FA CUP ADOPTION GAME!

[samd]

39 18 Aug 2007 Abbey Hey 1 - 2 Bacup Borough

Attendance: 45.

This is their website www.bacupboroughfc.co.uk/

They are currently 14th in the North West Counties League Division One.

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Flixton 2 2 0 0 8 2 6 6
2 Salford City 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 6
3 Newcastle Town 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 4
4 Ramsbottom United 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4
5 Silsden AFC 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
6 Atherton LR 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
7 Squires Gate 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
8 Glossop North End 2 1 0 1 6 5 1 3
9 Winsford United 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
10 Atherton Collieries 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
11 Trafford 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
12 Abbey Hey 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Maine Road 2 0 1 1 4 5 -1 1
14 Bacup Borough 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
15 Runcorn Linnets 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 1
16 Congleton Town 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1
17 Nelson 2 0 1 1 1 5 -4 1
18 St Helens Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
19 Colne 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
20 Formby 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0

Their home strip appears to be a simplistic white top, black shorts and black socks.

This is their team photo:



Bacup Borough Football Club were formed in 1875 but they didn't play their first game at their current West View Ground until 1889 where they played Accrington Stanley infront of 1000+.

They list their proudest achievement as winning the Lancashire Combination Championship in 1946/47.

In 1982 they were founder memebers of the North West Counties Football League.

In 2002/03 Bacup won the NWCL Division Two league which was their first major success for 56 years.

The following season saw them finish 14th in Division One but they won the NWCL Challenge Cup at Southport's Haig Avenue beating Newcastle Town three nil.

Just over three years ago Bacup's Secretary Frank Manning celebrated 40 years with Bacup, 50 years in football and his 70th birthday.

Amongst Bacup's former players is ex-Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United and Burnley defender David May.

Last season Bacup finished 15th with 46 points - they had an average attendance of 125 which represented a 146.5% increase on the previous seasons average of 51!

Bacup's solitary home fixture so far this season attracted 134 so yet another increase

In the next round of the FA Cup they face a trip to either Rossington Main or Atherton Collieries.

[pies]

Trafford 1 Atherton LR 0! Get in! TEAM: Campbell, Halligan, Smith, Woodford, Jones, Kisseh, Mackay, Winter, Hayder, Metcalfe, Wilkinson.

SUBS: Hayes 46 mins for Smith, Depeiaza for Metcalfe, Southwood, Ashmole, Read.

TRAFFORD SCORERS: Hayder (75),

FCUM in the next round, i hear it may be moved to Moss Lane (again!)

[Col ISIHAC.]

Woe!

my PC at home is as dead as a large pile of really, really dead things - as are the cup dreams of my adopted bunch in Cowes. one is currently restricted to occasional postings from work - restricted further because I spend much of my time away from a desk

Allegiance now lies with Vosper Thorneycroft, following their 5 - 0 thumping of Cowes Sports. Fortunately, I was in Wellingborough and managed to avoid the embarrassment of it all!

[bonehead]

Wellingborough 2-0 Halstead (replay 21 Aug).
Bring on Waltham Forest (away) in the Preliminary Round!

[Col ISIHAC.]

I know it's not entirely within the spirit of the thing, but on Sept 1st, when VT travel to North Leigh (Oxon League) I hope they come a cropper;

This is the North leigh Tinpottery-shrubberry...
Idylic, non??



And they do have a rather splendid tractor!!



Average attendance, 60 - and they hope to get into the Southern League this season.

[ojiveojive]

Correction, Adam Ainge was the Cadbury Athletic scorer in the first match but without a tannoy announcement I took the name from the programme, Doh, which said no. 10 was Simon Williams. The Avechurch equaliser was scored by Oliver Harthill.

ALVECHURCH 6 CADBURY AHTLETIC 0

Even the replay result flatters Alvechurch. Cadbury's opened the way they'd finished on Saturday, laying siege to the Alvechurch goalmouth and if a bullet header from Simon Williams in the fifth minute had been a couple of inches lower they would have taken the lead, instead it smacked against the crossbar and was eventually scrambled to safety by a very nervy Alvechurch defence. The first half was even until the 35th minute when Alvechurch took the lead from a low shot to the keeper's left which he palmed into his own net. Half time 1-0 to Alvechurch and all to play for.

Cadbury's again started well in the second half but a breakaway after fifty-five minutes saw Alvechurch double their lead and a few minutes later they went 3-0 up. Even at 3-0 down Cadbury's were pressing and putting the Alvechurch defence under the cosh but when the fourth goal went in their heads began to drop and having run themselves into the ground, Alvechurch's superior fitness began to tell and the last fifteen minutes it was nearly all one way traffic, the final two goals sealing the by now foregone conclusion of a victory for Alvechurch.

Alvechurch were certainly not convincing and on passing the dressing room their players were celebrating as if they'd won the cup itself, and well they might. Next up Alvechurch are away to Bolehall Swifts in the FA Cup Preliminary Round on September 1st and they now become my cup team to follow. I won't be able to get to the game at Bolehall as I'll be at Damson Park for The Moors v Burscough, but they may still face another hard test from a lower league side.

I'll think I'll be following Cadbury's when The Moors are too far away for me to go.

[votp]

Get in!
Studley 0 Market Drayton Town 4
Attendance 103

Now who was it in the next round again?

[malxscfc]

admin said:

I know it's not entirely within the spirit of the thing, but on Sept 1st, when VT travel to North Leigh (Oxon League) I hope they come a cropper;

This is the North leigh Tinpottery-shrubberry...
Idylic, non??
Average attendance, 60 - and they hope to get into the Southern League this season.

