OFFICAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF SOUTHPORT FC • ISSUE 10 • £2.50

v HEREFORD TUESDAY 22/10/2019 • KICK OFF 7.45PM

MANAGERS NOTES SOUTHPORT It’s a quick turnaround him a start. By the time you FOOTBALL CLUB this evening as we read this I will have decided. welcome Hereford to The It’s been disappointing to The Pure Stadium, Haig Avenue, Pure Stadium for tonight’s lose George (Newell) for a Southport, PR8 6JZ few months. It didn’t seem match after the Tel: 01704-533422 like anything at the time but Fax: 01704-533455 disappointment on it turns out to be more Website: www.southportfc.net Saturday. serious than we thought with Twitter: @southport_fc They often say the best an injury that will keep him way to pick yourself up after out longer than we thought Directors: Ian Kyle, & a fall is to get back in the at the time he went down. Steven Porter saddle quickly and we have We travel to Bradford on In accordance with paragraph 2.13 of rules of The the chance to put Saturday National League, the Club makes the following Saturday who have Mark statement: well and truly behind us Bower back at the helm and Southport Football Club is a Company, limited by tonight. who steered them to a shares, registered in England and Wales with We know it won’t be an surprise 3-2 win against registered number 01486711. easy task with Hereford The following individuals hold a significant interest tonight’s opponents last in Southport Football Club (defined as being more sitting above us in eighth week before losing narrowly than 10% of the voting rights): Ian Kyle place in the table and both at Gloucester on Saturday. Manager: Liam Watson sides go into the There are game knowing a Assistant Manager: Jon McCarthy certainly no win could lift walkovers at Secretary: James Tedford 01704-533422 either of us into this level and [email protected] a play off berth. despite Head Of Commercial: Steve Brown 07809 I was hurting Bradford’s poor 489 370 [email protected] on Saturday and start they have Community Development: Darren the players were shown they too Wildman [email protected] hurting as well can pick up and I am sure Events Manager: Claire Kyle decent results [email protected] you as fans were so we will need hurting, that’s Physio: Dan Gabrielson to turn up in the football and right frame of Club Chaplain: Paul Taylor anyone who mind. Kit: Hamish Morton cares about Thanks for their team would have been Groundsman: Paul Brookes coming to the game tonight, disappointed. We didn’t turn listen in to my post match Programme Editor & Sales: Rob Urwin up and a number of players podcast on our website which contact [email protected] let themselves down. 077900-41514 we do after every game, win I will be taking stock of lose or draw unless the video Programme Design: Simon Cooper who is available on Monday camera fails to record any Excel Print Ltd before making a final sound as it did on Saturday to selection. New signing Website: Rob Urwin complete a bad day at the Marcus Wood will obviously Press Officer: Alan Jones office. Media Assistants: Amos Wynn & James Houghton be chomping at the bit to get a start and we all saw on Liam Technical Services: Les Rooney Saturday the impact Connor Club Shop Manager: Christine Classon Woods had on the game

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#ONEPORT03 WITH IAN KYLE BOARDROOM BRIEF

Good evening and welcome everyone this league. It is up to Liam, Steve and I to this evening’s National League to determine, very quickly, who is North fixture against Hereford. A committed to that push for promotion, particularly warm welcome to who is not, and where we need to everyone, directors, staff and fans continue to build. We have scouts out who have made the long journey up watching two to three games per week from Hereford. It is not the easiest looking for those missing pieces of the journey on a Saturday, never mind a jigsaw. We have of course extended Tuesday night as we found out when contracts for Jack and more recently we had to make the journey to David so it can clearly be seen that we Hereford on a Tuesday evening last are investing in the future. Liam is season. basing his selection on what he sees in Everyone associated with training and on the pitch. To the Club is of course that end, hopefully Zehn, disappointed by our exit from Kieron and Connor can the FA cup, even more so continue to push for starting after the huge lift our run places and give Liam the kind last season gave us all. It of headache that every happens, we have no divine manager wants to have right to presume it should before a game! happen again this season and The message going forward we now need to pick is very much that we need to ourselves up and concentrate get over Saturday’s defeat, on what should be the get into the promotion places priority for this Club which is getting and stay there for the rest of the season. into the promotion places and staying We are more than capable of doing that there. For Liam, Steve and I, more particularly as we will continue to disappointing was the manner of the strengthen where necessary. defeat. We saw at Boston that for every The big plus from Saturday’s game player without exception it was a bad was the support that we again received, day at the office. The players picked up hopefully that will continue for the rest their collective performance and showed of the season! what they are capable of in a very professional display against Brackley, Ian Our Boardroom and then let themselves and everyone Notes else down on Saturday. are Sponsored By We should not however lose sight of Cobra Frames the fact that we are pushing for a play- off place and have lost only two in the last ten. We clearly have the nucleus of a side that can match and beat any side in

