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Eccles & District League Division 2 1955-56, 1959-60 Eccles & District League Division 3 1958-59 Manchester League Division 1 1968-69 Manchester League Premier Division 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79 Northern Division 1 North 2014-15 Play-Off Winners 2015-16 2017-18 National League Play-Off Winners 2018-19 FA Amateur Cup 1971, 1973, 1975 Manchester FA Challenge Trophy 1975, 1976 Manchester FA Intermediate Cup 1977, 1979 NWCFL Challenge Cup 2006 20. Salford City vs Port Vale CLUB ROLL President Dave Russell Chairman Karen Baird 5 17 Secretary Andy Giblin WELLENS Richie VISITORS The Committee Pete Byram, Ged Carter, Barbara Gaskill, Terry Gaskill, Ian Malone, Frank McCauley, Paul Raven, George Russell, Bill Taylor, Alan Tomlinson, Dave Wilson Shop Manager Tony Sheldon Media Zarah Connolly, Ryan Deane, Will Moorcroft Photography Charlotte Tattersall, Howard Harrison 21 25 First Team Manager Richie Wellens

COMBINED XI ’s WITHOUT NATURE A World Assistant Manager Warren Joyce GK Coach Carlo Nash Kit Manager Paul Rushton Medical Team Steve Jordan, Dr. Mubin Ibrahim, Dave Rhodes Football Staff Youl Mawene, John Shannon

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“performances over the last six or seven games have on the whole been very good and neither myself, the staff or the players feel like we should have come out with the amount of points we have.”

Hello everyone and welcome from The Peninsula this season, and what was good to see was the Stadium where we now have two important back- reaction of the lads at the back to not fall into the to-back home games this week. same patterns that cost us anything at Morecambe.

There are 16 games to go now and we are still well That solidity at the back can’t be underestimated in the mix for a promotion place but it is becoming and when we know we’re that strong at the back even more important that we start putting this run it means that we can be more adventurous going together. forward and like I’ve said before not just score a goal and sit back, but push for a second, a third Our performances over the last six or seven games and so on. As a group we all feel we’re close to have on the whole been very good and neither getting it right. myself, the staff or the players feel like we should have come out with the amount of points we have, Tonight we welcome Port Vale who have some but we are doing everything we can to put that right real extensive Football League experience, and and get ourselves up to where we want to be. are heading in a new direction with on the touchline and as Director of Southend again on Saturday was disappointing Football. Welcome to The Peninsula Stadium and that we didn’t come back with a win having been have a safe return afterwards. the better side, and we had a couple of really good chances that would have won us the game. Come on Salford!

But on the plus side we kept another clean sheet which takes our total to 14 in the league

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The family cat fell off the couch and scampered into the kitchen last Tuesday night when I let out a screech in the 94th minute of our game at Morecambe. How he was affected by my roars in the 96th and 97th minutes I do not know.

Isn’t it a great feeling when your team scores a we scored more than one goal during the opening Every business goal in time added on (or what we used to call 90 minutes. So, should the attacking players hold injury time) to salvage a point or even grab all their hands up to accept some of the responsibility? three? Feelings of joy, delight, elation, ecstasy, And then, where does the midfield feature in all of needs a even relief envelop you. You praise your players’ this? never say die attitude, their willingness to battle to the final whistle to pull something out of the The league this season is wide open and Salford Champion bag. have helped considerably in contributing to that openness. Saturday gone was another case in It’s a different story though when the boot’s on point. On an afternoon when some of the clubs the other foot isn’t it! You swear, blaspheme and sitting above us dropped points, we failed to curse. You call the same players for allowing the capitalise by holding the team with the second opposition to deprive you of, what looked like, worst goals against tally in the Division to a guaranteed points. How dare they! What were they scoreless draw. Against a backdrop of COVID-19, your accountant thinking! How can they turn off when the game’s in the bag? We have to assume there will be more should go beyond just compliance to deliver a inconsistency to come across the board and there And we’re experts at that, here at Salford this are probably a dozen clubs who will fancy their season. By my calculations we’ve conceded goals chances of hitting one of the automatic promotion complete advisory role. after the 90th minute mark in league games on no spots never mind squeezing into the play-offs. less than five occasions. Add to that a goal scored against us in the 87th minute brings to a grand total So, what should we expect the points required of 11 the number of points we’ve thrown away to to be? If we take the previous three (completed) At Champion, we are one of our clients’ greatest date in this campaign. seasons the winners registered 85, 93, and 87 points. The team in third position amassed 79, 84 assets, supporting individuals, businesses and Those 11 points would have bumped us to the top and 85 points and to grab the final play-off spot the of the table and the absence of the seven goals teams in seventh place hit 71, 75 and 70 points. their teams in a collaborative partnership. scored against us would have improved our goals against column. To paraphrase the original Oscar So, with 16 games to go and 48 points on offer we Wilde quotation “‘To concede in time added on are still in the running but if we’re honest we’re once, may be regarded as a misfortune; to concede going to have to step up a gear or two. We’re on five occasions looks like carelessness.” certainly going to have to start creating a lot more chances in matches and, more crucially, we’re But carelessness where? Is it a collective going to have see a lot of those chance end up in Speak to one of our responsibility? I doubt the defenders would be the back of the net. 0161 703 2500 happy shouldering the responsibility. After all, experts today. they would surely argue that we have the meanest There’s still only one team which has impressed me www.linkedin.com/company/ goals against column in the Division. this season and that’s Cheltenham. But everyone Offices in Manchester (HQ), Chester, champion-accountants is beatable. Blackpool and Preston In only two of the matches referred to above had @ChampionAccount [email protected] www.championgroup.co.uk 8

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Morecambe - 2 Salford City - 1

The Mazuma Stadium 23/2/2021 Sky Bet League Two

Possession

48% 52%

Shots Morecambe Salford City

7 8 1. Letheren 1. Hladký 2. Mellor 3. I.Touray Shots On Target (Cooney 63’) 4. Lowe 4. Knight-Percival 5. Eastham (c) (Hendrie 50’) 10. Hunter 3 5 5. Lavelle (c) (Threlkeld 84’) 8. Diagouraga 12. Bernard Corners 9. Stockton 16. Turnbull 10. Wildig (90+6) 24. Gotts 6 5 11. Mendes-Gomes (90+4) (Towell 63’) 16. O’Sullivan 25. Coutts Fouls Committed 22. Gibson 37. Thomas-Asante (45) 24. Songo’o 40. Henderson 15 13 (Wilson 74’)

Yellow Cards Substitutes Substitutes

3 4 12. Halstead 31. Evans 3. Hendrie 2. James 7. Slew 15. Burgess Red Cards 15. Lyons 17. Towell 17. Leitch-Smith 18. Threlkeld 0 0 19. McAlinden 19. Wilson 21. Cooney 20. Dieseruvwe 10

Two goals conceded during time added meant a classic case of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory for the Ammies.

