Ashton Athletic

FORMED
1968

MANAGER
Jay Foulds & Dougie Pitts

GROUND
Brocstedes Park

TWITTER
@AshtonAthletic

Current Position: 9th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
3	1	1	1	6	4	4

Current Form: 14th

P	W	D	L	F	A
4	1	1	2	6	8

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
17/08/19	Barnoldswick Town (A)	L 0-1
10/08/19	Irlam (A)	L 0-4
06/08/19	Runcorn Town (H)	W 4-1
03/08/19	Skelmersdale United (H)	D 2-2

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
20/08/19	Bootle (H)	19:45
26/08/19	Rylands (A)	15:00
31/08/19	AFC Darwen (H)	15:00
07/09/19	Hanley Town (H)	15:00
14/09/19	Longridge Town (A)	15:00
21/09/19	Avro (H)	15:00

Latest News:

	Foulds believes Ashton have turned the corner
	Foulds feels it will be the most competitive season ever with three teams going up.

	Club Secretary vacancy at Ashton Athletic
	Premier Division side seeking an individual to join the club as secretary

	Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy Semi-Final - Ashton Athletic 1 Southport 3
	Two goals in the final quarter of the game ended Ashton Athletic's hopes of booking a place in the final of the Partners Foundation Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy.

	Macron Player of the Month presentation - Adam Gilchrist
	Adam Gilchrist of Ashton Athletic won the Macron Player of the Month award for the Premier Division in November.

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Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 03/08/19	Skelmersdale United	H	15:00	D 2-2	Dale Korie Butler (49) Christopher Bandell (67)
Tue 06/08/19	Runcorn Town	H	19:45	W 4-1	Joshua Nicholson (12) Marcus Cusani (37) Dale Korie Butler (47) Matthew Reid (89)
Sat 10/08/19	Irlam	A	15:00	L 0-4
	(The Emirates F.A Cup EP)
Sat 17/08/19	Barnoldswick Town	A	15:00	L 0-1
Tue 20/08/19	Bootle	H	19:45
Mon 26/08/19	Rylands	A	15:00
Sat 31/08/19	AFC Darwen	H	15:00
	(The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q)
Sat 07/09/19	Hanley Town	H	15:00
Sat 14/09/19	Longridge Town	A	15:00
Sat 21/09/19	Avro	H	15:00
Sat 28/09/19	Winsford United	A	15:00
Sat 05/10/19	Padiham	A	15:00
Sat 12/10/19	Northwich Victoria	H	15:00
Sat 19/10/19	Burscough	A	15:00
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 26/10/19	Congleton Town	H	15:00
Sat 02/11/19	Squires Gate	A	15:00
Sat 09/11/19	1874 Northwich	A	15:00
Sat 16/11/19	Rylands	H	15:00
Sat 23/11/19	Whitchurch Alport	H	15:00
Sat 30/11/19	Congleton Town	A	15:00
Sat 07/12/19	1874 Northwich	H	15:00
Sat 14/12/19	Hanley Town	A	15:00
Sat 21/12/19	Irlam	H	15:00
Thu 26/12/19	Charnock Richard	A	15:00
Sat 28/12/19	Runcorn Town	A	15:00
Sat 04/01/20	Burscough	H	15:00
Sat 11/01/20	Irlam	A	15:00
Sat 25/01/20	Squires Gate	H	15:00
Sat 01/02/20	Bootle	A	15:00
Sat 08/02/20	Padiham	H	15:00
Sat 15/02/20	Avro	A	15:00
Sat 29/02/20	Winsford United	H	15:00
Sat 07/03/20	Burscough	A	15:00
Sat 14/03/20	Longridge Town	H	15:00
Sat 21/03/20	Skelmersdale United	A	15:00
Sat 04/04/20	Barnoldswick Town	H	15:00
Sat 11/04/20	Northwich Victoria	A	15:00
Mon 13/04/20	Charnock Richard	H	15:00
Sat 18/04/20	Litherland REMYCA	H	15:00
Sat 25/04/20	Whitchurch Alport	A	15:00
TBC	Litherland REMYCA	A

