Squires Gate

FORMED
1948

MANAGER
Luke Evans

GROUND
The Skiddle Community Stadium

TWITTER
@squiresgatefc

Current Position: 17th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
15	4	4	7	20	30	16

Current Form: 21st

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	1	1	4	9	17

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
31/10/26	Daisy Hill (H)	W 2-1
17/10/26	AFC Knowsley (A)	L 0-4
10/10/26	Darwen FC (H)	D 2-2
06/10/26	Steeton (H)	L 1-3
03/10/26	Ashton Athletic (H)	L 2-3
26/09/26	Euxton Villa (H)	L 2-4

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
07/11/26	Uppermill (H)	15:00
14/11/26	Maghull (A)	15:00
17/11/26	Wythenshawe (A)	19:45
21/11/26	Woolton (H)	15:00
24/11/26	Maine Road (H)	19:45
28/11/26	Halewood Apollo (H)	15:00

Latest News:

	New Club Partner at Squires Gate
	Featuring a new ground name...

	Nathan Cliffe Receives October Player of the Month Award
	The Squires Gate Player received his award from League Assistant Secretary Debbie Jessop

	Luke Evans wins FA Red Rose Award
	The Squires Gate Manager has had his recent efforts at the Club acknowledged by the Lancashire FA

	Luke Evans evaluates his first 110 days in charge at Squires Gate
	The Manchester United Academy scout is pleased with their recent form

