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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 Steeton. 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’s a quick turnaround as we hosted Holker Old Boys here at Ruskin Drive last week and turned in a resounding 9-0 victory over the basement side and it could and should have been more as hat-trick hero Liam Diggle alone hit the woodwork three times in the contest. Town were on top from the off and opened the scoring after 13 minutes when Danny Greene opened his account for the season after a good move. This was followed up 6 minutes later when Diggle fire home the first of his treble. As the game creeped past the half hour mark a shot from Greene was on target and Sean Richards got a touch to divert the ball home past the visiting stopper as the half went into added on time Neil Weaver added a fourth goal which Town’s first half domination had deserved.
After the restart Town continued to dominate and the only surprise was that it took almost a quarter of an hour for the hosts to add to their lead as recent signing Lewis Cain off the bench replacing the injured Weaver who had to depart the game with a dead leg lashed home a fifth goal. A fine move saw Greene add his second and Town’s sixth as he slalomed into the box and found the bottom left hand corner
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of the net on 67 minutes quickly followed by Diggle joining the brace club adding the seventh goal four minutes later. The front man completed his hat-trick on 80 minutes and Andy Presho made it 9-0 one minute later as he cut in from the right wing unchallenged and fired home. Town were in sight of their record victory, looking to surmount the 10-0 win over Whitchurch Alport on 23rd April 2016 but the took their foot off the pedal in the closing stages and had to “make do” with just the nine. Credit to Holker their never stopped, never gave up and never became frustrated or lashed out as the game and scoreline went against them. Sad news rocked the league midweek as Ashton Athletic and former Wigan Robin Park Secretary Taffy Roberts died just a couple of days after enjoying Athletic’s trip to Bootham Crescent to take on York City in the FA Cup. Taffy was well known and liked in the non-league community in the region and our paths crossed plenty especially in our final season groundsharing at Brocstedes Park. Our condolences go out to Taffy’s family and our friends at Ashton Athletic at this difficult time and we will be observing a minutes applause prior to this afternoons contest. Attention turns to our opponents this afternoon Steeton who are a bit of an unknown quantity being their first season at this level in the Hallmark Securities League having played in the West Riding County League for the majority of their existence. They have had a decent start to their lives in the division having won five of their ten league contests so far including a come from behind 4-2 over Chadderton at Cougar Park on Wednesday evening so Lee, Nick and the lads will know that they need to be on top form if they are to get back to back wins for the first time since the opening two games of the season. 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
Jenko’s Notes Good afternoon and welcome to Ruskin Drive for today's clash with Steeton. May I wish the committee, players and supporters of Steeton a very enjoyable afternoon on their first visit to the Arcoframe Stadium.
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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I expect another tough game today against our visitors who are based in Keighley. I expect them to be a bit like Silsden who are based nearby and of course won our league last season very convincingly. One game to report on and what a result we achieved with a 9-0 home win against Holker Old Boys, the result certainly does have the word hammered next to it but by no means did Holker play poorly. They were a very young side a bit like we were last season and they will definitely get even better as the season goes on. The players and officials of Holker were a credit to their club. It was nice to score goals and especially nice to see all three forward players get on the score sheet and also a nice clean sheet always helps. One thing we cannot do is look at that result and relax going into today's game; we have worked hard in training this week drumming into the lads that if we get nothing from today then last week's result means nothing so I'm expecting the same passion and desire. We are coming to the end of four consecutive home games which this early on seems a little strange for me, with the club having this excellent 3G facility in St Helens I would have thought we would have got an uninterrupted run of home games come December. On the playing front we have a few injuries today Anthony Whelan (hamstring) and Jesse Robinson (foot) are out along with long term injured skipper Liam Dodd. Once again thanks for your continued support and let's get behind the lads for another three points Enjoy the game . . . Jenko
In Town Today The 1908-09 season saw Steeton’s first properly organised soccer team. Steeton Church Lads Brigade appeared in the Keighley & District League. Before that time there were dozens of ‘scratch’ or one-off teams in the district experimenting with the game and no doubt several in the Steeton area. One, named Steeton FC, played a team from Haworth in November 1905 and won 5-0 but this side was very short-lived. For the 1909-10 season Steeton Church Lads Brigade continued in the Keighley League (finishing 3rd in the first division). There was also a new Steeton FC in the same division. It is probable that this new side was formed from the village rugby team as they had also planned to play the round ball that year. Steeton Wesleyans FC also played in the 2nd division of the Keighley League this season, where they finished bottom. For the 1910-11 season only Steeton FC
The club plied its trade in the Keighley and District League until the early 1960’s when the club made the move to the Craven League. The late 1960’s saw the club move from The Oaks to Summerhill Lane as the Oaks was part of a re build in the area that included Airedale Hospital and a new housing estate. With Jack Fortune a driving force behind the clubs move to Summerhill Lane. They finished that year behind Farsley Celtic’s third team and future Premier Division champions VAW Low Moor. The following two seasons were something of a disappointment as they struggled in a renamed ‘Division Two’ before the divisional title was won at the end of the 1988-89 season ahead of Ardsley Celtic and Campion. When Jez Fay took over an ailing side towards the end of the 1999-2000 season, Steeton were struggling in the third tier of the league again. Relegation to the fourth tier was spared only due to a league re-organisation, and a huge improvement was necessary. Fay’s appointment proved a sound one as within 12 months they were Division Two champions, on goal difference from Rawdon Old Boys. Not only that, but the side reached the semifinal of the recently-introduced West Riding County Trophy competition, going out only to eventual winners Carlton Athletic reserves The 2001-02 season saw both heartbreak and glory return to Summerhill Lane. By the end of the season, Steeton were just a point away from becoming Division One champions, yet they were still deprived a second successive promotion as Bay Athletic edged runners-up spot on goal difference, behind winners Tyersal. It could not have
existed. The other two sides in the village were said to have become defunct but it is likely there was some kind of merger between all three clubs, creating a strong village side that was independent from the rugby club. The fact that there was a reserve team this season suggests further that a merger of sorts had taken place. The final of the prestigious Keighley Charity Cup was reached for the first time. Steeton lost 1-5 to a very strong Keighley Celtic.
