BARNTON2019/20 Official Matchday Programme

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Barnton v Abbey Hulton UnitedFriday 20th September 2019, 7.45pm

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Year Formed:1946

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BARNTONFootball Club The Villagers

The Offside Trust Stadium, Townfield Lane,Barnton, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 4LH

Website:www.barntonfc.org

Twitter:@barntonfc

County Affiliation:Cheshire FA

Previous Leagues:Cheshire League

2019/20 Admission Prices:£5 adults, £3 concessions, children free

Midweek Match Night:Wednesday

Home Colours:Black & White Striped Shirts, Black Shorts & Socks Life Member:

Barbara LeicesterChairman:Steve Lloyd

Vice-Chairman:Peter LewisSecretary:

Andy Williams Treasurer:

Jayne Lewis Media Officer:

Niall OwensCatering:

Norma Lloyd, Julie Alcock, Wendy WilliamsGroundsman:George Matzen

Programme Editor:Karl Ladley

Photographer:Rob Hardley

Head Of Football:Mike Alcock

Academy Head:Dave Bryning

Player-Manager:James McShane

Assistant Manager:Liam Page

Player-First Team Coach:Jordan Stafford

Physiotherapist:Lewis Doyle

Under-21s Head Coach:Aaron Kenyon

Our next match at The Offside Trust Stadium:

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Abbey HeySaturday 5th October 2019

3.00pmThe PlayerMatch.com First Division Cup Second Round

Friday 20th September 2019, 7.45pm

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THE SQUADSBARNTON v ABBEY HULTON UNITED

TOMORROW'S FIXTURESAbbey Hey v St. MartinsCheadle Heath Nomads v Wythenshawe AmateursEccleshall v Stockport TownEllesmere Rangers v Maine RoadNew Mills v Alsager TownFC Oswestry Town v Wythenshawe TownSandbach United v Cammell Laird 1907Vauxhall Motors v Cheadle TownWest Didsbury & Chorlton v Stone Old Alleynians

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Club History

Abbey Hulton United FC was formed 72 years ago in 1947, making it one of the oldest clubs still playing Saturday football in North Staffordshire. In the early days the club played on council land in Abbey Hulton.

The club continued to use this facility for the first 15 years, despite the fact that the changing facilities were more than a mile away from the actual pitch. In 1962 it was decided that the team should move to the Parks facility at Bucknall Park, which was complete with its own changing rooms and showers adjacent to the pitch. What a luxury. The team continued to use Bucknall Park for another 23 years, until 1985.

During the period from 1947 to 1985 the team played in many local junior leagues, such as:The Longton League; Fenton and District League; Burslem and Tunstall League; Newcastle and District League.They graced all the above leagues with great distinction.

Over the years the club became more financially stable and grew in ambition. Finally in 1985 they acquired a piece of land at Birches Head Road on which it was able to obtain a 99-year lease. This is the club's current address. Immediately, a clubhouse was built containing a bar and changing rooms for both teams and officials. At the same time an outside 5-a-side football facility was built, complete with floodlights. Having moved to this new facility the club opted to join the North Staffordshire Alliance League. It completed in this league before seeking election to one of the top leagues in the area, the Staffordshire County League (North), in 1987. The team played in this league and finally had a momentous season in 1997/98 by winning the league, the cup and also the fair play award all in one season. Having achieved this feat the club applied to join what is the top junior league in North Staffordshire, the Staffordshire County Senior League.

In 2016/17 Abbey Hulton United won the Leek Cup and were the Staffordshire County Premier League champions. They felt that it was the right time to apply to go into the North West Counites League, but major ground improvements had to be achieved to allow entry to the league. With great support and hard work from club members and local volunteers this was achieved and the club were proud to be accepted into the North West Counites Football League. In their first season in 2017/18 they finished in 13th position in the First Division, and improved on that in 2018/19 with an 8th place finish in the newly-created First Division South.

