Eccleshall FC vs Foley Meir FC

Eccleshall vs Foley Meir FC

Eccleshall FC Matchday Programme 2022/23

NWCFL Division One South Fixture

SATURDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2023

KICKOFF 3:00 PM Issue

Eccleshall Football Club - Season 2022/23

Pershall Park, Chester Road, Eccleshall, Staffordshire ST21 6NE

Telephone 01785 851351 (match days only)

Legal Entity: Company limited by shares - Eccleshall Football Club Limited (c/n 13365015). Subsidiary of Eccleshall FC Sports Foundation Limited (c/n 13359263) - company limited by guarantee.

Club Officials:

Chairman: Neil Washington

Vice-Chairman: Antony Johnson

Secretary: Jim Tunney

Treasurer: David Heelis

Programme Editor: Shaun Rogers

Clubhouse Management: Bill Grinham

Club Welfare Officer: Jim Tunney

Commercial Manager:

Media Officer: Shaun Rogers

Directors

Neil Washington, Antony Johnson, Paul Cox, David Heelis, Bill Grinham, Richard Marsh, Jim Tunney.

Committee

Fundraising Sub-Committee

Neil Washington, Antony Johnson, John Martin, Jim Tunney, Colin Leese

First Team Management:

Liam Kelly, Nathan Wilkes, Russell Rowley, Harry Pickering, Laura Machin

Junior Section

Chairman: Andy Gough

Secretary: Gareth Davies

U10s Kieron Healey

U13s Dave Hislop, Gaz Davis

U14s John Edensor, Nick Mobley

U16s Paul Heler, Mark Croxton, Henry Taylor

Members of the North West Counties League, Midland Junior Premier League, North Staffs Junior Youth League, Mid Staffs Junior League.

THE DUGOUT VIEW THE DUGOUT VIEW

Good afternoon and welcome to today's local derby against Foley Meir FC.

Don’t let the league table fool you. This will be a tough game against a side packed with ex eccy players who will no doubt be itching to prove a point. We were excellent in the return fixture winning the game 2-0 and I’ll be expecting us to dig deep and produce similar today.

It’s been a tough few days at the office with two really poor defensive displays by our standard. For months we prided ourselves on having one of, if not, the meanest defences in the league. Individual mistakes are proving costly at the minute and perhaps making the performances look worse than they actually are. The Wythenshawe game in particular on Wednesday night was a good example of being our own worst enemies, with all the goals we conceded being preventable as well as missing some really good chances to get ourselves back into it

Rest assured the lads will be going back to basics and we will look to put things right starting this afternoon. As I’ve said on many occasions to the boys, to pick up results in this league you have to be at your very best week in and week out.

Enjoy this afternoon's game and thank you for your continued support.

Eccleshall FC

Club Honours

1973-74 Mid Staffs Div.3 Cup Winners

1973-74 Mid Staffs Div.3 Runners-up

1975-76 Mid Staffs Div.2 Cup Winners

1980-81 Staffs County (N) League Div.2

Champions

1981-82 Staffs County League (N)

Premier Division Champions

1981-82 May Bank Cup Finalists

1982-82 May Bank Cup Winners

1982-83 Mid Staffs Div.2 Cup Winners

1983-84 Staffs County League (N)

Premier Division Champions

1983-84 May Bank Cup Winners

1983-84 Staffs FA Vase Finalists

1984-85 Staffs FA Vase Finalists

1986-87 May Bank Cup Finalists

1987-88 Mid Staffs Borough Cup Finalists

1989-90 Staffs Senior League Champions

1999-00 Springbank Vending Midland

League Runners-up

1999-00 Staffs County League Champions

2001-02 Springbank Vending Midland

League Champions

2002-03 Springbank Vending Midland

League Champions

2002-03 Staffs FA Vase Winners

2002-03 Staffs County League Champions

2002-03 Sentinel Cup Winners (under 18s)

2002-03 Sentinel Shield Winners (u/16’s)

2002-03 Leek Cup Finalists

2005-06 Staffs FA Vase Finalists

2017-18 Staffs FA Youth Cup Winners (Under 18s)

2017-18 Potteries Junior Youth Cup Winners (under 18s)

Reformed 1971

Nickname The Eagles Ground

Pershall Park

Chester Road

Eccleshall ST21 6NE

Telephone 01785 851351

(Matchdays Only)

Record Attendances: League - 2,011 vs FC United 5.11.05 Cup - 475 vs Stoke City - Staffs FA

Senior Cup 16/10/2019

Previous Leagues

Mid Staffs League

Staffs County League (N)

North Staffs Alliance

Midland League

(formerly known as Staffs Senior league, Refuge Assurance Springbank Vending)

Proud members of

FOLEY MEIR FC

Foley Football Club was founded in 1947 by a group of friends and ex-servicemen from the Foley district of East Fenton, Stoke - onTrent.

