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Athersley Rec V Runcorn Town FA VASE 4th October

Athersley Rec V Runcorn Town FA VASE 4th October

Darren Bell30 Sep 2014 - 12:58
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Rec V Runcorn Town

On Saturday 4th October we entertain Runcorn Town in the 2nd qualifying round of the FA VASE.

Heres some info on our opponents.

Runcorn Town were formed in 1967 under the name of Mond Rangers. They played for the first few years in the Runcorn Sunday league, and in 1973 they made the decision to try Saturday football in the impressive Warrington and District League (WDL).

In their first season they finished as runners up, and after amalgamating with ICI Weston for the 1974/75 season, they became one of the strongest sides in the league. They remained in the WDL until 1984 when they were elected to join the West Cheshire League (WCL) Division Two. A reserve team was also set up playing in the WDL and a youth team established.

Mond established themselves as a good, solid mid-table team until the 1991/92 season when they won their first silverware in the West Cheshire Bowl as well as a respectable sixth place finish. The following season they finished third in the league and reached the Bowl final, and improved again the following season by finishing third in the league, scoring 100 goals, and regaining the Bowl.

Promotion finally came in 1994/95 when they finished second in the league scoring 118 goals. They also reached the Final of the Cheshire Amateur Cup but lost 2-1 to Poulton Victoria in a match played at Prenton Park, Tranmere.

This period of success was mirrored throughout the club. The youth team won the league in 1993/94, and were runners up in the Cheshire Youth Cup. The following season they went one better in the Cheshire Youth Cup and also won the Warrington Youth Cup.

The reserves meanwhile switched to the Chester League, winning Division Two in 1996/97 and then Division One the season after. They did not lose a game for two seasons. The reserves were then successful in joining the WCL's newly formed Division Three in 1998.

1998 also saw a women's team play at Mond for the first time, with the team playing in the North West Ladies League. They won Division Three at the first attempt and also the League Cup. The following year they finished as runners up in Division Two, and with it promotion to Division One. In 2001/02, they achieved their finest hour with an away tie in the cup at Manchester United Ladies, where they went down 4-3. The ladies team left Mond in 2001 to merge with Liverpool FC Ladies.

Meanwhile the first team struggled in WCL Division One, despite sharing the Bill Weight Memorial Trophy in that first season. They were relegated for the first time in the clubs history in 2001/02.

The 2004/05 saw success return to the club with the first team finishing as runners up in Division Two, winning the Runcorn Senior Cup and reaching the final of the Bowl. The reserves won WCL3, the WCL Shield, and also reached the final of the Warrington Guardian Cup. Both teams were promoted.

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