Saturday 4 September 2021 - Kick-off 3.00pm v Macclesfield The North West Counties Football League Premier Division Official Matchday Programme ASHTON ATHLETIC ASHTON ATHLETIC HELP KEEP THE FANS AT THE GAME, FOLLOW THE RULES TO ENSURE WE CAN ALL ENJOY FOOTBALL www.nwcfl.com HOW YOU CAN HELP: WASH HANDS REGULARLY STAY HOME IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS SOCIALLY DISTANCE & MASK ON REQUEST 1m+ NWCFL Milestones Kevin Lawton of the NWCFL has reviewed the weekends results, inclusive of the Bank Holiday Monday results, to identify the latest League Milestones for the clubs concerned. NWCFL Stats to Monday 30th August. League Milestones: Abbey Hey’s victory against Isle of Man was their 150th home win and the visitor’s goal was the 1700th they had conceded in total. Litherland REMYCA scored their 450th goal as they went down 3-1 at Skelmersdale and AFC Liverpool scored their 950th as they beat Longridge. St Martins defeat at home to Ellesmere Rangers was their 50th defeat and saw them concede their 200th goal. AFC Darwen’s defeat to Pilkington was their 900th in total, whilst Stockport Town conceded their 350th goal as they lost to Ellesmere Rangers and Wythenshawe Amateurs conceded their 100th goal as they won at Brocton. Finally, Wythenshawe Town scored their 200th goal when they beat Lower Breck. Goal Heroes (League and Cup) Premier Division: Charnock Richard’s Carl Grimshaw netted his second hat-trick of the season in the 5-1 FA Cup replay mauling of Eccleshill, this moved him to 10 for the season from just 8 games. First Division North: A number of hat-tricks in the last ten days: Thomas Smith (Ilkley), Adam Gilchrist and Phil Marsh ( both Pilkington) and Matthew Davison (Daisy Hill) Ashley Flynn (Golcar) is Penalty King with 3. First Division South: Four more hat-tricks here, though Harvey Lewis (Ellesmere Rangers) went one better with 4 against Stockport. The others with hat-tricks were Jordan Monthe (Barnton), Benito Lowe (New Mills) and David Howarth (Ellesmere Rangers) who is also Penalty King with 3. More Statistics News League Milestones Update Up to 30th August League Statistician Kevin Lawton looks at recent Milestones inclusive of all Bank Holiday Weekend Fixtures Latest League Milestones Update League Statistician Kevin Lawton looks at recent Milestones form the recent games. League Milestones Update Week 2 League Statistician Kevin Lawton looks at recent Milestones in the second week of games around the NWCFL MATCH DAY 15:00 Ashton Athletic v Macclesfield 15:00 Litherland REMYCA v Northwich Victoria 15:00 Lower Breck v Longridge Town 15:00 Padiham v AFC Liverpool 15:00 Runcorn Town v Congleton Town 15:00 Winsford United v Avro 15:00 Wythenshawe Town v Burscough 15:00 Ashton Town v Golcar United 15:00 Bacup Borough v AFC Darwen 15:00 Chadderton v Holker Old Boys 15:00 Cleator Moor Celtic v South Liverpool 15:00 Garstang v Ilkley Town 15:00 Nelson v St Helens Town 5:00 Abbey Hey v Alsager Town 15:00 Abbey Hulton United v Maine Road 15:00 Cammell Laird 1907 v FC Isle of Man 15:00 Cheadle Town v Stockport Town 15:00 Eccleshall v Cheadle Heath Nomads 15:00 Ellesmere Rangers v New Mills 15:00 Rocester v Sandbach United 15:00 Stafford Town v Barnton 15:00 West Didsbury & Chorlton v Brocton Premier Division First Division South First Division North 15:00 Barnoldswick Town v Pontefract Collieries 15:00 Charnock Richard v Prescot Cables 15:00 Radcliffe v Skelmersdale United 15:00 Squires Gate v North Shields The Emirates F.A Cup 1st Qualifying Round Welcome to Brocstedes Park Year Formed: 1968 Life President: Jimmy Witherington Club President: Bill Bohannon Club Chairman: Jimmy Whyte Club Secretary: Jimmy Whyte Club Treasurer: Brad Reid First Team Managers : Jay Foulds & Dougie Pitts Assistant Manager: David Tickle Physio: Amy Benson Development Squad Manager: Paul Piert Under 18’s Manager: Carl Vieri 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 Dougie Pitts Jay Foulds Daz Mullen A warm welcome to all of our friends from Macclesfield. I hope you enjoy your afternoon at Brocstedes. After a difficult start to the season, recent results have seen us turn a corner and move away from the bottom of the table. Monday afternoon saw us notch our first home victory of the season with a narrow but well deserved 1-0 victory over Lower Breck. It’s fair to say that in the first half we weren’t quite at our best as the visitors probably shaded things without really creating anything too dangerous for us. The second half was better. No doubt the red card for their keeper gave us some momentum. Our