AAFC Youth v Wigan Athletic Youth friendly

The proposed friendly has been canceled due to the saturation the pitch received last week and over the weekend, and particular the extent of the damage done before the abandonment of Saturday's Vodkat League fixture.

It is hoped that the fixture will take place later in the season or as a pre season friendly next year

NEW YEAR TREAT FOR ASHTON'S YOUTH PLAYERS

WEDNESDAY 2nd JANUARY 2007

ASHTON ATHLETIC v WIGAN ATHLETIC

The Wigan Athletic Youth team will be welcome visitors to Brocstedes Park for a friendly fixture against Ashton's own Youth players on Wednesday 2nd January 2008 7.30pm KO.

This will be a great opportunity for the Ashton lads to pit their skills and wits against budding Premiership players and it hoped that a decent crowd will turn up to support both teams even though Wigan's senior team are away at Liverpool on the same night.

Narrow win at Prescot in FA Youth Cup

Ashton progressed to the third qualifying round of this years e-on sponsored FA Youth Cup with a solid 1-0 win away at Unibond League side Prescot Cables.
The result sets up a home tie against another Unibond outfit in the guise of Marine FC and both sides will be keen to progress to the first round proper of the competition as this triggers the introduction of the football league Clubs.
Kick off is at 7.30pm at Ashton's Brocstedes Park ground.

E-on FA Youth Cup

Ashton's youth team are back in FA youth cup action this Wednesday 10th October as they travel to play Prescot Cables in a 7.45pm kick off at Valerie Park Prescot.
The winners will secure a place in the second qualifying round and a match against the winners of Atherton LR and Marine FC, playing the same night.

Lucky Seven again for youth team

Ashton's under 18 youth team successfully navigated the Club's first ever FA Youth tie with a resounding win over the Lancaster City Youth team. The win, by 7-2 was the second match on the run that the team struck "lucky 7" after the previous weeks win against Leigh RMI.

The vistory enables the side to move on and can look forward to a trip to either Colne FC or Prescot Cables in the next round, to be played week commencing the 8th October 2007.

FA double date for Ashton

Ashton Athletic have a double date in national FA competitions in the few days as the Club's first team travel to Vodkat North West Counties Division 1 side Congleton Town on Saturday 22nd September for a FA Vase match kicking off at 3pm. Meanwhile the Club's Youth team makes its debut in the e-on sponsored FA Youth Cup on Monday 24th September.

The FA Vase second qualification round match on Saturday follows hot on the heels of the 6-0 demolition of Doncaster based Rossington Main in the first round, and comes with the team experiencing a superb start to the season, settled in third place of the Vodkat North west Counties League Division 2

Two days later Brocstedes Park hosts its first ever FA Youth cup tie when Ashton's under 18 youth side take on Lancaster City Youth, 7.45pm kick off. This match is the first step on a road that could see Ashton pitting their wits against the professional Club Academy's, and will be a great challenge for the Club.

The Youth team also go into their game in confident mood having won their first three North west Youth Alliance league games, and capped off the build up to the Youth Cup with a tremendous 7-0 hammering of the Leigh RMI youth team last Sunday.

It is hoped that the high profile competitions will attract interest from Ashton and Wigan's sporting public to watch the Club's progress in these knock out competitions and then in the bread and butter league campaigns on Saturday and Sunday afternoons throughout the season.

Meet the Team U15's

Season 2006/07

Back Row L To R: Ben Rigby, Josh Pennington, Connor Callinan, Anthony Burns, Martin Latham, Matthew Bebbington, Nathan Williams, Tom Starr.Front Row L to R: Daniel Ferguson, Matthew Savage, Carl Fairclough, Ryan Neafcy, Matthew Rochford, Matthew Parkinson, Michael Taylor.

PLAYERS REQUIRED
Ashton Athletic are looking for new players to strengthen & improve their Squad for the 2007/08 Season to play Sunday Football in the Wigan & District Youth League in the Under 16s Division 1.
If you are interested in playing for Ashton Athletic, please contact Dermot Neafcy

(Team Manager) using dermotneafcy@blueyonder.co.uk

Youth News blog back on line

Please feel free to post articles, end of season reviews and match reports and any photos from Finals etc or crucial last few league games involving our Youth teams.

OR email them to Steve Halliwell and David Powell and one of us will try to sort.

Important notices and dates can also be either posted or sent to us by email.

For next season team managers can post details of pre season training and freindlies and match reports for season 2007/2008 or email to us. This will also enable Steve to use these articles periodically in the first team programme

Thanks

stvhalli@blueyonder.co.uk
davmar@btconnect.com