Matlock Town Tuesday 24Th August 2021 Kick Off 7.45Pm Club Details & Honours
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THE DABBER NANTWICH TOWN vs MATLOCK TOWN TUESDAY 24TH AUGUST 2021 KICK OFF 7.45PM CLUB DETAILS & HONOURS Nantwich Town Football Club CLUB HONOURS Company by Guarantee Company No: 0732 8670 The Optimum Pay Stadium, LEAGUE COMPETITION: Waterlode, Nantwich, CW5 5BS Cheshire County League Telephone: 01270 621771 Champions – 1980/81 County Affiliation: Cheshire FA Year Formed: 1884 Mid-Cheshire League Champions – 1963/64 At the Top Runners-Up – 1950/51, 1961/62, 1964/65 President: Frank Blunstone Chairman: Jon Gold Crewe Amateur Combination League Vice-Chairman: John Dunning Champions – 1946/47 Directors: Mark Hawkins, John Dunning, Clive Jackson, Dave Clapp, Dan Cheshire League Dunning-Cole, Tim Crighton Division One Runners Up – 1900/01 Company Secretary: John Dunning Shropshire & District League Football Officials Runners-Up – 1891/92 Manager: Dave Cooke Assistant Manager: Jay Bateman Manchester League First Team Coach Mentor: Nigel Deeley Runners-Up – 1966/67 Goalkeeper Coach: Keiron Clarke Head Physio: Callum Carey Northern Premier League Physio: Pete Williams Div 1 South – Play-Off Winners – 2007/08 Kit Manager: Jason Clarke Premier Division Play-Off Final – 2008/09 Behind the Scenes CUP COMPETITION: Club Secretary: Carl Thorpe Cheshire Senior Cup Winners – 1932/33, Match Day Secretary: Gary Richardson 1975/76, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2017/18, Business Manager: Emma Crossan 2018/19 Press Officers: Jack Beresford, Liam Price, Adam Bateman FA Vase Winners – 2005/06 Club Photographer: Jonathan White Groundsman: TBC FA Trophy Semi Finalist – 2015/16 Stadium & Safety Officer: Bob Melling FA Cup First Round – 2011/12, 2017/18, Social Networks: 2019/20 Twitter: @TheDabbers Facebook: /nantwichtownfc North West Counties League Cup YouTube: Nantwich Town FC Winners – 1994/95 Instagram: officialnantwichtownfc Mid Cheshire League Cup Winners – 1961/62, 1963/64 WELCOME TO NANTWICH TOWN A very warm welcome to everyone to The Optimum Pay Stadium this evening, including the supporters, players, management and Directors of our visitors, Matlock Town. It’s been a solid start to the season with the opening home 3-2 win over Stalybridge Celtic, followed up by a wonderful performance and 2-0 win away at Atherton Collieries, it was just the start Dave Cooke and his squad could have hoped for. However it was not to be at a decent Whitby side at the weekend, and the boys will be itching to put that straight tonight against Matlock Town this evening Matlock like ourselves have also had a strong start to the season. Despite a 2-0 defeat away at Ashton United at the start of the season. They have won back to back home matches with a 2-1 win over fancied Basford United despite being down to 10 men and another 2-1 win over Hyde United. I’m sure tonight will be a fascinating encounter between two sides eager to push on. From left to right: Jon Gold, John Scarlett, Danny Griggs, Ian Garnett, Dave Cooke Last home game we paid tribute to Dabbers legend and someone who played a massive part in our previous success’s. Danny Griggs, who has served the club as a player, coach and assistant manager, making over 400 appearances and scoring 116 goals, making him the club’s second highest post war goal scorer of all time. We were delighted to have his whole family down to share a presentation in front of all his adoring fans, friends and family, we hope to see Danny again soon! Enjoy the programme and the match this evening and Up The Dabbers! Carl Thorpe Club Secretary & Programme Editor 2021/22 FIRST TEAM REMAINING FIXTURES Tuesday 24th August 2021 (7.45pm) Matlock Town (H) Saturday 28th August 2021 (3pm) Bamber Bridge (H) Monday 30th August 2021 (3pm) Witton Albion (A) Saturday 4th September 2021 (3pm) Grantham Town (H) – FA Cup 1Q Tuesday 7th September 2021 (7.45pm) Hyde United (H) Saturday 11th September 2021 (3pm) Radcliffe (A) Tuesday 14th September 2021 (7.45pm) Mickleover (A) Saturday 18th September 2021 (3pm) FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Saturday 25th September 2021 (3pm) Basford United (H) Tuesday 28th September 2021 (7.45pm) Grantham Town (A) Saturday 2nd October 2021 (3pm) South Shields (H) Tuesday 5th October 2021 (7.45pm) Gainsborough Trinity (H) Saturday 9th October 2021 (3pm) FC United of Manchester (A) Tuesday 12th October 2021 (7.45pm) Warrington Town (H) Saturday 16th October 2021 (3pm) Ashton United (A) Saturday 23rd October 2021 (3pm) Morpeth Town (H) Saturday 30th October 2021 (3pm) FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round Saturday 6th November 2021 (3pm) Buxton (A) Saturday 20th November 2021 (3pm) Scarborough Athletic (A) Saturday 27th November 2021 (3pm) Lancaster City (H) Saturday 4th December 2021 (3pm) Hyde