The Warrington Way

MrTini23 · Nov 24, 2019

The Warrington Way

Introduction

Hi there, my name is John Warrington and this is my journey in football (manager). After beginning my career back in 1997, I had a playing career spanning 20 years starting and ending at Tranmere Rovers with spells at Liverpool, Swansea, West Brom, Preston and Leicester in between. Now though it's time for the next chapter in my career. I'm going to leave this post free to keep a track of my career.

My Playing Career

Here is my playing career in full (Simulated on FM18).

1997/98 -

- | Apps: 28 | Goals: 10 | Assists: 1 | POM: 0 | Average Rating: 6.78 |
1998/99 -

- | Apps: 24 | Goals: 13 | Assists: 2 | POM: 5 | Average Rating: 7.16 |
1998/99 -

- | Apps: 0 | Goals: 0 | Assists: 0 | POM: 0 | Average Rating: N/A |
1998/99 -

- | Apps: 1 | Goals: 0 | Assists: 0 | POM: 0 | Average Rating: N/A |
2001/02 -

- | Apps: 36 | Goals: 20 | Assists: 2 | POM: 4 | Average Rating: 7.12 |
2003/04 -

- | Apps: 28 | Goals: 9 | Assists: 0 | POM: 1 | Average Rating: 7.04 |
2003/04 -

- | Apps: 11 | Goals: 2 | Assists: 0 | POM: 1 | Average Rating: 6.64 |
2004/05 -

- | Apps: 33 | Goals: 17 | Assists: 1 | POM: 5 | Average Rating: 7.25 |
2005/06 -

- | Apps: 36 | Goals: 12 | Assists: 2 | POM: 3 | Average Rating: 7.11 |
2006/07 -

- | Apps: 29 | Goals: 11 | Assists: 3 | POM: 2 | Average Rating: 7.11 |
2007/08 -

- | Apps: 34 | Goals: 13 | Assists: 2 | POM: 6 | Average Rating: 7.20 |
2008/09 -

- | Apps: 28 | Goals: 27 | Assists: 15 | POM: 10 | Average Rating: 8.00 |
2009/10 -

- | Apps: 36 | Goals: 16 | Assists: 3 | POM: 4 | Average Rating: 7.44 |
2010/11 -

- | Apps: 35 | Goals: 19 | Assists: 2 | POM: 7 | Average Rating: 7.49 |
2011/12 -

- | Apps: 27 | Goals: 12 | Assists: 2 | POM: 3 | Average Rating: 7.31 |
2012/13 -

- | Apps: 12 | Goals: 3 | Assists: 0 | POM: 0 | Average Rating: 6.83 |
2013/14 -

- | Apps: 20 | Goals: 4 | Assists: 0 | POM: 0 | Average Rating: 6.86 |
2014/15 -

- | Apps: 0 | Goals: 0 | Assists: 0 | POM: 0 | Average Rating: N/A |
2015/16 -

- | Apps: 34 | Goals: 8 | Assists: 2 | POM: 1 | Average Rating: 6.79 |
2016/17 -

MrTini23 · Nov 25, 2019

The Warrington Way

The Journey Begins

So after my retirement, I decided to spend some time away from the front line of football, working within the Centre of Development at Tranmere doing some coaching and continuing to work on my coaching badges. Fast forward to July 2019 and I've found myself a little restless as of late, therefore when Warrington Town approached me asking if I'd like to take the manager's job vacated by Paul Carden in the summer, I jumped at the chance.

The goal for this season is simple, promotion to the Vanarama National League North. We have the squad to do it and the media are predicting a 2nd place finish for us.

The Stadium

Warrington play their home games at Cantilever Park which holds 2,000 people. It's one of the smaller grounds at our level but I think it does the job for us for now.

Facilities

As you'd expect for a semi-professional side, our facilities are either basic or at best poor. Given that I want to be able to bring in young players from our development squads, improving our youth set-up will definitely be one of my priorities moving forward.

MrTini23 · Nov 25, 2019

The Warrington Way

July 2019

The Staff Team

So the first thing I've noticed since joining the club is the lack of staff here! Here's a quick look at the current team I have to work with.

As you can see, it's paper thin and in desperate need of a couple of new additions. My aim now is to find some new recruits including a new Chief Scout and a new Head Physio. I'll report back here once I've managed to sort things out.

The Squad

Speaking of paper thin...the squad isn't in the best of shape depth wise. On first glance I can see that I'm going to need to find a left-back and a couple of centre-backs in order to strengthen us ahead of the new season.

2nd July
I won't be going into detail with our friendly fixtures but our first one saw our first team take on our U23's.

