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Cheshire County League
Les Bardsley appointed as Player Manager
Aug 18 Crewe Alexandra Reserves
Home
W 7-1
Garland-2, Adams-2, Ward, Megson, Moran
Aug 20 Altrincham
Away
D 2-2
Megson, Garland
Aug 25 Port Vale Reserves
Away
L 1-4
Moran
Aug 28 Witton Albion
Home
D 1-1
Brierley
Sep 1 Port Vale Reserves
Home
W 3-2
Megson-2, Ward
Les Bardsley departed as Player Manager. Frank Mitcheson appointed as Caretaker Player Manager
Sep 5 Witton Albion
Away
L 0-3
-
Sep 11 Altrincham
Home
W 2-0
Megson-2
Sep 15 Congleton Town
Away
W 2-1
Garland, Oliver
Sep 18 Macclesfield Town
Away
D 0-0
-
Sep 25 Macclesfield Town
Home
D 1-1
Ward
Sep 29 Stalybridge Celtic
Home
D 0-0
-
Oct 13 Bangor City
Away
W 4-2
Megson, Mitcheson, Ward, own goal
Ken Brierley appointed as Caretaker Player Manager
Nov 3 Wrexham Reserves
Away
L 3-7
Moran-2, Megson
Nov 10 Northwich Victoria
Away
L 2-4
Megson, Garland
Nov 17 Chester Reserves
Home
D 1-1
Megson
Nov 24 Chester Reserves
Away
L 1-2
Megson
Dec 2 Wellington Town
Away
D 0-0
-
Dec 9 Runcorn
Home
W 4-2
Megson-2, Mitcheson, Reade
Dec 16 Rhyl
Away
D 0-0
-
Dec 25 Buxton
Home
L 2-4
Moran, Oliver
Dec 26 Hyde United
Away
D 1-1
Garland
Dec 29 Tranmere Rovers Reserves
Away
L 1-5
Mitcheson
Jan 1 Ellesmere Port Town
Home
W 4-2
Megson-2, Garland, Brierley
Jan 5 Northwich Victoria
Home
L 0-6
-
Jan 12 Tranmere Rovers Reserves
Home
D 4-4
Brierley-3, Mitcheson
Jan 19 Stockport County Reserrves
Away
L 0-8
-
Jan 26 Crewe Alexandra Reserves
Away
D 1-1
Megson
Feb 2 Wrexham reserves
Home
L 1-3
Jackson
Feb 9 Stalybridge Celtic
Away
W 3-1
Megson-3
Feb 16 Stafford Rangers
Home
W 2-1
Jackson, Walsh
Feb 23 Stafford Rangers
Away
L 0-5
-
Mar 2 Rhyl
Home
L 1-3
Megson
Mar 9 Winsford United
Away
L -14
Jackson
Pat Murphy appointed as Team Manager
Mar 16 Ellesmere Port Town
Away
L 1-3
Edmunds
Mar 23 Winsford United
Home
D 0-0
-
Mar 30 Runcorn
Away
D 1-1
Austin
Apr 2 Wellington Town
Home
W 1-0
Megson
Apr 6 Congleton Town
Home
D 0-0
-
Apr 9 Stockport County Reserves
Home
L 2-4
Wells, Megson
Apr 19 Buxton
Away
L 1-2
Megson
Apr 20 Bangor City
Home
L 0-4
-
Apr 22 Hyde United
Home
D 1-1
Hart
Pat Murphy departed as Team Manager.
     
FA Cup
Sep 8 Rossendale United
Preliminary Round
Away
W 1-0
Ward
Sep 22 Bacup Borough
1st Qual. Round
Home
W 8-2
Megson-2, Garland-2, Ward-2, Adams, Mitcheson
Oct 6 Darwen
2nd Qual. Round
Away
D 1-1
Walker
Oct 9 Darwen
Replay
Home
W 3-0
Adams, Megson, Garland
Oct 20 Horwich RMI
3rd Qual. Round
Away
L 0-1
-
     
Cheshire League Cup   
Oct 27 Buxton
1st Round
Home
L 0-2
-
     
Manchester Intermediate Cup
Oct 29 Ashton United
1st Round
Away
L 1-2
Mitcheson
      
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Adams, Rex
22
4
Northwich Victoria
Andrew, Ronnie
31
   
Austin, Alan
3
1
Hoylake
Bardsley, Les (Manager)
6
 
Barrow
Beaumont, Alan
3
 
Chester
Brierley, Ken
37
5
Stalybridge Celtic
Brown, Jackie
13
 
Bury
Edmunds, Eddie
7
1
Colwyn Bay
Farrell, Jim
2
 
Eastbourne United
Garland, Ron
27
10
 
Greer, Jimmy
1
 
Hoylake
Hart, Ray
31
1
 
Hughes, Derek
3
 
Rhyl
Jackson, Harry
11
3
Stalybridge Celtic
James, Eddie
10
   
Johnson, Tom
9
 
Droylsden
Logan, Ronnie
4
 
Linotype & Machinery
Megson, Cyril
48
26
 
Mitcheson, Frank
31
6
Stalybridge Celtic
Moran, Kevin
8
5
Oldham Athletic
Oliver, Ernie
13
2
Hereford United
Reade, John
6
1
Platt Brothers FC
Ross, Dennis
40
   
Walker, Alan
39
1
 
Walsh, Kevin
27
1
Southport
Ward, Jackie
21
7
 
Wells, Roy
37
1
 
Wilding, Brian
1
   
Wilkinson, Jack (captain)
47
   
Dennis Ross
Jack Wilkinson
Rex Adams
Alan Walker
Les Bardsley
Ken Brierley
Ronnie Andrew
Roy Wells
Ray Hart
Frank Mitcheson
 
Kevin Walsh
Ron Garland
Cyril Megson
Jackie Ward