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Official Matchday Programme £1 NELSON FC Vs Daisy Hill
NWCFL Division 1
Sat 14th December 2013
WELCOME TO LITTLE WEMBLEY—HOME OF ‘THE HISTORY BOYS’ Good afternoon everyone and WELCOME welcome to Victoria Park for this NWCFL encounter with our friends Little Wembley, Victoria Park, Lomeshaye, Nelson, BB9 7BN from Daisy Hill.
Web: www.nelsonfc.com The visitors started the season like a Twitter: @nelsonfc1 house on fire, being in the top 5 for the first month with our very own Sakeel Manager: Mark Fell Abdullah pulling up trees before his Assistant: Tim Breaker 1st Team Coach’s: Andy Hill move to the Admirals in October. The Kal Hafeji loss of Sakeel plus Craig Farnworth Dev Squad Manager: Sam Heap going to 1874 seemed to start the Head of Youth: Vacant downturn of form and they currently Goalkeepering Coach: Vacant prop up the form table having lost Physio: Ryan Tweed their last 7 in a row. Scouting: Graeme Holden
Chairman: Fayyaz Ahmed Tuesday night stopped our own am Club Secretary: Abdul Rauf Khan azing run of 7 straight wins when we Groundsman: Trevor Stanworth fell at the quarter final stage to AFC Media Officer: Vacant Fylde. A plucky performance against a Photographer: Mark Wilkinson strong side three tiers better off was not enough to drag us through. Honours So now we are left in two Football League Third Division 1922–23 competitions, the league and the Lancashire League 1895–96 league cup. There has been several
Lancashire Combination 1949–50, 1951–52 fixture changes of late, these are represented in the fixture/results NWCFL Division Two Trophy 1996–97 section in the centre pages of the LFA Challenge Trophy 1907–08, 1954–55 programme.
Lancashire Combination Cup 1949–50, 1950–51, 1959–60 As always hot and cold food is available from the bar along with a Bridge Shield 1975–76, 1981–82 selection of alcoholic and soft drinks. Can I take this opportunity to remind George Watson Trophy 1978–79 people that alcohol can only be consumed in the bar. Green Bank Shield 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92 The Admiral—Editor. Jim Towler Trophy 1990–91 Keep up to date with all things Nelson FC by visiting the official website
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The Gaffer...
Mark Fell
Good Afternoon…..
I’d forgotten the hollow feeling a defeat brings until Tuesday night, it doesn't matter who we’re playing, we’ve set our standards high and I was really disappointed with our application in the 2nd half. We proba- bly gave Fylde a real scare, but the long and short of it is we’re not in the draw for the semi-final….
But we move on, hopefully we learn and we right some of the wrong in our performance from Tuesday night today, it still left me with a sleepless night. What Fylde did allow us to do was see how a football club can progress quickly, have infrastructure can be developed. I know Fayyaz was keen to look at how they had developed their stadium as we look at the medium and long term future of the club. We know that success on the pitch will mean that we have to secure investment in Victoria Park, I think the site has great potential and we are looking at projects to cover at least one additional side to the ground with terracing for supporters. The Chairman will be resurrecting his column next weekend to give his view on progress.
We have three important games left in 2013, today we have to ensure we do a professional job, both Chadderton and Northwich Flixton Villa are recent reminders that if we are not on our game today we could drop points. That leaves us with Formby here next weekend and a tough Boxing Day visit to Rakesmoor Lane to face Holker.
Formby are the best team in this league bar us in my opinion, they have significant games in hand and will be in the mix come April, but if we ap- ply ourselves as we did last weekend against 1874 it would be a huge step towards promotion. Holker on Boxing Day will also be very hard, they are much improved this season and although its like a home game for me as I’m a Barrow lad, for our boys it’s a long trip that we need to prepare for correctly, Christmas is therefore only a half day event for the lads this year, they’re lucky I’ve not got them in for training on the 25th.
Player wise we’re pretty settled at the moment, Matty O’Neill has brought experience and quality with him from Nantwich and he will help bring on some of the younger players who are doing a good job at giving us different options from the bench. I’m getting a lot of enquiries from players about getting onboard, that’s a by-product of success, people are taking note of our progress and many want to be involved. As I’ve often said, bringing players in now is fine, but they have to be of the standard to take us up not this division, but the one above.
