OFFICIAL STAFFORD TOWN PROGRAMME 2021/22 PRE SEASON SPECIAL EDITION

OFFICIAL STAFFORD TOWN PROGRAMME
  2021/22 PRE SEASON SPECIAL EDITION

STAFFORD TOWN FC WHO’S WHO
Chairman - Paul Beedell       Tel 07900 166166
Female Section Chairman - Frank Studders Tel 07535 203996
Welfare Officer - Stuart Goddard Tel 07769 977382
Male Section Chairman- Tony Dale Tel 07801 069499
Welfare Officer - Emma Clapham Tel 07752 548422
Treasurer - Shirley Beedell
Minute Secretary - Deb Rowley
Match Day Secretary - Dave Howard & Keith Allen Tel 07789 110923
Programme Editor- Ryan Pratt Tel 07423550700 & ryanluke.rp@gmail.com
Invited Committee Members
Calvin Bailey
Paul Appleby
Paul Marshall
Carl Rowley
Ian Farmer
Team Representatives
Adult Male Team - Steve Barrow/Dom Heath Tel 07704 351890/07807 737764
Adult Female Team - Paul Buren Tel 07752 045489
Adult Special Needs Teams - Stuart Goddard Tel 07769 977382
Physios– Nikki Leighton and Simran Hir
Coaches- Calvin Bailey, Derris Ewers and Al Heath
Goalkeeper Coaches - Jason Scott and Mick Cox
Physical Performance Coach - Ross Panton
Fitness Coach- Matt Quinby
Under 21 Managers- Matt Beedell and Harry Farmer

STAFFORD TOWN FC WHO’S WHO
Teams         Manager
Men’
1st team      S Barrow & D Heath
U21'S         M Beedell & H Farmer
                                     Youth Girls
                                     u18's           S Goddard
                                     u16 Terriers    F Studders
                                     u16 Hawks       R Buren
                                     u13 Jaguars     R Tateson
                                     u12 Galaxy      T Lutzier

                                     Special Needs
                                     Dragons Red            J Simpkin
                                     Dragons Blue           M Caswell
Youth Boys
U18's         H Farmer
u17 Pumas     K Lucas & P Appleby
u16's         M Parks
U16 Reds      A Dale
u15 Predators I Farmer
u15 Pythons S Farmery
u14's         R Hobbs & G Kelly
u14 Tigers    A Sommerville
u14 Pumas     M Aitkenhead
u13 Pumas     K Bishop
u13 Panthers S Cooper
u12 Pumas     D Brown & S D'Arcy
u11 Pumas     S Woodman
u11 Panthers J Farmer
u11 Pythons M Aitkenhead
U10 Panthers J Gibbs
u9 Panthers   I Farmer
u8 Panthers   K Bishop

STAFFORD TOWN- A CLUB HISTORY

Founded in 1976 by Gordon Evans as ‘Stafford’, the club started out in the Midland
Combination, winning Division Two at the second time of asking. They changed their
name to Stafford Town in 1981 and left the Midland Combination the following year to
become founding members of the Staffordshire Senior League. They remained in the
competition until 1993 before joining the West Midlands Regional League. Town
enjoyed success in this league, winning Division One in their debut season and then the
Premier Division in 2000, earning them promotion to the Midland Football Alliance at
Step 5. After successive relegations the club found themselves back in the WMRL
Division One, where they won promotion from in 2010 as runners up, losing the title
narrowly on goal difference to Wellington Amateurs. The team then transferred over to
the Midland Combination, where they competed until 2018 . After winning the Les
James Challenge Cup in 2014, the club were relegated to the Staffordshire Senior
League. The club bounced back, gaining promotion and prompting a return back to the
Midland Football League Division One as well as winning the Staffordshire Senior
League Cup in the same season. Town held their own in the division in two disrupted
seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club now embarks on a new journey,
moving to the North West Counties League, where they will compete in the Division
One South for the upcoming 2021/22 campaign.
HONOURS LIST
1979- Midland Combination Division Two winners
1994- West Midlands Regional League Division One winners
2000- West Midlands Regional League Premier Division winners
2013- Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
2014- Les James Challenge Cup winners
2019- Staffordshire Senior League Premier Division Cup winners

A WORD FROM THE MANAGER’S OFFICE
 It’s been over a year since Steve and Dom were appointed as
               joint managers of Stafford Town.
This will be our second pre season at Stafford and the focus is
 now on competing in a new league with a mainly retained
              squad from the end of last season.
   Stafford have some very competitive games coming up to
prepare for the new season in the North West Counties League,
 with games against Tividale, Shawbury United, Lye Town and
    Haughmond; four tough home games to test Town, who
   finished last season competing well against new Midland
Football League Premier Division sides in Stone and Uttoxetter.
It is also the first time Stafford will have an under 21 team with
 lots of fresh talent being developed by Matt Beedell and Harry
   Farmer, the new additions to the first team coaching set up.
A number of new additions to the first team squad will also be
        on display in the preseason games as well.
With only a month until the new campaign gets under way the
squad have been tested and put through their paces with the
 fitness plans drawn up by Matt Quinby and Ross Panton to
 maximise players potential by getting them into their peak
 condition to hit the ground running when the season starts.
             Enjoy the games! It’s great to be back!
                            Regards,
                         Steve and Dom

NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE
Ahead of our first ever season in the North West Counties League
(NWCL), Ryan Pratt takes a look at the make up and history of the
league.
The North West Counties League was founded in 1982 following the
amalgamation of the Cheshire County League and the Lancashire
Combination. The league covers teams from a range of different areas, such
as the Isle of Man, Cumbria, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater
Manchester, West Yorkshire, North Staffordshire, North Shropshire and the
High Peak of Derbyshire. With 59 member teams for the upcoming campaign,
the league has three divisions; the Premier Division at Step 5 and a Division
One North and South at Step 6 of the National System. There are also two
cups to play for; the Macron Challenge Cup, open for all NWCL teams, and the
First Division Challenge Cup, open to NWCL clubs at Step 6.

