 10, we have to do the same. We are a small club and we are wounded. But we are a fighting animal.

It is not about the size of the dog in the fight, it is about the size of the fight in the dog.

We have 9 out of our final 12 games against bottom half clubs and some great high-pressure head to heads in there. It’s in our hands and there to be done.

Today we play another tough opponent but I saw a lot of good in our first half up at Bradford as we earned our 1-0 lead.

We built on Elliot’s goal at Cambridge to score four and we need to remember that. It is good though that we are now creating point-winning positions through goals. We just need to finish jobs off.

How I see it is that we can accept everybody’s negative view on our situation. We sit in the National League as it stands. So, we have to use our 13 games to win a promotion.

I know and you know, that we know how to do that together. We have to unite, we have to believe, we have to decide. All

our best teams were decided on what they were going to do.

Our current players can be heroes too.

There are very good people in our dressing room. There are men there that I trust; I trust that they care, I trust that they can do the job, I trust that they respect the pride that you all have in Stevenage and I trust that they are driven by reasons to succeed.

Every single one of us needs to remember what Stevenage has proved before. That it can achieve and every single one of us needs to take on his/her responsibility.

We can earn Football League status again as we did in 2010 with that win at Kidderminster. The opportunity will inspire some and scare others. It is up to us all to embrace the challenge, and up to me to take on the moment, back the men and win games now.

Stand shoulder to shoulder with each other as we step on and let’s play for our lives. These are the times where men and mice get separated. Let’s show the ‘Buster’ in us all.

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ood afternoon and welcome to today’s Sky Bet League Two fixture against Salford City.

I would like to extend a first time welcome to Salford City’s players, supporters and directors to The Lamex Stadium.

Today marks an historic day in the club’s history as we welcome our North Stand Bondholders to the game, to celebrate the opening of the new North Stand 76 Lounge conference and bar facility.

The opening of the 76 Lounge marks the completion of the stand and the end of a very lengthy process of hard work, determination and a never say die attitude. Whilst everyone involved would have loved to see the stand’s completion on time, due to a variety of unexpected and unforeseen reasons this hasn’t been the case. That said, what we now have is a fantastic facility equipped with a modern bar and state of the art conference and banqueting space.

This week has seen the launch of 76 Events, our new events company which Stevenage FC v Salford City

will oversee the facilitation of celebration, conferencing, remembrances and match day events at the Lamex Stadium. We all know the vision to build the North Stand is one that the Chairman Phil Wallace has had for many years and it is fantastic that today that vision has been achieved. This would not have been possible without the support of the North Stand Bondholders and on behalf of the Club I would like to thank you all for your help in making the vision both a reality and a legacy.

On the pitch we all know where we are, 13 cup finals remaining to secure our EFL status. During my time at Newport County AFC I witnessed one of the EFL’s greatest escapes of all time. During that period of time there was one key component, togetherness.

I have highlighted the qualities of hard work, determination and a never say die attitude which helped us complete the North Stand and all of these will also be needed. However, it is togetherness which will be the special ingredient we will need to secure our status.

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We are delighted to give a big Boro welcome to four mascots for today’s game with Salford City.

First up we say hello to Henry Warren. Henry will be five on Sunday February 23 and attends Walkern School. His hobbies are Boro, cricket and lego and his favourite player is our ace keeper Paul Farman.

Finley Meunier, also five, attends Jupiter Community Free School in Hemel Hempstead and says football, riding his bike and snooker are among his hobbies. He lists Mo Salah as his favourite player.

Henry Webster from Stevenage is a Fairlands School pupil and the six-year-old names Ben Kennedy as his star Boro man and our final mascot is Oliver Willerton.

Oliver Willerton was 11 on Tuesday and the Grove Primary School pupil from Ware says that his top hobbies are football, swimming and Fortnite with Charlie Carter his favourite player.

Here’s hoping for a great day for all four and three big points for them to celebrate.

If you’d like to discuss a mascot package in more detail or making a booking then please contact the Foundation on 01438 223223 (Option 6) or via community@stevenagefc.com

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t was 15 years ago when Boro were getting up a head of steam in their bid for the Football League and Scarborough came to town.

In front of a crowd of 1,728 Boro, featuring Alan Julian, Jon Brady, George Boyd and Anthony Elding just edged past the visitors with the winner coming from Darryn Stamp.

