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Despite my 'Supporter's glee' at your last result (losing to the mighty mighty Chester) may I say how much I enjoy following this story, and hope you bounce back with a vengance after this understnadable loss.

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Chester- Your team had our number this year. They were a quality team, at least until they started cutting payroll the next season.

For the first time in a while, there was no team news to report as we prepared to face the Vics on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. The day arrived and you could tell that spring was in the air. We were finally moving away from real cold conditions to temperatures in the mid 40’s. The day was clear and the grounds were dry. All the regulars got the nod for this game. We needed a win badly as we were rapidly slipping into mid-table mediocrity. Nearly 1400 fans showed up to a good show.

Predictably, we started out behind the eight-ball as Vic’s Thompson sent the ball crashing into the net eight minutes to give the visitors the 1-0 lead. We patiently probed their defense and equalized just before the half-hour mark when Kirkwood sent in a corner that Gordon somehow managed to put into the net. With the scores level, the two teams continued to split possession evenly, each team taking a goodly amount of shots that challenged the keepers. Finally, after much work, we managed to pull ahead on 43. Not for the first time, Apilinga and Howard worked together to create a goal. Apilinga found Howard open in the area, and Howard tried a shot that went in to give AXFC the 2-1 lead going into halftime. During the break, the trainer told me that Lyne might have a potential shin injury, so I replaced him with Todd for the second. I also told my team to play defensively for the rest of the game. When Durkin missed a penalty to open the second half, I knew things weren’t going to go according to plan. Sure enough, just after an hour had ticked away, Thompson got hold of a low cross into the box and drove it in low to knot the game once again at 2-2. Almost twenty minutes later, Howard regained us the lead when Howard took a pass from Todd, beat his man and potted the ball into the net to give AXFC a 3-2 lead. The Vics were not to be denied however and two minutes to time, Whitehead, the guy who had killed us in the previous game against this team, nailed a stunner to earn the 3-3 draw. All we could do was shake our heads and look forward to next Saturday’s game at home versus Halifax.

Another week passed without incident and Saturday afternoon arrived in a hurry. Yankee Stadium was drenched overnight with rain, so the grounds were still wet and the pitch hadn’t really had a chance to dry out before game time. The temperature was again in the 40’s. Cooley was out with a damaged shoulder, so 29 yr old Irishman Donal Flynn got the chance to make his debut at right back. Just over 1600 fans turned out for a great match.

Both teams’ goalies were on form. Both AXFC and Halifax got their chances, and the forwards were on-target for the most part. The teams flowed up down the itch when the midfield wasn’t clogged. But, both keepers were a stone wall and nobody was able to put the ball into the net during the first half. The second half mirrored the first. At 60, I pulled Lyne for Todd, hoping the latter could make a difference. Three minutes later, Kirkwood volleyed a shot off a Howard header to make the score 1-0 AXFC. We hung onto the slim lead for the next twenty minutes and emerged victorious for the first time in a while. I was hoping that the win might signal an upswing in our fortunes as we next entertained Exeter at home the following Saturday.

March came and with it came my monthly performance review. This time the board was delighted with our February showing. But, the finances remained in a sorry state as we had lost nearly 80,000 that month. In addition to the administrative stuff, our reserves traveled to St. James and soundly drubbed Exeter’s reserves 4-0. I was thrilled at my youngster’s performance, but I wasn’t so keen on the final result. It’s my experience that the first tem game becomes more difficult as the reserve loser trying to regain lost honor. So, I braced myself for a fight on Saturday March 2.

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Chester. Cutting the payroll.

Just how realistic does this game get ?

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Saturday afternoon in London was mild. It seemed like spring was well-nigh, two weeks ahead of the groundhog. Cooley wasn’t totally recovered from injury and Lyne was struggling, so Flynn and Asser took their places among the regulars who were penciled in on the lineup card. Nearly 2000 supporters showed up and saw an uneven first half.

