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'''Leighton Terence McGivern-Henshaw''' (born 2 June 1984) is a former professional [[association football|footballer]]. He has [[Football League]] experience with [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] and [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]].
'''Leighton Terence McGivern-Henshaw''' (born 2 June 1984) is a semi-professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a striker. He notably played in the [[Football League]] with [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] and [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
After playing for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] as a trainee, McGivern signed for Welsh club [[Aberystwyth Town F.C.|Aberystwyth Town]] in the inaugural season of the [[League of Wales]]. In July 2003 he joined [[Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.|Kidsgrove Athletic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=11342 |title=Host of new players for Kidsgrove |date=17 July 2003 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929031458/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=11342 |archivedate=29 September 2012 }}</ref> He then joined Liverpool Combination side [[Waterloo Dock A.F.C.|Waterloo Dock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~628810,00.html|title=Who Are Ya?|date=18 February 2005|publisher=Macclesfield Town FC}}</ref> where he scored 42 goals for the club in only 25 matches in the league and Liverpool County FA Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/ShowNews.cfm?LeagueCode=LCC2003&SeasonName=2003-2004%20Season&LeagueName=Frank%20Armitt%20Liverpool%20County%20Combination|title=Dock clinch the title with two games to go|date=April–May 2004|publisher=Liverpool County Combination Newsletter Volume 7 Issue 8}}</ref> At the same time he played with Britannia in the Liverpool Sunday League.
After playing for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] as a trainee, McGivern signed for Welsh club [[Aberystwyth Town F.C.|Aberystwyth Town]] in the inaugural season of the [[League of Wales]]. In July 2003 he joined [[Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.|Kidsgrove Athletic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=11342 |title=Host of new players for Kidsgrove |date=17 July 2003 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929031458/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=11342 |archivedate=29 September 2012 }}</ref> He then joined Liverpool Combination side [[Waterloo Dock A.F.C.|Waterloo Dock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~628810,00.html|title=Who Are Ya?|date=18 February 2005|publisher=Macclesfield Town FC}}</ref> where he scored 42 goals for the club in only 25 matches in the league and Liverpool County FA Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/ShowNews.cfm?LeagueCode=LCC2003&SeasonName=2003-2004%20Season&LeagueName=Frank%20Armitt%20Liverpool%20County%20Combination|title=Dock clinch the title with two games to go|date=April–May 2004|publisher=Liverpool County Combination Newsletter Volume 7 Issue 8}}</ref> At the same time he played with Britannia in the Liverpool Sunday League.


Next he joined [[Vauxhall Motors F.C.|Vauxhall Motors]], where he scored once in his only appearance for the club,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=16380|title=Ramshaw is fed-up of receiving praise|date=17 March 2004|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}</ref> before moving to [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] where he made twenty-five [[Football League]] appearances. He left the club in May 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/4529433.stm|title=Evans heads Rochdale player cull|date=9 May 2005|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
Next he joined [[Vauxhall Motors F.C.|Vauxhall Motors]], where he scored once in his only appearance for the club,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=16380|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909090338/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=16380|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 September 2012|title=Ramshaw is fed-up of receiving praise|date=17 March 2004|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}</ref> before moving to [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] where he made twenty-five [[Football League]] appearances. He left the club in May 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/4529433.stm|title=Evans heads Rochdale player cull|date=9 May 2005|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>


A return to Vauxhall in August 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=28870|title=Optimistic Motors|date=11 August 2005|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}</ref> was followed by a time on trial with Chester City in October 2006. He then had second spell as a full-time professional player, this time with [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]] who he joined in November 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/6134140.stm|title=Stanley snap up ex-Dale striker|date=9 November 2006|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The following month he was ruled out for 4 months after breaking a bone in his ankle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/6189569.stm|title=McGivern set to miss four months|date=18 December 2006|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He was released by the club, along with ten teammates in May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/7387856.stm|title=Stanley release 11 in clear-out|date=8 May 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
A return to Vauxhall in August 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=28870|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130065741/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=28870|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 January 2013|title=Optimistic Motors|date=11 August 2005|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}</ref> was followed by a time on trial with Chester City in October 2006. He then had second spell as a full-time professional player, this time with [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]] who he joined in November 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/6134140.stm|title=Stanley snap up ex-Dale striker|date=9 November 2006|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The following month he was ruled out for 4 months after breaking a bone in his ankle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/6189569.stm|title=McGivern set to miss four months|date=18 December 2006|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He was released by the club, along with ten teammates in May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/7387856.stm|title=Stanley release 11 in clear-out|date=8 May 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>


