09/07/2002 (h) Blacon YC 6-1
After a slow start to the first match of the season the team stabilised the game with their stronger tackling and slightly larger size. Improving support play improved the service to Saddler who responded with 5 goals, 2 in period 1, 3 in period 2. The team eased off in period 3 with M Jones coming out of goal into attack , Saddler dropping back into defence to replace Reeves who went in goal. Defence was not as strong and conceded 1 goal to a persevering
Blacon side. Attack was less potent with Saddler in the rear but service to the front was still fair, enabling Payne-Gill to get his first of the season. Men of Match Saddler- goals, Reeves -effort, strong tackling & support from midfield

14/9/02 (h) Waverton B Not Played, Waverton Could Not Raise a Team

21/09/02 (h) Waverton A 0-8
Back to earth with a bang, the team came up against an extremely well organised Waverton side and, lacking the finishing skills of Saddler and the midfield drive of Reeves were always going to struggle. Matthew Jones did his best behind an outclassed defence  and an overrun midfield and , together with Finlay Pilkington, was probably the player of the match for continued commitment - was brought out of goal at the end for a rest and still kept running in attack. A good contribution from Dominic Sirignano . Overall a lack of commitment and cohesion overcame the team when the goals started going in - something to work on in training, we will return!

28/09/02 (h) Berwick 1-11
A good side with a squad of 20 players and Friday night training sessions on astroturf. They got off to a flying start and Tattenhall never recovered from going 4 down in the first five minutes. Understandably some players heads went down after the first 20 mins but notable exceptions who kept going were Reeves, Pilkington,  Matthew Jones and Stuart Saddler , who was rewarded with a goal in the third quarter.

5/10/02 (a) Upton Tournament
Blacon Tigers 1-0 Good battling performance - spectacular 20 yard lob by Reeves won the match Another good performance - substitutes did their job well to hold it to nil-nil at half time , inspired managerial decision to send Kerr up for a corner, he lashed in the opener from 5 yards some interchanges between Lewis Jones and Stuart Saddler culminated in Saddler scoring the second. Lewis Jones denied by two excellent saves by the keeper  and slid a shot narrowly past the post.

Pulford 2-0 Lewis Reeves and Finlay Pilkington never stopped running, excellent positional play at the back again from Kerr, Lewis Jones rattled the bar with a 15 yarder, he has to score soon! In the end we lost to a slightly more skilful and better organised side who showed a little bit more desire to win.

Berwick 0-3 Unfortunately drawn against Berwick again - however some managerial counselling before the game led to the best football of the year being  played in the first half, every team member gave 110% we out competed Berwick in the first half. In the second half their greater match experience and slightly better organisation came through and they took advantage of some defensive disorganisation when Tattenhall's defence came under pressure. Three nil  a little harsh given the effort the players put in. I f we can get into the habit of playing the way we did in the first half of this game all the time not many teams will beat us.

Berwick (semi final) 0-3 New scene beat Berwick to win the Upton tournament the week before . A good battling performance from Tattenhall in the first 10 mins to come out nil nil . The team lost its  way following substitutions in the second period and conceded 3 quick goals due to lack of defensive concentration. They stabilised the game in the last two halves with some last ditch defending. In the end Tattenhall were found out by NewScene's superior organisation and  their own lack of strength in depth. 6 nil was slightly hard on them but was the penalty for 10 mins lack of concentration. Man of the match was  Pilkington who never gave up, ran ceaselessly and continued to control the ball and pass even when the team were 6-nil down.

12/10/02 (h) New Scene 0-6
A good performance , the 2 nil margin belied the effort put in by the team and with some sharper finishing it could have been 4 or 5. Good work rate from all the players, in particular Lewis Jones, Dominic Sirignano, Finlay Pilkington and Robbie Kerr. near misses in attack from George Payne-Gill, Stuart Saddler (uncharacteristically missed a sitter) and woodwork rattled (again) by Lewis Jones. An excellent Lewis Reeves strike from a corner opened the scoring for Tattenhall and a good finish later on in the game got Lewis Jones off the mark for the season.

