Stafford Rangers 0 – 4 Lye Town

Stafford Rangers 0 – 4 Lye Town

Oct 24, 2018 | Match Report

Walsall Senior Cup 2nd Round
Tuesday 23 October 2018

Stafford Rangers suffered an embarrassing exit from the Walsall Senior Cup as they went down 4-0 at Midland Football League side Lye Town. As anticipated, Rangers’ manager Steve Burr made a number of changes to the starting line up but there was still enough experience in the starting line up to have seen the Boro through.

They started well enough, taking the game to the home side, and it looked just a matter of time before the home defence would be breached. A Josh Green free kick on 2 mins was spilled by keeper Charlie Price but the ball bobbled awkwardly in front of Kyle Perry who was unable to take advantage. Soon after, Joe Cuff cut in from the left but Perry and Jack Sherratt got in each other’s way and Sherratt ended up shooting tamely wide.

Rangers had a bit of misfortune when Harry Benns charged down a clearance from Price. The ball ricocheted towards the empty net only to spin viciously away to safety. After surviving a torrid opening 15 minutes, Lye came into the game and created their first opening when Arron Bishop found himself in a good position, but Morgan Bacon saved with his feet.

It then became a steady flow of pressure from the home side. Joe Lawley put a free kick just over then fired wide from the edge of the area after linking with Jason Wood. Josh McKenzie also went wide after Sam Coulson had failed to clear the lines, but the Lye number 9 was on hand to put his side ahead on 39 mins after receiving a pass from Lawley he shot across Bacon and inside the far post.
Rangers had a chance to draw level a minute before the break, but Morgan James’ shot was well saved by Price who just got his fingertips to it to turn the ball away for a corner.

The second half saw Max Dixon replace Perry for his first senior appearance for Rangers but it was Lye who continued to create the majority of the chances and Lewis Worsey should have done better when he headed wide from a corner shortly after the restart.
Luke Paskin headed another corner over the top but, when Green cut out a deep centre from Lewis Probert on 68 mins, the ball fell into the path of Ben Billingham and he clipped the ball over Bacon from around 25 yards out.

Benns and Cuff forced saves from Price but Lye killed the game off with two more goals in quick succession.

On 81 mins, Jack Till was given space following a free kick and rifled home from 20 yards out then, two minutes later, Lawley took advantage of another defensive error to make it 4-0 and complete a miserable night.

Lye Town: 1 Charlie Price, 2 Joe Colley, 3 Lewis Probert, 4 Jack Pearlman, 5 Luke Paskin, 6 Joe Lawley, 7 Arron Bishop (14 Jack Till 81m) , 8 Jason Wood, 9 Josh McKenzie (12 Adam Meacham 85m), 10 Ben Billingham, 11 Lewis Worsey (15 Luke Carter 80m). Unused Subs 16 Leigh Pardoe, 17 Rion Francis-Mills
Rangers: 1 Morgan Bacon, 2 James Askey, 3 Josh Green, 4 Ethan Stanton, 5 Sam Coulson, 6 Dan Burns (16 Lewis Banks 35m), 7 Morgan James (12 Lucas Burnett 64m), 8 Jack Sherratt, 9 Kyle Perry (14 Max Dixon 46m), 10 Harry Benns, 11 Joe Cuff. Unused Sub 17 Adam Whitehouse (Only Four Subs Named.
Cautions: Lawley, Worsey (Lye Town) Askey, Green, Stanton, Cuff (Rangers)
Ref: Brandon Scaife
Att: 100

Report: Chris Elsley

Rushall Olympic Match Preview

Oct 24, 2018 | Club News

After our cup exit on Tuesday night we find that our next fixture is also a cup tie. I mean no disrespect to the Walsall Senior Cup but Saturday’s fixture with Rushall Olympic is in the FA Challenge Trophy, and thanks to sponsorship from Buildbase there is much needed prizemoney at stake. It is therefore very important that the fans turn up in big numbers to support Steve and his team as we try to get back onto winning ways.

