About Us
MAINE ROAD FOOTBALL CLUB
2011-2012 SEASON
Ground: Brantingham Road Chorlton Manchester M21 0TT
Full Member of Manchester F.A.
Chairman: Ron Meredith
Vice Chairman Colin Broadbent
Secretary and Treasurer: Derek Barber
Management Committee: The above + Paddy Flynn, Dave Miller, John Morrey, Jeff Newman, Dave Palmer, Fred Pratt
Vice Presidents: Fred Pratt, James H Reeve
First Team Manager: Ian Walker
Goalkeeping Coach: John Morrey
Reserve Team Manager: Paul Bennett
Record Attendance: 3151 v FC United Nov 2006 (Stalybridge Celtic)
Record Win: 15-1 Little Hulton Manchester League
Record Defeat 27/4/96 0-7 Newcastle Town N.W.C.L
30/4/05 0-7 Fleetwood Town N.W.C.L
20/2/01 1-8 Skelmersdale N.W.C.L
Record Appearances: 631 Ian Walker
Record Goals: 140 John Wright
Record Goals in Season: 59 Steve Burns 1982-83
South Manchester's Premier Club.
Since Manchester City left for Eastlands in 2003, Maine Road F.C. can rightly claim to be the highest flying club in the football pyramid located in South Manchester. As it says on our History page, for a team that started out as a branch of the City Supporters Club who just wanted to play on a Sunday, we have come a long way!
In recent years the club has rightly gained an excellent reputation for taking on board and developing particularly young players. This is partly as a result of economic necessity, but it has undoubtedly developed into a philosopy that is likely to remain at the heart of the club for the forseeable future. Road do not pay their players and accept that every so often they may lose a talented individual who understandably feels he can boost his income by playing elsewhere. A pleasing trend however, is that many players who do go on to other clubs, often return to Maine Road F.C., as that is where they have enjoyed their football most.
Friends of Maine Road F.C
Are you interested in becoming a friend of Maine Road F.C.?
The club has been established over 50 years and during that time has risen from being a Sunday League team for the Rusholme Branch of the City Supporters Club to playing in the Premier Division of the North-West Counties Football League. This remarkable feat entitles the club to state that since Manchester City left for Eastlands, Maine Road F.C. is South Manchester’s Premier Club.
Maine Road F.C. is proud of its football philosophy. Both the first team and the reserves are largely made up of young players who have been with the club for a number of years. The coaching staff have nurtured these youngsters; always improving their game, but at the same time ensuring that it remains enjoyable. With high intensity training and/or one or two games a week, it is only by hard work and dedication that the required standard is met. This is a formula that not only prepares these adolescents for the rigours of quality football, but can also go a long way to preparing them for the demands of life in general.
Following Manchester City’s move, we also take increasing pride in keeping the name ’Maine Road’ in existence. Most of our committee, coaching staff and fans are also active City Supporters, with many retaining their Season Tickets. We continue to play in sky blue and you will notice the resemblance between the Maine Road badge and the previous Manchester City crest.
Maintaining a football club at this level has become increasingly costly. The club has always had a number of core friends who have supported it by means of donations, sponsorship, advertisements and by attending the games. However, the brutal truth is that this is no longer enough. New initiatives are required.
The cost of becoming a ‘Friend of Maine Road FC’ is £25.00. We will acknowledge your contribution both in our programme and on our new web-site (www.maineroadfc.com). If you prefer your company to be named as a ‘Friend’, we will also add them to our links page. We ensure you are kept informed of developments at Maine Road by means of either periodically sending you a Match Programme and/or via e-mail. At approximately the same time next year we will ask if you would like to renew your ‘Friends’ contribution. We would, of course, welcome you to our games at Brantingham Road.
Maine Road F.C. has enjoyed 54 years of progress. We would like that to continue. If you, or your company feel you can assist us in this endeavour, we would really appreciate your contribution. To either become a ‘Friend of Maine Road’ or to contact us re: Player Sponsorship or Programme Advertising, please get in touch as per the details below.
