RESERVES - FIXTURES 2007-08

NB All home fixtures are expected to be at Moss Lane, unless otherwise stated.

Above: Altrincham Reserves 2006-07: Back row, left to right: Alan Ainsley (physio), Lee Hendley, Justin Bowler, Colin McAllister, Kieran Lugsden, Chris Rowley, Aaron Edwards, Ben Deegan, Michael Risk, Neil Brown (manager). Front row: Laurence Ball, Pat McFadden, Keith Wedge, John Maloney, Astley Mulholland, Lee Mannion, Rick Chetcuti, Mike Brown. Click photo to enlarge it.

 


2 October 2007

ALTY LOSE FRIENDLY

Above: McGore, Burns, Logan and Roche warm up before the game.

A lacklustre performance from Altrincham led to their defeat on Tuesday tonight, 2-3, at home to Ashton United in a friendly at Moss Lane. Alty started with three trialists. Up front was Aaron Burns (19), a former Manchester United reserve, who learnt today that he had got international clearance but would not be allowed to sign for Altrincham till January as the FA had deemed him to be of amateur status and therefore ineligible to join a BSP Premier side till the transfer window reopens. At right-back was another former Manchester United player in Lee Roche (26), whose last league club was Wrexham. On the left of midfield was Jeff McGore, recently released by Stoke City.

Ashton led 2-0 at the break when Alty brought on seven replacement players from the first-team. Although Chris Senior rounded the keeper to make it 2-1, Ashton's former Trafford centre-back Billy McCartney netted his second of the night to restore Ashton's two-goal lead. Senior pulled another goal back in the dying minutes but Ashton were deserved winners. United included former Alty man Lee Hendley as a substitute. Report to follow

ALTRINCHAM: 13. Richard ACTON; 2. Lee ROCHE, 4. Karl MUNROE, 16. Ryan SHOTTON, 3. Gary SCOTT; 22. Carlos LOGAN, 6. Jake SEDGEMORE, 7. Colin POTTS (capt), 20. Jeff McGORE; 12. Joe O'NEILL, 24. Aaron BURNS. Subs: 15. Chris LANE, 5. Darren TINSON, 14. Stephen ROSE, 11. Warren PEYTON, 18. Pat McFADDEN, 9. Colin LITTLE, 19. Chris SENIOR, 13. Steve DOWNES (gk).


21 August 2007

ALTRINCHAM RESERVES 2 STOCKPORT COUNTY RESERVES 1

Altrincham Reserves, comprising mainly members of the first-team squad, recorded a deserved win over a strong Stockport County side on Tuesday evening. As in their last two first-team games, Alty again conceded an early goal when Anthony Pilkington scored after three minutes. Warren Peyton's downward header levelled the scores five minute later before a well-taken goal from Colin Little secured the win after 50 minutes. On the downside, Robbie Lawton had to go off injured after a foul tackle but will hopefully be fit for Saturday. On a dull evening and with no floodlights available, the game finished in semi-darkness.

Match report here.


18 August 2007

ALTY RESERVES 3 BRADFORD CITY RESERVES 1

Above: The pitch looks magnificent, the sun is shining, as the Reserves' game kicks off at Moss Lane - but where have the floodlight pylons gone? The four on the Popular Side have now been removed, preparatory to installation of new state of the art lights at the ground over the next week or two.

A match report is here.


13 August 2007

RESERVES' GAME

Altrincham Reserves have arranged a game at Moss Lane a week on Tuesday (August 21st at 7.30pm) against Stockport County. Before that, this Thursday, 16th at 7.30pm, the Reserves play a Bradford City side.
6 August 2007

RESERVES KICK OFF

On Thursday 16th August at 7.30pm, Altrincham Reserves will play their frist game of the season against a Bradford City side comprising the League Two side's Reserves and Under-21 players. Details of admission will be announced in the near future.
3 July 2007

NEIL BROWN IS LEEK'S CHOICE

Former Altrincham Reserves' manager Neil Brown (left), who successfully ran the Altrincham second team for three seasons till the end of last season, has been appointed the Assistant Manager at UniBond Premier side Leek Town. Neil will remain as groundsman at Moss Lane, where he has worked extremely hard in all weathers to make the Moss Lane pitch a pleasure to play on. Neil also works as a coach driver for Alty chairman Geoff Goodwin's company, Go Goodwins. Neil's boss at Leek Town is Paul Ogden who is now in his fifth spell as manager of the club. Paul was manager at Vics when Graham Heathcote was briefly there and more recently he has been manager of Kidsgrove Athletic. Paul was also briefly at Altrincham himself as a player. All at Moss Lane wish Neil well in his first post in Step 3 football.

The Leek Town forum says that "Blues’ Boss Paul Ogden has appointed former Altrincham reserve team manager Neil Brown as his assistant after the 39 year old coach driver found himself without a side to manage when the Blue Square Conference club withdrew its reserve side from the Lancashire League for the coming season. Brown, lives in Didsbury with his wife and four children and has been a scout for Premier League giants, Liverpool. He has also managed successful local junior club, Fletcher Moss Rangers for fourteen years although he never made the grade as a player.

During his three years in charge of Alty’s reserves, Neil saw a number of players successfully graduate to the first-team and he is also the groundsman at Moss Lane where he will continue looking after the playing surface. Brown, who has extensive knowledge of players throughout the north west, will take charge of Blues’ first training session at the hockey club on Tuesday 3 July and has no plans to bring in another coach.... Leek Town manager Paul Ogden has signed 16 players and is negotiating with three others as well as looking at three trialists in his build-up to the new campaign. Only four members of last season’s squad remain whilst Ogden has opted for a mainly youthful side strong enough to deal with the rigours of UniBond football".


13 May 2007

LEAVING LEAGUE

Altrincham Reserves will not be competing in the Lancashire League next season, after three seasons back in that competition. It is expected that, instead, the Reserves will play one-off matches against local opposition.

Last season, Altrincham Reserves found themselves placed in a newly created Lancashire League (East) division which meant that most of their away matches involved travelling across the Pennines to Yorkshire.