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
03/08/19	Skelmersdale Utd (H)	D 2-2
06/08/19	Runcorn Town (H)	W 4-1
10/08/19	Irlam (A)	L 0-4
(The Emirates F.A Cup EP)
17/08/19	Barnoldswick Tn (A)	L 0-1
20/08/19	Bootle (H)	19:45
26/08/19	Rylands (A)	15:00
31/08/19	AFC Darwen (H)	15:00
(The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q)
07/09/19	Hanley Town (H)	15:00
14/09/19	Longridge Town (A)	15:00
21/09/19	Avro (H)	15:00
28/09/19	Winsford United (A)	15:00
05/10/19	Padiham (A)	15:00
12/10/19	Northwich Vics (H)	15:00
19/10/19	Burscough (A)	15:00
(The Macron Cup 1)
26/10/19	Congleton Town (H)	15:00
02/11/19	Squires Gate (A)	15:00
09/11/19	1874 Northwich (A)	15:00
16/11/19	Rylands (H)	15:00
23/11/19	Whitchurch Alp (H)	15:00
30/11/19	Congleton Town (A)	15:00
07/12/19	1874 Northwich (H)	15:00
14/12/19	Hanley Town (A)	15:00
21/12/19	Irlam (H)	15:00
26/12/19	Charnock Rich (A)	15:00
28/12/19	Runcorn Town (A)	15:00
04/01/20	Burscough (H)	15:00
11/01/20	Irlam (A)	15:00
25/01/20	Squires Gate (H)	15:00
01/02/20	Bootle (A)	15:00
08/02/20	Padiham (H)	15:00
15/02/20	Avro (A)	15:00
29/02/20	Winsford United (H)	15:00
07/03/20	Burscough (A)	15:00
14/03/20	Longridge Town (H)	15:00
21/03/20	Skelmersdale Utd (A)	15:00
04/04/20	Barnoldswick Tn (H)	15:00
11/04/20	Northwich Vics (A)	15:00
13/04/20	Charnock Rich (H)	15:00
18/04/20	Lith REMYCA (H)	15:00
25/04/20	Whitchurch Alp (A)	15:00
TBC	Lith REMYCA (A)

Squad Details

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Christopher Bandell	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Aaron Cringle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Cusani	3	0	1	0	0	1	2
Luca Defreitas-Hansen	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jason Foulds (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Declan Gallagher	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Gaskell	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Gilchrist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Grier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saul Guffogg	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Hatton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Howard	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Korie-Butler	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Declan McLoughlin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Middlemore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Munro	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Nicholson	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joshua Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Martin Pearson (GK)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Reid	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
James Rothwell	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Rufus	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Scott (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Simpson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calum Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Amy Benson
Jason Foulds
Brian Hatton
David Tickle

Squad Details

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Christopher Bandell	3	1	0	0	0
Aaron Cringle	2	0	0	0	0
Marcus Cusani	2	1	0	0	2
Luca Defreitas-Hansen	1	0	0	1	0
Jason Foulds	0	0		0
Declan Gallagher	2	0	0	0	0
Brandon Gaskell	0	0		0
Adam Gilchrist	0	0		0
Ryan Grier	0	0		0
Saul Guffogg	0	0		0
Brian Hatton	0	0		0
Adam Howard	3	0	0	0	0
Dale Korie-Butler	0	0		0
Declan McLoughlin	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Middlemore	0	0		0
Charlie Munro	3	0	0	0	0
Joseph Nicholson	3	1	0	0	0
Joshua Nicholson	3	1	0	0	0
Martin Pearson	3	0	0	0	0
Matthew Reid	3	0	0	0	0
James Rothwell	0	0		0
Tyler Rufus	0	0		0
Thomas Scott	0	0		0
Kyle Simpson	0	0		0
Paul Watson	0	0		0
Calum Wilson	3	0	0	0	0

Squad Details

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Christopher Bandell	3	1
Aaron Cringle	2	0
Marcus Cusani	2	1
Luca Defreitas-Hansen	1	0
Jason Foulds	0	0
Declan Gallagher	2	0
Brandon Gaskell	0	0
Adam Gilchrist	0	0
Ryan Grier	0	0
Saul Guffogg	0	0
Brian Hatton	0	0
Adam Howard	3	0
Dale Korie-Butler	0	0
Declan McLoughlin	1	0
Charlie Middlemore	0	0
Charlie Munro	3	0
Joseph Nicholson	3	1
Joshua Nicholson	3	1
Martin Pearson	3	0
Matthew Reid	3	0
James Rothwell	0	0
Tyler Rufus	0	0
Thomas Scott	0	0
Kyle Simpson	0	0
Paul Watson	0	0
Calum Wilson	3	0

