St Helens Town v Litherland REMYCA (LSC 2017-18) by John McKiernan

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Talk of the Town Good evening and welcome back to Ruskin Drive! May I open by welcoming our visitors from Litherland REMYCA. I hope they enjoy the short time they will spend with us and have a safe journey home after the game.

It has been just shy of a fortnight since we were last hear at Ruskin Drive taking on high -flying AFC Blackpool. The weather conditions were chalk and cheese from the previous week as the torrential rain had given way to bright sunshine. When the game got underway Town were slow getting going and fell behind after 10 minutes. The hosts worked their way into the game and when a foul was awarded on the edge of the box Alex Ashby stepped up to curl the set-piece home past the visiting stopper. Parity was short-lived as the visitors regained the lead before the interval and the scoring continued less that 30 seconds after the restart with Shaun Brady netting his 6th goal of the season. Town were on top but a counter saw a free kick awarded to the visitors around 30 yards out which was indirect and the resulting effort at goal took a wicked deflection before looping past Adam Fairchild in the home goal. The action was not finished as Town burst forward again this time substitute Ben Bolton finding himself one on one with the visiting keeper rounding him and being felled with a spot kick and yellow card dispensed. Bolton dusted himself down and beat the keeper from 12 yards but not the left hand upright which his effort rebounded off and was cleared and this was how the game ended. We then moved on to Macron Cup action as

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we took the trip to play Prestwich Heys. The teams had met a couple of weeks previously at Ruskin Drive with the visitors running out victors 2-0 on the day and the midweek cup tie was to prove no better for Town as an early goal for the hosts and a severe injury to Andy Presho who had a nasty dislocation of his shoulder in the early stages followed by a hat-trick for Lee Grimshaw saw Town exit the competition for this term. We then moved on to another difficult assignment as we visited high flying Stockport Town. The hosts came into the game on the cusp of the play off places but it was the visitors who took an early lead when Brady made it seven goals for the season but the lead was short lived as the hosts levelled on 13 minutes and then Brian had more of a say than the 22 players on the park as the storm like conditions made any cohesive play difficult and in the end the spoils were shared. Tonight sees up start a testing spell with a run of four home games here at Ruskin in the space of ten days with us hosting Litherland REMYCA this evening in the Liverpool Senior Cup followed by the visit of Cheadle Town in league action this Saturday and another midweek cup tie a week this evening as we welcome Daisy Hill to Ruskin for the first time in LWC Drinks First Division Cup, Second Round North action before rounding off the spell by welcoming Eccleshall next Saturday.

Litherland are another side we have met recently having visited Litherland Sports Park on 20th September and having played well on the evening we dominated possession and did everything but score and ultimately fell to a 1-0 reverse. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be look to avenge that defeat this evening and also the exit at the same stage of this competition last year at the hands of this evenings opponents and go into the hat for the next round. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get behind Town this evening and hopefully cheer them on into the next round! Enjoy the game . . . Jeff Voller

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Chairman’s Welcome Welcome to our visitors from Litherland REMYCA for this evening’s Liverpool County FA Senior Cup First Round tie. It’s a few years since we won a tie in this competition, whilst our near neighbours have been building quite a reputation for themselves and I had the great pleasure last season of watching them run Southport very close in a most entertaining Semi-Final encounter at Haig Avenue, where they were very unfortunate to lose to the Vanarama National League side. Our guests this evening have been doing very well in the Hallmark Security First Division promotion race this season, having lost out in the play-off final to eventual winners City of Liverpool before a crowd in excess of 1300 at the end of last term. We gave them a tremendous contest five weeks ago at their place when we

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restricted them to just one shot on target in the first half, yet went down 1-0, despite dominating the game and we were one of only a few sides to win there last season (21 in August 2016), so there’s very little between the sides. Lee Jenkinson has the lads playing very well at the moment, so there’s no reason to believe we cannot pull off a shock result tonight and put ourselves through to the Second Round for the first time since 2011/12 season, when we eliminated Ashton Town, before going out to Everton.

St. Helens Town appeared in the last final of the Liverpool Non-League Cup in 1976/77, when we lost at Marine. The following season, all nonleague teams at our level were allowed to enter the Liverpool Senior Cup, but Everton, Liverpool, Tranmere and Southport were all granted exemptions until the quarterfinals. In recent years, Liverpool have refused to take part altogether, but the other three still enter. St. Helens Town have yet to make it to the Semi-Finals. Maybe this year . . . Glyn Jones

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Player Awards August Sat 12 Thu 8 Sat 26 Tue 29

New Mills Abbey Hulton Eccleshall Atherton LR

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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

Neil Weaver Shaun Brady Shaun Brady Andy Webster

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

The Prabhu Ventures Ltd Man of the Match v Chadderton - Paul Cliff pictured with Lee Jenkinson

Shaun Brady H Paul Cliff H Alex Ashby A Shaun Brady 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

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The Prabhu Ventures Ltd Player of the Month, September 2017 - Shaun Brady 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) Hospitality: Margaret Wood and Paul Wood

Managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Notes Good evening and welcome to Ruskin Drive Sports Ground for tonight's Liverpool Senior Cup game against Litherland Remyca and can I welcome them on their first visit to our new home and hope they have an enjoyable evening.

We have had three games since my last programme notes; the first was a 3-2 home defeat against AFC Blackpool in a very evenly matched game with also including us missing a penalty.

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: Keith Griffiths U21s Assistant Manager: Lee Jenkinson U18s Team Manager: Graham Arkle U17s Assistant Manager: Phil Fisher Sunday Team Manager: David Platt 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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The second game was our Macron Cup fixture away against a very strong Prestwich Heys side. It was a game when we decided to rest some players and play those who needed game time and we came with a 4-0 defeat.

