Saturday 20th December 2014 Kick Off: 15:00

Abbey Hey

Dave McCann Says Good afternoon and welcome to The Royal British

Legion Stadium for this afternoon’s home league

fixture against Abbey Hey FC. First of all may I

welcome the management team and all associat-

ed with the club. I hope you feel welcomed and

that you have a safe journey home.

We have recently had two games called off due to the adverse weather that

everyone has been experiencing and this has slowed down our good run of

results that we’ve been experiencing. Myself, along with everyone else at the

club would much rather have games at this time of year even though everyone

is busy preparing for Christmas, etc. Hopefully the break we’ve had won’t have

a negative effect on the continuation of our recent run of form, but we know

that today will not be an easy fixture.

In both of last season’s games, I was really impressed with how they played,

and we were extremely lucky to gain a point here but I feel we were deserved

winners at theirs. I’m anticipating a really entertaining game today that either

team could win. We need to be ready for a tough game ahead and I’m hoping

the way we’ve prepared will ensure that we stand the best possible chance of

gaining the three points on offer.

There’s a possibility that our new signing, Mike Hall will play a part in today’s

game and with another new face that might be added to the squad in the

foreseeable future.

I hope you enjoy the game, have a happy Christmas and visit us again for our

next home game on Boxing Day against our local rivals AFC Blackpool.

Up the Gate!!

Squires Gate 2-0 Silsden

Royal British Legion

Attendance: 45

Saturday 6th December 2014

Squires Gate made it 1 loss in 12 with a 2-0 win against Silsden back at the

start of December. Goals from Mark Buchan and Alex Murphy moved Gate up

to 7th in the league with 37 points, just 3 points less than they had at the end

of last season. Gate made two changes from last Saturdays cup win with

Sean Holmes and Andrew Richards missing out. There was recalls to the side

for both Alex Murphy andAlex McKendrick who had both missed the last

game.

Squires Gate made a bright start to the game and just a couple of minutes into

the half, should have been ahead. Good work by Mark Buchan who's knock

down found Alex Murphy's run into the box, but his shot was gathered well by

the Silsden keeper. Gate looked the hungrier of the two sides in the opening

half and made it very tough for Silsden to keep the ball and play their normal

game. Gate made sure Silsden didn't have time on the ball but when the away

side did get through, the Gate defence stood firm. More great play from Harry

Dunn and Alex Murphy allowed the latter to find space in the corner of the 6

yard box but his shot hit the side netting, Gate getting closer.

The break though would come

shortly after for Gate, who

would take the lead. The corner

fired into the near post and with

the flick on won, Mark Buchan

was in the right place at the

right time to fire home in what

was a real poachers goal.

Good work from Harry Dunn to get in behind, at the back post but the end

product let the player down.

Into the second half Gate started as they'd started the first with a lot of high

pressure not allowing Silsden time on the ball. It took Gate 7 minutes to double

their lead a good ball into the danger area for Gate Alex Murphy taking the

chance and stretching to get a toe onto the ball and put Gate two up. Gate had

to be on their toes soon after with Josh Westwood in the right place to clear

the ball off the line and deny Silsden. As the half went on Silsden had their

chances to pull a goal back first a double save from Ben Fletcher to deny

them. Then Silsden had the ball in the net but the goal was ruled out for a foul.

After the game Gate manager said: “I thought we deserved our win today. We

had to work extremely hard against a good Silsden side for our win. Apart from

a spell after we scored our second goal we looked comfortable for the majority

of the game. There were some really good performances in a change of

formation which pleased me a lot.”

Report by Mark Ashmore.

