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North West Counties Leaguie Division One
Aug 17 Atherton Collieries
Away
W 2-0
Baines, Hypolite
Aug 20 St Helens Town
Home
W 7-2
Hughes-2, Crane, Baines, Hypolite, Lomas, Conlon
Aug 24 Bootle
Home
W 3-0
Baines, Hypolite, Murray
Aug 26 Penrith
Away
W 2-0
 Allcock, Lomas
Aug 31 Prescot Cables
Home
L 1-2
Allcock
Sep 7 Eastwood Hanley
Home
D 1-1
Kay
Sep 10 Chadderton
Away
W 4-2
Hypolite-2, Allcock, Hughes
Sep 17 Maine Road
Away
W 3-2
 Baines-2, Crane
Sep 21 Clitheroe
Home
D 0-0
-
Sep 24 Darwen
Away
L 3-4
Kay-2, Baines
Oct 1 Nantwich Town
Away
W 2-1
Hypolite, Crane
Oct 5 Darwen
Home
D 1-1
Hughes
Oct 12 Kidsgrove Athletic
Away
L 1-3
Crane
Oct 26 Trafford
Home
W 3-0
Hughes-2, Walsh
Nov 2 Maine Road
Home
L 1-2
Crane
Nov 6 Vauxhall GM
Away
L 1-2
Hooton
Nov 9 Prescot Cables
Away
D 2-2
Crane, Cunliffe
Nov 12 Bootle
Away
L 1-3
 own goal
Nov 16 Rossendale United
Home
L 0-2
-
Dec 3 Glossop North End
Away
D 0-0
-
Dec 7 Burscough
Away
L 0-1
-
Dec 10 Nantwich Town
Home
W 3-2
Cunliffe-3
Jan 25 Vauxhall GM
Home
W 4-0
Jones-2, Walsh, Cunliffe
Feb 8 St Helens Town
Away
L 3-4
Crane, Jordan, own goal
Feb 15 Kidsgrove Athletic
Home
W 4-0
Crane-2, Allcock, Hughes
Mar 1 Blackpool Rovers
Away
W 1-0
Hughes
Mar 4 Penrith
Home
D 2-2
Baines, Cunliffe
Mar 8 Burscough
Home
W 4-0
Jones-2, Baines, Kay
Mar 12 Clitheroe
Away
D 0-0
-
Mar 15 Newcastle Town
Away
L 0-2
-
Mar 18 Salford City
Away
D 1-1
Dunne
Mar 22 Chadderton
Home
W 2-0
Hughes, Dunne
Mar 25 Trafford
Away
L 1-3
Jordan
Mar 29 Holker Old Boys
Home
W 2-1
Jones, Dunne
Mar 31 Eastwood Hanley
Away
L 1-4
Joynes
Apr 5 Blackpool Rovers
Home
L 1-3
 Murray
Apr 11 Rossendale United
Away
W 2-0
Joynes, Smith
Apr 19 Atherton Collieries
Home
W 1-0
Hughes
Apr 26 Newcastle Town
Home
W 2-1
Cunliffe, Smith
May 3 Glossop North End
Home
L 1-3
Cunliffe
May 9 Salford City
Home
W 3-1
Lomas, Hughes, Cunliffe
May 10 Holker Old Boys
Away
W 3-1
Jordan, Cunliffe, Dunne
Benny Phillips departed as Team Manager
     
FA Cup
Sep 14 Burscough
1st Qual. Round
Home
W 3-1
Hughes, Hypolite, Cunliffe
Sep 28 Farsley Celtic
2nd Qual. Round
Away
L 1-3
Hughes
     
FA Vase
Nov 30 Morpeth Town
2nd Round
Home
W 2-0
Crane, Kay
Dec 14 Vauxhall GM
3rd Round
Away
W 3-1
Cunliffe-2, Crane
Jan 18 Cogenhoe United
4th Round
Home
W 3-1
 Crane-2, Hughes
Feb 1 Barking
5th Round
Home
W 1-0
Crane
Feb 22 Whitby Town
Quaretr Final
Away
L 1-5
Crane
     