04#ONEPORT AROUND THE CLUB

Whilst we were having a bad when we played at Bootham Crescent a few weeks ago yet we struggled so badly at home day at the office on Saturday to 18th place Altrincham. Funny old game the team we hammered in football isn’t it?! The National North clubs still in the FA Cup the previous round moved are Boston United who won 1-0 at up to 3rd place in the table. Hednesford, Altrincham, Darlington (won 3-0 at Tamworth) and York and I’m sure we all It’s hard to believe that wish them well in the draw and the next Farsley are third after we round. The sad goings on at the Haringey v Yeovil have completely outplayed game have been well documented, it is hard them on both occasions this to believe it is still going on in this day and age but it highlights there remains a problem season. It had been said that in this country and all the self righteous they have had a run of so comments coming from some England commentators after the game in Bulgaria are called easy games but a 4-2 made to look rather silly now. win at Alfreton takes some Elsewhere, Nathan Lowe was on the scoresheet in South Shields 1-1 home draw doing. They have now won against Grantham Town for whom Craig five league games in a row Westcarr was the scorer. The gate of 2014 is which equals the season’s pretty impressive at any NL level let alone NPL Premier. The goal was set up by Jason best set by King’s Lynn. Gilchrist. Basford United continue their promotion Elsewhere in the league AFC Telford push and bid for a place in our league next returned to winning ways with a fine 4-1 win season, I’m sure a few people would need to over Guiseley who had sat in the play offs on get the maps out to find out were Basford is? a crazy afternoon of results. Blyth had a good It’s a suburb with Nottingham for anyone 2-2 home draw against Chester and who doesn’t know. confirmed their resurgence. FC United’s improvement continued with a Our exit from the Cup at least means it will 3-2 win at Atherton Colls in front of 1019. be a Saturday trip to Spennymoor on Colls normal gate is around the 200 mark on November 9th, every cloud has silver lining so a good day. they say. Spenny exited at Chorley going After the four games played in our league down 2-0. on Saturday we moved down one place. Win King’s Lynn bit the dust at NPL Premier tonight and we could be up to sixth and a win League side Nantwich, whilst York City for Hereford would see them in fifth place. remain unbeaten in league and cup after a It’s an important game in terms of upward fine 2-0 win at home to Stockport County. movement for both sides. The irony is we could well have won at York

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08#ONEPORT MARADONAANDTHEMAFIA By Neil Turner (BBC Radio Merseyside and Non League Paper)

Football like other aspects of life is riddled with gossip, conspiracy theories and stranger than life fiction stories. After a conversation with a German pal of mine recently, who told me an intriguing tale about one of the world’s greatest players, I decided to do a bit of research. what happened the following there has never been a proven Make up your own season. The champions started link, success for Napoli would minds as to whether the campaign in ruthless form have been highly and maintained that consistency disadvantageous for the crime it is mere gossip, or until very late in the season families of the city. If Napoli had plausible fact? when, inexplicably, with five won, the Camorra would have matches remaining, they went had to pay out around 200 billion In 1987, Napoli were champions into meltdown. They drew one of lire in bets. Prior to the advent of of Italy, their first Scudetto in a their remaining games and lost the Euro, I can remember the long, underwhelming history. The the other four. Winning the exchange rate of approximately celebration party went on for two Scudetto in 1987 inspired the 1400 lire to £1 sterling, you work months. In the following year, biggest party in Naples history, out the maths dear reader. hundreds of new born boys were losing it a year later led to a Links between Maradona and named Diego, and the girls Diega. wake. the Camorra where well known. They were named after the Dramatic collapses happen all He went to their parties and footballer primarily responsible the time in sport. Pressure family weddings, and he was for Napoli’s sudden success; builds, nerves crack, it is one of often seen loaded with expensive Diego Maradona. the main reasons we all keep gifts that he never made any The tale of how the best player watching even when the result attempt to deny when in the world ended up at one of seems a forgone conclusion. But questioned about their origins. Italy’s least desirable clubs is Napoli’s choke in 1987-88 has In an interview shortly after extraordinary. Within three always been wrapped in deep Napoli won the title in 1990, seasons, the Argentinian single folds of suspicion. The city has Maradona was questioned about handedly took Napoli from been the home of the Camorra the failure of the team to win the perennial relegation dodgers to crime syndicate since the 17th championship in 1987-88, his the summit of the toughest century. response, “We have to let league in the world at the time, At the beginning of that someone else win, otherwise it proof to his admirers that he was season, every Neapolitan had put gets boring”. the greatest players ever. money on their team to win a Fact or fiction, make up your What is less well known is second championship. Whilst own mind.

#ONEPORT09 Welcome back to The Pure Stadium for today’s game against HEREFORD.

It was great to have a sell out of Corporate places for the match on Saturday and to see the “Padded Seats” full to bursting.

Despite the result everyone had a great time with promises to return as the experience was so enjoyable. Don’t forget that Season Ticket holders can upgrade on a match by match basis. Thanks to Les Rooney for the new sign which is placed above the entrance to the tunnel.

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#ONEPORT11 ClubShop Our Club Shop at the ground is open on a Friday ahead of when we have a home game on a Saturday between 10am and 2pm and other times as advertised on our website and on Social Media. In the run up to Christmas extended opening hours will be advertised.

We have a wide selection of merchandise available from the Club Shop at the ground or you can visit our online store at https://southportfc.net/online-shop/ All shop enquiries can be sent by e-mail to [email protected] We try to despatch items ordered online within 48 hours but please allow 7 days for delivery.

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This is just a selection of some of the items we have available, call in and have a look around.

12#ONEPORT ONETOELEVEN When Liam selected his 1 to 11 to celebrate his 500th game in charge at the club it generated a lot of discussion as we find whenever we talk about our best eleven players. Nobody would agree all the time, that�s what makes football so interesting. The diverse opinions, the favourites we all have and the different views on the merits of those that have worn our badge.

