Garstang

FORMED
1885

MANAGER
Guy Heffernan

GROUND
The Riverside

TWITTER
@garstangfc

Current Position: 15th

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
4	1	0	3	5	8	3

Current Form: 20th

P	W	D	L	F	A
5	1	0	4	5	11

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
15/08/26	AFC Knowsley (H)	W 3-0
12/08/26	Squires Gate (H)	L 0-3
08/08/26	Colne (H)	L 0-3
05/08/26	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	L 1-2
01/08/26	Halewood Apollo (H)	L 1-3

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
19/08/26	Bacup Borough (A)	19:45
22/08/26	Maghull (H)	15:00
29/08/26	Colne (H)	15:00
31/08/26	Maine Road (A)	15:00
05/09/26	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
12/09/26	Shildon (H)	15:00

Latest News:

	Garstang Welcome Junior Section
	Garstang Junior FC have joined up with Garstang FC to become their junior section

	Garstang offer Morecambe fans free entry!
	A great gesture from the Stang...

	Garstang FC appoint Guy Heffernan
	The former Holker, Nelson and Maine Road Manager has been appointed Manager at The Riverside

	Garstang FC are inviting applications for the Managers Position
	The Lancashire side are looking to appoint ahead of the pre-season campaign

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 01/08/26	Halewood Apollo	H	15:00	L 1-3	Stephen Mercer (3)
Wed 05/08/26	Thornton Cleveleys	A	19:45	L 1-2	Osawemwengie Imadiyiosatohanmwen (67)
Sat 08/08/26	Colne	H	15:00	L 0-3
	(The Edward Case Cup P N)
Wed 12/08/26	Squires Gate	H	19:45	L 0-3
Sat 15/08/26	AFC Knowsley	H	15:00	W 3-0	Weslie Bajraliu (17) Weslie Bajraliu (69) Weslie Bajraliu (90+4)
Wed 19/08/26	Bacup Borough	A	19:45
Sat 22/08/26	Maghull	H	15:00
Sat 29/08/26	Colne	H	15:00
Mon 31/08/26	Maine Road	A	15:00
Sat 05/09/26	Darwen FC	A	15:00
Sat 12/09/26	Shildon	H	15:00
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
Wed 16/09/26	Steeton	H	19:45
Sat 19/09/26	Flixton	H	15:00
Sat 03/10/26	Cammell Laird 1907	A	15:00
Sat 10/10/26	Fulwood Amateurs	H	15:00
Wed 14/10/26	AFC Blackpool	A	19:45
Sat 17/10/26	Daisy Hill	H	15:00
Sat 31/10/26	Woolton	A	15:00
Sat 07/11/26	AFC Knowsley	A	15:00
Sat 14/11/26	Uppermill	H	15:00
Sat 21/11/26	Flixton	A	15:00
Sat 28/11/26	Steeton	A	15:00
Sat 05/12/26	Thornton Cleveleys	H	15:00
Sat 12/12/26	Halewood Apollo	A	15:00
Sat 19/12/26	Daisy Hill	A	15:00
Sat 26/12/26	Holker Old Boys	H	15:00
Sat 02/01/27	Maine Road	H	15:00
Sat 09/01/27	Maghull	A	15:00
Sat 16/01/27	Cammell Laird 1907	H	15:00
Sat 23/01/27	Ashville	H	15:00
Sat 30/01/27	Ashton Town	A	15:00
Sat 06/02/27	Ashton Athletic	A	15:00
Sat 13/02/27	Bacup Borough	H	15:00
Sat 20/02/27	Fulwood Amateurs	A	15:00
Sat 27/02/27	Uppermill	A	15:00
Sat 06/03/27	Woolton	H	15:00
Tue 09/03/27	Ashville	A	19:45
Sat 13/03/27	AFC Blackpool	H	15:00
Sat 20/03/27	Colne	A	15:00
Sat 27/03/27	Ashton Athletic	H	15:00
Mon 29/03/27	Holker Old Boys	A	15:00
Sat 03/04/27	Ashton Town	H	15:00
Sat 10/04/27	Squires Gate	A	15:00
Sat 17/04/27	Darwen FC	H	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
Sat 01/08/26	Halewood Apollo (H)	L 1-3
Wed 05/08/26	Thornton Cleveleys (A)	L 1-2
Sat 08/08/26	Colne (H)	L 0-3
(The Edward Case Cup P N)
Wed 12/08/26	Squires Gate (H)	L 0-3
Sat 15/08/26	AFC Knowsley (H)	W 3-0
Wed 19/08/26	Bacup Borough (A)	19:45
Sat 22/08/26	Maghull (H)	15:00
Sat 29/08/26	Colne (H)	15:00
