Skelmersdale United

FORMED
1882

MANAGER
Thomas Lawson

GROUND
The Community Ground

TWITTER
@skemutdofficial

Current Position: 18th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
17	0	2	15	13	62	2

Current Form: 18th

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	0	0	6	1	19

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
19/10/24	AFC Blackpool (H)	L 1-4
14/10/24	Daisy Hill (A)	L 0-1
12/10/24	Ashton Athletic (A)	L 0-2
08/10/24	Maghull (H)	L 0-2
05/10/24	Holker Old Boys (H)	L 0-9
28/09/24	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	L 0-1

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
26/10/24	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
29/10/24	Warrington Rylands 1906 (A)	19:45
02/11/24	Darwen FC (H)	15:00
16/11/24	Nelson (H)	15:00
30/11/24	Maine Road (A)	15:00
07/12/24	Steeton (H)	15:00

Latest News:

	A new look, gaffer and direction for Skem after turbulent two years
	Words from Frank Hughes and Andy Gray about attempting to right the ship at Skelmersdale United after promotion, Skembonda, and successive relegations

	Chimbonda aims to rebuild quickly following Skem relegation
	The Premier Division Side will finish in position 24 in the Premier Division after the weekends results

	Skelmersdale United presentation to Twinkle House
	The club have made a Donation via the clubs "Break the Gate" charity Pledge

	Skelmersdale United appoint Pascal Chimbonda
	The former France International appointed Manager at Skem

