Ashton Town

FORMED
1953

MANAGER
Kevin Towey

GROUND
The Bartons Group Stadium

TWITTER
@ashtontownfc

Current Position: 6th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
13	6	3	4	35	22	21

Current Form: 1st

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	4	2	0	19	6

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
16/09/23	Steeton (H)	D 1-1
11/09/23	Route One Rovers (A)	W 2-0
09/09/23	Holker Old Boys (H)	D 2-2
02/09/23	Daisy Hill (A)	W 5-0
28/08/23	Darwen FC (H)	W 6-2
26/08/23	AFC Blackpool (A)	W 3-1

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
23/09/23	Golcar United (H)	15:00
30/09/23	Atherton LR (A)	15:00
07/10/23	Ilkley Town (H)	15:00
14/10/23	Runcorn Town (H)	15:00
17/10/23	Longridge Town (A)	18:00
28/10/23	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00

Latest News:

	Emblematically Speaking - Ashton Town
	The club emblem of Ashton Town is the first in this series to come under Stewart Taylor's scrutiny

	Mark Hayes looking to the future following Ashton Town retirement Announcement
	The Ashton Town Icon looking to finish on a high as he heads towards the end of a Town era

	Dempsey Leaves Ashton Town
	Dave Dempsey Swaps Ashton for Widnes as he leaves the D1N Title challengers

	Preparing to Return - Ashton Town
	We speak to Ashton Town's Chairman, Mark Hayes about how things have been over the pandemic on and off the park

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 29/07/23	Route One Rovers	A	15:00	L 2-5	Carl Peers (7) Jordan Southworth (25)
Tue 01/08/23	South Liverpool	H	19:45	L 0-2
Sat 05/08/23	Ilkley Town	A	15:00	L 0-2
Tue 08/08/23	Runcorn Town	A	19:45	D 2-2	Leon Wright (2) Leon Wright (20)
Sat 12/08/23	Shelley	H	15:00	W 9-1	Jordan Southworth (11) Conor Ready (17) Ryan Jennings (20) Jordan Southworth (33) Leon Wright (45+4) Carl Peers (71) Jordan Southworth (80) Emini Adegbenro (82) Carl Peers (86)
Tue 15/08/23	AFC Blackpool	H	19:45	W 1-0	Leon Wright (34)
Sat 19/08/23	Euxton Villa	A	15:00	W 2-1	Emini Adegbenro (30) Emini Adegbenro (82)
Wed 23/08/23	Bacup Borough	A	20:00	L 2-3	Jordan Southworth (9) Jordan Southworth (42)
Sat 26/08/23	AFC Blackpool	A	15:00	W 3-1	Dylon Meredith (3) Ben Glendon (14) Carl Peers (16)
Mon 28/08/23	Darwen FC	H	15:00	W 6-2	Carl Peers (16) Emini Adegbenro (38) Jordan Southworth (45) Carl Peers (59) Carl Peers (70) Dylan Proctor (90+3)
Sat 02/09/23	Daisy Hill	A	15:00	W 5-0	Carl Peers (6p) Carl Peers (13) Carl Peers (47) Leon Wright (72) Jordan Southworth (90)
Sat 09/09/23	Holker Old Boys	H	15:00	D 2-2	William Hamilton (50) Emini Adegbenro (77)
Mon 11/09/23	Route One Rovers	A	20:00	W 2-0	Carl Peers (45+2) Carl Peers (87)
	(The Edward Case Cup P)
Sat 16/09/23	Steeton	H	15:00	D 1-1	Sam Sheen (7)
Sat 23/09/23	Golcar United	H	15:00
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
Sat 30/09/23	Atherton LR	A	15:00
Sat 07/10/23	Ilkley Town	H	15:00
Sat 14/10/23	Runcorn Town	H	15:00
Tue 17/10/23	Longridge Town	A	18:00
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 28/10/23	Daisy Hill	H	15:00
Sat 04/11/23	FC St Helens	A	15:00
Sat 18/11/23	Darwen FC	A	15:00
Sat 02/12/23	Garstang	H	15:00
Sat 09/12/23	Nelson	A	15:00
Sat 16/12/23	Route One Rovers	H	15:00
Tue 26/12/23	Ashton Athletic	A	15:00
Sat 30/12/23	Atherton LR	H	15:00
Sat 06/01/24	Euxton Villa	H	15:00
Sat 13/01/24	Steeton	A	15:00
Sat 20/01/24	Bacup Borough	H	15:00
Sat 17/02/24	FC St Helens	H	15:00
Sat 02/03/24	Garstang	A	15:00
Sat 23/03/24	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00
Sat 30/03/24	Nelson	H	15:00
Mon 01/04/24	Ashton Athletic	H	15:00
Sat 06/04/24	South Liverpool	A	15:00
Sat 13/04/24	Shelley	A	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
29/07/23	Route One Rovers (A)	L 2-5
01/08/23	South Liverpool (H)	L 0-2
05/08/23	Ilkley Town (A)	L 0-2
08/08/23	Runcorn Town (A)	D 2-2
12/08/23	Shelley (H)	W 9-1
15/08/23	AFC Blackpool (H)	W 1-0
19/08/23	Euxton Villa (A)	W 2-1
23/08/23	Bacup Borough (A)	L 2-3
26/08/23	AFC Blackpool (A)	W 3-1
28/08/23	Darwen FC (H)	W 6-2
02/09/23	Daisy Hill (A)	W 5-0
09/09/23	Holker OB (H)	D 2-2
11/09/23	Route One Rovers (A)	W 2-0
(The Edward Case Cup P)
16/09/23	Steeton (H)	D 1-1
23/09/23	Golcar United (H)	15:00
(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
30/09/23	Atherton LR (A)	15:00
07/10/23	Ilkley Town (H)	15:00
14/10/23	Runcorn Town (H)	15:00
17/10/23	Longridge Town (A)	18:00
(The Macron Cup 1)
28/10/23	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00
04/11/23	FC St Helens (A)	15:00
18/11/23	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
02/12/23	Garstang (H)	15:00
09/12/23	Nelson (A)	15:00
16/12/23	Route One Rovers (H)	15:00
26/12/23	Ashton Athletic (A)	15:00
30/12/23	Atherton LR (H)	15:00
06/01/24	Euxton Villa (H)	15:00
13/01/24	Steeton (A)	15:00
20/01/24	Bacup Borough (H)	15:00
17/02/24	FC St Helens (H)	15:00
02/03/24	Garstang (A)	15:00
23/03/24	Holker OB (A)	15:00
30/03/24	Nelson (H)	15:00
01/04/24	Ashton Athletic (H)	15:00
06/04/24	South Liverpool (A)	15:00
13/04/24	Shelley (A)	15:00

