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Talk of the Town Good afternoon, and welcome to the ArcOframe Stadium for this Hallmark League, First Division North contest against Holker Old Boys. May I open by welcoming our visitors, I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game.
It has only been a week since we were all here at Ruskin Drive for the first in a four game stretch of home games as we (a little belatedly) hosted Cleator Moor Celtic. The opening exchanges of the contest were pretty even as both sides felt each other out. The visitors opened the scoring as the half drew to a close. Callum Birdsall latched on to a poor defensive head and swivelled showing good technique to fire home on the half volley. Town thought they had levelled before the break as a good move saw Luke Edwards centre from the left with the ball just evading Tom Grimshaw but Hal McHugh was on hand to prod home only to be denied by the assistant flagging for offside. The host started the second half well and deservedly found themselves level five minutes after the restart. Andy Presho who was Town’s top performer on the afternoon did well on the right before finding Grimshaw centrally and he made no mistake finding the net to restore parity. Both sides had chances to regain the lead as the half wore on with Cleator Moor missing several chances from a right wing corner as Birdsall’s header hit the cross bar before the initial loose ball was collected by Thomas Ward but his effort was blocked and that rebound fell to Liam Johnson who was denied by a combination of Carl Williams and the upright.
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A double substitution for Town almost paid immediate dividends as Liam Diggle was found by an pinpoint through ball from Grimshaw and he bore down on goal, he was driven wide by Craig Corkhill and when the home striker got his shot off Craig Rule in the home goal was able to deny him. At the other end Tom Mahone had an effort parried by Williams and the rebound was sent over the bar by Birdsall. The game looked to be petering out to a score draw before what appeared to be a blatant and intentional handball was overlooked by the match referee and the move culminated in Birdsall finding Owen Charlton and he was able to tap home from close range. Further salt was rubbed in the Town wounds as a soft free kick was awarded moments after the restart on the right wing and Ward was able to get across his marker and fire in at the front post to secure the spoils for the visitors.
We turn our attention to our visitors this afternoon who have had a terrible start to the season having taken just one point from eight league outings and that 3-3 draw against Daisy Hill came after Holker had been 3-0 up with 31 minutes played. Holker have also exited the FA Vase and First Division Cup at the first hurdle at the hands of Prestwich Heys & Garstang respectively. Whilst Town were going down 3-1 to Cleator Moor on Saturday Holker were having a torrid afternoon which resulted in them finishing their league game against Longridge Town with nine men and on the wrong end of an 11-2 scoreline. Lee and the lads will be looking to bounce back this afternoon and snap the losing streak that we are currently on as we look to record a maximum return for the first time since 9th August. They will however not be taking anything for granted against Holker who did the league double over us last season after putting a poor start to last season behind them. Let’s get behind Town this afternoon and hopefully cheer them on to victory. Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller
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Club Information Honorary Life President: Alan Wellens Vice Presidents: Jim Barrett, Steve Ball and David Watkins Chairman: Glyn Jones Hon. Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Voller (07843 692695) Hospitality: Margaret Wood and Paul Wood Other Committee: Andy Langley, John McKiernan Kieran Ford, Ray Burns, David O’Keefe 1st Team Manager: Lee Jenkinson 1st Team Assistant Manager Nick Robinson 1st Team Physiotherapist Phil Fisher
Reserve Team Manager: David Platt U21s Team Managers: Jay Campbell and Joe McCann U18s Team Manager: Graham Arkle U18s Team Assistant Manager: Ste Burrows Sunday Team Manager: David Platt Snr / Jeff Voller
Main Club Sponsor: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool 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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Jenko’s Notes Good afternoon and welcome to the Arcoframe Stadium for today's Hallmark Security First Division North game against Holker Old Boys. Can I start by wishing the committee, players and supporters of Holker an enjoyable afternoon here in St Helens and hope there journey back up to Barrow in Furness is a safe one. We always seem to have very close games against today's opposition and there has been some extraordinary last minute goals and I'm expecting another close contest today. We are now in our second home game out of a run of four after last week's defeat to Cleator Moor Celtic in a game with I believe was pretty even but down to some very poor decisions by the officials (which is becoming a bit of a regular occurrence) we lost the game 3-1. I do not like blaming the officials because is it a job I would not like to do but this is a semi-professional level of football and all too often their performances don’t meet expectations. After this run of defeats myself and Nick sat down to see how we could get the best out of the squad (including ourselves), one option was to check we have our boots on the right feet with all the chances we are missing. We have worked even harder on the training ground and the lads have responded well so I'm hoping for a positive reaction today.
On the injury front it looks like Anthony Whelan will miss out again today due to a hamstring injury pick up at AFC Liverpool and we have Liam Dodd out for the long term with a knee injury; other than those two we should be at full strength. We have a special guest today with a little girl called Mary who is 11 today and has decided she wants to spend her special day watching us so hopefully we can give her the perfect present with 3 points . . . Happy Birthday Mary Also on a lighter note I would like to thank whoever took the time out to tidy our storeroom it was in a complete mess but you have done a grand job so thank you. Thanks to all our sponsors and to you our supporters, your support is extremely important to us as a team and we will continue to get the best out of the squad and get us up this league and get St Helens Town Football club fighting for honours. Enjoy the game . . . Jenko
In Town Today Holker Old Boys AFC was founded in 1936 as an under 16 side from Old Boys of the then Holker Central Secondary School in Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness. The school itself has long since been replaced with a Kwik Save supermarket which has also closed its doors in recent years. In season 193940 the club joined the local North Western Open Age League, playing all their games on local playing fields. Junior teams were soon formed thus keeping the links with their roots. 1967 saw the club enter a team in the West Lancashire League whilst retaining a side in the N.W.L.
In 1971 a site for a new ground was obtained at Rakesmoor Lane on land which had originally been an isolation hospital then allotments. The club moved from their previous home on Thorncliffe Road to their present one at Rakesmoor. On the formation of the Furness Premier League in 1980 the club entered two teams into this league. Having spent years in the shadow of local rivals Vickers Sports Club (now Hawcoat Park FC.) and Dalton United in season 1985/86 they had their best ever season to date finishing Runners-up to BAC. Preston in the West Lancs League Div 1 However in the following season, which was also the Clubs Golden Jubilee season, they went one better and finished Champions ahead of Vickers SC. More success followed as the club won the Adidas Lancashire Junior Shield in 1988/89 beating Walkden Town 2-0 and again in1990/91 when they defeated Park United 1-0.