NUMBERS GAME
1926- Points St Helens Town have achieved in 1509 games since the inception
of the NWCL, the most a club has totalled in the history of the league.
4- Clubs have won a league and cup double. Ashton United in 1991/92,
Kidsgrove Athletic in 1997/98, FC United of Manchester in 2006/07 and
Glossop North End in 2014/15.
6,023- Spectators saw FC United of Manchester go down to one goal at home
to Great Harwood Town on St George’s Day in 2006, a league record
attendance at Gigg Lane, the former home of Bury FC.
37- Wins Newcastle Town achieved on the way to Premier Division success in
the 2009/10 season.
114- Another Newcastle Town fact. 114 is the amount of points Newcastle
Town achieved in their 2009/10 Premier Division winning season.
149- Clubs have enjoyed membership of the NWCL, including Football League
sides Fleetwood Town, Accrington Stanley and Salford City.

NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE DIVISION
         ONE SOUTH 2021/22

ABBEY HAY
ABBEY HULTON UNITED
ALSAGER TOWN
BARNTON
BROCTON
CAMMELL LAIRD 1907
CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS
CHEADLE TOWN
ECCLESHALL
ELLESMERE RANGERS
FC ISLE OF MAN
MAINE ROAD
NEW MILLS
ROCESTER
SANDBACH UNITED
ST MARTINS
STAFFORD TOWN
STOCKPORT TOWN
WEST DIDSBURY & CHORLTON
WYTHENSHAWE AMATEURS

Tividale are the visitors for Town’s first pre season
game on 3rd July at Evans Park.

NAME: Tividale Football Club
YEAR FORMED: 1954
NICKNAME: The Dale
GROUND: The Beeches, Packwood Road, Tividale
CAPACITY OF GROUND: 2,800
CHAIRMAN: Leon Murray
MANAGER: Dave King
LEAGUE: Midland Football League Premier Division
BEST LEAGUE PERFORMANCE: 8th in the Northern Premier
League Division One South
BEST FA CUP PERFORMANCE: 4th Qualifying Round in 1975/76
BEST FA VASE PERFORMANCE: 5th Round in 2011/12
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HONOURS LIST: West Midlands Regional League Division One
champions in 1973, Walsall Senior Cup winners in 2003, West
Midlands Regional League Premier Division Cup winners in 2011,
West Midlands Regional League Premier Division champions in
2011 and 2019, Midland Football Alliance champions in 2014.

A week later after a trip to Darlaston Town sees
Stafford Town host Shawbury United. Here is an in
depth look at United.

NAME: Shawbury United Football Club
YEAR FORMED: 1992
GROUND: Ludlow Stadium, Ludlow
CAPACITY OF GROUND: 1,000
CHAIRMAN: Dave Richards
MANAGER: Declan Allen
LEAGUE: Midland Football League Division One
BEST LEAGUE PERFORMANCE: 19th in the Midland Football League
Premier Division in 2016/17
BEST FA CUP PERFORMANCE: Extra Preliminary Round in 2008/09
and 2009/10
BEST FA VASE PERFORMANCE: 4th Round in 2007/08
HONOURS LIST: Coming up to three decades since their
formation, the club have won the Shropshire County Challenge
Cup, the Shropshire Junior Cup, the Commander Ethelston Cup,
the Powell Cup, the John Davies Cup, the Shropshire Premier Cup,
the Shropshire Senior Cup, the Tim Stokes Cup and the West
Midlands Regional League Division One and Premier Division.

Next up on the 17th July we face Step 5 outfit Lye
Town.

NAME: Lye Town Football Club
YEAR FORMED: 1930
NICKNAME: The Flyers
GROUND: Sports Ground, Lye
CHAIRMAN: Brian Blakemore
MANAGER: Grant Joshua
LEAGUE: Midland Football League Premier Division
BEST FA TROPHY PERFORMANCE: 3rd Qualifying Round in 1975/76
and 1979/80
BEST FA CUP PERFORMANCE: 3rd Qualifying Round in 1979/80,
1986/87 and 1989/90
BEST FA VASE PERFORMANCE: Fourth Round in 1995/96 and
2018/19
HONOURS LIST: Birmingham Junior Cup winners in 1934, 1938
and 1939, Worcestershire Combination champions in 1936, West
Midlands Regional League Premier Division champions in 1998
and 2014, Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup winners in 2011 and
2013 and Worcestershire Senior Urn winners in 2014.

Our final home pre season game scheduled at the
time of writing is on Tuesday 20th July against
Haughmond

NAME: Haughmond Football Club
YEAR FORMED: 1980
NICKNAMES: The Mond, The Academicals
GROUND: Shrewsbury Sports Village, Shrewsbury
CHAIRMAN: Bill Gough
MANAGER: Daniel Williams
LEAGUE: Midland Football League Premier Division
BEST FA CUP PERFORMANCE: 2nd Qualifying Round in 2018
BEST FA VASE PERFORMANCE: 2nd Round in 2016
HONOURS LIST: Shropshire County Premier League Premier
Division champions in 2011, Ron Jones Memorial Cup winners in
2011, West Midlands Regional League Division Two champions in
2012 and Premier Division champions in 2017.