I thought Exeter would come out swinging, but they surprised me by acting like a punching bag. They were content to let us dictate terms to them, which we gladly did. We controlled tempo and possession for the vast majority of the first half. By rights we should have done more with our four chances, but only two were destined to be scoring chances and the Exeter keeper calmly saved both. For their part, Exeter only had one shot all half, and it whistled over the net requiring nothing on Browne’s part. At halftime, the game was still 0-0. During the break, the trainer reported that Gordon had a possible knee injury, so Law replaced him for the second half. All our hard work paid off at the hour mark when Duffy found Howard, who hit a soft shot that nestled into the netting to give us the 1-0 lead. We shifted to a defensive posture after that and hung on to win. Exeter tried to attack, and indeed, they dominated the second half, but their finishing was supremely incompetent. None of their six tries bothered Browne in the slightest. Even though we had back to back wins, we remained stuck in ninth place as we prepared to travel to The Lawn to face Forest Green on the following Saturday. After the game I made a tough call. I moved Asser up on the depth chart. He would be the full-time starter at LMC for the rest of the year as Lyne would move to the bench. Lyne was just not cut out to be a starter and, given his versatility, was better as a utility payer anyway.

The afternoon of Saturday March 9 we were set to play Forest Green for the fifth time this season. Our head to head records were identical 1-2-1. This time, at least, the weather was cooperating nicely, even though it had become slightly chillier since last weekend’s fixture. This time we would field all the regulars, including newbie Asser, save for Cooley who had retested his knee in training earlier in the week and would be out for another couple of weeks. Flynn would continue to hold down the fort at right back. Nearly 800 fans saw their home side play well in the first half.

Forest got three very good shots on target during the first half, but Browne was in form and he saved them well. Forest had us back on our heels. We were unable to do jack on offense, so we focused on good team defense and helping Browne out. Consequently, we had only two chances and were barely able to penetrate the Forrest half, near the end of the half; we surprised Forest by taking the ball up the pitch in a hurry. Gordon headed the ball to Duffy on the right, who sent the ball in for Kirkwood, who in turn headed it down for an oncoming Howard, who blistered the ball into the net as the horn sounded signaling halftime. All it takes is one chance and we were ahead 1-0 to open the second half. At the break I pulled Apilinga, who had a potential knee injury in favor of Todd. We assumed a defensive mindset for the second. The second half was a shootout. Both sides reminded excitedly accurate with their shots and only an on-form Browne prevented major disaster. On 64, Kirkwood got the vital insurance goal we needed when he drove back a rebound to give AXFC the 2-0. Ten minutes later, I put Purcell and Law into the game for Asser and Gordon. We cruised after that and left The Lawn with our easiest win in ages. Having won three in a row, I was hoping that the momentum would carry on to our next contest which would take place against Gravesend on Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium.

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That Tuesday evening was a bit warmer than the week before had been, which was nice. Not so nice was the gusty wind that whipped through the stadium in warm-ups. I decided to rest Browne, Durkin, Duffy and Gordon. Brook, Chandler, Todd and Law took their place among the staring eleven. Nearly 1300 fans watched a midfield slugfest.

The wind really was a factor as the ball stayed at midfield for the majority of the half. Neither team was foolish enough to try long passes and stuck to short passing, and with the limited amount of technical skill in this league, that meant a game in the middle of the pitch. Both teams did make occasional attacking forays into the opposition’s territory. Both teams got chances, but the goalkeepers were in good form. We, AXFC, jumped out to an early lead 12 minutes into the game. Apilinga chipped it to Todd, who went on a run that ended with a low drive into the net to give us the 1-0 lead. We did have one ominous event in the half after that. Flynn went down with an injury on 36 and was replaced by Thomas. At the intermission, the trainer told me that Howard had a possible sprain, so I pulled him and put Purcell out there for the second half. Gravesend struck quickly in the second half, three minutes in. Craig belted a volley past Brook to level the game, 1-1. The game resumed the pattern it had taken in the first half. Both team slugged t out in midfield with occasional attacks and good chances, In the end, Sam Turner, the Gravesend keeper was on form and he made a couple of excellent saves to force the 1-1 draw. Even with our good form, we remained in ninth place as we prepared to head to Tamworth for the Saturday afternoon game.

Flynn would be out a month with strained ankle ligaments. That presented me with a dilemma. Do I solely rely on Cooley or do I bring up a youngster from the reserves for the last few games. It didn’t take long to make a decision. I called up 16 yr old right back James Jones, who was having a decent year in the reserves.

Saturday afternoon at the Lamb Ground, Tamworth was a dry cold day. All but two of the regulars got the start. I put Todd in at right back because Jones wasn’t rested from the reserves match earlier in the week. I also gave Young the start over Apilinga, who needed a game off. Just over 1500 Tamworth fans crowded the ground and saw their team play well.