The club were now thinking of progressing to a higher standard of football but much work was needed on their Rakesmoor Lane ground to bring it up to the standard required. Committee members, players, friends and their families all worked hard to extend the clubhouse, build new changing rooms and enclose the pitch. The reward for all this hard work was to be accepted into the NWCFL Second Division for the start of the 1991/92 season. Holker Old Boys took a couple of seasons to acclimatise to the new higher standard during which time floodlights
were installed but in 1993/94 they finished third in the Second Division behind Haslingden (now defunct) and North Trafford (now Trafford). Haslingden were unable to be promoted because their facilities did not meet the requirements for the First Division so Holker Old Boys filled the second promotion place. Holker gave a good account of themselves for their first three seasons in the First Division and in 1995/96 they finished in their highest ever position of 11th. However the 1997/98 season saw them struggle finishing just two points ahead of relegated Darwen and the 1998/99 season was a disaster seeing them lose all twenty away games and scoring just five goals on their travels. Not surprisingly Holker finished bottom of the Division and were relegated for the first time in their history. Playing wise seasons 2003/04 to 2007/08 were a disappointment with the side languishing in the lower half of the Division however there have been one or two moments to savour namely reaching the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA. Cup in season 2004/05 and the successful arrangement of the game against FC. United of Manchester in 2005/06 at Craven Park, the home of Barrow Raiders RLFC, in front of a club record attendance of 2303. Both these events raised much welcome finance for the club enabling us to embark on more ground improvements starting with the upgrading of the floodlights for season 2006/07. Having achieved steady progress under the management of Dave Smith and his assistant Maurice Watkin over a season and a half to finish 3rd in the 1st Division in season 2010/11 Dave had to step down because of a job offer in the States at the end of that season and hand the reigns over to new manager Jon Balm for season 2011/12. However things didnt go well for Jon and a run of poor results ended with him resigning in mid November 2011. Dave Smiths job in the states didnt prove to be as good as promised and he and Maurice Watkin stepped back into the fray to steady the ship and finished the season in mid table. Season 2012/13 was a disaster from a League point of view with the Club just managing to avoid the wooden spoon right at the end of the season. The FA Cup provided the only solace with progress to the 1st Qualifying Round netting the Club nearly ÂŁ3000 in prize money.
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The side also reached the semi-finals of the Lancashire Challenge Trophy after wins against Padiham, AFC Fylde and Daisy Hill. A strong Chorley side winning the tie 3-0 at Leyland and who eventually went on to win the competition.
The 2013/14 season saw new faces in charge with Dave Smith and Maurice Watkin moving on to the Committee and Gary Fawcett and Stuart Roberts taking charge to propel the side to a respectable 6th place and the semi final of the NWCFL 1st Division Challenge Cup with the fresh signings brought in to bolster the nucleus of the squad that they retained. The Reserves benefited from a bigger 1st team pool by winning the Furness Premier League Premier Division and The Terry Clinton Memorial Trophy under the stewardship of Andy Forbes as the strength in depth proved its worth.
2015/16 saw the club at the right end of the table again but they just missed out on the play off’s finishing in 8th position. Manager Scott Redhead left the club in October 2016 to take charge at Gretna and Sean Mellen & Glyn Dixon took charge on an interim basis with a final finishing position of 17th. Former player Guy Heffernan took the reigns for the start of the 2017/18 season with Glyn Dixon assisting and despite a poor start to the season they ended up finishing the season in a respectable 9th position.
Further progress on and off the field in 2014/15 ensured another successful year, however the club lost one of its great servants in the passing of John Adams, who was a committee member for over 25 years and secretary of the club for over 15 years. Gary Fawcett again propelled the 1st team to a respectable play-off position of 5th, losing out to Hanley in a very even game.
Season 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
League NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2 NWC-2
P 38 36 36 34 34
W 15 10 11 6 8
D 8 7 8 11 2
L 15 19 17 17 24
F 82 65 58 47 41
A 76 81 74 81 82
GD 6 -16 -16 -34 -41
Pts 53 37 41 29 26
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1
34 32 34 34 34 36 36 34 42 42
14 13 19 12 7 17 18 16 12 19
8 8 6 9 2 9 6 7 7 8
12 11 9 13 25 10 12 11 23 15
59 50 77 53 31 80 79 73 65 72
61 50 42 64 74 60 50 62 94 89
-2 0 35 -11 -43 20 29 11 -29 -17
50 47 63 45 23 60 60 55 43 65
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Position 9/20 15/19 15/19 14/18 16/18 9/18 7/17 3/18 9/18 17/18 6/19 5/19 8/18 17/22 9/22
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Match Day Sponsors Opponents
We are looking for additional sponsors on matchdays with a host of benefits for match (£100), match ball (£50) and programme (£50) sponsors including free entry & programme; hospitality, programme and social media advertising; prematch photos, man of the match awards. Contact John McKiernan on 07713 339 682
Match Sponsor
Match Ball Sponsor
Programme Sponsor
AFC Darwen
Unite the Union, St Helens
Dave Watkins
Prabhu Ventures Ltd
AFC Liverpool
Abbey PACS Limited
Dave Wiggins
Ashton Town
Unite the Union, St Helens
Boar’s Head, St Helens
Atherton LR
St Helens Mind
Meadowcroft Group Ltd
Avro
ARC Glass and Bending
Alex O’Neill Photography
Bacup Borough
John Iddon Transport
Stuart Pyke
Chadderton
Bickerstaffe Boat Company
LM Travel
St Helens Mind
Cleator Moor Celtic
Top Car Detailing
Macron Store Cheshire
Goldline Lottery
Daisy Hill
Stuart Pyke
Alex O’Neill Photography
Garstang
St Helens Mind
Boar’s Head, St Helens
Holker Old Boys
Unite the Union, St Helens
Window Warehouse
Longridge Town
Aspho Surfacing
Device Doctor
Lower Breck
Dave Wiggins
Liverpool County FA
Nelson
ARC Glass and Bending
St Helens Mind
Prestwich Heys
CWU Mersey AMAL
Shelley
Unite the Union, St Helens
Airborne Bathrooms
Steeton
Thatto Heath Tech Shop
In memory of Dave Harrison
City of Liverpool
Garry X Bradbury 50th
Prabhu Ventures Ltd
AFC Blackpool
Ugly Man Records
Carlisle City
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David O’Keefe
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Photographs: Action from Town Reserves 4-0 win over Sandbach Reserves (Cheshire League Division 2)
