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Whaley Bridge AFC Round-Up 2016
Whaley Bridge Athletic Football Club are currently 3 points clear at the top of the Hallmark Cheshire Football league. The league considered to be the best step 7 league in the National League having won North West Regional Charter Standard League of the year is in contention this time around for National FA awards.
Correct as of 13/01/17
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P
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W
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D
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L
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GD
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PTS
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1
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Whaley Bridge
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18
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14
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0
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4
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23
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42
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2
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Wythenshaw Town
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17
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11
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3
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3
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20
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36
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3
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Altrincham FC Reserves
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19
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10
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4
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5
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20
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34
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4
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Knutsford
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16
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10
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3
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3
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22
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33
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A change of management mid-term last season hailed the welcome return of the Hall/Brogden team and after a mixed start to this season Whaley settled into a terrific run of results, losing only 1 in 13 games, to rise to the top of the Premier League.
Defending CFL Premier Challenge Cup winners, they overcame 2015-2016 Premier League winners Knutsford FC on penalties last season, Whaley have again reached the final of this prestigious competition and will play Poynton FC at 19:45 on April 13th at Trafford FC.
A couple of notable additions have improved the senior squad albeit the season has been peppered with injury problems with stalwart Captain Rob Newton notably enduring a stop-start season to date. Tom Scorer now a regular having progressed through the ranks is currently, excluding all cup competitions, the League’s top scorer and James Tattersall remains the best goalkeeper in the league.
Ironically, after success in both the league and cup last season, the Club found it impossible in limited time to replace retiring Manager Dan Turner and for the first time in many years fielded just one senior team. However, the Club has moved forward and Chair Steve Rampley reveals that the Club has advanced plans already in place to definitely field a reserve/development squad next season. Young players wishing to get involved and those already expressing significant interest should keep an eye on whaleybridgefc.co.uk where further details will be released in due course.
WBAFC is an FA Community Charter Standard Football Club and fields a full range of age groups ranging from U9 to U18s plus a thriving U7s Soccer School on Saturday morning. The facilities, including a floodlit 3G artificial grass pitch, are as good as anywhere and with a committed group of managers, working with Junior Chair Dean Campbell, where better to start your youth football career than at Whaley? |