Friendly - Warrington Town 5-0 Warrington Town U23's

3rd July
Brian O'Donnell joins as our new Chief Scout
Nathan Walters joins us as our new Head of Youth Development

4th July
Paul Barrowcliff joins as our new Head Physio

6th July
Friendly - Prescot Cables 0-4 Warrington Town

7th July
Centre-back Denzil Williams turns us down and joins Barnet

9th July
Former Wolves midfielder Ross Finnie becomes the first signing of my managerial career as he joins on a free transfer.

Goalkeeper Fabian Spiess joins Warrington on a free transfer.

10th July
Attacking midfielder midfielder Ronaldo Brown joins Warrington on a free transfer.

Right-back Liam Hegarty turns us down in favour of a move to Morpeth

13th July
Friendly - Shawbury 0-8 Warrington Town

16th July
Friendly - Warrington Town 1-2 Rochdale U23's

17th July
Left-back Lewis Blackshaw joins Warrington on a non contract basis

19th July
Glenn Burgess joins as our new Chief Data Analyst

20th July
Friendly - Cefn Druids 0-6 Warrington Town

Darren Bent joins the coaching team

25th July
Centre-back Jordan Corke joins Warrington on a free transfer

27th July
Friendly - Warrington Town 0-2 Sheff Wed U23's

MrTini23 · Nov 27, 2019

The Warrington Way

2019/20 Squad

With pre-season done and dusted, here is how the Warrington Town squad is looking going into the new season in the Evo-Stik Premier League

Goalkeepers

Fabian Spiess

Tony McMillan

Jamie Speare

Defenders

Mark Roberts

Jordan Corke

Lewis Blackshaw

Zac Corbett

David Raven

Shaun Beeley

Louis Barnes

Mitchell Duggan

Midfielders

Steve Jennings

Ross Finnie

Tom Warren

Scott Sephton

Jack Mackreth

Bohan Dixon

Ben Garrity

Ronaldo Brown

Dylan Vassallo

Alex Byrne

Attackers

Matt Chadwick

Jack Dunn

Tony Gray

Josh Amis

MrTini23 · Nov 27, 2019

The Warrington Way

August 2019

Friday 2nd August
Callum Harris joins us on a one week trial.

Saturday 3rd August

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #1

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 1 - Roberts (66)

Atherton Colleries 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw (Barnes 71), Finnie, Garrity, Jennings, Mackreth, Brown (Vassallo 56), Chadwick (Amis 88).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Beeley, Byrne, Gray.
Man of the Match - B. Garrity (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

A fantastic start to my managerial career! I would have liked us to score more but I can't argue with three points on the board and a first clean sheet.

Tuesday 6th August
Midfielder Callum Harris signs for the club on a one year deal.

Thursday 8th August
The board bring in George Marshall as our new Director of Football.

Saturday 10th August

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #2

Whincham Park

Witton Albion 1 - Foley (39)

Warrington Town 3 - Mackreth (1), Chadwick (22, pen 38)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw (Barnes 45), Finnie, Garrity, Jennings (Harris 45), Mackreth, Brown (Vassallo 79), Chadwick.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Beeley, Byrne, Corbett.
Man of the Match - M. Chadwick (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

It kind of set the tone for the game when Jack Mackreth scored with just 16 seconds on the clock. From them on, we were the better team for the majority of the game, aside from a 5 minute spell in the first half, during which Witton Albion scored. A superb three points in my first away game as boss.

Sunday 11th August
The club announce that our final season ticket sale figure is 135 season tickets.

Wednesday 14th August
Bohan Dixon departs Warrington, joining Coalville on a free transfer

Thursday 15th August
Josh Amis joins Southport on a free transfer

Saturday 17th August

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #3

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 3 - Harris (16), Brown (55), Roberts (67)

Grantham Town 2 - Zoko (3), Atkinson (73)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Beeley 89), Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw, Garrity (Finnie 67), Harris, Jennings, Mackreth, Brown, Chadwick (Dunn 55).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Barnes, Byrne, Vassallo.
Man of the Match - C. Harris (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Not a good one for my heart this one. They took an early lead which was disappointing but we roared back with three goals. Their second with just over 15 minutes to go made things a bit nervy for us, with them missing a great chance with 5 minutes left. Thankfully for us, Danny Racchi saw red for them late on which killed the game off.

Saturday 24th August

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #4

Greenwich Avenue

Basford United 0 - N/A

Warrington Town 2 - Jennings (pen 5), Brown (69)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke (Corbett 75), Blackshaw, Jennings, Garrity (Warren 84), Harris, Mackreth, Brown, Chadwick (Dunn 74).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Beeley, Finnie, Gray.
Man of the Match - S. Jennings (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Another great win in the end. I thought that we weren't really at the races in the first half, despite going in with a one goal lead. For the first time in my managerial career, I had to give the players a piece of mind and to their credit, they dominated the second half and deserved to win.