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Hall of Fame Famous Trio Today we look at the careers of two players who began with league clubs, moving to St. Helens Town upon retirement from the senior game and a player who began at St. Helens and went on to play in all four divisions of the Football League. Derek Hennin was born in Prescot in 1932. He began his career at Bolton Wanderers in 1950, displacing England international Johnny Wheeler, who was transferred to Liverpool. He played right-half for Wanderers in their 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Wembley in the FA Cup Final in 1958, only three months after the Munich disaster. Among his team-mates that day were Nat Lofthouse and Dennis Stevens, who went on to win the Championship with Everton in 1962/63. Captain of the United side was exTown great Bill Foulkes. He had a brief spell at Wigan Athletic, but joined Town as playermanager in 1964, remaining in that position for nearly five years, featuring at right-half and inside forward. Tommy O'Neil (pictured) was born in Parr in 1952 and he was one of those gifted sportsmen who had a genuine choice between careers in football and rugby league, having represented England at both codes as a schoolboy. He opted for football and signed for Manchester United. He made his debut against Manchester City in May 1971 and played for three seasons alongside the legendary Best, Law and Charlton. However, he lost favour under new manager Tommy Docherty and was transferred to Southport and when the
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Sandgrounders lost their league status in 1978, O'Neil moved on to Tranmere Rovers, finishing his league career with Halifax Town in 1982. Tommy returned home to captain St. Helens Town and led the team to FA Vase success at Wembley in 1987 (pictured above), for what must have been one of the proudest moments of his career. He moved on to manage Skelmersdale United. Sadly, he lost his life to cancer in May 2006 at the early age of just 53. At the end of the 2013-14 season the cub named the Young Player of the Year Award 'The Tommy O'Neil Trophy'. Dave Bamber began and ended his league career at Blackpool. He was a native of St. Helens and was born on 1st February 1959. He was a prolific goalscorer, netting 147 goals in 434 league appearances. He moved from Town to Bloomfield Road in 1979, making his debut against Chester. His first goal came against Carlisle in April 1980. Coventry City, then in the First Division, signed Bamber in 1983, but before the end of that season, he had moved on to Walsall. Short spells at Portsmouth and Trelleborgs (Sweden) were unproductive and in 1985, Dave moved to Swindon Town, where he made 108 league appearances, scoring 31 goals. He was on the move again in 1988, this time to Watford, transferring to Stoke City and then to Hull City, before re-joining Blackpool in 1990, retiring in 1994. He played twice at Wembley in play-off finals, being successful on the second occasion against Scunthorpe in 1992. On retirement from the game two years later, he remained in the Blackpool area, setting himself up as a property developer. Bamber was probably best remembered for the way he dipped forward to head the ball.
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St Helens Mind Blooming Beautiful St. Helens Mind has many social groups but one that is very different to the rest is our Allotment. It is really quite posh for a plot, more of a garden, with raised beds, a poly tunnel, paved pathways for easy access and even a loo. St. Helens Mind’s Allotment is a safe and welcoming environment for people who are experiencing mental health difficulties and who would benefit from fresh air, gentle exercise and company. People who attend the allotment can enjoy activities; such as weeding, potting, digging, painting and planning ahead . You can also share ideas and knowledge, have a cuppa and a chat or just have to time to think. There is enough space to work alone in peace if you prefer or you can join in with others and enjoy your time together. When attending the allotment you can enjoy the activities at a pace to suit you and don’t need to be an experienced gardener. Volunteering at our allotment
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The Allotment provides an opportunity for a different kind of volunteering. You get the chance to be outdoors and offer support to people who visit, to improve their mental and physical well being. You don’t need to be an experienced gardener to help, being able to listen and support people is more important. The Benefits of Nature to your Mental Health improve your mood reduce feelings of stress or anger help you take time out and feel more relaxed improve your physical health improve your confidence and selfesteem help you be more active help you make new connections provide peer support. Being outside in natural light can also be helpful if you experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that affects people during particular seasons or times of year. And people tell us that getting into nature has helped them with many other types of mental health problems. If you would like to help us at the allotment or know someone who would benefit from the support we can offer, please get in touch with St. Helens Mind at admin@sthelensmind.org.uk or by calling 01744 647089
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How do we Compare?
at St Helens Town NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1 NWC-D1
St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home W L D W D Away W D L L L Collated D L L L L
L L L
Holker Old Boys - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home L L D L L Away W D L W L Collated L L D L L
L L L
St Helens Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 7 Goal Scored 0 Loss 0
Holker Old Boys games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 11 Goal Scored 0 Loss 0
No score draw
10
No score draw
39
Score draw Win
5 7
Score draw Win
3 10
Home League Away League Home Cup Away Cup Neutral Cup Collated
P 8 8 2 3 0 21
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W 5 4 2 2 0 13
Previous Meetings 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
at Holker Old Boys NWC-D2 NWC-D2 NWC-D2 NWC-D2 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 24/10; 1-3 2015-16 15/03; 5-0 07/01; 4-2 2016-17 11/03; 1-2 16/11; 1-3 2017-18 28/03; 0-1 22/09/2018 2018-19 23/02/2019 St Helens Town Scores First
Previous Meetings D L 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
Games Played St Helens Town Wins Draws Holker Old Boys Wins St Helens Town Goals Holker Old Boys Goals Percentage Town Wins F 23 17 6 7 0 53
A 13 12 4 5 0 34
6 2 0 4 12 11 33.33 GD 10 5 2 2 0 19
Win % 62.50 50.00 100.00 66.67 0.00 61.90
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League News 1874 Northwich have announced plans for a ground share agreement with Barnton, commencing at the start of next season. Since joining the league in 2013, 1874 have played home games at Winsford United's Barton Stadium, and also staged home FA Vase games at Wincham Park, home of Witton Albion, last season.
"Our appreciation also goes to Barnton FC for the welcome that has been extended to 1874 Northwich FC. We look forward to working with them to the mutual benefit of both clubs". The move is subject to approval by the League Management Committee and the FA. Barnton have announced that for the remainder of their 2018/19 season, their ground at Townfield Lane will now be newly named as ‘The Offside Trust Stadium’.
The unprecedented move is designed to fully support the organisation that has highlighted child abuse through sport, and is led by ex-footballer Steve Walters and former professional golfer Chris Unsworth.
A statement on the club website said: "The Board of 1874 Northwich FC are pleased to announce that in line with the clubs stated aim of playing football within the Northwich area, an agreement has been reached with Barnton FC for the club to play home matches at the Townfield ground from the start of the 2019 / 2020 season on an initial two year agreement.
Steve Walters, Offside Trust Director said:
"A core ambition of 1874 Northwich FC is to achieve a permanent home base for the club within Northwich, this is the first step towards that ambition.
