SEASON 1959-1960

Lancashire Combination League Division One

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
22/08/1959 Bacup Borough A 2 - 0 Corfield, Turner
24/08/1959 Chorley H 1 - 4 Higham 6,611
29/08/1959 Lytham St Annes H 2 - 0 Corfield 2 2,795
05/09/1959 Oldham Athletic Reserves H 0 - 0
08/09/1959 Oldham Athletic Reserves A 2 - 2 Fielding, Twidle 200
12/09/1959 Ashton United A 1 - 1 Turner
14/09/1959 Chorley A 1 - 4 Vizard 4,300
19/09/1959 Skelmersdale United H 8 - 0 Twidle 3, Vizard 2, Fielding, McDermott, Turner 2,961
21/09/1959 Earlestown H 4 - 1 Turner 2, Twidle 2 1,968
26/09/1959 Lancaster City A 2 - 2 Connor, Turner
10/10/1959 Horwich RMI A 3 - 2 Higham, McDermott, Vizard 2,300
17/10/1959 South Liverpool H 2 - 0 Higham, Vizard 3,113
24/10/1959 Burscough A 1 - 1 Taberner 1,200
07/11/1959 Morecambe A 2 - 0 McDermott, Twidle 1,700
14/11/1959 New Brighton H 5 - 2 Higham 3, Taberner 2 2,466
28/11/1959 Southport Reserves H 3 - 0 McDermott 2, Higham 2,461
05/12/1959 Fleetwood Town A 1 - 0 Higham
12/12/1959 Darwen H 5 - 0 Taberner 4, Higham 1,800
19/12/1959 Bacup Borough H 5 - 1 Higham 4, Taberner 2,007
26/12/1959 Nelson A 2 - 0 Taberner, Twidle 1,200
28/12/1959 Nelson H 1 - 2 McDermott 2,554

FA Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
31/10/1959 Rhyl (4Q) H 1 - 1 Higham 5,676
04/11/1959 Rhyl (4QR) A 1 - 3 Higham

Lancashire Junior Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
16/01/1960 Earle (1) H 8 - 0 Higham 3, Jones (og), Twidle, Taberner 2 2,243
03/05/1960 Chorley (F) N 2 - 1 Taberner, Herron 7,100

Friendly

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
27/02/1960 Stirling Albion A 1 - 5 Twidle 1,706
1958-1959
1960-1961
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