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1 Press Release News Results News Results Tables ISSUE No. 38 WEEK ENDING 3 rd May REVIEW OF THE WEEK Having undergone final day disappointment for the second successive season last Saturday WITTON ALBION suffered the double whammy of play-off frustration in consecutive campaigns when they lost on penalties to BUXTON on Tuesday evening. With the play-offs having been in existence for four years it was the third consecutive occasion that the club finishing as Premier Division runners-up had failed to go up. Instead it was third place GATESHEAD who eased their way to promotion beating EASTWOOD TOWN 4-0 in midweek and then BUXTON 2-0 on Saturday. FC UNITED of MANCHESTER became the first lower tier runners-up to gain promotion via the playoffs when they came from behind to beat SKELMERSDALE UNITED 4-1 with Skem playing all the second half with ten men and the last twenty minutes with nine. The First Division South play-off final went to extra-time and penalties with NANTWICH TOWN, who had come from behind to beat GRANTHAM TOWN on Tuesday evening, overcoming SHEFFIELD FC 4-1 from the spot after the sides had finished all square at 2-2. Just over six thousand fans watched the three play-off games. The curtain fell on the season with FLEETWOOD TOWN adding the Peter Swales Memorial Shield to their Premier Division title beating BRADFORD PARK AVENUE. RESULTS Monday, 28 th April 2008 Wednesday. 30 th April 2008 MANCHESTER PREMIER CUP FINAL RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 2 Hyde United 1 Teague 4og, G.Jones 89. Seddon 90. Att.276 Tuesday, 29 th April 2008 PREMIER DIVISION PLAY-OFF Semi Finals GATESHEAD 4 EASTWOOD TOWN 0 Southern 3,45, Brayson 13, Att.539 Shaw 28og. WITTON ALBION 1 BUXTON 1 Warlow 90. Ross 45. Att.586 (Buxton won 6-5 on pens) FIRST DIVISION NORTH PLAY-OFF Semi Final SKELMERSDALE UTD 3 CURZON ASHTON 0 Donnelly 45,48, Murt 70. Att.245 FIRST DIVISION SOUTH PLAY-OFF Semi Finals NANTWICH TOWN 2 GRANTHAM TOWN 1 Kinsey 76, Blackhurst 88. Turner 74. Att.624 SHEFFIELD FC 4 STOCKSBRIDGE PS 1 Powell 15,55, Copnell 27,80. Riley 60pen. Att.430 UNIBOND LEAGUE CHAIRMANS CUP FINAL RETFORD UNITED 2 BRADFORD PK AVE 0 Goddard 1, Chappell 16. Att.131 Chief Executive Duncan Bayley 22 Woburn Drive Hale, Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8LZ Telephone: Fax: dbayley@unibondleague.com NEWSLINE FIRST DIVISION NORTH PLAY OFF Semi Final FC UNITED OF M/CR 3 BAMBER BRIDGE 2 A.Carden 22, Patterson 38, Zarac 51,79. Att.1820 Wright 69. Saturday, 3 rd May 2008 PREMIER DIVISION PLAY OFF FINAL GATESHEAD 2 BUXTON 0 Gate 49, Brayson 79. Att.1402 FIRST DIVISION NORTH PLAY OFF FINAL FC UNITED OF M/CR 4 SKELMERSDALE UTD 1 Platt 41pen, Chadwick 51, McConville 10. Att.3258 Patterson 63pen, C.Baguley 80. FIRST DIVISION SOUTH PLAY OFF FINAL NANTWICH TOWN 2 SHEFFIELD FC 2 Blackhurst 32, Walker 71. P.Smith 45, Ward 90. Att.1354 (AET - Nantwich Town won 4-1 on pens) PETER SWALES MEMORIAL SHIELD FLEETWOOD TOWN 2 BRADFORD PK AVE 1 Mercer 17, Milligan 80. Connors 52. Att.388 (Premier Div winners) (First Div North winners) League Secretary/Press Officer Phil Bradley 7 Guest Road Prestwich Manchester M25 7DJ Telephone: (home) Telephone: (office) Fax: pbradley@unibondleague.com

