Charnock Richard Football Club 11 OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME SEASON 2019-20 £2.00
V WHITCHURCH ALPORT NORTH WEST COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER, 3.00PM
ood afternoon and ISSUE 11 welcome to Mossie GPark for our NWCFL EDITORIAL... Premier Division game against Whitchurch Alport. CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB Thank you for purchasing a Unincorporated Association programme for today’s match, and I’d like to A Charter Standard Club Mossie Park, Charter Lane, Charnock Richard, welcome all players, officials and spectators who Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LZ are involved with our friends from Shropshire. T: 01257 794288 Hope you have an enjoyable time here today and CLUB OFFICIALS a safe journey back later. Chairman: Shaun Tootell Vice Chairman: Geoff Haslam Secretary: Dave Rowland Having no game at Litherland last Saturday felt Assistant Secretary: Graham Randle like a bit of blow after a comfortable midweek Treasurer: Steve Mawdesley victory of Skelmersdale United. The Liverpool Commercial Manager: TBC Club Photographer: Alan Walker side are currently bottom of the division and Website Co-ordinator: Shaun Tootell the prospect of three points there would’ve kept Social Media Coordinator: Adam Donnellan up the pace with the top three. Alas, all Premier Groundsman: Pleasant View GM Ground Supervisor: Harold Heaton Division games fell foul of the wet weather, and Kit Man: Jim Bibby no ground was lost. Committee: Steve Porter, Dave Smith, Dave Dixon, Lewis Spensley, Brian Lowe, Ian Livesey, Alan Baron. Today won’t be an easy game. As ever, 1st Team Manager: Ryan Donnellan Whitchurch will be backed by a vociferous away 1st Team Assistant Manager: Dave Haslam following. Let’s be equally vocal today and get 1st Team Coach: Dan Crofts Goalkeeping Coach: Gareth Jones behind the Greens for hopefully another three First Team Assistant/Analyst: Lewis Spensley points come 5pm. Team Physio: Kate Smith Reserve Team Manager: Ian Mountain Reserve Assistant Manager: Paul Charnley Enjoy the game! Reserve Team Coaches: Tom Charnley, Paul Billington Ian Livesey, PROGRAMME Programme Co-ordinator Programme Co-ordinator: Ian Livesey Contributors: Keith Reader, David Rowland, Shaun Tootell, Ian Mountain, Dave Smith, Gareth Jones, Ryan Donnellan. Design & Print: Andy Calvert www.matchdaycreative.co.uk
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Chorley Alliance League: 1947-48, 1956-57 | Gillett Cup: 1956-57, 1959-60, 1963-64 | Guildhall Cup: 1957- 58, 1968-69, 1992-93 | Preston & District League: 1960-61, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1988-89 | Chorley Amateur Cup: 1960-61, 1961-62, 1964-65 | Hunt Cup: 1969-70 | Lancashire Amateur Shield: 1967-68, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2010-11, 2011-12 | West Lancashire League Division One: 1997-98 | West Lancashire League Premier Division: 2002-03, 2008-09, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 | Richardson Cup: 2001-02, 2003-04, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 | Goldline Trophy: 2000-01, 2005-06 | West Lancashire League Reserve Division Two: 1995-96 | West Lancashire League Reserve Division One: 1996-97, 1997-98, 2013-14
THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME 03 1ST TEAM PLAYER STATS SEASON 2019-20
League Cups Total Overall App Sub Goal App Sub Goal App Sub Goal App Sub Goal Ainscough R 1 1 1 Ascroft B 10 8 18 18 Bennett J 4 4 3 4 7 29 35 4 Bibby S 10 1 8 1 18 2 183 51 16 Darr J 4 1 4 2 1 1 6 2 5 6 2 5 Dashti D 400 156 26 Davision M 9 1 1 5 1 14 2 1 72 13 21 Eastwood J 1 1 3 Fairhurst N 10 1 8 18 1 146 2 17 Griffith A 4 3 4 3 1 8 6 8 10 1 Grimshaw C 10 11 8 6 18 17 396 22 445 Haydock L 9 2 3 8 17 2 3 17 2 3 Kay J 2 3 3 1 1 5 4 1 5 4 1 McNally L 2 2 Morris O 2 2 3 2 O'Farrell R 5 3 4 2 9 5 156 43 7 Oxley O 6 4 2 2 4 8 8 2 22 34 10 Pilgrim L 1 1 4 Regan D 10 1 1 7 2 17 2 3 40 1 5 Schofield R 2 2 3 5 2 96 13 2 Turner O 1 4 5 17 5 Walker J 9 4 3 13 3 81 7 6 Woods M 7 2 1 4 3 1 11 5 2 139 26 21 Young A 6 1 6 12 1 144 5 23
Premier Division Table P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Bootle 11 8 2 1 24 13 11 26 2 1874 Northwich 10 8 1 1 27 11 16 25 3 Longridge Town 10 8 0 2 29 15 14 24 4 Whitchurch Alport 10 7 2 1 24 10 14 23 5 Irlam 11 6 4 1 31 18 13 22 6 Rylands 11 6 1 4 24 16 8 19 7 Charnock Richard 11 6 0 5 25 23 2 18 8 Winsford United 12 6 0 6 25 25 0 18 9 Northwich Victoria 11 5 2 4 25 13 12 17 10 Ashton Athletic 10 5 1 4 23 15 8 16 11 Avro 13 5 1 7 27 29 -2 16 12 Congleton Town 12 4 3 5 25 26 -1 15 13 Hanley Town 11 4 3 4 15 16 -1 15 14 Runcorn Town 11 4 3 4 17 19 -2 15 15 Barnoldswick Town 12 4 2 6 21 27 -6 14 16 Skelmersdale United 13 2 3 8 14 25 -11 9 17 Squires Gate 12 2 2 8 17 30 -13 8 18 Padiham 12 2 2 8 12 28 -16 8 19 Burscough 12 1 3 8 9 28 -19 6 20 Litherland REMYCA 11 0 5 6 5 32 -27 5
04 THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME THE MANAGER RYAN DONNELLAN
ood afternoon and welcome back stepping stone to to Mossie Park. I’d also like to take us into the Gwelcome players, management, Litherland REMYCA officials and spectators of Whitchurch game but unfortunately that got called off. Alport who make the journey today. Have a pleasant stay and safe trip home We’ve got a tough week ahead, Whitchurch afterwards. today, Lancaster in the cup Tuesday then Bootle at home Tuesday after. It will be a Having only played one game since my real test for us and games we must pick up last programme notes, this will be short points if we want to contend for a top 3 spot. and sweet. Currently on the injury front Oliver Turner It was a very pleasing and solid performance is our only casualty at the moment. He’ll versus Skelmersdale United. We dominated be out for another couple of weeks after for long periods of the game and scoring aggravating an ankle problem during the on half time to make it 1-0 was deserved. warm up at Burscough. We killed the game off during the second half and to top a great win off we also kept Ryan Donnellan the clean sheet. It would have been a good
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CHARNOCK RICHARD F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME CHARNOCK RICHARD F.C. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME 05 StHelensTown_27-08-16_Layout 1 25/08/2016 10:24 Page 6
SHAUN TOOTELL THE BOARDROOM
