Skelmersdale United

FORMED
1882

MANAGER
Thomas Lawson

GROUND
The Community Ground

TWITTER
@skemutdofficial

Current Position: Season not started yet

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Current Form: Season not started yet

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Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
No Matches Found

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
27/07/24	Atherton LR (H)	15:00
31/07/24	Darwen FC (A)	19:45
03/08/24	Ashton Athletic (H)	15:00
06/08/24	Maghull (H)	19:45
10/08/24	Nelson (A)	15:00
14/08/24	Garstang (A)	19:45

Latest News:

	Chimbonda aims to rebuild quickly following Skem relegation
	The Premier Division Side will finish in position 24 in the Premier Division after the weekends results

	Skelmersdale United presentation to Twinkle House
	The club have made a Donation via the clubs "Break the Gate" charity Pledge

	Skelmersdale United appoint Pascal Chimbonda
	The former France International appointed Manager at Skem

	Let's meet the new member clubs - Skelmersdale United
	After an off-season of stress, can Skem United start to smooth things over? Vice Chairman Gordon Johnson certainly hopes so.

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.
Sat 27/07/24	Atherton LR	H	15:00
Wed 31/07/24	Darwen FC	A	19:45
Sat 03/08/24	Ashton Athletic	H	15:00
Tue 06/08/24	Maghull	H	19:45
Sat 10/08/24	Nelson	A	15:00
Wed 14/08/24	Garstang	A	19:45
Sat 17/08/24	Route One Rovers	H	15:00
Sun 25/08/24	Selby Town	A	00:00
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Wed 28/08/24	AFC Blackpool	A	19:45
Sat 31/08/24	Droylsden	A	15:00
Tue 03/09/24	Euxton Villa	H	19:45
Sat 07/09/24	Maine Road	H	15:00
Sat 14/09/24	Daisy Hill	A	15:00
Sat 28/09/24	Thornton Cleveleys	A	15:00
Sat 05/10/24	Holker Old Boys	H	15:00
Sat 12/10/24	Ashton Athletic	A	15:00
Sat 19/10/24	AFC Blackpool	H	15:00
Sat 26/10/24	Bacup Borough	A	15:00
Sat 02/11/24	Darwen FC	H	15:00
Sat 16/11/24	Nelson	H	15:00
Sat 30/11/24	Maine Road	A	15:00
Sat 07/12/24	Steeton	H	15:00
Sat 14/12/24	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00
Thu 26/12/24	Maghull	A	15:00
Sat 28/12/24	Ashton Town	H	15:00
Sat 04/01/25	Steeton	A	15:00
Sat 11/01/25	Route One Rovers	A	15:00
Sat 18/01/25	Droylsden	H	15:00
Sat 15/02/25	Garstang	H	15:00
Sat 01/03/25	Euxton Villa	A	15:00
Sat 22/03/25	Atherton LR	A	15:00
Sat 29/03/25	Thornton Cleveleys	H	15:00
Tue 01/04/25	Daisy Hill	H	19:45
Sat 05/04/25	Ashton Town	A	15:00
Sat 12/04/25	Bacup Borough	H	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 27/07/24	Atherton LR (H)	15:00
Wed 31/07/24	Darwen FC (A)	19:45
Sat 03/08/24	Ashton Athletic (H)	15:00
Tue 06/08/24	Maghull (H)	19:45
Sat 10/08/24	Nelson (A)	15:00
Wed 14/08/24	Garstang (A)	19:45
Sat 17/08/24	Route One Rovers (H)	15:00
Sun 25/08/24	Selby Town (A)	00:00
(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
Wed 28/08/24	AFC Blackpool (A)	19:45
Sat 31/08/24	Droylsden (A)	15:00
Tue 03/09/24	Euxton Villa (H)	19:45
Sat 07/09/24	Maine Road (H)	15:00
Sat 14/09/24	Daisy Hill (A)	15:00
Sat 28/09/24	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	15:00
Sat 05/10/24	Holker Old Boys (H)	15:00
Sat 12/10/24	Ashton Athletic (A)	15:00
Sat 19/10/24	AFC Blackpool (H)	15:00
Sat 26/10/24	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
Sat 02/11/24	Darwen FC (H)	15:00
Sat 16/11/24	Nelson (H)	15:00
Sat 30/11/24	Maine Road (A)	15:00
Sat 07/12/24	Steeton (H)	15:00
Sat 14/12/24	Holker Old Boys (A)	15:00
Thu 26/12/24	Maghull (A)	15:00
Sat 28/12/24	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
Sat 04/01/25	Steeton (A)	15:00
Sat 11/01/25	Route One Rovers (A)	15:00
Sat 18/01/25	Droylsden (H)	15:00
Sat 15/02/25	Garstang (H)	15:00
Sat 01/03/25	Euxton Villa (A)	15:00
Sat 22/03/25	Atherton LR (A)	15:00
Sat 29/03/25	Thornton Cleveleys (H)	15:00
Tue 01/04/25	Daisy Hill (H)	19:45
Sat 05/04/25	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
Sat 12/04/25	Bacup Borough (H)	15:00

