Dear Friends and Family of Geoff Gable,
It’s with a heavy heart that we write this post. Geoff sadly passed away yesterday.
Words can’t describe how everyone at the club will miss our club President and Legend Geoff. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.
We know that Geoff touched many lives, and we’re devastated to have to break this news.
Details of the memorial will be posted here when we have the information.
Thank you to everyone who was a good friend to Geoff. We are forever grateful for the impact you made on his life.
The club will be holding a minutes silence before tomorrows home game and all 3 teams playing this weekend will wear black armbands in memory, Rest In Peace Geoff.
The following is an extract from L&C Media
GEOFF Gable has been involved in amateur soccer in many roles for the best part of 60 years, most of it in the Lancashire and Cheshire AFL and he is delighted to have received due recognition for his services.
Geoff, who has been heavily involved in the development and success of Denton Town, said: “At the clubs AGM under AOB I was overwhelmed when our Vice President Phil Bentley read out a letter from Mark Bullingham the CEO of the FA announcing that I was being presented with the FA’s ‘Long Service to Football Award’.
“I first played for Bradford Parish playing in the L and C, (now Denton Town) in 1961 and have been a club member with unbroken service ever since, having played for the club I achieved selection to the inter league team.
“Bradford Parish played at various venues until finding a permanent home at Mellands PF in Gorton.
“I joined the committee in 1992 became Chairman in 1996 and now hold the position of President.
“The club were members of the Lancashire and Cheshire FL and after the end of my playing days I had the honour of being asked to become President of the league and after my year in office I joined the management committee and spent many happy years helping run one of the biggest amateur leagues in the country.
“They were great years, great memories and I made lifelong friends,
“In the early 1990s rumours were rife that Mellands was going to be built on, so a desperate search began for a new home and after great work by the then very small four-man committee we secured the lease for Whittles Park Denton.
“Because the move would relocate the club to Denton it was decided that, to become associated with the local community and make the ‘massive decision’ to apply to another league.
“With my background in the L and C it was huge decision for me personally, but the L and C committee were brilliant they endorsed our application to the Cheshire Football League so the next chapter began.
“Joining the Cheshire League was an eye opener to say the least as in the L and C our longest round trip to an away game was probably 30 miles this jumped to about 120 miles, but after three years in the league we gained promotion to the premier division this unfortunately only lasted two years before relegation back to the first division, however after a new first eleven management team came in we have regained premier division status for the 23/24 season.
“My time in football like all involved in this fantastic game has been filled with great highs and heartbreaking lows but I don’t regret a moment.
“The fact that my small contribution has been rewarded by this award is something that I can’t put into words, there are so many people
out there, men and women doing what I have done week in week out.
“All I can say to you is keep doing it because the game at our level won’t survive without you and with that in mind can I issue a heartfelt plea to anyone with any interest in the game to think about your local amateur club and think about joining them.
“I know good footballers are hard to find but sometimes committee persons are impossible to find.
“Thanks for all the fantastic messages of congratulations and good wishes I have received and thanks to the FA for this unbelievable award.”
