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January Preview
Happy New Year to everybody! Here's what January 2016 has in store for our First XI....
The tough-looking December was reduced to just two games thanks to the weather but we came out of those with a 100% return on league points.
Should the storms keep their distance a busy January awaits....
Saturday 2nd
Ashton Town (home)
NWCFL Division One
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
The reverse fixture back in mid-September proved to be a bit of a turning point for all the wrong reasons.
In absolute control of the game at 2-0 despite being down to ten men (thanks to a controversial red card), we inexplicably collapsed in the last ten minutes, allowing Ashton Town to snatch all three points at the death.
That result sent us into a bit of a tailspin and we weren't to win another game in all competitions for another month.
Ashton Town are still well-placed to make a challenge for the play-off places. Can we keep our good form going and start 2016 with a bang?
Last five seasons at Park Road:
2014-15: lost 1-2
2013-14: drew 1-1
2012-13: drew 1-1; drew 2-2 (LC1)
2011-12: drew 2-2
2010-11: won 5-1
Tuesday 12th
Tranmere Rovers (home)
Cheshire Senior Cup 2nd Round
What a fantastic draw we've landed here.
The Cheshire Senior Cup, draw pending, gives us the chance to pit our wits against higher-ranked opposition and so it has proven this time around.
There has already been a short article on our draw in this competition so there is nothing much more to say here, except to remind people of the slight change of date to Tuesday 12th (from the original date of Wednesday 13th).
Saturday 16th
Daisy Hill (away)
NWCFL Division One
Another re-arranged game. Of sorts.
This was due to be our final match of the season at the end of April but, assuming it is to assist Daisy Hill with a fixture backlog, has been brought forward.
Expect goals. As you can see from the previous five seasons' visits to New Sirs we haven't been shy of finding the net there.
That said, this still could prove testing as Daisy Hill have improved a little bit since we shovelled them aside by four goals to nil towards the start of the season.
Previous five seasons at New Sirs:
2014-15: lost 3-4
2013-14: won 2-0
2012-13: won 3-1
2011-12: won 2-1
2010-11: won 5-4
Saturday 23rd
Litherland REMYCA (home)
NWCFL Division One
Goals aplenty in this one last time around as we ran out 4-3 winners in a hectic match.
REMYCA are one of only three teams to have inflicted a league defeat on us this season as Chris Sherrington's goal wasn't enough to claim a result in the away fixture back in Autumn.
Previous five seasons at Park Road:
2014-15: won 4-3
2013-14: did not meet
2012-13: did not meet
2011-12: did not meet
2010-11: did not meet
Saturday 30th
St Helens Town (home)
NWCFL Division One
January 2016 ends with another home match, with St Helens Town making the trip to Park Road.
St Helens, having been relegated from the Premier Division last season, might have been most people's favourites to make the instant return but it hasn't worked out that way for them thus far. At the time of writing they are in mid-table and on a bad run of form.
No visits to Park Road in the last five seasons but yours truly does remember them coming at the start of the 07-08 season in the FA Vase and leaving with a 0-1 defeat. The same outcome will be welcome.
Cheadle Town 3-0 Bacup Borough
Cheadle Town kept their place at the top of the table with this comfortable 3-0 win over Bacup Borough
Another weekend, another Cheadle win.
Those of a more malicious mind will point to two goalkeeping errors for our first two goals but the simple fact remains that we were imperious, should have won by a larger scoreline and thoroughly deserved the three points, limiting Bacup to very little, if nothing; goalkeeper Tom Elford had his quietest 90 minutes in between the sticks for Cheadle.
We started very brightly, so brightly that I registered an attempt on the Bacup goal for each minute of the opening five.
A corner in from the left that nobody could connect with, Chris Sherrington's outrageous attempt from distance that clipped the crossbar, Anthony Trucca going just wide with a header, Liam Tongue testing the keeper from distance and then seeing an effort ruled out for offisde all happened in the first passages of play.