Today’s Fixtures Todays Fixtures

Saturday 20th December 2014

Premier Division

Alsager Town v Runcorn Town

Ashton Athletic v 1874 Northwich

Bacup & Rossendale Borough v AFC Blackpool

Barnoldswick Town v Glossop North End

Bootle v Congleton Town

Nelson v St Helens Town

Runcorn Town v Silsden

Squires Gate v Abbey Hey

Stockport Sports v Colne

West Didsbury & Chorlton v AFC Liverpool

Winsford United v Maine Road

Friday 26th December

1874 Northwich v Winsford United

AFC Liverpool v Bootle

Glossop North End v Stockport Sports

Runcorn Linnets vs Runcorn Town

Squires Gate vs AFC Blackpool

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Macca’s Mid Season Review

For this Christmas programme, we asked

Squires Gate manager Dave “Macca”

McCann a few questions about his

thoughts on the season so far. On what

has been an impressive season for Gate

so far, find out what his favourite moment

as Gate manager is, and his thoughts of

Jack Sowerby moving to Fleetwood Town.

Before the season started,

what expectations did you

have of this season?

I expected us to do better

than last season and

wanted all those who still at

the club from last season to

learn and ensure that we

progressed.

In your opinion, who do you

think has been the toughest

opponent this season ?

Ashton Athletic. They beat

us at early on in the season

then dominated for 90

minutes at their place and

inflicted our worst defeat of

the season so far.

If you could bring any one

player to the club who

would it be?

Someone that would add

character and quality to

the changing room and

pitch.

In your opinion, who do

think will get promotion

this season ?

On current form Glossop

North End but it’s a long

season and anyone from

Runcorn Linnets, Glossop

or 1874 Northwich could

get promotion.

What has been the

greatest game in your

time as the manager of

Squires Gate?

There’s been a few, but

I’d say because of the

importance and the

circumstances it has to

be Wigan Robin Park

away last season. 2-0

down at half time with

our keeper sent off (our

right back and ambas-

sador Andy Richards in

goal) and we go and win

3-2 with a last minute

goal.

What are your thoughts on

the move of Jack Sowerby

to Fleetwood?

Over the moon for Jack. I’m

proud of the role all at

Squires Gate have plated in

making it happen, and I’m

obviously disappointed to

lose him but myself or

Squires Gate couldn't refuse

jack the opportunity to turn

professional.

If Gate were to finish in the

top six, what would your

expectations be for next

season? Or is it too early to

talk about at this point?

I think it’s too early to talk

about finishing in the top 6.

Like I said earlier on, the

aim from my point of view

was to progress on where

we are compared to last

season and I feel that so

far we have definitely done

that.

Overall, are you happy with

the team’s performance’s

in general?

Yes. I think the majority of

games they have applied

themselves really well. The

character and willingness

to do their best has been

first class so far.

Anything you’d like to

add? Any messages to

supporters, or staff?

Happy Christmas!!!

Thank you for your

support so far this

season. The players

appreciate all the hard

work that goes on

behind the scenes and

are enjoying what the

club has to offer them.

Abbey Hey FC was formed in 1902 in the Abbey Hey district of Gorton, some three miles away from the

centre of Manchester. During their formative years and through the two World Wars, the club was disbanded

and reformed on a number of occasions. Starting in the Church Sunday Leagues, they progressed through

the Manchester Amateur Leagues during the intervening years but the club really came into it's own in the

1960s after it took in the players of the Admiralty Gunning Engineering Department (AGED) following it's

closure. Alf Gentry, the Manager of Abbey Hey at this point, decided that with the influx of new players he

would step down in favour of the AGED Manager, Danny Danson. Alf, who had been for many years the

prime mover of the club, stayed on in a senior position and shared in the success that the club would have

in the coming years. The new players made up the backbone of the club during the decade with some

staying on after their playing careers had ended.

Most notable of these was Allan Vaughan, who occupied the positions of Treasurer and Secretary. Ken

Brown also stayed on; becoming manager after Danny Danson had retired, and won numerous honours

culminating in 1978 with the club deciding to apply for a position in the Manchester League. The application

was successful and the following year the club began playing in the 2nd Division of the Manchester League,

achieving promotion in their first season.

