Garstang

FORMED
1885

MANAGER
Guy Heffernan

GROUND
The Riverside

TWITTER
@garstangfc

Current Position: 14th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
7	1	3	3	8	16	6

Current Form: 15th

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	1	2	3	7	17

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
13/09/25	AFC Blackpool (A)	D 1-1
06/09/25	MSB Woolton (H)	D 2-2
30/08/25	Colne (A)	L 0-2
27/08/25	MSB Woolton (A)	L 1-5
23/08/25	Prudhoe Youth Club (H)	W 2-0
16/08/25	Fulwood Amateurs (H)	L 1-7

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
20/09/25	Northallerton Town (A)	15:00
27/09/25	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
04/10/25	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
18/10/25	Thornton Cleveleys (H)	15:00
25/10/25	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
01/11/25	Nelson (A)	15:00

Latest News:

	Garstang offer Morecambe fans free entry!
	A great gesture from the Stang...

	Garstang FC appoint Guy Heffernan
	The former Holker, Nelson and Maine Road Manager has been appointed Manager at The Riverside

	Garstang FC are inviting applications for the Managers Position
	The Lancashire side are looking to appoint ahead of the pre-season campaign

	Garstang appoint Darrell Slater-Smith as First Team Manager
	The Lancashire Club have confirmed the appointment of the highly qualified coach in the role

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 26/07/25	Maine Road	A	15:00	L 0-1
Sat 02/08/25	Daisy Hill	A	15:00	D 2-2	Liam Clegg (26) Andrew Murphy (77)
Sat 09/08/25	Droylsden	H	15:00	W 2-1	Luke Draysey (48) Luke Draysey (70)
Sat 16/08/25	Fulwood Amateurs	H	15:00	L 1-7	Luke Draysey (43)
Sat 23/08/25	Prudhoe Youth Club	H	15:00	W 2-0	Liam Clegg (45+6) Liam Clegg (68)
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Wed 27/08/25	MSB Woolton	A	19:45	L 1-5	Matthew Casson (13)
	(The Edward Case Cup P N)
Sat 30/08/25	Colne	A	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 06/09/25	MSB Woolton	H	15:00	D 2-2	Andrew Murphy (11) Andrew Murphy (68p)
Sat 13/09/25	AFC Blackpool	A	15:00	D 1-1	Andrew Murphy (84)
Sat 20/09/25	Northallerton Town	A	15:00
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
Sat 27/09/25	Darwen FC	A	15:00
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 04/10/25	Ashton Town	H	15:00
Sat 18/10/25	Thornton Cleveleys	H	15:00
Sat 25/10/25	Darwen FC	A	15:00
Sat 01/11/25	Nelson	A	15:00
Sat 08/11/25	Maghull	H	15:00
Sat 15/11/25	Ashton Athletic	A	15:00
Sat 22/11/25	Colne	H	15:00
Sat 29/11/25	Maine Road	H	15:00
Sat 06/12/25	MSB Woolton	A	15:00
Sat 13/12/25	Bacup Borough	H	15:00
Fri 26/12/25	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00
Sat 03/01/26	Droylsden	A	15:00
Sat 10/01/26	Daisy Hill	H	15:00
Sat 17/01/26	Bacup Borough	A	15:00
Sat 24/01/26	Squires Gate	A	15:00
Sat 31/01/26	Ashton Athletic	H	15:00
Sat 07/02/26	Steeton	A	15:00
Sat 14/02/26	AFC Blackpool	H	15:00
Sat 21/02/26	Squires Gate	H	15:00
Sat 28/02/26	Fulwood Amateurs	A	11:00
Sat 07/03/26	Darwen FC	H	15:00
Sat 14/03/26	Nelson	H	15:00
Sat 21/03/26	Ashton Town	A	15:00
Sat 28/03/26	Maghull	A	15:00
Sat 04/04/26	Steeton	H	15:00
Mon 06/04/26	Holker Old Boys	H	15:00
Sat 11/04/26	Thornton Cleveleys	A	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 26/07/25	Maine Road (A)	L 0-1
Sat 02/08/25	Daisy Hill (A)	D 2-2
Sat 09/08/25	Droylsden (H)	W 2-1
Sat 16/08/25	Fulwood Amateurs (H)	L 1-7
Sat 23/08/25	Prudhoe Youth Club (H)	W 2-0
(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Wed 27/08/25	MSB Woolton (A)	L 1-5
(The Edward Case Cup P N)
Sat 30/08/25	Colne (A)	L 0-2
Sat 06/09/25	MSB Woolton (H)	D 2-2
Sat 13/09/25	AFC Blackpool (A)	D 1-1
Sat 20/09/25	Northallerton Town (A)	15:00
(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
Sat 27/09/25	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 04/10/25	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
Sat 18/10/25	Thornton Cleveleys (H)	15:00
Sat 25/10/25	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
Sat 01/11/25	Nelson (A)	15:00
Sat 08/11/25	Maghull (H)	15:00
Sat 15/11/25	Ashton Athletic (A)	15:00
Sat 22/11/25	Colne (H)	15:00
Sat 29/11/25	Maine Road (H)	15:00
Sat 06/12/25	MSB Woolton (A)	15:00
Sat 13/12/25	Bacup Borough (H)	15:00
Fri 26/12/25	Holker Old Boys (A)	15:00
Sat 03/01/26	Droylsden (A)	15:00
Sat 10/01/26	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00
Sat 17/01/26	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
Sat 24/01/26	Squires Gate (A)	15:00
Sat 31/01/26	Ashton Athletic (H)	15:00
Sat 07/02/26	Steeton (A)	15:00
Sat 14/02/26	AFC Blackpool (H)	15:00
Sat 21/02/26	Squires Gate (H)	15:00
Sat 28/02/26	Fulwood Amateurs (A)	11:00
Sat 07/03/26	Darwen FC (H)	15:00
Sat 14/03/26	Nelson (H)	15:00
Sat 21/03/26	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
Sat 28/03/26	Maghull (A)	15:00
Sat 04/04/26	Steeton (H)	15:00
Mon 06/04/26	Holker Old Boys (H)	15:00
Sat 11/04/26	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	15:00

