Five Things We Learned - w/e Saturday 15th October 2016
Mon 17th October 2016 | General | By Ian Templeman
Late late show from 1874
Rick Bailey's last minute goal for 1874 Northwich at West Didsbury & Chorlton on Saturday ensured an important 1-0 win for the Greens and three points that keeps them at the top of the Premier Division table.
The last gasp goal should have come as no surprise to regular followers of the Greens, as Saturday's game was the 13th time this season that they have scored in the last ten minutes of a game, and third time in the last four games.
Looks like anyone deciding to leave a game early when 1874 are playing is running the risk of missing some goal action. N
Runcorn Town on a roll
Hard on the heels of 1874 Northwich at the top of the table are Runcorn Town, whose 2-0 win over Ashton Athletic on Saturday continued a good run that has produced five wins in the last six games.
It's looking good at both ends of the field too, with just one goal conceded in the last four games and striker Craig Cairns hitting the back of the net seven times in the last six games, continuing the form that saw him pick up the Premier Division Player of the Month Award.
Manager Chris Herbert reshaped the Town squad over the summer, and it's certainly looking like he has found the ingredients for a successful campaign.
Bullets' record breaking quest dashed
Stockport Town staged a remarkable comeback against Alsager Town on Saturday, coming from two goals down to win 3-2 thanks to two goals in the last three minutes at the Stockport Sports Village.
As well as the lost three points, the result also dashed Alsager's hopes of breaking a club record which has stood since season 2005/06 when they were in the NWCFL Division 1 (equivalent to the current Premier Division), and won promotion to the Northern Premier League.
During that season they set the current unbeaten away record of 11 games, which they equalled with their victory at Cheadle Town last Wednesday evening and a victory at Stockport on Saturday would have broken the record.
The result also ended a 16 game unbeaten league run - 4 from last season and 12 so far this season - stretching back to April, when they suffered back to back defeats on 16th April and 23rd April at AFC Darwen and at home to Padiham. Up to Saturday, they had won 12 and drawn 4 league games since then.
City goals from all over
As being a remarkable comeback, Carlisle City's 4-3 defeat of St Helens Town on Saturday after being 3-1 down continued the City trend of players getting on the scoresheet for the first time.
With Daniel Greenslade and assistant manager Jonathan Allen opening their goalscoring accounts on Saturday, it now means that 16 different players have scored for City in first team games so far this season, with manager James Tose also showing the way with a couple himself.
The old saying about there being "goals throughout the team" certainly seems appropriate for City so far this season.
Seven up for Abbey Hey
The highest scorers on Saturday were Abbey Hey, who recorded a 7-0 win over Nelson in their Premier Division encounter at Abbey Hey.
It was an impressive result and all the more remarkable given that Abbey had scored just 18 goals in 14 league games up to Saturday.
Now they have found their shooting boots, manager Luke Gibson will no doubt be looking for more of the same in the games ahead.
Five Things We Learned - w/e Saturday 15th October 2016
Mon 17th October 2016 | General
By Ian Templeman
Late late show from 1874
Rick Bailey's last minute goal for 1874 Northwich at West Didsbury & Chorlton on Saturday ensured an important 1-0 win for the Greens and three points that keeps them at the top of the Premier Division table.
The last gasp goal should have come as no surprise to regular followers of the Greens, as Saturday's game was the 13th time this season that they have scored in the last ten minutes of a game, and third time in the last four games.
Looks like anyone deciding to leave a game early when 1874 are playing is running the risk of missing some goal action. N
Runcorn Town on a roll
Hard on the heels of 1874 Northwich at the top of the table are Runcorn Town, whose 2-0 win over Ashton Athletic on Saturday continued a good run that has produced five wins in the last six games.
It's looking good at both ends of the field too, with just one goal conceded in the last four games and striker Craig Cairns hitting the back of the net seven times in the last six games, continuing the form that saw him pick up the Premier Division Player of the Month Award.
Manager Chris Herbert reshaped the Town squad over the summer, and it's certainly looking like he has found the ingredients for a successful campaign.
Bullets' record breaking quest dashed
Stockport Town staged a remarkable comeback against Alsager Town on Saturday, coming from two goals down to win 3-2 thanks to two goals in the last three minutes at the Stockport Sports Village.
As well as the lost three points, the result also dashed Alsager's hopes of breaking a club record which has stood since season 2005/06 when they were in the NWCFL Division 1 (equivalent to the current Premier Division), and won promotion to the Northern Premier League.
During that season they set the current unbeaten away record of 11 games, which they equalled with their victory at Cheadle Town last Wednesday evening and a victory at Stockport on Saturday would have broken the record.
The result also ended a 16 game unbeaten league run - 4 from last season and 12 so far this season - stretching back to April, when they suffered back to back defeats on 16th April and 23rd April at AFC Darwen and at home to Padiham. Up to Saturday, they had won 12 and drawn 4 league games since then.
City goals from all over
As being a remarkable comeback, Carlisle City's 4-3 defeat of St Helens Town on Saturday after being 3-1 down continued the City trend of players getting on the scoresheet for the first time.
With Daniel Greenslade and assistant manager Jonathan Allen opening their goalscoring accounts on Saturday, it now means that 16 different players have scored for City in first team games so far this season, with manager James Tose also showing the way with a couple himself.
The old saying about there being "goals throughout the team" certainly seems appropriate for City so far this season.
Seven up for Abbey Hey
The highest scorers on Saturday were Abbey Hey, who recorded a 7-0 win over Nelson in their Premier Division encounter at Abbey Hey.
It was an impressive result and all the more remarkable given that Abbey had scored just 18 goals in 14 league games up to Saturday.
Now they have found their shooting boots, manager Luke Gibson will no doubt be looking for more of the same in the games ahead.
