Latest Club News

Friday 7 November

Sportsmans Evening

A fantastic evening that provided a much needed boost to club funds. Our thanks go to the joint sponsors of the evening Almar Services Ltd and AK Stainless Ltd. The club would also like to thank all the table sponsors and their guests for contributing toward a great night. Compare Paul Booth effortlessly introduced the talents of guest speaker the inimitable Barry Fry followed by excellent comedian Chris McGlade. Lastly it would be remiss not to mention Mark Cuthbertson who pulled the event together, well done.

17 October

LSGFC attain LFA Charter Status

After months of hard work the club has been awarded the prestigious LFA Charter Status. Well done Chairman Carl and Mark Cuthbertson who have worked long and hard on the application.

Saturday 20 September

Lostock St Gerards first eleven won the Sports 360 team of the month and manager Russ McCarthy manager of the month in a double award presented before todays game. Congratulations.

Sunday 17 August

HDA Family Fun Day - An excellent day despite the challenging weather conditions, that raised in the region of 3000 pounds. Thanks to all the players and spectators who watched or participated in both the Millers Preston v Millers South Ribble and the Young Guns V Legends games. Congratulations to Millers South Ribble and the Young Guns who were the victors on the day. Thanks to the event sponsors Preston Audi and Millers Taxis, a massive thank you to all the helpers, stall holders, the committee of HDA, LSGFC and AFC Lostock Hall and all who contributed in any small way and finally thanks to Russ Horsfield and Chris Bridget for bringing it all together. Well Done.

Friday 4 July

An excellent night at Haydock Races, some were luckier than others. Thanks to Moo at the Vic for the excellent catering and all who went on the night. The next meeting is in the Vic on the big screen 7th November and then another possible trip to Haydock over the Christmas holiday on Tuesday 30th December.

Saturday 28 June

Thanks to all who turned up today to paint the perimeter fencing. We have managed to get all the work done in one day. A great effort.

Friday 30 May

Well deserved congratulations go to this years winners at the Presentation Evening.

1st Team

Players player - Luke Atherton, Managers Player - Alex Randell, Top scorer - John Stead

Reserves

Players player - Jordan Valentine, Managers Player - Deon Park, Top scorer - Dave Scarborough

u18s

Players player - Shane Meade , Managers Player - Shane Meade , Top scorer - Daniel Horton

Saturday 24 May

The pitch repair work has been carried out. Many thanks to the voluteers who helped on the day. We achieved what we wanted to and now we will have to wait and see if the drainage work is a success. Particular thanks go to Spenny for his efforts in arranging the materials and plant. Next on the agenda is painting!

Friday 9th May

The pitch repair work will go ahead on Saturday 24th May. We need volunteers to help as we are going to combine the work on the pitch with some drainage work on the training area. Please come down , the Chairman will provide refreshments.

Friday 9th May

The fixture against Tarleton has now been cancelled. Tarleton were unable to find a suitable slot in their fixture calendar. The game will now be played on Thursday 22nd May.

Saturday 12 April 2008

Once again the monsoon like weather gave the groundstaff at St Gerards little chance of getting any football on this weekend at Wateringpool Lane. The good news is that turfcare expert Spenny has diagnosed the problem and advised a solution. We are now in the process of getting quotes so that the areas of the pitch that are causing the problems will be rectified in the close season.

Saturday 5th April, 2008

The reserve game at Appley Bridge was postponed at 11.45am this morning despite gallant attempts from the Bridge staff to get the game played. Waterlogging at the canal end of the ground the cause. With the backlog of fixtures it looks to be a busy few weeks ahead for players and staff as St Gerards pursue the dream league and cup double.

Saturday March 29, 2008

An early morning pitch inspection ruled out any match action at Wateringpool Lane today and with the rain that came down in the early afternoon coupled with the forecast, there must be a doubt over the u18s fixture against Poulton Town. The reserve game against Leyland Red Rose was played on Worden Park resulting in a comprehensive 4 - 1 win. Match report to follow.

Friday March 28, 2008

The remaining reserve team fixtures and lottery winners page have been updated

Saturday March 22, 2008

On Monday March 24th at 2pm Lostock St Gerards u18's host a touring u19's team Siilnjarven FC from Finland. The Finns are playing 3 or 4 games over the Easter break against teams in the area. Come on down and watch St Gerards' first venture into Europe.

Saturday March 22, 2008

Match Report - 1st team

Lostock St Gerards 4 v Vickerstown 1

A brace from man of the match Stead, a towering header from Atherton and one from Edmeads saw St Gerards convincingly beat title chasers Vickerstown at Wateringpool Lane.

The match started fairly evenly with St Gerards possibly just having the edge. In the 30th minute a needless foul by Vickerstown resulted in Ryding whipping in a free kick which Stead glanced into the net.

Fifteen minutes into the second half and St Gerards increased their lead when a free kick by Stead squirmed under the keeper to make it 2-0. A third quickly followed when Atherton rose at the back post to crash a header goalwards, the keeper saved but Atherton followed in to make it 3-0. Vickerstown never gave up and were rewarded when Stead was harrassed into a back pass that was intercepted and the Vickerstown forward cooly rounded Barton to score. With 25 minutes to go and given the quality of the opposition St Gerards couldnt relax. Vickerstown were on top now and Gerards had to dig deep to keep on top.

As Vickerstown pressed for the equaliser they were punished when Edmeads beat the offside trap and rounded the keeper to score. That effectively sealed the match and the remaining few minutes were played out without incident.

With two defeats on the bounce Vickerstown will need to lift themselves for a potential title decider next week when they host leaders Stoneclough.

Thursday March 20, 2008

Winter training on the all weather surface at the LFA in Leyland has now finished with the last session last night.

Training will resume at Wateringpool Lane on Wednesday 2nd April. Meet at the ground at 6.15 for a 6.30pm start. As ever bring boots and trainers.

Saturday March 15, 2008

A complete washout. Both senior teams fixtures have been postponed due to waterlogged pitches. The first team fixture at Wateringpool Lane and the reserves at Croston. On the league front only 3 games survived in WLL Division 1. Hesketh Bank were beaten by Trimpell, Vickerstown went down 1-0 to local rivals BAE Barrow and Furness Rovers drew 1-1 with Crosshills.

In the P&D league wins for Longridge and Preston Wanderers saw them leapfrog over the reserves and push them down to sixth.

Tuesday June 26, 2007

McCarthy Appoints New 2nd Team Management

As from today John McGrail will step down as 2nd Team Manager and Joe Stokes will take over the job with his assistant James Lakeland. The Club welcomes Joe and James back and wishes them every success in the coming season. John (Mags) will stay with the club and continue to help out and work in the back ground as much as he can give his time due to personnel reason's. John would also like to thank Russell Mick Brendan and especailly Dave and the players for all there help last season and wishes Joe and Jim every success in the coming season.

Lostock St Gerards 1st Team lift the Challenge Cup

Lostock St Gerards 1st Team triumphed in the Challenge Cup Final at Squires Gate's Ground tonight with a 5-0 win over BAE Canberra. Two goals from Hot-Shot Stu Parry along with a goal a piece from the midfield trio of Will Yates, Chris Bridgett and Russ Horsfield completed the rout. Congratulations to all the players and management involved for a great display of football. Hopefully this is the start of great things for the club.

The club would also like to thank both Squires Gate and the West Lancs League Committee for ensuring that the event ran smoothly.

Promotion from the West Lancs Division 2 is now the next aim !