September 2007/08

Fleetwood Town Reserves 3 Darwen Reserves 1:
September 28th 2007 10:30

Allen, Cowell, and Allen to Cowell! Excellent entertainment and, with Haddow bossing the second half, good performances all round.

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Billingham Town:
September 28th 2007 07:30

If you are driving up to 'Billy Town' for the FA Cup tie tomorrow, there are updated directions, supplied by the club, here.

Fleetwood Town Reserves v Darwen:
September 28th 2007 07:30

The Reserves are in action again tonight when they take on Darwen FC Reserves at Highbury with a 7:45pm kick off. There are six changes from the Barrow line up; one of the most significant being the absence of Dax Hoogerwerf who has joined Blackpool Mechanics. On a brighter note though, Paul Haddow gets his first game following injury in what is still a very attractive line up.

Tonight's squad: Mike Hale, Ryan Croft, Chris Dust, Danny Eden, Michael Tallentire,
Kyle Webster, Danny Matthews, Paul Haddow, Richard Allen, Chris Watkinson, Joel Cowell, Anthony Warwick, Paul Bailey and Stuart Harris Jnr.

As You Were........
September 26th 2007 08:00

Tonight's Pontin's League fixture between Blackpool Reserves and Rochdale Reserves is now ON. Kick off is at 7:00pm.

Gateshead v Guiseley:
September 25th 2007 07:30

Just a reminder that tomorrow's (Wednesday) UniBond table topper is being shown live on NPL TV and, in order to introduce you to the service, the game will be free to view. It is necessary that you register with the site, then log on for the game and enter the supplied voucher code as payment.

Full instructions under the 'Free Live Match' button here.

Barrow Reserves 2 Fleetwood Town Reserves 3:
September 24th 2007 22:00

A good performance 'across the bay' nets the points for the Reserves: goals from Watkinson, Cowell and Wright.

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Blackpool Reserves v Rochdale Reserves:
September 24th 2007 16:30

The Pontin's League game scheduled for next Wednesday, September 26th, is postponed.

Reserves in Action Again:
September 23rd 2007 22:00

Fleetwood Town Reserves are back in action tonight, Monday, when they visit Barrow. Here is the squad:-

Mark Smith, Guy Heffernan, Christian Dust, Danny Eden, Michael Tallentire, Dax Hoogerwerf, Kyle Webster, Anthony Warwick, Chris Watkinson, Michael Saunders, Jamie Wright, Joel Cowell, Ryan Croft and Mark Butler.

Eastwood Town 2 Fleetwood Town 1:
September 23rd 2007 08:00

A reshuffled team just didn't get to grips with a strong running Eastwood Town. Reaching half time only 1 - 0 down, following an uncharacteristic goalkeeping error, we hoped for better things in the second half - but we just didn't click. A final push for a point at the end inevitably left us open to a breakaway goal before substitute Mickey Saunders knocked in a last minute consolation.

Team: Danny Hurst, Kieran Walmsley, Shaun Gray (Guy Heffernan), Martin Moran, Ricky Mercer, Nathan Pond, Michael Brown (Mickey Saunders), Jamie Milligan, Steve Foster, Alex Taylor
(Richie Allen) and Jez Fitzgerald.

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Fleetwood Town Reserves 1 Burscough Reserves 1:
September 22nd 2007 07:30

This was a very entertaining game right up to the end, although not the result that the Reserves' all round performance deserved!

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Burscough Reserves at Highbury:
September 20th 2007 23:00

Fleetwood Town Reserves entertain Burscough Reserves in the Lancashire League game at Highbury tonight, Friday, with a 7:45pm kick off.

FTFC Reserves Squad: Mike Hale, Guy Heffernan, Ryan Croft, Chris Dust, Mike Tallentire,
Dax Hoogerwerf, Kyle Webster, Danny Matthews, Anthony Warwick, Chris Watkinson,
Mickey Saunders, Mark Davis, Danny Eden and Joel Cowell.

Fleetwood Town U18s 2 Milnethorpe Corinthians U18s 1:
September 20th 2007 22:00

The U18s opened their Floodlit League account last night with a good win against a tough tackling Corinthians side: Rob Vincent getting both goals.

Read coach Mike Sumner's report here.

Fan's Coach to Eastwood Town:
September 20th 2007 12:00

Are you thinking of going to Eastwood Town on Saturday? Well, you can still book your ticket by telephoning the club on 777607 or booking now, OnLine via the Ticket Shop, by clicking here.

The coach departs from Highbury Stadium at 10:30am prompt, and tickets are just £8.

Note: We are also pre-booking for the FA Cup trip to Billingham Town here.

It's Billingham!
September 17th 2007 13:00

So we're off to Billingham Town in the next round of the FA Cup on September 29th.

See the full draw here.

Fleetwood Town 2 FC United 1:
September 15th 2007 19:00

An incident packed cup tie had everyone reaching for the record books as Jamie Milligan settled it with two penalties for the second time in a week. 3112 saw them - and here's the first.

