Atherton LR

FORMED
1956

MANAGER
David Jones

GROUND
Crilly Park

TWITTER
@AthertonLRFC

Current Position: 12th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
4	1	2	1	7	10	5

Current Form: 12th

P	W	D	L	F	A
4	1	2	1	7	10

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
17/08/19	Steeton (H)	W 3-1
10/08/19	AFC Darwen (H)	D 2-2
08/08/19	Lower Breck (A)	L 1-6
03/08/19	Nelson (A)	D 1-1

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
20/08/19	Golcar United (H)	15:00
24/08/19	Prestwich Heys (A)	15:00
26/08/19	AFC Blackpool (H)	15:00
31/08/19	Pilkington (A)	15:00
07/09/19	St Helens Town (H)	15:00
14/09/19	Shelley (A)	15:00

Latest News:

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	David Jones is determined to ensure Atherton LR become more competitive on the pitch


	David Jones is determined to ensure Atherton LR become more competitive on the pitch

	International signing for LR
	Atherton LR have announced the signing of Congolese international Vinny Mukendi.

	Dave puts plans in place
	New Atherton LR manager Dave Jones is promising a complete overhaul of the squad as he prepares for the new season.

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Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 03/08/19	Nelson	A	15:00	D 1-1	William Higginson (53)
Thu 08/08/19	Lower Breck	A	20:00	L 1-6	Lewis Welsh (77p)
Sat 10/08/19	AFC Darwen	H	15:00	D 2-2	Dominic Evans (71) Ryan Longsden (90+3)
Sat 17/08/19	Steeton	H	15:00	W 3-1	Connor Comber (4) Connor Comber (60) Connor Comber (90+2)
Tue 20/08/19	Golcar United	H	15:00
Sat 24/08/19	Prestwich Heys	A	15:00
Mon 26/08/19	AFC Blackpool	H	15:00
Sat 31/08/19	Pilkington	A	15:00
	(The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q)
Sat 07/09/19	St Helens Town	H	15:00
Sat 14/09/19	Shelley	A	15:00
Sat 21/09/19	Chadderton	H	15:00
Sat 28/09/19	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00
Sat 05/10/19	Ashton Town	A	15:00
	(The First Division Cup 2)
Sat 12/10/19	Garstang	H	15:00
Sat 19/10/19	Runcorn Town	A	15:00
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 26/10/19	Ashton Town	H	15:00
Sat 02/11/19	Emley AFC	A	15:00
Sat 09/11/19	Pilkington	H	15:00
Sat 16/11/19	AFC Blackpool	A	15:00
Sat 23/11/19	Cleator Moor Celtic	H	15:00
Sat 30/11/19	AFC Darwen	A	15:00
Sat 07/12/19	Steeton	A	15:00
Sat 14/12/19	AFC Liverpool	H	15:00
Sat 21/12/19	St Helens Town	A	15:00
Thu 26/12/19	Daisy Hill	H	15:00
Sat 28/12/19	Bacup Borough	H	15:00
Sat 04/01/20	Pilkington	A	15:00
Sat 11/01/20	AFC Liverpool	A	15:00
Sat 25/01/20	Lower Breck	H	15:00
Sat 01/02/20	Nelson	H	15:00
Sat 08/02/20	Bacup Borough	A	15:00
Sat 15/02/20	Ashton Town	A	15:00
Sat 29/02/20	Emley AFC	H	15:00
Sat 07/03/20	Shelley	H	15:00
Sat 14/03/20	Garstang	A	15:00
Sat 21/03/20	Cleator Moor Celtic	A	15:00
Sat 04/04/20	Holker Old Boys	H	15:00
Sat 11/04/20	Golcar United	A	19:45
Mon 13/04/20	Daisy Hill	A	15:00
Sat 18/04/20	Chadderton	A	15:00
Sat 25/04/20	Prestwich Heys	H	15:00
TBC	Daisy Hill	A
	(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1)