Kind regards,
Colin Broadbent
Vice-Chairman – 07957 864 079
(You can also contact Dave Miller re: this scheme at Flat 6,The Grange, 36,Edgeley Road, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9NQ 0161 477 3570, 07599472598, or djm68@fsmail.net)
A Very Big Thank You To:-
The Friends of Maine Road FC
John Timmons (ex-Maine Road FC, Hyde United, & Altrincham)
John Stapleton (National Broadcaster, Journalist and Big, Big Blue)
Dennis Tueart (ex-Manchester City, Son Played For Maine Road F.C.)
Dublin Branch (Manchester City Official Supporters Club)
Ian Mellor (ex-Manchester City & PFA)
Fred Eyre (Broadcaster, Author, ex-MCFC)
Theo & Nate Donnachie (Grandad Used To Play For City)
Manchester City Former Players Association
Frank Carrodus (ex-Manchester City & Aston Villa - Choice Events Ltd)
Dave and Sue Wallace ('King of the Kippax')
Tom and Jean Woodward (Bridgehall, Stockport)
David Lawson (Winsford United)
AKA 48 (Priestnall Vets and Griffin Wed-Nighters)
Dave Roberts (Kaye Mackenzie, Estate Agents)
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Help us fill in these spaces – Become ‘A Friend of Maine Road FC’
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Alex Channon (Manchester City Centenary Supporters Association)
Don Bryce (ex-Maine Road FC & Big Blue)
Dennis Buckley (El Equipo Major - Latics Forever)
Lesley Buckley (The Iron Lady –Latics Forever!)
Mike Kellaway (Chorlton Blue)
Nick Brimelow (Big Blue, J.P.& Brimelow, Estate Agents )
Jim Cording (Accountants, Devon)
Ted Broadbent (Hale Blue)
Colin Nicholls (Mainemachine-regular contributor to our Forum)
Mark Jones (One of friends from FC United)
Lori Nicholls (Urmston-Maine Road Fan)
Nori Rucker (Manchester City - Former Players Association)
Ron White (North Yorkshire Blue)
Mike Denny (Ex-Maine Road FC and Heaton Mersey Blue)
Ruth Harvey (Swinton)
John Golder (Ex-Maine Road F.C.- Centre-Half, 1970's)
Simon & Lorraine Mack (Ex-Maine Road F.C. Luke’s Mum & Dad!)
Carole & John Barlow (c/o Alex Jay)
Mrs M Newton (c/o Alex Jay)
Hellermann Tyton (c/o Alex Jay - www.hellermanntyton.co.uk)
Chris Jay (Club Captain Alex Jay's Dad)
Andrew Shaw (Altrincham FC Director & Big City Fan)
Keith Williams (Highland Blue)
Paul Randall (Ex-Maine Road FC, 265 Appearances, http://www.cidecision.com/)
Mrs Audrey Walker ('Mam' of Ian Walker - Road Manager and Clubman of 631 Appearances)
Alan & George Walker (The Famous Walker Bros - The Most Loyal of Road Fans)
Emma Moorhouse (Maine Road FC Since The Day She was Born)
Gary Millar (Reddish Blue - In Memory of Colin Munro Millar)
Graham Hoy (Direct Advertising & Media)
Adrian Love (City & Tonbridge Angels (Kent) Fan)
Heikki Toppila (City Fan From Oulu, Finland)
Nina & Matti Honka ( Oulu, Finland)
Phil Fallon (Ex- Maine Road F.C.)
Keith Hill (Ex-Maine Road F.C. and Now Adelaide Blue)
Bernie Wilcox (Hale Blue)
Alan Watson (Golfer & Musician)
Paul & Julian Cooper (Mere Blues)
Albert Fletcher (Ex-North Withington F.C.)
