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ASHTON ATHLETIC Saturday 31 July 2021 - Kick-off 3.00pm v Wythenshawe Town The North West Counties Football League Premier Division Official Matchday Programme MATCH DAY Saturday 31 July 2021 HELP KEEP THE Premier Division 15:00 Ashton Athletic v Wythenshawe Town 15:00 Avro v Padiham FANS AT THE 15:00 Charnock Richard v Winsford United 15:00 Irlam v Litherland REMYCA 15:00 Longridge Town v Congleton Town 15:00 Macclesfield v Burscough GAME, 15:00 Prestwich Heys v Northwich Victoria 15:00 Runcorn Town v Barnoldswick Town 15:00 Squires Gate v Lower Breck 15:00 Vauxhall Motors v AFC Liverpool First Division North NWCFL Newsroom FOLLOW THE RULES 15:00 AFC Darwen v South Liverpool 15:00 Ashton Town v AFC Blackpool Members of Daisy Hill FC’s first Many of the squad volunteered, team squad spent last Saturday but we didn’t want to take 15:00 Bacup Borough v Cleator Moor Celtic TO ENSURE WE CAN evening handing out food too many as it is important 15:00 Daisy Hill v Chadderton parcels at the Homeless Aid to maintain the dignity of the 15:00 Garstang v Campion Bolton food bank in Bolton town service users, and we didn’t centre. The visit was organised want to appear imposing. In 15:00 Holker Old Boys v Golcar United ALL ENJOY FOOTBALL by the first team’s Assistant the end, five of us went down 15:00 Ilkley Town v Bury AFC Manager Lee Hill, who has with 40 food parcels and spent 15:00 Nelson v Pilkington supported the Food Bank in an hour giving out food and 15:00 St Helens Town v Atherton LR the past through his business speaking to the service users. FitPRO Training Academy. 15:00 Vauxhall Motors v AFC Liverpool The players gave up their “It was great for the lads to Saturday night to help with the experience this and they were First Division South community initiative to support truly touched by the work of www.nwcfl.com the operation at the HAB facility the volunteers and the service 14:00 Maine Road v FC Isle of Man and found the experience as users themselves. They have 15:00 Abbey Hey v Stockport Town an opportunity for reflection, all asked if they can do it again whilst also providing much sometime soon, and many 15:00 Alsager Town v West Didsbury & Chorlton needed support and manpower of the other team members to a vital source of support for have also asked if they can be 15:00 Barnton v Wythenshawe Amateurs the Bolton Community. involved the next time we do it. 15:00 Cammell Laird 1907 v Cheadle Heath HOW YOU CAN HELP: “With my company having “I think it’s great for the lads 15:00 Nomads Cheadle Town v New Mills established links with the and the club to help out in the 15:00 Rocester v Eccleshall Food Bank, I thought it would community where we can. STAY HOME IF YOU WASH HANDS SOCIALLY DISTANCE & be great to bring that same Even if we play a small part in 15:00 Sandbach United v Brocton HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS REGULARLY MASK ON REQUEST support over to Daisy Hill and helping those less fortunate, it’s 15:00 St Martins v Abbey Hulton United get the club involved too”, said those collective efforts that add 15:00 Stafford Town v Ellesmere Rangers Lee. up and make a huge difference. 1m+ “I had some surplus food “I am extremely proud of the available and asked some of club and the lads for helping the team to help me create out and giving up their time on food parcels, and give up their a Saturday evening to serve time to come down and help food to the people who need it”. distribute the food parcels. 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 Dougie Pitts Jay Foulds 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 Daz Mullen Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy: Winners 2016/17 Saturday 7 August 2021 Kick-off 3.00pm v Squires Gate The Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Premier Division P GD Pts 1 AFC Liverpool 0 0 0 2 Ashton Athletic 0 0 0 3 Avro 0 0 0 4 Barnoldswick Town 0 0 0 5 Burscough 0 0 0 6 Charnock Richard 0 0 0 7 Congleton Town 0 0 0 A warm welcome to Pre-season matches 8 Irlam 0 0 0 all of our friends from have been taken place Wythenshawe Town. I hope for a number of weeks 9 Litherland REMYCA 0 0 0 you enjoy your afternoon now. With each game 10 Longridge Town 0 0 0 at Brocstedes. things have slowly started 11 Lower Breck 0 0 0 to come together as 12 Macclesfield 0 0 0 We were extremely new players get used 13 Northwich Victoria 0 0 0 saddened to learn that to each other and new 14 Padiham 0 0 0 Sam Jones, centre forward combinations develop. 15 Prestwich Heys 0 0 0 for Wythensahwe Town 16 Runcorn Town 0 0 0 passed away earlier in the While most of the match week. We would like to results have gone against 17 Skelmersdale United 0 0 0 pass on our condolences us, there have been many 18 Squires Gate 0 0 0 to Sam’s family and the postives to take from the 19 Vauxhall Motors 0 0 0 club at this very difficult performances. I feel with 20 Winsford United 0 0 0 time. a group of established 21 Wythenshawe Town 0 0 0 players and new players This afternoon’s match will coming in there is no be our first league outing reason why we can’t look since late December forward to good season when the season was in both League and Cup curtailed due to COVID-19 competitions. restrictions. So it’s fair to say that we are keen to Enjoy the match this get started again and see afternoon. League