Brandon Thomas-Asante’s goal at the end of the O’Sullivan carried the ball forward before slipping first half looked to have earned three priceless into the penalty area on the left. points but – it has to be said – a general collapse did well to recover, sliding in to in concentration allowed the Shrimps to grab an deflect Stockton’s low effort wide of Hladký’s right- unlikely win. hand upright.

Ibou Touray’s surging left-flank run in the 15th A foul on Robbie Gotts set up Ash Hunter for a just minute was finished off with a lofted cross that right-of-centre free-kick from distance, but although dropped towards the far post. Ash Hunter was he got it on target Letheren only had a routine lurking only for to get across and nod catch to make. behind for a corner. Paul Coutts delivered the set piece, from the right with Jordan Turnbull getting With neither keeper worked too hard, it looked in a 15-yard header that dropped wide of former very much as if the half would end without a goal Ammie keeper ’s right-hand post. being scored. That situation changed during the first minute of time added on as Thomas-Asante’s The Ammies were looking more creative than their pass from deep found Ian Henderson on the left. hosts yet hadn’t really managed to test Letheren. Gotts picked up possession next, moving inside Similarly, Václav Hladký didn’t see too much action before sliding a pass to the far side of the box during the opening 30 minutes as real goalscoring where Thomas-Asante was in some space. With opportunities were rare. Gibson’s despairing challenge coming too late, a low shot was hit from a foot inside the penalty area Salford almost pressed the self-destruct button and in all truth Letheren should have dealt with it. after Coutts failed to pick up Di’Shon Bernard’s The effort was decently struck yet having dropped diagonal backwards pass from the right. John to his left and getting a good hand to the ball the

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keeper will be disappointed at seeing it spin up and O’Sullivan’s cross came in a crashing Songo’o into the net. header might have got a touch from Hladký before it came back off the bar. The ball dropped down After a lively opening couple of minutes from the and Carlos Mendes-Gomes had the simple task of home side, Salford started to dominate possession poking home from close range. of the ball and were soon exerting real pressure on Letheren’s goal. In the 49th minutes Gotts’ diagonal As you might expect, an ebullient Morecambe pass to the right allowed Hunter to drill a low ball sensed that their luck was in, and they continued to to the near post where Yann Songo’o was on hand get red shirts forward after grabbing that equaliser. to block. The ball spun up into the air and although The Ammies looked uncertain and footballing the angle was tight Hunter slammed in a volley that disaster struck during the sixth minute of time was blocked by the same overworked defender. added on. Diagouraga picked up the ball outside the box and from just left of centre drilled in a low A previously good defensive performance was shot that initially didn’t look like troubling Hladký. almost spoiled in the 81st minute when the off- Unfortunately for Salford Aaron Wildig was in its balance Turnbull’s attempt to move on Jason way and did well to adjust his feet to direct a low Lowe’s ball back was picked up by Toumani 10-yard effort that squeezed between Hladký and Diagouraga. A short pass to Stockton on the left his right-hand post. sent the striker off on a run that took him to the edge of the box. After his angled effort beat Hladký A foul on Threlkeld just outside the right-hand it looked as if the scores would be level, only for angle of the box presented an opportunity to the ball to bounce inches wide of the far post. snatch a point right at the very death. Touray swung the delivery in left-footed, with a crowd of The disappointments started mildly at first, as players going up on the line to contest. The ball Oscar Threlkeld was harshly yellow-carded when went loose and from six yards out and right-of- ’s cross from the left hit his arm. As centre James Wilson banged a low finish home. As you might expect, the Shrimps were doing their best he turned to celebrate, the grim realisation dawned to exert pressure, winning a corner and a free-kick that – with Letheren grounded following Bernard’s in quick succession. Another corner arrived during challenge – the referee had awarded a free-kick to the fourth of those five added minutes and when Morecambe. 12

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Southend United - 0 Salford City - 0

Roots Hall 27/02/2021 Sky Bet League Two

Possession

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Southend United Salford City

Shots 45. Bass 1. Hladký (Seaden 46’) 4. Lowe 7 6 2. Bwomono 5. Eastham (c) 5. Hobson 10. Hunter Shots On Target 8. Dieng 12. Bernard 9. Akinola 16. Turnbull (Nathaniel-George 57’) 19. Wilson 3 2 12. Clifford (Towell 66’) 17. Hackett-Fairchild 24. Gotts Corners 18. Acquah (I.Touray 66’) (Ranger 77’) 25. Coutts 5 8 28. Taylor 37. Thomas-Asante (McCormack 57’) (Dieseruvwe 84’) Fouls Committed 44. Ferguson 40. Henderson 48. White (c) 14 12 Substitutes Substitutes Yellow Cards 13. Seaden 31. Evans 2 1 4. McCormack 2. James 6. Cordner 3. I.Touray 20. Nathaniel-George 15. Burgess Red Cards 24. Demetriou 17. Towell 30. Holmes 18. Threlkeld 0 0 50. Ranger 20. Dieseruvwe (Demetriou 87’) 14

A point and a clean sheet is never a bad return from an away game, yet Richie Wellens will be disappointed that his side didn’t record a win at .

The Ammies enjoyed far more possession than on the covering Ash Eastham. Václav Hladký had their hosts but struggling Southend United came advanced to narrow the angle and when Dieng’s out fairly even in terms of chances created. low 12-yarder came in, was able to push the ball After a quiet first half Southend substitute Harry wide for a corner. ’s delivery from the Seaden was the busier keeper during the second left dropped beyond the far post where Shaun but in the end both teams had to settle for a point Hobson poked in an effort from tight angle. A that probably wasn’t too unfair. defensive deflection carried the ball wide of the far upright, and this time Taylor’s corner was simple A bright, sunny afternoon on the Essex coast it was for Hladký. the Shrimpers who bared attacking teeth first. In the third minute Reeco Hackett-Fairchild got past Southend got forward far less, but six minutes Jordan Turnbull’s challenge wide on Southend’s before half time Portsmouth loanee Hackett- right before getting in a low cross that was cleared. Fairchild dropped a right-flank cross just beyond The ball fell for Nathan Ferguson but from 25 the far post. Defender John White nodded back yards out and right of centre he could only lift an inside for the centrally positioned six-yard Acquah awkward left-footer high over the crossbar. to get in a header. Hladký reacted well, grasping the ball just underneath the bar but Acquah will be The Ammies were seeing plenty of the ball yet disappointed that he hadn’t done a lot better with faced with two lines of navy blue shirts had done that one. relatively with their possession. As it happened, the best chance of the first half would go to Southend Salford set about their second half with some and came along in the 29th minute. Timothée enthusiasm and good work from Di’Shon Bernard Dieng’s low ball forward was controlled by Emile worked possession to Ash Hunter on the left. A run Acquah and he got into the box, stealing a yard inside, parallel to the edge of the box produced

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a sight of goal and Hunter’s 22-yard right-footer Great keeping from Seaden and he was called dropped a foot or two over the bar. into action again 15 minutes from time. Bernard’s weaving run inside from the right took him to the There was a higher intensity about Salford’s play edge of the area, only for his low left-footer to be but Southend’s defence was proving a tough nut to smothered by the keeper. crack. On 55 minutes Brandon Thomas-Asante tried a 22-yard snapshot that thumped into White before Salford were pressing, with Southend struggling Hunter swung a cross from the left beyond the far to get out of their own half. Hunter swung in a post. Robbie Gotts made it to that one and his touch dangerous cross from the right, but Seaden did well from tight to the line bounced up, forcing Seaden to again as he punched clear under strong pressure tip the ball over at the upright. from Eastham.

