Mossley Association Football Club

Mossley Association Football Club Ltd.

SEEL PARK
MARKET STREET
MOSSLEY
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE,
LANCS,
OL5 0ES

Tel. 01457 832369

e-mail: mossleyafc@hotmail.com

MOSSLEY AFC ARE SPONSORED BY

Previous Names: Park Villa (1903-04), Mossley Juniors (1904-1909)

Founded 1903

Full members of the Football Association, the Manchester County Football Association
and the UniBond Northern Premier Football League

President: Bob Murphy

Chairman: Steve Astley

Vice Chairman: Les Fitton

Directors:   David Buckley Match Secretary mossleyafc@hotmail.com

Steve Tague     -

Mike Chamley

Mark Griffin

Commercial Manager: Phil Beckwith

Press Officer: John Cawthorne mossleyweb@hotmail.com

Team Manager: Gerry Quinn

Assistant Manager: Steve Graley

Sports Therapist : Jo Forshaw

Kit Manager: Vacancy -

Club Shop Manager: Vacancy

Groundstaff: Joe Walker -

Catering Manageress: Debbie Griffin -

Match Day Announcer: John Smith -

Security Officer: Richard McDickens -

Nick-name: The Lilywhites

Ground Capacity: 4,000

No.of seats: 200

Covered Accommodation: 1,500

Social Club: Located inside ground Stewards: Derek & Debbie Vickers

Open Matchdays, Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings, Sunday (lunch & evenings) Regular Concerts,
Functions, etc. Large Screen Satellite TV. (Tel. 01457 836104)

Midweek home matches: Tuesday

Club Shop: Located inside Ground

Club metal badges: 2 designs (£2) Webpage: ClubShop

Club Programme: 40 pages (£1.50)
Programme covers through the years

Club Colours: White shirts, white shorts, & socks

Change Colours: Orange shirts, black or white shorts, black or white socks

Previous Leagues:

Stalybridge & District Junior League (1903-1906), Ashton, Dukinfield & District League (1906-1907), Central Oldham & District League (1907-1908), West End Amateur League (1908-1909), Ashton & District League (1909-1915), South East Lancs League (1915-16), Manchester Amateur League (1916-18), Lancashire Combination (1918-19), Cheshire County League (1919-1972), Northern Premier League (1972-1995), North West Counties League (1995-2004)

Record Attendance: 6,640 v Stalybridge Celtic, Cheshire League, 1946

Record Win: 9-0 v Urmston, Manchester Shield, 1947

Record Defeat: 2-13 v Witton Albion, Cheshire League, 1926

Record Transfer Fee Paid: £2,300 to Altrincham for Phil Wilson, 1980

Record Transfer Fee Received: £25,000 from Everton for Eamonn O'Keefe, 1979

Record Appearances for Club: (Pre War) 360, Jackie Darley, 1911 - 1925

(Post War) 613, Jimmy O'Connor 1972 - 1987

Record Goalscorer for Club: (Pre War) 176, Jackie Roscoe 1928 - 1939

(Post War) 235, David Moore 1974 - 1984

Most Goals in a Season: (Pre War) 58, Jackie Roscoe 1930-31

(Post War) 45, Leo Skeete, 1976-77

Best F.A.Cup Performances: 2nd Round, 1949-50 v Nuneaton Borough 1980-81 v Mansfield Town 1st Round, 1949-50 v Witton Albion (won) 1969-70 v Stockport County 1977-78 v Rotherham United, 1979-80 v York City 1980-81 v Crewe Alexandra (won) 1981-82 v Stockport County 1982-83 v Huddersfield Town 1983-84 v Darlington

Best F.A.Trophy Performance: Finalists (Wembley): 1979-80 v Dagenham
Quarter Finalists: 1969-70 v Barnet, 1980-81 v Bangor City

F.A.Vase Performance: Quarter Finalists: 1996-97 v Whitby Town, 1999-00 v Deal Town, 2002-03 v AFC Sudbury

England Semi-Pro
Internationals: Eamonn O'Keefe (1979), Ian Smith (1980), Phil Derbyshire (1981)