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 01/08/26	Flixton	H	15:00	D 1-1	James Hughes (71)
Tue 04/08/26	Fulwood Amateurs	H	19:45	L 0-2
Sat 08/08/26	Cammell Laird 1907	A	15:00	L 0-2
Wed 12/08/26	Garstang	A	19:45	W 3-0	Dean Ing (12) Dean Ing (30p) Joseph Strawn (75)
Sat 15/08/26	Boro Rangers	H	15:00	Postp
	(The FA Vase 1Q)
Tue 18/08/26	Holker Old Boys	H	19:45	W 3-0	Jack Arrowsmith (44) Dean Ing (79) Finley Lynch (87)
Sat 22/08/26	Steeton	H	15:00	L 0-4
Sat 29/08/26	Woolton	A	15:00	D 3-3	James Hughes (3) Jack Coop (43) Joseph Strawn (53)
Tue 01/09/26	Thornton Cleveleys	H	19:45	D 2-2	Ben Thomas (41) Jacob Lever (68)
Sat 05/09/26	Colne	H	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 12/09/26	Blyth Town	A	15:00	L 2-4	Jack Coop (15) Own Goal (87)
	(The FA Vase 2Q)
Mon 14/09/26	Daisy Hill	A	19:45	L 0-3
Sat 19/09/26	Halewood Apollo	A	15:00	W 2-1	Dominic Richmond (4) Joseph Strawn (44)
Sat 26/09/26	Euxton Villa	H	15:00	L 2-4	James Hughes (11) Alfie Belcher (86)
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 03/10/26	Ashton Athletic	H	15:00	L 2-3	Ryan Talbot (14) Jacob Lever (27)
Tue 06/10/26	Steeton	H	19:45	L 1-3	Will Squires (52)
	(The Edward Case Cup 1 N)
Sat 10/10/26	Darwen FC	H	15:00	D 2-2	Ryan Talbot (25) David Lynch (42)
Sat 17/10/26	AFC Knowsley	A	15:00	L 0-4
Sat 24/10/26	Maine Road	H	15:00	Postp
Sat 31/10/26	Daisy Hill	H	15:00	W 2-1	Jake Forshaw (2) Will Squires (53)
Sat 07/11/26	Uppermill	H	15:00
Sat 14/11/26	Maghull	A	15:00
Tue 17/11/26	Wythenshawe	A	19:45
	(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 2)
Sat 21/11/26	Woolton	H	15:00
Tue 24/11/26	Maine Road	H	19:45
Sat 28/11/26	Halewood Apollo	H	15:00
Sat 05/12/26	Bacup Borough	A	15:00
Sat 12/12/26	Darwen FC	A	15:00
Sat 19/12/26	Maghull	H	15:00
Sat 26/12/26	AFC Blackpool	A	15:00
Sat 02/01/27	Ashton Town	H	15:00
Sat 09/01/27	Uppermill	A	15:00
Sat 16/01/27	Ashville	A	15:00
Tue 19/01/27	Bacup Borough	H	19:45
Sat 23/01/27	Ashton Athletic	A	15:00
Sat 30/01/27	AFC Knowsley	H	15:00
Sat 06/02/27	Cammell Laird 1907	H	15:00
Sat 13/02/27	Flixton	A	15:00
Sat 20/02/27	Maine Road	A	15:00
Sat 06/03/27	Ashton Town	A	15:00
Tue 09/03/27	Colne	A	19:45
Sat 13/03/27	Ashville	H	15:00
Sat 20/03/27	Steeton	A	15:00
Sat 27/03/27	Fulwood Amateurs	A	15:00
Mon 29/03/27	AFC Blackpool	H	15:00
Sat 03/04/27	Thornton Cleveleys	A	15:00
Sat 10/04/27	Garstang	H	15:00
Sat 17/04/27	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 01/08/26	Flixton (H)	D 1-1
Tue 04/08/26	Fulwood Amateurs (H)	L 0-2
Sat 08/08/26	Cammell Laird 1907 (A)	L 0-2
Wed 12/08/26	Garstang (A)	W 3-0
Sat 15/08/26	Boro Rangers (H)	Postp
(The FA Vase 1Q)
Tue 18/08/26	Holker Old Boys (H)	W 3-0
Sat 22/08/26	Steeton (H)	L 0-4
Sat 29/08/26	Woolton (A)	D 3-3
Tue 01/09/26	Thornton Cleveleys (H)	D 2-2
Sat 05/09/26	Colne (H)	L 0-2
Sat 12/09/26	Blyth Town (A)	L 2-4
(The FA Vase 2Q)
Mon 14/09/26	Daisy Hill (A)	L 0-3
Sat 19/09/26	Halewood Apollo (A)	W 2-1
Sat 26/09/26	Euxton Villa (H)	L 2-4
(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 03/10/26	Ashton Athletic (H)	L 2-3
Tue 06/10/26	Steeton (H)	L 1-3
(The Edward Case Cup 1 N)
Sat 10/10/26	Darwen FC (H)	D 2-2
Sat 17/10/26	AFC Knowsley (A)	L 0-4
Sat 24/10/26	Maine Road (H)	Postp
Sat 31/10/26	Daisy Hill (H)	W 2-1
Sat 07/11/26	Uppermill (H)	15:00
Sat 14/11/26	Maghull (A)	15:00
Tue 17/11/26	Wythenshawe (A)	19:45
(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 2)
Sat 21/11/26	Woolton (H)	15:00
Tue 24/11/26	Maine Road (H)	19:45
Sat 28/11/26	Halewood Apollo (H)	15:00
Sat 05/12/26	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
Sat 12/12/26	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
Sat 19/12/26	Maghull (H)	15:00
Sat 26/12/26	AFC Blackpool (A)	15:00
Sat 02/01/27	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
Sat 09/01/27	Uppermill (A)	15:00
Sat 16/01/27	Ashville (A)	15:00
Tue 19/01/27	Bacup Borough (H)	19:45
Sat 23/01/27	Ashton Athletic (A)	15:00
Sat 30/01/27	AFC Knowsley (H)	15:00
Sat 06/02/27	Cammell Laird 1907 (H)	15:00
Sat 13/02/27	Flixton (A)	15:00
Sat 20/02/27	Maine Road (A)	15:00
Sat 06/03/27	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
Tue 09/03/27	Colne (A)	19:45
Sat 13/03/27	Ashville (H)	15:00
Sat 20/03/27	Steeton (A)	15:00
Sat 27/03/27	Fulwood Amateurs (A)	15:00
Mon 29/03/27	AFC Blackpool (H)	15:00
Sat 03/04/27	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	15:00
Sat 10/04/27	Garstang (H)	15:00
Sat 17/04/27	Holker Old Boys (A)	15:00