2 UNIBOND CLUB OF THE MONTH AWARDS The final UniBond Club of the Month awards for April/May have gone to GATESHEAD, FC UNITED of MANCHESTER and NANTWICH TOWN all of whom coincidentally won their respective Division s play-off finals and were also all taking the award for a second time in the season. Gateshead won the Premier Division prize in some style with seven wins and a draw in their eight games scoring 27 goals and conceding just two. FC United had a real fixture pile up to negotiate in April but still managed to pick up the President s Cup in addition to winning the play-offs recording eight victories and losing only two of their thirteen fixtures. NANTWICH TOWN lifted the First Division South accolade winning seven of their nine games against some tough opposition including Blue Square National side Altrincham in the Cheshire Senior Cup Final. UNIBOND FAIRPLAY AWARDS The UniBond Fair Play awards for April have gone to WITTON ALBION, ROSSENDALE UNITED and KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC respectively. Albion s record of just one caution in four games cemented their place at the top of the Premier Division Fair Play table although surprisingly for an overall season winner it was the first occasion they had lifted a monthly award. The 1,000 winners cheque added to the 3,600 for finishing league runners-up will be some small consolation for them narrowly missing out on promotion for the second successive campaign. GATESHEAD took second place in the Fair Play table and pocketed 650 whilst GUISELEY in third took home 350 thanks to finishing 0.01 of a point ahead of Matlock Town NEWCASTLE BLUE STAR won the 1,000 first prize in the First Division North whilst Rossendale s April award lifted them to second overall and 650 at the expense of WOODLEY SPORTS who had their hitherto good record blighted by a poor April to finish third overall which cost them 300. Kidsgrove s third monthly award of the season enabled them to overtake QUORN in the race to the First Division South 1,000 prize with WARRINGTON TOWN picking up the 350 for third spot in the final overall season table. FOUR MORE MANAGERS GO As the dust settled on the UniBond season four more managers parted company with their clubs to take the number of managerial changes in the campaign to 28 or virtually 50% of the League s membership. First Colwyn Bay announced they had decided to look for another manager for next season after Gary Finley had not led the Welsh club in to the play-offs whilst quickly on their heels were Woodley Sports whose manager Ashley Berry is leaving after only nine weeks at the club. Berry halted the club s slide towards relegation in his brief tenure and he is thought to be taking a similar job nearer his Yorkshire base. Then Cammell Laird announced they have appointed Ken McKenna as manager for next season to replace Ian Doran who will join the Board after spearheading Lairds rise up the pyramid with four promotions in five years as the club moved from the West Cheshire League to the UniBond League Premier Division in that time. Doran s Assistant Neil Young stays on as Assistant to McKenna who has managed Welsh side TNS in high profile European competitive games and was also a long serving Altrincham player. Finally Witton Albion s website is reporting that manager Jim Vance decided to step down hours after his side s play-off defeat against Buxton with Chairman Mike Worthington saying Vince s decision to quit has left him at his lowest ebb since he took over as Chairman almost a decade ago. 2

3 UNIBOND LEAGUE TABLES UniBond Premier Division Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Fleetwood Town Witton Albion Gateshead Eastwood Town Buxton Guiseley Marine Hednesford Town Worksop Town Ashton United Kendal Town Whitby Town Prescot Cables [-1] Frickley Athletic North Ferriby United Matlock Town Ilkeston Town Ossett Town Leek Town Stamford Lincoln United UniBond First Division North Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Bradford Park Avenue FC United of Manchester Skelmersdale United Curzon Ashton Bamber Bridge Ossett Albion Wakefield FC Newcastle Blue Star Rossendale United Garforth Town Lancaster City Harrogate Railway Ath Clitheroe Chorley Mossley Radcliffe Borough Woodley Sports [-1] Bridlington Town UniBond First Division South Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Retford United * Cammell Laird * Nantwich Town Sheffield FC Stocksbridge Pk Steels Grantham Town Colwyn Bay Belper Town Goole AFC Carlton Town Gresley Rovers Quorn Warrington Town Alsager Town Shepshed Dynamo Brigg Town Kidsgrove Athletic Spalding United * Cammell Laird promoted in place of Retford United due to ground irregularities. + Alsager Town relegated in place of Spalding United due to ground irregularities. [-1] Point deducted due to playing an ineligible player. 3

4 UNIBOND LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS GRID Team Ash Bux Eas Fle Fri Gat Gui Hed Ilk Ken Lee Lin Mar Mat Nor Oss Pre Sta Whi Wit Wor Ashton United xxx Buxton 3-1 xxx Eastwood Town 5-2 xxx Fleetwood Town xxx Frickley Athletic xxx Gateshead xxx Guiseley xxx Hednesford Town xxx Ilkeston Town xxx Kendal Town xxx Leek Town xxx Lincoln United xxx Marine xxx Matlock Town xxx Nth Ferriby Utd xxx Ossett Town xxx Prescot Cables xxx Stamford xxx 1-3 Whitby Town xxx Witton Albion xxx 0-3 Worksop Town xxx 4

5 UniBond Premier Division Attendance Grid Team Ash Bux Eas Fle Fri Gat Gui Hed Ilk Ken Lee Lin Mar Mat Nor Oss Pre Sta Whi Wit Wor Ave Ashton United XXX Buxton 367 XXX Eastwood Town XXX Fleetwood Town XXX Frickley Athletic XXX Gateshead XXX Guiseley XXX Hednesford Town XXX Ilkeston Town XXX Kendal Town XXX Leek Town XXX Lincoln United XXX Marine XXX Matlock Town XXX Nth Ferriby Utd XXX Ossett Town XXX Prescot Cables XXX Stamford XXX Whitby Town XXX Witton Albion XXX Worksop Town XXX 319 5

6 UniBond First Division North Results Grid [over 42 games played] Team Bam Bra Bri Cho Cli Cur FCUM Gar Har Lan Mos New Oss Rad Ros Ske Wak Woo Bamber Bridge xxx Bradford Park Ave 3-2 xxx Bridlington Town 0-5 xxx Chorley xxx Clitheroe 5-1 xxx Curzon Ashton xxx FC United of M/cr xxx Garforth Town xxx Harrogate Railway xxx Lancaster City xxx Mossley xxx Newcastle Blue Star xxx Ossett Albion xxx Radcliffe Borough xxx Rossendale Utd xxx Skelmersdale Utd xxx Wakefield xxx Woodley Sports xxx