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 27/07/24	Atherton LR	H	15:00	L 1-2	Alfie Westhead (50)
Wed 31/07/24	Darwen FC	A	19:45	L 2-5	Keyni Mills (37) Alex Priestley (90)
Sat 03/08/24	Ashton Athletic	H	15:00	L 0-1
Tue 06/08/24	Maghull	H	19:45	L 0-5
Sat 10/08/24	Nelson	A	15:00	L 0-5
Wed 14/08/24	Garstang	A	19:45	D 3-3	Renato De Oliveira Gomes (70) Peter Moore (80) Peter Moore (88)
Sat 17/08/24	Route One Rovers	H	15:00	D 2-2	Renato De Oliveira Gomes (16) Peter Moore (40)
Sun 25/08/24	Selby Town	A	15:00	L 0-1
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Wed 28/08/24	AFC Blackpool	A	19:45	L 1-2	Callum Sandle (57)
Sat 31/08/24	Droylsden	A	15:00	L 0-3
Tue 03/09/24	Euxton Villa	H	19:45	L 2-4	Renato De Oliveira Gomes (43) Benjamin Taylor (66)
Sat 07/09/24	Maine Road	H	15:00	L 0-6
Sat 14/09/24	Daisy Hill	A	15:00	L 0-6
Sat 21/09/24	Droylsden	H	15:00	L 1-2	Renato De Oliveira Gomes (9)
Sat 28/09/24	Thornton Cleveleys	A	15:00	L 0-1
Sat 05/10/24	Holker Old Boys	H	15:00	L 0-9
Tue 08/10/24	Maghull	H	19:45	L 0-2
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 12/10/24	Ashton Athletic	A	15:00	L 0-2
Mon 14/10/24	Daisy Hill	A	19:45	L 0-1
	(The Edward Case Cup 1)
Sat 19/10/24	AFC Blackpool	H	15:00	L 1-4	Jack Flight (59)
Sat 26/10/24	Bacup Borough	A	15:00
Tue 29/10/24	Warrington Rylands 1906	A	19:45
	(Liverpool Senior Cup 1)
Sat 02/11/24	Darwen FC	H	15:00
Sat 16/11/24	Nelson	H	15:00
Sat 30/11/24	Maine Road	A	15:00
Sat 07/12/24	Steeton	H	15:00
Sat 14/12/24	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00
Thu 26/12/24	Maghull	A	15:00
Sat 28/12/24	Ashton Town	H	15:00
Sat 04/01/25	Steeton	A	15:00
Sat 11/01/25	Route One Rovers	A	15:00
Sat 15/02/25	Garstang	H	15:00
Sat 01/03/25	Euxton Villa	A	15:00
Sat 22/03/25	Atherton LR	A	15:00
Sat 29/03/25	Thornton Cleveleys	H	15:00
Tue 01/04/25	Daisy Hill	H	19:45
Sat 05/04/25	Ashton Town	A	15:00
Sat 12/04/25	Bacup Borough	H	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 27/07/24	Atherton LR (H)	L 1-2
Wed 31/07/24	Darwen FC (A)	L 2-5
Sat 03/08/24	Ashton Athletic (H)	L 0-1
Tue 06/08/24	Maghull (H)	L 0-5
Sat 10/08/24	Nelson (A)	L 0-5
Wed 14/08/24	Garstang (A)	D 3-3
Sat 17/08/24	Route One Rovers (H)	D 2-2
Sun 25/08/24	Selby Town (A)	L 0-1
(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Wed 28/08/24	AFC Blackpool (A)	L 1-2
Sat 31/08/24	Droylsden (A)	L 0-3
Tue 03/09/24	Euxton Villa (H)	L 2-4
Sat 07/09/24	Maine Road (H)	L 0-6
Sat 14/09/24	Daisy Hill (A)	L 0-6
Sat 21/09/24	Droylsden (H)	L 1-2
Sat 28/09/24	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	L 0-1
Sat 05/10/24	Holker Old Boys (H)	L 0-9
Tue 08/10/24	Maghull (H)	L 0-2
(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 12/10/24	Ashton Athletic (A)	L 0-2
Mon 14/10/24	Daisy Hill (A)	L 0-1
(The Edward Case Cup 1)
Sat 19/10/24	AFC Blackpool (H)	L 1-4
Sat 26/10/24	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
Tue 29/10/24	Warrington Rylands 1906 (A)	19:45
(Liverpool Senior Cup 1)
Sat 02/11/24	Darwen FC (H)	15:00
Sat 16/11/24	Nelson (H)	15:00
Sat 30/11/24	Maine Road (A)	15:00
Sat 07/12/24	Steeton (H)	15:00
Sat 14/12/24	Holker Old Boys (A)	15:00
Thu 26/12/24	Maghull (A)	15:00
Sat 28/12/24	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
Sat 04/01/25	Steeton (A)	15:00
Sat 11/01/25	Route One Rovers (A)	15:00
Sat 15/02/25	Garstang (H)	15:00
Sat 01/03/25	Euxton Villa (A)	15:00
Sat 22/03/25	Atherton LR (A)	15:00
Sat 29/03/25	Thornton Cleveleys (H)	15:00
Tue 01/04/25	Daisy Hill (H)	19:45
Sat 05/04/25	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
Sat 12/04/25	Bacup Borough (H)	15:00

