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Cheadle Town 1-1 Chadderton
Cheadle Town were pegged back by a late Chadderton goal as the points were shared once again at Park Road
Two draws. Two different feelings. Whereas last Saturday's heroics felt like a win, this one felt like a loss.
Despite good early pressure from us with a series of corners, it looked as though Chadderton were going to strike the first blow after just six minutes when they were awarded a penalty. Luckily for us the ball cannoned back off the post with us then spending the rest of the first half doing our level best to punish Chaddy for the miss.
A frantic opening ten minutes gave way to our first decent chance after twelve, Darrhyl Mason looking set to connect with a Luke Pearson cross but being thwarted at the last by some good defending.
Darrhyl was then in the thick of it again after 17 minutes as he lung-bust his way through on goal but could only shoot tamely into the keeper's arms with him then providing the ball for James Horan on the edge of the box to crash a shot off the foot of the post.
A minute later and our pressure told. Good build-up work down the left resulted in the ball being squared for Rick Whyatt in acres of space and all the time in the world to hammer home from the edge of the box.
Antony Trucca fizzed a shot inches wide just after the half-hour mark with Chris Sherrington providing a perfect low cross for James Horan to latch onto but the resulting flick towards goal was agonisingly wide.
Chadderton reminded us that they weren't out of this game just before half time, forcing Steve Piggott to make an excellent fingertip save over the bar from a fierce long-range drive.
Steve ended up doing himself a mischief making that save and didn't reappear for the second half. His replacement Josh Clews was called into action in the 57th minute by making a wonderful reaction save to tip a header over the bar.
If truth be told we created very little in a second half where we steadily faded away. Chadderton's slow-but-sure increase of pressure finally paid off for them with only five minutes of the match remaining: perennial tormentor of Cheadle Town - even in his Oldham days - James Curley with the simplest of headers from close range following a corner.
There was still time for that typically Cheadle "will we or won't we" moment when Chris Sherrington lashed a shot goalwards deep into stoppage time, but there was to be no late drama this time around as the ball skidded harmlessly wide.
Onto this Saturday now, when we pit our wits against NWCFL newcomers Whitchurch Alport.
Pictures from the match can be seen by CLICKING HERE (thanks to James Lobley) and in the gallery below
TEAM: Piggott (Clews), McLaughlin, Pearson, Trucca, Birch, MacAuley, Mason, Hincks, Horan (Rawlings), Whyatt, Sherrington. SUBS: Clews (gk), Nolan, Rawlings, Tonge, Rodrigues.
Bacup Borough 5-5 Cheadle Town
Cheadle Town's 2015-16 campaign started off in dramatic fashion as the points - and not to mention ten goals - were shared.
In terms of sheer entertainment, I suppose the 2015-16 season is all downhill from here.
Ten goals, two penalties - one of which scored when we should have all been on our way home - an early contender for Bacup's goal of the season and one hell of a comeback on our part. Where to start?
Ridiculously early days to start expressing tub-thumping statements but if the courage and guts that we displayed to get this draw knocks around for the remainder of the season then we'll be alright.
As tempting as it is to start at the end and wax lyrical about our fightback, it's probably best to start at the beginning with this one to give you a real-time sense of the narrative.
As early as the first minute it looked as though we would be in for a difficult afternoon as a Bacup striker latched onto a through ball following a counterattack and lobbed inches wide.
The hosts then took the lead after 9 minutes. As it would transpire, this wouldn't be the first time we failed to deal with a Bacup set piece as a corner was fizzed in from the right before being stabbed home by Adrian Bellamy.
Just eight minutes later and Bacup extended their lead when Bryan had all the time in the world to meet a left-wing cross with his head and beat Piggott from close range.
We then had two half-chances to open our season account. A nice combination between Mssrs Mason and Horan resulted in the latter turning neatly on the edge of the box and firing just over the upright. James Dunn then turned in a cross from the right only for Chris Sherrington to rifle over at the far post.
On 38 minutes we were undone by another Bacup corner, Bellamy profiting again as he turned home from close range after the initial corner was headed back across goal.
It was at this point that the match turned from being a regular win for the home side to something a bit demented.
Minutes after Bacup went 3-0 up we won a penalty that was duly converted by Luke Pearson with us then seemingly surrendering any foothold we had gained by giving a way a penalty for Bacup straight from the restart.
1-4 down at half-time. There didn't seem to be a way back.
Bacup were in again 60 seconds after the restart but the resulting effort was just wide of Piggott's post with Antony Trucca then seeing a header from a corner chested off the line.
The madness stepped up a gear on the hour mark with four goals in around five minutes.
We reduced the deficit on 61 minutes when Darrhyl Mason bundled home from close range following a Pearson corner.