7 UniBond First Division North Attendance Grid [over 42 games played] Team Bam Bra Bri Cho Cli Cur Bamber Bridge xxx Bradford Park Ave 466 xxx FCU M Gar Har Lan Mos New Oss Rad Ros Ske Wak Woo Bridlington Town xxx Chorley xxx Clitheroe xxx Curzon Ashton xxx FC United of M/cr xxx Garforth Town xxx Harrogate Railway xxx Athletic Lancaster City xxx Mossley xxx Newcastle Blue Star xxx Ossett Albion xxx Radcliffe Borough xxx Rossendale Utd xxx Skelmersdale Utd xxx Wakefield xxx Woodley Sports xxx

8 UniBond First Division South Results Grid [over 42 games played] Team Als Bel Bri Cam Car Col Goo Gra Gre Kid Nan Quo Ret Shef She Spa SPS War Alsager Town xxx Belper Town xxx Brigg Town 4-4 xxx Cammell Laird xxx Carlton Town xxx Colwyn Bay xxx Goole AFC xxx Grantham Town xxx Gresley Rovers xxx Kidsgrove Ath xxx Nantwich Town xxx Quorn xxx Retford United xxx Sheffield FC xxx Shepshed Dyn xxx Spalding United xxx Stocksbridge PS xxx Warrington Town xxx 2-2 8

9 UniBond First Division South Attendance Grid [over 42 games played] Team Als Bel Bri Cam Car Col Goo Gra Gre Kid Nan Quo Ret Shef She Spa SPS War Ave Alsager Town xxx Belper Town 163 xxx Brigg Town xxx Cammell Laird xxx Carlton Town xxx Colwyn Bay xxx Goole AFC xxx Grantham Town xxx Gresley Rovers xxx Kidsgrove Ath xxx Nantwich Town xxx Quorn xxx Retford United xxx Sheffield FC xxx Shepshed Dyn xxx Spalding United xxx Stocksbridge PS xxx Warrington Town xxx

10 APRIL UniBond Fair Play Award - Season Premier Division 10 FINAL SEASON TOTAL Pl Ca Dis Pts Ave Pl Ca Dis Pts Ave Witton Albion 1st Gateshead 2nd Guiseley 3rd Matlock Town Fleetwood Town Hednesford Town Ilkeston Town Ashton United Prescot Cables Leek Town Whitby Town Lincoln United Ossett Town Nth Ferriby Utd Stamford Marine Eastwood Town Worksop Town Kendal Town Buxton Frickley Athletic First Division North Newcastle Blue Star 1st Rossendale Utd 2nd Woodley Sports 3rd Radcliffe Borough Mossley Wakefield Chorley Skelmersdale Utd Harrogate Railway Lancaster City Bradford Park Ave Bridlington Town FC United of M/cr Ossett Albion Bamber Bridge Clitheroe Garforth Town Curzon Ashton First Division South Kidsgrove Ath 1st Quorn 2nd Warrington Town 3rd Gresley Rovers Brigg Town Grantham Town Alsager Town Colwyn Bay Spalding United Stocksbridge PS Carlton Town Nantwich Town Sheffield FC Cammell Laird Shepshed Dyn Retford United Belper Town Goole AFC POINTS FOR DISMISSAL 1 POINT FOR CAUTION [Did not include any promotion play off fixtures.]

