St Helens Town v Daisy Hill 2017-18

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Talk of the Town Good afternoon and welcome back to Ruskin Drive!

May I open by welcoming our visitors from Daisy Hill. I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game.

Its been an interesting fortnight since we were last here at Ruskin Drive hosting FC Oswestry Town. It was always going to be a difficult contest against one of the in-form sides in the division but we got off to the best possible start when after 3 minutes Alex Ashby’s early effort from the right edge of the area deceived the visiting stopper and nestled in the left hand side netting.

The visitors levelled when Jack Harris netted 0n 25 minutes but the hosts who had dominated the opening half hour of the contest regained the lead after 31 minutes when a sustained period of pressure culminated in a ball into the box from the left which prompted a series of pin-ball like deflections in Oswestry six yard box before Shaun Brady was on hand to turn the ball home.

This was the way the sides went into the interval with St Helens value for their lead at the break and indeed Alex Ashby could have extended the lead shortly before the break when he was clear through on goal but fired his effort wide of the left hand upright.

The visitors under the cosh from the restart of the second half levelled matters against the run of play with a goal of the ilk of those that teams near the bottom of the table tend to concede as they missed several

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opportunities to clear their lines before the inevitable happened as Chris Bishop levelled on 67 minutes. On the kind of streak we were on at that point it almost felt like the visitors would net again and this happened again from an individual error with Sam Thomas heading home after finding himself unmarked from an 83rd minute corner to take the spoils back to Shropshire.

We then moved on to visit basement side Nelson last Saturday in a game that both sides will have earmarked as a must win.

Town fell behind after 20 minutes and that was the way the scores stayed until 7 minutes after the restart when Alex Ashby fired a free kick home and midway through the second period Town went into the lead when the hosts turned into their own goal and Town were able to hold on for a vital three points and a first win since the First Division Cup win over Holker Old Boys on 12th October. The closing stages of the game were a costly affair as there were three red cards with Alex Ashby & Liam Dodd having an early bath as the game ended 10 Vs 9 but the nine men were able to hold on and take the spoils back to Merseyside.

Attentions turn to this afternoons encounter as we welcome Daisy Hill to Ruskin Drive for the second time this season after the 33 First Division Cup tie last month which culminated in the visitors advancing to the next round on penalties. The two teams have also played the reverse fixture with Town running out 4-3 winners on the last Saturday in September at New Sirs and a repeat of the result would be appreciated this afternoon as we look to put some breathing space between ourselves and the bottom two places in the table.

Let’s get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them on to victory!

Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller

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From the Chair Welcome to our visitors from Daisy Hill for the second time this season.

Our clubs currently occupy the second and third-bottom positions in the Hallmark Security First Division table, but only last weekend, both enjoyed good away victories, ourselves at basement club Nelson, whilst Daisy Hill pulled off a surprise 5-1 victory at New Mills.

The teams have already met twice this season, Town pulling off a narrow 4-3 win at The New Sirs in September and whilst the First Division Cup Second Round tie technically ended up in a 3-3 draw here in November, Daisy Hill progressed through to the quarter-finals on penalties, so honours are even as far as this season’s meetings are concerned and another closely-fought encounter looks on the cards again today.

Our game at Nelson was certainly a lively affair, with three dismissals and another three yellow cards. Yet, beforehand, neither side had had a red card all season.

The catalyst appeared to be the youngest and smallest player on the pitch, 17-yearold Jack Corcoran, Nelson’s on-loan fullback from Ramsbottom United.

A shove in the back and two shirt-pulls went unpunished by the officials, one of which could have led to the award of a penalty kick; then a theatrical dive by the youngster holding his face as if the victim of some horrendous off-the-ball facial strike (fortunately seen by the referee and punished with a yellow card) which did nothing to ingratiate him to the Town defenders and when shortly afterwards the same player struck St. Helens substitute Liam Dodd in the face with his elbow, it was perhaps unsurprising when Dodd retaliated and was given a red card, yet Corcoran once again escaped punishment and a teammate was dismissed in his place.

St. Helens did well to ride out the storm and gained a first win in eleven attempts.

Today’s game will provide another stern challenge and Town will have to be on the top of their game if they are to complete a league “double” and look to move above Eccleshall in the table.

With two more home games to come on consecutive Saturdays in the run up to Christmas against Carlisle City and Sandbach United, Town fans will be hoping Lee Jenkinson’s boys have turned the corner and after a run of defeats will start to build a run of victories. Here’s hoping!

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Player Awards August Sat 12 Thu 8 Sat 26 Tue 29

New Mills Abbey Hulton Eccleshall Atherton LR

A H A A

Player of the Month September Sat 02 Silsden Tue 05 Carlisle City Sat 16 Oswestry Town Wed 20 Litherland R Sat 23 Prestwich Heys Sat 30 Daisy Hill

Andy Webster H A A A H A

Player of the Month October Sat 07 Chadderton Sat 14 AFC Blackpool Sat 21 Stockport Town Sat 28 Cheadle Town

Luke Edwards Shaun Brady Neil Weaver Neil Weaver Joel Douglas Shaun Brady

The Prabhu Ventures Ltd ‘Double Winner’ Man of the Match v Cheadle Town and Eccleshall - Paul Cliff with Lee Jenkinson

Shaun Brady H H A H

Player of the Month November Sat 04 Eccleshall Sat 11 Prestwich Heys Thu 16 Holker OB Sat 18 Bacup Borough Sat 25 Oswestry Town

Neil Weaver Shaun Brady Shaun Brady Andy Webster

Paul Cliff Alex Ashby Shaun Brady Paul Cliff Liam Dodd

H A H H H

Player of the Month

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Paul Cliff Postponed Paul Cliff Danny Lomax Shaun Brady Danny Lomax

The Prabhu Ventures Ltd Player of the Month, October 2017 - Liam Dodd pictured with Lee Jenkinson

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Club Information Honorary Life President: Alan Wellens Vice Presidents: Jim Barrett and Steve Ball Interim Chairman: Glyn Jones Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695)

Manager’s Notes Good afternoon and welcome to Ruskin Drive for today's clash with Daisy Hill. I would like to welcome their committee, players and supporters for what will be their second visit this season after they defeated us in a penalty shoot out in the 1st Division Cup.

Hospitality: Margaret Wood and Paul Wood

Two games to report on since my last notes; the first being a 3-2 defeat at home to the current team of the month FC Oswestry Town. Once again we missed plenty of chances which cost us and again it was a very late goal that won the game for our visitors.

Other Committee: Andy Langley and Kieran Ford 1st Team Manager: Lee Jenkinson 1st Team Assistant Manager Nick Robinson 1st Team Physiotherapist Lisa Phillipson Reserve Team Manager: Keith Griffiths U21s Team Manager: Jay Campbell U21s Assistant Manager: Joe McCann

U18s Team Manager: Graham Arkle

Last Saturday we were away to Nelson in a game that should have been 4 - 4 after 20 minutes but we went in at half time 1-0 down. After a few harsh words at the break we came out and turned the game around to win 2-1; a win that came at a cost with us playing the last 12 minutes with 9 men after having Alex Ashby and Liam Dodd receiving red cards.