The lads are heading out on their Christmas party tonight, so anyone planning on going to Leeds tonight is warned otherwise. I’m sure you will all join them in the bar after the game for a drink.
Enjoy the game
Mark
Mark receives his November manager of the month award from Frank Casson
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187 4 3 Nort 9 5 3 1 16 11 2 1 1 5 5 3 2 0 11 6 +5 18 hwic h
Ath erto n 4 8 5 2 1 21 14 4 1 0 13 7 1 1 1 8 7 +7 17 Col- lieri es 5 2 2 0 5 2 2 1 1 9 7 +5 15
6 2 1 2 9 9 2 1 1 9 5 +4 14 7 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 1 11 11 +1 14
8 2 2 0 11 5 1 1 2 8 9 +5 12
9 3 0 2 14 11 1 0 2 3 6 0 12
10 1 2 1 4 6 2 0 1 6 4 0 11
11 2 2 0 11 7 0 2 2 8 10 +2 10
12 2 0 3 10 12 1 1 2 6 7 -3 10
13 2 1 2 11 7 0 1 2 1 4 +1 8
14 1 1 2 6 7 1 1 2 8 11 -4 8
15 2 1 2 6 8 0 0 3 3 7 -6 7
16 0 0 2 2 5 1 3 0 7 6 -2 6
17 0 1 2 0 6 1 1 2 7 4 -3 5
18 1 1 3 10 17 0 0 3 2 14 -19 4
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 15 -11 1 Nel- 1 10 6 1 3 26 18 3 1 1 15 11 3 0 2 11 7 +8 19 son
Han ley 2 8 5 3 0 17 7 2 2 0 7 3 3 1 0 10 4 +10 18 Tow n
187 4 3 Nort 9 5 3 1 16 11 2 1 1 5 5 3 2 0 11 6 +5 18 hwic h
Ath erto n 4 8 5 2 1 21 14 4 1 0 13 7 1 1 1 8 7 +7 17 Col- lieri es
5 2 2 0 5 2 2 1 1 9 7 +5 15
6 2 1 2 9 9 2 1 1 9 5 +4 14
7 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 1 11 11 +1 14
8 2 2 0 11 5 1 1 2 8 9 +5 12
9 3 0 2 14 11 1 0 2 3 6 0 12
10 1 2 1 4 6 2 0 1 6 4 0 11
11 2 2 0 11 7 0 2 2 8 10 +2 10
12 2 0 3 10 12 1 1 2 6 7 -3 10
13 2 1 2 11 7 0 1 2 1 4 +1 8
14 1 1 2 6 7 1 1 2 8 11 -4 8
15 2 1 2 6 8 0 0 3 3 7 -6 7
16 0 0 2 2 5 1 3 0 7 6 -2 6
17 0 1 2 0 6 1 1 2 7 4 -3 5
18 1 1 3 10 17 0 0 3 2 14 -19 4
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 15 -11 1 In Town Today Daisy Hill FC
CLUB HISTORY
Situated one and a half miles south of Westhoughton town centre and around four miles from Bolton, the village of Daisy Hill first saw football in season 1894-95 although it is possible that football was being played in the area for some years prior to that date.
The first known honours for the club came in 1896-97 when the Wigan and District League Championship and the Westhoughton Cup were won without losing a match.
The location of the clubs ground in those days is unknown but the present ground was used during the 1st World War period when the club played in the Leigh and District Senior Sunday School League.
The club then joined the Westhoughton League and during the 1920’s and 1930’s won many honours in what was one of the strongest local leagues at the time. Notable play- ers included Dick Pollard and Billy Farrimond, both of whom also went on to play cricket for Lancashire. Alf Watkinson, grandfather of the former Lancashire Cricket Club captain Mike Watkinson went on to sign for Blackpool and Tommy Woodward (Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough) also had a number of games for the club. InIn TownTown TodayToday
Little is known of the period leading up to the 2nd world war but the club re-formed in 1951 playing in the Westhoughton League on the St. James Street Recreation Ground/ Cricket Ground until the landowner made an offer to the club to return to New Sirs in 1957.