Saturday 31st August

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #5

Giant Axe

Lancaster City 1 - Cowperthwaite (53)

Warrington Town 1 - Brown (36)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke (Corbett 61), Blackshaw (Beeley 61), Jennings, Garrity, Harris, Mackreth, Brown, Dunn (Chadwick 61).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Duggan, Finnie, Byrne.
Man of the Match - R. Brown (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

The first time we've dropped points this season and it was more than a little annoying. We had enough chances to win about three games but didn't take any of them before they then hit us on the break in the second half. That goal took it out of us and we never recovered. Disappointing.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

MrTini23 · Nov 27, 2019

The Warrington Way

September 2019

Saturday 7th September

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #6

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 3 - Chadwick (38), Jennings (43), Gray (82)

Mickleover Sports 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corbett (Finnie 78), Blackshaw, Garrity, Jennings, Mackreth (Byrne 89), Brown, Chadwick, Dunn (Gray 67)
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Vassallo, Duggan, Harris.
Man of the Match - S. Jennings (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

After the disappointing draw last time out, I decided to run with a two striker formation for the home game against Mickleover. It was a total success as we ran out 30 winners and dominated the game. That's definitely given me food for thought.

Monday 9th September
Warrington Town draw Potters Bar Town at home in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

Wednesday 11th September
Striker Tony Gray departs the club, joining Farsley Celtic on a free transfer

Saturday 14th September

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #7

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 1 - Jennings (pen 23)

FC United 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Beeley 65), Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw, Garrity (Harris 81), Jennings, Mackreth (Byrne 65), Brown, Chadwick, Dunn.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Vassallo, Barnes, Finnie.
Man of the Match - L. Blackshaw (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Not our greatest performance but we more than deserved the win in the end. With Tony Gray leaving, the lack of depth at striker showed in this one so I'll be looking to bring in a striker or two before next week's FA Cup game.

Tuesday 17th September
Striker Lewis McNall turns us down to join Buxton.

Former Newcastle striker Tom Heardman joins us on a free transfer

Friday 20th September
James Gray becomes our latest signing, the striker joining on a free transfer.

Saturday 21st September

FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 2 - Garrity (3), Chadwick (25)

Potters Bar Town 1 - Gogo (3)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke (Beeley 79), Blackshaw (Barnes 85), Garrity, Jennings, Mackreth, Brown, Chadwick, Heardman (Gray 73).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Harris, Dunn, Finnie.
Man of the Match - B. Garrity (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

We made an absolutely horrendous start, conceding inside the first three minutes. That seemed to shock the lads back into life and we equalised almost straight away. From there, we were the better team and safely made it into the 3rd qualifying round. Still a lot of room for improvement.

Monday 23rd September
Warrington drawn to play either Aylesbury United or FC United at home in the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round.

Wednesday 25th September

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #8

Causeway Lane

Matlock Town 1 - Chilaka (60)

Warrington Town 4 - Heardman (pen 40), Mackreth (48,61), Finnie (90+4)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Beeley 67), Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw, Garrity (Finnie 83), Jennings (Harris 67), Mackreth, Brown, Gray, Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Corbett, Chadwick, Dunn.
Man of the Match - J. Mackreth (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

An excellent result away against the 4th placed side in the league and one that keeps us top of the table. Being honest, the red card for them helped us a lot but take nothing away from our lads, they were excellent from start to finish.

Saturday 28th September

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #9

The Silverlands

Buxton 1 - Hardy (54)

Warrington Town 5 - Brown (14), Heardman (33, 74), Chadwick (61, 76)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Duggan 64), Roberts, Corke, Corbett, Jennings (Harris 64), Garrity, Mackreth, Brown, Heardman, Gray (Chadwick 64).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Beeley, Finnie, Dunn.
Man of the Match - T. Heardman (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Another great away win. Our second half performance was a joy to behold and a specific mention has to go to Matt Chadwick, who came off the bench to score twice. I was particularly pleased to see former transfer target Lewis McNall fail to net for Buxton, whilst the guy we signed instead, Tom Heardman, scored twice.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

Unbeaten and we're already starting to build a gap between us and second place, which is fantastic. Hopefully we can keep up this good form and continue to edge away from the rest. Definitely can't complain when you look at the fact that we've scored the most and conceded the least in the league.

Next Month's Fixtures

Next month's fixtures see us take on FC United in the FA Cup before home games against two mid-table sides and away games against bottom club Gainsborough and 15th placed Bamber Bridge.