Past players who have progressed into the Football League (Since 1945) John Noble (Stockport County), John Wright (Blackpool), Tom Bell (Oldham Athletic), John Connor (Tranmere Rovers), Albert Wadsworth (Oldham Athletic), Dick Threlfall (Halifax Town), Albert Lomas (Rochdale & Chesterfield), Arthur Tyrer (Leeds United & Peterborough United), Bob Tomlinson (Halifax Town), Harry Naylor (Oldham Athletic), Eric Williams (Halifax Town), Peter Tilley (Arsenal, Bury & Halifax Town), Don Megson (Sheffield Wednesday & England ‘B‘), Dennis Ross (Aston Villa), Mike Eckersall (Torquay United & Stockport County), Harvey McCreadie (Hibernian), Alan Roberts (Bradford Park Avenue), Garry Pierce (Huddersfield Town, Wolves & Blackpool), Andy Proudlove (Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City & Hereford United), Dave Lyon (Southport), Mick Wadsworth (Carlisle United, Scarborough, Colchester United, Oldham Athletic & Huddersfield Town manager, Newcastle United & Southampton chief coach), Howard Wilkinson (Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United & England Manager), Eamonn O'Keefe (Everton, Wigan Athletic, Port Vale, Blackpool, Chester City & Republic of Ireland), Dave Young (Wigan Athletic), Darren Sheridan (Barnsley, Wigan Athletic & Oldham Athletic), Dave Jones (Stockport County, Southampton & Wolverhampton Wanderers manager), John Doolan (Wigan Athletic), Greg Challender (Preston North End), Harvey Cunningham (Doncaster Rovers), Steve Wood (Macclesfield Town), Dave Hamilton (Rochdale Coach), Ciaran Kilheeney (Exeter City).

Managers 1933-36 Clifford Tarr, 1936-37 Jim Scullion, 1937-38 Sammy Cowan 1938-39 Robbie Bruce 1939-40 Jim Leaver 1945-47 Alt Jackson, 1947-48 Joe Barlow, 1948-50 Len Butt, 1950-51 Alan Fletcher, 1951-56 Jack Boothway, 1956-57 Ken Brierley, 1957 Pat Murphy, 1957-62 Eddie Quigley, 1962-72 Don Wilson, 1972-74 George Sievwright, 1974-76 Bob Murphy, 1976-77 Howard Wilkinson, 1977-78 Dick Bate, 1978-83 Bob Murphy, 1983-84 Brian Grundy, 1984 Tony Steenson, 1984-87 Jimmy O'Connor, 1987 John Sainty, 1987-88 Keith Hicks, 1988-89 Bryan Griffiths, 1989-90 Mark Hilton, 1990-91 John Cooke, 1991-92 Les Sutton, 1992 Ged Coyne, 1992 Terry Curran, 1992-93 Bob Murphy, 1993 Steve Taylor, 1993 Dave Denby, 1993-94 Gary Riley, 1994 Richard Dawson, 1994-95 Roy Soule, 1995 Paul Cuddy, 1995-97 Kevan Keelan, 1997-2001 Benny Phillips, 2001-03 Ally Pickering, 2003-07 Jason Beckford, 2007- Gerry Quinn.

Club Secretarys 1903-17 James T. Howarth, 1918-23 Alt Jackson, 1923-27 James T. Howarth 1927-32 Alt Jackson, 1932-36 Clifford Tarr, 1936-38 John Hamer, 1938-39 Robbie Buckley, 1939-40 Jim Leaver, 1945-48 Alt Jackson, 1948-56 Robbie Buckley, 1956-57 Norman Ridgeway, 1957-78 Jim Wharmby, 1978-80 Alan Hardy, 1980-83 Jim Wharmby, 1984-89 Brian Cowburn, 1989-95 Les Fitton, 1995-99 Andrew Fenna, 1999-current David Buckley

Club Chairmen 1919-22 Cncllr. J.S.Adams, 1922-26 Harry Holt, 1926-28 Harry Heginbottom 1928-30 Leonard Rawson, 1930-32 James H.Bullock, 1932-33 E.Nixon, 1933-34 A.E.Bell JP, 1934-36 Frank Short, 1936-38 Alderman Harry Laming JP, 1938-40 E.Nixon, 1945-47 Thomas Corner, 1947-59 George Clayton, 1959-72 Raymond Berry, 1972-83 Ian S.Morecroft, 1983-85 Jim Wharmby, 1985-88 John Heap, 1988-90 Les V.Lawler, 1990-92 John Stanley, 1992-94 Roger Finn, 1994-96 Frank Whelan, 1997-2007 Sam Rigby, 2007-

