The Highwaymen Official Match Programme of Morpeth Town AFC Season 2015/16 - Issue 7 - Price £1

The Highwaymen Official Match Programme of Morpeth Town AFC Season 2015/16 - Issue 7 - Price £1 North Shields FC EBAC Northern League Division One Saturday 26th September 2015 – 3.00pm Welcome to Craik Park V Programme Contents Contents 2 30 Programme Sponsor Chairman’s Message 3 31 The Highwaymen Online Player & Staff Sponsors 4-5 32 Managers Message League Cup Report 6-7 33 League Sponsor Club History 8-9 34-35 Mid-Week Round-Up Morpeth Town Squad 10-15 36 Newcastle United Women Player Spotlight 16 37 FA Vase Draw Player Poster 17 38 Today’s Opposition View from the Terraces 18-19 39-41 Opposition Squad Fixtures & Results 20-21 42-43 Opposition History Player Stats 22 44 Upcoming Fixtures Private Bar and Function Room 23 45 Captains Message Social Media & Website 24 46 Photo Gallery Today’s Fixtures 25 47 Club Sponsor Northern League Stats 26-27 48 Squad List Northern League Standings 28-29 Next Fixture at Craik Park Morpeth Town A.F.C. V Jarrow Roofing B.C.A. Saturday 26th September 2015 – 3pm KO EBAC Northern League Division One Message from the Chairman First of all I would like to offer a warm welcome to our friends from. North Shields. Following the heroics of last season it has been a slow start so far. I know, however, like ourselves, they have had their issues with injuries and some bad luck has contributed to their slow start. They will of course come strong again as Graham Fenton will accept nothing less. Today will be a very hard game for us and we will need to be at our best to get the points. Looking back in time as a young lad I have so many happy memories of watching and playing against North Shields at Appelby Park. I can even remember scoring an equalising goal there too. Make it 1-1 in the Northumberland Senior Cup and losing in the replay to a Mick Dagless 20 yard sceamer. Looking back to our match on Wednesday in the league cup against Bishop Auckland I was pleased with our performance and I was particularly impressed with the way our younger players did with Jordan Nellis and Dan Taggart both grabbing a goal. As did Stephen Anderson who is also looking sharp. So here's to another 'flowing football display '. See you in the bar afterwards. Ken Beattie Player and Staff Sponsors Available Available Tom O’Connor Securetech Trevor Younger Systems Building 07869147592 Contractors Universal Michelle Anderson Property Health & Wellness Improvements Products Pending Available ‘Hewey’ Elpha Lodge Ltd & Shambles Bar Andrew Oliver & Paul Dobie Gareth Taws Decorators Available Strikers on target in League Cup Morpeth Town 3-1 Bishop Auckland Morpeth Town extended their winning streak to six games after beating Bishop Auckland in the Northern League Cup with the familiar scoreline of 3-1. It’s the third game in a row with that scoreline, Town’s attacking trio of Daniel Taggart, Jordan Nellis and Steven Anderson all on target for the Highwaymen as they advance to the second round where they will face Consett at home. The only blemish on the day was an own goal from left-back James Novak, but all in all Nick Gray will be content with the display produced by his side who made four changes from the derby victory over Ashington on Saturday. Luke Carr came in for the suspended Keith Graydon, while Nellis, Anderson and Taggart replaced Michael Chilton, Lee McAndrew and Jordan Fry to lead the line. In a cagey opening to the game chances were few and far between for both sides. The best of the early action saw Nellis break down the right wing before finding Ben Sayer at the edge of the area, his first time effort always curling wide of Mark Bell’s goal. It was hard going for the home side with the determined visitors pressing high and giving Town’s midfield little time on the ball and making it hard to break Bishops down. The best effort the Highwaymen could muster were from long range, Sean Taylor next to trouble the ‘keeper with a tame strike straight at Bell. As the half wore on Morpeth began to play some of the free-flowing football the fans have been accustomed to this season. Town opened up the visitors with a fine move, Anderson pacing down the left wing, crossing to Taggart via a Nellis dummy, who laid the ball off to Taylor who shaped a first time effort just wide of the left hand upright. Anderson was causing the visitors a handful down the left wing and created another opportunity in the 29th minute. The forward laid the ball into Nellis on the edge of the area, who turned his defender with ease before hitting a left footed effort