Updated league table
26 March 2005
RESERVE GAMES
Altrincham Reserves have five games left this season, all at home. The fixtures are here. They include several Saturday lunchtime games. A report on their last game, a win over Lancaster City will be on the website later this weekend.
25 March 2005
RESERVES WIN
Altrincham Reserves beat Lancaster City 3-2 on Wednesday in the Lancashire League. Youth team striker Lee Hendley and Rico Richards were scorers of two of the goals. I hope to have a report on this match in the near future.
19 March 2005
ALTRINCHAM RES 1 GUISELEY RES 2
Despite playing some very good football, Alty Reserves lost today. Lee Hendley scored Alty's goal. Report here.
TEAM PHOTO
Pictured above is the Altrincham Reserve team which faced Guiseley today. Five regulars were missing due to work commitments or injury so, hopefully, there will be an opportunity for another team photo including them later this season. Pictured above, left to right are: Back - Carlos Marsden (coach), Laurence Ball, Mike Brown, Adam Brindle, Craig Ellison, Ranel Williams, Pat Connolly, Lee Hendley, Neil Brown (manager). Front - Todd Cunliffe, John Thompson, Paul Monaghan, James Marsden (capt.), Paul Tilley, Ashley Brown, Arron Hevingham and the mascot.
16 March 2005
RESERVES DEFEATED
Alty Reserves lost 1-4 at home to Morecambe last night, the margin being a little harsh on the Robins, who won the corner count and had a lot of second-half possession. Alty's goal came from Tony Wealle. Report here.
13 March 2005
RESERVES DRAW
Alty Reserves drew 2-2 away to Accrington Stanley on Saturday with goals from Docta and Grimshaw. Match report here. The league table is on the here
6 March 2005
NEIL FINISHES FIFTH
Altrincham Reserves' manager Neil Brown lost a very impressive two stones during the recent STAR Slim4ALty contest - details of the final results are on the STAR website. Neil weighed in on 1 January at 18st 8lbs and by mid Fenruary had lost almost 28 lbs (10.8% of his body weight) to weigh in at at 16st 8 and a half pounds. He finished fifth in the overall competition. At the current rate of weight loss, Neil should become lighter than air by Spring 2006! If you agreed to sponsor Neil, please don't forget to give him your sponsorship money as soon as possible. Alty chairman Geoff Goodwin has agreed to match whatever funds Neil raises.
NEW DATE
Alty's away Reserves' match at Morecambe has been moved from 16th to 15th March so as not to clash with the Alty first team's Cheshire Senior Cup Final appearance against Crewe Alexandra on the 16th. Alty's next game is on Saturday 12th March away to Accrington Stanley at a venue to be confirmed.
27 February 2005
FIXTURES
All of the March fixtures are now here.
BAMBER BRIDGE RES. 0 ALTY RES. 1
A goal from Anthony Wealle after half an hour saw Alty home at Bamber Bridge on Saturday. Report to follow.
23 February 2005
RECENT GAMES
The team line-ups and other information about the Altrincham Reserves' matches at Lancaster and Southport are now available via the Fixtures page. On Saturday (26th) the Reserves are away again, at Bamber Bridge.
12 February 2005
DEFEAT AT LANCASTER
Alty Reserves lost 3-1 at Lancaster on Thursday night.
6 February 2005
RESERVES' TABLE
The Lancashire League table is here but it is not totally correct even though it is based on the League's own website.
RESERVES GO DOWN
The Reserves lost their unbeaten run with a 3-0 defeat at Vauxhall yesterday but they were very much weakened by injury, unavailability and call-ups to the first team squad.
Report here.
29 January 2005
ALTRINCHAM RESERVES 2 LEIGH RMI RESERVES 1
Goals from Lewis Chalmers and Danny Grimshaw secured a 2-1 win for the Reserves today. Report here.
19 January 2005
ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT
Tonight's Reserves' game at Abbey Hey against Guiseley Res. has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The next fixture is another home game, but switched to Robin Park, Wigan, at 1pm on 29 January against Leigh RMI Reserves. Reserves' central defender, Adam Brindle, who has been on the first-team bench several times this season has signed for Curzon Ashton on loan to get more match practice.
