Pre-Season 2006/07
Yet another sensational signing
Following
the capture of Phil Charnock, Jerome Fitzgerald and Lee Dodgson, Fleetwood Town
are delighted to announce their latest pre-season signing, John Hardiker.
John, who celebrated his 24th birthday earlier
this month, was born in Preston.
Equally comfortable at full back or centre half,
Hardiker began his career with Morecambe after being released as a schoolboy by
Bury. John was Morecambe's first academy graduate and made his debut away at
Farnborough Town whilst still aged 16. Over the next 2 seasons, Hardiker
established himself in the Morecambe back 4 and after playing a prominent role
in their 2000/2001 FA Cup run, football league scouts began flocking to
Christie Park to watch the talented youngster in action.
Morecambe successfully thwarted all attempts to prise
Hardiker away until January 2002 when the then Stockport County manager,
Carlton Palmer, paid a record fee for a non league defender,
£150,000.
John made an immediate impact at Stockport County, scoring on his league
debut and then notching both goals in a dramatic 2-1 win against top of
the table Manchester City at Edgeley Park. Hardiker went on to appear in
108 league and cup games for County before joining Bury in 2005.
After just 3 months and 13 outings for the Gigg
Lane club, Hardiker re-joined Morecambe, making a further 17
appearances to add to the 86 he'd totalled during his 1st spell with the
Shrimpers.
John Hardiker has signed a 2 year deal with Fleetwood
Town and all connected with the club offer him a very warm welcome to Highbury
Stadium.
Joe
McMahon signs for Fleetwood
The
long-running transfer saga involving former Lancaster City captain, Joe
McMahon, was resolved today when Fleetwood Town paid an undisclosed fee to
clinch the signing of the highly rated centre half.
McMahon is now Fleetwood's player, with the necessary
paperwork already in the process of completion.
Joe is currently in America but returns to England within
the next few days and is likely to go straight into the squad for next
Tuesday nights friendly at Trafford.
McMahon, who shot to national prominence 2 years ago when
his goal sent then Conference side Scarborough out of the FA Cup, is yet
another superb signing and all connected with Fleetwood Town offer him a warm
welcome to Highbury.
Fleetwood
lose 2-0 against Blackpool
Fleetwood
Town lose 2-0 to a very strong Blackpool side in their first pre-season
friendly. Follow
link for report
New
shirt sponsor
Fleetwood Town FC are delighted to announce that their
new shirt sponsor for season 2006/07 will be `BES Gas'.
The name `BES Gas' will appear on all 1st team and
replica shirts.
BES Gas is based in Bispham and is owned by Fleetwood
Town chairman, Andy Pilley.
General Manager Les Taylor commented: "Yet again
Andy Pilley has shown his commitment to the club by becoming the shirt sponsor.
He has great ambitions for the future and a firm belief that the club can go
far. Andy sees this deal as a wonderful, not to be
missed, opportunity for his company."
The new style LeCoq Sportif shirts that will be worn
against Blackpool on Saturday are priced £35 and can be purchased from the
Social Club at the ground on matchdays and on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday mornings.
Blackpool
name squad for pre-season friendly
Lee Jones, Danny Coid, Paul Tierney, Keith Southern,
Michael Jackson, Keigan Parker, Adrian Forbes, John Murphy, Scott Vernon, Rory
Prendergast, Marc Joseph, Matthew Blinkhorn, Ciaran Donnelly, Jamie Burns,
Simon Wiles, Phil Doughty, David Fox, Rhys Evans, Marcus Bean, Lewis Edge, Sean
Paterson.Marcus Bean.
The Fleetwood Town Squad for Saturday's game will be :
Andy Banks, Mike Hale, Lee Pryers, Steve Macauley,
Martin Moran, , Phil Robinson, Jerome Fitzgerald, Jamie Nay, Stuart Beech,
Nathan Pond, Jamie Milligan, Phil Charnock,, Richie Allen, Phil Denney, Andy
Bell. Paul Haddow, Lennie Reid.
Dodgson (1 week) and Saunders (3 weeks) recovering
from injury
Tickets remain on sale up to 8.00 pm Friday night from
Highbury or from Blackpool's ticket office.