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Emini Adegbenro	6	6	5	0	0	1	1
Steven Akrigg	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Atherton (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nacho Barnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connor Brown	7	5	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Burke	8	0	0	0	0	1	1
Scott Burton	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
James Chew (GK)	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Chippendale	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Clarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Davies	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Luke Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Eze	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Glendon	6	5	1	0	0	2	4
Thomas Grindrod	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
Andrew Hackett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Hamilton	9	2	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Harrison (GK)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Hatton	9	0	0	0	0	1	0
Steven Hoy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Jennings	10	3	1	0	0	2	1
Adam Lawrence	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Colm Lynch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
James McCulloch	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dylon Meredith	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Adam Morris	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carl Peers	8	4	12	0	0	0	2
Nathan Peet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Pollard	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dylan Proctor	2	10	1	0	0	1	0
Conor Ready	7	2	1	0	0	3	1
Sam Sheen	12	0	1	0	0	2	1
Jordan Southworth	12	1	8	0	0	3	0
Kevin Towey	1	2	0	0	0	4	0
Leon Wright	9	4	5	0	0	3	1

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom

Staff Members

Name
Steven Akrigg		Coach
Myles Clements		Coach
Allan Glover		Coach
Steven HOward		Coach
Paul Jones		Coach
Keith Peacock		First Aider
Kevin Towey		Manager

Squad Details

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Emini Adegbenro	6 +6	5	0	1	1
Steven Akrigg	4	0	0	1	0
Tom Atherton (GK)	0	0	0	0	0
Nacho Barnes	0	0	0	0	0
Connor Brown	7 +5	0	0	0	0
Joshua Brown	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Burke	8	0	0	1	1
Scott Burton	2 +2	0	0	0	0
James Chew (GK)	12	0	0	0	0
Adam Chippendale	1 +1	0	0	1	0
Daniel Clarke	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Davies	2 +1	0	0	1	0
Luke Edwards	0	0	0	0	0
George Eze	6	0	0	0	1
Ben Glendon	6 +5	1	0	2	4
Thomas Grindrod	0 +5	0	0	1	0
Andrew Hackett	0	0	0	0	0
William Hamilton	9 +2	1	0	0	0
Daniel Harrison (GK)	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Hatton	9	0	0	1	0
Steven Hoy	2	0	0	0	0
Ryan Jennings	10 +3	1	0	2	1
Adam Lawrence	4 +1	0	0	0	0
Colm Lynch	2	0	0	0	0
James McCulloch	2 +1	0	0	0	0
Dylon Meredith	4	1	0	1	0
Adam Morris	4	0	0	1	0
Carl Peers	8 +4	12	0	0	2
Nathan Peet	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Pollard	1 +1	0	0	1	0
Dylan Proctor	2 +10	1	0	1	0
Conor Ready	7 +2	1	0	3	1
Sam Sheen	12	1	0	2	1
Jordan Southworth	12 +1	8	0	3	0
Kevin Towey	1 +2	0	0	4	0
Leon Wright	9 +4	5	0	3	1