I guess farm subsidies must be pretty lucrative just now if they're as ambitious as you suggest!
Mind you, Leyton were hardly attracting more than that, in 04/05, when knocking on the door of the Connie Sarf...

[malxscfc]

www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Results/default.htm


RESULTS FOR EXTRA-PRELIMINARY ROUND, and FIXTURES FOR PRELIMINARY ROUND.

22. BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA 2 V Northallerton Town 1 [Ambersalamander] Next:
2. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Chester-Le-Street Town v BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA

36. TRAFFORD PARK 1 V Atherton LR 0 [namesareforidiots] Next:
29. Sunday 02 Sep 2007 15:00 TRAFFORD [sic] v FC United Of Manchester at Altrincham FC

39. Abbey Hey 1 v BACUP BOROUGH 2 [SamD] Next:
21. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Atherton Collieries v BACUP BOROUGH

45. Stapenhill FC 1 V LOUGHBOROUGH DYNAMO 2 AET [Fenners] Next:
49. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 LOUGHBOROUGH DYNAMO v Market Drayton Town
We now have a tantalising head-to-head, of course, since
54. Studley 0 V MARKET DRAYTON TOWN 4 (Replay). [votp] Next:
49. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Loughborough Dynamo v MARKET DRAYTON TOWN

56. Coalville Town 1 V ROCESTER 2 [Giggy] Next:
51. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 ROCESTER v Wellington

83. Wootton Blue Cross 0 V SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN 6 (Replay). [ifuckingrule] Next:
77. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Stanway Rovers v SAFFRON WALDEN TOWN

96. WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN 2 V Halstead Town 0 (Replay). [Bonehead] Next:
91. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Waltham Forest v WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN

100. COCKFOSTERS 3 V Southend Manor 2 [DazaB_WCFC] Next:
97. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Welwyn Garden City v COCKFOSTERS

116. Westfield 0 V BANSTEAD ATHLETIC 2 [bh] Next:
109. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Burgess Hill Town v BANSTEAD ATHLETIC

126. HAILSHAM TOWN 2 V Pagham 0 [Martello] Next:
129. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Crowborough Athletic v HAILSHAM TOWN

129. Shoreham Town 0 V HORLEY TOWN 1 [HannahCAFC] Next:
123. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 HORLEY TOWN v East Preston

160. Street 2 V WIMBORNE TOWN 5 [MalxSCFC] Next:
154. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Brislington v WIMBORNE TOWN

170. ODD DOWN 2 V Bristol Manor Farm 0 [hydeutdfc] Next:
166. 01 Sep 2007 15:00 Welton Rovers v ODD DOWN


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Commiserations to the gallant losers:

8. Darlington Railway Athletic 6 V YORKSHIRE AMATEUR 0 [leedswcfc]

32. Blackpool Mechanics 1 v Maine Road 3 [Sultan of Cannock]

63. South Normanton Athletic 1 V LYE TOWN 0 [Coops]

112. WHITEHAWK 0 V VCD Athletic 1 [Medibot]

114. FARNHAM TOWN 1 V Ringmer 4 [Amberaleman]

132. VT 5 V COWES SPORTS 0 [ISIHAC]

Like ISIHAC, I hope you'll take a responsible, stoical attitude to defeat, and graciously follow the progress of the victor in your tie!

[Sultan of Cannock- SRFC]

malxscfc said:

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Commiserations to the gallant losers:


32. Blackpool Mechanics 1 v Maine Road 3 [Sultan of Cannock]


Like ISIHAC, I hope you'll take a responsible, stoical attitude to defeat, and graciously follow the progress of the victor in your tie!

Er...excuse me but the South Manchester News seems to think that we WON.

ROAD OFF AND RUNNING

ALTHOUGH Maine Road are still waiting for their first victory in division one of the North West Counties League, they are through to the next stage of the FA Cup after a comfortable 3-1 win at Blackpool Mechanics.

The game was evenly poised until the hour mark when Yates gave a relieved Road the lead before Yuille added a second on 71 minutes and Mack sealed the victory 10 minutes later.

However, they conceded a goal at the death as Ashall converted a consolation penalty in the 88th minute for the hosts.

[ojiveojive]

Bloody Hell, I posted a report and you still missed off

Alvechurch 6 CADBURY ATHLETIC 0 (Replay) [Ojiveojive] Next:

01 Sep 2007 Bolehall Swifts v ALVECHURCH

Although I'm now due to follow Alvechurch I have a secret hankering for a Bolehall Swifts victory.

[MiB TFC]

ojiveojive said:

Although I'm now due to follow Alvechurch I have a secret hankering for a Bolehall Swifts victory.

Even though I'm not a part of this I too have a secret hankering for a Bolehall Swifts victory!

Actually, it's not that much of a secret, I was conceived, born and raised in Bolehall. Hmmm, I'm now guessing that the support for the Swifts has waned somewhat!

(Yes, I realise I'm binge posting this evening/morning but keep quiet otherwise the government'll take that away from me as well)

[ambersalamander]

I like your posts

[coops]

Just back off me holidays in Devon, saw some good tinpocity while I was there, more later.

Lye Town lost to South Normanton who are currently in action against, errr......<quickly looks it up>....ooh! it's Beduff!!

[ambersalamander]

Oh no!

I am now supporting Chester-le-Street

But I am very pleased to note that Eastbourne Town beat the k-scum, hahaha! ;D