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been tighter at the top, yet despite this the side were celebrating. Steeton were among the favourites to win the County Trophy, and progress was this time made to the final where they met County Amateur Division Two runners-up Hunsworth. In a dramatic game, Steeton trailed by two goals early on before fighting back winning the trophy thanks to a late, late winner from Steven Barker. Promotion to the Premier Division of the league was not far off, as Steeton earned the right to play there with runners-up spot behind Hall Green United at the end of the 2002-03 season. There was to be no County Trophy repeat as the club were, due to their league status, now required to enter the higher County Challenge Cup, but the league cup was won by the side instead.
With former Phoenix supremo Paul Ettenfield taking the reins from Fay in 2003, Steeton sought to establish itself in the top league in the county, but were sadly relegated back to the first division in 2005 following a poor second premier campaign. Three mid-table positions were achieved back in the second tier, during which time a run through to the last 16 of the County Cup had been achieved (losing 2-5 to eventual winners Sherburn White Rose) in the 2005-06 season. Another league cup was won the same season (4-1 in the final against Wakefield City), with Roy Mason taking over the manager’s role before the start of the following season. Mason’s side finished a fine third in the league at the close of the 2008-09 campaign. A winning run was continued as Steeton found
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themselves, for the first time, near the top of the Premier Division early on in the 2010-11 season with a whole host of former North West Counties stars showing that they still had lots more to offer. Steeton did win the District Cup for only the third time in their history in 2011, defeating holders Cowling 5-0 in the final, that after losing to Long Lee early in the competition the previous season. The 2009 final had seen them lose narrowly to Crosshills in the final, although a goal from Fothergill in extra time had allowed their second string to defend the Supplementary Cup successfully against Oakworth. The club continued to rise and in the 2012/13 season Steeton attained their highest league position finishing in second place behind Bay Athletic and losing narrowly to Ovenden in the League Cup Final. The side also won the Keighley Cup final that season, beating Silsden Whitestar in the final. The following season that saw Steeton have one of their most memorable seasons when they reached the final of the County Cup for the first time in their history and with the final being played at Elland Road it was an historic moment for the club. The earlier rounds had seen the likes of Oxenehope, Beeston and Brighouse Town’s reserves beaten for a semi -final place at Woodlesford was earnt. It took an early Michael Rhodes penalty to settle a tense and close encounter and set up a final with Bradford side Field FC. However it wasn’t to be Steeton’s day and in an awful first half they found themselves 4-0 down before Lee Reilly pulled two goals back and put Steeton back into the game, but Andy
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Holden was sent off a minute before the interval and this all but killed off any chance of a comeback. Field eventually ran out 5-2 winners. The 2015/16 season was less successful an extra time goal saw Huddersfield YMCA beat Steeton in the league cup final, when it looked as if Sam Rooke’s late header had snatched a dramatic victory. The league cup was also won for the first time in the clubs history. Ben Richardson, Andy Holden and Andy Briggs had put Steeton 3-0 at half time against Campion and a further Briggs goal in the second period saw Steeton win in a convincing manner. The season however was tinged with sadness as club stalwarts, David Baxter (pictured) and Archie Airdrie both passed away within a few weeks.
Season 2016/17 saw Steeton back at Woodlesford for another semi-final, this time they were beaten by Boroughbridge 1-0 in a game where they under preformed and despite having the lion’s share of possession failed to break down the Yorkshire side. The 2017/18 season saw Steeton apply for promotion to the North West Counties League and with the application being submitted in December. The opportunity to now concentrate on winning a trophy and ensuring that they finished in a promotion position. With the season starting off with some mixed results they started to get a more settled side. The introduction of a lot of younger players the team started to gel and apart from a County Cup defeat by Carlton Athletic they remained unbeaten all season. The Keighley Cup was won thanks to two late goals from Graham Holmes, one to send the game into extra time after Silsden Whitestar had taken a first half lead and then another late one with penalties looming.
Season 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 2017-18
League WRC-PD WRC-PD WRC-D1 WRC-D1 WRC-D1 WRC-D1 WRC-D1 WRC-PD WRC-PD WRC-PD WRC-PD WRC-PD WRC-PD WRC-PD WRC-PD
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P 26 26 26 26 26 26 24 30 26 26 26 26 24 22 22
W 6 3 14 9 9 17 17 13 12 17 12 10 8 15 15
D 8 3 1 6 6 6 1 6 3 5 5 4 6 5 4
2018/19 see’s the club move to North West Counties football and in the clubs history this marks as once of the most historic events and hopefully there will be more success and progression to add to the clubs great history.
