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Northern Premier League
Aug 19 Netherfield
Away
W 3-1
O'Connor, Vaughan, Smith
Aug 21 Morecambe
Home
W 3-2
Moore-2, L.Skeete
Aug 26 Runcorn
Home
W 4-2
Moore-2, L.Skeete, Smith
Sep 5 Stafford Rangers
Away
W 2-0
Smith, O'Keefe
Sep 9 Altrincham
Home
D 1-1
L.Skeete
Sep 11 Bangor City
Home
W 3-0
Moore, Smith, L.Skeete
Sep 18 Northwich Victoria
Away
L 0-2
-
Sep 23 Buxton
Away
W 3-1
Moore-2, Barrass
Sep 25 Macclesfield Town
Home
W 5-0
Smith-2, Moore, L.Skeete, Garmory
Oct 2 Northwich Victoria
Home
L 2-3
Smith, Moore
Oct 7 Bangor City
Away
L 1-3
Moore
Oct 18 Macclesfield Town
Away
D 1-1
Moore
Oct 21 Frickley Athletic
Home
W 4-3
O'Keefe-2, Moore, L.Skeete
Oct 24 Morecambe
Away
W 2-1
Moore-2
Oct 28 Runcorn
Away
W 2-0
Garmory, L.Skeete
Nov 4 Gainsborough Trinity
Home
W 2-0
Garmory, Moore
Nov 18 Southport
Home
L 1-2
Moore
Nov 25 Frickley Athletic
Away
W 2-0
O'Connor, O'Keefe
Dec 9 Worksop Town
Home
W 4-0
O'Keefe-2, Smith, Moore
Dec 16 Matlock Town
Away
W 4-2
Moore-2, O;Keefe-2
Dec 26 Goole Town
Away
W 4-0
Smith, O'Keefe, Moore, O'Connor
Dec 30 Gateshead
Home
D 3-3
O'Keefe, Moore, L.Skeete
Jan 31 Workington
Away
W 6-0
Moore-3, O'Keefe-2, Smith
Feb 21 Worksop Town
Away
W 2-1
Brown, O'Keefe
Feb 24 Lancaster City
Away
W 3-2
Moore, L.Skeete, O'Keefe
Mar 3 Workington
Home
W 4-1
Moore, L.Skeete, O'Connor, O'Keefe
Mar 10 Southport
Away
W 1-0
O'Keefe
Mar 24 Altrincham
Away
W 1-0
Garmory
Mar 26 Boston United
Home
D 1-1
Smith
Mar 31 Netherfield
Home
W 2-0
Smith-2
Apr 2 Scarborough
Home
D 2-2
L.Skeete, Smith
Apr 7 Barrow
Away
W 5-2
O'Keefe-2, L.Skeete, O'Connor, Garmory
Apr 12 Lancaster City
Home
W 3-1
Smith, O'Keefe, L.Skeete
Apr 14 Goole Town
Home
W 5-1
O'Keefe-2, L.Skeete, Gorman, Smith
Apr 16 Boston United
Away
L 0-1
-
Apr 21 Buxton
Home
W 3-1
Moore, O'Keefe, Smith
Apr 25 Matlock Town
Home
W 3-1
O'Keefe-2, Smith
Apr 28 Gainsborough Trinity
Away
L 1-2
own goal
Apr 30 Scarborough
Away
L 1-2
L.Skeete
May 3 Barrow
Home
W 6-1
Pollitt, L.Skeete, O'Connor, Smith, Gorman, O'Keefe
May 5 South Liverpool
Home
W 6-0
L.Skeete-3, Smith-2, Grundy
May 9 South Liverpool
Away
W 1-0
Smith
May 14 Gateshead
Away
W 3-1
Smith, L.Skeete, O'Connor
May 21 Stafford Rangers
Home
W 2-1
O'Keefe, Moore
     
