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DAISY HILL FC MATCHBALL SPONSOR JOIN BRENT & STEVE SUNDAY MORNING 9AM ON FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM - YOUTUBE THE OFFICIAL BACUP BOROUGH FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME BRIAN BOYS STADIUM £2.00 SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER | 15:00 CLUB INFO Club Manager: Brent Peters Technical Coach: Alan Taylor Fitness Coach: Ryan Russell Physio: Valerio Bango Head of Youth: Darren Reece Youth Administrator: Andrew Walker Welfare Officer: Nicola Walker Honorary Club President: Edwin Crook Club Secretary/ PA to Club Manager: Debra O'Connor Director: Brent Peters Directors: Natalie James Non Executive Special Project Director: Andrew Walker Non Executive Hospitality & PR Director: Debra O'Connor Head of Press & Media: Steve Brown Head of Business Development: Hayley Pilling Head of Community Engagement: Jane Pallister Official Photographer: Jacob Reader Match Day Secretary: Michael Carr Club Historian: Roger Hindle Official Club Partner: Boys Ltd Grade A Partner: Pierce Business Advisory & Accountancy Legal Entity Bacup Borough Football Club Limited Limited by: Shares Company Number: 5957213 Company Secretary: Natalie James Managing Director: Brent Peters Majority Shareholder: Brent Peters Registered Office: Bacup Borough Football Club Brian Boys Stadium, Cowtoot Lane, Bacup, OL13 8EE Club Honours North West Counties League Division Two champions 2002–03 Challenge Cup winners 2003–04, 2011–12, 2022-23 2023/24 Macron Cup Finalist: 2022-23 Lancashire Combination Champions 1946–47 Lancashire Junior Cup Winners 1910–11 Rossendale Charity Cup Winners 1883–84, 1884–85, 1886–87, 1887–88 A very warm welcome to everyone joining us at the Brian Boys Stadium this afternoon as we welcome Daisy Hill FC. I hope you enjoy the game and have a great afternoon with us. Looking back to our last outing, the 2-1 victory over AFC Blackpool was an excellent team performance, and ultimately the three points were everything. We deserved the win, although we made hard work of it in the second half when we had plenty of opportunities to put the game beyond doubt. There were some brilliant individual performances within a really strong team display. Charlie Cowin was outstanding and thoroughly deserved his Man of the Match, while Sheikh Sohna made an excellent impression on his debut. It was also great to see Callum Hewitt back in the starting line-up. He gives us something special in midfield, and alongside Jay Luker, that partnership looked very promising. MANAGER'S THOUGHTS | BRENT PETERS The most important thing now is that we produce that level of team performance consistently. Consistency is key if we are going to keep moving in the right direction. The commitment, energy and togetherness we showed against AFC Blackpool needs to be there every time we step onto the pitch. Daisy Hill will provide another tough challenge this afternoon. They are a good side and we know we will have to be ready, focused and prepared to work hard from the first whistle. We need to concentrate on our own performance and make sure we play with the same purpose and confidence. I also want to take the opportunity to thank my coaching staff, Ryan Russell and Alan Taylor, for the tremendous work they continue to put in with the lads at training. Their attention to detail is brilliant, and the effort they put in behind the scenes is a huge part of what we are trying to build here. Enjoy the game this afternoon, get behind the lads and let's hope we can put some more valauble points on the board. Brent Peters VISITORS DAISY HILL FC Situated one and a half miles south of Westhoughton town centre, four miles from Bolton and five miles from the Toughsheet Stadium, home of Bolton Wanderers, the village of Daisy Hill first saw football in season 1894-95 although it is possible that football was being played in the area for some years prior to that date. The first known honours for the club came in 1896-97 when the Wigan and District League Championship and the Westhoughton Cup were won without losing a match. The location of the club's ground in those days is unknown but the present ground was used during the First World War period when the club played in the Leigh and District Senior Sunday School League. The club then joined the Westhoughton League, and during the 1920's and 1930's won many honours in what was one of the strongest local leagues at the time. Little is known of the period leading up to the second world war, but by 1951 the club was back playing in the Westhoughton League, on the