Just two minutes later Bacup's Boyne added to the penalty he got at the end of the first half by collecting his own knock-on and firing home from the tightest of angles; think Van Basten vs USSR in the Euro 88 final and you have a rough idea.
Straight up the other end Chris Sherrington blasted home a free-kick to make it 3-5 with the fightback most definitely on two minutes later as Mason got his second of the match, meeting a Luke Hincks free-kick at the far post and deftly heading home.
Just to prove that this match was to have everything (bar a dog on the pitch), Michael Birch then suffered concussion after a nasty-looking (and sounding) clash of heads. Unfortunately this wasn't to be the last injury that our physio Tanya had to deal with.
We poked and prodded some more with all looking lost when Trucca, with a free header and injury time beckoning, completely lost his bearings and placed his effort wildly wide.
The six minutes of injury time were almost up when Bacup's Sylvester Yeboah bore down on our goal with two of our defence giving chase. Just as he was about to shoot he seemed to trip over his own feet.
It looked innocuous at first but it then became evident that all was not well. Tanya was on hand to give help and he had to be carried off on a stretcher. As it transpires he broke his thigh bone and will evidently be out for a while. All of us here at Cheadle Town FC wish him a speedy recovery.
Given everything that had happened we ended up having 13 minutes of injury time, and it was in that 13th minute that we were awarded our second penalty and a chance to leave Bacup with a point tucked under our arms. Yours truly "couldn't watch" Luke Pearson take it (sorry Luke, my blood pressure had had quite enough already) so I had to rely on the bedlam from the bench to confirm that the comeback had been completed.
After this a sane 1-0 win on Wednesday vs Chadderton will be enough, thank you very much.
TEAM: Piggott, Dunne, Pearson, Trucca, Birch (McLaughlin), McAuley, Mason, Hincks, Horan (Rawlings), Whyatt (Nolan), Sherrington. SUBS: McLaughlin, Rawlings, Nolan, Dixon (gk).
Cheadle Town Achieve FA Charter Standard Community Club Status
It's official! Cheadle Town FC are now an FA Charter Standard Community Club....
We received some wonderful news this morning: we are officially an FA Charter Standard Community club.
What makes this status even more special is that we are only one of 26 clubs with this accolade in the whole country.
“We look forward to working with you in the coming seasons to help and support the delivery of football opportunities at your club and local community”
Also receiving this award in tandem with us is Cheadle & Gatley JFC with whom we recently forged a partnership with a view to providing a football pathway from junior level right through to the First XI at Cheadle Town FC.
With this status bestowed upon us it opens up so many other doors of possibility. Exciting times ahead at Park Road....
Cheadle Town 3-0 Pacific Lutheran University
Cheadle's pre-season ended with a 3-0 win over Pacific Lutheran University at Park Road.
The final scoreline may read "three-nil" but were it not for an excellent ten-minute spell by goalkeeper Arran Dixon midway through the second half then we might have been in for a rather uncomfortable end to the match.
He was on-hand four times to make an excellent tip over the bar, parry a fierce free-kick and twice thwart an onrushing PLU striker who looked certain to score.
By this time we were already two goals to the good following two good finishes from Mssrs Horan and Hincks.
With minutes of the first half remaining James Horan got himself on the end of a low cross from the right by James Dunn and on 55 minutes Hincks Jnr coolly planted home from inside the box after Chris Sherrington had weaved his way through the PLU defence and cut the ball back.
As well as cursing the form of Arran Dixon, PLU also had Steve Piggott in the way in the first half and saw a couple of good chances go begging.
Steve got down well to turn a fierce drive around the post with only 6 minutes gone and he also made an excellent block on 20 minutes with a PLU striker on goal; he thankfully saw the same striker then nod the loose ball inches wide of the post.
As the match entered its final ten minutes a rather rash challenge by the PLU keeper resulted in a penalty that Luke Pearson put away to effectively wrap the game up.
There was still time for PLU to strike the post and then go inches wide following a corner with the last kick of an excellent game that was played in very good spirit.
And so that is now that. The rehearsals have finished. The real show begins this weekend....
STARTING XI: Piggott, Dunn, Pearson, Trucca, Tongue, McAuley, Rathburn, Hincks, Horan, Whyatt, Sherrington. SUBS: Dixon (gk), Rawlings, Birch.
Both sides get together for a post-match photo
Cheadle Town 4-2 Abbey Hey
Pictures from our pre-season 4-2 win over Premier Division outfit Abbey Hey.
Pictures from the 4-2 win can be seen in the gallery below....
Chapel Town 0-5 Cheadle Town
Cheadle Town got back to pre-season winning ways with a 5-0 demolition of Chapel Town.
