Tuesday 24th January 2023 Kickoff 7:45 pm ISSUE 14 - 2022/23 SEASON
ABBEY HULTON UNITED VS SANDBACH UNITED ONLINE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
Club Information Legal Entity: Unincorporated Ground: Drayton Beaumont Park Address: Birches Head Road, Birches Head, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire Postcode: ST2 8DD Telephone: 01782 570302 2022/23 Admission Prices: £5 adults, £3 concessions, under 16s free Secretary: John Wightman Chairman: Lee Savage Manager: Russell Leadbetter Programme Editor: Simon Laidler Committee / Directors: Lee Savage, John Wightman, John Agar, Mary Wightman, Liam Franklin, Sharon Franklin, Chris Basford, Steven Buxton, Lee Wightman, Simon Laidler, Daren Foulkes, David Baskeyfield, Wayne Mellor, David Bates, Darren Martin County Affiliation: Staffordshire FA Year Formed: 1947 Record Attendance: 605 vs Stoke City FC November 2021 Previous Leagues: Staffordshire County Senior League Honours: Burslem and Tunstall Division 2 - Runners Up 1973/1974. Burslem and Tunstall Division 1 League Winners 1978/79 Burslem and Tunstall League Cup Winners 1978/1979 Fenton and District Division 1 Runners Up 1981/1982 Fenton and District Division 1 - League Winners, Cup Winners and Charity Cup Winners 1982/1983 Challenge Cup - Runners Up 1986/1987 Staffs County League Division 1 - League Winners, Cup Winners and Fair Play Award 1997/1998 Staffs County Senior League Premier Division - League winners and Leek Cup Winners 2016/2017.
CLUB HISTORY Abbey Hulton United Football Club was formed 73 years ago in 1947, making it one of the oldest formed clubs still playing Saturday football in North Staffordshire. During its very early days the club played on Council land in the Abbey Hulton area. It continued to use this facility for the first 15 years, despite the fact that the changing facilities were more than a mile away from the actual pitch. In 1962 it was decided that the team should move to the Parks facility at Bucknall Park which was complete with its own changing rooms and showers adjacent to the pitch. What a luxury. The team continued to use Bucknall Park for another 23 years, until 1985. During the period from 1947 to 1985 the team played in many local junior leagues such as: • The Longton League • Fenton and District League • Burslem and Tunstall League • Newcastle and District League They graced all the above leagues with great distinction. Over the years the club became more financially stable and grew in ambition. Finally in 1985 they acquired a piece of land at Birches Head Road on which it was able to obtain a 99 year lease. This is the clubs current address. Immediately, a clubhouse was built containing a bar and changing rooms for both teams and officials. At the same time an outside 5 a-side football facility was built, complete with floodlights. Having moved to this new facility the club opted to join the North Staffs Alliance League. It completed in this leauge before seeking election to one of the top leagues in the area, The Staffs County League (North), in 1987. The team played in this league and finally had a momentous season in 1997-1998 by winning the league, the cup and also the fair play award all in one season. Having achieved this feat the club applied to join what is the top junior league in North Staffordshire, the Staffordshire County Senior League. In 2017 Abbey Hulton United won the Staffordshire County Senior Premier League Championship and were promoted to the North West County Football League.
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sandbach united fc The club was formed in 2004 following the merger of Sandbach Albion and Sandbach Ramblers. They initially competed in the Staffordshire County League, but in 2011 they joined the Cheshire League. They were promoted to the competition's top flight in 2014, and in 2016 they were admitted to the North West Counties Football League Division One, at level 10 of the English football league system. In the first season in the North West Counties Football League they finished in 6th position, missing out on promotion, and they reached the final of the Reusch First Division Challenge Cup. In 2017–18 they entered the FA Vase for the first time, but were beaten 2–0 at home by AFC Emley.Also in 2017/18 they beat Tranmere Rovers 2–1 in the Cheshire Senior Cup preliminary round. The 2018–19 season provided the club with its first trophy since joining The North West Counties Football League as they defeated Avro FC 4–2 to lift The First Division Challenge Cup. The club also made their debut in the FA Cup, joining the competition in the extra preliminary round, but got knocked out by Parkgate in this round. The 2019–20 season was very different indeed, Sandbach United were unable to replicate the high league position for most of the season and struggled with many player changes which disrupted the team. However they did continue to impress in the challenge cup as holders it gave the team hope of some success. The season was curtailed and declared null and void due to COVID-19, this ironically was to be a blessing a it gave the team chance to regroup and when the league decided to play out the remaining rounds of the cup in September 2020 Sandbach took the chance and went on to retain the cup in an exciting game against AFC Liverpool. The game finished 2–2 with Sandbach coming from behind twice, the cup was ultimately decided on penalties with Sandbach the victors with a 4–3 shootout score. A further piece of luck sees Sandbach get another shot at promotion after the null and void season meant it was four to be promoted again in the 2020–21 season. The 2020–21 season started well with Sandbach maintaining a play off position throughout the season until once again the season was brought to an end through the pandemic. Sandbach, confident of promotion, sat in the top four and were dismayed when the FA decided that promotion would be based on average PPG over the last two seasons. This resulted in Sandbach dropping out of the top four sides being replaced by Stone Old Aalenian who found themselves promoted and laterally moved. Ironically, missing out on promotion probably saved Sandbach from a lateral move to the Midland league.