The Bacup doors caved in on the 10th minute.
Liam Tongue again instrumental, blasting goalwards and forcing the keeper into a save that he could only direct into the path of Luke Hincks who buried the loose ball from close range.
Another four minutes later Luke was to profit from another goalkeeping error, unexpectedly finding the ball kindly dropped at his feet for him to roll home from the edge of the box with nobody else in sight.
The pressure continued. Luke Pearson struck the foot of the post with a corner on the 19th minute before the third went in shortly after: James Horan converting easily after connecting with a square pass from Darryhl Mason.
James Horan should have had his second just before half-time but just mis-timed his run by the smallest of margins as he went to head Chris Sherrington's left-wing cross.
The first half ended with Darryhl Mason cracking the post with a shot from the tightest of angles and Liam Tongue seeing a rasping drive deflected wide.
The second half was a different beast. A downpour made the conditions that little bit more difficult and obviously Bacup had received the proverbial rocket up their behinds and had tightened things up in defence, but that said we were never in any danger as we managed the game well and saw things out comfortably.
The Bacup keeper did better in holding a fierce drive from Chris Sherrington on the hour mark and perhaps should have been picking the ball out of the net two more times but Darryhl Mason spared him the trouble, driving over from a good position on 81 minutes and then somehow making a complete pig's ear of converting a Magida cross from a yard out on 87.
In what was labelled by yours truly as a "potentially difficult month" hasn't turned out too bad thus far: maximum points. Hopefully we can make it a 100% haul on Boxing Day when we travel to Irlam.
Still top. Guaranteed top spot for Xmas Day. And for the turn of the year and all. Merry Christmas.
TEAM: Elford, McLaughlin, Pearson, Trucca (Magida), Sacks, Dunn, Hincks, Tongue, Mason, Horan (Whyatt), Sherrington (Vincent). SUBS: Piggott (gk), Magida, Whyatt, Kennedy, Vincent.
Barnton 1-2 Cheadle Town
Cheadle Town extended their lead at the top of the table to four points with this impressive victory at Barnton
Terrible conditions; not-so-terrible result.
One that puts us four points clear at the top at the start of a testing month. The cynics will be quick to point out that the teams below us have games in-hand and we can be easily caught but that's slightly missing the point. A statement was made at Townfield on Saturday: catch us you may, but we're not going to go away that easily.
Two-nil is a horrible scoreline: you're just one mad moment away from home-and-dry to nail-biting and potentially something worse, almost ably demonstrated in this match during the final minutes.
With 89 minutes gone Colin Quirk rifled in a free-kick from distance to reduce arrears with Barnton then cracking the crossbar just moments later. Had the howling wind that had inconvenienced everybody - both watching and playing - all day decided to get hold of that long range effort and somehow divert it past Tom Elford then it would have undone all of the good work that we had put in beforehand.
The opening half-hour of the match saw a bright start from us but only one real decent effort to speak of when Anthony Trucca's effort was tipped over the bar after just four minutes. Both sides were adjusting to the conditions, not least the keepers who were seeing their clearances and goal-kicks barely make the halfway line thanks to the gusts.
As the half-hour mark passed, we started to turn the screw.
Darryhl Mason almost got himself on to the end of a raking pass from Chris Sherrington with the Barnton keeper managing to block a flurry of goalbound shots moments later: Mason with the initial effort when through on goal with all subsequent rebounds and whathaveyou expertly beaten away.
Liam Tongue then fizzed a shot inches wide of the post shortly afterwards with both sides rescued from the wind for half-time with the game goalless.
The status quo only lasted three minutes after the restart.
Barnton saw an effort deflected over the bar before we then went up the other end and broke the deadlock thanks to Darryhl Mason ploughing through on the right of the area before shifting the ball square for Liam Tongue to collect and stab home.
More industry from the right of the area saw us extend the lead five minutes later, James Horan the beneficiary this time, keeping his head to slot home from inside the area.