St. James Street Recreation Ground/Cricket Ground, until the landowner made an offer to the club to return to the current site at New Sirs in 1957. The acquisition of the lease was a major step forward and gave aspiration to move into the Bolton Combination and develop into one of the most formidable clubs in the area. Dressing rooms were erected at the ground for the start of the 1968/69 season whilst on the field the club won the Bolton Combination Premier Division on four occasions, the Bolton Combination Cup on four occasions and the Lancashire Amateur Shield twice during the 60's and 70's. In 1978 the Club was accepted into the Lancashire Football Combination and with the advent of the Non-League football pyramid and the subsequent amalgamation of the Lancashire Football Combination and the Cheshire County League the Club became a founder member of the North West Counties League giving them the opportunity to play in and bring national competition to the village. With the National League System requiring clubs to meet new standards for facilities, new dressing rooms and a clubhouse for social activities were erected at New Sirs in 1982. Since then improvement of the club's facilities has been ongoing and for the 2005-2006 season a floodlighting system was installed, which allowed the club to remain in the National League System and return to National and County competitions. The club also has a thriving Under 17s squad, playing in the Bolton, Bury and District Junior Football League. Notable players include: Dick Pollard and Billy Farrimond, both of whom went on to play cricket for Lancashire and England, Alf Watkinson, grandfather of the former Lancashire Cricket Club Captain Mike Watkinson went on to sign for Blackpool. (Mike himself played a handful of games for the club). Sam Marsh (Bolton Wanderers and Bury), Alf Gray (Torquay United and Lincoln City), Greg Strong (Bolton Wanderers and Motherwell) and Danny Williams (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) began their careers in senior or junior football at Daisy Hill Football Club. Other notable people / sportspersons born in Westhoughton who may or may not have been associated with the club: Ethel Johnson (Great Britain Olympic Athlete), Joe Bromilow (American Olympic Athlete), Jack Bruton (Blackburn Rover, Burnley, Bournemouth and England). Joe Clare (Accrington Stanley, Norwich City and Lincoln City). Tommy Woodward (Bolton Wanderers and Middlesborough), Francis Lee (Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Derby County and England) and Robert Shaw (Actor). WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS We come into today’s game off the back of an important three points against AFC Blackpool. Whatever happened in that game, the main thing was that we had to get the win, and thankfully we did, coming away with a 2-1 victory. I thought the scoreline probably flattered them a little bit, to be honest. Without being disrespectful, we should have been well out of sight before half-time with the chances we created. It is something we have had a few times this season where we have not quite put teams to the sword when we have been on top, and that can come back to bite you. We then conceded almost immediately after scoring. It was a bit of a half chance at the time, but fair play to them, it was a really good strike. That obviously gave us a bit of a scare and made the game more uncomfortable than it needed to be, but we managed to see it through and get the three points. At the end of the day, we are a team. We defend together and we attack together, so we are all responsible for what happens on the pitch. It is not a case of blaming the forwards for not taking chances or the defenders for conceding goals. We win together and we lose together, and that is something that is important for us to remember. Today brings another tough test against Daisy Hill. They have got some very experienced players in their side, and you only have to look at the team sheet to see how many of them have been around the Counties for a long time. We know it will be a difficult game, so we will have to be at it from the start. Consistency is going to be really important in this league. As we have already seen, putting three wins together can literally move you five or six places up the table, so there is a real opportunity there if we can put a run together. Hopefully we can build on Saturday’s result, put in another good performance and make it two wins from two. captain's THOUGHTS | joey fallon PLAYER FOCUS | BILLY BLAKE Billy Blake - As a young goalkeeper, how have you found playing for Brent