Little over two years later Scarborough FC, who had been formed in 1879, were no more, the club being wound-up to be replaced

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Thing you watched on TV: Love Island Thing you bought: Coffee on my way home from training Football Match you went to: West Ham vs Liverpool Thing you ate: Poached Eggs on Toast for Breakfast Time you lost your temper: Never – I am always smiling Good deed: Gave a homeless person some money for food Goal you scored: Against Exeter on my debut Song you listened to: Drake: Life is Good

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THIS OR THAT… Home or Away Kit: Away Burger King or McDonalds: McDonald’s IOS or Android: IOS Netflix or YouTube: YouTube Beef or Chicken: Chicken Cardio or Weights: Cardio Outgoing or Shy: Outgoing Zidane or Ronaldinho: Zidane Talksport or 5Live: Talksport Dine in or Delivery: Dine In Lie in Or Early Start: Early Start East Terrace or North Stand: Both Premier League or Champions League: Champions League Hard or Soft Boiled: Medium Sweet or Sour: Sweet Beach or Pool: Beach Jeans or Trackies: Trackies Text Message or Call: Call Dogs or Cats: Dogs Superman or Batman: Superman Winter or Summer: Summer Postman Pat or Fireman Sam: Fireman Sam Old Crest or New Crest: Old Crest Save or Spend: Save Rap or Rock: Rap Tea or Coffee: Coffee Bath or Shower: Shower X-Factor or Strictly: Neither Pasta or Pizza: Pasta 1-0 win or 3-2 win: 3-2

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Career Moments: Making my debut for my country, scoring my first professional goal and making my first professional appearance Takeaways: Nandos, Indian & Mexican Players of All Time: Messi, Ronaldo, Maradonna Players you have played with: Declan Rice, Mason Mount, Reece James Stadiums you have played in: St James Park, Old Trafford, London Stadium TV Shows: Power, Prison Break, Narcos Films: Focus, Armageddon, Warrior Sports: Football, Tennis, Golf Musical Artists: Drake, James Arthur, Lil Baby Meals: Shepherd’s Pie, Ribs, Nando’s Countries to visit: USA, Barbados, Dubai Breakfast Items: Eggs, Sausage, Cereal Desserts: Crème Brûlée, Chocolate Fondant, Toffee Pudding Apps: YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat Fruits: Mango, Apple, Banana Items you take everywhere: Phone, iPad, Football

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t has been a great few weeks in the Academy with some really positive performances and progressions.

Starting at the top we have continued to improve week on week and last weekend a mix of U16s and U17s travelled across the county to take on Watford and came away with a 2-0 victory. Not only the result but more so the performance was really pleasing with the players displaying a real identity in how we play that suggests we are getting closer to where we want to be.

Further down the line our ‘U15’ squad travelled to Ipswich Town and came away 5-2 winners in the Floodlit Cup. What delighted us the most was the individual performances from within this group, we had some real standout, eye-catching performances and to top it all off we finished the game with 2 x U13 players and 4 x U14 players on the pitch which again underlines the great strides we are making. It was not so long ago that we were playing teams like this and Stevenage FC v Salford City

they would be fielding teams against us a year younger in order to make the games more competitive!

Finally we then travelled to Spurs last weekend with a mix of U13 and U14 players and came away with a very convincing win. Once again individual performances delighted the coaching staff and showed once again how far we have come.

To spectators and parents who watch our games the noticeable difference is how athletically and technically better our players are becoming. This has been, in no small part, due to the outstanding ground work done by the Lead Phase Coaches Jorden Gibson, Jimmy Martin and Ieuan Lewis and our own Athletic Development Coach, David Bass who between them have devised a really detailed and coordinated approach to the long term development of our young players. Enjoy the game !

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or the last six months the Foundation has seen 8 new recruits join the team as FND students. The 8 individuals have enrolled on the Foundation’s Community Football Coaching and Development Foundation Degree in partnership with the University of South Wales and EFL Trust.

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the young coaches have joined the Foundation on a two year programme, with the option to top up to a full degree, that sees them take part in online lectures in the unique setting of The Lamex Stadium whilst blending this learning with coaching hours across a number of the Foundation’s programmes.

Let us introduce you to our first year students:

Euan Cliff

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Josh Newman

Leon O’Brien

Lucy Webster

Sonny Surgess

If you’d like to know more about how you could be a part of the Foundation Degree, an opening evening for prospective students and parents will take place at The Lamex Stadium on Wednesday 26th February from 6:30pm.

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Name: CHARLOTTE RYAN Nickname: CHAR DOB: 29/11/1995 Occupation: RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGIST Preferred playing position: CENTRE BACK Season Apps: 15 Joined Stevenage FC Women: 2018 Previous Clubs: WATFORD Char is a player who is very highly regarded and respected throughout the club with the staff and players.