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Jake Abbey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tomi Adesina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perfection Adigun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Agger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Aimaro	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Vandis Akukwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Appiah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Omoleorede Arogundade	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leyton Baines	3	5	0	0	0	2	0
Andrew Barlow	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joseph Barlow	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kenyatta Bernal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Bramwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jon-Paul Cavanagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Cochrane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Connor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Conway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rowan Cook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis Daverin	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Davies	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Renato De Oliveira Gomes	12	0	4	0	0	2	2
Grantley Deckon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harrison Denton	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reuben Denton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Deugan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson Digbeu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Dogun-Clarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Giorgio Donkor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ayran Donnelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ewan Fanning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Ferreira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Flight	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kayde Gielinck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Gilbertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Grayson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mamadou Gueye	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Hadfield - Summerbee	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Hassall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rio Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harley Heckingbottom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Hughes	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eugen Irabor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morgan Kinsella	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Kirkpatrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kristian Knowles	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Langford (GK)	9	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Leadbetter	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Lister	7	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jayden Lloyd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam McCormick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis McElroy (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan McKerney (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan McNally	10	0	0	0	0	1	0
Thomas McNally	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
William McNulty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Middlehurst	13	0	0	0	0	3	2
Elliot MIller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keyni Mills	13	2	1	0	2	0	1
Christian Moussima	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alfie Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Nunnen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wade Owens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Apostolos Papagiannis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Pedersen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Priestley	11	5	1	0	1	1	0
Sheldon Renshaw Priest	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Reynolds	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leighton Rimmer	10	2	0	0	0	1	0
Tomas Rodrigues	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Roughley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Russo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Seddon	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Karamo Sesay	10	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sahit Shehu	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Skinner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden Smith (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaelem Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Smith	8	5	0	0	0	0	0
Guilherme Tavares	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alfie Westhead	10	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bradley Wrench	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Daren Askew	9	0	0	0	0	3	1
Ben Barnes (GK)	10	0	0	0	0	0	6
Alistair Clifford	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Henderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keane Joyce	7	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harry McVeigh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Moore (GK)	4	0	3	0	0	2	2
Jamie Rainford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conor Ready	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Zak Riley	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Callum Sandle	8	0	1	0	0	2	0
Thomas Smith	3	7	0	0	0	0	0
William Sullivan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Taylor	0	3	1	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Andrew Barlow		Coach
Andy Gray		Coach
Gordon Johnson		First Aider
Thomas Lawson		Manager

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Jake Abbey	0	0	0	0	0
Tomi Adesina	0	0	0	0	0
Perfection Adigun	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Agger	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Aimaro	0+2	0	0	0	0
Vandis Akukwe	0	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Appiah	0	0	0	0	0
Omoleorede Arogundade	2	0	0	0	0
Leyton Baines	3+5	0	0	2	0
Andrew Barlow	0	0	1	0	0
Joseph Barlow	0+1	0	0	0	0
Kenyatta Bernal	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Bramwell	0	0	0	0	0
Jon-Paul Cavanagh	0	0	0	0	0
George Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Cochrane	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Connor	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Conway	0	0	0	0	0
Rowan Cook	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis Daverin	1+1	0	0	1	0
Alex Davies	4	0	0	0	0
Renato De Oliveira Gomes	12	4	0	2	2
Grantley Deckon	0	0	0	0	0
Harrison Denton	4	0	0	0	0
Reuben Denton	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Deugan	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson Digbeu	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Dogun-Clarke	0	0	0	0	0
Giorgio Donkor	0	0	0	0	0
Ayran Donnelly	0	0	0	0	0
Ewan Fanning	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Ferreira	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Flight	2+1	1	0	0	0
Kayde Gielinck	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Gilbertson	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Grayson	2+2	0	0	0	0
Mamadou Gueye	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Hadfield - Summerbee	0+4	0	0	0	0
George Hassall	2	0	0	0	0
Matthew Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0
Rio Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0
Harley Heckingbottom	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Hughes	0+1	0	0	0	0
Eugen Irabor	1	0	0	0	0
Morgan Kinsella	0+1	0	0	0	0
Lucas Kirkpatrick	0	0	0	0	0
Kristian Knowles	4+1	0	0	1	0
Joe Langford	9	0	0	0	1
Kevin Leadbetter	2+1	0	0	0	0
Jack Lister	7	0	0	0	1
Jayden Lloyd	0	0	0	0	0
Liam McCormick	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis McElroy	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan McKerney	1	0	0	0	1
Ryan McNally	10	0	0	1	0
Thomas McNally	1	0	0	1	0
William McNulty	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Middlehurst	13	0	0	3	2
Elliot MIller	0	0	0	0	0
Keyni Mills	13+2	1	2	0	1
Christian Moussima	2+2	0	0	0	0
Alfie Murray	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Nunnen	2	0	0	0	0
Wade Owens	0	0	0	0	0
Apostolos Papagiannis	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Pedersen	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Priestley	11+5	1	1	1	0
Sheldon Renshaw Priest	1+1	0	0	0	0
Adam Reynolds	8	0	0	0	0
Leighton Rimmer	10+2	0	0	1	0
Tomas Rodrigues	0+1	0	0	0	0
Lewis Roughley	1	0	0	0	0
David Russo	5	0	0	0	0
Harry Seddon	0+2	0	0	0	0
Karamo Sesay	10+3	0	0	0	0
Sahit Shehu	7	0	0	0	0
Luke Skinner	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden Smith	0	0	0	0	0
Kaelem Smith	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Smith	8+5	0	0	0	0
Guilherme Tavares	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Taylor	0	0	0	0	0
Alfie Westhead	10	1	0	0	0
Bradley Wrench	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Daren Askew	9	0	0	3	1
Ben Barnes	10	0	0	0	6
Alistair Clifford	2+1	0	0	0	0
Matthew Henderson	0	0	0	0	0
Keane Joyce	7	0	0	1	0
Harry McVeigh	0+1	0	0	0	0
Peter Moore	4	3	0	2	2
Jamie Rainford	1	0	0	0	0
Conor Ready	2	0	0	1	0
Zak Riley	4	0	0	0	0
Callum Sandle	8	1	0	2	0
Thomas Smith	3+7	0	0	0	0
William Sullivan	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Taylor	0+3	1	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Andrew Barlow		Coach
Andy Gray		Coach
Gordon Johnson		First Aider
Thomas Lawson		Manager

