Macclesfield Quiz League |
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Church House 'A' |
Key: (N) = New player; (TI) = Transfer In; (TO) = Transferred Out after this season; (L) = last season in MQL (to date); (B) = player took a Break after this season; (R) = player Returned this season after a break
Please note: except in seasons 1988–9, 1994–5 and 1995–6, the Average column gives the average score for the games that counted towards the season's total – i.e. 12 games in a league of nine teams, 11 games in a league of eight, and so on. The number of games that counted is given in the Counting column. In the three seasons cited as exceptions, the Average is the average score for all games. (In the case of the 1988–9 season, this is because the figures are for the half–way stage of the season.)
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1987–8 | Church House 'A' | B | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1545 | 11 | 8 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
14 | Ken Allen | 13 | 273 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 22.75 | |
21 | Sylvia Roberts | 14 | 228 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 19.00 | |
24 | Steve Edgar | 12 | 195 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 16.25 | |
32 | Chris Bennett | 11 | 150 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 13.64 | |
34 | Alan Firkins (L) | 9 | 138 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 15.33 | |
61 | John Daly (L) | 1 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 17.00 | |
67 | Alan Roberts (L) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 6.00 | |
70 | Barbara Dunn (L) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3.00 | |
70 | Mandy Game (B) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1.50 |
Mandy Game returned to play one more game for this team (billed as Mandy Gane) in the 1990–1 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1988–9 | Church House 'A' | C | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1375 | 10 | 6 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
11 | Sylvia Roberts | 8 | 156 | 33 | 9 | 19.50 | ||
13 | Ken Allen | 7 | 153 | 36 | 9 | 21.86 | ||
27 | Steve Edgar | 6 | 105 | 27 | 9 | 17.50 | ||
29 | Chris Bennet | 6 | 90 | 21 | 12 | 15.00 | ||
40 | Nick Meecham (N, B/TO) | 3 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 14.00 |
Nick Meecham played six games for the Railway View 'A' in the 1994–5 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1989–90 | Church House 'A' | C | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1655 | 17 | 5 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
13 | Ken Allen | 13 | 258 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 21.50 |
15 | Steve Edgar (L) | 14 | 246 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20.50 |
24 | Chris Bennet | 13 | 186 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 15.50 |
27 | Sylvia Roberts | 10 | 159 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 15.90 |
31 | Jonty Bateman (TI) | 7 | 129 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 18.43 |
51 | Bob Gratton (N, B) | 2 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16.50 |
Jonty Bateman had played one game for the Church House 'B' in the 1988–9 season.
Bob Gratton didn't play in the 1990–1 season, but became a regular from 1992.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1990–1 | Church House 'A' | C | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1497 | 6 | 7 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
9 | Ken Allen | 14 | 285 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 23.75 |
26 | Jonty Bateman | 10 | 171 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 17.10 |
30 | Sylvia Roberts (L) | 10 | 162 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 16.20 |
31 | Chris Bennet | 13 | 159 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 13.25 |
38 | Grahame Evans (N, L) | 9 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7.67 |
49 | Stuart Simmons (N, L) | 6 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 7.00 |
62 | Mandy Gane (R, L) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 9.00 |
Mandy Gane had previously played one game for this team (billed as Mandy Game) in the 1987–8 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1992–3 | Church House 'A' | C | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1664 | 12 | 6 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
4 | Ken Allen | 15 | 300 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 25.00 | |
32 | Bob Gratton (R) | 10 | 150 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 15.00 | |
32 | Jonty Bateman | 9 | 150 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 16.67 | |
37 | Chris Bennet | 9 | 117 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13.00 | |
39 | Jack Havercroft (N) | 7 | 96 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 13.71 | |
41 | Martyn Long (N) | 7 | 87 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12.43 | |
42 | Sarah Jamison (N) | 5 | 75 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 15.00 | |
52 | Kevin Genders (N, L) | 1 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12.00 | |
52 | Grant Brierley (N, TO) | 1 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12.00 |
Bob Gratton had previously played two games for this team in the 1989–90 season.