On the injury front Liam Dodd returned last week on the bench and will now have another break with his suspension looming and hopefully Andrew Presho will be involved today.

U17s Manager: Phil Fisher

We are also missing goalkeeper Gage Walsh who has returned home to Australia for the festive season but Adam Fairchild will come straight back in.

Sunday Team Manager: David Platt

Last Saturday’s game saw the return of Andy Webster after a family holiday in the USA.

Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool

We have three home games left (Including today) before Christmas and getting all 9 points is our aim.

Thank you for your excellent support over the first few months of the season and let's get behind the lads for a big push for results in the run in to the New Year.

Legal: St Helens Town Limited Private Limited Company Company No. 04392840 Date of Incorporation 12.03.2002 Parent Company: A wholly owned subsidiary of Sporting Club St Helens Limited Company Director: Jim Barrett

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Blast from the Past Town’s former Hoghton Road (1046-2000) home in the shadow of Bold Power Station

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Half Time Quiz Q1. Who did Everton pay Crystal Palace £8.6m for in May 2006?

Q2. Which player has scored the most headed goals in the Premier League?

Q3. Which player was voted Football Writers Football of the Year in 2015-16?

Q4. Who was the second player to win a full England international cap whilst playing for Swansea City following in Jonjoe Shelvey’s footsteps by making his debut in November against Brazil?

full international for England against Brazil?

Q10. Who is the only Englishman to play for three different English clubs in the Champions League?

Q11. Who is the only Jamaican international to have won the Premier League?

Q12. Which player scored the most goals for the England National team whilst playing for Everton?

Q13. In which year to Sven Goran Eriksson lead England to a 5-1 win over Germany in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium?

Q14. Who succeeded Fabio Capello as England manager?

Q15. Who is the only England manager to have a 100% record in the hot-seat?

Q5. Which two nations will be making their World Cup Finals debuts in Russia next summer?

Q6. Which team holds the unwanted record for recording the fewest wins in a Premier League season?

Q8. Who was the first player to score a Premier League hat-trick against Manchester United?

Q9. Prior to the 0-0 draw in November who was the last keeper to keep a clean sheet in a

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1) Andy Johnson 2) Peter Crouch 3) Jamie Vardy 4) Tammy Abraham 5) Iceland & Panama 6) Derby County 1 win in 2007/8 7) Peter Schmeichel 8) David Bentley for Blackburn Rovers in Feb 2006 9) Peter Shilton in March 1990 10) David Batty Leeds, Blackburn & Newcastle 11) Wes Morgan 12) Dixie Dean (18 Goals) 13) 2001 14) Roy Hodgson 15) Sam Allardyce

Q7. Who was the first goalkeeper to score in a Premier League game doing so for Aston Villa against Everton in October 2001?

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AFC Blackpool

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Macron Cheshire

Lanes Trophies

Abbey Hulton

David O’Keefe

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Beer EnGin

Alsager Town

Johnsons Toyota

Atherton LR

Unite, St Helens

The Boar’s Head

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Bacup Borough

Britannia Taxis

Johnsons Toyota

ODs Menswear

Cammel Laird

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The Boar’s Head

Carlisle City

Iddon Transport

Chadderton

Johnsons Toyota

Anthony Hall

A180 Darts

Cheadle Town

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Iddon Transport

Beer EnGin

Dave Wiggins

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A180 Darts

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Daisy Hill

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Eccleshall

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FC Oswestry

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Holker Old Boys

Litherland

Stuart Pyke

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Britannia Taxis

Johnsons Toyota

Airborne Bathrooms

The Boar’s Head

Prestwich Heys

A180 Darts

Johnsons Toyota

Toast Cafe

Sandbach Utd

Unite, St Helens

Stuart Pyke

Silsden

Top Car Detailing

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Nelson New Mills

Dent Dynamics Johnsons Toyota

Stockport Town

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Whitchurch Alport

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Hemsworth MW

Dave Wiggins

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Blast from the Past Goalkeeper Andy Johnston and Town Manager Alan Wellens celebrate in the aftermath of the FA Vase Semi-Final victory at Emley in 1987 Charity Partner 2017-18

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St Helens Mind St. Helens Mind has already benefited greatly after being chosen by the Mayor, Councillor Joe Pearson as his Mayoral Charity for 2017 - 2018.

As well as formal fundraising events throughout the year and early next year, the Mayor and Mayoress have already been to our Allotment Open Day as well as visiting our stand at Newton Show, Seneley Green Festival and were guests at an intimate performance by three members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

They officially opened our hugely successful Family Fun Day and have been the perfect hosts when our volunteers and people who use our services have visited the Mayor's Parlour.

More recently a Black Tie Dinner was held with proceeds to St. Helens Mind. Many local businesses supported the event by providing auction prizes and guests were treated to live music from local band, The Rookies.

Although this financial support is important, we have benefited from being able to raise our profile, attract new volunteers and hopefully find new trustees. More importantly we have been able to make those people who need our services, more aware of how we can provide support.

Next week, there is an opportunity to support St. Helens Mind and other great local causes on Friday 15th December when the Town Hall

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opens its doors for 'Make a Difference Day', where local charities are celebrated.

The Mayor of St Helens is encouraging event visitors to wear Christmas hats for the day and to make a contribution to St. Helens Mind. Come and say, 'Hello' to the St. Helens Mind team and have your photo taken in your festive headgear and be featured on our website.

The event, which will run from 9am to 12pm, is open to members of the public who are also asked to contribute, if possible, a chocolate orange to go towards this year’s Chocolate Orange Challenge to support local man Chris Lamb. Following his son, Elliott’s death, he decided he wanted to do something positive in his memory, and began collecting as many chocolate oranges to be shared with hospital staff nationwide. To date, over 20,000 of the treats have been donated.

Gill Ellison, Manager of St. Helens Mind says: "St. Helens Mind works in partnership with many other local organisations, it is a pleasure to be at this year's event at the Town Hall and to be the Mayoral Charity.

Gill Ellison Manager

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Photographs: Action from Town’s trip to Daisy Hill in season 2016-17. The game finished 34 with Town picking up the three league points.

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The world This week Kieran Ford takes a trip down memory lane and discovers events that happened this calendar week in the history of St Helens Town, sport in general and world news.

The week of 3rd-10th December

Last Season: World – 5th December 2016 The United Kingdom buys the remains of former cosmonaut Tim Peake's spacecraft, and hopes to install it in the Science Museum in 2017.

Sport – 7th December 2016 Tottenham Hotspur manage to stay in Europe by beating CSKA Moscow, meaning that they will finish third in their Champions League group and therefore progress into the knockout rounds of the Europa League.

St Helens Town – No game this week for Town, as the cold weather starts to claim matches.

20 Years Ago World – 10th December 1997 John E. Walker wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Paul D. Boyer "for their elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)".

Sport – 6th December 1997 Former Leeds United and Scotland midfielder Billy Bremner dies aged 54 after suffering a heart attack.

