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BOOTLE FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE ONLY £1 Match Sponsor 2008-09 GALA DAY Including four team tournament, face painting, bouncy castles, bands, and more… 1964-65, 1975-76, 1978-79 1965-66, 1967-68, 1973-74 1977-78, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1999-00, 2005-06 1970 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 1975-76, 1976-77 1978-79 SUNDAY 1992-93 1ST SEPTEMBER 2013 1993-94 ALL WELCOME 2007-08 2007-08, 2009-10 2008-09 1883*, 1888*, 1889*, 2013 At the Delta Taxis Stadium Vesty Road (off Bridle Road) Bootle L30 1PJ 2 1889-90 Bootle Football Club - Founder members of the Football Alliance 1889, The Football League Div2* The season doesn’t start for another two weeks but the 1892 & The Northwest Counties Football League junior teams have been preparing for the new campaign 1982 through various friendlies and tournaments. Awarded FA Charter Standard Status in November 2011 The new under 7’s have played a couple of great games against local team Northfield and the progress in a couple An associated committee consisting of elected members: of months are there for all to see. The under 7’s will play in the Walton and Kirkdale league this season. Frank Doran Jnr The under 8’s will continue in the Bootle league this season and Ste Miller’s side have played in a number of Frank Doran Snr friendlies to prepare themselves. Joe Benton MP Dave Ruth, Geoff Frasier, We have 2 under 9 teams, represented in the Bootle Dave Miley Snr league and the Walton league. Kev Mahoney and Darren Carr continue to prepare the kids for the new season. Joseph Doran Under 10’s again have two strong teams, in the Bootle Bobby Capstick League and Hightown JFL for this season. After Neil Prince competing in a summer league and 4 tournaments Dave James Olsen Miley’s side are well prepared for the new season, while Neil Murphy Neil Brough’s team have also played in the summer league and numerous tournaments to ensure they are James Speare ready to be back in league action. Darren Carr Dave Miley Jnr, Alex Grosart 26 3 *Original Club folded in 1893 The original Bootle F.C. were formed in 1880 and played at Hawthorne Road. They were in fact Everton FC’s biggest rivals. In 1889–90 Bootle became founder members of the Football Alliance, narrowly missing out on the football league to the blues. That season was the most successful as we finished league runners-up, reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, where we lost to Blackburn Rovers (0-7). When the Alliance merged with the Football League in 1892, Bootle became founder members of the new Second Division. However, despite a respectable 8th place final position, the club dropped out after one season (and were replaced by neighbours Liverpool) and seemingly disappeared due to financial problems. Football returned to Hawthorne Road when a new club, Bootle Athletic. was later formed with the new team initially playing in the Liverpool Leagues. In 1948 when the club were elected to the Lancashire Combination 2, which was won at the first attempt. However, Bootle struggled in the top-flight and after several tough seasons withdrew and folded during the 1953–54 campaign. In 1953, the current club was formed as Langton and played in the local leagues. After a very successful spell in the Liverpool County Combination (which we won on numerous occasions) the club reverted back to it’s It’s better known identity of Bootle F.C. in 1973; and a year later joined the Lancashire Combination, which we won in 1976 and 1977. Bootle then joined the Second Division of the Cheshire County League, which was won in our first season, and we were promoted to the First Division. In 1982 the Cheshire County League was one of the leagues that merged to form the North West Counties League, which Bootle duly joined, becoming a member of the First Division. The club spent most of their time in the First Division until 2000 when we unfortunately dropped into the Second Division. However, despite finishing 6th in 2002, the club dropped into the Liverpool County Combination. In 2006 the club, with a new ground, were elected back into Division 2 of the North West Counties League. In 2009 Bootle won promotion to the NWCL Premier Division and also won the Championship. In 2009/10, our first season back in the NWCFL Premier Division Bootle finished a NWCFL highest placing of 3rd. In 2010/11 finished 6th place. They equalled the 3rd place again in 2012. 