He added: "It will be yet another important step in our ongoing work to raise awareness of safeguarding in sport and our work to support survivors of child sexual abuse."
“The board of 1874 Northwich FC would like to put on record their sincere gratitude to Winsford United FC for enabling the club to play at the St Luke’s Barton Stadium and they are eternally grateful for their hospitality and support during the club's early years.
The ground naming will see the Club highlight the Trust through every home game played at the newly named ‘Offside Trust Stadium’, to further drive the message of child abuse safeguarding children through sport.
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"The Offside Trust is delighted that Barnton FC has taken this decision. We have had some fantastic support from grassroots football, with several teams wearing our logo and more than fifty grounds displaying one of our boards. But to have a stadium named in our honour is certainly a first!
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On this day In history Town have a long history of playing on this date stretching back to season 1906-07 when they hosted local rivals St Helens Recreation recording a 2-1 home victory at Park Road in the FA Cup Preliminary Round. The club have no scorer details. It would be the reformed club who would next play on this date (1951) when Barrow Reserves were the visitors to Hoghton Road in the Lancashire Combination Division One. Leadbetter was the scorer of Town’s goal in a 1-2 defeat. The following season (1952) Town travelled to neighbours Prescot Cables in the Liverpool Non-League Cup, losing 6-1 to their close rivals. Potter scored Town’s consolation goal. Goals from Barnes and Davock earned Town a share of the spoils in a home
Lancashire Combination Division Two encounter with Wigan Athletic Reserves at Hoghton Road on this date in 1956. On this date in 1962 Town hosted South Liverpool in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round. Goals from Williams and Fairweather saw Town win 2-1 and earn them a 3rd Qualifying Round home fixture against Altrincham which unfortunately went the way of the visitors 1-3. Town travelled to Marine on this date in 1966 for a Lancashire Combination Cup 2nd Round tie. Despite two goals from Jimmy McKiernan the home side ran out 3-2 winners. On this date in 1973 Town made the short trip to Skelmersdale United Reserves in the Lancashire Combination where a Jackie Kendrick goal earned the visitors a 1-1 draw. Five seasons later (1979) it was a trip to Horwich RMI for Town. Goals from Larner (2), Richardson, Williams and Tickle saw Town make Cheshire League Cup progress. Their reward for the win was a 3rd Round tie with Eastwood Hanley which finished 2-2 at the first time of asking; Stokes and Maguire on target for Town. The replay took place at Hoghton Road with the visitors running out 1-2 winners – Stokes on target for Town.
St Helens Town at Park Road in 1901
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Into the 1980s (1981) and Town travelled to Burscough on this date, losing 4-0 in the Cheshire League top flight. Three seasons later and Burscough were the visitors to Hoghton Road in the North West Counties
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St Helens Town 1979 League Division One. Goals from Town’s Shaw and Brunt saw the blues battle out a 22 draw. It was NWCFL top flight action at the start of the 1990s when Bootle were the visitors to Sutton on this date. A first half strike from Jason Stocks saw the game finish 1-1. Two seasons later (1992) it was another local derby fixture against Prescot which saw the home side win 4-1. Town’s solitary reply came courtesy of a Musker penalty.
On this date in 1993 Town made the trip to Rossendale United and despite opening the scoring through Steve Pennington the home outfit ran out 3-1 winners in the NWCFL
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Division One. It would be another fourteen seasons before Town played on this date (2007) when losing 3-0 away at Salford City in the NWCFL Division One. The following season (2008) it was another away trip, this time to Atherton Collieries where two goals from Phil Mitchell and one from Mike Scully earned Town three points courtesy of the 3-0 victory at Alder House. The last time out on this date (2012) saw Town travel south to Stone Dominoes in the NWCFL Premier Division. Second half goals from Brian Hatton, Carl Osman and Ste Edwards secured the 1-3 victory.
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No More Knives
Campaign Objectives Reduce knife crime by raising awareness
At their recent friendly v City of Liverpool, St Helens Town AFC welcomed Alan Walsh from Anfield Boxing Club who was promoting #NoMoreKnives.
This is an initiative started by a professional cage fighter, Paul Bentley, from Liverpool to put a stop to knife crime. MMA fighter Paul, said he had to do something after realising how bad knife crime was in Liverpool. Paul called on Scousers to go on video or through social media and demand that knife crime needs to stop as part of his #nomoreknives campaign.
Since its launch the project have teamed up with a host of new partners and sports clubs all spreading the message that we will not tolerate knives in our communities. The aims of this campaign became even clearer after within a week of him starting the campaign, Sam Cook was tragically stabbed to death on a night out in Liverpool Celebrating his 21st Birthday. Then within a week later Adam Ellison from Prescot was also tragically stabbed to death coming home from a night out.
Originally planned to be promoted through boxing circles, the initiative has exploded and is now being promoted throughout rugby and football circles as well. In the last six weeks the campaign has engaged with over 4,000 young people in Liverpool and over 800 in surrounding towns.
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Introduce intervention - metal detectors and other devices Challenge the culture - assist Merseyside police within their launch address why now more than ever we are carrying knives Campaign for longer sentencing for carrying weapons Reassurance – these delinquents often feel reassured carrying a knife, however, studies reveal that you are 65% more at risk of being involved in a knife related incident by carrying a knife. Risks and consequences – Young people are aware of the very serious legal and personal risks and consequences of carrying a knife or any offensive weapon (Young people are often unaware of the legal consequences of carrying a knife and the impact that knife crime can have on individuals, families and communities. Young people often think that carrying a knife offers them protection when in fact it puts them more at risk). Resilience – Young people are more aware of the influences, fears and pressures that can lead to the decision to carry a knife and how these can be managed or avoided. Responsibility – Young people are aware of the importance of telling someone if they know that someone else is carrying a knife (this is an important aspect of prevention work and is relevant to all young people).