Mon 31/08/26	Maine Road (A)	15:00
Sat 05/09/26	Darwen FC (A)	15:00
Sat 12/09/26	Shildon (H)	15:00
(The Isuzu FA Vase 2Q)
Wed 16/09/26	Steeton (H)	19:45
Sat 19/09/26	Flixton (H)	15:00
Sat 03/10/26	Cammell Laird 1907 (A)	15:00
Sat 10/10/26	Fulwood Amateurs (H)	15:00
Wed 14/10/26	AFC Blackpool (A)	19:45
Sat 17/10/26	Daisy Hill (H)	15:00
Sat 31/10/26	Woolton (A)	15:00
Sat 07/11/26	AFC Knowsley (A)	15:00
Sat 14/11/26	Uppermill (H)	15:00
Sat 21/11/26	Flixton (A)	15:00
Sat 28/11/26	Steeton (A)	15:00
Sat 05/12/26	Thornton Cleveleys (H)	15:00
Sat 12/12/26	Halewood Apollo (A)	15:00
Sat 19/12/26	Daisy Hill (A)	15:00
Sat 26/12/26	Holker Old Boys (H)	15:00
Sat 02/01/27	Maine Road (H)	15:00
Sat 09/01/27	Maghull (A)	15:00
Sat 16/01/27	Cammell Laird 1907 (H)	15:00
Sat 23/01/27	Ashville (H)	15:00
Sat 30/01/27	Ashton Town (A)	15:00
Sat 06/02/27	Ashton Athletic (A)	15:00
Sat 13/02/27	Bacup Borough (H)	15:00
Sat 20/02/27	Fulwood Amateurs (A)	15:00
Sat 27/02/27	Uppermill (A)	15:00
Sat 06/03/27	Woolton (H)	15:00
Tue 09/03/27	Ashville (A)	19:45
Sat 13/03/27	AFC Blackpool (H)	15:00
Sat 20/03/27	Colne (A)	15:00
Sat 27/03/27	Ashton Athletic (H)	15:00
Mon 29/03/27	Holker Old Boys (A)	15:00
Sat 03/04/27	Ashton Town (H)	15:00
Sat 10/04/27	Squires Gate (A)	15:00
Sat 17/04/27	Darwen FC (H)	15:00

Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Weslie Bajraliu	5	0	3	0	0	0	1
Sam Burton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
James Crowley	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
Thomas Dennison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Draysey	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Louis Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Enow	5	0	0	0	0	1	1
Cobie Entwistle	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Spencer Etherington	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Elliott Grime	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis Hancox	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Hill	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
Noah Hindley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Woody Howard	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Osawemwengie Imadiyiosatohanmwen	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Soroush Khamisi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Lawton (GK)	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dan Lindsay	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Loran	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harley Mather	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph McDermott	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Mercer	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
Andrew Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philip Nagy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Nelson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Painter	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Painter	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Robert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Sherra (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Sudell (GK)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Wignall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denys Zakotianskyi	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom

Staff Members

Name
Marc Armstrong		Committee Member
Ryan Armstrong		Committee Member
Guy Heffernan		Manager
Alexander Kaylor		Coach
Craig Nolan		Coach / Physio
Gareth Pugh		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Weslie Bajraliu	5	3	0	0	1
Sam Burton	0+1	0	0	0	0
James Crowley	3+1	0	0	1	1
Thomas Dennison	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Draysey	2+1	0	0	0	0
Louis Edwards	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Enow	5	0	0	1	1
Cobie Entwistle	4+1	0	0	1	0
Spencer Etherington	0+2	0	0	0	0
Elliott Grime	0	0	0	0	0
Ellis Hancox	2	0	0	0	0
Lucas Hill	5	0	0	1	0
Noah Hindley	0	0	0	0	0
Woody Howard	1+2	0	0	0	0
Osawemwengie Imadiyiosatohanmwen	4	1	0	1	0
Soroush Khamisi	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Lawton	5	0	0	1	0
Dan Lindsay	5	0	0	0	0
George Loran	0+1	0	0	0	0
Harley Mather	0+2	0	0	0	0
Joseph McDermott	2+2	0	0	0	0
Stephen Mercer	4+1	1	0	0	1
Andrew Murphy	0	0	0	0	0
Philip Nagy	3	0	0	0	0
Charlie Nelson	0+2	0	0	0	0
Joseph Painter	3	0	0	0	0
Liam Painter	1+1	0	0	0	0
Jamie Robert	0	0	0	0	0
James Sherra	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Sudell	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Turner	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Wignall	1	0	0	0	0
Denys Zakotianskyi	0+3	0	0	0	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom

Staff Members

Name
Marc Armstrong		Committee Member
Ryan Armstrong		Committee Member
Guy Heffernan		Manager
Alexander Kaylor		Coach
Craig Nolan		Coach / Physio
Gareth Pugh		Coach

Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Weslie Bajraliu	5	3
Sam Burton	0+1	0
James Crowley	3+1	0
Thomas Dennison	0	0
Luke Draysey	2+1	0
Louis Edwards	0	0
Martin Enow	5	0
Cobie Entwistle	4+1	0
Spencer Etherington	0+2	0
Elliott Grime	0	0
Ellis Hancox	2	0
Lucas Hill	5	0
Noah Hindley	0	0
Woody Howard	1+2	0
Osawemwengie Imadiyiosatohanmwen	4	1
Soroush Khamisi	0	0
Joe Lawton (GK)	5	0
Dan Lindsay	5	0
George Loran	0+1	0
Harley Mather	0+2	0
Joseph McDermott	2+2	0
Stephen Mercer	4+1	1
Andrew Murphy	0	0
Philip Nagy	3	0
Charlie Nelson	0+2	0
Joseph Painter	3	0
Liam Painter	1+1	0
Jamie Robert	0	0
James Sherra (GK)	0	0
Ben Sudell (GK)	0	0
Jake Turner	0	0
Jordan Wignall	1	0
Denys Zakotianskyi	0+3	0

Former Squad Members

Player Name	Apps	Goals

Staff Members

Name
Marc Armstrong		Committee Member
Ryan Armstrong		Committee Member
Guy Heffernan		Manager
Alexander Kaylor		Coach
Craig Nolan		Coach / Physio
Gareth Pugh		Coach

Statistics

Match Summary
Biggest Home Win	6-1	29/11/25 v Maine Road (First Division North)
Biggest Away Win	0-0	27/09/25 v Darwen FC (The Macron Cup) 27/09/25 v Darwen FC (The Macron Cup)
Biggest Home Defeat	1-7	16/08/25 v Fulwood Amateurs (First Division North) 18/10/25 v Thornton Cleveleys (First Division North)
Biggest Away Defeat	1-5	27/08/25 v MSB Woolton (The Edward Case Cup)
Highest Drawn Home Game	3-3	06/04/26 v Holker Old Boys (First Division North)
Highest Drawn Away Game	2-2	02/08/25 v Daisy Hill (First Division North) 07/02/26 v Steeton (First Division North) 28/02/26 v Fulwood Amateurs (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Home Scoreline	8	1-7 16/08/25 v Fulwood Amateurs (First Division North) 1-7 18/10/25 v Thornton Cleveleys (First Division North)
Highest Aggregate Away Scoreline	0	0-0 27/09/25 v Darwen FC (The Macron Cup) 0-0 27/09/25 v Darwen FC (The Macron Cup)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	20		20		40
Won	7	35.00%	0	0.00%	7	17.50%
Drawn	6	30.00%	5	25.00%	11	27.50%
Lost	7	35.00%	15	75.00%	22	55.00%
Scored	36	1.80	15	0.75	51	1.28
Conceded	47	2.35	52	2.60	99	2.48