substitutes also gave us some much needed impetus too. Ethan Beckford scored the winning goal on 81 minutes to secure a vital three points for us. Now it’s on to this afternoons big match with top of the table, Macclesfield. Our visitors are on a good run of form but we can take great confidence from our past two performances. Hopefully we will get a good crowd down at Brocstedes this afternoon and extend our recent unbeaten run further. The future’s bright, the future’s yellow. Dougie and Jay Tuesday 7 September 2021 Kick-off 7.45pm v Runcorn Town The North West Counties League Premier Division Premier Division P GD Pts 1 Macclesfield 6 6 16 2 Wythenshawe Town 6 6 13 3 Congleton Town 6 8 12 4 Barnoldswick Town 6 5 11 5 Charnock Richard 6 11 10 6 Avro 6 5 10 7 Northwich Victoria 6 3 10 8 AFC Liverpool 5 2 10 9 Winsford United 7 -6 10 10 Skelmersdale United 5 4 9 11 Lower Breck 5 1 9 12 Longridge Town 6 -1 9 13 Vauxhall Motors 5 -3 9 14 Irlam 6 0 7 15 Squires Gate 5 2 6 16 Prestwich Heys 6 -6 6 17 Ashton Athletic 7 -13 6 18 Runcorn Town 6 -4 5 19 Padiham 6 -4 5 20 Burscough 6 -3 4 21 Litherland REMYCA 7 -13 0 NEXT UP at Brocstedes Table as up to Monday 30 August 2021 To book an award winning mental fitness session at your club, email Elaine.Prendergast@stateofmindsport.org www.stateofmindsport.org STATE OF MIND SPORT IS PROUD TO BE THE official CHARITY PARTNER OF THE NORTH WEST COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE. State of Mind Sport is a charity that harnesses the power of sport to promote positive mental fitness, to improve performance among our sportsmen and women, fans and wider communities, AND to ultimately prevent suıcide. State of Mind Sport raise awareness of the issues surrounding mental fitness and deliver education on the subject to all levels of sport, business, education and community groups. A Brief History... 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. F O O T B A L L L E A G U E T H E N O R T H W E S T C O U N T I E S nwcfl.c m For the latest League & Club News & Info, Fixtures, Results, Cup Info, Stats & Archives Follow us on social media Search ‘North West Counties League’ on Twitter and Facebook Official Website of The North West Counties Football League oFFICIAL GoALKEEPING PARTNER oF THE NoRTH WEST CouNTIES FooTBALL LEAGuE. prouD SpoNSor oF THE GoALKEEpEr oF THE MoNTH AND GoALKEEpEr oF THE YEAr AWArDS www.reusch.com www.facebook.com/ReuschUK www.twitter.com/ReuschUK For more information, visit Our Opponents Today BEN PIERCE - GOALKEEPER Date of birth: 28th September 1998. Previous Clubs: Manchester City, Everton, West Bromwich Albion, Portadown. Ben is a commanding presence in goal and arrived at the Leasing.com Stadium from Portadown after a successful trial period. The 6ft 3” stopper started his career at Manchester City, before moving to Goodison Park when he was just 7-years-old. Five years at Old Trafford ensued, before returning to Everton ahead of signing his first professional contract with West Bromwich Albion in 2017. Ben then signed for Danske Bank Premiership side Portadown - managed by Macclesfield Town legend, Matthew Tipton. STEVE HODGSON - GOALKEEPER Date of birth: 23rd December 1981. Previous Clubs: Manchester City, Macclesfield Town, Chester City, Cliftonville, Wrexham, Nuneaton Borough, Leek Town. The vastly experienced ‘keeper signed playing forms with The Silkmen in July 2021 - combining this with his role as First Team Goalkeeper Coach. Steve made more than 400 appearances over an 18-year period as a player, before successfully becoming a renowned coach at the likes of Stoke City, Mansfield Town and Wrexham. The veteran ‘keeper is more than capable of rolling back the years and this has been exemplified with a string of fine pre-season performances. --DE AARON FLEMING - DEFENDER Date of birth: 16th February 1995. Previous Clubs: Blackpool, AFC Fylde, Bamber Bridge, Droylsden, Padiham, Kendal Town Europa Point, Abbey Hey, Prescot Cables. Aaron is a left-sided midfielder, who boasts a rapid turn of pace. Starting his career at Blackpool, Aaron then made the short move over to AFC Fylde in the summer of 2014. Since then he has enjoyed spells at a range of non-league sides, as well as a stint in Gibraltar with Europa Point. Signing for The Silkmen on the eve of the 2021/22 campaign, Aaron can also be employed as a striker. ALEX BRUCE - DEFENDER Date of birth: 28th September 1984. Previous Clubs: Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Hull City, Bury, Wigan Athletic, Kilmarnock. Son of current Newcastle United Manager Steve, Alex joined The