The final game was away to Stockport Town last Saturday and we drew 1-1 in a game that was played in some horrendous weather conditions; but fair play to both teams has they still tried to play football the right way. If someone had asked me before the game if a point would do I would have said yes but after the 90 minutes I was disappointed we did not take all three. All these games did come at a cost with our new striker Ben Boulton pulling up with an hamstring injury against Blackpool and Andrew Presho dislocating his shoulder and rupturing his shoulder muscles at Prestwich.

Losing any player is not good but I have to say Andy has been excellent this season and will be sorely missed but I'm sure he will be determined to come back stronger and better. Hope you enjoy the game and let's get into the next round of the Senior Cup. Lee Jenkinson

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Photograph: Action from Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s away game v Daisy Hill in the Hallmark Security League First Division

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Half Time Quiz Q1. Who are the only two players to have scored for Everton in Premier League games so far this season? Q2. Which player scored in the 2007, 2009, 2010 & 2012 FA Cup Finals?

Q3. When was the last season that neither Manchester club finished in the top flight top four? Q4. Which manager led The Netherlands to the trophy at Euro 88 after losing in the 1974 World Cup Final?

earn a Premier League winners medal? Q11. How many England caps did current manager Gareth Southgate win 78, 63, 57 or 53? Q12. Which US Goalkeeper is the oldest player to have appeared in a competitive match for Spurs? Q13. Who holds the record for being substituted most times in the Premier League? Q14. Which club beat Everton 9-8 on penalties in an FA Third Round replay in 2015? Q15. Which two Americans have scored over 15 goals in the Premier League?

Q5. Who is the top scorning Australian in Premier League history? Q6. Who was the first Premier League manager sacked this season?

Q7. Which former Everton player holds the record for the most Premier League own goals?

Q9. Which player holds the record for the most FA Cup winnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; medals with seven? Q10. Who was the first South American to

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1) Wayne Rooney & Oumar Niasse 2) Didier Drogba 3) 1990/1 4) Rinus Michels 5) Mark Viduka 6) Frank de Boer 7) Richard Dunne (10) 8) David De Gea 9) Ashley Cole 10) Edu with Arsenal in 2001/2 11) 57 12) Brad Friedel 13) Ryan Giggs 14) West Ham United 15) Brian McBride & Clint Dempsey

Q8. Which current Manchester United player was in the Atletico Madrid side that knocked Liverpool out of the 2010 Europa League at the Semi-Final stage?

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Commercial Corner Good evening and a very warm welcome to Ruskin Drive for this Liverpool Senior Cup 1st Round tie against our first time visitors and good friends, Litherland REMYCA. We must also welcome our visitors from the Liverpool County FA and once again pass on our sincere thanks for the support in the development of our superb new home. We should not underestimate the level of support we have had over the last few seasons and without the efforts of CEO Dave Pugh and his team there would be no Ruskin Drive Football facility and our nomadic existence would still prevail. Many thanks to tonight’s match sponsors Johnsons Toyota Liverpool; our match ball sponsors Unite the Union St Helens branch and our match programme sponsor St Helens NOW. We are still looking for a number of match day sponsors with packages available from just £50 per game . This support is vital to the

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club and if you can help please get in touch. We have started on planning of the club’s 2018 Charity Calendar which will raise funds for St Helens MIND. We have a number of sponsors for each of the calendar months but are still looking for a few more. Sponsors can support the cost of production and printing by sponsoring a ‘month’ for just £30. The calendars will be on sale next month with all proceeds being donated to ST Helens MIND.

The club’s commercial and sponsorship activities are really important and ensure the club can operate teams across a number of age groups including two U18s teams, an U21s and three open age teams including in the Hallmark Security League. Home match days are a busy time for club volunteers and we are always on the look out additional help. If you can spare a couple of hours when we are at home to assist with stewarding, operating the turnstile, selling programmes or raffle tickets . . . Just let me know. John McKiernan

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Photographs: Action from Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fixtures this season versus Prestwich Heys, Abbey Hulton United, Oswestry Town, and Hemsworth Miners Welfare

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The world This week I take a trip down memory and discover what events happened in the history of St Helens Town, sport in general and provide a reminder of any historical world events that occurred in this week in history. The week of 22nd-29th October Last Season: Sport – 23rd October 2016 Manchester City draw 1-1 with Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. Their rivals, United, are hammered 4 -0 by their manager Jose Mourinho’s old club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. World – 22nd October 2016 AT&T buy Time Warner for $85.4billion St Helens Town – 22nd-29th October 2016 Town manage a 1-1 draw against Bacup Borough and a 5-3 victory over Eccleshall in the Macron Challenge Cup 2nd round, both away from home.

Helens record their 1st win in 5 with a 2-1 victory over Maine Road at Knowsley Road. 20 Years Ago: Sport – 28th October 1997 Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as hired by the NBA to become the 1st women to officiate a majorleague all sports league in America. World – 24th October 1997 WPC Nina Mackay, 25, is stabbed to death in Stratford, London, when entering a flat to arrest a Somali asylum seeker who was due to be deported. St Helens Town – 25th and 29th October 1997 Maine Road are becoming a recurring theme in this calendar week. Town meet them twice in 1997, drawing 1-1 at home in the league, before losing 3-1 in the Floodlit Trophy 1st Round 2nd leg. However, Town progress due to a 5-1 victory in the 1st leg away from home. The Vase Year – 1987: Sport – 27th October 1987 Tottenham Hotspur appoint Terry Venebles as their new manager. World – 23rd October 1987 Retired English jockey Lester Piggott is jailed for 3 years after being convicted of tax evasion. St Helens Town – 24th and 28th October 1987 A 1-0 home defeat to Burscough is followed by a 4-1 loss at Colne Dynamos in a disappointing week for Town.