The next eighteen years were fairly successful with the club winning the Gilchrist Cup under Managers Jim

Whittaker and Dave Denby and a League title but this ended when Abbey Hey FC were told that as from the

start of the new season they would not be allowed to use Godfreys. This despite the large amounts of

money that they had spent on drainage and despite assurances when they had taken over the derelict

ground that as long as Abbey Hey had a football team this would be their ground. A temporary home, at the

old English Steel ground, was arranged on a season to season basis with the owners at theme, Clayton

Analine but after only 2 years, the ground was sold to a local builder who required the land to build houses

on. During the two years the club were based at the ground, negotiations with Crossley Motors Ltd had been

taking place to buy a disused ground they owned in Goredale Avenue, Gorton. Unfortunately, the land

was not in good order and was becoming an eyesore with fences falling down and people using it for fly-

tipping. Contractors working for the council had tipped 1,000 tons of hardcore onto the car park to prevent

access to the ground. Matters had reached an impasse between Abbey Hey FC and Crossleys when Man-

chester City Council stepped in, They informed Crossleys that if an agreement was not made with the peo-

ple that they were dealing with, the ground would be the subject of a compulsory purchase order. This

tipped the scales in favour of the football club who were asked to make an offer for the ground which was

promptly accepted.

Legal representation and a bank loan were quickly arranged and in 1984 the club at last had their own

home.

Abbey Hey

Manager: Luke Gibson Nickname: The Red Rebels

Ground: The Abbey Stadium Capacity: 1000

Meet today’s visitors, Abbey Hey.

The bank loan was paid off and the ground was improved including having the fly tipped hardcore removed

from the ground. These improvements to the ground could only have been achieved by the hard work and

dedication of the committee, who not only raised the money to carry out the improvements but also carried

out 90% of the work themselves.In 1997, after finishing 2nd in the Manchester Premier Division, the club ap-

plied for membership of The North West Counties League. Following a ground grading visit by League Offi-

cials, the club was accepted into the 2nd Division for the 1998 season. Abbey Hey's first season in the North

West Counties League couldn't have been more exciting. Although Fleetwood Freeport had taken the Divi-

sion Two title, the runners-up place was still to be decided. On the last Saturday of the season any one of

three clubs could have taken second place, but it was Abbey's 3-2 win at Darwen that clinched promotion to

Division One in their first season in the league.

In their first season in the top flight, Abbey Hey had a tremendous start, topping the table at one point early

in the season, but a drop in form saw them finish mid table. Still, a highly creditable first season in Division

One and they had more than proved themselves worthy of their rapid rise from the Manchester League to

the NWCFL Division One.

2000/01 again saw Abbey finish in a comfortable mid table position, proving that the season before had been

no fluke, but the following season started with a run of poor results including some heavy defeats.

In 2009/10 Abbey Hey was half way through the season with only 4 points to their name and in the base-

ment position in the league after 25 games. However, following the appointments of Barrie Walker as Man-

ager and Andrew Harris as Assistant Manager in November 2009, Abbey Hey made several new signings

with the likes of Jon-Paul Lewis, Gareth Wager, Daniel Cocks, John Hardy, Darren Evans, Lee Knowles and

Nathan Finnigan joining the club. This signalled a turn in fortune for the club as they picked up 30 points in

the 2nd half of the season however it wasn't enough and they were relegated from the North West Counties

Premier Division.

For the 2011/12 season, Walker's youth policy started to pay quick dividends as the team has made an ex-

cellent start to the league season, remaining in the top four of Division One from day one. Though a run of

poor results saw them exit the NWCFL Challenge Cup, FA Vase and 1st Division Trophy they did take the

notable scalp of Evo Stik North team Radcliffe Borough in the first round of the Manchester Cup. The season

really stepped up a gear as they moved into 2012 with Abbey at one point pushing Wigan Robin Park and

Norton United for one of the two promotion places. Though they were to ultimately finish in 3rd place, the

season had been an undoubted success as Walker had built a promotion challenging team in just 2 sea-

sons.

The 2012/13 campaign started better than anyone at the club could have imagined as the team went unbeat-

en in the league for the first 3 months. Although unsuccessful in the FA vase, they would eventually reach

the latter stages of the FA Cup qualifiers and a plum tie at FC Halifax via fantastic wins at St Helens Town

and Sheffield. Rarely stepping out of the top two in Division One, Abbey continued to rack up league wins

whilst also moving thru the Challenge Cup, Div One Trophy and Manchester Premier Cup rounds. The first

team success was also matched by the newly introduced youth team set up. Both Under 17s and 18s topped

their respective Youth Alliance Divisions during the year and impressed many with their style of play and ap-

plication. As the months progressed a few of the older youth players started to appear in the first team, bod-

ing well for the future. Come April and a win at Northwich Villa eventually sealed promotion back into the top

flight of the NWCFL ladder.

