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The Citizens<br />
West Midlands (Regional) League<br />
Darlaston Town (1874) F.C.<br />
Vs<br />
<strong>Wyrley</strong> F.C.<br />
Kick off 3 p.m.<br />
Saturday 16th September 2017 Programme £1.00<br />
Price £2.00
The Citizens Club Directory<br />
Chairman:<br />
Vice Chairman<br />
Secretary:<br />
Treasurer:<br />
Neil Chambers<br />
Tel: 07976 752698<br />
Garry Hale<br />
Tel: 07791139288<br />
Gil Preece<br />
Tel: 07593281513<br />
Bob Jones<br />
Club Directors Neil Chambers Keith Chambers<br />
Rose Burley Bob Jones<br />
General Commiee<br />
Neil Chambers Garry Hale<br />
Gil Preece Bob Jones<br />
Anton Allen Dave Steventon<br />
Rose Burley George Hancox<br />
Keith Chambers Craig Wilkinson<br />
Team Manager<br />
Andy Parkes<br />
Assistant Manager Andy Thomas<br />
Coaches Shaun Bolton Stephen Coyne Joel Waite<br />
Physio<br />
Club Photographer Jayne Cartwright Coven Photography<br />
Ground Address<br />
The Paycare Ground<br />
Bentley Leisure Pavilion<br />
Bentley Road North<br />
Bentley<br />
WALSALL<br />
WS2 0EA<br />
Telephone 01922 616165<br />
Email general@darlastontown1874fc.com<br />
Website www.darlastontown1874fc.com<br />
Programme printed by Tom Giles & Co, OLDBURY. Prog. No 5<br />
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The Chairman's Notes<br />
Today we welcome the players, supporters and officials of<br />
<strong>Wyrley</strong> to The Paycare Ground. Win lose or draw you will<br />
of course be most welcome to join us in the clubhouse for<br />
our post match award winning hospitality.<br />
Late last week we heard that we were successful in a grant<br />
applica9on to Veolia Environmental Trust for £14,000<br />
towards the upgrade of the clubhouse ladies and gents<br />
toilets. The money will be supplemented by the grant from<br />
Awards for All and will ensure that we will be able to fully upgrade the toilets<br />
without dipping into club reserves. We expect the work to be completed before<br />
Christmas. This is fantas9c news for us and together with our plans to redecorate<br />
and refurbish the club room as well as upgrade the tables and chairs, it means that<br />
we are well on course to meet our five year plan commitment of improving our non<br />
playing facili9es.<br />
On the pitch Andy con9nues to work 9relessly to improve the squad. Despite the<br />
fact we are one of only two teams unbeaten in the Division he is s9ll looking to<br />
strengthen in all posi9ons. He has signed Black Country Rangers midfielder James<br />
Filkins and last Saturday we had a glimpse of the speed and quali9es of Tyrone<br />
Clarke O’Connell, whilst former Willenhall and Wednesfield midfielder Michael<br />
Eagles has joined and will bring plenty of experience to the club. Leaving the club<br />
are last season’s leading scorer Sam Melia who has joined Midland League Bloxwich<br />
Town (2016) whilst Daryl Westwood has joined Division Two Sikh Hunters together<br />
with local lads Nick Lewis and Jake Robinson, we wish all of them the best for the<br />
future.<br />
We have been drawn at home to AEI Rugby in the B’ham County FA Vase on<br />
Saturday 21 October. Many of you will know that we are the only team to have won<br />
the compe99on in successive seasons 1990/91 and 1991/92. We will be invi9ng the<br />
players and management from those two teams to the game as guests of the club. I<br />
am already in contact with former players Mark Bates and Colin Johnson but if you<br />
know the whereabouts or contact details of any member of those teams such as<br />
Peter Stone, Vince Bayley, Iggy Patel, Damien Kearns, Simon Archer, Fred<br />
Whitehouse, Phil Wood, Kevin Fletcher and any others then please let me know.<br />
Enjoy today’s game……………………………………………….<br />
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View from the Dugout<br />
Good afternoon to you all, welcome to The<br />
Paycare Ground for our fifth home game of the<br />
season.<br />
Last week’s game against Worcester Raiders,<br />
where do I start?. We knew from the off it was<br />