In April 2009 he was charged by [[the Football Association]] in relation to his alleged failure to provide the FA with information requested during the investigation into illegal betting by his former Accrington teammates on one of their matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7987807.stm|title=Five charged with betting on game|date=17 April 2009|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
In April 2009, he was charged by [[the Football Association]], in relation to his alleged failure to provide the FA with information requested, during their investigation into illegal betting by his former Accrington teammates on one of their matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7987807.stm|title=Five charged with betting on game|date=17 April 2009|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>


He then dropped down a significant number of divisions, playing again for Liverpool-based side [[Waterloo Dock A.F.C.|Waterloo Dock]] for two seasons, scoring at least 40 goals in the first season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=56877|title=Frank Armitt-sponsored Liverpool Premier League round-up|date=5 April 2009|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}</ref>
He then dropped down a significant number of divisions, playing again for Liverpool-based side [[Waterloo Dock A.F.C.|Waterloo Dock]] for two seasons, scoring at least 40 goals in the first season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=56877|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905135138/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=56877|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 September 2012|title=Frank Armitt-sponsored Liverpool Premier League round-up|date=5 April 2009|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}</ref>


He returned to play for [[Vauxhall Motors F.C.|Vauxhall Motors]] in January 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vmfc.com/news/details.php?news_id=2967|title=Leighton McGivern returns to Rivacre Park!|date=16 January 2011|publisher=Vauxhall Motors FC}}</ref> scoring on his debut at home to Corby Town<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vmfc.com/news/details.php?news_id=2979|title=Vauxhall Motors 3 – Corby Town 2!|date=17 January 2011|publisher=Vauxhall Motors FC}}</ref>
He returned to play for [[Vauxhall Motors F.C.|Vauxhall Motors]] in January 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vmfc.com/news/details.php?news_id=2967|title=Leighton McGivern returns to Rivacre Park!|date=16 January 2011|publisher=Vauxhall Motors FC}}</ref> scoring on his debut at home to Corby Town<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vmfc.com/news/details.php?news_id=2979|title=Vauxhall Motors 3 – Corby Town 2!|date=17 January 2011|publisher=Vauxhall Motors FC}}</ref>
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He was also playing for Oysters Martyrs FC and scored the winning goal in the [[FA Sunday Cup]] final as his team beat fellow Liverpool side Paddock FC at Tranmere Rovers' [[Prenton Park]] in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFASundayCup/match-centre-11/oyster-martyrs-v-paddock/oyster1-0paddock.aspx|title=Video: Oyster lift Sunday Cup|date=1 May 2011|publisher=The Football Association}}</ref>
He was also playing for Oysters Martyrs FC and scored the winning goal in the [[FA Sunday Cup]] final as his team beat fellow Liverpool side Paddock FC at Tranmere Rovers' [[Prenton Park]] in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFASundayCup/match-centre-11/oyster-martyrs-v-paddock/oyster1-0paddock.aspx|title=Video: Oyster lift Sunday Cup|date=1 May 2011|publisher=The Football Association}}</ref>


In Summer 2011 he went on trial at Stockport County and scored in a friendly against New Mills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~2394087,00.html |title=Draw for New Boss in First Game |date=16 July 2011 |publisher=Stockport County FC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402222318/http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10419~2394087%2C00.html |archivedate= 2 April 2012 }}</ref> He was offered a contract by the club but re-signed for Vauxhall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellesmereportpioneer.co.uk/ellesmere-port-sport/other-sports/2011/08/10/football-josh-wilson-and-leighton-mcgivern-sign-new-deals-with-vauxhall-motors-55940-29206711/|title=Football: Josh Wilson and Leighton McGivern sign new deals with Vauxhall Motors|date=10 August 2011|publisher=Ellesmere Port Pioneer}}</ref>
In 2011, he went on trial at Stockport County and scored in a friendly against New Mills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~2394087,00.html |title=Draw for New Boss in First Game |date=16 July 2011 |publisher=Stockport County F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402222318/http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10419~2394087%2C00.html |archivedate= 2 April 2012 }}</ref> He was offered a contract by the club but re-signed for Vauxhall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellesmereportpioneer.co.uk/ellesmere-port-sport/other-sports/2011/08/10/football-josh-wilson-and-leighton-mcgivern-sign-new-deals-with-vauxhall-motors-55940-29206711/|title=Football: Josh Wilson and Leighton McGivern sign new deals with Vauxhall Motors|date=10 August 2011|publisher=Ellesmere Port Pioneer}}</ref>