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2018-19 Fixtures, Facts and Fig Date Sat 04/08/2018 Thur 09/08/2018
Opponents Lower Breck ATHERTON LR
Comp HSL1N HSL1N
KO Result 15.00 1-2W 19.45 3-1W
GK Williams Williams
2 McHugh
3 Potter
4 Dodd1
Presho
Robinson
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Bacup Borough AFC DARWEN
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HSL1N HSL1N HSL1N FAV1Q HSL1N
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Williams Williams Williams
Presho Presho Robinson
Robinson Robinson Cliff
Dodd Whelan D.Whelan
Webster Webster Webster
Kechil Kechil
Robinson Presho
Cliff Rigby
D.Whelan Webster
A.Whelan D.Whelan
HSL1N
15:00
Williams
Presho
H O’Connor
Webster
D.Whelan
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HSL1N 1DC 2R
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AFC Blackpool Chadderton Ashton Town AFC Liverpool CLEATOR MOOR CELTIC HOLKER OLD BOYS STEETON AFC LIVERPOOL Cheadle Heath Nomads Prestwich Heys DAISY HILL CHEADLE TOWN Longridge Town PRESTWICH HEYS Avro CARLISLE CITY
NELSON SHELLEY Atherton LR BACUP BOROUGH AFC Darwen Ashton Town CHADDERTON Cleator Moor Celtic AVRO LOWER BRECK Shelley Steeton
Holker Old Boys AFC BLACKPOOL LONGRIDGE TOWN Daisy Hill GARSTANG Garstang Carlisle City ASHTON TOWN Nelson
2-2D 2-2D 1-0L 3-2L 3-1L 2-1L 1-3L
5 Webster Webster Webster
Name1
Player name and number of goals scored
Name
Player name and CAUTION
Name
Player name and DISMISSAL FOR 2 CAUTIONS
Name
Player name and DISMISSAL
Name10
Player name and number of replaced player
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gures 6 Lomax Lomax
7 8 Smith Grimshaw Richards1 Smith
Lomax
Grimshaw
Furlong Lomax Lomax
Richards Richards Richards
Furlong A.Whelan
Greene Richards
McHugh
Richards Grimshaw Furlong Furlong
Richards Grimshaw Richards Grimshaw1
9 Diggle1
Diggle Diggle Diggle2
10 Greene Greene Greene
11 12 14 Weaver Richards8 Lawrence Weaver Edwards111 Grimshaw8 Weaver1 Edwards9 Whelan2
17 Moffitt7 Whelan4
Potter
Dobney
Lomax8
Potter9 Potter A.Whelan5
Cliff Duke Potter
Grimshaw8 Smith McHugh Robinson8
Diggle Diggle1
Weaver Weaver Weaver
Diggle Diggle
Weaver Greene
Edwards Edwards
Rigby3 Weaver91
McHugh Furlong6
Weaver
D.Greene
Edwards
Diggle9
Smith6
McHugh6
16 Heron3 Potter
Whelan4
Greene Greene Greene
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15 Dobney Dobney
McHugh Grimshaw11 Cliff3 McHugh6 Grimshaw6 Edwards71 McHugh
Lomax
Cain10
Presho21 Smith C.Greene
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Supporting Foodbanks I can’t imagine being hungry. I mean properly hungry - feeling deprived because someone else has eaten the last of the custard creams (I know who you are!) doesn’t count. During the 1984-85 miners’ strike, lots of families in St. Helens went hungry. Miners went without income and simply couldn’t afford to buy enough food. Their kids in my class at primary school deteriorated visibly as the months went by. It made a big impression on me. Hunger is no laughing matter. Local communities and unions helped, with donations of food and money. Help also came from the broader mining community – I recall well my Uncle (Bold Colliery) going to Belgium as part of a delegation receiving the proceeds of a collection organised by the Belgian mining union. Support networks made the difference between starvation and getting by. Our world has changed rather in the 30 odd years since then. Having much of the town spending their working lives with one of a few large employers is a distant memory. A lot of people juggle various temporary, short term and / or zero hours contracts jobs, and depend on benefits for at least part of the year. All too often, that also means going hungry at least some of the time. This is part of the price of the modern economy, which prioritises global profits over human dignity. Friends and family help with a bit of shopping
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here or there, but many people aren’t keen to let those close to them know just how bad things are, and keep the situation quiet. In any case, with workers shifting between contracts so much the community support networks that made the difference for the miners just don’t exist in the same way now. Short term tenancies in the private rented sector don’t help, as people don’t stay in the same place for long enough to foster a sense of community. (In the last nine years of living in the same house, I have had five neighbours on one side and six on the other.) Foodbanks have become part of the support system. I don’t recall having heard of them until eight or ten years ago, probably because there were so few of them. The Trussell Trust (one of the biggest organisers of foodbanks, and which runs one in St. Helens) had just two in 2004 and now has more than 400. In the last financial year it provided 1.3 million three-day emergency food supplies to people in need in the UK – almost 200,000 of them in the North West, more than any other region. Given that other organisations also operate a similar number of foodbanks, the scale of the problem is stark.
Every September since 2013 I have put on a gig at The Rondy (on Church St.) to raise food for St. Helens Foodbank. Each year the kind attendees have donated around 20 shopping bags of food – so about 100 bags in total. This year’s gig is tonight and starts at eight o’clock. Entry is free, but we encourage foodbank donations. Once again, we hope to do a spot of good whilst having a good time; once again, those of us who are lucky enough never to have been hungry will count their blessings as well as the shopping bags on Saturday night. COYB Ste Lingard (@stelingard)
Match Report Hallmark Security League First Division North Saturday 15th September 2018 St Helens Town 1-3 Cleator Moor Celtic Town’s promising start to the season has gone away with the lack of goals from many chances being punished and Saturday’s game at the Arcoframe Stadium was a classic
example. Meeting the Cumbrian side Cleator Moor Celtic for the first ever time, Town made a decent start with McHugh and Weaver having efforts scrambled away before the visitors with their overall height advantage, began to cause problems. Two good chances fell to Ward and but he failed to test Williams in the homes goals with two headed efforts. The opening goal arrived on 37 minutes after Celtic worked a throw-in from the right and good work from Charlton saw the ball reach Birdsall after a poor defensive header from Richards and the striker drilled home an angled shot.
