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ccles
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ted
vs
Li
vers
edgeF.
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rom t
heCha
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n
GoodAf t
ernoona ndawa rm welcome
toTheMi tt
onGr oupS tadi
um toour
opponent sL i
ver sedgewhoa r
e
str
ongl yexpec tedt ogainPromotion
attheendoft hec urr
entseason.Iam
writi
ngt hesenot esaft
eroure xc
ellent
performa ncea tPeni s
toneinaga me
wher ewewentdownt oavery
unfortuna t
e2- 1def eat.Whil
stwe
werehopi ngf orabet t
ersta
rttothe
seasonwea ll
rema i
ncon denttha t
ourfortunesont hepi tc
hwi l
lvery
soont urna r
ound.
Enjoythega me

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ian
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view
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aspokes
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pokewit
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f
oll
owi
ngfr
om our2-
1defea
taga
ins
tPeni
stone.

T
hequest
ioni
ngstar
tedwi
thJos
hbei
nga
sked
a
bouthi
sthought
softhemat
ch.

“
I t
hinkwedomi natedlar
geamountsofthegame;
wewer eunluckynottogo2-1i
nthe na l10
minutes.
Ithinkwedefendedwel
l,
k eptagood
shapeandI denitelyt
hinkwewereunlucky
.”

Aft
ertwogoodperf
ormancesEccl
eshi
l
lhaven'
t
beenablet
ogettheres
ult
stheydeser
ved,
hewa s
askedhowtheEa
glescantur
nthesegamesint
o
wins.

“Takeourchances
,r sthal
fIt
hinkwedomi na
ted
foragoodha l
fanhour .
Wehadac oupleof
one-on-onesandifwetakeourchancesi
t’
sa
differentgameathalfti
me.
”
TheEaglesli
nedupwi t
ha4-4-
2diamondtoda
y,a
sTayl
or
wasinvolvedwit
hinthe4c
entral
play
ers
,hewasask
edhow
heli
kedt hefor
mation.

“YeahIthi
nkitwa sgoodbeca
usewewer eabletooutrun
them inmid eld.
I t
hinkwewereabletoli
nkupwi theach
otherreal
lywella
ndwewer eabletojustsenditovert
hetop
forthestr
iker
s.
”

Dom S
tauntons
coredas
crea
mert oda
yfrom 30+y
ardsout
,
Jos
hwa sa
skedtogiv
ehi
sreact
iontothegoal.

“
Weknowhe’
sgoti
tinhi
m,onl
yneedsafewsecondst
o
k
nowwher
ethegoali
s.Y
eahunbel
i
evabl
estr
ike
.”

TheE
aglesa
resettopl
ayLi
ver
si
dgenextweek
end,
Tay
lor
wasas
kedwhathisminds
eti
sgoi
ngint
othegame.

“T
akehowwehavepl
ayedfr
om t
hisga
mei nt
othatga
me,
I
don’
tthi
nkwec
animprovemuc
hmor etha
nt ha
t.
”
Offic
ial
s

Mi
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bal
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rcel
Chi
gumi
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Al
soi nthes quad:
DanielGa r
ber
MarcusHa rper
El
li
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Cal
lum But tl
e
Chadeem J osi
ah
Domi ni
cS taunt
on
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AntonyL eech
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iver
sedgeF
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Founded:1910
Ground:ClaybornGround
Capaci
ty:2000,Cover:
270,S
eat
s:250

Ma
nager
:Jona
tha
nRi
mmi
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on
NickyBos hell S
qua
d
Micha elBottomley AlexanderLai
rd
JohnCy rus AlexLill
RossDa ly Tom Mor gan
Oli
v erFearon Ada m Porr
it
t
Ada mF iel
d Jor
da nPorter
JosephGa ughan AleRa w
JamesGha ichem JackSteers
JackHa rdacre CarlStewart
JosephKenny KevyT ar
angadzo
PaulWa lk
er
JoeWa lt
on
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iver
sedgeF
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Liver
sedgeF oot bal
lClubwa sfoundedi n1910f oll
owing
t
hedemi seoft heoldL iver
sedgeRugbyCl ub. Li
vers
edge
FCs t
artedint heBra df
or dLeaguefort hreey ea r
sand
woni ti
nt he1920/ 21s eason.Theclubwa saf ounder
memberoft heWes tRidingCount yAma teurL eaguein
season1922- 23a ndwentont obet hemos tsuccessf
ul
clubinthelea gue'sinfancy,t
ak i
ngt helea guet i
tl
ethree
t
imesi nthe r stv es easons.

Attheendofseason2017/
18Liv
ers
edgerea
chedthe
Lea
gueCupF inal
vAF CManseldbutduetounf
ores
een
ci
rc
ums ta
ncesthegamewa snotpl
ayed.

2018/
19sawanewc hair
ma ninformerOss
ettTown
Si
monT ur
fr
eyj
ointhec l
ub.Attheendoftheseason
Li
vers
edgeaga
inreachedtheLea gueCupFi
nallosi
ng
out3-
1toWorksopTown.

The2020/21sea
sonlookspromi
s i
ngforTheSedge,wi
th
fur
theraddi
ti
onstothesquadandmor eimprovement
s
offthe eld,t
hefutur
eisbri
ghtthefutur
eisS
edge .
 L
astGa
meRepor
t
Peni
st
one2-E
ccl
eshi
l
lUni
ted1

Thegames t
art
edoffwi thachanceforPenis
tone,theball
was
cr
ossedinfr
om theri
ghtwingintothebackpost,DannyHowes
wasabletomeetitwit
hahea derbutitwassentoverthebar
.