2013 saw Bootle come so close to promotion, narrowly missing out with three games to go, and eventually finishing 3rd again. However they put that disappointment aside to win the Liverpool Senior Cup for the first time in 124 years. 25 Good afternoon and welcome to the Delta Taxis Stadium for our second FA Cup game of the season and we welcome North Eastern Counties side MATCHDAY PRICES Barton Town Old Boys. Barton have had recent mixed experiences of facing 1ST TEAM: £5 ADULTS teams in our league, as they beat Barnoldswick Town 2-0 in the Extra Preliminary Round last season, only to be knocked out of the FA Vase after £2 CONCESSIONS a 2-1 defeat at Glossop. Our last encounter with NCEL opposition was as recently as last season, UNDER 16’S FREE when we lost 3-1 at Thackley in the FA Vase. This is a competition that we want to take seriously and do well in not only for the financial gain for the club, but also to meet opposition from further afield. If we progress we could be up against Worksop Town who are an Evo-Stik premier division side which would be a great test for the lads and to play at a ground like that where the club aspires to be. I’ve been pleased with our form, even Tuesday when we weren’t at our best in the first half; it was sloppy and lacked energy; but that is sometimes the way on a Tuesday night when there’s not as many as expected there and the team needs to generate our FREE ENTRY FOR ALL own atmosphere and I thought second half we moved up the gears and deservedly won the game. I’m also pleased that I’ve been able to make so many changes in each game and still RESERVE & YOUTH GAMES: come away with positive results. That is the difference from last year where, without LEAGUE GAMES: £1 ENTRY being disrespectful, we did not have that strength in depth to be able to do that. This helps us massively over the next few league games that are coming up which is SELECTED GAMES FREE ENTRY our aim to keep the pressure on Maine Road. I enjoy cup runs and although we won’t win it, I’d like to see the atmosphere like the senior cup final a bit more often. That was special. WWW.BOOTLEFC.CO.UK Up the Bucks! Princey BUCKS 5IVES 5 A-SIDE AND 7 A-SIDE TOP GRADE 3G PITCHES FOR HIRE CONTACT JOE ON 07415377103 BOOTLE FOOTBALL CLUB BAR & FUNCTION ROOM FOR HIRE ANY OCCASION CONTACT LENA ON 07928994441 6 23 Twelve of our clubs go in search of more FA Cup success as the competition reaches the Preliminary Round this weekend. The meeting of Runcorn Town and Glossop North End at the Pavilions guarantees that we will have at least one side from the NWCFL in the next round, although a betting man would probably be wary of predicting the outcome of the tie. Glossop’s last visit to the Pavilions was as recently as Saturday 13th April this year, when Town won 3-2, and Town also hold the bragging rights from the only time the sides have met in FA competition, when on 3rd December 2011 they won 2-1 at Surrey Street in the Third Round of the FA Vase. Both sides have a mixed start to the season, but are separated by just one point in the league and the tie has all the hallmarks of being a close fought affair. Formby host Northwich Victoria in an FA Cup tie for the second time in their history. Back in 1979-80, the Squirrels had to negotiate trips to Bangor City and Porthmadog to reach the Second Qualifying Round, and when Vics came to the old Brows Lane ground the sides drew 1-1 before Vics won 2-0 in the replay. As is often the case at this stage of the competition, several of our clubs are meeting former members of the League, who are now plying their trade in higher divisions. Atherton Collieries host Radcliffe Borough, with Colls looking to reach the First Qualifying Round for the seventh time in their history. The sides have met once before in the competition at Alder Street, back in 2009-10 at the same stage when Borough won 1-0. An eye catching tie at Brookburn Road sees West Didsbury & Chorlton host Burscough, a well known club to many who follow our League. As well as being current landlords to Formby, Burscough were founder members of the NWCFL, being promoted to the NPL in 1997-98, and their most notable achievement since then was lifting the FA Trophy in 2002. Another founder member of the NWCFL were Curzon Ashton, and while a number of our clubs have experienced playing at the Tameside Stadium in the final of the NWCFL Challenge Cup in recent years, Curzon have never met Saturday's opponents Ashton Athletic there in a competitive game.