News

Stretford Paddock are on a bad run. After such a promising start, Paddock have conceded 10 goals in their last 3 fixtures and more disappointingly, only come away with 1 point from those 3 matches. A fresh challenge awaits them with a fixture on Saturday against West Didsbury and Chorlton Reserves. There is no doubt that Ste and Bill are desperate for their Paddock side to bounce-back – it needs to come sooner rather later.

Team News

Paddock are without 9 first team squad members this weekend – a true reflection of the reality of Saturday League football. Players are human and human’s sometimes have other commitments. One of the 9 uncertain to play this weekend is Kieron Molloy. With minimal improvement to the state of his foot, he has no choice but to sit out of the starting 11 this week. Whether he will make it to the bench or not, we will have to wait and see.

Due to a lack of defenders available, the versatile and physical Kayode Adewale will be filling in at centre back. Despite the loss on Saturday, Kayode showed his physical presence in midfield as well his technical prowess – skills which can certainly be translated over to centre half.

On a more positive note, the squad will be seeing the return of Cam Watters into the middle of the park. Cameron has not played since the first day of the season against Holmes Chapel. Along with his good ball skills and work rate, Cam will be hoping to bring some good luck with him on Saturday – Paddock scored 7 goals last time he played!

There might also be a debut this weekend. Ex Getafe academy lad, David Solomé will feature on the bench. David’s key attribute, his long range shooting, might well be something that the manager will turn to late in the game.

This week at Paddock

After another disappointing result, Paddock boss, Stephen Howson, has been impressed with the way in which his players have responded on the training pitch. Ste told us “Trainings been really good this week. The attitude and application of the players have been fantastic.”

With possible questions over some of the players fitness, this week at training, Stretford Paddock were challenged with the bleep test. Aftab Jan came out on top with an impressive score of 14.3, but what was more impressive was the camaraderie amongst his team mates. Ste described the scene: “Some of the players who went out early [of the bleep test] got back in to help Aftab keep going.”

Our opposition

This weekend, we will be hosted by West Didsbury and Chorlton Reserves at Hyde United Football Club.

The Reserve side have had a respectable start to this season bagging two wins from three games. What is interesting is that both wins have come against sides familiar to Stretford Paddock. Like Paddock, West Didsbury and Chorlton Reserves comfortably beat Holmes Chapel whereas the Reserves easily dispatched Mersey Valley, unlike Paddock who could only manage a draw.

Finishing 5th last season, this weeks opponents will certainly give Paddock another challenging fixture. Ste’s boys have now however, had time to adapt to life in the Cheshire League. They know that games can be physical, technical or a mix of both. This will hopefully help them going deeper into the season and possibly even get them back to winning ways this weekend.

After last week’s loss, we travel away once again in the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 this time up it’s 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗱𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 & 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻

📅 Sat 20th Aug
📍 Ewan Fields, Walker Lane; Hyde; Cheshire; SK14 5PL
⏰ 2PM
🎫 FREE#UpThePaddock pic.twitter.com/6ffbvpRtHt

— Stretford Paddock FC (@SPaddockFC) August 19, 2022

This weeks fixture is away at:
Hyde United Football Club
Ewen Fields,
Elm Grove,
Hyde
SK14 5PL

Come on down for some good, free, Saturday football! Up the Paddock!

By Andre La Barbera

Saturday afternoon was another frustrating one for Stephen Howson and his Stretford Paddock side. In a repeat of last weeks result, the hosts, Newton-Le-Willows hammered 4 past Paddock to leave the visitors on 4 points in an as many matches. 

It was 30°C at kick off but the opening stages of the game suggested otherwise. The match opened with plenty of intensity from both sides, the heat didn’t bother the players. Stretford Paddock looked bright in the opening phases of the match and it was evident to see that the return of Kayode Adewale and Dom Molloy in midfield, restored some solidity into the side.