Why not have a go at putting your best X1 together in 4-4-2 formation based on the players you have seen down the years. Your favourites, the best, the most popular with you as a fan, maybe not the best but one you remember for doing something you will never forget? We will include as many “teams” as we can in the Matchday Programme. I’ve done this a few times now myself and it probably change every time I do it but to get the ball rolling (I have stuck to players from Non League Days that I have seen play) here’s my effort based on my mood on Tuesday October 15th!

Goalkeeper: Steve Dickinson-Mr Consistency Right Back: Martin Clark-cool & calm Left Back: Tim Ryan-You wouldn’t argue with him would you. Central Defender: Kevin Mooney-So reliable Central Defender: Scott Guyett-The best ever centre-half I’ve seen at the club. Right Mid: George Dewsnip-Probably my favourite player of all time. Takes some doing to keep Carl Baker out of the team. Central Mid: Brian Butler Central Mid: Tommy O’Neill Left Mid: Shaun Whalley-Cheeky and cheerful Striker: Gary Cooper-never to be forgotten moment with the goal against Hull City which was so special to me. Striker: Terry Fearns-Best finisher I have seen at the level we were playing.

I can think of lots and lots more players who I could include and I’m sure if I did this again next week I would come up with a few changes so don’t get hung up on it just have a go and send me your “best” eleven to [email protected]. #ONEPORT13

Southport 1 BRACKLEY TOWN 0 Saturday October 12th ACTION

Line Up Albinson, Ogle, Parry (Benjamin 46), Winnard, Astles, Morgan, Green, Doyle, Correia (Newell) (Woods), Sampson, Bauress

Scorer Morgan pen 65 16#ONEPORT #ONEPORT17 VISITORS HEREFORD We extend a very warm welcome to our visitors from Hereford this evening and hope you enjpy your short stay in Southport. We made the reverse trip on a Tuesday last season and know it’s not the easiest of journey’s in midweek.

We also played Hereford United on four double. You then have to go back to 2002 to occasions in the Football League winning once, find the previous Southport victory which is the drawing twice and losing once. The most only other occasion we have take the three memorable game was a pulsating 2-2 draw on points in Non League games between the sides. Boxing Day 1972 with both sides going for promotion in front of a packed out Edgar Street Hereford Form Line 2019/20 with 10491 in attendance. The Southport Last time out saw a surprise 3-2 reversal at scorers that day were Jim Fryatt and Norrie Bradford Park Avenue as prior to that The Bulls Lloyd. had three straight wins against Gateshead, Looking at the above set of scores Hereford Kettering and Leamington which saw them have a good record against Southport but last sitting in 6th place in the table season did see The Sandgrounders do the

LEAGUE FORMLINE Res D L L W W D L d L W W W L Venue H A A H A H A H A H H A A Opps Spe Glo KL Tel Bly Bra Che Bos Gui Gat Ket Lea BPA Score 2-2 0-2 1-3 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-4 0-0 0-3 2-1 1-0 2-0 2-3 Pos 13 5 4 4 8 7 16 11 9 6 8 Atts 2707 * * 2440 * 2585 * 2498 * 1703 2557 * *

MATCHES AGAINST HEREFORD UNITED & HEREFORD IN NON LEAGUE 97/98 18-Oct A Lge D 1-1 2663 Mitten 97/98 03-Mar H Lge D 0-0 662 98/99 31-Aug A Lge D 2-2 2308 Gouck O'Reilly 98/99 16-Feb H Lge D 0-0 872 99/00 11-Sep H Lge L 0-1 1287 99/00 04-Dec A Lge L 1-2 2610 Elam 00/01 19-Aug A Lge D 0-0 2438 00/01 27-Mar H Lge D 1-1 1367 Grayston 01/02 27-Aug A Lge D 0-0 2010 01/02 26-Jan H Lge D 1-1 970 Elam 02/03 09-Nov A Lge W 2-0 1646 Soley, Thomson 02/03 21-Apr H Lge L 1-2 1103 Pickford 04/05 13-Nov H FAC 1 L 1-3 2045 Fearns 05/06 14-Mar H Lge L 1-2 1057 Robinson(pen) 05/06 22-Apr A Lge D 1-1 2547 Blakeman 12/13 27-Oct H Lge D 2-2 1028 Ledsham, Lynch(pen) 12/13 02-Feb A Lge D 2-2 1513 Whalley, Byrne 13/14 16-Nov H Lge L 0-3 876 13/14 18-Jan A Lge L 1-4 1569 Akrigg 18/19 13-Nov A Lge W 3-0 1512 Charles(pen), Winnard, Archer 18/19 13-Apr H Lge W 1-0 1002 Platt