Good afternoon and welcome to Mossie Park for this third home league game of the season for Charnock Richard FC in the Hallmark Security League. On behalf of everyone here at Charnock Richard, I would like to FROM THE CHAIRMANwelcome the management, players and committee from St Helens Town. We hope you all have a very enjoyable day at our club and have a safe journey SHAUN TOOTELL back home. Our first ever home league game two weeks ago against Alsager Town was a bit of a wake-up call for us all and showed everyone that we can expect to face some very difficult opponents in this league. It is however very encouraging that as I write this article, the team has since bounced back with two excellent away wins at Silsden and ood afternoon and welcome to MossieWhitc hurch AItlpo rt.has We we rebeen advised by tahe lelengthyague that waitAt the ebutnd of th elast day we hSundayave a responsib ilitwey to co mply one of the management committee would be present at our with the Ground Grading Regulations, so we have a Park for today’s NWCFL Premierfirst h ome gatookme to offe r a deliverydvice and supp ortof on t he some day and newpredic am dugoutsent which must b e toreso lve replaced within the ne xt six it was the league Ground Grading Chairman Geoff months. One option would be to raise the height of the Division fixture. I would firstlyW ilki nlike son whtheo visite daging us on the d aydugouts. Geoff is very we ll whichc uhaverrent stan d beento ensure a llinstalled that all 100 plus s eaatts a fford a G known to us all here at Charnock and has been offering the good view of the pitch - not an easy option but not to welcome the players, club officialsclub v aluableMossie advice on gro un Parkd grading m sinceatters over a the veryimposs ible early. A second o developmentption would be to build a co vered number of years. It is fair to say that Geoff’s advice has standing area to accommodate 50 or 100 spectators so and supporters of today’s opponentshelpe d to savofe th e theclub a lotnew of mone y ground.which could hav e The oldthat we cdugoutsan meet the Grad ehave G require mbeenents. Thes e been spent ushowingnwisely as we dev el theiroped the M o agessie Pa rk for someissues w ill timebe discus se nowd at the n ex andt comm itte wee me eting Whitchurch Alport. We hope that you allfacilit y. which will be held in a few days’ time and hopefully we have an enjoyable stay at our club and have are very thankful to localw ill companyagree our preferred s Liftingtrategy going fo Gearrward. On e On the day, Geoff took the opportunity to update us on our issue we mustn’t forget is that should we be the fortunate a safe journey back home to Shropshirecurre nt GrounUKd Gra din whog status . F kindlyor those who a offeredre not p toositio n to purchasechallenge for prom otio n tosome the Prem ier new familiar with the grading standards, grounds must initially Division next season, then the ground must the meet the after the match. meet the FA Gdugoutsrading Standard Has to ga inpart promoti onof into ththeire r eqon-goinguirements of Grade Fsponsorship which will almost certainl y North West Counties League. Following admission into the require us to raise the height of the stand to allow all 100 league, all cluarrangementbs must then meet Grading S withtandard G the by club.plus s e Weats to giv aree a go o hopefuld view of the pitc h that. the 31st March in the following year (in our case 31st On a final note I would like to thank many of you who March 2017).the The d iffe newrence be tw dugoutseen Grade G and H willis be fully assembled and Thankfully, we got back to winning ways just over attended our recent Reserve league game at home to very minimal installed- Grade H require swithin a minimum c othevered next fewWork inweeks.gton Reserves. Not only did we get an excellent a week ago with an excellent 4-0 win at homespec tator accommodation of 50, whereas Grade G attendance on a Monday evening but it is fair to say that to Skelmersdale United. The game was certainlyrequi res a minimum covered spectator accommodation of it was a superb game of football played by two excellent 100 (of which 50 must be seated and located in one young sides who were both a credit to the game. I lost closer than the final result suggested butstand ) in . Both OffGrading S ta ndtheards stat e ‘ Afieldll seating must we cou havent of how man beeny specta to rscontinuing came up to me after thethe afford a good view of the pitch’ and whilst our current match to say that they had thoroughly enjoyed the game. contrast to recent games, we took our chancesseate d standdevelopment holds just over 100 seats, o nofly th eour higher 5new0 club website which now seats meet this criteria due to the potential for standing That’s enough from me for the time being, so please well and our opponents seemed to drop theirspec tators alcombinesong the touchlines bl obothcking the viethews fro msenior the en jandoy your dajuniory and hopef usectionslly we can look for wofard to lower seats. It is fair to say that we have visited other seeing you again at Mossie Park as the season heads soon after we had scored our second goalgroun ds recethently an d club.the same arThegument cofeedbackuld be raised whichprogresses . we have received as to whether some ground level seating at other venues early in the second half. It was also very pleasingafford a goodso view ofarf the pihastch but webeen will leave tveryhat for positiveShaun To oandtell as always, we others to debate. Chairman to record our first clean sheet since late August, are very open to any suggestions on how we can so hopefully we can carry some of that form into further expand or improve06 it. If you look deeper today’s match. into the website you will see that we still have a few player sponsorships available, so if you Last weekend saw an almost total washout of would like to sponsor a player or management league fixtures following a particularly long spell team, then please speak to either myself or Geoff of rain during most of Friday and into Saturday Haslam at the turnstile. morning. It was certainly no surprise when the call came through from Litherland REMYCA to Tickets are now on sale for our next fundraising inform us that their pitch was waterlogged. We event which will be held on Saturday 30th are now into that period of the season where November in the clubhouse with entertainment the weather starts to have a big influence on the provided by two singers from a duet called fixture list. As I write this article, the weather ‘CJ’. Tickets for this event cost £10 each which forecast for the end of this week shows a steady includes a hot supper and can be obtained from spell of light rain but hopefully nothing too severe Alan Baron. We are also looking for raffle prizes to affect today’s fixture. for this event, so if you can help out with a raffle prize then please let Alan know. Today’s opponents Whitchurch Alport have made an excellent start to the season and currently That’s about all from me but please enjoy today’s command a top three position in the league. match and as always, give the lads your very best Since we joined the NWCFL, we have had some support. Hopefully you can’t join us here again tough games against Whitchurch with both clubs at Mossie Park next Tuesday evening when we sharing a similar number of victories but we can entertain Lancaster City in the second round expect them to be full of confidence coming into of the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, kick off today’s game. They are certainly developing very 7.45pm. strongly as a club and no doubt we will have to be at our very best today to get something from Shaun Tootell the game.
06 THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME SandbachUnitedl_17-04-17_Layout 1 10/04/2017 07:38 Page 7
DAVE ROWLAND SECRETARY’S REPORT
“WE HAVE ENJOYED SOME WONDERFUL FOOTBALL, BEEN TO MANY DIFFERENT VENUES FOR THE FIRST TIME, MET SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE AND MADE MANY NEW FRIENDS.”