L 12 20 11 11 11 3 6 11 11 4 9 12 10 2 3
F 40 44 66 52 67 66 77 73 62 69 58 56 48 70 60
A 49 89 55 50 61 27 42 66 52 37 46 51 56 24 34
GD -9 -45 11 2 6 39 35 7 10 32 12 5 -8 46 26
Pts 26 12 43 33 33 57 52 45 39 56 41 34 30 50 49
Position 11/14 14/14 5/14 8/14 7/14 3/14 1/13 7/16 6/14 2/14 5/14 7/14 10/13 3/12 3/12
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Photographs: Action from Town U21s 0-2 defeat to Quarry Green FC in the Liverpool CFA Sunday Junior Cup
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Hall of Fame Famous Duo John Quinn John Quinn was born in St. Helens on 30th May 1938 and played for St. Theresa’s FC in Sutton Manor before signing for St. Helens Town at the same time as John Connelly in 1956. An outside left or half-back, he played a number of games for Town before moving to Lancashire Combination rivals Prescot Cables and it was from Hope Street that he signed professional for Sheffield Wednesday on 29th April 1959. Quinn went on to make his debut for Wednesday against Luton Town on 26th September 1959 and he scored 20 goals in 174 league games for the Hillsborough club. He toured with the Army XI in 1962 and appeared at no. 11 for Wednesday in the FA Cup Final against Everton in 1966, when the Owls lost 3-2 after going two goals up. He was transferred to neighbours Rotherham United in November 1967, then managed by Tommy Docherty, where he was appointed captain. He scored 7 goals in 114 league games during a 5-year spell at Millmoor, before taking up the player -coach position at Halifax Town in July 1972. When George Mulhall resigned in September 1974, Quinn became caretaker manager and was appointed full manager until Alan Ball Senior took over in February 1976. By the time he retired from league football, he had played 92 times (1 goal) for Halifax. On leaving The Shay, John played for Worksop Town and also opened a
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sportswear business in the shadows of Hillsborough, which he ran successfully for many years. He also set up “Johnny Quinn’s All Stars” which played charity football games raising large sums of money for various causes up to three years ago. Explayers such as Emlyn Hughes and Mel Sterland turned out on several occasions. Geoff Nulty Geoffrey Owen Nulty was born in Prescot on 13th February 1949 and signed for Town in 1965, making his debut against Barrow Reserves at Holker Street. In two short years, he became the youngest captain in Town’s history before he was spotted by Stoke City scouts. His career took off when transferred to Burnley in 1968, where he scored 20 goals in 130 games. Out of favour at Turf Moor, Geoff moved to Newcastle United under manager Gordon Lee in 1974, making 101 appearances (11 goals) before re-joining Lee at Everton for a fee of £40,000 in 1978. Nulty made only 27 league appearances with The Toffees, scoring twice, before his playing career came to an abrupt end following a poor tackle by Liverpool’s Jimmy Case in the Merseyside derby on 1st March 1980, the same day the legendary Dixie Dean collapsed and died at Goodison Park. However, returning to fitness, Geoff Nulty was appointed assistant manager by Gordon Lee and made significant contributions up to the time Howard Kendall took over the reins. He later followed Lee to Preston North End in the same capacity. A robust defender, he obtained a degree in Social Sciences with the Open University, studying during his playing days.
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St Helens Mind Volunteering may not be what you think it is like, especially when you do it with St. Helens Mind! Our volunteers come from all walks of life, are of all ages and have many interests, skills and experiences. Although our core need for volunteers is to support people with mental health difficulties who are isolated or lonely, this can be addressed in many ways and we ALWAYS need more volunteers – and this is what may surprise you! We have volunteers who are involved in a Reading For Wellbeing Group: Do you enjoy reading and can help facilitate a small group with free training thrown in, to help people to explore themes and promote discussion using literature in many forms? Volunteer Befrienders are the volunteers we require the most of and the need is endless. We currently have 62 people who are waiting for someone to support them for just a couple of hours a week, to help them overcome isolation, by taking part in activities, maybe having a chat and coffee, accessing a local football match, our choir or perhaps a walk in the park. We have volunteers who are experts at planning and facilitating events: Could you help by staffing information and publicity stands, planning larger events like
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our annual Family Fun Day or come up with new ideas? St. Helens Mind Social Groups provide opportunities for peer support, a chance to enjoy a variety of arts and craft activities or maybe just chat, read the newspapers, take part in a quiz and relax. Volunteers are vital for these groups. You can take part as little or as much as you like; from preparing refreshments to hosting a quiz, encouraging participating in activities or just making people feel comfortable and supported in a safe and welcoming environment. More experienced volunteers often become facilitators. We also have an allotment/garden where we urgently need more help. Telephone Befrienders are volunteers with perhaps less time, who could make a phone call to someone who is awaiting a Volunteer Befriender, to make sure they are maintaining some contact with the our service and thus lessening their isolation. You could be working, retired, unemployed, a homemaker or studying; if you want to fill a couple of hours of your time doing something important and fulfilling please get in touch. We have a Volunteer Induction coming up in October so call us soon! 01744 647089 or email admin@sthelensmind.org.uk