going to be a tough game against a well<br />
organised side who have improved season on<br />
season since joining the West Midlands League,<br />
but you couldn’t write it another draw 3-3.<br />
We expected the first twenty minutes were going<br />
to be key as to how the game would shape up. I<br />
was pleased with the way we started the game<br />
especially during the early exchanges, a few<br />
crunching tackles seemed to make Worcester hesitant putting them on the back foot<br />
enabling us to create some good chances. We managed to convert one early on<br />
which was a real training ground move and finish, something we practice quite<br />
regularly.<br />
Worcester are a good side and we knew they would have good spells in the game<br />
they came back into the game late on in the first half equalising and finished the half<br />
the strongest. During the half-time break, we made it clear what was wanted and<br />
what we had to do. To be fair to the lads they came out the blocks second half<br />
scoring another two quality goals this should have been enough to see Worcester<br />
off.<br />
But yet again, for the third game running we lost our concentration costing us three<br />
points. The lads were absolutely gutted, we know we let Worcester off the hook,<br />
although I was pleased with our overall performance as we looked a real threat all<br />
afternoon and the determination and effort from all was second to none.<br />
I was asked this week “Are you frustrated with the results so far”. The answer is<br />
simple “YES” we should have won the last three games but our concentration levels<br />
late on and individual mistakes have cost us big time. But in saying that we are<br />
human, no one means to make mistakes or switch off. We know as a group we<br />
need to improve, we have a lot of quality in the group there is no need to panic.<br />
The lads have been working hard as usual this week and our commitment and work<br />
ethic along with the attitude of the group has been brilliant and it’s there to see week<br />
in week out a real hard working honest bunch of lads.<br />
In my opinion we have played three out the top four sides in the league and have<br />
matched them in all departments, we know what we have to do, the squad is<br />
collectively focused and ready for the challenges ahead we will be fine.<br />
Again, I hope the Darlo army enjoy the game this afternoon and has always we<br />
need you in good voice cheering the lads on<br />
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Match Report<br />
Saturday 9th September Kick Off 3 pm<br />
Darlaston Town (1874) 3 Worcester Raiders 3<br />
After a sixteen-day absence Darlaston returned to West Midlands (Regional)<br />
League Division One action in a thrilling 3-3 draw against an impressive<br />
Worcester Raiders side. In form Raiders arrived at The Paycare Ground full of<br />
confidence with nine points from four games and on the back of a 6-2 victory<br />
whilst Darlaston were unbeaten in four games following two successive draws.<br />
Both sides made a good start, with<br />
both defences respectful of the<br />
attacking prowess of their opponents<br />
who had scored thirty goals between<br />
them in their opening four league<br />
games.<br />
Darlaston saw attempts by debutant<br />
Tyrone Clarke O'Connell and Scott<br />
Broadway off target before taking the<br />
lead with a stunning goal on 13<br />
minutes. A superb right wing run by<br />
Sam Giles saw him outpace his<br />
marker before sending in a pin point<br />
cross which was met by Broadway<br />
whose stunning ten-yard volley gave<br />
visiting keeper Dan Norcott no<br />
chance.<br />
The Hayden Hughes, Broadway strike partnership threatened a minute later but<br />
Broadway's twelve-yard shot was blocked by Matt Tyler. Despite the setback<br />
Worcester started to impose themselves on the game and Richard Smith and<br />
Martin Fowler threatened without troubling keeper Aaron Morris. Fortunately for<br />
the home side Fowler shot wide from distance on three occasions, whilst Clarke-<br />