We then had plenty of chances later on to wrap the game up.
On 71 minutes Darryhl Mason seized on a moment of poor control and bore down on goal, only to see his effort blocked by the keeper.
Three minutes later James Horan seemed to be set to put Chris Sherrington in on the left when in a good position but he opted to go it alone thus allowing the Barnton defence to clear the danger.
Luke Hincks was then in on the right of the area but dragged his shot just wide on 78 minutes with Liam Tongue firing in from the edge of the box but seeing the keeper make a save just a minute later.
Thankfully the footballing Gods decided not to punish our profligacy on this occasion, allowing for wild celebrations from all the playing and coaching staff at the final whistle.
Onwards we go...to Staffordshire next weekend and an opportunity to make another statement at Hanley Town.
TEAM: Elford, McLaughlin, Pearson, Trucca, Young, Dunn, Hincks, Tongue, Mason (Whyatt), Horan (Magida), Sherrington. SUBS: Whyatt, Magida, Kennedy, Nolan.
Whitchurch Alport 1-4 Cheadle Town
Cheadle Town hit the top of the table as they ran out comfortable winners in Shropshire
Cheadle Town made their first visit to Whitchurch Alport on a wet and blustery November afternoon as they looked to continue their recent impressive form of late.
Following an early morning pitch inspection and a further inspection carried out by the match officials, the game was declared ON.
Terry Hincks had the shuffle the pack once again due to absences and injuries and in came goalkeeper Thomas Elford for his debut to replace Josh Samberg who had been recalled back to his parent club, Ashton Town. There was also a debut for striker Alfons Fosumensah and defender Michael Sacks.
Cheadle Town started the game in the best possible way when on 8 minutes Luke Hincks was played through and he managed to slide the ball past the oncoming keeper to give Cheadle an early lead.
Cheadle further increased their lead on 37 minutes when Liam Tongue picked up a clearance from the Whitchurch defence before unleashinga shot from the edge of the area that beat the keeper easily.
HT: Whitchurch Alport 0 Cheadle Town 2
Cheadle continues to press for a third goal in an attempt to kill off the game and were rewarded on 56 minutes when Tongue reacted quicker to gain possession outside the area and curled a beauty of a goal into the top corner.
Cheadle sealed the game on 72 minutes when substitute James Horan chased down a through ball and chipped the oncoming keeper from 30 yards.
Whitchurch did get a consolation of a goal back on 77 minutes when their defender was left unmarked and looped a header into the corner of the net.
Overall it was a fantastic performance in difficult conditions saw Cheadle Town top the table over the weekend – a feat that has not happened for many years.
December Preview
Weather-permitting, a tricky-looking December awaits with some key fixtures in and around the upper part of the NWCFL First Division table....
Saturday 5th December
Barnton (away)
NWCFL First Division
Barnton may be only one-and-a-half seasons into their NWCFL existence but they have certainly had a rare old time.
Leon Knight at Park Road last season
They were in the play-off picture until the very last moment last season and look to be making strides to be in it again this time around; at the time of writing they were sitting in the top two.
Manager Leon Knight strengthened the attack by signing Kevin Towey in close season which has paid off royally with Kevin netting the largest proportion of Barnton's goals.
Our very first visit to Townfield resulted in an entertaining 2-2 draw last season.
Previous five seasons at Townfield:
2014-15: drew 2-2
2013-14: did not meet
2012-13: did not meet
2011-12: did not meet
2010-11: did not meet
Saturday 12th December
Hanley Town (away)
NWCFL First Division
Another away-day to a team that will probably be there-or-thereabouts at the end of next April.
We've not had much luck in our visits to Abbey Lane: having gone 2-0 up last season we allowed Hanley back into it with a 3-2 win at the death with a couple of injuries upsetting our rhythm the season before having taken a 2-1 lead.
At the time of writing, Hanley are in a strong position: sat comfortably in the top three and with games-in-hand in the bank to "pounce" with.
