BARNTON2019/20 Official Matchday Programme

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Barnton v Abbey HeyWednesday 4th December 2019, 7.45pm

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Sandbach UnitedSaturday 7th December 2019

3.00pmThe North West Counties Football League First Division South

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Wednesday 4th December 2019, 7.45pmTHE SQUADS

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BARNTON v ABBEY HEY

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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 1970 with the club’s successful application for a position in the 2nd Division of the Manchester League, where they achieved promotion in their first season.

Reaching this position meant that the club had to find an enclosed ground suitable for playing their home games. They spent two years playing at Werburghs Road in Chorlton, before moving nearer home to Godfreys (the area was named after a prominent local Councillor, Godfrey Erman, who donated the ground to the local populace of Abbey Hey for their use as a recreational area). The following years were fairly successful with the club winning the Gilgryst Cup under Managers Jim Whittaker and Dave Denby and a League title, but the club were given notice to leave Godfreys despite having spent large sums on its upkeep. A temporary home at the old English Steel ground, was arranged with the owners, Clayton Analine, but after only two years the ground was sold to a local builder. In the meantime the club had been in talks with Crossley Motors Ltd 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. After some protracted negotioations, the club's offer for the ground was accepted, legal representation and a bank loan were quickly arranged and in 1984 the club at last had their own home. The bank loan was paid off and the ground was improved with the hard work and dedication of the committee, who not only raised the money for the improvements but also carried out 90% of the work themselves. Jim Clark was to join during these turbulent times as manager, a position he was to occupy for the next 18 years. The club went on to gain success in the Manchester League during the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning the Premier Division Championship on five occasions during this period.

In 1997, after finishing 2nd in the Manchester Premier Division, Abbey Hey applied for membership of the North West Counties League, and following a ground grading visit by League Officials, were accepted into Division Two for the 1998/99 season. The club's first campaign at the higher level couldn’t have been more exciting, as although Fleetwood Freeport had taken the 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.

Promotion to Division One meant that the club had to install floodlights, and true to form they designed, ordered, erected and wired them within a couple of months. The biggest job during the ground improvements was the building of the new clubhouse and dressing rooms. Planning permission was given with the majority of work once again being carried out by the club's own members. 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. 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. The second half of the year saw an improvement which lifted the club away from any relegation threat but at the end of the season, manager Jim Clark decided to resign. This ended an eighteen year stint in management in which he had overseen many of Abbey Hey’s finest moments.

ABBEY HEY FOOTBALL CLUBGround: The Abbey Stadium, GortonChairman: Derek DenbySecretary: Tony McAllisterManager: Terry HincksAssistant Manager: Chris WoodsAssistant Manager: Wayne HarleyPhysio: Alan AinsleyColours: Red Shirts, Black Shorts, Red SocksWebsite: www.abbeyheyfc.comTwitter: @abbeyheyfcABBEY HEY

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Jim’s replacement for 2002/03 was Tony Hancock, previously Woodley Sports Reserve Team manager, who also brought Paul Kirkham from Woodley as his assistant. It was their first attempt at management at this level of football and Abbey Hey’s final position of 13th showed that they rose to the challenge. During the season, Calum Dempsey won the NWCFL player of the month award for September and goalkeeper Liam Higginbottom won the October Safe Hands award. However, at the end of their first season in charge, Tony and Paul left the club to retun to Woodley Sports as managers of the first team. There was some celebration as Abbey Hey reached their 100th birthday and also reached the 3rd round proper (last 64) of the FA Vase.

Jim Vince took over for 2003/04, but after a good start to the season things went wrong. Despite only losing five out of their last ten games, the club ended second from bottom, only avoiding relegation due to the changes made to the non-league structure. Vince opted to resign and Chris Bailey took over knowing that a major team rebuilding job was required. In 2004, ten members of the committee were given long service awards for their 25 years of service in Grass Roots Football by the Manchester FA. The 2005/06 season improved their best league finish by two places, but both the team and the club then started to struggle. A lack of both financial backing and foresight saw the club slowly drop down the league table in the following seasons until 2009/10 saw them eventually hit rock bottom.

In 2009/10 Abbey Hey was half way through the season with only 4 points to their name and in the basement position in the recently renamed Premier Division after 25 games. However, following the appointments of Barrie Walker as Manager 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. The form in the second of the season saw Abbey Hey going all the way to the final of the Vodkat League Challenge Cup, beating the likes of Ashton Athletic and Bootle along the way. Abbey Hey beat Winsford Utd 3-0 in the final and lifted the trophy.