St Helens Town – 6th December 1997 A brace from Town record goalscorer Steve Pennington secures a 2-2 draw against Darwen at Houghton Road.

The Vase Year – 1987 World – 8 th December 1987 US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles Sport – 9th December 1987 The England cricket team's tour of Pakistan is nearly brought to a premature end when captain Mike Gatting and umpire Shakoor Rana row during a Test Match.

St Helens Town – 5th December 1987 Town make it 3 wins in a row with an impressive 4-1 home win over Glossop.

St Helens Town – 3rd, 6th and 10th December 2016 Town play 3 times this week, first winning 2-0 at Ashton Town, before losing 5-1 to Bootle in the League Cup 3rd round. The blues then defeat Bacup 2-0 at Hope Street to secure back to back league wins.

10 Years Ago World – 5th December 2007 Westroads Mall massacre: A gunman opens fire with a semiautomatic rifle at an Omaha, Nebraska mall, killing eight people before taking his own life.

Sport – 7th December 2007 Former Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton goalkeeper John Hollowbread dies at 73.

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50 Years Ago World – 3rd December 1967 Assassination attempt made on Bob Marleyand others during concert rehearsals in Jamaica.

Sport – 3rd December 1967 Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:09:36.4).

St Helens Town – Town’s game this week is unfortunately postponed.

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Match Report St. Helens Town 2 FC Oswestry Town 3

by Glyn Jones St. Helens Town were leading FC Oswestry Town 2-1 last Saturday and apparently cruising to a long-awaited victory, only for self-doubt to set in once again and allow their Shropshire visitors to equalise, then steal a 3-2 win they hardly deserved.

Town opened the scoring in the third minute through Alex Ashby’s curling shot which beat the Oswestry keeper at his right-hand post and they were full value for their lead over a side they beat 3-0 in the reverse fixture in September. However, sloppy defence play allowed Jack Harris to equalise with a daisy-cutter from long range after 25 minutes.

St. Helens restored their advantage right on the half hour mark when they laid siege to the Oswestry six-yard box. The home defence failed to clear Luke Edwards’s initial shot and the packed box resembled a bagatelle table as one St. Helens player after another queued up to try to poke the ball over the line, the final touch going to leading scorer Shaun Brady, who netted his 10th goal of the season.

As the game headed towards the interval,

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Ashby had a wonderful chance to add a second goal. He burst through, one-on-one with the keeper and appeared certain to score, but took his shot too soon and the ball drifted left of the post.

At 3-1, in retrospect, there was perhaps no way back for Oswestry, but they got a foothold in the game in the 67th minute through a Chris Bishop goal which levelled the scores and although this was only their second chance of the game, it sowed the seed of doubt in the minds of a number of the St. Helens players.

Nine games since a win weighing heavily in their memories, they seemed to lose confidence and, with seven minutes left, Oswestry broke upfield and won a corner.

The ball was played deep and met on the run by Sam Thomas who drove it downwards into the surface and it bounced over Gage Walsh and into the home net for the winning goal the visitors play, on balance, scarcely deserved.

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Club Honours 1949 George Mahon Trophy Winners 1951 Lancashire Comb Division 2 Champions 1972 Lancashire Combination Champions 1973 Bass Charrington Cup Winners 1974 Watson Trophy Winners 1978 St Helens Hospital Cup Winners 1979 St Helens Combination Div 1 Runners Up 1979 St Helens Hospital Cup Runners Up 1980 St Helens Combination Div 1 Champions 1985 NWCFL Reserve Division 2 Runners Up 1986 NWCFL Reserve Division 1 Runners Up 1987 FA Vase Winners (Wembley) 1994 League Challenge Cup Finalists 1994 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1995 NWCFL Reserve Division Champions 1996 NWCFL Reserve Division Runners Up 1998 Floodlit Trophy Finalists 1999 REALCO Fair Play Award Winners 2009 Bert Trautmann Trophy Winners 2014-15 South Lancs League U17s Cup Finalists 2014-15 Cheshire FA U21 League Champions 2015-16 Cheshire FA U21 Premier Cup Finalists 2016-17 Cheshire FA U21 League Cup Finalists 2016-17 Cheshire FA U21 Premier Div Runners Up

Record Attendances: 3012 at Hoghton Road v Burscough (1948) 8000 at Hoghton Road v Man City (1950) 1723 at Knowsley Rd v FC Utd Manchester (2006) 9000 at Prescot Cables v Runcorn (1949) Programme Awards NWCFL Programme of the Year 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-998, 1998-99, 2000-1 NWCFL Premier Division 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 NWCFL First Division 2015-16, 2016-17 Wirral Programme Club National Survey NWCFL Programme of the Year 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 Programme Monthly NWCFL Programme of the Year 2007-08 Soccer Club Swap Shop National Awards 2010-11 28th, 2011-12 8th, 2012-13 7th, 2013-14 8th, 2014-15 5th, 2015-16 8th, 2016-17 2nd

NWCFL 2015-16 Awards Player of the Month Oct Andy Gillespie ‘Keeper of the Month Nov Matthew Hodge January 2016 Team of the Month ‘Keeper of the Month Jan Matthew Hodge

St Helens Town AFC - Player Records 1946-2016 Goals in a Career

Goals in a Season

Career Appearances (Qualification 250 games)