18#ONEPORT IN THE HOT SEAT

HEREFORD HISTORY

Born out of the ashes 107 points, beating second place Salisbury by 18 points. The 2016/17 of Hereford United, season also saw The Bulls win the Hereford FC were Herefordshire FA Challenge cup for the second season in a row, as placed in the Midland well as beating the winners of the Football League for Southern League Central division, Royston Town in the end of the 2015/16 season season ‘Champions’ vs ‘Champions’ match. after the former club The Bulls completed a hat-trick folded in December of promotions in the 2017/18 IN THE HOT SEAT is Russell Slade who season, but King’s Lynn and was appointed as The Gaffer this season. 2014. Kettering made sure it wasn’t an easy ride, running The Bulls close Having had an extended career at reserve Hereford United¬ famed for the team level, Slade entered professional for the title. Hereford finally 1972 FA Cup victory over secured the league with three sports coaching with Notts County in 1993. Newcastle United and that Ronnie games to spare. He briefly took charge of the club as Radford goal had been blighted by The 2017/18 season also saw caretaker manager during the 1994–95 financial issues for the final years The Bulls enjoy their best-ever run of their existence, facing winding season. Slade then had spells in charge of in the FA Cup since forming in up petitions in the Court nearly 2015. non-league sides Armitage and Leicester twenty times during the last two Beating AFC Telford in the 1st United before joining the coaching staff of years. Round Proper, Hereford then held Sheffield United in 1997. He had two spells The club’s varying owners were League 1 Fleetwood to a 1-1 draw in open disagreement with the as caretaker manager of The Blades in 1998 at Highbury, before sadly losing majority of the support over the the replay at Edgar Street, a game and 1999 before the appointment of Neil final few months, and the end that was screened live on BT Warnock. In 2001, he took over the came as a relief to many albeit Sport. The Bulls were the last managerial post at Conference National tinged with much sadness. surviving non-league side left in Playing out of the historic Edgar the competition. side Scarborough before later moving to Street Athletic Ground that Grimsby Town in 2004 and Yeovil Town in The 2019/20 season saw hosted a string of Hereford clubs Hereford face their toughest 2006. He was appointed manager of in the 1920s before Hereford season to date, playing against Brighton & Hove Albion in 2009 but the United was formed from a merger the likes of former Football of local sides, the new club have League sides, Stockport, stay was brief and he was dismissed in retained the nickname The Bulls, November 2009. Kidderminster, York, Darlington the white shirts, and the and Chester in the National In 2010, Slade was appointed manager of Herefordshire Bull on the club League North. Leyton Orient and he led the club to two crest even parading the real thing It was a challenging season 7th-place finishes, an FA Cup fifth round at their first competitive match in that saw Peter Beadle replaced by August and later at Wembley for replay against Arsenal and took the O's to Tim Harris (Head of Football) and the FA Vase Final. Marc Richards (Heach Coach) as the Play-off Final in 2013–14 – a feat which In the first season The Bulls The Bulls reorganised their saw win the LMA League 1 Manager of the started writing their own history footballing structure to better Year award. He left Orient to take charge of by setting a string of Midland prepare them for future seasons. Football League attendance The primary objective for the first Championship side Cardiff City, and spent records, starting with their first two years in charge of the side, finishing in season in the National League game, and breaking ground North was to consolidate and 11th and 8th positions before being attendance records at several that job was completed with The appointed the club's head of football. He away grounds as they took the Bulls ending the season in 17th Midland Football League double. place. resigned from the role after only two weeks That season also saw The Bulls and, in June 2016, was appointed manager Now in a much stronger win the Herefordshire FA County position, The Bulls have made of Charlton Athletic. Challenge Cup, before finishing some impressive acquisitions Slade has developed a reputation for off with taking over 21,000 ahead of the 2019/20 season, being an effective man manager, and a very supporters to Wembley in the FA with the arrival of Reece Styche Vase Final. savvy operator within the transfer market from Alfreton, Jordan Nicholson The second season saw from Darlington and Brandon who never bought a player whilst at Leyton Hereford race to the Southern Hall from Kidderminster to name Orient, instead bringing in a number of League South & West title, just three. players on free transfers. winning the league with a total of #ONEPORT19

GOALKEEPER first player that the club Josh Gowling paid a fee for after he turned Defender (35) Brandon Hall down a new contract with Vastly experienced central Goalkeeper (26) Weston. Scored a number of defender recently signed from Signed from Kidderminster in the spectacular goals in his first Torquay United. Previously had a summer of 2019 after winning a season. spell at Edgar Street ten years ago series of supporter Jack Bodenham - Defender (19) with the old club whilst in League awards. Previously with Ebbsfleet Left sided defender currently on One. and Woking. loan from Cardiff City Jordan Warren Keiran Thomas Defender (24) Cullinane- Burwood Signed from Gloucester City in the Liburd Goalkeeper (19) summer of 2018 where he had Defender (24) On loan from Cardiff City been recognised as Versatile former Solihull Moors

Captain and Player of the Year defender now into his third season James Carey during his two years there. An at Edgar Street. Goalkeeper (19) uncompromising tackler, hard Passionate and committed. Former Bristol City trainee signed but fair. in the summer after a brief trial. MIDFIELDER Has first team experience Jared Hodgkiss in loan spells with Frome Town Defender (32) and Yate Town. Experienced full back with over Jacob Jagger 300 appearances for the likes of Cane Brandon Forest Green, Torquay, and Midfielder (25) Powell Macclesfield. Weston Super Mare’s captain in Goalkeeper (18) Martin Riley the 2018/19 season is a box-to-box Hereford FC Academy graduate midfielder with a great who made his first team debut in Defender (32) workrate. the FA Cup last season. Capped with England C, the Wolverhampton native has racked Jason Pope DEFENDER up over 300 career Midfielder (23) appearances for the likes of Comfortable at full back, central Wrexham, Mansfield, and defence, or midfield, former Danny Tranmere. Exeter City trainee Pope has

Greenslade won the Supporters, Players, and Managers Player of the Year Defender (23) awards at Weston during his The fromer Weston Super Mare time there. and Bristol Rovers defender is the