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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 L D W D L Away W D L L L Collated L L L L L
W L W
Steeton - last 6 matches 22/9 All Competitions Most recent Home W W W D L Away W W L L W Collated W D L W L
W L W
St Helens Town games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 0 Goal Scored 0 Loss 1
Steeton games since... All Competitions Clean sheet 7 Goal Scored 0 Loss 1
No score draw
11
No score draw
103
Score draw Win
6 0
Score draw Win
5 0
Home League Away League Home Cup Away Cup Neutral Cup Collated
P 0 0 0 0 0 0
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W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Previous Meetings 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
at Steeton WRC-PD WRC-PD WRC-D1 WRC-D1 WRC-D1
NWC-PD 2008-09 WRC-D1 NWC-PD 2009-10 WRC-D1 NWC-PD 2010-11 WRC-PD NWC-PD 2011-12 WRC-PD NWC-PD 2012-13 WRC-PD NWC-PD 2013-14 WRC-PD NWC-PD 2014-15 WRC-PD NWC-D1 2015-16 WRC-PD NWC-D1 2016-17 WRC-PD NWC-D1 2017-18 WRC-PD 29/09/2018 2018-19 16/02/2019 St Helens Town Scores First Games Played 0 St Helens Town Wins 0 Draws 0 Steeton Wins 0 St Helens Town Goals 0 Steeton Goals 0 Percentage Town Wins 0.00
Previous Meetings D L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0
GD 0 0 0 0 0 0
Win % 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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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
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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
Carlisle City
Thatto Heath Tech Shop
In memory of Dave Harrison
AFC Blackpool
Ugly Man Records
In memory of Dave Harrison
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 St Helens Mind
Nelson
ARC Glass and Bending
Prestwich Heys
CWU Mersey AMAL
Shelley
Unite the Union, St Helens
Airborne Bathrooms
Steeton
Merlin Cycles
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John Brown Estate Agents
City of Liverpool
Garry X Bradbury 50th
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On this day In history On this date in history Town have played a dozen times across a number of league and cup competitions. The first outing on the 29th September took place at Hoghton Road in 1951 (season 195152) and near neighbours Prescot Cables were the visitors in an FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round game. The games finished 2-2 with Leadbetter scoring both of Town’s goals. The replay took place on the 3rd October at Hope Street, Prescot with the hosts progressing courtesy of a 2-1 victory – Garner hitting the Town consolation. Five seasons later Town were on their travels in the Lancashire Combination Division Two. They visited Victoria Park to take on Burscough Reserves, losing 3-1 on the day with Ferguson on target for Town.
It was Lancashire Combination League Cup action on this date in the opening season of the new decade (1960). Town, having reached the 2nd Round following a 2-1 replay
St Helens Town at Hoghton Road 1985-86
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win over Prescot Cables (Cooke 2), travelled to New Brighton were they lost 2-0. On this date in 1962 Rolls Royce were the visitors to Hoghton Road in the Lancashire Combination Division Two. Goals from Smith (2), Williams and Fairweather (2) secured a 52 win for Town. It would be seventeen years before Town played again on the 29th September and it was a new competition as they travelled to Chorley in the Cheshire League top flight. The home side proved too strong for the blues, running out 2-0 winners. Into the 1980s and season 1984-85 Town travelled to Formby in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round. The Squirrels made progress with a narrow 1-0 victory and Town’s FA Cup run ended after earlier wins against Coleshill Town (6-1) and Congleton Town (2-0). Three seasons later (1987) and the FA Vase holders (although a much changed team and management) reached the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. On this date they travelled to Horwich RMI in a 2nd Qualifying Round replay winning 2-3 after extra time courtesy of a Gary Laird hat-trick. The original fixture had ended goalless at Hoghton Road three days earlier.
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St Helens Town 2001
Town’s run of five successive FA Cup games included a 6-2 home win over Curzon Ashton and three games against Ilkeston Town which saw them draw 1-1 away from home in the original tie followed by a 1-1 draw in the replay before ousting their opponents 4-1 in a second reply at Eastwood Hanley (Laird 2, Aspinall and Griffiths). Despite goals from Woodyer and Griffiths Town lost 3-2 away at Northwich Victoria in the 3rd Qualifying Round. It was a strange period for Town as they competed in 8 consecutive cup fixture (FA Cup and League Cup) in September and October that year! The final year of the 1990s (season 1999-00) saw Town back in Cup action as they hosted Atherton Collieries in the North West Counties League Floodlit Trophy. Goals from O’Neill, Jones (2), Bickerstaffe and Kirwan saw Town win 5-2 at Hoghton Road. Two seasons later (2001) Town travelled to North West Counties League top flight rivals
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Clitheroe where they lost narrowly 2-1 with Lee Dunn hitting a late consolation at Shawebridge. It was more North West Counties League action two seasons later (2003) when Town made the trip to Atherton Collieries’ Alder House ground. The home side ran out 2-0 winners on a disappointing afternoon for Town. On this date in 2007 Alder House was once again the venue for a Town trip to Atherton Collieries. Iain Dyson was on the scoresheet for Town but the home side hit three in reply to secure the spoils in a North West Counties League Division One fixture. The run of defeats continued on this date in 2012 when Town hosted Runcorn Town (at our temporary home of Ashton Town), losing 0-2 in the North West Counties League Premier Division.