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Steven Akrigg		Coach
Myles Clements		Coach
Allan Glover		Coach
Steven HOward		Coach
Paul Jones		Coach
Keith Peacock		First Aider
Kevin Towey		Manager

Squad Details

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Emini Adegbenro	6 +6	5
Steven Akrigg	4	0
Tom Atherton (GK)	0	0
Nacho Barnes	0	0
Connor Brown	7 +5	0
Joshua Brown	0	0
Michael Burke	8	0
Scott Burton	2 +2	0
James Chew (GK)	12	0
Adam Chippendale	1 +1	0
Daniel Clarke	0	0
Alex Davies	2 +1	0
Luke Edwards	0	0
George Eze	6	0
Ben Glendon	6 +5	1
Thomas Grindrod	0 +5	0
Andrew Hackett	0	0
William Hamilton	9 +2	1
Daniel Harrison (GK)	2	0
Jack Hatton	9	0
Steven Hoy	2	0
Ryan Jennings	10 +3	1
Adam Lawrence	4 +1	0
Colm Lynch	2	0
James McCulloch	2 +1	0
Dylon Meredith	4	1
Adam Morris	4	0
Carl Peers	8 +4	12
Nathan Peet	0	0
Kevin Pollard	1 +1	0
Dylan Proctor	2 +10	1
Conor Ready	7 +2	1
Sam Sheen	12	1
Jordan Southworth	12 +1	8
Kevin Towey	1 +2	0
Leon Wright	9 +4	5

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Steven Akrigg		Coach
Myles Clements		Coach
Allan Glover		Coach
Steven HOward		Coach
Paul Jones		Coach
Keith Peacock		First Aider
Kevin Towey		Manager

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	9-1	12/08/23 v Shelley (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win	5-0	02/09/23 v Daisy Hill (First Division North)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-2	01/08/23 v South Liverpool (First Division North)
Biggest Away Defeat	2-5	29/07/23 v Route One Rovers (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Game	2-2	08/08/23 v Runcorn Town (A) (First Division North)
		09/09/23 v Holker Old Boys (H) (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	10	12/08/23 9-1 v Shelley (H) (First Division North)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	6		8		14
Won	3	50.00%	4	50.00%	7	50.00%
Drawn	2	33.33%	1	12.50%	3	21.43%
Lost	1	16.67%	3	37.50%	4	28.57%
Scored	19	3.17	18	2.25	37	2.64
Conceded	8	1.33	14	1.75	22	1.57

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	2nd Qualifying Round	v	Golcar United	(H)
	To be played on Sat 23/09/23
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	Longridge Town	(A)
	To be played on Tue 17/10/23
The Edward Case Cup	Preliminary Round	2-0	Route One Rovers	(A)

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	501	28/08/23 v Darwen FC (First Division North)
Lowest Attendance	135	12/08/23 v Shelley (First Division North)
Average Attendance	6 games	258

Number of Games Since
Last Win	1 game
Last Defeat	6 games
Goalless Draw	26 games
Score Draw	0 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	11 games
Clean Sheet	1 game

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	2	14.29%	3	21.43%
One	2	14.29%	4	28.57%
Two	6	42.86%	5	35.71%
Three	1	7.14%	1	7.14%
Four	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Five or more	3	21.43%	1	7.14%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	9	24.32%	0	0%	9	15.52%
16-30	7	18.92%	3	0%	10	17.24%
31-45	7	18.92%	9	0%	16	27.59%
46-60	3	8.11%	3	0%	6	10.34%
61-75	3	8.11%	3	0%	6	10.34%
76-90	8	21.62%	3	0%	11	18.97%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%

History

The original Ashton Town joined Division Two of the Lancashire Combination in 1903, and were promoted to Division One in their first season.