In Char’s 1st season with us we had to use her in positions she probably wasn’t too keen on, her natural position was centre midfield but she slotted so well into the defensive line we haven’t moved her since. As a defender Char’s reading of the game is superb, that with her playing and technical ability it’s a great combination. She has really struggled this season with an ongoing injury and she is pushing herself through the pain barrier week in, week out. She doesn’t want to miss a minute of football and that’s testament to her as a person and a player.

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Name: CARA BRECKENRIDGE Nickname: CARS DOB: 31/10/1990 Occupation: SPORTS COACH Preferred playing position: CENTRE MIDFIELD Season Apps: 15 Joined Stevenage FC Women: 2006 Previous Clubs: WATFORD Cara is a player that every manager would want in their team, her attitude and her professionalism are 100%. Cara had a pretty bad injury a few years back which kept her out of the game for a long period, when she came back to full fitness she was playing for the Development side. That was until I recalled her to the 1st team at the start of this season and she has been there since. Cara’s technical ability in centre midfield is exactly what we need; she also has a brilliant footballing brain which makes her outstanding in her positional discipline.

What we can try to add to Cara’s game now is goals, when she does chip in with the odd goal they are always memorable.

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LATEST NEWS WELCOME Good afternoon everyone.

This is the very first time that the Ammies have come to Stevenage and very welcome they are too.

SA COMMITTEE Your SA committee met last week to consider a number of significant issues.

Prominent amongst them was the extent of support for the buses we arrange to away fixtures.

At late notice, we have necessarily had to cancel travel arrangements to several matches this season - all due to lack of support. The numbers of fans travelling indicates that our current efforts are unsustainable.

The committee recognises the merit and value for providing safe, efficient and direct travel for our supporters to away games and have agreed to facilitate buses to the remaining matches which involve Crawley, Crewe, Morecambe, Oldham, Macclesfield and Carlisle.

The committee will re-visit this matter again in the close season and make its recommendations known at the AGM.

RUN OUT MUSIC Joe Headland and Dr Chris Stride of the University of Sheffield have been in touch, wanting to know what music Stevenage runs out to - and why.

They’re compiling an academic paper on football history and this is one aspect they’re particularly interested in.

Coincidentally, I too undertook a similar survey with colleagues on the Football Supporters Association about five years ago.

From Everton’s “Z-Cars” theme to Leyton Orient’s “Tijuana Taxi”, it’s a great Stevenage FC v Salford City

topic of debate. Why do Chelsea run out to Harry J. All Stars “The Liquidator”?

AWAYDAY On Saturday February 22nd, we travel to Crawley - the 2nd New Town after Stevenage.

Let’s make sure we all get right behind Graham and the team at Broadfield for this one. Cost is just £20, whether you’re an SA member or not, and the bus leaves Stevenage at 11:30am.

CLICK HERE to book your coach seat at our eShop.

Or phone John Carrol on 01438 814285 after 6:00pm.

Lloyd Briscoe

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in the Football League in the club’s history.

The Ammies have seen a huge upturn in fortune ever since the Class of ‘92 became majority shareholders of the club. After completing their takeover in 2014, the likes of Phil and Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and recently David Beckham have witnessed four promotions in five years.

LATEST FORM…

THE BASICS… The league’s newcomers Salford City were promoted from the National League last season after defeating A.F.C Fylde 3-0 in the Play-Off final which prompted their first campaign

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After a slow start to their new lives in Sky Bet League Two the team found themselves in the bottom half of the table until the turn of the year. They lost their first two fixtures of the new year, but have only lost a further two games in their last nine in all competitions, and have progressed into the semi-finals of the Leasing.Com trophy for the first time and are 11th in League Two on 41 points.

In their last game, the Ammies tasted defeat thanks to a stoppage time

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winner from promotion chasers Plymouth Argyle when Ryan Hardie came off the bench to score in the 92nd minute - that after debutant James Wilson looked to have earned a point for Salford by making it 2-2.

STAR MAN… Adam Rooney signed from Aberdeen last season to much fanfare and finished as Salford’s top goalscorer; fourth overall in the National League as they secured promotion at the first time of asking.

The striker has had a quite season in terms of finding the back of net and is again the club’s top goalscorer in which he has scored eight goals in 30 games in the league. The 31-year-old has over 150 career goals to his name and

has played in the Championship, League 1 & 2, Scottish Premiership and Europa League.

GRAHAM ALEXANDER

THE GAFFER… Graham Alexander was appointed as manager at the start of last season taking over from joint-managers Bernard Morley and Anthony Johnson. The 48-year-old started his managerial career at Fleetwood Town and guided the club to promotion from League Two after defeating Burton Albion 1-0 in the Play-Off final.