Southend were always capable of creating the odd Time was running out for the “last big chance” chance, despite spending so much time behind to turn up and in the final minute of the 90 Ibou the ball. Alan McCormack squared a low delivery Touray swung a good cross from the left into the from the right to the edge of the area, where Jason box. Mani Dieseruvwe and Hobson went for it, Lowe poked the ball away from Acquah. Ferguson with the referee adjudging that the final touch had was on hand to hit a low 22-yarder, forcing Hladký come off the Salford man after the ball flew wide of to sprawl low to the left before pushing the ball Seaden’s right-hand upright. behind for a corner. In the third minute of added time Richie Towell A game very much still in the balance, and on launched a cross from the left that dropped to the 20 minutes Salford very nearly got the goal that far side of the penalty area. Henderson touched a could have claimed the points. A long ball forward pass diagonally back and inside for Hunter to get dropped into penalty area, on the right, and in a low 17 yarder that took a nick off a Southend Eastham’s flicked header dropped perfectly for defender on its way wide of the far post. Hunter Ian Henderson. The veteran striker had been short took the corner but although Eastham met it at of service so far but he hit a first-time six-yarder the far post with a header back across goal, the that was matched by a superb reaction save from Shrimpers managed to clear their lines. Seaden in the home goal. 16

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Founded It’s been anything but a Happy New Year in the first two months 1876 of 2021 for Port Vale with just two wins this calendar year from 10 league games played, a run which has seen them drop from 16th and six points off the play-offs to 20th. Nickname HELPING FAMILIES ENJOY The Valiants The curtain came down on ’s tenure early in January, with Danny Pugh taking interim charge before David Flitcroft was Home Ground appointed as Director of Football after managerial talks identified that was perhaps the better direction for the club to go in to achieve their FOOTBALL AT HOME ambition of becoming an established Championship club. The former (19,052) Bury manager was then key in the decision to bring in Darrell Clarke The ‘homemade waste pipe goal’. Waste pipes, push-fit from Walsall, who played about two minutes for Vale on loan in 2005. Manager knuckle bends and some barrier fencing. It doesn’t seem Under Clarke Vale have drawn twice and lost one, at home to leaders Darrell Clarke like much, but sometimes it’s all you need to transform Cambridge on the weekend. They have come away from the 4-3-3 that Askey was very committed to and are now playing a more 5-3-2 your garden into a proper footy pitch. Last Meeting system, something that can be instilled and tweaked as a bit of a free Vale 1-0 Salford pass for Clarke and Flitcroft with the play-offs realistically out of reach Sky Bet League Two and relegation extremely unlikely. 17/10/2020 No doubt the first target will be a first win, and ending the campaign in a more respectable position than the one three wins since November Form (Last 4) has left them in.

Vale arrive at The Peninsula Stadium looking for a first win here, and L 3-1 at Tranmere a league double against Salford having won the reverse fixture in 06/02/21 October courtesy of Cristian Montano’s late goal. Last season they led D 1-1 at Orient in both league fixtures but both times squandered it with Jake Beesley 20/02/21 equalising in the 93rd minute at home, and Tom Elliott levelling things D 0-0 vs Stevenage in . There was also the EFL Trophy match that finished 3-0 to Salford under the lights in January 2020. 23/02/21 L 0-1 vs Cambridge played that night, the who switched 27/02/21 Salford for Stoke-on-Trent in the summer along with Devante Rodney. Whitehead has been nursing an injury that’s kept him out since January but Rodney has been a regular and is the club’s top scorer.

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Goalkeeper Chris Neal represented both The Ammies and Port Vale at earlier stages in his career, winning promotions at both The Peninsula Adam Rooney Stadium and Vale Park.

The 35-year-old, who started his playing career Louis Dodds with Preston North End, made over 120 league appearances for Vale, winning promotion from Chris Birchall League Two in 2012-13. Sam Morsy He then spent two years at Fleetwood Town in League One before joining Salford in 2018 in the National League. The hero of our play-off semi-final penalty shootout win against Eastleigh, Nealo Richard Duffy made a total of 72 appearances for us before the 2019-20 campaign was abruptly ended and he moved on in the summer to join AFC Fylde in the National League North. His last appearance was Chris Neal our EFL Trophy semi-final shootout win away at Newport County. 22

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On Wednesday 3rd March 2021 Salford City will join a number of high profile brands in removing the natural elements of our crest to highlight what a world without nature would look like if the catastrophic decline of nature continues.

On World Wildlife Day WWF will join some of reptiles and fish have suffered an average two- the world’s best-known corporations, NGOs thirds decline in less than half a century, according and sports teams in removing nature from their to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020. branding in an action that aims to highlight the dramatic loss of biodiversity globally and the The report also shows that if the world carries on social and economic risks it poses. with “business as usual”, rates of biodiversity loss seen since 1970 will continue between now and For the first time in its 60-year history, WWF will 2050. These losses would at best take decades to remove the iconic panda from its logo for the day, reverse, and further irreversible biodiversity losses while many famous brands including Aston Villa, are likely, resulting in a planet that cannot support West Bromwich Albion, Wolves, Hootsuite, PG Tips current and future generations of people. and Brewdog will also remove symbols of nature from their logos to highlight the emptiness of a The campaign was originally the brainchild of world without nature. One Minute Briefs, created on World Wildlife Day last year. The idea received widespread praise “For the first time in 60 years of acting for nature, on social media and has now been brought to life we’ve taken the panda out of our logo. Our iconic with support from the Voice for the Planet coalition panda is one of the most recognised symbols of which includes WWF, Conservation International, the conservation movement, and taking it away is a The Nature Conservancy, the International Union symbolic move we’ve made to mark World Wildlife for Conservation of Nature and the RSPB. Day, “ said Felicity Glennie Holmes, Executive Director, Communications and Marketing at WWF Later this year, governments from around the International. world will meet to agree a new global agreement for nature, like the one we have for climate. WWF “We want to show what a world without nature is calling on global leaders to step up to the would look like, because in less than 50 years, challenge of delivering an ambitious global plan to human activity has resulted in wildlife populations tackle biodiversity loss and set nature on the path plummeting by an average of 68% - and with every to recovery this decade. Members of the public part of nature that we extinguish, we lose another can show world leaders they care about a more important link to human and planetary health. sustainable future for all by adding their voice for the planet. “Today we’re joining forces with some of the world’s best-loved brands to remove nature-related Iain Beable, Social Marketing Strategist for EMEA images from our logos to show how empty a at Hootsuite, said: “We are incredibly proud at #WorldWithoutNature would be. Globally, we need Hootsuite to show our support for World Wildlife to reverse our direction and start restoring nature. Day as part of the #WorldWithoutNature campaign. And we need governments around the world to The protection of the Earth is arguably one of the seize the opportunities this year to take action, so most paramount matters of our time. It’s important that we avert the risk of nature disappearing for to remember that Earth does not belong to us, we good and our natural world thrives.” belong to it, and we have a responsibility to ensure its protection for the generations to come.” Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, 26

