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26/12/2025, Alder House, Atherton, England
Premier Division, Northern Premier League

Atherton Vs Gainsborough

Atherton play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: C Perkins (GK) , J Connolly (CB) , V McBride (CB) , C Meyrick (RB) , C Roach (LB) , D Thrift (CDM) , H McVicar (CAM) , R Cooper (RM) , B Rees (LM) , A Rodie (ST) , R McCleese (ST) And the subs are: M Sommer (CB) , N McCombie (CB) , B McClellan (CM) , M Dooyum (CM) , J Reece (ST)

Gainsborough play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and line up with: G MacAuley (GK) , M McCorkle (CB) , A McCreary (CB) , T Belches (RB) , J McAndrew (LB) , P Brannon (CM) , A Baker (CDM) , I Guinness (CDM) , R McAllister (RM) , C Goodluck (LM) , G Skeldon (ST) And the subs are: B Fitzgerald (CB) , D Lane (CB) , S Brain (CM) , I Nicholson (CM) , D Magorian (ST)

Welcome to Alder House in Atherton, England where Atherton Collieries will face Gainsborough Trinity.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Premier Division, Northern Premier League.  The attendance is 2369.

1' - Atherton kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

9' - Aron Baker slides the ball to Isaac Guinness.  Clint Roach dispossesses Isaac Guinness and takes possession.  Clint Roach plays the ball to Joey Connolly.  Joey Connolly finds Vincent McBride with a long ball.  Vincent McBride passes to Clint Roach.  Clint Roach whips in a cross, but John McAndrew intercepts and takes possession.  

31' - Clint Roach dispossesses Ron McAllister and gains possession for his team.  Clint Roach plays the ball to Darryl Thrift.  Darryl Thrift plays a long pass to Ryan Cooper.  Ryan Cooper slides the ball to Hugh McVicar.  Hugh McVicar passes to Ryan Cooper.  Ryan Cooper crosses the ball, but the ball goes over everyone.  

39' - Rob McCleese speeds past Thomas Belches.  

40' - Rob McCleese spots a run from Ryan Cooper.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Ryan Cooper runs on to the ball.  Ryan Cooper tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a fine goal from Ryan Cooper for Atherton!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

40' - Gainsborough kick the ball off for the restart.  

44' - Darryl Thrift plays the ball to Vincent McBride.  Vincent McBride plays a short pass to Hugh McVicar.  Hugh McVicar plays a short pass to Ryan Cooper.  Ryan Cooper sees a run from Alastair Rodie.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Alastair Rodie runs on to the ball.  Alastair Rodie takes a shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Gainsborough kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - Ryan Cooper finds Alastair Rodie with a short pass.  Alastair Rodie attempts to outskill Ron McAllister, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

51' - Alastair Rodie sees Darryl Thrift making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Darryl Thrift is able to take the ball.  Darryl Thrift tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Vincent McBride will come off.  Michael Sommer joins the game from the bench.  

52' - George MacAuley sees a run from Patrick Brannon.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Patrick Brannon is caught offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hugh McVicar will come off.  Michael Dooyum joins the game from the bench.  

54' - Charles Meyrick passes to Michael Dooyum.  Michael Dooyum spots a run from Bruce Rees.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Bruce Rees  is unable to take the ball down!  

56' - Clinton Goodluck whips in a cross, but Clint Roach intercepts and takes possession.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Antwan McCreary will come off.  Dean Lane is going to be brought on.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Bruce Rees is going to be taken off.  Billy McClellan is going to be brought on.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ron McAllister is going to be taken off.  Iain Nicholson is going to be brought on.  

60' - Patrick Brannon spots a run from Clinton Goodluck.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Clinton Goodluck runs on to the ball.  Clinton Goodluck tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Gainsborough.  Iain Nicholson will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but Michael Sommer intercepts the ball.  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Glynn Skeldon is going to be taken off.  Dan Magorian joins the game from the bench.  

65' - Thomas Belches passes to Marcus McCorkle.  Marcus McCorkle passes the ball to Dean Lane.  Dean Lane slides the ball to Isaac Guinness.  Isaac Guinness sees Dan Magorian making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Dan Magorian is able to take the ball.  Dan Magorian attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot bounces off the post!  Isaac Guinness gets to the ball first...Isaac Guinness looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Isaac Guinness for Gainsborough!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

65' - Atherton kick the ball off for the restart.  

67' - Michael Sommer finds Ryan Cooper with a short pass.  Ryan Cooper passes the ball to Michael Sommer.  Michael Sommer finds Billy McClellan with a long pass.  Billy McClellan looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and Billy McClellan scores!  That's a fine goal from the Atherton player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

67' - Gainsborough kick the ball off for the restart.  

73' - Michael Sommer hits the ball long to Joey Connolly.  Joey Connolly slides the ball to Billy McClellan.  Billy McClellan crosses the ball, but Patrick Brannon intercepts and takes possession.  

76' - Patrick Brannon plays a long pass to Aron Baker.  Alastair Rodie tackles Aron Baker and the ball goes loose.  Darryl Thrift tackles Dean Lane and gains possession for his team.  Atherton try to launch a quick counter attack.  Darryl Thrift passes to Ryan Cooper.  Ryan Cooper curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Dean Lane.  

89' - John McAndrew runs with the ball, beating Billy McClellan.  



The match has ended Atherton Collieries 2 - 1 Gainsborough Trinity.