The former midfielder began his playing career at Scunthorpe United, whom he later went on to manage and played for teams such as Luton, Preston and Burnley in the Premier League, before finishing up at Luton. He scored 107 goals in 833 appearances.

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FIXTURES & RESULTS 2019/20 DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

BORO SCORERS

AUGUST 2019 Sat Aug 03 Salford City Sat Aug 10 Exeter City

2-0 0-1

Tue Aug 13 Southend United

1-2

Sat Aug 17

Leyton Orient Tue Aug 20 Bradford City

0-0

Sat Aug 24 Mansfield Town Sat Aug 31 Macclesfield Town

0-0

Parrett

0-1 2-2

Guthrie, Wildin

SEPTEMBER 2019 Tue Sep 03 MK Dons

0-3

Sat Sep 07 Cheltenham Town Sat Sep 14 Carlisle United

4-2

Newton (2)

2-3

Guthrie (2)

Tue Sep 17

Northampton Town

0-1

Sat Sep 21

Forest Green Rovers Cambridge United

0-0

Sat Sep 28 OCTOBER 2019

1-1

Cowley

Sat Oct 05 Colchester United

3-1

Cowley

Tue Oct 08 Wycombe Wanderers Sat Oct 12 Grimsby Town

0-1

Cowley

2-1

Guthrie, Carter

Sat Oct 19

1-1

Guthrie

Port Vale

Tue Oct 22 Swindon Town Morecambe

1-0

Sat Oct 26

Cuthbert 1-0 1-1 (4-2) Carter

Tue Oct 29 Fulham U21 NOVEMBER 2019 Sat Nov 02 Scunthorpe United Sat Nov 09 Peterborough United

0-0 1-1

Sat Nov 19

2-0

Peterborough United

Sat Nov 23 Walsall DECEMBER 2019

0-0

Tue Dec 03 Colchester United Sat Dec 07 Crawley Town Sat Dec 14 Sat Dec 21

1-2

Cowley (2)