19/10/0 (a) Vicar's cross 2-0
A good game between two well matched teams resulted in a narrow loss for Tattenhall. A tightly contested first quarter left it at nil-nil but Tattenhall slipped behind in the second quarter to three goals which, though well taken by Nomads, were the product of sloppy defending with two Nomads forwards being allowed to break behind the back line on all three occasions. The third quarter was more even with a goal by Lewis Jones being cancelled out by a Nomads goal to leave it 4.1 going into the last quarter. Now Tattenhall’s player rotation policy started to wind up for the big finish and good linking up front with Stuart Saddler allowed Lewis Jones to complete his hat-trick with two well taken goals. Finlay Pilkington then equalised with a well taken goal, his first of the season, from a Lewis Jones corner. However it was not quite enough as Nomads chipped Boughey to win it 5-4 with almost the final attack of the game. A great game, everybody played, everyone enjoyed it (in spite of losing) and great team spirit shown to go 4.1 down without arguing or becoming demoralised and stage a great comeback.

02/11/02 (a) Chester Nomads 4-5
Undone by some slack goal keeping and a midfielder with a lethal shot. Pulford competed more strongly in midfield for a large portion of the game. The goals were there to be had though and with some improved passing in the team more opportunities could have been created and taken, no men of the match as the team had an off day!

16/11/02 (h) Pulford 4-7
Comfortable win against a smaller side. Tattenhall were better organised than last week, good passing interchanges between L Jones and Saddler up front and good service from  Reeves in midfield and  and Pilkington at the back . A strong performance from Reeves in midfield  who competed for everything. Spectacular dummy from Saddler in the second period that would have warranted an admission fee. MOM, Lewis Jones for his improved passing and increased work rate

23/11/02 Blacon Youth tigers (a) Cup 4-0
Tattenhall switched the team around to give the non-cup squad players some practice, co-ordination was worse as a result and we struggled to play good football on a muddy pitch on a cold wet day against a team who packed players back behind the ball. The two goals were from good finishes by Saddler and Lewis Jones and it could have been four or five but for another good performance by the Blacon keeper. Good reflex saves by Boughey and Matthew Jones  prevented Blacon coming away with a draw. MOM, Robbie Kerr, solid at the back and good distribution of the ball. Also good performances by Claire Saddler and Dominic  Sirignano who gave everything in awkward conditions.

30/11/02 Blacon Youth tigers (h) 2-0
A good team performance on a cold day - Tattenhall created many chances against a weaker side with a good keeper. Goaless for the first half hour but the team remained patient and never stopped trying to play football. Finlay Pilkington broke the deadlock with an excellent 15 yard strike into the top left hand corner he also laid on the second for Stuart Saddler. Also a good game from Lewis Jones who ran well on the wing and is achieving a much better balance of running and passing . A good team effort with everyone giving their best on a cold day.

7/12/02 Chester Nomads B (a) 2-0
Solid first quarter but the team played too deep and allowed themselves to be put under pressure. Second quarter saw some of Tattenhall's best football of the season to score three goals. Reeves first, a powerful shot through the keepers legs was followed 1 minute later by a clinical Stuart Saddler finish off a well hit cross from Jones. The team went off the boil in quarters three and four with slack marking and too many people chasing the ball. Upton got their first after a period of pressure but were lucky to get a second from a penalty after an unfortunate handball in front of goal from Dominic Matthew’s. In an end to end last quarter John Boughey  made a great  reflex save to maintain the lead and  in the end they ended up deserving winners after an exciting match

14/12/02 (h) Upton Blacks 3-2

18/01/03 Waverton B (a) 2-7
New years hangover!, lack of commitment and poor organisation gave Waverton some easy goals, only bright spots were a a goal from a great great free kick from Lewis Jones and a well worked one two between Lewis Jones and Stuart Saddler for the second. On the whole a match better forgotten!

25/01/01 Waverton A (a) 0-6
Everyone tried their best and could be proud of the effort they put in, but Tattenhall had no answer to a well organised Waverton team.

01/02/2003 Berwick Rovers (h) 2-2
The most entertaining game of the season so far (by a short head over the Chester Nomads match). Tattenhall went ahead in the third minute through an amazing Lewis Jones right footed in swinger from the left corner flag which deceived the keeper completely. They held on comfortably to this to until the half way stage when four of the team departed for a cubs hike leaving a skeleton squad to hold the fort. The next quarter was like the alamo as Berwick hit the post, the bar and put two balls over the hedge in their attempts to score. The long expected equaliser came in the fourth quarter but prompted a fantastic response from Tattenhall who refused to be put off and threw everything into attack, culminating in the moment of the season so far when Clare Sadler stuck a well hit 8 yarder to put Tattenhall in front . Berwick got a well deserved equaliser with good break just before the end and 2:2 was the right score as neither team deserved to lose. MOM's, Clare Saddler (goal), John Boughey (some great through balls to Stuart), Dominic Sirignano (last ditch tackling in the alamo).