10 Years Ago: Sport – 25th October 2007 Gary Megson leaves Leicester City after 6 weeks to take over as manager of Bolton Wanderers. Martin Jol is sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur with the club now battling relegation after 2 successive 5th place finishes under his leadership. World - 28th October 2007 Bee Movie premieres in the UK. St Helens Town – 27th October 2007 St

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50 Years Ago Sport – 24th October 1967 Saints defeat Australia 8-4 at Knowsley Road as part of the Kangaroo’s tour of Great Britain. World – 25th October 1967 The Abortion Act, passed in Parliament, legalising abortion on a number of grounds (with effect from 1968) St Helens Town – 28th October 1967 St Helens are held to a 1-1 score line by Southport Reserves in the Lancashire Combination 1st Division. Kieran Ford

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Photographs: Action from Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home game v AFC Blackpool in the Hallmark Security League First Division

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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 11 Prestwich Heys 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

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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 3.00 TBC 3.00 3.00 7.45 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 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 3.00 3.00

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

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

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

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

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

15 Heron8 Moody9 Young7 Smith Forrester10 Forrester3 Weaver11 Forrester Forrester9 Forrester Murray10 Murray101 Onhu8 Murray10 Hoult9 Potter3

16 Parkinson McHugh Weaver Young7 McHugh11 Hatton Kwofie Young Young2 D.Whelan4 D.Whelan Norris

17 Fairchild Young Bradley Bradley Fairchild Bradley Edzes6 McHugh6 Onhu Edwards7 Bolton9 Young8

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Match Report End to End Match Sees Town Come Up Short by Kieran Ford The blues run is ended in a classic at Ruskin Drive. On the back of 3 straight wins, St Helens Town were looking to use the quick turnaround of barely a day and a half from their last game to their advantage as they were back at Ruskin to face AFC Blackpool. The 2-1 victory on Thursday night at Holker, after making the long journey at short notice, would have given Lee Jenkinson and the almost fell behind in the 7th minute, Blackpoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kit Gregory was set free town the right and squared for Daniel Pickering just on the edge of the area, but his shot that flatfooted a returning Adam Fairchild went just wide of the post. An attempt from a similar distance minutes later resulted in the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening goal, Gregory cut inside again, his shot was blocked but the return was picked up by Conah Bishop who hit a 1st time strike into the top corner from all of 25 yards.

team a huge confidence boos. Jenkinson made changes from Thursday, as to be expected, by naming the same 11 starting that beat Chadderton so impressively here last week.

Town created their first clear cut chance when Matty Smith dispossessed a Blackpool midfielder, he laid off Paul Cliff who split the defence with a pass to Shaun Brady. Brady sought after another goal in Town blue but was expertly denied by Kirkland in the AFC Blackpool goal.

Town, normally known for their fast starts,

Cliff again released Brady just after the half

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the visitors the lead again at the break. HT: St Helens Town (Ashby, 33) 1 – 2 AFC Blackpool (Bishop, 10) (Duffield, 43)

hour mark, but the Town striker was brought down by a Blackpool defender after a jinking run. The resulting free kick was took by Alex Ashby, who curled an accurate strike into the bottom right hand corner to bring the hosts level. AFC Blackpool retook the lead just before half time, a St Helens attack resulted in both Dom Whelan and Paul Cliff going down injured, and when Blackpool retrieved the ball they made use of the space vacated by these players and Benjamin Duffield curled a peach into the top corner off the bar to give

Town habit of quick starts to halves continued, as they made amends for the goal conceded just before the break. 21 seconds after the restart, Shaun Brady found himself with space 6 yards out and slotted past Kirkland to give Town a 2nd equaliser. Towns tails were up, especially Brady’s, he broke clear down the right and pulled it back to substitute Beck Murray, but his shot was deflected wide, before Liam Dodd’s header from the resulting corner went just over. However, AFC Blackpool were to retake the lead again on 57 minutes, Blackpool's Duffield took a free kick 30 yards from goal, looking to add his 2nd of the game. A deflection from the wall proved too much for Adam Fairchild to handle as the ball nestled in the back of the net. Town were presented with a chance to level again 6 minutes later when sub Ben Boulton was played through and was adjudged to be brought down by keeper Kirkland. Boulton took the resulting penalty but his effort crashed against the post. Boulton’s and Town’s bad luck for the day appeared to be compounded when moments after the Blues moved to a 3 man defence to grab and equaliser, he pulled up with an apparent hamstring injury. This was moments after Thomas Potter replaced Andy Presho to make this possible, which was the last of Lee Jenkinson’s changes. This meant that Town had the play the remaining 13 minutes with a man’s disadvantage. As the game reached it’s conclusion, Town pushed forward looking for an equalising goal, despite their 1 man deficit, Beck Murray was allowed space to hit a speculative long range shot that was tipped over Kirkland. Town continued to press but their efforts were in vain as AFC Blackpool hung on for victory. FT: St Helens Town (Ashby, 33) (Brady, 46) 2 – 3 AFC Blackpool (Bishop, 10) (Duffield, 43, 57)

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On this day In history Town have played eleven times on this date with five wins, four defeats and two draws across 60 years. The first encounter took place exactly sixty years ago in 1957 when Town travelled to Great Harwood Town in the Lancashire Combination Division Two. A brace from both Ferguson and Tyrer saw Town cruise t a 0-4 victory at The Showground. The same opponents exacted revenge on Town some six season’s later (1963) with Great Harwood ran out 4-0 winners in the Lancashire Combination Division Two. The top flight of the Lancashire Combination in season 1968-69 saw Town lose 2-0 away at Wigan Rovers on this date. Goals from Kendrick, Bull and an own goal saw Town win 0-3 away at Atherton Collieries in 1974 as Town took the spoils in a Lancashire Combination fixture. Town’s most memorable FA Cup run continued on this date in 1985 when a Mark Gledhill goal earned Town a 1-1 draw away at Morecambe forcing a 4th Qualifying Round Replay at Hoghton Road three days later. Town appeared in the draw for the 1st Round Proper for their one and only time but it was Morecambe who went on to meet York City after a narrow 0-1 win in Sutton. Six seasons later (1991) Town were on their travels once again and goals from Gary Laird and Jason Stocks were enough to ensure a 12 win at Bradford Park Avenue in the North West Counties League Division One.