action return to Brocstedes. The future’s bright, the future’s yellow. Dougie and Jay A Brief History... Ashton Athletic Football Club was founded in 1968 and Wigan playing in the Wigan Sunday League – winning every Division in consecutive seasons and many cup competitions before Robin Park and Dougie came in following a break from the switching to the Warrington League on Saturdays where game. similar success was sustained. The trio needed to completely rebuild the squad for the 2013/14 season and made an excellent start to their The Club developed Brocstedes Park and was admitted to the managerial careers creating club history with a 6th place Lancashire Combination, before becoming a founder member finish and beating Maine Road 1-0 to win the League of the North West Counties League when the Combination Challenge Cup at Curzon Ashton. merged with the Cheshire league in 1982. Unfortunately, financial constraints prevented the required ground More club history was made in the 2014/15 season with a improvements to be completed, and the Club was relegated into the Manchester league Division One in 1986. 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 STATE OF MIND SPORT IS PROUD TO BE THE official CHARITY 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 Harrock United 5-1 in the final at Brocstedes Park. The 2015/16 season saw the retirement of Jay Foulds and he PARTNER OF THE NORTH WEST COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Club loyalty that had brought success to the Club in the 1970’s was replaced in the Ashton Athletic goal by Martin Pearson. and early 80’s until the Committee embraced an ambitious youth development policy in 1999. Unfortunately, there were no cup heroics in that season but there was a solid 7th place finish in the league. State of Mind Sport is a charity that harnesses the power of sport to The Club is now at the end of a ten-year development plan The 2016/17 saw another top 10 finish with the club ending promote positive mental fitness, to improve performance among our to enhance its recreational facilities and expand the Club, the season in 9th place, but the club made history in the cups in particular its junior section. Eight years ago, the Club had reaching the 2nd qualifying round for the first time ever, losing sportsmen and women, fans and wider communities, two teams, 50 members, one mediocre pitch with dilapidated 5-0 against Halifax Town and winning the Lancashire Cup for clubhouse and changing rooms. the first time, coming from a goal down to win 2-1 against AND to ultimately prevent suıcide. Radcliffe Borough. Lee Vaughan scoring the winner in the final Since then the Club members have worked tirelessly to minute of the game. progress the Club within its means, and with some help State of Mind Sport raise awareness of the issues surrounding from external grant sources. Assistance from the Football With the impact the management trio have made at the club foundation, Awards for All programme, and Wigan Council enabled a series of improvements to be completed. The main 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 mental fitness and deliver education on the subject to all levels pitch was re-drained, a second pitch acquired/improved, new changing rooms and Clubhouse built, disabled access following the 2016/17 season, Ben Kay left his role as joint manager to take up the role as assistant manager to Simon of sport, business, education and community groups. provided and other improvements made to the grounds. Howarth at Clitheroe FC, where he will link up again former Yellows captain, Ian Rowlands. More recently the ground has been brought up to the necessary Ground Grading for re-entry into the NWCFL, in time A new vision for the Club is under discussion to further for the start of the 2006/7 season and further inprovements develop the Club and these will include plans for have provided additional seating. improvements to the access road, new junior changing rooms, additional playing fields for the junior section and a proposed The 2008/09 season also saw further progression of the girls/ladies section. The main ground is also scheduled for Club, having been promoted to the Premier Division of the enhancement works with additional covered spectator areas. Vodkat North West Counties League. We were again able take to the national stage, having been accepted in the FA The Club is a voluntary organisation run by a Committee Cup competition after last season’s debut in the FA Vase of 14 alongside approximately 25 coaches and managers. which proved very lucrative for the Club, progressing through Any money raised by the Club has been ploughed back into 3 stages and beating 2 teams from higher leagues in the improving the facilities and developing the youth section. process. The previous season also saw cup success for the Club retaining the Atherton Charity Cup at the end of the The Club now has a total membership of more than 400. We season. have 9 junior teams consisting of approximately 160 children who take advantage of the improvement of our now excellent Following an impressive 6th place finish in the 2008/09 facilities, whilst hundreds of children and adults from season, the Yellows struggled in the league for the next 4 opposition teams also benefit from the continually improving seasons, finishing in the bottom three of the league in three facilities. of the next four seasons. 