Stats Report Week 3

Wed 14th August 2024 | Statistics | By Kevin Lawton

League Statistician Kevin Lawton has been busy and takes a look at the first league stats for the new season. Details are correct to all games up to and including Saturday 10^th August 2024.

Overall Stats

• Atherton LR hit their 2000^th league goal when they beat Garstang 5-1.
• Bury scored their 300^th goal in their opening day draw at Squires Gate.
• Cammell Laird conceded their 700^th goal as they drew with Winsford and played their 350^th game with the home win against Runcorn Town
• FC St Helens passed 150 goals as they won at Cheadle Town.
• Foley Meir hit their 50^th goal in the win at Ashville.
• Litherland REMYCA’s opening day draw at Padiham was their 150^th.
• Maine Road’s defeat at daisy Hill was their 600^th, from 1,440 games.
• Sandbach Utd won their 150^th game with victory against Eccleshall but conceded their 400^th goal with the defeat at Winsford.
• Nelson’s opening goal in their big win against Skelmersdale was their 2,200^th.
• Steeton conceded their 400^th goal as they lost at Droylsden.

Home Stats

• Cheadle Town conceded their 1,200^th goal with the defeat to FC St Helens.
• Abbey Hulton’s win against Foley Meir saw them concede their 200^th home goal
• Barnoldswick defeat to Chadderton was their 100^th at The Silentnight Stadium
• Lower Breck’s win against Padiham was their 100^th at home.

Away Stats

• Cammell Laird’s win at Stockport Georgians was their 50^th away from the Wirral.
• Euxton Villa conceded their 50^th goal in their opening day defeat at Droylsden.
• Nelson won their 200^th game with the victory at AFC Blackpool.
• Ramsbottom scored their 600^th goal on the road in the opening day draw at Pilkington.
• Route One Rovers conceded their 50^th away goal in the defeat at Thornton Cleveleys.
• Skelmersdale’s defeat at Darwen saw them conceded their 1,000^th away goal.
• Steeton’s defeat at Nelson was their 50^th on the road.

Goal Heroes

• Dean Ing of Squires Gate scored the Premier Division’s first triple with the 4-4 draw with Bury.
• Tanaka Cherera hit three for Bury in their FA Cup win at Congleton Town.
• Charlie Frost is the only North Division triple player so far, hitting three for Nelson at home to Steeton.
• Finlay Pattison with three for Foley Meir in their win at Ashville. This was also the club’s first triple in the NWCFL.
• Kieran Brown got three for Abbey Hulton as they won at Wolverhampton Sporting Casuals.
• Liam Hallam’s triple for Eccleshall as they beat Abbey Hulton 3-0 was their first since 14^th December 2019 – 1,701 days ago!!!
• Leon Creech with all three of Darwen’s goals as they lost at home to Thornton Cleveleys.
• Joel Ankers with three in the first 28 minutes of Droylsden’s six against Steeton

Bits and Pieces

• Barnton’s 0-0 at New Mills was exactly one year on from their last 0-0.
• Market Drayton secured their first clean sheet for 29 games with the 4-0 in against Runcorn Town