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	4-1	06/08/19 v Runcorn Town (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Win		No away victories at present
Biggest Home Defeat		No home defeats at present
Biggest Away Defeat	0-4	10/08/19 v Irlam (The Emirates F.A Cup)
Highest Drawn Game	2-2	03/08/19 v Skelmersdale United (H) (Premier Division)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	5	06/08/19 4-1 v Runcorn Town (H) (Premier Division)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	2		2		4
Won	1	50.00%	0	0.00%	1	25.00%
Drawn	1	50.00%	0	0.00%	1	25.00%
Lost	0	0.00%	2	100.00%	2	50.00%
Scored	6	3.00	0	0.00	6	1.50
Conceded	3	1.50	5	2.50	8	2.00

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Emirates F.A Cup	Extra Preliminary Round	0-4	Irlam	(A)
The Buildbase FA Vase	1st Qualifying Round	v	AFC Darwen	(H)
	To be played on Sat 31/08/19
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	Burscough	(A)
	To be played on Sat 19/10/19

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	126	03/08/19 v Skelmersdale United (Premier Division)
Lowest Attendance	76	06/08/19 v Runcorn Town (Premier Division)
Average Attendance	2 games	101

Number of Games Since
Last Win	2 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	7 games
Score Draw	3 games
Scored A Goal	2 games
Fail To Score	0 games
Clean Sheet	5 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	2	50.00%	0	0.00%
One	0	0.00%	2	50.00%
Two	1	25.00%	1	25.00%
Three	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Four	1	25.00%	1	25.00%
Five or more	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	1	16.67%	0	0.00%	1	7.14%
16-30	0	0.00%	1	12.50%	1	7.14%
31-45	1	16.67%	0	0.00%	1	7.14%
46-60	2	33.33%	2	25.00%	4	28.57%
61-75	1	16.67%	2	25.00%	3	21.43%
76-90	1	16.67%	3	37.50%	4	28.57%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

Ashton Athletic Football Club was founded in 1968 and playing in the Wigan Sunday League – winning every Division in consecutive seasons and many cup competitions before switching to the Warrington League on Saturdays where similar success was sustained.

The Club developed Brocstedes Park and was admitted to the Lancashire Combination, before becoming a founder member of the North West Counties League when the Combination merged with the Cheshire league in 1982. Unfortunately, financial constraints prevented the required ground improvements to be completed, and the Club was relegated into the Manchester league Division One in 1986.

The drop of two leagues resulted in the majority of the playing staff moving to other club's and for numerous years the club endeavored to re-build. Players came and went, lacking the Club loyalty that had brought success to the Club in the 1970's and early 80's until the Committee embraced an ambitious youth development policy in 1999.

The Club is now at the end of a ten-year development plan to enhance its recreational facilities and expand the Club, in particular its junior section. Eight years ago, the Club had two teams, 50 members, one mediocre pitch with dilapidated clubhouse and changing rooms.

Since then the Club members have worked tirelessly to progress the Club within its means, and with some help from external grant sources. Assistance from the Football foundation, Awards for All programme, and Wigan Council enabled a series of improvements to be completed. The main pitch was re-drained, a second pitch acquired/improved, new changing rooms and Clubhouse built, disabled access provided and other improvements made to the grounds.

More recently the ground has been brought up to the necessary Ground Grading for re-entry into the NWCFL, in time for the start of the 2006/7 season and further inprovements have provided additional seating.

The 2008/09 season also saw further progression of the Club, having been promoted to the Premier Division of the Vodkat North West Counties League. We were again able take to the national stage, having been accepted in the FA Cup competition after last season’s debut in the FA Vase which proved very lucrative for the Club, progressing through 3 stages and beating 2 teams from higher leagues in the process. The previous season also saw cup success for the Club retaining the Atherton Charity Cup at the end of the season.

Following an impressive 6th place finish in the 2008/09 season, the Yellows struggled in the league for the next 4 seasons, finishing in the bottom three of the league in three of the next four seasons. 21st (09/10), 22nd (10/11), 14th (11/12) and 20th (12/13).