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Jake Abbey	0	0
Tomi Adesina	0	0
Perfection Adigun	0	0
Joseph Agger	0	0
Oscar Aimaro	0+2	0
Vandis Akukwe	0	0
Emmanuel Appiah	0	0
Omoleorede Arogundade	2	0
Leyton Baines	3+5	0
Andrew Barlow	0	0
Joseph Barlow	0+1	0
Kenyatta Bernal	0	0
Thomas Bramwell	0	0
Jon-Paul Cavanagh	0	0
George Clarkson	0	0
Adam Cochrane	0	0
Bobby Connor	0	0
Leon Conway	0	0
Rowan Cook	0	0
Ellis Daverin	1+1	0
Alex Davies	4	0
Renato De Oliveira Gomes	12	4
Grantley Deckon	0	0
Harrison Denton	4	0
Reuben Denton	2	0
Michael Deugan	0	0
Nelson Digbeu	0	0
Curtis Dogun-Clarke	0	0
Giorgio Donkor	0	0
Ayran Donnelly	0	0
Ewan Fanning	0	0
Ryan Ferreira	0	0
Jack Flight	2+1	1
Kayde Gielinck	0	0
Joseph Gilbertson	0	0
Jack Grayson	2+2	0
Mamadou Gueye	0	0
Sam Hadfield - Summerbee	0+4	0
George Hassall	2	0
Matthew Hawkins	0	0
Rio Hawkins	0	0
Harley Heckingbottom	0	0
Josh Hughes	0+1	0
Eugen Irabor	1	0
Morgan Kinsella	0+1	0
Lucas Kirkpatrick	0	0
Kristian Knowles	4+1	0
Joe Langford (GK)	9	0
Kevin Leadbetter	2+1	0
Jack Lister	7	0
Jayden Lloyd	0	0
Liam McCormick	0	0
Ellis McElroy (GK)	0	0
Aidan McKerney (GK)	1	0
Ryan McNally	10	0
Thomas McNally	1	0
William McNulty	0	0
Harry Middlehurst	13	0
Elliot MIller	0	0
Keyni Mills	13+2	1
Christian Moussima	2+2	0
Alfie Murray	0	0
Joel Nunnen	2	0
Wade Owens	0	0
Apostolos Papagiannis	0	0
Harry Pedersen	0	0
Alex Priestley	11+5	1
Sheldon Renshaw Priest	1+1	0
Adam Reynolds	8	0
Leighton Rimmer	10+2	0
Tomas Rodrigues	0+1	0
Lewis Roughley	1	0
David Russo	5	0
Harry Seddon	0+2	0
Karamo Sesay	10+3	0
Sahit Shehu	7	0
Luke Skinner	0	0
Hayden Smith (GK)	0	0
Kaelem Smith	0	0
Peter Smith	8+5	0
Guilherme Tavares	0	0
Ben Taylor	0	0
Alfie Westhead	10	1
Bradley Wrench	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Daren Askew	9	0
Ben Barnes (GK)	10	0
Alistair Clifford	2+1	0
Matthew Henderson	0	0
Keane Joyce	7	0
Harry McVeigh	0+1	0
Peter Moore (GK)	4	3
Jamie Rainford	1	0
Conor Ready	2	0
Zak Riley	4	0
Callum Sandle	8	1
Thomas Smith	3+7	0
William Sullivan	0	0
Benjamin Taylor	0+3	1

