saturday 28 september 2024 - Kick-off 3.00pm v afc blackpool The North West Counties League First Division North ASHTON ASHTON ATHLETIC ATHLETIC AFC blackpool #proud to be a yellow! 1 GROUND REGULATIONS These Ground Regulations shall apply to each Match taking place at the Ground. Entry to the Ground shall constitute acceptance of these Ground Regulations and the Rules and Regulations. These Ground Regulations incorporate the Club's Customer Charter (if any). Definitions: " Club " means this football club " Football Authorities " means the Football League, the Premier League, The Football Association, the Football Association of Wales, the league of which the Club is in membership from time to time, FIFA, UEFA and any other relevant governing body of association football. " Ground " means this football stadium and all locations owned, occupied or utilised by the Club. " Ground Regulations " means these ground regulations, as amended from time to time. " Match " means any association football match (or any part or aspect of such a match) taking place at the Ground. " Material " means any audio, digital, visual or audio-visual material or any information or data. " Rules and Regulations " means each of the rules and regulations of the Football Authorities that may be relevant to the Match, the Club and/or the Ground from time to time. 1. Entry to the Ground shall constitute acceptance of these Ground Regulations and the Rules and Regulations. All persons entering the Ground must have paid the relevant admission charge. Proof of age, where an age concession is claimed, and proof of identity may be required and must be supplied on demand. 2. Notwithstanding possession of any ticket the Club, any police officer or authorised steward may refuse entry to (or eject from) the Ground any person: 2.1 who fails (or in the Club's reasonable opinion is likely to fail) to comply with these Ground Regulations or any reasonable instruction issued by a police officer or authorised steward; and/or 2.2 whose presence within the Ground is, or could (in the Club's reasonable opinion), constitute a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to any other person. 3. On no account will admission be granted to a person who is the subject of a current Banning Order under the Football Spectators Act 1989 (as amended) or has been convicted of ticket touting offences under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (as amended). 4. The Club excludes, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any liability for loss, injury or damage to persons and property in or around the Ground. Nothing in these Ground Regulations shall exclude the Club’s liability for death or personal injury caused by the Club’s negligence. 5. No guarantees can be given by the Club that a Match will take place at a particular time or on a particular date, or at all, and the Club reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a Match without notice. ASHTON ATHLETIC F.C. JOIN OUR 300 JOIN OUR 300 CLUB! CLUB! Raise money for our club! Win Cash Prizes ASHTON ATHLETIC MATCH DAY saturday 28 september 14:00 Barnoldswick Town v FC Isle of Man 15:00 Abbey Hey v Longridge Town 15:00 Burscough v South Liverpool 15:00 Glossop North End v Lower Breck 15:00 Irlam v Cheadle Town 15:00 Litherland REMYCA v Prestwich Heys 15:00 Padiham v West Didsbury & Chorlton 15:00 Pilkington v Charnock Richard 15:00 Ramsbottom United v Colne 15:00 Ashton Athletic v AFC Blackpool 15:00 Ashton Town v Nelson 15:00 Droylsden v Bacup Borough 15:00 Euxton Villa v Steeton 15:00 Holker Old Boys v Maine Road 15:00 Maghull v Garstang 15:00 Route One Rovers v Darwen FC 15:00 Thornton Cleveleys v Skelmersdale United 15:00 Abbey Hulton United v Market Drayton Town 15:00 Allscott Heath v Ashville 15:00 Alsager Town v Cheadle Heath Nomads 15:00 Barnton v Runcorn Town 15:00 Foley Meir v Sandbach United 15:00 New Mills v Eccleshall 15:00 Shawbury United v Winsford United 15:00 Stafford Town v Cammell Laird 1907 15:00 Wolverhampton Sporting Community v Stockport Georgians Premier Division First Division South First Division North Welcome to Brocstedes Park Year Formed: 1968 Life President: Jimmy Witherington Club President: Bill Bohannon Club Chairman: Jimmy Whyte Club Secretary: Alan Greenhalgh Club Treasurer: Brad Reid First Team Manager : Jay Foulds Assistant Manager: Physio: TBC Development