11 Preliminary Round Ashington 1 NEWCASTLE Blue Star 3 BAMBER BRIDGE 2 Oldham Town 0 BRIDLINGTON TOWN 1 Newcastle Benfield 2 BRIGG TOWN 4 South Shields 0 Bromyard Town 1 SHEPSHED DYNAMO 4 CAMMELL LAIRD 2 Sheffield FC 0 CARLTON TOWN 2 Pilkingtons 1 CHORLEY 2 WARRINGTON TOWN 0 CLITHEROE 3 St Helens Town 2 Colne 1 NANTWICH TOWN 3 Congleton Town 1 COLWYN BAY 5 (After 2-2 draw) Esh Winning 1 HARROGATE RAILWAY 4 Evesham United 1 GRESLEY ROVERS 0 GRANTHAM TOWN 2 Blackstones 1 (After 0-0 draw) Maine Road 0 SKELMERSDALE UTD 3 MOSSLEY 1 WOODLEY SPORTS 2 (After draw) Oldbury 1 KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC 3 OSSETT ALBION 0 BRADFORD PARK AVE 1 Parkgate 2 ALSAGER TOWN 1 Pelsall Villa 1 QUORN 6 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 3 LANCASTER CITY 0 RETFORD UNITED 1 Tipton Town 2 ROSSENDALE UNITED 0 Dinnington Town 2 Shildon 5 GOOLE AFC 4 SPALDING UNITED 5 Norwich United 1 Spennymoor Town 3 GARFORTH TOWN 2 STOCKSBRIDGE PS 3 CURZON ASHTON 2 Stourport Swifts 2 BELPER TOWN 5 (After 3-3 draw) Trafford 2 FC UTD of M/CR 5 West Auckland Town 1 WAKEFIELD FC 0 (After draw) (22 1,000 = 22,000) 1 st Qualifying Round BAMBER BRIDGE 3 Flixton 1 (After 2-2 draw) Bedworth Town 2 EASTWOOD TOWN 1 BELPER TOWN 4 Causeway 1 CARLTON TOWN 2 MATLOCK TOWN 4 CLITHEROE 1 CHORLEY 1 (After 2-2 draw, AET Clitheroe won 4-3 on pens) COLWYN BAY 2 Parkgate 1 Consett 3 OSSETT TOWN 0 Durham City 1 GUISELEY 3 FLEETWOOD TOWN 2 FC UTD of M/CR 1 FRICKLEY ATHLETIC 1 STOCKSBRIDGE PS 2 GATESHEAD 6 Selby Town 1 Hallam 0 WOODLEY SPORTS 1 HARROGATE RAILWAY 3 Chester Le Street 0 (After draw) KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC 2 Willenhall Town 0 LEEK TOWN 1 BUXTON 2 LINCOLN UNITED 0 Kings Lynn 3 Liversedge 1 NORTH FERRIBY UTD 0 NANTWICH TOWN 3 ASHTON UNITED 2 Needham Market 0 GRANTHAM TOWN 1 (After draw) Newcastle Benfield 2 NEWCASTLE BS 1 QUORN 5 Alvechurch 0 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 4 CAMMELL LAIRD 1 SHEPSHED DYNAMO 0 Bromsgrove Rovers 2 (After draw) SKELMERSDALE UTD 2 MARINE 0 Spennymoor Town 2 BRIGG TOWN 1 STAMFORD 5 SPALDING UNITED 0 Stratford Town 0 HEDNESFORD TOWN 1 (After 0-0 draw) FA CUP RESULTS Sutton Coldfield Town 2 ILKESTON TOWN 1 WHITBY TOWN 3 Shildon 2 WITTON ALBION 1 PRESCOT CABLES 2 WORKSOP TOWN 0 KENDAL TOWN 1 (23 2,250 = 51,750) 2 nd Qualifying Round Alfreton Town 1 HEDNESFORD TOWN 2 (After 0-0 draw) BAMBER BRIDGE 2 Burscough 1 Barrow 5 COLWYN BAY 0 BELPER TOWN 2 Hucknall Town 1 Billingham Town 0 FLEETWOOD TOWN 4 Blyth Spartans 2 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 1 Boston United 4 BUXTON 1 BRADFORD PARK AVE 4 WHITBY TOWN 0 CLITHEROE 8 Spennymoor Town 2 Gainsborough Trinity 6 STOCKSBRIDGE PS 1 GATESHEAD 1 Vauxhall Motors 3 GUISELEY 1 PRESCOT CABLES 0 (After draw) HARROGATE RAILWAY 4 Leigh RMI 1 Hinckley United 4 GRANTHAM TOWN 2 Horden CW 0 WOODLEY SPORTS 5 Liversedge 0 KENDAL TOWN 3 MATLOCK TOWN 3 AFC Telford 1 Rainworth 2 KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC 0 SKELMERSDALE UTD 0 Southport 1 STAMFORD 3 Gedling Town 1 3,750 = 45,000) 3 rd Qualifying Round BAMBER BRIDGE 5 West Auckland Town 1 (After 2-2 draw) Barrow 2 FLEETWOOD TOWN 1 BELPER TOWN 0 Southport 3 Dinnington Town 1 BRADFORD PARK AVE 7 GUISELEY 2 Vauxhall Motors 3 HARROGATE RAILWAY 3 MATLOCK TOWN 2 Harrogate Town 2 CLITHEROE 0 KENDAL TOWN 4 WOODLEY SPORTS 0 Nuneaton Borough 4 STAMFORD 1 Rushall Olympic 2 HEDNESFORD TOWN 0 4 5,000 = 20,000) 4 th Qualifying Round BRADFORD PARK AVE 0 Gainsborough Trinity 4 HARROGATE RAILWAY 2 Harrogate Town 1 Histon 4 BAMBER BRIDGE 1 KENDAL TOWN 0 Altrincham 1 10,000) First Round Proper HARROGATE RAILWAY 2 Droylsden 0 (1 16,000) 2 nd Round Proper HARROGATE RAILWAY 2 Mansfield Town 3 (Total prize money for season 164,750) 11

