Stratford Town 1 Stafford Rangers 5

Saturday 30th July 1994
Stratford Town 1 Stafford Rangers 5
Pre-Season Friendly
At: Masons Road off Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon
Kick-off: 3-00 pm
Admission: none; Programme: none
Weather: hazy sunshine
Attendance: 75 (headcount)


Stratford Town (orange/black/orange): 1. Gary Bishop, 12. Ronnie Malcolm, 3. Paul Whelan, 4. Andy Beechey, 5. Terry Gow, 6. Richard Holt, 7. Nick Kearney, 8. John O’Brien, 9. Norman Bachelor, 10. Andy Smith, 11. Paul Lunden. Sub: 12. Darren Perry (for Batchelor, ht), Bachelor (returned for Holt, 72). (NB. Malcolm did wear 12 not 2).

Stafford Rangers (black and white stripes / white / white): 1. John Edensor, 2. Darren Boughey, 3. Mark Bradshaw, 4. Paul Molloy, 5. George Berry, 6. David Foy, 7. Carl Bradley, 8. Robert Smith, 9. Leroy May, 10. Ian Drewitt, 11. Paul Shepstone. Subs: 14. Tony Griffiths (for Bradley, ht), 5. Seamus Luby (for Berry, ht), 12. Danny Williams (for Smith, ht), 6. David Mead (for Foy, ht), 7. David Foy (returned for Griffiths, 65), 14. George Berry (returned for Bradshaw, 70), 4. Robert Smith (returned for Shepstone, 70), 11. Carl Bradley (returned for May, 78).

Referee: Ray Craddock (Stratford-upon-Avon).

0-1 Leroy May (2) shot from 6 yards after keeper fumbled Drewitt’s cross
1-1 Andy Smith (17) close range volley, cross from left by O’Brien
1-2 Leroy May (36) header, cross from right by Drewitt
Half-time
1-3 David Mead (46) low 20-yard drive 16 seconds into second half, first touch as substitute
1-4 Paul Molloy (47) header from Shepstone’s right-wing corner
1-5 Leroy May (52) competed hat-trick with brave near-post header from Boughey’s cross.

No bookings

Stratford were in the Midland Alliance, game played at their old Mason Roads ground. Friendly played before Rangers’ final season in the Vauxhall Conference before relegation.