Paddock almost concluded their dominant start with a goal as Ronaldo Brown used some quick footwork to beat two men and draw a foul. A rocket of a free kick from Dom Molloy tested the Newton-Le-Willows keeper but he parried it wide of the post.

Newton-Le-Willows’ fighting spirit was there for all to see but a more physical Paddock midfield, unlike last week, allowed the Reds to match the home teams fight. Balls from all areas of the pitch into the the attacking trio of Jones, de Andrade and Brown were giving Paddock a real sniff.

In the 39th minute, Paddock took a real blow. Newtons-Le-Willows’ first chance of the game was clinical. A cross along the floor is not dealt with by Paddock and the striker nicely slotted the ball into the bottom corner – 1-0.

Stretford Paddock responded instantaneously. A perfect ball over the top from Adewale is helped goal wards by Joao de Andrade. Unfortunately for the visitors, the ball narrowly sailed over the bar.

They say the best time to score is just before half time and that’s exactly what Newton-Le-Willows did. A great pass from the number 10 is slotted in behind the Paddock back line. The Newton-Le-Willows striker does very well to get his body into a position to hammer the ball home. A proper number 9’s goal.

HT: Newton-Le-Willows 2-0 Stretford Paddock

The second half started in a similar manner to the first; with great intensity. Despite this, the game remained quiet until the 68th minute. An edge of the D shot that was dragged wide by Dom Molloy was the only real bit of action to write home about. In the 68th minute however, Newton-Le-Willows put the game to bed. A long range shot from the left side of the pitch found the back of the net after with the aid of a slight deflection.

The 3rd goal was a dagger to the heart of Stretford Paddock. A final role of the dice to get back into the game involved putting Midfielder, Kayode Adewale up front and bringing on Coleman and Jan to freshen up ideas. There were some bright sparks from these changes however, the overall impact came too late.

In the final phases of the game, Newton-Le-Willows drew the curtain closed with a wonder strike. The midfielder volleyed the ball past Paddock keeper, Gimenez and into the back of the net – just skimming the underside of the crossbar.

FT: Newton-Le-Willows 4-0 Stretford Paddock

Stretford Paddock: Victor Gimenez, James Oatt (84′, Thomas MacFarlane), Ryan Pickering (84′, Ezequiel Paulo Incaque), Michael Burke (89′, James Oatt), Omar Sinclair, Nosa Iyamu, Dom Molloy (76′, Aftab Jan), Kayode Adewale, Ronaldo Brown, Joao de Andrade (76′ Joseph Coleman)

By Andre La Barbera

3 games, 3 outcomes: a win, a draw and a loss. It’s not the start that Manager, Stephen Howson and Director of Football, Bill Prendergast would have wanted but failings obtain value. In his post-match interview after Paddock’s 4-0 loss to Haydock, Bill valuably highlighted that “the lessons learnt from these 3 games have been [spreading his arms wide] that much.”

The beauty of football is that when things go wrong, there’s always an opportunity around the corner to put things right. With Howson being “pleased with attitude in training”, a week of reflection and regrouping is what Paddock will be hoping puts them in good stead going into this weekend’s fixture against Newton-Le-Willows.

Omar Sinclair

This weekend, Omar Sinclair returns to the Stretford Paddock side to play his first game of the season. Paddock’s solid option at the back, Will Hobson, is unavailable this weekend so Omar’s return to the squad could not have happened at a better time.

Omar Sinclair has had an impressive career thus far. He played for Paddock last season but did so off the back of playing college and club football out in The States. In 2018, Omar played for Detroit City in the second tier of the US Soccer pyramid. He’s back at Paddock to work with Bill and reignite his footballing career.

Omar’s return has reminded Ste of the benefit Stretford Paddock FC has regarding contacts and links to other clubs. “Being able to develop players and then move them onto bigger clubs is the best recruitment strategy I have,” Ste explained. “Omar should maybe be playing at a higher level, but we can help him get there”.