Ittook11mi nutesfort
hedea dlocktobebr oken,
infa
vourof
Peni st
one.AndyRingreceivedtheballi
nsidetheboxandaft
era
grea ttouc
h,togetpa s
thisma n,Andywa sa bl
eto ni
shthe
cha nceint
othebot tom r
ightcorner
.

TheE aglesres
pondedwithacoupl
eofchanceswithi
nas hort
spaceoft i
me .
The rstc
hancecamefr
om Elli
otOwen, whenhe
wa sabletogetontotheendofafr
eekic
ka ndtheheaderwa s
sentwide .T
hes ec
ondchancecamefr
om Dom S t
aunton,he
r
ec ei
vedt heballi
nsi
detheboxbuthi
sshotwa sal
sosentwideof
t
hema rk.

c
Ecleshi
ll
wereabletoequali
sethega meint
he22ndminut
e ,
It
c
amef rom Dom’
sa mbit
iouseffortfr
om 30+y
ards
,hi
sshot ew
i
ntothetoplef
tcorners
pec t
acul
a r
ly
.

TheEaglescar
ri
edona pplyi
ngpress
ureaf
tert
heirequal
isera
nd
cr
eateda not
hercha
nc e,
LukeAldri
chwasthetar
getfrom acr
oss
buthisheaderwassentoverthebar
.
Justbefor
ethebreakPenis
tonewer ethr oughongoa lbut
BradEmmer sonma dea nes av
et odeec tt
heshotfora
corner
.
Itt
ook25mi nutesf
rom therest
artforthene xtchanceto
bec r
eated.
Penist
onewer eawardedafreeki
ckont heedgeoft hebox,
thestr
ikewashitpowerful
lybySamS c
r i
v ensbutwassent
wide.

I
nt he81stminut etheEaglesthoughttheyhadtakenthe
l
ead,butitwa sruledoutwi t
hac ontr
oversi
aloffsi
de
decis
ionagainstLuk eAl
drich.
ThreeminuteslaterPenis
tones cor
edanea rposthea
der
court
esyofBrettL ovel
l.

The xt
ure ni
shed2-
1toPeni
stone,
theEagl
eswi
llbe
dis
appoi
nteda
tnottak
ingany
thingbackt
oBradf
ord.

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it
tenby
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 OurHi
st
ory
Theclubinit
ial
lyplayedattheRecrea
tionGr ound,bef or
emov ingtoAc r
eF i
el
ds
i
nthe1950s .I
n1963l andwa spurchas
eda taf or
merqua rr
yatPlumpt onPark,
whic
hwa sdev elopedintotwofootbal
l pi
tches.Aclubhous ewa sbui
ltin1974
andterr
acinginstal
ledintheearl
y1980sa sthec l
ubl ookedtomov eupt othe
Nort
hernCount iesEastLeague.
Thegroundc urr
entlyha sacapaci
tyof2,225,of
whic
h225i ssea t
eda nd415c ov
ered.

Thec lubwa ses tabli

s hedbef or
eWor ldWa rIIbutwa sdi sbandedduet ot hewa r.
Aft
err eformingi n1948, theyweremember softheBr adfordAma teurL eaguei n
the1950s .Thec lubwont heBradfordAma teurL eagueCupi n1961– 62, andlater
mov edupt ot heWes tRidingCount yAma teurL eague,reachingthePr emi er
Divi
sioni n1972a ndwi nningtheleaguei n1976– 77.In1982t hecluba ppl i
edt o
j
oint heNor thernCount i
esE as
tLeague ,butwer erejected.The1984– 85s eason
sawt hec l
ubwi nt heBr adford&Di s
tri
c tSeni orCup,a nda ttheendoft hes eason
theclubwer ea cceptedi ntoDivis
ionT hreeoft heNor t
her nCountiesEa stLeague
aft
erma kingimpr ov ement stotheirground. Thefoll
owi ngs eas
ons awt hec l
ub
ret
aint heBra dford&Di stri
ctSeni
orCup.

Attheendoft he1985– 86seasonDi visionT hr

eewa sabolisheda ndE ccleshil
l
weremov edupt oDi vi
sionTwo.T hey ni sheda sr
unner s-upi n1986– 87a nd
werepr omotedt oDi v
isionOne .Des piteonl y nis
hi ng fthi n1990– 91, they
werepr omotedt othePr emierDiv i
s i
on. Thec l
ubs pentthr ees easonsi nt he
Premi erDi
vis
ionbef orebeingrelega teda tt heendoft he1993– 94sea son. After
winningDi vi
si
onOnei n1996– 97,t hec lubwer epromot edba c ktothePr emier
Divisi
on.In2008–09t hey ni s
hedbot tom ofthePr emierDi v i
si
ona ndwer e
rel
ega tedbacktoDi vi
sionOne .Thec lubwont heWes tRidi ngCount yCha ll
enge
Cupi n2013–14.The2017– 18seas ons awt hem ni shfourthi nDi vi
sionOne ,
qua l
if
y i
ngforthepromot i
onplay-offs .Afterbeati
ngS hirebr ookT own4– 2a fter
extratimeinthes emi-na ls,t
heydef ea t
edGr imsbyBor ough3– 2inthe na l
,
earningpromot i
ont othePr emierDi v isi
on.
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