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1970-71

Back Row: Chris Chippendale, John Nuttall, Mel Widdup, David Baron, Benny Newell, Richard Hartley.
Front Row: Jimmy Hinksman (Manager), Franny Franks, Stuart Illingworth, David Byewater, Tommy Beard, Bryan Pemberton.                  

Back Row: Terry Slatery, David Hinksman, Jim Howley, Richard Hartley, David Baron, Bryan Pemberton, Peter Dunne (Trainer).
Front Row: Tommy Beard, Alan Davies, Stuart Illingworth, David Byewater, Graham Bisby, Jimmy Hinksman  (Manager).

Fixtures

Date     Opponents   Score Att Scorers
Aug 15 H Formby Town W 2-1 620 Davies, Nuttall.
  19 A Clitheroe (League Cup  Group A) D 2-1 ----- Davies (2).
  22 H Lytham  D 1-1 ----- Illingworth.
  24 H Nelson (League Cup Group A) W 2-0 ----- Illingworth, Widdup.
  29 H Radcliffe Borough (Combination Cup R1) W 3-2 800 Baron, Dunleavey, Illingworth.
Sept 2 A Nelson  (League Cup Group A) D 3-3 ----- Baron, Illingworth, Widdup.
  4 A Nelson W 2-0 ----- Hartley, Illingworth.
  7 H Bacup Borough (League Cup Group A) D 1-1 840 Illingworth.
  12 H Clitheroe  (League Cup Group A) L 4-6 891 Davies (2), Illingworth (2).
  19 H Prescot Town W 1-0 600 Bisby.
  26 H Prescot Town  (Combination Cup Q/F) L 0-1 -----  
Oct 3 A Bacup Borough (League Cup Group A) W 2-5 ----- Baron, Dunleavey, Nuttall (2), Bisby.
  10 H Bacup Borough W 5-2 900 Newell, Dunleavey (2), Illingworth (2).
  17 A Formby L 0-1 -----  
  24 A Prestwich Heys L 0-2 -----  
  31 A Blackpool Mechanics L 0-1 -----  
Nov 7 A Darwen W 4-0 ----- Baron, Hartley, Nuttall (2).
  14 H Radcliffe Borough W 3-2 ----- Howley, Davies, Hartley.
  21 A Prescot Town D 0-0 -----  
  28 H Dukinfield Town L 3-4 400 Illingworth (2), Nuttall.
Dec 5 A Radcliffe Borough L 0-2 -----  
  12 H Nelson D 3-3 ----- Newell, Hartley (2).
  19 H Clitheroe L 1-2 220 Baron.
  26 A Dukinfield Town L 2-4 ----- Baron, Hartley.
Jan 9 H Wigan Athletic Reserves W 1-0 ----- Howley.
  16 A Wigan Rovers W 6-2 ----- Illingworth (4) (2 pens), Howley, Nuttall.
  23 H St Helens Town W 3-0 ----- Howley, Illingworth (2).
  30 A Bacup Borough W 2-1 ----- Nuttall, Howley.
Feb 6 A Wigan Athletic Reserves W 1-0 ----- Bisby.
  20 H Wigan Rovers W 3-2 ----- Newell, Nuttall, Davies.
  27 A Clitheroe L 2-4 ----- Illingworth, Bisby.
Mar 6 H Darwen W 3-2 ----- Nuttall, Davies, Illingworth.
  13 A St Helens Town L 0-3 -----  
  27 H Prestwich Heys D 4-4 350 Davies (2), Illingworth (2).
Apr 3 A Lytham  W 3-1 ----- Baron (pen), Wilkinson, Chippendale.
  10 H Leyland Motors W 5-2 ----- Bisby, Hartley (3), Clifford.
  17 A Leyland Motors L 2-3 ----- Baron (pen), Clifford.
  26 H Blackpool Mechanics W 3-1 ----- Worsick (2), Clifford.

Appearances & Goals (Manager Jimmy Hinksman)

Player Name League Games Cup Games Total Games League Goals Cup Goals Season Total
David Byewater (GK) 10 8 18 0 0 0
David Baron 29(1) 8 37(1) 5 3 8
Graham Biscombe 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tom  Beard 25 5 30 0 0 0
Graham Bisby 22(4) 3 25(4) 4 1 5
Don Bramley 1 0 1 0 0 0
Chris Chippendale 2(1) 0 2(1) 1 0 0
       Clifford 11 0 11 3 0 0
Alan Davies 25(1) 5 30(1) 6 4 10
John Dunleavey 4(2) 6 10(2) 2 2 4
       Duxbury 1 0 1 0 0 0
Franny Franks 1(1) 1 2(1) 0 0 0
       Heywood 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dick Hartley 12(1) 1(1) 13(2) 9 0 9
Jim Hinksman 12(3) 0 12(3) 0 0 0
David Hinksman 8 3 11 0 0 0
Jim Howley 25(1) 7 32(1) 5 0 5
Stuart Illingworth 27 8 35 16 6 22
           Lawson 0 (1) (1) 0 0 0
           McCarthy 1 0 1 0 0 0
Derek Morris (GK) 21 0 21 0 0 0
John Nuttall 24(1) 5 29(1) 8 2 10
Benny Newell 22 7 29 3 0 0
Bryan Pemberton 3(1) 5 8(1) 0 0 0
          Reeve 0 1 1 0 0 0
          Roach 1 0 1 0 0 0
Terry Slattery 1(1) 2(1) 3(2) 0 0 0
Terry Tighe 1(1) (1) 1(2) 0 0 0
Bill Wilkinson 1 0 1 1 0 1
Alex Worsick 1 0 1 2 0 0
Keith Windle 14(2) 0 14(2) 0 0 0
Mel Widdup 29 7 36 0 2 2
Own Goals -------- -------- -------- 0 0 0

Final League Table

  P W D L F A Pts
1 Prestwich Heys 30 23 3 4 85 35 49
2 Dukinfield Town 30 19 7 4 65 36 45
3 Radcliffe Borough 30 16 9 5 64 35 41
4 Wigan Athletic Reserves 30 18 3 9 68 35 39
5 Formby 30 15 7 8 47 35 37
6 Accrington Stanley 30 15 5 10 65 35 35
7 Blackpool Mechanics 30 14 6 10 49 38 34
8 Clitheroe 30 11 6 10 52 63 30
9 Prescot Town 30 11 6 13 37 40 28
10 Nelson 30 9 8 13 55 59 26
11 Darwen 30 10 6 14 44 57 26
12 St Helens Town 30 8 9 13 36 42 25
13 Bacup Borough 30 9 4 17 48 66 22
14 Leyland Motors 30 8 5 17 39 69 21
15 Lytham 30 5 5 20 38 78 15
16 Wigan Rovers 30 2 3 20 26 78 7

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