Peters? It’s certainly unique but I love it. I feel like I have freedom to play my own game, I feel like I am getting better and want to continue getting better. Knowing that Brent trusts me to be his number 1 is great especially as a young gk. Brent is very understanding of my situation which i’m very thankful for and he has been brilliant with me in terms of allowing me to sometimes train elsewhere with other goalkeepers rather than training with the team. I’m not sure on the exact number but I believe I’m around 100 step 6 appearances which is something I’m proud of at the age of 20 and I’m grateful to Brent for trusting me when I was only 18. - What have you learnt from your time so far with Bacup? I’ve learnt lots just from playing men’s football week in week out. It’s a much more physical game than the academy game and I would also say I’ve learnt how to manage games better during different parts of the game. I still want to go on and have a career as high up the pyramid as possible so getting this experience at my age is something that I believe is great for me and will only help me in the future. - How have you found working with the coaching staff? Anything they’ve helped you with to develop your game? The obvious example for me would be Ryan Russell. Ryan has me in the gym 3-4 times a week on his programme which has helped me put muscle on and become more powerful. This has helped me on the pitch definitely. Coming out of my scholar at Stockport I was probably quite skinny but I would say I’ve got a much greater muscle mass now. - What are the benefits to having your camera in the goal? I decided to put the camera in my goal as not all our games get recorded and I’ve always enjoyed watching my games back. It helps me to correct errors I may have made in a game and question reasons as to why I might have done something in a game. It’s also good for the team as there’s at least one occasion every week where someone will want me to send them something. It’s not just for the social media content! - Favourite / most enjoyable game at Bacup? There’s a few. We played Euxton away for about the 6th time in a month in the Lancashire cup on a Tuesday night in my first season. I just had one of them games where nothing was getting past me. Saved a pen got MOTM and we won 3-0. Other than that, I enjoyed the Droylsden games and also last Tuesday against Colne as I actually buzz off getting stick from other fans I think it’s class. - What did you take away from the USA training camp? So much. It was good to get some goalkeeper coaching which I haven’t had for a while and also to be coached by a GK coach from America it gave me a different type of training to what I’ve had before. I was training with a lot of lads who have just come out of academies and I felt and trained really good in the sessions which probably boosted my confidence knowing that I can still match performances of lads in top academies. It was also great to see the opportunities and facilities they have available out there. They’re an absolute joke how good they are. - What did you do over the summer? Went to Egypt and Spain. Did a lot of coaching, watched as many World Cup games as I could and spent most of my Saturday afternoons playing darts. - How’s your coaching business going? Really well to be honest. I’ve been solo for over a year now and built up a really strong clientele. Obviously there’s always room for growth but I’m looking forward to the journey. Up the BBGK. I have to thank wilkisfootballcoaching for introducing me to the coaching side of the game. Jake is a great guy and has a great coaching company! - What do you want to do better this season vs previous seasons? For me I want to get back to the amount of clean sheets I had in my first season. Obviously to an extent that’s something out of my control, eg: last weekend when the striker scores a worldy past me. But if I can help the back 4 and team to be more organised by improving my communication whilst also doing my job and keeping the ball out of the net when called upon then hopefully that is something that will lead to more clean sheets and less goals conceded. - All recovered after concussion? What’s your memory of that night? Haha. Yes I’m all good now thanks. I’ll be honest the 2/3 games after the concussion I didn’t quite feel as sharp as I usually would have but from the Colne game it’s given me that confidence back and I feel as good as ever now! As of memories from that night. I can remember it being 1-1 and I felt we had a good chance to go and nick it in the second half. However, from actually going up for the header