O'Connell and Follows both had<br />
difficult opportunities to increase<br />
the lead, keeper Norcott saving<br />
easily on both occasions.<br />
Smith, Tyler and Fowler were<br />
impressive for the visitors whilst<br />
Dave Richards, returning from<br />
injury and Luke Charlton created<br />
opportunities for the home side<br />
but the Raiders defence stood<br />
firm.<br />
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Worcester Raiders grabbed a deserved equaliser on the stroke of half time.<br />
Joe Haines opened up the home defence, his right-wing cross evading the<br />
home defenders to find Richard Smith unmarked at the back post, who<br />
easily slotted home from six yards.<br />
Darlaston regained the lead on 56 minutes. Clarke-O'Connell went on a<br />
twenty-yard run beating two defenders, cutting in from the left-hand side<br />
before curling a superb 22-yard effort beyond the outstretched Norcott and<br />
nestling into the bottom corner. Clarke-O'Connell shot wide from 20 yards<br />
on 65 minutes before the Raiders Haines missed two half chances, the first<br />
effort blocked by home skipper Ryan McAllister, the second going well wide.<br />
Ant Follows was unlucky not to extend the lead on 70 minutes, the<br />
midfielder bursting through to unleash a ferocious 18-yard strike over the<br />
bar. Four minutes later the home side were on target again, Follows sending<br />
Sam Giles clear, as<br />
Norcott advanced from<br />
his line to narrow the<br />
angle, Giles cleverly<br />
chipped the keeper from<br />
16 yards to send the<br />
home support ecstatic.<br />
The two-goal advantage<br />
was short lived and<br />
within five minutes<br />
Raiders netted a second<br />
goal. The home defence<br />
failed to clear a Fowler<br />
right wing cross and<br />
Richard Smith pounced<br />
again to loop an eight-yard header beyond Morris to set up a rousing final<br />
10 minutes.<br />
On 83 minutes, the visitors drew level Tyler easily converting from close<br />
range.<br />
The final seven minutes saw both teams have good chances to take all<br />
three points. Firstly, Smith was denied his hat trick by the outstretched leg of<br />
Morris whilst at the other end in the final minute the outstretched leg of<br />
Hughes failed to connect cleanly from six yards, the ball falling tamely into<br />
the arms of Norcott.<br />
For the third successive game Darlaston let slip a two-goal lead in the final<br />
10 minutes but the crowd of just over one hundred for the fifth home game<br />
running were again sent home happy with the quality of football and effort<br />
on show from both sides. Based on this performance both teams will be<br />
challenging near the top of the table come the end of the season.<br />
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Finding the Secret to<br />
Darlaston Town (1874)<br />
Since I started working with the club in June, it has<br />
taken time for me to understand the true Darlaston<br />
Town (1874), and why it means so much to so many<br />
people. The first question I asked myself was “how<br />
could a club like Darlaston run and survive without<br />
employing people, such as bar staff, caterers, cleaners<br />
and maybe even a groundsman”.<br />
Like many people I naturally assumed that was the<br />
case looking from the outside in, there is always an<br />
amount of jealously when other clubs look at what<br />
others have, and how successful they are, there are<br />
always lots of assumptions and hearsay, I have to own<br />
up, I was one of those, the way the club worked it just<br />
didn’t add up.<br />
When I first met Neil at a pub in Cannock to see if I was suitable for the roles I now fill, he<br />
expressed so many times no one earns a penny, everyone that works for and at the club<br />
donates their time on a voluntary basis for no gain whatsoever.<br />
After our initial meeting I was even more confused, I knew my roles would be voluntary,<br />
but I still could still not understand why so many give so much time for very little, a unique<br />