Welcome to Mossie Park for this afternoon’s Division One game against Sandbach United who are visiting us for the very first time and a warm Charnock SECRETARY'Swel coREPORTme to all who have travelled up from deepest Cheshire to be with us today. We hope that you will enjoy your stay and have a safe and trouble-free DAVE ROWLAND journey home after the game. The East Cheshire side are a friendly and welcoming club as we found out when visiting them on that ill-fated fog-bound afternoon at the end of November. It is hoped that we can return their excellent hospitality today.
ood afternoon and welcomeI first me tto Un iteMossied’s secretary , Johnbehind Clayton, a nthed a c oplayersuple and manager. There is nothing Park for today’s North Westof their co mCountiesmittee, at the Im perialthat Hotel oencouragesn the North theA oppositionnew direction wa smore needed ithanf the clu bto wa shear to gro w. Promenade in Blackpool when attvoicesending the N ofor thdissention West R e emanatingmaining stagnant w fromas not an their option . rival’sWe have h ad League Premier DivisionCounties L eaguegame AGM bac k on the 11th June. Applicant problems to contend with. Finding funding for essential G clubs were asked to remain outsidspectators.e of the meeting u n tiRememberl ground thatdevelo pwhenment and fthingsinding an apareprop rinotate le vel for against our friends from the fair county of Shropshire, Whitchurch Alport.b eWeing su wouldmmoned by likeLeagu e Chaigoingrman Pau las Law lweller whe nas youou rthink reserve stheyide wa sshould, only a coup lethen of exa mthatples. T he the representatives from each of tishe sabsolutelyix applicants wer ethe rightimm timeediate a itom w getas to crightonsolida behindte at Step 6 thelevel in the to take this opportunity of extendingcalled upon toa g ivwarme an intro ductory speech to the National League System and to be in a position to Charnock welcome to the players,assembled th officialsrong before be ing voladsted in biny th green.e member We sticksust atogether.in this in the lo n g term. The players of our three clubs. As we waited nervously in an Oneadjace n oft ro o ourm, Ste v regulare se n reserveior teams ha v teame had a fi players,ne season an d Lewis once ag ain this and supporters of our visitors.M aWewdes lehopey and I g othatt into co nversPilgrim,ation with the whoSandb ahasch beenhas baee nfirst due to thteame mana gsubstituteement skills and dthisedica tion of you will enjoy your stay with cusonti nandgent an dhave quickly f oaun d them to be a very sociable the management teams of all three. On the group. We got on with them immeterm,diately a nisd i t movingwas and to Scotlandadministratio nfor sid ea, w yeare have bdueeen jo toine dwork. by David Smith safe and trouble-free journey homeenjoyable eafterxchange . theThat d ay weWest made o uLothianr first friends outfit, in anLivingstond Brian Lowe w hoUnited have ver y havekindly a gsoughtreed to giv e of game. We would also like to extendthe North Wtheest C sameounties Le ague ainternationalnd long may it contin u clearancee. their p re forcious ti Lewis,me and fo r t whichhis we are v meansery gratefu l. warm welcome to our three match officials Sandbach United are one of the sthatix new cowemer s haveto the had toFo rcancel me, this is mbothy fifth s ehisason Northas secreta rWesty and I c an this afternoon, referee Darren NStrainorth West C andounties Lhiseagu e this Countiesseason and sp enLeaguet the andhone stlWesty say, ha ndLancashire on heart, that the 2League016-17 cam paign able assistants Callum Jones &p rJackevious c aSlater.mpaign at Step 7 in thregistrations.e Cheshire League Unitedis on eoperate of the best thinat I thehave eEastnjoyed inRegion football. A t times where they finished in 4th spot in the Premier Division. it has been hard graft and there are many individuals Like most of the newly promoted cSuperlubs they hLeagueave made a North,wh o whichhave put inlies a goo djust deal ofoutside that this ter mthe, litera lly. It is After a 14th place finish in the goPremierod impressi onDivision in their first seasScottishon in the com p League,etition leaguethe com b system.ined efforts o f yo Weu all th wishat mak eLewis this, suc h a last time out, the Yokings Park sideand w havee wish th estartedm well. Tod ay is owellf cours eand our la st thankhome himsp e forcial f oo histball c contributionlub and such a wond er toful pl theace to be. the season well and look likely toga mbee of tonehe sea sofon ntheot wit hstanding any play-off game Of course, we do not know just how things will pan out as that we may be involved in. To sayCharnock that it has bee ncause. a after today. Indeed, we have three very difficult away teams pushing for promotion at thespeci aendl one w term.ould be a nIn un derstatemIte nt. wasWe ha ve a little disappointinggames to negotiate. W he andther w e somewhatare in the play-of fs or the opening month of the campaignenjoyed so ‘theme wo n reds’derful fo otball, frustratingbeen to many diff etoren thave hadnot is athenybo dgamey’s guess atbut i‘Remy’t is a sign o fcalled the succe ss that won six of the seven games playedve ninues both for the fileaguerst time, me t some really great people and we have enjoyed, when we are still talking about where made many new friends. When weoff left o urlast comfor t z oweekend,ne in w e wbutill f in isith a m oisngs t ththee top g rotimeup at t h ofis sta ge oyear whenf and cup. In the FA Cup they disposedthe West ofLan cHellenicashire Leagu e, we wedid s oare beca ususceptiblese the club toaffa ipostponements.rs. Whatever occurs, well d o nPersistente one and all. League First Division West outfit haMalvernd grown an dTown develop edon to a porainint whe reover new the days prior to Saturday saw the the 10th August winning away fromchall ehomenges and nbyew h2-1orizon s hadPremier become a ne ce Divisionssity. programmeDave Rowland | C totallylub Secre ta wipedry out in the Extra Preliminary Round. A fortnight later last weekend. The reserve’s game at Longridge they made further progress at the expense of Town’s Mike Riding07 Stadium also fell victim to the Southern League Division 1 Central side, Coleshill monsoon-like conditions. Town; impressively beating the higher grade side We have a busy period ahead of us at Mossie 3-0 away from home. In the Premier Division Park. Out of our next four league and cup games in Alport won 4 of their opening 5 games with a November, three of them are at home. So it will be 1-1 draw at home to Congleton Town on the 19th a busy period for one and all and is bound to test being the only time that saw the Shropshire side us to the full. This coming Tuesday night the 5th drop any points. Of their four matches played in November we entertain Northern Premier League September three of them were cup ties. The pick Premier Division highfliers, Lancaster City, in the of the bunch came on the 24th when they won 2nd Round of the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy. the Shropshire Senior Cup for the first time in the This grand old County cup competition was club’s 73 year history when overcoming Football instituted as long ago as 1885-86 and therefore, League 2 side Shrewsbury Town 3-1 in the Final. can be said to have stood the test of time. We We congratulate the Yokings Park side on this qualified to enter the competition for the very first achievement which reflects well on the standard time in 2016-17 when gaining promotion to the of the North West Counties League and is a boost North West Counties League. Charnock reached for the townsfolk of Whitchurch. Well done one the Semi-Final in the following season when losing and all. in a penalty shout-out against Northern Premier It was good to see the team back on track League side, Clitheroe, following a 0-0 draw at following our last home game on the 22nd October the County Ground Leyland on the 21st February when we deservedly overcame fellow Lancastrians 2018. Last term we overcame the ‘Dolly Blues’ at Skelmersdale United 4-0 in the Premier Division the Giant Axe by 2-1 in the 1st Round on the 25th which lifted us up to 7th place in the league table. September 2018. Can we repeat that achievement This was a boost to everyone at Mossie Park once again this time around? Why not come along having been knocked out of two cup competitions and find out? earlier in the month by clubs from Division 1 North. As they say, “That’s football”. When we Dave Rowland, Secretary encounter a difficult run, I urge everyone to get
THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME 07 IN OPPOSITION WHITCHURCH ALPORT
ormed in 1946, WAFC took its survived – just - and took the decision to play name from the nearby Alport in the Mercian Premier Division, but it was far Farm which was the home of local from plain sailing from there. After a couple F of seasons in the Mercian, there was an even footballer, Coley Maddox, who lost his bigger decision to be made: Alport had seen an life during WWII. Alport started out opportunity to apply for NWCFL status. Originally, in the Shrewsbury & District League, their application was declined but an appeal was winning the title two years after their successfully heard at Wembley Stadium - with the formation, before becoming one of the FA’s appeals committee overturning the original founder members of the Mid Cheshire decision. And in August 2015, Whitchurch finally League in 1948. stepped onto the field to compete at the highest level in their history, earning a 1-1 home draw with Rochdale Town (att:83) with Luke Woollam’s Alport went on to enjoy some success in the 50’s goal earning him a place in the history books. and 60’s, reaching numerous Cup finals – one of Initially, the Reds began brightly, losing only which saw the club contest the Welsh Amateur five of their first 15 league games. But a harsh Cup Final against Chirk AAA in front of 5,000 winter saw interest wane and many of the better spectators at Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground. players decided they’d had enough. Alport limped Arguably their finest hour though, came in the over the line simply to complete their league 1969-70 campaign when Whitchurch became fixtures, but a miserly 16 points from 34 league the first side to take the League Championship matches told its own story. The club appointed outside of Cheshire. They also won the Shropshire an ambitious young manager, Luke Goddard in County Cup but in pursuit of the treble, May 2016. He set about assembling a brand new Kidsgrove Athletic denied them of unrivalled youthful and energetic team & WAFC were beaten success, with Whitchurch beaten 4-2 in the semi-finalists in the play-offs earning the right to League Cup Final. Still, it didn’t stop the town’s compete in the FA Cup. Over 100 fans followed Council from honouring the club with a Civic the club to Walsall where they lost 3-1. Alport reception acknowledging the team’s outstanding were promoted to the Premier Division after a achievements. Season 1973/74 saw the club thrilling end to their 2017-18 season. A play off achieve arguably its highest honour to date by final victory over Cammell Laird in front of a 733 defeating Cardiff College 2-1 to become the crowd at Yockings Park sent Alport to the top- first English side ever to win the Welsh Amateur flight after just three seasons as an NWCFL club. Cup under the stewardship of the late Eddie The Ethelston Cup was won for the first time in Morris. But a decade later and Alport were in 9 years in 2018 and retained last season. Alport decline. A disastrous decision to field only local finished their inaugural season in the Premier in players resulted in back-to-back bottom place a respectable 14th place and secured a second finishes with barely a handful of wins across two trophy by landing the Huddersfield Cup, with a successive campaigns. In 2009, Alport won the penalty shoot-out victory over Market Drayton. A Shropshire County Cup at Shrewsbury Town’s club record 797 attendance was set at the ground stadium with a 1-0 win over Wellington Amateurs. for the FA Cup tie with Leek Town in September But just four years later, the Reds resigned from 2019. Lastly winning the Shropshire Senior Cup the Cheshire League just a few short weeks against Shrewsbury Town in September 2019 before the campaign began, and there was a with over 200 travelling fans. question mark against the club’s future. They
08 THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME
TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2019 CHARNOCK RICHARD 4 SKELMERSDALE UNITED 0
fter three consecutive defeats Croughan and then another cross from the Charnock Richard were looking same player saw Kieghley head wide. Then to return to winning ways O’Farrell had to block a shot from Kieghley. A Charnock had a half chance on 19 minutes, and this 4-0 victory certainly was a great boost but the match was closer Davison and Fairhurst combined to find Darr and his shot was defected to Carl Grimshaw than the final score would suggest. at the far post but his overhead kick went Skelmersdale made a confident start wide. Charnock built on this and Darr almost to the game and enjoyed the balance put Carl Grimshaw in before Young headed of the possession in a first half that a corner over the bar. Jack Grimshaw’s shot failed to produce much quality football. was deflected for a corner and Molyneaux’s However Charnock took the lead on the header went high and wide. On 24 minutes stroke of half time and in the second Fairhurst’s cross gave Darr a chance in front half their confidence improved as did of goal but he mis-kicked. At the other end their football. A second goal early Jack Grimshaw fired into the side netting from in the half gave them a cushion but inside the six yard area. A strong challenge the visitors still carried a threat until on Walker saw Molyneaux yellow carded on 35 minutes. A long ball downfield saw a they were reduced to 10 men and the weak Kieghley shot straight at Ascroft. On Villagers added two late goals. 42 minutes Haydock broke clear but before he could shoot the ball was whipped off There was one change to the starting eleven his toe by a recovering defender. Charnock that were eliminated from the Macron Cup took the lead on 43 minutes, Walker did at Bacup Borough on the previous Saturday, well out on the left and his deep cross saw Walker replaced Regan who was on the CARL GRIMSHAW head goalwards from just bench alongside Bennett, Oxley and Woods. beyond the back post the ball rebounded off Barnes, in goal, to hit the post and trickle It was another fine evening and the over the line. After a half when Charnock had attendance of 128. It was the first competitive struggled somewhat they reached half time match between the clubs. with a narrow lead.
Charnock won the toss so Skelmersdale The second half saw the standard of football kicked off playing towards the Charter Lane overall improve. An early cross from Bibby end. The visitors won an early corner and gave Carl Grimshaw a heading opportunity at played the ball around confidently in the the back post, only yards out, but his effort opening minutes. Gliennon did well on the went over the bar. Then Darr set up Davison right but his cross was just too high for
TEAMS: Charnock Richard: Ascroft, Bibby, Griffith, Haydock, O’Farrell, Young, Davison (Woods 83), Fairhurst (Bennett 78), C. Grimshaw, Darr, Walker (Regan 72). Sub: (Not Used) Oxley. Skelmersdale United: Barnes, Giennon, Coughlan, Molyneaux, Tyrer, J. Grimshaw (T. Grimshaw 78), Moore (Brodie 59), Griffiths, Croughan, Kieghley, Douglas (Illesammi 59). Subs: (Not Used) Bafude, Cookson.
10 THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME but his shot went beyond the far post. Charnock increased their lead on 52 minutes Haydock’s first attempt to cross from the right saw the ball returned to him and his second attempt saw the ball eventually fall at the feet of CARL GRIMSHAW and although Barnes got a hand to his shot the ball rolled over the line just inside the post. Coughlan hit a powerful drive from distance but Ascroft dealt with it. The goalkeeper than had to make a save from Moore; Skelmersdale made a double substitution on 59 minutes. When Walker centred from the left Carl Grimshaw set up Young for a shot but it was straight at Barnes. With 15 minutes remaining another tackle by Molyneaux was deemed to be a yellow card offence and the player was sent off. Ascroft had to make a good save to a Brodie shot. Woods then had a shot saved and Carl Grimshaw’s follow up shot was blocked. Charnock scored two late goals firstly on 86 minutes Haydock hit the post and when the ball came to WOODS on the left of the six yard area he cut back and hit a right footed shot across Barnes just inside the far post. Two minutes into added time Carl Grimshaw threaded a ball through to put REGAN clear and he clinically beat Barnes to put the icing on the cake.