 

For many younger fans, the FA trophy is just a national cup competition for non-league clubs with the opportunity of playing at Wembley. Okay, a step 3 may not win the trophy, but everything in football is possible. Just like in the seventies when us older fans enjoyed three trips to that iconic stadium. Just think if we could get a run going to grace the new Webley 40 years on from our last visit when we beat Kettering in 1979.

Standing in our way is Rushall Olympic. Rushall was a small mining village, but over time has now become engulfed into a suburb of Walsall. Football was first played in the village in the 1890s’, and the team had successful times in local leagues and cups. In 1977, they grew in stature as land was leased to form their current ground and they joined the West Midlands League. Steady progress made till changes in the non-league system saw Rushall Olympic move into the Northern Premier League family. 201011 was there major success when Neil Kitching and Nick Ammos (where have I heard those names before) masterminded their promotion to step 3 of the Northern Premier League.

Our recent history with Rushall is not to promising with only one win, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Thankfully our only win was last season when we came away from Rushall with a 2-1 win. Cup football is a bit different and we have had wins in the League cup and Walsall Senior Cup here at Marston Road. However, their last visit to Marston Road saw them end our Walsall Senior Cup involvement.

I will not dwell too long on our current form but see that until recently Rushall were not setting the Southern League Central alight. They lie 13th with 14 points from 3 wins (two in their last two home games), 5 draws and 4 defeats. Seeing some of the teams they have played makes you wonder just how close the boundary was for us and Hednesford to be playing the likes of Biggleswade, Lowestoft and Needham Market. Where we must take optimism, is the cup form of Rushall this season. League Cup defeat to Redditch, FA Cup defeat to Sutton Coldfield and a Birmingham Senior Cup defeat to West Brom sees them without a cup win this season. Let’s hope that can continue with the FA Trophy.

We have played on this date this century 27th October

2001 Canvey Island away 1-5 FA Cup 4th Qualifying round
2007 Cambridge Utd home 1-1 FA Cup 4th Qualifying round
2009 Ilkeston away 3-2 Conference North
2012 Ramsbottom home 3-0 FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying round
2015 Gresley away 1-0 Northern Premier League Division 1 South

News from the Shedend Team

News from the Shedend Team

Oct 23, 2018 | Club News

The Shed End team and our main contractor have attended a meeting with the Stafford Rangers Board of Directors this evening and delivered our proposals to reinstate the Shed using the former footprint.

The Directors have requested that a couple of assurances are given in writing to protect the club which we fully accept and understand. We are confident that these assurances will be met by the end of this week.

The Board have accepted our proposals in principle and have asked us to thank everyone who has had any involvement in getting the project to where it is today.

We will be instructing our contractor formally tomorrow morning and providing that the fixed price is within budget, the build will commence on Monday 3rd December 2018 and be handed over to us on Friday 14th December 2018. All being well, we will formally open The Shed at our home fixture against Hednesford on Saturday 15th December.

So, if you have any outstanding pledges or offers of sponsorship, now is the time to help. We have donor to help us but any extra would be very welcome, for any extras needed.

It’s coming home.
Up the Boro.

A request has been submitted to purchase two new Boro flags which would make an ideal backdrop for the opening of the new Shedend Stand on Saturday 15th December. The average cost for a 12’ x 6’ bespoke flag is approx £160.00, so in an ideal world £320.00 is required. Mark White and Andy Tolfree have offered their services to raise the funds required to purchase the new flags. Because time is a factor with the new Shedend hopefully being opened in less than 2 months, and flag orders needing to be placed sooner rather than later, Mark and Andy will be positioned just beyond the turnstiles, buckets in hand, so whatever you can donate will be gratefully received.

Please look out for the buckets (bucket flyer attached) on Saturday and donate what you can, it all helps.

UNCLAIMED RAFFLE PRIZE.

Oct 22, 2018 | Club News

The match day raffle prize for Saturdays game against Hyde United has not been been claimed.

Winning ticket green 86-90

Winner should contact the club to claim.

 

STAFFORDSHIRE SENIOR CUP RD 2

Oct 22, 2018 | Club News

Rangers will play Rocester FC at home in the second round of the Staffordshire Senior Cup on Tuesday 6th November. Kick off 7.45pm

Rocester beat Brocton FC by 3 goals to 1 in the first round.