thing in this world we currently live in. So, in essence I suppose I couldn’t still work out<br />
how the club worked, even though the Chairman had told me, it just sounded too good to<br />
be true.<br />
Over the summer months I kept my head down, working away in the background trying to<br />
keep the promises I had made to Neil. I kept asking Andy and Tomo what makes the club<br />
work, why do some many people invest so much for no return. Could they help me find the<br />
secret of Darlaston Town (1874)?<br />
I knew that during the early pre-season friendlies I would the meet characters I have been<br />
told so much about over the years by Shaun Melia, and be able to put faces to the names.<br />
I was starting to hear, Lynne, Gaz, (who I met both very briefly one evening), Anton,<br />
Nicola, Jayne whose photos I had admired for years, but could never understand why they<br />
were not on the club website.<br />
Then there was this enigma a legend of Darlaston’s history, The Boss, the man everyone<br />
has so much respect for and looks up to, but also seemed to fear him at the same time Gil<br />
was his name. I remember Andy Parkes saying to me “You must get on and keep on the<br />
right side of Gil. If you do he will see you right”. “But if you don’t, expect the dreaded<br />
phone call, that starts with “Its Gil here”, when you hear those words you know you’re in<br />
trouble”.<br />
So, when meeting these people for the first time, would I find the secret to Darlaston Town<br />
(1874)?<br />
I suppose the secret truly started to reveal itself at the first home friendly of the season<br />
against Coton Green. I was amazed at the level of kindness, friendliness of everyone. Its<br />
ok seeing people at away games screaming and shouting in some circumstances, but until<br />
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you see them in their true roles, behind the bar, in the kitchen, on the gate, cutting<br />
the grass and strimming the ground surrounds, or just generally helping everyone.<br />
Together with what goes on before, during and after match days it's only then you<br />
see the true essence, heartbeat and spirt of any club.<br />
In talking to people that day, I started to get an inkling of what the secret of Darlaston<br />
was, in speaking to Jayne Cartwright, Gil, Neil and even Anton, I was being let into<br />
the secret and seeing it with my own eyes.<br />
I missed the second home friendly against Smithswood Firs because of being in<br />
hospital. I returned for the big one, the opening day league game against Old<br />
Wulfrunians. Thrown into the Match Day Secretary Role and as well as looking after<br />
the programme, website and the Match Stats for Andy & Tomo a busy week, did I<br />
enjoy it, OH YES, EVERY SECOND, to win made it a great day.<br />
The second week rolled by, more website articles, news was coming thick and fast,<br />
the stats from the Old Wulfrunians game I produced, I wasn’t happy with, they<br />
needed improving. A second programme needed doing, so really not much time to<br />
think about things during that week.<br />
But by the time I went home the following week after the St. Martins game, I had well<br />
and truly discovered the secret to Darlaston Town (1874)<br />
The secret is so simple the volunteers are the sole, lifeblood, heartbeat of the club,<br />
it’s the love of their Club, Community, Town the ability to make a difference to see<br />
smiles on people’s faces, to see and hear laughter, knowing the name of Darlaston<br />
Town can continue al be it in a different form. That’s why so few give so much, some<br />
a few hours but most hundreds over a year and then a few thousands of hours,<br />
because of their love of their club, its name its history, something they are so proud<br />
of.<br />
It’s not only the supporters and spectators all the work is for, it’s also to support their<br />
fellow volunteers, someone said to me “I have two families, my own and my<br />
Darlaston one”. Says it all really. The eagerness to help each other, nothing is too<br />
much trouble for anyone who walks through those gates, players, management of<br />
