< < 1987/88 > >
Northern Premier League
Aug 22 Rhyl
Away
D 1-1
W.Nisbett
Aug 24 Frickley Athletic
Home
D 1-1
Moloney
Aug 29 Bangor City
Home
L 1-2
Martin
Aug 31 Hyde United
Away
L 1-4
W.Nisbett
Sep 5 Marine
Home
L 1-3
W.Nisbett
Sep 19 Caernarfon Town
Home
D 1-1
Riley
Sep 21 Goole Town
Home
W 2-1
Joe Connor, Jim Connor
Sep 26 Worksop Town
Away
L 0-1
-
Oct 10 Witton Albion
Home
L 0-2
 -
Oct 12 Gateshead
Home
W 4-1
W.Nisbett-4
Oct 17 Witton Albion
Away
L 2-3
Eaton, Riley
Oct 20 Barrow
Away
L 2-3
Martin, W.Nisbett
Oct 24 Matlock Town
Home
D 1-1
Riley
Oct 26 Rhyl
Home
L 1-3
McCluskie
John Sainty departed as Team Manager, Neil Wilson appointed as Caretaker Manager
Nov 7 Gainsborough Trinity
Home
W 1-0
Joe Connor
Nov 10 Southport
Away
D 1-1
McCluskie
Nov 14 Morecambe
Away
L 1-4
Jones
Nov 16 Worksop Town
Home
D 1-1
Joe Connor
Nov 28 Horwich RMI
Away
L 0-1
-
Keith Hicks appointed as Player Manager
Nov 30 Buxton
Home
D 1-1
own goal
Dec 5 Workington
Home
W 2-1
Mills, own goal
Dec 19 Chorley
Away
D 1-1
McCluskie
Dec 26 Horwich RMI
Home
L 0-2
-
Dec 28 Workington
Away
L 1-2
Joe Connor
Jan 2 Marine
Away
W 1-0
Joe Connor
Jan 30 Frickley Athletic
Away
L 1-4
McCluskie
Feb 16 Gainsborough Trinity
Away
W 2-1
McCluskie-2
Feb 19 Buxton
Away
L 0-1
-
Feb 27 Morecambe
Home
D 2-2
McCluskie, Hicks
Mar 1 Matlock Town
Away
W 3-2
McCluskie, Hicks, Martin
Mar 5 Chorley
Home
L 0-1
-
Mar 12 South Liverpool
Home
W 1-0
Scott
Mar 19 Gateshead
Away
W 3-0
Scott-2, McCluskie
Mar 26 Southport
Home
D 0-0
-
Apr 2 Oswestry Town
Away
W 2-1
McCluskie, Martin
Apr 4 Hyde United
Home
L 0-4
-
Apr 9 Caernarfon Town
Away
L 2-3
McCluskie-2
Apr 11 Oswestry Town
Home
W 3-1
McCluskie-2, Mills
Apr 16 Goole Town
Away
L 2-4
McCluskie, Mills
Apr 23 Barrow
Home
D 1-1
McCluskie
Apr 30 South Liverpool
Away
L 3-6
McCluskie-2, Scott
May 2 Bangor City
Away
L 1-3
Riley
     
FA Cup
Sep 12 Hyde United
1st Qual. Round
Away
L 0-1
-
     
FA Trophy
Oct 3 Goole Town
1st Qual. Round
Away
W 4-0
Moloney-2, Joe Connor, Forry
Oct 31 Alfreton Town
2nd Qual. Round
Away
L 0-3
 -
     
Northern Premier League Cup   
Jan 9 Barrow
1st Round
Home
L 0-1
-
 
Manchester FA Premier Cup   
Nov 25 Ashton United
1st Round
Home
L 1-2
Farnworth
 
GM Acceptance Inter League Cup   
Sep 7 Hyde United
1st Round
Home
L 0-1
-
     
Lancashire Floodlit League   
Dec 14 Droylsden
Home
W 1-0
Joe Connor
Feb 1 Stalybridge Celtic
Home
W 2-1
McCluskie-2
Feb 22 Stalybnidge Celtic
Away
W 1-0
Scott
Mar 8 Droylsden
Away
L 2-3
Valentine, McCluskie
Apr 6 Ashton United
Home
D 0-0
-
Apr 21 Ashton United
Away
W 4-3
Scott-2, McCluskie, Mills
May 4 Leek Town
Quarter Final
Away
W 1-0
Beaumont
May 11 South Liverpool
Semi Final
Away
L 2-3
McCluskie, Martin
 
Friendlies
Pre Manchester City
Home
W 2-0
Forry, Riley
Pre Chester City
Home
W 2-1
Martin, Halliday
Pre Spennymoor United
Home
L 1-2
Riley
Pre Oldham Athletic
Home
W 1-0
W.Nisbett
Pre East Manchester
Away
L 1-3
Power
Pre Shell Carrington
Away
W 5-1
Forry-2, Beaumont-2, Power
 
Appearances & Goalscorers
 
Apps
Goals
 Signed from
Allen, Peter
13
  
Coldhurst United
Beaumont, Peter
42
1
  
Bell, Graham
24
  
Hyde United
Blackwell, Rick
3
  
Grove United
Connor, Jim
10
1
  
Connor, Joe
30
7
  
Crompton, Steve
10
    
Curley, Steve
9
    
Dunford, Gary
7
    
Eaton, John
22
1
  
Elliott, Andy
13
    
Farnworth, Martin
8
1
  
Forry, Martin
8
1
  
Halliday, Mike
3
  
Buxton
Hibbert, Steve
40
    
Hicks, Keith
32
2
Hyde United
Hurst, Graham
3
  
Rochdale
Jones, Roy
11
1
Prestwich Heys
Kilroy, Steve
7
  
Avro FC
Lewis, Roger
39
    
McCluskie, Jim
31
23
St Peters (Jersey)
McCluskie, Steve
2
  
Bacup Borough
Martin, Dave
48
5
Coldhurst United
Mahon, Steve
4
    
Milne, John
12
  
Grove United
Moloney, Sean
7
3
Glossop
Marriott, Brian
19
  
Oldham Athletic
Mills, Neil
26
4
Stockport County
Murty, Joe
28
  
Curzon Ashton
Nisbett, Mike
5
  
Maine Road
Nisbett, Walter
31
8
Barrow
Riley, Gary
57
1
  
Scott, Darren
19
7
Castleton St Gabriels
Sheridan, Darren
6
  
Huddersfield Town
Valentine, Tony
17
1
Hyde United
Wardle, Craig
7
    
Williamson, Gary
8
  
Curzon Ashton
Roger Lewis
Steve Hibbert
Dave Martin
Craig Wardle
Jim Connor
Gary Dunford
Peter Beaumont
Wally Nisbett
Martin Forry
Sean Moloney
Darren Sheridan
Rick Blackwell
Joe Connor
Mike Halliday
Gary Riley
Andy Elliott
Mike Nisbett
Martin Farnworth
John Milne
John Eaton
Steve Mahon
Joe Murty
Steve Curley
Neil Mills
Jim McCluskie
Keith Hicks
Gary WIlliamson
Brian Marriott
Graham Bell
Tony Valentine
Darren Scott
Peter Allen
Graham Hurst
Steve Crompton
Steve Kilroy