What's In A Name?

Abbey Hulton is named after the Scheduled Monument of Hulton Abbey. Little remains of the abbey today, but continued excavations have revealed the foundations of a number of the principal claustral buildings, as well as human burials. In 1963, Hulton Abbey was designated a Scheduled Monument, under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, however due to its poor condition it is considered Heritage at Risk. The site is now owned and managed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. In the Domesday Book, Hulton is recorded as ‘Heltone’ meaning ‘hill town’.

ABBEY HULTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUBGround: Drayton Beaumont ParkPresident: John AgarChairman: Lee SavageSecretary: John WightmanTreasurer: Mary WightmanManager: Russell LeadbetterColours: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts & SocksWebsite: www.abbeyhultonutd.orgTwitter: @HultonUtd

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LEAGUE NEWSPlayerMatch.com becomes Official Partner of The North West Counties Football League

The North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) has announced a new partnership with PlayerMatch.com to become the main headline sponsor of the First Division Challenge Cup tournament, which for season 2019/20 will be known at ‘The PlayerMatch.com Cup’.

Denmark-based PlayerMatch.com is a unique social and professional networking sport’s platform, with the aim to present to the world talents of today and stars of tomorrow.

PlayerMatch.com is a dedicated networking platform for those involved in sport to promote their profile and discover new opportunities.Itgives Players, Coaches, Agents, Scouts, Academies and Clubs to get and create a network that is outside of your normal reach in your day-to-day life.

Omar Chaudhary, CEO of PlayerMatch.com, said: “PlayerMatch.com is delighted to be partnering with The North West Counties Football League for this season as headline sponsors of The PlayerMatch.com Cup."

“We strive to empower sport’s people, especially players, to make all in sport much more reachable: Players, Coaches, Agents/Scouts, Academies and Clubs, in order to give them the opportunity to promote their owns skills and start to build the story of their own success. This also gives the club the opportunity to seek out a specific talent for a position by watching videos using our tool to search by position including the player’s geographical position.”

Its web, iOS and Android app’s features include the ability for users to create their own profile, upload/share pictures and videos of matches, create/manage matches, follow/interact with PlayerMatch.com users, post and apply to jobs opportunities and many more.

One of the mission of PlayerMatch.com is to open some doors in order to ensure that promising talent get their chances. The best way to describe PlayerMatch.com is a mix of Facebook and LinkedIn sport driven platform.

NWCFL Chairman Paul Lawler said: “The League is delighted to be partnering with PlayerMatch.com for this season as sponsors of The PlayerMatch.com Cup, which is our League Cup competition for our 40 First Division teams. We look forward to working with PlayerMatch.com to promote the platform to our 3,500 plus players and 60 clubs, who are looking to showcase their ability and opportunities on this social network.”

The PlayerMatch.com Cup kicked off on Saturday 7th September with eight First Round ties involving 16 Step 6 clubs from the North and South Divisions.

When the draw was made, Barnton received a bye to the Second Round. We will host Abbey Hey, who defeated Bacup Borough 3-2 in the First Round, at The Offside Trust Stadium on Saturday 5th October.

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All fixtures are North West Counties League First Division South matches unless stated

Barnton have been awarded a bye to the2nd Round of the PlayerMatch.com Cup (1DC:2)First Division Cup Dates: 23/11/2019 3rd Round 08/02/2020 Quarter-Final 16/03/2020 Semi-Final 1st Leg 23/03/2020 Semi-Final 2nd LegCSC: Cheshire Senior Cup. MCSC: Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup.