Squad Manager: Konrad Gielniak Programme Editor: Bernie Johnson Ground: Brocstedes Park Address: Brocstedes Road, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 0NR Telephone: 01942 716360 Website: www.ashtonathletic.co.uk Twitter: @AshtonAthletic Facebook: www.facebook.com/ AshtonAthletic The Entity: Unincorperated Members Club Midweek Home Games: Tuesday Registered Outfield Colours: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts & Socks Registered Goalkeeping Colours: Green Shirt, Shorts & Socks Alternative Colours: Blue shirts, Blue Shorts & Socks Highest Attendance: 610(v Chorley 30/09/17) County Affiliation: Lancashire FA Honours: Atherton Charity Cup: Winners: 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09 NWCFL Challenge Cup: Winners: 2013/14 Wigan Cup: Winners: 2014/15 Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy: Winners 2016/17 Jay Foulds A warm welcome to all of our friends from AFC Blackpool I hope you enjoy your afternoon at Brocstedes. While our last match in the FA Vase on an eventful Saturday afternoon ultimately ended in a 3-0 defeat at Wombwell Town, our league form continues to impress and we look forward to continuing our run this afternoon against our visitors. It’s now the case that we have won 4 from 4 of our last league matches, with the latest one being the most impressive of all as we secured a 2-1 away victory at league leaders, Nelson! It was a thrilling and hard- fought contest that left us leaving East Lancashire with all three points.We took a deserved lead from the penalty spot through Josh Nicholson, but then suffered the double setback of losing Conal Larkin after a penalty was awarded against him. Keeper, Joe White came to the rescue and saved the resulting spot kick. Nelson equalised shortly afterwards but then we regained the lead, through some magic from Josh High to go in at half time 2-1 ahead. The second half was a test of character as we had to withstand wave after wave of Nelson pressure with just 10 men on the field, but we held out, with every player contributing to the cause. More of the same spirit this afternoon, lads! The future’s bright, the future’s yellow. Jay Friday 4 October 2024 Kick-off 7.45pm v Ashton Town North West Counties League First Division North First Division North P GD Pts 1 Nelson 14 19 33 2 Holker Old Boys 13 21 32 3 Atherton LR 13 17 32 4 Droylsden 13 13 27 5 Euxton Villa 12 12 23 6 Maine Road 13 11 22 7 Ashton Athletic 12 -3 22 8 Bacup Borough 13 9 19 9 AFC Blackpool 14 -1 19 10 Daisy Hill 13 3 17 11 Thornton Cleveleys 13 -2 16 12 Ashton Town 12 -3 15 13 Maghull 12 -7 14 14 Darwen FC 12 -7 12 15 Steeton 13 -13 12 16 Garstang 13 -21 7 17 Route One Rovers 12 -14 6 18 Skelmersdale United 13 -34 2 NEXT UP for the Yellows Table as up to Saturday 21 September 2024 view from the view from the dugout dugout STATE OF MIND SPORT IS A CHARITY THAT HARNESSES THE POWER OF SPORT TO PROMOTE POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG OUR SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN, FANS AND WIDER COMMUNITIES, AND ULTIMATELY TO PREVENT SUICIDE. WE RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND DELIVER EDUCATION ON THE SUBJECT TO ALL LEVELS OF SPORT, BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. WHO ARE STATE OF MIND? Ashton Athletic Football Club was founded in 1968 and playing in the Wigan Sunday League – winning every Division in consecutive seasons and many cup competitions before switching to the Warrington League on Saturdays where similar success was sustained. The Club developed Brocstedes Park and was admitted to the Lancashire Combination, before becoming a founder member of the North West Counties League when the Combination merged with the Cheshire league in 1982. Unfortunately, financial constraints prevented the required ground improvements to be completed, and the Club was relegated into the Manchester league Division One in 1986. The drop of two leagues resulted in the majority of the playing staff moving to other club’s and for numerous years the club endeavored to re-build. Players came and went, lacking the Club loyalty that had brought success to the Club in the 1970’s and early 80’s until the Committee embraced an ambitious youth development policy in 1999. The Club is now at the end of a ten-year development plan to enhance its recreational facilities and expand the