Match Report

Flixton FC 6-2 Ashton Athletic

NWCFL First Division North | Valley Road Stadium

We returned to league action in style with a 6-2 victory over Ashton Athletic at Valley Road, with Lewis-Simon Byrne completing his third hat-trick of the season.

The visitors made the perfect start when Luke Crompton opened the scoring after just five minutes, but our response was immediate.

Just a minute later, Lewis-Simon Byrne found the net to bring us level at 1-1.

We completed the turnaround on 23 minutes when Aaron Dwyer scored to put us ahead, before Dwyer struck again just before the break to give us a 3-1 advantage at half-time.

Ashton pulled one back through Jake Greene shortly after the hour mark to reduce the deficit to 3-2, but once again we responded almost immediately.

Byrne grabbed his second just a minute later to restore our two-goal advantage and make it 4-2.

Substitute Isaac Graham added our fifth in the 74th minute before Byrne completed his hat-trick with five minutes remaining, sealing an impressive 6-2 victory and another three points at Valley Road.

Lewis-Simon Byrne was named Man of the Match after another outstanding attacking performance. His goals in the 6th, 62nd and 85th minutes completed his third hat-trick of the season.

Team News

Starting XI:
Joshua Ollerenshaw, Paul Riley, Louis Holden, James Dwyer, Jacob Ngoy, Jordan Butterworth, Milan Lalkovic, Collins Tanor, Lewis-Simon Byrne, Aaron Dwyer, Benni Smales-Braithwaite.

Substitutes:
Ashley Cata, Hilal Khan, Isaac Graham, Uche Chinosho Eze, Matty Lusaqueno.

Match Statistics

The numbers showed just how clinical we were in front of goal, scoring six times from 16 attempts:

• 54% possession

• 16 total attempts

• 12 attempts from inside the box

• 7 corners

• 405 total passes

• 265 successful passes

• 65% pass accuracy

• 74 successful forward passes

• 123 duels

• 40 tackles

• 39 interceptions

The numbers highlighted a clinical attacking performance, with six goals from 16 attempts and 12 of those efforts coming from inside the box.

We converted 38% of our total attempts, while our conversion rate from inside the box was an impressive 50%.

We also saw plenty of intensity across the pitch, covering 66.4 miles and recording 246 high-intensity runs, 65 sprints, 40 tackles and 39 interceptions.

With 54% possession and 405 passes, we combined that work rate with quality on the ball to produce another strong performance at Valley Road.

Looking Ahead

There’s little time to rest, with our attention now turning to cup action.

We’re back at Valley Road on Monday night as we welcome Irlam FC in the Manchester Premier Cup.

We’ll be looking to carry the momentum from this victory into the cup and continue our strong run of form.

Flixton FC vs Irlam FC
Manchester Premier Cup
Monday 2nd November 2026
7:45pm KO
Valley Road, M41 8RQ