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Bailey Backhouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weslie Bajraliu	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Bamber	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elliott Bradshaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Burton	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Casson	2	3	1	0	0	0	0
Liam Clegg	6	2	3	0	0	1	1
Oliver Cooper	6	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jomar Da Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Dennison	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Luke Draysey	5	3	3	0	0	0	2
Louis Edwards	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cobie Entwistle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elliott Grime	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis Hancox	3	3	0	0	0	1	0
Nathan Hankinson	8	0	0	0	0	1	1
Matthew Hodds (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Woody Howard	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Lawton (GK)	8	0	0	0	0	0	2
George Lewin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Lewis	7	0	0	0	0	1	0
Harley Mather	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph McDermott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Mercer	6	1	0	0	0	2	0
Andrew Murphy	6	0	4	0	0	1	0
Philip Nagy	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Nelson	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Parkinson (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Pinnington	7	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ben Turton	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Whittaker	3	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jordan Wignall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zackery Wilkes	4	2	0	0	0	1	1

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Cole Exley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Marc Armstrong		Committee Member
Ryan Armstrong		Committee Member
Guy Heffernan		Manager
Alexander Kaylor		Coach
Craig Nolan		Coach / Physio
Gareth Pugh		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Bailey Backhouse	0	0	0	0	0
Weslie Bajraliu	2+2	0	0	0	0
Liam Bamber	0	0	0	0	0
Elliott Bradshaw	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Burton	0+3	0	0	0	0
Matthew Casson	2+3	1	0	0	0
Liam Clegg	6+2	3	0	1	1
Oliver Cooper	6+2	0	0	2	0
Jomar Da Silva	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Dennison	1+1	0	0	1	0
Luke Draysey	5+3	3	0	0	2
Louis Edwards	3	0	0	0	0
Cobie Entwistle	0	0	0	0	0
Elliott Grime	0+1	0	0	0	0
Ellis Hancox	3+3	0	0	1	0
Nathan Hankinson	8	0	0	1	1
Matthew Hodds	1	0	0	0	0
Woody Howard	3+2	0	0	0	0
Joe Lawton	8	0	0	0	2
George Lewin	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Lewis	7	0	0	1	0
Harley Mather	1+2	0	0	0	0
Joseph McDermott	1	0	0	0	0
Stephen Mercer	6+1	0	0	2	0
Andrew Murphy	6	4	0	1	0
Philip Nagy	6+1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Nelson	1+5	0	0	0	0
Ben Parkinson	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Pinnington	7+2	0	0	1	0
Ben Turton	8	0	0	0	0
Harvey Whittaker	3+4	0	0	1	0
Jordan Wignall	0	0	0	0	0
Zackery Wilkes	4+2	0	0	1	1