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	2nd Qualifying Round	0-2	Northallerton Town	(A)
The Macron Cup	2nd Round	2-3	Thornton Cleveleys	(H)
The Edward Case Cup	Preliminary Round North	1-5	MSB Woolton	(A)
Lancashire Challenge Trophy	2nd Round	0-2	Wythenshawe	(H)

Home Attendance Summary
Average Attendance	20 games	86

Number of Games Since
Last Win	9 games
Last Defeat	0 games
Goalless Draw	29 games
Score Draw	2 games
Scored A Goal	1 game
Fail To Score	0 games
Clean Sheet	10 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	14	35.00%	3	7.50%
One	9	22.50%	10	25.00%
Two	12	30.00%	11	27.50%
Three	4	10.00%	5	12.50%
Four	0	0.00%	7	17.50%
Five or more	1	2.50%	4	10.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	8	16.00%	13	0.00%	8	5.37%
16-30	6	12.00%	13	13.13%	19	12.75%
31-45	10	20.00%	13	13.13%	23	15.44%
46-60	6	12.00%	22	22.22%	28	18.79%
61-75	12	24.00%	17	17.17%	29	19.46%
76-90	8	16.00%	21	21.21%	29	19.46%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%

History

Garstang FC - History

Garstang Football Club was formed in 1885 and documented records show that, in 1927, the club won the Guildhall Cup as a member of the Preston and District League.

In the mid-sixties both the First and Reserve Teams moved from “The Beeches” to the club’s current home of “The Riverside”. At the time of this move the club continued to be a proud member of the Preston and District League. After much soul searching and debate during the summer of 1994 the club made the decision to advance and two steps into the West Lancashire League.

Garstang made steady progress in the early years and then, under the guidance of manager Keith Brindle, the first team reached the Lancashire Amateur Shield final for two years in succession. The first final during the 1998/99 season, saw the team suffer defeat at the hands of Fulwood. However, the following year the club bounced back and secured the trophy with a victory over favorites Stand Athletic.

In the 1999/00 season, Garstang secured the President’s Cup with a thrilling sudden death penalty shootout victory and they also achieved promotion to the West Lancashire Premier Division as runners up. There followed a few ups and downs until the 2007/08 season saw the Reserve
Team secure the Reserve Division Two title under the guidance of Paul Bailey. The First Team were also involved in a thrilling title battle that went down to the last game of the season and in front
of over 250 of their own fans, the team secured the three points needed to win the Premier Division title.

Adrian Wilding returned as Chairman and off the field plans were put in place to improve the facilities as the club, a major part being the “Score” lottery instigated by Les Taylor. An Under 18 team was formed with the ambition to nurture our own talent and this is now starting to pay dividends. The club recorded their first ever Reserve Divison1 title again under the leadership of Paul bail and further silverware was won in the 2017/18 season which proved to be a historic one for the club. Former players from the 2008 Championship winning side Lee Baker and Neil Beesley were now in charge and the First team won the West Lancs Premier League and Cup double. In the same season the club was also runners up in The Lancashire Shield whilst the reserves under the
stewardship of Hugh Sneddon and Joe Miller also did the double. After much hard work it was confirmed we had been accepted into The Hallmark Security League and the beginning of
a new chapter for Garstang Football.

The club started its first season in the Hallmark Security league Division 1 North in Season 2018/19 and a long campaign saw the club secure a highly creditable 7th place finish and the team had excellent cup run’s in 3 competitions including the Buildbase FA vase. During the season the club had its highest home attendance against local rivals Longridge Town with 352 spectators watching. Lee Baker left the club at the end of that season and was replaced by Richard Cookney who did an excellent job consolidating the clubs position within the league. After a number of Covid interrupted seasons Cookney left the club in November 2021 and following an interim role as Caretaker Manager, Zach Clark was appointed Player Manager.

