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Cheshire County League
Aug 14 New Brighton
Home
W 2-1
B.Birtwistle-2
Aug 17 Buxton
Away
D 2-2
Brown, Batty
Aug 21 Formby
Away
W 4-0
B.Birtwistle-2, Brown, Mercer
Aug 23 Buxton
Home
L 0-2
 -
Aug 28 Radcliffe Borough
Home
W 2-1
Mason, B.Birtwistle
Sep 4 Rhyl
Away
L 0-2
-
Sep 8 Stalybridge Celtic
Away
D 2-2
Mason, Mercer
Sep 11 Oldham Athletic reserves
Home
D 1-1
Mercer
Sep 13 Stalybridge Celtic
Home
W 3-1
B.Birtwistle-2, Mercer
Sep 26 Oswestry Town
Home
W 3-1
Mason-2, B.Birtwistle
Oct 2 Prestwich Heys
Away
L 2-3
Jackson-2
Oct 16 Marine
Away
L 0-2
-
Oct 23 Rhyl
Home
D 0-0
-
Oct 27 Witton Albion
Away
W 5-0
B.Birtwistle-2, Jackson-2, Fitzsimmons
Oct 30 Burscough
Home
W 2-1
B.Birtwistle-2
Nov 6 Sandbach Ramblers
Away
W 2-0
Jackson, Hadfield
Nov 13 Prestwich Heys
Home
L 1-2
B.Birtwistle
Nov 20 New Brighton
Away
L 1-3
Jackson
Nov 27 Ormskirk
Away
D 2-2
B.Birtwistle, Hadfield
Dec 4 Ashton United
Home
W 1-0
Dickenson
Dec 11 Winsford United
Away
L 0-1
-
Dec 18 Formby
Home
W 6-1
B.Birtwistle-2, Hadfield-2, Jackson-2
Dec 27 Droyslden
Away
W 2-1
Mercer, Batty
Dec 28 Droylsden
Home
W 2-1
B.Birtwistle, Batty
Jan 1 Ashton United
Away
L 1-3
Turner
Jan 8 Winsford United
Home
W 2-0
B.Birtwistle, G.Birtwistle
Jan 15 Radcliffe Borough
Away
W 3-0
G.Birtwistle-3
Jan 29 Horwich RMI
Home
D 2-2
B.Birtwistle, Jackson
Feb 4 Oswestry Town
Away
L 1-2
B.Birtwistle
Feb 12 Witton Albion
Home
W 2-1
Burke, B.Birtwistle
Feb 19 Nantwich Town
Away
W 2-1
Roberts, Jackson
Feb 26 Marine
Home
L 1-3
Dickenson
Mar 4 Hyde United
Away
L 1-2
Hadfield
Mar 11 Oldham Athletic Reserves
Away
L 0-1
-
Mar 18 Burscough
Away
L 1-2
Costello
Mar 27 Nantwich Town
Home
W 2-1
Hadfield-2
Mar 31 Rossendale United
Home
W 3-0
B.Birtwistle-2, Batty
Apr 1 Ormskirk
Home
D 1-1
Coleman
Apr 3 Rossendale United
Away
L 1-2
B.Birtwistle
Apr 8 Sandbach Ramblers
Home
W 3-1
B.Birtwistle, Turner, Batty
Apr 10 Hyde United
Home
L 0-2
-
Apr 15 Horwich RMI
Away
W 3-1
Jackson-2, B.Birtwistle
     
FA Cup
Sep 18 Prestwich Heys
1st Qual. Round
Home
D 2-2
B.Birtwistle, Mason
Sep 23 Prestwich Heys
Replay
Away
W 2-1
B.Birtwistle-2
Oct 9 Hyde United
2nd Qual. Round
Home
D 0-0
-
Oct 11 Hyde United
Replay
Away
L 0-2
-
     
FA Trophy
Jan 22 Arnold
1st Round
Home
L 0-1
-
     
Cheshire League Cup   
Aug 31 Witton Albion
1st Round
Home
W 3-2
Batty, Clarke, Bain
Mar 20 Ashton United
2nd Round
Away
D 2-2
Bain, Mercer
Mar 29 Ashton United
Replay
Home
L 1-2
Hadfield
     
Manchester Senior Cup
Apr 22 Oldham Athletic
1st Round
Away
W 4-1
B.Birtwistle-4
May 3 Dukinfield Town
Semi Final
Home
W 2-0
B.Birtwistle, Hadfield
May 10 Droylsden
FINAL 1st leg
Away
W 2-0
B.Birtwistle, Jackson
May 13 Droylsden
FINAL 2nd leg
Home
L 0-1
-
      
Friendlies
July 31 Blackpool Mechanics
Away
D 1-1
Mason
Aug 4 Barnsley
Home
D 4-4
Brown-2, Bain, B.Birtwistle
Aug 7 Fleetwood
Home
W 5-2
B.Birtwistle-2, Mason-2, Brown
Aug 9 Huddersfield Town
Home
W 3-1
Mason-2, B.Birtwistle
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
 Signed from
Bain, John
48
2
  
Batty, Mike
54
6
  
Birtwistle, Bruce
53
34
  
Birtwistle, Gordon
15
4
Skelmersdale United
Boyle, Terry
44
    
Brown, Alan
16
2
Bradford Park Avenue
Burke, Kevin
32
1
  
Clarke, Gary
3
1
Manchester City
Coleman, Peter
5
1
Nantwich Town
Costello, Alan
2
1
  
Dickenson, Lennie (captain)
51
2
  
Fitzsimmons, Eric
9
1
 Bradford Park Avenue
Foster, Geoff
5
  
Nantwich Town
Gorstridge, Omar
8
  
Army
Hadfield, Peter
37
9
Ashton United
Jackson, Tony
35
13
 Stalybridge Celtic
Litten, Peter
1
    
McGannaghan, Gerry
1
    
McGuinness, Terry
1
    
Maple, Phil
9
  
Connollys
Mason, Keith
14
5
  
Maughan, Kenny
9
    
Price, Johnny
26
  
Chamber Colliery
Quigley, Brian
21
  
Stafford Rangers
Roberts, Alan
49
1
Bradford Park Avenue
Stobbs, David
6
  
Bury
Street, Bobby
4
    
Tabner, Colin
5
  
Ashton United
Turner, Mike
48
2
  
Williams, Steve
4
  
Skelmersdale United
Brian Quigley
John Bain
Mike Turner
Terry Boyle
Mike Batty
Tony Jackson
Bruce Birtwistle
Keith Mason
Lennie Dickenson
Billy Mercer
Gordon Birtwistle
Alan Roberts
Johnny Price
Alan Brown
Geoff Foster