Everbody interested in forming the football club had a collection and a replica of Arsenal's strip was purchased from the late Les Evans who had a shop in King Street, Longton. Les also donated two lace up "case balls" at the time to help the club along it's way. Les was well known through out the country in sporting circles and was a tremendous friend and benefactor to Foley Football Club who later became president of the club. His death in 1999 was a great loss not only to his family and Foley FC, but to sport in general.

Originally, the club was based in premises adjoining the Foley Arms pub in Fenton and players would use facillities at the Ebineezer Chapel in Carron Street , Fenton to change in prior to games at our first ground at "The Open Holes", Goldenhill Road, Fenton.

Foley Football Club moved to their present ground in Whitcombe Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent in 1982 thanks to first class management from the hard working committee members who have served the club over the years. Since 1982, Foley Football Club have spent in the region of £80,000.00 of it's own hard earned funds in bringing what was essentially a sloping field up to the standard of ground it is today.

In November 2001, we opened our prestigious purpose built permanent changing and hospitality facilities. The project was assisted by the Football Association's Football Foundation Grant Aid Scheme with a grant of six thousand pounds.

In February 2004, the club was proud to receive Football Association Charter Status.

The coming season see's two mini soccer teams, two junior teams an U18s team and the Foley 1sts all playing under the name of Foley Football Club playing in the following leagues:

Staffordshire County Senior Leauge, Division one

Staffordshire County Minor League Premier Division

Potteries Junior Youth League

Potteries Mini Soccer league.

2022 Foley Meir Fc gain promotion to step 6 with the NWCFL Division One South.

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Eccleshall travelled to top-four Sandbach United hoping to build on Tuesday night’s win at Stockport Georgians. With Jordan Darlington injured, manager Liam Kelly drafted in new signing Matthew France and Ryan Malbon, returning from injury, was on the bench. Sandbach were quick out of the blocks and Niall Cope had an effort wide of the post before a Josh Oultram back-heel was collected by Eagles keeper Aaron Woolrich. A further effort by Liam Fitzpatrick was deflected for a corner by Oliver Hickman. On 27 minutes, the home side took the lead when Cope let fly from distance and his shot found the top corner, leaving Woolrich with little chance. In reply, a Jordan Flattley free kick was held by United’s keeper Eric Merner before a cross from the right was headed just wide with Woolrich beaten. On 37 minutes, Chris Boast ran clear after a superb through ball from Hickman caught out Rory Roberts and, although Merner saved his initial shot, he recovered to fire home. Unbelievably, he was flagged offside and even the home side didn’t appeal, but the goal was chalked off. Minutes later, Eagles were reduced to ten men when the referee’s assistant spotted an infringement by Hickman and, after consultation by referee Taylor, he was sent off. With half time approaching, Sandbach’s Stanley Tatters was well wide with a shot.

HT: Sandbach United 1 Eccleshall 0

Eccleshall’s task was made much harder when they went further behind on 49 minutes. Robbie Hatton ran clear and beat the diving Woolrich to find the net. Mitchell Glover was brought on for Lucas Green-Birch. On 58 minutes, it was 3-0 when Woolrich saved a shot with his leg, but it looped up and Oultram headed home the rebound. They almost added to the total when George West fired over. Malbon was brought on for Luke Lewis and quickly worked his way through on goal, but Merner held the effort. Eagles pulled one back on 64 minutes when Boast ran clear again only to be clattered by Merner – however, his shot had sufficient power to find the net, the keeper receiving a yellow card in the process. Max Raine and Joel Jones were brought on before Oultram forced a decent save from Woolrich. West and Oultram had further efforts as Sandbach were now attacking at will, the extra man proving to be decisive as Eagles were running out of steam. Sandbach got a fourth on 89 minutes when a corner from the left was deflected past Woolrich for an own goal. Eagles’ misery was complete in added time when sub Joshua Klein-Davies blasted the ball past Woolrich.

FT: Sandbach United 5 Eccleshall 1

This was a bad day at the office for Eccleshall, the real turning points being the first half disallowed goal by Boast – a clear error by the referee’s assistant, and the red card for Hickman. However, Kelly now has to lift his squad as they face second placed Wythenshawe Amateurs at Pershall Park on Wednesday evening. It doesn’t get any easier for Eagles.