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16 THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME Goalscorers in BOLD | ( ) Indicates substitute was used
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DAVE ROWLAND SECRETARY’S REPORT
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Welcome to Mossie Park for this afternoon’s Division One game against Sandbach United who are visiting us for the very first time and a warm Charnock ISN'T THAT A PIP?welcome to all who have travelled up from deepest Cheshire to be with us today. We hope that you will enjoy your stay and have a safe and trouble-free journey home after the game. The East Cheshire side DAVE ROWLAND are a friendly and welcoming club as we found out when visiting them on that ill-fated fog-bound afternoon at the end of November. It is hoped that we can return their excellent hospitality today.
I first met United’s secretary, John Clayton, and a couple of their committee, at tlesshe Impe rthanial Hotel o1,600+n the North of myA filesnew direc tioandn was nphotoseeded if the cfromlub was tothe grow . he postponement last weekendPromenade in B lackpool when attending the North West Remaining stagnant was not an option. We have had Counties League AGMbeleaguered back on the 11th June . Ahard-drive.pplicant p ro bTolem s sayto con tethatnd with . IF inwasding fu nutterlyding for esse ntial at ‘Remy’ was somewhatclubs were ask ed to remain outside of the meeting until ground development and finding an appropriate level for being summoned by Ldelightedeague Chairman P a wouldul Lawler w h been an o understatement.ur reserve side was only a cou pl Thee of exa m lossples. T he disappointing. However, the reprewesentat ives from each of the six applicants were immediate aim was to consolidate at Step 6 level in the called upon to give an ofintro dtheseuctory spe evaluablech to the itemsN ahadtional Lecostague S ysmetem a nad togood be in a p odealsition to T assembled throng before being voted in by the member sustain this in the long term. The players of our three attempted to have the game played clubs. As we waited neofrvo uanxietysly in an adjac eandnt room quite, Steve a fewsenio r sleeplessteams have had a nights,fine season a nthat’sd once ag ain this on the following Wednesday butM atowde slnoey and I got into conversation with the Sandbach has been due to the management skills and dedication of contingent and quicklyfor found sure.them to b eI a vcannotery sociable thankthe bothmanagem Shaunent teams o f aandll three . hisOn th edad avail. Our opponents were keen ongroup . theWe got on with them immediately and it was and administration side, we have been joined by David Smith enjoyable exchange. Tenoughhat day we ma dfore ou r thefirst fri etenaciousnds in and Bwayrian Lo wthate who htheyave very ksetindly aaboutgreed to gi ve of the North West Counties League and long may it continue. their precious time and for this we are very grateful. idea of rearranging the game but the tackling the problems resulting from the loss of Sandbach United are one of the six newcomers to the For me, this is my fifth season as secretary and I can Litherland based side do not ownNorth Wtheest Cou nties Lmyeague t files.his season a ndIn sp en t tthehe firsthon es instancetly say, hand on h ea rt,Shaun that the 20 16 -1had7 cam p spent aign previous campaign at Step 7 in the Cheshire League is one of the best that I have enjoyed in football. At times facility where they play. Therefore,whe rtheye they finis hed in hours4th spot in ttryinghe Premier Dtoivis iwrestleon. withit has be ewhatn hard g rseemedaft and there a reto ma nbey in danividu als Like most of the newly promoted clubs they have made a who have put in a good deal of that this term, literally. It is are dependent on the availability gofood i mthepressio n in theintractableir first season in the cproblem.ompetition Het heobtained combined effor tsa o f hard-driveyou all that make th isfor, such a and we wish them well. Today is of course our last home special football club and such a wonderful place to be. place as they share the amenityga mewith of the se ason nomet with sandtanding weany p labegany-off game the awesomeOf course, we d otask not kno wof jus t rebuildinghow things will pan out as that we may be involved in. To say that it has been a after today. Indeed, we have three very difficult away other local sporting organisations.special o neIt wo uld be aandn unde rs rehashingtatement. We have a new setgam es of to ne filesgotiate. W he thwhicher we are in thkepte play- of fsthe or enjoyed some wonderful football, been to many different not is anybody’s guess but it is a sign of the success that was not to be and the new date vofenue s4th for the first timbasice, met som efunction really great peo p ofle a nd my secretarialwe have enjoyed, w he operational.n we are still talking ab ou Itt w here made many new friends. When we left our comfort zone in we will finish amongst the top group at this stage of the West Lancashire Lwaseague, wae direald so be cstruggleause the club for afafa irsweek. Whatev eorr occ utwo,rs, well despeciallyone one and all. December has been agreed withhad grothewn and developed to a point where new proviso that we do not have a Countychallenges and new howhenrizons ha dwe beco mtemporarilye a necessity. lostDa vthee Row useland | of Clu bthe Secr emaintary office printer down at Mossie Park. At one time it seemed cup tie scheduled for that week. as though everything07 was conspiring against us. This was compounded by on-going disciplinary Club coach, Daniel Crofts, has decided to move matters that needed immediate attention. Last on due to work commitments. His change of weekend we began to see a ‘light appearing at the circumstances in recent weeks has seen Danny end of the tunnel’. However, I was thrilled to bits struggle to get to games. We would like to place when Shaun sent me that text last Monday night. on record our grateful thanks to Danny for the It seemed like Christmas had come early. Now isn’t effort that he has put in to the first team cause that a pip? this season. Thanks Danny, we appreciate your precious time given and your input here at Mossie In my ‘Isn’t That a Pip?’ article for our last home Park. He will be a hard act to follow. game against Skelmersdale United a fortnight ago, I mentioned the lack of understanding and As most of you are aware, my computer hard sympathy shown by the FA regarding pleas of drive was badly damaged a few weeks ago and mitigation concerning disciplinary matters. I would as a result I lost a good deal of my files, articles like to make it very clear that we cannot level that and data, some of which were a valuable resource accusation against either the West Lancashire amassed over many years. I was convinced that League Management Committee or the Lancashire my losses were completely unrecoverable and Football Association, both of whom have given us especially when a local, and then later, a national helpful advice and support following our recent data recovery company said that it would cost a problems. It was fairly traumatic but thankfully, all minimum of £400 to even attempt to recover the that is now behind us and we move on. files with no guarantees. I was therefore, more than a little delighted when Shaun Tootell sent me a text My grandson Charlie was up from Oxfordshire last late on Monday evening following our club monthly weekend and was hoping to get to see Charnock meeting, to say that his dad Dave had recovered no in action at Litherland Remyca. The postponement
18 THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME put a stop to that and the lad was disappointed. shoot-out against West of Ireland outfit, Sligo Maybe he’ll get another chance of seeing the Rovers, following a 0-0 draw. They have not won ‘Villagers’ before the season is out. the cup since 1986-87; 33 years ago when beating Dundalk 3-0. One game that both of us would just love to be at is the FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin Enjoy the game today. Games against Whitchurch tomorrow afternoon when Shamrock Rovers come Alport have invariably been very enjoyable and up against League champions Dundalk. Rovers competitive in the recent past. Thank you all for have won the cup 24 times in the past and been your support this afternoon and we hope that Finalists 9 times. However, despite this very you find today’s programme a good read. impressive record, the last time that ‘The Hoops’ reached the last stage of the competition, was Dave Rowland, Secretary. in 2010 when they lost out in a cursed penalty
Charnock Richard FC acknowledge that every young person or adult who plays or takes part in football should be able to do so in a safe and enjoyable manner. The club also acknowledges that all the above mentioned should be protected from poor practice and free from abuse be it verbal, physical or racial. The club will not tolerate any form of foul or abusive language from spectators, guests, visitors or club officials of both teams on the sidelines, especially abuse which is directed at an individual player or match official. Admission to the ground and the right to remain is on condition that spectators adhere to the above. Throwing missiles of any description or encroachment on to the playing area, climbing on boundary fences or buildings will not be tolerated. Alcohol must not be brought into or consumed in the ground unless it has been purchased in plastic glasses from the Clubhouse. By order of Charnock Richard Football Club.