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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
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KO Result 15.00 1-2W 19.45 3-1W
GK Williams Williams
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3 Potter
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Presho
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Robinson Robinson Cliff
Dodd Whelan D.Whelan
Webster Webster Webster
Kechil Kechil
Robinson Presho
Cliff Rigby
D.Whelan Webster
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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
Williams
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 Smith
Richards Grimshaw Furlong Furlong
Richards Grimshaw Richards Grimshaw1 Richards1 Grimshaw
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 Diggle3
D.Greene D.Greene2
Edwards Weaver1
Diggle9
Smith6
Edwards
McHugh7
McHugh6
16 Heron3 Potter
Whelan4
Greene Greene Greene
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15 Dobney Dobney
McHugh Grimshaw11 Cliff3 McHugh6 Grimshaw6 Edwards71 McHugh
Lomax
Cain10
H O’Connor Lawrence8
Presho21 Smith C.Greene Cain 111
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Supporting Foodbanks The Foodbank gig last Saturday was a success. Usually, we count the donations in numbers of shopping bags, as that is how it arrives – people usually donate a bag full, or part full, and we combine the part bags into full ones, giving us a total number of bags – generally about 20. This time, however, we had nine shopping bags and four boxes, each packed regularly with bordering on bulk levels of sugar, cereals and so on. We also had a good few packs of nappies. At the gig, at least, it seems donation patterns are changing: a few years ago, individuals would fill a bag with whatever they had at home; now, it seems that some people are actively shopping for specific products for the Foodbank. The total was probably a bit up on last year’s, if you translate boxes into shopping bags. Town fans and staff kindly contributed four bags of food, delivered to the venue within a couple of hours of full-time last Saturday by John McKiernan. He seemed strangely elated. Thanks to him for arranging it, and everyone at the Club for their support. We appreciate it. A fair proportion of the total collected at the gig itself came from Kamil and Monika Packo, friends of ours from Gdansk. They moved to Northwich a few years ago, and we became friends when Kamil was running a pub (The Roadhouse in Castle, sadly closed now). They take an active interest in the music scene, and have even had Flat Back Four over to Gdansk to play at their local venue, and to attend their wedding. (I remember a lot of vodka, endless renditions of “Mull of Kintyre” and not much else). Every year Kamil drives up from Northwich to attend our annual bash, and without fail
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brings a donation – usually large - for St. Helens Foodbank. This time he surpassed himself, by also fixing a power fault with the P.A. system half way through the headline act’s set: the sound engineer was scratching his head, and so was his mate. Kamil nipped out to his van and reappeared with his tool box. He fixed the problem, swiftly and with style. Kamil and Monika are assets to their community, and even from thirty miles away, to ours. They have made their home here and last year had a son, Konrad, born in Cheshire. It is a very great shame that their future here is in doubt, and that they are constantly reminded from some quarters that they are supposedly different from us and do not belong here. I wasn’t at the Holker match because I was on duty getting things ready for the gig. I understand there was a goal or two, but I bet I didn’t miss much. No doubt someone will fill me in in due course. I’m going to miss today’s game as well, sadly, as I’m getting ready for gigs in Bolton and Stockport this evening. Being in a band is a bit like being involved with a football club: we spend far more time preparing for and travelling to and from the ‘match’ than we do on the ‘pitch’, we have to live on social media, and we are never more than a few poor attendances away from going into the red. Why do I do it? I’m dread the day when I have to say, “I used to be in a band.” COYB Ste Lingard (@stelingard)
Match Report Hallmark Security League First Division North Saturday 22nd September 2015 St Helens Town 9-0 Holker Old Boys Town emerged from a sequence of tight defeats to run riot over a struggling Holker Old Boys who deserved credit for their sporting attitude despite being completely
overran. Total St Helens dominance had to bring goals and the avalanche started on 13 minutes when Greene hammered in an angled finish and six minutes later the lead doubled when Liam Diggle bagged the first of his hat-trick with Presho the provider. The visiting ‘keeper held a couple of firm drives and was rescued by the woodwork before he was beaten again on 33 minutes when Richards converted from close range after Diggle had hit the crossbar. Holker tried to turn the tide and Reid sent in a couple of dangerous low crosses but noone was on hand to convert and on the stroke of half time more fine work and a low cross provided Weaver a simple finish to
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make it 4-0 by the break. Town resumed the second half still in full flow and came very close on a couple of occasions before losing Weaver with a muscle pull. His replacement Cain was soon on the scoresheet for number five with virtually his first touch. On 59 minutes Town ‘keeper Williams made his first real save when parrying a Hodgson effort round the post but a consolation was not to come and Town wrapped up their
biggest win for four years with a fine goals from Greene and a further brace from Diggle whilst the ever willing Presho rounded off the scoring with nine minutes remaining. Hopefully this can re-ignite Town’s campaign after a stutter and homes games against Steeton on Saturday 29th September (3pm) and AFC Liverpool on Thursday 4th October (7.45pm) come in quick succession. Jim Barrett
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Commercial Corner Good afternoon and welcome to the Arcoframe Stadium here at Ruskin Sports Village and a special first time welcome to our visitors from West Yorkshire, Steeton AFC. Let’s hope their players, officials and supporters have had a safe journey and enjoy an entertaining afternoon.