in the 70th minute and everything after that still hasn’t come back to me and I’m not sure it ever will haha. My first brief memory post-injury was being in the changing rooms with Ty where I apparently was looking for my car key despite not even driving to the game! After that the next thing I can remember is being in an ambulance on the way to Oldham haha. Fair play to Con for stepping up to go in net for the rest of the game as well. Quick Fire: - Which team do you support? Rochdale - Saturday afternoon or midweek under the lights? It’s gotta be a Saturday ain’t it although a midweek under the lights has a lovely feel to it as well - Favourite holiday destination? I’m a big fan of the algarve in Portugal - Worst fear? Rats - Job? I’m a TA in a PRU and have my own GK coaching business as well. - Favourite non-league ground you’ve played at? I like Colne, it’s a proper non league ground and the food post match was mega - Best save for Bacup? The clear one to me is against Padiham in the semi final of the Lancashire cup in my first season. Volley from about 8 yards away and I managed to tip it onto the crossbar. We won the game 1-0 and made it to the final without conceding. - Best piece of advice you’ve received? Just to have a laugh. Play with a smile on your face and not to worry about mistakes they are inevitable especially as a GK. - Aside from Paul, which team mate would you like to collab with on TikTok? Good question. I reckon Ty Williams would have an interesting day in the life. - Which team mate are you challenging to a darts match next? Anybody who wants it. I’ll beat them all! I finished last week by saying it’s up to the lads to respond positively after the Colne game and to be fair they did. The first hour especially we looked dangerous throughout and created a number of very good chances. We freshened up the pack as we felt it was a game that needed energy, pace & directness with Sheikh making his debut and Charlie also returning to the starting line up. We probably expected more of a battle than we actually received on the day from previous encounters with AFC Blackpool so Callum and Jay gave us a solid base to balance the attacking players ahead. Dom also took his opportunity well filling in for Paul Sholabi who missed out with a slight knock. Which again demonstrates the strength in depth we keep banging on about, why it’s so important and how different profiles suit different games. I don’t think anybody could have complained if we had come in at half time with a comfortable lead but we didn’t and that’s the only frustration. We spoke at half-time about not being complacent, continuing to do the right things and being a little bit braver with our decision making. COACH TALK | RYAN RUSSELL The start of the second half we improved on some aspects but no game is the same in both halves and we still couldn’t find a way to extend the lead. As soon as you don’t take chances and a team remains in a game - they will always have a spell at the end when they have nothing to lose and throw numbers forward. Whilst it was a more stressful afternoon than it should have been I think we dealt with the pressure reasonably well and it’s the first win against AFC Blackpool for a while now. The next challenge is to find consistency and aim to keep picking up points over the next 7-day period. The exact same message as last week - can we be a bit better in both boxes? An important win on Saturday with the last kick of the game for the Shadow Squad too making it two wins in a row. Ben Rhodes with the help of a couple of senior lads has started to create a real team environment over there. I was able to watch the VEO footage of that game too on Sunday which is very important. A few of those lads are now starting to push hard to get into the first team squad which is really positive to keep strong competition throughout. COLLECTION BORO T-SHIRT Whether you're cheering from the terraces, heading out with friends, or simply proud to wear the Borough colours, we've got the perfect tee for you. ✅ High-quality materials ✅ Comfortable fit ✅ Stylish club-inspired designs ✅ Sizes available for adults and juniors | CHAT TO STEVE OR HAYLEY FOR FURTHER DETAILS Five Things We Learned 2026/27: Week 6 Five Things | By Jay Cooper 1. The two survivors in the FA Cup Going into the weekend, the NWCFL had three sides left in the Emirates FA Cup at the first qualifying stage, and two of them were drawn to play against each other. Prem outfits South Liverpool and Prestwich Heys were to go toe to toe, and fellow Prem side Trafford went on the road to Bamber Bridge, of the Northern Premier League. Trafford did their part, slaying their higher-division opponents 3-1 to move to the next round, but nothing could separate South and Heys on Saturday in a 2-2 draw, leading to a Tuesday night replay. After 180 minutes, South finally progressed, winning 2-1 to join Trafford as one of just two NWCFL sides left in English football’s oldest competition. 