Another good season for the Reserves achieving their main aims

• Feeding and supporting the 1st team (with over half the players used for the Reserves making NW Counties appearances)
• Success on the pitch with a Manchester Amateur Cup win
• Coaching the young Road team to play in the right style and spirit of the club, and being rewarded by winning the Mid Cheshire League Fair Play Trophy
• Continuing to promote youth with the majority of players being under 21.

The only slight disappointment was the tailing off of league form towards the end of the season meaning only a mid table finish.

Record:

League:                Played 30             Won 11                 Drawn   7              Lost 12
Cup:                      Played   8             Won   7                 Drawn   0              Lost   1

Total:                     Played 38             Won 18                 Drawn  7               Lost 13

Number of Players used: 48
Number of Players who also played in the 1st Team: 25
Number of Players who played in 3 games of less: 14

Most Appearances:

1. Tim Crane               36  
2. Duncan Philbin, Martin Gordon    32
3. Phil Yuille                30

Top Scorers:

1. Ryan Baldwin    18  
2. Mike Yuille           9
3. Duncan Philbiin   6
4. Tim Crane, Martin Gordon, Paul Wadsworth  5

Player of the Year ................ Ryan Baldwin

So another successful year for manager Pickup & his assistant Crane, which ended with Pickup hanging up his Manager’s sheepskin coat and moving on to pastures new, and Crane stepping up to be Manager

Pickup & Crane’s record with the Reserves over the last four seasons has been:
2 – Manchester Amateur Cup Winners
1 – Mid Cheshire League 2 Cup Winners
2 – Mid Cheshire League Fair Play Trophy Winners
1 – NW Counties League Trophy Runners Up 

Next season will season some exciting challenges under Crane’s stewardship not only trying to continue the last four years’ success, but also to compete in an invigorated Mid Cheshire League 2 featuring FC United Reserves!