Silkmen in August 2021 in primarily a mentoring capacity. Alex enjoyed a glittering career, which saw him claim a League One Play-Off winners medal with Sheffield Wednesday in 2005 and this was followed by an FA Cup runners-up medal with Hull City in 2014, together with a Championship Play-Off winners medal in 2016. The commanding defender will be looking to pass on some of his vast experience to the Silkmen squad, as well as being registered to play if required. Player Profiles Macclesfield CURTIS OBENG - DEFENDER Date of birth: 14th February 1989. Previous Clubs: Manchester City, Wrexham, Swansea City, Altrincham, Solihull Moors, Nuneaton Borough, Radcliffe. Curtis arrived at the Leasing.com Stadium back in June 2021, as he was unveiled as our fourteenth summer signing. Boasting a wealth of experience, Curtis began his career at Manchester City where he was rewarded with his first professional contract after reaching the 2006 FA Youth Cup final. After making over a century of appearances for Wrexham, Curtis was then subject to a reported £200,000 move to Swansea City. The former England youth international then enjoyed spells at an array of EFL and non-league sides, before signing for Danny EKOW COKER - DEFENDER Date of birth: 7th September 2000. Previous Clubs: Enfield Town, Hanwell Town. Signing a one-year deal in June 2021, Ekow Coker arrived at the Leasing.com Stadium as our twelfth summer signing. The powerful and imposing defender represented Enfield Town at youth level, before signing for Hanwell Town to gain First Team experience. Ekow is a reliable addition to our squad and agreed terms following a successful trial period. JACOB HANSON - DEFENDER Date of birth: 30th November 1997. Previous Clubs: Huddersfield Town, Bradford City, FC Halifax Town, Curzon Ashton, FC United of Manchester. RIght-back Jacob arrived at the Club on a dual registration with FC United of Manchester in August 2021. Beginning his career at Huddersfield Town, Jacob progressed through the Academy system and went on to make the move to Bradford City. Initially employed as a striker, it was at Valley Parade that he transferred into the defence - largely due to his rapid pace. Jacob then moved across Yorkshire to join FC Halifax Town - initially on loan. After cementing a regular place in The Shaymen’s starting eleven, Jacob would then make the move permanent before signing for Curzon Ashton and then FC United of Manchester also in August 2021. KIERAN KENNEDY - DEFENDER Date of birth: 23rd September 1993. Previous Clubs: Manchester City, Leicester City, Motherwell, AFC Fylde, Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town, Port Vale, Wrexham, York City. Kieran needs no introduction to the Silkmen faithful, after being part of John Askey’s glorious 2018 National League title-winning side. Starting his career at Manchester City, the former England U19 international then moved to Leicester City before securing a two-year deal at Scottish Premiership side Motherwell. Kieran moved to the Moss Rose after a brief spell at AFC Fylde and would follow “Sir” John Askey to Shrewsbury Town in the summer of 2018. Spells at Port Vale and Wrexham followed, before Kieran signed for Steve Watson’s York City at the start of the 2020/21 campaign. LOUIS SHEAD - DEFENDER Date of birth: 3rd June 2003. Previous Clubs: Blackpool, Tranmere Rovers. Louis is an energetic defender, who is also an offensive threat. Starting his career at Blackpool, Louis would then progress through the youth ranks at Tranmere Rovers. The commanding centre-half is a natural leader and captained many of the youth sides at Prenton Park. A resolute and dependable presence within the defence, Louis undoubtedly has a bright future in the game and The Silkmen were delighted to secure his signature back in August 2021. ROCCO FREGAPANE - DEFENDER Date of birth: 24th April 2003. Previous Clubs: Huddersfield Town, Manchester United, Macclesfield Town, Witton Albion. Rocco is a product of Macclesfield Town’s BTEC programme and is renowned for his assured performances within the defence. Starting his career at Huddersfield Town, Rocco then made the dream move to Manchester United in October 2017. Spending just under two years at Old Trafford, the England youth international then joined Macclesfield Town’s BTEC programme - which allowed him to combine his football development with academic study. Well-respected by his teammates and mentors alike, Rocco signed for Macclesfield FC following a brief spell at Witton Albion. SAM JAMES - DEFENDER Date of birth: 2nd May 2003. Previous Clubs: Southport. Sam arrived at the Leasing.com Stadium in August 2021, on a dual registration with Southport. He is a committed defender, who is never shirks a tackle. We look forward to Sam in action as the season progresses. SEKOUBA SANOGO - DEFENDER Date of birth: 4th October 2001. Previous Clubs: Blanc Mesnil, Macclesfield Town. Sek began his career in his native France with Blanc Mesnil, before moving over to England to join Macclesfield Town Under-21s. A reliable and consistent defender, Sek has a rapid turn of pace which can be a threat at both ends of the pitch. Sek is of dual French and Malian nationality and standing at 6ft 1” tall, poses a tangible aerial threat. After impressing during a trial period, Sek signed a deal to remain at the Leasing.com Stadium in July 2021. TOM STEAD - DEFENDER Date of birth: 23rd March 2000. Previous Clubs: Preston North End, Chorley, Kendal Town, FC United of Manchester. Tom Stead is a resolute and committed defender, who represented our fifteenth summer signing, Graduating from the youth ranks at Preston North End, Tom suffered an acute cruciate ligament injury shortly after signing his first professional contract. After making a full recovery, Tom joined National League side Chorley and would then head over to Kendal Town. In September 2020, Tom signed for FC United of Manchester - only for the season to be vastly curtailed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.. DANNY WHITAKER - MIDFIELDER Date of birth: 14th November 1980. Previous Clubs: Manchester United, Bradford City, Wilmslow Albion, Macclesfield Town (2 spells), Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, Chesterfield. Danny Whitaker is the ultimate Silkmen legend.Adored by the fans, Danny signed a deal to become player-manager in the summer of 2021 and incredibly, will be competing in his nineteenth season. Affectionately known as our “Magic Man”, Danny made his debut for Macclesfield Town in 2002 and made over 400 appearances for the Club before its demise in September 2020. A tenacious and offensively minded midfielder, Danny also enjoyed extended spells at Port Vale, Oldham Athletic and Chesterfield. LAURENT MENDY - MIDFIELDER Date of birth: 26th March 1997. Previous Clubs: IFK Åmål. Laurent represents a powerful addition to our squad and standing at 6ft 3”, will prove to be a potent threat at both ends of the pitch. Priding himself on his stamina levels, Laurent is also known to weigh in with his fair share of goals. Largely centred within South East London, Laurent spent the early part of his career playing for amateur sides whilst he learnt his trade. He then made the move over to Sweden in order to sign for fourth tier side IFK Åmål, before agreeing a one-year deal at the Leasing.com Stadium at the end of a successful trial period. LEON ARNASALAM - MIDFIELDER Date of birth: 10th December 1998. Previous Clubs: Preston North End, Bolton Wanderers, Marine, AFC Liverpool, Lower Breck, Warrington Town, Skelmersdale United, Burscough. The Silkmen signed exciting winger Leon Arnasalam in July 2021, following an impressive trial period at the Club. Equally at home on either wing, Leon can also be employed in the traditional number ten role. Boasting a wealth of experience at this level of football, Leon has already shown that he has the pace and ability to get the Silkmen faithful on the edge of their seats. Earlier in his career, Leon was also part of Robbie Fowler’s illustrious Liverpool-based Academy. RODNEY AJAYI - MIDFIELDER Date of birth: 18th November 1995. Previous Clubs: Stockport County, Stockport Sports, Avro, Atherton LR, West Didsbury & Chorlton. Rodney is an imposing midfielder who stands 6ft 2” tall and arrived at the Club in July 2021 after a successful trial period. Beginning his career at Stockport County, he moved to Stockport Sports in 2014 and went on to enjoy spells at Avro, Atherton LR and West Didsbury & Chorlton. The versatile midfielder can also be employed as a centre-back if needed and is a true team player. Confident on the ball,Rodney is a hard-working and energetic midfielder who became a welcome addition to our First Team squad. SAM GRIMSHAW - MIDFIELDER Date of birth: 24th October 1993. Previous Clubs: Manchester City, Altrincham, Radcliffe Borough (loan), Glossop North End, Curzon Ashton, Southport, Stockport County, Leek Town, Hednesford Town, Trafford. Sam became our eighth summer signing in June 2021, as the pacey midfielder agreed terms at the Leasing.com Stadium. Spending almost a decade within the youth ranks at Manchester City, Sam has a vast amount of experience