12 FA TROPHY RESULTS Preliminary Round BRIDLINGTON TOWN 3 QUORN 1 (After draw and Extra Time) CAMMELL LAIRD 0 CURZON ASHTON 1 CLITHEROE 2 OSSETT ALBION 1 FC UTD of MANCHESTER 1 BRADFORD PARK AVE 4 (After draw) GARFORTH TOWN 2 SHEPSHED DYNAMO 3 GRANTHAM TOWN 3 ALSAGER TOWN 0 GRESLEY ROVERS 3 BRIGG TOWN 3 (After 2-2 draw, Extra Time Gresley won 3-1 on pens) KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC 0 Chasetown 1 NEWCASTLE BLUE STAR WOODLEY SPORTS (After draw) Rushall Olympic 2 CARLTON TOWN 1 SKELMERSDALE UTD 1 GOOLE AFC 0 SPALDING UNITED 0 Romulus 4 Sutton Coldfield Town 1 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 3 WARRINGTON TOWN 3 ROSSENDALE UNITED 2 Willenhall Town 3 BELPER TOWN 2 (After draw) (11 1,000 = 11,000) 1 st Qualifying Round BRADFORD PARK AVE 0 SHEFFIELD FC 2 BRIDLINGTON TOWN 0 RETFORD UNITED 2 BUXTON 2 LEEK TOWN 1 CHORLEY 1 CURZON ASHTON 2 COLWYN BAY 2 NEWCASTLE Blue Star 1 EASTWOOD TOWN 0 BAMBER BRIDGE 1 FLEETWOOD TOWN 1 WORKSOP TOWN 0 GATESHEAD 2 SHEPSHED DYNAMO 1 GRANTHAM TOWN 1 KENDAL TOWN 3 HARROGATE RAILWAY 2 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 4 ILKESTON TOWN 4 NORTH FERRIBY UTD 1 (After draw) LANCASTER CITY 1 CLITHEROE 2 (After 0-0 draw) MARINE 5 LINCOLN UNITED 0 MATLOCK TOWN 1 STAMFORD 0 (After Extra Time and a 2-2 draw) MOSSLEY 0 Rushall Olympic 1 NANTWICH TOWN 2 WAKEFIELD FC 3 (After Extra Time and a draw) OSSETT TOWN 3 WHITBY TOWN 2 PRESCOT CABLES 2 FRICKLEY ATHLETIC 3 Romulus 0 WARRINGTON TOWN 1 STOCKSBRIDGE PS 3 SKELMERSDALE UTD 1 WITTON ALBION 6 ASHTON UNITED 1 Willenhall Town 1 HEDNESFORD TOWN 3 (21 1,500 = 31,500) 2 nd Qualifying Round CLITHEROE 1 Rushall Olympic 1 (Clitheroe removed from competition) CURZON ASHTON 1 ILKESTON TOWN 3 FRICKLEY ATHLETIC 1 COLWYN BAY 2 HEDNESFORD TOWN 1 GUISELEY 2 MARINE 2 BAMBER BRIDGE 3 (After draw) MATLOCK TOWN 1 GATESHEAD 2 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 2 Chasetown 1 (After 0-0 draw) RETFORD UNITED 5 FLEETWOOD TOWN 1 (After draw) SHEFFIELD FC 3 KENDAL TOWN 2 STOCKSBRIDGE PS 2 WITTON ALBION 5 WAKEFIELD 0 BUXTON 2 WARRINGTON TOWN 0 OSSETT TOWN 3 (11 2,000 = 22,000) 3 rd Qualifying Round BAMBER BRIDGE 2 ILKESTON TOWN 1 BUXTON 0 AFC Telford United 1 GATESHEAD 2 Boston United 1 FA TROPHY RESULTS [cont] 3 rd Qualifying Round (Cont) GUISELEY 1 Worcester City 0 OSSETT TOWN 3 Rushall Olympic 2 (After 0-0 draw) RETFORD UNITED 3 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 1 SHEFFIELD 2 COLWYN BAY 2 (After draw, AET Colwyn Bay won 5-4 on pens) WITTON ALBION 1 Hucknall Town 2 (After draw) (6 3,000 = 18,000) First Round Proper BAMBER BRIDGE 2 Rushden & Diamonds 3 COLWYN BAY 1 Burton Albion 2 Farsley Celtic 4 GATESHEAD 1 (After draw) GUISELEY 1 Kidderminster Harriers 2 Histon 5 RETFORD UNITED 2 Stafford Rangers 3 OSSETT TOWN 1 (Total prize money for season 82,500) LEADING GOALSCORERS (In order of League Goals Qualification 16 league goals) PREMIER DIVISION Lge Cup Tot Adam WARLOW (Witton Albion) Kevin SANASAY (Worksop T-1 for BPA) Danny BRUNSKILL (Whitby Town) James HANSON (Guiseley) Graeme ARMSTRONG (Gateshead) Louis BRISCOE (Leek Town) Ross DYER (Hednesford Town) Peter CUMISKEY (Marine) Jamie MILLIGAN (Fleetwood Town) Simon BARRACLOUGH (Matlock Town) Neil ROSS (Buxton-7+3 for Ilkeston T) Neil TOWLER (Frickley A-7+3 for Brid ton) Jason BRADLEY (Buxton) FIRST DIVISION NORTH Lge Cup Tot Rory PATTERSON (FC Utd of M/cr) Michael NORTON (Curzon Ashton) Phil EASTWOOD (Rossendale United) Steve HOWSON (Radcliffe Borough) Lee NOVAK (Newcastle Blue Star) Ryan SALMON (Bamber Bridge) Shane KELSEY (Ossett Albion) George DONNELLY (Skelmersdale U) Ryan SALMON (Bamber Bridge) Mike MOSELEY (Bradford Park Avenue) Chris HOWARTH (Wakefield) Anthony MURT (Skel dale-11+1for C.Bay) Greg KELLY (Garforth Town) FIRST DIVISION SOUTH Lge Cup Tot Neil HARVEY (Retford United) Neil BLACK (Colwyn Bay) Alex HAY (Cammell Laird) Daryl THOMAS (Carlton Town) Ross HANNAH (Belper Town) Ashley CARTER (Nantwich Town) Andy KINSEY (Nantwich Town) Duncan BRAY (Goole AFC) David BLENKINSOPP (Gresley Rovers) Phil BIGNALL (Carlton Town) Mick GODBER (Retford United) Dave WHITTAKER (Alsager Town) Alvyn RILEY (Stocksbridge PS) (NB - Play-off Goals included under Cup Goals) 12