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Tow had the ball in the net on the stroke of half time but Grimshaw was adjudged to have retreated from an offside position. Within five minutes of the restart Town were level with man of the match Presho superb on the right creating an opportunity for Grimshaw whose shot took a deflection past Rule in the Celtic goal. The game now entered its best phase with Town surviving a mad scramble with crossbar and post coming to their aid as
Cleator Moor caused aerial problems from set pieces. The game was now anybody’s as Town’s double substitution almost saw Diggle go clear with his first touch but Rule made a good block. Controversy closed a game which Town looked to be worthy of a point when two goals in three minutes won it for the Cumbrians courtesy of a disputed hand ball decision which saw eventually saw Charlton tap in. Town were further upset when a theatrical dive led to a free kick to the visitors with Ward wrapping up the points with an excellent near post finish. Jim Barrett
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Commercial Corner Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to the Arcoframe Stadium here at Ruskin Sports Village. A special warm welcome to today’s opponents Holker Old Boys who are our second successive Cumbrian visitors, following last weekend’s encounter with first time visitors Cleator Moor Celtic. We also welcome and thank our match sponsors Unite the Union, St Helens branch; match ball sponsors Window Warehouse, Liverpool and match programme sponsors St Helens Mind. As I have said previously match day sponsorship goes a long way towards our associated costs including match officials, kit washes, visiting officials’ hospitality and
player post-match food. If you can support the club at a future game please let me know. I’d also like to say a warm welcome to Mary Castrogiovanni and her family; Mary is celebrating her 11th birthday today and we send her our very best wishes – let’s hope the lads can put on a goof performance and pick up three points. Many thanks to those who have contributed towards today’s Foodbank collection. It was a little hastily arranged in conjunction with Ste Lingard and his band Flat Back Four who are playing at the Rendezvous Bar in St Helens this evening (see centre pages in today’s programme). Admission is free and those attending are asked to support the collection. We will be dropping off our contributions after the game. We have welcomed a number of new pitch side board sponsors – Merlin Cycles, KSH Safety Services and Terryokee Entertainments who had boards installed last Saturday. It’s nice to see the ground slowly filling up but there’s still plenty of space. The full year package costs just £200 and includes the board design, manufacture and installation along with a programme advert for the duration of the sponsorship. With over 130,000 visitors last year it’s a great way to promote a business or organisation. There is an extended audience courtesy of photos and video highlights on the club’s website and social media. Don’t forget we have a small range of merchandise on sale on match days with mugs (£5), enamel pin badges (£3) and bob hats (£6). We can also order replica home and away kits and polo shirts - ask any club official for details. We’re back at home next Saturday when Steeton are another first time visitors to Ruskin Drive. John McKiernan 07713 339 682
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League News Yet more Yellow cup fever Over the past couple of seasons, these pages have reported details of Ashton Athletic's cup exploits on numerous occasions, and we make no apology for doing so again. After a 1-1 draw against Morpeth Town in the Emirates FA Cup, a three hour midweek journey of 177 miles to Craik Park in Morpeth faced the Yellows for the replay last Tuesday, to face a team on their own ground who are top of the Evo-Stik League Division One East table. But yet again the Athletic lads rose to the occasion with a stunning Marcus Cusani free kick giving them an early lead, which Christopher Bandell doubled before the interval. A late penalty for the home side set up a nerve jangling finish but the Yellows held out for another famous win. They now have an away tie against York City this Saturday, and another memorable cup day awaits them. A record breaker for Sandbach Sandbach United's 7-0 away win at Cheadle Town last Wednesday set several club records.
The result was the biggest win in the club's history, and James Kirby became the first player at the club to score more than three goals in a game, scoring five of the goals. As an interesting aside, James has scored two hat tricks this season, both in league games and both against teams from Cheadle - he hit a hat trick in United's 3-0 win over Cheadle Heath Nomads on the 7th August. His goal against Atherton LR in the Vase on Saturday took him to 13 goals for the season, eight in the league and five in cup competitions, with all eight of the league goals being against the two Cheadle teams. With United's tie in the First Division Cup at home to Cheadle Town scheduled for 6th October, no doubt James has the date in the diary already.
Eleven heaven for Longridge Town The eye catching score of the weekend was Longridge Town's 11-2 win at Holker Old Boys, that moved them to the top of the First Division North table. It's the first time that a team has scored 11 goals in a league game since the 28th March 2016, when Barnton beat Whitchurch Alport 11-1, and Saturday's result is the first time in league history that a score of 11-2 has been recorded. Bradley Wicks and Jason Hart both scored hat tricks for Town, and five other players also scored a goal apiece, one of the few occasions in league history where seven different players have scored for one team in a game.
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In nine league games so far, Town have only once failed to score more than two goals in a game, and with that sort of firepower at their disposal they will be a tough test for any defence this season. Cup away days agree with Hanley Although their league form will be giving cause for concern, Hanley Town seem to be enjoying cup away days at the moment. A run of five defeats in six leagues games has seen them drop down the Premier Division table, but solace has been found in the Buildbase FA Vase, with Saturday's 4-0 win at Dudley Town followed on from a win by the same score at Pershore Town two weeks earlier. The challenge now for Michael Edwards and his men is reproduce their Vase form in league games.
Admirals find their shooting boots All of a sudden there's been an explosion of goals in the ranks at Nelson. After a run of four games with just one goal scored, and seven in total from the opening eight games, the last three games have seen a dramatic improvement. A 3-1 win against St Martins in the cup, was followed by a midweek 1-1 draw at Prestwich Heys and then a 5-2 Vase win over Tow Law Town last Saturday, more than doubling the tally bagged in the season up to the St Martins game. The currently negative goal difference in the league table will soon turn to a plus if they keep up the present scoring rate in the coming weeks.
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First Round of the Buildbase FA Vase. Ties involving our sides are as follows: Cadbury Athletic v Hanley Town Cheadle Town or Vauxhall Motors v Seaham Red Star Hallam v Charnock Richard Hebburn Town v City of Liverpool Irlam v Handsworth Parramore Litherland REMYCA v Thackley Nelson v Ashington Northwich Vics v Cammell Laird 1907 Padiham or Prestwich Heys v Garforth T Runcorn Town v Guisborough Town Sporting Khalsa v Winsford United Squires Gate v Sandbach United Staveley Miners Welfare v Silsden Steeton v Avro Swallownest v Garstang Winterton Rangers v Lower Breck Ties to be played on the weekend of Saturday 13th October 2018. League Landmarks Tuesday 11th September 2018 Gareth Hill's 14th minute goal for Nelson in the 1-1 draw at Prestwich Heys was the Admirals' 1900th League goal. Irlam's third goal in the 3-3 draw at home to Silsden, scored by Marcus Perry in the 73rd minute, was their 600th League goal. Wednesday 12th September 2018 Runcorn Town's 2-0 win over Hanley Town was their 200th League win.
Saturday 15th September 2018 Holker's 11-2 defeat against Longridge Town, was the first time the score has been recorded in League history, it was also Holker's 1,000th League game.
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Photographs: Town’s 1-3 Hallmark Security League First Division North defeat v Cleator Moor Celtic Tom Grimshaw with the Town goal.
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Half Time Quiz Q1. Who was an FA Cup winner against Liverpool in 1988 and also a runner up with them in 1996? Q2. In which city was Welsh international Ashley Williams born?
Q3. From which club did Southampton sign Sadio Mane? Q4. Who is the most recent Newcastle United player to make an appearance for the full England team whilst at the club?
