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29
January 2004
ACCRINGTON
STANLEY
Peter Cavanagh and Jon Kennedy have been selected for the
England National Game XI squad to face Italy, to be
played at Telford on 11th February. Last November
Cavanagh became the first modern day Stanley player to be
picked for international duty when he appeared in
England's 2-2 draw with Belgium under-20s.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Paul Mullin 67
Shots on target Paul Mullin 46
Shots off target Paul Mullin 21
Assists Rory Prendergast 9
Crosses Rory Prendergast 139
Offsides Lutel James 42
Fouls Paul Mullin 56
Free-kicks won Lutel James 60
ALDERSHOT
Manager Terry Brown was dismayed by the 4-0 derby defeat
by Farnborough which leaves the Shots nine points behind
leaders Chester. "I don't want to say we were
absolutely awful because it makes it look as though
Farnborough were not good on the day," he said.
"They've thrashed us here."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Tim Sills 69
Shots on target Tim Sills 41
Shots off tar-get Tim Sills 28
Assists Tim Sills 5
Crosses Dean Hooper 52
Offsides Roscoe D'Sane 28
Fouls Roscoe D'Sane 37
Free-kicks won Tim Sills 53
BARNET
Boss Martin Allen is close to agreeing a deal to keep
star striker Giuliano Grazioli at Underhill. Grazioli has
scored 25 times in 28 appearances for the Bees this
season and has been in talks with Allen about a new
contract for the past two weeks.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Giuliano Grazioli 61
Shots on target Giuliano Grazioli 43
Shots off target Ben Strevens 19
Assists Ian Hendon 7
Crosses Mark Williams 50
Offsides Giuliano Grazioli 56
Fouls Danny Maddix 68
Free-kicks won Mark Williams 56
BURTON ALBION
Manager Nigel Clough looks set to be boosted by the
return of defender Steve Chettle for the FA Trophy clash
with Kettering. The Brewers faced having just one
centre-back available but Chettle proved his fitness
following a calf strain when he came through a reserve
game in midweek.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Robert Talbot 43
Shots on target Robert Talbot 23
Shots off target Darren Stride 24
Assists Dale Anderson 6
Crosses Aaron Webster 51
Offsides Robert Talbot 28
Fouls Darren Stride 36
Free-kicks won Dale Anderson 40
CHESTER CITY
Goalkeeper Mark Wright is searching for a new goalkeeper
after Ian McCaldon emigrated to Australia. With Wayne
Brown still sidelined by injury, Wright is looking to
bring in a replacement and has confirmed his interest in
Carmarthen Town keeper Tony Pennock, although Coventry's
Pegguy Arphexad has rejected an offer.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Darryn Stamp 62
Shots on target Darryn Stamp 38
Shots off target Darryn Stamp 23
Assists Kevin McIntyre 14
Crosses Kevin McIntyre 86
Offsides Daryl Clare 38
Fouls Darryn Stamp 61
Free-kicks won Paul Carden 48
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
Daggers boss Garry Hill has lost the services of Richard
Pacquette and Steve Watts. Pacquette has returned to QPR
following the end of his loan spell and Watts, who joined
in November from Shrewsbury, has asked for his contract
to be terminated due to his decision to move to
Singapore.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Mark Bentley 41
Shots on target Mark Bentley 29
Shots off target Mark Bentley 12
Assists Paul Bruce 4
Crosses Tarkan Mustafa 52
Offsides Leon Braithwaite 16
Fouls Mark Bentley 47
Free-kicks won Mark Bentley 34
EXETER
Boss Eamonn Dolan is delighted Sean Canham is back on
form ahead of the FA Trophy trip to King's Lynn. The
19-year-old led the line in the 2-0 win at Dagenham and
Dolan said: "It was a big game for Sean. He got a
goal and put in an excellent performance for the
team."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Sean Devine 63
Shots on target Sean Devine 40
Shots off target Sean Devine 23
Assists Steve Flack 7
Crosses James Coppinger 46
Offsides Steve Flack 39
Fouls Steve Flack 77
Free-kicks won Steve Flack 46
FARNBOROUGH
Farnborough have strengthened their squad with the
arrival of central defender Ben Martin on a month's loan
from Swindon. Striker Alex Christou has signed a
non-contract registration with the club while Doudou will