216 Steve Pennington

47 Phil Stainton 1963/64

448 Alan Wellens (inc. 207 estimated)

118 Terry Garner

46 Steve Pennington 1997/98

359 John Critchley (16 estimated)

108 Gary Laird

45 Jackie Kendrick 1973/74

352 Steve Pennington

105 Lee Cooper

45 Steve Pennington 1993/94

346 Gary Lowe (1 estimated)

101 Glenn Walker

40 Bob Potter 1952/53

345 Glenn Walker

94 Iain Dyson

38 Terry Fearns 2000/01

327 Jackie Atherton (122 estimated)

83 Harry McCann

36 Albert Leadbetter 1950/51

300 Jackie Cooke (1 estimated)

81 Ray Fairweather

35 Arthur Tyrer 1957/58

287 Gary Laird

72 Arthur Tyrer

34 Lee Cooper 2001/02

280 Kevin Grice (147 estimated)

68 Phil Stainton

33 Ronnie Rigby 1952/53

278 Jimmy Woodyer (67 estimated)

63 Mervyn Bull

32 Harry McCann 1950/51

276 Iain Dyson

31 Terry Garner 1950/51

272 Ray Fairweather (3 estimated) 265 Larry Redmond (134 estimated)

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2017-18 Fixtures, Facts and Figu Date Opponents Aug 12 New Mills AUG 17 ABBEY HULTON UTD Aug 26 Eccleshall Aug 29 Atherton LR SEP 02 SILSDEN Sep 05 Carlisle City SEP 09 HEMSWORTH M.W. Sep 16 FC Oswestry Town Sep 20 Litherland REMYCA Sep 23 PRESTWICH HEYS Sep 30 Daisy Hill OCT 07 CHADDERTON Oct 11 Holker Old Boys OCT 14 AFC BLACKPOOL Oct 17 Prestwich Heys Oct 21 Stockport Town OCT 26 LITHERLAND REMCYA OCT 28 CHEADLE TOWN NOV 02 DAISY HILL NOV 04 ECCLESHALL NOV 16 HOLKER OLD BOYS NOV 18 BACUP BOROUGH NOV 25 FC OSWESTRY TOWN Dec 02 Nelson DEC 09 DAISY HILL DEC 16 CARLISLE CITY DEC 23 SANDBACH UNITED Dec 26 Cammell Laird Dec 30 Whitchurch Alport JAN 06 ALSAGER TOWN Jan 13 Sandbach United Jan 20 AFC Blackpool JAN 27 NELSON Feb 03 Holker Old Boys FEB 10 WHITCHURCH ALPORT Feb 17 Chadderton Mar 03 Silsden MAR 10 NEW MILLS Mar 24 Bacup Borough MAR 31 CAMMELL LAIRD Apr 02 Alsager Town APR 07 ATHERTON LR APR 14 LITHERLAND REMCYA Apr 21 Abbey Hulton United APR 28 STOCKPORT TOWN May 05 Cheadle Town TBC Prestwich Hey

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KO Result GK 2 3 4 3.00 2-0L Bradley Presho Whelan Edzes 7.45 0-0A Fairchild D.Whelan Dursley Webster 3.00 3-2L Fairchild D.Whelan Presho Webster 7.45 2-0L Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 1-4L Bradley Presho Dursley Webster 7.45 3-0L Fairchild Hope-O’Connor Heron Webster 3.00 1-2L Fairchild Presho Dursley Dodd 3.00 0-3W Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 7.45 1-0L Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 0-2L Fairchild Young Dursley Webster 3.00 3-4W Fairchild Presho Dursley Webster 3.00 3-1W Fairchild Presho Dursley D.Whelan 7.45 1-2W Young Presho H-O’Connor Dodd1 3.00 2-3L Fairchild Presho Dursley D.Whelan 7.45 4-0L Fairchild Young Potter Webster 3.00 1-1D Walsh Hope-O’Connor Dursley Dodd 7.30 1-2L Fairchild Hope-O’Connor Whelan Dodd1 3.00 2-3L Walsh D.Whelan Dursley Dodd TBC 3-3D# Fairchild D.Whelan Dursley Dodd 3.00 1-2L Walsh Young Dursley Heron 7.45 1-3L Fairchild Young Dursley D.Whelan 3.00 1-2L Fairchild Young Dursley Lomax 3.00 2-3L Walsh D.Whelan Dursley Lomax 3.00 1-2W% Walsh Young Dursley Webster 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Name1 Player name and number of goals scored 3.00 Name Player name and CAUTION 3.00 Name Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS 3.00 3.00 Name Player name and DISMISSAL 3.00 Name10 Player name and number of replaced player

5 Webster Dodd Dodd D.Whelan D.Whelan Edzes Webster Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd Dodd D.Whelan Dodd Heron Webster Webster Webster Webster D.Whelan Heron Lawrence Lawrence D.Whelan

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7 Forrester Forrester McHugh Douglas Edwards1 Potter HO’Connor Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby1 Ashby Ashby1 Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby Ashby1 Ashby1

8 Lomax Smith Smith Kwofie Kwofie Smith A.Whelan Lomax1 Lomax McHugh McHugh Smith McHugh1 Smith Presho Smith Smith McHugh McHugh McHugh Smith Smith Smith Smith

9 Lacey Brady Brady1 Brady Brady Brady Douglas1 Brady1 Douglas Douglas Brady2 Brady1 Bolton Brady1 Brady Brady1 Brady Brady2 Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady1 Brady

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10 Weaver Weaver Forrester Weaver Weaver Dodd Smith Weaver1 Weaver Brady Cliff1 Cliff Cliff Cliff Murray Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff1 Cliff Grimshaw Grimshaw Grimshaw

11 Smith Douglas Moody Moody Young Moody Potter Smith Brady Presho Edwards Edwards Smith Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards3 Edwards Edwards Edwards1 Edwards Edwards

12 14 McHugh9 Young11 Kwofie7 Heron Kwofie101 Edzes6 Edwards11 Edzes2 Norris9 Edzes Kelly11 McHugh6 Brady7 Heron Norris7 H-O’Connor11 Norris Heron11 Norris2 Heron Norris7 Heron Bolton9 Heron Heron5 Hoult10 Bolton9 Heron Cliff8 Onhu10 Murray10 Heron Young Heron9 Smith8 Murray2 Potter Murray8 Lawrence Smith8 Lawrence4 McHugh Cliff8 Weaver9 Young11 Cliff Dodd9 Lawrence

15 16 17 Heron8 Parkinson Fairchild Moody9 McHugh Young Young7 Weaver Bradley Smith Young7 Bradley Forrester10 McHugh11 Fairchild Forrester3 Hatton Bradley Weaver11 Kwofie Edzes6 Forrester Young McHugh6 Forrester9 Young2 Onhu Forrester D.Whelan4 Edwards7 Murray10 D.Whelan Bolton9 Murray101 Norris Young8 Onhu8 Murray10 Potter2 McHugh Hoult9 Dodd Lomax Potter3 Young7 Murray10 McHugh8 Walsh Heron Young7 Fairchild Smith Bolton10 Young4 Bolton10 Potter3 Fairchild H-O’Connor Potter10 Hoult Potter Heron H-O’Connor Dodd3 McHugh6 H-O’Connor McHugh H-O’Connor2 Weaver

Match Report 9 Man Town Claim Massive Victory

By Kieran Ford A spirited 2nd half performance hands St Helens their first win in 11.

With it now being 10 matches since St Helens Town’s last win, they entered Saturday’s game against bottom side Nelson knowing that a confidence boosting victory was a real possibility. Last Saturday’s 3-2 defeat against in form Oswestry Town was a case of “same old story” for St Helens, who failed to put away the multiple good chances their play created. Having said this, Lee Jenkinson continued to have faith in his players, as a

familiar line up was once again picked. The encouraging signs of key players returning to the side continued, as Liam Dodd once again made the bench, and Andy Webster returned from his period of leave to take the captains armband at centre half.

The opening exchanges started evenly, with both sides looking to take the initiative early on. Christopher Turner hit a shot from range that went past the post before jinking through many Town defenders, but he fired his shot over the bar from close range.

Shaun Brady had a golden opportunity for Town moments later, but he couldn’t find a way past the Nelson goalkeeper when through on goal.

Nelson looked the more likely to score in the opening 20 minutes and their superiority was rewarded as Alexander Grice headed in from a corner, as the hosts dealt the first blow in the contest.

Town looked to respond as Alex Ashby cut inside from the right and played Brady through, he rounded a defender but his effort was well saved at the goalkeeper’s

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near post.

Town continued to create chances through Brady. Matty Smith played him through, he rounded the goalkeeper that stood between him and an equaliser, but took long to get his shot away and eventually fired the ball over the bar. Town again were through on an open goal, with Alex Ashby rounding the keeper this time, however a tremendous tackle from Ashley Brierley prevented Town from scoring.

