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28/10/2026, Springfield stadium, Manchester, England
Premier Division, Northern Premier League

FC United Vs Atherton

FC United play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: C McTavish (GK) , T Hamilton (CB) , L Dennie (CB) , S Peters (RB) , C Owens (LB) , A Ellis (CM) , C Neil (CDM) , A McIver (CDM) , D Foley (RW) , J Huggett (LW) , J MacGill (ST) And the subs are: T Mabie (CB) , E Mohan (CB) , C Callacghan (CM) , G Cecil (CM) , M Drewes (ST)

Atherton play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: C Perkins (GK) , W MacLean (CB) , M Sommer (CB) , D Thrift (RB) , I Dunn (LB) , R McCleese (CDM) , J McClennen (CAM) , R Cooper (RM) , B Rees (LM) , A Rodie (ST) , E Davies (ST) And the subs are: J Owen (CB) , N McCombie (CB) , C Gregory (CM) , M Dooyum (CM) , V Edmund (ST)

Welcome to Springfield stadium in Manchester, England where FC United of Manchester will face Atherton Collieries.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Premier Division, Northern Premier League.  The attendance is 1438.

1' - FC United kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Leo Dennie passes the ball to Alen McIver.  Alen McIver plays a short pass to Leo Dennie.  Leo Dennie finds Conor Neil with a long ball.  Conor Neil sees a run from David Foley.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and David Foley runs on to the ball.  David Foley hits the ball...but Ceri Perkins deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  FC United.  Justin Huggett places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, finding John MacGill.  John MacGill directs a powerful header down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Rob McCleese is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

6' - Leo Dennie passes a long ball to Conor Neil.  Conor Neil passes the ball to Alen McIver.  Alen McIver curves the ball into the box and finds Anthony Ellis.  Jim McClennen brings down Anthony Ellis...and the referee blows his whistle and signals a penalty!  David Foley prepares to take the penalty.  He attempts  to strike the ball down the middle...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

12' - Anthony Ellis finds Alen McIver with a short pass.  Alen McIver sees John MacGill making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but John MacGill can't get to the ball!  

13' - Anthony Ellis successfully tackles Rob McCleese and the ball goes loose.  Jim McClennen spots a run from Ethan Davies.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Ethan Davies runs on to the ball.  Ethan Davies tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

16' - Conor Neil curves the ball into the box, but Jim McClennen intercepts and takes possession.  

17' - Jim McClennen spots a run from Ethan Davies.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Ethan Davies is able to take the ball.  Ethan Davies hits the ball...but Charlie McTavish gets down to stop the shot!  

19' - Leo Dennie hits the ball long to Alen McIver.  Alen McIver sees Anthony Ellis making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

23' - Leo Dennie plays a long pass to Anthony Ellis.  Anthony Ellis slides the ball to Conor Neil.  Conor Neil sees a run from John MacGill.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but John MacGill  is unable to take the ball down!  

23' - John MacGill successfully tackles William MacLean and the ball goes loose.  Darryl Thrift takes the ball past Anthony Ellis with a turn of pace.  

29' - Michael Sommer plays a long ball to Ryan Cooper.  Tom Hamilton dispossesses Ryan Cooper and gains possession for his team.  Tom Hamilton passes the ball to Anthony Ellis.  Anthony Ellis passes the ball to Sam Peters.  Sam Peters crosses the ball into the box, but the ball misses everyone.  

31' - Justin Huggett crosses the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Michael Sommer.  

33' - Michael Sommer passes a long ball to Jim McClennen.  Tom Hamilton tackles Jim McClennen and the ball goes loose.  Jim McClennen crosses the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Leo Dennie.  

41' - Alen McIver sees a run from David Foley.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and David Foley runs on to the ball.  David Foley hits a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but its over!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Atherton kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Anthony Ellis is going to be taken off.  Chris Callacghan joins the game from the bench.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jim McClennen is going to be taken off.  Michael Dooyum is brought on from the bench.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Tom Hamilton is going to be taken off.  Tobias Mabie is going to be brought on.  

52' - Ethan Davies curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Cole Owens.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Leo Dennie will come off.  Evan Mohan is going to be brought on.  

54' - Chris Callacghan chips a long ball to Alen McIver.  Alen McIver spots a run from Justin Huggett.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

55' - Ethan Davies slides the ball to Rob McCleese.  Rob McCleese speeds past John MacGill.  

57' - Rob McCleese passes the ball to Michael Dooyum.  Michael Dooyum crosses the ball, and manages to find Bruce Rees.  Conor Neil brings down Bruce Rees...and the referee immediately blows his whistle - its a penalty!  Bruce Rees steps up to take the penalty.  He attempts  to strike the ball into the top corner...but the shot bounces off the post!  Evan Mohan gets to the ball first and clears.

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ryan Cooper is going to be taken off.  Charlie Gregory is brought on from the bench.  

61' - Alen McIver finds Conor Neil with a long ball.  Conor Neil finds John MacGill with a short pass.  John MacGill speeds past William MacLean.  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alastair Rodie is going to be taken off.  Vincent Edmund joins the game from the bench.  

64' - Chris Callacghan dispossesses Michael Sommer and gains possession for his team.  Chris Callacghan sees Justin Huggett making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

68' - Michael Dooyum takes the ball past Tobias Mabie with a turn of pace.  

69' - Michael Dooyum sees Bruce Rees making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Bruce Rees is able to control the ball.  Bruce Rees attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

70' - Charlie McTavish sees a run from John MacGill.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but John MacGill can't get to the ball!  

72' - Darryl Thrift hits the ball long to Rob McCleese.  Evan Mohan successfully tackles Rob McCleese and the ball goes loose.  Ethan Davies dispossesses Alen McIver and the ball goes loose.  Evan Mohan finds Alen McIver with a long ball.  Alen McIver sees Justin Huggett making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Justin Huggett is unable to control the ball!  

76' - John MacGill crosses the ball into the box, and manages to find Conor Neil.  Conor Neil directs a header attempting to beat Ceri Perkins...but the shot hits the upright!  William MacLean is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

79' - David Foley tries to unleash a long range shot...but the shot goes wide!

81' - Darryl Thrift plays a long ball to Rob McCleese.  Rob McCleese attempts to outskill Sam Peters.  The opposing player is unable to stop Rob McCleese who takes the ball forward!  

82' - Rob McCleese spots a run from Michael Dooyum.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

84' - Cole Owens plays a short pass to Alen McIver.  Alen McIver spots a run from John MacGill.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but John MacGill can't get to the ball!  

90' - Rob McCleese successfully tackles Conor Neil and takes possession.  David Foley dispossesses Rob McCleese and the ball goes loose.  FC United attempt to counter.  David Foley plays a short pass to Chris Callacghan.  Chris Callacghan passes the ball to Sam Peters.  Sam Peters curves the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  



The match has ended FC United of Manchester 0 - 0 Atherton Collieries.