remain at the club despite reports that he had to return
to Congo for personal reasons.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Richard Hodgson 32
Shots on target Richard Hodgson 16
Shots off target Richard Hodgson 16
Assists Richard Hodgson 9
Crosses Richard Hodgson 63
Offsides Ali Chaaban 13
Fouls Sacha Opinel 37
Free-kicks won Sacha Opinel 45
FOREST GREEN
Forest Green's board of directors have defended their
decision to raise prices for the remaining seven
Nationwide Conference games this season. Marketing
manager Colin Peake said: "Forest Green Rovers
remains one of the cheapest grounds to visit for
Nationwide Conference football and gives excellent value
for money."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Neil Grayson 39
Shots on target Neil Grayson 21
Shots off target Neil Grayson 18
Assists Neil Grayson 7
Crosses Damon Searle 45
Offsides Neil Grayson 22
Fouls Martin Foster 43
Free-kicks won Neil Grayson 77
GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET
Gravesend are planning to become a full-time club but
chief executive Glenn Aitken has warned that such a move
will not happen in the near future. Aitken admits the
club's part-time status has caused problems for manager
Andy Ford but he said: "First, we need to create new
income streams." THEFLEET
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Rob Haworth 38
Shots on target Rob Haworth 18
Shots off target Rob Haworth 20
Assists Ben Walshe 6
Crosses Ben Walshe 26
Offsides Rob Haworth 47
Fouls Rob Haworth 55
Free-kicks won Rob Haworth 39
HALIFAX TOWN
Chris Wilder believes next season's Conference will be
stronger than ever. The Halifax boss fears his side do
not have the finances to cope with the increasing
standard and said: "Next season it looks like Canvey
Island and Weymouth will come up. They both have the
potential to make a challenge for the play-offs."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Lewis Killeen 32
Shots on target Lewis Killeen 21
Shots off target Ryan Mallon 14
Assists Lee Elam 4
Crosses Ryan Mallon 46
Offsides Lewis Killeen 23
Fouls Christian Lee 41
Free-kicks won Christian Lee 46
HEREFORD UNITED
Hereford defender Michael Rose will be suspended for the
Conference clash with Scarborough next Tuesday. The
full-back must serve a one-match ban following his
sending-off against Morecambe and is likely to be
replaced by Dean Craven where Graham Turner's men play
their first fixture in more than two weeks.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Stephen Guinan 58
Shots on target Stephen Guinan 34
Shots off target Ben Smith 27
Assists Daniel Williams 8
Crosses Paul Parry 86
Offsides Stephen Guinan 30
Fouls Ben Smith 34
Free-kicks won Ben Smith 39
LEIGH RMI
Leigh manager Phil Starbuck believes his side can stave
off relegation by going unbeaten for the rest of the
season. He said: "People may think that is crackers,
but I am not bothered
what they think. We have the ability
it is just about getting that level of consistency."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots David McNiven 49
Shots on target David McNiven 34
Shots off target David McNiven 15
Assists Neil Robinson 4
Crosses Warren Peyton 51
Offsides David McNiven 44
Fouls David McNiven 51
Free-kicks won David McNiven 52
MARGATE
Gate boss Chris Kinnear believes the club's short-term
future could be decided in the next few days. Margate
face losing their Conference status if chairman Keith
Piper cannot find another investor to fund the
redevelopment of Hartsdown Park. "If there's no
Conference status where does the club go?" said
Kinnear.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Emmanuel Omoyinmi 30
Shots on target Emmanuel Omoyinmi 19
Shots off target Jay Saunders 13
Assists Adrian Clarke 5
Crosses Adrian Clarke 21
Offsides Che Stadhart 23
Fouls John Keister 53
Free-kicks won Sam Sodje 48
MORECAMBE
Morecambe boss Jim Harvey admits he is unsure why his
side have been inconsistent over the past two weeks. The
Shrimps produced a battling performance to hold Hereford
2-2 but then lost to Leigh RMI. Harvey said: "It is
baffling when you can produce a performance like we did
against Hereford and then the next week turn around and
