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Official Match day Programme £1 The original Bootle F.C. were formed in 1880 and played at Hawthorne Road. Vodkat League First Division They were in fact Everton FC’s biggest Champions rivals. In 1889–90 Bootle became founder 2008-09 members of the Football Alliance, narrowly missing out on the football 1964-65, 1975-76, league to the blues. That season was the 1978-79 most successful as we finished league runners-up, reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, where we lost to Blackburn 1965-66, 1967-68, Bootle Football Club have teams that range from Rovers (0-7). When the Alliance merged with the Football 1973-74 League in 1892, Bootle became founder members of the new Liverpool County Second Division. However, despite a respectable 8th place FA Youth Cup Under 7’s to Under 18’s. final position, the club dropped out after one season (and 1977-78, 1984-85, 1990-91, were replaced by neighbours Liverpool) and seemingly 1999-00, 2005-06 disappeared due to financial problems. Lancashire Amateur Cup Due to the popularity of the teams places are limited. Football returned to Hawthorne Road when a new club, 1970 Bootle Athletic. was later formed with the new team initially Liverpool County However, at the moment there are places available in our playing in the Liverpool Leagues. In 1948 when the club were Combination Champions elected to the Lancashire Combination 2, which was won at 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, the first attempt. However, Bootle struggled in the top-flight and 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, Under 8 teams. If you would like more information please after several tough seasons withdrew and 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 folded during the 1953–54 campaign. Lancashire County E-mail [email protected] In 1953, the current club was formed as Combination Champions Langton and played in the local leagues. 1975-76, 1976-77 After a very successful spell in the Cheshire County League Liverpool County Combination (which we Div Two Champions won on numerous occasions) the club reverted back to it’s It’s 1978-79 We also hold pre-school Football sessions in association better known identity of Bootle F.C. in 1973; and a year later North West Counties League joined the Lancashire Combination, which we won in 1976 Div Two Runners-up and 1977. Bootle then joined the Second Division of the 1992-93 with Positive Skills. If you are interested in bringing your child Cheshire County League, which was won in our first season, Tennants Floodlit Trophy and we were promoted to the First Division. In 1982 the Winners Cheshire County League was one of the leagues that merged 1993-94 Please e-mail to form the North West Counties League, which Bootle duly Vodkat League Challenge joined, becoming a member of the First Division. The club Cup Runners-up spent most of their time in the First Division until 2000 when we [email protected] unfortunately dropped into the Second Division. However, 2007-08 despite finishing 6th in 2002, the club Vodkat League dropped into the Liverpool County Reserve Division Winners Combination. In 2006 the club, with a new 2007-08, 2009-10 ground, were elected back into Division 2 Runners-up of the North West Counties League. In 2009 2008-09 Bootle won promotion to the NWCL Premier *Liverpool Senior Cup Division and also won the Championship. In 2009/10, our first Winners season back in the NWCFL Premier Division Bootle finished a 1883, 1888, 1889 NWCFL highest placing of 3rd. In 2010/11 finished 6th place. *Football Alliance They equalled the 3rd place again in 2012. With the ground Runners-up grading and charter standard status established in 2011/12 1889-90 the club are looking to progress to the next level. 2 Bootle Football Club - Founder members of the CONGRATULATIONS Football Alliance 1889, The Football League Div2* 1892 & The Northwest Neil Prince Kevin Richardson TO BOOTLE FC’S U18’S Counties Football League 1982 WHO LIFTED THE WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE CUP Awarded FA Charter ON THURSDAY NIGHT, DEFEATING GATACRE 1-0 Standard Status in November 2011 THANKS TO A JOHN CHEETHAM GOAL. WELL DONE LADS! An associated committee consisting of elected members:
Mr Frank Doran Jnr
Mr Ben Roberts
Mr Frank Doran Snr
Mr Joe Benton MP
Mr Bobby Capstick, Mr Dave Ruth, Mr Geoff Frasier, Mr Tommy McKay, Mr Tony McKay
Mr Joseph Doran
Mr Dave Miley Snr
Mr Neil Prince
Mr James Olsen
Mr Neil Murphy
Mr Paul McCowen
Mr Darren Carr
Mr Liam Royle
Mr Dave Miley Jnr,
Mr Carl Dale
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24 5 Bootle’s Road to THE BUCKS REMAINING GAMES: WEMBLEY!
