Market Drayton v Foley Programme

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF MARKET DRAYTON TOWN FC - ISSUE 9

MARKET DRAYTON TOWN V FOLEY MEIR - MACRON CUP 2ND ROUND TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER - 19:45 KICK OFF

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CLUB INFORMATION MARKET DRAYTON TOWN FC GROUND:

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Greenfields Sports Ground Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SL 07712670560 secretaryMDTFC@hotmail.com A private limited company by guarantee without share capital (Company No' 07362001)

CHAIRMAN: TREASURER & SECRETARY: DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: COMMERCIAL: MERCHANDISE:

Matthew Allen

MANAGER:

Dan Dawson

COACHING STAFF:

Kieran Garratt, Ben Dawson, Darren Jones

Alex Dobson Simon Line Nick Allsopp, Roy Blase, John Timmis, Karen Nicholls Dan Hand Korin Smith

CONTENTS PAGE FEATURE 4

BEHIND CLOSED DAWS

7

WELCOME FOLEY MEIR

12

MACRON CUP FIXTURES

14 - 18

SQUAD PROFILES

19

RESULTS

20

FIXTURES

22

MATCHDAY SQUADS

BEHIND CLOSED DAWS Cup Challenge

Hello all and welcome to Greenfields this evening! We are delighted that you have joined us for the debut of our brand new floodlights! I want to pay a special thank you to our Chairman Matt Allen! Matt has worked incredibly hard behind the scenes, as he always does, to ensure the club is in the best shape possible on and off the pitch and despite many unforeseen challenges Matt has always found a solution to ensure we had the highest quality of floodlights at the club! it’s great to see this pay dividends today.

On to football then, having beaten high flying Alsager Town in the previous round away from home 2-1 the lads have been focused on extending our run in this competition! We’re under no illusions that this will be a very different Foley team to the one we played earlier in the season, but likewise this is a very different Drayton team.

We have an array of unavailability for tonight’s game for a range of reasons, this though gives us the chance to look at players who have been excelling for our development team! whilst a more experienced player Macauley Clifton has impressed with a lot of goals and excellent hold up play, and we are looking forward to seeing what Macca can add to this side moving forward.

As with any cup game, form and league positions are irrelevant! Our players will have that re-affirmed prior to kick off! Tonight we are going to have to work harder, work smarter and be completely ruthless in both boxes to out fox a Foley team that I truly believe is in a false league position.

Cheer the boys on tonight, as you always do! They feel it on the pitch and it has a big impact on their performance. Let’s get our first win under the new lights!

Thanks

Daws

WELCOME FOLEY MEIR FC MACRON CUP RESULTS ROUND 1

WOLVES SPORTING 1 - 4 FOLEY MEIR Foley Football Club was founded in 1947 by a group of friends and ex-servicemen from the Foley district of East Fenton, Stoke - on - Trent. Everybody interested in forming the football club had a collection and a replica of Arsenal's strip was purchased from the late Les Evans who had a shop in King Street, Longton. Les also donated two lace up "case balls" at the time to help the club along it's way.

Originally, the club was based in premises adjoining the Foley Arms pub in Fenton and players would use facilities at the Ebineezer Chapel in Carron Street , Fenton to change in prior to games at their first ground at "The Open Holes", Goldenhill Road, Fenton. Foley Football Club moved to their present ground in Whitcombe Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent in 1982 thanks to first class management from the hard working committee members who have served the club over the years. Since 1982, Foley Football Club have spent in the region of £80,000 of it's own hard earned funds in bringing what was essentially a sloping field up to the standard of ground it is today.

In November 2001, they opened purpose built permanent changing and hospitality facilities. The project was assisted by the Football Association's Football Foundation Grant Aid Scheme with a grant of six thousand pounds. In February 2004, the club was proud to receive Football Association Charter Status. Last season Foley finished 3rd in the Staffs county senior league and gained promotion to step 6 with the NWCFL Division One South after being relegated at the end of 2022-23 season.

MARKET DRAYTON TOWN FC SQUAD 2024/25

MATTHEW HOLMES

SPONSORED BY

Matthew spent the majority of his youth career at Port Vale, whilst also having spells at Manchester Utd and Celtic. Matthew’s senior career started at Newcastle Town before making his NWCFL debut for Eccleshall. He has recently joined us from Redgate Clayton having been part of the side who won the league and cup double.

ZAC PRIOR

SPONSORED BY

Zac is a second year scholar at Shrewsbury Town and joined the club back in September on a work experience loan to gain valuable adult football experience and hopefully impress enough to earn a full time contract at Shrewsbury. He made an instant impact at Market Drayton with a number of Man of the match displays and his calmness for a 17 year old is unmatched. A player with huge potential.