Nelson player Nathan Gibson on the thigh which diverted the ball past the keeper to give Town the lead for the 1st time.

HT: Nelson (Grice, 20) 1 – 0 St Helens Town

Lee Jenkinson needed to inspire his players after their first half performance. It appeared that he had done just that as Town started the 2nd half as much the better team. A succession of corners failed to produce a goal, but an Alex Ashby free kick from a tight angle that was fired through a crowd of players gave St Helens a vital lifeline.

Town continued to pummel the Nelson area, with Shaun Brady having multiple chances that just failed to find the net, as well as an effort cleared off the line as a result of some heroic Nelson defending.

Nelson could only hold on until the 69th minute, as an Ashby corner from the left hit

Town’s chances of holding on for victory were dealt a blow as the star of the 2nd half Ashby was sent off for his participation in a resulting fracas after a foul. After this the tireless Shaun Brady was replaced by Liam Dodd who took his place up front, as Town looked to wind down the game.

There was more drama towards the end of a game, as substitute Dodd was sent off for a clash with a Nelson player on the ground, resulting in more clashes between both sets of players. Nelson’s Christopher Turner was also sent off for his part in the incident, making it 9 men against 10 heading into the closing stages.

Town managed to hold one for the last minutes and 7 minutes of stoppage time, helped largely by some terrific defending from captain Andy Webster, to claim their 1st win in 11 matches.

FT: Nelson (Grice, 20) 1 – 2 St Helens Town (Ashby, 52) (Own Goal, 69)

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On this day In history On this date, 2nd December, Town have played nine times over the seven decades since their opening fixture in 1950. On that occasion Wigan Athletic Reserves were the visitors to Hoghton Road in the Lancashire Combination Division Two. A brace each for Byrne, McCann and Leadbetter plus an effort from Dillon completed a 7-0 rout.

The start of the sixties (1961) saw Town back in action on this day as they welcomed Great Harwood Town to Hoghton Road. They went one better than their 1950 encounter winning 8-1 with goals from Appleton, Maloney (2), Taylor (2) and a Underdown hat -trick to secure the spoils in a Lancashire Combination Division Two game.

A similar period of time elapsed before Town were back in action (1972) and again it was a Lancashire Combination league fixture. Ford Motors were the visitors to Hoghton Road and were leading 0-1 before the game was abandoned due to bad light on 75 minutes. It was Town’s second abandonment in three having lost a home game v Darwen to a frozen pitch on 70 minutes. The re-arranged game v Ford Motors took place in April 1973 with Town

running out 4-1 winners courtesy of a brace each for Berry and Williams.

On this date in 1978 Town were in Cheshire League Division 1 action travelling to New Mills where a Maguire hat-trick and a goal from Marsh completed a 3-4 victory.

December 9th 1989 and Town were back at Hoghton Road with Ashton United the visitors in the North West Counties League top flight.

Goals from Jason Stocks and Gary Laird gave Town the victory in a 2-1 win.

Into the 1990s (1995) and a Tony Ungi goal earned Town a share of the spoils as Town travelled to Blackpool Rovers in the NWCFL Division One. The new millennium (2000) and Town travelled back to the Fylde Coast to take on Squires Gate in the FA Vase Third Round. Goals from Lee Cooper, Terry Fearns and Mark Ashton secured a comfortable 0-3 win, part of a sequence of six straight victories. The victory earned Town a place in the Fourth Round and a trip to Northern league outfit Consett – a Robbie Cowley goal two minutes from time saw them make further progress.

On this date in 2006 Ramsbottom United where the visitors to Knowsley Road and they proved too strong, running out 1-3 winners in the NWCFL Division One. Lee Thompson hit the Town goal.

Just two seasons ago (2015) Town travelled to Chadderton’s Andrew Street in the NWCFL First Division Trophy – the game was level at 3-3 after 90 minutes but our hosts made progress courtesy of a 6-3 win.

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Town Archive The present St. Helens Town club is in its 70th league season. The first two 1947-49 were spent in the Liverpool County Combination, the period 1949-75 in membership of the Lancashire Combination, followed by 7 years in the Cheshire League and the last 30+ in the North West Counties League, where they are the only club in permanent membership of the top division.

During the early years, the newly reformed club had lofty ambitions, just as the original club had harboured in the early years of the last century. Success in the Liverpool County Combination culminated in the club’s first trophy, the George Mahon Cup, which was won in a thrilling final against Runcorn at Prescot on 7th May 1949. The following season, 1949/50, Town joined the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination, gaining promotion at the second attempt.

Back in 1951, long before the establishment of the football pyramid, the Lancashire Combination and the Cheshire League were

widely regarded as the Football League’s Fifth Division. Leading clubs from both competitions vied for membership of the Football League. New Brighton had just failed to be re-elected to the Third Division (North) and dropped into the Lancashire Combination, where they came up against Town on 20th October at the Tower Grounds, Garner and Sumner each scoring in a creditable 2-2 draw. Wigan Athletic were prominent members of the Combination (and, later on, the Cheshire League) and many St. Helens Town supporters were of the opinion that, whatever Wigan could do, Town could also do. There was a great deal of ambition around the Town club, built on the back of early successes, that a Football League place could be an achievable aim. After all, despite the competition from the Saints at Knowsley Road, several thousand men travelled from St. Helens every week to watch Everton and Liverpool. Success on the football field might well persuade a good number of those people to watch their football on their St. Helens doorsteps.

Town’s first season in the First Division of the Lancashire Combination was an uphill struggle. Nevertheless, three wins from the last five games almost secured their status and they finished just two points adrift of Rossendale United in 20th place. 1952/53 began well enough and there were 6 wins and a draw from the first 7 games. However, there was unrest at Hoghton Road, where crowds were not as good as many thought they should be. It was generally thought that a move to a ground nearer the town centre would result in bigger support and with the bigger gates, the club would be able to attract better players and further its ambitions for Football League status.

St. Helens Recs. Rugby League club had played professional rugby at City Road between the wars, but the Pilkingtons company had withdrawn their financial

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support in April 1939 and the ground had stood empty until 1949, when Pilkington Recs. were re-born as an amateur rugby league club. Pilkingtons were approached and the company’s board agreed to make City Road available to St. Helens Town. The Town Chairman, W. P. Smith, told the local press that the club had come to the crossroads and a drastic solution to the club’s financial problems had to be found. It was a question of raising income or disband. Not enough people were willing to pay their shilling at the gate. It was announced that a meeting would be held in the refreshment hut following the Droylsden game on 22nd November to discuss the proposed move.

The momentous decision was taken to re-locate to City Road and the first game, a Liverpool Non-League Cup game against Stoneycroft, resulted in an 8-1 victory. The following week, 6th December, Morecambe Reserves were dispatched 8-0. Ronnie Rigby scored 4 goals in each match. Crowds were encouraging at first, although they were a little disappointing if Saints were at home the same day. The season was quite successful, but Town ran out of steam towards the end, finishing in fourth place and just missing out on promotion.