Longridge Town the previous weekend. However, having learnt Holker had had their keeper sent off in the opening minute of the game quickly followed by the impressive John-Paul Stanway the score line proved to be less surprising. The lads put on a great show and being honest Holker didn’t play badly, it just wasn’t their day.
Many thanks to today’s match day sponsors – Merlin Cycles who are our match sponsors, match ball sponsors St Helens Mind and John Brown Estate Agents who are match programme sponsors.
We will need to be equally impressive this afternoon as we meet Steeton for the first time. Our visitors have had a steady start to their debut season in the Hallmark Security League and currently sit midway in the First Division North with 13 points from nine games. It looks like we will be competing with Steeton on another front come the end of the season – our visitors match day programme is being praised across the league and I look forward to seeing it on our visit to Cougar Park later in the season.
After a run of disappointing defeats it was great to see the team’s confidence return last Saturday with a 9-0 thumping of Holker Old Boys here at the Arcoframe Stadium. It was a strange encounter with a win expected having seen our visitors lose 11-2 at home to
It was lovely to see Mary Castrogiovanni celebrate her 12th birthday with us last Saturday (pictured with captain Danny Lomax). The players presented Mary with a birthday card and present and she was delighted with three points! Don’t forget we are still on the look-out for a range of sponsors including match, ball and programme sponsors; player sponsors and pitch side board advertisers. With the reduction in team numbers in the league this season we have had fewer midweek games (to date) but next Thursday will see us entertain AFC Liverpool; looking for some revenge for the 2-1 defeat at the Marine Travel Stadium at the start of September. Next Saturday we’re in Division One Cup action with a trip to newcomers Cheadle Heath Nomads – a great opportunity to visit a new ground and support the lads. Enjoy the game John McKiernan 07713 339 682
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League News Consolation in FA Cup defeats Our league's interest in the Emirates FA Cup may have ended on Saturday, with our remaining representatives Ashton Athletic, City of Liverpool and Irlam all going out of the competition, but there was plenty of consolation to be had for all three clubs. Each of them were playing in the Second Qualifying Round for the first time in their history, they had banked some good prize money in the process, and collected some great memories of fine results along the way. But more than that, their experiences will serve as a reminder of what can be achieved by any club in our league, and what everyone can aspire to. As Irlam secretary Warren Dodd said after their defeat at Dunston - "Now we have been here, we want to try and get there again".
Memorable night at Abbey Hulton When talking of cup feats, mention must be made of Abbey Hulton United, who became the latest in a long line of clubs from our league to beat professional opponents in a
county cup competition. Abbey's 4-1 defeat of Port Vale at Drayton Beaumont Park in the Staffordshire Senior Cup was achieved against a line up predominantly from Vale's youth team, but watching on from the sidelines, Port Vale football advisor John Rudge must have been given food for thought as he witnessed his young charges on the wrong end of a convincing Abbey display. A fine 2-1 win at Sandbach United on Saturday saw Abbey record their third win in succession and move to within three points of top spot in Division One South, to round off a very good week for everyone at the club. Goals keep coming for Millers A 3-2 win for New Mills over Wythenshawe Amateurs continued a remarkable run of goalscoring in league games involving the Millers so far this season. The Millers have played nine league games, and none of the nine has involved fewer than five goals, the highlight being a 5-5 draw at FC Oswestry Town on Bank Holiday Monday. Anyone attending games involving the Milers either home or away can't complain about a lack of entertainment. Eleven up for Wythenshawe Town After Longridge Town recorded the first 112 win in league history a week last Saturday, there was another remarkable result last Saturday, with Wythenshawe Town racking up the first ever 11-3 win in league history down at Eccleshall. The performance will certainly go down as one
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of the best second half displays anywhere this season, given that Town only led 4-3 in the 47th minute before the goals began to rain in, and was all the more notable as Town went into the game on the back of three successive defeats and were level on points with Eccleshall when the game began. Town have now won four out of five on the road in the league this season, but they will have to go some to top Saturday's result. Nine fine for St Helens Town St Helens Town banished recent memories of poor form with their 9-0 win over Holker Old Boys on Saturday. The result wasn't Town's record win in the league - that was a 10-0 win over Whitchurch Alport in April 2016 - but it was only the second time they have hit nine in a league game, the last time being against Glossop North End on 24th March 2001. Town's victory was their first in eight games, having lost the previous five in a row, so the result was no doubt a very welcome one. Taffy Roberts It is with regret we announce that Taffy Roberts, Secretary of Ashton Athletic, passed away on Monday.. Taffy was well known around our league for many years, having first served as Secretary of Wigan Robin Park when they joined the league in 2008, before moving to Ashton Athletic in 2015. Ashton Athletic Chairman Jimmy Whyte paid the following tribute to Taffy on the
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club website: It is with immense sadness that I have to inform you of the tragic news of the passing of John “Taffy” Roberts late yesterday afternoon. Taffy has been the secretary of our club for the past three years, carrying out his duties in a professional manner and always with the club's best interests at heart. His popularity throughout all levels of football in Wigan and on the NWCFL circuit is unquestionable and I know for sure a lot of people will be deeply saddened by this news. Taffy’s infectious character will be missed by everyone at our club and I for one would like to pay tribute to his sterling efforts whilst Secretary. We would like to offer our sincere condolences to his family at this very sad time. Everyone connected with the club will certainly miss “Taffy” Roberts and we are without question better off for him having been a part of it. Jimmy Whyte Ashton Athletic Chairman The League Management Committee have requested that clubs pay respects to the memory of Taffy before kick off in Saturday's games. A minute's silence or a minute's applause will be observed at all grounds.