Staff Members

Name
Andrew Barlow		Coach
Andy Gray		Coach
Gordon Johnson		First Aider
Thomas Lawson		Manager

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win		No home victories at present
Biggest Away Win		No away victories at present
Biggest Home Defeat	0-9	05/10/24 v Holker Old Boys (First Division North)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-6	14/09/24 v Daisy Hill (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Home Game	2-2	17/08/24 v Route One Rovers (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Away Game	3-3	14/08/24 v Garstang (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	9	0-9 05/10/24 v Holker Old Boys (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	7	2-5 31/07/24 v Darwen FC (First Division North)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	10		10		20
Won	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Drawn	1	10.00%	1	10.00%	2	10.00%
Lost	9	90.00%	9	90.00%	18	90.00%
Scored	7	0.70	6	0.60	13	0.65
Conceded	37	3.70	29	2.90	66	3.30

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	1st Qualifying Round	0-1	Selby Town	(A)
The Macron Cup	1st Round	0-2	Maghull	(H)
The Edward Case Cup	1st Round	0-1	Daisy Hill	(A)
Liverpool Senior Cup	1st Round	v	Warrington Rylands 1906	(A)
	To be played on Tue 29/10/24

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	10 games	137

Number of Games Since
Last Win	22 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	101 games
Score Draw	13 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	1 game
Clean Sheet	24 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	12	60.00%	0	0.00%
One	4	20.00%	4	20.00%
Two	3	15.00%	6	30.00%
Three	1	5.00%	2	10.00%
Four	0	0.00%	2	10.00%
Five or more	0	0.00%	6	30.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	1	7.69%	6	0.00%	1	1.27%
16-30	1	7.69%	17	25.76%	18	22.78%
31-45	3	23.08%	11	16.67%	14	17.72%
46-60	3	23.08%	12	18.18%	15	18.99%
61-75	2	15.38%	6	9.09%	8	10.13%
76-90	3	23.08%	13	19.70%	16	20.25%
90-105	0	0.00%	1	1.52%	1	1.27%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

Skelmersdale United Football Club has a very rich pedigree with an extensive list of honours since we were founded in 1882. The Club had its genesis in a team of players brought together by the teachers of the Skelmersdale Wesleyan Day School and was originally called Skelmersdale Young Rovers. The name was then changed to Skelmersdale Wesleyans but subsequently the minister expressed his disapproval and the team became Skelmersdale United.

United have had a long and varied past, playing at the Sandy Lane Ground in the early part of the 20th Century, we competed in the Liverpool County Combination, winning the title on ten occasions, also claiming the Liverpool County Cup eight times and the George Mahon Cup on five occasions.

We moved to our spiritual home, White Moss Park in 1957 and progression to the Lancashire Combination saw us clinch the Division Two title in our first season.