Cheadle continued their preseason with a trip into the hills to Chapel en Frith for a picturesque setting for the early evening clash. Cheadle started the first half playing towards the hills while Chapel had the low sun to contend with. It was a nervy start from both sides as each tried to settle into the game.
Cheadle were the first to settle and never looked back the first goal of the match coming from Tongue from a free kick midway into the Chapel half. Cheadle started to get more organised and started to make in roads into the Chapel half.
Tongue charged down the right wing and crossed in a ball into the box which got collected by the out stretched defender and past the keeper into the the back of the net for an own goal. Another attack came and Rick Whyatt went into a challenge with the full back; Rick came out the winner and sprang to his feet but fired the shot over.
Chris Sherrington worked hard on the left wing and battled with two defenders with only the corner flag able to tackle him for a goal kick. Five minutes later Trucca had his shot easily saved by the relieved keeper. The next attempt on goal fell to Sherrington who this time beats the keeper to take Cheadle three goals clear.
The final attack of the half comes from a free kick from foul on Rick, but Tongue’s free kick gets headed off target. The ref then signalled half time to the relief of the Chapel keeper.
Second half started with Piggott in charge of the Cheadle goal. There was no sitting back for Cheadle and the attacks continued with first shot being saved for a corner. Chapel best chance can when they gained a free kick outside the area which Piggott tipped over the bar.
Sherrington continued to work the defenders and crossed in the ball just before the line which sailed invitingly across goal but couldn’t be collected by Cheadle.
Luke Hincks made changing on mass with four playing taking a well earned rest including captain Trucca.
Chapel must have thought their chance had come and forced a good save by Piggott. The following corner was punched out by Piggott who collected the header back.
The fourth Cheadle goal came from Tongue’s corner which Pearson headed in front in front of the defenders. Two minutes later Chapel blasted over in what but started to be desperation. Pearson clearly inspired from his goal fancied another and his shot had to be pushed round the post by the keeper outreached keeper. While the keeper got congratulations on a superb save the keeper signalled a goal kick.
James Horan wanting to impress took on the Chapel defence but his shot cleared the bar to the other Cheadle forwards dismay. Pearson won the ball in centre of the pitch and passed to Hinks who layed off to Horan who beat the keeper to make it five nil.
The last five minutes of the match didn’t give Chapel a rest with the keeper parrying Rick’s shot before collecting and the last attack was saved by the keeper.
Not the biggest challenge for Cheadle but a good run out with some good linking play and the goals should give them a boast.
Volunteers Needed at Park Road This Sunday
Are you free this Sunday 2nd August in the morning? If so then you could help your local community football club and help take part in a pre-season clear-up of Park Road Stadium
As you may know the 2015-16 season starts soon and there are still a handful of manual tasks that we needed to complete in time for its start.
We would have been on-course for completion in-time were it not for the unforeseen administrative duties that we had to deal with in light of the recent, extensive amount of damage that was done to the stadium.
To that end, we are asking a major favour from our local community and/or anybody else that would like to volunteer their services for a Step 6 football club.
If you can supply yourself (obviously) and come armed with the following items (if you have them at your disposal) then we would be eternally grateful:
- lawn "strimmer" than runs on petrol
- lawn mower - again, one that runs on petrol
- a trailer for quick removal of debris
- brushes
- spades
- anything else that you think would help in a general "clean-up" operation
Come to Park Road Stadium at around 10.00am this Sunday 2nd August if you think that you can be of assistance.
Many, many thanks in advance if you can. This means a lot to us.
Reserves Make 100% Start to Concorde Trophy Campaign
Our Reserves team have made a successful start to their Concorde Trophy campaign this summer
The Concorde Trophy is a pre-season round-robin tournament mainly for Stockport-based teams.
Taking part this year is ourselves (obviously), Cheadle Heath Nomads, Poynton, Stockport Georgians and Wilmslow Albion.
Chris Woods' charges have so far kept a 100% record in the tournament this summer.
A 2-0 win over Stockport Georgians last week was bettered by a 4-0 thumping of Poynton tonight [Tuesday], with Anthony Kelly and Liam Tongue grabbing two goals apiece.
The results of the tournament so far have been as follows:
Cheadle Heath Nomads 5-0 Poynton
Stockport Georgians 0-2 Cheadle Town Reserves
Poynton 0-3 Stockport Georgians
Cheadle Heath Nomads 6-1 Stockport Georgians
Wilmslow Albion 0-8 Cheadle Heath Nomads
Cheadle Town Reserves 4-0 Poynton
A quick bit of mental arithmetic would tell you that ourselves and Cheadle Heath Nomads are front-runners to finish top of the table.
