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1979-80

1979-80 Cheshire County League Division Two

Fixtures

Date     Opponents   Score Att Scorers
Aug 18 A Middlewich Athletic W 2-1 ----- Hargreaves, Clark (Simon).
  22 H Warrington Town W 3-2 305 Hargreaves, Parr, Mooney.
  25 H Anson Villa                            (Cheshire County League Cup R1) W 1-0 295 Warburton.
  28 H Anson Villa W 5-2 310 Hargreaves, Parr (2), Warburton (2).
Sept  1 A Farsley Celtic                                   (FA Cup Preliminary Round) W 2-0 ------ Hargreaves (2).
  8 H Maghull D 1-1 295 Hargreaves, Warburton.
  15 A Netherfield                                   (FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round) L 0-4 ------  
  22 A Nantwich Town                    (Cheshire County League Cup R2) D 2-2 ------ Hargreaves (2).
  28 H Middlewich Athletic W 3-0 280 Hargreaves (2), Warburton.
  30 H Nantwich Town      (Cheshire County League Cup R2 Replay) W 5-0 455 Hargreaves (3), Parr, McCrae.
Oct 6 H Congleton Town L 2-3 330 Hargreaves (2).
  13 A Alfreton Town                       (FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round) W 2-0 ------ Hargreaves (2).
  20 H Atherton Collieries D 0-0 320  
  27 A Ashton Town W 2-1 ----- Hargreaves, McCrae.
  3 H Glossop W 3-1 240 Hargreaves (2), Clark (Simon).
Nov 10 H Droylsden                               (FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round) D 2-2 ----- Parr, Hargreaves.
  12 A Droylsden                  (FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round Replay) L 1-2 ----- Hargreaves.
  17 H Prestwich Heys W 4-2 185 Hargreaves (2), Clark (Simon), Parr.
  24 A Kirkby Town L 0-1 -----  
Dec 1 H Skelmersdale United W 1-0 230 Hargreaves.
  15 A Clitheroe                                             (Lancashire Junior Cup R1) W 2-0 ----- Hargreaves (2).
  22 29 A Warrington Town W 3-1 ----- Parr, Hargreaves (2).
  5 H Ford Motors W 4-0 295 Hargreaves (3), Parr.
Jan 12 A Radcliffe Borough                            (Lancashire Junior Cup R2) D 2-2 ------ Wilcox, Hargreaves.
  26 H Radcliffe Borough               (Lancashire Junior Cup R2 Replay) W 4-0 365 Parr (2), Hargreaves, Clark (Simon).
  9 A Rhyl                                         (Cheshire County League Cup R3) L 2-3 ------ Hargreaves, Parr.
Feb 16 A Chorley                                             (Lancashire Junior Cup Q/F) L 3-4 ----- (AET)    Parr (2), Walkden.
  23 A Prestwich Heys W 4-0 ----- Hargreaves (2), Walkden, Clark (Simon).
  1 H Eastwood Hanley D 1-1 370 Hargreaves.
Mar 8 A Skelmersdale United W 3-1 ----- Hargreaves, Parr (2).
  15 H Irlam Town D 2-2 ----- Warburton, Parr.
  22 A Irlam Town D 1-1 ----- Parr.
  4 H Ashton Town W 2-1 ----- Warburton (2).
Apr 5 H Kirkby Town W 2-0 ----- Hargreaves (2).
  7 H Prescot BI W 2-0 ----- Hargreaves (2).
  12 A Eastwood Hanley L 0-4 -----  
  16 A Glossop W 2-0 ----- Warburton, Clark (Mick).
  19 A Prescot Town D 0-0 -----  
  23 H New Brighton W 4-0 ----- Warburton, Clark (Mick), Mooney.
  26 A Maghull W 1-0 ----- Hargreaves.
  28 A Congleton Town L 0-1 -----  
  30 A Anson Villa W 2-0 ----- Hargreaves (2).
  3 A  Prescot BI D 2-2 ----- Hargreaves (2).
May 5 A Atherton Collieries D 2-2 ----- Kay, (Own Goal).
  8 H Prescot Town L 1-2 ----- Mooney.
  14 A Ford Motors D 0-0 -----  
  22 A New Brighton W 3-1 ----- Cookson, Hargreaves, Clark (Simon).
    A Prescot Town                 (Cheshire County Divison Two Shield) W 1-0 ----- Warburton.

Appearances & Goals (Manager David Baron)

Player Names League Games Cup Games Total Games League Goals Cup Goals Season Total
David Baron 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0
John Blackburn -1 2(1) 2(2) 0 0 0
Glynn Burr 20(2) 12 32(2) 0 0 0
Simon Clark 26 13 39 5 1 6
Michael Clark 4(1) 0 4(1) 2 0 2
Ian Cookson 23 12 35 1 0 1
David Eastwood 4(5) 3(2) 7(7) 0 0 0
Ian Eastwood -3 -5 -8 0 0 0
Michael Finn                          (GK) 34 12 44 0 0 0
Tommy George                     (GK) 0 1 1 0 0 0
David Hargreaves 29 12 41 33 16 39
Robert Haworth 5 4 9 0 0 0
David Hindle -1 1(1) 1(2) 0 0 0
David Kay 16 6 22 0 0 0
Ged Kitchen -2 0 -2 0 0 0
Ian McCrae 5(2) 3 8(2) 1 1 2
David Mooney 27 13 40 3 0 3
David Parr 24 10(2) 34(2) 10 7 17
Kevin Twinney 21(1) 9 30(1) 0 0 0
Keith Walkden 23(1) 13 36(1) 1 1 2
Ian Warburton 19(1) 4(1) 22(2) 10 2 12
John Walsh                             (GK) 0 1 1 0 0 0
Ian Wilcox 26 11 37 0 1 1
Own Goals -------- -------- --------- 1 0 1

Final League Table

  P W D L F A Pts
1 Prescot Town 34 22 7 5 89 25 51
2 Accrington Stanley 34 20 9 5 67 33 49
3 Kirkby Town 34 23 3 8 70 40 49
4 Prescot BI 34 19 7 8 77 54 45
5 Congleton Town 34 18 8 8 61 42 44
6 Eastwood Hanley 34 15 10 9 65 44 40
7 Glossop 34 14 3 13 53 45 35
8 Maghull 34 12 10 12 49 49 34
9 Ford Motors 34 13 9 15 48 44 32
10 New Brighton 34 13 6 15 59 63 32
11 Atherton Collieries 34 9 14 11 44 48 32
12 Irlam Town 34 12 7 15 48 49 31
13 Middlewich Athletic 34 12 6 16 55 64 30
14 Skelmersdale United 34 9 10 15 46 69 28
15 Warrington Town 34 9 6 19 48 80 24
16 Prestwich Heys 34 8 6 20 36 71 22
17 Ashton Town 34 3 12 19 35 83 18
18 Anson Villa 34 5 6 23 29 76 16

Team Group Photos

Front Row: Ian Berry, John Blackburn, Keith Walkden, Ian Warburton, David Mooney, Mick Finn, Rob Haworth, Kevin Twinney, Tony Clements (Trainer), Frank Aspinall.
Front Row: David Eastwood, David Hargreaves, David Parr, Ian Wilcox, Simon Clarke.

Back Row: Steve Catlow, Keith Walkden, David Mooney, Mick Finn, Simon Clarke, Ian Cookson, Ian Bolton, Mick Clarke, Tony Clements (Trainer).
Front Row: Kevin Twinney, Davis Parr, David Hargreaves, Daryl Adams, John Blackburn.

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