MrTini23 · Nov 28, 2019

The Warrington Way

October 2019

Saturday 5th October

FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 1 - Brown (35)

FC United 1 - Oulton (14)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw (Corbett 67), Garrity, Jennings (Warren 69), Mackreth, Brown, Chadwick (Finnie 49), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Vassallo, Gray, Duggan.
Man of the Match - R. Oulton (FC United)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

We were second best all over the pitch and got away with a draw in this one. I had to switch to 3 in midfield in the second half to stop us getting overrun in midfield which really limited our options going forward. I've got a big decision to make before the replay on Wednesday.

Monday 7th October
FC United or Warrington will host Hartlepool in the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round

Tuesday 8th October
Mike Burke joins Warrington Town as a scout

Wednesday 9th October

FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round Replay

Broadhurst Park

FC United 0 - N/A

Warrington Town 2 - Heardman (pen 50), Raven (65)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw (Corbett 75), Finnie, Garrity, Harris, Mackreth (Byrne 85), Brown (Vassallo 75), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Gray, Duggan, Chadwick.
Man of the Match - M. Potts (FC United)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

After the way the game at home went, I opted to use the 41221 for the replay to give us more stability in midfield. It worked a treat as we dominated the game and won with ease, booking a 4th Qualifying Round tie with National League side Hartlepool.

Saturday 12th October

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #10

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 3 - Jennings (15), Heardman (25), Sinclair-Smith (O.G 45+3)

Stalybridge Celtic 3 - MacDevitt (51), Barrett (69), Lundstram (pen 75)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Beeley 68), Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw, Garrity, Jennings, Mackreth, Brown (Vassallo 74), Chadwick (Finnie 74), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Harris, Gray, Duggan.
Man of the Match - S. Jennings (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Absolutely disgraceful. In the first half we were excellent, going in at half-time with a three goal lead. The second half on the other hand...**** me they were awful and we were lucky to escape with a draw. The lads certainly felt my wrath at full-time, that's for sure. Big response needed on Wednesday.

Wednesday 16th October

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #11

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 0 - N/A

Nantwich Town 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Beeley, Roberts, Corke, Corbett (Barnes 74), Garrity, Jennings, Mackreth, Brown (Byrne 74), Dunn (Chadwick 74), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Harris, Raven, Finnie.
Man of the Match - S. Beeley (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Not the response I wanted really. Sure, we were the better side and they never really looked like winning, but a lot of our shots were from distance and wayward.

Saturday 19th October

FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 2 - Heardman (pen 13), Mackreth (36)

Hartlepool 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke (Corbett 79), Blackshaw, Garrity, Harris, Mackreth (Dunn 88), Brown, Gray (Chadwick 79), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Beeley, Jennings, Finnie.
Man of the Match - J. Mackreth (Warrington).
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

WHAT HAVE I JUST WITNESSED!? I dropped our wingers into right and left midfield for this one in order to be a little more defensive against a side TWO leagues above us but what I saw was totally unexpected. We absolutely DOMINATED and I mean dominated Hartlepool, their keeper made THIRTEEN saves. What a performance from the lads.

Monday 21st October
Warrington drawn to play away at League Two Grimsby in the FA Cup 1st Round.

Saturday 26th October

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #12

Sir Tom Finney Stadium

Bamber Bridge 2 - White (12), Birch (90+3)

Warrington Town 4 - Gray (7), Heardman (17,26), Corke (52)
Line-Up - Spiess, Beeley, Raven, Corke, Blackshaw, Mackreth (Dunn 69), Garrity (Harris 61), Jennings, Brown (Chadwick 84), Heardman, Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Corbett, Barnes, Finnie.
Man of the Match - T. Heardman (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Three points, job done. That said, I hope we never have to have that pathetic excuse of a referee again. The guy spent more time with this cards out than he did refereeing the game. He gave out thirteen cards including a second for Lewis Blackshaw late on.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

We still sit at the top of the table going into November. If we win our game in hand we'll also go 9 points clear, potentially 12 if we win our next league game.

Next Month's Fixtures

There are some massive fixtures coming up in November, including a top of the table clash with Radcliffe and the FA Cup tie at Grimsby.

Brane_Orsou · Nov 28, 2019

Looking good mate! November could be a huge month for you

MrTini23 · Nov 29, 2019

The Warrington Way

November 2019

Saturday 2nd November

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #13

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 3 - Byrne (59), Heardman (73), Gray (86)

Radcliffe 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Corbett, Mackreth (Byrne 56), Garrity (Jennings 70), Harris, Brown (Chadwick 45+3)
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Beeley, Dunn, Duggan.
Man of the Match - J. Gray (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Another superb performance to put us seven points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand on 2nd place Grantham Town. We were excellent throughout but we really showed what we were capable of in the second half with three goals. Long may the good form continue.