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Jake Abbey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perfection Adigun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vandis Akukwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daren Askew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leyton Baines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Barlow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Barnes (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenyatta Bernal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Bramwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Connor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grantley Deckon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Deugan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ayran Donnelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ewan Fanning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Ferreira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Grayson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harley Heckingbottom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Henderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kristian Knowles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Langford (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Leadbetter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Lister	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan McNally	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
William McNulty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry McVeigh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Middlehurst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elliot MIller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keyni Mills	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alfie Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Nunnen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Priestley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leighton Rimmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Callum Sandle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Skinner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden Smith (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alfie Westhead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bradley Wrench	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
William Sullivan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Andrew Barlow		Coach
Andy Gray		Coach
Thomas Lawson		Manager

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Jake Abbey	0	0	0	0	0
Perfection Adigun	0	0	0	0	0
Vandis Akukwe	0	0	0	0	0
Daren Askew	0	0	0	0	0
Leyton Baines	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Barlow	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Barnes	0	0	0	0	0
Kenyatta Bernal	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Bramwell	0	0	0	0	0
George Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Connor	0	0	0	0	0
Grantley Deckon	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Deugan	0	0	0	0	0
Ayran Donnelly	0	0	0	0	0
Ewan Fanning	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Ferreira	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Grayson	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Hawkins	0	0	0	0	0
Harley Heckingbottom	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Henderson	0	0	0	0	0
Kristian Knowles	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Langford	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Leadbetter	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Lister	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan McNally	0	0	0	0	0
William McNulty	0	0	0	0	0
Harry McVeigh	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Middlehurst	0	0	0	0	0
Elliot MIller	0	0	0	0	0
Keyni Mills	0	0	0	0	0
Alfie Murray	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Nunnen	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Priestley	0	0	0	0	0
Leighton Rimmer	0	0	0	0	0
Callum Sandle	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Skinner	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden Smith	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Smith	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Smith	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Taylor	0	0	0	0	0
Alfie Westhead	0	0	0	0	0
Bradley Wrench	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
William Sullivan	0	0	0	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Andrew Barlow		Coach
Andy Gray		Coach
Thomas Lawson		Manager

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Jake Abbey	0	0
Perfection Adigun	0	0
Vandis Akukwe	0	0
Daren Askew	0	0
Leyton Baines	0	0
Andrew Barlow	0	0
Ben Barnes (GK)	0	0
Kenyatta Bernal	0	0
Thomas Bramwell	0	0
George Clarkson	0	0
Bobby Connor	0	0
Grantley Deckon	0	0
Michael Deugan	0	0
Ayran Donnelly	0	0
Ewan Fanning	0	0
Ryan Ferreira	0	0
Jack Grayson	0	0
Matthew Hawkins	0	0
Harley Heckingbottom	0	0
Matthew Henderson	0	0
Kristian Knowles	0	0
Joe Langford (GK)	0	0
Kevin Leadbetter	0	0
Jack Lister	0	0
Ryan McNally	0	0
William McNulty	0	0
Harry McVeigh	0	0
Harry Middlehurst	0	0
Elliot MIller	0	0
Keyni Mills	0	0
Alfie Murray	0	0
Joel Nunnen	0	0
Alex Priestley	0	0
Leighton Rimmer	0	0
Callum Sandle	0	0
Luke Skinner	0	0
Hayden Smith (GK)	0	0
Peter Smith	0	0
Thomas Smith	0	0
Ben Taylor	0	0
Alfie Westhead	0	0
Bradley Wrench	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
William Sullivan	0	0

Staff Members

Name
Andrew Barlow		Coach
Andy Gray		Coach
Thomas Lawson		Manager

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	4-1	21/10/23 v Barnoldswick Town (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Win	3-0	12/03/24 v Irlam (Premier Division)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-6	18/08/23 v Nantwich Town (The Emirates F.A Cup) 21/11/23 v Colne (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Defeat	1-10	27/01/24 v Bury (Premier Division)
Highest Drawn Home Game	3-3	11/11/23 v Chadderton (Premier Division)
Highest Drawn Away Game	2-2	18/11/23 v Pilkington (Premier Division) 23/09/23 v Runcorn Town (The Isuzu FA Vase) 13/02/24 v Burscough (Premier Division)
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	8	2-6 26/09/23 v Ramsbottom United (Premier Division)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	11	1-10 27/01/24 v Bury (Premier Division)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	27		25		52
Won	8	29.63%	3	12.00%	11	21.15%
Drawn	3	11.11%	3	12.00%	6	11.54%
Lost	16	59.26%	19	76.00%	35	67.31%
Scored	32	1.19	32	1.28	64	1.23
Conceded	66	2.44	81	3.24	147	2.83