The acquisition of the lease was a major step forward and gave aspiration to move into the Bolton Combination and develop into one of the most formidable clubs in the area. Dressing rooms were erected at the ground for the start of the 1968/69 season while on the field the club won the Bolton Combination Premier Division on four occasions, the Bolton Combination Cup on four occasions and the Lancashire Amateur Shield twice during the 60’s and 70’s.
In 1978 the Club was accepted into the Lancashire Football Combination, and with the advent of the Non-League football pyramid and the subsequent amalgamation of the Lancashire Football Combination and the Cheshire County League the Club became a founder member of the North West Counties League giving them the opportunity to play in and bring national competition to the village.
With the new pyramid set up requiring clubs to meet new standards for facilities, new dressing rooms and a clubhouse for social activities were erected at New Sirs in 1982. Since then ement of the clubs facilities has been ongoing and for the 2005-2006 season a floodlighting system has been installed which has allowed the club to remain in the National League System and return to National and County competitions.
Last Time the Teams Met Daisy Hill 0 - 4 Nelson FC NWCFL Division 1 Trophy Round 1
Nelson booked their place in the 2nd round of the Division 1 Challenge Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win away at Daisy Hill.
The Blues gave a debut to Lydon Hodgkiss at left back and recalled Brandon Barski, Jake Lloyd and Michael Morrison to the starting 11. With heavy rain before the game, and on the horizon for during, the Daisy Hill ground staff had done an excellent job in providing an excellent playing surface and Nelson took full advantage with some excellent early attacking play.
The Admirals took a deserved lead on 26 minutes, Brandon Barski latching onto a through ball from Ben Hoskin to slide his shot under the despairing dive of Steve Whittle in the Daisy Hill goal. 5 minutes later the lead was doubled, as the rain began to fall, Ben Hoskin picked the ball up 35 yards from goal, drove inside and let fly with a stunning effort that beat the keeper all ends up.
Further chances fell from Robert Grimes who hit the post, Sakeel Abdullah who had an effort saved, and Richie Allen who rattled the crossbar. It was all one way traffic for the first period with Ben Woodhead generally a spectator throughout.
The second period saw a slightly more even encounter, with Daisy Hill getting their fair share of possession, the real talking point however was the weather, a deluge for 20 minutes during the half left players unable to see due to the horizontal rain and one stage. Lightening regularly lit up the ground, and there was time for a spark in terms of the last goal of the game, Nelson’s captain Robert Grimes leaving 3 defenders in his wake before lifting the ball over Whittle and into the roof of the net, a wonderful goal to cap a solid and professional performance for the Blues.
League Round-Up
Nelson were given a hand by Holker Old Boys who stunned Atherton Colls with a 3-2 win at Alder Street last weekend to bring the deficit at the top of the table to just 2 points. The Admirals will be hoping that Holker can do the same today when they face Formby. Here at Victoria Park today the best attack in the league meeting the a defence that have not kept a clean sheet all season...
Team P GD Pts 1 Atherton Collieries 20 30 46 Form Guide Last 6 league games 2 NELSON 20 31 44 3 1874 Northwich 21 21 43 Nelson WWWWWW 4 Hanley Town 18 20 40 Scored 25 conceded 6
5 Formby 16 25 33 Daisy Hill LLLLLL 6 Irlam 19 0 27 Scored 2 conceded 18 7 Widness Vikings` 20 0 26 8 Atherton LR 22 -10 26 9 Cheadle Town 19 -1 25 10 Ashton Town 19 -4 24 Quick Stat! 11 Chadderton 19 -11 23 12 AFC Darwen 18 -5 22 Nelson finished last season on 42 points, 13 Holker Old Boys 14 6 20 already this season with 14 Rochdale Town 16 3 20 16 games remaining the 15 Oldham Boro 20 -16 20 Admirals have 44 16 Daisy Hill 21 -32 16 points. 17 Leek CSOB 14 -3 15 18 Eccleshall 16 -20 10 19 Northwich Flixton Villa 20 -36 10 League Round-Up
In other league news, the local NWCFL Division 1 Fixtures 14/12/2013 sides are suffering mixed fortunes in the NWCFL Atherton LR V Hanley Town Premier Division. Colne are 8th after an away win at St Helens Chadderton V Northwich FV last weekend, Barnoldswick Town are 11th after a draw at Cheadle Town V Ashton Town basement club Wigan Robin Park and Bacup & Rossendale Formby V Holker Old Boys Borough sit precariously in Irlam V Leek CSOB 20th.