Grant Brierley played two games for the Church House 'B' in the 1993–4 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1993–4 | Church House 'A' | C | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1731 | 20 | 3 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
3 | Ken Allen | 16 | 336 | 45 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 28.00 |
20 | Bob Gratton | 12 | 213 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 17.75 |
35 | Sarah Jamison | 10 | 111 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11.10 |
37 | Martyn Long (B) | 6 | 99 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 16.50 |
37 | Chris Bennet | 7 | 99 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 14.14 |
44 | Jack Havercroft | 3 | 60 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20.00 |
46 | Jonty Bateman | 5 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 10.80 |
50 | Harry Franco (N, B/TO) | 3 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 8.00 |
57 | Rod Bayley (N, L) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 6.00 |
57 | Clive Rawsthorne (N, B) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 6.00 |
Martyn Long returned to play nine games for this team in the 1997–8 season, and one in 1998–9.
Harry Franco didn't play in 1994–5, but was a regular reserve for the Church House 'B' over the next three seasons – after which he returned in a similar role for this team (Church House) from 1998 to 2001.
Clive Rawsthorne returned to play a total of three games for this team between 1998 and 2000.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1994–5 | Church House 'A' | B | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1730 | 7 | 9 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
6 | Ken Allen | 16 | 333 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 25.15 |
24 | Bob Gratton | 13 | 231 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 18.46 |
33 | Sarah Jamison | 11 | 162 | 36 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14.73 |
36 | Chris Bennet | 7 | 102 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14.57 |
37 | Jonty Bateman | 6 | 96 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 16.00 |
38 | Martyn Long | 5 | 72 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14.40 |
50 | Paul Broomhead (R/TI) | 4 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 6.00 |
54 | Jack Havercroft (L) | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15.00 |
64 | Sarah Cottam (N, L) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0.00 |
Paul Broomhead had previously played for the George & Dragon (Rainow Road) in the 1988–9 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1995–6 | Church House 'A' | C | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1871 | 20 | 3 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
4 | Ken Allen | 16 | 321 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 24.00 |
8 | Bob Gratton | 16 | 294 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 21.75 |
20 | Kevin Fieldstead (TI) | 16 | 222 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16.88 |
43 | Chris Bennet (B) | 4 | 57 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 14.25 |
44 | Jonty Bateman | 4 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 13.50 |
46 | Paul Broomhead (B) | 5 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7.80 |
46 | Sarah Jamison (L) | 3 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13.00 |
Kevin Fieldstead had previously played as a reserve for the Church House 'B' since 1992.
Chris Bennet(t) didn't play over the next two seasons, but returned to play for this team in 1998–9.
Paul Broomhead returned to play one game for this team in the 1999–2000 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1996–7 | Church House 'A' | B | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1604 | 9 | 6 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
8 | Paul Taylor (TI) | 12 | 294 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 26.73 |
14 | Bob Gratton | 14 | 255 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 23.18 |
16 | Kevin Fieldstead | 13 | 249 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 22.64 |
26 | Ken Allen (L) | 9 | 192 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 21.33 |
42 | Roy Harrison (N) | 3 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 14.00 |
45 | Jonty Bateman (L) | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 21.00 |
50 | Bernard Raggett (N, B) | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 6.00 |
53 | Elizabeth Hallows (N, L) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0.00 |
Paul Taylor had played as a reserve for the Church House 'B' from 1994 to 1996.
Ken Allen emigrated to Australia in the course of this season, and Bob Gratton took over as the captain of this team. Tragically, Ken died of cancer a few short years later.
Bernard Raggett returned to play two more games for this team in the 1998-9 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1997–8 | Church House 'A' | B | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1530 | 6 | 8 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
13 | Bob Gratton | 13 | 261 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 23.73 |
18 | Kevin Fieldstead | 13 | 240 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 21.82 |
25 | Paul Taylor (L) | 9 | 189 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 21.00 |
27 | Roy Harrison (L) | 8 | 168 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 21.00 |
30 | Martyn Long (R) | 9 | 147 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 16.33 |
49 | Gordon Hamill (TI) | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9.00 |
54 | Jon Bowers (N, L) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9.00 |
Martyn Long had previously played a total of thirteen games for this team between 1992 and 1994.
Gordon Hamill had played for the Church House 'B' in the 1996–7 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1998–9 | Church House | B | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1584 | 6 | 9 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
15 | Bob Gratton | 13 | 291 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 24.25 |
20 | Kevin Fieldstead | 14 | 276 | 39 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 23.00 |
29 | Davis Holmes (N) | 10 | 183 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 18.30 |
34 | Chris Bennett (R) | 9 | 150 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 16.67 |
48 | Harry Franco (TI) | 4 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 12.75 |
52 | Gordon Hamill (L) | 4 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9.75 |
56 | Bernard Raggett (R, L) | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12.00 |
58 | Clive Rawsthorne (R) | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 18.00 |
61 | Martyn Long (L) | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15.00 |
64 | Rick Taylor (N) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 9.00 |
Davis Holmes had played for the Church House 'B' since 1992 (billed as Dave Holmes).