13 UNIBOND LEAGUE CUP COMPETITIONS 2007/8 UNIBOND LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP 1 st Round Bamber Bridge 2 Chorley 1 Cammell Laird 3 Rossendale United 4 Clitheroe 4 Colwyn Bay 4 (AET Colwyn Bay won 4-2 on pens) FC United of Manchester 0 Alsager Town 1 Goole AFC 2 Wakefield FC 0 Nantwich Town 1 Radcliffe Borough 1 (AET Nantwich won 7-6 on pens) Ossett Albion 4 Harrogate Railway Ath 2 Quorn 2 Belper Town 1 Sheffield FC 6 Gresley Rovers 5 Shepshed Dynamo 3 Grantham Town 3 (AET Grantham won 5-4 on pens) Skelmersdale United 5 Lancaster City 0 Spalding United 2 Carlton Town 1 Stocksbridge PS 2 Mossley 1 Woodley Sports 1 Curzon Ashton 2 2 nd Round Alsager Town 1 Curzon Ashton 4 Bridlington Town 4 Brigg Town 2 (After Extra Time) Colwyn Bay 2 Bamber Bridge 1 Garforth Town 2 Ossett Albion 1 (After Extra Time) Goole AFC 1 Sheffield FC 1 (AET - Sheffield won 5-3 on pens) Kidsgrove Athletic 0 Skelmersdale Utd 3 Nantwich Town 5 Stocksbridge PS 1 Newcastle Blue Star 2 Bradford Park Avenue 1 Retford United 1 Quorn 2 Spalding United 3 Grantham Town 6 Warrington Town 2 Rossendale United 0 3 rd Round Bridlington Town 1Guiseley 4 Colwyn Bay 2 Witton Albion 2 (AET Witton won 4-2 on pens) Curzon Ashton 1 Nantwich Town 1 (AET Curzon Ashton won 5-4 on pens) Eastwood Town 4 Matlock Town 3 Fleetwood Town 7 Warrington Town 3 Garforth Town 0 Whitby Town 6 Gateshead 2 Newcastle Blue Star 0 Hednesford Town 3 Ashton United 1 Ilkeston Town 2 Grantham Town 1 Kendal Town 3 Skelmersdale United 5 Leek Town 2 Buxton 1 Marine 3 Prescot Cables 1 North Ferriby United 2 Stamford 1 Ossett Town 0 Frickley Athletic 2 Sheffield FC 4 Lincoln United 2 Worksop Town 3 Quorn 0 4 th Round Fleetwood Town 2 Marine 3 Gateshead 3 Sheffield FC 2 Guiseley 3 Eastwood Town 4 Ilkeston Town 1 Hednesford Town 0 North Ferriby United 2 Worksop Town 2 (AET Worksop won 5-4 on pens) Skelmersdale United 3 Leek Town 1 Whitby Town 0 Frickley Athletic 1 Witton Albion 2 Curzon Ashton 1 Quarter Finals Ilkeston Town 1 Eastwood Town 1 (AET-Eastwood won 4-3 on pens) Skelmersdale United 2 Marine 0 Witton Albion 0 Gateshead 1 Worksop Town 0 Frickley Athletic 1 Semi Finals Eastwood Town 3 Frickley Athletic 1 Skelmersdale United 2 Gateshead 2 (AET- Skelmersdale won 4-2 on pens) FINAL EASTWOOD TOWN 3 SKELMERSDALE UTD 0 UNIBOND LEAGUE PRESIDENT S CUP 1 st Round Garforth Town 3 Wakefield 3 (AET Wakefield won 3-2 on pens) Kidsgrove Athletic 1 Radcliffe Borough 3 Lancaster City 0 Chorley 2 Quorn 1 Carlton Town 4 2 nd Round Belper Town 2 Gresley Rovers 1 Bridlington Town 2 Ossett Albion 3 Brigg Town 1 Carlton Town 1 (AET Brigg Town won 4-2 on pens) Cammell Laird 3 Alsager Town 2 Chorley 1 Nantwich Town 2 Colwyn Bay 2 Woodley Sports 2 (AET Colwyn Bay won 4-3 on pens) Curzon Ashton 1 Stocksbridge PS 4 FC United of Manchester 5 Bamber Bridge 0 Goole AFC 3 Spalding United 1 Harrogate Railway 0 Bradford Park Ave 1 Mossley 0 Skelmersdale United 0 (AET - Skelmersdale won 6-5 on pens) Newcastle Blue Star 1 Wakefield FC 2 Radcliffe Borough 4 Warrington Town 1 Rossendale United 3 Clitheroe 2 Sheffield FC 1 Grantham Town 0 Shepshed Dynamo 0 Retford United 2 3 rd Round Brigg Town 3 Bradford Park Avenue 2 FC United of Manchester 2 Rossendale United 1 Goole AFC 2 Stocksbridge PS 1 Nantwich Town 5 Cammell Laird 1 Ossett Albion 1 Colwyn Bay 0 Retford United 5 Sheffield FC 0 Skelmersdale United 1 Radcliffe Borough 2 Wakefield FC 2 Belper Town 1 Quarter Finals Goole AFC 2 Wakefield FC 1 Nantwich Town 5 FC United of Manchester 1 (Nantwich disqualified for playing ineligible player) Radcliffe Borough 5 Brigg Town 1 Retford United 4 Ossett Albion 4 (AET Ossett Albion won 6-5on pens) Semi-Finals Goole AFC 1 FC United of Manchester 3 Ossett Albion 0 Radcliffe Borough 1 FINAL FC UNITED OF M/CR 2 RADCLIFFE BOROUGH 0 CHAIRMAN S CUP RETFORD UNITED 2 BRADFORD PARK AVE 0 (First Div South winners) (First Div North winners) PETER SWALES MEMORIAL SHIELD FLEETWOOD TOWN 2 BRADFORD PK AVE 1 (Premier Divison Winners) (First Div North winners) 13