both sides officials, supporters and spectators all receive the special Darlo<br />
experience, maybe that’s why they have won the Bob Juggins Trophy two years on<br />
the trot. Every volunteer will go that extra mile to help anyone, it’s so infectious it<br />
rubs off on everyone and makes them give that little bit extra, why because they<br />
CARE, that’s why Darlaston is special.<br />
I must say its sucked me right in too, a powerful fast-growing breathing animal, that<br />
will never stop, because of the people not only at the top of the club, but everyone<br />
who gives helps and supports they provide the fuel to keep the animal growing.<br />
Because I now know the secret I can honestly say It’s a true honour to work for this<br />
wonderful club of ours, but an even greater honour because I have been accepted<br />
into the fold and been given the secret, I assume I can now stand alongside those<br />
that give so much time and effort to the cause, if not I am sure I will get the dreaded<br />
phone call that starts “It’s Gil here”<br />
In life so few people manage to improve or touch the hearts of others, Darlaston<br />
Town (1874) manages to do that every week, and I am proud to be part of that.<br />
Simon Cox<br />
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What Darlaston Town (1874) FC<br />
means to<br />
Gil Preece<br />
My love affair with Darlaston Town FC started as<br />
a nine-year-old way back in 1951. I was living in<br />
Kings Hill Wednesbury at the time and I started<br />
going to The City Ground with a family friend. He<br />
used to serve teas from a table from the terracing<br />
down the Slater Street side of the ground. I used<br />
to help him in all weather's, there was no cover<br />
he just stood at a table serving teas at a table<br />
whether the sun was shining or it was freezing<br />
cold or raining. I love football and I loved going<br />
and helping him out. It is ironic that 66 years later<br />
I am still serving teas at Darlaston FC but at least now I am in the<br />
clubhouse warm and dry.<br />
When my family moved to Bentley I didn't see him as much and started<br />
to play more football so didn't go to the games as often. I remember<br />
though at that time having to pay a tanner extra to sit in the stand.<br />
After I stopped playing I took up refereeing. I refereed in the West<br />
Midlands League for many years and refereed and was linesman at<br />
Darlaston many times, I was always unbiased though (lol). When I<br />
finished refereeing in 1984 I went to help out at the club as I wanted to<br />
put something back into the game and the town I loved. With the<br />
exception of a very brief spell away I have been here ever since. For<br />
nearly 33 years now it has been part of my life and always will be as I<br />
get no other feeling at any other club like I do for this one.<br />
In those years, I have done every job going. I have at times been<br />
Chairman, secretary, groundsman, kit man and even manager for a short<br />
time. There have been great times and very dour times with chairmen<br />
coming and going and the club on the verge of collapse several times. At<br />
one-time Dave Steventon (he's still on the committee today), Gordon<br />
Campbell and myself took over the running of the club to save it going<br />
out of existence. Between us we did everything, including mowing the<br />
pitch with a sixteen-inch lawn mower, up and down the City Ground<br />
slope for hours and hours. They were difficult times but we saved the<br />
club and that was all that mattered.<br />
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I have had some<br />
wonderful times and<br />
met some great<br />
people. We are the<br />
only team to have<br />
won the Birmingham<br />
FA Vase back to<br />
back, I am very<br />
proud of that, they<br />
were great times.<br />
Former Walsall player<br />
Jimmy McMorran was<br />
the best manager I<br />
have seen at the club<br />
and Neil Knight was<br />
the best player.<br />
"Knighty" was a nononsense<br />