within the non-league game and never fails to wear his heart on his sleeve out on the pitch. Sam has a devastating amount of pace in his locker - completing the 100m in under eleven seconds! Whilst at Glossop North End, Sam was offered a trial with Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United - exemplifying his unquestionable ability at this level. SIDI SANOGO - MIDFIELDER Date of birth: 18th November 1998. Previous Clubs: UD Fraga, UE Bordeta, AFC Darwen, Bamber Bridge, Radcliffe Borough. Spanish midfielder Sidi Sanogo is a natural athlete. He’s a central midfielder who can be employed both in a holding role and one which demands a more attacking presence Sidi began his career at Spanish Tercera Division side UD Fraga, before making the move to UE Bordeta in a bid to secure First Team football. It was at this point that Sidi moved to England and would enjoy spells at AFC Darwen, Bamber Bridge and Radcliffe Borough before making the move to the Leasing.com Stadium ahead of our debut campaign. AARON DWYER - FORWARD Date of birth: 1st July 1996. Previous Clubs: AFC Bury, Cheadle Town, Stockport Town, Wythenshawe Town, Mossley, New Mills. Laurent Becoming our sixteenth summer signing on his 25th birthday, Aaron is a deadly marksman with a proven record in front of goal. Securing a deal with The Silkmen at the end of a successful trial period, Aaron is an energetic and tenacious striker who visibly gives everything he has to the cause. Bringing a wealth of experience with him, Aaron has already hit the ground running and this was exemplified with a breath-taking second-half hat-trick against Winstanley Warriors during our pre-season campaign. EDY MAIECO - FORWARD Date of birth: 30th April 1997. Previous Clubs: Stalybridge Celtic, Glossop North End, Matlock Town, Clitheroe. Edy is a strong, committed striker, who can also be employed as an effective winger. Standing at 6ft 3” tall, Edy started his career at Stalybridge Celtic where he progressed through the Academy structure to make his First Team debut in April 2018. Beginning the 2018/19 season in Tameside, Edy’s undoubted ability was then spotted by current Macclesfield FC Assistant Manager Peter Band and he played a central role in Glossop North End securing his signature in 2019. It was with The Hillmen that Edy really did burst onto the scene. Scoring eleven goals in thirty-nine appearances, Edy not only became a regular on the scoresheet but also became renowned for executing stunning strikes. These included an incredible solo effort against Cleethorpes, which claimed Glossop’s Goal of the Season award at the end ofthe2019/20 season. After a brief spell at Matlock Town, Edy then signed for Clitheroe before making the move to the Leasing.com Stadium. JAMES BERRY-McNALLY - FORWARD Date of birth: 10th December 2000. Previous Clubs: Liverpool, Wigan Athletic, Hull City, Altrincham. James is currently on loan from National League side, Altrincham until January 2022 and has made a positive impact since arriving at the Leasing.com Stadium. Starting his career at Liverpool, James then went on to sign scholarship forms with hometown side Wigan Athletic in December 2016. The tenacious forward then made the move to Hull City in November 2019 and would make his First Team debut three months later during the Championship clash against Blackburn Rovers. After being released by The Tigers in the summer of 2021, James signed for Altrincham before been immediately loaned out to Macclesfield FC. KIELEN ADAMS - FORWARD Date of birth: 11th May 2001. Previous Clubs: Oldham Athletic, Bradford City, Chorley, Hyde United, Clitheroe. Kielen is a powerful striker with a keen eye for goal. Stating his career at Oldham Athletic, Kielen spent four years at Boundary Park, before crossing the Pennines in 2017 to join Bradford City. Graduating from the youth setup at Valley Parade in 2019, Kielen would then return to Oldham in order to sign his first professional contract. Loan spells at Chorley and Hyde United ensued, before Kielen joined Clitheroe back in 2020. TOM CLARE - FORWARD Date of birth: 2nd September 1999. Previous Clubs: Barnsley, Bradford City, Boston United, Bradford Park Avenue, Buxton, Pontefract Collieries. Powerful striker Tom Clare joinedTheSilkmenin June 2021, after agreeing a one-year deal with the Club. The 6ft 5” striker began his career at Barnsley and after spending eleven years at Oakwell, Tom made the move across Yorkshire to join Bradford City. After impressing with five goals in fifteen appearances during his initial spell at York Street, Tom would join The