14 FACTS AND FIGURES (League Games Only) PREMIER DIVISION SCORED 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME 8-Gateshead 5-Witton A 4-Guiseley, Marine, Whitby T 3-Buxton, Ilkeston T, Leek T 2-Ashton U, Eastwood T, Frickley A, Fleetwood T, Hednesford, Kendal T, Ossett T, Prescot C, Stamford, Worksop T 1-Lincoln U, Matlock T, N Ferriby U CONCEDED 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME 6-Ilkeston T, N Ferriby U 5-Ashton U, Frickley A, Lincoln U, Stamford, Whitby T 3-Hednesford T, Kendal T, Worksop T 2-Buxton, Leek T, Marine, Prescot C 1-Eastwood T, Matlock T, Ossett T CLEAN SHEETS 20-Witton A 17-Fleetwood T 13-Gateshead 11-Eastwood T 10-Buxton, Guiseley 9- Frickley A, Hednesford T, Ossett T, Ilkeston T 8-Prescot C, Whitby T, Worksop T 7-Ashton U, Matlock T 6-Leek T, Marine, N Ferriby U 5-Lincoln U 4-Kendal T 3-Stamford FAILED TO SCORE 15-Lincoln U 14-Ossett T 13-Frickley A 12-Leek T 11-Eastwood T 10-Buxton, Guiseley, Matlock T 9-Hednesford T, Marine, Prescot C, Stamford 8-Ilkeston T, Whitby T 7-Ashton U, Kendal T, N Ferriby 6-Witton A 5-Worksop T 3-Fleetwood T, Gateshead HIGHEST ATTENDANCES /04/08 Fleetwood Town v Frickley Athletic /04/08 Fleetwood Town v Buxton /03/08 Witton Albion v Fleetwood Town /01/08 Buxton v Matlock Town /10/07 Fleetwood Town v Witton Albion /12/07 Fleetwood Town v Kendal Town /03/08 Matlock Town v Buxton /02/08 Witton Albion v Gateshead HIGHEST HOME WINNING MARGIN 29/03/08 Witton Albion 6 Lincoln United 0 24/03/08 Kendal Town 6 Marine 0 HIGHEST AWAY WINNING MARGIN 27/08/07 North Ferriby Utd 0 Guiseley 5 27/10/07 Whitby Town 1 Witton Albion 6 HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORE 05/09/07 Ilkeston Town 4 Lincoln United 5 08/09/07 Whitby Town 6 Stamford 3 22/09/07 Ashton United 7 Frickley Athletic 2 02/10/07 Fleetwood Town 6 Leek Town 3 15/10/07 Stamford 5 Ilkeston Town 4 FIRST DIVISION NORTH SCORED 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME 10-Skelmersdale U 7-Ossett A 6-Bradford PA, Curzon Ashton 5-FC Utd of M/cr, Newcastle BS 4-B.Bridge 3-Bridlington T, Chorley, Garforth T, Lancaster C, Rossendale U, Wakefield 2-Clitheroe, Mossley 1-Harrogate RA, Radcliffe B, Woodley S CONCEDED 4 OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME 11-Mossley 8-Bridlington T 7-Chorley 6-Lancaster C 4-Garforth T, Radcliffe B, Rossendale U, Woodley S 3-B.Bridge, Skelmersdale U 2-Bradford PA, Clitheroe, Curzon Ashton, Harrogate RA, Newcastle BS, Ossett A 1-FC Utd of M/cr, Wakefield CLEAN SHEETS 20-Bradford PA 17-Skelmersdale U 15-Bamber Bridge 14-Curzon Ashton, FC Utd of M/cr 13-Lancaster C 12-Wakefield 11-Harrogate RA, Woodley S 10-Garforth T 9-Rossendale U 8-Newcastle BS 7-Bridlington T, Chorley, Ossett A 4-Clitheroe, Mossley 3-Radcliffe B FAILED TO SCORE 17-Bridlington T 15-Woodley S 14-Chorley 13-Harrogate RA, Newcastle BS, Radcliffe B, Wakefield 11-Garforth T 10-B.Bridge, Skelmersdale U 9-Clitheroe, Lancaster C 7-Curzon Ashton, Mossley, Ossett A 6-Bradford PA, FC Utd of M/cr, Rossendale U HIGHEST ATTENDANCES /03/08 FC Utd of M/cr v Bamber Bridge /04/08 FC Utd of M/cr v Lancaster City /11/07 FC Utd of M/cr v Bradford Park Ave /09/07 FC Utd of M/cr v Woodley Sports /08/07 Lancaster City v FC Utd of Manchester /08/07 FC Utd of M/cr v Bridlington Town /08/07 FC Utd of M/cr v Garforth Town HIGHEST HOME WINNING MARGIN 22/09/07 Bradford Park Avenue 9 Rossendale United 0 HIGHEST AWAY WINNING MARGIN 25/09/07 Bridlington Town 0 Bradford Park Ave 5 24/04/08 Ossett Albion 0 Bamber Bridge 5 HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORE 22/09/07 Bradford Park Avenue 9 Rossendale United 0 14