Mossley Association Football Club Ltd.
SEEL PARK MARKET STREET MOSSLEY ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, LANCS, OL5 0ES Tel. 01457 832369 e-mail: mossleyafc@hotmail.com

MOSSLEY AFC ARE SPONSORED BY
Previous Names: Park Villa (1903-04), Mossley Juniors (1904-1909)			Founded 1903
Full members of the Football Association, the Manchester County Football Association and the UniBond Northern Premier Football League

President:	Bob Murphy
Chairman:	Steve Astley
Vice Chairman:	Les Fitton
Directors:	David Buckley	Match Secretary	mossleyafc@hotmail.com
	Steve Tague	-
	Mike Chamley
	Mark Griffin
Commercial Manager:	Phil Beckwith
Press Officer:	John Cawthorne	mossleyweb@hotmail.com

Team Manager:	Gerry Quinn
Assistant Manager:	Steve Graley
Sports Therapist :	Jo Forshaw
Kit Manager:	Vacancy	-

Club Shop Manager:	Vacancy
Groundstaff:	Joe Walker	-
Catering Manageress:	Debbie Griffin	-
Match Day Announcer:	John Smith	-
Security Officer:	Richard McDickens	-

Nick-name:	The Lilywhites
Ground Capacity:	4,000
No.of seats:	200
Covered Accommodation:	1,500
Social Club:	Located inside ground	Stewards:	Derek & Debbie Vickers
Open Matchdays, Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings, Sunday (lunch & evenings) Regular Concerts, Functions, etc. Large Screen Satellite TV. (Tel. 01457 836104)
Midweek home matches:	Tuesday
Club Shop:	Located inside Ground
Club metal badges:	2 designs (£2)	Webpage:	ClubShop
Club Programme:	40 pages (£1.50)	Programme covers through the years

Club Colours:	White shirts, white shorts, & socks
Change Colours:	Orange shirts, black or white shorts, black or white socks