We could do with a change of luck at Abbey Lane. Now would be a good time.
Previous five seasons at Abbey Lane:
2014-15: lost 2-3
2013-14: lost 3-5
2012-13: did not meet
2011-12: did not meet
2010-11: did not meet
Saturday 19th December
Bacup Borough (home)
NWCFL First Division
How time flies.
It doesn't seem that long ago since that eventful 5-5 draw in the away fixture at the start of the season. Not long since we were covering our eyes in the 13th minute of injury time wondering if Luke Pearson would net the penalty to level it and cap a remarkable comeback but hopefully long enough for Bacup's Sylvester Yeboah - who suffered a horrendous leg break at the end of the match - to be a better distance down his road to recovery.
Bacup made a slow start to the season after that match but have picked up form of late - including a 9-2 battering of Rochdale Town and a handy 4-2 away win at Hanley - which has put them in a position to challenge for a play-off spot.
This could be a close call...but I'm not sure if we will get a repeat of the 5-5!
Previous five seasons at Park Road:
2014-15: did not meet
2013-14: did not meet
2012-13: did not meet
2011-12: lost 0-2 (FAV1)
2010-11: did not meet
Saturday 26th December
Irlam (away)
NWCFL First Division
Again? So soon?
Not much to write about this one as it comes soon after our 2-3 defeat in the First Division Trophy last month, except to say that it is our traditional Boxing Day trip, three points would be a great festive boost and it gives us another excuse to give their excellent clubhouse a visit.
Charity Sportsman's Evening for Bury Hospice
There is a Sportsman's Evening - with Sammy McIlroy as guest speaker - in aid of Bury Hospice taking place early next year
Got anything planned for Friday 26th February 2016? Want to attend a sportsman's evening in aid for a good cause?
Bury Golf Club in Blackford Bridge is hosting a sportsman's evening in aid of Bury Hospice on Friday 26th February 2016.
Guest speaker will be Sammy McIlroy, ex-Manchester United, Manchester City, Bury and Northern Ireland with special guests Andy Ritchie and comedian Tony Roscoe.
Tickets are £25 including a hot pot supper. There will also be an executive auction, £10 auction and raffle.
Tickets are available by e-mailing paul-anthony@sky.com or by calling 07929 179559
Latest Issue of TheNonLeague Magazine Out Now!
The latest issue of TheNonLeague, the monthly football magazine for supporters of non-league football in the North West, is available now at just £3.
In this issue we feature an interview with the player whose name is on every football supporter’s lips as he tops the scoring charts in The Premier League – Jamie Vardy, a man who began his rise to the top table in non-league football, most famously with north-west clubs Halifax Town and Fleetwood Town.
We also feature an exclusive interview with the man at the very top of the game in our country – Gordon Taylor OBE, The PFA Chairman began his playing career with one of our local non-league clubs, Curzon Ashton, before going on to play in over 500 Football League games.
As ever we look to provide articles from every level that our clubs play at and in keeping with this tradition this issue features in-depth articles on NWCFL Premier and 1st Division Clubs including Bootle, Congleton Town, St Helens Town, Abbey Hey and 1874 Northwich.
We also have a special feature on 1966 World Cup hero Roger Hunt who began his career in local non-league football.
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Cheadle Handed Plum Draw in Cheshire Senior Cup
Cheadle Town have been handed high-ranking opposition in this year's Cheshire Senior Cup
The Cheshire Senior Cup: as the name suggests the cup competition which all clubs under the Cheshire FA's jurisdiction enter, regardless of their level on the footballing pyramid.
This opens the possibility for us to flex our muscles against much loftier opposition if the balls come out of the felt bag in the right way and none more so than this year's competition where we have been pitted against National League's Tranmere Rovers at Park Road.
As things stand the tie has been earmarked for week commencing Monday 11th January 2016; watch this space for confirmation of the date as our allocated midweek night of Wednesday would mean a clash with the Manchester City v Everton Premier League match at The Etihad that night and we would like to do our best to maximise attendance for our fixture any which way we can.
