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September 2003
ACCRINGTON
STANLEY
Veteran midfielder Paul Cook is pushing for a return to
the Accrington side for the home clash with Woking. The
former Burnley and Wolves player is available again after
completing a three-match suspension but boss John Coleman
may opt to stick with the side which beat Burton 3-1 in
midweek.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Paul Mullin 23
Shots on target Rory Prendergast 14
Shots off target Paul Mullin 9
Assists Peter Cavanagh 2
Crosses Rory Prendergast 45
Offsides Lutel James 15
Fouls Paul Mullin 20
Free-kicks won Paul Mullin 21
ALDERSHOT
Boss Terry Brown is sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper
Nikki Bull ahead of the home clash with Burton. Bull
missed the midweek win over Farnborough with an ankle
injury sustained in last Saturday's defeat at Barnet and
is rated doubtful for the visit of Nigel Clough's team.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Tim Sills 32
Shots on target Tim Sills 19
Shots off tar-get Tim Sills 13
Assists Tim Sills 3
Crosses Jason Chewins 15
Offsides Tim Sills 10
Fouls Roscoe D'Sane 18
Free-kicks won Aaron McLean 23
BARNET
Manager Martin Allen will be without several first-team
players for the top-of-the-table clash at Shrewsbury.
Skipper Ian Hendon and Liam Hatch are definitely out with
back and knee injuries respectively and Lewis Hogg is a
major doubt after being stretchered off during the
midweek 1-0 win at Margate with ankle ligament damage.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Giuliano Grazioli 26
Shots on target Giuliano Grazioli 19
Shots off target Ben Strevens 10
Assists Joe Gamble 2
Crosses Mark Williams 30
Offsides Giuliano Grazioli 19
Fouls Danny Maddix 29
Free-kicks won Mark Williams 30
BURTON ALBION
Player-boss Nigel Clough welcomes back striker Christian
Moore for the tough-looking trip to Aldershot. Moore has
completed a three-match suspension and is in contention
for a place in the starting line-up, but skipper Darren
Stride is still sidelined with a knee injury. Defender
Barry Williams could earn a starting berth.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Dale Anderson 12
Shots on target Dale Anderson 8
Shots off target Glenn Kirkwood 6
Assists Dale Anderson 3
Crosses Aaron Webster 18
Offsides Robert Talbot 10
Fouls Steve Chettle 13
Free-kicks won Terry Henshaw 17
CHESTER CITY
Daryl Clare and Scott Guyett could make their first
appearances of the season for Chester in the home clash
with Telford. Forward Clare has yet to figure this term
after undergoing a knee operation in the summer, while
defender Guyett has only just recovered from a groin
injury.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Darryn Stamp 19
Shots on target Darryn Stamp 11
Shots off target Ian Foster 8
Assists Kevin McIntyre 6
Crosses Jon Brady 25
Offsides Darryn Stamp 8
Fouls Paul Carden 22
Free-kicks won Paul Carden 18
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
Boss Garry Hill will be without Jimmy Jackson and Lee
Goodwin for the trip to Tamworth. Jackson has been ruled
out with an ankle injury he sustained in the defeat at
Shrewsbury. Goodwin has also been sidelined with an ankle
problem, but Hill has no new injury or suspension
worries.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Mark Bentley 21
Shots on target Mark Bentley 12
Shots off target Mark Bentley 9
Assists Paul Bruce 2
Crosses Paul Bruce 16
Offsides Leon Braithwaite 13
Fouls Mark Bentley 22
Free-kicks won Mark Smith 17
EXETER
The Grecians have a fitness doubt over forward Les Afful
ahead of their home Conference game against Scarborough.