Salford City want our fans, families and friends to stay safe, so we are supporting the You Vs Train campaign. We are sharing the message that young people need to stay off the tracks. 8 young people have died in the last two years after trespassing on the railway. PLEASE don’t be next.

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NWWRFL Division 1 South (H-A) Squad Roll Call Fixtures arranged on a month to month basis due to COVID Name League Cup 18/10 Curzon Ashton Women A 2-2 Apps. Goals Apps. Goals 25/10 Northwich Vixens H 0-1 Jess DUKE 1 (1) 1/11 Warrington Wolves H 5-0 Molly ETCHELLS 6 4 1 6/12 West Kirby Ladies H 4-0 Charlie SHAW 6 1 13/12 Didsbury FC Ladies H 5-1 Kay BAKER 6 1 20/12 Runcorn Linnets Ladies H 5-1 Ellen THORNTON 6 1 1 Wythenshawe Amateurs H Lily ROBINSON 6 0 (1) Altrincham FC Ladies A Annabel AINSCOUGH 1 (3) Altrincham FC Ladies H Feiruz ABDULLAHI 6 13 1 Chester FC Women H Abby BENNETT 6 1 1 Chester FC Women A Phoebe DUCKWORTH 2 0 (1) Curzon Ashton Women H Charlie EVANS 0 (3) Didsbury FC Ladies A Sabahat NAWAZ 1 (2) 1 0 (1) Northwich Vixens A Missi CHAPPELL 0 (4) 1 0 (1) Runcorn Linnets Ladies A Adora YAU 1 (5) Warrington Wolves A Letitia LENGDEN 5 (1) 1 West Kirby Ladies A P-P Chloe IVES 2 (3) 1 Wythenshawe Amateurs A Fliss WINTERS 1 (2) Liv SMITH 5 1 Vitality Women’s FA Cup Grace POMFRET 5 1 20/9 Morecambe A 3-0

The North West Women’s Regional Football League is currently suspended due to the lockdown. We are hopeful that the league will resume when safe to do so.

TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 Salford City Lionesses 6 4 1 1 21 5 16 13 2 Chester FC Women 4 4 0 0 17 6 11 12 3 Northwich Vixens 4 1 3 0 7 6 1 6 4 Didsbury FC Ladies 3 1 1 1 5 8 -3 4 5 Wythenshawe Amateurs 3 1 0 2 7 8 -1 3 6 Curzon Ashton Women 3 0 2 1 7 8 -1 2 7 Warrington Wolves 3 0 2 1 3 8 -5 2 8 Runcorn Linnets Ladies 4 0 2 2 7 13 -6 2 9 West Kirby Ladies 4 0 1 3 3 15 -12 1 10 Altrincham FC Ladies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28

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Reserves Central League (H-A) Walsall A 0-4 Huddersfield Town A 3-1 Scunthorpe United A 0-1 Huddersfield Town H 0-2 Grimsby Town H 3-0 Grimsby Town Walsall Scunthorpe United

Under-18s EFL Youth Alliance North West TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS Port Vale H 0-2 Rochdale A 1-0 1 Fleetwood Town 14 11 0 3 38 19 19 33 Bolton Wanderers H 1-0 2 Blackpool 14 11 0 3 41 25 16 33 Shrewsbury Town A 2-1 Oldham Athletic H 2-1 3 Carlisle United 17 10 2 5 38 22 16 32 Carlisle United A 2-3 Morecambe A 1-1 4 Preston North End 14 8 1 5 36 27 9 25 Preston North End H Accrington Stanley H 5 Shrewsbury Town 14 7 1 6 25 25 0 22 Walsall A 6 Bolton Wanderers 14 5 4 5 28 28 0 19 Tranmere Rovers H 3-2 Blackpool A 5-2 7 Morecambe 15 6 1 8 22 27 -5 19 Fleetwood Town H 3-2 Port Vale A 1-3 8 Salford City 14 6 0 8 23 27 -4 18 Rochdale H 0-2 Bolton Wanderers A 4-3 9 Rochdale 10 5 2 3 16 13 3 17 Shrewsbury Town H 1-2 10 Tranmere Rovers 13 4 3 6 23 24 -1 15 Oldham Athletic A Carlisle United H 11 Oldham Athletic 15 4 2 9 26 32 -6 14 Morecambe H Preston North End A 2-1 12 Walsall 11 4 0 7 15 32 -17 12 Accrington Stanley A Walsall H 13 Accrington Stanley 13 3 2 8 16 27 -11 11 Tranmere Rovers A 14 Port Vale 14 2 2 10 20 39 -19 8 Blackpool H Fleetwood Town A 30

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01 02 03 04 05 HLADKÝ Václav JAMES Tom TOURAY Ibou LOWE Jason EASTHAM Ashley

06 08 09 10 11 CLARKE Tom GIBSON Darron ELLIOTT Tom HUNTER Ashley ANDRADE Bruno

12 14 15 16 17 BERNARD Di’Shon BOYD George BURGESS Luke TURNBUBLL Jordan TOWELL Richie

18 19 20 24 25 THRELKELD Oscar WILSON James DIESERUVWE Mani GOTTS Robbie COUTTS Paul