TOP SCORERS Record vs Top Half

W D L

8 4 0

W D L

2 3 4

GAMES SINCE

0 Win 0

0 Home Win 0

2 Away Win 1

5 Defeat 2

8 Home Defeat 2

1 Away Defeat 3

11 Score Draw 8

3 No Score Draw 24

2 Conceding 1+ 0

0 Scoring 1+ 0

0 Clean Sheet 3

0 Back To Back Wins 3

0 Gaining A Point 0

3 Losing A Point 1

Brandon Zibaka 6

Nico Collins 4

Johnathon Hardy 3

10 SEASON RECORD

Alex Murphy 11

Jake Forshaw 6

Harry Dunn 4

W D L

3 1 2

Up Next...

We hope you all have a great Christmas, and we are back on Boxing Day as

your local non league sides go head to head. Gate, who sit 8th in the league

take on neighbours AFC Blackpool who currently sit 20th in what will be a very

entertaining game. Be sure to come down if you have nothing planned!!

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Gate Fixtures in Full Sat 2nd Aug Bootle A 1-1 109 6th League

Tue 5th Aug Nelson H 3-0 102 6th League

Sat 9th Aug Maine Road H 3-1 72 6th League

Wed 13 Aug Slisden A 0-0 98 8th League

Sat 16th Aug AFC Liverpool A 0-3 172 N/A Cup R1Q

Sat 23th Aug Congleton Town A 0-0 108 11th League

Tue 26th Aug Ashton Athletic H 1-2 105 15th League

Sat 30th Aug New Mills AFC A 2-3 101 N/A Cup R2Q

Tue 9th Sep Barnoldswick Town H 0-0 65 15th League

Sat 13th Sep Bamber Bridge A 2-2 264 N/A Cup R3Q

Tue 16th Sep Bamber Bridge H 2-3* 155 N/A Cup R3QR

Sat 20th Sep Alsager Town H 7-2 55 13th League

Tue 23rd Sep Colne A 3-0 151 16th League

Sat 27th Sep Bacup & Rossendale A 3-4 45 15th League

Sat 4th Oct Glossop North End A 3-2 273 16th League

Sat 11th Oct St Helens Town A 0-0 56 16th League

Sat 18th Oct Winsford United H 2-2 65 16th League

Sat 25th Oct Nelson A 1-3 66 N/A MUCupR2

Sat 1st Nov Stockport Sports H 3-2 51 14th League

Tue 4th Nov Barnoldswick Town A 1-3 94 14th League

Sat 8th Nov Runcorn Town A 2-7 97 12th League

Tue 11th Nov Ashton Athletic A 4-0 56 12th League

Sat 15th Nov Bootle H 1-0 85 11th League

Tue 18th Nov Colne H 0-0 82 9th League

Sat 22th Nov Maine Road A 2-3 60 8th League

Sat 29th Nov Winsford United H 1-1

(6-5)

60 N/A MUCupR3

Sat 6th Dec Silsden H League

Tue 9th Dec Glossop North End H League

Sat 13th Dec Winsford United A League

Sat 20th Dec Abbey Hey H League

Fri 26th Dec AFC Blackpool H League

Sat 3rd Jan Nelson A League

Sat 17th Jan St Helens Town H League

Sat 24th Jan AFC Liverpool A League

Sat 7th Feb Bacup & Rossendale Borough H League

Sat 14th Feb Runcorn Linnets H League

Sat 21th Feb Stockport Sports A League

Sat 28th Feb West Didsbury & Chorlton A League

Sat 7th Mar West Didsbury & Chorlton H League

Sat 14th Mar AFC Liverpool H League

Sat 21th Mar 1874 Northwich A League

Sat 28th Mar Abbey Hey A League

Sat 4th Apr Runcorn Town H League

Mon 6th Apr AFC Blackpool A League

Sat 11th Apr 1874 Northwich H League

Sat 18th Apr Congleton Town H League

Sat 25th Apr Alsager Town A League

P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Runcorn Linnets 25 19 5 1 63 21 42 62