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1996 saw Town make the trip to Rossendale United in the North West Counties top flight and goals from Ian Street and Glenn Walker (2) earned the points in an impressive win at Dark Lane. The end of the twentieth century (1999) and an eighth successive away fixture on this date saw Town make the short trip to Crilly Park where a Bryan Griffiths penalty earned Town a 1-1 draw with Atherton LR in the North West Counties top flight. A first ‘home’ fixture on this date in 2002 saw Town host Congleton Town at Knowsley Road in the North West Counties League. Goals from Paul Heavy and Matty Farrell earned Town a 2-1 victory. Eight years later (2010) and Squires Gate were Town opponents in the NWCFL – it was not a good afternoon for Town as our School Road hosts ran out 4-0 winners.

The last time out on this date (2013) saw Town bow out of the NWCF League Challenge Cup at the 2nd Round stage when Alsager Town ran out winners at Brocstedes Park, our temporary home at Ashton Athletic. Ste Milne scored early in the game for Town but our visitors proved too strong to secure a place in the quarter finals.

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Charity Partners After weeks of speculation, Everton Ronald sacked Ronald Koeman on Monday. He is the eighth manager of an English professional team to lose his job so far this season – and it is only October. The average length of a managerial reign is now just over one year, down from 1.8 years as recently as 2012-13 (you can check the facts in the LMA end of season report for 2016-17). Mr. Koeman, and other high-profile casualties, at least have a large compensation package to console them. Managers at lower levels are not so well looked after. Whoever you are, losing your job is usually upsetting; it can make people feel rejected and worthless, causing anxiety and sleeploss. It also leads to loss of income and associated financial problems: unless you find another job quickly or have significant financial reserves to fall back on, mortgage, rent and other bill payments very soon become pressing problems. For those who find themselves reliant on the benefit system the problem is being made worse by the shift to Universal Credit. The application process seems more complicated than that which it is replacing, causing stress and confusion up-front; even worse, the long delay before the first payment exacerbates rent arrears. All of this is very stressful. It can cause depression in previously healthy people, and makes those already suffering from mental health issues feel even worse. Unemployment itself, not just the initial

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setback of losing a job, is strongly associated increased suicide risk. There are no easy solutions to this complex and troubling state of affairs (though addressing the serious problems with Universal Credit would be a start); in a small way, however, we can all make a difference. When a friend loses his or her job, we can get in touch and ask if they are ok; we can call round for a cup of tea, or meet up for a pint. If they don’t reply, try again. It may well be that the friend doesn’t advertise what has happened. Keeping problems quiet is not as rare as reading Facebook makes it seem. Over time though, you may notice changes. Why is Andy so quiet these days, he used to be the life and soul of the party? Why doesn’t Alison come out any more, she was always keen for a chat? Why has Stu let himself go a bit, he was really into his clothes? Get in touch. Ask ‘are you ok’? Listen. Then repeat. Many football autobiographies include anecdotes about being sacked. They also tell of the quiet calls and text messages they had from old mentors, former managers and fellow players, offering encouragement or support, and what a difference it made. You can bet that all eight of the professional managers sacked this season will have received calls like that; let’s hope we do too, should we need it, and promise ourselves that we will be there for our mates, when they need it. COYB Ste Lingard Acting Vice-Chair, St. Helens Mind

Match Report Town Hardlee In the Game and Well Beaten by Kieran Ford The blues concede 4 at Prestwich Heys, all scored by a Lee. Town travelled to Prestwich Heys in the 1st round of the Macron Challenge Cup looking to replicate their fine 4-2 victory over AFC Darwen at this stage last season. The blues were unlucky to lose by the odd goal in 5 on Saturday against playoff chasing AFC Blackpool, but their test wasn’t going to get any easier on Tuesday by facing a Heys side that have promotion aspirations of their own. League priorities were put to one side at Aide Moran Park as cup football took over, but this did encourage Lee Jenkinson to rotate his side for the match. Tom Potter, Jake Young and Phil Heron were handed starts in defence, whilst Beck Murray, who has looked impressive from the bench in recent weeks, was handed a 1st start on the left-hand side. The hosts started the stronger, pressing an untried Town defence, from the outset, 9 narrowly missed out on a good through ball before captain dragged a shot wide of Adam Fairchild’s posts in the opening minutes. The game evened out after this point, but Prestwich continued to look a threat when running at the Town defence. This was proven as Rio Wilson-Heyes jinked past the midfield before laying off Alfie Belcher, his cross was deflected into the path of Lee Bruce who was on hand to nod home a ball than may have ended up in the back of the net regardless. Things went from bad to worse for Town as

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the ever present Andy Presho was forced off the field with a dislocated shoulder. He was replaced by Paul Cliff who had originally been rested for tonight’s match. Heys extended their lead as a through ball split the Town defence allowing Lee Grimshaw to round the St Helens Town keeper Fairchild. The attacker thought he had taken the ball too far but managed to get a shot back across goal and put Prestwich 2-0 up. Prestwich added a 3rd just before the break, Max White was allowed space to cross on the right, his ball with pace found Grimshaw at the near post whose looping header found the far corner to surely put the game beyond any doubt. HT: Prestwich Heys (Bruce, 13) (Grimshaw, 23, 40) 3 – 0 St Helens Town

Prestwich continued to threat after the 2nd half began, as Grimshaw was played through looking for his hattrick but his powerful effort from close range was well saved by the Town keeper. In a 2nd half desperately lacking in chances, substitute Morgan Onwu created St Helens’ best of the half. He picked the ball up in the midfield and drove at the defence before hitting a long -range effort just over the bar. Prestwich looked comfortable being 3 goals ahead and sat back more than they did in the 1st half, although they still managed to create chances of their own spearheaded by a superb performance by left midfielder Rio Wilson-Heyes, our man of the match. The hosts added a 4th just before the end of the game, with Lee Grimshaw completing his hat-trick from a corner.