He left Vauxhall for a third time at the end of February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/amateur-football/2012/02/25/leading-scorer-leighton-mcgivern-leaves-vauxhall-motors-fc-100252-30401987/#ixzz1opedKeTV|title=Leading scorer Leighton McGivern leaves Vauxhall Motors FC
He left Vauxhall for a third time at the end of February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/amateur-football/2012/02/25/leading-scorer-leighton-mcgivern-leaves-vauxhall-motors-fc-100252-30401987/#ixzz1opedKeTV|title=Leading scorer Leighton McGivern leaves Vauxhall Motors FC
|date=28 February 2012|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>
|date=28 February 2012|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>


He joined [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] in March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=83057|title=Alty signs McGivern|date=6 March 2012|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}</ref> He scored a [[hat-trick]] against Eastwood Town on 21 April. He was told by the club that he would be offered new terms for the 2012/13 season but was released in late July when after his failure to turn up to any of the pre-season training sessions or to reply to any of the messages left for him by the club on his telephone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nl365.co.uk/blue-square-leagues/blue-square-north/altrincham/item/842-alty-release-absent-mcgivern.html|title=Alty release absent McGivern|date=25 July 2012|publisher=NonLeague365}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
He joined [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] in March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=83057|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909014115/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=83057|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 September 2012|title=Alty signs McGivern|date=6 March 2012|publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com}}</ref> He scored a [[hat-trick]] against Eastwood Town on 21 April. He was told by the club that he would be offered new terms for the 2012/13 season but was released in late July when after his failure to turn up to any of the pre-season training sessions or to reply to any of the messages left for him by the club on his telephone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lusoweb.co.uk/alt1213b.htm|title = Alty Files Archived News|website=Lusoweb.co.uk}}</ref>

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In September 2012, he was back playing Sunday League football in Liverpool for Oysters Martyrs FC,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/corinthian/2012/09/15/neil-miles-scores-five-for-custy-s-against-pineapple-in-liverpool-sunday-league-100252-31837813/#ixzz26hfKuTA4|title=Neil Miles scores five for Custy's against Pineapple in Liverpool Sunday League|date=15 September 2012|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> where that season he again helped the club win the [[FA Sunday Cup]], scoring a hat-trick as the club beat Barnes Albion 4–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/leighton-mcgivern-treble-leads-osyter-3571981|title=Leighton McGivern treble leads Osyter Martyrs to cup glory|date=23 April 2013|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>


In October 2021, after almost a decade away from senior football, McGivern joined [[Lower Breck F.C.|Lower Breck]] in the [[North West Counties Football League]], making his debut against [[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]].<ref name="auto"/> He retired in February 2022, having scored 7 goals in 16 games for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/lowerbreck/status/1492191015876415488|title=Sad to announce @eggymag has hung up his Breck boots due to other commitments…Been a absolute pleasure having him scoring goals in a Breck shirt (7 in 15 appearances)…|via=Twitter|access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref> He scored in his final appearance, a 4–4 draw against [[Charnock Richard F.C.|Charnock Richard]].<ref name="auto"/>
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In September he was back playing Sunday League football in Liverpool for Oysters Martyrs FC,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/corinthian/2012/09/15/neil-miles-scores-five-for-custy-s-against-pineapple-in-liverpool-sunday-league-100252-31837813/#ixzz26hfKuTA4|title=Neil Miles scores five for Custy's against Pineapple in Liverpool Sunday League|date=15 September 2012|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> where that season he again helped the club win the [[FA Sunday Cup]], scoring a hat-trick as the club beat Barnes Albion 4–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/leighton-mcgivern-treble-leads-osyter-3571981|title=Leighton McGivern treble leads Osyter Martyrs to cup glory|date=23 April 2013|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
* [[Liverpool County Combination]]: Winner's medal with [[Waterloo Dock A.F.C.|Waterloo Dock]] – 2003/04
* [[Liverpool County Combination]]: Winner's medal with [[Waterloo Dock A.F.C.|Waterloo Dock]] – 2003–04
* Liverpool County FA Challenge Cup: Winner's medal with Waterloo Dock – 2003/04
* Liverpool County FA Challenge Cup: Winner's medal with Waterloo Dock – 2003–04
* [[Liverpool County Premier League]]: Winner's medals with Waterloo Dock – 2008/09 and 2009/10
* [[Liverpool County Premier League]]: Winner's medals with Waterloo Dock – 2008–09 and 2009–10
* [[FA Sunday Cup]]: Winner's medals with Oysters Martyrs FC – 2010/11; 2012/13
* [[FA Sunday Cup]]: Winner's medals with Oysters Martyrs FC – 2010–11 and 2012–13