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
03/08/19	Nelson (A)	D 1-1
08/08/19	Lower Breck (A)	L 1-6
10/08/19	AFC Darwen (H)	D 2-2
17/08/19	Steeton (H)	W 3-1
20/08/19	Golcar United (H)	15:00
24/08/19	Prestwich Heys (A)	15:00
26/08/19	AFC Blackpool (H)	15:00
31/08/19	Pilkington (A)	15:00
(The Buildbase FA Vase 1Q)
07/09/19	St Helens Town (H)	15:00
14/09/19	Shelley (A)	15:00
21/09/19	Chadderton (H)	15:00
28/09/19	Holker OB (A)	15:00
05/10/19	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
(The First Division Cup 2)
12/10/19	Garstang (H)	15:00
19/10/19	Runcorn Town (A)	15:00
(The Macron Cup 1)
26/10/19	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
02/11/19	Emley AFC (A)	15:00
09/11/19	Pilkington (H)	15:00
16/11/19	AFC Blackpool (A)	15:00
23/11/19	Cleator Moor (H)	15:00
30/11/19	AFC Darwen (A)	15:00
07/12/19	Steeton (A)	15:00
14/12/19	AFC Liverpool (H)	15:00
21/12/19	St Helens Town (A)	15:00
26/12/19	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00
28/12/19	Bacup Borough (H)	15:00
04/01/20	Pilkington (A)	15:00
11/01/20	AFC Liverpool (A)	15:00
25/01/20	Lower Breck (H)	15:00
01/02/20	Nelson (H)	15:00
08/02/20	Bacup Borough (A)	15:00
15/02/20	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
29/02/20	Emley AFC (H)	15:00
07/03/20	Shelley (H)	15:00
14/03/20	Garstang (A)	15:00
21/03/20	Cleator Moor (A)	15:00
04/04/20	Holker OB (H)	15:00
11/04/20	Golcar United (A)	19:45
13/04/20	Daisy Hill (A)	15:00
18/04/20	Chadderton (A)	15:00
25/04/20	Prestwich Heys (H)	15:00
TBC	Daisy Hill (A)
(Lancashire Challenge Trophy 1)

Squad Details

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Daniel Ashburner	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Habtamu Ayele	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Barlow	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Barnes	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Callum Birchall (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jon-Paul Caruana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connor Comber	4	0	3	0	0	0	3
Carlos Da Costa De Sa	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Evans	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
James Forrest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Garner (GK)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Giverin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Grundy	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jacob Hancock	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Havern (GK)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Higginson	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Yusuf Isah	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Dylan Jeffs	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Longsden	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jack Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louis Murray (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Katongo Nkonde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Pearce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benjamin Reid	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Flynn Saturley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yazz Smajic	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Stevens	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Strong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Tomlinson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lewis Welsh	4	0	1	0	0	1	0

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Andrew Furnival
Christopher Honor
David Jones
Matthew Pearce
Mark Robinson

Squad Details

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Daniel Ashburner	3	0	0	0	0
Habtamu Ayele	3	0	0	0	0
Joel Barlow	0	0		0
Dominic Barnes	0	0		0
Callum Birchall	0	0		0
Jon-Paul Caruana	0	0		0
Connor Comber	0	0		0
Carlos Da Costa De Sa	0	0		0
Dominic Evans	0	0		0
James Forrest	0	0		0
Ryan Garner	0	0		0
Ben Giverin	0	0		0
Christian Grundy	2	0	0	0	0
Jacob Hancock	0	0		0
Daniel Havern	1	0	0	0	0
William Higginson	0	0		0
Yusuf Isah	0	0		0
Dylan Jeffs	0	0		0
Ryan Longsden	0	0		0
Jack Marshall	0	0		0
Louis Murray	0	0		0
Katongo Nkonde	0	0		0
Matthew Pearce	0	0		0
Benjamin Reid	0	0		0
Lucas Robinson	0	0		0
Flynn Saturley	0	0		0
Yazz Smajic	2	0	0	0	0
Freddie Stevens	0	0		0
Nathan Strong	0	0		0
Kyle Tomlinson	3	0	0	0	0
Lewis Welsh	0	0		0

Squad Details

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Daniel Ashburner	3	0
Habtamu Ayele	3	0
Joel Barlow	0	0
Dominic Barnes	0	0
Callum Birchall	0	0
Jon-Paul Caruana	0	0
Connor Comber	0	0
Carlos Da Costa De Sa	0	0
Dominic Evans	0	0
James Forrest	0	0
Ryan Garner	0	0
Ben Giverin	0	0
Christian Grundy	2	0
Jacob Hancock	0	0
Daniel Havern	1	0
William Higginson	0	0
Yusuf Isah	0	0
Dylan Jeffs	0	0
Ryan Longsden	0	0
Jack Marshall	0	0
Louis Murray	0	0
Katongo Nkonde	0	0
Matthew Pearce	0	0
Benjamin Reid	0	0
Lucas Robinson	0	0
Flynn Saturley	0	0
Yazz Smajic	2	0
Freddie Stevens	0	0
Nathan Strong	0	0
Kyle Tomlinson	3	0
Lewis Welsh	0	0