15 FACTS & FIGURES (Cont) FIRST DIVISION SOUTH SCORED FOUR OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME 10-Nantwich T 8-Colwyn Bay 7-Carlton T, Quorn, Retford U 6-Grantham T, Sheffield 5-Cammell Laird 4-Goole, Kidsgrove A 3-Alsager T, Belper T, Stocksbridge 2-Brigg T 1-Gresley R, Spalding U, Warrington T CONCEDED FOUR OR MORE GOALS IN A GAME 11-Spalding U 9-Alsager T 7-Brigg T 6-Carlton T 5-Belper T, Goole, Kidsgrove A, Warrington T 4-Quorn, Sheffield FC, Shepshed D 3-Grantham T, Gresley R 2-Cammell Laird, Colwyn Bay, Stocksbridge 1-Retford U CLEAN SHEETS 19-Retford U 16-Sheffield 13-Stocksbridge PS 12-Nantwich T 10-C.Laird, Goole, Grantham T, Warrington T 9-Quorn, Shepshed D 8-Alsager T, Belper T 7-Colwyn Bay 5-Brigg T, Gresley R 4-Carlton T 3-Kidsgrove A 2-Spalding U FAILED TO SCORE 15-Shepshed D 14-Quorn 13-Brigg T, Gresley R, Spalding U, Warrington T 10-Colwyn Bay, Nantwich T 9-Kidsgrove A 8-Alsager T, Grantham T 7-Sheffield 6-C.Laird 5-Carlton T, Goole 4-Belper T, Stocksbridge PS 3-Retford U HIGHEST ATTENDANCES /04/08 Nantwich Town v Goole /01/08 Nantwich Town v Alsager Town /11/07 Sheffield FC v Goole /10/07 Nantwich Town v Kidsgrove A /10/07 Nantwich Town v Colwyn Bay /08/07 Nantwich Town v Quorn HIGHEST HOME WINNING MARGIN 01/01/08 Colwyn Bay 7 Warrington Town 1 25/08/07 Colwyn Bay 6 Shepshed Dynamo 0 08/12/07 Belper Town 6 Warrington Town 0 01/01/08 Nantwich Town 6 Alsager Town 0 15/03/08 Grantham Town 6 Cammell Laird 0 HIGHEST AWAY WINNING MARGIN 03/10/07 Warrington Town 1 Cammell Laird 6 02/10/07 Spalding United 0 Retford United 5 13/10/07 Shepshed Dyn o 0 Grantham Town 5 01/12/07 Warrington Town 0 Carlton Town 5 HIGHEST AGGREGATE SCORE 20/11/07 Quorn 6 Grantham Town 3 12/01/08 Carlton Town 3 Warrington Town 6 23/04/08 Sheffield FC 7 Spalding United 2 UNIBOND CLUB OF THE MONTH PREMIER DIVISION AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL FIRST DIVISION NORTH AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL FIRST DIVISION SOUTH AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL GUISELEY GATESHEAD WITTON ALBION FLEETWOOD TOWN WITTON ALBION BUXTON FRICKLEY ATHLETIC FLEETWOOD TOWN GATESHEAD OSSETT ALBION BAMBER BRIDGE HARROGATE RAILWAY BRADFORD PARK AVE SKELMERSDALE UTD FC UNITED of M/CR BAMBER BRIDGE BRADFORD PARK AVE FC UNITED of M/CR QUORN NANTWICH TOWN SHEFFIELD FC RETFORD UNITED GRESLEY ROVERS BRIGG TOWN GRANTHAM TOWN RETFORD UNITED NANTWICH TOWN UNIBOND FAIR PLAY AWARDS PREMIER DIVISION AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL FIRST DIVISION NORTH AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL FIRST DIVISION SOUTH AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL GUISELEY MARINE MATLOCK TOWN FLEETWOOD TOWN HEDNESFORD TOWN GATESHEAD MATLOCK TOWN MATLOCK TOWN WITTON ALBION MOSSLEY MOSSLEY NEWCASTLE Blue Star ROSSENDALE UNITED NEWCASTLE Blue Star BRIDLINGTON TOWN WOODLEY SPORTS MOSSLEY ROSSENDALE UNITED KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC NANTWICH TOWN QUORN ALSAGER TOWN GRANTHAM TOWN KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC CARLTON TOWN WARRINGTON TOWN KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC 15

16 Keep up to date with news across the UniBond League by logging on to our websites. UNIBOND LEAGUE OFFICIAL WEBSITE DIRECTORY UniBond League Premier Division Club Ashton United Buxton Eastwood Town Fleetwood Town Frickley Athletic Gateshead Guiseley Hednesford Town Ilkeston Town Kendal Town Leek Town Lincoln United Marine Matlock Town North Ferriby Utd Ossett Town Prescot Cables Stamford Whitby Town Witton Albion Worksop Town Website First Division North First Division South Club Website Club Website Bamber Bridge Alsager Town Bradford Park Ave Belper Town Bridlington Town Brigg Town Chorley Cammell Laird Clitheroe Carlton Town Curzon Ashton Colwyn Bay FC United of M/cr Goole AFC Garforth Town Grantham Town Harrogate Railway A Gresley Rovers Lancaster City Kidsgrove Athletic Mossley Nantwich Town Newcastle Blue Star Quorn Ossett Albion Retford United Radcliffe Borough Sheffield FC Rossendale United Shepshed Dynamo Skelmersdale United Spalding United Wakefield Stocksbridge Pk Steels. Woodley Sports Warrington Town 16