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Jack Arrowsmith	6	6	1	0	0	2	0
Ashraf Belkaid	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christopher Cheetham (GK)	8	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Coop	9	3	2	0	0	2	1
Deen Cosgrove	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Eastham	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Forshaw	9	5	0	0	0	1	1
Finlay Gallagher	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
James Hughes	6	5	3	0	0	1	0
Ben Jackson	15	0	0	0	0	1	0
Eric Kidson	1	14	0	0	0	2	0
Jacob Lever	15	1	2	0	0	6	1
Zack Littler	5	1	0	0	1	1	0
Harry Lutakome	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
David Lynch	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Finley Lynch	4	8	1	0	0	0	0
Alexander McLachlan (GK)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Olayinka	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Rhodes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Richmond	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ryan Riley	13	3	0	0	0	0	1
Curtis Roskell	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Smyth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Squires	15	0	1	0	0	4	0
Joseph Strawn	16	0	3	0	0	0	1
Ryan Talbot	8	1	2	0	0	1	1
Josh Taylor (GK)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ben Thomas	15	1	1	0	0	1	3
Alex Welsh	17	0	0	0	0	2	0

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Alfie Belcher	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Dean Ing	6	0	3	0	0	1	3
Bob Jammeh	2	1	0	0	0	1	0

Staff Members

Name
Dale Azzopardi		Coach
Daniel Bunce		Coach
Luke Evans		Manager
Georgia Lambe
Helen Lambe		First Aider
Liam Platt		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Jack Arrowsmith	6+6	1	0	2	0
Ashraf Belkaid	0+3	0	0	0	0
Christopher Cheetham	8	0	0	0	2
Jack Coop	9+3	2	0	2	1
Deen Cosgrove	0	0	0	0	0
William Eastham	0+3	0	0	0	0
Jake Forshaw	9+5	0	0	1	1
Finlay Gallagher	0+1	0	0	1	0
James Hughes	6+5	3	0	1	0
Ben Jackson	15	0	0	1	0
Eric Kidson	1+14	0	0	2	0
Jacob Lever	15+1	2	0	6	1
Zack Littler	5+1	0	1	1	0
Harry Lutakome	0+2	0	0	0	0
David Lynch	4	1	0	1	0
Finley Lynch	4+8	1	0	0	0
Alexander McLachlan	8	0	0	0	0
Samuel Olayinka	0+3	0	0	0	0
Lewis Rhodes	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Richmond	3	1	0	1	0
Ryan Riley	13+3	0	0	0	1
Curtis Roskell	0+5	0	0	0	0
Harvey Smyth	1	0	0	0	0
Will Squires	15	1	0	4	0
Joseph Strawn	16	3	0	0	1
Ryan Talbot	8+1	2	0	1	1
Josh Taylor	1	0	1	0	0
Ben Thomas	15+1	1	0	1	3
Alex Welsh	17	0	0	2	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Alfie Belcher	0+2	1	0	0	0
Dean Ing	6	3	0	1	3
Bob Jammeh	2+1	0	0	1	0

Staff Members

Name
Dale Azzopardi		Coach
Daniel Bunce		Coach
Luke Evans		Manager
Georgia Lambe
Helen Lambe		First Aider
Liam Platt		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Jack Arrowsmith	6+6	1
Ashraf Belkaid	0+3	0
Christopher Cheetham (GK)	8	0
Jack Coop	9+3	2
Deen Cosgrove	0	0
William Eastham	0+3	0
Jake Forshaw	9+5	0
Finlay Gallagher	0+1	0
James Hughes	6+5	3
Ben Jackson	15	0
Eric Kidson	1+14	0
Jacob Lever	15+1	2
Zack Littler	5+1	0
Harry Lutakome	0+2	0
David Lynch	4	1
Finley Lynch	4+8	1
Alexander McLachlan (GK)	8	0
Samuel Olayinka	0+3	0
Lewis Rhodes	0	0
Dominic Richmond	3	1
Ryan Riley	13+3	0
Curtis Roskell	0+5	0
Harvey Smyth	1	0
Will Squires	15	1
Joseph Strawn	16	3
Ryan Talbot	8+1	2
Josh Taylor (GK)	1	0
Ben Thomas	15+1	1
Alex Welsh	17	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Alfie Belcher	0+2	1
Dean Ing	6	3
Bob Jammeh	2+1	0

Staff Members

Name
Dale Azzopardi		Coach
Daniel Bunce		Coach
Luke Evans		Manager
Georgia Lambe
Helen Lambe		First Aider
Liam Platt		Coach