Wednesday 6th November

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #14

The Northholme

Gainsborough Trinity 1 - King (76)

Warrington Town 2 - Roberts (41), Dunn (66)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw, Garrity, Harris (Dunn 62), Mackreth (Jennings 45), Brown (Beeley 29), Heardman, Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Duggan, Chadwick, Byrne.
Man of the Match - L. King (Gainsborough Trinity)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

We had to work hard for this one. Ben Garrity's sending off in the first-half put us up against it but we weathered the storm and managed to come away with a 2-1 win. Relieved.

Friday 8th November
Phillip Hilton joins Warrington Town as a scout

Saturday 9th November

FA Cup 1st Round

Blundell Park

Grimsby 1 - Green (20)

Warrington Town 2 - Chadwick (87), Corke (90+3)
Line-Up - Spiess, Beeley, Raven, Corke, Blackshaw, Harris, Jennings (Vassallo 77), Mackreth (Byrne 58), Brown, Heardman, Gray (Chadwick 58).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Corbett, Duggan, Dunn.
Man of the Match - M. Green (Grimsby)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

HSDHDHFHFJDSF LIMBS! SCENES! MIRACLES! WHAT JUST HAPPENED!? Jordan Corke is a new FA Cup hero. I can't believe that's happened. I thought we were out, the ball just wouldn't seem to go into the net. Then Chadwick scored and I thought we'd earned a replay but Jordan Corke with a header in injury time means we beat football league opposition and go into the 2nd round. Unbelievable.

Monday 11th November
Warrington drawn to play at home against Stevenage in the FA Cup 2nd Round.

Saturday 16th November

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #15

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 2 - Gray (53), Heardman (90+2)

Whitby Town 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven , Roberts, Corke (Beeley 62), Blackshaw (Barnes 90), Mackreth, Harris, Jennings (Vassallo 85), Brown, Heardman, Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Bryne, Chadwick, Dunn.
Man of the Match - D. Raven (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Back to league action and another routine win. Whitby Town came for a 0-0, offering nothing going forward so once we broke them down there was only going to be one team winning the game.

Wednesday 20th November

Our FA Cup tie against Stevenage has been selected for TV. Can't beat a bit of extra money!

Saturday 23rd November

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #16

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 2 - Heardman (15,23)

Morpeth Town 3 - Foalle (1,82), Yonsian (90+4)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke (Duggan 66), Blackshaw, Mackreth, Harris, Jennings (Finnie 66), Brown, Heardman, Gray (Chadwick 75).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Beeley, Byrne, Dunn.
Man of the Match - T. Heardman (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Lewis Blackshaw is an idiot, he has cost us our unbeaten start to the season. To their credit, Morpeth were very good and more than matched us and a draw would have been a fair result. It looked to be heading that way before Lewis stupidly got himself sent off at the death, which they then capitalised on. Fuming.

Sunday 24th November
Goalkeepers Luke O'Reilly, Max Bramley and left-back Andy Kellett join Warrington on a trial basis.

Wednesday 27th November

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #17

Scarborough Sports Village

Scarborough Athletic 1 - Coulson (90+4)

Warrington Town 1 - Heardman (35)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Beeley 61), Roberts, Corke, Corbett, Mackreth (Byrne 75), Garrity, Harris, Brown, Heardman, Gray (Chadwick 61).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Duggan, Jennings, Dunn.
Man of the Match - M. Coulson (Scarborough)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Oh for ***** sake. They equalised with the last kick of the game, talk about annoying. They did probably deserve it tbf but we simply switched off at the end.

Wednesday 27th November
Disappointing news as Jack Mackreth is ruled out for 3 weeks with a pulled calf muscle

Saturday 30th November
Andy Kellett joins Warrington on a deal that expires at the end of the season

Saturday 30th November

FA Cup 2nd Round

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 1 - Byrne (35)

Stevenage 2 - Watts (38), N'Lundulu (44)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Duggan 45), Roberts, Corbett, Kellett, Bryne (Dunn 90), Garrity, Harris, Brown, Chadwick (67), Heardman, Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Barnes, Jennings, Finnie.
Man of the Match - K. Watts (Stevenage).
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

The FA Cup dream is over for this year but we can really proud of what we have achieved. Stevenage deserved the win but we gave them a right good go and could have won it on another day. I'm proud of the lads and I hope the fans are too.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

It could have been more but we sit 8 points clear at the top of the table. I'd have taken that at the start of the season so I'm happy. Now the FA Cup is out of the way, we can focus on our league form.

Next Month's Fixtures

Just four games to play in December with three of them being away from home. I'm targeting atleast 8 points from those 4 games really.

Brane_Orsou · Nov 29, 2019

Well done mate, sitting comfy at the top their and as a North East lad i'm glad to see south shields up there with you and ex Newcastle striker Tom Heardman still doing the business up front for you!