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Photographs: Town’s 9-0 Hallmark Security League First Division North victory over Holker Old Boys last Saturday (22nd Sept 2018)
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Half Time Quiz Q1. Which stadium will host the 2018/9 Champions League Final? Q2. Dejan Lovern became only the second player to play in the Champions League final for an English club and also the World Cup Final in the same season, who was the first? Q3. Which country has played in the most World Cup qualifying tournaments without ever reaching the finals?
Q10. Who is Fulham’s top all time Premier League goalscorer? Q11. What is Tovik Bakhramov best known for? Q12. Who is the top scoring non-European in Premier League history? Q13. Which goalkeeper won the Champions League in 1995 then waited until 2008 to win it again? Q14. Which club has provided the most players to countries at World Cup Finals tournaments 1930 to 2018? Q15. Which defending World Cup winners had the worst record losing two, drawing one and failing to score a goal?
Q4. Which midfielder did Liverpool sign from Inter Milan in 1997? Q5. Who was the manager who guided Sunderland to the 1973 FA Cup beating Leeds United in the final?
Q7. Which African country was the first to play in a World Cup Finals? Q8. Paul Pogba is the first Premier League player to score in a World Cup Final since who? Q9. Which Huyton born player was in Portsmouth’s FA Cup Final winning squad in 2008?
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Answers 1) Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano 2) Thierry Henry in 2006 3) Luxembourg 4) Paul Ince 5) Bob Stokoe 6) New York Redbulls 7) Egypt in 1934 8) Emmanuel Petit (1998) 9) David Nugent 10) Clint Dempsey 11) Linesman who gave Geoff Hurst’s second goal in the 1966 World Cup Final 12) Sergio Aguero 13) Edwin van der Sar 14) Juventus (128) 15) France in 2002
Q6. Which club signed Tim Cahill from Everton in 2012?
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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 Liam Diggle 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 St. Helens United FC In the summer of 2009 St Helens Town received email correspondence from Oxfordshire based, Peter Long who had purchased a framed and glazed sampler (a framed tapestry image created using different types of stitches) at an auction. On removing his purchase from the frame Peter discovered it was backed by a pristine photograph of ‘St. Helens United FC’, showing the team and committee members from the early part of the twentieth century. Peter’s email to Club Secretary Jeff Voller described the photograph in detail, naming players, backroom staff and committee, outlining the player’s kit and the medals/plaque being held by the team captain. Following a brief email conversation the photograph duly arrived in the post and Town Chairman John McKiernan set about investigating any connection with the club. ‘After a few hours on the internet it became obvious that the photograph was not a predecessor of the current St. Helens Town. The work being undertaken by club officials on the history of the original club (1901-1928) had me thinking another club may have been formed around the same time but it was not to
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be.’
‘I’ve manage to track the photograph to the 1919 season, and the team is in fact West Auckland Town FC of the Northern League who for a solitary season changed their name to ‘St. Helens United FC’ the team being based in an area of County Durham called St. Helen Auckland.’ The club is famous for its 'World Cup' exploits which saw 'West' win the Sir Thomas Lipton trophy outright after a second trip to Italy in 1911 although this also caused them extreme financial problems and resulted in the club being disbanded in 1912 and the 'World Cup' being sold to pay off debts. John McKiernan added, ‘There appears to be at least one remaining connection between the ‘World Cup’ winning side of 1911 and the 1919 St. Helens United photograph as both teams contained player J Rewcastle.’ Town have since been in touch with West Auckland Town FC and have arranged for the photograph to make its way back to them. West Auckland’s Commercial Manager Michael Bainbridge was delighted to hear the news and said, ‘I haven’t seen many images from around this time so it will be an excellent addition to our collection. Many thanks for undertaking the research and getting in touch.’