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	3-0	18/08/26 v Holker Old Boys (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win	3-0	12/08/26 v Garstang (First Division North)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-4	22/08/26 v Steeton (First Division North)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-4	17/10/26 v AFC Knowsley (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Home Game	2-2	01/09/26 v Thornton Cleveleys (First Division North) 10/10/26 v Darwen FC (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Away Game	3-3	29/08/26 v Woolton (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	6	2-4 26/09/26 v Euxton Villa (The Macron Cup)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	6	3-3 29/08/26 v Woolton (First Division North) 2-4 12/09/26 v Blyth Town (The FA Vase)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	11		7		18
Won	2	18.18%	2	28.57%	4	22.22%
Drawn	3	27.27%	1	14.29%	4	22.22%
Lost	6	54.55%	4	57.14%	10	55.56%
Scored	15	1.36	10	1.43	25	1.39
Conceded	24	2.18	17	2.43	41	2.28

Progression in Cup Competitions
The FA Vase	2nd Qualifying Round	2-4	Blyth Town	(A)
The Macron Cup	1st Round	2-4	Euxton Villa	(H)
The Edward Case Cup	1st Round North	1-3	Steeton	(H)
Lancashire Challenge Trophy	2nd Round	v	Wythenshawe	(A)
	To be played on Tue 17/11/26

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	11 games	103

Number of Games Since
Last Win	0 games
Last Defeat	1 game
Goalless Draw	85 games
Score Draw	2 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	1 game
Clean Sheet	13 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	6	33.33%	2	11.11%
One	2	11.11%	3	16.67%
Two	7	38.89%	5	27.78%
Three	3	16.67%	4	22.22%
Four	0	0.00%	4	22.22%
Five or more	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	7	28.00%	5	0.00%	7	10.61%
16-30	3	12.00%	2	4.88%	5	7.58%
31-45	5	20.00%	5	12.20%	10	15.15%
46-60	3	12.00%	8	19.51%	11	16.67%
61-75	3	12.00%	14	34.15%	17	25.76%
76-90	4	16.00%	7	17.07%	11	16.67%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

Squires Gate were formed in 1948 as Squires Gate British Legion FC and competed in the Blackpool & District Amateur League. They won the leagues Rawling Shield in their first season. The name of the club was changed to Squires Gate FC in 1953. They won the leagues First Division in 1955-56 and 1956-57; also the Blackwell Cup in 1958-59 and 1959-60. They spent the 1960-61 in the Fylde District League, winning the Fylde Cup and losing finalists in the Bannister Cup.

The following season they moved up to the West Lancashire League where they spent the next thirty years. From 1961 until 1980 they were in Division Two and were promoted in 1981 as champions. In the 1986-87 season they won the Richardson Cup.

They were elected into the North West Counties Football League for the 1991-92 season, joining Division Two for the 1991-92 season. They won the 2001-02 season Division Two Trophy and then the following season they missed the runner-up spot on goal difference but were still promoted to Division One following the demise of Stand Athletic who had originally been promoted as Division Two champions. They reached their highest league placing in the 2005-06 season also reaching the quarter finals of the FA Vase.

To cap a very impressive 2007-08 season, Squires Gate were delighted that no less than nine of their members were honoured with long service awards: Albert Hamer, George Diggle, Roy Westhead, Brian Hugill and Brian Addison all collected Football Association Order of Merit mementos for 50 years service; and Steve Bellamy, Mick Farrer, John Maguire and Tony Hornby received 30 years awards from the Lancashire FA.
Groundsman Brian Addison was judged the best at our level in the Northern Region, and a magnificent third nationally at the FA Groundsman of the Year presentations in London last September, and his pitch is clear evidence of his commitment.

Due to an indifferent start in the 2015/16 season, club captain Danny Penswick took over as player manager and ensured survival with a memorable last game victory at Ashton Athletic. Danny also ensured Premier Division status in 2016/17 thanks to a late surge including a victory at home to Runcorn Linnets. Andy Clarkson took over in October 2017 and guided the club to a creditable 8th place finish and improved again in 2018/19 season with another 8th place finish.

After a difficult start to the 2019/2020 season Luke Evans was appointed manager by Chairman Tony Jo, assisted by Shane Hudson. Evans led the club up the table, with Gate sat in 9th place before COVID-19 struck the nation, cutting the season short in March.