centre<br />
forward who would frighten defenders and goalkeepers to death, he<br />
would win games on his own. A fabulous player and goal scorer.<br />
Another great bloke at the club was Dave Powers a diehard Wolves fan<br />
known to everyone as "Fingles" he was Darlo and Wolves through and<br />
through. RIP "Fingles".<br />
I was proud of the City Ground and proud to be part of it. My feelings for<br />
the old ground are as strong today as they were nearly 33 years ago<br />
when I first got involved. But time goes on and it was a very sad day that<br />
the club folded in 2013 and the ground went to rack and ruin. Still, we<br />
are at a new ground now and the club is still going. It is a great venue,<br />
with wonderful people, a super chairman and I'm very proud to be part<br />
of Darlaston Town (1874) Football club.<br />
In finishing, I do go back sometimes to look at the old ground and say to<br />
myself " I was part of the old Darlo and it will always be in my heart".<br />
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A Look Around the League<br />
With Tipton Town in FA Vase action, Division One leaders Team<br />
Dudley missed an opportunity to move clear at the top of table<br />
losing for the first time this season 3-2 at Old Wulfs. A Michael<br />
Hancox header opened the scoring for the home side, quickly<br />
followed by a Chris Farnell goal after a goalkeeping error. Former<br />
Darlaston midfielder Chris Knight pulled a goal back for the<br />
students on 35 minutes and Wulfs were reduced to 10 men just<br />
before the break. On 75 minutes Noah Diallo made it 3-1 with a 40<br />
yard strike and Knight set up a rousing final few minutes by<br />
making it 3-2 in the 88 th minute.<br />
Allscott leap frogged Bustleholme into third spot following a 3-2<br />
away win at the Tipton Sports Academy. John Scragg put the<br />
visitors ahead in the first minute, Michael Miller equalised, before<br />
two further goals from Scragg put the visitors in control. A Chris<br />
Brown penalty reduced the arrears but Allscott held on for their<br />
fourth win in six games.<br />
Newport Town continued their good start to the season with a 2-0<br />
home win against today’s visitors <strong>Wyrley</strong>, whilst in the only other<br />
game in the Division Kington Town fell to their fifth defeat in six<br />
games 2-1 at the hands of Telford Juniors who moved up to eighth<br />
spot.<br />
Unfortunately all of the Division One teams in the FA Vase fell to<br />
defeat. Pride of place goes to Tipton Town who pushed Midland<br />
Premier League Coventry United close before finally falling to a 3-1<br />
away defeat. United are two levels above Tipton and have dropped<br />
just two points in their opening six league games so it was always<br />
going to be tough but Tipton stunned their hosts with a fifth<br />
minute goal courtesy of Ebenezer Marango. The visitors held on<br />
until three second half goals sealed their feat Chris Cox and Josh<br />
O’Grady (2) on the scoresheet. Willenhall town continue to<br />
struggle, falling to their fifth defeat 3-0 away at Wem Town.<br />
Also in the FA Vase St Martins lost 3-1 at East Midlands Counties<br />
Football League side Ashby Ivanhoe FC. A Tom Ash penalty after 5<br />
minutes put the visitors ahead before Josh Johnson equalised. Two<br />
early second half goals from Jordan McCourt (penalty) and Elliott<br />
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Bott saw the home side through. Elsewhere in the Vase Midland<br />
Premier League Uttoxeter Town defeated Gornal Athletic 4-1 whilst<br />
Bromyard were trounced 7-1 by WMRL Premier side Cradley Town.<br />
With most Premier Division teams in FA Vase action there were<br />
only two games in the Premier. Black Country Rangers moved into<br />
third spot with a 3-1 home win against Dudley Sports, Shaquille<br />
McDonald opened the scoring before a 65 th minute equaliser but<br />
late goals from Lee Smith and Tobias Archer secured the three<br />
points for Rangers. In the only other League game Wednesfield<br />