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Cole Exley	0	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Marc Armstrong		Committee Member
Ryan Armstrong		Committee Member
Guy Heffernan		Manager
Alexander Kaylor		Coach
Craig Nolan		Coach / Physio
Gareth Pugh		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Bailey Backhouse	0	0
Weslie Bajraliu	2+2	0
Liam Bamber	0	0
Elliott Bradshaw	1	0
Sam Burton	0+3	0
Matthew Casson	2+3	1
Liam Clegg	6+2	3
Oliver Cooper	6+2	0
Jomar Da Silva	0	0
Thomas Dennison	1+1	0
Luke Draysey	5+3	3
Louis Edwards	3	0
Cobie Entwistle	0	0
Elliott Grime	0+1	0
Ellis Hancox	3+3	0
Nathan Hankinson	8	0
Matthew Hodds (GK)	1	0
Woody Howard	3+2	0
Joe Lawton (GK)	8	0
George Lewin	0	0
Kyle Lewis	7	0
Harley Mather	1+2	0
Joseph McDermott	1	0
Stephen Mercer	6+1	0
Andrew Murphy	6	4
Philip Nagy	6+1	0
Charlie Nelson	1+5	0
Ben Parkinson (GK)	0	0
Lucas Pinnington	7+2	0
Ben Turton	8	0
Harvey Whittaker	3+4	0
Jordan Wignall	0	0
Zackery Wilkes	4+2	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Cole Exley	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Marc Armstrong		Committee Member
Ryan Armstrong		Committee Member
Guy Heffernan		Manager
Alexander Kaylor		Coach
Craig Nolan		Coach / Physio
Gareth Pugh		Coach

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	2-0	23/08/25 v Prudhoe Youth Club (The Isuzu FA Vase)
Biggest Away Win		No away victories at present
Biggest Home Defeat	1-7	16/08/25 v Fulwood Amateurs (First Division North)
Biggest Away Defeat	1-5	27/08/25 v MSB Woolton (The Edward Case Cup)
Highest Drawn Home Game	2-2	06/09/25 v MSB Woolton (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Away Game	2-2	02/08/25 v Daisy Hill (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	8	1-7 16/08/25 v Fulwood Amateurs (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	6	1-5 27/08/25 v MSB Woolton (The Edward Case Cup)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	4		5		9
Won	2	50.00%	0	0.00%	2	22.22%
Drawn	1	25.00%	2	40.00%	3	33.33%
Lost	1	25.00%	3	60.00%	4	44.44%
Scored	7	1.75	4	0.80	11	1.22
Conceded	10	2.50	11	2.20	21	2.33

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	2nd Qualifying Round	v	Northallerton Town	(A)
	To be played on Sat 20/09/25
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	Darwen FC	(A)
	To be played on Sat 27/09/25
The Edward Case Cup	Preliminary Round North	1-5	MSB Woolton	(A)

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	4 games	117

Number of Games Since
Last Win	4 games
Last Defeat	2 games
Goalless Draw	95 games
Score Draw	0 games
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	2 games
Clean Sheet	4 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	2	22.22%	1	11.11%
One	3	33.33%	3	33.33%
Two	4	44.44%	3	33.33%
Three	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Four	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Five or more	0	0.00%	2	22.22%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	2	20.00%	3	0.00%	2	6.67%
16-30	1	10.00%	0	0.00%	1	3.33%
31-45	2	20.00%	4	20.00%	6	20.00%
46-60	1	10.00%	5	25.00%	6	20.00%
61-75	3	30.00%	2	10.00%	5	16.67%
76-90	1	10.00%	6	30.00%	7	23.33%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

Garstang FC - History

Garstang Football Club was formed in 1885 and documented records show that, in 1927, the club won the Guildhall Cup as a member of the Preston and District League.

In the mid-sixties both the First and Reserve Teams moved from “The Beeches” to the club’s current home of “The Riverside”. At the time of this move the club continued to be a proud member of the Preston and District League. After much soul searching and debate during the summer of 1994 the club made the decision to advance and two steps into the West Lancashire League.

Garstang made steady progress in the early years and then, under the guidance of manager Keith Brindle, the first team reached the Lancashire Amateur Shield final for two years in succession. The first final during the 1998/99 season, saw the team suffer defeat at the hands of Fulwood. However, the following year the club bounced back and secured the trophy with a victory over favorites Stand Athletic.

In the 1999/00 season, Garstang secured the President’s Cup with a thrilling sudden death penalty shootout victory and they also achieved promotion to the West Lancashire Premier Division as runners up. There followed a few ups and downs until the 2007/08 season saw the Reserve
Team secure the Reserve Division Two title under the guidance of Paul Bailey. The First Team were also involved in a thrilling title battle that went down to the last game of the season and in front
of over 250 of their own fans, the team secured the three points needed to win the Premier Division title.