Nelson V Daisy Hill Padiham remain 17th in the Evo-Stick Division 1, 6 points Oldham Boro V Rochdale Town clear of the drop zone.
Widnes Vikings V AFC Darwen The one remaining NWCFL team in the FA Vase, Congleton Town, have a 4th League Top Scorers round draw away at M Brandon 1874 Northwich 22 Newcastle Benfield of the Northern League. Benfield R Allen Nelson 18 overcame Nelson’s victors P Wright Nelson 17 Jarrow in the previous round. M Russell Chadderton 17 T Stair Hanley Town 16 Our strike due of Ritchie Allen and Peter Wright continue to N Rushden Ashton Town 14 lead the goals per game charts. Ritchie has one goal every 0.966 games, and Peter every 0.944 games. Blues News….
Christmas Draw
During half time of the Formby game we will be drawing our free Christmas draw. Every paying supporter through the gate will receive a free raffle ticket, and prizes include…
A Victoria Park season ticket for the remainder of the NWCFL season
A Nelson replica shirt
Festive Ale Selection
Nelson FC hat
Boxing Day Cheer
For any supporters travelling to Holker on Boxing Day, the game is a 3pm kick off, the postcode for Rakesmoor Lane is LA14 4QB. Please check the website to ensure the game is on before travelling.
Media Officer Vacancy
Due to an email technical fault, resulting in the loss of all the previous applica- tions, Nelson are once inviting applications for the position of Media Officer.
This voluntary position would be outstanding experience for a media student or someone with an interest in the field.
Duties include... •Conducting player and management interviews for Nelson FCTV •Conducting player and management interviews for Nelson's AudioBoo Channel •Match day tannoy announcments •Matchday sponsor liaison •Working on content for the matchday programme and the official website www.nelsonfc.com •Social media work including support for the clubs Twitter and Facebook Anyone interested should contact [email protected]
Nelson Bow Out of LFA Cup AFC Fylde 3 - 1 Nelson FC Tuesday 10th December 2013
Admirals Drowned by the Coast
Nelson bowed out of the LFA Challenge Trophy after a 3-2 defeat at AFC Fylde in a pulsating cup tie. The Blues welcomed back Robert Grimes and Ritchie Allen to the starting line up, the latter returning to Kellamergh Park, his former stomping ground.
A fast start has been a feature of Nelson’s season so far, but on this occasion it was the Coasters who were quickest out of the blocks, a dubious freekick given against Daniel Finch within the first minute, and despite two failed attempts to clear the danger from the resulting cross, Fylde skipper Joe Booth popped up in the area and smashed a drive past Ben Woodhead to give Fylde an early lead.
Nelson needed a response, and skipper Robert Grimes duly applied as he exploded onto a miss hit Hinchcliffe clearance, burst into space 30 yards from goal and with options either side he strode on with the ball before unleashing a rocket past the despairing dive of the Fylde keeper to level the scores with 7 minutes on the clock.
And now the Blues looked the more likely, exploiting large spaces in the midfield and O’Neill, Allen, and Wright becoming more prominent, indeed it was an Allen cross on 13 minutes that nearly saw Wright latch onto, but it was cleared by Russell for a corner which came to nothing. Two minutes later Allen was at it again, a surging run teed up O’Neill who’s cross was onto the head of Wright, but the Nelson strikers effort was wide of the post.
On 25 minutes came the first of two penalty appeals for the Admirals, both turned down by the official, on this occasion it appeared to be a handball from Russell inside the box but nothing doing from the ref. And Nelson would be made to pay for not taking their chances on 34 minutes, another case of not dealing with the loose ball from the Blues and Accrington Stanley loanee Marcus Carver was on hand to poke the ball home.
