Football Focus Issue 70 | Page 46

Nantwich Town FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/FOOTYFOCUSMAG “One of the highlights of the team’s performances has been the attacking brand of football that they have been able to produce. This has been reflected by the fact that they have found the back of the net 81 times in the league alone at a rate of nearly two per game.” At present, the club is based at The Weaver Stadium, Waterlode in Cheshire and their first team competes in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. They are led by the team of Chairman Tony Davison and President Frank Blunstone and the club has been making a considerable amount of progress under their guidance. The team enjoyed a terrific campaign last time around with one of the highlights being their superb run in the FA Trophy. They made it to the quarter finals of the competition by accounting for teams including Ashton, Matlock and 46 Issue 70 Stourbridge before beating Conference Premier side Dover 2-1 to make it to the semi-finals. They then took on Halifax FC in the semi-final over two legs but were defeated 6-4 on aggregate. The home leg attracted a bumper crowd of 2,078 which is a record for the Weaver Stadium. They enjoyed a strong league campaign but narrowly missed out on the play-offs finishing in eighth position with 75 points. So far this season, the team has continued where they left off last time around and are enjoying a fine campaign. Up to now they have put together a record of twenty two wins, eleven draws and nine defeats in the league. This has left them sitting in third spot with 77 points on the board. They will now be looking to finish off the season with a good run of form to clinch a play-off spot. If they can do so their good form in cup competitions should give them plenty of confidence as they look to clinch promotion. One of the highlights of the team’s performances has been the attacking brand of football that they have been able to produce. This has been reflected by the fact that they have found the back of the