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RESULTS AND LINE-UPSo Own Goal ^ Substitution < Substitution > Substitution $ Sent-Off *Man of the Match voted by the opponents (league matches only)

The winners of our Macron Cup (MLC:1) tie with Rylands will host St. Martins or Padiham in the 2nd Round.Macron League Cup Round Dates:19/10/2019 1st Round 15/02/2020 Quarter-Final09/11/2019 2nd Round 28/03/2020 Semi-Final 1st Leg07/12/2019 3rd Round 04/04/2020 Semi-Final 2nd Leg

BARNTON FIRST TEAMAPPEARANCES & GOALS 2019/20

The North West CountiesFootball League

First Division South 2019/20Table at Thursday 19th September 2019

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1 Vauxhall Motors 8 7 0 1 29 6 23 21 2 FC Oswestry Town 8 7 0 1 28 10 18 21 3 Stone Old Alleynians 9 6 2 1 19 11 8 20 4 West Didsbury & Chorlton 7 6 1 0 17 3 14 19 5 Abbey Hey 9 5 1 3 21 19 2 16 6 Wythenshawe Town 8 4 2 2 21 9 12 14 7 Cammell Laird 1907 8 4 2 2 19 14 5 14 8 Wythenshawe Amateurs 9 4 2 3 12 12 0 14 9 Sandbach United 8 4 0 4 17 14 3 12 10 Eccleshall 8 4 0 4 20 18 2 12 11 Abbey Hulton United 8 4 0 4 15 17 -2 12 12 BARNTON 9 4 0 5 10 16 -6 12 13 Stockport Town 8 3 1 4 19 17 2 10 14 St Martins 9 3 0 6 15 22 -7 9 15 Cheadle Heath Nomads 8 2 2 4 10 13 -3 8 16 Alsager Town 8 2 2 4 10 15 -5 8 17 Maine Road 8 2 2 4 14 22 -8 8 18 Cheadle Town 8 1 1 6 5 20 -15 4 19 New Mills 7 0 1 6 6 24 -18 1 20 Ellesmere Rangers 9 0 1 8 7 32 -25 1

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Rob Ablewhite 0 0 0 0 0 0Connor Anderson 6 (+2) 2 0 0 6 (+2) 2Rob Arnold 0 (+1) 0 0 0 0 (+1) 0Ryan Botell 6 (+2) 0 0 0 6 (+2) 0Macauley Clifton 0 (+1) 0 0 0 0 (+1) 0Adam Collins 0 0 0 0 0 0Josh Crofts 8 0 0 0 8 0Jordan Dwyer 0 0 0 0 0 0Reece Dwyer 8 2 0 0 8 2Niall Ford 6 (+1) 0 0 0 6 (+1) 0Ryan Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0Sam Houghton 9 3 0 0 9 3Ayodeji Ikusemori 5 (+2) 0 0 0 5 (+2) 0Alex Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0Mark Keddie 0 0 0 0 0 0Sean Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0Aaron Lyons 9 0 0 0 9 0Darren Kinsey 2 0 0 0 2 0Derek McShane 0 0 0 0 0 0James McShane 0 0 0 0 0 0Jason McShane 8 1 0 0 8 1Anthony Molloy 0 0 0 0 0 0Callum Richards 4 (+4) 0 0 0 4 (+4) 0Matthew Rigby 0 0 0 0 0 0Josh Rizzotti 5 0 0 0 5 0Gary Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0Chris Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0Jordan Stafford 5 (+3) 0 0 0 5 (+3) 0Luke Sutton 0 (+1) 0 0 0 0 (+1) 0Lee Vaughan 4 (+2) 0 0 0 4 (+2) 0Luke Vayro 2 (+2) 0 0 0 2 (+2) 0Ryan Wan 0 (+2) 0 0 0 0 (+2) 0Jamie Weeder 0 0 0 0 0 0Luke Wilson-Jones 5 2 0 0 5 2David Worsley 6 0 0 0 6 0Leon Wright 1 0 0 0 1 0Own Goals 0 0 0