1953/54 season began at City Road but, by the end of October, Town were back at Hoghton Road and the ground was taken off the market. A renewed appeal was made for more volunteers to assist the club and for supporters to be militant, rather than passive

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and to back the club’s ten shilling shares scheme to secure the club’s financial future.

Part-way through the season, First Division Bootle folded and Town made application to take over their fixtures.

However, their application was rejected and the season ended with some poor results. The following campaign, 1954/55, was worse and the club finished in eighteenth position yet, curiously, were promoted back to the First Division.

Predictably, 1955/56, in the First Division, was a bridge too far. Three wins and three draws from 38 games (conceding 110 goals) resulted in a last place finish and, more importantly, the bitter realisation that ambitions for higher status were further away than ever before.

Brief History Of Town The original St. Helens Town club was formed in 1901 and played at Park Road, behind the Primrose Vaults public house.

Although it was known as the Primrose Ground, the players changed further down Park Road at the Black Horse pub.

Playing in the Lancashire League and Lancashire Combination, the team enjoyed some early success, but struggled after the Great War and appears to have folded midway through the 1928/29 season.

The club was re-formed by George Fryer and a group of local businessmen in 1946.

They took out a lease of the former cricket ground at Hoghton Road, Sutton, adjacent to the St. Helens Junction railway station and,

although it entered in the FA Cup in the 1946/47 season, a team could not be raised in time to fulfil its tie with Prescot Cables.

Friendly games were played, then local team Derbyshire Hill Rovers were taken over in April 1947, those players forming the nucleus

of the team which entered the Liverpool County Combination at the start of the 1947/48 season. St. Helens Town soon began to prosper and early results included a sensational 10-4 win over Everton “A” on 6th December 1947. Former German prisoner-of-war Bert Trautmann joined the club in the Summer of 1948, the strapping goalkeeper helping the team to win its first trophy, the George Mahon Cup, which was secured with a 2-1 win over Runcorn at Prescot on 7th May 1949. Crowds averaged over 2000 that season, peaking with a league record attendance of 3012 against Burscough in October 1948.

The following season, 1949/50, Town entered the Lancashire Combination and, despite losing Trautmann to Manchester City in October 1949, they won the Second Division title in some style the following season, three players, Albert Leadbetter (36), Harry McCann (32) and Terry Garner (31) all netting over 30 goals apiece. An all-time club record attendance of “between 8000 and 9000” witnessed a friendly game against Manchester City, arranged as part of the Trautmann transfer deal, in April

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1950 and another 4000 witnessed a second match with City the following season.

Although relegated by a slender margin from the First Division in 1951/52, the club continued to look forward, even contemplating Football League status and, in order to further its ambitions, moved to the former St. Helens Recs. rugby league ground at City Road. Initial crowds were encouraging but, despite success, the club decided to move back to Hoghton Road in October 1953, where they remained until April 2000.

Town produced a number of fine players who joined Football League clubs, including Bill Foulkes (Manchester United), John Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday) and John Connelly who joined Burnley, later transferring to Manchester United and who played in the England 1966 World Cup winning squad. More recently, Dave Bamber scored goals in all four divisions of the league with a host of different clubs, starting and ending his league career at Blackpool and in the last few years, Karl Ledsham, who had a productive career at conference level with Southport, Lincoln City, Barrow and Stockport County before moving to the USA. Following a second relegation in 1956, St. Helens Town continued to play in the Lancashire Combination, winning the Championship in 1971/72, by nine points ahead of Accrington Stanley. However, the formation of the Northern Premier League in 1968 led to a gradual drain of stronger clubs from the Combination and St. Helens joined the Cheshire League in 1975, becoming founder members of the North West Counties League seven years later. They held the proud record of being the only club to play in the NW Counties’ top flight every season until they were relegated in April 2015, conceding an injury-time equaliser to Silsden in the last game of the season, a match they had to win to stay up.

Town enjoyed a golden era in the late 1980s, just missing out on an appearance in the First Round proper of the FA Cup in 1985/86, losing to Morecambe in a Fourth Qualifying Round Replay, but they obtained ample

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compensation by winning the FA Vase at Wembley in 1987, beating near neighbours Warrington Town 3-2, with two goals from Phil Layhe and one from Brian Rigby. They were regular promotion candidates for many years, largely due to the scoring exploits of Steve “Pellet” Pennington, who grabbed 216 goals in 351 games, his season’s best hauls of 45 in 1993/94 and 46 in 1997/98 just failing to beat the club record of 47 scored by Phil Stainton in 1963/64. Current club captain Andy

Gillespie won the NW Counties’ golden boot with 34 goals in the 2015/16 season and netted another 24 times last season.

This season sees Town in their third season in the Hallmark Securities League First Division, aiming to put behind themselves two seasons of inconsistent performances which have seen them finish some way short of the promotion places, despite some excellent results.

New manager Lee Jenkinson, who served his time under the experienced Alan Gillespie, now has a settled first team squad and with the club having endured seven years of a nomadic existence, ground-sharing at Ashton Town, Ashton Athletic and Prescot Cables, the excellent 3G facilities at Ruskin Drive are now up and running and backed up by a strong development system, featuring Under-18s, Under-21s and Reserves managed by a top -class coaching team, St. Helens Town are looking forward once again to a great future.

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In Town Today Situated 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 season 1894-95 although it is possible that football was being played in the area for some years prior to 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 clubs 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 1920's and 1930's 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 reformed 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.

The acquisition of the lease was a major 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 Bolton Combination Premier Division on four occasions, the Bolton Combination Cup on four occasions and the Lancashire Amateur Shield twice during the 60's and 70's.

In 1978 the Club was accepted into the Lancashire Football Combination and 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 giving them the opportunity 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 clubs facilities has been ongoing and for the 2005-2006 season a floodlighting system

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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).

has been installed which has allowed the club to remain in the National League System and return to National and County competitions.

The club also comprises an U/18's Youth Team playing in the North West Youth Alliance and a thriving junior section playing in the Bolton, Bury and District Junior Football League.

Notable players include: Dick Pollard and Billy Farrimond, both of whom went on to play cricket for Lancashire and England, Alf Watkinson, 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 Rovers, Season

League

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

Position

2002-03

NWC-2

34

7

5

22

42

93

-51

26

16/18

2003-04

NWC-2

38

7

10

21

33

82

-49

31

19/20

2004-05

NWC-2

36

12

10

14

61

68

-7

46

8/19

2005-06

NWC-2

36

7

6

23

38

75

-37

27

18/19

2006-07

NWC-2

34

7

8

19

38

78

-40

29

15/18

2007-08

NWC-2

34

2

5

27

28

86

-58

11

18/18

2008-09

NWC-1

34

6

4

24

39

101

-62

22

17/18

2009-10

NWC-1

32

12

7

13

55

60

-5

43

11/17

2010-11

NWC-1

34

6

8

20

47

90

-43

26

14/18

2011-12

NWC-1

34

12

5

17

59

67

-8

41

12/18

2012-13

NWC-1

34

7

6

21

55

81

-26

27

16/18

2013-14

NWC-1

36

6

4

26

43

103

-60

22

18/19

2014-15

NWC-1

36

15

7

14

57

68

-11

52

8/19

2015-16

NWC-1

34

12

6

16

56

72

-16

42

12/18

2016-17

NWC-1

42

14

7

21

82

111

-29

49

16/22

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I could walk 1000 miles My overall challenge for 2017 has been to walk 1,000 miles in the calendar year. A quick fiddle with my abacus revealed that would mean covering an average of 2.73 miles each day. As it happens, one of my regular routes near home is 2.7 miles, but the prospect of walking down Fleet Lane 365 times wasn’t appealing. There would have to be some variety.

