Abbey Hulton United vs Wythenshawe Amateurs

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 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.

wythenshawe amateurs

Originallyfoundedin1946asWythenshaweLads'Club byRegGauntlet,alocalwindowcleaner,gathering togetheragroupofkidskickingaballaboutinthe street,startedplayingfriendlies,heldmeetingswith parentsinawoodenhutinthegroundsofCringlewood House,YewTreeLane.Theythensetuphomebyhiringa roominanoldfarmhouseinDaineAvenue,Rackhouse. AcoupleofyearslaterNoelTimpson,ofTimpsonShoes, purchasedtwoex WW2Nissenhutsandsitedthem withinthefarmhousegrounds.

Wythenshawe,theirfirstkitbeingwhiteshirts,black shorts,blacksocks,firstmanagerBobCollins, progressedthroughtheManchesterFederationofLads' ClubsLeague1946 49.

In1949astheladsgrewintomaturityandnolongereligibleforLadsClubfootballHarry Daltondevelopedtheminto'TheAmmies',managedbyJimCooper,toprovidefootball forallages.DaltonwasaSheffieldWednesdaysupporterhencetheAmmiesroyalblue& whitestripedkit.

TheybecamemembersoftheSouthManchesterandWythenshaweLeague1949 53 racingthroughthelowerdivisions,topgoalscorerbeingBobHallidaywithanincredible72 goalsinseason1951 52,beforesecuringtheFirstDivisionChampionshipin1953.

TheythenenteredtheAltrinchamandDistrictLeague1953 54.

In1956WythenshaweplayedManchesterUnited,includingBobbyCharlton,inthe AltrinchamDistrictFA WhitakerCupFinal ThiswasagreatdayforWythenshawe becausenotonlydidtheyholdaverytalentedUnitedteamtoadrawbutaccordingto pressreportsatthetimewerequiteasgoodastheiropponents.Aftertwolotsofextra timethescorewas1 1,thecupwassharedwitheachteamholdingitforsixmonths.

ClimbingthefootballpyramidtheywereacceptedintotheLancashireandCheshire League1954 72winningthedoubleintheirfirstseason,theThirdDivision'A'andHellawell Shield.Between1955-57theyachievedthedistinctionofpromotioninthreesuccessive seasons,1955ThirdDivision'A'champions,1956ThirdDivisionrunner up,1957Second Divisionchampions.AlsoFirstDivisionchampions1962andthreetimewinnersofthe RhodesCup(1958,1961,1972).

ThreetimewinnersoftheLancashireAmateurCup(1976,1990,1996)finalistsixtimes (1982,1983,1987,1991,1993,1994).

Theseniorsectionalonehavewonover50trophies.Arguablyoneoftheirmost successfulseasonscamein1989-90whenthefirstteam,managedbyRayMallalieu, achievedthetreblebywinningtheLancashireAmateurCup,ManchesterLeaguePremier andGilgrystCup,whilstthereservesaddedtheseconddivisiontitleandtheSunday teamwinningtheWythenshaweandDistrictSundayLeagueChallengeCup.

AlthoughyouthteamshavesporadicallyexistedsincetheLads'Clubdays,In1989 StephenHallandJimRobertsformalisedaJuniorSectionattheclub,enteringoneteam, Under9’s,intheTimperleyandDistrictJuniorLeague.In2019theyouthteamenteredthe FAYouthCupforthefirsttime In2022theyouthdevelopmentsquadbecametheclubs firstteamtowinaregionalleaguedivision,championsoftheNorthWestYouthAlliance DevelopmentDivision,andwerealsofinalistintheirrespectivecupintheirfirstseason.

Theclubledasomewhatnomadicexistence,playingtheirgamesatClevelandplaying fields1946 49,WythenshawePark1949 58,TheChristieplayingfields1958 61,Federation ofLads'ClubGroundChorlton,latercalledHarryDaltonplayingfields1961 83,thenin1983 theybecametenantsatWythenshaweCricketClub,LongleyLane,albeitwhenthe footballandcricketseasonsoverlappedtheclubhadtofindalternativevenues,FlixtonFC 2015,StPaul'sHighSchool2016-17,settlingatHollyhedgeParkin2017.

Fromseason1967-68thefirstteamtookpartintheFAAmateurCup,whichin1974 becametheFAVase,in1985theyreachedthe5throundnarrowlylosing2 1awaytothe eventualwinnersHalesowenTown ThepreviousroundsawtheAmmieswin6 0athome toRushallOlympicbeforeitsthenlargestattendanceof255,tenfoldtheiraverage,and producingtheirfirstevermatchprogramme.

DuetoachangetotheFA'sgroundgradingrequirementsin1996theywerenolonger eligibletoentertheFAVase,ontopofthattheycouldnotseekpromotionintheNational LeagueSystemfromtheStep7ManchesterLeaguetotheStep6NorthWestCounties

InJune2011theclubchangeditslegalentityfromanunincorporatedassociationtothat ofaprivatelimitedcompanybyguarantee,withcharitablestatus.Thecompany dissolvedinNovember2019.

