HALL OF FAME
The Clubs most progressed players so far that we know of are, Jason Kneen,
Kelvin Lugsden, Kieran Lugsden, Joe McNab, Neil McNab, Tim Ryan and
Andy Woods.
The Club would like to congratulate all of them on their progression since
leaving us.
If you know of anyone who has been missed off Hall Of Fame then please
Contact Us.
The Hall Of Fame was last updated on Tuesday 14th September 2010.
Jason Kneen
Jason's position is midfield. He joined the Club in 1989 and after he left
the Club, he went on to play for
Manchester City and
Woodley Sports.
Honours: Jason won promotion with Woodley Sports from the North West Counties League Division 1 in
2003/2004.
Kelvin Lugsden
Kelvin's position is defender. He joined the Club in 1998 and after he left
the Club, he went on to play for
New Mills,
Altrincham and
New Mills (for a second spell).
He is currently playing for non-league
Glossop North End
in the Vodkat North West Counties League Premier Division.
Honours: Kelvin played at the new Wembley Stadium with Glossop North End in the 2009 FA Vase Final, unfortunately they lost 2-0 to Whitley Bay.
Kieran Lugsden
Kieran's position is forward. Twin brother of Kelvin, he joined the Club in 1998 and after he left
the Club, he went on to play for
New Mills,
Altrincham,
Radcliffe Borough,
Altrincham (for a second spell),
Leigh RMI (now Leigh Genesis),
Witton Albion,
Buxton and
Glossop North End.
He is currently playing for non-league
Buxton (for a second spell)
in the Evo-Stick Premier League.
Honours: Kieran won promotion with Altrincham from the Nationwide Conference North
via the Play-Offs in 2004/2005.
Joe McNab
Joe's position is midfield. He is the son of the former Manchester City midfielder Neil McNab.
He joined the Club in 1989 and after he left the Club, he went
on to play for Stockport Boys,
Manchester City and
Portsmouth.
Then he went on to play in the USA for
Utah Blitzz (Salt Lake City) and
Long Island Rough Riders (New York) and
before heading back to England to play for
Newport (IOW).
He then returned to the USA to play for
Syracuse Salty Dogs (New York)
before heading back to England again to play for
Woking.
He then returned to the USA again to play for
Wilmington Hammerheads (North Carolina).
He then went on to do some coaching in Atlanta with his father and brother.
Honours: Joe won the Western Conference Championship, League Championship and National Championship in 2001 with Utah Blitzz,
and he won USL Atlantic Conference Championship and National Championship in 2002 with the Long Island Rough Riders.
Neil McNab
Neil's position is midfield. Twin brother of Joe, he is the son of the former Manchester City midfielder Neil McNab.
He joined the Club in 1989 and after he left the Club, he went
on to play for Stockport Boys,
Manchester City and
Portsmouth.
Then he went on to play in the USA for
Utah Blitzz (Salt Lake City) and
Long Island Rough Riders (New York) and
before heading back to England to play for
Newport (IOW) and
AFC Newbury.
He then returned to the USA to play for
Syracuse Salty Dogs (New York)
and
Wilmington Hammerheads (North Carolina).
He then went on to do some coaching in Atlanta with his father and brother.
Honours: Neil won the Western Conference Championship, League Championship and National Championship in 2001 with Utah Blitzz,
and he won USL Atlantic Conference Championship and National Championship in 2002 with the Long Island Rough Riders.
Joe and Neil are picture above celebrating winning the National Championship with
the Long Island Rough Riders in 2002. They think that they were the first players
in USL (United Soccer Leagues) history to win back-to-back National Championships with different teams after winning
the National Championship with Utah Blitzz in 2001. Joe is on the left and Neil is on the right.
Tim Ryan
Tim's position is defender. He joined the Club in 1990 and after he left the Club, he went
on to play for
Scunthorpe United,
Buxton,
Doncaster Rovers,
Altrincham,
Southport,
Doncaster Rovers (for a second spell),
Peterborough United,
Boston United,
Darlington,
Harrogate Town and
Chester City (now Chester FC).
He is currently assistant player-manager for
Stalybridge Celtic
in the Blue Square North.
Honours: Tim won the Lancashire Junior Cup in 1996/1997, 1997/1998 and the Liverpool Senior Cup in
1998/1999 with Southport, back-to-back promotions with Doncaster Rovers, from the Nationwide Conference via the
Play-Offs in 2002/2003 and from the Nationwide League Division 3 by winning the League
Championship in 2003/2004.
He was also caretaker manager of a 0-0 draw at Hayes & Yeading at the now wound-up
Chester City in 2009, and latterly assistant manager before their expulsion from the Conference,
them became assistant player-manager at Stalybridge Celtic in 2010.
He has also represented England as captian at Semi-Professional level.
Kieran Sivewright
Kieran's position is goalkeeper. He joined the Club in 2011.
Honours: Kieran had a
England School Boys
(ISFA) Under 14 call up for a match v Crewe Alexandra in December 2011.
He had further calls up for matches v Stoke City and Nottingham Forest in February 2012.
Andy Woods
Andy's position is goalkeeper. He is the cousin of the former Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday and England goalkeeper
Chris Woods. Andy didn't always used to play as a goalkeeper, he sometimes played as a
defender. He joined the Club in 1986 and after he left the Club, he went on to play as
goalkeeper for
Stockport Boys,
Oldham Athletic,
Halifax Town,
Doncaster Rovers,
Barrow,
Doncaster Rovers (for a second spell),
Scarborough,
Northwich Victoria,
Chester City (now Chester FC) and
Farsley Celtic (now Farsley AFC).
Honours: Andy won promotion with Chester City from the Nationwide Conference by winning the League
Championship in 2003/2004. He has also represented England at School Boy level.
Tim Ryan and Andy Woods are picture above in a Football Association XI squad in November 2000.
Tim is wearing number the 6 shirt and Andy is wearing number 13.