31 37 39 40 EVANS Hayden THOMAS-ASANTE Brandon TOURAY Mo HENDERSON Ian 32 Fixtures & Results 2020-21 Date Opposition H/A KO Result Pos/Pts Att. Starting XI Substitutes September 2020 (H - A) Sat 5 Rotherham United H 15:00 (4) 1 - 1 (2) BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Armstrong Gibson Hunter Andrade Threlkeld Henderson 1 Hayes Elliott Turnbull Wilson Denny Golden Thomas-Asante Weds 9 Manchester United U21 H 19:45 0 - 6 BCD Hayes Elliott (c) Turnbull Towell Wilson Denny Golden Loughlan Doyle Hawkins Thomas-Asante Evans I.Touray Armstrong Threlkeld Ditchfield Shepherd M.Touray Sat 12 Exeter City H 15:00 2 - 2 9 1 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Armstrong Gibson Hunter 1 Andrade Threlkeld Henderson 1 Evans Elliott Turnbull Towell Wilson Golden Thomas-Asante Weds 16 Everton A 20:15 3 - 0 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Turnbull Towell Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Gibson Elliott Andrade Denny Golden Sat 19 Grimsby Town A 15:00 0 - 4 4 4 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Elliott Hunter Turnbull Towell 1 Threlkeld Thomas-Asante Henderson 3 Evans Armstrong Andrade Wilson Smith Denny Golden Sat 26 Forest Green Rovers H 15:00 0 - 0 7 5 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Elliott Hunter Andrade Turnbull Golden Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Wilson Smith Denny Fielding Tues 29 Morecambe H 19:45 2 - 0 BCD Evans I.Touray Eastham (c) Andrade Turnbull Wilson 1 Smith Denny Golden Loughlan Thomas-Asante Hladký Hunter 1 Dieseruvwe Berkoe Campbell Fielding Hawkins October 2020 Sat 3 Stevenage A 15:00 0 - 1 3 8 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Gibson Hunter 1 Turnbull Towell Wilson Golden Henderson Evans Clarke Andrade Dieseruvwe Smith Denny Thomas-Asante Sat 10 Tranmere Rovers H 15:00 2 - 2 5 9 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Gibson Hunter Turnbull Towell 1 Wilson 1 Golden Henderson Evans Clarke Elliott Andrade Dieseruvwe Denny Thomas-Asante Sat 17 Port Vale A 15:00 1 - 0 11 9 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Gibson Hunter Andrade Turnbull Wilson Golden Henderson Evans Clarke Armstrong Elliott Threlkeld Denny Thomas-Asante Tues 20 Southend United H 19:45 +3 - 0 7 12 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson 1 Evans Armstrong Andrade Smith Jones Denny Golden Sat 24 Crawley Town H 15:00 1 - 1 8 13 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Elliott Bernard Smith Golden Loughlan Sat 31 Oldham Athletic H 15:00 2 - 0 8 16 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter 1 Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Andrade Bernard Burgess Smith Jones November 2020 Tues 3 Cambridge United A 19:00 2 - 1 10 16 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) 1 Clarke Hunter Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Andrade Bernard Boyd Burgess Smith Sat 7 Hartlepool United H 15:00 2 - 0 aet BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Boyd Turnbull Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Clarke Armstrong Andrade 1 Threlkeld Dieseruvwe 1 Smith Tues 10 Rochdale A 19:00 1 - 2 BCD Hladký Armstrong Andrade 1 Burgess Threlkeld (c) Berkoe Smith Denny Golden Fielding Hawkins Evans Elliott Dieseruvwe 1 Campbell Sargent Ditchfield Loughlan Fri 13 Bolton Wanderers A 19:45 2 - 0 11 16 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Clarke Hunter Bernard Boyd Turnbull Threlkeld Thomas-Asante Henderson (c) Evans Eastham Armstrong Andrade Burgess Dieseruvwe Smith Sat 21 Bradford City H 15:00 3 - 0 8 19 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Andrade Bernard Burgess 2 Denny Henderson 1 Evans Elliott Boyd Turnbull Threlkeld Dieseruvwe Thomas-Asante Tues 24 Morecambe H 19:00 2 - 1 7 22 BCD Hladký I.Touray Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter 2 Andrade Bernard Burgess Smith Denny Henderson Evans Elliott Boyd Turnbull Threlkeld Dieseruvwe Thomas-Asante Sat 28 Newport County A 13:00 3 - 0 BCD Hladký Eastham (c) Boyd Turnbull Threlkeld Dieseruvwe Berkoe Golden Fielding Hawkins Thomas-Asante Evans Armstrong Hunter Andrade Bernard Denny Sargent December 2020 Weds 2 Carlisle United A 19:00 2 - 1 9 22 2,000 Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Andrade Bernard 1 Burgess Turnbull Henderson Evans Armstrong Boyd Threlkeld Dieseruvwe Smith Denny Sat 5 Barrow A 15:00 0 - 1 7 25 819 Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter 1 Andrade Bernard Burgess Denny Henderson Hayes Elliott Turnbull Towell Dieseruvwe Smith Tues 8 Leicester City U21 H 19:00 (5) 3 - 3 (6) BCD Hladký (c) Elliott Andrade Turnbull Berkoe Smith Sargent Golden Fielding Hawkins Thomas-Asante 1 Hayes I.Touray Dieseruvwe 2 Campbell Ditchfield Loughlan Shepherd Sat 12 Cheltenham Town H 15:00 0 - 0 8 26 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Andrade Bernard Burgess Denny Henderson Evans Elliott Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson Dieseruvwe M.Touray Tues 15 Newport County H 19:00 1 - 1 9 27 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke 1 Hunter Bernard Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Elliott Andrade Turnbull Dieseruvwe Denny M.Touray Sat 19 Harrogate Town A 15:00 0 - 1 7 30 500 Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Bernard Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson Hayes Elliott Andrade Turnbull Dieseruvwe M.Touray Sat 26 Walsall H 15:00 2 - 0 6 33 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Bernard Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson Hayes Elliott Andrade Burgess 1 Turnbull Dieseruvwe January 2021 Sat 2 Leyton Orient A 15:00 1 - 0 8 33 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Bernard Burgess Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Elliott Andrade Turnbull Smith Denny M.Touray Tues 5 Mansfield Town A 19:00 2 - 1 8 33 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Bernard 1 Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Elliott Andrade Burgess Turnbull Denny M.Touray Tues 12 Scunthorpe United A 19:00 0 - 1 5 36 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Clarke (c) Hunter Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson Golden Thomas-Asante Henderson 1 Evans Elliott Boyd Burgess Denny Fielding M.Touray Sat 16 Newport County A 15:00 0 - 0 5 37 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Clarke (c) Elliott Hunter Bernard Turnbull Threlkeld Gotts Henderson Evans Boyd Burgess Wilson Denny Golden Thomas-Asante Fri 22 Harrogate Town H 19:00 2 - 2 4 38 BCD Hladký James I.Touray Lowe (c) Hunter Bernard Burgess Turnbull Threlkeld Gotts 1 Henderson Evans Eastham Clarke Andrade Towell Coutts Thomas-Asante 1 Sat 30 Oldham Athletic A 15:00 2 - 1 8 38 BCD Hladký James I.Touray Eastham (c) Clarke Turnbull Towell Threlkeld Gotts Coutts Henderson 1 Evans Lowe Hunter Andrade Bernard Burgess Thomas-Asante February 2021 Tues 9 Cambridge United H 17:30 4 - 1 9 41 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Clarke (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Towell 1 Gotts 1 Coutts Henderson 2 Evans James Eastham Burgess Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Tues 16 Barrow H 19:00 1 - 0 4 44 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Towell Gotts Coutts Henderson 1 Evans James Andrade Burgess Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Sat 20 Carlisle United H 15:00 1 - 1 5 45 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Towell Gotts Coutts Henderson Evans James Burgess Threlkeld Wilson 1 Dieseruvwe Thomas-Asante Tues 23 Morecambe A 18:30 2 - 1 8 45 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Gotts Coutts Thomas-Asante 1 Henderson Evans James Burgess Towell Threlkeld Wilson Dieseruvwe Sat 27 Southend United A 15:00 0 - 0 9 46 BCD Hladký Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Wilson Gotts Coutts Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans James I.Touray Burgess Towell Threlkeld Dieseruvwe March 2021 Tues 2 Port Vale H 19:00 Sat 6 Scunthorpe United H 15:00 Tues 9 Crawley Town A 19:45 Sat 13 Portsmouth N 15:00 Tues 16 Colchester United H 19:00 Sat 20 Cheltenham Town A 15:00 Sat 27 Exeter City A 13:00 April 2021 Fri 2 Grimsby Town H 15:00 Mon 5 Forest Green Rovers A 15:00 Sat 10 Stevenage H 15:00 Tues 13 Bolton Wanderers H 19:00 Sat 17 Tranmere Rovers A 15:00 Tues 20 Walsall A 19:45 Sat 24 Mansfield Town H 15:00 Tues 27 Bradford City A 19:00 May 2021 Sat 1 Colchester United A 15:00 Sat 8 Leyton Orient H 15:00 Salford City vs Port Vale www.salfordcityfc.co.uk 33