Andy & Sarah Longshaw (Macc Blues - www.blueskyline.com )
Kieron McGowan (Mayo Blue & 'November1972Mayo' from our Forum)
John Woodhall (Woodhall Properties (Cheshire)Ltd) - www.woodhallproperties.co.uk
Ashley Cricket Club - WA14 3QE - www.ashleycc.co.uk
Dave Stephens - Glossop Blue
Chris Fretwell (Fletcher Broadbent Partnership - www.fletcherbroadbent.co.uk )
Database
Maine Road FC are building a database of supporters’ contact details so that we can keep as many people as possible informed of developments at the club. If we don’t have your contact details (e-mail address, telephone number(s), postal address) then please forward them to:- Dave Miller - djm68@fsmail.net or Flat 6,The Grange, 36,Edgeley Road, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9NQ 0161 477 3570, 07599472598. Similarly, If you know anyone who you think would like to receive information from Maine Road FC, then please let us have their details.
Volunteers
In some senses everyone at Maine Road F.C. is a volunteer. However, the burden already carried by the management, coaching staff and committee members is a very heavy one. Sometimes we are desperate for help from outside. In order to get our Brantingham Road ground ready each season, we are always dependent on volunteers coming to our aid. Typical were the efforts put in a couple of seasons ago. Vice-Chairman Colin Broadbent paid tribute:-
SCRUBBED UP NICE
A Word of Thanks from the Vice-Chairman
Obviously, in my role as Vice-Chairman I spend a lot of time at Brantingham Road. As we locked up at the end of last season’s campaign, I couldn’t help but notice how tired the ground was looking. We are not in a position where we can spend a fortune on new stands, but a coat of paint and general spruce-up was clearly what was needed. That would be easier said than done though. So many of the existing Committee, coaching and management staff were already putting in far more time than one should reasonably expect. We needed some enthusiastic volunteers...but from where?
Fast forward to last Tuesday’s friendly against FCUnited of Manchester. It is an hour before kick-off and I’m looking over a transformed stadium. An immaculate pitch, painted posts, railings, dug-outs, turnstiles, terracing and paths weeded and many other ancilliary works completed. We had found our Task Force and they had come up trumps! I contentedly found myself crooning that old Walker Brothers’ hit, “ My (or more correctly, the club’s) Ship is Coming In”. We’d needed extra bodies on board for some time and now it looked like we’d got them. Appropriately, it was our very own Walker Brothers – Alan and George- who had put the hours in morning noon and night. Weeding, painting, running repairs on ‘The Leaky Creaky Stand’…. You name it, they did it. To add to their burden, a lot of this was done through some pretty atrocious weather, when it seemed, “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More”!
Other help came in the form of new Committee man Dave Miller, Alex, Steve and John who again had to intermittently battle with the elements to complete the painting in time for our opening game. The stalwarts that are Paddy and Eunice Flynn and their family had also been down, getting the tea bar set up and Paddy dealing with amongst many tasks, the less than pleasant, but absolutely essential chore of ensuring our w.c accommodation would be up to the demands of hosting the F.C. game .
It just gives you some idea what is required to keep on top of a club’s commitments, when I say the assistance we have had by no means stops there. Essential electrical works, both in the clubhouse and with the floodlights have been carried out by Pete and he only had a very limited time frame to work in. Trevor Mason did what he continues to do so well for us, by assisting Pete with the floodlights, putting up goalposts etc., and then, of course, there is Tony, always on call in the clubhouse and always able to find just what you were looking for.
So, a very big thanks from myself, Chairman Ron Meredith and the Committee for all that you guys have done. It has given everybody at the club a terrific lift. Steve Cheetham has already posted on the Club’s Message Board the appreciation felt by the players.
‘Onwards and upwards’ though. There will always be something that needs doing, either around the ground or to promote Maine Road F.C. as a club. If you think there is some way you can help the club then please make yourself known to us. Together we can continue to push the club forward.
