Issue #19 - v South Liverpool FC (10/04/2023)

MONDAY 10 APRIL 2023

NWCFL First Divison North vs SOUTH LIVERPOOL FC

KO 3:00PM

THE STAG

FREE ISSUE #19

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY

PROGRAMME

WHAT’S INSIDE? 4 6 8 10 16 20 KEVIN WATKIN PARTNER FOCUS A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE EYES ON THE OPPONENT PLAYER SPONSORS SQUADS Produced and Edited by Glen Ritchie Official Club Photography by Ian Allington and Steve Miller To advertisie in this programme please email commercial@hobafc.co.uk All editorial content within this programme is the copyright of Holker Old Boys AFC and can only be used with the club’s permission. The views in this programme don’t necessarily reflect those of Holker Old Boys AFC. 4 10 3

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“THE LADS HAVE TO BE STRONGER”

THOUGHTS FROM THE DUGOUT

Good evening and a welcome to Rakesmoor Lane for this afternoon’s North West Counties Football League fixture against South Liverpool FC.

Saturday was tough to take, our performance wasn’t good enough, and that was very frustrating and disappointing, knowing our playoff hopes were in our hands.

We have missed leaders at moments this season. The lads have to be stronger in these moments and learn from them, starting today and going into the next three games, as all three will be extremely tough.

South Liverpool will always come and give everything, even if they don’t particularly have anything to play for. It happens a lot when relegated teams perform as a result of any pressure being taken off them, so both Cleator Moor and Runcorn will both come and want to end on a positive result.

We know we have to show a good reaction now, make sure we finish our season positively, and hope other results go our way but only ourselves to blame if they don’t.

Let’s aim for three wins and keep our fingers crossed.

KEVIN WATKIN

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GOLD PARTNERS

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SILVER PARTNERS

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A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

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MATCH FACTS vs Competiton Venue Date Result FC Isle of Man The FA Vase Rakesmoor Lane Saturday, 12th November 2022 3-1 9

COLOURS White NICKNAME South GROUND NAME Jericho Lane CAPACITY 1,000 RECORD ATTENDANCE N/A CURRENT POSITION 10th

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EYES ON OPPONENT

FACTSHEET

ON THE OPPONENT

THEIR HISTORY

Although the name South Liverpool FC first came about in the late 19th century, the clubs that bore that name until 1921 had no connection with the current club, although enjoying success before the First World War. The current club was founded in April 1935 to respond to the increasing South end population and began playing in the 1935/36 season in the Lancashire Combination at Holly Park.

Success was immediate, and by the outbreak of the Second World War, the Lancashire Combination had been won three times in succession, as had the Lancashire Challenge Trophy and, most impressively, South defeated Cardiff City 2-1 in the Welsh Cup final at Wrexham in 1939. The resumption of football after the war saw South in the Cheshire League, but it was never to bear the success of the pre-war years. South went back to the Lancashire Combination in 1952. The mid-sixties saw success under manager Alan Hampson sufficient to qualify by right for the Northern Premier League.

South would always struggle against wealthier, wellsupported clubs at this standard. In 1983/84, South enjoyed their best post-war season under John King & George Rooney, then Brian Griffiths, as they annexed the NPL League Cup, the Lancashire Challenge Trophy and the Liverpool Senior Cup. South’s success was not built upon, and while two more Liverpool Senior Cup wins followed along with the NPL Presidents Cup, Holly Park was lost in 1989, and the limited company was liquidated in 1991.

Holly Park was later converted to the impressive Liverpool South Parkway station.

South supporters had already formed a committee to take over the football club and, in 1992, were in the Liverpool County Combination. A nomadic home was then South’s main issue, but the dawn of the Millennium secured its home at the North Field, Jericho Lane, Otterspool. South were consistent top-half finishers in the Liverpool Combination / Liverpool County FA Premier League and won the George Mahon Cup at Goodison Park in May 2009. In 2011 South decided to switch to the West Cheshire League and immediately won two consecutive divisional titles to be in the top division in 2014. The First Division was won in 2015 and retained in 2016 when two cups were added, making it a triple-winning season.

2019 saw South’s home ground move 200 yards to the Jericho Hub, where the stadium pitch has been fitted with floodlights, cover and stand. After cancelling the 2019/20 season, South stepped up and took the league title in 2021, achieving promotion to the North West Counties League for 2021/22, thirty years after our semi-pro status had been lost.

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Jericho Lane, South Liverpool

EYES ON OPPONENT

South’s reserves will continue to play in division two of the West Cheshire League. The club boast a third adult team and four Vets sides. Our senior youth team (Under 18) operate in the West Cheshire League Youth Division. The club’s youth set-up has teams in the Liverpool Premier Junior Leagues, Belle Vale Junior and Merseyside & Halewood, making the club one of the biggest in the City.

South boast several well-known ex-players, including Jimmy Case and John Aldridge, who both started their careers at South.

Manager Martin Ryman has been at the club’s helm since 2001 and is South’s longest-ever serving manager and played for South between 1992 and 2000. His assistant is Stephen Ward, who made 427 first-team appearances in goal for South, a club record along with coach David Cringle.

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v CM Celtic Warming Up

ON THE OPPONENT

2022/23 Squad Photo Jericho Lane, South Liverpool

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Manager, Martin Ryman

2022/23

PLAYER SPONSORS

JAMIE HODGSON JOE AMISON SAM JOEL JAY BARKER HAKAN MCCRACKEN JOE MCGLADDERY TOM DAWSON WILL MCGLADDERY ELLIOT MOORE CALLUM FAWCETT LUKE MITCHELL

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BRANDON COLLINS