Tamworth jumped out early fifteen minutes into the game. Brett Darby gathered a loose ball, dribbled into the area and put it past Browne to give the home side a 1-0 lead. Both teams mounted fluid attacks, but the forwards were mangling chances left, right and center. So, we went into the half still behind by one. At the halt, I made two subs. Both Howard and Kirkwood seemed to be nursing injuries and I was not going to take any chances with their health this late in the season. On went Purcell and Law for the second half. We tied the game shortly after the game began anew when Gordon took a Duffy pass, turned on it and planted it solidly into the net for a 1-1 score. The half went back and forth after that. We just couldn’t manufacture much offense at this time and it came back to bite us on the ass when on 83, French striker Ahmad One blistered a rebound back into the net to give Tamworth the 2-1 win. We deserved to lose, having been incompetent on offense. We had a week to recover and right the ship before we faced Hereford Saturday March 23, 2002 at Yankee Stadium.

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Saturday afternoon arrived dry and a bit chilly. All the regulars were fit to go and all earned the start. Nearly 2000 fans came to the game, a number which would make the bean-counters happy. They witnessed a team that was not living up to its port entail.

Hereford got off on the wrong foot. Goalkeeper Warren Auburn was sent off for clipping Howard in the penalty area less than five minutes in. Durkin converted the penalty to give AXFC the 1-0 lead. Hereford never quit, they continued to attack us unsparingly. In fact, they were desperate for a goal and they finally got it on nine when Durant lofted in a corner that Quinlan headed past Browne to level the score: 1-1. After that, the teams flowed up and down the pitch with each side getting three or four good chances. Neither side could take advantage of the opportunities nor so goals remained scarce until five minutes after the half-hour mark. Duffy chipped a pass to Howard, who made up for earlier by leaping up and heading the ball home to give the home side the 2-1 lead at the half. The second half saw us playing defensively. Despite this, we added to our lead on 57, when Howard put the game on ice by outing back a round. Up 3-1, we were content to run out the clock. In 88, Apilinga was ejected for making an ugly tackle, but that was the extent of the second half excitement.

Apilinga was banned for three matches by the FA. I appealed the decision and lost, meaning that Young would have to take up the slack in those three games. On Saturday March 30, we traveled to the Gay Meadow in Shrewsbury for an afternoon fixture. It had rained the night before and the pitch was not completely dried out by game time. It was also a bit chilly. All the regulars got the nod as we looked to avenge out loss to Shrewsbury earlier in the season. In spite of the rather irascible weather, nearly 1500 turned up. They were treated to a very dull first half.

The first half was a midfield battle. Neither team was able to put together any kind of attack. When either team did manage a rare scoring opportunity, the chances were wasted. We had the slightly better showing since all three of our shots were on the money, but that was about the only thing we could say we’d done better than the opponent. Everyone on the pitch as relieved when the half whistle blew as it meant we had 15 minutes to regroup. The beginning of the second half mirrored the first. Sloppy and dispirited play abounded as neither team did much. 15 minutes in, it seemed that this game was distained for obscurity. Exasperated at AXFC’s general play, I subbed in Law and Lyne on 64 for Gordon and Durkin respectively. Just two minutes later, Law proved I’d made the right call when he nailed a diving header off an Asser corner to give the visitors the 1-0 lead. Shrewsbury spent the rest of the match trying to rally, but they failed, due to the fact that they were having trouble hitting the broad side of the barn. On 90, Kirkwood sealed the victory for us when he ran onto a Duffy pass and volleyed it into the top corner to make the final score 2-0. We didn’t gain all that much from the win, but we had dented Shrewsbury’s title hopes. At this point, becoming spoilers was the only thing left for us to accomplish this season. Our next game was on Saturday April 6 in London against Farnborough. That game would mark the beginning of Apilinga’s three-match ban.

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The end of March was award time and I received the “Manager of the Month” award for our turnaround. The board was delighted with my March performance, but there were storm clouds gathering. The team had lost another 84 grand during the month and some shareholders were grumbling. Ah well, we couldn’t do much about that. Most of our costs are fixed and won’t chance ass that much.