Adrian Wilding returned as Chairman and off the field plans were put in place to improve the facilities as the club, a major part being the “Score” lottery instigated by Les Taylor. An Under 18 team was formed with the ambition to nurture our own talent and this is now starting to pay dividends. The club recorded their first ever Reserve Divison1 title again under the leadership of Paul bail and further silverware was won in the 2017/18 season which proved to be a historic one for the club. Former players from the 2008 Championship winning side Lee Baker and Neil Beesley were now in charge and the First team won the West Lancs Premier League and Cup double. In the same season the club was also runners up in The Lancashire Shield whilst the reserves under the
stewardship of Hugh Sneddon and Joe Miller also did the double. After much hard work it was confirmed we had been accepted into The Hallmark Security League and the beginning of
a new chapter for Garstang Football.

The club started its first season in the Hallmark Security league Division 1 North in Season 2018/19 and a long campaign saw the club secure a highly creditable 7th place finish and the team had excellent cup run’s in 3 competitions including the Buildbase FA vase. During the season the club had its highest home attendance against local rivals Longridge Town with 352 spectators watching. Lee Baker left the club at the end of that season and was replaced by Richard Cookney who did an excellent job consolidating the clubs position within the league. After a number of Covid interrupted seasons Cookney left the club in November 2021 and following an interim role as Caretaker Manager, Zach Clark was appointed Player Manager.

Season 22/23 was a real Jekyll and Hyde season with the team either on a long run of wins or a long run of defeats. The team was decimated with injuries and the club has never had to contend with so many injuries in one season. This hampered the manager in being able to select a regular line up. The injury situation improved just in time towards the very end of the season, as the club secured 2 consecutive wins to close out the season and finish two places above the bottom three.

In September 2023 Zach Clark chose to leave the club to concentrate on playing and after a recruitment process Darrell Slater - Smith was appointed to the First Team managers role assisted by Ian Mountain following a successful spell running the Second Team.

After a very difficult season Darrell and his coaching staff left the club in May and was replaced by Guy Heffernan who brings with him a management team of proven operators at this level as the club looks to rebuild again for season 24/25.

Matchday Information

Ground: The Riverside

Address: Lancaster Road, Garstang, Lancashire

Postcode: PR3 1EB

Telephone: 07967337411

Midweek Night: Wednesday

2025/26 Admission Prices: Adults £6, Concessions £3, Unaccompanied u18s £2

Programme Price: Free - Digital

Directions: Turn off A6 onto B6430, The Riverside Ground is 100 yards north of LBT Motors in Garstang Town Centre.

Nearest Railway: Lancaster (12 miles) or Preston (14.5 miles)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: From the North (Lancaster) 40/41/42 to The High Street. From the South (Preston) 40/41. From the West (Blackpool) 42.

Parking Facilities: Limited Parking at The Ground, we recommend you park on the pay and display public car park near to the public entrance to The Riverside.

Ground Facilities: Clubhouse with toilets, full bar and tea, coffee and food.

Additional Visitor Information:

Club Information

Legal Entity: Limited Company by Guarantee C/N 11404578

Ground: The Riverside

Address: Lancaster Road, Garstang, Lancashire

Postcode: PR3 1EB

Telephone: 07967337411

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

Twitter: @garstangfc

Registered Colours: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

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

Alternative Colours: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

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

Secretary: Graham Shaw

Chairman: Adrian Wilding

Manager: Guy Heffernan

Programme Editor: Ryan Armstrong

Committee / Directors: Adrian Wilding, Marc Armstrong, Ryan Armstrong, Andrew Dixon, Bob Freeman, Graham Shaw & Phil McBride

County Affiliation: Lancashire FA

Year Formed: 1885

Record Attendance: 552 v AFC Bury Saturday 18th September 2021

Previous Leagues:

West Lancashire Football League

Honours:

1999/00: The FA Lancashire Shield Winners
1999/00: West Lancashire The Presidents Cup Winners
2000/01: West Lancashire Reserve Division Two Champions
2002/03: West Lancashire The Houston Cup Winners
2006/07: West Lancashire Division One Runners Up
2007/08: West Lancashire Premier Division Champions
2007/08: West Lancashire Reserve Division Two Champions
2008/09: West Lancashire The Wilf Carr Memorial Trophy Winners
2011/12: LEP Youth League Red Runners Up
2012/13: West Lancashire Division One Runners Up
2014/15: West Lancashire Reserve Division One Champions
2015/16: West Lancashire Richardson Cup Runners Up
2016/17: West Lancashire Richardson Cup Runners Up
2017/18: West Lancashire Premier Division Champions - Promoted to The North West Counties
2017/18: West Lancashire Richardson Cup Winners
2017/18: Lancashire FA Amateur Shield Runners Up
2017/18: West Lancashire Reserve Division Champions
2017/18: West Lancashire Reserve Division Cup Winners
2017/18: West Lancashire Club Of The Season

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