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Northern Premier League
Aug 12 South Liverpool
Away
L 1-2
Turner
Aug 14 Matlock Town
Home
D 2-2
Birtwistle, Merrell
Aug 19 Scarborough
Home
L 1-2
Merrell
Aug 23 Matlock Town
Away
W 3-1
 Dickenson, Randle, Birtwistle
Aug 26 Lancaster City
Away
W 2-0
Jackson, Birtwistle
Sep 2 Great Harwood
Home
W 1-0
Coleman
Sep 4 Macclesfield Town
Home
D 2-2
Birtwistle, Dickenson
Sep 13 Macclesfield Town
Away
D 1-1
Merrell
Sep 23 Northwich Victoria
Home
W 1-0
Dickenson
Sep 25 Gainsborough Trinity
Home
D 1-1
Coleman
Sep 30 Boston United
Away
L 0-4
-
Oct 2 Altrincham
Away
L 1-3
Birtwistle
Oct 7 Morecambe
Away
D 1-1
Coleman
Oct 9 Stafford Rangers
Home
W 3-1
Hadfield, Dickenson, Jackson
Oct 14 Runcorn
Away
L 1-4
Jackson
Oct 20 Northwich Victoria
Away
L 0-2
-
Oct 23 Altrincham
Home
L 2-3
Batty, Coleman
Oct 28 Barrow
Home
D 3-3
Birtwistle, O'Connor, Dickenson
Nov 4 Fleetwood
Home
W 5-0
Merrell-3, Birtwistle-2
Nov 7 Gainsborough Trinity
Away
L 1-5
Birtwistle
Nov 11 Bangor City
Away
L 2-3
Merrell, Dickenson
Nov 18 Netherfield
Away
L 1-2
Birtwistle
Don Wilson departed as Team Manager. George Sievwright appointed as Team Manager
Nov 25 South Shields
Home
W 3-2
Birtwistle, Merrell, Cairns
Dec 4 South Liverpool
Home
L 1-2
Birtwistle
Dec 16 Bangor City
Home
L 1-4
Birtwistle
Dec 22 Wigan Athletic
Away
L 1-2
Brown
Dec 26 Goole Town
Home
W 4-1
Birtwistle-3, Merrell
Dec 30 Fleetwood
Away
W 1-0
O'Connor
Jan 6 Ellesmere Port Town
Home
W 1-0
Brown
Jan 13 Barrow
Away
L 0-1
-
Jan 20 South Shields
Away
L 0-2
-
Jan 27 Lancaster City
Home
L 1-2
Turner
Feb 3 Netherfield
Home
D 1-1
Riley
Feb 17 Runcorn
Home
W 3-1
Seddon, Merrell, Birtwistle
Feb 23 Bradford Park Avenue
Home
W 4-2
Brown-2, Seddon, Merrell
Mar 3 Bradford Park Avenue
Away
D 2-2
Birtwistle, Seddon
Mar 10 Boston United
Home
W 3-1
Batty, Birtwistle, Seddon
Mar 16 Stafford Rangers
Away
D 0-0
-
Mar 24 Morecambe
Home
W 2-1
Seddon-2
Mar 31 Great Harwood
Away
W 3-0
Merrell-2, Brown
Apr 4 Ellesmere Port Town
Away
W 2-1
Seddon, Birtwistle
Apr 7 Skelmersdale United
Home
D 0-0
-
Apr 9 Wigan Athletic
Home
L 1-3
O'Connor
Apr 14 Skelmersdale United
Away
D 0-0
-
Apr 21 Scarborough
Away
L 0-3
-
Apr 23 Goole Town
Away
W 1-0
Batty
     
FA Cup
Sep 16 Stalybridge Celtic
1st Qual. Round
Home
D 1-1
Dickenson
Sep 19 Stalybridge Celtic
Replay
Away
L 3-4
Jackson, Hadfield, Proudlove
     
FA Trophy
Dec 2 Morecambe
1st Round
Home
L 0-1
-
     
Northern Premier League Cup   
Aug 28 Altrincham
1st Round
Away
D 1-1
Birtwistle
Aug 30 Altrincham
Replay
Home
W 1-0
Coleman
Sep 9 Macclesfield Town
2nd Round
Away
D 1-1
Merrell
Oct 5 Macclesfield Town
Replay
Home
L 1-3
O'Connor
     