April brought with it warmer weather. The temperature was in the 60’s on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium as we prepared to take on Farnborough. Unfortunately, the pitch was damp and wet and the wind was whistling through the crowd. Not the best of conditions, but, hey, it could be worse. Young filled in for the suspended Apilinga, but all the other regulars were penciled into the lineup. Nearly 1900 fans witnessed out best half performance of the year.

As the game opened, you could tell we were still smarting over our previous loss to Farnborough. Everyone on the AXFC side seemed determined to erase those memories. Farnborough were able to hold off the on-slaught until nearly a half-hour was up. Then, Duffy passed to Kirkwood in the area and the striker buried the ball to give us the 1-0 lead. Then, five minutes later, Asser want on a mad dash with the ball that culminated with him finishing and making the score 2-0. Three minutes after that, Howard collected his own rebound and blasted it in to make the score 3-0 and effectively end the game with only 40 minutes played. Halftime was a giddy affair. Perhaps we were a bit overconfident. We staved off Farnborough for about 25 minutes in the second half, and then Ellis nailed a beauty on 72. Kevin Byrnes followed suit five minutes late to pull them within one, 3-2. I didn’t make any changes, reasoning that the defense would tighten and hold off Farnborough. We almost did, but with one minute remaining, Paterson snuck in a goal to make the game a 3-3 draw. Still, the fans couldn’t complain as they had gotten goals aplenty. We got a short rest as we had to travel to Leigh RMI in Bolton for a Monday evening game in two days time.

The Monday evening fixture in Bolton arrived quickly. The weather was dry and nippy. All the backups got the start for this one, and Wade was called up to make an emergency start at CMC. The fact that Leigh was one of the worse teams in the Conference was borne out by the fact that less than 800 people showed up for the contest. Not that anyone absent missed much.

We took command five minutes in when Purcell took a pass from Law and dribbled it in to score for the visitors 1-0. The rest of the half passed without comment as neither team made much of an effort to attack and kept the ball at midfield. The second half was even duller with no attacking whatsoever. We walked away 1-0 victors, but this was the most boring game of the year. We had almost a week and half off before we had to face Woking at Yankee Stadium a week from Wednesday on April 17th. The Leigh win did have one benefit; we moved up to 7th place with three games left to play.

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On Saturday the 13th of April, Leigh and Aldershot were relegated to non-league obscurity. The following Wednesday evening was our home fixture against Woking. The evening was chilly and damp and no all that conducive to good play. Once again, Young filled in for Apilinga, who was serving the final game of his suspension. Otherwise all the starters were regulars. Just over 1600 watched a pretty good game.

We opened the game attacking, which paid off on 17 when Asser hit a low cross into the box from the left, which Duffy gathered in and blasted into the newt to give AXFC the 1-0 lead. Woking had few scoring opportunities in the half, but what they got, they took advantage. Just eight minutes later, Murray dribbled in, beat Duffy and sent the ball screaming past Browne to knot the score at 1-1. Nothing much happened after that in the half. Both teams were just patiently waiting the other to make a mistake. The halftime arrived and I noticed several of my players weren’t looking so fit. There were too many to sub out during the break, so I just told them to grit their teeth and play. They did just that during the second half. On 61, Young went on his best run of the year, starting at the center line and running in. He lost several markers in the process and completed his run by volleying past a stunned Woking keeper to give the home side the 2-1 lead. At that point, I lifted Young and Howard, who were both fatigued, for Todd and Purcell. Woking were patient, they worked the ball up slowly, assessing their options and it worked for them twenty minutes later Sharpling put the ball on target to tie the game 2-2. Both teams ran out the clock then and each gained a point. By this point, it hardly mattered; we wanted to get the season over with as we traveled to Scarborough in a week and a half.

The afternoon of Saturday April 27 at Scarborough was drizzly and chilly. With Apilinga’s return, the entire regular lineup went out to do battle. The nearly 1300 souls who braved the weather saw their home side does well.