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The Co-operative Challenge Trophy:
September 15th 2007 11:30

The draw for the first round of this County Cup sees us up against Atherton LR at Highbury on October 9th, replacing the scheduled visit to Buxton in the UniBond League. The full draw is here.

FA Cup - Final Ticket Update:
September 13th 2007 13:30

Whilst ticket sales for Saturday’s game continue to go extremely well, we have decided to extend the OnLine and telephone purchase options until 11 am on Saturday, the day of the game. Whilst we do not propose to post out any further tickets after today (Thursday), any tickets purchased either OnLine or by telephone can be collected in person before the game from a temporary ticket office set up on our car park. Anybody collecting tickets will need to bring some form of identification with them, ideally the credit or debit card they used to pay for the tickets.

Tickets remain on open sale until Friday from either the Fleetwood Weekly News offices (between 9 am and 5.15 pm) or our Social Club (between 6 pm and 8 pm).

We remain on target for a full house on Saturday but, if there are any unsold tickets, we would
re-iterate that there will be no cash admission on the day of the game.

FA Cup - Match Day Arrangements:
September 12th 2007 08:30

With match tickets now almost completely sold out, the Club have released details of the match day arrangements designed to ensure that, with your help, everyone has a great and memorable day out.

Read the full announcement here.....

Prescot Cables 1 Fleetwood Town 3:
September 11th 2007 23:30

A good performance tonight at Prescot saw Town in control for the majority of the game. Jamie Milligan put us two up, knocking in two clear cut penalties, before Cables, now down to ten men, pulled one back with their only serious shot on target! Alex Taylor returned the score to respectability with a last minute comedy goal.

Report to follow.....

FA Cup Tickets - Do Not Delay!
September 10th 2007 16:30

Tickets for Saturday’s FA Cup tie against FC United of Manchester are flying with almost 2500 already sold by Monday afternoon. The ground has a 3300 capacity and as all available tickets will almost certainly have sold out before the day, there will be no admission to the big game whatsoever without a ticket.

We are slightly concerned that many of our own supporters appear to be delaying buying their tickets. Could we please therefore urge everybody to purchase tickets as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

Tickets are still available from the Fleetwood Weekly News Office, our own Social Club, by telephone on 777607, and OnLine through the club’s official website.

Supporter's Coach to Prescot Cables:
September 10th 2007 16:00

The coach is booked for the trip to the Prescot Cables game tomorrow evening, September 11th but very few fans have reserved their seats. If you were thinking of going on the Supporters Coach and you have not booked your seat, please do so immediately by telephoning 01253 777607. The planned departure time is 6:00 pm.

Fleetwood Town 2 Worksop Town 1:
September 9th 2007 07:30

It looked like 'job done' at half time, with Phil Denney thumping in the first (below) and Andy Bell cleverly knocking in the second off the Worksop number 6, but The Tigers had other ideas. With Worksop back in the game, courtesy of a penalty, Fleetwood needed a good performance from Danny Hurst to hang on to the points.

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See more Jamie Blundell Images.....

But First We Have Worksop:
September 7th 2007 17:45

We fans may be getting excited about the FA Cup, but the players and management need to remain totally focused on what is, after all, our main business - that of picking up three points from tomorrow's UniBond League meeting with Worksop Town.

So let's get down to Highbury tomorrow and get right behind the lads, and get in a bit of practise for next week! With our special 'BoGoF' deal, you also get to see England v Israel in the Club after the main match! And, if you're passing the Club Shop, you will pleased to note that the Car Stickers are now in stock at £2.50.

The Last Lottery:
September 7th 2007 17:30

The final 'Score' Lottery was drawn this week, and here are the winners:

£50 - Rob Cobb
£25 - Dave Daniels
£10 - Barbara Hargreaves

The winners can collect their prizes from the Club Shop at the game on Saturday. Our thanks to everyone who joined in the lottery and don't forget to cancel your standing orders.

FA Cup Update 3:
September 7th 2007 10:30

The match tickets have now been delivered and so, with the demand and enquiries already building up, you can help us by buying your tickets on line. The OnLine Ticket Shop is, therefore, now open. You may purchase up to four tickets and they will be delivered to your credit/debit card address. The OnLine Shop will remain open until 12:00 noon on Thursday September 13th.

Formby Reserves 2 Fleetwood Town Reserves 3:
Fleetwood Town U18s 1 Kirkham & Wesham 3:
September 6th 2007 22:00

Another busy evening!

After a few motivational words from their manager, Steve Edwards, the Reserves got back on the winning trail earlier tonight with a 3-2 victory at Formby. Two goals from Joel Cowell and a season's first from Mickey Saunders.

Meanwhile, Mike Sumner's U18 squad were not so fortunate at Highbury, losing 3-1 to a good Kirkham & Wesham side. Jack Davidson got the goal.

Reserves Match Report here.....

