< < 1973/74 > >
Northern Premier League
Aug 11 Boston United
Home
L 1-2
Merrell
Aug 13 Gainsborough Trinity
Away
W 4-1
Haughton-2, Crumblehulme, Steenson
Aug 18 South Shields
Away
L 0-4
-
Aug 20 Matlock Town
Home
W 2-0
 Simpson, Merrell
Aug 25 Great Harwood
Home
W 3-1
Seddon-2, Merrell
Aug 27 Northwich Victoria
Away
W 1-0
Walsh
Sep 1 Stafford Rangers
Away
D 0-0
-
Sep 3 Northwich Victoria
Home
W 1-0
McKernan
Sep 8 Fleetwood
Home
D 1-1
O'Connor
Sep 12 Macclesfield Town
Away
L 0-1
-
Sep 17 Runcorn
Home
L 0-1
-
Sep 22 Scarborough
Home
D 0-0
-
Sep 24 Matlock Town
Away
W 1-0
Haughton
Sep 29 Goole Town
Away
L 0-2
-
Oct 1 Gainsborough Trinity
Home
W 2-1
Seddon, Walsh
Oct 13 Buxton
Home
L 0-1
-
Oct 15 Macclesfield Town
Home
L 0-1
-
Oct 22 Lancaster City
Away
L 1-2
Jones
Oct 27 Skelmersdale United
Home
D 1-1
Seddon
Nov 3 Morecambe
Away
D 2-2
O'Connor, Merrell
Nov 10 South Shields
Home
L 2-4
Merrell, Seddon
Nov 17 Scarborough
Away
D 2-2
Seddon-2
Nov 24 Barrow
Home
L 1-2
Simpson
Dec 8 Bangor City
Away
D 0-0
-
Dec 15 South Liverpool
Home
L 0-1
-
Dec 16 Runcorn
Away
L 2-6
Cairns-2
Dec 22 Wigan Athletic
Away
L 0-4
-
Dec 26 Bradford Park Avenue
Home
D 2-2
Seddon, Brodie
Dec 29 South Liverpool
Away
L 0-2
-
Jan 6 Stafford Rangers
Home
L 0-3
-
Jan 20 Boston United
Away
L 1-4
Merrell
Jan 27 Fleetwood
Away
L 0-3
-
George Sievwright departed as Team Manager. Bob Murphy appointed as Caretaker Manager
Feb 2 Lancaster City
Home
W 2-1
Brown, Haughton
Feb 16 Goole Town
Home
W 3-0
Cairns, Aspinall, O'Connor
Feb 23 Wigan Athletic
Home
L 0-3
-
Mar 3 Skelmersdale United
Away
W 2-0
Hughes, O'Connor
Mar 10 Great Harwood
Away
W 4-0
Seddon-3, O'Connor
Mar 16 Barrow
Away
W 3-0
O'Connor, Aspinall, Cairns
Mar 23 Morecambe
Home
D 1-1
Aspinall
Mar 30 Netherfield
Home
W 2-0
Hughes, Seddon
Apr 6 Buxton
Away
D 1-1
Seddon
Apr 13 Bangor City
Home
L 0-1
-
Apr 15 Bradford Park Avenue
Away
D 1-1
Seddon
Apr 20 Altrincham
Away
L 0-1
-
Apr 23 Netherfield
Away
W 2-0
Lee, Hughes
Apr 26 Altrincham
Home
W 2-1
Seddon, own goal
     
FA Cup
Sep 15 Yorkshire Amateur
1st Qual. Round
Home
W 2-0
Merrell, O'Connor
Oct 6 Prestwich Heys
2nd Qual. Round
Home
D 1-1
Merrell
Oct 9 Prestwich Heys
Replay
Away
W 3-2
Seddon-2, Crumblehulme
Oct 20 Buxton
3rd Qual. Round
Away
L 1-2
Simpson
     
FA Trophy
Dec 1 Porthmadog
3rd Qual. Round
Away
W 3-2
Seddon, Haughton, Brown
Jan 13 Burscough
1st Round
Away
L 0-2
-
     
Northern Premier League Cup   
Mar 2 Wigan Athletic
1st Round
Away
D 1-1
own goal
Mar 9 Wigan Athletic
Replay
Home
W 2-1
Aspinall, own goal
Mar 17 Boston United
2nd Round
Away
L 1-2
Cairns
     
Manchester Senior Cup
Apr 1  Oldham Athletic
1st Round
Home
L 0-3
-
      
North West Floodlit League
Oct 29 Altrincham
Away
D 0-0
-
Nov 5 Northwich Victoria
Home
W 2-1
Haughton, Merrell
Nov 13 Stalybridge Celtic
Away
W 2-0
O'Connor, Seddon
Competition cancelled due to power cuts
      
Reporter Floodlit Cup
Apr 10 Droylsden
1st Round
Away
L 1-2
O'Connor
      
Friendlies
Aug 2 Burton Albion
Away
W 1-0
Merrell
Aug 4 Tamworth
Home
W 3-2
Merrell-2, Haughton
Aug 6 Rochdale
Home
W 1-0
Merrell
Oct 10 Manchester United
Kevin Burke Benefit
Home
L 0-1
-
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
 Signed from
Aspinall, Tommy
18
4
 Wigan Athletic
Brodie, Eric
40
1
 Bangor City
Brown, Alan
50
1
  
Cairns, Mike
17
4
Salford Amateurs
Crumblehulme, Kevin
41
3
  
Dougherty, Vic
11
  
Bury
Dover, Geoff
33
  
Bradford Park Avenue
Foster, Geoff
59
    
Hallam, Steve
1
  
Rochdale
Haughton, Micky
59
5
Hyde United
Hayes, Malcolm
1
  
Newton Heath WMC
Hughes, Robin
12
3
 Buxton
Jones, David
17
1
Bradford Park Avenue
Lacey, Mike
3
  
Wilsonians
Lee, Dick
3
1
Buxton
McKernan, Jim
35
1
 Halifax Town
Merrell, John
31
9
  
O'Connor, Jimmy
49
9
  
Pearson, Stan
1
  
Salford Amateurs
Pollitt, Harry
52
    
Seddon, Dave
1
  
Rochdale (loan)
Seddon, Rod
50
19
  
Simpson, Charlie
29
3
Rochdale
Steenson, Tony
55
1
Salford Amateurs
Walsh, Gary
37
2
Scarborough
Geoff Foster
Jim McKernan
Gary Walsh
Kevin Crumblehulme
Tony Steenson
Harry Pollitt
Eric Brodie
Alan Brown
John Merrell
Rod Seddon
Jimmy O'Connor
David Jones
Geoff Dover
Micky Haughton
Charlie Simpson
 
 
 
Robin Hughes
Tommy Aspinall
Vic Dougherty