Progression in Cup Competitions
No cup fixtures known at present

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	27 games	182

Number of Games Since
Last Win	2 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	121 games
Score Draw	7 games
Scored A Goal	2 games
Fail To Score	0 games
Clean Sheet	4 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	13	25.00%	6	11.54%
One	20	38.46%	9	17.31%
Two	14	26.92%	9	17.31%
Three	4	7.69%	16	30.77%
Four	2	3.85%	4	7.69%
Five or more	0	0.00%	9	17.31%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	7	11.11%	14	0.00%	7	3.33%
16-30	12	19.05%	20	13.61%	32	15.24%
31-45	10	15.87%	24	16.33%	34	16.19%
46-60	8	12.70%	26	17.69%	34	16.19%
61-75	13	20.63%	30	20.41%	43	20.48%
76-90	13	20.63%	33	22.45%	46	21.90%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

Skelmersdale United Football Club has a very rich pedigree with an extensive list of honours since we were founded in 1882. The Club had its genesis in a team of players brought together by the teachers of the Skelmersdale Wesleyan Day School and was originally called Skelmersdale Young Rovers. The name was then changed to Skelmersdale Wesleyans but subsequently the minister expressed his disapproval and the team became Skelmersdale United.

United have had a long and varied past, playing at the Sandy Lane Ground in the early part of the 20th Century, we competed in the Liverpool County Combination, winning the title on ten occasions, also claiming the Liverpool County Cup eight times and the George Mahon Cup on five occasions.

We moved to our spiritual home, White Moss Park in 1957 and progression to the Lancashire Combination saw us clinch the Division Two title in our first season.

Steady progress was made in the Combination as United became a force to be reckoned with. Chairman Bill Gregson had a dream to make progress in the Amateur Cup and with the appointment of Manager Bernie Banks in 1966 he saw United become one of the most respected non league sides in the Country reaching a first Wembley final in 1967. After drawing 0-0 against Enfield beneath the Twin Towers, United lost the replay at Maine Road 3-0. Unperturbed, Gregson led us to two more semi finals in the following three years.

The Appointment of Roy Rees in 1970 saw an all-conquering side finally return to Wembley this time emerging victorious as Dagenham were comprehensively outplayed in the final. A Ted Dicken hat trick giving United a 4-1 win.

One of the everlasting memories of the successful Amateur Cup days was the tremendous support the club attracted. Crowds between 1,000 and 1,500 were the norm for league games, and this rose to several thousand for cup games. The record gate saw 7,500 fans pack into the ground to witness a 1-0 quarter final victory over Slough Town in March 1967.

The Amateur Cup was not United’s only success in the late 60’s and early 70’s, as our roll of Honour included two Cheshire League titles, two Lancashire Cup wins. two Cheshire League Shield wins and three appearances in the 1st Round of the FA Cup.

There is no doubt that the 1967-1971 period was a golden era for Skelmersdale United with many players progressing into the Football League. Steve Heighway, Mickey Burns, Norman Whitehead, Dave Moorcroft and Alan Mansley are amongst those who made the step up to league football.

The club joined the Northern Premier League in 1971 but it was to be an unhappy time bringing financial problems that the club would have hanging round its neck for the next two decades. Performances on the pitch too were less than impressive and we had to wait till 2000 to claim our next piece of silverware, The North West Counties League Cup.

We left our beloved White Moss Park in 2002 and eventually moved to the newly named Westgate Interactive Stadium (Stormy Corner). Our fortunes changed becoming a potent force in the North West Counties, eventually gaining promotion to the Northern Premier League in 2006 and enjoying the success that followed.
From that platform 'Skem' went onto more trophies winning the Lancashire Cup in 2009, the Northern Premier League North in 2012-13 and the Liverpool Senior Cup in 2015 under the guidance of mercurial manager Tommy Lawson.

However success could not be maintained and with eviction from Stormy Corner we found ourselves homeless and back in the North West Counties as Manager Paul McNally looked to re build the club whilst it played out of town in Prescot.

A return home to JMO Sports Park was briefly interrupted by the COVID pandemic, but after the return of normal football, McNally's team started to earn itself a reputation for fast-flowing, exciting football.
In the 2020-21 season we made headline news as we battled through to the 1st Round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1971. The club even featured live on BT Sports, going down to Harrogate 4-1

Skem were involved in a rip-roaring battle for the 2021-22 NWCFL Premier Division title with big spending Macclesfield. United eventually had to settle for second and a play-off place against Cinderford Town of the Hellenic League but on the day Utd ran out emphatic 5-1 winners to earn a place back in the Northern Premier League.