United (A) Saturday 11th December 2021 (3pm) Radcliffe (H) Saturday 18th December 2021 (3pm) Whitby Town (H) Monday 27th December 2021 (3pm) Stafford Rangers (A) Saturday 1st January 2022 (3pm) Witton Albion (H) Saturday 8th January 2022 (3pm) Stalybridge Celtic (A) Saturday 15th January 2022 (3pm) Mickleover (H) Saturday 22nd January 2022 (3pm) Basford United (A) Saturday 29th January 2022 (3pm) Ashton United (H) Saturday 5th February 2022 (3pm) Morpeth Town (A) Tuesday 8th February 2022 (7.45pm) Warrington Town (A) Saturday 12th February 2022 (3pm) Buxton (H) Saturday 19th February 2022 (3pm) Grantham Town (H) Saturday 26th February 2022 (3pm) South Shields (A) Saturday 12th March 2022 (3pm) FC United of Manchester (H) Saturday 19th March 2022 (3pm) Gainsborough Trinity (A) Saturday 26th March 2022 (3pm) Lancaster City (A) Saturday 2nd April 2022 (3pm) Scarborough Athletic (H) Saturday 9th April 2022 (3pm) Atherton Collieries (H) Saturday 16th April 2022 (3pm) Matlock Town (A) Monday 18th April 2022 (3pm) Stafford Rangers (H) Saturday 23rd April 2022 (3pm) Bamber Bridge (A) NB: Fixtures are always subject to change due to postponements / cup fixtures MATLOCK TOWN – MATCH PREVIEW The Dabbers welcome Matlock Town to the Optimum Pay Stadium this evening as they look to bounce back quickly from Saturday’s first defeat of the season to Whitby. Under Matlock and Key: Matlock have an identical record to the Dabbers after 3 games, with 2 wins and a defeat to their name. losing to Ashton on the opening day but responding with back-to-back wins over Basford and Hyde United respectively. In recent weeks, they’ve added to their attacking options by signing two forward players bizarrely both with the surname Greaves, attacking midfielder Oli who up until 2020 was a part of Sheffield United’s academy, and striker Jerome on loan from Rotherham. Neither are related to each other (or Jimmy Greaves). Last Time Out: The two sides were due to play in March 2020, but a positive Covid case in the Matlock camp saw the game postponed, just 10 days before literally everything got postponed with the first lockdown. But the Dabbers won out the last time the two teams did play, back in October 2019, a double from Joe Malkin and a late tap-in from Caspar Hughes helping them to a 3-1 win Player’s to Watch: While Matlock have added to their frontline, it’s the existing forwards who should pose the biggest threat. Ross Hannah scored both goals in their win over Basford (but also got sent off so is unavailable tonight), and fellow striker Jesurun Uchebgulam provides a skillful and pacy threat alongside him. MATLOCK – A BRIEF HISTORY IN TIME CLUB INFO Club Name: Matlock Town FC Year Founded: 1878 Club Nickname: The Gladiators Current Ground: Causeway Lane Current Manager: Paul Phillips CUP HISTORY Derbyshire Senior Cup: Winners, 10 times; Evans Halshaw Floodlit Cup: Winners, 1988/89, 1990/91 NPL Challenge Cup: Winners – 1977/78, 2004/05 NPL Shield: Winners – 1978/79 FA Cup: 3nd Round – 1976/77 FA Trophy: Winners – 1974/75 LEAGUE HISTORY Central Alliance North Div: Champions – 1959/60, 1960/61 Midland Counties League: Champions – 1961-62, 1968/69 NPL Division One: Runners-Up – 2003/04 NPL Premier Division: Runners-Up – 1983/84 LAST 5 LEAGUE SEASONS: Season League POS PL W D L GF GA Pts 2016-17 NPL P 9/24 46 22 9 15 68 58 75 2017-18 NPL P 15/24 46 18 6 22 69 75 60 2018-19 NPL P 15/21 40 12 8 20 58 79 44 2019-20 NPL P ABAN 28 8 5 15 36 43 29 * 2020-21 NPL P ABAN 6 4 1 1 10 4 13 * * 2019-20 & 2020-21 Season both curtailed due to COVID-19 MATLOCK TOWN - HISTORY Matlock Town sprung to prominence as one of the leading non league clubs in the country. They joined the NPL in 1969/70 and their early years in the competition saw them struggle towards the bottom of the league. Earlier they had won the Central Alliance Division North Champions in 1959/60 and 1960/61, which saw them enter the Midland Counties League which they won in their debut season. Additionally in 1959/60 they reached the FA Cup First Round for the first time, losing 1-0 at home to Crook Town after a replay. When they won the Midland Counties League for the second time in 1968/69 they were invited to join the NPL and they have now been members of the league for 51 seasons. Matlock won the FA Trophy at Wembley in April 1975, beating Scarborough 4-0, then a record winning margin for the final and the only time when three brothers have played for the same club in a Wembley final as Tom, Mick and Nick Fenoughty played leading roles. Peter Swan had taken over as manager at the start of the season bringing about a fantastic attacking style to Matlock’s play. Success had come earlier in the 1974/75 campaign as Matlock progressed to the First Round of the FA Cup, losing 4-1 at home to eventual Third Division champions Blackburn Rovers in front of over 5,000 spectators.