COLIN BROADBENT (Vice-Chairman)
2011-2012 SEASON
Ground: Brantingham Road Chorlton Manchester M21 0TT
Full Member of Manchester F.A.
Chairman: Ron Meredith
Vice Chairman Colin Broadbent
Secretary and Treasurer: Derek Barber
Management Committee: The above + Paddy Flynn, Dave Miller, John Morrey, Jeff Newman, Dave Palmer, Fred Pratt
Vice Presidents: Fred Pratt, James H Reeve
First Team Manager: Ian Walker
Goalkeeping Coach: John Morrey
Reserve Team Manager: Paul Bennett
Record Attendance: 3151 v FC United Nov 2006 (Stalybridge Celtic)
Record Win: 15-1 Little Hulton Manchester League
Record Defeat 27/4/96 0-7 Newcastle Town N.W.C.L
30/4/05 0-7 Fleetwood Town N.W.C.L
20/2/01 1-8 Skelmersdale N.W.C.L
Record Appearances: 631 Ian Walker
Record Goals: 140 John Wright
Record Goals in Season: 59 Steve Burns 1982-83
South Manchester's Premier Club.
Since Manchester City left for Eastlands in 2003, Maine Road F.C. can rightly claim to be the highest flying club in the football pyramid located in South Manchester. As it says on our History page, for a team that started out as a branch of the City Supporters Club who just wanted to play on a Sunday, we have come a long way!
In recent years the club has rightly gained an excellent reputation for taking on board and developing particularly young players. This is partly as a result of economic necessity, but it has undoubtedly developed into a philosopy that is likely to remain at the heart of the club for the forseeable future. Road do not pay their players and accept that every so often they may lose a talented individual who understandably feels he can boost his income by playing elsewhere. A pleasing trend however, is that many players who do go on to other clubs, often return to Maine Road F.C., as that is where they have enjoyed their football most.
Friends of Maine Road F.C
Are you interested in becoming a friend of Maine Road F.C.?
The club has been established over 50 years and during that time has risen from being a Sunday League team for the Rusholme Branch of the City Supporters Club to playing in the Premier Division of the North-West Counties Football League. This remarkable feat entitles the club to state that since Manchester City left for Eastlands, Maine Road F.C. is South Manchester’s Premier Club.
Maine Road F.C. is proud of its football philosophy. Both the first team and the reserves are largely made up of young players who have been with the club for a number of years. The coaching staff have nurtured these youngsters; always improving their game, but at the same time ensuring that it remains enjoyable. With high intensity training and/or one or two games a week, it is only by hard work and dedication that the required standard is met. This is a formula that not only prepares these adolescents for the rigours of quality football, but can also go a long way to preparing them for the demands of life in general.
Following Manchester City’s move, we also take increasing pride in keeping the name ’Maine Road’ in existence. Most of our committee, coaching staff and fans are also active City Supporters, with many retaining their Season Tickets. We continue to play in sky blue and you will notice the resemblance between the Maine Road badge and the previous Manchester City crest.
Maintaining a football club at this level has become increasingly costly. The club has always had a number of core friends who have supported it by means of donations, sponsorship, advertisements and by attending the games. However, the brutal truth is that this is no longer enough. New initiatives are required.
The cost of becoming a ‘Friend of Maine Road FC’ is £25.00. We will acknowledge your contribution both in our programme and on our new web-site (www.maineroadfc.com). If you prefer your company to be named as a ‘Friend’, we will also add them to our links page. We ensure you are kept informed of developments at Maine Road by means of either periodically sending you a Match Programme and/or via e-mail. At approximately the same time next year we will ask if you would like to renew your ‘Friends’ contribution. We would, of course, welcome you to our games at Brantingham Road.
Maine Road F.C. has enjoyed 54 years of progress. We would like that to continue. If you, or your company feel you can assist us in this endeavour, we would really appreciate your contribution. To either become a ‘Friend of Maine Road’ or to contact us re: Player Sponsorship or Programme Advertising, please get in touch as per the details below.