Last season got off to a nightmare start with United forced to leave the town once more and play its fixtures at Burscough FC due to pitch issues at the JMO. Things got worse as Paul McNally left for pastures new and steadily took most of his promotion winning squad with him.

We turned to popular ex-player Richard Brodie to steady the ship and along with our talisman flying winger and skipper Elliot Morris ended our first season back at the higher level in a creditable 11th spot.
Sadly the ground grading hoo-doo struck the club once again in the summer as its current home was ruled insufficient for the standards required by the Northern Premier League and we have had to accept relegation back to the North West Counties League for 2023-24.

Despite the many turmoils of the last few years Skem continues to strive for success off and on the field with the main goal being to get back playing in our home town as soon as possible.

We will re-acquaint ourselves with old friends in the NWCFL and hopefully make new friends playing entertaining football and offering a cheery welcome to all who come to see us, no matter who they support.

Matchday Information

Ground: The Community Ground

Address: Bobby Langton Way, Burscough.

Postcode: L40 0SD

Telephone:

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2024/25 Admission Prices: £6 £4 £1

Programme Price: £2

Directions: Leave the M58 motorway at J3 for Bickerstaffe and then take the A570 towards Ormskirk.
At the roundabout, with the petrol station on your right, take the 2nd exit onto the B5240. After 1.5 miles turn left onto A577 then right into Plough Lane (B5240). Follow the road for 2.5 miles and at the roundabout take the first exit onto A5209 and then first right onto Ring O'Bells Lane. At the crossroads turn left onto Carr Lane and cross over the bridge into School Lane. Follow the road all the way down into the village of Burscough and turn right at the roundabout. Turn left at the next roundabout and continue past the Tesco store. The ground is behind the Tesco superstore at the end of short track.

Nearest Railway: Burscough Bridge (600 metres)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: There is a regular 319 bus service from Skelmersdale to Burscough, stopping at Tesco adjacent to the ground.

Parking Facilities: There are no parking facilities at the ground.

Ground Facilities: Ground Facilities: Pre and Post match bar facilities are available at the ground. Kitchen and match day refreshments available inside the ground. Our Cafe is now open, located to the right as you enter through the turnstiles.

Additional Visitor Information:

Club Information

Legal Entity: Limited Company by Guarantee C/N 11404578

Ground: The Community Ground

Address: Bobby Langton Way, Burscough.

Postcode: L40 0SD

Telephone:

Website: https://skemutd.com

Twitter: @skemutdofficial

Registered Colours: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

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

Alternative Colours: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

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

Secretary: Daniel Roberts

Chairman: Frank Hughes

Manager: Thomas Lawson

Programme Editor: Martin Stewart

Committee / Directors: Frank Hughes (Chair), Gordon Johnson (Vice Chair), Daniel Roberts, Craig Perry, Andrew Shuttleworth, Derek Hunt.

County Affiliation: Liverpool FA

Year Formed: 1882

Record Attendance: 7,500 v Slough Town, FA Amateur Cup 1967

Previous Leagues:

Northern Premier
North West Counties League
Cheshire League
Lancashire Combination

Honours:

LIVERPOOL SENIOR CUP WINNERS 2014-15
Northern Premier League (North) Champions 2012-13
Lancashire Amateur Shield Winners 1907-08
Liverpool County Combination League Winners 1910-11, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1919-20, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1945-46, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54
Liverpool Challenge Cup Winners 1911-12, 1913-14, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1945-46, 1946-47
George Mahon Cup Winners 1924-25, 1934-35, 1939-40, 1946-47,1951-52, 1954-55 (Shared Liverpool A)
Lancashire Junior Cup Winners 1914-15
Lancashire Combination Division Two Winners 1955-56
FA Amateur Cup Winners 1970-71
FA Amateur Cup Runners up 1966-67
FA Amateur Cup Semi Finalist 1968-1969, 1969-70
Cheshire League Champions 1968-1969, 1969-70
Cheshire Challenge Shield 1968-69, 1969-70
Cheshire Jubilee Cup Winners 1969-70
Lancashire Challenge Cup Winners 1969-1970, 1970-1971, 2008-09
Lancashire Floodlite Cup Winners 1969-70
Ashworth Cup Winners 1970-71
FA Cup 1st ROUND PROPER 1966-67, 1968-69, 1971-72, 2020-21
EUROPEAN AMATEUR CUP Winners Cup 1971-72 Skelmersdale Utd 2-1 Monte Belluna (On Agg)
Liverpool Senior Non League Cup Winners 1973-74 1974-75
North West Counties League Cup Winners 1999-2000
North West Counties League Cup runners-up 1982-1983, 2004-05
North West Counties Premier Division runners up 2021-22
North West Counties Division Two runners up. 1997-1998
North West Counties Chairmans Cup Winners 2022

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