Cheadle's record in this competition in recent years has seen us try our luck against a range of opposition from all levels, with differing results.
Notable performances include those in 2006-07 where we put in a solid performance to knock out Winsford United - then riding high in Division One of the NWCFL - 1-0 on their own turf before taking Stalybridge Celtic to extra-time at Park Road before eventually losing out 2-4.
2011-12 also saw us make it through to the following round. We put in a complete performance to see off Vauxhall Motors - then of the Northern Premier League - by a 1-0 scoreline at Park Road before a crazy evening at Cantilever Park - home of Northern Premier League's Warrington Town - where nine goals were shared in a match that went to extra-time.
It goes without saying that sometimes the gap between us and our opposition has been too big to bridge.
Stalybridge Celtic thumped us 1-7 in 2005-06, Witton Albion put five past us in a 2-5 defeat at Park Road in 2008-09, our two consecutive visits to Northwich Victoria in 2009-10 and 2010-11 saw us ship nine goals in total without reply and a visit to Hyde United a couple of seasons back saw us put in a decent performance but finally relent and go down with a 0-5 defeat.
Whatever happens it promises to be an entertaining night at Park Road with a bumper crowd. Keep your eyes peeled on this website and on Twitter for further details nearer the time.
Irlam 3-2 Cheadle Town
Cheadle Town tumbled out of the First Division Trophy with this cruel defeat at the hands of Irlam.
Blame me. I jinxed it.
With all three of the allocated minutes of injury time gone I had prepped a tweet saying "going into extra time" just as Irlam were about to send in a free-kick; unfortunately we chose the wrong time to not deal with said ball, allow it to bounce in the area and have poor Michael Birch shaft it into his own net in his haste to clear it. There was no time left to make amends.
A terrible shame as we had worked hard in the latter stages of the second half to haul ourselves back level after going 1-2 down and give ourselves another 30 minutes at trying to turn the tie back around in our favour.
We had also started the game reasonably well, taking the lead in the 18th minute thanks to a superb Liam Tongue effort.
In the lead-up to that we had already seen Liam fire the first shot in anger on the 9th minute and Rick Whyatt see a turn and shot in the box denied by a good one-handed save shortly afterwards.
When Rick turned the ball inside from the right for Liam on that 18th minute he swung a right foot at it and sent a curling, looping shot right into the top corner; think Yaya Toure's goal for Manchester City in the League Cup Final versus Sunderland a couple of years ago and you get the idea.
The pattern of the first half then shifted with the hosts having much the better of what remained.
It culminated in Irlam getting a deserved equaliser just after the half-hour mark when Liam Morrison's - Irlam's Man of the Match for me - shot from the edge of the box got a slight deflection on its way in, sending Josh Samberg the wrong way.
They should have been ahead just three minutes later but their striker somehow managed to send it skywards when put through and only a couple of yards out.
Josh Samberg was then called into action a couple of times before the break, making an excellent block on 41 minutes when Irlam looked set to score from close range (and perhaps being guilty of dallying for too long) and then showing strong hands two minutes later to beat away a fierce drive.
We found ourselves behind ten minutes after the restart after Irlam continued their pressure and a couple of undeserved yellow cards seemed to upset our rhythm. It was a well-worked move by Irlam: a nice combination of passes down the left side resulting in Boland crashing home from just inside the box.
But then the pendulum swung again.
Substitute Arnold Nsimbe looked through on goal and set to score on 77 minutes but took too long over his shot thus allowing the Irlam defence to snuff out the danger. No sooner had that chance gone begging, Liam Tongue was then put through on goal to drill home from the edge of the box.
Just two minutes after that an Irlam cross from the left found a blue-shirted free head but he got his bearings completely wrong and the ball troubled the corner flag more than it did our goal.