Eagles: Woolrich, France, Dunn, Flattley (Raine), Blaise, Hickman, Lewis (Malbon), Stanton, Boast (Jones), Benton, Green-Birch (Glover).

Unused sub: Feeney

Referee: Mr Daniel Taylor

Attendance: 133

2023 League GroundHop

We are delighted to announce that on the weekend of the 4th March our game vs Barnton FC has been selected to be part of the NWCFL GroundHop Weekend.

In conjunction with GroundhopUK, the league have staggered seven of the weekends scheduled league games over three days, over the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th March inclusive, to encourage the groundhopping community to come and experience a great festival of North West Counties Football

This will be the fifth time that the league have done the Groundhop, and after doing clubs in the East Lancashire and Yorkshire areas last year, they are now heading to some of our most southerly based clubs.

The fixtures for the weekend are:

Friday 3rd March

Ellesmere Rangers v Alsager Town (7.45pm Kick Off)

Saturday 4th March

Rocester v Sandbach United (11.00am Kick Off)

Foley Meir v Maine Road (2.00pm Kick Off)

Abbey Hulton United v Cheadle Heath Nomads (4.45pm Kick Off)

Eccleshall v Barnton (7.45pm Kick Off)

Sunday 5th March

Brocton v Stockport Georgians (11.45am Kick Off)

Stafford Town v Abbey Hey (2.30pm Kick Off)

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STAFFORD TOWN (A)

RUGBY BOROUGH (H) FA VASE 1Q ALSAGER TOWN (H)

Eccy Fixtures

FOLEY MEIR (A)

STAFFORD TOWN (H)

ELLESMERE RANGERS (H)

MAINE ROAD (H)

STOCKPORT TOWN (H)

ABBEY HEY (H) ECC3

ALSAGER TOWN (A)

ABBEY HEY (H)

STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (A)

ABBEY HEY (A)

SPORTING KHALSA (H) SSC

CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS (H)

EDWARD CASE CUP 2S

CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS (H)

MACRON CUP 1

STOCKPORT TOWN (A)

NEWENT TOWN (A)

FA VASE RD 1

ROCESTER (H)

MAINE ROAD (A)

FOLEY MEIR (A)

COVENTRY SPHINX (H) FA VASE R2

BARNTON (A)

ABBEY HULTON (A) MACRON CUP R2

SANDBACH UNITED (H)

ABBEY HEY (H) EDWARD CASE CUP 3S

SANDBACH UNITED (A)

WYTHENSHAWE AFC (H)

FOLEY MEIR (H)

CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS (A)

BROCTON (A)

CHEADLE TOWN (H)

BARNTON (H)

CAMMELL LAIRD 1907 (A)

ABBEY HULTON UNITED (A)

STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (H)

WYTHENSHAWE AMATEURS (A)

ELLESMERE RANGERS (A)

NEW MILLS (H)

AARON WOOLRICH (GK)

ALEXANDER ATTON (GK)

OSCAR FITTON (GK)

CALLUM FEENEY

LEWIS DUNN

MAX RAINE

ETHAN STANTON

MITCHELL GLOVER

AIDEN BLAISE

LUKE LEWIS

OLI HICKMAN

DANIEL TAYLOR

JORDAN DARLINGTON

JORDAN BENTON

LUCAS GREEN-BIRCH

GEORGE WOODROFFE

LOUIS DOWNS

MARK GROOM

ASHLEY COLCLOUGH

JORDAN FLATTLEY

RYAN PICKUP

RYAN MALBON

ANT MALBON

CHRIS BOAST

JOEL JONES

WILLIAM HOLT

ANDREW WALKLATE (GK)

CALLUM SHUTTLEWOOD (GK)

JAY LOVATT

SAM NICKLIN

COURTNEY FRANKLYN

DANIEL COUNTER

ALEXANDER SCOTT

DANIEL HUGHES

DANIEL LANCETT

SERKARI AHMADI

THOMAS WAKEFIELD

AIDEN LLOYD

FLETCHER RUSHTON

ALEXANDER CIMINO

JAYDEN SHEPARD

MARK GRICE

TRISTAN BARKER

MILES JOHNSON

KIAN KNOTT

MATTHEW HOPE

TYLER SIMMS

James Tew

Kenan Bryan

Carl Arrowsmith

Manager : Liam Kelly

Manager : Sam Golden