The time away allowed the committee to look at how to move the club forward off the pitch, with much needed improvements made across the board. New changing rooms were implemented, with various other improvements made around the stadium.

A new media team was also appointed, with James Ashton, Dan Hayden and Jay Hayden heading up a new look social media, programme and graphic design, with Ian Moore coming in as the new Club Photographer, taking over from the irreplaceable legend Albert Cooper. Andy Baker also came in as the new Assistant Manager.
The 2020/21 season only saw nine league matches take place for Gate, before COVID struck once again to cut the season short after December. Again though this allowed time for Luke Evans to keep moving the club forward, as strong partnerships with Talented Player Development and Global Football Network were made. Meanwhile, a new Under 23’s team was formed, led by Liam Robinson of Talented Player Development.

Forward to the start of the 2021/22 season, a decent start in the league coincided with Gate putting together a good run in the FA Cup, reaching the 2nd Qualifying Round - matching their best run in the club’s history. The highlight of this run came in the Preliminary Round, as Gate hosted newly formed Macclesfield FC at The Brian Addison Stadium. A record crowd of 738 watched an incredible match, as Gate came away 6-4 winners to progress into the next round. After knocking out North Shields, Gate were narrowly beaten 3-2 by Pontefract Collieries to end their run. Gate kept ticking in the league too, finishing 17th with safety confirmed comfortably by the start of March.

Unfortunately during the 21/22 season, the club had the devastating passing of beloved chairman Tony Jo. Luke Evans and the rest of the club committee now had the club in their hands. It made for a difficult summer in 2022, with the club only just surviving, but the committee and its volunteers pulled together to keep the club afloat and put together a new young and hungry squad for the 2022/23 season. While the previous season’s FA Cup achievement couldn’t be matched, an excellent run was put together in the FA Vase, with Gate reaching the Third Round.

Matchday Information

Ground: The Skiddle Community Stadium

Address: School Road, Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire

Postcode: FY4 5DS

Telephone: 07776 123529

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2026/27 Admission Prices: £7 adult, £4 concession, £2 Under 16, Under 5's free

Programme Price: £3

Directions: M55 to junction 4, turn left onto the A583, at first set of traffic lights turn right (Whitehill Road) follow sign for airport, at round-a-bout thake Lytham St Annes exit. Ground approx. 11/2 on right.

Nearest Railway: Squires Gate (1.7 miles)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: The number 14 bus stops outside the Shovels Pub, a 5 minute maximum walk from the club. This bus can be picked up from Blackpool Town Centre.

Parking Facilities: Large Car Park to the front of the club on School Road, Over flow Car Park on Common Edge which is the corner of School Road. Please note that the main car park is shared with Blackpool Wren Rovers so can fill up quickly on a Saturday afternoon.

Ground Facilities: Outside Toilets, Plenty of hard standing both covered and uncovered. A fully stocked bar and kitchen with hot food and drinks available on match days.

Additional Visitor Information:

Club Information

Legal Entity: Unincorporated

Ground: The Skiddle Community Stadium

Address: School Road, Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire

Postcode: FY4 5DS

Telephone: 07776 123529

Website: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/squiresgate

Twitter: @squiresgatefc

Registered Colours: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

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

Alternative Colours: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks, or Red shirts, Red shorts and Red socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Green shirt, shorts and socks, Or Yellow shirt, yellow shorts, yellow socks

Secretary: Ian Moore

Chairman: John Maguire

Manager: Luke Evans

Programme Editor: James Ashton

Committee / Directors: Committee : John Maguire, Ian Moore, Brian Addison, Steve Bellamy, Micky Farrar, James Ashton, Steve Mahoney

County Affiliation: Lancashire FA

Year Formed: 1948

Record Attendance: 1,000 v Bury FC, NWCFL Premier Division 27 July 2024

Previous Leagues:

West Lancashire League
Blackpool &
District Amateur League

Honours:

Blackpool &
District Amateur League First Division champions 1956, 1957
West Lancashire League Division Two champions 1981
Rawling Shield winners 1949
Blackwell Cup winners 1959, 1960
Fylde Cup winners 1961
Bannister Cup runners-up 1961
Richardson Cup winners 1987
NWCFL Division Two Trophy winners 2001
Runners-up 1998

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