Under 9's
Manager: Dave Rowlinson - 07824 371535
Assistant: Barry Lawson - 07912 782533
Coaches - Matt Clarke, Josh Westmerland

Squad:
Goalkeepers: Joe Rowlinson and Leon Stubbs
Defenders: Joe Berrington, Troy Butler and Kassim Highley
Defence/Midfield: Jack Clegg and Will Farrow
Midfield: Luke Chattington, Joe Crabtree, Sam Harding, Will Needham, Harry Newton, Charlie Plevin, Anthony Thorp and Nathan Wood
Strikers: Kieran Boon, Lewis Bradley, William Howard and Sam Howbrook

Glossop North End Under 9's - Teamwork

         

Dave Atkinson, Chairman of Glossop North End FC handing over the Matty Dalton Trophy to the Under 9's squad who won the Matty Dalton tournament in August 2009. The squad Joseph Rowlinson, Sam Howbrook, Harry Newton (C), Luke Chattington, Joe Berrington and Jack Clegg.



The successful squad



Captain Marvel



Glossop North End Season Summary 2009/2010

8 May 2010
East Manchester JFL – Division 1 Cup Final
Glossop NE ‘Hawks’ 0, Reddish Vulcans 2
Glossop NE ‘Eagles’ 0, Reddish Vulcans 3
Reddish Vulcans win 5-0 on aggregate

Glossop season came to a disappointing end when they were soundly beaten in the Division 1 Cup Final, played at Hyde United’s ground, by a Reddish Vulcans side that had finished a few places behind them in the league. Whether it was the big occasion that got to the boys, we’re not sure, but they just didn’t perform on the day.

The Hawks game was a fairly even affair, although it was Reddish who made the early running with defender Troy Butler making a number of crucial tackles and keeper Leon Stubbs having to race of his line on a couple of occasions in order to clear the danger. Glossop best chances of the first half came when Will Howard shot just wide, Jack Clegg had a shot well saved and Sam Howbrook hit the side netting. At the other end keeper Stubbs saw a direct free kick graze his crossbar.

Despite enjoying the greater possession, the second half saw Glossop concede to sloppy goals. The first arrived when Leon Stubbs was unable to cope with a difficult bouncing ball and the second came via a breakaway, following a sustained period of Glossop pressure. The nearest Glossop came to troubling the scorer was when Will Farrow shot just wide and Troy Butler’s long range effort narrowly missed the target.

The Eagles game saw them fall to their biggest defeat of the season, although anyone watching the first half would have struggled to predict the final score as Glossop had virtually all the play. They created a number of chances – Harry Newton fired wide on a few occasions, Luke Chattington shot wide and had a goal bound shot blocked, plus Lewis Bradley saw a shot cleared of the line and a goal bound shot well saved. On the few occasion that Reddish broke into Glossop territory, keeper Joe Rowlinson was on hand to clear the danger.

Although Glossop started the second half with Lewis Bradley hitting the post the game was soon turned on its head with Reddish hitting three unanswered goals to give them a 5-0 aggregate victory.

The score-line is very harsh on the lads, but it is a lesson learnt about football; it is important to put your chances away and to be switched on at all times, to stop silly and costly mistakes. Losing in a final is hard to take and not a nice experience, especially at 9 years old. The boys have to learn to accept defeat in these situations but this will ensure that victories in the future are savoured more.

One positive from the game was that Will Farrow was named man of the match by the organisers.

1 May 2010
Glossop NE ‘Hawks’ 6, Delamere Rangers 1
Glossop NE ‘Eagles’ 4, Delamere Rangers 0
Playing their final league games of the season, Glossop finished on a high with two excellent performances against a spirited Delamere side. The results meant that Glossop finished third in the table, one point behind Curzon Ashton and seven points behind Hough End. The gap to Hough End was established about 6 games from the end of the season and despite valiant efforts by both Hawks and Eagles, we weren’t able to claw back the difference. Dropped points against Stockport JB, Vulcans, Curzon and Delamere a couple of weeks back, ultimately cost Glossop but throughout the whole season the manager and Coaches have been impressed with the players effort, commitment, style of football played and team spirit......WELL DONE LADS.

In terms of this weekend’s games, with their new look formation on show, the Hawks produced some of their best football of the season. Troy Butler was also installed as the new Captain of the Hawks team.

From the kick off the passing and movement was first class and they nearly took the lead in the first few minutes when Sam Howbrook just failed to convert a Will Howard cross. However, the opening goal was only around the corner; excellent control by Nathan Wood released Will Farrow and when his shot was saved, Sam Howbrook was on hand to tap in the rebound.

Despite enjoying the majority of possession it wasn’t all Glossop, with keeper Leon Stubbs producing an impressive save to ensure Glossop retained their lead. Glossop doubled their advantage when front man Will Howard cut in from the left and clinically rifled a shot into the bottom corner. Better was to follow when man of the match Will Farrow burst from the midfield area and gave the keeper little chance with a well struck shot.

The second half saw Glossop continue in the same vein and following a Will Farrow corner that went in via Nathan Wood’s back, the score became 4-0. Glossop continued to push forward with both Keiran Boon and Troy Butler going close. The inevitable fifth arrived when Will Howard scored his second of the game with an almost identical shot to his first. Keeper Stubbs was denied another clean sheet though, when after saving well from the Delamere striker, he was unable to do anything about the follow up shot. Glossop’s sixth of the afternoon came when a Will Farrow shot was parried by the keeper and Kassim Highley was on hand to knock it into the back of the net, his third goal in four games since making his debut.

The Eagles team also started with a new formation, with Will Needham coming into the team as a defender, to play alongside Joe Berrington. The team started in a hurry and the leagues leading scorer, Lewis Bradley, went close on a couple of occasions. However, it wasn’t long before he was on the score sheet when a superb cross-field pass from Harry Newton found Luke Chattington and his excellently delivered centre was converted by Bradley. The second soon arrived and Luke Chattington was again the provider – he played a neat one-two with Lewis Bradley before setting up man of the match Sam Harding, at the far post. Although they enjoyed the majority of the possession Glossop nearly allowed Delamere back into the game, but a great Joe Rowlinson save ensured Glossop went into half-time with a two goal advantage.

Glossop continued to dominate and they went close to increasing their advantage when a Luke Chattington shot was blocked on the line, a Harry Newton free kick grazed the outside of the post and a mazy Lewis Bradley run brought an excellent save from the Delamere keeper. However, the third arrived when a Luke Chattington shot hit the bar and Will Needham was on hand to side foot the rebound in from close range. Glossop’s final goal of the game was a real flowing move. Luke Chattington broke out of defence and fed Harry Newton; his pinpoint pass released Lewis Bradley and he smashed it into the top corner. In the final minutes, the returning from injury Joe Crabtree nearly added another, but his shot was well saved.

Overall two decent performances from both Glossop teams, which will put them in good heart for their Cup Final, next weekend. The Under 9’s are playing Reddish Vulcans at Hyde United, next Saturday (8 May 2010), 9.30am KO for the East Manchester Junior League, Division 1 Cup. All support is most welcome.