2 Glossop North End 21 17 2 2 63 9 54 53

3 Ashton Athletic 26 14 8 4 48 23 25 50

4 1874 Northwich 20 15 4 1 42 10 32 49

5 AFC Liverpool 23 13 3 7 56 35 21 42

6 Nelson 22 12 4 6 46 33 13 40

7 Colne 20 11 3 6 40 25 13 36

8 Squires Gate 20 9 7 4 40 28 12 34

9 Silsden 20 10 4 6 36 31 5 34

10 Congleton Town 22 8 8 6 37 32 5 32

11 Alsager Town 25 9 4 12 43 50 -7 31

12 Maine Road 26 9 4 13 40 49 -9 31

13 Winsford United 21 8 5 8 41 39 2 29

14 Bootle 21 8 4 9 33 30 3 28

15 West Didsbury & Chorlton 21 8 2 11 31 43 -12 26

16 Runcorn Town 18 7 3 8 42 36 6 24

17 St Helens Town 23 7 2 14 32 63 -31 23

18 Abbey Hey 23 6 2 15 29 55 -26 20

19 Barnoldswick Town 34 4 4 16 31 57 -26 16

20 AFC Blackpool 27 3 6 18 23 59 -36 15

21 Stockport Sports 24 3 5 16 34 83 -49 14

22 Bacup & Rossendale Borough 22 1 5 18 18 57 -39 6

Match Preview Welcome to The Royal British Legion Stadium for this afternoon’s NWCFL fixture

between Squires Gate and Abbey Hey. It’s good to be back after a few postponed

matches due to the weather, and it’s only 4 days until Christmas!

It seems like it’s been months since we had a home game, with the last one being 2

weeks ago, when we played Silsden. The 2-0 win saw Gate climb up to 7th, and

within reach of 6th placed Nelson. A win today would put Squires Gate onto 40

points, which was the same amount that they accumulated throughout the whole of

last season. A run to be proud of as well, losing just once in 12 games, which came

in a 4-0 defeat away to Ashton Athletic.

Well, today’s opponents Abbey Hey, currently sit 17th in the league and will be hard

to beat as their away form shows, with only one defeat in their last 6. In the last

meeting here, the game ended 2-2 and both teams shared the points. Gate will also

want to extend their impressive home run, winning five of their last six at the Royal

British Legion.

Thank you for attending today’s match, and for your continued support. We hope

you have a fantastic Christmas, and a well earned break. Be sure to pick up some

treats from our clubhouse, including some Krispy Kreme doughnuts, mince pies or

just a cup of tea! We hope to see you here on Boxing Day for the visit of our local

neighbours AFC Blackpool. So here it is, Merry Christmas…..you know the rest!

Oh, and enjoooooooy the game!

By Daniel Hayden. Programme Editor.

(Please note that all opinions in this programme are of my own, and not of Squires

Gate FC. Facts and stats are 99.9% accurate.)

NWCFL Newsletter

The wintery weather dominated the NWCFL fixture list on Saturday with only

three matches taking place in the Premier Division and four in the First

Division, although one of those, at Cheadle Town, was eventually abandoned

due to floodlight failure.

Glossop North End's Premier Division title push continued on Saturday when

they won their third game in a row to reduce the deficit on league leaders

Runcorn Linnets to nine points with four games in hand. Their 3-0 win over

Ashton Athletic, thanks to two goals from Tom Bailey and one from Ben

Richardson, saw them pass the 100 goal mark in all competitions - no mean

feat before Christmas.

Congleton Town moved into seventh spot with a 3-1 win over Barnoldswick

Town, a result that leaves the visitors perilously close to the drop zone. Mark

Threlfall had given Barlick a first half lead before John-Paul Hudson responded

for the home side to leave the scores level at the break. Second half goals

from Liam Crellin-Myers and Nathan Haynes secured the three points for the

home side.