The 2021–22 season started well with Sandbach holding the top spot by the end of the August, however through September the team slid down the league with a number of draws falling to 7th place by December. A positive for the season was an extended FA Vase run which saw Sandbach reach the 3rd round proper for the first time in the clubs history beating one of the favourites along the way (Hanley Town) until finally succumbing to Loughborough Students. In January 2022, it was announced by the club that first team manager Andy Hockenhull would step down from his role after 9 years in charge. The club swiftly appointed Declan Swan as caretaker manager whilst the club searched for a permanent manager for the 2022–23 season with the caretaker manager making an instant impact with a euphoric 5–3 victory away in the league to FC IOM. Sandbach being the only team in the season that has secured a victory at the Bowl in the league. After a rigorous interview process with a large number of applicants Declan Swan was appointed as the full time manager for the 2022–23 season. The team spirit lifted and results improved towards the latter end of the season as Sandbach maintained their 8th place in the league. Sandbach were disappointed to be knocked out of the Edward Case cup despite having won it two years in a row to the FC IOM 1-2 in a closely fought game. FC IOM going on to lift the trophy for their first time. The 2022-23 season starts with the club having once again made ground improvements with the installation of the Andrew Kimber stand as preparations continue to get the ground to a step 5 grading.
Today's Opponents LEAGUE SEASON SO FAR P
W
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PTS
24
14
2
8
54
43
11
44
LEAGUE POSITION
CLEAN SHEETS
4 th
4
TOP SCORER 8 HARRY CAIN
DISTANCE FROM DRAYTON BEAUMONT PARK : 20 MILES
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ABBEY HULTON UNITED 22/23 PLAYER STATS
JULY 30.07
CHEADLE TOWN (H)
AUGUST 02.08 06.08 13.08 16.08 20.08 27.08 29.08
ECCLESHALL (A) STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (H) ECC 1S ELLESMERE RANGERS (A) WYTHENSHAWE AMATEURS (A) STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (H) KHALSA FF (H) FA VASE 1Q STAFFORD TOWN (H)
september 03.09 06.09 13.09 17.09 24.09 27.09
ALSAGER TOWN (A) NEW MILLS (H) BROCTON (A) ABBEY HAY (H) TIVIDALE (A) FA VASE 2Q WOLVERHAMPTON CASUALS (A) SSC1
october 01.10 08.10 15.10 22.10 29.10
MAINE ROAD (A) FOLEY MEIR (A) ECC 2S ALSAGER TOWN (A) MCUP 1 STOCKPORT TOWN (A) BARNTON (H)
november 05.11 12.11 19.11 22.11 26.11
ASHVILLE(A) CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS (A) ECCLESHALL (H) MCUP R2 ASHVILLE (H) WYTHENSHAWE AM (H) ECC 3S
december 03.12 06.12 17.12 20.12 26.12
NEW MILLS (A) MAINE ROAD (H) BARNTON (A) ALSAGER TOWN (H) ROCESTER (A)
january 21.01 24.01 28.01 31.01
SOUTH LIVERPOOL (A) MCUP3 SANDBACH UNITED (H) FOLEY MEIR (A) ABBEY HEY (A)
febraury 04.02 11.02 18.02 21.02
ELLESMERE RANGERS (H) WYTHENSAHWE AM (H) SANDBACH UNITED (A) STOCKPORT TOWN (H)
march 04.03 11.03 18.03 25.03
CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS (H) STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (A) ECCLESHALL (H) CAMMELL LAIRD 1907 (A)
april 01.04 10.04 15.04
CHEADLE TOWN (A) ROCESTER (H) STAFFORD TOWN (A)
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Tonight's fixtures Abbey Hulton United vs Sandbach United Alsager Town vs Eccleshall FC Brocton vs Ashville Cammell Laird 1907 vs Barnton Cheadle Heath Nomads vs Wythenshawe Amateurs Cheadle Town vs Foley Meir Ellesmere Rangers vs Stockport Town New Mills vs Stafford Town
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UPCOMING FIXTURES MILTON UNITED FIRST (H) 25/01 KICKOFF 7:30PM FC41 (H) 28/01 KICKOFF 2:30PM
MILTON UNITED FIRST (A) 04/02 KICKOFF 2:30PM
DOMINIC KURASIK (GK) MORGAN WOOLLISCROFT (GK) OLIVER SCOTT (GK) ZAK HILL JOSH BOWDEN JOSHUA BRISTOW FITZROY BUTLER ADAM CATALANO DANIEL COPE LEE CROPPER JOEL IGWENWANNE KEVYN DAVIES ERIC GRAVES SAMUEL HALL JONATHAN KAPEND KIERAN LAZENBY JOE LEWIS JOSHUA MARTIN SHAUN RHODES LIAM ROBINSON SAMUEL SMEDLEY THEO STAIR WILLIAM TAMS JAMIE TURNER JACOB VERNON OCTAVIAN VIRLAN MATTHEW WARD JAMIE WELDON JACK WELDON LEWIS WILKINSON JHARRELL WILLIAMS SAM WYTCHERLEY BEN MATTHEWS AIDEN DWYER MAX GARDNER
GEORGE BROOKES (GK) JOEL DOVEY (GK) ERIC MERNER (GK) THOMAS SCOTT (GK) KIERAN ALLEY LEWIS BARKER TYLER BARNES BRIAN BARTON WILLAM BOOTH HARRY BURGESS-HAYDE HARRY CAIN CALLUM CHAPMAN NIALL COPE LIAM FITZPATRICK ROBBIE HATTON LOUIS JOHNSON OLIVER JONES JOSHUA KLEIN-DAVIES JAMIE MELLOR KIERAN OCONNELL JOSHUA OULTRAM ARCHIE PORDES ALEXANDER RADCLIFFE RORY ROBERTS JORDAN STAFFORD STANLEY TATTERS GEORGE WEST
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