be so far off the mark."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Gary Thompson 41
Shots on target Gary Thompson 20
Shots off target Gary Thompson 21
Assists Gary Thompson 5
Crosses Dean Howell 59
Offsides Danny Carlton 33
Fouls Danny Carlton 44
Free-kicks won Gary Thompson 59
NORTHWICH VICTORIA
Northwich boss Shaun Teale admits the time is approaching
when he may have to accept that the club are going to be
relegated. After watching his side lose 4-0 to Chester,
Teale said: "We're in big trouble and there comes a
time when you have to accept your fate, although perhaps
not quite yet."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Jonny Allan 28
Shots on target Jonny Allan 16
Shots off target Mark Devlin 13
Assists Chris Ward 3
Crosses Steve Garvey 56
Offsides Christopher Thompson 23
Fouls Mark Foran 35
Free-kicks won Mark Devlin 37
SCARBOROUGH
Scott Kerr has been rewarded for his impressive
performance for Scarborough against Chelsea in the fourth
round of the FA Cup by earning a call-up to the National
Game squad. The midfielder forms part of a 16-man England
squad for the game against the Italy Under-23 side at
Telford's Bucks Head on February 11.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Mark Quayle 50
Shots on target Mark Quayle 27
Shots off target Mark Quayle 23
Assists James Kelly 3
Crosses Ashley Lyth 21
Offsides Mark Quayle 27
Fouls Scott Kerr 38
Free-kicks won Mark Hotte 41
SHREWSBURY
Player-boss Jimmy Quinn admits he is hoping to sign a new
left-back to strengthen his squad as they push for a
play-off place. Meanwhile, Ryan Lowe has still not been
offered a new deal despite being out of contract in the
summer. He said: "I need to know where I
stand."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Luke Rodgers 65
Shots on target Luke Rodgers 28
Shots off target Luke Rodgers 37
Assists Luke Rodgers 4
Crosses Sam Aiston 50
Offsides Luke Rodgers 51
Fouls Sam Aiston 51
Free-kicks won Sam Aiston 50
STEVENAGE BOROUGH
Boss Graham Westley feels it is not too late for
Stevenage to reach the play-offs. The former Farnborough
boss, who saw his side beat Gravesend 3-2 last weekend,
is undeterred by the fact they are six points adrift of
fifth-placed Shrewsbury. "We are beginning to
perform with real desire," he said.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Anthony Elding 55
Shots on target Anthony Elding 31
Shots off target Anthony Elding 24
Assists Simon Wormull 9
Crosses Simon Travis 46
Offsides Anthony Elding 37
Fouls Anthony Elding 43
Free-kicks won Anthony Elding 30
TAMWORTH
Tamworth youngster Sam Wilson shone in a recent outing
for Birmingham County FA as they beat Leicestershire
& Rutland 5-0. Co-manager Steve Poole admitted the
Lambs ace was impressive and said: "He was
absolutely excellent. Some of his deliveries into the box
were top quality. The lad's a good player."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Mark Cooper 59
Shots on target Mark Cooper 33
Shots off target Mark Cooper 26
Assists Scott Rickards 2
Crosses Rob Warner 43
Offsides Scott Rickards 30
Fouls Mark Cooper 34
Free-kicks won Richard Follett 44
TELFORD
Striker Lee Mills could be facing a lengthy spell on the
sidelines after suffering an injury blow in training. The
33-year-old, who has 12 goals to his name this season, is
set to undergo a scan and visit a specialist after fears
that he has ruptured his ankle ligaments.
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Lee Mills 55
Shots on target Lee Mills 26
Shots off tar-get Lee Mills 29
Assists Lee Mills 4
Crosses Matthew Clarke 46
Offsides Lee Mills 21
Fouls Lee Mills 34
Free-kicks won Lee Mills 43
WOKING
Woking boss Glenn Cockerill insists he would have
rejected the chance to take over at Leyton Orient if he
had been approached by the Third Division club. Cockerill
claims he is happy at Kingfield and said: "I'm quite
a loyal lad and I've got a feeling about this
place."
PLAYER WITH THE MOST…
Shots Steve Ferguson 40
Shots on target Steve Ferguson 26
Shots off target Raphael Nade 21
Assists Ian Selley 6
Crosses Ian Selley 42
Offsides Amos Foyewa 32
Fouls Amos Foyewa 45
Free-kicks won Raphael Nade 45
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