1988/89

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Northern Premier League

Aug 20

Marine

Home

L 0-1

Aug 23

Matlock Town

Away

L 0-1

Aug 27

Barrow

Away

D 2-2

Diamond, Beaumont

Aug 29

Styalybridge Celtic

Home

L 1-2

Bell

Sep 3

Rhyl

Away

L 0-4

Keith Hicks departed as Team Manager, Graham Bell appointed as Caretaker Manager

Sep 10

Southport

Away

L 1-4

Grant

Sep 12

Horwich RMI

Away

W 1-0

McCluskie

Sep 20

Frickley Athletic

Away

L 0-5

Sep 26

Caernarfon Town

Away

D 1-1

Griffin

Bryan Griffiths appointed as Team Manager

Oct 3

Horwich RMI

Home

W 1-0

Martin

Oct 8

South Liverpool

Home

L 0-1

Oct 11

Morecambe

Away

D 3-3

McCluskie-2, Griffin

Oct 15

Shepshed Dynamo

Away

L 1-2

Scott

Oct 22

Shepshed Dynamo

Home

W 2-1

Rice-2

Oct 29

Bangor City

Away

L 2-3

McCluskie, Valentine

Oct 31

Southport

Home

L 0-2

Nov 5

Frickley Athletic

Home

W 2-1

McCluskie, Martin

Nov 8

Morecambe

Home

W 2-0

McCluskie, McDermott

Nov 12

Caernarfon Town

Away

W 2-0

Martin, McCluskie

Nov 15

Goole Town

Away

W 3-1

Stanley, McCluskie, Griffin

Nov 19

Worksop Town

Home

W 2-1

Martin, McCluskie

Dec 3

Hyde United

Home

L 0-1

Dec 10

Gateshead

Away

W 2-1

Rice, Bell

Dec 26

Bangor City

Home

L 1-2

Lloyd

Dec 31

Barrow

Home

D 1-1

Griffin

Jan 2

Hyde United

Away

D 2-2

Bell, Rice

Jan 7

Buxton

Away

W 1-0

Doyle

Jan 28

Gainsborough Trinity

Away

L 0-3

Feb 4

Witton Albion

Home

D 1-1

McCluskie

Feb 18

Marine

Away

L 1-3

Bell

Mar 4

South Liverpool

Away

W 2-0

McCluskie, McDermott

Mar 11

Witton Albion

Away

L 0-1

Mar 18

Fleetwood Town

Away

L 1-2

Quinn

Mar 21

Worksop Town

Away

W 5-1

McCluskie-3, Rice, Quinn

Mar 25

Gainsborough Trinity

Home

W 2-0

Quinn-2

Mar 27

Stalybridge Celtic

Away

W 3-0

McCluskie-2, Martin

Apr 1

Fleetwood Town

Home

D 1-1

Martin

Apr 8

Matlock Town

Home

W 2-1

Quinn, Martin

Apr 15

Gateshead

Home

D 1-1

Griffin

Apr 22

Buxton

Home

W 1-0

McCluskie

Apr 29

Rhyl

Home

D 1-1

Bell

May 1

Goole Town

Home

W 2-0

Quinn, Griffin

FA Cup

Sep 17

Bridgnorth Town

1st Qual. Round

Home

W 2-0

McCluskie, Diamond

Oct 1

Leek Town

2nd Qual. Round

Away

L 0-2

FA Trophy

Sep 24

South Liverpool

1st Qual. Round

Away

L 1-4

McCluskie

Northern Premier League Cup

Dec 17

Barrow

1st Round

Away

L 0-1 *

- * Mossley awarded tie

Jan 24

Marine

2nd Round

Away

W 1-0

Lloyd

Feb 14

Southport

3d Round

Home

W 2-1

Griffin, McDermott

Mar 14

Frickley Athletic

Semi Final 1st leg

Home

W 3-1

McCluskie-2, Martin

Apr 4

Frickley Athletic

Semi Final 2nd leg

Away

D 2-2