Previous Leagues:	Stalybridge & District Junior League (1903-1906), Ashton, Dukinfield & District League (1906-1907), Central Oldham & District League (1907-1908), West End Amateur League (1908-1909), Ashton & District League (1909-1915), South East Lancs League (1915-16), Manchester Amateur League (1916-18), Lancashire Combination (1918-19), Cheshire County League (1919-1972), Northern Premier League (1972-1995), North West Counties League (1995-2004)
Record Attendance:	6,640 v Stalybridge Celtic, Cheshire League, 1946
Record Win:	9-0 v Urmston, Manchester Shield, 1947
Record Defeat:	2-13 v Witton Albion, Cheshire League, 1926
Record Transfer Fee Paid:	£2,300 to Altrincham for Phil Wilson, 1980
Record Transfer Fee Received:	£25,000 from Everton for Eamonn O'Keefe, 1979
Record Appearances for Club:	(Pre War) 360, Jackie Darley, 1911 - 1925
	(Post War) 613, Jimmy O'Connor 1972 - 1987
Record Goalscorer for Club:	(Pre War) 176, Jackie Roscoe 1928 - 1939
	(Post War) 235, David Moore 1974 - 1984
Most Goals in a Season:	(Pre War) 58, Jackie Roscoe 1930-31
	(Post War) 45, Leo Skeete, 1976-77
Best F.A.Cup Performances:	2nd Round, 1949-50 v Nuneaton Borough 1980-81 v Mansfield Town 1st Round, 1949-50 v Witton Albion (won) 1969-70 v Stockport County 1977-78 v Rotherham United, 1979-80 v York City 1980-81 v Crewe Alexandra (won) 1981-82 v Stockport County 1982-83 v Huddersfield Town 1983-84 v Darlington
Best F.A.Trophy Performance:	Finalists (Wembley): 1979-80 v Dagenham Quarter Finalists: 1969-70 v Barnet, 1980-81 v Bangor City
F.A.Vase Performance:	Quarter Finalists: 1996-97 v Whitby Town, 1999-00 v Deal Town, 2002-03 v AFC Sudbury
England Semi-Pro Internationals:	Eamonn O'Keefe (1979), Ian Smith (1980), Phil Derbyshire (1981)
Past players who have progressed into the Football League (Since 1945)	John Noble (Stockport County), John Wright (Blackpool), Tom Bell (Oldham Athletic), John Connor (Tranmere Rovers), Albert Wadsworth (Oldham Athletic), Dick Threlfall (Halifax Town), Albert Lomas (Rochdale & Chesterfield), Arthur Tyrer (Leeds United & Peterborough United), Bob Tomlinson (Halifax Town), Harry Naylor (Oldham Athletic), Eric Williams (Halifax Town), Peter Tilley (Arsenal, Bury & Halifax Town), Don Megson (Sheffield Wednesday & England ‘B‘), Dennis Ross (Aston Villa), Mike Eckersall (Torquay United & Stockport County), Harvey McCreadie (Hibernian), Alan Roberts (Bradford Park Avenue), Garry Pierce (Huddersfield Town, Wolves & Blackpool), Andy Proudlove (Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City & Hereford United), Dave Lyon (Southport), Mick Wadsworth (Carlisle United, Scarborough, Colchester United, Oldham Athletic & Huddersfield Town manager, Newcastle United & Southampton chief coach), Howard Wilkinson (Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United & England Manager), Eamonn O'Keefe (Everton, Wigan Athletic, Port Vale, Blackpool, Chester City & Republic of Ireland), Dave Young (Wigan Athletic), Darren Sheridan (Barnsley, Wigan Athletic & Oldham Athletic), Dave Jones (Stockport County, Southampton & Wolverhampton Wanderers manager), John Doolan (Wigan Athletic), Greg Challender (Preston North End), Harvey Cunningham (Doncaster Rovers), Steve Wood (Macclesfield Town), Dave Hamilton (Rochdale Coach), Ciaran Kilheeney (Exeter City).
Managers	1933-36 Clifford Tarr, 1936-37 Jim Scullion, 1937-38 Sammy Cowan 1938-39 Robbie Bruce 1939-40 Jim Leaver 1945-47 Alt Jackson, 1947-48 Joe Barlow, 1948-50 Len Butt, 1950-51 Alan Fletcher, 1951-56 Jack Boothway, 1956-57 Ken Brierley, 1957 Pat Murphy, 1957-62 Eddie Quigley, 1962-72 Don Wilson, 1972-74 George Sievwright, 1974-76 Bob Murphy, 1976-77 Howard Wilkinson, 1977-78 Dick Bate, 1978-83 Bob Murphy, 1983-84 Brian Grundy, 1984 Tony Steenson, 1984-87 Jimmy O'Connor, 1987 John Sainty, 1987-88 Keith Hicks, 1988-89 Bryan Griffiths, 1989-90 Mark Hilton, 1990-91 John Cooke, 1991-92 Les Sutton, 1992 Ged Coyne, 1992 Terry Curran, 1992-93 Bob Murphy, 1993 Steve Taylor, 1993 Dave Denby, 1993-94 Gary Riley, 1994 Richard Dawson, 1994-95 Roy Soule, 1995 Paul Cuddy, 1995-97 Kevan Keelan, 1997-2001 Benny Phillips, 2001-03 Ally Pickering, 2003-07 Jason Beckford, 2007- Gerry Quinn.
Club Secretarys	1903-17 James T. Howarth, 1918-23 Alt Jackson, 1923-27 James T. Howarth 1927-32 Alt Jackson, 1932-36 Clifford Tarr, 1936-38 John Hamer, 1938-39 Robbie Buckley, 1939-40 Jim Leaver, 1945-48 Alt Jackson, 1948-56 Robbie Buckley, 1956-57 Norman Ridgeway, 1957-78 Jim Wharmby, 1978-80 Alan Hardy, 1980-83 Jim Wharmby, 1984-89 Brian Cowburn, 1989-95 Les Fitton, 1995-99 Andrew Fenna, 1999-current David Buckley
Club Chairmen	1919-22 Cncllr. J.S.Adams, 1922-26 Harry Holt, 1926-28 Harry Heginbottom 1928-30 Leonard Rawson, 1930-32 James H.Bullock, 1932-33 E.Nixon, 1933-34 A.E.Bell JP, 1934-36 Frank Short, 1936-38 Alderman Harry Laming JP, 1938-40 E.Nixon, 1945-47 Thomas Corner, 1947-59 George Clayton, 1959-72 Raymond Berry, 1972-83 Ian S.Morecroft, 1983-85 Jim Wharmby, 1985-88 John Heap, 1988-90 Les V.Lawler, 1990-92 John Stanley, 1992-94 Roger Finn, 1994-96 Frank Whelan, 1997-2007 Sam Rigby, 2007-