However, they were relegated back to Division Two after finishing sixteenth in their first season in Division One.

Towards the end of the 1910–11 season the club withdrew from the league and their fixtures were taken over by Tyldesley Albion.

The current club was established in 1953 as Makerfield Mill. They initially played in the Wigan Sunday School League, before moving to the St Helens Combination, in which they played for three years, winning Division Two in 1957–58. In 1958 they joined the Warrington and District Amateur League, winning Division One in 1959–60 and 1950–61.

In 1962 the club were renamed Ashton Town after being forced out of their Windsor Road ground and moving home matches to a public park pitch at Whithill Street Recreation Ground in Bryn. However, they won the league again in 1962–63 and 1963–64.

In 1964 the club purchased their Edge Green Street ground, which had currently hosted Stubshaw Cross Rovers. They finished as Division One champions for a fifth time in 1964–65, before winning a sixth title in 1969–70.

They joined the Lancashire Combination in 1971, moved to Division Two of the Cheshire County League in 1978 and became a founder member of Division Three the North West Counties League in 1982.

In 1985 the club dropped into the Manchester League, but returned to Division Three of the North West Counties League the following season.

After Division Three was merged into Division Two in 1987, the club had remained at the same level until relegation to the Cheshire Football League Premier Division at the end of the season 2016/17. However, were promoted back the following season 2018/19 to the NWCFL Division One North.

Matchday Information

Ground: The Bartons Group Stadium

Address: Edge Green Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan,

Postcode: WN4 8SL

Telephone: 01942 949303

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2023/24 Admission Prices: £6 Adults & £3 Consession

Programme Price: £2

Directions: M6 to Junction 23, A49 to Ashton-in-Makerfield. Turn right at the traffic lights onto the A58 towards Bolton. After approx. three quarters of a mile, turn right into Golborne Road. After 200 yards turn right into Edge Green Street. Ground at bottom of street.

Nearest Railway: Bryn

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: 600 or 601 bus from Wigan Bus Station via Marus Bridge, Bryn and Ashton-in-Makerfield, or the same service from Leigh via Lowton, Golborne and Ashton-in-Makerfield.

Parking Facilities: We only have parking for match officials, players & management onsite due to limited parking.

Ground Facilities: Club House, Bar, Kitchen & Toilets. Ashton Town is a Dementia friendly club.

Additional Visitor Information:

Club Information

Legal Entity: Unincorporated

Ground: The Bartons Group Stadium

Address: Edge Green Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan,

Postcode: WN4 8SL

Telephone: 01942 949303

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

Twitter: @ashtontownfc

Registered Colours: Red & White Shirts, Red Shorts & Socks

Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Green Shirt, Shorts & Socks

Alternative Colours: Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts & Socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Yellow Shirt, Shorts & Socks

Secretary: Stefan Ochwat

Chairman: Christopher Wright

Manager: Kevin Towey

Programme Editor: Jack Houghton

Committee / Directors: Christopher Wright, Stefan Ochwat, Matthew Cunliffe, Lee Glynn, David Taylor, James Cahill, Stephen Barrett, David Bourne, Mark Cowley, Liam Cowley, James Campbell, Denise Brady, Margaret Wright & Keith Peters

County Affiliation: Liverpool F.A.

Year Formed: 1953

Record Attendance: 1,865 v. F.C. United of Manchester, 2007

Previous Leagues:

St Helens Combination
Warrington &
District League
Lancashire Combination
Cheshire County League
Manchester League

Honours:

Liverpool FA Shield

Winners 1956&ndash
57

Tom Worrall Cup

Winners 1956-57

Hospital Cup

Winners 1956-57, 1957-58

Rainford Pottery Cup

Winners 1956-57

Martin Cup

Winners 1956-57

St Helens Combination League

Division Two Champions 1957&ndash
58

Warrington and District League

Division One Champions 1959&ndash
60, 1960&ndash
61, 1962&ndash
63, 1963&ndash
64, 1964&ndash
65, 1969&ndash
70

Wigan Cup

Winners 1960&ndash
61, 2018-19, 2022-23

Depot Cup

Winners 1960-61 1961-62 1963-64 1965-66

Guardian Cup

Winners 1963-64 1970-71

Dodds Shield

Winners 1963-64

Elizabeth Pilling Memorial Shield

Winners 1967-68

Jubilee Cup

Winners 1970-71

Atherton Charity Cup

Winners 2012-13

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