Club, in particular its junior section. Eight years ago, the Club had two teams, 50 members, one mediocre pitch with dilapidated clubhouse and changing rooms. Since then the Club members have worked tirelessly to progress the Club within its means, and with some help from external grant sources. Assistance from the Football foundation, Awards for All programme, and Wigan Council enabled a series of improvements to be completed. The main pitch was re-drained, a second pitch acquired/improved, new changing rooms and Clubhouse built, disabled access provided and other improvements made to the grounds. More recently the ground has been brought up to the necessary Ground Grading for re-entry into the NWCFL, in time for the start of the 2006/7 season and further inprovements have provided additional seating. The 2008/09 season also saw further progression of the Club, having been promoted to the Premier Division of the Vodkat North West Counties League. We were again able take to the national stage, having been accepted in the FA Cup competition after last season’s debut in the FA Vase which proved very lucrative for the Club, progressing through 3 stages and beating 2 teams from higher leagues in the process. The previous season also saw cup success for the Club retaining the Atherton Charity Cup at the end of the season. Following an impressive 6th place finish in the 2008/09 season, the Yellows struggled in the league for the next 4 seasons, finishing in the bottom three of the league in three of the next four seasons. 21st (09/10), 22nd (10/11), 14th (11/12) and 20th (12/13). Jimmy McBride, who took over the reins midway through the 12/13, left the club when the season ended and the club took the unusual step in bringing in a trio of managers, Jay Foulds, Ben Kay and Dougie Pitts. Jay and Ben were brought in from Wigan Robin Park and Dougie came in following a break from the game. The trio needed to completely rebuild the squad for the 2013/14 season and made an excellent start to their managerial careers creating club history with a 6th place finish and beating Maine Road 1-0 to win the League Challenge Cup at Curzon Ashton. More club history was made in the 2014/15 season with a highest ever 5th place finish in the league, conceding only 38 goals and losing only 7 league games that season and the Yellows were successful in the Wigan Cup, beating Newburgh Harrock United 5-1 in the final at Brocstedes Park. The 2015/16 season saw the retirement of Jay Foulds and he was replaced in the Ashton Athletic goal by Martin Pearson. Unfortunately, there were no cup heroics in that season but there was a solid 7th place finish in the league. The 2016/17 saw another top 10 finish with the club ending the season in 9th place, but the club made history in the cups reaching the 2nd qualifying round for the first time ever, losing 5-0 against Halifax Town and winning the Lancashire Cup for the first time, coming from a goal down to win 2-1 against Radcliffe Borough. Lee Vaughan scoring the winner in the final minute of the game. With the impact the management trio have made at the club in the 4 seasons that they have been in charge of the first team, the success was noticed from clubs at a higher level and following the 2016/17 season, Ben Kay left his role as joint manager to take up the role as assistant manager to Simon Howarth at Clitheroe FC, where he will link up again former Yellows captain, Ian Rowlands. A new vision for the Club is under discussion to further develop the Club and these will include plans for improvements to the access road, new junior changing rooms, additional playing fields for the junior section and a proposed girls/ladies section. The main ground is also scheduled for enhancement works with additional covered spectator areas. The Club is a voluntary organisation run by a Committee of 14 alongside approximately 25 coaches and managers. Any money raised by the Club has been ploughed back into improving the facilities and developing the youth section. The Club now has a total membership of more than 400. We have 9 junior teams consisting of approximately 160 children who take advantage of the improvement of our now excellent facilities, whilst hundreds of children and adults from opposition teams also benefit from the continually improving facilities. The Club is keen to maintain the pace of development of the club