Steady progress was made in the Combination as United became a force to be reckoned with. Chairman Bill Gregson had a dream to make progress in the Amateur Cup and with the appointment of Manager Bernie Banks in 1966 he saw United become one of the most respected non league sides in the Country reaching a first Wembley final in 1967. After drawing 0-0 against Enfield beneath the Twin Towers, United lost the replay at Maine Road 3-0. Unperturbed, Gregson led us to two more semi finals in the following three years.

The Appointment of Roy Rees in 1970 saw an all-conquering side finally return to Wembley this time emerging victorious as Dagenham were comprehensively outplayed in the final. A Ted Dicken hat trick giving United a 4-1 win.

One of the everlasting memories of the successful Amateur Cup days was the tremendous support the club attracted. Crowds between 1,000 and 1,500 were the norm for league games, and this rose to several thousand for cup games. The record gate saw 7,500 fans pack into the ground to witness a 1-0 quarter final victory over Slough Town in March 1967.

The Amateur Cup was not United’s only success in the late 60’s and early 70’s, as our roll of Honour included two Cheshire League titles, two Lancashire Cup wins. two Cheshire League Shield wins and three appearances in the 1st Round of the FA Cup.

There is no doubt that the 1967-1971 period was a golden era for Skelmersdale United with many players progressing into the Football League. Steve Heighway, Mickey Burns, Norman Whitehead, Dave Moorcroft and Alan Mansley are amongst those who made the step up to league football.

The club joined the Northern Premier League in 1971 but it was to be an unhappy time bringing financial problems that the club would have hanging round its neck for the next two decades. Performances on the pitch too were less than impressive and we had to wait till 2000 to claim our next piece of silverware, The North West Counties League Cup.

We left our beloved White Moss Park in 2002 and eventually moved to the newly named Westgate Interactive Stadium (Stormy Corner). Our fortunes changed becoming a potent force in the North West Counties, eventually gaining promotion to the Northern Premier League in 2006 and enjoying the success that followed.
From that platform 'Skem' went onto more trophies winning the Lancashire Cup in 2009, the Northern Premier League North in 2012-13 and the Liverpool Senior Cup in 2015 under the guidance of mercurial manager Tommy Lawson.

However success could not be maintained and with eviction from Stormy Corner we found ourselves homeless and back in the North West Counties as Manager Paul McNally looked to re build the club whilst it played out of town in Prescot.

A return home to JMO Sports Park was briefly interrupted by the COVID pandemic, but after the return of normal football, McNally's team started to earn itself a reputation for fast-flowing, exciting football.
In the 2020-21 season we made headline news as we battled through to the 1st Round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1971. The club even featured live on BT Sports, going down to Harrogate 4-1

Skem were involved in a rip-roaring battle for the 2021-22 NWCFL Premier Division title with big spending Macclesfield. United eventually had to settle for second and a play-off place against Cinderford Town of the Hellenic League but on the day Utd ran out emphatic 5-1 winners to earn a place back in the Northern Premier League.

Last season got off to a nightmare start with United forced to leave the town once more and play its fixtures at Burscough FC due to pitch issues at the JMO. Things got worse as Paul McNally left for pastures new and steadily took most of his promotion winning squad with him.

We turned to popular ex-player Richard Brodie to steady the ship and along with our talisman flying winger and skipper Elliot Morris ended our first season back at the higher level in a creditable 11th spot.
Sadly the ground grading hoo-doo struck the club once again in the summer as its current home was ruled insufficient for the standards required by the Northern Premier League and we have had to accept relegation back to the North West Counties League for 2023-24.

Despite the many turmoils of the last few years Skem continues to strive for success off and on the field with the main goal being to get back playing in our home town as soon as possible.

We will re-acquaint ourselves with old friends in the NWCFL and hopefully make new friends playing entertaining football and offering a cheery welcome to all who come to see us, no matter who they support.