moved up to sixth spot with goals from Kieran Cooke and Josh<br />
Jones.<br />
In Division Two Warstone Wanderers and Sikh Hunters are both<br />
setting the Division alight with 6 consecutive wins from their<br />
opening 6 games so it will be a thriller this Saturday and<br />
someone’s “0” has got to go, when the two meet at Aldersley<br />
Leisure Village. Wanderers lead the Division courtesy of goal<br />
difference which was supplemented with an 8-0 win at AFC<br />
Bridgnorth Development. With former Darlaston players Ben<br />
Lawley, Tyrone Atkinson and Daryl Westwood in their ranks<br />
Hunters have also made a blistering start Reece Bennett (2) Justin<br />
Nisbett and Hinesh Patel amongst the goals in a 4-0 home win<br />
against Shropshire based Rock Rovers.<br />
Most of the league newcomers continue to struggle in the higher<br />
standard of football. The bottom four positions are occupied by<br />
new boys AFC Bridgnorth Development, Oldbury United, Ludlow<br />
Town and Church Stretton. A late Shane Trussell equaliser for AFC<br />
Bilbrook denied Ludlow their first win of the season. Gornal Colts<br />
are also unbeaten after 5 games after trouncing Oldbury United 7-<br />
3 whilst Wonder Vaults with former Darlaston Players Dave Lewis<br />
and Lewis Wemm amongst their ranks, were comprehensive 7-1<br />
winners against Church Stretton.<br />
Elsewhere Wolverhampton United maintained their unbeaten<br />
record with a hard fought 1-0 win away at Market Drayton<br />
Reserves, AFC Wednesbury and AFC Broseley ended goalless and<br />
goals from Jordan Worton Guy and Ash Walker secured FC<br />
Darlaston a home point against Bewdley Town Reserves.<br />
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WMRL Division 1 Table<br />
Pos P W D L GD Pts<br />
1 Team Dudley 6 4 1 1 9 13<br />
2 Tipton Town 5 4 1 0 9 13<br />
3 AllscoG 6 4 1 1 9 13<br />
4 Newport Town 5 4 0 1 15 12<br />
5 Bustleholme 6 3 1 2 10 10<br />
6 Worcester Raiders 5 3 1 1 7 10<br />
7 Darlaston Town (1874) 5 2 3 0 3 9<br />
8 Telford Juniors 6 3 0 3 -1 9<br />
9 Old Wulfrunians 5 2 2 1 1 8<br />
10 Wem Town 5 2 0 3 -5 6<br />
11 Gornal Athle9c 5 1 1 3 -5 4<br />
12 <strong>Wyrley</strong> 5 1 1 3 -5 4<br />
13 Bromyard Town 5 1 1 3 -6 4<br />
14 St. Mar9ns 4 1 0 3 -4 3<br />
15 Kington Town 6 1 0 5 -7 3<br />
16 Willenhall Town 6 0 1 5 -28 1<br />
17 Wrens Nest 1 0 0 1 -2 0<br />
Future Fixtures<br />
Saturday 23rd September<br />
Bustleholme<br />
Vs<br />
Darlaston Town (1874) F.C.<br />
Kick Off 3 pm<br />
Saturday 30th September<br />
Darlaston Town (1874) F.C.<br />
Vs<br />
Gornal Athle6c.<br />
Kick Off 3pm<br />
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DARLASTON TOWN (1874)<br />
SQUAD LIST<br />
Aaron Morris<br />
Jay Handley<br />
Dan Elwell<br />
Sam Causton<br />
Sam Giles<br />
Ryan Kingdon<br />
Lucas Hough<br />
Mar6n Stanton<br />
Ashley Jus6n<br />
Ryan McAllister<br />
Liam Cox<br />
Seweryn Brzostowski<br />
Richard Joyce<br />
Sam Baxter<br />
Luke Charlton<br />
Ant Follows<br />
Ricky Kelly<br />
Dave Richards<br />
Jack Whitehouse<br />
Steve Mason<br />
Sco Broadway<br />
Hayden Hughes<br />
Tyrone Clarke-O’Connell<br />
James Filkins<br />
Michael Eagles<br />
Management Team<br />
Manager: Andy Parkes<br />
Assistant Manager: Andy Thomas<br />
Goalkeeping Coach:<br />
Coach: Stephen Coyne<br />
Assistant Coach: Joel Waite<br />
Shaun Bolton<br />
WYRLEY<br />
SQUAD LIST<br />
Nathaniel Hare<br />
Jack Braid<br />
Mahew Bickley<br />
Alexander Henry<br />
Craig Smallman<br />
Joe Finch<br />
Liam Sandland<br />
Arron Wright<br />
Danny Dolman<br />
James Welnitschuk<br />
Joe Williams<br />
Daniel Lowe<br />
Luke Plimmer<br />
Reis Nadat<br />
Christopher Geldart<br />
Cameron Dingle<br />
Sco Gill<br />
Daniel Bonsall<br />
Louie Mason<br />
Jordan Sedgwick<br />
Stefan Gordon<br />
Jonathan Warburton<br />
Jordan Holmes<br />
Samuel Lyce<br />
Mahew Rhodes<br />
Leigh Bevan<br />
Carl Ellis<br />
Ashley Munday<br />
Daniel Fox<br />
Andrew Willacy<br />
Louis Read<br />
Referee:<br />
Officials<br />
C. MaGhews<br />
Assistants: T. Ahearn<br />
P. Whitehouse