With the momentum now swinging in Fylde’s favour, the Blues were indebted to Ben Woodhead who made a world class reaction save from Carver on 38 minutes. Then Nelson turned to their talismanic front man Allen to bring them level, just before half time he picked up the ball 25 yards from goal and curled a low fizzing shot that took a slight deflection and nestled in the corner of the net, queue no celebration from Allen who seemed almost embarrassed to score against his former club.
HT AFC Fylde 2 – 2 Nelson FC
The second period saw the Blues immediately on the attack with initially O’Neill, then Allen going close, but the sucker punch came at the other end. A well worked Fylde corner caused mayhem in the penalty area and as Nelson failed to clear it was that man Carver again who poked the ball home from 4 yards to put Fylde back in front.
The Blues could have been further behind if it wasn’t for Woodhead who produced another fine save on 61 minutes, this time from Dorney’s effort, and on 69 minutes the ex-Burnley stopper prevented Carver from getting his hat-trick, the rebound fell to Blinkhorn who shot over.
At the other end Nelson continued to cause problems on the break, Russell doing well to marshal Allen on 71 minutes, and the Fylde wall standing first to block a free kick on 75. Another penalty should was turned down on 81 minutes when Wright was felled in the area and late chances were squandered by Adnan Ahmed and Ben Hoskin as Nelson looked to snatch an equaliser, but in the end Fylde had done enough in an entertaining game.
Nelson: Woodhead, Hoskin, Finch, Melling, Hodgkiss, Ahmed (Lloyd, 81), Grimes, Barski (Abdullah, 60), O’Neill, Allen, Wright.
Attendance: 113
Full report and reaction at www.nelsonfc.com Action…. Nelson FC 3 - 1 1874 Northwich
Proud sponsors of Nelson FC FIXTURES & RESULTS SEASON 2013/14
Date Opponent Result Attendance 03/08/13 Leek CSOB W 4-0 48 07/08/13 HOLKER OB W 3-2 103 10/08/13 CHADDERTON D 2-2 113 12/08/13 Atherton Collieries L 1-2 121 17/08/13 1874 Northwich W 3-1 394 24/08/13 CHEADLE TOWN W 2-1 92 28/08/13 Formby W 3-1 61 31/08/13 IRLAM L 2-5 91 07/09/13 Hanley Town L 0-3 184 11/09/13 ROCHALE TOWN W 6-1 57 14/09/13 OLDHAM BORO W 8-4 73 21/09/13 Consett (FAV Q2) W 4-3 99 24/09/13 Chadderton W 7-1 65 28/09/13 ATHERTON LR W 5-1 93 05/10/13 Formby (LC) L 0–4 44 12/10/13 Sat NORTHWICH FV D 2 - 2 89 16/10/13 Wed COLNE (LCT) W 4-3 80 19/10/13 Sat Jarrow Roofing (FAV R1) L 0-2 40 22/10/13 Tue Atherton LR W 3-2 55 26/10/13 Sat HANLEY TOWN L 3-4 45 02/11/13 Sat Daisy Hill (FDT R1) W 3-0 40 09/11/13 Sat Irlam W 2-0 65 16/11/13 Sat ASHTON TOWN W 5-1 79 19/11/13 Tue Lancaster City (LFA R2) W 3-1 58 23/11/13 Sat IRLAM (FDT R2) W 6-1 35 30/11/13 Sat Cheadle Town W 3-2 48 Date Opponent Result Attendance 07/12/13 Sat 1874 NORTHWICH W 3-1 176 10/12/13 Tue AFC Fylde (LFA QF) L 2-3 113 14/12/13 Sat DAISY HILL 21/12/13 FORMBY 26/12/13 Holker Old Boys 04/01/13 Daisy Hill 11/01/14 AFC DARWEN 18/01/14 Ashton Town 25/01/14 ATHERTON COLLIERIES 01/02/14 HOLKER OB (FDT QF) 08/12/14 Widnes Vikings 15/02/14 Oldham Boro 22/02/14 ECCLESHALL 08/03/14 Eccleshall 05/04/14 WIDNES VIKINGS 12/04/14 Northwich FV 21/04/14 AFC Darwen 26/04/14 Rochdale Town TBC LEEK CSOB
Home fixtures in BOLD.
