Tilly to meet Marsh again? - Northwich Victoria or AFC Telford away in the F.A. Cup First Round

Last updated : 27 October 2008 By Shrimpers24

It was April 20 1996, approaching injury time and tha match with Ipswich Town in Division One, the Championship today, was drifting towards a 1-1 draw. A younger Lee Morris, when he had some hair, and myself, moved to the south end of the West Stand, when you could with ease, so we could make a quicker getaway back to the train station. A good thirty yards out Mike Marsh let fly with a shot of such pace and power the Town keeper had no chance, I can still see the net bursting. We had won 2-1 and Mr. Marsh would be any Southend all-time eleven I get round to picking to this day.

So after the sacking of the last Northwich manager, with the team third from bottom of the fifth tier of English football, first team coach Marsh has stepped up to the plate as manager and it would be great to see him again.

Still, one down that they were when the floodlights cut out, Telford are fourth from the top of the Blue Sq. North and only a level below so only six places behind Northwich in the league pyramid, not much in it, though Telford would be less on the mileage clock! Not sure about the pubs yet!

21Forest Green Rovers 162151217233911448212816-7
22Northwich Victoria 1623310101161219349222913-7
23Grays Athletic 163321090083143310132312-10
24Lewes 16215820044512259133211-19

1Southport 135111554209293124730+17
2Tamworth 13411148520155931291330+16
3Harrogate Town 125101432227673221924+12
4AFC Telford United 1343011422266652171023+7
5Stalybridge Celtic 121321210510136642251622+9


AFC Telford United crest
FA Cup Floodlight Fiasco
Written by Peter Wilson (Edited from the Northwich Victoria Official Site)
Saturday 25th October 2008
FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
Vics 1 (Roberts 10)
AFC Telford 0
Abandoned at half time due to floodlight failure.

Not for the first time what has happened "off field" has had a disproportianate effect on what happens "on field". On this occassion "floodlight failure" resulted in the early curtailment of an FA Cup tie that surely deserved a more satisfactory conclusion. The players, supporters, with particular regard for the several hundred Telford fans, deserved far better. The background and management of todays events will surely be investigated. Whatever that outcome Northwich Victoria must again have shown themselves to be incompetant in terms of meeting the needs of their own supporters, visiting supporters and their playing staff.
The events of the tie seem almost insignificant but Telford had a chance to take an early lead but a weak Andy Brown finish was easily saved by Tynan. Vics won a corner down the left and the kick by Winn was inadequately cleared leaving Crowell to have a shot blocked and then a follow up cleared off the line before ROBERTS scored from close range. A passage of keenly contested but uninspired play ended with Williams curling a shot wide before the players left the field for a break from which they would ultimately not return.

Team: 4-4-2
Tynan /
Aspin, Roberts, Grand, Brown /
Williams, Welch, Crowell, Winn /
Allan, Burns /
Subs not used: Jones , Flynn, Mullan, Benjamin, Farran & Riley

http://www.thelittlegazette.com/news/loadgnrl.asp?id=413801&teamno=499





FA Cup First Round Draw:

Colchester v Leyton Orient
Havant & Waterlooville v Brentford
Blyth Spartans v Shrewsbury Sutton United v Notts County
Torquay United v Evesham Oxford United v Dorchester Town
Bury v Gillingham
AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Chester City v Millwall
Carlisle v Grays Athletic
Team Bath v Ashford Town/Forest Green Rovers
Eastbourne v Barrow
AFC Hornchurch v Peterborough
Yeovil Town v Stockport County
Leiston/Lewes v Fleetwood Town
Accrington Stanley v Tranmere Walsall v Scunthorpe United
Bournemouth v Bristol Rovers
Brighton v Hartlepool United
Aldershot Town v Rotherham Morecambe v Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town v Port Vale
Alfreton Town v Bury Town
Kidderminster v Cambridge United
Leicester City v Stevenage/Horsham
Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City
Darlington v Droylsden/Belper Town
Chesterfield v York City/Mansfield Town
Northwich Victoria/Telford United v Southend United
Hinkley United/Curzon Ashton v Exeter City
Durham City/Histon v Swindon
Kettering Town v Lincoln City
Barnet v Rochdale
Hereford v Dagenham & Redbridge
Cheltenham Town v Oldham Luton Town v Altrincham
Crewe v Woking/Ebbsfleet United
Wrexham/Eastwood Town v Brackley Town
Leeds United v Northampton Harlow Town v Macclesfield Town

Ties to be played on the weekend of 8 & 9 November