0-0

Newport County Crewe Alexandra

1-1 1-5

Thu Dec 26 Forest Green Rovers

0-0

Sun Dec 29 Plymouth Argyle JANUARY 2020

2-1

Wed Jan 01 Northampton Town Colchester United

List

Sonupe Cuthbert List

1-0

Sat Jan 04

0-0

Tue Jan 07 Bristol Rovers Port Vale Sat Jan 11

0-1

Sat Jan 18

Cambridge United

0-4

Tue Jan 21 Sat Jan 25

Exeter City Plymouth Argyle

3-0

Mackail-Smith

0-1 List, Cassidy, Carter, Lakin

1-2

Carter

Tue Jan 28 Grimsby Town FEBRUARY 2020

3-1

Lakin

Leyton Orient

0-3

Sat Feb 01

Sat Feb 08 Exeter City

2-1

Kemp

Tue Feb 11

3-1

Carter

Sat Feb 15 Sat Feb 22

Bradford City Salford City Crawley Town Walsall

Sat Mar 14

Crewe Alexandra Newport County

Tue Mar 17

Swindon Town

Sat Mar 21

Morecambe

LEAGUE TABLE 17

Leyton Orient

18

Scunthorpe United

Sat Mar 28 Scunthorpe United APRIL 2020

P

W

D

L

GD Pts

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9

11

13

-8

38

33

9

9

15

-9

36

33

8

12

13

-15

36

20 Carlisle United

32

8

10

14

-17

34

21

33

7

11

15

-8

32

19 Oldham Athletic

Sat Feb 29 MARCH 2020 Sat Mar 07

APPEARANCES PAUL FARMAN............................................................38 (0) 2 CHRIS STOKES........................................................... 30 (0) 0 CHARLIE CARTER.....................................................28 (6) 2 SCOTT CUTHBERT..................................................... 25 (1) 1 BEN NUGENT.............................................................. 24 (2) 1 KURTIS GUTHRIE........................................................ 21 (5) 4 ELLIOTT LIST................................................................ 21 (3) 1 CHARLIE LAKIN.........................................................20 (2) 2 LUTHER WILDLIN..................................................... 20 (0) 0 KELLAND WATTS....................................................... 18 (2) 1 TYLER DENTON.......................................................... 17 (2) 9 PAUL DIGBY....................................................................17 (1) 1 TOM SOARES..................................................................17 (1) 8 MICHAEL TIMLIN......................................................... 16 (7) 2 TERENCE VANCOOTEN.......................................... 15 (5) 4 DEAN PARRETT.......................................................... 15 (4) 5 JASON COWLEY...................................................... 14 (10) 9 BEN KENNEDY............................................................. 13 (7) 3 CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH........................................... 9 (11) 5 EMMANUEL SONUPE.................................................9 (5) 5 NOOR HUSIN................................................................. 8 (4) 5 ARTHUR IONTTON......................................................7 (4) 18 DIAGUELY DABO......................................................... 7 (0) 0 PAUL TAYLOR............................................................... 6 (6) 10 LUIS FERNANDEZ....................................................... 6 (4) 7 DANNY NEWTON........................................................ 6 (4) 1 JOEL BYROM...................................................................6 (1) 5 JOE LEESLEY..................................................................6 (1) 0 JAKE CASSIDY................................................................6 (1) 0 SACHA BASTIEN.......................................................... 4 (0) 38 JAMIE FIELDING............................................................3 (3) 3 SIMEON JACKSON.......................................................2 (3) 0 DAN KEMP........................................................................ 2 (1) 0 DAVID PARKHOUSE..................................................... 2 (1) 0 CANICE CARROLL...................................................... 2 (0) 0 ADAM EL-ABD................................................................1 (3) 4 PATRICK READING...................................................... 1 (0) 0 ALEX REVELL............................................................... 0 (2) 1 JOEL ROLLINSON....................................................... 0 (2) 5 LIAM SMYTH.................................................................. 0 (2) 2 BEN FOLAMI.................................................................. 0 (2) 0 ANDRONICOS GEORGIOU...................................... 0 (1) 0

Mansfield Town

22 Morecambe

33

7

9

17

-23

30

23 Macclesfield Town

32

7

14

11

-7

29

24 Stevenage

33

3

13

17

-21

22

Sat Apr 04 Oldham Athletic Fri Apr 10 Mansfield Town

CLICK HERE FOR FULL TABLE AND STATS

Mon Apr 13 Macclesfield Town Sat Apr 18 Cheltenham Town Sat Apr 25

Carlisle United

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STEVENAGE MANAGER: GRAHAM WESTLEY RED & WHITE SHIRTS, RED SHORTS, WHITE SOCKS

1 PAUL FARMAN 2 LUTHER JAMES-WILDIN 3 PATRICK READING 4 PAUL DIGBY 5 SCOTT CUTHBERT 6 THOMAS SOARES 7 CHARLIE CARTER 8 JOEL BYROM 10 BEN KENNEDY 11 EMMANUEL SONUPE 12 CANICE CARROLL 13 SACHA BASTIEN 15 TERENCE VANCOOTEN 16 ARTHUR IONTTON 18 DEAN PARRETT 19 DANIEL NEWTON 20 JAKE CASSIDY 25 PAUL TAYLOR 26 DIAGUELY DABO 27 ADAM EL-ABD 28 GBENGA FOLAMI 30 LUIS FERNANDEZ 31 BEN NUGENT 32 CHARLIE LAKIN 33 TYLER DENTON 34 ELLIOTT LIST 35 CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH 38 ALEX REVELL 41 SIMEON JACKSON 42 DANIEL KEMP 44 DAVID PARKHOUSE

OFFICIALS REFEREE: Alan Young ASSISTANT: Stuart Butler ASSISTANT: Conor Farrell FOURTH OFFICIAL: Darren Wilding

SALFORD CITY MANAGER: GRAHAM ALEXANDER WHITE & BLACK SHIRTS, BLACK SHORTS & SOCKS

CHRIS NEAL 1 SCOTT WISEMAN 2 IBOU TOURAY 3 OSCAR THRELKELD 4 LIAM HOGAN 5 CARL PIERGIANNI 6 LUKE ARMSTRONG 7 ADAM ROONEY 9 DANNY LLOYD 10 TOM ELLIOTT 11 KYLE LETHEREN 12 JOSH ASKEW 14 CAMERON BURGESS 15 JACK BALDWIN 16 RICHIE TOWELL 17 DANNY WHITEHEAD 18 MARK SHELTON 19 MANI DIESERUVWE 20 DEVANTE RODNEY 21 DAN JONES 22 NATHAN POND 23 MARTIN SMITH 24 JOEY JONES 25 BRUNO ANDRADE 26 KIERAN GLYNN 27 BRANDON THOMAS-ASANTE 28 MICHAEL O’CONNOR 29 RORY GAFFNEY 30 JAKE JERVIS 32 ALEX DOYLE 34 DARRON GIBSON 43 CRAIG CONWAY 44 ASHLEY HUNTER 45 GEORGE TANNER 47 JAMES WILSON 49 ASH EASTHAM JAMES JONES

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