Walker and Harris made the decision to blood young local talent, realising that this would serve the club well in the future but that it would take time to reap its rewards. Abbey made a slow start to life in the NWCFL First Division 2010/11 and departed all cup competitions at the initial stages. However, October signalled a change in fortunes and wins at Atherton Collieries, Daisy Hill and Wigan Robin Park pointed to a brighter 2011. The introduction of quality players such as Antal Tompos, Luke Gibson and Martin Pilkington started to pay dividends, though the results did not always reflect this. Unfortunately, the team’s home form was to be their downfall as far as progressing up the league table although the team were usually beaten only by the odd goal.

For the 2011/12 season, Walker’s youth policy started to pay dividends as the team made an excellent 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 Division One Trophy they did take the notable scalp of Evo-Stik North team Radcliffe Borough in the first round of the Manchester Premier 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 two seasons.

The 2012/13 campaign started better than anyone at the club could have imagined as the team went unbeaten in the league for the first three 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 Town via fantastic wins at St Helens Town and Sheffield FC. Rarely stepping out of the top two in Division One, Abbey continued to rack up league wins whilst also progressing in the League Challenge Cup, Division One Trophy and Manchester Premier Cup. The first team success was also matched by the newly introduced youth team set up. Both Under-17s and Under-18s topped their respective Youth Alliance Divisions during the year and impressed many with their style of play and application. As the months progressed a few of the older youth players started to appear in the first team, boding well for the future. In April a win at Northwich Villa eventually sealed promotion back into the Premier Division, and the campaign was rounded off with an appearance in the First Division Trophy Final, where Abbey narrowly lost 1-0 to fellow Manchester club West Didsbury & Chorlton.

The summer of 2013 saw a change in leadership, with Walker and Harris stepping aside after four seasons at the helm. Former club captain Luke Gibson was immediately installed as Manager, and looked to build on the progress made by his predecessors. The team initially found the going tough back in the Premier Division, finishing third from bottom in 2013/14, although they were comfortably clear of bottom club Wigan Robin Park who were the only side to be relegated. Following that, the team maintained very respectable positions, ending 14th in 2014/15 and 2016/17, and in between those campaigns they finished 10th in 2015/16 which was the club's highest ever finish at that level. They finished just above the relegation spots in 2018, but unfortunately were unable to beat the drop last season. Under new manager Terry Hincks, appointed in May 2019, Abbey Hey have made a promising start to their first season in Division One South.

2019/20 FIXTURES,Date H/A Opponents Score Crowd 1 2 3 4 5 6 03.08 A Ellesmere Rangers 3-0 68 Lyons Botell^ Stafford Ikusemori Ford Worsley06.08 A Vauxhall Motors 0-4 102 Lyons* Botell^ Stafford Ikusemori< Ford Worsley10.08 H Wythenshawe Town 2-1 51 Lyons Richards^ Crofts Ikusemori< Ford Rizzotti17.08 H Cheadle Heath Nomads 0-2 54 Lyons Richards Crofts Ikusemori Ford Rizzotti20.08 A Wythenshawe Amateurs 0-3 142 Lyons Botell Crofts* Dwyer R Ford Rizzotti23.08 H Cheadle Town 1-0 51 Lyons Botell Crofts Stafford Worsley Rizzotti<

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30.11 A Maine Road 0-3 54 Lyons Vayro Jones A Naughton Ford Avon04.12 H Abbey Hey 19:45 Wed 07.12 H Sandbach United 15:00 Sat 14.12 A Wythenshawe Town 15:00 Sat 21.12 H Ellesmere Rangers 15:00 Sat 26.12 H Stockport Town 15:00 Thu 28.12 A Cammell Laird 1907 15:00 Sat 04.01 A New Mills 15:00 Sat 11.01 H Stone Old Alleynians 15:00 Sat 25.01 H Maine Road 15:00 Sat 01.02 A Cheadle Heath Nomads 15:00 Sat 08.02 H St. Martins 15:00 Sat 15.02 A Alsager Town 15:00 Sat 29.02 A West Didsbury & Chorlton 15:00 Sat 07.03 H Vauxhall Motors 15:00 Sat 14.03 A Abbey Hulton United 15:00 Sat 21.03 H FC Oswestry Town 15:00 Sat 04.04 A Eccleshall 15:00 Sat 11.04 H Wythenshawe Amateurs 15:00 Sat 13.04 A Stockport Town 15:00 Mon 18.04 A Cheadle Town 15:00 Sat 25.04 H New Mills 15:00 Sat TBA H Winsford United (MCSC:QF)

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

Barnton were awarded a bye to the 2nd Round of the PlayerMatch.com First Division Cup.