just over bar from the angle. Despite Morpeth beginning to get on top of their opponents, Bishop Auckland did create the best chance in the opening 35 minutes. A mishit clearance was picked up by Ian Ward in the penalty area, he relayed the ball to John Jury who cross to the penalty spot where Kyle Davis he looped an effort over the bar. The opening goal came on 37 minutes, and much like the game is was extremely scrappy. A low Sayer corner pinballed through the penalty area, eventually falling at the feet of Taggart who turned on the spot before rolling the ball past the despairing dive of Bell into the bottom left hand corner. Three minutes later the lead was almost doubled, Novak and Nellis combining down the left hand side of midfielder before passing to Taylor, he challenged his way past a defender before finding Nellis in the penalty area who whipped an effort across the six-yard box, agonizingly wide of the right upright. The final attempt on goal of the half came from an unlikely source. After another Sayer set-piece, the ball was half cleared by the Bishop Auckland backline to Anderson on the right. He picked out Chris Swailes on the edge of the area, his powerful effort stung the palms of Bell as he tipped the ball over. Much like the first period, the second half started slowly with both sides struggling to mount any pressure on the opposing goalmouth, it took ten minutes for the first half-chance to be created, Taylor winning the ball high up the pitch, crossing from the right, Nellis only able to scoop the ball over under a defenders challenge. Morpeth’s second was one of the real moves of quality during the entire match. Luke Carr spotted Shaun Henderson breaking down the right and found him in stride, the right-back taking a touch before crossing into the danger area where Nellis was on hand to backheel home, his first goal for the club. A couple of minutes later, the Two Blues had halved the deficit with an excellent move. After Adam Nicholls had his effort blocked by Henderson, he preserved down the left wing before crossing into the box, a sliding Novak diverting the ball into his own net to give the visitors hope. Rather than invite pressure, Morpeth went on the offensive to try and put the game beyond doubt, Sayer with a corner to the back post found Swailes who headed wide. A Bishop Auckland throw-in on 72 minutes led to Town’s third as Taggart robbed a defender of possession. He slid the ball into the path of Taylor who fizzed a right wing cross into the stride of Anderson who tapped home for his first goal of the season. The remaining 18 minutes provided little joy for the visitors as they pushed to get back in the game, a low Ward effort saved at the second attempt by Morpeth stopper Niall Harrison the only threat to his goal. History Morpeth Town Football Club was established in 1894, and through more Membership of the Northern League than a century of football have followed in 1994/95 and the following continued the tradition of carrying year saw the Second Division Amber and Black as their team colours. Championship being presented to Morpeth. The club finished 6th in the The club was formed after an First Division at the first time of asking, amalgamation between Morpeth as well as reaching the final of the United and Morpeth FC, playing at Northumberland Senior Cup. Stobhill Cricket Field. The club spent half a century in the In 1954 the club moved to Storey Park, Northern Football Alliance before and in the 1980's enjoyed a successful stepping up to the Northern League on time in the Northern Alliance, winning their one hundredth anniversary. In the title and finishing runners-up on 1998-99 they made it to the final two other occasions, as well as lifting qualifying round of the FA Cup, losing both the Challenge Cup and Benevolent 1-0 at home to Nigel Clough's Burton Bowl in 1986. Albion. The club moved to a purpose built After sitting comfortably mid-table stadium in 1994, which coincided with between 1996/7 and 1999/2000, a League and Cup double, and with it, Morpeth narrowly avoided relegation promotion to the Northern League. on goal difference in the 2000/01 Craik Park was named after the father season, and finished once again one and son W and R Craik who had served spot above the relegation zone in as secretary between 1920 and 1985. 2001/02. The next few years saw Current President Ken Beattie was the Morpeth Town move back into the man behind the stadium and since middle of the table before a 6th place 1992 he has revived the club's fortunes.

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