FT: Prestwich Heys (Bruce, 13), (Grimshaw, 23, 40, 83) 4 – 0 St Helens Town

League News Eagle eyed television viewers may have recently spotted Litherland REMYCA Chairman Don Rimmer appearing in a television commercial for The Cooperative Bank. The bank are currently running a series of TV adverts to celebrate their ethical values and how they are committed to supporting community parojects, and have worked closely with Litherland REMYCA, who have sought to develop as a true community club - setting up as a co-operative and looking to extend their reach into the wider community through sport. Recently, Don appeared in an advert for the bank, as part of their 25th anniversary celebration of their Ethical Policy. Don said: "The bank recognised we are a club with good values with sound development plans. "They offered business advice as we converted to a co-operative, and in recent months we have developed a positive working relationship with them. "This culminated in the club being selected

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to be part of the bank’s 25 year ethical policy celebrations”. Don says he didn't realise just how much of an impact this relationship would have on the image of the REMY, adding: "At the early stages I didn't envisage this would result in TV adverts but we will take the exposure for our club. They will run through October and help to raise the profile of the Club. "Following on from the BBC live streaming in August of the FA Cup tie against AFC Liverpool, we are really getting the REMY name out there at a national level. “Given our encouraging start to the season on the pitch, and our healthy junior and youth sections, the club is developing well and we must continue to push forward. "We are grateful to the Co-operative Bank for this opportunity. I can now apply for my EQUITY actors Union Card, and start a diet as the camera does put ten pounds on you, so I have been told!".

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. Glyn Jones

In Town Today Litherland REMYCA Football Club started life in the Seaforth area of Liverpool as St Thomas F.C. (1959) playing in the Church of England League. Players were recruited mainly from Seaforth and Bootle and the team later became known as Bootle C.L.B. (Church Lads Brigade). The founder members of REMYCA United, Bill and Ken Edwards, acted as managers having recently given up their playing careers. The area, predominantly working class, provided an abundance of talented amateur players and links were formed with Bootle YMCA which provided a club base and facilities to train. In 1967 the team again changed its name to REM Social as a local workingman’s club offered to finance the running of the club. One year later REMYCA United F.C. came into being, the name derived from connections with both REM Social Club and Bootle YMCA. The team entered the Third Division of the I Zingari Alliance League and became Champions at the first attempt. Thereafter, successive championships followed culminating in acceptance into the I Zingari League that was regarded as a higher standard of football. The First XI made steady progress through the divisions earning a reputation for playing open and attractive football. The I Zingari Challenge Cup was claimed in the 1975/76 season as REMYCA United began to establish itself as a force within amateur football on Merseyside. The formation of a Premier League led to the club being invited to become inaugural members. This demanded improved playing facilities and the club left its spiritual home at Moss Lane, Litherland to move to Maghull High School. A former player, Steve Smith, became manager and began building a squad capable of competing with the best amateur sides in the region. REMYCA United became the I Zingari League Champions in the 1987/88 season

and in 1991 became one of the few Merseyside Teams to win the all Lancashire FA Amateur Cup. The 1990s was a significant period in the club’s history, and the most successful, as both Premier League and Cup doubles were achieved in seasons 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1995/96 followed by again winning the Challenge Cup in the 1998/99 season. This period of dominance and success resulted in REMYCA United seeking entry to the Liverpool County Combination League to test itself at a higher level again. The club returned after a while to it’s local level after a number of structural reorganisations. The club over recent years worked its way up to the upper echelons of the local leagues. Under various names and guises, REMYCA United has been established for close to over 50 years. Special mention must go to Bill and Ken Edwards, founder members who started the original aims of a platform for competitive football for local people of all ages and abilities. REMYCA United moved their base to Litherland Sports Park, which is one of the finest facilities within the region providing a wide range of activities for all ages and abilities, encouraging use by the local community and performance athletes alike. Our mid to long term aims though are to work with local councils to identify a site and build a community facility for all sides under the REMYCA banner as well as the local area. In 2013 the Management Committee of REMYCA began exploring the potential to grow and develop the club. Social and cultural changes had impacted on grass roots football with many teams, clubs and even leagues folding due to lack of support. The basis for a sustainable club was clearly a community based model offering football opportunity with good coaching to all ages from 7 years upwards. The first stage of the new development plan was to add Litherland to the club name so as to identify with the local area and enhance the community ethos of the club. A key appointment was Colin Begbie as head of youth development who’s experience and network of football contacts has proven invaluable. The longer term plan is to achieve Community Charter Standard status

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small but important financial reward by the league at the end of the season. Another first was taking part in the Liverpool Senior Cup for the first time in the 2014-15 season but ultimately disappointing going out against Skelmersdale United in the early rounds. The following season saw the REMY reach the semi final only to be beaten by Prescot Cables.

and the journey has commenced extremely well. In line with aspirations to compete at the highest level the club applied to be promoted to step 6 of the Football Pyramid and enter the North West Counties Football League. A tremendous amount of work was undertaken to finance and fabricate a 50 seater spectator stand at Litherland Sports Park. The club got the required league position for admission and last season entered the non-league football pyramid for the first time, reaching 9th in the league and a divisional cup final. An amazing year of development also witnessed the junior section grow and girls and open age women’s teams are now being introduced. There are currently 16 teams from under 7s to Veterans playing under the REMYCA banner, a fantastic achievement and testimony to the passion, commitment and hard work of a fantastic group of people.