and future plans will enable increased activity at the Club, additional Junior teams and a much safer and secure environment in particular for spectators and Children. The Club was awarded the FA Charter Standard in 2013. A Brief History... A Brief History... nwcfldotcomA6ad202425.indd 1 nwcfldotcomA6ad202425.indd 1 30/06/2024 20:12 30/06/2024 20:12 o oFFICIAL G FFICIAL Go oALKEEPING ALKEEPING PARTNER PARTNER o oF THE F THE N No oRTH WEST C RTH WEST Cou ouNTIES NTIES F Foo ooTBALL LEAG TBALL LEAGu uE. E. prou prouD S D Spo poNS NSor or o oF THE F THE G Go oALKEE ALKEEp pE Er r o oF THE M F THE Mo oNTH NTH AND G AND Go oALKEE ALKEEp pE Er r o oF THE F THE YEA YEAr r AWA AWAr rDS DS www.facebook.com/ReuschUK www.facebook.com/ReuschUK www.twitter.com/ReuschUK www.twitter.com/ReuschUK Shop online using discount Shop online using discount code ‘NWCFL’ www.reuschuk.com code ‘NWCFL’ www.reuschuk.com Follow us on social media Follow us on social media AFC Blackpool was formed in 1947 under the name of Blackpool Metal Mechanics and played at Stanley Park for two years before moving to the current Jepson Way ground. They played in local leagues before taking the step up to join the West Lancashire League. During this period in local league football they won many awards, taking the Division Two title of the Fylde District League in 1950/51 and in Division One were champions twice and runners-up three times in five consecutive years between 1953/54 and 1957/58. Numerous local cup competitions were also won, including the Lancashire Junior Shield in 1957/58, a competition they were to win again in 1960/61. As the 50’s drew to a close, Blackpool Mechanics decided to take the next step up and join the West Lancashire League. They were an almost immediate success, being runners-up in 1959/60 and champions for the next two seasons. Various cups and trophies from local competitions still regularly found their way to Jepson Way. The club then took another step up the football ladder by joining the Lancashire Combination. The jump in standard meant the cups and honours that had poured into the trophy room dried up and it was not until the turn of the decade before many more honours were to come their way. In 1972/73 they won the Lancashire Combination Bridge Shield and in 1974/75 they finished runners-up in the league, just one point behind champions Darwen. They remained a strong team throughout the 70’s although towards the end they suffered some poor results. With the advent of the North West Counties League, Blackpool Mechanics were placed in Division Three and in 1985/86 were promoted to Division Two. At the end on 1991/92 they were promoted to Division One, but it was not a happy experience and the club returned to Division Two. After a few seasons of struggle, the club is now financially stable and looking forward to developing the club’s potential both on and off the pitch. In the summer of 2005 Blackpool Mechanics FC merged with Lytham St. Annes FC who had just won the West Lancashire League Division One title. Lytham St. Annes resigned from their own league and brought their resources and manpower to Jepson Way in a bid to launch the new look Mechanics in their push up the non-league football pyramid. The club was re-named AFC Blackpool in May 2008 when Blackpool Mechanics FC and Squires Gate Junior FC got together to form one club. It was decided to mark the start of a new era by re-naming the club and the name ‘AFC Blackpool’ was chosen. The club leased a further piece of land adjacent to the ground in Jepson Way to accommodate the enlarged club and investment to improve the facilities was begun. The club ground in Jepson Way retains its name ‘The Mechanics’ to maintain a link with the past. Season 2010/11 saw the club have probably its best season ever. The first team were promoted to the Premier Divison as Div.1 champions with a record breaking 28 wins and three draws in 34 league matches. They also reached the semi finals in both the 1st Divison Trophy and the League Cup. There were notable sucesses in the Junior section too with the under 16s doing the league and cup double, the under 10’s and our opponents today our opponents today 11’s winning their respective Divisions and the under 14s also winning promotion. With the club now providing football from under 6 through to open age the future is looking secure. afc blackpool