Kind regards,
Colin Broadbent
Vice-Chairman – 07957 864 079
(You can also contact Dave Miller re: this scheme at Flat 6,The Grange, 36,Edgeley Road, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9NQ 0161 477 3570, 07599472598, or djm68@fsmail.net)
A Very Big Thank You To:-
The Friends of Maine Road FC
John Timmons (ex-Maine Road FC, Hyde United, & Altrincham)
John Stapleton (National Broadcaster, Journalist and Big, Big Blue)
Dennis Tueart (ex-Manchester City, Son Played For Maine Road F.C.)
Dublin Branch (Manchester City Official Supporters Club)
Ian Mellor (ex-Manchester City & PFA)
Fred Eyre (Broadcaster, Author, ex-MCFC)
Theo & Nate Donnachie (Grandad Used To Play For City)
Manchester City Former Players Association
Frank Carrodus (ex-Manchester City & Aston Villa - Choice Events Ltd)
Dave and Sue Wallace ('King of the Kippax')
Tom and Jean Woodward (Bridgehall, Stockport)
David Lawson (Winsford United)
AKA 48 (Priestnall Vets and Griffin Wed-Nighters)
Dave Roberts (Kaye Mackenzie, Estate Agents)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………….
Help us fill in these spaces – Become ‘A Friend of Maine Road FC’
…………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………
Alex Channon (Manchester City Centenary Supporters Association)
Don Bryce (ex-Maine Road FC & Big Blue)
Dennis Buckley (El Equipo Major - Latics Forever)
Lesley Buckley (The Iron Lady –Latics Forever!)
Mike Kellaway (Chorlton Blue)
Nick Brimelow (Big Blue, J.P.& Brimelow, Estate Agents )
Jim Cording (Accountants, Devon)
Ted Broadbent (Hale Blue)
Colin Nicholls (Mainemachine-regular contributor to our Forum)
Mark Jones (One of friends from FC United)
Lori Nicholls (Urmston-Maine Road Fan)
Nori Rucker (Manchester City - Former Players Association)
Ron White (North Yorkshire Blue)
Mike Denny (Ex-Maine Road FC and Heaton Mersey Blue)
Ruth Harvey (Swinton)
John Golder (Ex-Maine Road F.C.- Centre-Half, 1970's)
Simon & Lorraine Mack (Ex-Maine Road F.C. Luke’s Mum & Dad!)
Carole & John Barlow (c/o Alex Jay)
Mrs M Newton (c/o Alex Jay)
Hellermann Tyton (c/o Alex Jay - www.hellermanntyton.co.uk)
Chris Jay (Club Captain Alex Jay's Dad)
Andrew Shaw (Altrincham FC Director & Big City Fan)
Keith Williams (Highland Blue)
Paul Randall (Ex-Maine Road FC, 265 Appearances, http://www.cidecision.com/)
Mrs Audrey Walker ('Mam' of Ian Walker - Road Manager and Clubman of 631 Appearances)
Alan & George Walker (The Famous Walker Bros - The Most Loyal of Road Fans)
Emma Moorhouse (Maine Road FC Since The Day She was Born)
Gary Millar (Reddish Blue - In Memory of Colin Munro Millar)
Graham Hoy (Direct Advertising & Media)
Adrian Love (City & Tonbridge Angels (Kent) Fan)
Heikki Toppila (City Fan From Oulu, Finland)
Nina & Matti Honka ( Oulu, Finland)
Phil Fallon (Ex- Maine Road F.C.)
Keith Hill (Ex-Maine Road F.C. and Now Adelaide Blue)
Bernie Wilcox (Hale Blue)
Alan Watson (Golfer & Musician)
Paul & Julian Cooper (Mere Blues)
Albert Fletcher (Ex-North Withington F.C.)