In 2015, Phil Stafford was given the job as first team manager following a successful stint at Maghull. In his second season, leading the team alongside Andrew Olsen and Paul McNally, he led the club to a thrilling battle for promotion in which the club unfortunately ended up empty handed in the playoff final. The club holds the largest record attendance in NWCFL history for that game, hosting 1303 supporters. 2016-17 was a step forward for the club, reaching the semi final of the Liverpool County FA Senior Cup for the second straight season. The REMY were beaten by Southport 3-2 in a thrilling encounter. It was the previous round in which the Stafford’s side claimed the biggest scalp in the club’s history. The quarter final saw Everton travel to LSP and fall to a solid, containing REMYCA by a goal to nil. This game put the club on the map, and boosted their profile and reputation. Ultimately, at the end of the season, Stafford decided it was time to move on along with Andy Olsen, and, after a search for a new gaffer, Paul McNally was handed the task of guiding Billy and Kenny Edwards creation in 1959 from the beginning of the 2017/18 season.

In 2014-15 the Club achieved a number of firsts. Obviously, competing at Step 6 in the Non-League Pyramid immediately stands out, over the course of the season after a rocky start the club adapted well to its new surroundings and finished a respectable ninth in the NWCFL Division One table and came within a couple of points of a promotion play-off spot. In the same season we reached the semi final of the NWCFL Division One Cup Sponsored by Reusch. Sadly, we went up against the Division’s form team Atherton Colleries at the time on a mudbath of a pitch, it just was not meant to be on the day but still very much a source of pride, one recognised by a

Season 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

League LPL-CC IZL-2 IZL-1 IZL-2 LCPL-2 LCPL-1 LCPL-1 LCPL-1 LCPL-P LCPL-P LCPL-P LCPL-P NWC-1 NWC-1 NWC-1

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P 10 20 18 24 32 26 30 28 30 28 24 26 36 34 42

W 3 18 11 19 27 13 18 15 9 5 10 13 13 16 27

D 1 1 4 4 2 5 6 4 7 1 3 4 8 6 8

L 6 1 3 1 3 8 6 9 14 22 11 9 15 12 7

F 16 74 53 83 120 59 60 59 52 39 40 58 72 63 107

A 28 15 24 25 41 48 37 46 70 88 50 49 73 51 60

GD -12 59 29 58 79 11 23 13 -18 -49 -10 9 -1 12 47

Pts 10 55 37 61 83 44 60 49 34 16 33 43 47 54 89

Position Resigned 1/11 2/10 1/9 1/17 4/14 4/16 3/15 13/16 15/15 9/13 5/14 9/19 9/18 3/22

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St Helens Archives St. Helens Town in the Liverpool County Combination Looking back further in history, the original St. Helens Town were members of the Combination as far back as 1914/15 season, alongside Burscough Rangers, Borough of Wallasey, Skelmersdale United, Widnes County, South Liverpool, Southport Park Villa, Clock Face, Earlestown Rovers and North Engineers. Records from that season, however, together with the other First World War years, are incomplete. A team referred to as St. Helens Association competed in a fiveteam league in 1917/18. Emerging from the Great War, records are again hard to find, but a team called St. Helens Junction appear in the final table for 1921/22, finishing next to bottom in a 13team competition, having played 24, won 6, drawn 2 and lost 16 games. Town's history points to the club ceasing to function after 1923, but Liverpool County Combination official tables show a St. Helens Town team nearing the end of the 1926/27 season two off the bottom of the league, having played 23, won 6, drawn 5 and lost 12 games. The table is said to be incomplete. The following season, 1927/28, saw St. Helens Town 7th of 11 clubs in the final table, having played 20, won 9, drawn 1 and lost 10 games. No other mention is found after that season, so more research is called for to confirm the history of the club. The present club was re-formed in 1946 and having played friendly games at various venues in a truncated 1945/46 season, the club secured the Hoghton Road ground and entered the Liverpool County Combination ready for the 1946/47 campaign. The only official table for that season shows only the top three placings, namely Liverpool A, Skelmersdale United and Burscough in that order.

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The First Division table for 1947/48 shows Town in 9th place, having played 34 games, won 13, drawn 8 and lost 13, goals for 83, against 80. The table is rather curious, as there are only 17 teams listed, whereas the number of games played by all clubs suggests there were 18 teams competing that season. The following season, 1948/49 was Towns last as members of the Liverpool County Combination, as they moved to the Lancashire Combination in 1949. Town ended the 1948/49 season in 7th place, having played 34 games, won 19, drawn 4 and lost 11, goals for 72, against 60. That season, the club won its first trophy, the George Mahon Cup, defeating Runcorn in the final at Hope Street, Prescot. By happy coincidence, our reserves will be competing for the same trophy this season. St Helens Town Reserves were members of the Liverpool County Combination between 1962/63 and 1973/74. Their record (where tables are available) is as follows: 1962/63 2nd Division P30 W16 D3 L11 F86 A63 Pts 35 Pos 5/16 1963/64 2nd Division P32 W12 D10 L10 F86 A81 Pts 34 Pos 8/17 1964/65 1st Division P30 W10 D6 L145 F76 A82 Pts 61 Pos 2/16 1965/66 no table available 1966/67 no table available

1967/68 1st Division P30 W14 D4 L12 F52 A42 Pts 32 Pos 7/16 1968/69 no table available 1969/70 1st Division P28 W9 D3 L16 F40 A53 Pts 21 Pos 11/15 1970/71 1st Division P30 W3 D1 L26 F40 A127 Pts 7 Pos 16/16 1971/72 2nd Division P34 W10 D8 L16 F39 A55 Pts 28 Pos 15/18 1972/73 1st Division P30 W6 D1 L23 F31 A72 Pts 13 Pos 15/16 1973/74 2nd Division P30 W9 D5 L16 F39 A57 Pts 23 Pos 11/16

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How do we Compare? St Helens Town - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home D L L L W L Away W L W W L D Collated W W W L L D