Other Team News

There is plenty of team news this week but it’s a mixed bag. Starting with the positives, this week will see the return of central midfielders Dom Molloy and Kayode Adewale. Paddock’s midfield severely lacked physicality against Haydock and there’s no doubt that Molloy and Kayode’s return immediately fixes this problem.

It’s Dom’s brother Kieron however, where the concerns lie. Kieron sustained a foot injury after last week’s fixture and the state of his foot has not improved throughout the week. Kieron is one of Paddock’s key attacking outlets and therefore everyone at the club is hoping for a swift recovery and return to the side.

Newton-Le-Willows

Newton-Le-Willows are Paddock’s opponents on Saturday. The side finished 7^th in Cheshire League Division 2 last season and will therefore know what to expect going into this season. Currently sitting in 6^th place, Newton-Le-Willows have started this season with 2 wins against FC St Helens and Ashton Town as well as a 2-1 loss to title contenders, Bollington Town.

There is no doubt that Paddock will be in for another tough game on Saturday but Molloy and Adewale should massively aid the team against another experienced side. An area of opportunity for Stretford Paddock may be exploiting the Newton-Le-Willows defence. They have conceded 8 goals in their opening 3 fixtures. The likes of Joao de Andrade, Nosa Iyamu and Ronaldo Brown know that they can be deadly in the final third.

🚨𝗙𝗜𝗫𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

After last week’s loss, we travel away once again in the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 this time up it’s 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻-𝗟𝗲-𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀

📅 Sat 13th Aug
📍 Newton Sports Club, Crow Ln E, Newton-le-Willows WA12 9XE
⏰ 2PM
🎫 FREE#UpThePaddock pic.twitter.com/Vk8kmfEA9J

— Stretford Paddock FC (@SPaddockFC) August 12, 2022

As always, this week’s game is free to watch so get down and help Paddock get back to winning ways this weekend!

Newton-Le-Willows VS Stretford Paddock

2PM Kick off

Address:

Newton Sports Club

Crown Lane East

Newton-Le-Willows

WA12 9XE

By Andre La Barbera

In what felt like a must win game for Stretford Paddock, Haydock FC gave the Manchester side another reality check, putting 4 goals past them. Individual errors, a lack of creativity and most apparently, being outfought all led to a cataclysmic 4-0 defeat. 4 points from 3 games is not the that start Paddock wanted to life in the Cheshire League.

Less than 3 minutes into the game, Haydock stamped their authority. Good pressure from Haydock on the Paddock defence led to a Mikey Burke error and subsequently a Haydock corner. The corner was whipped into the near post with pace and met by Haydock’s striker. He accurately guided the ball through the legs of Ronaldo Brown and into the back of the net.

Just like on Wednesday, Paddock had conceded early but this time they didn’t respond well. Minutes later, another Haydock corner was headed towards the top corner, only being stopped by a spectacular save by Victor Gimenez.

Paddock needed 10 minutes until they got their first chance of the game. Kieron Molloy showed excellent skill and dynamic body movement to beat 2 Haydock defenders. His shot from the edge of the box drifted narrowly over the bar.

Halfway through the first half, it was evident that Paddock were missing key players. Cam Watters, Kayode Adewale and Dom Molloy all showed great physical presence in Paddock’s first two matches, and they were missed. Haydock had beaten Paddock to almost every ball and in the centre of the park and were very much ‘up for it’. Perhaps the presence of the YouTube cameras were working against Stretford Paddock this weekend.

HT: Haydock 1-0 Stretford Paddock

Paddock came out for the second half and tried to play in behind the channels of the Haydock defence but again, found difficulty in being first to the ball. In the 51^st minute, Paddock received a real blow. Defender, Tommy MacFarlane, tried to stop a 1-on-1 between Victor Gimenez and the Haydock number 9 but clipped the forward, resulting in a penalty kick. The penalty was perfectly placed into the top right corner and Paddock had conceded in the early stages of a half once again.

A few minutes later, Stretford Paddock were slightly unlucky. Joao de Andrade seemed to be slapped in the face by the Haydock left back however, the referee did not see the incident and no red card was shown. Had one been given, the game might well have changed there and then.

