Macclesfield & District F.A. Cup
Sponsored by Gradus
Preliminary Round- Sunday 14th September
Sporting Kerridge 1 Poynton 2
Edward Joseph Lee Stubbs
Rick Cash
Peover 7 Disley 1
Liam Gardner James Williamson
Jonny Scott
Alex Pearson 2
Mike Dalton 2
Tom Rhodes
Chain & Gate 0 Unicorn (LSL) 15
Alistair Coutts 6
Mark Ogden 5
Richard Eltham
Grant Robinson
Tom Bleese
Stuart Smith
John Clowes, manager of Chain and Gate was struggling for words and questioned his players commitment after watching them simply fall apart against Unicorn from the Leek Sunday League. It was a dismal start to the season for the division one side who were hoping for better things having dropped from the Macc Sunday Leagues’ Premier Division at the end of last season. Unicorn however , were naturally delighted . Tom Coutts hit six, Mark Ogden five and there were further goals from Richard Eltham, Grant Robinson, Tom Bleese and Stuart Smith as they cruised through to the 1st Round.
At Clarke Lane, Sporting Kerridge entertained Poynton who finished twenty points ahead of them last term. In a close game the visitors just edged it despite some frayed nerves in the final few minutes following a spectacular thirty yard strike from Sporting’s Edward Joseph which made the score 1-2. Poynton’s goals came from Lee Stubbs and Rick Cash.
In the final tie Peover made it to the first round after a comprehensive second half demolition of Disley. Having taken the lead in the first half , they were pegged back by a James Williamson strike to go in at the interval 1-1.
The second half was one way traffic as the hosts scored a further six times without reply. Alex Pearson and Mike Dalton both scored twice, with Liam Gardner, Jonny Scott and Tom Rhodes completing the rout.