Manchester Senior Cup
Mar 12 Prestwich Heys
1st Round
Home
W 4-0
Merrell-2, Price, Birtwistle
May 7 Radcliffe Borough
Semi Final
Home
L 2-3
Seddon, Birtwistle
      
North West Floodlit League
Oct 30 Buxton
Home
L 2-3
Merrell-2
Nov 15 Witton Albion
Away
L 1-3
Birtwistle
Nov 20 Witton Albion
Home
D 1-1
Jackson
Nov 27 Macclesfield Town
Away
W 1-0
Merrell
Dec 12 Buxton
Away
L 0-3
-
Jan 1 Bradford Park Avenue
Home
W 2-0
O'Connor, Birtwistle
Jan 8 Bradford Park Avenue
Away
L 0-2
-
Jan 15 Macclesfield Town
Home
L 0-2
-
      
Reporter Floodlit League
Jan 22 Droylsden
Away
D 3-3
Seddon-3
Jan 29 Droylsden
Home
W 4-3
Brown, Seddon, Merrell, O'Connor
Feb 5 Ashton United
Away
L 1-2
Birtwistle
Feb 26 Stalybridge Celtic
Away
W 3-0
Birtwistle-2, Merrell
Mar 5 Stalybridge Celtic
Home
W 2-1
Birtwistle, O'Connor
Mar 19 Ashton United
Home
D 3-3
Seddon, Birtwistle, Merrell
Mar 26 Hyde United
Home
D 0-0
-
Apr 12 Hyde United
Away
L 1-6
Merrell
      
Friendlies
Jul 30 Little Lever
Away
L 1-2
Merrell
Aug 2 Clitheroe
Away
W 3-1
Birtwistle-2, Cairns
Aug 5 Barnsley
Home
W 2-0
Bain, Dickenson
Aug 7 Ilkeston Town
Home
W 5-1
Birtwistle-3, Merrell, Turner
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
 Signed from
Bain, John
24
    
Batty, Mike
61
3
  
Beech, Alan
1
  
Gorton Amateurs
Birtwistle, Bruce
67
29
  
Bourne, Stuart
3
  
Oldham Athletic (loan)
Brown, Alan
27
6
  
Burke, Kevin
1
    
Cairns, Mike
4
1
Salford Amateurs
Carroll, Geoff
1
  
Radcliffe Borough
Coleman, Peter
15
5
  
Crumblehulme, Kevin
25
  
Fleetwood
Devine, John
2
   Wigan Athletic
Dickenson, Lennie (captain)
30
7
  
Dove, Tony
2
  
Droylsden
Dowthwaite, Jimmy
45
    
Farrington, Neville
1
    
Foster, Geoff
65
    
Gorstridge, Omar
1
    
Hadfield, Peter
32
2
  
Hall, Billy
9
  
Nantwich Town
Hallam, Tony
9
  
Northwich Victoria
Jackson, Tony
32
5
  
Kirkham, Brian
1
    
Meredith, Tim
6
  
Blackburn Rovers
Merrell, John
65
25
Maine Road
Moss, Ian
1
  
Delph Celtic
O'Connor, Jimmy
67
7
Bury
Pollitt, Harry
4
  
Newton Heath CC
Price, Johnny
56
1
  
Proudlove, Andy
10
1
Buxton
Randle, Kenny
4
1
Manchester University
Roberts, Alan
55
    
Royle, Jimmy
4
    
RIley, Jimmy
2
1
Wilsonians
Seddon, Rod
25
13
Droylsden
Sievwright, George (manager)
2
  
Macclesfield Town
Stanniforth, John
3
  
Oldham Athletic (loan)
Steenson, Tony
4
  
Salford Amateurs
Street, Bobby
5
    
Turner, Mike
62
2
  
Geoff Foster
John Bain
Mike Turner
Kevin Crumblehulme
Mike Batty
Tony Jackson
Bruce Birtwistle
John Merrell
Lennie Dickenson
Rod Seddon
Jimmy O'Connor
Alan Roberts
Johnny Price
Alan Brown
Jimmy Dowthwaite