2. Seventh Heaven for Glossop North End Building on the fact that they were a feature of last week’s “Five Things We Learned”, Glossop North End have usurped their fellow competitors in the Premier Division promotion race to take top spot over the course of the last seven days. Lee Wilshaw’s side achieved this feat with maximum points on Saturday, to the tune of a 7-1 away victory against second-bottom Longridge Town. Alex Bowker and Ethan Sutcliffe both bagged braces as North End stormed to victory. Could this be their year to return to the NPL for the first time since 2023? 3. Nelson ruthless on home soil For only the second time this season, newly promoted Nelson played a home league game on Saturday, in the Premier Division. Their opponents were winless and draw-less AFC Liverpool, and the home team were eager to regain their momentum after being beaten by Trafford in midweek. They did exactly that, hammering their visitors 6-1 to further cement their early season claim to a play-off place, and they have now scored 11 goals in just two league games when playing at Little Wembley. Woe betides FC Isle of man, who will be their visitors this coming Saturday. 4. Market Drayton Town didn’t hear no bell Few would’ve blamed any of the 179 fans who were there to support the home side at the Balufab Stadium on Saturday for leaving at the 88th minute, when visiting Cheadle Heath Nomads made it 2-1 against Market Drayton Town in the First Division South’s three-word-name derby. However, if they had, they would’ve been forced to digest some humble pie when they got home, checked the score, and saw that MDT had turned it around in added time. Goals by Oliver Griffiths and Durell Manhertz in minutes 90 and 90+2 earned three points for David Lloyd’s side. Play to the whistle! 5. They knew he was trouble… Widnes Town, in the First Division South, played their first home league game of the new campaign at the Marine Travel Arena on Tuesday. Under new-ish boss Gary Taylor-Fletcher, they doubled their points tally for the season by holding New Mills to a 2-2 draw. Leaguesponsorship packages The headline, however, surrounds the man who scored their opening goal on the night, and the minute in which he scored it. Town’s number 10, Taylor Swift, rolled beyond the Millers’ keeper to put his side ahead, and did so in the 22nd minute of the match, for good measure. A true Love Story. 1. What was the name of Swansea City's old stadium? 2. Frank McAvvennie played for which London club? 3. The Proclaimers (band) support which Scottish team? 4. Which team's ground is situated the closest to the M6? 5. Kerry Dixon scored 193 goals for which club? 6. Which Oldham Athletic footballer scored six goals in a game? 7. Paddy Roche played for which Yorkshire club? 8. In 1991 Tim Buzaglo became an instant star when scoring a hattrick against WBA in the FA Cup for which non league club? 9. The famous on field fight between Blackburn Rovers Graeme Le Saux and David Batty took place against which club? 10. John Terry's brother Paul played for which non league club? 11. Bryan Robson was born in which town? 12. What is the nickname of Lincoln City? PICTURE QUIZ Answers on the inner back page JUST FOR FUN! MATCHDAY QUIZ 1.The Vetch Field 2. West Ham United 3. Hibernian 4. Walsall 5. Chelsea 6. Frankie Bunn 7. Halifax Town 8. Woking 9. Spartak Moscow 10. Yeovil 11. Chester le Street 12. The Imps | 1. Charlie Nicholas 2. Tony Morley 3. John Byrne OFFICIALS Joshua Brooks Jacob Ridings Jake Kenny Oliver Partington Dean Singleton Daniel Fernandez Ibarra Jelanil Blake William Shawcross Gerald-Junior McCullion James Salkeld Hubert Nowacki Fionn Murphy Samuel Howell Claudio Gomes Costa Ayo Owolabi Fred Wardle Manager: Nicky Hunt Coach: Chris Brown Coach: Samuel Howell First Aider: Courtney Soutter BORO DAISY HILL FC Billy Blake (GK) Ben Langley Brady Boardman Joey Fallon (C) Paul Sholabi Dominik Williams Tyler Williams Ben Thompson Josh Walne Kaiden Barlow Regan Jarrett Jake Townsend Toby Wright Kyle siddle Mason Fallon Connor Morris Alex Mellor Aidan Lancaster Callum Hewitt Charlie Cowin Jay Luker James Bartholomew Manager: Brent Peters Technical Coach: Alan Taylor Fitness Coach: Ryan Russell Referee: Jay Henry Ass Ref: Nathan Perks Ass Ref: Freddie Pye