With half an hour to go, manager, Stephen Howson, rolled the dice with a double change. Debutant: Bakare and entered the field but struggled to make too much of an impact. Stretford Paddock continued to be out-battled all the way though the second half.

In the 72^nd minute, a rushed goal kick from Jimenez fell straight to the feet of the Haydock forward. He simply played it across goal and his attacking counterpart slotted it into the empty net. 3-0.

The last 20 minutes saw the game quieten down and become uneventful. Just before the final whistle was blown however, a freekick on the edge of the box was nicely slotted into the top corner by Haydock right back.

FT: Haydock 4-0 Stretford Paddock

Stretford Paddock: Victor Gimenez, Ryan Pickering (76’ Ronaldo Brown), Tom MacFarlane, Michael Burke, Will Hobson (46’ Aftab Jan), James Oatt (C), Nosa Iyamu, Ben Pearson (46’ Ezequiel Paulo Incaque), Kieron Molloy (65’ Daniel Bakare), Joao de Adrade

By Andre La Barbera

After a frustrating Wednesday evening, Stretford Paddock will be desperate to get back to winning ways against Haydock FC on Saturday. If Paddock can get the win on Saturday, it would would leave them with 7 points from the opening 3 games of the season – a respectable start that they can build on.

It’s going to be tough

After the first two games, only two teams have won both. After a 4-3 loss on Tuesday night against Lymm Rovers, Haydock are one of the many teams finding themselves on 3 points. What is interesting though is that they convincingly beat Mersey Valley, Stretford Paddock’s most recent opponents, 6-2 on the opening day of the season.

There’s no doubt then that this will be a tough game for Paddock. Although they should have come out as victors against Mersey Valley, Haydock will enter Saturday’s fixture with a psychological boost.

Stretford Paddock however, should also enter the weekend with positives in mind. Against Mersey Valley, Debutant, Dom Molloy, impressed with his physicality and technical ability. The new signing has certainly thrown his name into the hat amongst the likes of Kayode Adewale, Cameron Waters and Jon Ogo to be in Saturdays starting 11.

An inspiring man of the match performance from the captain, James Oatt is another big positive and something that should give the Paddock lads belief. Whilst Paddock were doing their very best to break Mersey Valley down, when the ball was thumped away and ran onto by Mersey Valley’s number 9, James was there every time.

Must win

Upton JFC and Bollington Town are the only 2 teams who have got 2 wins from 2 thus far this season. With fixtures against Atherton Laburnum Rovers and Lymm Rovers this weekend (two sides on 3 points), you’d expect the top two clubs to make it 3 wins from 3.

It seems like Upton and Bollington are going to challenge all the way, if Paddock want to be there with them, Saturday’s match is a big one – a must win.

🚨𝗙𝗜𝗫𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨

It’s our third fixture of the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 season just 3 days after our last, this time against 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗖

📅Sat 6th Aug
📍 JMO Sports Park, Liverpool Rd, Skelmersdale, WN8 8BX
⏰1:00PM
🎟️FREE#UpThePaddock pic.twitter.com/g8280brFXu

— Stretford Paddock FC (@SPaddockFC) August 5, 2022

The match is kicking off at 1PM from JMO Sports Park.

Entry is free so feel free to come down and watch!

Address:
JMO Sports Park
Liverpool Road
Skelmersdale
WN8 8BX

04/08/2022

6:30PM K.O.

Mersey Valley Sports Club

Wednesday evening was a frustrating one for Stretford Paddock as they left Mersey Valley with a 2-2 draw. Despite a domineering second half display, a blend of good Mersey Valley defending and plenty of missed chances from Paddock meant that both teams would go home sharing the points.

Both teams started the game strong both playing with good technical football at a high intensity. Stretford Paddock debutant, Dom Molloy, started strong, often finding his brother out on the wing with a handful accurate long-range passes. It was Mersey Valley however, who had the better start.