Barnton Football Club was founded in 1946 and in 1948 became a founder member of the Mid-Cheshire League. They played in that league (renamed the Cheshire Association Football League in 2007) until 2014, and at that time were one of only two clubs to have been in the league throughout its 66-year history, the other being Knutsford. Barnton won the league on eleven occasions, including seven consecutive league titles between 1996–97 and 2002–03; a run began under the leadership of the legendary Terry Murphy. The pinnacle of the club’s success came with winning the National League Systems Cup while representing the Mid-Cheshire League in the inaugural competition of 2003–04. They beat West Cheshire, Liverpool Combination and South Western League opposition along the way before defeating the Cambridgeshire County League 2–0 on their home soil in the final. As a result of this they went on to represent England in the UEFA Regions Cup in Slovenia and Bosnia where they won four, drew one and lost one of their games, narrowly failing to reach the final stages of the competition.

The club submitted an application to join the North West Counties Football League for the start of the 2014–15 season. They were successful in their application and their place in the newly formed Division One was confirmed on 29 May. A few days later, Andy Burgess was appointed as the club’s new manager, with Ian Ross stepping down to concentrate on his role as chairman. However, Burgess left the club by mutual consent in November and forward Colin Quirk was placed in temporary charge. Within a week Allan Glover was appointed as the new manager, but he was succeeded by Leon Knight in March 2015. The club finished seventh in their inaugural season in the North West Counties Football League, just outside the Division One Play-Off places.

During Barnton’s second season in the First Division, the club accepted Leon Knight’s resignation as manager in early March, and appointed Danny Meadowcroft as interim manager until the end of the season. The team then went on to lift the Reusch First Division Cup and also gained promotion to the North West Counties League Premier Division by beating Bacup Borough in the Division One Play-Off Final. The club then said goodbye to Ian Ross who stepped down as Barnton chairman after four years, and the management team also moved on to pastures new.

In May 2016, Steve Lloyd and Mike Alcock took over as Barnton’s new management team, with Tim Burton as the new chairman. After a promising start to the campaign, the team then picked up just one point from twelve matches to find themselves firmly in the bottom three. However, some quality additions to the squad in autumn sparked a revival, and the Villagers ended 2016/17 comfortably clear of the relegation zone.

Despite picking up points from some hard-earned drawn games early in 2017/18, Barnton had to wait until November for their first league win, which came away at West Didsbury & Chorlton. Unsurprisingly, the team were firmly ensconced in the relegation places for the remainder of the campaign, with the second win only arriving at fellow strugglers AFC Darwen in March. The inevitable demotion was confirmed shortly afterwards, although the team did manage to win a further two games once the pressure was off to eventually finish second bottom.

In 2018/19 Barnton finished in 12th position in the newly-created First Division South of the North West Counties League, and under a new management team. Steve Lloyd moved up to become chairman, with Mike Alcock joining him on the senior committee. James McShane took over the reins as player-manager, ably assisted by Garry Moore, Liam Page and Adam Judge.

BARNTON FOOTBALL CLUB HONOURS:Mid-Cheshire League Champions: 1980, 1983, 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005Mid-Cheshire League Challenge Cup Winners: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995,1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004Mid-Cheshire Saturday Challenge Cup Winners: 2013–14 Cheshire League Division Two Champions: 2013Cheshire Amateur Cup Winners: 1949, 1969, 2002, 2004 The Reusch First Division Cup Winners: 2015-16Cheshire Senior Cup Winners: 1981 Record Attendance: 554 v Bacup Borough, NWCFL Division One Play-Off Final, 14 May 2016

BARNTON FOOTBALL CLUBGround: Offside Trust Stadium, Townfield LaneChairman: Steve LloydSecretary: Andy WilliamsPlayer-Manager: James McShaneAssistant Manager: Garry MooreFirst-Team Coaches: Liam Page, Jordan StaffordPhysiotherapist: Lewis DoyleColours: Black & White Shirts, Black Shorts & SocksWebsite: www.barntonfc.co.ukTwitter: @barntonfcBARNTON FC

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