Jimmy McBride, who took over the reins midway through the 12/13, left the club when the season ended and the club took the unusual step in bringing in a trio of managers, Jay Foulds, Ben Kay and Dougie Pitts. Jay and Ben were brought in from Wigan Robin Park and Dougie came in following a break from the game.
The trio needed to completely rebuild the squad for the 2013/14 season and made an excellent start to their managerial careers creating club history with a 6th place finish and beating Maine Road 1-0 to win the League Challenge Cup at Curzon Ashton.

More club history was made in the 2014/15 season with a highest ever 5th place finish in the league, conceding only 38 goals and losing only 7 league games that season and the Yellows were successful in the Wigan Cup, beating Newburgh Harrock United 5-1 in the final at Brocstedes Park.

The 2015/16 season saw the retirement of Jay Foulds and he was replaced in the Ashton Athletic goal by Martin Pearson. Unfortunately, there were no cup heroics in that season but there was a solid 7th place finish in the league.

The 2016/17 saw another top 10 finish with the club ending the season in 9th place, but the club made history in the cups reaching the 2nd qualifying round for the first time ever, losing 5-0 against Halifax Town and winning the Lancashire Cup for the first time, coming from a goal down to win 2-1 against Radcliffe Borough. Lee Vaughan scoring the winner in the final minute of the game.

With the impact the management trio have made at the club in the 4 seasons that they have been in charge of the first team, the success was noticed from clubs at a higher level and following the 2016/17 season, Ben Kay left his role as joint manager to take up the role as assistant manager to Simon Howarth at Clitheroe FC, where he will link up again former Yellows captain, Ian Rowlands.

A new vision for the Club is under discussion to further develop the Club and these will include plans for improvements to the access road, new junior changing rooms, additional playing fields for the junior section and a proposed girls/ladies section. The main ground is also scheduled for enhancement works with additional covered spectator areas.

The Club is a voluntary organisation run by a Committee of 14 alongside approximately 25 coaches and managers. Any money raised by the Club has been ploughed back into improving the facilities and developing the youth section.

The Club now has a total membership of more than 400. We have 9 junior teams consisting of approximately 160 children who take advantage of the improvement of our now excellent facilities, whilst hundreds of children and adults from opposition teams also benefit from the continually improving facilities.

The Club is keen to maintain the pace of development of the club and future plans will enable increased activity at the Club, additional Junior teams and a much safer and secure environment in particular for spectators and Children.

The Club was awarded the FA Charter Standard in 2013 and an intensive Coach Education Programme is well under way.

Matchday Information

Ground: Brocstedes Park

Address: Downall Green, Ashton in Makerfield

Postcode: WN4 0NR

Telephone: 01942 716360

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2019/20 Admission Prices: £6 Adults, £3 Concessions

Programme Price: £2.00

Directions: From South: M6 to junction 25, turn right onto A49, after 1/2 mile turn right into Soughers Lane, at T junction turn right into Downall Green Road, pass over M6 and turn 2nd right into Boothbrow Road, turn 2nd right in Brocstedes Road.

From North: M6 to junction 24, rejoin north bound M6 to junction 25, directions as above.

Please click here to obtain step by step directions from any UK postcode

Nearest Railway: Bryn

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: 156/157 St Helens/Bryn route

Parking Facilities: Parking facilities for approx 100 cars

Ground Facilities: Licensed Bar. Tea Bar. Ramp into clubhouse.

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Club Information

Legal Entity: Unincorporated

Ground: Brocstedes Park

Address: Downall Green, Ashton in Makerfield

Postcode: WN4 0NR

Telephone: 01942 716360

Website: http://www.ashtonathletic.co.uk

Twitter: @AshtonAthletic

Registered Colours: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks

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

Alternative Colours: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

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

Secretary: James Whyte

Chairman: James Whyte

Manager: Jay Foulds & Dougie Pitts

Programme Editor: James Whyte

Committee / Directors: Jimmy Whyte, Brad Reid, Bill Bohannon, Mike Birch, Clare Reid, Jimmy Witherington, Peter Richardson, Amanda Dixon, Paul Dixon, Paul Daniels, Lisa Daniels, Chris Picton, Karen Picton

County Affiliation: Lancashire FA

Year Formed: 1968

Record Attendance: 610 v. Chorley (FA Cup) 30th September 2017

Previous Leagues:

Lancashire Combination
Manchester League

Honours:

Atherton Charity Cup winners 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09.
NWCFL Challenge Cup Winners 2013/14
Lancashire Trophy Winners 2016/17

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