KEY First Sub Second Sub Third Sub Goalscorer No. of Goals Yellow Card Red Card + Own Goal scored All fixtures are subject to change; we endeavour to give as much notice as possible. Up-to-date information available on the website and social media.

Date Opposition H/A KO Result Pos/Pts Att. Starting XI Substitutes September 2020 (H - A) Sat 5 Rotherham United H 15:00 (4) 1 - 1 (2) BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Armstrong Gibson Hunter Andrade Threlkeld Henderson 1 Hayes Elliott Turnbull Wilson Denny Golden Thomas-Asante Weds 9 Manchester United U21 H 19:45 0 - 6 BCD Hayes Elliott (c) Turnbull Towell Wilson Denny Golden Loughlan Doyle Hawkins Thomas-Asante Evans I.Touray Armstrong Threlkeld Ditchfield Shepherd M.Touray Sat 12 Exeter City H 15:00 2 - 2 9 1 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Armstrong Gibson Hunter 1 Andrade Threlkeld Henderson 1 Evans Elliott Turnbull Towell Wilson Golden Thomas-Asante Weds 16 Everton A 20:15 3 - 0 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Turnbull Towell Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Gibson Elliott Andrade Denny Golden Sat 19 Grimsby Town A 15:00 0 - 4 4 4 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Elliott Hunter Turnbull Towell 1 Threlkeld Thomas-Asante Henderson 3 Evans Armstrong Andrade Wilson Smith Denny Golden Sat 26 Forest Green Rovers H 15:00 0 - 0 7 5 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Elliott Hunter Andrade Turnbull Golden Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Wilson Smith Denny Fielding Tues 29 Morecambe H 19:45 2 - 0 BCD Evans I.Touray Eastham (c) Andrade Turnbull Wilson 1 Smith Denny Golden Loughlan Thomas-Asante Hladký Hunter 1 Dieseruvwe Berkoe Campbell Fielding Hawkins October 2020 Sat 3 Stevenage A 15:00 0 - 1 3 8 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Gibson Hunter 1 Turnbull Towell Wilson Golden Henderson Evans Clarke Andrade Dieseruvwe Smith Denny Thomas-Asante Sat 10 Tranmere Rovers H 15:00 2 - 2 5 9 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Gibson Hunter Turnbull Towell 1 Wilson 1 Golden Henderson Evans Clarke Elliott Andrade Dieseruvwe Denny Thomas-Asante Sat 17 Port Vale A 15:00 1 - 0 11 9 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Gibson Hunter Andrade Turnbull Wilson Golden Henderson Evans Clarke Armstrong Elliott Threlkeld Denny Thomas-Asante Tues 20 Southend United H 19:45 +3 - 0 7 12 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson 1 Evans Armstrong Andrade Smith Jones Denny Golden Sat 24 Crawley Town H 15:00 1 - 1 8 13 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Elliott Bernard Smith Golden Loughlan Sat 31 Oldham Athletic H 15:00 2 - 0 8 16 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter 1 Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Andrade Bernard Burgess Smith Jones November 2020 Tues 3 Cambridge United A 19:00 2 - 1 10 16 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) 1 Clarke Hunter Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Armstrong Andrade Bernard Boyd Burgess Smith Sat 7 Hartlepool United H 15:00 2 - 0 aet BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Boyd Turnbull Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Clarke Armstrong Andrade 1 Threlkeld Dieseruvwe 1 Smith Tues 10 Rochdale A 19:00 1 - 2 BCD Hladký Armstrong Andrade 1 Burgess Threlkeld (c) Berkoe Smith Denny Golden Fielding Hawkins Evans Elliott Dieseruvwe 1 Campbell Sargent Ditchfield Loughlan Fri 13 Bolton Wanderers A 19:45 2 - 0 11 16 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Clarke Hunter Bernard Boyd Turnbull Threlkeld Thomas-Asante Henderson (c) Evans Eastham Armstrong Andrade Burgess Dieseruvwe Smith Sat 21 Bradford City H 15:00 3 - 0 8 19 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Andrade Bernard Burgess 2 Denny Henderson 1 Evans Elliott Boyd Turnbull Threlkeld Dieseruvwe Thomas-Asante Tues 24 Morecambe H 19:00 2 - 1 7 22 BCD Hladký I.Touray Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter 2 Andrade Bernard Burgess Smith Denny Henderson Evans Elliott Boyd Turnbull Threlkeld Dieseruvwe Thomas-Asante Sat 28 Newport County A 13:00 3 - 0 BCD Hladký Eastham (c) Boyd Turnbull Threlkeld Dieseruvwe Berkoe Golden Fielding Hawkins Thomas-Asante Evans Armstrong Hunter Andrade Bernard Denny Sargent December 2020 Weds 2 Carlisle United A 19:00 2 - 1 9 22 2,000 Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Andrade Bernard 1 Burgess Turnbull Henderson Evans Armstrong Boyd Threlkeld Dieseruvwe Smith Denny Sat 5 Barrow A 15:00 0 - 1 7 25 819 Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter 1 Andrade Bernard Burgess Denny Henderson Hayes Elliott Turnbull Towell Dieseruvwe Smith Tues 8 Leicester City U21 H 19:00 (5) 3 - 3 (6) BCD Hladký (c) Elliott Andrade Turnbull Berkoe Smith Sargent Golden Fielding Hawkins Thomas-Asante 1 Hayes I.Touray Dieseruvwe 2 Campbell Ditchfield Loughlan Shepherd Sat 12 Cheltenham Town H 15:00 0 - 0 8 26 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Andrade Bernard Burgess Denny Henderson Evans Elliott Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson Dieseruvwe M.Touray Tues 15 Newport County H 19:00 1 - 1 9 27 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke 1 Hunter Bernard Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Elliott Andrade Turnbull Dieseruvwe Denny M.Touray Sat 19 Harrogate Town A 15:00 0 - 1 7 30 500 Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Bernard Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson Hayes Elliott Andrade Turnbull Dieseruvwe M.Touray Sat 26 Walsall H 15:00 2 - 0 6 33 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Bernard Threlkeld Wilson 1 Thomas-Asante Henderson Hayes Elliott Andrade Burgess 1 Turnbull Dieseruvwe January 2021 Sat 2 Leyton Orient A 15:00 1 - 0 8 33 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Bernard Burgess Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Elliott Andrade Turnbull Smith Denny M.Touray Tues 5 Mansfield Town A 19:00 2 - 1 8 33 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Clarke Hunter Bernard 1 Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans Elliott Andrade Burgess Turnbull