Key: LC—League Challenge Cup, FAV– FA Vase, LCT—LFA Challenge Trophy, FDT—1st Division Trophy Player Spotlight Ben Woodhead
Name Ben Woodhead Age 22 Position Goalkeeper Former Clubs Burnley, Barrow
Nelson 34 Appearances Nelson Goals 0
Ben is sponsored by….
PHILLIP BERRY
Club Supported Manchester United Favourite player Iker Casillas Most Memorable Football Movement Being involved with Burnley winning the Play-Off final
Best save Save at a tournament in Portugal for Burnley youth team, Gordon Banks v Brazil esq. Football superstitions Always tape my fingers and wrists, put two pairs of socks on. No diving in the warm up Who do you travel to games with? On my own for home games as I’m round the corner. Always games usually with Danny Finch. Pre match meal: Whatever's in the fridge
The Best of Nelson
On the 14th December 1946, my dad took me to watch Nelson play Leyland Motors in the Lancashire Combination. He had just returned home after serving in the Royal Engineers in the Far East and it was my first football match. I remember it well, I don’t remember much about what happened a month ago but I remember my first ever football match even though it was 67 years ago!
Nelson’s team that day was :- Bentley, Eastwood, Rotherham, Pickering, Watson, Crossland, Wood, Waddington, Walton, Wild , and it was a 3-3 draw. From that day forward, Nelson began to build a team of players deemed ‘past their best’ by their football league clubs. Ted Wigglesworth arrived from Burnley and Jimmy Ward from Manchester United. Then came Cyril Coyne from Leeds United and Tommy McManus from Blackburn Rovers. They were magnificent players whose careers had been thwarted by the war. Walter Marvin came from somewhere – I don’t remember where – but ‘bullet head’, as he became better known, was a terrific header of the ball and scored regularly with headers from corners.
Nelson really became a force to be reckoned with when the board engaged Bob Johnson, formerly of Burnley, as player-manager. His first signing was Jack Webber, who had been discarded by Blackburn Rovers, and Nelson’s regular eleven for that 1949/50 season was :- Tattersall, Wigglesworth, Thompson, Coates, Johnson, Coyne, Woodhead, Ward, Webber, Burns, McManus. Nelson won the Combination Championship by 6 points from Wigan Athletic, scoring 125 goals in 42 matches. In- cluding cup ties, Webber played in 53 games scoring 43 goals. Ward and McManus scored 26 each whilst Burns netted 20, Coyne even got 15 from centre half.
Nelson lost the championship the next year on goal average. If goal difference had been the rule, then Nelson would have retained the title. Wigan’s record was 90 for and 43 against whereas Nelson was 120 for and 64 against. Webber’s tally this term was 47 goals. An outstanding F.A Cup run saw Nelson reach the 2nd round before narrowly losing 3-2 to Port Vale (Who went on to be 3rd division champions).
Bob Johnson retired and Joe Fagan was appointed to take over for the 51/52 season, a move that brought further success to the club. The league title was retained by a clear 8 points and 139 goals were scored. Webber hit 42, Ward 38 with 25 coming from Arthur Cowell, another discard from Blackburn Rovers.
It’s a great pity there was no Conference in those days as Nelson would probably have won their way back into the football league. As it was, they had to rely on persuading other clubs to vote them in but they had to contend with Burnley who were opposed to another Lancashire club joining the ranks. They say you shouldn’t hold a grudge but I’m afraid I do! Burnley will never have my support! By Derek Metcalfe
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Jack Brooks
Age 17 Position CM Development Appearances 3 (1)
1st Team Appearances 6 (5)
A former Accrington Stanley youngster, Jack came to the club in pre-season and instantly caught the eye of the first team management. The tough tackling 16 year old showed maturity beyond his years and after impressing in pre-season made his Nelson debut of the opening day of the season against Leek CSOB at right back. Since then Jack’s development has been further supported by 6 starts in the 1st team and 5 appearances from the bench. A player with a great future and certainly one to keep an eye on. Blues Brainteasers
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1) At which World Cup did Diego Maradonna fail a drugs test?
2) Who is Galatasaray’s only previous British Manager?
3) Who was named new Bury manager this week?