LEVI HUNTER SPONSORED BY Levi started football at 6 yrs old with Market Drayton tigers up to the age of 14, he then moved to Ellesmere Rangers and played upto their U18s, when he got his dream move back to Market Drayton Town at 17 years old. He signed for Hodnet FC at 19 where he stayed for 4 successful years. He is now in his second full season at Market Drayton Town and has set his sights on success

ED WARRINGTON SPONSORED BY: JACK FURNIVAL Ed played at Stoke City’s academy until the age of 15 and then moved to Nantwich Town’s youth setup before a short stint at Sandbach United before University. He has now joined Market Drayton Town following a few years out the game and is hungry to prove he hasn’t lost any of his ability.

THEO EZEA SPONSORED BY: MATTHEW ALLEN Theo joined the Shrewsbury development centre when he was 10 until he was 16, as well as playing for his county throughout his school years. Last season he took the step up into mens football and joined Telford Towns development squad. Theo is currently studying at Thomas Telford school where he also represents their impressive college side

CONNOR LAWTON SPONSORED BY: Connor started his football journey at Kidsgrove Athletic from U8's until he was 14. He then joined Newcastle Town up until their U18 floodlit side before joining Redgate Clayton where he was part of the side which went unbeaten in the league and won the cup to cap an impressive 3 seasons there.

ZACH ROBINSON SPONSORED BY: Zach started his footballing journey playing age group football with Audley and Newcastle Town up until the age of 17. He then signed for Wolstanton United in the Staffs senior league where he enjoyed 9 successful seasons, winning all 4 trophies there is to win at that level. Zach joins Market Drayton hoping to bring that winning mentality and achieve success at the club.

NICK WOODS SPONSORED BY: KORIN & NIGEL SMITH Woodsy has always played football with a strong group of friends that exceeded expectations and this started in ernest aged 22 where he turned out for Kidsgrove in the evostik league. He then spent the next few years playing in the staffs county prem before taking the plunge to join Redgate and being part of the side who acheived a league and cup double last season

DAVE ABLEWHITE

SPONSORED BY: LITTLE THEO Energy, experience and quality. Dave is a technically sound, physically fit full back who has experience at Brocton and Stone Old Alleynians. Dave's experience will certainly helped tighten the team up defensively and his quality on the ball will allow us to transition quickly.

KARSTEN CAIRNS SPONSORED BY: Karsten is a second year scholar at Shrewsbury Town and joined the club back in September on a work experience loan to gain valuable adult football experience and hopefully impress enough to earn a full time contract at Shrewsbury. He has made an instant impact at Market Drayton and is a very composed centre half. At just 17 we think Karsten holds all attributes to be a professional footballer if he continues his progression.

JACK FINNEY SPONSORED BY: Jack played for Huddersfield academy from U11-U14's until he moved abroad to America and played for the Bavarian soccer club. He represented generation Adidas and played against Real Madrid at 16 yrs old before moving back to England and playing 7 seasons at Redgate Clayton where he was part of the side which went unbeaten in the league and won the cup last season

OLLIE JONES SPONSORED BY: KEN O’REILLY Ollie started his football at Nantwich Town and Crewe Alex development aged 6. After playing for Stoke development from 10-15 he moved to Sandbach United, Macclesfield Town and Macclesfield FC when town folded. Then at 18 years old Ollie moved back to Sandbach Utd before playing last season at Alsager Town. He joins Market Drayton this season hoping to achieve success and make the next step in his adult football career

ISAAC SHAW SPONSORED BY: Isaac started his adult career early at Alsager Town when he was 16 before moving on to captain his Cheshire county side whilst playing for Market Drayton at step 4, making 21 appearances two years ago. Last season he enjoyed a great season at Leek CSOB scoring 16 goals and returns to Market Drayton to pick up where he left off and bring success back to the club.

EVAN ADJEI SPONSORED BY: NEIL MARSDEN Evan shone in youth football and had numerous high profile trials such as Liverpool. He then progressed through the Allscott youth teams locally until he joined Shifnal U16's and then progressed to AFC Telford at U18 level where he was one of 21 out of 120 players to earn a place in the squad and then win their MJPL division. He is a bright, energetic midfielder with a lot of talent.

KEBBA BAH SPONSORED BY: Keen supporters of ours might have known Kebba from a fleeting couple of appearances towards the end of last season where he scored a couple of goals for us. A pacey and athletic winger who has been on the books on Hanley Twon for the last two seasons, Kebba brings relentless energy and a touch of quality to the attacking aspect of our game but is equally adept at defending.

MAX RAINE SPONSORED BY: KOKA ASSOCIATES Formerly of Eccleshall and Stafford Rangers Max is a technically gifted player with a sweet left foot. Max has the ability to be a match winner, and the former Burton Albion scholar adds some much-needed balance to the side.

JOEL REECE SPONSORED BY: ALEX DOBSON Joel has most recently been playing for Redgate Clayton reserves, really standing out and regularly training with the senior side last season. He joins our development side with alot of raw potential and has really shone in pre-season earning a call up for the first team.

SAM FINNEY SPONSORED BY: BC BRICKWORK LTD Sam played for Stone Dominoes at the age of 11 after returning from the US. He then moved onto to play for Redgate Clayton where he spent 3 very successful seasons, culminating in a league and cup double last season. Sam joins Market Drayton Town hoping to take the next step in his career and bring success back to the club.