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First Division North Table P
W
D
L
F
A
1
First Division North Carlisle City
10
8
0
2
20
13
GD Pts 7
24
2
Longridge Town
9
7
1
1
42
15
27
22
3
Avro
10
7
0
3
33
15
18
21
4
AFC Liverpool
9
7
0
2
29
18
11
21
5
Lower Breck
9
5
2
2
21
7
14
17
6
Cleator Moor Celtic
9
5
2
2
23
11
12
17
7
AFC Darwen
10
5
2
3
21
21
0
17
8
Steeton
10
5
1
4
21
24
-3
16
9
AFC Blackpool
8
4
2
2
11
8
3
14
10
Prestwich Heys
8
4
1
3
14
15
-1
13
11
Garstang
9
4
0
5
17
19
-2
12
12
Shelley
9
3
3
3
17
19
-2
12
13
St Helens Town
9
3
2
4
22
14
8
11
14
Chadderton
12
3
2
7
22
34
-12
11
15
Ashton Town
7
3
0
4
10
16
-6
9
16
Nelson
10
2
3
5
10
16
-6
9
17
Bacup Borough
10
2
2
6
15
20
-5
8
18
Atherton LR
9
1
1
7
9
21
-12
4
19
Daisy Hill
8
0
3
5
11
26
-15
3
20
Holker Old Boys
9
0
1
8
7
43
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Saturday 29th September 2018 Premier Division 1874 Northwich v Bootle Barnoldswick Town v Ashton Athletic City of Liverpool v Winsford United Irlam v Charnock Richard Litherland REMYCA v Congleton T Northwich Victoria v Silsden Padiham v Burscough Runcorn Town v Abbey Hey Squires Gate v West D & Chorlton Whitchurch Alport v Hanley Town First Division North AFC Blackpool v Nelson Atherton LR v AFC Darwen Bacup Borough v Cleator Moor Celtic Carlisle City v AFC Liverpool Chadderton v Longridge Town Holker Old Boys v Garstang Lower Breck v Avro Prestwich Heys v Daisy Hill Shelley v Ashton Town St Helens Town v Steeton First Division South Abbey Hulton United v Cheadle Heath Nomads Alsager Town v Maine Road Cammell Laird 1907 v Eccleshall Cheadle Town v Stone Dominoes Ellesmere Rangers v Stockport Town New Mills v Barnton St Martins v Rylands Stone Old All v Vauxhall Motors Wythenshawe A v FC Oswestry Town Wythenshawe Town v Sandbach Utd Tuesday 2nd October 2018 Premier Division 1874 Northwich v Ashton Athletic Burscough v Whitchurch Alport Charnock Richard v Padiham Hanley Town v Irlam Silsden v City of Liverpool West D & Chorlton v Barnoldswick T First Division North Atherton LR v Longridge Town Shelley v Prestwich Heys First Division South Wythenshawe Town v Barnton Wednesday 3rd October 2018 Premier Division Litherland REMYCA v Bootle Runcorn Town v Congleton Town First Division North Avro v Bacup Borough Garstang v Ashton Town First Division South Eccleshall v Sandbach United Stone Old Alleynians v Alsager Town
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League Tables Tables correct as at Thurs 27/09/2018 P
W
D
L
F
A GD Pts
1
Premier Division City of Liverpool
9
8
1
0
29
8
21 25
1
2
Silsden
10
7
3
0
25 11 14 24
2
3
Congleton Town
8
7
0
1
18
13 21
3
4
Runcorn Town
9
7
0
2
20 13
7
21
4
5
Barnoldswick Town
9
5
1
3
23 16
7
16
5
Vauxhall Motors
6
Padiham
9
5
1
3
19 16
3
16
7
Northwich Victoria
10
4
2
4
24 20
4
14
8
Squires Gate
8
4
1
3
14
7
7
13
9
Bootle
7
3
3
1
14
8
6
12
10
Charnock Richard
7
3
1
3
14 10
4
11
Hanley Town
9
3
1
5
12
1874 Northwich
9
2
3
4
11 18 -7
9
13
Whitchurch Alport
8
2
2
4
10 12 -2
8
14
Irlam
7
1
4
2
12 13 -1
7
15
Burscough
7
2
0
5
12 19 -7
16
Litherland REMYCA
7
1
2
4
11 16 -5
17
Winsford United
9
1
2
18
West Dids & Chorlton
9
1
19
Abbey Hey
9
20
Ashton Athletic
6
5
First Division South
P
W
D
L
F
A GD Pts
Rylands
9
7
0
2
33 10 23 21
Abbey Hulton United
10
7
0
3
22 18
4
21
St Martins
11
6
1
4
24 16
8
19
Wythenshawe Ams
10
6
1
3
20 15
5
19
9
5
3
1
19 14
5
18
6 Cheadle Heath Nomads 11
3
18
7
6
0
5
26 23
Cheadle Town
10
5
2
3
18 22 -4 17
8
New Mills
9
5
1
3
29 24
9
Wythenshawe Town
8
5
0
3
24 13 11 15
10
10
Stone Old Alleynians
7
4
3
0
12
10 20 -10 10
11
FC Oswestry Town
11
4
3
4
21 26 -5 15
12
Eccleshall
10
4
0
6
21 31 -10 12
13
Alsager Town
9
3
2
4
19 19
0
11
14
Sandbach United
7
3
0
4
14
8
9
6
15
Stockport Town
9
2
3
4
12 14 -2
9
5
16
Cammell Laird 1907
10
2
3
5
18 24 -6
9
6
13 26 -13 5
17
Barnton
9
3
0
6
10 21 -11 9
2
6
11 24 -13 5
18
Stone Dominoes
11
2
1
8
10 27 -17 7
1
2
6
8
25 -17 5
19
Maine Road
8
2
0
6
16 21 -5
0
1
5
1
12 -11 1
20
Ellesmere Rangers
10
0
3
7
6
8
6
5
4
16
15
6
22 -16 3
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