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	3-1	17/08/19 v Steeton (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win		No away victories at present
Biggest Home Defeat		No home defeats at present
Biggest Away Defeat	1-6	08/08/19 v Lower Breck (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Game	2-2	10/08/19 v AFC Darwen (H) (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	7	08/08/19 1-6 v Lower Breck (A) (First Division North)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	2		2		4
Won	1	50.00%	0	0.00%	1	25.00%
Drawn	1	50.00%	1	50.00%	2	50.00%
Lost	0	0.00%	1	50.00%	1	25.00%
Scored	5	2.50	2	1.00	7	1.75
Conceded	3	1.50	7	3.50	10	2.50

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Buildbase FA Vase	1st Qualifying Round	v	Pilkington	(A)
	To be played on Sat 31/08/19
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	Runcorn Town	(A)
	To be played on Sat 19/10/19
The First Division Cup	2nd Round	v	Ashton Town	(A)
	To be played on Sat 05/10/19
Lancashire Challenge Trophy	1st Round	v	Daisy Hill	(A)
	To be played on Mon 01/06/20
First Division North		v	Prestwich Heys	(H)
	To be played on Sat 25/04/20

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	77	17/08/19 v Steeton (First Division North)
Lowest Attendance	47	10/08/19 v AFC Darwen (First Division North)
Average Attendance	2 games	62

Number of Games Since
Last Win	0 games
Last Defeat	2 games
Goalless Draw	52 games
Score Draw	1 game
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	4 games
Clean Sheet	10 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
One	2	50.00%	2	50.00%
Two	1	25.00%	1	25.00%
Three	1	25.00%	0	0.00%
Four	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Five or more	0	0.00%	1	25.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	1	14.29%	0	0.00%	1	5.88%
16-30	0	0.00%	1	10.00%	1	5.88%
31-45	0	0.00%	2	20.00%	2	11.76%
46-60	2	28.57%	3	30.00%	5	29.41%
61-75	1	14.29%	2	20.00%	3	17.65%
76-90	3	42.86%	2	20.00%	5	29.41%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

Laburnum Rovers were founded in 1956 by Joe Riley as an under 14s side and after a difficult first season in the local Briarcroft Junior League, they went on to enjoy much success in League and Cup competitions. Joe was persuaded to carry on into Senior football and after a brief spell in the Leigh League the club joined the Bolton Combination.

More success followed, but the ground at Hag Fold prevented further progress so a farmers field was found and despite footpath criss-crossing and duck ponds either side, hard work by everyone at the club turned this unpromising field into a football pitch. In 1966 the club moved into its new ground and were able to take their place in Division One of the Combination.

Jack Crilly succeeded Joe as Chairman and worked tirelessly for the club, supervising the erection of new changing rooms (an improvement on the old air raid shelters they had been using) and a small social club. Jack died suddenly in 1980 and as a tribute to the work he did the ground was renamed from Greendale to Crilly Park.

In the summer of 1980 the club joined the non-league pyramid when their application to join the Cheshire County League was successful. A stipulation of the League was that the towns name had to be in the clubs title, so links with the past were retained with the new name of Atherton Laburnum Rovers.

In 1982 the club became founder members of the North West Counties League, being placed in division two until the league was reorganised in 1987 when ongoing ground improvements saw them placed in division one. 1989 saw floodlights erected and the club enter the FA Cup for the first time, while in 1991 the changing rooms and clubhouse were completely rebuilt.

Towards the end of 1990/91 season Dave Morris took over as team manager and it was the start of the best period in the clubs history. In 1992/93 the club won the League title with 106 points from 42 games and also won the League Championship Trophy. Promotion to the Unibond League was denied them because of grading requirements, but undaunted the club repeated their double the following season as well as reaching the semi-finals of the FA Vase. This time the club was promoted to the Unibond League.

Two good seasons saw steady progress, but then financial troubles struck and the club was relegated for the first time in its history.

Three seasons of struggle back in the North West Counties League culminated with the relegation to Division Two. However, the appointment of Alan Lord as manager saw a remarkable turnaround in form and nine successive victories helped the club win back promotion to Division One at the first attempt. In November 2002 Tom Foster and Dennis Haslem took over as managers after having to rebuild the team from scratch, they secured Division One football for another season. Dennis moved on in the summer and Ian Street joined the club.

A period of stability and success followed but at the end of 2004/05 season Foster and Street left the club to be replaced by Mike Lester and Darren Ford, They set about building a new squad but, in February 2006, Lester and Ford resigned sparking a difficult time for the club on the pitch with no less than six managers at the helm over the next two years. The most successful period came in spring 2007 under Roy Sweeney when the club moved away from the relegation zone after doubling its points total from 21 to 42 in the final two months of the season.