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Rhys Davies netting 32 times in League Kyle Finn Midfielder (18) matches during that time. Forward (20) Son of former Caretaker Manager Alex Bray Signed on a permanent deal for an Gareth, Rhys was part of the undisclosed fee after a loan spell Hereford FC Academy until Midfielder (23) from Coventry City. A departing for a scholarship at Jet-heeled winger with a direct player that is eager to impress. Shrewsbury. Spent much of last style of play. Former Swansea City season gaining valuable trainee and Wales U19 Rowan Liburd experience at Nuneaton and international whose loan spells Forward (26) Chippenham Town at this level from Rotherham to this level last Signed from Guiseley late into the before coming back to Edgar season had several clubs 2018/19 season, the former Street. chasing his signature. Reading and Stevenage man Peter Vincenti spent time in the USA on a Tommy football scholarship. Midfielder (33) O’Sullivan Jersey native with over 300 EFL Reece Styche Midfielder (23) appearances for the likes of Forward (30) Former Wales U21 international Stevenage, Rochdale, and Uncompromising old-school and one time Welsh Young Player Coventry. forward with vast experience in of the Year that started the National League. Also plays his career with Cardiff City. Signed Stephen international football for after his departure from League Dawson Gibraltar. Two Colchester United. Midfielder (33) Bradley Ash - Forward (23)

Vastly experienced former Bury Exciting forward signed after a Tom Owen- captain who played under Russell brief trial. Spent last season with Evans Slade at Leyton Orient. Boreham Wood after two years with Barnsley Midfielder (21)

Former Newport County man who FORWARD Liam Bishop had a brief spell with Falkirk at the Forward (18) start of the season. Former Hereford FC Academy Mike Symons Was top scorer last season. player who has returned to Edgar Forward (32) Street after a two year spell Vastly experienced and unique Jordan with Newport County. striker having spent most of his Nicholson career with either Worcester Midfielder (25) City or Gloucester City in National Attacking midfielder with a keen North. Not your average big eye for goal. Has spent the last striker. three seasons at this level,

#ONEPORT21 “SUPER SEVEN” DAVID MORGAN VAR-Good Or Bad: Good Team Support: Liverpool Food: Italian Film: American Sniper Who Would You Like To Meet: Lionel Messi Holiday Destination: Dubai Fascinating Fact: I don’t have any ligaments in my I don t have any ligaments in my right ankle

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What if my child does not want to support my football team? By Andy Harrow for Nutmeg magazine A great article reproduced with kind permission of Nutmeg Magazine.

There are more serious things to worry about as I await the birth of my first daughter but, right now, this one looms large.

When I was young and single I always assumed lots of highs, lows and deeply unsatisfying draws that, when I had a son or daughter, they would together. They are some of my happiest memories follow in my footsteps. Sure, they might not spend with him, outwith the time he let me join his five- years working in a call centre or grow a highly a-side game when I was still at school and I booted dubious chin-fluff goatee in their early twenties, the ball straight into my science teacher’s bollocks. but I thought they would copy some things I do. I’m now about to be a dad myself, to a little girl. Like which football team I support. After all, It is very exciting but also a little frightening. I want supporting Raith Rovers would follow family to share those same experiences – even the science tradition. My dad was a Rovers fan and so was his teacher one – with my daughter but I’m worried dad. So was his dad, probably, although I have no that I won’t. I’m scared that the thing I always idea. Let’s say he was, for narrative purposes. assumed would happen – my offspring becoming a I could have supported Queen of the South (the Raith Rovers fan – might not come to pass. closest team to our home) or Albion Rovers (the There are a few alternative scenarios, some team my mum grew up following), but I didn’t. If better than others. The first, and best, is that my the Harrow men supported Raith Rovers, that was daughter gravitates towards another “wee” team. enough for me too. Growing up in Glasgow, she might choose Partick And it has been. For 20-odd years until he passed Thistle or Queen’s Park. I’d even accept Dumbarton away a couple of years ago, my dad and I shared (but would draw the line at Clyde). Any of those