21st (09/10), 22nd (10/11), 14th (11/12) and 20th (12/13). The Club is keen to maintain the pace of development of the club and future plans will enable increased activity at the To book an award winning mental fitness session at your club, Jimmy McBride, who took over the reins midway through the 12/13, left the club when the season ended and the club took Club, additional Junior teams and a much safer and secure environment in particular for spectators and Children. email [email protected] the unusual step in bringing in a trio of managers, Jay Foulds, www.stateofmindsport.org Ben Kay and Dougie Pitts. Jay and Ben were brought in from The Club was awarded the FA Charter Standard in 2013. Our Opponents Today nwcfl.c m WEST TH C O R O U THE N NT IES FO E O U TB G ALL LEA The club was founded in 1946 as the North Withington Amateur Football Club and was the idea of some young The optimism proved well-founded as the club showed Official Website of The North West men who attended St. Crispin’s Church on Hart Road in its confidence in the players and management team was Counties Football League Fallowfield. The first committee was held in the lounge of justified with some remarkable highlights and a run in the a house in Garswood Road, Fallowfield and in attendance league that left them in third place and looking forward to was Eric Renard, Brian Honeysett and others. Stan Hahn a future in the next level. For the latest League & became involved much later, but then totally immersed himself in the club. Their greatest run of success was in the FA Vase where Club News & Info, Fixtures, a series of victories against Goole Town, Nostell Miners Results, Cup Info, Stats & The club first played in the South Manchester & Welfare, Skelmersdale United, and Northwich Victoria Wythenshawe League (1946 - 1958) and were saw them matched against competition favourites Archives subsequently transferred to the Lancashire & Cheshire big-spending Consett Town. A draw at home saw Amateur league (1958 - 1972). It was in 1972 the club Wythenshawe visit the North-East for the replay but the applied and were accepted into the Manchester league, FA’s experimental rule-change for the competition saw when up until 1974 all games of football were played at the team short of six players while their opponents had Follow us on social media Hough End Field, Princess Road, Withington. a full squad to choose from. Even so it was a narrow Search ‘North West Counties League’ on one-nil defeat that saw their visions of Wembley come Twitter and Facebook In June 1974, under the helm of Chairman Billy Moore, to an end. the club’s headquarters were moved from the Princess Hotel in Withington to the newly acquired ground at The highlight of the season was a remarkable two-one Timpson Road, Baguley, M23 9LL where three pre- away victory over high flying National League North stars fabricated houses were purchased and turned into a Curzon Ashton in the Frank Hannah Manchester Senior clubhouse with a bar, kitchen and changing facilities. Cup and their last game before the season was brought After numerous discussions, it was decided to name to an end by COVID-19 was in the semi-final of the the ground after the residing Chairman (Stan Hahn) Division One Cup against Sandbach United. The decision and the Club Secretary (Eric Renard) out of respect, to declare the season null and void robbed the club of honouring them as founding members, hence the name what looked to be a certain promotion. Ericstan Park. And it was at this point, the club decided to design a new badge incorporating a cockerel and a Season 2020/2021 saw a remarkarkable start to the fox; the cockerel related to founding member Stanley campaign with seven straight wins and 29 goals scored Hahn (the German for cockerel is Hähnchen) and the against just 3 in return. Once again, the season was fox to founding member Eric Renard (the French for brought to an end by COVID and it looked as if once again fox is Renard), to forever recognise the club’s founding frustration was the order of the day. However, the club members. got the news it so richly deserved when the FA made the decision to base promotion on the records of the In 2014 and under new Chairman Kenny Hope, the club transferred to the Cheshire League Division 2 and went two curtailed seasons and Wythenshawe Town found themselves starting the new campaign in the Premier oFFICIAL GoALKEEPING on to become history-makers, making national headlines as they won every single league and Cup game, 39 Division. PARTNER oF THE games in total, earning the side the title, ‘The Invincibles.’ Back to back promotions on their debut in the Cheshire There was progress off the field as well at the beginning of 2021, when Chairman Chris Eaton, with the unanimous NoRTH WEST CouNTIES League, and with a working partnership in place with professional football club Fleetwood Town, the club set backing of the members, turned the club into a limited company with a promise of great things to come. FooTBALL LEAGuE. their sights firmly on bringing semi-professional football to the club for the first time in history. prouD SpoNSor oF THE That ambition came to realisation at the end of the GoALKEEpEr oF THE MoNTH 2017/18 season after two seasons in the Cheshire AND GoALKEEpEr oF THE Premier League when the club secured promotion to Step 6 and the Hallmark Security North West Counties League YEAr AWArDS South Division, heralding a new era at the club. There were further changes at the beginning of 2019 For more information, visit when Chris Eaton took over as Chairman with a promise www.reusch.com to put the club on a sound business footing. Promotion was narrowly missed at the end of the season but with www.facebook.com/ReuschUK Manager James Kinsey and his coaching team in charge, www.twitter.com/ReuschUK the club looked forward to the new campaign with optimism. Wythenshawe Town BACK TO LIVE Recent Club Honours Manchester League 1972 -2014 1973/74 - North Withington 1st Team, Division 2 CHAMPIONS FOOTBALL! 