4) Who scored a hat-trick in the Matthew’s Cup Final in 1953
5) Which major non league honours have Nelson hot-shots Richie Allen and Peter Wright won between them.
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A win and a loss for Development Squad
The Development Squad travelled to Thackley as the 1st team were beating 1874 Northwich at Vicotria Park. In dismal conditions at The Dennyfield, Sam Heap’s men were caught cold by a late Thackley goal that settled the tie.
On Thursday night the second string went to Garforth, unfortunate- ly losing the game 4-1 with a series of bookings and a sending off to boot.
Defeat leaves the Development squad 7th in the Lancashire League East table. Their next game is at Victoria Park on Thurs- day 2nd January—19:45 KO.
Youth Staff Changes
The youth team have undergone some change in the last week, Phil Cain has left the club as Youth Head Coach with club Chair- man Fayyaz Ahmed taking over the reigns for the game at Burnley Belvedere tomorrow. The game kicks off at 13:00 at Holden Road if any supporters wish to have a look at the next generation of Nel- son players.
We have also started recruitment for our 2014/15 youth scholarship programme. We have 18 available places for the new season with trials starting in February. Interest can be registered at [email protected]
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The History Boys Season 2005/06
The 2005/06 season was the last time Nelson were promoted from the second tier of the North West Counties League.
Former Blackburn Rovers coach David Hall took over the manager's role at the start of the 2004/05 season, and set about rebuilding a fresh young team. But Hall was to leave after a poor start to the following season, and his assistant Graham Howarth (pictured below) took over and oversaw an incredible late run which propelled the Blues to a third place finish, bringing with it a first promotion for the Club for 83 years.
The re-structuring of non-league at the end of that season meant that 3 teams went from the NWCFL Premier Division into the Unibond League, leaving three free spaces in that league. The gap meant there was three promoted from the First Division, giving the Admirals step 5 football in 2006/07.
In the FA Vase Nelson got through the 2nd qualifying round with a 2-1 home win over promotion rivals Flixton, then beat Daisy Hill away from home by single goal to progress into the 2nd round proper. But that was to be as far as the Admirals went, losing 1-0 at home to Ashville, who now play in the Cheshire League. The History Boys Season 2005/06
The Nelson squad at the time Pos Team Pld Pts included a young Billy Carrington and current 1 FC United of Manchester 36 87 Barnoldswick Town boss Kevin 2 Flixton 36 79 Richardson. Michael Holt 3 Nelson 36 74 (pictured) was not only the 4 Winsford United 36 65 Admirals top scorer, but also the leagues leading marksman, 5 Padiham 36 62 the former Bamber Bridge, 6 Great Harwood Town 36 62 Accrington Stanley and 7 Ashton Town 36 58 Padiham man scored 33 goals in all competitions. 8 Norton United 36 51 9 Blackpool Mechanics 36 49 10 Oldham Town 36 48 11 Eccleshall 36 46
12 New Mills 36 46 13 Chadderton 36 44 14 Cheadle Town 36 42
15 Holker Old Boys 36 41 16 Darwen 36 35 17 Leek CSOB 36 28
18 Daisy Hill 36 27 The Admirals went on to play 19 Castleton Gabriels 36 1 four season’s in the Premier Division with a highest finish of 17th place before the club resigned from the league is 2010. The club returned in its current structure to the NWCFL in August 2011. Player Sponsorship
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1 Ben Woodhead 1 S Whittle 2 Ben Hoskin 2 C Flowers 3 Lydon Hodgkiss 3 J Mukuna 4 Robert Grimes 4 M Shemwell 5 Danny Finch 5 R Mee 6 Lee Botham 6 S Winstanley 7 Ritchie Allen 7 K McNeil 8 Adnan Ahmed 8 J Foster 9 Matty O’Neill 9 S Farrell 10 Peter Wright 10 T Mataciunas 11 Brandon Barski 11 L Green 12 Jonny Hession 12 T Allcroft 13 Michael Pilkington 14 A Buckley 14 Jack Brookes 15 K Brangman 15 Jake Lloyd 16 P Oldham 16 William Nolan 17 A Alwill 18 S Solademi
Referee: Peter Leonard
Assistant Referee: Nicola Curran
Assistant Referee: Alan Davidson