Issue #32 - v Daisy Hill (17/10/2023) [Macron Cup]

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

THE STAG

TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2023 Macron Challenge Cup vs DAISY HILL KO 7:45PM

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ISSUE #32

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THE DUGOUT

ood afternoon and welcome to Rakesmoor Lane for today’s Macron Challenge Cup fixture against Daisy Hill FC.

The squad has gotten stronger over the last few weeks with the return to fitness of some key players, and that has been reflected in our recent form, so we have some momentum going into tonight.

We’re under no illusions that tonight will be a tough test, and with the recent injuries to Sam, Brandon, and Tommy allows this young squad to prove themselves.

Tonight’s squad has several enforced changes. Saturday’s unfortunate injury to Sam gives us a challenging situation to react to because his experience and presence have been key to our improved form.

Having no fixture on Saturday has come at the right time to give the lads a bit of a break, allowing them to recover from knocks and niggles after a hectic demand. We know it is essential tonight to go into the break with results behind us and keep building on as we head into a crucial period of the season with the run to Christmas.

KEVIN WATKIN

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OPPO FACTSHEET COLOURS Blue NICKNAME The Cutters GROUND NAME New Sirs CAPACITY 2,000 RECORD ATTENDANCE 2,000 (vs Horwich R.M.I. - 1979/80)

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ON THE

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ituated one and a half miles south of Westhoughton town centre, four miles from Bolton and five miles from the Macron Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers, the village of Daisy Hill first saw football in the season 189495. However, football may have been played in the area for some years before that date.

The first known honours for the club came in 1896-97 when the Wigan and District League Championship and the Westhoughton Cup were won without losing a match.

The location of the club’s ground in those days is unknown, but the present ground was used during the first world war period when the club played in the Leigh and District Senior Sunday School League.

The club then joined the Westhoughton League and, during the 1920s and 1930s, won many honours in what was one of the strongest local leagues at the time.

Little is known of the period leading up to the second world war, but the club re-formed in 1951, playing in the Westhoughton League on the St. James Street Recreation Ground/Cricket Ground until the landowner made an offer to the club to return to New Sirs in 1957.

Bolton Combination Premier Division on four occasions, the Bolton Combination Cup on four occasions and the Lancashire Amateur Shield twice during the 60s and 70s.

In 1978 the club was accepted into the Lancashire Football Combination. With the advent of the Non-League football pyramid and the subsequent amalgamation of the Lancashire Football Combination and the Cheshire County League, the club became a founder member of the North West Counties League, allowing them to play in and bring national competition to the village.

With the National League System requiring clubs to meet new standards for facilities, new dressing rooms and a clubhouse for social activities were erected at New Sirs in 1982. Since then, improvement of the club’s facilities has been ongoing. A floodlighting system was installed for the 2005-2006 season, allowing the club to remain in the National League System and return to National and County competitions.

The club also comprises an U18s Youth Team playing in the North West Youth Alliance and a thriving junior section playing in the Bolton, Bury and District Junior Football League.

The lease acquisition was a significant step forward and gave aspiration to move into the Bolton Combination and develop into one of the most formidable clubs in the area.

Dressing rooms were erected at the ground for the start of the 1968/69 season. Whilst on the field, the club won the

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OPPO Notable players include Dick Pollard and Billy Farrimond, who went on to play cricket for Lancashire and England.

Alf Watkinson, the grandfather of the former Lancashire Cricket Club Captain Mike Watkinson, went on to sign for Blackpool. ( Mike himself had the odd game for the club).

Sam Marsh (Bolton Wanderers and Bury), Alf Gray (Torquay United and Lincoln City), Greg Strong (Motherwell) and Danny Williams (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) began their careers in senior or junior football at Daisy Hill Football Club.

Other notable people/sportspersons born in Westhoughton who may or may not have been associated with the club: Ethel Johnson (Great Britain Olympic Athlete), Joe Bromilow (American Olympic Athlete), Jack Bruton (Blackburn Rover, Burnley, Bournemouth and England). Joe Clare (Accrington Stanley, Norwich City and Lincoln City). Tommy Woodward (Bolton Wanderers and Middlesborough), Francis Lee (Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Derby County and England) and Robert Shaw (Actor).

The Cutters Celebrate

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v Holker Old Boys (2022-23 Season)

New Sirs, Daisy Hill

v Holker Old Boys (2023-24 Season)

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PLAYER SPONSO

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JOE AMISON

JAY BARKER

CALLUM BAYNES

BRANDON COLLINS

LUKE DAVEY

TOM DAWSON

DYLAN ELLIS

FRANKIE ELLIS

CALLUM FAWCETT

FARRYL FOSTER

JAMIE HODGSON

SAM JOEL

ORS JACK LITHERLAND

HAKAN MCCRACKEN

JOE MCGLADDERY

WILL MCGLADDERY

LUKE MITCHELL

NATHAN REID

GARETH SMITH

SAM STEPHENS

TOM STEPHENSON

KEVIN WATKIN

TYLER WOOD

JOSH WOODEND

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MANAGER KEVIN WATKIN & DAVID ROUND

MANAGER LEE HILL

Joe AMISON Jay BARKER Callum BAYNES Brandon COLLINS Luke DAVEY Tom DAWSON Dylan ELLIS Frankie ELLIS Callum FAWCETT Farryl FOSTER Jamie HODGSON Samuel JOEL Jack LITHERLAND Finley MARTIN Hakan McCRACKEN Joseph McGLADDERY William McGLADDERY Luke MITCHELL Nathan REID Samuel STEPHENS Tom STEPHENSON Kevin WATKIN Tyler WOOD Joshua WOODEND

Jack BERRY Thomas BROWN Henry CHALKLEY Aidan CHALLINOR Malick DIAKITE TANOU Alexander DODD Adam FARRELL Karl FARRELL Patrick FUREY Sam GLENDON Bailey Jack GRANT Thomas HALL Aaron HALLOWS Louis HAMPSON Callum HARDMAN Benjamin HOWARTH Gabriel HUGHES Stuart LITTLE Riche MAKELELE Amaan MALIK Morgan NEWNS Precieux NGONGO Carlton NORFORD Jake OBRIEN Aidan OLIVER James PHILLIPS Harvey ROBERTS Lucas SCHOFIELD Samuel SHARROCK-PEPLOW Dean SINGLETON Ryan TALBOT Samuel TWIST Lewis WOODCOCK