Denny M.Touray Tues 12 Scunthorpe United A 19:00 0 - 1 5 36 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Clarke (c) Hunter Turnbull Threlkeld Wilson Golden Thomas-Asante Henderson 1 Evans Elliott Boyd Burgess Denny Fielding M.Touray Sat 16 Newport County A 15:00 0 - 0 5 37 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Clarke (c) Elliott Hunter Bernard Turnbull Threlkeld Gotts Henderson Evans Boyd Burgess Wilson Denny Golden Thomas-Asante Fri 22 Harrogate Town H 19:00 2 - 2 4 38 BCD Hladký James I.Touray Lowe (c) Hunter Bernard Burgess Turnbull Threlkeld Gotts 1 Henderson Evans Eastham Clarke Andrade Towell Coutts Thomas-Asante 1 Sat 30 Oldham Athletic A 15:00 2 - 1 8 38 BCD Hladký James I.Touray Eastham (c) Clarke Turnbull Towell Threlkeld Gotts Coutts Henderson 1 Evans Lowe Hunter Andrade Bernard Burgess Thomas-Asante February 2021 Tues 9 Cambridge United H 17:30 4 - 1 9 41 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Clarke (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Towell 1 Gotts 1 Coutts Henderson 2 Evans James Eastham Burgess Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Tues 16 Barrow H 19:00 1 - 0 4 44 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Towell Gotts Coutts Henderson 1 Evans James Andrade Burgess Threlkeld Wilson Thomas-Asante Sat 20 Carlisle United H 15:00 1 - 1 5 45 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Towell Gotts Coutts Henderson Evans James Burgess Threlkeld Wilson 1 Dieseruvwe Thomas-Asante Tues 23 Morecambe A 18:30 2 - 1 8 45 BCD Hladký I.Touray Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Gotts Coutts Thomas-Asante 1 Henderson Evans James Burgess Towell Threlkeld Wilson Dieseruvwe Sat 27 Southend United A 15:00 0 - 0 9 46 BCD Hladký Lowe Eastham (c) Hunter Bernard Turnbull Wilson Gotts Coutts Thomas-Asante Henderson Evans James I.Touray Burgess Towell Threlkeld Dieseruvwe March 2021 Tues 2 Port Vale H 19:00 Sat 6 Scunthorpe United H 15:00 Tues 9 Crawley Town A 19:45 Sat 13 Portsmouth N 15:00 Tues 16 Colchester United H 19:00 Sat 20 Cheltenham Town A 15:00 Sat 27 Exeter City A 13:00 April 2021 Fri 2 Grimsby Town H 15:00 Mon 5 Forest Green Rovers A 15:00 Sat 10 Stevenage H 15:00 Tues 13 Bolton Wanderers H 19:00 Sat 17 Tranmere Rovers A 15:00 Tues 20 Walsall A 19:45 Sat 24 Mansfield Town H 15:00 Tues 27 Bradford City A 19:00 May 2021 Sat 1 Colchester United A 15:00 Sat 8 Leyton Orient H 15:00 As of midway through 2020-21, up to five substitutes are permitted in the EFL at three opportunities, plus half time. 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It feels like the weekend just gone was the first full gameweek of fixtures for a while with all games on a Saturday, and it was more of the same in League Two as some teams missed opportunities, others took them and with about a third of the season to go there is still so much to play for...

The biggest winners from the weekend were against ourselves and Morecambe, Orient haven’t Bolton Wanderers who breached the top seven won in seven and scored just twice with Ross for the first time after a 1-0 win against Barrow, Embleton ultimately paying the price. Jobi McAnuff a result that will have ruffled feathers again is now in charge for the moment. amongst Bluebirds fans because of the connection, but the former defender must be The Shrimps couldn’t take the late momentum from feeling his move is justified now if he didn’t before. last Tuesday into the weekend as they lost 1-0 away at Mansfield Town, winning for the first time It has taken time, but it finally looks like he is in six attempts. ’s side are 16th, unable starting to get what he has been demanding of to move up any further after Oldham Athletic’s Bolton who are now unbeaten in seven, picking impressive 1-3 win away at Carlisle. up six wins including the last five after Shaun Miller’s stoppage time goal against the Bluebirds. Chris Beech’s side are struggling since their Meanwhile ’s side remain in the enforced break with just one point from the last bottom two and two points behind Southend United 15 available to them, and worries are starting to although they have two games in hand. gather that even the play-offs could become out of reach if they can’t find a win soon. For The Latics A similar story unfolded at the New Lawn, although though continues to impress Forest Green Rovers’ win against Colchester United with three goals in his last five outings. was much more comfortable. Responding to their shock defeat to Southend United, Jamille Matt Grimsby Town remain anchored to the bottom of scored twice in the first half before Ebou Adams League Two after Harrogate Town’s 1-0 win on saw red for the hosts. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu Saturday, Mark Beck scoring in the closing stages then put through his own net as Rovers remained of that one to make it three wins in five for Simon a point behind Cambridge United with two games Weaver’s side who sit in 12th, only five points off the more to play, and with Carlisle United’s struggle for top seven... form they are in pole position to win the division. Colchester look like they could find themselves in Cambridge remained top of the pile after Liam a battle to stay up, despite parting company with O’Neil’s late goal at Vale Park, while Newport Steve Ball last week. County and Stevenage played out a 0-0 draw like us away at Southend. Mark Trueman and Connor Cheltenham Town are also looking like strong Sellars’ work at Bradford City was rewarded candidates and enjoyed a straight-forward win with contracts until the end of 2021-22, and they against Scunthorpe United, whose mini-resurgence celebrated with a 2-1 win away at Walsall. That’s seems to have hit a brick wall with back-to-back four wins in a row for The Bantams who, like Bolton, defeats. Michael Duff’s side are third and in close have risen up the table very quickly and have good pursuit are Tranmere Rovers who are fourth after a momentum at the right time. Crawley Town were 1-3 win away at Leyton Orient. 2-0 winners against Exeter City, scoring both goals after saw red for The Grecians who After being on the cusp of the play-offs with wins drop out of the top seven. 36