MLC: Macron League Cup1DC: PlayerMatch.com CupCSC: Cheshire Senior CupMCSC: Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup

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BARNTON FIRST TEAMAPPEARANCES & GOALS 2019/20

The North West CountiesFootball League

First Division South 2019/20Table at Monday 2nd December 2019

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1 Vauxhall Motors 14 13 0 1 42 11 31 39 2 FC Oswestry Town 18 12 2 4 43 25 18 38 3 Stone Old Alleynians 16 10 4 2 31 15 16 34 4 Abbey Hey 16 10 3 3 34 25 9 33 5 Eccleshall 16 9 1 6 34 24 10 28 6 West Didsbury & Chorlton 14 8 3 3 29 15 14 27 7 Cheadle Heath Nomads 16 7 5 4 24 19 5 26 8 Cammell Laird 1907 16 6 5 5 37 31 6 23 9 Wythenshawe Town 13 6 3 4 35 12 23 21 10 Sandbach United 16 7 0 9 28 29 -1 21 11 Maine Road 15 6 2 7 30 32 -2 20 12 Stockport Town 16 6 2 8 32 35 -3 20 13 Abbey Hulton United 16 6 0 10 22 43 -21 18 14 Wythenshawe Amateurs 14 4 4 6 17 21 -4 16 15 BARNTON 17 5 1 11 16 31 -15 16 16 New Mills 19 4 4 11 28 47 -19 16 17 Cheadle Town 15 4 3 8 20 30 -10 15 18 Alsager Town 15 3 5 7 18 30 -12 14 19 St. Martins 17 3 2 12 24 39 -15 11 20 Ellesmere Rangers 15 2 3 10 17 47 -30 9

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Connor Anderson 13 (+3) 4 2 0 15 (+3) 4Rob Arnold 0 (+1) 0 0 0 0 (+1) 0Will Avon 3 1 0 0 3 1Ryan Botell 12 (+2) 0 3 0 15 (+2) 0Macauley Clifton 0 (+2) 0 0 (+1) 0 0 (+3) 0Jordan Cobley 2 (+1) 0 1 0 3 (+1) 0Josh Crofts 13 (+1) 0 2 0 15 (+1) 0Reece Dwyer 11 (+1) 2 1 (+2) 0 12 (+3) 2Hamish Essa 1 (+1) 0 0 (+1) 0 1 (+2) 0Niall Ford 9 (+1) 0 1 (+1) 0 10 (+2) 0Ben Forster 0 0 0 0 0 0Owen Farrell 4 0 1 0 5 0Matthew France 0 (+3) 0 2 0 2 (+3) 0Eden Gumbs 0 0 0 0 0 0Sam Houghton 16 5 2 0 18 5Ayodeji Ikusemori 5 (+2) 0 1 0 6 (+2) 0Alex Jones 6 1 1 0 7 1Elliott Jones 5 0 0 (+1) 0 5 (+1) 0Darren Kinsey 2 0 0 0 2 0Aaron Lyons 17 0 3 0 20 0Richard McQuade 0 (+2) 0 0 0 0 (+2) 0Derek McShane 0 0 0 (+1) 0 0 (+1) 0James McShane* 0 0 0 0 0 0Jason McShane* 10 1 1 0 11 1Louis Myers 0 0 1 0 1 0Connor Naughton 2 0 0 0 2 0Callum Richards 7 (+4) 0 2 0 9 (+4) 0Matthew Rigby 0 (+3) 0 1 0 1 (+3) 0Josh Rizzotti 5 0 0 0 5 0Nathan Saunders 1 0 1 0 2 0Jordan Stafford 7 (+4) 0 1 0 8 (+4) 0Luke Sutton 7 (+2) 0 2 (+1) 0 9 (+3) 0Lee Vaughan 4 (+2) 0 0 0 4 (+2) 0Luke Vayro 5 (+2) 0 2 0 7 (+2) 0Ryan Wan 0 (+6) 0 0 0 0 (+6) 0Luke Wilson-Jones* 6 (+1) 2 0 0 6 (+1) 2David Worsley 10 0 2 (+1) 0 12 (+1) 0Leon Wright* 1 0 0 0 1 0

*Player no longer registered with Barnton AFC

Also registered with Barnton AFC in 2018/19:Rob Ablewhite, Adam Collins, Reece Dwyer, Ryan Gibson, Mark Keddie, Sean Kelly, Anthony Molloy, Michael Price, Gary Robinson, James Rogers, Chris Smith, Jamie Weeder.

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, under new player-manager James McShane. Steve Lloyd moved up to become chairman, with Mike Alcock joining him on the senior committee. McShane left the club in October 2019 and was replaced by his former assistants Liam Page and Garry Moore who took over as joint-managers.

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

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