Afful suffered a knee injury during the first half of the
televised 1-1 draw with Dagenham. City will be forced to
make at least one change to their starting line-up as
midfielder Glenn Cronin is sus-pended.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Steve Flack 13
Shots on target Steve Flack 8
Shots off target Martin Thomas 6
Assists Kwame Ampadu 2
Crosses James Coppinger 16
Offsides Steve Flack 15
Fouls Steve Flack 31
Free-kicks won Steve Flack 25
FARNBOROUGH
Boss Tommy Taylor is sweating on the fitness of veteran
striker Ken Charlery ahead of the tough trip to
Morecambe. The former Peterborough frontman missed the
midweek defeat at Aldershot with a hamstring injury and
remains doubtful for Boro, who are bottom with just three
points from their opening 10 games.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Leroy Griffiths 12
Shots on target Leroy Griffiths 6
Shots off target Ross Weatherstone 6
Assists Richard Hodgson 1
Crosses Richard Hodgson 19
Offsides Barrington Belgrave 6
Fouls Ross Weatherstone 19
Free-kicks won Sacha Opinel 23
FOREST GREEN
Midfielder Gareth Stoker could make his first appearance
since the opening day of the season against Halifax. The
former Scarborough player sustained a shoulder injury in
the 0-0 draw with Northwich on August 9 but is finally
back in contention after coming through a reserve game
unscathed.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Neil Grayson 16
Shots on target Neil Grayson 8
Shots off target Neil Grayson 8
Assists Steve Brodie 2
Crosses Martin Foster 16
Offsides Neil Grayson 9
Fouls Martin Foster 18
Free-kicks won Neil Grayson 36
GRAVESEND & NORTHFLEET
Andrew Drury is in line for a starting spot for Gravesend
as they prepare for the daunting trip to leaders
Hereford. The talented midfielder came off the bench to
score in the 2-2 draw at Stevenage in midweek and is
pushing hard for a place. Gravesend have now gone three
matches unbeaten.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots James Pinnock 14
Shots on target James Pinnock 8
Shots off target Steve Perkins 8
Assists Ben Walshe 4
Crosses Justin Skinner 11
Offsides Rob Haworth 16
Fouls Rob Haworth 17
Free-kicks won Rob Haworth 17
HALIFAX TOWN
Boss Chris Wilder has a full squad to choose from ahead
of the trip to Forest Green. Striker Christian Lee could
earn a starting berth after shaking off a rib injury
sustained against Margate. The Shaymen are on a dismal
run which has seen them lose five of their last six
games.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Lee Elam 18
Shots on target Lewis Killeen 11
Shots off target Lee Elam 11
Assists Lee Elam 3
Crosses Kevin Sandwith 20
Offsides Lewis Killeen 14
Fouls David Cameron 19
Free-kicks won David Cameron 19
HEREFORD UNITED
The Bulls will be without defender Andrew Tretton for the
home clash with improving Gravesend. Tretton sustained a
thigh injury in the 4-1 defeat at Burton last weekend
which also ruled him out of the midweek win over Telford.
But Rob Purdey returns after an ankle injury.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Stephen Guinan 31
Shots on target Stephen Guinan 19
Shots off target Ben Smith 15
Assists Paul Parry 4
Crosses Daniel Williams 32
Offsides Stephen Guinan 16
Fouls Stephen Guinan 18
Free-kicks won Ben Smith 17
LEIGH RMI
Boss Mark Patterson welcomes striker Paul Shepherd back
into his squad for the trip to Stevenage. Shepherd missed
the 1-0 defeat at Morecambe in midweek with a slight
ankle knock, but he should be fit to return. On-loan Neil
Robinson remains on the sidelines with a knee injury he
sustained against Tamworth.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Neil Robinson 21
Shots on target Neil Robinson 12
Shots off target Neil Robinson 9
Assists Neil Robinson 4
Crosses Warren Peyton 20
Offsides David McNiven 21
Fouls David McNiven 22
Free-kicks won David McNiven 25
MARGATE
Boss Chris Kinnear is facing a mounting injury crisis as
he prepares for the home clash with Northwich. Striker
Jean-Michel Sigere (knee), defenders Iain O'Connell
(calf) and Greg Oates (head) and midfielder Terry McFlynn
(ankle) miss the visit of Steve Davis' team. Jay Saunders
and John Keister are suspended.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Terry McFlynn 12
Shots on target Ian Pullman 8
Shots off target Terry McFlynn 7
Assists Adrian Clarke 2
Crosses Greg Oates 11
Offsides Che Stadhart 11
Fouls John Keister 19
Free-kicks won Sam Sodje 18
MORECAMBE
Jim Harvey has a fully-fit squad to choose from for the
home clash with bottom-of-the-table Farnborough. The
Shrimps will be confident of maintaining their 100% home
record but assistant manager Andy Mutch warned: "We
do not disrespect anyone who comes here, as every game in
the Conference is tough."