The tie was set to go either way and set to have that extra half-hour, but we were all spared even more of a soaking from the rain by its rather unfortunate ending.
Best of luck to Irlam in the quarter-final when they travel to Litherland REMYCA. We do battle again on Boxing Day for the league fixture.
TEAM: Samberg, Vincent, Pearson, Naughton, Dunn, Birch, Hincks, Tongue, Nolan (Nsimbe), Whyatt, Sherrington. SUBS: Nsimbe, Lee, C Jones, McLaughlin, Kennedy.
November Preview
A not-so-busy November ahead for our First XI but some key fixtures nonetheless....
Saturday 7th
Irlam (away)
First Division Trophy 2nd Round
Our first November fixture offers us the chance to step away from the stress of the league campaign and focus on the smaller of the two "domestic" cup competitions, the First Division Trophy.
Our record at Silver Street isn't that bad, upset only by the one defeat in our last five visits there but we will have to be wary of an Irlam outfit that have had a very good season thus far; at the time of writing they are sitting in 6th spot and have only been defeated twice at home.
This visit will also give us the opportunity to see how their new clubhouse is coming along. Going off what we have seen on social media it looks very smart indeed.
Irlam's new clubhouse - from the outside...
...and on the inside. We can only look on in envy.
A win takes you into the quarter finals, the format of which will be announced by the NWCFL soon after all ties have completed.
Previous five seasons at Silver Street:
2014-15: drew 2-2
2013-14: lost 0-1
2012-13: won 5-3
2011-12: won 3-1
2010-11: won 2-1
Wednesday 18th
Eccleshall (away)
NWCFL First Division
Re-arranged from Saturday 14th (due to Eccleshall having a Staffordshire Vase tie), this will be our third midweek trip to Pershall Park in succession. A long night awaits, especially if the M6 is up to its usual tricks.
They may be rock bottom of the table but don't let that fool you. They still have plenty of games-in-hand to haul themselves out of trouble and gave us plenty of food for thought when they came to Park Road earlier in the season.
Previous five seasons at Pershall Park:
2014-15: won 1-0
2013-14: won 3-1
2012-13: won 2-0
2011-12: won 5-0
2010-11: lost 2-3
Saturday 21st
Northwich Manchester Villa (home)
NWCFL First Division
As this goes to press Northwich Manchester Villa have an FA Vase 1st Round replay versus Whitley Bay pending which puts this fixture in a "50-50" status as it's the 2nd round on Saturday 21st.
The fact that they have taken Whitley Bay to a replay should tell us that this won't be easy.
Despite our relatively good record at Park Road against 'Villa the victories haven't come without extraordinary effort on our part; 'Villa have always proved to be hard work and you never know what you are going to get when you face them.
At the time of writing they were in good league form. Another difficult afternoon awaits.
Previous five seasons at Park Road:
2014-15: won 2-1; lost 2-3 (Cheshire Senior Cup)
2013-14: lost 1-2
2012-13: won 2-1
2011-12: won 3-0
2010-11: did not meet
Saturday 28th
Whitchurch Alport (away)
NWCFL First Division
The powers-that-be at Yockings Park won't thank me for this but if I was a betting man I'd put my money on a draw.
Yockings Park - somewhere new for us to tick off the list
At the start of November the NWCFL newcomers had already clocked up nine draws, seven of which at Yockings and were it not for two late goals for us in the fixture at Park Road at the start of the season, the number of draws would have been ten.
We always like to go somewhere new so we are looking forward to our first visit there...and to hopefully come away with all three points before a difficult-looking December schedule hoves into view....
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Cheadle Town 2-0 Widnes
Cheadle Town extended their unbeaten league run to five games, brushing aside Widnes at Park Road Stadium.
Cheadle Town extended their unbeaten league run to five games, brushing aside Widnes at Park Road Stadium.
Goals from Thabiso Magida and Luke Pearson sealed maximum points for Cheadle, who moved into second position in the First Division following this victory.