West Didsbury & Chorlton are up to 11th after a fine 2-1 win at Runcorn Town,

who find themselves in an unfamiliar 16th position in the table after being title

challengers for the past few seasons. Gary Lilly and Adam Hilton put the

visitors into a two goal lead before Paul Shanley struck back on the stroke of

time but it was too little too late for Town.

Gate 2-2 Abbey Hey

Last Time Out

Squires Gate welcomed North West Counties

Premier League new boys Abbey Hey to the Royal

British Legion Stadium as they looked to build on

Tuesday's 3-0 win over St Helens Town.

The away side didn't take long to settle into the

match, Ben Fletcher pulling off two early saves to

deny them the lead but on 23 minutes their early

pressure paid off when Jonathan Hardy headed in the opening goal.

0n 35 minutes Gate forward Max Landless should have drawn the sides level but

he miskicked his shot after good work to find space. Three minutes later he made

amends for the miss as he rose highest in the area to nod to the ball goal wards

and then bundle the ball over the line under heavy pressure from two Abbey Hey

defenders for his first of the season.

The second half began the same as the first with Abbey Hay applying all the

pressure, however, it was Gate who added to their tally in the 61st minute,16 year

old sub and debutant Joe Noblet picking up the ball 20 yards out and cool as you

like, placing his shot wide of the keeper.

Abbey Hey continued to create chances and Ben Fletcher continued to deny them

but they did find an equaliser on 75 minutes, Tom Murray beating the gate keeper

with a long range effort.

The final 15 minutes could have seen either side pinching all three with gate going

the closest hitting the post in the 85th minute .

Squires Gate - last 6 matches until 20/12/14 Abbey Hey - last 6 matches until 20/12/14

Facts And Stats

All Competitions

Home W W W D W W

Away D W W W L W

Collated L W D W W W

All Competitions

At Abbey Hey(7) At Squires Gate (7)

Home L W W L L W

Away D D W W W L

Collated L W W L L W

On Neutral Ground

Squires Gate and Abbey Hey have

never played on neutral ground.

Overall (14)

Records

Previous Meetings

We know how much people like stats so we compared the two sides’

home and away form, here are the stats;

Squires Gate away record this season - League

Abbey Hey home record this season - League

P W D L PTS PPG

10 6 3 1 21 2.1

P W D L PTS PPG

11 4 4 3 16 1.5

Squires Gate home record this season - League

P W D L PTS PPG

12 3 0 9 9 0.75

Abbey Hey away record this season - League

P W D L PTS PPG

12 2 2 8 6 0.5

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Saturday 13th December 2014

Premier Division

Quite a few postponements at the weekend, as seven NWCFL Premier Division ties

were called off due to the weather.

Abbey Hey P-P Colne

AFC Liverpool P-P Stockport Sports

Congleton Town 3-1 Barnoldswick Town

Glossop North End 3-0 Ashton Athletic

Maine Road P-P Bootle

Nelson P-P Alsager Town

Runcorn Town 1-2 West Didsbury & Chorlton

Silsden P-P Bacup & Rossendale Borough

St Helens Town P-P 1874 Northwich

Winsford United P-P Squires Gate

Results

Teams Mates

Just like the famous questions on Soccer AM, we asked Gate captain Danny

Penswick questions about his team mates.

Best Trainer?

“Ben Fletcher because he always gives 100% and that. How he’s a keeper I’ll never

know.”

Worst Trainer?

“Channy because I don’t think he’s ever seen a training session before this sea-

son.”

Most Skilful?

“Harry Dunn, he might not know what he doing half the time but he’s deadly when

he knows.”

The Joker? Best prank they’ve pulled?

“Rico, and when he ran past Murphs to celebrate with Al after his goal against

Bootle was pure Genius, he also loves putting his crown jewels on show and he is

an all round funny guy.”

Fastest Player?

“Billy McKenna, he doesn't like the cold but on his day he’s unplayable.”

Most Intelligent?

“Westwood, he listened to me and ignored Macca. Turning into a great centre half

as a consequence.”