Andy & Sarah Longshaw (Macc Blues - www.blueskyline.com )
Kieron McGowan (Mayo Blue & 'November1972Mayo' from our Forum)
John Woodhall (Woodhall Properties (Cheshire)Ltd) - www.woodhallproperties.co.uk
Ashley Cricket Club - WA14 3QE - www.ashleycc.co.uk
Dave Stephens - Glossop Blue
Chris Fretwell (Fletcher Broadbent Partnership - www.fletcherbroadbent.co.uk )
Database
Maine Road FC are building a database of supporters’ contact details so that we can keep as many people as possible informed of developments at the club. If we don’t have your contact details (e-mail address, telephone number(s), postal address) then please forward them to:- Dave Miller - djm68@fsmail.net or Flat 6,The Grange, 36,Edgeley Road, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9NQ 0161 477 3570, 07599472598. Similarly, If you know anyone who you think would like to receive information from Maine Road FC, then please let us have their details.
Volunteers
In some senses everyone at Maine Road F.C. is a volunteer. However, the burden already carried by the management, coaching staff and committee members is a very heavy one. Sometimes we are desperate for help from outside. In order to get our Brantingham Road ground ready each season, we are always dependent on volunteers coming to our aid. Typical were the efforts put in a couple of seasons ago. Vice-Chairman Colin Broadbent paid tribute:-
SCRUBBED UP NICE
A Word of Thanks from the Vice-Chairman
Obviously, in my role as Vice-Chairman I spend a lot of time at Brantingham Road. As we locked up at the end of last season’s campaign, I couldn’t help but notice how tired the ground was looking. We are not in a position where we can spend a fortune on new stands, but a coat of paint and general spruce-up was clearly what was needed. That would be easier said than done though. So many of the existing Committee, coaching and management staff were already putting in far more time than one should reasonably expect. We needed some enthusiastic volunteers...but from where?
Fast forward to last Tuesday’s friendly against FCUnited of Manchester. It is an hour before kick-off and I’m looking over a transformed stadium. An immaculate pitch, painted posts, railings, dug-outs, turnstiles, terracing and paths weeded and many other ancilliary works completed. We had found our Task Force and they had come up trumps! I contentedly found myself crooning that old Walker Brothers’ hit, “ My (or more correctly, the club’s) Ship is Coming In”. We’d needed extra bodies on board for some time and now it looked like we’d got them. Appropriately, it was our very own Walker Brothers – Alan and George- who had put the hours in morning noon and night. Weeding, painting, running repairs on ‘The Leaky Creaky Stand’…. You name it, they did it. To add to their burden, a lot of this was done through some pretty atrocious weather, when it seemed, “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More”!
Other help came in the form of new Committee man Dave Miller, Alex, Steve and John who again had to intermittently battle with the elements to complete the painting in time for our opening game. The stalwarts that are Paddy and Eunice Flynn and their family had also been down, getting the tea bar set up and Paddy dealing with amongst many tasks, the less than pleasant, but absolutely essential chore of ensuring our w.c accommodation would be up to the demands of hosting the F.C. game .
It just gives you some idea what is required to keep on top of a club’s commitments, when I say the assistance we have had by no means stops there. Essential electrical works, both in the clubhouse and with the floodlights have been carried out by Pete and he only had a very limited time frame to work in. Trevor Mason did what he continues to do so well for us, by assisting Pete with the floodlights, putting up goalposts etc., and then, of course, there is Tony, always on call in the clubhouse and always able to find just what you were looking for.
So, a very big thanks from myself, Chairman Ron Meredith and the Committee for all that you guys have done. It has given everybody at the club a terrific lift. Steve Cheetham has already posted on the Club’s Message Board the appreciation felt by the players.
‘Onwards and upwards’ though. There will always be something that needs doing, either around the ground or to promote Maine Road F.C. as a club. If you think there is some way you can help the club then please make yourself known to us. Together we can continue to push the club forward.
COLIN BROADBENT (Vice-Chairman)