Scarborough managed to land all four of their shots right on the bull’s-eye and this brought dividends on 16, when Graydon blasted an Omerod lob into the goal to give the home side the 1-0 lead. We couldn’t catch up; the Scarborough defense was playing just as well as their offense and perhaps a bit better. We could only put two shots on target, and both were easy saves by the Scarborough keeper. To be honest, we looked flat. I suppose it was hard for the players to care about the last road game of the year, but dammit, we had our pride to think about. Of course, at the break, the trainer informed me that Howard had a potential foot injury. So, Purcell replaced him for the second half. We managed to revive our offense in the second half, but we were still scatter-shot, as we seemly wasted every chance we got. Still, we got the Scarborough team thinking about defense more than offense and as such, we didn’t have to worry too much about their attack. On 83, we finally put a shot on target as Apilinga launched a ball into the area for Purcell, who took it, found himself open, and buried an easy sitter to tie the game 1-1. On the ensuing kick-off, I replaced a struggling Duffy with Todd. Both sides tried to break the deadlock in the last few minutes, but both had to be content with a point. We had one game left, a home game the following Saturday with Barnet.

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May came and the board pounced themselves delighted with my performance. However, the club finances were a mess, with us having lost 74,000 pounds for April. The final match day arrived and it would be a fun one. The Conference title was still up for grabs. Currently, Shrewsbury were leading with 80 points. Chester were second with 79 points, Barnet was next with 78 and Scarborough fourth with 77. The relevant match-ups were as followed: Shrewsbury away at tenth placed Gravesend, Chester home versus 12th placed Woking, Barnet away at seventh placed AXFC and Scarborough away at 11th place Northwich Vics. This was setting up to be an explosive day. For our part, I was ready to spoil Barnet’s day. For once, I would be checking the halftime scores via the ticker on my cell phone.

Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium was dry and cool. All the regulars got the nod for the last home game of the year. There was palpable excitement in the air as everyone knew what this game could mean for the league title. The fans knew what was up, which is why we had a crowd of just over 3400 on hand.

Barnet, no surprise, came out swinging for the fences. They attacked desperately, piling chance after chance after chance. But, for the most part they were scattering their shots everywhere but the goal. Browne only roused himself on three occasions, preferring to watch their forwards bang shots off the crossbar or whistle way over his head or to his left and right. Our veteran defenders, aged 25, 25, 38 and 36 also coolly watched the Barnet offense struggles. Our offside trap was working wonders, consistently stopping Barnet from getting into a rhythm. Our offense was limited, but we did try to create some chances and were pretty efficient in doing so, but we failed to score. As we went into the break still at 0-0, players began checking the tickers looking for results. Gravesend was up 3-1 on Shrewsbury, Chester was knotted 0-0 with Woking and Scarborough were 0-0 with Vics. As we stared at the results, we knew the second half was going to be hell. Barnet were not going to let up, not when they had a chance to win the Conference. I sent the side back out intact and we gritted our teeth and prepared for a grim half.

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As predicted, Barnet didn’t let up and on 54, they got the goal they had so assiduously sought when Cist nailed a volley. At 70, with twenty minutes left to go, I pulled Apilinga and Gordon for Todd and Law. At that moment, the scoreboard flashed the news that Gravesend were now up 4-1 on Shrewsbury, but that Chester and Scarborough were still fighting scoreless draws. As I sent my subs in, I told them to pick up the tempo and to attack. I didn’t want to be the manager who would create the winner of the Conference. From that moment on, we poured fire on Barnet. They were unable to cope well with holding the lead, but they kept coming at us as well. We finished 6-10 for shooting and Barnet 8-17. The offensive fireworks kept exploding in those final 20 minutes as Barnet were torn between guarding their lead and adding to it. With the crowd behind us howling for the spoiler, we kept a hand on Barnet’s throat, trying to strangle and kill their league title. In injury time, Howard broke into the clear when he dashed through and potted the ball to give us the 1-1 draw. As the game ended, heads turned in unison to the out of town scoreboard. Shrewsbury had somehow drawn 4-4 with Gravesend with three goals in the late minutes, Chester had lost at home 2-0 to Woking and Scarborough had drawn 0-0 with Vics. Shrewsbury was going back to the league only because of our efforts against Barnet.