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CHARNOCK RICHARD 5 minutes saw O’Callaghan put the ball in the net MILLOM 0 but he was flagged offside. Porter, struggling with Lancashire Amateur Shield Round 3 his back, gave way to Bibby after 19 minutes and Saturday 27th October 2012 a good run from him set up John Sanderson but Hanna got a hand to the ball as John tried to take Team: Stone, Damian Dashti, Liam Hayton, Craig it around him. Banks (Chris Benson 58), Andy Pendlebury, Mark Edmeads, Jamie Sanderson (Jordan McFayden 68), A superb move gave Charnock the lead after 22 Andy Roberts, Carl Grimshaw, John Sanderson, minutes John Sanderson brilliantly brought down Alex Porter (Spencer Bibby 19). a long clearance switched the ball to his brother on the right and he delivered a pin point cross to the Charnock won through to the quarter finals of the back post for GRIMSHAW to head home. Grimshaw Lancashire Amateur Shield with this convincing headed over the bar from another chance before victory over a spirited Millom side. Leading 3-0 at Jamie Sanderson had a shot deflected wide. A left the break and with Millom reduced to 10 men the wing Bibby corner after 35 minutes saw Grimshaw second half was really just a formality although again head over the bar. A minute later Charnock arguably Millom played better when reduced to increased their lead, a long header from Hayton 10 men. Another four goals from Carl Grimshaw started the move and GRIMSHAW was able to pick takes his total for the season to 20, nine in the last his spot at the finish. A Bibby left wing corner on three games and this was the third consecutive 40 minutes saw ROBERTS run across the area to game that Charnock have won 5-0. head the ball into the corner of the net. When John Sanderson was impeded by Walker on 43 minutes With Bain, Burrows and Fletcher all missing the referee sent him off for presumably preventing through injury the starting line-up saw a scoring chance. Pendlebury and Jamie Sanderson included with Benson relegated to the bench. Bibby was back The second half saw Charnock take their foot off on the bench. the pedal somewhat and Millom, still trying to play football, produced several promising attacks It was a fine sunny afternoon but there was a chilly but they failed to trouble Stone. On 57 minutes wind as Charnock kicked off playing towards the a Bibby right wing corner was headed home by Mawdesley Plantation End. Millom struggling at the GRIMSHAW. Bibby then produced a strong shot bottom of the Division 1 arrived having disposed after coming in from the left and Hanna could only of both Thornton Cleveleys and Vickerstown in beat it out. Then Bibby hit a free kick from 30 yards the two previous rounds but the difference in that Hanna saved with his feet. Charnock made it levels between the two clubs was obvious from the five after 67 minutes a good run across the box by kick off as Charnock took charge and never lost John Sanderson on to an excellent pass saw the their grip on the game. John Sanderson dropped ball crossed to GRIMSHAW who made no mistake. a centre on the top of the net before Grimshaw McFayden came on for Jamie Sanderson and he shot over the bar and then Roberts tested keeper had a powerful run into the box but then fired over Hanna all in the first four minutes. A good run and when an excellent pass from Grimshaw put from Jamie Pattinson opened up the home defence him free he shot past the post. The closest that after 12 minutes but he ran out of room before he Millom came to a goal was a shot from the left from could shoot. A Dashti centre resulted in Grimshaw Danny Pattinson that just went past the far post. heading over the bar. Then a Edmeads through ball put John Sanderson clear but Hanna was out to dive at his feet. A good break by Millom on 16
22 THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME GAMES FROM THE PAST 15 YEARS AGO
BURNLEY UNITED 3 been pretty event but Charnock went CHARNOCK RICHARD 5 further ahead after 24 minutes when WEST LANCASHIRE LEAGUE PREMIER Webster took a right wing corner and DIVISION DEAN TAYLOR was on his own to head SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2003 into the net. Despite the goals Charnock were not particularly dominating the Team: Lee Bottomley, Nick Vosper, Alan game but there was a further goal after Archer, Lee Cunliffe, Roger Webster, 34 minutes when Allan on the left side of John Sanderson (Gary Wright 67), Neil the box received a long ball made room Westhead (Nigel Simmonds 85), Andy and played the ball across the edge of the Roberts, Dean Taylor, Kevin Allen (Steve area to WESTHEAD who planted a great Green 45), Andy Taylor. shot into the corner of the net. Charnock went nap on 45 minutes when a corner They say that football is a game of two came in from the right, it beat almost halves and never was this more evident everyone in the area but ROBERTS was than in this game. Scoring after only one at the far post and although the keeper minute Charnock stormed into a 5-0 interval made a save the referee decided that the lead by half time despite not playing at ball had crossed the line. Steve Green their best. Burnley came out with renewed replaced the injured Allen at half time. confidence in the second half and took the Burnley came out after the interval with game to Charnock and scored three goals. renewed vigour. They upped the tempo of the game and showed their intentions There was one change to the Charnock after only three minutes when a shot cum team who won through to the third round centre hit the bar. Burnley reduced the of the Lancashire Shield on the previous arrears after 53 minutes when the ball Saturday. Mark Chadwick was unavailable came in from the left and it was tapped so Neil Westhead came into midfield. home as Bottomley was left exposed by Steve Green, Gary Wright and Nigel his defence. Charnock had opportunities Simmonds were on the bench. to add to their total in the second half with Sanderson and Andy Taylor squandering There was an amazing start to the game good chances. Goals from the home when after only one minute Vosper team on 83 and 89 minutes made the centred from the right and the home score more representative of the game keeper under no pressure just punched it but Charnock must be regretting not out to ROBERTS on the edge of the area. taking the chance to improve their goal He just shifted the ball and drove it into difference by more. the bottom corner of the net. Burnley had a couple of half chances before Allen centred from the right on 17 minutes for DEAN TAYLOR to head into the net. Apart from the goals possession had
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espite having the balance of the underfoot conditions. Darr almost scored possession Charnock bowed out on eight minutes a long kick from Ascroft of the Macron Cup in the first was helped on by Grimshaw and only the D outstretched foot of keeper Peter diverted round at Bacup Borough losing a penalty shot-out 3-1 after a 1-1 draw The Darr’s shot. Davison, who was playing on the right with Regan on the left, then made defeat means that Charnock have been progress on the right but Haydock’s volley knocked out of two cup competitions was wide. On 17 minutes Siddle almost got in the last eight days. The first half on the end of a cross from the right. Then was goalless but the home team took Ascroft made a good save from Gnabouyou. the lead not long after the re-start and The tie was very even at this point with both despite Charnock largely dominating teams looking to attack. play they struggled to penetrate a well marshalled defence and when they did As the half progressed Peter saved a goalkeeper Peter was in top form. With Grimshaw effort and Darr failed to connect, in the five minutes of added time indicated front of goal, with a Haydock cross. Grimshaw by the referee almost expired Charnock hit a volley just over the bar as Charnock piled on the pressure. Peter then tipped a won a free kick and Griffith scored his Young header from a corner over the bar. first goal for the club to keep them in Grimshaw headed a Davison cross goalwards the competition but some poorly taken but it hit the back of Esdaille-Biney. On 39 penalties saw Bacup go through to the minutes Charnock at last breeched the home next round. defence and Haydock went clear into the box but his shot was blocked by the outstretched There were again changes to the starting foot of Peter. line-up with O’Farrell starting in the back three, Young moved into midfield displacing The Villagers almost found the net after 47 Bennett who was on the bench. Davison minutes when a Grimshaw shot came back replaced Woods who also was on the off a post. Bryan then hit the cross bar with bench. Oxley and Walker were the other two a shot from distance before the home team substitutes. took the lead from a left wing corner. Laquan Esdaille-Biney prodding a loose ball home It was an overcast afternoon the pitch could from close range. Charnock pushed forward only be described as heavy. and the game largely was based in the home half for the remainder of the game. Bacup The host team made the more lively start as settled back in defence and largely allowed the Villagers acclimatised themselves to the Charnock to come onto them. There was
TEAMS: Bacup Borough: Monteith, Mallinson, Hancock, Crew, Esdaille-Biney, Ogden (Banda 80), Brooks, Siddle, Bryan, Gnabouyou (Luby 72), Siddle (Walne 90+2) Subs: (Not Used) Banda, Holding. Charnock Richard: Ascroft, Bibby, Griffith (Walker (90+7), Haydock (Oxley 83), O’Farrell, Young, Davi- son, Fairhurst, Grimshaw, Darr, Regan (Woods 71). Sub: (Not Used) Bennett.