FA Cup
Sep 2 Burscough
Preliminary Round
Home
W 2-1
Smith, Garmory
Sep 16 Witton Albion
1st Qual. Round
Away
L 2-4
Moore, O'Keefe
     
FA Trophy
Oct 14 Leek Town
1st Qual. Round
Away
W 2-1
Wheelton, Smith
Nov 11 Formby
2nd Qual. Round
Home
D 2-2
Garmory, Smith
Nov 15 Formby
Replay
Away
W 3-2
Smith-2, Garmory
Dec 5 Stalybridge Celtic
3rd Qual. Round
Away
D 1-1
Pollitt
Dec 11 Stalybridge Celtic
Replay
Home
L 2-3
Smith, Moore
     
Northern Premier League Cup   
Aug 28 Macclesfield Town
1st Round
Home
W 7-1
Smith-3, Moore-2, L.Skeete, O'Connor
Sep 30 Scarborough
2nd Round
Away
W 4-0
Moore-2, Smith, Wadsworth
Jan 10 Worksop Town
3rd Round
Home
W 5-1
Moore-2, Smith, O'Keefe, L.Skeete
Mar 12 Altrincham
Semi Final 1st leg
Away
L 4-5
O'Keefe-2, Pollittt, L.Skeete
Apr 19 Altrincham
Semi Final 2nd leg
Home
W 5-1
L.Skeete-2, Smith-2, O'Keefe
May 8 Northwich Victoria
FINAL
Maine Road
W 4-1
Moore-2, Smith, Gorman
     
Manchester Senior Cup
Oct 11 Dukinfield Town
1st Round
Home
W 5-1
Moore-2, L.Skeete, Roberts, Wheelton
Dec 19 Ashton United
Semi Final
Home
W 5-0
S.Skeete, Garmory, O'Connor, O'Keefe, Moore
May 17 Droylsden
FINAL 1st leg
Away
D 1-1
Smith
May 24 Droylsden
FINAL 2nd leg
Home
L 0-3
-
      
Friendlies
Aug 5 Fleetwood Town
Away
L 1-5
Wheelton
Aug 7 Prestwich Heys
Away
W 2-0
L.Skeete, S.Skeete
Aug 9 Curzon Ashton
Home
W 2-0
O'Keefe, Garmory
Aug 12 Manchester United
Home
W 5-4
L.Skeete-2, Smith-2, O'Connor
Aug 14 Droylsden
Home
W 4-1
L.Skeete, Moore, Smith, Garmory
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Barrass, Bob
6
1
Stalybridge Celtic (loan)
Brown, Alan
60
1
 
Dinsdale, Kevin
1
 
Glossop
Fitton, John
57
   
Garmory, Vinny
51
9
 
Gorman, Kevin
25
3
Droylsden
Grundy, Brian
12
1
Winsford United
Lacey, Mike
4
  Hyde United
Moore, Dave
55
41
 
O'Connor, Jimmy
43
9
 
O'Keefe, Eamonn
51
32
 
Parrat, Ian
1
 
Middlewich Athletic
Pollitt, Harry
47
3
 
Roberts, Micky
57
1
Oldham Athletic
Skeete, Leo (captain)
53
26
 
Skeete, Steve
6
1
South Liverpool
Sleight, Geoff
2
  Droylsden
Smethurst, Mark
24
   
Smith, Ian
59
38
 
Vaughan, Dave
61
1
 
Wadsworth, Mick
6
1
 
Waldron, Colin
1
 
Philadelphia Fury (loan)
Wheelton, Neil
33
2
 
John Fitton
Alan Brown
Dave Vaughan
Harry Pollitt
Micky Roberts
Kevin Gorman
Jimmy O'Connor
Dave Moore
Leo Skeete
Ian Smith
Eamonn O'Keefe
Vinny Garmory
Steve Skeete
Brian Grundy
Mick Wadsworth
 
Neil Wheelton
Mark Smethurst
Mike Lacey
Geoff Sleight