Matchday Information

Ground: The Community Ground

Address: Bobby Langton Way, Burscough, Liverpool

Postcode: L40 0SD

Telephone:

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2024/25 Admission Prices: £7 £4 £1

Programme Price: £2

Directions: Leave the M58 motorway at J3 for Bickerstaffe and then take the A570 towards Ormskirk.
At the roundabout, with the petrol station on your right, take the 2nd exit onto the B5240. After 1.5 miles turn left onto A577 then right into Plough Lane (B5240). Follow the road for 2.5 miles and at the roundabout take the first exit onto A5209 and then first right onto Ring O'Bells Lane. At the crossroads turn left onto Carr Lane and cross over the bridge into School Lane. Follow the road all the way down into the village of Burscough and turn right at the roundabout. Turn left at the next roundabout and continue past the Tesco store. The ground is behind the Tesco superstore at the end of short track.

Nearest Railway: Burscough Bridge (600 metres)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: There is a regular 319 bus service from Skelmersdale to Burscough, stopping at Tesco adjacent to the ground.

Parking Facilities: There are no parking facilities at the ground.

Ground Facilities: Ground Facilities: Pre and Post match bar facilities are available at the ground. Kitchen and match day refreshments available inside the ground. Our Cafe is now open, located to the right as you enter through the turnstiles.

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Club Information

Legal Entity: Limited Company by Guarantee C/N 11404578

Ground: The Community Ground

Address: Bobby Langton Way, Burscough, Liverpool

Postcode: L40 0SD

Telephone:

Website: https://skemutd.com

Twitter: @skemutdofficial

Registered Colours: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Black Socks

Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Green Shirt, Green Shorts, Green Socks

Alternative Colours: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Yellow Shirt, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks

Secretary: Daniel Roberts

Chairman: Frank Hughes

Manager: Thomas Lawson

Programme Editor: Martin Stewart

Committee / Directors: Frank Hughes (Chair), Gordon Johnson (Vice Chair), Daniel Roberts, Craig Perry, Andrew Shuttleworth, Derek Hunt.

County Affiliation: Liverpool FA

Year Formed: 1882

Record Attendance: 7,500 v Slough Town, FA Amateur Cup 1967

Previous Leagues:

Northern Premier
North West Counties League
Cheshire League
Lancashire Combination

Honours:

LIVERPOOL SENIOR CUP WINNERS 2014-15
Northern Premier League (North) Champions 2012-13
Lancashire Amateur Shield Winners 1907-08
Liverpool County Combination League Winners 1910-11, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1919-20, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1945-46, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54
Liverpool Challenge Cup Winners 1911-12, 1913-14, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1945-46, 1946-47
George Mahon Cup Winners 1924-25, 1934-35, 1939-40, 1946-47,1951-52, 1954-55 (Shared Liverpool A)
Lancashire Junior Cup Winners 1914-15
Lancashire Combination Division Two Winners 1955-56
FA Amateur Cup Winners 1970-71
FA Amateur Cup Runners up 1966-67
FA Amateur Cup Semi Finalist 1968-1969, 1969-70
Cheshire League Champions 1968-1969, 1969-70
Cheshire Challenge Shield 1968-69, 1969-70
Cheshire Jubilee Cup Winners 1969-70
Lancashire Challenge Cup Winners 1969-1970, 1970-1971, 2008-09
Lancashire Floodlite Cup Winners 1969-70
Ashworth Cup Winners 1970-71
FA Cup 1st ROUND PROPER 1966-67, 1968-69, 1971-72, 2020-21
EUROPEAN AMATEUR CUP Winners Cup 1971-72 Skelmersdale Utd 2-1 Monte Belluna (On Agg)
Liverpool Senior Non League Cup Winners 1973-74 1974-75
North West Counties League Cup Winners 1999-2000
North West Counties League Cup runners-up 1982-1983, 2004-05
North West Counties Premier Division runners up 2021-22
North West Counties Division Two runners up. 1997-1998
North West Counties Chairmans Cup Winners 2022

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Current Form: 18th

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