Things started well, as I was keen to work off the Christmas excess and had to prepare for ‘Beating the Bounds’ in May (my roundBorough 45 miler raising money for St. Helens Mind); so as well as the usual sundry trundling I built in a few increasingly long routes: in early April I waked the length of the Sankey Canal, from Spike Island to The Phoenix (16.5 miles); later that month I tramped from Liverpool Pier Head to the Tap & Bottles, in Southport (26 miles); and at the start of May I walked from Parr to Wales, at the Fordham-Holt bridge, on the Dee, south of Chester (37 miles).

That all proved good preparation for ‘The Big One’, and on Sunday 21 May I walked from The Game Bird to The Game Bird, all around the St. Helens Borough boundary, clockwise.

I thought I knew the area well, and I

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suppose I do, but on that one day I saw so many lanes, fields, ponds and hedges that some of my photographs look like holiday snaps. The only lengthy section in an urban area was through parts of Rainhill, close to the border with Prescot.

At the end of May I had covered 526 miles and had (abacus time again) 474 to go, with seven months to do it. Naturally, the rest of the year wasn’t quite the procession it could have been: a combination of work, being away playing music and some minor ailments have rather slowed things down.

When the football season started I hoped that walking to Ruskin and back would bolster my mileage: it is a six-mile round trip. The trouble is, on the way back I rarely get further than The Talbot – think of all those missing miles.

As I sit writing this, I have 19 miles to go and today’s home match against Daisy Hill to look forward to. If I walk via, say, Ashurst Beacon, I could just about cross the 1,000mile threshold as I fall into the Sticky Wicket at ten to three.

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How do we Compare?

St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home L L D L L L Away L W W L D W Collated L D L L L W

Daisy Hill - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home L D L D L D Away L L L D L W Collated D D L L D W St Helens Town games since...

All Competitions Clean sheet 15

Daisy Hill games since...

All Competitions Clean sheet 10

Goal Scored

0

Goal Scored

0

Loss

1

2

No score draw

21

Score draw Win

4 0

Loss No score draw Score draw Win

Home League Away League Home Cup Away Cup Collated Away Collated

P 2 3 2 1 8 3 4

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W 1 2 1 1 5 1 2

at St Helens Town NWC-D1

Previous Meetings 2002-03

at Daisy Hill NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2003-04

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2004-05

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2005-06

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2006-07

NWC-D2

NWC-D1

2007-08

NWC-D2

NWC-PD

2008-09

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2009-10

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2010-11

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2011-12

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2012-13

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2013-14

NWC-D1

NWC-PD

2014-15

NWC-D1

21/11; 2-6

2015-16

31/10; 2-1

04/02: 4-2

2016-17

17/09; 2-2

09/12/2017

2017-18

30/09; 4-3

St Helens Town Scores First Games Played

5

St Helens Town Wins

3

Draws

1

10

Daisy Hill Wins

1

St Helens Town Goals

14

1 0

Daisy Hill Goals

14

Percentage Town Wins

60.00

Previous Meetings D L 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2

F 6 8 5 5 24 3 6

A 8 6 3 0 17 7 8

GD -2 2 2 5 7 -4 -2

Win % 50.00 66.67 50.00 100.00 62.50 33.33 50.00

League News 17 and counting for 1874 1874 Northwich continued their love affair with cup competitions on Saturday, with a 2-0 win over Ashton Athletic in the Buildbase FA Vase booking them a place in the Fourth Round.

minute under the management team of Liam Smith and Dixon Lambert, and it looks like there's plenty more to come, based on current form.

The Late Late Show from Holker American baseball legend Yogi Berra is the man credited with coining the phrase 'It ain't over until it's over' and one team who practiced that mantra last week in our League were Holker Old Boys.

The Old Boys were 1-0 down at AFC Blackpool last Tuesday with five minutes to go, but then Jack Stoker and John-Paul Stanway both scored to earn them a 2-1 win.

Saturday's game was, remarkably, 1874's 17th cup game of the season, and as they are still involved in four cup competitions, there's plenty more cup action to come yet.

That was impressive enough, but a repeat performance was delivered on Saturday at home to Litherland REMYCA, when a 2-1 deficit with two minutes to go was turned into a 3-2 win, thanks to goals from Nathan Reid and Nathan McHugh.

As a result, a busy fixture schedule awaits the Greens, but if some silverware arrives at the end of the season, no one will be complaining.

With that sort of form, no one can afford to write off the Old Boys until the final blast of the referee's whistle.

Away day joys for Padiham Once again, Padiham picked up a win on the road on Saturday, with their 2-1 win at Northwich Victoria.

A win on the road at last for Daisy Daisy Hill finally got a long standing monkey off their backs on Saturday, with their 5-1 win at New Mills being their first away win of the season.

It's now seven wins and a draw out of eight on the road for the Storks, and in their last four away games they have scored 17 goals.

Home form isn't too shabby either, and they currently sit second in the Premier Division form table.

Daisy were the only club in the league going into Saturday's games who hadn't won away from home, but they finally broke their duck in fine style with their biggest win of the season.

There's a fair old momentum building at the

With five of their next six games also away from home, manager Phil Roberts will be

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hoping for more of the same from his side in the coming weeks.

FC Oswestry Town bounce back One of the most remarkable turnarounds in fortune in recent weeks has been that of FC Oswestry Town, who now sit comfortably in mid table after a nightmare start to the season.

It's easy to forget that just a few short weeks ago, Town were marooned at the bottom of the league after losing their first nine games, and only picking up one win in the opening 13.

But that memory is well and truly banished to the annals of history now, and although a run of five straight wins was ended by a last gasp 4-3 defeat at Litherland REMYCA last midweek, Town bounced back in fine style on Saturday with a 4-0 win over Eccleshall.

They remain one of the form sides in the league at the moment, and with four of their next six games at home, you fancy their chances for ending the calendar year on a high.

FA Vase Fourth Round Draw 1874 Northwich, the last remaining Hallmark Security League side in this season's Buildbase FA Vase, have been handed a home tie in the Fourth Round, which was made at Wembley Stadium earlier today.

They will face off against Pontefract Collieries, the last remaining Northern Counties East League side in the draw, after they beat Worksop Town 3-0 on Saturday.