26#ONEPORT lower league clubs (apart from Clyde) would be it with a leaf blower. We’ll take everything lower OK. We could still bond over misery. She might be league football can throw at us and then spend £25 tempted by Glasgow City or another women’s again the following week. team and I’d look forward to taking her to SWPL But it’s really hard to convince someone about it games. None of these options are as good as after they have been captured by disco lights, supporting Raith, but they’re OK. Fine, even. competent passing and all those goals Celtic will A worse possibility: she might not be interested rack up. Come on down to Stark’s Park, child, in football at all. She might regard my interest in where we can offer you eight seats to yourself and Raith Rovers the way my wife treats my interest in the empty feeling that comes with a 0-0 home science fiction –something so uncool she wants draw with Brechin City. nothing to do with it. Any mention will be greeted If she does follow Celtic, her experience of with a cock of the head and a roll of the eyes that football will be so different to mine. She’ll never say: “I appreciate you enjoy this but please keep it experience the absurd, out-of-body joy of as far away from my personal space as possible.” celebrating a last-minute equaliser at Alloa, or I would prefer her having no interest in football following a game at Central Park behind metal to the other option: she might become a Celtic fan. railings and massive monster truck tyres. She’ll It’s my fault, of course. I would like to blame never know what it feels like to support a team someone else, but no one else met my now-wife who lose more games than they win (terrible). on Tinder, charmed her and married her in a She’ll never become programme editor or Tannoy whirlwind of Rage Against the Machine, orange- announcer because no one else is available to do it. flavoured tequila and vomit (mine, not hers). She’ll never be the only Raith fan in her school, uni, Through all of this, I knew she was a Celtic fan. To work and she’ll never know how pleasant it is to be her credit, she was quite upfront about it from the defined by this and not, say, your big nose. And start. then there’s all the other stuff that comes with What’s more, I knew her family were also Celtic being a Celtic fan in Glasgow too. Which is, from fans. I knew her parents had season tickets. I have this outsider’s viewpoint, absolutely rubbish. been to an Old Firm game with her mum. I went to What could possibly tempt a young football fan Champions League qualifiers where I was forced to to Celtic Park? “do the huddle” because not doing it would have These are the options, then. At some point in the instantly outed me as an interloper. distant future, I’m going to have to confront this. It I’m not going to lie – the fan experience of going feels like a big deal but there’s a nagging part of me to Parkhead is significantly better than rattling that also knows it isn’t. I’m worrying about around Stark’s Park. After all, it’s massive. And it’s nothing. Deep in the sensible, non-football part of usually pretty busy, even if it’s not full. We can all my mind, I know that once she’s here and she’s no laugh about the millions they have spent on disco longer a set of size comparisons on a phone app – lights, but just imagine how impressive that sight “your child will now be the length of a semi-ripe would would look to a 10-year old. That’s who mango from Sainsbury’s” – who she chooses to those lights are for, after all: the idiots and the pre- support will not really matter. When she is old teens. enough to decide what she likes, all I’m going to Compare that to your average Saturday at Raith care about is that she’s happy. Rovers. It’s fine when you’re there with friends and If she’s having a nice time between 3pm and 5pm family. You’ve all bought into lower league football on a Saturday – whether it’s at Stark’s Park, already and you’ve built up a natural tolerance to Parkhead or the nearest hair salon (what do 10- the fundamental bleakness of it. If anything, you year-old girls do? I have no idea) so long as we’re embrace it. The three-quarter empty stadiums; the spending time together is all that really matters. sound systems that blast out 10% pop music and 90% hard static; and the sequences of play where • This article appeared first in Nutmeg magazine • Follow Nutmeg on Facebook, Twitter and Soundcloud the ball bounces around so erratically that it can only be controlled by some invisible force chasing

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#ONEPORT29 fixtures&results 2019/20 Date Opponents F-A Scorers Att Pos GK 2 3 4 5 AUGUST 03-Aug-19 Gateshead A 0-0 879 14 Hanford Mohammed Ogle Winnard Astles 06-Aug-19 Curzon Ashton H 0-0 1120 14 Hanford Ogle Doyle Winnard Astles 10-Aug-19 Guiseley H 3-0 Sampson, Correia, Glynn 937 5 Hanford Mohammed Ogle Winnard Astles 13-Aug-19 Farsley Celtic A 3-0 Morgan, Green, Correia 389 4 Hanford Mohammed Doyle Winnard Astles 17-Aug-19 Darlington A 0-2 1331 7 Hanford Mohammed Ogle Winnard Astles 24-Aug-19 AFC Telford United H 0-1 910 10 Hanford Ogle Doyle Winnard Astles 26-Aug-19 Alfreton Town A 0-2 507 14 Hanford Mohammed Ogle Parry Astles 31-Aug-19 Kettering Town H 1-1 Own Goal 825 16 Hanford Ogle Doyle Mohammed Astles SEPTEMBER 03-Sep-19 Altrincham H 2-1 Correia, Glynn 904 12 Hanford Ogle Doyle Winnard Astles 07-Sep-19 York City A 1-1 Morgan 2748 12 Hanford Mohammed Doyle Winnard Astles 14-Sep-19 Blyth Spartans H 2-0 Mohammed, Morgan (pen) 887 9 Albinson Ogle Doyle Winnard Astles 21-Sep-19 Scarborough Athletic (FAC2Q) H 5-2 Sampson 3, Mohammed, Newell 875 ** Albinson Mohammed Ogle Parry Astles 28-Sep-19 Boston United A 0-2 1021 12 Albinson Mohammed Ogle Parry Astles OCTOBER 01-Oct-19 Prescot Cables (LSC1) H 3-0 Mohammed, Green, Parry 186 ** Hanford Ogle Doyle Mohammed Astles 05-Oct-19 Farsley Celtic (FAC3Q) A 5-0 og, Sampson, Benjamin, Green, Morgan 411 ** Albinson Ogle Parry Winnard Astles 12-Oct-19 Brackley Town H 1-0 Morgan (pen) 1047 11 Albinson Ogle Parry Winnard Astles 19-Oct-19 Altrincham FAC(4Q) H 1-3 Mohammed 1507 ** Albinson Ogle Doyle Winnard Astles 22-Oct-19 Hereford H 26-Oct-19 Bradford Park Avenue A 29-Oct-19 Burscough (LSC2) H NOVEMBER 02-Nov-19 Leamington H 06-Nov-19 Ashton Ath(LIC2) H 09-Nov-19 Spennymoor Town A 16-Nov-19 King's Lynn Town H 23-Nov-19 FAT 3Q 30-Nov-19 Kidderminster Harriers A DECEMBER 07-Dec-19 Gloucester City H 14-Dec-19 FAT 1 21-Dec-19 Blyth Spartans A 26-Dec-19 Chester H 28-Dec-19 Altrincham A JANUARY 01-Jan-20 Chester A 04-Jan-20 York City H 11-Jan-20 Brackley Town A 18-Jan-20 Boston United H 25-Jan-20 Gloucester City A FEBRUARY 01-Feb-20 Bradford Park Avenue H 08-Feb-20 Hereford A 15-Feb-20 Spennymoor Town H 22-Feb-20 Leamington A 29-Feb-20 King's Lynn Town A MARCH 07-Mar-20 Kidderminster Harriers H 14-Mar-20 Gateshead H 21-Mar-20 Curzon Ashton A 28-Mar-20 Farsley Celtic H APRIL 04-Apr-20 Guiseley A 10-Apr-20 Alfreton Town H 13-Apr-20 AFC Telford United A 18-Apr-20 Darlington H 25-Apr-20 Kettering Town A