In the 11^th minute, Mersey Valley sent a long throw into the box which was met by a teammate. Left unchallenged, the Mersey Valley player headed the ball nicely past Paddock’s Kian Pearce in net to put the home side ahead.

Stretford Paddock responded well to going 1-0 down as a flurry of chances followed. A break from Will Hobson down the left-hand side saw the left back drag his shot wide. Paddock also got the ball into dangerous areas behind the Mersey Valley defence, but nobody was on the end of Kieran Molloy’s crosses.

The game then slowed down for a period but in the latter stages of the half, the new man Dom found himself with the ball on the edge of the penalty area. Dom elegantly slotted the ball across the keeper and into the bottom corner to level things up.

HT: Mersey Valley FC 1-1 Stretford Paddock FC

The first 5 minutes of the second half was all Mersey Valley. Paddock hadn’t got out of the blocks yet when they lost the ball cheaply in their own half. The ball was collected by a Mersey Valley player who took on a long-range strike which looped over the Kian Pearce’s head and into the back of the net, 2-1.

After the slow start, Paddock settled back into the swing of things again and slowly began to take control of the game. Yet, it was the last half hour of the game where Paddock really had Mersey Valley up against the wall. Plenty of chances were squandered and a hand full of penalty shouts were waved away by the referee.

After an injury to striker Tom Jones, Joao de Andrade came back off the bench and bagged a much-needed equaliser. In the 78^th minute, some good link up play between Joao and Nosa Iyamu saw find himself one-on-one with the keeper. The ball was finished into the bottom corner to level things up once again.

The last 10 minutes panned out the same as the previous 20. Paddock mounting attack after attack onto the Mersey Valley defenders who kept them out. In the 89^th minute, the ball fell to the feet of Joao again who sent the ball wide of an almost open net.

FT: Mersey Valley FC 2-2 Stretford Paddock FC

Stretford Paddock FC: Kian Pearce, Will Hobson (61’ Michael Burke), Thomas MacFarlane (78’ Aftab Jan), James Oatt (C), Ryan Pickering, Dominic Molloy (40’ GOAL), Nosa Iyamu, John Ogo (46’ Kayode Adewale), Tom Jones (61’ Joao de Andrade), Joao de Andrade (78’ GOAL) (46’ Ronaldo Brown), Kieron Molloy (94’ Conor Knowles)

Tonight, under the lights, if there are any flood lights, Stretford Paddock will look to make it 2 from 2 in their inaugural season in the Cheshire League when they come up against Mersey Valley FC. Saturday’s 7-0 hammering over Holmes Chapel FC has given Paddock the belief that anything is possible this season. There’s no doubt that manager Steven Howson will be looking to make a similar statement this evening.

Too early to make predictions

The first couple of rounds of fixtures have been interesting to say the least. FC St Helens Reserves’ 11-2 trouncing over Ashton Town Reserves should not have been on the cards after St Helens lost and Ashton won convincingly in their opening fixtures of the season.

Hartford FC are another erratic example. An impressive 8-0 win in their first fixture over Lymm Rovers would have opened eyes but only a week later, they conceded 7 to Upton JFC.

Paddock might have won 7-0 and Mersey Valley lost 6-2 on the opening day however, strange results have proved that anything could happen – Paddock must treat this game like they would any other.

Building on an superb start

Saturdays match against Holmes Chapel saw an excellent Stretford Paddock performance. 7 goals and a clean sheet where the two main things to take however, beautiful team worked attacks, moments of individual brilliance and the way the team dominated the ball, put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces.

In his pre match team talk, manager Steven Howson mentioned the ruthlessness he wants his team to go into every single game with this season. If Saturdays dominance is matched, Paddock will fancy themselves to take the win.

After both scoring 2 last Saturday, we might be seeing the start of a battle for the golden boot between forwards Tom Jones and Joao de Andrade. Against Holmes Chapel, both teammates scored a variety of goals which really showed their quality to the Cheshire League. If Paddock want to win the league this year, they will need more performances like this from the lads – a strong goal difference might just be vital.