Least Intelligent? “Channy, absolute bungalow”

Worst Dress Sense?

“Ando. Thinks Lewis Hamilton with all his sponsors ‘I work for SoccerSmart Cha”

Worst Taste in Music?

Mark Buchan because he played ‘I would walk 500 miles’ on repeat !

Finally, who takes the longest in the showers? “TADDY!!!!!!”

Aston Villa - Man United 0-3

Tottenham - Burnley 2-0

Blackpool - Bournemouth 0-4

Reading - Watford 1-1

Man City - Crystal Palace 3-0

Newcastle - Sunderland 1-2

Liverpool - Arsenal 1-1

Southampton - Everton 2-2

Derby - Norwich 2-0

Coventry - Fleetwood 1-3

For those of you who like league football, why not have a go at predicting some scores for this week’s

games? Award yourself 1 point for correct result and 2 points for a correct score.`

Score to beat: 11 Your score: _____

Prediction Corner

Test Your Knowledge

1 What was the famous number that Arsenal legend

Thierry Henry wore?

2 How many league titles did Sir Alex Ferguson win, in

his time at Manchester United?

3 What was the famous number that Man United legend

Eric Cantona wore?

4 Cristiano Ronaldo became the world’s most expensive

player in 2011, when he transferred from Man United

to Real Madrid, but how much did Madrid pay for him?

5 If you are watching the ‘Old Firm Derby’, which two

teams are you watching?

6 In the 2014 World Cup, England managed only one

draw, who was it against?

7 What was the famous number that Alan Shearer wore

for Newcastle?

8 What nationality is Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and

Inter Milan’s Nemanja Vidic?

9 What was the score when Fleetwood Town played

Blackpool in the FA Cup back in 2012?

10 What nationality is ex Tottenham player/manager

Osvaldo Ardiles?

11 In August 2011, Cesc Fabregas re-joined which Spain

side in a £35m move?

12 With which team did David Beckham end his playing

career?

13 Bristol has two professional teams. One is City and the

other is?

14 Which club played at Belle Vue until December 2006?

15 True or False. Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has

tourettes?

Brain Teasers

Can you name these legends that have got themselves in a bit of a

scramble?

Can you name the manager who’s linked with the clubs listed?

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Newcastle, Rangers, Southampton, Benfica

West Brom, Fulham, Blackburn Rovers

Ajax, Barcelona, Ipswich, PSV

Leeds, Crystal Palace, QPR, Sheffield Utd

Birmingham, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest

Reading, Swansea, Liverpool

Tottenham, QPR, Leeds United

Blackburn, Celtic, Liverpool

Nottingham Forest, Derby, Middlesbrough

Watford, Burnley

Club Information

Chairman

Stuart Hopwood

Secretary

John Maguire

Treasurer

John Stokes

Manager

Dave McCann

Assistant Managers

Richard Thomas

Mark Shaw

Groundsman

Brian Addison

Micky Farrar

Peter Bryant

Steve Bellamy

Bar & Hospitality

Denise Gibson

Emma Hopwood

Christine Walsh

Media

Steve McLellan

Albert Cooper

Danny Braid

Mark Ashmore

Programme Editors

Daniel Hayden

Jay Hayden

Twitter

@squiresgatefc

Match Officials

Referee: Michael Crompton

Assistants: Phil Howard, Gar

Ben FLECTHER

Andrew RICHARDS

Chris ANDERSON

Jack COOK

Joshua WESTWOOD

Jonathan HOTHERSHALL

Alexander MURPHY

Steven EYANGA-BWANGA

Daniel PENSWICK (C)

Harry DUNN

Brett FERGUSON

Alexander MCKENDRICK

Ryan RILEY

Jake FORSHAW

Mark BUCHAN

Alex COLQUGHOUN

Shaun HOLMES

Jon MCIILANE

Richard SOPEL

Chris NUTTAL

Paul COOPER

Adam LAWRENCE

Matthew HARROP

Liam MURRAY

Scott HARDY

Sam JONES

Wes HARNEY

Justin PIKERING

Martin KILGOUR

Sean DEVILN

Josh WESTMERLAND

Ross HEYWOOD