0-0 last night, Thats the 1st of 5games in 8 days, its gonna be a tough week. still to come 3rd April Ossett A 5th Wakefield A 7th BPA A 9th Harrogate A
Yeah, costly loss to Ossett last night since they lie in 6th position and now only 2 points back of FCUM for the final playoff spot.
5th trophy in 3 years Think the double out of the question? But you never know..3games to go Current Table http://www.unibondleague.com/tables.php FCUoM 2 - 0 Radcliffe Borough FC United beat Radcliffe Borough and lifted the Presidents Cup with a late brace of goals from Chris Baguley and Stuart Rudd. The 2-0 win sees Margy’s men claim their fifth trophy in three seasons and gave them a huge psychological boost going into what could be a critical two weeks at the end of the season. United had a great chance to take the lead in the opening minutes when Rob Nugent rose well from a corner but saw his header headed off the line. Radcliffe played as well as they’ve played all season in the meetings between the two sides, enjoying good possession without ever really threatening the United goal. In a game with few clear cut chances the Reds had the best opportunity of the opening 45 minutes when captain David Chadwick rose and headed across goal where Simon Carden just couldn’t stretch his right leg out far enough to see the ball home. United ‘keeper Sam Ashton didn’t have much to do in the first half but when he was called into action he continued his great form from Tuesday’s meeting when he used his feet to save well form Radcliffe’s top scorer Steve Howson. The teams were level at the interval and the game didn’t really open up in the second half but that didn’t deter the United faithful who were in good voice; as ever, throughout. Half chances here or there, but no real penetrative football left the crowd wondering whether the tie would end level. United’s manager Karl Marginson, knowing that there needed to be a change of personnel, brought off the tireless Carden and brought on Chris Baguley, and within five minutes United were in front thanks to the substitute. Rudd took the ball well on the right and the striker crossed in such a way a right winger would have been proud, and Baguley got his head to the ball, knocking it across goal and giving United the lead with less than ten minutes left. The fans were ecstatic but United’s defence seemed to lose their head as Radcliffe came forward looking for the equaliser, and had it not been for Liam Foster’s clearance off the line Radcliffe would have been back in the game. But a famous victory was sealed in stoppage time after Adam Carden’s blocked shot fell to Rudd and the striker fired home. A fitting way to take the victory given that the big forward has spent most of the season on the sidelines with a knee injury. The scenes at the final whistle were a sight to behold as players, management and supporters partied United, with the celebrations guaranteed to go on long into the night. Ever the stickler for hard work though, Margy will be making sure any hangovers are quickly shaken off in order to aim for another three points away to Newcastle Blue Star. But tonight was about the victory and another success for FC United of Manchester.
Unfortunately... Bradford Park Avenue 2 vs. Ossett Albion 0 (goal-scores: Connors 6, Warner 90) Now 5 points back of top-spot with two to play.
The match with Woodley Sports just finished 1-1. Not a great performance, but they did come on in the last 10 minutes strong. So FCUM will be in the playoffs. Curzon actually lost their match today, so FC United did move up to second place on goal difference.
Bradford Park Avenue are thus confirmed as champions. Good to see a famous old name moving up in the world again.
Synical play by Skemersdale as their defender punched the ball off the line. But referee saw it, gave FCUM a penalty and a red card to Skem Utd. Its 1-1 on the penalty kick. Skemersdale down to 10 men.
Another penalty for FCUM and Nicky Platt hits the cross-bar! But they get another penalty for a push in the back. Patterson takes this one... and scores! 3-1 FCUM 61 minutes in!
Skelmersdale now down to nine men. Chris Baguley scores soon after and there's no doubt now. Fc United leading 4-1 under five minutes remaining.
At last our full programme of pre-season friendlies is complete check out the link at the bottom of this article for more information on the following friendlies. Sat 19 July Kettering Town k.o. 15:00 Tue 22 July Altrincham k.o.19:45 Sat 26 July Tamworth k.o. 15:00 Wed 30 July Salford City k.o. 19:45 Sat 2 Aug Abbey Hey k.o. 15:00 Wed 6 Aug Curzon Ashton k.o. 19:45 Sat 9 Aug Nantwich Town k.o. 15:00 For more details on each fixture click here http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=1712
At 12/1 might be worth a couple of quid on FCeee 16-Aug-08 Matlock Town (Home) 19-Aug-08 Cammell Laird (Away) 23-Aug-08 Buxton (Away) 25-Aug-08 Boston United (Home) 30-Aug-08 Whitby Town (Home) 01-Sep-08 Bradford Park Avenue (Away) 06-Sep-08 Eastwood Town (Home) 09-Sep-08 Prescot Cables (Away) 20-Sep-08 Worksop Town (Home) 23-Sep-08 Ossett Town (Away) 04-Oct-08 Witton Albion (Home) 07-Oct-08 Leigh Genesis (Away) 11-Oct-08 Frickley Athletic (Away) 15-Oct-08 Kendal Town (Home) 25-Oct-08 Whitby Town (Away) 29-Oct-08 Ilkeston Town (Home) 08-Nov-08 Ashton United (Home) 12-Nov-08 Cammell Laird (Home) 15-Nov-08 Guiseley (Away) 22-Nov-08 Worksop Town (Away) 29-Nov-08 Hednesford Town (Home) 06-Dec-08 Eastwood Town (Away) 13-Dec-08 North Ferriby United (Away) 20-Dec-08 Marine (Home) 26-Dec-08 Ashton United (Away) 01-Jan-09 Ossett Town (Home) 10-Jan-09 Boston United (Away) 17-Jan-09 Prescot Cables (Home) 24-Jan-09 Witton Albion (Away) 31-Jan-09 Guiseley (Home) 14-Feb-09 Leigh Genesis (Home) 21-Feb-09 Kendal Town (Away) 28-Feb-09 Buxton (Home) 07-Mar-09 Matlock Town (Away) 14-Mar-09 Frickley Athletic (Home) 21-Mar-09 Hednesford Town (Away) 28-Mar-09 Marine (Away) 04-Apr-09 North Ferriby United (Home) 10-Apr-09 Nantwich Town (Away) 13-Apr-09 Nantwich Town (Home) 18-Apr-09 Ilkeston Town (Away) 25-Apr-09 Bradford Park Avenue (Home)