TheSundayteamwasreintroducedin2012,managedbyPaulO'Keefe,immediately winningthedoubleintheAltrinchamSundayLeague2013,theyjoinedtheStockport SundayLeague,becomingDivisionFourchampionsin2015,DivisionThreechampionsin 2016with100%winrecord,lattertwoseasonsscoring359goals.

InJuly2013CommitteememberJohnCottonnoticedanarticleforaBudweiser£50,000 regionalgranthefelttheclubcouldwin,hepassedthearticletothenVice Chairman CarlBarrattwhotookupthemantle.FortunestruckonHalloweenthatyear,which changedthefutureoftheclubforever,whenBarrattreceivedthenewsthathewas successfulinwinningthegrant,thisalsoenabledtheclubtocompeteagainstseven otherclubsnationwideforanadditional£100,000inapublicFacebookvoteduring February2014,theyobtainedthemostvotesandsecuredtheadditionalfunds.

Theclubin2015introducedthe'JohnWalkerTournament',anannualnationwidesummer festivaloffootballforchildrenandyouthsaged7 15,attractingover100teamswithover 1,000players.

Afurtherhonourbestowedupon‘MrWythenshaweAmateurs’wasthenamingofthe mainstand‘TheJohnWalkerStand’in2020.

Thefootballandcricketclubsworkablerelationship,initslatteryears,becamestrained andsubsequentlytheAmmieswererenderedhomelesswhenevictedbythecricketclub inMay2015after32yearsuse

TheHollyhedgeParkProjectwasnow,morethanever,anincreasinglyimportantchapter intheclubsfuture.WhilsttheprojectwascomingtofruitiongameswereplayedatFlixton FCandSt.Paul'sHighSchool,withhospitalityattheWinstonConservativeCluband NorthendenSocialClub.

ThepenningofthiscrucialchapterrecommencedinJuly2016whentheclubsecured fundingof£812,000,whichincluded£382,317fromthePremierLeague&TheFA,the £150,000fromBudweiser,£146,000fromtheNationalLottery,buildingworkbeganin earnestinFebruary2017foraclubhouse,newpitch,drainage,carparkandfencingwhen anewlongtermleasewasfinallyagreedwithManchesterCityCouncil

InMarch2017theclubbecameaCommunityBenefitSociety,itsfirstBoardofDirectors beingBasilKabbani(Chairman),CarlBarratt(Vice Chairman),PeterAndrews,John Cotton,StuartFurnival,RayGibson,StephenHall,NeilOwen.

ThestadiumwascompletedinSeptember2017,thefirstmatchwasplayedon30th, drawing1 1v.HindsfordintheManchesterLeague,the32yearoldrecordattendancewas brokenwith277.FurtherimprovementsbroughtthegrounduptoStep6standardand wasofficiallyopenedon6thMay2018byformerEngland&ManchesterUnitedcaptain BryanRobson.

PromotionwasgainedinMay2018whentheFAallocatedthefirstteamtoarestructured NorthWestCountiesFootballLeague.Thismeantthattheclubwascompetingatsemi professionallevelforthefirsttime,whilstretainingtheiramateurstatustheyfinisheda creditablefourthintheFirstDivisionSouthintheirfirstseason.

In2019thefirstteamreturnedtothenationalstagewhentheyre enteredtheFAVase.

Thefollowingseason2020 21,theywereaccepted,forthefirsttime,intotheFACup,inthe ExtraPreliminaryRoundbeatShelleyathome4-2inamemorablepenaltyshootoutafter a1 1drawin90mins,exitedinthePreliminaryRoundv.Traffordathome1 4.

Thefirstfullseason,2021 22,followingtwocoronaviruspandemichitseasons,they reachedtheplay offs,losingtoFCIsleofManinthesemi finals

Thefirstteamhaveneverbeenrelegatedinits76yearhistory

Player Name Appearances Goals Cards Mom

Start Sub Start Sub Red Yellow

Samuel Adewusi

7 6 2 0 0 2 1

Joel Aikenhead 3 2 1 0 0 0 0

Joseph Bevan 19 1 11 0 0 6 4

Erion Bujupi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

JNai Butterfield-Steede 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

Johnathon Cavanagh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Adam Clayton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matthew Cleary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kieran Curtis 20 1 6 0 0 3 0

Bruno Da Silva (GK) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jardel Depeiaza 11 4 3 0 0 0 0

Samuel Dickov 5 8 3 0 0 1 0

Charles Duke 19 0 3 0 0 2 4

Samuel Goodwin (GK) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

James Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kyle Haslam (GK) 20 0 0 0 0 0 1

Arron Hevingham 8 1 1 0 0 0 2

Lewis Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Christopher Howard 19 0 2 0 0 3 1

Keith Kanakulya 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Declan Lamb 11 1 0 0 0 2 0

Bryan Ly 17 2 6 0 0 1 2

Dylan Moloney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gabriel Mooney-Munoz * 4 6 0 0 0 1 0