Tickets
for Blackpool Game
Fleetwood
Town F.C. social club will be open from 6:00pm - 8:00pm 10 - 14
July or Tickets are available from Blackpool F.C. Ticket
Office (0870 443 1953)
Another
new signing.
Fleetwood
Town are delighted to announce the signing of Morecambe’s Lee Dodgson.
The
22 year old forward can play on either flank or through the middle and is
another exciting signing.
Lee
made his debut for Morecambe is October 2003 versus Shrewsbury after coming to
prominence during season 2002/2003 when he was named player of the year for the
reserve team.
Earlier
this year, Dodgson had a spell on loan at Leek Town and starred in Morecambe’s
4-0 defeat of Fleetwood Town Reserves in the Lancashire League.
All
connected with Fleetwood Town are delighted to welcome this talented young
player to Highbury Stadium and we wish Lee well in what we are certain will be
a fantastic move for him.
FA
Cup draw
First Round Qualifying
Saturday 16
September 2006, 3pm
Fleetwood
Town v
Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA or Billingham Synthonia or Thackley or Ramsbottom
United
The
FA Trophy
First Round
Qualifying
Saturday 21
October, 3pm
Witton
Albion v Fleetwood Town
Another
fantastic new signing.
Fleetwood Town have made another major signing in the shape
of midfielder Phil Charnock.
The talented 31 year old began his career with Liverpool
and, indeed, was a contemporary of fellow trainee and team-mate, Robbie
Fowler. Charnock made his debut for Liverpool against Apollon Limassol on
the 16th of September 1992, becoming the club's youngest player to ever
appear in a European match, aged 17 years and 7 months.
Charnock made just 1 further appearance for Liverpool
before moving on to Crewe Alexandra, Blackpool, Port Vale and Bury where
he attained extensive league experience.
More recently, Phil has played for Linfield and joins
Fleetwood Town with a view to helping the ambitious UniBond Premier Division
outfit continue their inexorable rise up the football pyramid.
All connected with Fleetwood Town extend a warm welcome to
Phil and wish him the very best of luck for the future.
Fleetwood
v Blackpool - ALL TICKET
Fleetwood
Town Football Club confirms that the game against Blackpool F.C. on 15th July
will be ALL TICKET.
Blackpool
F.C. has reinforced they will be sending their strongest possible squad,
not a reserve team, which will include all their new signings made during the
summer.
This
is another fabulous fixture for the club and an opportunity to raise
funds both for the new stand and another promotion push to the Conference league.
Entrance will be £10 adults and £5 concessions.
Tickets
are available from either Blackpool F.C. Ticket Office (0870 443 1953)
or
Fleetwood
Town F.C. social club by calling in person Friday Evening 30th
June from 7pm until 10pm and Saturday 1st from 4pm until 10pm.
Two tickets will be reserved for each Fleetwood Town F.C.
season ticket holder from today 27th June 2006 until Friday Evening
30th June 2006. Please email ftfcsec@aol.com
(with your name, address and telephone number) to reserve your tickets. This
includes all persons that have requested season tickets but not yet received
them.
Please
be aware there is a limited capacity for this game so act quickly to avoid
disappointment.
Pictures
of Sportsman's Evening
Follow this link
for pictures of the Sportsman's Evening held at the club on 22 June 2006. Many
more pictures
of the evening. Were you there?
Lee
Pryers signs new deal.
Crowd favourite, Lee Pryers, has signed a new 1 year
contract with Fleetwood Town. The left back becomes the 12th member
of last seasons promotion winning squad to re-sign for the forthcoming
campaign.
Another
fantastic new signing.
Fleetwood Town FC have pulled off
another major coup by signing utility player Jerome Fitzgerald from
Southport. Follow link
for more information
Macauley appointed player coach
Former Crewe Alexandra centre half
Steve Macauley, who skippered Town to promotion last season, has been appointed
player / coach at Highbury Stadium. Follow link
for more information
Stewards
and Gatemen Wanted
In preparation for their inaugural
UniBond Premier Division season, Fleetwood Town are seeking to bolster their
match-day staff. Follow link
for more information.