afc blackpool Current Position 9th P W D L F A Pts 14 6 1 7 32 33 19 Current Form 12th P W D L F A 6 2 1 3 11 15 LAST SIX MATCHES Date Opponent Score 21/09/24 Nelson (A) L 1-2 14/09/24 Maine Road (A) L 0-3 07/09/24 Maghull (H) W 4-2 31/08/24 Euxton Villa (A) L 1-4 28/08/24 Skelmersdale United (H) W 2-1 24/08/24 Steeton (A) D 3-3 Appearances Goals Cards MOM Player Start Sub Start Sub Red Yellow Oscar Aimaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nathan Beca 3 9 2 0 0 0 0 Joe Beswick (GK) 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 Charlie Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reece Carrington 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 Zach Conway 11 1 1 0 0 3 0 Chris Cottington 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 Kingston David 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ross Ellison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Flood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Foulds (GK) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus Giglio 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ben Glendon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua High 8 0 5 0 0 0 2 Deklan Hill 11 2 5 0 0 1 3 Daniel Hutchins 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 Conal Larkin 12 0 0 0 1 2 0 Christian Moussima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamie Nicholson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua Nicholson 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 Niall Partridge 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 Ethan Pearce 10 1 1 0 1 2 1 Pierce Ryan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Smith 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 Emmanuel Ujahchuku 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 Nathan Whalley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Joe White 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 Calum Wilson 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 Date Opponents H/A KO Score Goalscorers Sat 27/07/24 Bacup Borough A 15:00 0-5 Tue 30/07/24 Maghull H 19:45 2-2 Wilson, Nicholson Sat 03/08/24 Skelmersdale United A 15:00 1-0 Smith Tue 06/08/24 Atherton LR H 19:45 0-2 Sat 10/08/24 Route One Rovers A 15:00 1-0 Pearce Tue 13/08/24 Darwen FC A 19:45 1-5 Wilson Sat 17/08/24 Thornton Cleveleys A 15:00 2-1 High (2) Tue 20/08/24 Droylsden A 19:45 1-5 Nicholson Sat 24/08/24 Stockport Georgians (The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q) H 15:00 2-1 White, Hill Mon 26/08/24 Ashton Town H 15:00 3-0 Beca, High, Hill Sat 31/08/24 Daisy Hill H 15:00 5-1 High, Hill, Beca, Conway, Nicholson Sat 07/09/24 Steeton H 15:00 2-1 Hill (2) Sat 14/09/24 Nelson A 15:00 2-1 Nicholson, High Sat 21/09/24 Wombwell Town (The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q) A 15:00 0-3 Sat 28/09/24 AFC Blackpool H 15:00 Sat 05/10/24 Ashton Town A 15:00 Sat 12/10/24 Skelmersdale United H 15:00 Sat 19/10/24 Maine Road H 15:00 Sat 26/10/24 Daisy Hill A 15:00 Sat 02/11/24 Garstang A 15:00 Sat 09/11/24 Steeton A 15:00 Sat 30/11/24 Maghull A 15:00 Sat 07/12/24 Holker Old Boys H 15:00 Sat 14/12/24 Thornton Cleveleys H 15:00 Thu 26/12/24 Atherton LR A 15:00 Sat 28/12/24 Euxton Villa A 15:00 Sat 04/01/25 Garstang H 15:00 Sat 11/01/25 Bacup Borough H 15:00 Sat 18/01/25 Holker Old Boys A 15:00 Sat 15/02/25 Nelson H 15:00 Sat 01/03/25 Maine Road A 15:00 Sat 22/03/25 Droylsden H 15:00 Sat 29/03/25 AFC Blackpool A 15:00 Wed 02/04/25 Darwen FC A 19:45 Sat 05/04/25 Route One Rovers H 15:00 Sat 12/04/25 Euxton Villa H 15:00 fixtures and results fixtures and results player appearances player appearances Ashton Athletic Manager: Jay Foulds afc blackpool Manager: john salanki 1. Joe beswick 2. joe white 3. Conal larkin 4. Calum Wilson 5. chris cottington 6. nathan beca 7. Zach Conway 8. jack smith 9. danny hutchins 10. Deklan Hill 11. ethan pearce 12. Josh Nicholson 14. dean curtis 15. Reece carrington 16. kingston david 17. Emmanuel ujahchuku 18. danny flood 19. niall partridge Josh Wood Ashley Wealthall Ethan Brough Joshua Smith James Stanley John Hay Jacob Gregory Scott Stirling Luke Hepple Kieran Shaw Sam Montgomery Aaron Smith Adacir Menezes Benedict Omoregie Kiefer Finney NEXT UP AT BROCSTEDES PARK saturday 12 october 2024 Kick-off 3.00pm skelmersdale utd ASSISTANT ronen ghosh REFEREE andrew cottrell ASSISTANT adam swift