MrTini23 · Nov 30, 2019

Brane_Orsou said:
Well done mate, sitting comfy at the top their and as a North East lad i'm glad to see south shields up there with you and ex Newcastle striker Tom Heardman still doing the business up front for you!

Thanks, Heardman has been a revelation since joining us!

MrTini23 · Nov 30, 2019

The Warrington Way

December 2019

Saturday 7th December

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #18

Hurst Cross

Ashton United 1 - McHale (pen 60)

Warrington Town 3 - Gray (10), Havern (O.G 14), Byrne (44)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw, Byrne (Duggan 88), Garrity (Finnie 60), Harris, Kellett, Heardman (Chadwick 78), Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Corbett, Vassallo, Dunn.
Man of the Match - A. Byrne (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

We didn't play as well as I'd like but we managed to get the win which was the main thing. I definitely want to see an improvement next time out though.

Friday 13th December
Positive signs for our youth intake this year in our youth intake preview

Saturday 14th December

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #19

Marston Road

Stafford Rangers 1 - Garnett (2)

Warrington Town 2 - Brown (10), Heardman (34)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corbett, Kellett (Blackshaw 71), Byrne (Mackreth 71), Garrity, Harris, Brown, Heardman, Gray (Chadwick 71)
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Finnie, Barnes, Dunn.
Man of the Match - R. Brown (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

We made a terrible start to the game, conceding early before eventually getting the job done with two goals in the first half. The second half was a bit nervy but Stafford didn't really threaten all that much.

Saturday 21st December
Game against Hyde called out due to a waterlogged pitch

Saturday 28th December

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #20

Alder House

Atherton Colleries 0 - N/A

Warrington Town 1 - Heardman (90+2)
Line-Up - Spiess, Duggan, Raven, Corbett, Blackshaw (Kellett 84), Mackreth, Garrity, Harris, Brown (Chadwick 84), Heardman, Gray (Finnie 58).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Barnes, Byrne, Dunn.
Man of the Match - D. Lambert (Atherton Colleries)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

We. Never. Give. Up. It looked like the game was going to be a draw before Tom Heardman popped up in stoppage time with a winner to give us a 100% record in December. Absolutely fantastic!

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

9 points clear with a game in hand going into the new year, can't ask for more than that. Tom Heardman has been the standout performer, topping the league scoring charts and having the highest average rating. Jack Mackreth also leads the way in the league for assists.

Next Month's Fixtures

Three home games and two away represents a good chance to build on our lead at the top if we can keep our good form up.

MrTini23 · Dec 1, 2019

The Warrington Way

January 2020

Saturday 4th January

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #21

Mariners Park

South Shields 1 - Briggs (77)

Warrington Town 3 - Gray (5,32), Brown (26)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Corke, Corbett, Blackshaw (Kellett 70), Byrne, Garrity, Harris (Duggan 84), Brown, Heardman (Chadwick 70), Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Barnes, Mackreth, Vassallo.
Man of the Match - A. Byrne (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

An easy win in a match we dominated for the most part. I was particularly impressed with the performance of Alex Byrne who made 3 assists.

Saturday 11th January

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #22

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 2 - Harris (28), Heardman (34)

Witton Albion 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Barnes 82), Roberts, Corke, Blackshaw, Finnie, Garrity, Harris, Gray (Byrne 61), Brown (Vassallo 77), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Kellett, Chadwick, Mackreth.
Man of the Match - C. Harris (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Another routine win for us. We scored two in the first-half and Witton never looked like getting back into the game.

Wednesday 15th January

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #23

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 3 - Heardman (10), Brown (11), Harris (61)

Hyde United 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Kellett (Barnes 68), Finnie, Garrity, Harris, Gray (Mackreth 62), Brown (Chadwick 74), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Corbett, Byrne, Dunn.
Man of the Match - C. Harris (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

A really good performance from the lads today and a well-deserved victory. The game was all but over after 11 minutes and the lads never looked like letting them back in. We're looking more and more like champions with each game.

Saturday 18th January

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #24

South Kesteven Sports Stadium

Grantham Town 0 - N/A

Warrington Town 1 - Kellett (54)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Kellett, Finnie (Corbett 48), Garrity, Harris, Gray, Brown (Byrne 56), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Mackreth, Chadwick, Barnes, Dunn.
Man of the Match - A. Kellett (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

A very strange game this one, two red cards (one for each team) and two very evenly matched teams. The difference between the sides was a beautiful free-kick from Andy Kellett.