26 THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME always the threat of a quick breakaway but Ascroft in goal was not called up to produce a real save. There was a big shout for handball in the home penalty area after 54 minutes but the referee waved play on. The keeper made an outstanding stop from a Fairhurst shot on 57 minutes. Charnock were lucky to survive a penalty appeal when the ever lively Joel Gnabouyou jinxed his way past several defenders before being bowled over in the area. On 71 minutes Woods replaced Regan.
Charnock maintained their pressure but Peter turned a Fairhurst shot over the bar, Jordan Darr attempted an overhead kick that went just wide and Matt Davison shot over the bar.
The referee indicated five minutes of added time and just as this was running out there was a free kick for Charnock out on the left. It was a last ditch effort, Woods delivered into the area and GRIFFITH scored the equaliser. There was just time for Walker to replace the goalscorer before the referee blew for time immediately upon the restart.
It all came down to a penalty shoot- out and unfortunately the Villagers dead ball efforts were poor. Only Carl Grimshaw with the first kick scored, Walker, Young and Bibby all saw their penalties saved by the impressive home keeper. Although Bacup had their second penalty saved they made no mistake with the other three and it was the end of the road in another knock out competition for the team in green.
THE OFFICIAL CHARNOCK RICHARD FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME 27 CAR PARK To prevent inconvenience to local residents on Charter Lane it would be appreciated if all players, officials, visitors and supporters would PLEASE USE THE CLUB CAR PARK FROM THE RESERVES IAN MOUNTAIN
he reserve team management would season, as a team and individually, we will be like to extend a warm welcome to the looking at how they respond. If they continue players, officials and supporters of at the same rate shown so far, they will play at T higher levels. Whitchurch Alport FC. We hope you enjoy the hospitality and have a safe journey home Finally we would like to wish good luck to Spencer later. We also wish good luck to our first team and the development squad. They have had a management and players, we hope you pick cracking season so far and hope they continue up the 3 points this afternoon. that in their cup game tomorrow.
There isn’t really much of an update this week as Ian Mountain due to the weather, we haven’t managed to play a Manager game since the last programme. The squad have been training hard and are desperate to get back to winning ways after our cup exit, hopefully today West Lancashire League Division 2 when we travel up to Dalton today. Reserve Fixtures/Results Aug S 3 Storeys a 2-0 Charnley, McNally With the first team playing most midweeks, we T 13 Burscough Dynamo h 3-2 Meite, have had the chance to ask a few more of the Morris, Turner development squad to come and train with us. As S 17 Furness Cavaliers a 3-0 Meite, we have already found out, there are some very Pilgrim, C Rigby good players waiting to break into the reserve side W 21 Rossendale a 0-3 now and it’s been useful to get them familiar with S 24 Walney Island a 1-5 Tickle S 31 Galgate h 7-1 McNally 2, our set up. We will be taking a few more with us to Banks, Blackhurst, Hendy, McLoghlin, Morris Dalton this weekend. Sep S 7 Chipping a 2-3 McNally 2 S 14 Dalton United h 2-2 Hendy, We feel that this has been one of the many McNally positives of our season so far. We always knew W 18 Burnley United a 4-1 Hendy, that this would be a transitional period for the first Lindley, Tickle, Turner S 21 Freckleton a 1-3 Hendy and reserve teams. The squad we have is largely S 28 Mill Hill St Peters a 3-0 Hendy 2, unrecognisable from last season so we are happy Coley that we have managed to get them performing at Oct S 19 Furness Rovers LC1 a 3-3 Nolan 2, a decent level quickly. We feel that performance Hendy levels will only improve through the season. Nov S 2 Dalton United a 2.00pm S 9 Garstang Reserve a 2.00pm S 16 Kendal United h 2.00pm There are still a few things to iron out. We have S 23 Storeys h 2.00pm changed formation and this seems to be working... Dec S 7 Burscough Dynamo a 2.00pm so far. We are still conceding a few though,so will S 14 Chipping h 2.00pm need to tighten up, without taking away from our Jan S 4 Furness Rovers h 2.00pm attacking play. There have also been a few games S 18 Furness Cavaliers h 2.00pm in which we performed really well but have lost the S 25 Rossendale h 2.00pm Feb S 1 Kendal United a 3.00pm game, we need to learn how to turn that dominance S 8 Garstang Reserve h 3.00pm into wins consistently. Our game management and S 15 Mill Hill St Peters h 3.00pm discipline is something we are developing as we S 22 Longridge Town Res h 3.00pm go along. Mar S 21 Freckleton h 3.00pm tba Furness Rovers a Overall, we feel that we have done ok so far this tba Burnley Unired h tba Galgate a season. The players are happy, they are working tba Walney Island h with us to make the team improvements and we tba Longridge Town Res a can see that is improving them individually. We have set them a few targets for the rest of the
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KEITH READER THE LAST WORD
Due to printing and editor deadlines I have to write this final column of the season with four league games outstanding so it is impossible to comment on THE LAST WORD Charnock’s final position in the table and, most importantly, where they will be playing their football next season. Will it be in the Premier Division by automatic promotion or through the play-offs or KEITH READER maybe we will have to be satisfied with having a second season in Division One but whatever happens it has been a very successful and exciting first season in the North West Counties League.