Pilgrims on a permanent basis in July 2019. The colossal forward would then enjoy extended stays at Bradford Park Avenue and Buxton, before cementing a regular starting place at Pontefract Collieries during the prematurely curtailed 2020/21 campaign. TYLER JAMES - FORWARD Date of birth: 9th June 2003. Previous Clubs: Macclesfield Town. A product of Macclesfield FC’s hugely successful BTEC Academy, Tyler signed a First Team deal with the Club in August 2021. Tyler is a natural goalscorer and during the 2019/20 season, scored an incredible 23 goals in 15 games within the EFL CEFA League. An integral part of our back-to-back EFL CEFA Cup-winning sides, Tyler has unquestionably earned his chance to shine at senior level. Date Opponents H/A KO Score Goalscorers Sat 31/07/21 Wythenshawe Town H 15:00 0-1 Tue 03/08/21 Burscough A 19:45 1-3 Houghton Sat 07/08/21 Squires Gate (The Emirates F.A Cup EP) H 15:00 0-2 Sat 14/08/21 Charnock Richard A 15:00 1-9 Brown Tue 17/08/21 Winsford United A 19:45 0-3 Sat 21/08/21 Vauxhall Motors H 15:00 4-5 Brown, Joe Nicholson, Bandell (2) Sat 28/08/21 Congleton Town A 15:00 2-1 Bandell, Josh Nicholson Mon 30/08/21 Lower Breck H 15:00 1-0 Beckford Sat 04/09/21 Macclesfield H 15:00 Tue 07/09/21 Runcorn Town H 19:45 Sat 11/09/21 Abbey Hey (The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q) A 15:00 Tue 14/09/21 AFC Liverpool A 19:45 Sat 18/09/21 Prestwich Heys H 15:00 Fixtures and Results Appearances Goals Cards MOM Player Start Sub Start Sub Red Yellow Charles Akande 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 Ben Ascroft (GK) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Aspinall (GK) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christopher Bandell 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 Ethan Beckford 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Lewis Boyd 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Millen Brown 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 Ben Cartwright 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tom Douglas 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Foulds (GK) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declan Gallagher 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Hatton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Samuel Houghton 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bram Johnstone 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oredi Kibombo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dale Korie-Butler 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 Andy Mandjoba 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Middlemore 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Joseph Nicholson 8 0 1 0 1 1 2 Joshua Nicholson 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 James OHara 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Martin Pearson (GK) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus Perry * 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Fenton Reeves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Matthew Reid 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Andrew Thomas 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Nathan Whalley 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Joe White 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Harvey Whyte * 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dimeji Willan (GK) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calum Wilson 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 Dean Winnard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sean Yeldrem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gregor Zabret 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Appearences contd from page 15 Ashton Athletic Managers: Jay Foulds & Dougie Pitts Macclesfield Manager: Danny Whitaker James Aspinall Matthew Reid Andrew Thomas Ben Cartwright Declan Gallagher Joseph Nicholson Joshua Nicholson Calum Wilson Dale Korie-Butler Christopher Bandell Bram Johnstone Ethan Beckford Charles Akande Andy Mandjoba Joe White Lewis Boyd MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE TBC ASSISTANT TBC ASSISTANT TBC NEXT UP AT BROCSTEDES PARK Tuesday 7 September 2021 Kick-off 7.45pm Runcorn Town Ben Pierce Steve Hodgson Aaron Fleming Alex Bruce Curtis Obeng Ekow Coker Jacob Hanson Kieran Kennedy Louis Shead Rocco Fregapane Sam James Sekouba Sanogo Tom Stead Danny Whitaker Laurent Mendy Leon Arnasalam Rodney Ajayi Sam Grimshaw Sidi Sanogo Aaron Dwyer Edy Maieco James Berry-McNally Kielen Adams Tom Clare Tyler James