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Parry Green Morgan Charles Sampson Bauress Correia 9 ** ** Glynn, Homson-Smith, Benjamin, Albinson R Aspinall Morgan Glynn Benjamin Charles Sampson Bauress Homson-Smith 11 Correia 10 Woods 7 Mohammed, Albinson D Baines Morgan Glynn Lacey Correia Sampson Homson-Smith Woods 7 Green 9 Benjamin 8 Doyle, Albinson B Atkinson Morgan Green Benjamin Correia Sampson Bauress Woods 7 Lacey 6 Homson-Smith 9 Ogle & Albinson D Hulme Morgan Glynn Lacey Correia Sampson Bauress Doyle 2 Green 7 Benjamin 8 Woods & Albinson J Matthews Morgan Green Benjamin Correia Sampson Bauress Mohammed 4 Woods 9 Homson-Smith, Parry, Albinson J Westgate Morgan Woods Benjamin Glynn Sampson Homson-Smith Correia 7 Doyle 8 Green 11 Bauress & Albinson A Bannister Morgan Green Benjamin Correia Sampson Bauress Glynn 7 Woods, Homson-Smith, Parry & Albinson N Cox

Morgan Glynn Benjamin Correia Sampson Bauress Mohammed 2 Green 7 Parry 9 Woods & Albinson S Lucas Morgan Glynn Benjamin Correia Sampson Bauress Green 10 Parry 7 Woods, Lacey & Albinson A Herczeg Morgan Glynn Benjamin Green Correia Bauress Mohammed 4 Lacey 9 Woods 7 Parry & Hanford K Silcock Morgan Glynn Benjamin Correia Sampson Bauress Newell 10 Woods 7 Lacey 9 Winnard, Green, Homson-Smith, Hanford A Williamson Morgan Glynn Benjamin Correia Sampson Bauress Lacey 6 Woods 9 Newell 7 Green & Hanford S Mulhall

Lacey Glynn Green Correia Newell Woods Benjamin 6 Parry 3 Homson-Smith, Sampson, Albinson Morgan Doyle Benjamin Green Sampson Bauress Woods 9 Mohammed 7 Correia 6 Newell, Glynn, Homson-Smith, Hanford D Watson Morgan Green Doyle Correia Sampson Bauress Benjamin 3 Newell 9 Woods S2 Mohammed, Hanford D McNamara Morgan Green Benjamin Correia Sampson Bauress Glynn 9 Mohammed 4Woods 7 Parry, Homson-Smith, Glynn A Bannister

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Player Minutes Lge Lge Cup Cup Lge Lge Cup Total Career Total Assists Played 19/20 19/20 19/20 19/20 Goals Total Goals Goals Cup Career Apps Sub Apps Sub 19/20 Goals 19/20 19/20 Goals Goals

Charlie Albinson 270 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ryan Astles 1170 13 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1

Bradley Bauress 965 11 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 7 3

Russell Benjamin 876 9 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2

Dion Charles # 170 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 7 25 0

Raul Correia 882 10 3 3 1 3 3 0 3 0 3 2

Jack Doyle 797 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kieran Glynn 643 8 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 1

Devarn Green 588 6 5 3 0 1 3 2 3 4 7 2

Dan Hanford 900 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Morgan Homson-Smith 190 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1

Patrick Lacey 190 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0

Zehn Mohammed 797 8 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 3 4 0

David Morgan 1134 13 0 3 0 4 11 1 5 2 13 1

George Newell 27 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

Reagan Ogle 961 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

Andy Parry 318 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 0

Jack Sampson 1019 12 0 3 0 1 23 4 5 7 30 1

Dean Winnard 807 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1

Marcus Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

Connor Woods 168 1 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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Total 12872 143 33 44 11 13 75 14 27 35 109 26