Chris Bennet(t) had played for this team since 1987, but hadn't appeared in the 1995–6 or 1996–7 seasons.
Harry Franco had previously played three games for this team in the 1993–4 season. From 1995 to 1999 he was a regular reserve for the Church House 'B'.
Bernard Raggett had previously played two games for this team in the 1996–7 season.
Clive Rawsthorne had previously played one game for this team in the 1993–4 season.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
1999–2000 | Church House | C | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1820 | 19 | 2 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
2 | Bob Gratton | 16 | 351 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 29.25 |
7 | Kevin Fieldstead | 15 | 306 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 25.50 |
32 | Davis Holmes (L) | 9 | 162 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 18.00 |
41 | Harry Franco | 6 | 87 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14.50 |
44 | Tina Whitwam (N) | 7 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9.86 |
45 | Rick Taylor (L) | 5 | 66 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 13.20 |
48 | Chris Bennett | 2 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 18.00 |
51 | Frank Harrington (N) | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 27.00 |
52 | Clive Rawsthorne (L) | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12.00 |
63 | Paul Broomhead (R, L) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 6.00 |
Paul Broomhead had previously played a total of nine games for this team between 1994 and 1996.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
2000–1 | Church House | C | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1645 | 11 | 8 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
3 | Bob Gratton | 16 | 318 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 26.50 |
12 | Kevin Fieldstead | 15 | 282 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 23.50 |
31 | David Holmes | 9 | 141 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 15.67 |
33 | Chris Bennett | 8 | 132 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 16.50 |
44 | Steve Punch (N) | 9 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6.67 |
48 | Ash Brighton (N) | 3 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 11.00 |
51 | Harry Franco (L) | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9.00 |
53 | Tina Hackey (L) | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15.00 |
56 | Frank Harrington | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12.00 |
David Holmes was known from 1998 to 2000 (due to a misprint that quite appealed to him) as Davis Holmes.
Tina Hackey was formerly known (when she played seven games for this team in the 1999–2000 season) as Tina Whitwam.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
2001–2 | Church House | C | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1739 | 12 | 6 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
6 | Bob Gratton | 15 | 318 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 26.50 |
15 | Chris Bennett | 12 | 261 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 21.75 |
19 | Kevin Fieldstead | 16 | 243 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 20.25 |
33 | David Holmes | 11 | 177 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 16.09 |
49 | Mike Benford (N) | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13.50 |
50 | Phil Hornbuckle (R/TI, L) | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12.00 |
54 | Frank Harrington | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 18.00 |
56 | Steve Punch (L) | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 3.00 |
60 | Ash Brighton (L) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3.00 |
Phil Hornbuckle had previously played for the Rising Sun 'A' between 1988 and 1996.
League | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Total | Points | Position | ||
2002–3 | Church House | C | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1583 | 12 | 5 |
Pos | Name | Played | Total | Highest | Lowest | Maximum | Counting | Average |
8 | Ed Baron (TI, B/TO) | 13 | 270 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 24.55 |
9 | Bob Gratton (B/TO) | 13 | 264 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 24.00 |
13 | Kevin Fieldstead (TO) | 13 | 234 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 21.27 |
32 | Chris Bennett | 8 | 126 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15.75 |
35 | David Holmes (B/TO) | 6 | 105 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 17.50 |
50 | Frank Harrington (B/TO) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9.00 |
50 | Stephen Webster (N) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9.00 |
54 | Mike Benford | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3.00 |
Ed Baron had previously played for the Railway View ('A') since 1995. Two years after the demise of this team, he became a founder member of the new team to play out of the Church House – Church House Bollington.
Bob Gratton, who had captained this team since Ken Allen emigrated in 1997, was forced by pressure of work to take a break from the Quiz League. He returned fourteen years later, after his retirement, to play for the Church House Bollington.
Kevin Fieldstead played a total of four games for the Church House Bollington team in its first two seasons (2005 to 2007), and one in 2017–18.
David Holmes played four games for the Church House Bollington in the 2011–12 season (billed once again as Dave Holmes). He emigrated to the Far East some time after that, and sadly died around 2017.
Frank Harrington played one game for the Park Timers in the 2012-13 season.
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