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DO THEY MEAN US? VAUXHALL MOTORS FC
This Saturday (17th February 3pm) sees The Blues hosting Vauxhall Motors at the F. Ball Community Stadium.

We are hoping for a large, vocal crowd to cheer the lads on for this game - and for the rest of the season. It’s getting to the business end of the season, and Josh and the lads have put so much in since August and need the True Blue Army more than ever to give us one last push. Vauxhall were excellent at their ground in the reverse fixture and we escaped with a valuable point thanks to Tricky’s last minute equaliser, so we know that this will be another tough game.

The True Blue Army will assemble at?
We are at home! The clubhouse and Blues Bites are open, football will be on the telly before the game, and merchandise will be on sale. A perfect Saturday afternoon (if we win!).

We will be playing in our familiar BLUE-WHITE-WHITE combination and there will be a car themed playlist for the game.

How much to get in?

• Adult £10
• Concession £7
• Under 18 £3
• Under 8’s Free

NB All Under 18s need to be accompanied by a responsible adult or concession

What are they known as/Nickname(s)?
The Motormen

Their website?
https://www.vauxhallmotorsfc.co.uk

How are they doing?
As I write this, The Motormen lie in 18th place 27 points from 25 games, which shows how tough the league is at they were excellent against us earlier in the season.

• 12th January Prescot Cables 1 Vauxhall Motors 1
• 27th January Vauxhall Motors 2 Runcorn Linnets 4
• 3rd February Vauxhall Motors 2 Bootle 3

Their main man?
Jay Harvey is in good form and has scored in two of The Motormen’s last three league games.

Their gaffer?
In October 2023, The Motormen appointed Danny Holmes as the club’s First Team Manager. Holmes is an experienced coach around the North West, and as a player represented the likes of Tranmere Rovers, Newport County, AFC Fylde, and York City.

6 Of The Best – six things you probably didn’t know about Vauxhall Motors FC

1. The club were founded in 1963
2. It was originally the works team of the Vauxhall Ellesmere Port Car Plant
3. The Motormen are generally regarded as the local team of Ellesmere Port, although two other teams, Ellesmere Port and Ellesmere Port Town, play further down the pyramid in the Chester & District League
4. The team badge is the same as the logo of its parent company, Vauxhall Motors
5. Rivacre Park has been the home of Vauxhall since the 1986 season, the club having formerly played at Hooton Park. It has a capacity of 3,300.
6. The club’s highest league attendance was 1,752 for the visit of Chester FC in 2012