Five members of the Deva Chat FC squad joined forces to represent Manchester in the James Dixon Memorial Trophy tournament, held in The People's Republic of Upton-by-Chester on Saturday.
The national football tournament, organised by British Telecom, was planned in order to raise money for the Cystic Fybrosis Trust in memory of former BT colleague and Chester City supporter James Dixon, who sadly passed away four years ago.
The competition, which was arranged into two groups of four with the winner of each group contesting an overall final, was attended by BT representative teams from around the country. The Manchester team, which the DCFC group represented, was joined by three sides from Chester, and one of each from Preston and Birmingham. Chester's Dee 106.3 team filled the eighth place.
Deva Chat FC player, BT employee and housewives favourite Alan Hitchin called upon four of his team-mates to fill in for the Manchester side at short notice and they didn't disappoint, lifting the trophy after a hard-fought final against one of the three Chester representatives. After 20 minutes of deadlock, in which DCFC/Manchester should have put the game beyond doubt with a host of squandered opportunities, the match entered a penalty shoot-out. Deva Chat trio Mark Ephgrave, Joe Cartwright and captain Robbie Cartwright all converted, before the opposition's final spot-kick struck the face of the post ending the shoot-out 5-4.
DCFC/Manchester had topped their group courtesy of a goalless draw with Dee 106.3, a 1-0 success against the Birmingham team and a much-needed 2-0 win over Preston - ensuring a top finish and a final place by virtue of ONE goal, having finished level on points with Dee 106.3. The much-needed second goal arrived courtesy of Manchester's forward-cum-final goalkeeper Roberto Costello.
Full Version: Cup Success For Deva Chat FC!
QUOTE (Mancot Shrew @ Jun 10 2007, 08:51 PM) 
Five members of the Deva Chat FC squad joined forces to represent Manchester in the James Dixon Memorial Trophy tournament, held in The People's Republic of Upton-by-Chester on Saturday.
The national football tournament, organised by British Telecom, was planned in order to raise money for the Cystic Fybrosis Trust in memory of former BT colleague and Chester City supporter James Dixon, who passed away four years ago.
The competition, which was arranged into two groups of four with the winner of each group contesting an overall final, was attended by BT representative teams from around the country. The Manchester team, which the DCFC group represented, was joined by three sides from Chester, and one of each from Preston and Birmingham. Chester's Dee 106.3 team filled the eighth place.
Deva Chat FC player, BT employee and housewives favourite Alan Hitchin called upon four of his team-mates to fill in for the Manchester side at short notice and they didn't disappoint, lifting the trophy after a hard-fought final against one of the three Chester representatives. After 20 minutes of deadlock, in which DCFC/Manchester should have put the game beyond doubt with a host of squandered opportunities, the match entered a penalty shoot-out. Deva Chat trio Mark Ephgrave, Joe Cartwright and captain Robbie Cartwright all converted, before the opposition's final spot-kick struck the face of the post ending the shoot-out 5-4.
DCFC/Manchester had topped their group courtesy of a goalless draw with Dee 106.3, a 1-0 success against the Birmingham team and a much-needed 2-0 win over Preston - ensuring a top finish and a final place by virtue of ONE goal, having finished level on points with Dee 106.3. The much-needed second goal arrived courtesy of Manchester's forward-cum-final goalkeeper Roberto Costello.
The national football tournament, organised by British Telecom, was planned in order to raise money for the Cystic Fybrosis Trust in memory of former BT colleague and Chester City supporter James Dixon, who passed away four years ago.
The competition, which was arranged into two groups of four with the winner of each group contesting an overall final, was attended by BT representative teams from around the country. The Manchester team, which the DCFC group represented, was joined by three sides from Chester, and one of each from Preston and Birmingham. Chester's Dee 106.3 team filled the eighth place.
Deva Chat FC player, BT employee and housewives favourite Alan Hitchin called upon four of his team-mates to fill in for the Manchester side at short notice and they didn't disappoint, lifting the trophy after a hard-fought final against one of the three Chester representatives. After 20 minutes of deadlock, in which DCFC/Manchester should have put the game beyond doubt with a host of squandered opportunities, the match entered a penalty shoot-out. Deva Chat trio Mark Ephgrave, Joe Cartwright and captain Robbie Cartwright all converted, before the opposition's final spot-kick struck the face of the post ending the shoot-out 5-4.
DCFC/Manchester had topped their group courtesy of a goalless draw with Dee 106.3, a 1-0 success against the Birmingham team and a much-needed 2-0 win over Preston - ensuring a top finish and a final place by virtue of ONE goal, having finished level on points with Dee 106.3. The much-needed second goal arrived courtesy of Manchester's forward-cum-final goalkeeper Roberto Costello.
Congratulations.
THE WINNING TEAM: The five Deva Chat FC stars amongst the winning line-up were...
Front Row (L-R): Joe Cartwright, Alan Hitchin and Nath Auty
Back Row: Rob Cartwright (wearing shirt) and Mark Ephgrave (middle, in white t-shirt)
Cheers Mike. The tournament proved to be a valuable warm-up for next weekend's STOCKFEST 2007 tournament - details of which will be unveiled very soon.
Championies Championies Ole Ole Ole!!!
Campione!
Let's win Stockfest now boys!
Let's win Stockfest now boys!
BT > OneTel
QUOTE (Mancot Shrew @ Jun 10 2007, 09:01 PM)
Cheers Mike. The tournament proved to be a valuable warm-up for next weekend's STOCKFEST 2007 tournament - details of which will be unveiled very soon.
Good luck in stockfest. What teams will you be playing against in that?
Good write up nath! Was a quality day in what was warm conditions and a good warm up for Stockfest next weekend. Winning on pens after dominating the 2nd half was just deserts after the way we had played.
Is it me or is it my shirt really white? I beg to differ! More of a creamy yellow!
I would like to thank BT and James's mum Jane Dixon who organised the event.
Champions!
Is it me or is it my shirt really white? I beg to differ! More of a creamy yellow!
I would like to thank BT and James's mum Jane Dixon who organised the event.
Champions!
QUOTE (Mike Griffiths @ Jun 10 2007, 09:50 PM)
QUOTE (Mancot Shrew @ Jun 10 2007, 09:01 PM)
Cheers Mike. The tournament proved to be a valuable warm-up for next weekend's STOCKFEST 2007 tournament - details of which will be unveiled very soon.
Good luck in stockfest. What teams will you be playing against in that?
The entered teams are:
AEF FC (Stockport County)
BOING FC (West Bromwich Albion)
Deva Chat FC (Chester City)
FC Rearguard (Tranmere Rovers)
FTYBR FC (Mansfield Town)
KaisAYR FC (Ayr United)
Net Devils FC (Manchester United)
Tiger Chat IFC (Hull City)
We will face any three of these sides in the four team league for starters which is yet to be drawn
Well Done to the DC members that participated!
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