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Adriano Rigoglioso 23
Shots on target Adriano Rigoglioso 14
Shots off target Danny Carlton 11
Assists Ryan-Zico Black 1
Crosses Adriano Rigoglioso 21
Offsides Wayne Curtis 10
Fouls Stuart Drummond 16
Free-kicks won David Perkins 24
NORTHWICH VICTORIA
Boss Steve Davis welcomes back defender Mark Foran for
the crucial trip to Margate. Foran missed the midweek 4-0
thrashing at Chester with a hamstring injury but has now
shaken off the problem and is available again as the Vics
try to end a run of six straight defeats.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Johnathan Allan 14
Shots on target Steve Garvey 10
Shots off target Christopher Thompson 7
Assists Chris Ward 2
Crosses Steve Garvey 38
Offsides Christopher Thompson 13
Fouls Johnathan Allan 19
Free-kicks won Johnathan Allan 20
SCARBOROUGH
Boss Russell Slade is without full-back Steve Capper for
the trip to Exeter. Capper suffered a recurrence of a
foot injury at Tamworth on Tuesday and Slade revealed the
injury was "a result of playing two games in three
days on the back of his orig-inal injury".
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Mark Quayle 25
Shots on target Mark Quayle 10
Shots off target Mark Quayle 15
Assists Matthew Redmile 1
Crosses Keith Gilroy 14
Offsides Mark Quayle 9
Fouls Matthew Redmile 19
Free-kicks won Mark Hotte 22
SHREWSBURY
Centre-back Dave Ridler is facing a race against time to
be fit for Shrewsbury's clash with Barnet. Ridler missed
the win over Halifax with an ankle injury sustained at
Woking last weekend. Jamie Tolley also has an ankle
injury and misses out, while cousin Glenn is sidelined
with a toe problem.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Luke Rodgers 47
Shots on target Luke Rodgers 21
Shots off target Luke Rodgers 26
Assists Stephen Jagielka 3
Crosses Stephen Jagielka 36
Offsides Luke Rodgers 22
Fouls Luke Rodgers 26
Free-kicks won Luke Rodgers 23
STEVENAGE BOROUGH
Manager Graham Westley's injury headache appears to
easing with the return to fitness of Tony Battersby and
Dino Maamria. Both have been hampered by a series of
niggling injuries this season, but come back into
contention for the clash with Leigh. Jamie Gould is also
available after recovering from a hernia operation.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Anthony Elding 22
Shots on target Anthony Elding 13
Shots off target Anthony Elding 9
Assists Simon Travis 2
Crosses Simon Travis 19
Offsides Rocky Baptiste 17
Fouls Danny Carroll 17
Free-kicks won Jamie Cook 17
TAMWORTH
Boss Darron Gee welcomes back defender Gary Setchell for
the home game with Dagenham. Setchell returns from a
three-match ban following his sending-off against
Accrington and should regain his place in the starting
XI. However Gee is still with-out the suspended David
Robinson and Tristram Whitman (ankle).
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Mark Cooper 20
Shots on target Mark Cooper 12
Shots off target Mark Cooper 8
Assists Mark Cooper 1
Crosses Rob Warner 30
Offsides Scott Rickards 20
Fouls Matt Fisher 26
Free-kicks won Scott Rickards 17
TELFORD
Boss Mick Jones could be without as many as four
defenders for the trip to Chester. Scott Green and Trevor
Challis are struggling with knee injuries, while thigh
problems threaten to rule out Scott Eustace and Neil
Haworth. Jones will also be without striker John Grant,
who begins a three-match suspension.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Lee Mills 31
Shots on target Lee Mills 14
Shots off tar-get Lee Mills 17
Assists Lee Williams 3
Crosses Trevor Challis 23
Offsides John Grant 12
Fouls Matthew Clarke 18
Free-kicks won Lee Mills 16
WOKING
Boss Glenn Cockerill is likely to name an unchanged side
for the trip to Accrington. The Cards have lost just one
of their last five matches in the Nationwide Conference
but face a tough test against John Coleman's team, who
are unbeaten in their last six games.
SEASON STATS 2003/04 PLAYER WITH THE MOST...
Shots Jefferson Louis 25
Shots on target Jefferson Louis 13
Shots off target Jefferson Louis 12
Assists Chris Sharpling 2
Crosses Scott Canham 23
Offsides Amos Foyewa 15
Fouls Jefferson Louis 26
Free-kicks won Amos Foyewa 22
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