Arthur Okonkwo 12 4 2 0 0 0 0

Richard Peters * 7 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jake Pollard 13 5 3 0 0 0 0

Paul Riley 14 1 0 0 0 1 1

Akim Samms 1 4 1 0 0 0 0

Bradley Sullivan * 1 3 0 0 0 1 0

Samuel Tamakloe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ronaldinho Vaz Mendes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ronaldo Vaz Mendes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dylan Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tom Wood 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Luke Worth 15 2 0 0 0 2 0

Basit Yusuff * 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 2 / 2 3 PLAYER

FOLLOWUS ONLINE

Josh Bowden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Joshua Bristow 14 1 0 0 0 2 0

Fitzroy Butler 9 6 1 0 0 3 0

Adam Catalano 12 3 0 0 0 2 0

Daniel Cope 10 4 3 0 0 1 0

Lee Cropper 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Kevyn Davies 13 2 2 0 1 3 0

Eric Graves 17 0 3 0 0 1 1

Samuel Hall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Zak Hill 11 3 0 0 1 2 0

Joel Igwenwanne 0 7 1 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Kapend 6 1 0 0 0 0 0

Dominic Kurasik (GK) 15 0 0 0 0 2 0

Kieran Lazenby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Joe Lewis 14 0 0 0 0 5 0

Reagan Lymer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Anthony Malbon * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nasser Mansour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Joshua Martin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ben Matthews 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ryan Pickup * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

James Redford * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shaun Rhodes 13 0 1 0 0 0 2

Liam Robinson 22 0 12 0 0 1 8

Oliver Scott (GK) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

George Shaw * 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Samuel Smedley 14 3 8 0 0 1 2

Theo Stair 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

William Tams 7 5 0 0 0 0 0

Keeylin Thomas 10 2 0 0 0 4 0

Jamie Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jacob Vernon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Octavian Virlan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matthew Ward 16 3 6 0 0 1 2

Jack Weldon 2 4 0 0 0 0 0

Jamie Weldon 15 2 0 0 0 2 0

Lewis Wilkinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jharrell Williams 1 6 1 0 0 1 0

Morgan Woolliscroft (GK) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sam Wytcherley 19 0 1 0 0 0 1

30.07

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)

ALSAGER TOWN (A)

NEW MILLS (H)

BROCTON (A)

ABBEY HAY (H)

TIVIDALE (A) FA VASE 2Q

WOLVERHAMPTON CASUALS (A) SSC1

MAINE ROAD (A)

FOLEY MEIR (A) ECC 2S

ALSAGER TOWN (A) MCUP 1

STOCKPORT TOWN (A) BARNTON (H)

ASHVILLE(A)

CHEADLE TOWN (H) 02.08 06.08 13.08 16.08 20.08 27.08 29.08 03.09 06.09 13.09 17.09 24.09 27.09 01.10 08.10 15.10 22.10 29.10 05.11 12.11 19.11 26.11

CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS (A)

ECCLESHALL (H) MCUP R2

WYTHENSHAWE AM (H) ECC 3S

03.12 06.12 10.12 17.12 20.12 26.12 07.01 14.01 21.01 28.01 04.02 11.02 18.02 25.02 04.03 11.03 18.03 25.03 01.04 10.04 15.04

NEW MILLS (A)

MAINE ROAD (H)

SOUTH LIVERPOOL (A) MCUP 3 BARNTON (A)

ALSAGER TOWN (H) ROCESTER (A)

CAMMELL LAIRD 1907 (H)

BROCTON (H)

ABBEY HAY (A)

FOLEY MEIR (A)

ELLESMERE RANGERS (H)

CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS (H)

SANDBACH UNITED (A)

STOCKPORT TOWN (H)

WYTHENSHAWE AMATEURS (H)

STOCKPORT GEORGIANS (A)

ECCLESHALL (H)

CAMMELL LAIRD 1907 (A)

CHEADLE TOWN (A) ROCESTER (H)

STAFFORD TOWN (A)

DOMINIC KURASIK (GK)

MORGAN WOOLLISCROFT (GK)

ZAK HILL (GK)

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

BRUNO DA SILVA (GK)

SAMUEL GOODWIN (GK)

KYLE HASLAM (GK)

SAMUEL ADEWUSI

JOEL AIKENHEAD

JOSEPH BEVAN

ERION BUJUPI

JNAI BUTTERFIELD STEEDE

JOHNATHON CAVANAGH

ADAM CLAYTON

MATTHEW CLEARY

KIERAN CURTIS

JARDEL DEPEIAZA

SAMUEL DICKOV

CHARLES DUKE

JAMES GREEN

ARRON HEVINGHAM

LEWIS HILL CHRISTOPHER HOWARD KEITH KANAKULYA DECLAN LAMB BRYAN LY DYLAN MOLONEY ARTHUR OKONKWO JAKE POLLARD PAUL RILEY AKIM SAMMS SAMUEL TAMAKLOE RONALDINHO VAZ MENDES RONALDO VAZ MENDES DYLAN WALKER TOM WOOD LUKE WORTH