<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************* ************************************************** * English Conference - Saturday 4th May 2002********************************************** ************************************************** ================================================== ============================================== 2001/2 Table============================================= ================================================== =Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st C Shrewsbury 42 17 3 1 44 17 8 3 10 31 37 81 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2nd Chester 42 14 3 4 43 21 9 7 5 36 27 79 3rd Barnet 42 15 6 0 43 17 7 7 7 34 32 79 4th Scarborough 42 14 4 3 39 17 8 8 5 31 24 78 5th Dag & Red 42 12 8 1 34 14 9 6 6 31 24 77 6th Telford 42 13 6 2 47 26 8 5 8 27 29 74 7th AXFC 42 9 10 2 37 26 7 6 8 26 27 64 8th Stevenage 42 7 11 3 35 30 9 3 9 30 29 62 9th Farnborough 42 11 7 3 44 26 4 7 10 33 44 59 10th Gravesend 42 8 5 8 35 30 6 9 6 34 33 56 11th Northwich Vics 42 10 5 6 29 19 5 6 10 30 36 56 12th Woking 42 6 7 8 34 34 7 8 6 29 24 54 13th Morecambe 42 7 6 8 38 35 8 3 10 29 35 54 14th Exeter 42 8 7 6 37 30 5 7 9 25 28 53 15th Burton Albion 42 10 3 8 36 38 3 8 10 25 39 50 16th Tamworth 42 10 9 2 38 17 1 7 13 27 48 49 17th Accrington 42 8 5 8 24 25 5 4 12 18 36 48 18th Hereford 42 9 2 10 33 33 4 6 11 24 48 47 19th Halifax 42 6 5 10 28 33 5 2 14 19 40 40 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20th R Forest Green 42 8 5 8 26 30 1 6 14 19 49 38 21st R Aldershot 42 4 6 11 19 33 2 6 13 10 31 30 22nd R Leigh RMI 42 5 5 11 25 39 2 4 15 22 48 30 ************************************************** ********************************************** American Exiles Football Club - Saturday 4th May 2002********************************************** ************************************************** ================================================== ============================================== 2001/2 Senior Club Stats============================================= ================================================== =No Name Apps Gls Con Pens Asts Yel Red MoM Av R--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allcock, Adam - - - - - - - - ---- - Apiliga, Moses 21 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 6.67 - Asser, James 13 (1) 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 7.07 - Bradley, Lee 15 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 6.67 - Brook, Robert 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 6.80 - Browne, John 36 0 50 0 0 1 0 2 6.89 - Burke, Graham - - - - - - - - ---- - Byrne, Matty - - - - - - - - ---- - Chandler, Jeremy 11 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.67 - Cooley, Declan 16 (5) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.24 - Crossan, Gary - - - - - - - - ---- - Dallas, Andrew 7 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 - Duffy, Chris 23 3 0 0 7 1 0 2 6.83 - Durkin, Neil 35 2 0 3 (2) 2 1 0 0 6.29 - Elliot, Dominic - - - - - - - - ---- - Ellison, Gavin - - - - - - - - ---- - Evans, Lee - - - - - - - - ---- - Farid, Shuvo 19 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 6.53 - Fennelly, Clark 5 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 - Flynn, Dónal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 - Gordon, Chris 41 11 0 0 3 1 0 2 6.93 - Howard, Jonathan 35 (2) 19 0 0 2 0 0 6 7.11 - Jones, James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 - Jones, Sam - - - - - - - - ---- - Kelly, Darren - - - - - - - - ---- - Kelly, John - - - - - - - - ---- - Kirkwood, Glen 26 (5) 7 0 0 1 1 0 1 6.87 - Law, Gareth 3 (7) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 - Lissa, Ciarame - - - - - - - - ---- - Lynch, Gary - - - - - - - - ---- - Lyne, Neil 17 (7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.17 - Mallard, Simon - - - - - - - - ---- - McKillop, Daniel - - - - - - - - ---- - Mitchell, Brian 38 0 0 0 3 5 1 1 6.53 - Motaleb, Fharhad - - - - - - - - ---- - Paisley, Stephen - - - - - - - - ---- - Pomroy, John - - - - - - - - ---- - Purcell, Jason 11 (14) 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 6.76 - Robinson, Carl - - - - - - - - ---- - Sadler, Adam - - - - - - - - ---- - Skelly, Lee - - - - - - - - ---- - Speight, Richard - - - - - - - - ---- - Thomas, Stephen 10 (1) 1 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 6.18 - Thornber, Steve 35 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 6.31 - Todd, Mark 11 (7) 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 6.61 - Truman, Danny - - - - - - - - ---- - Wade, Glen 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6.00 - Ward, Steve 9 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 - Young, Stephen 19 (3) 4 0 0 1 2 0 2 6.68 </pre>