🚨𝗙𝗜𝗫𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦🚨

Our second game in the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 will take place Midweek against 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗖

📅 Wed 3rd Aug
📍Mersey Valley Sports Club, Banky Lane, M33 5SL
⏰630PM
🎟️FREE#UpThePaddock pic.twitter.com/SifkW7fgPu

— Stretford Paddock FC (@SPaddockFC) August 2, 2022

Tonights game will be kicking off at 6:30PM from Mersey Valley Sports Club. Entry is free so come on down if you fancy a bit of midweek football!

ADDRESS:

Mersey Valley Sports Club

Ashton upon Mersey,

Urmston,

Sale,

M33 5SL

30/07/2022

2PM K.O.

Holmes Chapel Leisure Centre

If Ste wanted a perfect start, then he couldn’t have had many complaints with what his team did today. In their first competitive game under fan ownership, Stretford Paddock FC netted 7 past Holmes Chapel FC to kick-start their Cheshire League journey with 3 points.

Within the first minute of the game, Kieran Molloy found himself with a small bit of space outside the Holmes Chapel penalty area. A wonderful left footed strike rocketed past Holmes Chapel’s keeper who probably didn’t even have his gloves on yet, it was that early. The ball flew into the top corner and set the agenda for the rest of the match – dominance from Stretford Paddock.

You could tell players from both sides were eager to get the season going as the first 10 minutes of the game was played with great intensity. It was inevitable however, that the games tempo would eventually dwindle and a small pause after a foul on Jon Ogo, exposed some tiredness from the home team. The fruits of Paddock’s preseason were on show as they managed to continue to dominate as their opponents tired. Shortly after the foul, some good, on the floor football from Paddock was finished with a Joao de Andrade goal.

In the 19^th minute, Joao completed his brace as a beautiful back heel from Tom Jones played him in behind the Holmes Chapel defence. A nice touch away from the keeper was followed by an easy finish. 3 goals in 20 minutes was the perfect start for the away team.

Despite Paddock dominating the rest of the first half, only a Kieron Molloy strike which rattled the cross bar was worth writing home about.

HT: Holmes Chapel 0-3 Stretford Paddock

Whatever was said in the Holmes Chapel dressing room certainly did something as the home side came out for the second half and tested the Stretford Paddock defence. A handful of key blocks and Vic Giminez saves kept the score line at 3-0.

This flurry from Holmes Chapel did not last long however, and in the 54^th minute, a game of pinball in the box eventually came to an end as the ball fell to the feet of Ronaldo Brown. Brown easily slotted the ball home to make it 4-0 and Stretford Paddock went into cruise control.

The whole second half was played similarly to the latter phases of the first – Paddock dominating the ball against a tired looking Holmes Chapel. More goals were inevitable.

A ‘fox in the box’ style goal from Tom Jones made it 5-0 and not long later, a lazy foul by the Holmes Chapel defender saw midfielder Jon Ogo score from the spot.

Becoming the second player in the game to bag a brace, Tom Jones showed his ability as a striker as he made it 7-0 by bringing the ball into the box and easily finding the back of the net.

FT: Holmes Chapel 0-7 Stretford Paddock

Stretford Paddock FC: Victor Giminez, Will Hobson (61’ Michael Burke), Ryan Pickering (74’), Ezequiel Paulo Incaque (61’ Thomas McFarlane), James Oatt (C), Cameron Watters (80’), Jon Ono (61’ Aftab Jan), Nosa Iyamu (77’), Joao de Andrade (70’ Nicholai McCreath), Tom Jones (46’ Ronaldo Brown), Kieron Molloy (70’ Tom MacFarlane)

Goals: Joao de Andrade (12’,21’), Tom Jones (76’,87’), Kieron Molloy (1’), Ronaldo Brown (52’), Jon Ogo (70’)

After a long preseason, tomorrow marks the start of a new chapter for Stretford Paddock FC. At 2PM at the Holmes Chapel Leisure Centre, Stretford Paddock FC will play their first competitive fixture as a fan owned football club. After a long, action packed and relatively successful preseason, Ste, Bill and the lads will be looking to start life in the Cheshire League as they mean to go on, by picking up 3 points.