Season 22/23 was a real Jekyll and Hyde season with the team either on a long run of wins or a long run of defeats. The team was decimated with injuries and the club has never had to contend with so many injuries in one season. This hampered the manager in being able to select a regular line up. The injury situation improved just in time towards the very end of the season, as the club secured 2 consecutive wins to close out the season and finish two places above the bottom three.

In September 2023 Zach Clark chose to leave the club to concentrate on playing and after a recruitment process Darrell Slater - Smith was appointed to the First Team managers role assisted by Ian Mountain following a successful spell running the Second Team.

After a very difficult season Darrell and his coaching staff left the club in May and was replaced by Guy Heffernan who brings with him a management team of proven operators at this level as the club looks to rebuild again for season 24/25.

Matchday Information

Ground: The Riverside

Address: Lancaster Road, Garstang, Lancashire

Postcode: PR3 1EB

Telephone: 07967337411

Midweek Night: Wednesday

2026/27 Admission Prices: Adults £6, Concessions £3, Unaccompanied u18s £2

Programme Price: Free - Digital

Directions: Turn off A6 onto B6430, The Riverside Ground is 100 yards north of LBT Motors in Garstang Town Centre.

Nearest Railway: Lancaster (12 miles) or Preston (14.5 miles)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: From the North (Lancaster) 40/41/42 to The High Street. From the South (Preston) 40/41. From the West (Blackpool) 42.

Parking Facilities: Limited Parking at The Ground, we recommend you park on the pay and display public car park near to the public entrance to The Riverside.

Ground Facilities: Clubhouse with toilets, full bar and tea, coffee and food.

Additional Visitor Information:

Club Information

Legal Entity: Limited by Guarantee C/N 11404578

Ground: The Riverside

Address: Lancaster Road, Garstang, Lancashire

Postcode: PR3 1EB

Telephone: 07967337411

Website: http://www.garstangfc.co.uk

Twitter: @garstangfc

Registered Colours: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

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

Alternative Colours: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Light Grey Shirt,Light Grey Shorts, Light Grey Socks or Pink Shirt, Pink Shorts, Pink Socks

Secretary: Graham Shaw

Chairman: Adrian Wilding

Manager: Guy Heffernan

Programme Editor: Ryan Armstrong

Committee / Directors: Adrian Wilding, Marc Armstrong, Ryan Armstrong, Andrew Dixon, Bob Freeman, Graham Shaw, Darren Blacow & Neil Beesley.

County Affiliation: Lancashire FA

Year Formed: 1885

Record Attendance: 552 v AFC Bury Saturday 18th September 2021

Previous Leagues:

West Lancashire Football League

Honours:

1999/00: The FA Lancashire Shield Winners
1999/00: West Lancashire The Presidents Cup Winners
2000/01: West Lancashire Reserve Division Two Champions
2002/03: West Lancashire The Houston Cup Winners
2006/07: West Lancashire Division One Runners Up
2007/08: West Lancashire Premier Division Champions
2007/08: West Lancashire Reserve Division Two Champions
2008/09: West Lancashire The Wilf Carr Memorial Trophy Winners
2011/12: LEP Youth League Red Runners Up
2012/13: West Lancashire Division One Runners Up
2014/15: West Lancashire Reserve Division One Champions
2015/16: West Lancashire Richardson Cup Runners Up
2016/17: West Lancashire Richardson Cup Runners Up
2017/18: West Lancashire Premier Division Champions - Promoted to The North West Counties
2017/18: West Lancashire Richardson Cup Winners
2017/18: Lancashire FA Amateur Shield Runners Up
2017/18: West Lancashire Reserve Division Champions
2017/18: West Lancashire Reserve Division Cup Winners
2017/18: West Lancashire Club Of The Season

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