38#ONEPORT THE STATS LEAGUE TABLE 2019/20 20-OCTOBER HOME AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A GS GA GD PTS H Att A Att. 1 York City 13 3 3 0 8 2 5 2 0 16 5 24 7 17 29 1-1 2748 2 Chester 14 4 2 0 17 7 3 4 1 14 10 31 17 14 27 3 Farsley Celtic 13 4 0 2 10 9 4 1 2 15 7 25 16 9 25 3-0 389 4 King's Lynn 13 5 2 0 18 9 2 2 2 8 11 26 20 6 25 5 Alfreton Town 14 4 1 2 16 9 3 0 4 11 11 27 20 7 22 0-2 507 6 Brackley Town 13 4 2 0 15 2 2 1 4 8 8 23 10 13 21 1-0 1047 7 Guiseley 14 4 2 1 13 6 2 1 4 13 15 26 21 5 21 3-0 937 8 Hereford 13 3 3 0 7 4 3 0 4 9 13 16 17 -1 21 9 Gateshead 12 4 2 1 8 4 1 3 1 5 5 13 9 4 20 0-0 879 10 Gloucester City 14 4 1 2 12 8 2 1 4 10 17 22 25 -3 20 11 Boston United 12 4 2 0 12 3 1 2 3 4 9 16 12 4 19 0-2 1021 12 Southport 13 4 2 1 9 3 1 2 3 4 7 13 10 3 19 ** ** ** ** 13 AFC Telford 14 3 2 3 14 14 2 1 3 7 9 21 23 -2 18 0-1 910 14 Darlington 13 4 1 2 10 6 1 1 4 6 12 16 18 -2 17 0-2 1331 15 Spennymoor 12 3 1 1 12 8 1 3 3 7 9 19 17 2 16 16 Leamington 13 3 1 3 8 8 1 2 3 8 14 16 22 -6 15 17 Kidderminster Harriers 12 1 1 4 7 10 3 1 2 11 8 18 18 0 14 18 Altrincham 12 3 1 1 13 7 0 3 4 4 13 17 20 -3 13 2-1 904 19 Curzon Ashton 13 2 1 4 10 11 0 2 4 5 11 15 22 -7 9 0-0 1120 20 Blyth Spartans 14 1 2 4 8 14 1 1 5 2 14 10 28 -18 9 2-0 887 21 Bradford Park Avenue14 1 2 4 6 17 1 1 5 3 21 9 38 -29 9 22 Kettering 13 2 1 4 9 14 0 1 5 5 13 14 27 -13 8 1-1 825 288 70 35 39 242 175 39 35 70 175 242 417 0

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DAVID FRODSHAM FROM THE ARCHIVES Following the disappointing defeat at Gigg Lane Bury by the odd goal in seven we were on the road again, visiting the Barnsley Tykes at Oakwell on Saturday October 18th 1969.

It was not quite a top versus bottom game but 5834 spectators, the highest home League pools forecasts leant heavily in favour of predicting a attendance were present. No doubt there was a home victory that afternoon. Barnsley had won six goodly following from Rochdale to see if their side out of seven home games and with nine wins and only could continue their early season promotion push. two defeats from fourteen matches played they were They were not disappointed. Making a home debut for third from top of Division 3. us Chris Dunleavy put through his own goal twice We were sixteen places below them but we either side of half time and Tony Buck the visiting travelled knowing that we had won twice away and number 9 scored his tenth goal of the season. our eleven goals scored was the third highest goals 3-0 to the visitors and this time in line with the for in the Division. form book. The Barnsley programme spotlighted our number 7 the Barnsley born winger Roy McCarthy. Roy had left his home town to play his football under Don McEvoy over 5 seasons at Barrow prior to signing for us for the start of the season. He played for us only 34 times before leaving after a final appearance on April 24th 1970. Statistics reveal that he contributed 4 goals that season and if he netted the team did not lose and 75% of the time they won after a McCarthy goal. He missed playing in 12 League games of which only 1 was won. A popular winger. Roy did not score that day, that honour belonged to Arthur Peat who netted a first half penalty. Jimmy Evans scored for Barnsley and we could be happy with a 1-1 draw at a difficult ground to visit. On Saturday October 25th our visitors here were Rochdale promoted from Division 4 and doing rather well for themselves. Described by Club Notes as an attractive fixture Rochdale were making an impression and were six games undefeated and the Third Division's leading goalscorers with 34.

#ONEPORT41 THE If you are reading our game last season these notes all the work and it’s still painful to will be worthwhile as remember my day at we have won our FA Cup Hereford Races. I may tie against Alty without have mentioned once or the need for a replay. twice before that my LAST Then again, we could perfect day is a winning also have lost so it will Horse Racing afternoon, still be needed. a good meal and a Hopefully we won winning football match and have a plum First in the evening. I WORD Round tie to look managed two out of forward to on three and still can’t get November 9th instead over not backing of going to Spennymoor Sampson’s Reach in the who themselves also 3.00 at Hereford at 33-1. had an FA Cup tie on Unlike our Jack, it looked Saturday. If one of us like a bit of a donkey on has won then the game form so it looked an on the 9th will be off unlikely winner. and we will have a nice Needless to say it midweek trip to the romped home. This was North East on our hands followed by another one again. with Gold in the name It’s that time of year which I ignored and that when fixtures get won as well. I could confused because of cup have come home with matches. more than I went with It’s been an interesting Compiling our had my heart not matchday programme is beaten my head. experience completing a task I enjoy most of As well as the the time as long as all programme, one of my this programme, I’m the contributors do other responsibilities is their bit and get things the website and I was having to do it now not to me by the deadlines. delighted to get an e- If you are reading this, mail calling it “the most knowing if it will be Sunday will have been comprehensive website manic as I will have had they have ever visited used because we may well to finalise everything with a myriad of stats ready for our wonderful and facts that are have a replay. Simon at Excel Print to second to none. It’s work on on Monday always up to date and morning, get back to me there seems to be for checking, get printed something going on it and out for delivery on everyday” It’s things Tuesday in time for the like this that make it all game tonight. It’s a worthwhile and whilst I good job I have a wife like getting the feedback who is involved with for improvements it is things at the club as nice to get the well so she understands compliments now and why I am locked away, again, we all like a bit of music blaring out, most a pat on the back now Sunday’s. and again don’t we. It’s nearly a year since we went to Hereford for Rob

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