Nantwich Town 4
Whitby Town 1
League (NPL Premier Division)


Nantwich Town
4 - 1
Whitby T 

League
(NPL Premier Division)
Saturday, September 15th, 2018
Weaver Stadium
Attendance: 272

Goalscorers
Jimmy Lawrie (23)
Jimmy Lawrie (51)
Joe Mwasile (71)
Nathan Cotterell (88)

Team Managers
Dave Cooke

Starting Eleven
1. Will Jaaskalainen
2. Troy Bourne
3. Nathan Cotterell
4. Joel Stair
5. Toby Mullarkey
6. Caspar Hughes
7. Jimmy Lawrie
8. Matt Bell
9. Danny Glover
10. Callum Saunders
11. Aaron Knight

Bench
12. Jamie Morgan
14. Joe Malkin
15. Joe Mwasile
16. Sean Cooke
17. Steve Jones

Substitutions
Joe Mwasile for Danny Glover
Joe Malkin for Callum Saunders
Sean Cooke for Aaron Knight

Photography by Mark Welton

Match Report


A fine second-half performance saw Nantwich Town cruise to a 4-1 victory over visitors Whitby Town at the Weaver Stadium.

A double from Jamie Lawrie (pictured on the ball) and further goals from Joe Mwasile and Nathan Cotterell moved the Dabbers into the top half of the Evo Stik Premier League table.

Whitby, who had started out in the top six, could not handle Nantwich’s attacking threat all game.

They took the lead on 23 minutes when Callum Saunders’ initial shot was blocked, before Lawrie stepped up and curled it past the outstretched hand of McHugh.

Both teams had chances to score before the break, with Will Jaaskelainen coming to the rescue on more than one occasion in the Nantwich nets.

Six minutes into the second half, the Dabbers went 2-0 ahead when Saunders’ cross into the box was deflected into the path of Lawrie who volleyed powerfully home.

Seven minutes later Whitby clawed their way back into the game with a penalty when Tymon was fouled in the box.

Mondal slotted the spot-kick it into the right-hand corner, sending Jaaskelainen the wrong way.

But Nantwich hit back, Cotterell smacking an effort off the post before Mwasile added a third on 71 minutes. The winger’s weaving run saw him skip past several defenders before sliding a left-footed effort under the keeper.

Lawrie almost completed his hat-trick on 80 minutes, his curling free-kick brilliantly saved by McHugh.

But Nantwich put the game to bed on 88 minutes when full-back Cotterell cleverly chipped it from the left-hand side over McHugh and into the net.

Match report written by the Nantwich News



Squad Statistics (as at September 15th, 2018)


2018-19 All Time
League Cups All
Will Jaaskalainen (GK) 7 - 1 - 18 -
Toby Mullarkey 6 - 0 - 492
Troy Bourne 7 - 1 - 79 -
Joel Stair 5 - 1 - 849
Matt Bell 4 - 1 - 15829
Caspar Hughes 7 - 1 - 1263
Jimmy Lawrie 631174
Callum Saunders 731184
Nathan Cotterell 711 - 402
Aaron Knight 1 - 1222
Danny Glover 721 - 82
Sean Cooke (sub) 1 - 1 - 20274
Joe Mwasile (sub) 711 - 8410
Joe Malkin (sub) 5 - 0 - 5 -