Litherland REMYCA - last 6 matches All Competitions Most recent Home D W W W L W Away L W W W D L Collated W W L D W L St Helens Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 8

Litherland REMYCA games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 1

Goal Scored

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No score draw

Score draw Win

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at St Helens Town NWC-D1

Previous Meetings 2002-03

at Litherland REMCYA LPL-CC

NWC-D1

2003-04

IZL-2

NWC-D1

2004-05

IZL-1

NWC-D1

2005-06

IZL-2

NWC-D1

2006-07

LCPL-D2

NWC-D1

2007-08

LCPL-D1

NWC-PD

2008-09

LCPL-D1

NWC-PD

2009-10

LCPL-D1

NWC-PD

2010-11

LCPL-PD

NWC-PD

2011-12

LCPL-PD

NWC-PD

2012-13

LCPL-PD

NWC-PD

2013-14

LCPL-PD

NWC-PD

2014-15

NWC-D1

16/02; 2-3

2015-16

09/09; 1-3

26/12; 2-4

2016-17

20/08; 2-1

14/04/2018

2017-18

20/09; 0-1

St Helens Town Scores First Games Played

St Helens Town Wins

Draws

Litherland REMYCA Wins

St Helens Town Goals

Litherland REMYCA Goals

Percentage Town Wins

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Previous Meetings D L 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 2

F 4 3 0 2 9 3 6

A 7 5 0 4 16 7 8

GD -3 -2 0 -2 -7 -4 -2

Win % 0.00 33.33 0.00 0.00 16.67 33.33 50.00

League News Essential refurbishment work to the club house roof at Eccleshall FC’s Pershall Park ground will soon be getting under way, with help from Biffa Award.

The Biffa Award scheme is a multi-million pound fund that helps to build communities and transform lives, through awarding grants to community and environmental projects across the UK, as part of the Landfill Communities Fund. Over the last year or more, Eccleshall committee members have been forced to make temporary patch repairs to the clubhouse roof to try and prevent leaks which were causing increasing levels of serious internal water damage, including the partial collapse of ceilings in both the away changing room and, most recently, the hospitality room for visiting club officials. With the estimated cost of refurbishing the roof being in the region of £15,000, the club had to explore grant funding streams to try and finance the work. Failure to take the project forward could have had serious implications for the club if it was unable to meet FA Ground Grading requirements of keeping its facilities in good order.

An application was made to Biffa Award in April 2017 and the club received the news they were hoping for in mid-September when they received a formal offer agreement to provide the bulk of the funding for the project, assisted with a smaller grant from Sport Stafford Borough. With this assistance in place, work on the roof will be getting under way at the end of October and will, weather permitting, be completed before the winter sets in. Necessary internal work will then be taken forward to complete the project. Club Secretary Jim Tunney, said: “The existing clubhouse roof has been in place for over 30 years and the felt covering has considerably deteriorated, causing damage in a number of places. Total refurbishment is now required and the club, quite simply, did not have the finances to take this essential work forward. "Without grant funding, we would be in serious difficulties. We were delighted to receive the news that our applications to both Biffa Award and Sport Stafford Borough had been successful and are grateful for the assistance they are providing.

"Once completed, our clubhouse should be in good order for many years. Since we host other matches over and above those of our own teams, the grant funding will be helping wider community sporting use”. Biffa Award Head of Grants, Gillian French, said: “We are proud that Biffa Award has been able to support Eccleshall Football Club with their refurbishment work. We hope that with this Landfill Communities funding, the club will continue to provide an excellent service to the people of Eccleshall.”

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gloom descended once more with another three defeats. However, it's all looking much rosier now, as the 5-0 win over Daisy Hill on Saturday was their third straight win in the space of eight days, and although a testing trip to runaway league leaders Silsden is next on the agenda, the Shropshiremen can at least make the long trip up to West Yorkshire with some decent form under their belts. Cup cheer for 1874 Once again 1874 Northwich enjoyed success in a cup competition on Saturday, moving into the Second Round of the Buildbase FA Vase with a 4-1 win at Irlam. It was amazingly the Greens' 13th cup tie so far this season, and there was no doubt some relief in the camp that there was no issue regarding yet another replay to be fitted into an increasingly packed schedule, as they have only played eight league games so far. It may be the price of success, but it's unlikely that players or supporters are complaining, with so much to play for in the coming months. A double round from the Bullets Arguably the result of the day on Saturday was at the Wood Park Stadium, where Division One promotion chasers Alsager Town beat Premier Division table toppers Runcorn Town 5-2 in the Buildbase FA Vase. What made the result all the more remarkable was that the Bullets had also knocked Town out of the Macron Cup on Wednesday night, a penalty shoot out deciding the game after the sides had been tied at 3-3 after 90 minutes. The focus for Alsager this season will undoubtedly be on promotion, but they will take great heart from their cup performances in the past week. Three in a row for FC Oswestry Town There appears to be something in the water down Shropshire way that is agreeing with everyone at FC Oswestry Town at the minute. After a run of nine straight defeats at the start of the season, they broke their duck with a win at Cheadle Town, but then

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LR bounce back Another team to turn the form book on its head last week were Atherton LR, who ended the week with two good wins in the space of 48 hours. As they headed up to Carlisle City for the LWC Drinks First Division Cup tie on Thursday night, Shaun Lynch's men had lost eight out of the last nine games, most recently a 4-0 home defeat to Carlisle on Tuesday night in the Macron Cup. However, against the odds they won 2-1 up at Gillford Park and then followed that result up with a spectacular 6 -1 win at AFC Blackpool, their biggest win of the season, and achieved against a team that had been in good form themselves, with four wins in their last six games. With three away games in the next four fixtures to come, it will be interesting to see if the away form of last week can be maintained. Last gasp Lairds One team that showed last week that they should never be written off until the last blast of the referee's whistle is Cammell Laird 1907. Tuesday night's 2-1 win over Congleton Town was achieved with a 90th minute winner from Kieron Hamm, but Saturday's win over Abbey Hulton United topped that for drama. With Lairds leading 1-0, Abbey equalised in the fourth minute of stoppage time, but there was still added time left, and wild celebrations were set off big style when Adam Rooney struck what proved to be the winner for Lairds in the seventh added minute, proving the old adage that 'it ain't over until it's over'.