Saturday 25th January

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #25

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 4 - Corbett (42), Gray (46), Harris (63), Garrity (67)

Basford United 2 - Kellett (O.G 35), Hawley (68)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Corke, Corbett, Kellett, Harris, Garrity, Harris, Mackreth (Byrne 72), Brown, Heardman (Chadwick 72), Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Barnes, Finnie, Dunn.
Man of the Match - B. Garrity (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

I felt like we were the better side in this game but there's definitely room for improvement. Defensively we weren't at our best and it was disappointing to concede twice, especially at home. End of the day though, we picked up the three points.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

A perfect month means we extend our lead at the top of the table to 13 points! Surely we can't bottle it from this position, right?

Next Month's Fixtures

Three away games and to home games to play next month, however, we don't play any of our title challengers meaning it's an opportunity to continue to extend our lead at the top of the table and take one step closer to the National League North.

MrTini23 · Dec 2, 2019

The Warrington Way

February 2020

Saturday 1st February

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #26

Don Amott Arena

Mickleover Sports 0 - N/A

Warrington Town 1 - Gray (44)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke (Corbett 89), Kellett, Garrity, Jennings (Finnie 89), Harris, Gray, Brown, Heardman (Chadwick 89).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Mackreth, Dunn.
Man of the Match - A. Kellett (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

I was disappointed to only see us score one goal in this one but it was a nice easy three points.

Saturday 8th February

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #27

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 3 - Heardman (42, 81), Corbett (51)

Lancaster City 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Beeley (Corbett 47), Roberts, Corke, Kellett, Finnie, Garrity, Harris (Byrne 81), Mackreth, Brown (Vassallo 71), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Chadwick, Gray.
Man of the Match - T. Heardman (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

A fantastic performance and a deserved win at home against Lancaster. Tom Heardman up top was superb yet again, he's definitely one player I'll be wanting to keep for next season.

Saturday 8th February
Shaun Beeley ruled out for 6 weeks with a groin strain

Saturday 15th February

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #28

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 1 - Garrity (23)

Matlock Town 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Kellett, Finnie, Garrity, Harris (Vassallo 75), Gray, Brown (Byrne 59), Heardman (Chadwick 90).
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Makreth, Duggan.
Man of the Match - M. Roberts (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

The score may have only been 1-0 but we never really looked like not winning the game. We took the lead in the first-half and dominated throughout, Matlock hardly had a chance.

Saturday 22nd February

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #29

Broadhurst Park

FC United 1 - Linney (89)

Warrington Town 1 - Heardman (pen 49)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Kellett, Finnie (Duggan 84), Garrity, Harris, Gray (Mackreth 64), Byrne (Chadwick 89), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Brown, Dunn.
Man of the Match - R. Linney (FC United)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Really disappointing to concede late on. We deserved to win but we just switched off at the end. Regan Linney made a massive difference coming off the bench for FC United so fair play to him.

Saturday 29th February

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #30

Weaver Stadium

Nantwich Town 2 - Jones (25), Lawrie (73)

Warrington Town 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Kellett, Finnie (Vassallo 80), Garrity (Mackreth 45), Harris, Gray (Chadwick 67), Brown, Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Byrne, Duggan.
Man of the Match - S. Cooke (Nantwich)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

I think I may have to change our tactical set-up a little bit because that was ****. That's all I'm going to say about that.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

17 points clear despite dropping points in our last two games. I'd like to think that no one will be able to catch us now,

Next Month's Fixtures

Only four games in March and I want to see a response after that poor showing last time out. I think we may be able to seal promotion and the title if we perform well next month.

Brane_Orsou · Dec 3, 2019

Flying mate and only a matter of time isn't it! Plans made for next season already?

MrTini23 · Dec 5, 2019

Brane_Orsou said:
Flying mate and only a matter of time isn't it! Plans made for next season already?

Indeed but it's very early days as I have no idea what my budget will be

MrTini23 · Dec 5, 2019

The Warrington Way

March 2020

Saturday 7th March

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #31

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 4 - Finnie (7), Jennings (38), Heardman (55), Brown (74)

Buxton 1 - McNall (52)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Kellett (Blackshaw 83), Finnie, Garrity, Jennings, Dunn (Mackreth 77), Vassallo (Brown 69), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Byrne, Chadwick, Duggan.
Man of the Match - T. Heardman (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

A good win at home against Buxton to start the month. Tom Heardman was once again in inspired form with Ross Finnie also putting in a good performance in defensive midfield. We are still not as defensively solid as I'd like though.

Saturday 14th March

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #32

Bower Fold

Stalybridge Celtic 0 - N/A

Warrington Town 1 - Kellett 9
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Roberts, Corke, Kellett, Finnie, Harris (Duggan 51), Warren, Gray (Mackreth 65), Brown (Chadwick 84), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Byrne, Vassallo.
Man of the Match - A. Kellett (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Another win but it wasn't the most pleasing performance. Once again we were defensively fragile and a better opposition would have scored two or three. Plenty of work to be done on the training ground I think. On a positive note, it was great to see youngster Tom Warren do well.