Q10. Which two clubs did Mo Salah fail to score against in the Premier League last season? Q11. Who is the only player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs? Q12. Which player last season became the first to score for and against Manchester United in the same season? Q13. From which club did Everton sign midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye? Q14. What shirt number did Paul Gascoigne wear at Italia 90? Q15. Everton signed Alan Stubbs in 2001 from which club?
Q5. Who is the all-time top scoring Italian in the Premier League? Q6. Which nation has won the most World Cup 3rd & 4th place play off matches?
Q8. To which club did Liverpool sell Harry Kewell in 2008? Q9. How many teams competed in the first World Cup Finals tournament?
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Answers: 1) John Scales 2) Wolverhampton 3) Red Bull Salzburg 4) Andros Townsend 5) Paolo Di Canio (66) 6) Germany 7) AFC Bournemouth & Newcastle United 8) Galatasaray 9) Thirteen 10) Manchester United & Swansea 11) Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid & AC Milan) 12) Henrikh Mkhitaryan 13) Aston Villa 14) Nineteen 15) Glasgow Celtic
Q7. Which two 2018-19 Premier League clubs had no players in the 2018 World Cup squads?
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St Helens 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 2017-18 NWYA U18s President’s Cup Winners
Record Attendances: 3012 at Hoghton Road v Burscough (1948) 8000 at Hoghton Road v Man City (1950) 1723 at Knowsley Road v FC United of 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, 2017-18 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, 2017-18 5th
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)
84 Andy Gillespie
36 Albert Leadbetter 1950/51
300 Jackie Cooke (1 estimated)
83 Harry McCann
35 Arthur Tyrer 1957/58
287 Gary Laird
81 Ray Fairweather
34 Lee Cooper 2001/02
280 Kevin Grice (147 estimated)
72 Arthur Tyrer
33 Ronnie Rigby 1952/53
278 Jimmy Woodyer (67 estimated)
68 Phil Stainton
32 Harry McCann 1950/51
276 Iain Dyson
63 Mervyn Bull
31 Terry Garner 1950/51
272 Ray Fairweather (3 estimated) 265 Larry Redmond (134 estimated)
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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 alltime 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 1950 and another 4000 witnessed a second match with City the following season.
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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 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
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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. Former club captain Andy Gillespie won the NW Counties’ golden boot with 34 goals in the 2015/16 season and netted another 24 times the following
season, whilst last time out, Shaun Brady only just missed out on the player-of-theseason award in the First Division. Town moved from Hoghton Road in 2000 and ground-shared with Saints Rugby League club pending an intended move to their new stadium, which took many years longer than anticipated and finally moved out of Knowsley Road when it closed in September 2010. Plans for the move were shelved following a disagreement and Town went on a nomadic existence, playing out of town at Ashton Town, Ashton Athletic, Prescot Cables and odd games at Atherton Collieries, before St. Helens Council redeveloped the Ruskin Drive multisports complex and St. Helens Town moved back home there in August 2017, playing on an artificial 3G surface. This season sees Town in their fourth season at Step 6, this time in the newlyformed Hallmark Securities League First Division North, aiming to put behind themselves three seasons of inconsistent performances and regain their Step 5 status under highly ambitious manager Lee Jenkinson and his assistant Nick Robinson.
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Man of the Match News August 04 Lower Breck 09 Atherton LR 11 Bacup Borough 18 AFC Darwen 21 AFC Blackpool 27 Chadderton
15 22 26 29
Bacup Borough AFC Darwen Ashton Town Chadderton
Man of the Match Carl Williams Andy Presho Carl Williams Neil Weaver Mick Furlong Liam Diggle
September FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round 01 Ashton Town 08 AFC Liverpool Andy Webster 15 Cleator Moor Celtic Andy Prsho 22 Holker Old Boys 29 Steeton
Neil Weaver MoM v AFC Darwen
October 04 AFC Liverpool First Division Cup 2nd Round 06 Cheadle HN 09 Prestwich Heys 13 Daisy Hill Macron Cup 1st Round 20 Cheadle Town 27 Longridge Town November 01 Prestwich Heys 03 Avro 17 Carlisle City 24 Nelson December 01 Shelley 08 Atherton LR
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Andy Presho MoM v Atherton LR
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Danny Greene
Alex Moffitt
Lewis Cain
Jamie Casson
James Duke
Andy Presho
Hal McHugh
Matty Smith
Sean Richards
Danny Lomax
Andy Webster
Jesse Robinson
Neil Weaver
Tom Grimshaw
Luke Edwards
Carl Williams
Liam Diggle
Paul Cliff
Tom Potter
Scott Lawrence
Liam Dodd
Ryan Dobney
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Dom Whelan
Mick Furlong
Alex Hope-O’Connor
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History Archive The First St. Helens Town 1901-1928 The current St. Helens Town Football Club is the second to bear the name. The first was formed in 1901, initially to rival the St. Helens Recreation club, which had only a few years earlier changed from rugby to football, under the patronage of the glass company, Pilkington Brothers. The first meeting between the clubs took place before a crowd of over 5000 at Pilkingtons ground at City Road in February 1902 and resulted in a 2-2 draw. Based at the Primrose Ground in Park Road (subsequently a dog track behind the Primrose Vaults and now the site of Mulcrow Close), Town entered the Lancashire League Second Division in 1901-02, alongside Barrow, Workington, Haydock, Earlestown, Prescot and Chorley. Promotion was attained in 1904 and the following seasons fixtures in the Lancashire Combination First Division included the Reserve sides of Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Bolton, Bury and Preston North End. Although relegated later that season, Town bounced back to their former status in 1909 and, in between times, helped out the Recs, sharing their Park Road facilities whilst the City Road ground was re-built.
St. Helens Town had ambitions to join the Football League and an application was made to join the new Third Division 1911, but this was unsuccessful. The senior clubs reserve sides set up the Central League in 1912/13 and Town became one of the leading lights in the revamped Lancashire Combination. At the end of that campaign, Recs. resigned and reverted to the handling code, joining the Northern Union (later the Rugby League) as a professional club, rivalling the Saints for success throughout the 1920s. This all-consuming local rivalry was one of the reasons for the failure of St. Helens Town and the club disbanded in the late 1920's. It was to take a further 20 plus years and another World War to revive interest in the association game, by which stage St. Helens Recs. had themselves thrown in the towel, having nearly brought about the bankruptcy of Saints during the depression of the 1930s. Famous players for the first Town club included Oliver Ellaby, father of Alf, who went on to great deeds with Saints and Wigan, Jack Bamber (Liverpool) and Albert Fairclough (Manchester City, Bristol City and Derby County).
