Cheadle Town FC announce new men's 1st Team Manager

Statement from new Chairman Steve Taylor:

In one of my first tasks as the new Chairman of Cheadle Town FC I am delighted to announce that Jake Davies will join the club as our new First Team Manager.

Jake is a young and talented coach with bags of non-league experience under his belt and I’m delighted to give him the opportunity to take over as Manager of our club. Most recently he was part of the coaching team that helped Wythenshawe FC get promoted so Jake is fully aware of what is needed to build a successful team, and I look forward to supporting him and his coaches throughout the years ahead.

I am excited to see the team that Jake will build for next season and look forward to welcoming new players and coaches into our club.

New Chairman at Cheadle Town FC for the 2024/25 season

Statement from Craig Brennan:

When I acquired the club in 2018 I set out our long term plan of getting the club in to the national league, there were many steps in that plan that included:

- Multiple Promotions

- Ground redevelopments

- Introduction of junior section

- College programme

- Women’s teams

I’m massively proud of we have achieved so far:

- Revenues have increased 10 x from 2018

- Next season our junior section will have over 500 players

- Our college programme is thriving, the only club in the NWC to have one

- The facilities are now a community asset and used every day of the week

- We have a fantastic team of staff & volunteers

- Our women’s team will play their football in the National League next season

But there is still a hell of a long way to go in terms of promotions, club structure and ground developments.

One of the big things I’ve taken away from running businesses for nearly 20 years is that sometimes, fresh energy is needed.

So at the end of this season I will be stepping down as club Chairman. From season 2024/25, Steve Taylor will be the new Chairman of Cheadle Town FC.

It’s not a decision I have taken lightly, myself and Steve have been in discussions for months. I can assure you he is the right man for the job, a passion for football, his 2 boys have been through our junior section and he is a man who I have utmost trust and confidence to take the club to the next level.

I’m not going anywhere, I am stepping out of the Chairman role, Steve is stepping in. I will assume the role of club president.

Club Statement

We can today confirm that manager Paul Marshall and assistant manager Steven Yarwood have departed the club.

It has been a history making two seasons at the club for the pair, all starting from July 2022 to now, over 100 games later.

In that time, the club has won four club of the month awards under their management, a club equalling furthest run in the FA vase and of course being promoted via the play offs for the first time in the clubs history last season.

We wish Paul and Steven all the best in their future endeavours.

They will always be remembered as legends at the club, thank you.

The club are not taking applications as a new management team will be announced in the coming weeks

Bury FC - Important Information

To allow Bury FC supporters a safe arrival and departure at Park Road Stadium on Tuesday evening, we ask that you note the following guidance:

• Parking is limited inside the ground and will be restricted to players and officials ONLY.

• The approach road to Park Road Stadium (past the cemetery) will be manned by stewards and parking will be limited to players, officials and supporters holding a Blue Badge.

• Please respect the residents on Park Road and only park on the opposite side of the houses. There are double yellow lines on the residents side and you will more than likely receive a parking ticket if you do park on that side of the road.

• We are expecting Park Road parking to be used up quite quickly, so to avoid congestion please turnaround by the cemetery and return to the top of Park Road to find alternative parking.

• Alternative parking is available nearby…

  • Cuthbert Road

  • Chorlton Drive

  • Frances Street

  • Brookfield Road

• Please give yourself ample time to get to the ground due to the expected car parking issues.

• We kindly ask supporters to respect our neighbours that live on Park Road and return to their vehicles quietly after the game.

Finally we hope all Bury supporters enjoy their visit to Park Road Stadium, but we do ask for patience when entering the ground and queuing up for food or drinks. We have made every effort ahead of Tuesday’s fixture to prepare and accommodate for the expected large crowd.

Park Road Stadium offers a safe resting place for former Cheadle Rovers player

Harold Drinkwater who sadly died in March 2021 finally had his ashes scattered across the hallowed turf of Park Road Stadium on a cold and damp Monday afternoon in February.

Whilst Harold had no direct links with Cheadle Town, he did play for Cheadle Rovers who occupied Park Road Stadium in the 1950’s and 1960’s before Manchester City acquired the ground as their training facility. It wasn’t until 1984 that the current Cheadle Town side moved into the vacated Park Road Stadium and began making their own history.

97-year-old Harold was passionate about football and played throughout the Second World War whilst on duty with the Army, but despite not being picked up by a professional football club when the War finished, he still played at a very high standard for Cheadle Rovers.

Unfortunately there is not much history available about Cheadle Rovers, but they do appear to have been a very successful Amateur side during the 1950’s and 1960’. Records indicate that Cheadle Rovers played in the Manchester Amateur League before joining the Manchester League in 1955. Cheadle Rovers were then crowned champions of the Manchester League in 1957-58, 1958-59, 1960-61 and 1961-62. Following finishing a respectable 8th position in 1965-66 it appears that Cheadle Rovers left the Manchester League and presumably folded ahead of Manchester City moving into their new training facility at Park Road Stadium.

It was Harold’s daughter Judy who contacted the Football Club a few weeks ago. Judy told us about her father’s love of football and how he played during the war when he was stationed in Algiers and Italy. On his return back to the UK after the war, Harold played semi-professional football for many years. He even had a trial with Manchester United after he was spotted playing by Harry Gregg. Harold often spoke fondly of his time playing for Cheadle Rovers at Park Road Stadium and Judy thought it was befitting to lay his ashes at the ground in his memory.

Cheadle Town Retained List 2022/2023

Cheadle Town can confirm the retained list following the conclusion of the 2022/2023 season.

• Jordan Latham

• Adam Jones

• Jack McConnell

• Liam Moran

• Kyle McGonigle

• Tom Murray

• Jordan Lazenbury

• Lee Gregory

• Ryan Usher

• Pat Davin

• Juwon Hamzat

• Martin Pilkington

• Will Unsworth

• Kaleb Parkinson

• Ryan Barrow

• Charlie Mulgrew

• Desi Flanagan

• Callum McGlynn

  *ALL PLAYERS SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION APPROVAL*

  We can also confirm that Danny Hewitt has retired from football. We wish Danny all the best in his retirement.

Club Documents - Visiting team protocol and risk assessments