North West Counties League Cup   
Oct 19 Skelmersdale United
1st Round
Away
W 5-0
Crane-2, Conlon-2, Cunliffe
Feb 4 Clitheroe
2nd Round
Home
L 0-3
-
     
North West Counties League Floodlit Trophy
Oct 8 Vaixhall GM
1st Round 1st leg
Away
L 0-5
-
Oct 22 Vauxhall GM
1st Round 2nd leg
Home
W 3-1
Calligan-2, Crane
     
Manchester FA Premier Cup
Feb 11 Ashton United
1st Round
Home
L 0-1
-
      
Friendlies
Pre Oldham Athletic
Home
L 0-1
-
Pre Chorley
Home
D 1-1
Conlon
Pre Bury
Home
W 3-1
Bevan-2, Aston
Pre Halifax Town
Home
L 1-3
Aston
Pre Runcorn
Home
D 1-1
Hughes
Pre Leigh RMI
Home
L 1-4
Nolan
Pre Blackburn Rovers
Home
L 0-5
-
Mid Buxton
Home
W 3-2
 Cunliffe-2, Smith
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
 Signed from
Allcock, Steve
40
4
  
Aston, Mark
2
  
Droylsden
Baines, Andy
27
8
  
Bates, Rod
46
    
Bevan, Richard
15
    
Birch, Jimmy
38
   Leigh RMI
Bryers, Ryan
2
 
Ashton United
Burns, Andy
8
 
Accrington Stanley
Calligan, John
9
3
 Preston North \End
Cole, Peter
15
    
Conlon, Carl
9
3
  
Crane, Tim
34
18
  
Critchley, Adam
13
 
Chorley
Cunliffe,. Lee
43
14
  
Derbyshire, Scott
10
 
Chorley
Dunne, Jonathan
12
4
Atherton LR
Hamilton, Dave
22
 
  
Holt, Matt
6
    
Hooton, Russ
9
1
Trafford
Hoyle, Dominic
2
  
Atherton LR
Hughes, Bernie
48
15
  
Hypolite, Greg
18
8
 Wilmslow Albion
Ivison, Martin
4
  
Glossop North End
Jones, Mark
25
5
Grove United
Jordan, Steve
17
3
Ashton United
Joynes, Wayne
48
2
  
Kay, Simon
45
5
Oldham Athletic
Kent, Danny
6
  
Runcorn
Leishman, Graham
1
  
Leigh RMI
Lomas, Chris
30
3
  
McMenemy, Paul
6
  
Preston North End
Murray, Mark
46
2
  
Nolan, Peter
18
   Prescot Cables
Potts, Adam
3
  
Haslingden
Sanders, Graham
6
 
 Great Harwood Town
Senior, Ian
1
  
Clitheroe
Smith, Chris
21
2
Atherton LR
Thompson, Warren
1
 
 Ashton United
Walsh, Mark
29
4
  
Weston, Kenny
16
   Droylsden
Wolstenholme, Mike
3
 
Droylsden
Peter Cole
Peter Nolan
Adam Critchley
Simon Kay
Steve Allcock
Richard Bevan
Tim Crane
Chris Lomas
Bernie Hughes
Andy Baines
Mark Murray
Wayne Joynes
Greg Hypolite
Carl Conlon
Rod Bates
Lee Cunliffe
Danny Kent
Mike Wolstenholme
Matt Holt
Jimmy Birch
Mark Walsh
John Calligan
Paul McMenemy
Russ Hooton
Dave Hamilton
Chris Smith
Mark Jones
Martin Ivison
Steve Jordan
Jonathan Dunne
 
 
 
 
Ian Senior
 
Dominic Hoyle
Martin White