Sweeney resigned in December 2007, with Malcolm Anderton taking temporary charge for four months until ex-LR player and Leigh RMI manager Stuart Humphreys was brought in to ensure the club retained its top division status and it was fortunate that 21st place was enough.

With changes elsewhere in the pyramid system meaning LR avoided relegation at the end of 07/08 season, the club brought in Dave Hughes as the new manager with a brief to keep the team in the Premier Division while the club was reorganised behind the scenes. Hughes brought in a very experienced coaching team and set about building a squad which has proved very successful. The season ended with one of the highest league placings for several years, victory in the Goldline Trophy and another Reebok appearance in the Hospital Cup final. This season the side had a promising opening to the campaign recording another FA Cup giant-killing before injuries took a severe toll, with the team battling in the relegation dogfight. Victory once again in the Goldline Trophy Final gave the team enough belief to collect the points they needed to stay in the Premier Division.

In 2006-07 they finished in 16th place which included a record league attendance of 1,325 for the visit of FC United of Manchester. In the 2007-08 season they finished 19th place in Division One, which was re-branded as the Premier Division for the 2008-09 season.

Dave Hughes resigned as manager at the beginning of September 2010 and the position was immediately offered to the Head Coach Glenn Moses to ensure stability within the team. Moses led the club to its third Goldline Final in three years and our highest mid-season points tally for the past few seasons. One week before the start of the 2013-14 season the club appointed Michael Clegg as manager, replacing Phil Priestley, who had resigned.

Michael Clegg resigned as manager at the end of the same season to take up his position at Atherton Collieries, with Ross McNair appointed in his place. Ross McNair left the club at the end of the 2014-15 season and was succeeded by the management duo of Craig and Adam Jones for the 2015-16. Shaun Lynch took over for the 2016-17 season and along with his coaching team of Jimmy McMullen, John Brannigan and Dave Potter, continues to manage the team for the 2017-18 season.

Matchday Information

Ground: Crilly Park

Address: Spa Road, Atherton, Greater Manchester

Postcode: M46 9XG

Telephone: 01942 575173

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2019/20 Admission Prices: £5 adults, £3 concessions, accompanied under 16 free.

Programme Price: £2.00

Directions: M61 to Junction 5, follow signs for Westhoughton, turn left onto A6, turn right at first lights into Newbrook Road, then turn right into Upton Road, passing Atherton Central Station. Turn left into Spa Road.

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Nearest Railway: Atherton (0.2 miles)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: Atherton is served by the 582 bus running between Bolton and Leigh. Alight at the bus stop nearest Atherton Train Station, walk along Upton Road over the railway bridge and turn left onto Springfield Road, then left onto Hillside Avenue. Continue walking along Hillside Avenue for about 300m until you arrive at the football ground.

Parking Facilities: There is plenty of parking inside and immediately outside the ground. On busy match days please park courteously in the residential area. Please do not park in the bus stop outside the ground.

Ground Facilities: There is a licensed bar and snack bar serving hot food and drinks open on match days. There is plenty of covered seating in the main stand and there is covered standing on two sides of the ground. Toilets are accessed via the bar

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Club Information

Legal Entity: Atherton LR AFC Limited C/N 02409206

Ground: Crilly Park

Address: Spa Road, Atherton, Greater Manchester

Postcode: M46 9XG

Telephone: 01942 575173

Website: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/athertonlaburnumroversfc2

Twitter: @AthertonLRFC

Registered Colours: Yellow Shirts, Royal Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks

Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Light Blue Shirt, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Alternative Colours: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks

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

Secretary: Andy Harrison

Chairman: Shaun Lynch

Manager: David Jones

Programme Editor: Nicola Deane

Committee / Directors: Jane Wilcock, Peter Colgan

County Affiliation: Lancashire FA

Year Formed: 1956

Record Attendance: 1,740 v Aldershot (F.A. Vase) 05.03.1994

Previous Leagues:

Northern Premier League
Cheshire County League
Bolton Combination
Leigh & District League

Honours:

NWCFL Champions 1992/93, 1993/94
NWCFL Championship Trophy Winners 1992/93, 1993/94
FA Vase Semi-Finalists 1993/94
Northern Premier League Division One Cup Finalists 1995/96
Goldline Trophy Winners 1998/99, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2008/09
Bolton Hospital Cup Winners 1984/85, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2010/11
Westhoughton Charity Cup Winners 1981/82
Bolton Combination Division 2A Champions 1965/66
Bolton Combination Division 2 Cup Winners 1964/65, 1965/66

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