1978/79 - North Withington 2nd Team, Reserve Division CHAMPIONS 1976/77 - North Withington 1st Team, Manchester Challenge Trophy WINNERS THE RETURN TO BROCSTEDES 1977/78 - North Withington 1st Team, Manchester Challenge Trophy WINNERS 1979/80 - North Withington 1st Team, Manchester Challenge Trophy WINNERS 1992/93 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, Manchester Challenge Trophy WINNERS 1994/95 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, Manchester Challenge Trophy WINNERS 1979/80 - North Withington 1st Team, Lancashire Amateur Cup WINNERS 1979/80 - North Withington Team, Manchester Youth Cup WINNERS 1984/85 - North Withington 1st Team, Gilcryst Cup WINNERS 1978/79 - North Withington 1st Team, Sportsmanship WINNERS 1999/00 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, Murray Shield WINNERS Cheshire League 2014 -2018 2014/15 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, Division 2 CHAMPIONS 2015/16 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, Division 1 CHAMPIONS Season 2014/15 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, JA Walton Cup WINNERS 2014/15 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, MFA County Cup WINNERS 2014/15 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, Altrincham Cup WINNERS 2015/16 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, MFA County Cup RUNNERS UP 2016/17 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, MFA County Cup RUNNERS UP Other 2014/15 - Wythenshawe Town 1st Team, National team of the year 2016/17 - Wythenshawe Town Football Club, Hospitality club of the year Tickets from only 2016/17 - Wythenshawe Town Football Club, Step 7 Programme of the year 2017/18 - Wythenshawe Town Football Club, Step 7 Programme of the year £90 Adults £45 Concessions Fixtures and Results Player Appearences Date Opponents H/A KO Score Goalscorers Appearances Cards Cards MOM Sat 31/07/21 Wythenshawe Town H 15:00 Player Start Sub Start Sub Red Yellow Tue 03/08/21 Burscough A 19:45 Charles Akande 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 07/08/21 Squires Gate (The Emirates F.A Cup EP) H 15:00 Ben Cartwright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 14/08/21 Charnock Richard A 15:00 Tom Douglas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tue 17/08/21 Winsford United H 15:00 Jason Foulds (GK) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 21/08/21 Vauxhall Motors H 15:00 Declan Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 28/08/21 Congleton Town A 15:00 Mon 30/08/21 Lower Breck H 15:00 Brian Hatton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 11/09/21 Abbey Hey (The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q) A 15:00 Samuel Houghton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dale Korie-Butler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Currently fixtures are only available to 11 September 2021. Fixture lists are being re-arranged in the light of COVID-19 restrictions. Charlie Middlemore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joseph Nicholson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pre-Season Joshua Nicholson Martin Pearson (GK) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Date Opponents H/A KO Score Goalscorers Marcus Perry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tues 27/07/21 St.Martins H 20:00 5-2 Andrew Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 24/07/21 Burnley U23’s A 15:00 0-1 Joe White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wed 21/07/21 Clitheroe A 19:45 0-1 Harvey Whyte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 17/07/21 1874 Northwich H 15:00 2-3 Calum Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 10/07/21 Ashton Town H 15:00 1-2 Sean Yeldrem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat 03/07/21 CMB FC A 15:00 4-3 MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE TBC ASSISTANT Ashton Athletic Wythenshawe TBC Managers: Jay Foulds & Dougie Pitts Town ASSISTANT Manager: James Kinsey TBC Charles Akande Brad Byrne Ben Cartwright Callum Jakovlevs Tom Douglas Deane Smalley Jason Foulds (GK) Dominic Smalley NEXT UP AT Declan Gallagher Gary Da Costa BROCSTEDES PARK Brian Hatton Grant Spencer Saturday 7 August 2021 Samuel Houghton Greg Wilkinson Kick-off 3.00pm Dale Korie-Butler Squires Gate Jainiero Salmon-Harris Charlie Middlemore Jan Palinkas Joseph Nicholson Jerome Wright Joshua Nicholson Joel Bembo Leta Martin Pearson (GK) Jordan Burton Marcus Perry Andrew Thomas Jordan Rutter Joe White Lee Gregory Harvey Whyte Matthew Bryan Calum Wilson Matthew Roberts Sean Yeldrem Matthew Rowson Harvey Whyte Niall Rhodes Calum Wilson Steven Dryden Liam Wood Steven Hewitt Sean Yeldrem