Stoneclough FC

Ground 46

Match 47

West Lancs Premier

Ground Fox Park

Founded 1986

Stoneclough 4-2 Poulton Town

Admission Free

Attendance 30-40 est

Distance travelled 24 miles



Stoneclough is a suburban area of Kearsley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester . It is located 3.7 miles South-East of Bolton,4 Miles South-West of Bury,and 7.9 Miles North-West of Manchester.It is located on the banks of the River Irwell to the southeast of Bolton.
Fox Park is situated off Stoneclough Road near the Railway Bridge or next to the Hare and Hounds Public House . There's a track at the back of the houses but this may get blocked so its best to use the small club car park if you can .

Pano View of Fox Park



Far goal side View



Not much between the teams in the first half although Town were looking the more likely to break the deadlock . Felt like a 0-0 banker until Town opened the scoring , capitalising on a defensive catastrophe , bundling the ball over the line after a 50 yard ball lobbed over the top wasn't dealt with . Stoneclough hadn't created much but found the back of the net with a neat volley on the stroke of half-time to send the teams in level .



Changing Room cabin



The restart was only a few minutes old when a Stoneclough player was injured and the paramedics were called . A 20-25 minute delay ensued for treatment .







Didn't appear to be anyone else involved and i'm sure everyone wishes the player a speedy recovery .



Looked like the game might be abandoned but play resumed with Stoneclough soon pouncing to take a 2-lead .





Poulton were all over the place and fell further behind when Stoneclough scored two more , one from the penalty spot . One local said this was a coupon buster , Stoneclough are near the bottom of the league whilst Poulton are pushing towards the top . Town did manage to pull one back but were lucky not to concede more . The second half was almost completely dominated by Stoneclough .
After a dour first half an hour it ended a great game with plenty of chances and goals .

Railway Embankment in the background Trains frequently pass - Station nearby .





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