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ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - LEAGUE TWO TOP FIVES

GOALS ASSISTS

1 22 PAUL100 MULLIN 1 9 100

2 18 JAMES82 VAUGHAN 2 8 89DYLAN BAHAMBOULA

3 14 DANNY64 JOHNSON 3 7 78CALLUM GUY

4 13 60MAX WATTERS 4 7 78SCOTT TWINE

5 12 55CONOR MCALENY 5 6 67AARON MARTIN

TOTAL SHOTS CHANCES CREATED

1 113 PAUL100 MULLIN 1 79 GEORGE100 THOMSON

2 84 AARON75 COLLINS 2 52 NICKY66 CADDEN

3 78 ALFIE70 MAY 3 52 CALLUM66 GUY

4 78 ASHLEY70 HUNTER 4 49 DAVID63 WORRALL

5 77 JAMES69 VAUGHAN 5 49 ASHLEY63 HUNTER

% OF GOALS INVOLVED IN SUCCESSFUL PASSES

1 53.2 PAUL100 MULLIN 1 1137 100 RICARDO SANTOS

2 47.5 JAMES90 VAUGHAN 2 1128 UDOKA100 GODWIN-MALIFE

3 44.1 83JACK MULDOON 3 1086 96ELLIOT WATT

4 42.9 DANNY81 JOHNSON 4 1076 95JAY SPEARING

5 41.9 RYAN79 LOFT 5 1073 ARCHIE95 COLLINS

DRIBBLES COMPLETED SAVES

1 67 DYLAN100 BAHAMBOULA 1 86 100

2 51 ASHLEY77 NATHANIEL-GEORGE 2 86 100 GLENN MORRIS

3 48 WESLEY72 MCDONALD 3 81 95VÁCLAV HLADKY

4 46 69WES HOOLAHAN 4 79 DEAN92 GERKEN

5 43 JAMES65 BROPHY 5 78 JOEL91 DIXON

ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - LEAGUE TWO SPOTLIGHT

Morecambe and Crawley Town have a Leyton Orient have not won an away game balanced record against each other (W4 L4) since the end of November (against Port Vale); and have also been involved in four draws – in their last four away games, the Os have they all ended 1-1. scored just once and conceded five.

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TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 Cambridge United 32 16 7 9 48 29 19 55 2 Forest Green Rovers 30 15 9 6 43 29 14 54 3 Cheltenham Town 30 15 8 7 40 26 14 53 4 Tranmere Rovers 30 15 6 9 43 37 6 51 5 Morecambe 31 14 7 10 41 42 -1 49 6 Newport County 30 13 9 8 38 31 7 48 7 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 8 10 39 40 -1 47 8 Exeter City 29 12 10 7 51 37 14 46 9 Salford City 30 12 10 8 39 25 14 46 10 Carlisle United 27 13 4 10 38 30 8 43 11 Bradford City 29 12 7 10 34 32 2 43 12 Harrogate Town 31 12 6 13 35 37 -2 42 13 Crawley Town 29 11 8 10 40 37 3 41 14 Leyton Orient 30 11 6 13 36 34 2 39 15 Oldham Athletic 30 11 5 14 49 54 -5 38 16 Mansfield Town 30 8 13 9 38 40 -2 37 17 Walsall 30 8 13 9 36 40 -4 37 18 Stevenage 32 7 14 11 24 31 -7 35 19 Scunthorpe United 29 11 2 16 31 39 -9 35 20 Port Vale 31 9 7 15 41 45 -4 34 21 Colchester United 30 7 12 11 31 42 -11 33 22 Southend United 31 7 7 17 21 46 -25 28 23 Barrow 29 6 8 15 33 40 -7 26 24 Grimsby Town 29 6 6 17 22 48 -26 24

TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES TWO TO WATCH

Morecambe vs Crawley Town (18:30) Bradford City vs Mansfield Town

Barrow vs Harrogate Town The Stags looked to be on a very upward curve Bradford City vs Mansfield Town with five wins in a row, but Nigel Clough will be left disappointed his side have won once in Cambridge United vs Scunthorpe United six in February as they were gaining some real Cheltenham Town vs Southend United momentum since he joined. Bradford though have Colchester United vs Carlisle United just continued and continued and have six wins from their last seven with eyes on a play-off spot. Exeter City vs Walsall Grimsby Town vs Leyton Orient Tranmere Rovers vs Newport County

Oldham Athletic vs Bolton Wanderers Two teams who have had very contrasting seasons; Salford City vs Port Vale Newport made such a good start but are now Stevenage vs Forest Green Rovers faltering, while Tranmere struggled at first but are now up amongst the play-offs under Keith Hill’s Tranmere Rovers vs Newport County regime. Manager Manager Richie Wellens Darrell Clarke

1 Václav Hladký 1 Scott Brown 2 Tom James 2 James Gibbons 3 Ibou Touray 3 Adam Crookes 4 4 5 5 Leon Legge 6 Tom Clarke 6 Nathan Smith 8 Darron Gibson 7 David Worrall

9 Tom Elliott Port Vale 8 Emmanuel Oyeleke 10 9 Tom Pope 11 Bruno Andrade 10 Salford City 12 Di’Shon Bernard 11 Cristian Montano 14 George Boyd 12 15 Luke Burgess 13 Mark Cullen 16 Jordan Turnbull 14 Kurtis Guthrie 17 Richie Towell 15 18 Oscar Threlkeld 16 Shaun Brisley 19 James Wilson 17 Jake Taylor 20 Mani Dieseruvwe 18 Danny Whitehead 24 Robbie Gotts 19 David Amoo 25 Paul Coutts 20 Scott Burgess 31 William Evans 21 Devante Rodney 37 Brandon Thomas-Asante 24 David Fitzpatrick 39 Mo Touray 27 Alex Hurst 40 Ian Henderson 30 Dino Visser 32 Tom Scott 33 Mustapha Olagunju 34 Will Swan

Referee Tom Nield Assistants Christopher Ward & Andrew Hendley Fourth Official Steven Copeland