After a cagey opening, the first chance fell to Cheadle on 19 minutes when a Luke Hincks cross fell to the feet of Darrhyl Mason who struggled to have a shot before the ball was cleared by the Widnes defence.
On 27 minutes, Widnes striker Campbell-Joseph found himself free in the area and his half-volley was shot straight into the hands of Joshua Samberg.
Christopher Sherrington came close to score on 30 minutes when his free-kick from 25 yards out was well saved by the Widnes keeper.
HT: Cheadle Town 0 Widnes 0
Cheadle opened the second half on the attack and they were awarded a penalty on 58 minutes when the impressive Mason was tripped following a blistering run into the box. Magida stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way.
Cheadle should have extended their lead on 65 minutes when Richard Whyatt picked up the ball unmarked, but could only shoot wide of an unguarded goal.
The game was sealed on 88 minutes when substitute Luke Pearson kept the ball in play and pulled it back before unleashing a shot into the back of the net.
Stockport Town 3-5 Cheadle Town
Cheadle Town deservedly won the 'SK Derby' - albeit leaving it late in the game to claim the three points in what was an entertaining match
Both sides entered the game in good form and it was Cheadle's task to put an end to Stockport's unbeaten record at the Stockport Sports Village. Stockport fielded three ex-Cheadle Town players in the form of Matty German, Nathan Neequaye and Ben Brooks - so this fixture was always going to be a keenly contested affair.
It was Stockport who dominated the early stages of the game and as early as 3 minutes Abreu headed just over. Then on 19 minutes, Matty German stuck the top of the crossbar with a well taken free kick.
A mix up in the Cheadle defence gave German another opportunity to score on 22 minutes, but his low shot was well saved by Joshua Samberg.
It wasn't until 26 minutes that Cheadle had their first real chance of the game, which saw Liam Tongue's shot from the edge of the area well saved by the Stockport keeper.
As Cheadle started to boss the game, Richard Whyatt went close on 31 minutes with a glancing header that missed the target. Cheadle's perseverance finally paid off on 38 minutes when Darryhl Mason challenge the keeper to a 50 / 50 ball, only for it to fall to Whyatt who headed home past an unguarded goal.
Stockport go back into the game on the stroke of half time as Graham hit a wonderful free kick that rebounded off the crossbar and over the line.
HT: Stockport Town 1 Cheadle Town 1
Cheadle came out in the second half in determined fashion and recaptured the lead again on 47 minutes as Mason picked up the ball inside the Stockport half and ran unchallenged before firing a low shot past the diving keeper.
Cheadle's lead was further increased on 65 minutes when the industrious Mason chased down a poor back pass only to see his effort rebound off the post, before he played it through to the unmarked Whyatt who scored easily.
Throughout this season, Cheadle have failed to kill the games off when in similar situations. That was evident on 70 minutes when Stockport reduced the arrears as a Neequaye cross was knocked past Samberg and into the net by a Cheadle defender.
Stockport's perseverance finally paid off on 78 minutes when German found himself unmarked and headed home the equaliser.
Not being too downhearted, Cheadle continued to press for the winning goal and Michael Birch had an excellent opportunity on 80 minutes as the ball fell to him at the far post, but he could only poke the ball wide of the goal.
As the game neared the end, Mason was put through one-on-one with the keeper, but a heavy final touch saw the ball run out before he could get a shot on goal.
Then within injury time, Cheadle finally got their reward as Luke Hincks fired home following good work on the right by Mason and Whyatt.
The three points were then truly sealed a minute later when Chris Sherrington hit a 'Beckham' style goal from 40 yards as he looped the ball over the keeper.
On the final whistle, a melee of pushing between both teams resulted in debutant Connor Naughton being shown a red card and Stockport's Matty German receiving his second yellow card of the game.
A wonderful night for Cheadle Town and more important two good victories on the road, before heading back to Park Road Stadium at the weekend when we host Widnes.