Saturday 21st March
Game against Gainsborough Trinity postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Saturday 28th March

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #33

Stainton Park

Radcliffe 0 - N/A

Warrington Town 2 - Harris (42), Roberts (88)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven (Duggan 56), Roberts, Corke, Kellett (Blackshaw 88), Byrne, Harris, Warren (Finnie 62), Brown, Heardman, Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Chadwick, Mackreth, Dunn.
Man of the Match - C. Harris (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

I decided to go with a 442 for the game away at Radcliffe and it worked nicely, with us picking up a good 2-0 win after a much better performance. Despite the result, I still want to work on our other shape but the 442 is definitely something I can call upon now.

Monday 30th March
Monday morning saw the first youth intake of my time at Warrington. From what my coaching staff are saying, we have two players that could potentially play at this level in the future in Josh Vince and Bob Clarke.

Tuesday 31st March

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #34

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 3 - Gray (8), Harris (23), Heardman (84)

Gainsborough Trinity 0 - N/A
Line-Up - Spiess, Duggan, Roberts, Corbett, Kellett (Blackshaw 65), Finnie, Garrity, Harris, Gray (Mackreth 90+2), Brown (Chadwick 81), Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Barnes, Vassallo, Dunn.
Man of the Match - T. Heardman (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

As I said after the Radcliffe game, I decided to tinker with our usual system. It was better going forward but the defensive problems remain which could give us poblems next season in the National League North. That said, I'm happy with the 3-0 win.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

We need one more win to seal the Evo-Stick Premier title and book our place in the National League North!

Next Month's Fixtures

Can we seal the title at home against Bamber Bridge?

MrTini23 · Dec 8, 2019

The Warrington Way

April 2020

Saturday 4th April

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #35

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 4 - Heardman (5), Gray (15,50), Byrne (49)

Bamber Bridge 1 - White (90)
Line-Up - Spiess, Duggan, Finnie, Corbett, Kellett, Byrne (Mackreth 71), Garrity (Vassallo 61), Harris, Brown, Heardman (Chadwick 61), Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Barnes, Dunn.
Man of the Match - A. Kellett (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS AND PROMOTED TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH. What an absolutely incredible first season in management. Not only are we going up to the National League North, we are doing it as champions. I'm so proud of all the lads, they deserve this promotion.

Saturday 11th April

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #36

Cantilever Park

Warrington Town 3 - Mackreth (28), Gray (71,72)

Scarborough Athletic 2 - Lofts (14), Walshaw (32)
Line-Up - Spiess, Duggan, Raven, Corbett (Barnes 80), Blackshaw, Mackreth, Garrity, Harris (Finnie 78), Kellett (Vassallo 62), Heardman, Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Byrne, Chadwick, Dunn.
Man of the Match - J. Gray (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

Jesus Christ we made hard work of that one! For 70 minutes it looked like we weren't going to get anything from the game, that was until James Gray inspired a comeback with two quick fire goals to give us all three points.

Saturday 18th April

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #37

Turnbull Ground

Whitby Town 0 - N/A

Warrington Town 2 - Gray (11), Barnes (90+1)
Line-Up - Spiess, Duggan, Corke, Corbett, Kellett (Barnes 72), Finnie, Garrity, Byrne (Dunn 45+3), Brown (Vassallo 56), Heardman, Gray.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Blackshaw, Harris, Warren.
Man of the Match - M. Duggan (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

This was a 1st v 2nd game so to win by two goals to nil away from home is a result I'm very pleased with!

Saturday 25th April

Evo-Stik Premier League Matchday #38

Craik Park

Morpeth Town 2 - Brownsword (35), Adams (90+4)

Warrington Town 3 - Garrity (38), Heardman (55), Gray (58)
Line-Up - Spiess, Raven, Corke, Corbett, Kellett (Blackshaw 84), Garrity, Harris (Finnie 76), Dunn (Mackreth 67), Brown, Gray, Heardman.
Unused Substitutes - McMillan, Barnes, Chadwick, Warren.
Man of the Match - J. Gray (Warrington)
Match Stats - Click here for Match Stats

As we've already won the title, I decided to experiment with going a little bit more attacking in this one and I think it's definitely we can look into. We were the better side and the scoreline flattered Morpeth to be perfectly honest.

Team Stats

Player Stats

League Table

Title done and dusted so now it's just a case of beginning to plan for next season.

Next Month's Fixtures

Only four more games to go, with three being at home

FM_TNSSO · Dec 9, 2019

Absolutely smashed it mate! Well done! Looking forward to seeing your recruitment over the Summer and how you get on at the higher level next year!

Brane_Orsou · Dec 9, 2019

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