Stats Report 2025/26: Week 28

Tue 3rd February 2026 | Statistics | By Kevin Lawton

League Milestones and Statistics: Saturday, January 31^st, 2026

Overall Stats:

• Atherton LR hit their 2,100^th goal in beating FC isle of Man on Wednesday night.
• Burscough’s big mid-week win at City of Liverpool saw them concede their 1,400^th goal.
• Barnoldswick’s 87^th minute equaliser against Litherland was their 1,100^th goal. The game also saw the visitors concede their 800^th goal.
• Shawbury conceded their 100^th goal with the defeat at Alsager Town.

Home Stats:

• Cammell Laird 1907 played their 200^th home game on Saturday.
• South Liverpool’s mid-week win against Pilkington allowed them to hit score 150^th home goal, from 91 games.
• Longridge’s defeat to Stockport Town was their 50^th at home.

Away Stats:

• Atherton LR’s win at Padiham was their 750^th away game.

Goal Heroes:

• Joel Booth (Euxton Villa), three of his sides five against Abbey Hey.
• Daniel Ventre (MSB Woolton) with three the top five clash against Droylsden
• Miles Storey (Colne), three of his sides five against AFC Blackpool.
• Ethan Pickford (Haughmond) with his second triple of the season, this time netting three against Cheadle Heath Nomads.
• Oliver McFadyen (Stockport Georgians) three goals helping his side into the Edward Case Cup semi-final in the nine-goal thriller at Maghull.

General Stats:

• Winning streaks (current): Prem, Atherton LR with four; North, Bacup Borough on three; and in the South, Runcorn Town with nine (including a run of six away wins on the trot).
• Clean Sheet Kings (League games):
  
  • Prem: Ryan Forde (Wythenshawe) 11 in 30 games.
  • North: James Whittingham (AFC Blackpool) 6 in 14 appearances and Matthew Bailey (Holker OB) 6 in 17 games.
  • South: William Ebbrell (Runcorn Town) 12 in 19 appearances

• The last time Abbey Hey lost 4-5 was in November 2010, at home to Oldham Boro.
• Colne’s last 5-1 NWCFL home win, prior to the midweek win against AFC Blackpool was against Runcorn Town in January 2015.