FA Cup Update 2:
September 6th 2007 22:00

Tickets for FA Cup tie on September 15th will go on general sale via the OnLine Ticket Shop from 20:00pm on Saturday September 8th. Your purchase is limited to four tickets and they will only be distributed by post to your credit or debit card address. The shop will close at 4:00pm on Tuesday September 11th in order to allow time for postal delivery.

Local Fleetwood fans are advised, therefore, to secure their tickets at the game on Saturday before they are made generally available online.

FA Cup Update:
September 6th 2007 17:00

Following further discussions with the Police and FC United officials, we have taken the decision not to formally segregate the two sets of supporters for this game. We will, however, require the respective supporters to enter the ground by different turnstiles – Fleetwood Town supporters should enter by the Memorial Park turnstiles alongside our own Social Club with FC United supporters entering the stadium through the Highbury turnstiles alongside the Highbury Sports and Soccer Social Club. Once inside the ground, our stewards, supported by the local Police, will assist all supporters in ensuring they can enjoy the match safely.

We would also advise that entry to our own Social Club will be by ticket only which will be issued to match day sponsors, officials and invited guests. No FC United supporters will be allowed entry to the Social Club. We have had to take this decision simply because of the limited capacity of our club, which would not be able to cater otherwise for the number of supporters likely to want to use it.

Reserves head for Formby:
September 6th 2007 12:00

FTFC Reserves visit league newcomers Formby FC in this evenings Lancit Haulage Lancashire League game. Kick off at 7:45pm.

Squad: Mike Hale, Danny Mottram, Christian Dust, Mike Tallentire, Rik Bryan, Kyle Webster,
Dax Hoogerwerf, Anthony Warwick, Chris Watkinson, Mickey Saunders, Joel Cowell,
Danny Matthews, Paul Bailey and Jamie Wright.

Fleetwood Town 2 Marine 3:
September 4th 2007 12:00

Disappointing. Fleetwood finished an even first half pressing hard, but still went in one down as a result of a defensive clearance rebounding into the net. We eventually got our game going in the second half with Jamie Milligan equalising from the spot after Ciaran Donnelly had been knocked over. The big push for the equaliser then essentially cost us the game as we were hit twice on the break. A second penalty, for hand ball in the last minute, allowed Steve Foster to notch his first for the club. A good crowd of 648.

FA-CUP_winners-2007
September 4th 2007 12:00

We wish to announce ticket arrangements for the above fixture to be played at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. This will be an all ticket fixture and there will be no admission to the stadium on the day of the game without a valid ticket. For safety and security reasons, we regret we are not able to accept cash payment on the day.

The stadium capacity is set at 3300 and an allocation of 1600 tickets will be made available to FC United of Manchester supporters. Ticket prices will be the same as our usual league prices, namely £7 (adults) and £4 (concessions).

Tickets will be on sale from Friday 7th September and Fleetwood Town supporters can purchase tickets for this game in one of four ways :

1. In person from Fleetwood Town FC (from the club shop) at the home game against Worksop Town on Saturday 8th September.
2. In person from Fleetwood Town FC (Social Club) on weekday evenings (Monday 10th September to Friday 14th September) between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm.
3. In person from the Fleetwood Weekly News Offices between Monday 10th September and Friday 14th September between 9.00 am and 5.15 pm.
4. By telephone on (01253) 777607 during normal office hours. Payment can be accepted by Debit or Credit card.

FC United of Manchester supporters should purchase their tickets through their own club in the usual way. We would urge all supporters to purchase tickets at the earliest possible opportunity as we expect the game to be a complete sell out.

'If you build it they will come':
September 3rd 2007 19:00

I'm sure that you noticed that our opening game crowd still tops the UniBond attendance league. As we continue to attract larger crowds, we will require more help and so:

'We are looking to expand our match day team and we have some vacancies currently for bar staff, gate staff, stewards and other general match day tasks. If anybody would like to get involved with the club in this way and at the same time earn a little extra money, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For further details, please call Gemma on 01253 777607.

More Salutations from Morecambe:
September 3rd 2007 17:30

Another message from Les Taylor who, unfortunately, has been given a sicky for another two weeks by his GP following his premature return at the Hednesford game. He thanks you all for your good wishes, hopes we have 'a good 'un' against Marine, wishes he were younger, and looks forward to seeing you all soon.

So It's FC United:
September 2nd 2007 17:00

Probably as expected, FC United of Manchester defeated Trafford FC by 5 - 2 earlier today and now head to Highbury on September 15th for the FA Cup First Qualifying Round Tie. HQ staff will be busy finalising ticketing and match details throughout the week. Details here as soon as we have them.

This result also means that the September Fixture Poster is also available, Download it by following the link below:-

Poster 2

Frickley Athletic 0 Fleetwood Town 1:
September 1st 2007 21:00

An 'OK' first half performance, with Andy Bell getting the goal in the 41st minute, hinted at better things after the break. Unfortunately they never materialised and a scrappy second half ensued, brightened only by some entertaining refereeing. Still, three points will do nicely!