08/02/2003 New Scene (h) 0-7
An unfortunate start with an unlucky own goal from John Boughey after 3 mins as he attempted to head away a cross, however the team stuck to their task against a well organised and skilful side to come in only 1:0 down after 20 minutes. Substitutions in the third quarter disorientated the side and they lost three quick goals. The team tired and were caught three more times on the break in the fourth quarter as they pushed forward looking for a consolation goal. It would be easy to say the team would have done better without the substitutions but in the end they were worn down by a side who were better organised at the back and more skilful man for man when going forward. MOM, Dominic Matthew’s for most improved performance. Also a good game from James Helmers who applied himself well in goal and in defence.

01/03/2003 Vicars Cross (h) 7-1
Comfortable win against a side which , though positionally was well organised, was not as competitive in the tackle and lacked a passing ability. No spectacular goals but some good passing by Lewis Jones, John Boughey Stuart Saddler, Robbie Kerr and Finlay Pilkington. Boughey particularly impressed with his through balls to the front men.

08/03/2003 (h)-cup Berwick Rovers 1-3
A great team effort against a well organised side chosen from a large squad and coached by a Liverpool youth coach., - Berwick were a better passing side and had the balance of the play in the first half going in 1 nil up at half time. Tattenhall upped their game in the first 10 minutes of the second half and scored a well deserved equaliser via George Payne-Gill, further pressure led to three more major chances, Lewis Reeves rolled one along the bar from a corner and shortly after there was a massive goal line skirmish where it looked easier for Tattenhall to score than miss. The turning point was a  cynical professional foul where a Berwick player rugby tackled Stuart Sadler when he had broken free with only the keeper to beat. Soon after this Berwick managed to score a fortunate goal direct from a corner and then snatched a third on the break as Tattenhall threw men forward to try to get an equaliser in the dying seconds. A great team performance from Tattenhall , particularly the way they upped their game in the second half having been outplayed in the first. Disappointing the foul was the turning point.

15/03/03 Chester Nomads B (h) –cup 8-1
A comfortable win which never really stretched the team , a good performance by Finlay Pilkington who opened the scoring with a well hit 15 yarder to settle the team down and then covered well in defence as the rest of the team looked for goals, good running on the wing by Lewis Jones set up several of the teams goals, good positional play in the area by Stuart Sadler and George Payne-Gill enabled them to increase their seasons' tally  with some excellent poaching (hat trick for Saddler). The goal of the match was a well hit 5 yard strike by Saddler after a great run up the wing and pass by Lewis Reeves. Only downside was a lack of effort and defensive tracking back at times as the match was too easy. Pulford will be tougher next week!

22/03/03 Pulford (h) 4-2
The best team performance of the season against a strong Pulford team . Great running on the wing by Lewis Jones , strong tackling in midfield by Lewis Reeves , Finlay Pilkington and George Payne-Gill, Heroic defence by Robbie Kerr (one goal line clearance late on in the fourth quarter was spectacular) some great goal poaching by the four scorers and excellent supporting play  by every other member of the team. It was a pleasure to see the team attacking in numbers and tracking back to pick up their men. A great performance and an exciting match to watch against a team who never gave up.

29/03/03 Blacon Youth Tigers (a) 7-0
The starting line up was changed from the usual against one of the weaker teams . Good performances by Dominic Matthew’s , who did everything but score, and Lewis Reeves, who scored a great solo goal, beating 4 men and placing the ball into the right hand corner of the net. Robbie Kerr took full advantage of a run in attack to bag 2 goals. Tattenhall rang the changes for the first three quarters and went into the final quarter  3-nil up. Reverting to the usual starting line-up for the last ten minutes brought 4 more goals in rapid succession. A good performance by everyone in the team , as the weather warms up the play improves! Not a fantastically well matched competition but an opportunity to give all the players a good run, which they appreciated - We took some defensive risks and got away with them against a poor finishing team. we will need to pay more attention to detail against Chester Nomads next week!

05/04/2003 Chester Nomads B (h) 3-0
Tattenhall were always on top but failed to press home the advantage due to a couple of 'missed sitters' and a low work rate from too many of the players . Reeves scrambled a goal from a Lewis Jones shot in the first period and that was it until the fourth Period, though the bar and post were hit twice in between . L Jones, Reeves, Sadler and in particular Pilkington were the only ones who sustained a reasonable work rate through the game. Good passing was at a premium and far to many members of the team wanted to surge forward without a thought for defence .Two goals in the fourth period by Reeves made the score line respectable, the second a well struck header off a Lewis Jones corner. Tattenhall will have to show more commitment and less Prima Donna behaviour against Upton and Chester Nomads A.. MOM, Reeves for the goals , L Jones for providing them, M Jones for holding his position and tackling safely and C Sadler for sticking to her role .  Pilkington had by far the best work rate but was caught out of position too often.