HARRY BAGGALEY SPONSORED BY: HARRY TRADES (YOUTUBE) Harry’s adult career started at the Andy Griffin football academy where he played from the age of 16-18. He then moved to the USA on a soccer scholorship in 2018 playing for Tennessee Wesleyan University from 20182022 before moving to Carson Newman University from 2022-2023. Harry signed for Eccleshall last season but spent the majority of season playing for the Redgate Clayton side who won the league and cup double.

NICKY PARKER SPONSORED BY: Nicky started his football career at the age of 9 playing for Prees until he joined Market Drayton Tigers at 15. He then went onto play Sunday league before signing for Hodnet FC where he played five season earning notable success. He is now in his 2nd season playing for his hometown club at Drayton after winning the league player of the season award last year despite only playing half a season.

MARKET DRAYTON RESULTS RESULTS

Date

Opposition

H/A

K.O.

Score

Sat 27/07/24

Ashville

A

15:00

L 0-1

Goalscorers

Tue 30/07/24

Wolverhampton Sporting

A

19:45

W 2-0

Sat 03/08/24

Runcorn Town

H

15:00

W 4-0

Tue 06/08/24

Allscott Heath

A

20:00

L 0-3

Sat 10/08/24

Stockport Georgians

A

15:00

W 5-1

Tue 13/08/24

Stafford Town

A

19:45

L 0-2

Sat 17/08/24

New Mills

H

15;00

D 1-1

J. Finney (87)

Tue 20/08/24

Shawbury Utd

A

19:45

L 1-2

Shaw (51)

Sat 24/08/24

Studley (FA VASE)

H

15:00

W 1-0

Baggaley (89p)

Mon 26/08/24

Alsager Town

H

15:00

D 4-4

Own Goal (13), J.Finney (17) Baggaley (68, 71)

Sat 31/08/24

Winsford Utd

A

15:00

L 1-4

Reece (35)

Sat 07/09/24

Foley Meir

H

15:00

W 5-0

Parker (22,48,75) Baggaley (1), J.Finney (30)

Tue 10/09/24

Winsford Utd

A

19;45

L 0-7

Sat 14/09/24

Sandbach Utd

A

15:00

L 1-3

Parker (20)

Sat 21/09/24

Shawbury Utd (FA VASE)

A

15:00

W 1-0

Woods (66)

Sat 28/09/24

Abbey Hulton

A

15:00

L 0-2

Tue 01/10/24

Alsager Town

A

19:45

W 2-1

Raine (27, 52)

Sat 05/10/24

Barnton

H

15:00

W 1-0

Parker (74)

Sat 12/10/24

Cheadle Heath Nomads

A

15:00

D 1-1

Parker (69)

Sat 19/10/24

Hereford Pegasus (FA VASE) H

15:00

W 4-0

Parker (15,55), Raine (65), Shaw (90+2)

Tue 22/10/24

Ludlow Town (TJ VICKERS CUP)

A

20;00

W 5-0

Hunter (12), Raine (22), Parker (31), Jones (74), J.Finney (90p)

Sat 26/10/24

Allscott Heath

H

15:00

W 8-2

Baggaley (1), Finney (28), Parker (46, 50, 67), Raine (55), Shaw (78,86)

Sat 02/11/24

Barnton

A

15:00

W 2-0

Finney (37), Parker (47)

Sat 09/11/24

Bourne Town (FA VASE)

H

14:00

L 1-3

Shaw (45)

Sat 23/11/24

Alsager Town

A

15:00

W 5-0

Parker (23), Wood (28), J.Finney (58), Ablewhite (84, 87)

Nicky Parker (66) Harry Baggaley (90+1) Nicky Parker (2, 29) Harry Baggaley (32), Dennis Halliday (53)

Sam Finney (18, 52), J.Reece (34) Harry Baggaley (41), N.Woods (56)

MARKET DRAYTON FIXTURES FIXTURES

(GK) MATTHEW HOLMES

ANDREW WALKLATE (GK)

(GK) ZAC PRIOR

MAX BEDDOW (GK)

DAVE ABLEWHITE

KEILAHN ANNIKEY

THEO EZEA

JOSEPH BOOTH

LEVI HUNTER

JACOB VERNON

ZACH ROBINSON

THOMAS BUNN

NICK WOODS

ADAM CATALANO

ED WARRINGTON

JOE DONALDSON

KARSTEN CAIRNS

ARCHIE ELLAMS

SCOTT BINNERSLEY

JAY FINNEY

JACK FINNEY

BEN HEWITT

OLLIE JONES

THOMAS KIRKHAM

EVAN ADJEI

HARRY LIVINGSTONE

SAM FINNEY

AIDEN LLOYD

MAX RAINE

TAYLOR MCLLREAVY

ISAAC SHAW MACAULEY CLIFTON

FINLEY PATTISON FLETCHER RUSHTON

JOEL REECE

ALEX SCOTT

HARRY BAGGALEY

THEO SMITH

NICKY PARKER

WILLIAM TAMS