Flying Start for Cheadle Town FC Ladies Team
Cheadle Town FC have a new addition to the family. We're delighted to welcome Cheadle Town FC Ladies team and we're glad to say that they have got off to an excellent start....!
Cheadle Town FC has acquired themselves a new team.
The Cheadle Town FC Ladies team is a newly-formed squad of players that were formerly playing at U18 level in the Cheshire Womens and Youth League but are now embarking on the road to success in the Open Age version of the same league. They were incredibly successful at Youth level, winning the league and cup double two seasons in a row.
This weekend saw them up against Open Age teams for the first time in competitive games and they proved that their quality was more than a match for those more experienced sides; they beat Burnley FC Girls and Ladies First Team 3-2 in an exciting semi-final and then the Stockport County Ladies First Team in the final (1-0) to be crowned English International Super Cup Winners.
Both Stockport and Burnley play in a much higher level of the game, with Stockport being just two divisions below the Women's Super League.
The team will play their home games on Sundays at 2.00pm at Park Road Stadium.
Anybody wanting to come down and watch can do so free of charge.
All fixtures and results can be found at their website (www.cheadletownladies.co.uk) or you can follow them on Twitter (@CheadleFCLadies)
Cheadle Town 1-1 Poynton
Cheadle were pegged back for the second time in succession for another 1-1 pre-season draw at Park Road.
Another sunny day. Another pre-season friendly. Another 1-1 draw.
A lot of the post-match chatter overheard from some of the players whilst they were doing their warm-down centered around our lack of cutting edge up front and failure to put chances away.
Can't disagree.
The second half saw us with enough chances to put the game out-of-sight despite the visitors' equaliser just after the hour mark when we were caught square and their no11 was put through on goal to slot home comfortably.
Shortly before that Niall Rhodes was acres clear and looked set to put us 2-0 up with an easy finish but an unselfish nature got the better of him and he rolled it to Jaryd Ahmed who finished the job; it was just a shame that he has strayed offside.
On 73 minutes Arnold Nsimbe put Niall in on the right with the shot flashing just wide. Arnold then found himself in an excellent position to the right of the goal minutes later but was denied by an excellent stop at the near post by the Poynton keeper.
And with four minutes to go Arnold had clear sight of goal yet again but his shot was high and not-so-handsome.
There wasn't that much fun and games to speak of for what went before that rather action-packed last 35 minutes of the match.
Rick Whyatt did drill home from the edge of the box after just five minutes but then the first half petered out with only two more efforts to record: Steve Piggott doing well to turn a long range effort around the post after 22 minutes and then our own Daniel O'Donnell firing inches over just before half-time.
With eyes slowly starting to focus on Bacup on Saturday 8th August there's two more pre-season workouts for Terry to gain some idea as to who will be stepping out for that first league match....
Goldlin£ Draw Winners
The latest winners of the Goldlin£ draw have been published
Have you won? Have a look at the list of winners to find out....
Monday
Julie Broxton, Little Lever, Bolton
Ticket number: L7836
Tuesday
Mrs S Scarle, Morris Green, Bolton
Ticket number: M2524
Wednesday
Martin Wadsworth, Lostock
Ticket number: V5190
Thursday
Redz Fish Shop, Hartlepool
Ticket number: U4500
Friday
K Hodgkinson, Bolton
Ticket number: H6537
Cheadle Town Football Club participate in the Goldline Lottery in conjunction with Bolton Wanderers Football Club and directly receive a percentage of the funds.
If you are interested in taking part then please ask for details at the club or use the Contact Us form and we will send you a leaflet.
The Non-League Magazine Launches This August
August 1st sees the launch of a brand new monthly football magazine for supporters of North West non-league football.
TheNonLeague is a full-colour 100-page magazine filled with articles and images from the region's non-league clubs.
The magazine will provide unrivaled monthly coverage of all of the North West teams playing their football in the National League through to NWCFL 1st Division, whilst there will be regular articles on teams playing in Step 7 and beyond.
First Issue Special Offer
The cover cost of the magazine is £4.50 per issue but every copy of the first issue delivered to our club will have a special 'matchday' sticker on the front cover stating that if supporters buy their copy from the club it will cost them just £1.
The additional bonus is that Cheadle Town Football Club will keep every single penny of every single pound taken for the magazine at the ground.
Every copy sold makes money for Cheadle Town Football Club.
From September onwards TheNonLeague magazine will continue to deliver special 'matchday' versions to the club.
Each issue will have a promotional sticker on the front cover stating that if supporters buy their copy from the club it will only cost £3 (a saving on the cover cost of £1.50)
The additional bonus is that Cheadle Town Football Club will also receive £1 from each sale.