Work
on New Stand Starts.
Work on the New Stand At Highbury has Started also work in
the Main Stand, new Shower's and New Tiles a revamp of the Changing
Room's The Scratching Shed Stand is almost Done, Please Click
Here for Picture's of the Work being done, If you can Spare a few hours
each Sunday to help with a few Jobs please come to the Ground at 10am.
Urgent
ALERT!
We have received reports
that an individual purporting to act on behalf of Fleetwood Town FC is falsely
selling programme adverts and other commercial products and pocketing the
money.
We are furious that at a
time when the club is making such progress and when so many people are working
so selflessly and diligently to take this club forward that there are petty
crooks out there wishing to de-fraud both us and, more importantly, the local
business community.
Please spread the word
that only Les Taylor is empowered to act on our behalf in terms of selling
programme adverts and other commercial products and that only cheques made
payable to Fleetwood Town FC should be issued. It follows too that no cash
should ever be paid over to someone purporting to act on Fleetwood Town's
behalf. In other words, if it isn't Les who sells the product and if someone
asks for a cheque to be made payable to them as individuals or asks for cash
then they are not acting on our behalf and should be reported to the club
immediately.
This Picture is what the Culprit Looks Like!
We will be contacting local businesses to alert them of
this problem and the FWN&C will be carrying a story tomorrow.
The Police have been
informed and we will do everything possible to have the person in question
prosecuted.
Please help us to stop
this thief and report any information to info@fleetwoodtownfc.com. All information
received will be treated confidentially.
Local Pub Sets Up
Charity Site.
Local Pub Fleetwood Arms has set a up a Site for Charity
Please Take a look at this Please as all is for Charity. Click Here
New Stand - FLEETWOOD TOWN
FOOTBALL CLUB CELEBRATE FOOTBALL FUNDING SUCCESS
The
Football Stadia Improvement Fund, supporters of the Football Foundation, and
the largest funder of non league football in the country, today announced a
grant of £58,740 to Fleetwood Town Football Club The cash bonanza will allow
the club to begin construction of a new stand at their Highbury Stadium ground.
The new covered terrace will be located behind the goal
at the south end of the ground and will comprise steel cantilever frame with 10
rows of concrete terrace steps, 4 radial gangways and two rows of crush
barriers continuous between radial gangways. It will have profiled metal sheet
cladding to the rear wall and part of the end walls and similar material
covering the roof.
Over £80m has already been invested by the Football Stadia
Improvement Fund since its launch in July 2000, funding lower league ground
improvements throughout professional and amateur game, creating a safe and
modern environment for fans and players to enjoy the game.
Andy Pilley, the Fleetwood Town FC Chairman
said: “We are delighted to be awarded this grant by the Football Foundation and
thanks to their generosity, we will be able to begin work on our new stand
almost immediately.”
Paul
Thorogood, Chief Executive of the Football Stadia Improvement Fund and Football
Foundation, welcomed this latest funding initiative: “On behalf of the Football
Stadia Improvement Fund I am delighted to be able to award this grant to
Fleetwood Town Football Club. A vibrant community team is vital for the future
of football. The Football Stadia Improvement Fund’s aim is to revolutionise
funding for the grass roots in the same way the professional game has been
transformed over the last 10 years. I pay a particular tribute to the hard work
and dedication all at the club for making this funding a reality.”
A clearly delighted Pilley confirmed that the
new stand will accommodate 800 spectators as originally planned. Building work
is to commence this week with an anticipated completion date of mid September.
WATCH ENGLAND WIN THE
WORLD CUP AT FLEETWOOD TOWN FC
Fancy watching England in World Cup action with your
fellow Fleetwood Town fans while enjoying a pint or three?
Well, if so, Fleetwood Town's newly refurbished social
club is the place for you this coming Saturday [10th of June].
The Social Club will be open well in advance of the 2pm
kick off for you to calm your pre-match nerves, and the big screen and
plasma TV coverage provides the best pictures around.
And if you desire a seat in the sun you can use our new
outside tables for some serious al fresco drinking.
The Social Club will also be open for England's other
fixtures as they bid to bring the World Cup back home where it belongs.