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Northern Premier League
Aug 21 Runcorn
Home
W 3-2
Skeete-2, Buchan
Aug 24 Stafford Rangers
Away
D 0-0
-
Aug 28 Goole Town
Away
L 0-2
-
Sep 4 Netherfield
Home
W 4-1
 Skeete-2, Moore, own goal
Sep 6 Northwich Victoria
Home
D 1-1
Moore
Sep 11 Altrincham
Away
L 0-1
-
Sep 14 Gainsborough Trinity
Away
W 1-0
Fletcher
Sep 22 Frickley Athletic
Away
D 0-0
-
Sep 25 Wigan Athletic
Away
D 2-2
 Skeete, Tinsley
Sep 27 Great Harwood
Away
W 3-0
Skeete-2, own goal
Oct 4 Stafford Rangers
Home
D 1-1
Moore
Oct 11 Northwich Victoria
Away
L 1-3
Skeete
Oct 16 Morecambe
Away
L 2-3
Skeete, Moore
Oct 18 Gainsborough Trinity
Home
W 5-0
Skeete-3, Moore-2
Oct 23 Macclesfield Town
Home
L 1-2
Moore
Oct 27 Worksop Town
Away
D 1-1
Sweeney
Oct 30 Matlock Town
Home
L 1-2
Skeete
Nov 6 Buxton
Away
D 1-1
Skeete
Nov 13 Goole Town
Home
L 2-5
Buchan, Skeete
Bob Murphy departed as Team Manager. Geoff Sleight appointed as Caretaker Manager
Nov 20 Boston United
Away
L 1-2
Moore
Nov 22 Lancaster City
Home
W 3-0
Moore-2, Skeete
Nov 27 Morecambe
Home
D 1-1
Moore
Howard Wilkinson appointed as Player / Manager
Dec 27 Worksop Town
Home
D 1-1
Moore
Jan 1 Lancaster City
Away
L 0-2
-
Jan 22 Scarborough
Away
L 0-2
-
Jan 29 Boston United
Home
W 2-1
Fletcher, Moore
Feb 5 Buxton
Home
D 1-1
Moore
Feb 16 Great Harwood
Home
W 2-1
Moore, Skeete
Feb 19 Bangor City
Away
L 0-3
-
Feb 26 Wigan Athletic
Home
L 1-3
Skeete
Mar 5 Scarborough
Home
L 0-1
-
Mar 12 Runcorn
Away
W 4-0
Fletcher-2, Pollitt, Moore
Mar 19 Macclesfield Town
Away
W 3-1
Skeete-2, Fletcher
Mar 26 Frickley Athletic
Home
W 4-0
Skeete-3, Moore
Mar 28 Altrincham
Home
W 2-1
O'Keefe, Fletcher
Apr 2 South Liverpool
Away
W 5-2
Skeete-3, Moore, O'Keefe
Apr 11 Barrow
Away
W 3-2
Wilkie, Tinsley, Moore
Apr 16 Matlock Town
Away
D 2-2
O'Keefe, Skeete
Apr 18 Barrow
Home
W 1-0
Fletcher
Apr 23 Bangor City
Home
W 3-2
Pollitt, Skeete, own goal
Apr 27 Gateshead United
Away
D 1-1
Wilkinson
May 7 South Liverpool
Home
W 2-0
Skeete, Fletcher
May 10 Netherfield
Away
D 1-1
Skeete
May 14 Gateshead United
Home
D 2-2
Moore, Fletcher
Howard Wilkinson departed as Team Manager
     
FA Cup
Sep 18 Chorley
1st Qual. Round
Home
W 5-2
Tinsley-2, Skeete, Nicholson, Fletcher
Oct 9 Great Harwood
2nd Qual. Round
Away
L 0-6
-
     
FA Trophy
Dec 18 Chorley
3rd Qual. Round
Away
D 0-0
-
Dec 20 Chorley
Replay
Home
L 1-3
Moore
     
Northern Premier League Cup   
Aug 30 Macclesfield Town
1st Round
Home
W 2-1
Moore-2
Oct 2 Morecambe
2nd Round
Away
D 1-1
Skeete
Nov 1 Morecambe
Replay
Home
L 1-2
Moore
     
Manchester Senior Cup
Aug 16 Prestwich Heys
1st Round
Home
W 3-0
Fletcher-2, Skeete
Jan 10 Hyde United
Semi Final
Home
W 1-0
Moore
Apr 8 Droylsden
FINAL 1st leg
Away
W 5-0
O'Keefe-2, Moore, Skeete, Tinsley
May 2 Droylsden
FINAL 2nd leg
Home
W 7-3
Skeete-4, Fletcher-2, Moore
      
North West Floodlit League
Nov 9 Leek Town
Away
L 1-5
Skeete
Nov 15 Macclesfield Town
Home
W 3-1
Moore-2, Skeete
Dec 1 Macclesfield Town
Away
W 1-0
Ainsworth
Dec 6 Leek Town
Home
W 2-1
Skeete, Moore
May 4 Hyde United
Semi Final 1st leg
Away
W 5-2
Fletcher-3, Moore, O'Keefe
May 12 Hyde United
Semi Final 2nd leg
Home
W 7-0
O'Keefe-3, Moore-2, Skeete-2
May 16 Witton Albion
FINAL 1st leg
Away
W 2-0
Skeete, Moore
May 18 Witton Albion
FINAL 2nd leg
Home
L 0-4
-
      
Friendlies
Aug 4 Middlewich Athletic
Home
D 2-2
Buchan, Skeete
Aug 7 South Bank
Home
W 3-0
Skeete-2, Jackson
Aug 12 Bury
Home
L 1-3
Buchan
Aug 14 Atherstone Town
Home
L 2-5
Buchan, Ainsworth
Mar 14 Retford Town
Home
W 2-1
Fletcher, O'Keefe
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
 Signed from
Ainsworth, Dave
9
1
 Rochdale
Brodie, Eric
18
    
Brown, Alan
40
    
Buchan, George
25
2
Bury
Campbell, Frank
8
  
Royston Town
Coward, Alan
11
  
Blackpool
Crinnigan, Jim
2
  
Rhyl
Ellam, Roy
27
    
Fitton, John
37
    
Fletcher, Joe
52
13
  
Hill, Mick
9
  
Ashton GS
Jackson, Albert
59
    
Jones, Rod
13
  
Barrow
Mallender, Nicky
1
  
Retford Town
Moore, Dave
55
32
  
Nicholson, Jimmy
31
1
 Bury
O'Keefe, Eamonn
19
9
 Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
Pollitt, Harry
60
2
  
Skeete, Leo
60
45
  
Sleight, Geoff
23
    
Smith, Gary
3
  
Retford Town
Sweeney, Andy
23
1
Rochdale
Tandy, John
10
  
Retford Town
Tinsley, Alan
48
5
  
Vaughan, Dave
24
  
Boston FC
Wilkie, Peter (captain)
29
1
Boston United
Wilkinson, Howard (manager)
29
1
Boston United
John Fitton
Alan Brown
Geoff Sleight
Roy Ellam
Jimmy Nicholson
Harry Pollitt
George Buchan
Dave Moore
Leo Skeete
Albert Jackson
Eric Brodie
Alan Tinsley
Joe Fletcher
Eamonn O'Keefe
Andy Sweeney
John Tandy
Dave Vaughan
Mick Hill
Peter Wilkie
Howard Wilkinson
 
Dave Ainsworth
Rod Jones
Alan Coward
Gary Smith