Tie to be played on the weekend of Saturday 6 January 2018 ‘Road to Wembley’ Heritage Boards Have you checked out our new heritage boards which are situated around the ground and feature our ‘Road to Wembley’ and ultimate FA Vase success in April 1987?

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Premier Division Fixtures

Premier Division Table Thurs 07/12/2017

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD Pts

1

Runcorn Town

18

14

2

2

50

25

25

44

2

Runcorn Linnets

19

13

4

2

57

18

39

43

3

Hanley Town

19

13

2

4

47

22

25

41

4

Charnock Richard

16

11

3

2

48

18

30

36

5

Widnes

22

10

5

7

45

36

9

35

6

Bootle

20 10

4

6

49

31

18

34

7

Padiham

19

10

3

6

46

37

9

33

8

Winsford United

20

9

5

6

35

35

0

32

9 Barnoldswick Town 19

8

3

8

39

33

6

27

10 Northwich Victoria

19

8

2

9

34

45

-11

26

11

City of Liverpool

16

7

4

5

33

25

8

25

12

Ashton Athletic

13

7

3

3

33

15

18

24

13

Abbey Hey

19

7

3

9

31

36

-5

24

14

Congleton Town

18

6

5

7

39

37

2

23

15

Squires Gate

20

7

2

11

27

51

-24

23

16

1874 Northwich

12

6

4

2

22

18

4

22

17 West D & Chorlton

18

7

1

10 36 48

-12

22

18

Irlam

19

6

3

10 30 36

-6

21

19

AFC Liverpool

20

5

3

12

44

48

-4

18

20

Maine Road

19

6

0

13

26

52

-26

18

21

Burscough

22

4

5

13

29

52

-23

17

22

AFC Darwen

21

2

5

14

21

61

-40

11

23

Barnton

22

1

5

16 36 78

-42

8

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Saturday 9th December 2017 Abbey Hey v Padiham AFC Darwen v Irlam AFC Liverpool v Bootle Burscough v Northwich Victoria City of Liverpool FC v Maine Road Congleton Town v Runcorn Town Runcorn Linnets v 1874 Northwich Squires Gate v Barnton West D & Chorlton v Hanley Town Widnes v Barnoldswick Town Winsford Utd v Charnock Richard

Monday 11th December 2017 Widnes v Winsford United Tuesday 12th December 2017 Ashton Athletic v City of Liverpool Northwich Victoria v AFC Darwen

Wednesday 13th December 2017 Runcorn Town v 1874 Northwich Saturday 16th December 2017 Ashton Athletic v Abbey Hey Barnton v Bootle Burscough v West D & Chorlton Charnock Richard v Widnes City of Liverpool v 1874 Northwich Hanley Town v AFC Darwen Maine Road v Barnoldswick Town Padiham v Runcorn Linnets Runcorn Town v Squires Gate Winsford United v Congleton Town

Tuesday 19th December 2017 AFC Darwen v Charnock Richard Irlam v Winsford United Saturday 23rd December 2017 1874 Northwich v Maine Road Abbey Hey v Runcorn Town AFC Liverpool v Burscough Ashton Athletic v WD & Chorlton Barnoldswick Town v Irlam Bootle v Padiham Charnock R v City of Liverpool Congleton Town v Widnes Northwich Victoria v Hanley Town Runcorn Linnets v Barnton Squires Gate v Winsford United

First Division Table Thurs 07/12/2017

First Division Fixtures

P

W

D

L

F

A GD Pts

1

Silsden AFC

18

17

0

1

52

14 38 51

2

Litherland REMYCA

16

12

2

2

47

14

3

Prestwich Heys

18

12

1

5

53 26 27 37

4

Alsager Town

16

10

3

3

36 21

15

33

5

AFC Blackpool

18

10

2

6

36 34

2

32

6

Sandbach United

18

10

1

7

36 30

6

31

7

Cammell Laird 1907

19

8

4

7

41 35

6

28

8

Whitchurch Alport

14

8

2

4

29 12

17 26

9

Stockport Town

17

7

4

6

35 29

6

10

Holker Old Boys

18

7

3

8

25 42 -17 24

11

Carlisle City

16

7

2

7

30 23

7

23

12

Atherton LR

17

7

2

8

30 28

2

23

13

Abbey Hulton Utd

19

5

6

8

26 32 -6

21

14

New Mills

17

6

3

8

33 43 -10 21

15

Chadderton

18

5

5

8

36 41

16

Cheadle Town

15

6

2

7

22 28 -6 20

17

Bacup Borough

14

6

2

6

19

18

FC Oswestry Town

18

6

1

11

30 41 -11 19

19

Eccleshall

17

4

5

8

25 42 -17 17

20

St Helens Town

17

3

2

12 21 35 -14 11

21

Daisy Hill

18

1

4

13 17 51 -34 7

22

Nelson

16

1

2

13

27

33 38

25

-5 20

-8 20

15 46 -31

5

Saturday 9th December 2017 Abbey Hulton Utd v Cheadle Town Carlisle City v AFC Blackpool Chadderton v Bacup Borough Eccleshall v Atherton LR FC Oswestry Town v Silsden AFC Nelson v Holker Old Boys Sandbach United v Cammell Laird St Helens Town v Daisy Hill Whitchurch Alport v Litherland R Tuesday 12th December 2017 Alsager Town v Whitchurch Alport Wednesday 13th December 2017 Cheadle T v Litherland REMYCA Saturday 16th December 2017 Abbey Hulton v Whitchurch Alport Atherton LR v Silsden AFC Bacup Borough v Stockport Town Chadderton v Daisy Hill Cheadle Town v Eccleshall Holker Old Boys v Prestwich Heys Litherland REMYCA v Nelson New Mills v Alsager Town Sandbach United v FC Oswestry T St Helens Town v Carlisle City Saturday 23rd December 2017 Abbey Hulton United v FC Oswestry Town Cammell Laird v Alsager Town Carlisle City v Prestwich Heys Chadderton v AFC Blackpool Daisy Hill v Bacup Borough Holker Old Boys v Cheadle Town Litherland REMYCA v Silsden AFC Nelson v New Mills St Helens Town v Sandbach United Stockport Town v Atherton LR Whitchurch Alport v Eccleshall Tuesday 26th December 2017 AFC Blackpool v Litherland R Alsager Town v Eccleshall Bacup Borough v Nelson Cammell Laird v St Helens Town Carlisle City v Holker Old Boys FC Oswestry T v Whitchurch Alport New Mills v Stockport Town Prestwich Heys v Cheadle Town Sandbach Utd v Abbey Hulton Utd Silsden AFC v Chadderton

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Next up at RUSKIN DRIVE Sat 16th Dec 2017 Kick Off 3.00pm

Today’s Team Line-up

versus Carlisle City Hallmark Security League Division One

Next AWAY FIXTURE Tues 26th Dec 2017 Kick Off 3.00pm

versus Cammell Laird Hallmark Security League Division One

Today’s SPONSORS Match: Unite the Union St Helens Match Ball: Dave Wiggins

Programme: Johnsons Toyota

Main Club Sponsors

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Charity Partner 2017-18

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