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:40, 31 October 2024

Leighton McGivern
Personal information
Full name Leighton Terence McGivern-Henshaw
Date of birth (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Everton[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Aberystwyth Town 10 (3)
2003 Kidsgrove Athletic
2003–2004 Waterloo Dock ? (35)
2004 Vauxhall Motors 1 (1)
2004–2005 Rochdale 25 (1)
2005–2006 Vauxhall Motors 14 (3)
2006–2008 Accrington Stanley 19 (2)
2008–2010 Waterloo Dock 25 (42)
2011–2012 Vauxhall Motors
2012 Altrincham 9 (4)
2021–2022 Lower Breck[2] 16 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Leighton Terence McGivern-Henshaw (born 2 June 1984) is a semi-professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably played in the Football League with Rochdale and Accrington Stanley.

Club career

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After playing for Everton as a trainee, McGivern signed for Welsh club Aberystwyth Town in the inaugural season of the League of Wales. In July 2003 he joined Kidsgrove Athletic.[3] He then joined Liverpool Combination side Waterloo Dock[4] where he scored 42 goals for the club in only 25 matches in the league and Liverpool County FA Challenge Cup.[5] At the same time he played with Britannia in the Liverpool Sunday League.

Next he joined Vauxhall Motors, where he scored once in his only appearance for the club,[6] before moving to Rochdale where he made twenty-five Football League appearances. He left the club in May 2005.[7]

A return to Vauxhall in August 2005[8] was followed by a time on trial with Chester City in October 2006. He then had second spell as a full-time professional player, this time with Accrington Stanley who he joined in November 2006.[9] The following month he was ruled out for 4 months after breaking a bone in his ankle.[10] He was released by the club, along with ten teammates in May 2008.[11]

In April 2009, he was charged by the Football Association, in relation to his alleged failure to provide the FA with information requested, during their investigation into illegal betting by his former Accrington teammates on one of their matches.[12]

He then dropped down a significant number of divisions, playing again for Liverpool-based side Waterloo Dock for two seasons, scoring at least 40 goals in the first season.[13]

He returned to play for Vauxhall Motors in January 2011[14] scoring on his debut at home to Corby Town[15]

He was also playing for Oysters Martyrs FC and scored the winning goal in the FA Sunday Cup final as his team beat fellow Liverpool side Paddock FC at Tranmere Rovers' Prenton Park in May 2011.[16]

In 2011, he went on trial at Stockport County and scored in a friendly against New Mills.[17] He was offered a contract by the club but re-signed for Vauxhall.[18]

He left Vauxhall for a third time at the end of February 2012.[19]

He joined Altrincham in March 2012.[20] He scored a hat-trick against Eastwood Town on 21 April. He was told by the club that he would be offered new terms for the 2012/13 season but was released in late July when after his failure to turn up to any of the pre-season training sessions or to reply to any of the messages left for him by the club on his telephone.[21]

In September 2012, he was back playing Sunday League football in Liverpool for Oysters Martyrs FC,[22] where that season he again helped the club win the FA Sunday Cup, scoring a hat-trick as the club beat Barnes Albion 4–3.[23]

In October 2021, after almost a decade away from senior football, McGivern joined Lower Breck in the North West Counties Football League, making his debut against Skelmersdale United.[2] He retired in February 2022, having scored 7 goals in 16 games for the club.[24] He scored in his final appearance, a 4–4 draw against Charnock Richard.[2]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "McGivern extends Dale contract". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ a b c "NWCFL | Leighton McGivern". Nwcfl.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Host of new players for Kidsgrove". NonLeagueDaily.com. 17 July 2003. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Who Are Ya?". Macclesfield Town FC. 18 February 2005.
  5. ^ "Dock clinch the title with two games to go". Liverpool County Combination Newsletter Volume 7 Issue 8. April–May 2004.
  6. ^ "Ramshaw is fed-up of receiving praise". NonLeagueDaily.com. 17 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Evans heads Rochdale player cull". BBC Sport. 9 May 2005.
  8. ^ "Optimistic Motors". NonLeagueDaily.com. 11 August 2005. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Stanley snap up ex-Dale striker". BBC Sport. 9 November 2006.
  10. ^ "McGivern set to miss four months". BBC Sport. 18 December 2006.
  11. ^ "Stanley release 11 in clear-out". BBC Sport. 8 May 2008.
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  23. ^ "Leighton McGivern treble leads Osyter Martyrs to cup glory". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2013.
  24. ^ "Sad to announce @eggymag has hung up his Breck boots due to other commitments…Been a absolute pleasure having him scoring goals in a Breck shirt (7 in 15 appearances)…". Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via Twitter.
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