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22 April 2003

ALTRINCHAM FC BALL BOYS & GIRLS

The Altrincham FC ball boys and girls are organised by Ray Armstrong and must be the largest and best-run such group in the UniBond Premier Division, with some 32 young boys and girls currently enroled. They do an invaluable job in retrieving the ball promptly and keeping play moving.

If you would like to join the team, please contact Ray Armstrong, the Ball Boys' and Girls' Coordinator, either on a future match day at Moss Lane or by ringing the Club on 928-1045. You will be made very welcome and, besides doing a useful job, will get to see the Altrincham and Manchester United Reserve teams in action at close quarters.

The 2002-03 awards to the ball boys and girls were held on Saturday 20 April after the home match against Colwyn Bay. Seen above is captain Rod Thornley presenting an award, with Ray Armstrong lining up the trophies beside him.

2002-03 PRIZEWINNERS

Senior Ball Boys

  • 1st: 44 games - Michael Rogerson
  • 2nd: 41 games - Stuart Wilkinson
  • 3rd: 28 games - Thomas Hart

    Junior Ball Boys

  • 1st: 48 games - Ryan Ashton
  • 2nd: 36 games - Matthew Jamieson
  • 3rd: 20 games - Barry Stephenson

    Ball Girls

  • 1st: 24 games - Samantha Lewis
  • 2nd: 23 games - Adele Stephenson

    Co-ordinator Ray Armstrong writes:

    The season has been very busy for all the ball boys and girls because of Manchester United playing many reserve and youth games at Moss Lane in addition to the Robins' matches. This made a possible total of 49 games in all. The lists on this page show that a lot of the boys and girls attended many of these games and as usual they have done a tremendous job for all the teams that have played on the hallowed turf at Moss Lane.

    We must also say a big "well-done" to all the other boys and girls not listed above:

    Sean Johnson (3 games in 2002-03), Craig Ashton (5), Michael Brown (4), Jamie Brown (13), Ashley Brown (6), James Dawson (27 and recently left the club), Josh Brown (3), Robert Stacey (2), Dominic Richardson (7), David Richardson (7), Andrew Massey (18), Damien Murrey (19), Matthew Eaton (2), David Fletcher (12), Liam Steele (3), Jamie Steele (2), Jeremy Nivern (2), Jack Owens (2).

    ROLL OF HONOUR

    Qualification for the Overall List is 20 games or more.

    Qualification for the Season's list is 2 games or more.

      OVERALL     Qualification= 20 games        
    Pos Name Games Pos Name Games Pos Name Games
    1 Matthew Summerfield 253 14 Michael Bailey 70 27 Matthew Eaton 33
    2 Gareth Thomas 154 14 Mark McGrath 70 28 Wayne Sellstrome 32
    3 Michael Jamieson 153 16 James Hart 68 29 Lee McGuiness 31
    4 Stuart Wilkinson 144 17 Nathan Taylor 67 30 Adam Dennett 29
    5 Colin Broadhurst 138 17 Ian Pastore 67 31 Sean Johnson 28
    6 James Dawson 135 19 Peter Malan 58 32 Andrew Jones 25
    7 Ryan Ashton 127 20 Samantha Lewis 54 33 Sean Greygoose 23
    8 Thomas Hart 124 21 Scott Bradshaw 50 33 Adele Stephenson 23
    9 Edward Wilkinson 112 22 Nicholas Taylor 49 35 Samantha Malan 21
    10 Michael Bradshaw 99 23 Philip Ryan 48 36 Barry Stephenson 20
    11 Matthew Jamieson 82 24 James Nettleton 40 36 John Bradley 20
    12 Andrew Clarkson 77 24 Daniel Burke 40      
    13 Michael Rogerson 76 24 Callum Doherty 40      
                     
      SEASON 2002-03     Qualification= 2 games        
    Pos Name Games Pos Name Games Pos Name Games
    1 Ryan Ashton 48 11 Jamie Brown 13 21 Josh Brown 3
    2 Stuart Wilkinson 41 12 David Fletcher 12 21 Sean Johnson 3
    3 Matthew Jamieson 36 13 David Richardson 7 21 Liam Steele 3
    4 Thomas Hart 28 13 Dominic Richardson 7 24 Jamie Steele 2
    5 James Dawson 27 15 Ashley Brown 6 24 Matthew Eaton 2
    6 Samantha Lerwis 24 15 Todd Cunliffe 6 24 Jeremy Nivern 2
    7 Adele Stephenson 23 17 Andrew Jones 4 24 Jack Owens 2
    8 Barry Stephenson 20 17 Nick Richardson 4 24 Jack Barlow 2
    9 Damien Murrey 19 17 Craig Ashton 4 24 Robert Stacey 2
    10 Andrew Massey 18 17 Michael Brown 4      
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