On this page, we take a look at Chorley's previous record against Stocksbridge Park Steels. You can access reports, scorers and lineups on any of the games listed below by clicking on the date. Further down the page is a list of all matches against Stocksbridge Park Steels. There's also a report from one of our encounters in the past, if we've met before. The site's records go back to the 1999-2000 season.

Chorley's record against Stocksbridge Park Steels All competitions P W D L F A 19 4 5 10 18 30 League Only P W D L F A 16 4 4 8 15 25

Goalscorers against Stocksbridge Park Steels Player Goals Keith Evans 3 Chris Thompson 2 Danny Mills 2 Darren Emmett 2 David Eatock 2 Adam Roscoe 1 Ian Barker 1 Jamie Vermiglio 1 Lee Wilkinson 1 Neil Matthews 1 Neil Smith 1 Peter Wright 1

All matches against Stocksbridge Park Steels.

Click on the result to read a full match report and see the team and goalscorers.
Chorley's score is always first.

Date	Venue	Competition	Result
24/10/2006 7:45 PM	A	Unibond League Division One	0 - 3
19/08/2006 3:00 PM	H	Unibond League Division One	1 - 2
18/02/2006 3:00 PM	H	Unibond League Division One	1 - 1
10/12/2005 3:00 PM	A	Unibond League Division One	3 - 1
29/01/2005 3:00 PM	A	Unibond League Division One	0 - 0
20/11/2004 3:00 PM	H	Unibond League Division One	0 - 1
09/10/2004 3:00 PM	A	F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round	2 - 3
06/04/2004 7:45 PM	A	Unibond League Division One	0 - 4
06/09/2003 3:00 PM	H	Unibond League Division One	1 - 3
26/04/2003 3:00 PM	A	Unibond League Division One	4 - 1
25/03/2003 7:45 PM	H	Unibond League Division One	0 - 0
08/10/2002 7:45 PM	A	F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round	0 - 1
05/10/2002 3:00 PM	H	F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round	1 - 1
09/04/2002 7:45 PM	H	Unibond League Division One	1 - 0
20/10/2001 3:00 PM	A	Unibond League Division One	0 - 2
24/03/2001 1:00 PM	A	Unibond League Division One	2 - 2
18/11/2000 3:00 PM	H	Unibond League Division One	0 - 1
01/05/2000 1:00 PM	H	Unibond League Division One	0 - 3
16/10/1999 3:00 PM	A	Unibond League Division One	2 - 1

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Spotlight on...

Chorley 0 - 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels	18/11/2000 3:00 PM
Unibond League Division One

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This match started with great expectations as word spread around the ground that Ken had signed two new strikers. Indeed, towering over Graham Hill during the warm-up was a giant of a centre-forward, no doubt talking tactics. Also two unusual-sounding surnames, one quite poetic if not exotic, greeted fans as the teamsheet was read out. Ken's programme excuses re his disappointment over Barker being poached didn't really add up - Barker had been underused mainly as a sub before the Mossley approach and, like Thommo II, presumably fancied a game of football sometime. But at least the manager had acted quickly to bring in reinforcements. An evenly matched first-half saw Mills come close with a header that struck the crossbar with the keeper well beaten. A bizarre bounce also had him fumbling to stop the ball crossing the line. The new midfield of Fleming, Challender and Smyth looked enterprising with Flem taking on an interesting - though not entirely successful - roving role, popping up on the right, left and in the box. Maybe he should have stuck to the right to provide his usual dangerous crosses. The best crosses into the box seemed to come from Swailes, to .. well nobody, as he couldn't be in two places at once. One or two rash challenges, Smyth targeted on more than one occasion (this was to prove significant), led to long stoppages on both sides. Chorley's back-four seemed solid throughout, little troubled by the Steelers' strikers. However, again a well-balanced match was upset by a bizarre incident on the hour. Smyth dribbling through the centre beat two players only to be clumsily hacked about the shins by a third - you could hear the crack in the stands. Smyth jumped up quickly, and was surrounded by Stocksbridge players, then Challender and Fleming. The ref - who generally had had a good game - faced by the developing melee, pulled out his red card and most supporters thought SPS's Ronan would walk. Instead, to everyone's surprise, Smyth was dismissed, presumably for jumping up too quickly to face his antagonist. Chorley pushed forward and Hook came close, but it was Stocksbridge who showed more enterprise in the closing half hour, bringing several smart saves from Marsh. The new 'giant' was sent on but, despite his size, showed few footballing skills being outjumped by SPS's shorter defenders on every occasion. With the clock ticking down, the second newcomer was brought on, his one chance ballooning skywards. It is said that after the match he complained bitterly about being sidelined for so long and promptly collected his cards. If so, at 5 minutes, his was probably the shortest career at Chorley FC. Alas, fans were left wondering what the Dickens was going on as Victory Park changed from a stadium of great expectations into a bleak house. Chorley's traditional injury time generosity resulted in yet again a late free-kick and goal for their opponents, Askey the scorer. (That's late goals against in five from the last seven league games - and would have been six but for Congleton's penalty miss). As against Squires Gate, the opposing keeper hardly had a shot on target to deal with and the new strikers if anything were less effective than the ones they replaced (though this might be unfair to the second who hardly had a kick). Surely, the manager should be trying out his new players on the training ground, not in desperation against top opponents. For the record, the name of the player who had a brief encounter (quick literary switch from Dickens to Noel Coward) was Kelechi Okorie. As a result of the late strike, Stocksbridge moved back up to third place in the League, yet at no time dominated. As for CFC, reportedly, the new floodlights will be installed this week. Things can only get brighter! Report by Ed Cookson MAN OF THE MATCH: G Hicks had perhaps his best game to date for Chorley, despite the late goal from his side. CHORLEY: Simon Marsh, Paul Fleming, Michael Wallace, Ian Leather, Steve Hook, Greg Challender, Peter Smyth, Danny Mills, Matt Swailes, Graham Hicks, Neil Mitchell. Subs: Stuart Honor (replaced M Swailes 62), Damien Corcoran, Kelechi Okorie (replaced N Mitchell 83).

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