A brief report prepared by John Laidlar from  his  Alty Pages where a full report can be seen.

14 October 2000

ALTRINCHAM (3) 5 SPENNYMOOR (0) 0

SCORERS

• 11 mins: Carl FURLONG (Altrincham 1 Spennymoor United 0)
• 14 mins: Carl FURLONG (Altrincham 2 Spennymoor United 0)
• 44 mins: Ian CRANEY (Altrincham 3 Spennymoor United 0)
• 48 mins: Stuart SCHEUBER (Altrincham 4 Spennymoor United 0)
• 67 mins: Alex HAY (Altrincham 5 Spennymoor United 0)
  

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  REFEREE: Mr Paul Gerrard

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  ATTENDANCE: Guesstimate 575

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  TEAMS
  

  14.10.00	ALTRINCHAM	versus.	SPENNYMOOR UNITED
  3pm	Red & white shirts, black shorts and socks	---.	Teal and red shirts and shorts
  1.	Stuart COBURN	1.	John JACKSON
  2.	Gary SCOTT	2.	Mark WHELDON
  3.	Steve PORTER	3.	Matthew COOK
  4.	James GLENDENNING	4.	David ANDISON
  5.	Gary TALBOT (capt.)	5.	Rob JONES
  6.	Steve HAWES	6.	Craig VEART
  7.	Ian CRANEY	7.	Matty SOWDEN
  8.	Stuart SCHEUBER	8.	Jon KING
  9.	Carl FURLONG	9.	Christen PRIEST
  10.	Alex HAY	10.	Steve OSBORNE
  11.	Danny MURPHY	11.	Chris LEONARD
  12.	Richard LANDON	12.	Andy SWALWELL
  14.	Adam FARLEY	14.	Paul BARTON
  15.	Mark WARD	15.	Lee BENNETT

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  SUMMARY
  It is not often that three players from the same team score their first ever goals for their Clubs in the same match but this happened today when Ian Craney, Stuart Scheuber and Alex Hay all found the net for the first time against a sad but spirited Spennymoor side. On the statistical side, today was also the first time in sixteen league and cup games this season that any Altrincham player scored more than once in a game, Carl Furlong achieving the feat with a brace between the eleventh and fourteenth minutes. As a spectacle, the game was too one-sided to be thoroughly entertaining but it is never less than satisfying to watch one's own team cruising to a five-goal margin of victory.

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  TEAM NEWS
  It is only three weeks since these two sides met in County Durham, but whilst Spennymoor fielded only one different player from their starting eleven against Altrincham on 23rd September, Altrincham had only six players who figured in the starting line-ups of both matches, underlining the flux in the home team. However, this was the same starting line-up for Altrincham as against Leek, last Tuesday, except that Phil Power was dropped and Ian Craney started the game. On the bench Mark Ward selected himself for the first time since his recent cartilage operation. It was good to see Jason Gallagher and Eddie Turkington warming up and, apparently, nearing full fitness once more. Also with them was Otis Thomas, the Reserves' and Youth Team striker who had played in the British Colleges' trial match in midweek. Spennymoor, who have not always been able to field three substitutes this season, this time did so but had no physiotherapist with them and their section of the Directors' Box was empty. Gary Thompson was thus required to minister to the injured of both teams.
  

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  FINAL SCORE: ALTRINCHAM 5 SPENNYMOOR UNITED 0

Photographs by Alan Johnson

	Bridget Garner representing match sponsor "The Tatton Arms" receiving a certificate from Barry Crowe
	Callum Garner, today's mascot  representing match sponsor "The Tatton Arms" with the officials.
	Carl Furlong's first goal
	Carl Furlong's second goal
	Good save by 'keeper John Jackson and great hurdling by Carl Furlong
	Having seen three goals scored at the Golf Lane end At half time I decided to stay there to take some pictures of our defence which tends to be overlooked on the pictorial front. Their was very little action. Here Stuart Coburn is in the middle of a mass of players after superbly taking a high ball.
	Bridget and Callum Garner Callum representing the sponsors "The Tatton Alms"  make a presentation to Steve Hawes  their choice as Man of the Match.

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