The updated league table is on the Fixtures Page.
20 December 2004
FUTURE FOES?
Radcliffe Borough "manager Kevin Glendon... hopes to set up an official reserve team that will hope to play in the Lancashire League along with fellow non-league teams such as Accrington Stanley, Morecambe, Altrincham and Southport". Radcliffe "at the present time has a U 19 side that plays in an open age league the Altrincham and District league".
19 December 2004
FIXTURES
Alty's January fixtures have now been sent to the club and are here, along with updated league table, which Alty are climbing rapidly. The next match is at home (Abbey Hey) on 5 January to Accrington Stanley (7.45pm).
ABBEY HEY
Altrincham Reserves play their home games at Abbey Hey and the NW Counties site reports that "Abbey Hey... are about to celebrate another significant date in 2006. That year marks the twentieth year since beginning to play at the Abbey Stadium... Secretary Tony McAllister explains, 'We are in negotiation with a number of people to raise funds for a complete upgrade. Like most clubs we are looking at maybe installing an Astroturf pitch as well as a complete refurbishment of the social club'. The ground as it stands was mainly developed by the committee who have in the main been with the club for thirty or forty years but sadly it has seen better days. Vandalism is, as with many clubs, a constant worry. Tony says, 'Youngsters just get in at night and we are unable to prevent it, we built a new retaining wall but as fast as we build it, it just gets knocked down again. Once in the ground, they are not content to just sit and drink. We have had our seats burned out and they have even had a go at replacements that were donated by Manchester United. This is a major pity as the ground is well used by the local community'. As well as the newly-formed Abbey Youth, the stadium plays host to Manchester City Ladies, Altrincham Reserves, Curzon Ashton Reserves and Robinsons Sports College as well as a variety of charity events. The club, with the support of the local police and the club's Management team, has embarked on a series of awareness-raising events in local schools and youth clubs in an effort to combat the problem. Players will go in to offer coaching sessions and talk to the young people who are allowed to use the training area on match days.
15 December 2004
ALTY RES 0 NORTHWICH VICS RES. 0
Alty Reserves made it eight games without defeat with a well deserved draw against a Vics' side which included six players who were in their first-team squad for last Saturday's Conference game (Connett, Royce, McCarthy, Carratt, Hughes and Quayle). There were two old Alty faces in their line-up; Mark Quayle and Jason van Blerk. Alty included former Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers, Chester City, Stalybridge Celtic and Boston United midfielder Alex Higgins (23) who gave an impressive display on his Alty debut on a difficult pitch at Abbey Hey.
Match report here
9 December 2004
RESERVES WIN AGAIN
Alty Reserves extended their run to seven games without defeat and four straight victories with a 2-1 win at Burscough last night.
RESERVES REPORT
A brief report on the Reserves win over Bradford PA is here, courtesy of manager Neil Brown.
5 December 2004
RESERVES OFF AGAIN
For the second time in a week an Alty Reserves match had to be postponed due to a double-booking of a pitch. This time it was on Friday at Gt Harwood where Accrington Stanley were to host Altrincham Reserves in the Lancashire League.
28 November 2004
WINNING RUN CONTINUES
Alty Reserves' good form continued with their biggest win of the season against Bradford Park Avenue last Wednesday. Amongst the scorers were Rod Thornley (2), Kieran Lugsden and Lewis Chalmers. More details to follow. The Reserves are at home to Bamber Bridge this Wednesday (7.45pm at Abbey Hey).
Alty Reserves' midfielder Stevie Taylor (left) has decided to leave the club following last
night's win over Marine, in which he played as a second-half substitute. Stevie had to be
withdrawn in the closing minutes of the game with a leg injury. He has concluded that his work at
a gym must take precedence over his availability for regular football and that playing on regularly when he cannot give enough time to football will just lead him to pick up further knocks. He leaves the club having been an excellent and industrious member both of the Altrincham Youth and Altrincham Reserves sides in recent years. Last season Stevie signed UniBond forms and was on first-team stand-by but he did not make an appearance for the first eleven. All at Altrincham and especially Reserves' manager Neil Brown and his coaching team wish Stevie every success in his future career.
