< < 1977/78 > >
Northern Premier League
Dick Bate appointed as Team Manager
Aug 20 Macclesfield Town
Home
W 2-1
Skeete-2
Aug 22 Wigan Athletic
Home
L 1-3
Skeete
Aug 27 Stafford Rangers
Away
D 0-0
-
Sep 3 Workington
Away
W 2-1
Skeete-2
Sep 5 Northwich Victoria
Away
L 0-1
-
Sep 10 Matlock Town
Away
L 2-5
Skeete, Wilkie
Sep 12 Great Harwood
Home
D 1-1
Skeete
Sep 21 Wigan Athletic
Away
W 2-1
Skeete, G.Smith
Sep 24 Worksop Town
Home
W 2-1
Fletcher, Skeete
Sep 26 Northwich Victoria
Home
D 2-2
Moore, O'Keefe
Oct 4 Gainsborough Trinity
Away
D 2-2
Moore, Skeete
Oct 17 Workington
Home
W 5-0
O'keefe-2, Skeete, Bate, I.Smith
Oct 29 Scarborough
Away
L 0-6
-
Nov 8 Netherfield
Away
L 2-3
O'Keefe, Skeete
Nov 12 Altrincham
Home
D 1-1
Moore
Nov 14 Netherfield
Home
W 3-0
Moore-2, Skeete
Nov 19 Goole Town
Away
L 0-1
-
Dec 3 Buxton
Away
D 3-3
Bate-2, Skeete
Dec 5 Gainsborough Trinity
Home
W 2-1
Skeete, Wilkie
Dec 10 Gateshead
Home
L 0-1
-
Dec 17 Barrow
Home
D 1-1
Bate
Dec 27 Frickley Athletic
Away
L 0-2
-
Dec 31 Great Harwood
Away
L 3-4
I.Smith-2, Vaughan
Jan 2 Frickley Athletic
Home
D 2-2
Wadsworth, Smith
Dick Bate departed as Team Manager. Leo Skeete and Bernard Keeley appointed as Caretaker Managers
Jan 7 Boston United
Away
W 1-0
I.Smith
Bob Murphy appointed as Team Manager
Jan 14 Barrow
Away
D 2-2
Wadsworth, Moore
Jan 21 Goole Town
Home
W 3-2
Moore-3
Feb 6 Buxton
Home
W 3-2
Moore, Skeete, own goal
Feb 18 South Liverpool
Home
W 2-1
Wadsworth, Moore
Feb 25 Morecambe
Away
W 5-1
Wadsworth-2, Moore-2, Garmory
Mar 4 Lancaster City
Away
D 3-3
Moore-2, Wadsworth
Mar 5 Gateshead
Away
W 3-1
Moore, I.Smith, Garmory
Mar 11 Scarborough
Home
W 1-0
O'Keefe
Mar 18 Altrincham
Away
W 2-1
Skeete, Moore
Mar 20 Morecambe
Home
W 5-4
Moore-4, Garmory
Mar 24 South Liverpool
Away
W 2-1
Moore, Skeete
Mar 25 Stafford Rangers
Home
L 0-1
-
Mar 27 Runcorn
Away
D 0-0
-
Apr 1 Macclesfield Town
Away
W 3-1
Moore-3
Apr 3 Lancaster City
Home
W 4-1
Moore, I.Smith, Skeete, Garmory
Apr 8 Matlock Town
Home
W 2-1
Garmory, I.Smith
Apr 15 Worksop Town
Away
L 0-1
-
Apr 20 Runcorn
Home
L 1-3
Skeete
Apr 22 Bangor City
Home
W 1-0
Skeete
Apr 24 Boston United
Home
L 1-2
Skeete
May 1 Bangor City
Away
W 3-2
Garmory-2, Wadsworth
     
FA Cup
Sep 17 Macclesfield Town
1st Qual. Round
Away
W 2-0
O'Keefe, Wheelton
Oct 8 Curzon Ashton
2nd Qual. Round
Home
W 1-0
O'Keefe
Oct 22 Winsford United
3rd Qual. Round
Away
D 1-1
Garmory
Oct 24 Winsford United
Replay
Home
D 3-3
I.Smith-2, Skeete
Oct 31 Winsford United
2nd Replay
Moss Lane
W 2-0
Fletcher, O'Keefe
Nov 5 Appleby Frodingham
4th Qual. Round
Away
W 2-0
Moore, Bate
Nov 26 Rotherham United
1st Round
Away
L 0-3
-
     
FA Trophy
Oct 15 Witton Albion
1st Qual. Round
Home
L 1-3
Skeete
     
Northern Premier League Cup   
Aug 29 Great Harwood
1st Round
Away
W 4-1
Moore-2, Skeete, O'Keefe
Sep 30 Lancaster City
2nd Round
Home
L 0-2
-
     
Manchester Senior Cup
Jan 9 Ashton United
1st Round
Home
L 2-3
Skeete, own goal
      
Friendlies
Aug 6 New Mills
Away
W 4-0
Bate, G.Smith, Moore, Skeete
Aug 10 Manchester United
Home
W 4-0
Skeete-2, Moore, O'Keefe
Aug 13 Stalybridge Celtic
Away
W 2-1
Skeete, O'Keefe
Aug 16 Blackburn Rovers
Home
W 5-0
Skeete-3, Moore, Garmory
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Bate, Dick (manager)
34
5
Buxton
Brown, Alan
28
   
Coates, Brian
4
 
Royston Town
Crinnigan, Jim
1
   
Fielding, Mark
12
  Witton Albion (loan)
Fitton, John
51
   
Fletcher, Joe
36
2
 
Garmory, Vinny
40
8
Manchester City
Hall, David
9
 
Bradford City
Hill, Mick
1
   
Hull, Gary
25
 
Sheffield Wednesday
Moore, Dave
43
29
 
Mullington, Phil
5
  Northwich Victoria
O'Keefe, Eamonn
43
9
 
Pollitt, Harry
27
   
Proctor, Nathan
5
 
Skegness Town
Rankin, Don
9
  Rossendale United
Shoar, Hedy
7
 
Buxton
Skeete, Leo
57
26
 
Smethurst, Mark
3
 
Manchester United
Smith, Gary
21
1
 
Smith, Ian
38
10
Mexborough Town Athletic
Vaughan, Dave
54
1
 
Wadsworth, Mick
22
7
Worsborough Bridge MW
Warrender, Dave
14
 
ICI Blackley
Wheelton, Neil
37
1
Loughborough University
Wilkie, Peter
33
2
 
Wilkinson, Howard
1
   
John Fitton
Alan Brown
Dave Vaughan
Dick Bate
Harry Pollitt
Gary Hull
Joe Fletcher
Dave Moore
Leo Skeete
Ian Smith
Eamonn O'Keefe
Gary Smith
Peter Wilkie
Vinny Garmory
Mick Wadsworth
 
 
 
 
Dave Warrender
 
Neil Wheelton