This season, one man has embarked on an FA Cup adventure that would capture the imagination of anyone who Wednesday 1st May loves the beautiful game. V Winsford United Liam Delaney visited our club in August as we took on Alsager Town in the (7.45pm KO) in the NWCFL preliminary round of the 2012/13 FA Cup with Budweiser; and now he is Premier Division preparing for Wembley after following the winners of each team in every round since. Saturday 4th May His full round up of fixtures will be V St Helens Town documented in our final home programmeCOME on 1st AND May versus WATCH THE BUCKS (3pm KO) at Edge Green St Winsford, as well as on the club website so for now here are a In the NWCFL Premier Division couple of pics of Liam on his journey:£5 adults £2 concessions Also keep a look out for details of The Liverpool County FA *free child entry Senior Cup Final to be announced with every full paying adult
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PREMIER DIVISION P GD Pts Saturday 27th April 2013 1 Padiham 40 45 85 AFC Blackpool v Congleton T 2 Bootle 39 37 82
Ashton Athletic v Padiham 3 Maine Road 40 39 81 Kurtis Gill Kurtis
Bacup Borough v Squires Gate 4 Runcorn Town * 40 59 80 February
DeanPorter September Bootle v Barnoldswick Town 5 Winsford United 40 41 80 Maine Road v AFC Liverpool 6 Runcorn Linnets 40 26 72 Runcorn Linnets v Glossop NE Silsden v Alsager Town 7 Colne 40 35 67 St Helens T v Stone Dominoes 8 Congleton Town 40 30 66 Stockport Sports v Runcorn T 9 Barnoldswick T 40 18 63 Wigan Robin Park v Norton Utd 10 AFC Blackpool 39 1 60 Winsford United v Colne 11 AFC Liverpool 38 4 53 12 Norton United * 39 -12 51 13 Wigan RP 40 -7 50
14 Alsager Town 41 -11 50 Stadium
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Daisy Hill v AFC Darwen 19 Ashton Athletic 39 -32 32 Presentation evening Holker Old Boys v Cheadle T 20 St Helens Town 39 -38 31 Nelson v Northwich Villa 21 Squires Gate 40 -47 29 West Didsbury & Chorlton v Irlam 22 Stone Dominoes 40 -133 13
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22 DanO’Connor August 7 Calling All Photographers With the end of the season just a few weeks away, League website editor Paul Lawler is inviting photographers to submit photos for inclusion on the site next season.
We are looking for unique photographs which will be used for the banner headers on the main website pages throughout next season - not necessarily action shots, but photos that reflect life in the North West Counties Football League.
The photographs will need to be wide enough to fit across the website banner (1024px x 350px) and be suitable to fit around the logo and other banner images.
Any photographers, both amateur and professional are invited to submit their entries - either post to the League Flickr site or e-mail [email protected]
Vacancies At Maine Road Maine Road are advertising to recruit a new Match Day Secretary and Commercial Manager for season 2013-14.
The match day secretary role will involve accompanying the first team to matches home and away and completing necessary paperwork and other associated duties on the day. The role has previously been undertaken by Club Secretary Derek Barber, but as Derek is now involved in managing the Club's reserve team, a new appointment is now necessary.
Applications are also invited for the position of Commercial Manager. The role will involve attracting new sponsors and developing revenue streams from other commercial activities at the Club. Experience in a similar type of role is obviously an advantage.
Anyone interested in either role should contact Derek Barber via e-mail in the first instance at: [email protected] FUNCTION ROOMS
& STATE OF THE ART 3G Vacancy At Alsager Alsager Town first team manager, Andy Turner, is looking to strengthen his backroom team by advertising the position of PITCHES TO HIRE Assistant Manager for the 2013/14 season.
The interested candidate will need to work closely with Andy as well as with CONTACT club coaches and players throughout all levels. Lena Doran on 07928 994 441 The individual has to have experience working within the North West Counties Or phone the clubhouse on 0151 525 4796 Football League as well as the Evo-Stik Northern League structure, have good knowledge of the North West region, and high coaching qualifications.
Interested parties need to send their cv's and a covering letter for the attention of Andy Turner, first team manager to [email protected].
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20 Merseyside CH44 8AU Phone:0151 639 9959 Our Visitors today…. Barnoldswick is a town and civil parish within the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Formed in 1972 and named Barnoldswick United (1972), - so called due to being canny Yorkshiremen - had there had been a previous club named Barnoldswick United and they had outstanding debts the new club would have been liable for them. The field started out as a grazing meadow for cattle, after a lot of hard work, it is now the pitch we play on. Barnoldswick Town
The club had 2 teams playing in the Craven & District Football League in the early 1990's we joined the East Lancashire Football League again with 2 teams. The 2003/2004 season brought the amalgamation of Barnoldswick United (1972), Barnoldswick Park Rovers and Salterforth Juniors and we changed our name to Barnoldswick Town Football Club. We then ran 3 senior teams. In the late 1990's our 1st and 2nd teams joined The West Lancashire Football League, our 3rds staying in The East Lancashire Football League. TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT It has always been in the club's constitution to get our ground up to the minimum standards of The North West Counties Football League and 3 GAMES THAT WILL DEFINE THE SEASON the 2009/2010 season has seen us accepted into The North West Counties Football League, for our 1st and 2nd teams. #UPTHEBUCKS
1010 19 We have 2 pitches one being floodlit plus a floodlit training pitch. Our club house can hold up to 120 people and is hired out for functions. Our main sponsor is Silentnight Beds Ltd and the ground is named The Silentnight Beds Stadium.