Itching to get started

Stretford Paddock’s preseason began all the way back in June. A few training sessions were held before dusting off the cob webs with a warm up fixture against Chorlton FC. The initial loss seemed to be exactly what was needed as the Paddock machine sprung to life. Frequent training, the appointment of Bill Prendergast as Director of Football and a hand full of noteworthy victories has led the club into a great position.

Victories against Hashtag United Reserves and Ramsbottom United, though friendlies, have certainly proved that anything is possible for Paddock this season. With one more sleep to go, confidence and morale should be high.

Cheshire League

Stretford Paddock, this season, will be playing in Division 2 of the Cheshire League. Founded in 1948, the Cheshire League currently consists of a Premier, 1st and 2nd division as well as 2 reserve divisions. Technically Level 13 of English football, Ste’s dream of managing in the FA Cup becomes realistically attainable. Clubs in level 10 can enter the first extra-preliminary qualifying round.

Paddock have shown during preseason that advancing through the Cheshire League is well within their ability.

Holmes Chapel FC

This weekends opponents, Holmes Chapel FC, are an experienced Cheshire League side. Last season, the club had a reserve team side playing in the Reserve League 2 as well as their first team in League 1.

Unfortunately, Holmes Chapel had to fold their first team and seem to have gone on to combine both sides. Now playing in Division 2, the unusual circumstances have resulted in a Holmes Chapel side that will be hard to predict. Ste and his men cannot afford to be complacent.

Keep an eye out!

Players such as Ronaldo Brown, Tom Jones and Kayode Adewale have showed their class this preseason and will be looking to carry that form with them into tomorrows match. Returning to the side this weekend is Cam Watters who will be looking to play as well as he did against Hashtag United down in Pitsea.

This weeks fixture will be kicking off at 2PM tomorrow from Holmes Chapel Leisure Centre. If you can, get down and support YOUR club!

🚨 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 🚨

Holmes Chapel vs Stretford Paddock FC

📅 Sat 30th July
📍 Holmes Chapel Leisure Centre, Selkirk Drive, CW4 7DZ
⏰ 2PM KO
🎟 FREE ENTRY

Paddock’s first ever fixture in the @CheshireFL 👊#UpThePaddock pic.twitter.com/rlN66jBTXi

— Stretford Paddock FC (@SPaddockFC) July 28, 2022

Manchester, Jul. 29, 2021. Stretford Paddock FC are pleased to announce a season-long partnership with Clear Logic Finance as an official sleeve sponsor. As a club we are looking to establish ourselves within the community we play in and see our partnership with Clear Logic Finance as a big step in developing lasting relationships with local businesses.

Clear Logic Finance is a Manchester-based finance firm that helps businesses to access different business finance options as well as tax benefits such as R and D and pride themselves on providing a personal touch to every client. This partnership shows our commitment to working with and bringing in local businesses into the Stretford Paddock FC community.

Paddock and Clear Logic Finance will work together to educate and provide expert advice to our community.

“I’m delighted to announce this partnership with Clear Logic as our sleeve sponsor for the 22/23 season. It is always refreshing to have genuine fans of our club establish a commercial partnership with the club. We believe this is only the start of a long-term relationship between Clear Logic Finance and Stretford Paddock FC.” – Ayodeji Olayemi, Marketing and Commercial Partnerships Lead.

“As a local business and supporters of Stretford Paddock, we were more than happy to build a commercial relationship with an outfit that like ourselves is on the ascendancy. We look forward to a long and rewarding relationship both on and off the field.” – Rameez Haider, Finance Director at Clear Logic Finance.

View the Clear Logic Finance website here: https://clearlogicfinance.co.uk/