The programme for the Chester v St. Helens Town game in the Lancashire Combination on 13th September 1913 referred to the reverse fixture the previous week, which Town won 2-1. The editor said: The St. Helens ground is not one of the best, the surface being very uneven and against accurate footwork. St. Helens Town have a very strong side and, if their Saturday's form is kept up, other teams will go the same way home from there. For the record, Town were represented by: Talbott, Hall, Kelly, Platt, Hosker, Hunter, Ryder, Kelly, Jones, Benyon and Barton.
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First Division North Table
Saturday 22nd September 2018 The Emirates F.A Cup 2nd Q Round Chester FC v City of Liverpool Dunston UTS v Irlam York City v Ashton Athletic
First Division North
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD Pts
1
Longridge Town
9
7
1
1
42
15
27
22
2
Avro
9
7
0
2
31
11
20
21
3
Carlisle City
9
7
0
2
16
11
5
21
4
AFC Darwen
9
5
2
2
20
14
6
17
5
AFC Liverpool
7
5
0
2
23
16
7
15
6
Lower Breck
8
4
2
2
18
6
12
14
7
Cleator Moor Celtic
8
4
2
2
16
10
6
14
8
AFC Blackpool
7
4
2
1
10
5
5
14
9
Steeton
8
4
1
3
16
19
-3
13
10
Shelley
8
3
3
2
16
16
0
12
11
Garstang
8
4
0
4
15
15
0
12
12
Prestwich Heys
7
3
1
3
11
14
-3
10
13
Chadderton
10
3
1
6
18
28
-10
10
14
St Helens Town
8
2
2
4
13
14
-1
8
15
Bacup Borough
9
2
2
5
14
17
-3
8
16
Nelson
9
2
2
5
8
14
-6
8
17
Ashton Town
6
2
0
4
6
15
-9
6
18
Daisy Hill
7
0
3
4
10
22
-12
3
19
Atherton LR
8
0
1
7
5
19
-14
1
20
Holker Old Boys
8
0
1
7
7
34
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1
Premier Division Barnoldswick Town v Runcorn Town Bootle v Abbey Hey Charnock Richard v Congleton Town Hanley Town v Squires Gate Padiham v Litherland REMYCA West D & Chorlton v 1874 Northwich Whitchurch Alport v Northwich Vics Winsford United v Silsden First Division North Carlisle City v Avro Cleator Moor Celtic v AFC Darwen Daisy Hill v Ashton Town Garstang v Atherton LR Lower Breck v Bacup Borough Nelson v Chadderton Prestwich Heys v Steeton Shelley v AFC Liverpool St Helens Town v Holker Old Boys First Division South Barnton v FC Oswestry Town Cheadle Heath Nomads v Rylands Eccleshall v Wythenshawe Town Ellesmere Rangers v Cheadle Town Maine Road v Stone Old Alleynians Sandbach United v Abbey Hulton Utd Stockport Town v Alsager Town Stone Doms v Cammell Laird 1907 Vauxhall Motors v St Martins Monday 24th September 2018 Premier Division Winsford United v Northwich Victoria Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1 Rnd Daisy Hill v Bamber Bridge First Division South Stockport Town v Maine Road Tuesday 25th September 2018 Premier Division Abbey Hey v Irlam Ashton Athletic v West D & Chorlton City of Liverpool v Litherland REMYCA Congleton Town v Whitchurch Alport Cheshire Senior Cup Prelim Round Cammell Laird 1907 v Hyde United Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1 Rnd Clitheroe v Atherton LR Colne v AFC Darwen Holker Old Boys v Southport Lancaster City v Charnock Richard Nelson v Atherton Collieries Squires Gate v Padiham
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League Tables Tables correct as at Thurs 20/09/2018 P
W
D
L
F
A GD Pts
P
W
D
L
F
1
Premier Division City of Liverpool
8
7
1
0
25
8
17 22
1
First Division South Wythenshawe Ams
9
6
1
2
18 12
A GD Pts 6
2
Silsden
9
6
3
0
22
9
13 21
2
Rylands
8
6
0
2
28
20 18
3
Runcorn Town
8
7
0
1
19
8
11 21
3 Cheadle Heath Nomads 10
4
Congleton Town
6
6
0
0
15
1
14 18
4
5
Northwich Victoria
8
4
2
2
22 16
6
14
6
Squires Gate
7
4
1
2
13
5
8
13
7
Barnoldswick Town
8
4
1
3
18 15
3
8
Padiham
8
4
1
9
Charnock Richard
6
3
1
10
Bootle
6
2
3
11
Irlam
6
1
4
12
Hanley Town
8
2
13
Burscough
7
14
1874 Northwich
15
8
19
6
0
4
24 18
6
18
St Martins
9
5
1
3
17 12
5
16
5
Vauxhall Motors
8
4
3
1
15 11
4
15
6
Abbey Hulton United
8
5
0
3
16 15
1
15
13
7
Cheadle Town
9
4
2
3
17 22 -5 14
3
15 16 -1 13
8
New Mills
8
4
1
3
26 22
4
13
2
13
8
5
10
9
Wythenshawe Town
7
4
0
3
13 10
3
12
1
9
7
2
9
10
Eccleshall
8
4
0
4
16 16
0
12
1
11 11
0
7
11
FC Oswestry Town
10
3
3
4
16 24 -8 12
1
5
8
19 -11 7
12
Stone Old Alleynians
5
3
2
0
8
5
3
11
2
0
5
12 19 -7
6
13
Alsager Town
8
3
1
4
17 17
0
10
8
1
3
4
9
17 -8
6
14
Sandbach United
6
3
0
3
13
4
9
9
Litherland REMYCA
5
1
2
2
11
8
5
15
Barnton
8
3
0
5
8
16 -8
9
16
West Didsbury & Chorlton
8
1
2
5
10 22 -12 5
16
Stone Dominoes
9
2
1
6
10 21 -11 7
17
Whitchurch Alport
6
0
2
4
6
11 -5
2
17
Maine Road
6
2
0
4
14 15 -1
6
18
Winsford United
7
0
2
5
8
21 -13 2
18
Cammell Laird 1907
9
1
3
5
16 24 -8
6
Stockport Town
7
1
2
4
7
12 -5
5
Ellesmere Rangers
8
0
2
6
5
20 -15 2
3
19
Abbey Hey
7
0
2
5
5
19 -14 2
19
20
Ashton Athletic
6
0
1
5
1
12 -11 1
20
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