We started last season 2009/10 with 3 managers and they took a lot of stick especially from Radio Lancashire that 3 managers cannot possibly run a successful football team. Well they proved them all wrong by finishing Runners up in the league and finalists in the prestigious West Riding County Cup beating Guiseley who won promotion to the Conference North along the way. T E It was an interesting season as we only expected to IK hold our own and try to make sure we didn’t end up at the bottom of the league, so once again we are looking forward to avoid relegation in the first instance and take it from there.
Following on from our success in the 2009/10 season we went from just looking to avoid relegation in the Premier Division 2010/11 to astound ourselves by finishing a creditable 7th in the league, only suspensions and injuries we feel robbed us of a top three spot.
Year Formed: 1972 Record Attendance: Unknown Previous Leagues: Craven League East Lancashire League West Lancashire League Honours: West Lancashire League Div 1 Champions 1998/99 West Lancashire League Div 2 Runners-up 1997/98 Richardson Cup Runners-up 2001/02 Craven & District Association Craven Cup Winners 1988, 1994, 1998, 2011 Craven & District Association Morrison Cup Winners 1986, 1995, 1997 NWCFL First Division Runners-up 2009/10 West Riding County Cup Finalists 2009/10
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New Years Day 17 Continued from page 13 Andrew Watson - What Happened Next Andrew Watson - What Happened next
In the summer of 1887 Andrew Watson, his wife and children moved from Glasgow to Liverpool, where he found not just work as a maritime engineer but also enjoyed a football swansong. He was recruited by Bootle In the last article we published that is available on the web site FC, an ambitious club who were Everton’s main rivals and (www.bootlefc.co.uk) about Andrew Watson, the worlds first black footballer, we reached the FA Cup 5th round. told you about his career. Now thanks to Dave Mattocks we have further information on what happened after 1891. We knew from the 1891 census, Andrew They offered wages and signing-on fees to a number of Watson is living with his wife and two children in the Govan district of Glasgow. prominent players, with Watson the start attraction, and an We believed he later lived in Bombay before moving on to Sydney, Australia where interesting question about his involvement with Bootle is whether he died and was buried. However this was not the case as the below transcript of he was paid, having previously been an amateur. If he was, the 1911 census says: Watson would be the first black man to play football professionally, a distinction usually accorded to Englishman Arthur Wharton, who turned professional in 1889. Name: Andrew Watson Age in 1911: 54
From his Merseyside base, Watson spent the next 20 years Estimated year of birth: 1857 Relation to head: Head working on ships and sat Board of trade exams to qualify as an engineer. Gender: Male Birth Place: British Guiana, Georgetown
He and Eliza had two children, Henry and Phyliss but, although he was often away, Civil Parish: Wavertree County. Island: Lancashire there was some evidence he was not a complete absent father, as in the autumn of 1901 they all travelled from Liverpool to the USA, spending indeterminate time there County: England Street Address: 3 Hallville Road, Mossley Hill, before returning to Liverpool. Meanwhile Liverpool Watson’s son and daughter from his first marriage remained in Glasgow with their Maritial Status: Married Occupation: Retired Serving Chief Engineer grandparents and never joined his new family. It seems a sad arrangement, but it Registration District: West Derby Reg District Number: 455 was perhaps because he was at sea for long periods of time, and did not think he Sub-Registration district: Wavertree ED, Institution, vessel: 22 could have been much of a father to them. Piece: 22675 Household members: After Watson retired, he and the family moved to the west London suburbs at Kew, Name Age where he died of pneumonia at 88 Forest Road on 8th March 1921, aged 64. Andrew Watson 54 Unnoticed by the media and football establishment, he was buried in Richmond Eliza Kate Watson 47 (Born Hampshire) Cemetery (as his wife and daughter would be in later years). Henry Tyler Watson 23 (Born Bootle)
Andrew Watson pre-dates two other black football pioneers, Arthur Wharton and Phyliss Kate Watson 20 (Born Liverpool) Walter Tull, who have memorials to mark their lives. Now that his last resting place is finally known, it opens the door for a similar commemoration of this gentleman scot.
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