26/04/03 Upton Blues (a) 3-7
Some good individual play by Lewis Jones and a hat trick by Stuart Saddler were not enough to match an Upton side which played together better as a team and demonstrated some excellent shooting. While man for man they were not that much more skilful, the Upton side competed better as a team, passing and moving for one another, tracking back and defending in numbers and tackling more determinedly and to better effect. In spite of this Tattenhall made plenty of chances with good individual runs and only some wayward shooting prevented the scores being much closer. man of the match was Matthew Jones for some good tackling and passing.

03/05/2003 Upton Blacks (a) 4-6
The team fell asleep in the first 5 mins and were two goals down before they woke up. Some great goal keeping by George Payne-Gill kept them in the game at 2-0 after some poor defending . Upton were still on top and extended the lead to three before Sadler opened the Tattenhall account with a header from a well taken corner. Tattenhall then went 4-1 down but launched a rousing recovery to end the third period at 4-4 following an excellent Lewis Jones hat trick . Unfortunately they weren't able to hold their momentum and Upton upped their game to pinch two goals in the final quarter but the real damage had been done by the slow start that left Tattenhall always chasing the game. MOM Stuart Saddler for effort, Lewis Jones for finishing.

10/05/2003 Chester Nomads A (h) 2-3
Nomads edged it with a slightly better team performance than Tattenhall and several high class saves by their keeper . Tattenhall went ahead in the first quarter through a looped shot over the keeper by Saddler. They had further chances in the first and early in the 2nd quarters, notably a great header by Reeves from a corner, near misses from Payne-Gill, Pilkington ,Saddler and in particular a great save from a Reeves power shot.  Nomads superior passing started to put Tattenhall under prolonged pressure and they got their reward with three goals . Tattenhall came back well in the fourth quarter following the return of Saddler both he and  Lewis Jones went close before Saddler snatched a consolation goal from a poor clearance by the keeper on the stroke of full time. This was a match Tattenhall could have won with slightly better passing and support play.

24/5/03 Tarvin Tournament - Tattenhall 'A'
Vicars Cross 0-0
Tarvin Tigers 1-0
Waverton 0-1
Didsbury Reds 4-1
Tarvin Tournament - Tattenhall 'B'
Whitby 3-0
Tarvin Lions 1-1
Waverton 1-2
Didsbury Blues 3-0

14/06/03 Chester nomads Tournament, Bishop's high
Bebington Milan 1-1 Good team performance - looked comfortable at 1-0 until a defensive error (loose pass back towards the keeper) let them in for  an equaliser

Vauxhall Astra 0-4 Comprehensively beaten by more skilful, better organised, academy standard side.

Upton Blues 1-2 Tightly contested game with chances at both ends , Tattenhall took the lead through Jones but blues came back after a period of pressure when Tattenhall went off the boil for 5 mins. There then followed a period of end to end stuff which culminated in an Upton substitute snatching the winner with a header from a corner. In the end Tattenhall were let down by their low work rate in the later stages oft he game

Chester Nomads 2-0 The team were much more focussed from the start . Lewis Jones again put Tattenhall ahead with a solo run after a good through ball from Reeves. There was some doubt from the Nomads team whether the ball had crossed the line but any doubt about Tattenhall’s right to the points was dismissed 5 mins from time when Lewis Jones, who had been a thorn in Nomads side the whole game, won a free kick on the right and curled in an unstoppable  thunderbolt from 15 yards.

New Scene A 1-3 With their academy standard set up. New Scene always looked odds on to win this match against 'the country boys' and quickly went 2 goals up with some good individual and team play. Tattenhall kept going well with Lewis Jones who had a fine tournament all through ,  playing as the lone striker and conjuring up a fantastic goal after beating 3 new Scene defenders with no support within 20 yards. This injected new life into Tattenhall and dented New Scene's confidence for the mid part of the game Tattenhall had them rocking . NewScene caught them on the break for a third late on as Tattenhall threw men forward for the equaliser. Finlay Pilkington almost snatched a spectacular consolation goal a minute from time with a 10 yard thunderbolt that brought out an excellent save from the keeper.