Rice, McCluskie

Apr 18

Fleetwood Town

FINAL

Maine Road

W 2-1

McCluskie, Doyle

Manchester FA Premier Cup

Feb 11

Oldham Town

1st Round

Away

W 5-2

McCluskie-2, Martin-2, Hibbert

Feb 22

Maine Road

Semi Final

Home

D 0-0

Apr 26

Maine Road

Replay

Away

3-3
W 8-7 p

McCluskie-2, Martin
Pens: Rice, McCluskie, Lloyd, Martin, Griffin, Bell, Buckley, Kelly

May 10

Flixton

FINAL

Brantingham Rd

W 3-1

Marriott-2, Martin

GM Acceptance Inter League Cup

Sep 5

Gateshead

1st Round

Home

L 0-2

Reporter Floodlit League

Dec 13

Curzon Ashton

Home

D 0-0

Jan 31

Ashton United

Home

W 3-0

McCluskie-2, Bell

Feb 28

Droylsden

Away

W 5-0

Quinn-2, McCluskie-2, Martin

Mar 7

Ashton United

Away

W 3-0

Quinn-2, Kelly

Apr 11

Curzon Ashton

Away

W 2-1

Buckley, McDermott

May 4

Ashton United

FINAL

Home

W 3-0

Martin-2, McCluskie

Friendlies

Pre

Bramhall

Away

W 4-1

McCluskie-2, Martin, Diamond

Pre

Chadderton

Away

W 4-2

McCluskie-2, Scott, Bell

Pre

Rochdale

Home

W 1-0

Scott

Pre

Oldham Borough

Away

W 7-1

McCluskie-3, Scott-2, Martin, Buckley

Pre

Oldham Athletic

Home

W 3-1

Diamond-2, Buckley

Pre

Manchester City

Home

W 2-0

Scott, Martin

Pre

Preston North End

Home

W 6-0

Watson-3, McCluskie, Martin, Buckley

Mid

St Helens Town

Away

W 2-0

McCluskie, Rice

Mid

Radcliffe Borough

Home

D 0-0

Appearances & Goalscorers

Apps

Goals

Signed from

Allen, Peter

Ball, Les

Teignmouth

Beaumont, Peter

Bell, Graham

Buckley, Paul

Springhead

Chadwick, Lee

Rochdale

Diamond, Barry

Colne Dynamoes

Doyle, Andy

Southport

Eaton, John

Grant, David

Macclesfield Town (loan)

Griffin, Paul

Chorley

Griffiths, Rob

Skelmersdale United

Hibbert, Steve

Hicks, Keith

Holden, Simon

Rochdale

Hurst, Graham

Kelly, Joe

Bootle

Kilroy, Steve

Lamb, Kevin

Castleton Gabriels

Lees, Dave

Ashton United

Lloyd, Archie

Knowsley United

McCluskie, Jim

McCluskie, Steve

Bacup Borough

McDermott, Alan

Burscough

Marriott, Brian

Martin, Dave

Murray, Carl

Mossley Hill

Nield, Keith

Ashton United

Norcott, Guy

Marine

Quinn, Tony

Southport

Rice, Joe

Poulton Victoria

Riley, Gary

Rowbottom, Ian

Droylsden

Scott, Darren

Stanley, Nick

Oldham Town

Valentine, Tony

Watson, Andy

Exeter City


Ian Rowbottom	Steve Hibbert	Nick Stanley	Peter Beaumont	Keith Hicks

Andy Watson	Paul Buckley	Barry Diamond	Jim McCluskie	Dave Martin

Graham Bell	Simon Holden	Darren Scott	Graham Hurst	Brian Marriott

Peter Allen	Steve Kilroy	Tony Valentine	David Grant	John Eaton

Kevin Lamb	Paul Griffin	Joe Kelly	Joe Rice	Guy Norcott

Andy Doyle	Alan McDermott	Archie Lloyd	Tony Quinn	Dave Lees