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Premier Division Fixtures

Premier Division Table Wed 25/10/2017

GD Pts

Runcorn Town

Runcorn Linnets

Bootle

Hanley Town

Charnock Richard

West D & Chorlton

Winsford United

-2

Padiham

Widnes

City of Liverpool

11 Barnoldswick Town 13

-1

Congleton Town

Ashton Athletic

Irlam

15 Northwich Victoria

-11

Abbey Hey

-6

AFC Darwen

-14

Maine Road

-20

AFC Liverpool

-3

1874 Northwich

-1

Squires Gate

-25

Barnton

-26

Burscough

-22

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Saturday 28th October 2017 Abbey Hey v Northwich Victoria AFC Darwen v Hanley Town Barnton v Runcorn Town Bootle v 1874 Northwich Burscough v City of Liverpool FC Charnock Richard v Irlam Maine Road v Ashton Athletic Padiham v Widnes Runcorn Linnets v Barnoldswick T Squires Gate v Congleton Town Winsford United v AFC Liverpool

Monday 30th October 2017 Widnes v Abbey Hey Tuesday 31st October 2017 Ashton Athletic v AFC Darwen Burscough v Barnoldswick Town City of Liverpool FC v Squires Gate Congleton Town v Maine Road Irlam v Runcorn Linnets West Didsbury & Chorlton v Bootle Wednesday 1st November 2017 AFC Liverpool v Northwich Victoria Barnton v 1874 Northwich Runcorn Town v Hanley Town

Saturday 4th November 2017 AFC Darwen v Winsford United Barnoldswick T v 1874 Northwich Charnock Richard v Abbey Hey City of Liverpool v AFC Liverpool Hanley Town v Burscough Irlam v Runcorn Town Maine Road v Barnton Northwich Victoria v Padiham Runcorn Linnets v WD & Chorlton Squires Gate v Ashton Athletic Widnes v Bootle Wednesday 8th November 2017 Hanley Town v Barnton

Friday 10th November 2017 West Didsbury & Chorlton v Irlam Widnes v Squires Gate Saturday 11th November 2017 Abbey Hey v Hanley Town Ashton Athletic v Winsford United Burscough v Maine Road Congleton Town v Runcorn Linnets Northwich Victoria v Barnoldswick Padiham v Barnton Runcorn Town v Charnock Richard

First Division Table Wed 25/10/2017

First Division Fixtures Thursday 26th October 2017 Bacup Borough v New Mills

A GD Pts 9

Silsden AFC

Prestwich Heys

43 18

Litherland REMYCA 11

23 28

25 39 31

Alsager Town

27 16

Whitchurch Alport

18 23

Sandbach United

29 19

10 22

Cammell Laird 1907

32 28

Stockport Town

29 23

AFC Blackpool

-2

Abbey Hulton Utd

Carlisle City

24 19

New Mills

23 30

-7

Chadderton

26 29

-3

Cheadle Town

-4

Holker Old Boys

39 -22 14

Atherton LR

19 20

-1

Bacup Borough

-5

St Helens Town

16 25 -9

FC Oswestry Town

22 33 -11

Eccleshall

37 -19

Nelson

27 -18

Daisy Hill

14 40 -26

Saturday 28th October 2017 Abbey Hulton U v Holker Old Boys Alsager Town v Bacup Borough Carlisle City v Whitchurch Alport Chadderton v Atherton LR Eccleshall v AFC Blackpool Litherland REMYCA v Daisy Hill New Mills v Cammell Laird 1907 Prestwich Heys v Nelson Sandbach United v Stockport Town Silsden AFC v FC Oswestry Town St Helens Town v Cheadle Town Saturday 4th November 2017 Atherton LR v Abbey Hulton United Bacup Borough v Chadderton Cammell Laird v AFC Blackpool Daisy Hill v FC Oswestry Town Holker Old Boys v Alsager Town Nelson v Litherland REMYCA New Mills v Silsden AFC Sandbach United v Prestwich Heys St Helens Town v Eccleshall Whitchurch Alport v Cheadle Town

Saturday 11th November 2017 Abbey Hulton United v New Mills AFC Blackpool v Nelson Chadderton v Cheadle Town Eccleshall v Carlisle City FC Oswestry Town v Bacup Boro Holker Old Boys v Sandbach United Litherland REMYCA v Atherton LR Prestwich Heys v St Helens Town Silsden AFC v Daisy Hill Stockport Town v Cammell Laird Monday 13th November 2017 Stockport Town v Chadderton Tuesday 14th November 2017 Abbey Hulton United v Alsager T Atherton LR v Nelson FC Oswestry Town v Cammell Laird Prestwich Heys v Silsden AFC Wednesday 15th November 2017 Litherland REMYCA v Sandbach U

Thursday 16th November 2017 Bacup Borough v AFC Blackpool St Helens Town v Holker Old Boys

Charity Partner 2017-18

Next up at RUSKIN DRIVE Sat 28th Oct 2017 Kick Off 3.00pm

Today’s Team Line-up

versus CHEADLE TOWN Hallmark Security League Division One

Next AWAY FIXTURE Sat 11th Nov 2017 Kick Off 3.00pm

versus PRESTWICH H Hallmark Security League Division One

Today’s SPONSORS Match: Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Match Ball: Unite Union

Programme: St Helens NOW

Main Club Sponsors

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool Charity Partner 2017-18

Charity Partner 2017-18