This season saw Charnock make their debut in the FA Vase and it has been very satisfactory but with a little bit of wo weeks ago Charnock played inlu cthek it coul d have madebeen even mmandatoryore successful. In th euntil 1897.Footba ll Itsqu awouldds inevitab lyappear evolve over t hthate years and a preliminary rounds we won at Whickham in the North East number of new signings were made for this season. first round of the Macron Cup at Bacupthen visited Yorkshplayers’ire to beat Har rstripsogate Railw woulday Athletic. not haveSome pla ybeeners have ftooitted in differentwell and have ma dine re gular The First Round Proper saw a home tie against old appearances others disappeared; several did not even Borough and unfortunately wereopponents Barnoldappearanceswick Town which we wfromon after presentextra mdayake o nalthoughe appearance. O vtheer pre vmaterialious seasons C arl time. The home deusedfeat at M oIs simagineie Park at the h awouldnds of not Ghaverimshaw abeennd David Btheurrow ssame. formed a s uYesccessf ul goal T Staveley Miners Welfare was largely due to having to field scoring partnership for the club. Last season they totalled eliminated from the competition by losing a an understrength tfootballeam; suspens iohasns for Scomepencer Bib bay, long 7way7 goals frombetween ththoseem and th edaysre was th eand expec tancy penalty shoot-out. It was not an occasionJosh Norg ate and Mike Fletcher all made them ineligible, that they would score a similar number this season. Ashley Young misitssed t hr developmentough a knee problem an d hasthen beenUn fo witnessedrtunately domestic pr throughoblems resulte d thein Dav e that will remain long in the memorieslosin gof Dan ny Smith to injury before half time and a missed making himself unavailable and he has been sorely missed. penalty all contribuyearsted to the datefe athist. If we hground.ad won we Long may it survive. players or supporters. It was howeverwould hav e had a trip up to play South Shields of the In the 2015-16 season Damian Dashti passed the Northern League who are now through to the Wembley landmark of 500 appearances for the first team and he chance to look at one of the oldest footballfinal. At the time they were averaging gates of over 1200. has continued to feature in most match squads this Win or lose it wouIld hfindave bee nthat a bump easr pa yI d aybecome for the olderseason. Hhistorye is now ap probecomesaching 550 app eaar alotnces which grounds in the country. I know that thereclub with a share of the gate receipts and more FA is another remarkable record of dedication to Charnock money for reachinmoreg that stag einteresting of the competition. Amainlys it becauseRichard FC. Th eIre havehave bee nwitnessed other impressive have been plenty of adverse commentswas Stave ley madsomee the journ ey of, po ck theeted t he more money a nd recentper fo events.rmances by p lay Oners th is a se a Footballson but for me o ne lost 3-0. player has stood out above anyone else - Ross O’Farrell about the ground and it certainly is not one Forum recently a poster askedhas had an “whenoutstanding swaseason t othe date. Rlastoss is a nother Charnock were drawn away to Bamber Bridge in the first player that has been at Charnock for almost all his of the best locations to play football butround oitf th e Lancatimeshire FA C thathalleng e you Trophy , paidit was ou r less thancareer fi rs £10t appea rin admissiong in the ‘A’ team ba c tok in se aas on debut in the competition and against all the odds came 2007-08 from where he has worked his way up to has a tremendous history. away with a 2-0 wFootballin. Drawn away aLeaguet Ashton Athle tground”.ic in the bIe cmustome a reg uadmitlar in the f irsIt twaseam sq utakenad. He is m y next round we had plenty of chances to win the game in choice as “Player of the Year”. the first half but inaback the end los t by1-0. Athisshton w equestionnt on to win but it showed how football 2-1 against Radcliffe Borough in the final at the Macron Finally I must mention the support that the club have Charnock have played there previously, WednesdayStadium af ter knochasking o ut moved Chorley in th e on sem i- andfinal. A lit intle particularlyenjoyed both hom e how and aw a muchy. To date ho fansme atte ndances more accuracy witareh our shpreparedooting at Ashton antod w hopay knows to hwatchave only d ropfootball.ped below 100 onIc e cannotand the avera ge so 7th September 2016 to be precise, it was darkwh aandt could have happened? In our league cup debuts we far is 140. Everyone at the club has put in a remarkable made early exits inremember both competitions . In the the M a timecron Cup whenam o Iu nt paidof time a n mored effort an d thancome Ma y £10we will be it was impossible to take stock of the groundw e andwere u nlucky to lose 2-1 at Handley Town, the winning looking forward to our second season in the North West penalty being awabutrded fo r Ith e canball hit tin rememberg Josh Norgate’s whenCoun ti ites Le wasague. I h lessope to b ethan writing t his 10p column again its location. Our second visit in daylight gavesho u melder. W e successfully negotiated our way through the next season, many thanks for reading it. chance to look at the surrounding area. The Rpitcheusch Fi rst Divisbackion Cup t oin the thequarte rlate-finals w1950s,here we 1/9 equivalent to 9p in new lost 4-1 at home to Widnes. Keith Reader is far from level, sloping in both directions, and it money, for admission to the Popular Side at the seems to be located on the least sloping section of now demolished Baseball30 Ground home of Derby the hillside with access off Burnley Road up Cooper County. However, I have to point out that I was only Street being particularly steep and the fields on the earning about £6 per week at the time. far side again rising up sharply to the top of a hill. In the last programme, number 10 issued for the Opened in 1889 the first game was against Skelmersdale game, I stated that due to the roll Accrington Stanley and the attendance was 1000, out of a new web-site many of the match reports how the present club would love a crowd of this for the last 10 years or more on the old site were magnitude. Carrying out a little research shows that likely to have been lost. Well I am pleased to say the nearby streets and houses were in existence that, during half time in the game, Shaun Tootell at this time, no doubt built for the miners at the was keen to inform me that it was not the case, all nearby colliery. With the Football League only being the reports for this season are on the new site and formed the previous year and with only 12 clubs he has made back-ups of all the remaining ones. I involved other attractions to entertain residents am really delighted that the detailed history of the would be rare. With motor cars and buses yet to club is being maintained and whatever happens in make an appearance the only way to travel was the future it will be possible to look back if future by railway, horse and cart or walking. Professional generations are interested. I know I really enjoy football was in its infancy only being made legal reading the club programmes from earlier this four years previously. On the pitch there were no century as they bring back many memories. nets, they were only invented in 1891, no halfway line, no ‘D’ on the edge of the penalty area, this Keith Reader was only introduced as recently as 1937, and no penalty kicks. The game may not even have lasted 90 minutes and the number of players in each team may not have been 11 as these details were not
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Manager Ryan Donnellan Manager Luke Goddard
BEN ASCROFT LEON ASHMAN JAMES WALKER DYLAN BATH DANIEL BEDDOWS SPENCER BIBBY KRYSTIAN BURZYNSKI (GK) ROSS O'FARRELL DARREN CAMPION © ASHLEY YOUNG JOE CUFF OLIVER TURNER STUART DICKIN JOSH DUNNE JACK BENNETT JUD ELLIS MATTHEW DAVISON LUKE GODDARD OLIVER OXLEY SEAN GRIFFITHS LEWIS HAYDOCK DAVID HOWARTH ALEX HUGHES MARK WOODS ARRON JOHNS AARON GRIFFITH STEPHEN JONES DANIEL REGAN JOSEPH MINSHALL NATHAN FAIRHURST CALLUM O’CONNOR JAMES O’NEILL CARL GRIMSHAW DAVID PARTON (GK) JORDAN DARR LEE PICKERILL NICHOLAS PORTER SAMUEL ROBERTS BLAKE ROBINSON DANIEL SKELTON KEVIN STREET LUKE WALLEY SPENCER WASH
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