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Northern Premier League
Aug 24 Morecambe
Home
D 1-1
own goal
Aug 26 Hyde United
Away
L 0-2
-
Aug 31 Burton Albion
Away
D 2-2
Riley-2
Sep 4 Southport
Home
L 1-2
Joe Connor
Sep 11 Macclesfield Town
Away
W 1-0
Dunford
Sep 14 Workington
Home
L 1-2
Stewart
Sep 18 Marine
Home
D 1-1
Joe Connor
Sep 21 South Liverpool
Away
D 2-2
Stewart, Jim Connor
Sep 25 Burton Albion
Home
D 3-3
Jim Connor, Riley, Stewart
Oct 1 Witton Albion
Away
L 1-5
Jim Connor
Oct 9 Matlock Town
Home
D 2-2
Dunford, Joe Connor
Oct 16 Workington
Away
W 2-1
Jim Connor, Joe Connor
Oct 19 Witton Albion
Home
L 0-2
-
Oct 23 Horwich RMI
Home
W 3-2
Stewart-2, Forry
Oct 30 Gainsborough Trinity
Home
D 2-2
Glendon, Golder
Nov 13 Oswestry Town
Away
D 0-0
-
Nov 16 Bangor City
Away
L 0-1
-
Nov 23 Rhyl
Home
L 1-3
Golder
Nov 26 Chorley
Away
W 1-0
Szabo
Dec 7 Caernarfon Town
Home
W 1-0
Dunford
Dec 26 Hyde United
Home
D 2-2
Stewart, Szabo
Jan 1 Goole Town
Away
L 0-2
-
Jan 18 Worksop Town
Home
W 3-1
Stewart, Beaumont, Forry
Jan 25 Worksop Town
Away
D 1-1
Stewart
Mar 6 Horwich RMI
Away
W 1-0
Riley
Mar 8 Rhyl
Away
W 2-0
Stewart, Forry
Mar 12 Gateshead
Home
D 0-0
-
Mar 15 Matlock Town
Away
D 4-4
Stewart-3, Forry
Mar 16 Gateshead
Away
L 0-2
-
Mar 19 South Liverpool
Home
L 0-2
-
Mar 22 Bangor City
Home
D 0-0
-
Mar 25 Gainsborough Trinity
Away
L 0-3
-
Mar 29 Morecambe
Away
W 2-0
Stewart, Riley
Mar 31 Buxton
Home
W 2-1
Forry, Stewart
Apr 5 Oswestry Town
Home
W 1-0
Riley
Apr 9 Caernarfon Town
Away
L 1-2
Jim Connor
Apr 15 Goole Town
Home
D 1-1
Stewart
Apr 19 Marine
Away
L 0-2
-
Apr 24 Southport
Away
D 1-1
Joe Connor
Apr 26 Buxton
Away
W 3-0
Stewart-3
Apr 28 Macclesfield Town
Home
W 5-1
Jim Connor, Forry, Golder, Riley, Stewart
May 3 Chorley
Away
W 1-0
Farnworth
     
FA Cup
Sep 7 Goole Town
1st Qual. Round
Away
W 2-1
Forry-2
Sep 28 Burscough
2nd Qual. Round
Away
W 3-0
Jim Connor, Forry, Stewart
Oct 12 Runcorn
3rd Qual. Round
Home
L 0-2
-
     
FA Trophy
Oct 5 Arnold
1st Qual. Round
Away
W 1-0
Stewart
Nov 2 Shildon
2nd Qual. Round
Home
W 3-0
Stewart-2, Glendon
Dec 3 Barrow
3rd Qual. Round
Away
D 0-0
-
Dec 9 Barrow
Replay
Home
L 2-4
Farnworth, Webb
     
Northern Premier League Cup   
Nov 9 Matlock Town
1st Round 1st leg
Home
W 2-1
Jim Connor, Forry
Dec 14 Matlock Town
1st Round 2nd leg
Away
W 4-3
Riley-2, Jim Connor, Glendon
Feb 1 Witton Albion
2nd Round
Home
D 0-0
-
Feb 4 Witton Albion
Replay
Away
L 1-2
Jim Connor
 
Manchester FA Premier Cup   
Jan 15 Ashton United
1st Round
Home
W 3-2
Jim Connor, Joe Connor, Dunford
Apr 6 Curzon Ashton
Semi Final
Away
L 0-1
-
     
Lancashire Floodlit League   
Nov 20 Droylsden
Home
W 2-1
Forry, Stewart
Dec 17 Stalybridge Celtic
Away
L 1-3
Dunford
Jan 27 Droylsden
Away
W 2-1
Riley, Forry
Apr 13 Stalybridge Celtic
Home
W 4-1
Stewart, Riley, Glendon, Forry
Apr 17 Hyde United
Home
W 4-0
Stewart, Riley, Forry, Glendon
Apr 21 Hyde United
Away
L 2-3
Forry, Wardle
 
Friendlies
Aug 3 Accrington Stanley
Away
W 3-0
Beaumont, Forry, Doherty
Aug 8 Emley
Away
W 2-1
Jim Connor, Stewart
Aug 10 Highfield United
Away
W 3-0
Doherty, Forry, Beaumont
Aug 14 Bury
Home
W 2-1
Forry, Joe Connor
Aug 17 Barrow
Home
D 1-1
Forry
May 19 Woodford Town
Away
W 1-0
Farnworth
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
 Signed from
Beaumont, Peter
39
1
 Radcliffe Borough
Connor, Jim (captain)
55
11
  
Connor, Joe
44
6
  
Devaney, Paul
10
    
Doherty, Martin
1
   Wythenshawe Amateurs
Dunford, Gary
29
5
Accrington Stanley
Farnworth, Martin
17
1
Accrington Stanley
Forry, Martin
44
16
Highfield United
Forward, Tim
2
    
Fretwell, Dave
40
  
Northwich Victoria
Glendon, Kevin
59
5
  
Golder, Jimmy
50
4
  
Grech, Micky
15
    
Gregg, Richard
1
  
Fleece FC (Mossley)
Lewis, Roger
48
    
McDougall, Dave
15
  
Rossendale United
O'Connor, Jimmy (Player/Manager)
50
    
Pritchard, Phil
12
  
Stafford Rangers (loan)
Riley, Gary
48
13
  
Stewart, Gary
57
26
  
Szabo, Tibor
5
2
Goole Town (loan)
Wardle, Craig
55
1
  
Webb, Paul (Assistant Manager)
14
1
  
Wolfenden, Dave
1
   Highfield United
Roger Lewis
Gary Riley
Paul Devaney
Craig Wardle
Jim Connor
Peter Beaumont
Jimmy O'Connor
Dave Fretwell
Kevin Glendon
Jimmy Golder
Tibor Szabo
Gary Stewart
Joe Connor
Martin Forry
Micky Grech
Dave McDougall
Paul Webb
Gary Dunford
Martin Farnworth
Tim Forward