The club is looking to bring in a new head coach to revive the team’s flagging Evo-Stik Premier League fortunes.

Quinn left the club by mutual consent on Friday after a 3-1 home defeat by lower league Curzon Ashton in the Doodson Sports Cup on Thursday night.

There was early speculation that former favourite at Weaver Stadium Michael Lennon could be lined up for a return.

But Lennon has distanced himself from the possibility, telling Nantwichnews: “I’ve not even thought about managing yet, I still want to play on for a few more years yet.”

The Nantwich Town advert states that a replacement should have “at least five years’ experience at Evo-Stik league level or above, and who is UEFA A licensed”.

Candidates should also have a focus on developing the club’s youth system, it says.

Anyone interested can find more details on Nantwich Town’s website.

Or email janet.stubbs@nantwichtownfc.com for more information.

The Dabbers were well beaten by promotion hopefuls who included ex Nantwich favourites Michael Lennon and Dave MacPherson.

Quinn’s men fell behind after just 48 seconds in Staffordshire, when Ben Bailey headed home from Jamey Osborne’s long throw.

Elliot Durrell doubled the Pitmen’s lead midway through the first half with another goal that originated from a throw-in, before Sam Barnes completed the scoring with a late tap-in.

“I was very disappointed with the first couple of goals we conceded – two identical goals from long throws,” said Quinn.

“I wish it were that easy for us to score.

“We could have defended better. It is hard work when you concede a goal in the first 10 minutes, particularly away from home to a team second in the league.

“We’ve got a bit of work to do. We’re on a bad run at the minute and the only way to change that is to get on the training field and to do a bit of hard work in the week.

“We have a home game against Whitby next Saturday and we need to do well against them. The focus is now on a couple of days’ hard work in training.”

Full-back Paris Bateman (pictured), who joined Nantwich on a two-month loan from Crewe Alexandra earlier this week, made his Dabbers debut at Keys Park.

Quinn was impressed by the 20-year-old’s performance, which was one of the highlights of an otherwise frustrating afternoon.

“He did very well,” added Quinn. “It is difficult for a lad that’s coming into a team that concedes a goal after 30 seconds.

“He wants to come in a make a good impression and make a contribution towards a good result.

“We’ve lost the game, but I thought he did well. He’s a good lad and he did himself credit.”

(pic courtesy of Nantwich Town FC)

Jimmy Quinn’s men went level with second placed Marine after a hard-fought 1-1 draw at home to Hednesford.

Christian Smith equalised ten minutes from time for Nantwich after Elliott Durrell had given The Pitmen the lead on the half-hour.

It was also a night to welcome back former Dabbers stalwarts Michael Lennon and Dave MacPherson back to the Weaver Stadium.

Quinn had the luxury of naming an unchanged side from Saturday’s 2-1 win at Whitby Town as the returning Chris Flynn made the bench.

The Dabbers felt they should have had a penalty after just four minutes when Josh Lane broke in behind John Disney and looked to have been bundled over by the Hednesford man but referee, Mark Duncan, ruled the challenge to have been fair.

MacPherson and Lennon both caused problems for their former team-mates. MacPherson went close when his 20 yard strike was saved by Jon Brain.

Kyle Wilson then missed a glorious opportunity for Nantwich on the quarter hour as a delightful pass from Fraser McLachlan found the former Bangor City front man before he chipped the ball wide of Dan Crane’s right hand post.

Hednesford took the lead on 29 minutes as Durrell whipped his 20-yard free-kick across the area and into the bottom corner as The Dabbers failed to clear at the near post.

Nantwich’s leading scorer Sean Cooke was closest to finding the reply in the first-half as his left footed shot clipped the bar after Lewis Short had played the former Crewe Alex youth in.

The Pitmen thought they had won it with 15 minutes to go as Lennon broke in behind the defence.

After a goal-mouth scramble, he shot towards goal only for the ball to hit strike partner Aaron Rey on the line who was in an offside position so the goal was ruled out.

And it took just two minutes for Nantwich to grab the equaliser as Mat Bailey headed Cooke’s corner back across goal and Smith nodded past Crane from six yards.

Lennon broke the offside trap again and looked certain to score one-on-one with Brain but the former Macclesfield stopper produced a fine save.

McLachlan and Wilson combined again for what looked to be the match winner as the latter found space behind the Hednesford back line and chipped over Crane only for defender Francino Francis to slide the ball off the line as it was just about to cross.

Nathan Woolfe blasted a late free-kick over for the visitors but Nantwich held firm and now look to extend their unbeaten run to four when they visit Eastwood Town on Saturday.

Nantwich: Brain, Moss (Flynn, 62), McDonald, Maguire (Hughes, 64), Bailey ©, Smith, Cooke, McLachlan, Lane (Beesley, 77), Wilson, Short. Subs: Foster, Jones.

(All pictures courtesy of Simon J Newbury Photography)

The former Chester City and Cambridge United hitman was one of the leading scorers in the Evo-Stik Premier League last season with struggling Burscough.

He went on to join Hednesford Town in January – the club former Nantwich striker Michael Lennon has just joined.

“I’m delighted to have signed Mark,” said Quinn.

“He has scored goals wherever he’s been and has got bags of experience.

“He’s a player I’ve had my eye on for some time and am really pleased that he has agreed to join us.”

Beesley, 31, has also served the likes of Fleetwood Town, Forest Green Rovers and Altrincham.

“Nantwich have a fantastic set-up and it’s great to be joining them,” he said.

“Jimmy signed me when he was the gaffer at Cambridge and I’m looking forward to working with him again. I can’t wait for the new season to start!”

Meanwhile, defenders Mat Bailey and Darren Moss have committed to Nantwich for the 2012/13 season.

Quinn said: “Bails and Mossy were fantastic for us last season. It’s great news for the club and the fans that they’ve both committed to staying at the Weaver Stadium.

“Like goalkeeper Jonny Brain, they are quality players with league experience who you can build a team around.”

Bailey, still only 26, has played for Stockport County, Scunthorpe United and Crewe Alexandra before joining the Dabbers last August.

Moss, 31, a former Welsh under-21 international, signed for Nantwich from Bangor City last summer after experience at Chester City, Shrewsbury Town and Crewe.

The marksman, who has been a firm favourite with Dabbers’ fans, has signed for Hednesford Town.

Speaking to Nantwichnews, Lennon said there was “no real offer made to me” by Nantwich and felt that with new blood coming in the time was right to move.

“I would like to say a huge thank you and goodbye to the club and fans as I have thoroughly enjoyed my four years there and really do appreciate all the support I have received.

“It saddens me to leave but the club felt it time to bring in new blood and no real offer was made to keep me.

“I have loved being a player for Nantwich and I take with me some fantastic memories. I genuinely wish the players, board, staff and more importantly the fans, all the best for the future.

“The four years at the club have given me some of the best, and worst, moments in my career. The first season with such a manager like Steve Davis and the push for promotion will always be a lasting memory and of course finishing with over 100 goals for a club I love is a nice memento to take.

“I’m proud to have been a Dabber.”

A club spokesman said: “Michael Lennon has signed for Hednesford Town and whilst the club would have liked Michael to stay and help to build on the successes of last season, after carefully considering his options, he felt that the time was now right to move on and embark on a fresh challenge elsewhere.

“Lenny has made an immense contribution to Nantwich Town and his goal scoring achievements will live long in the memory of our supporters and everyone connected with the club.

“We would like to place on record our appreciation and thanks and wish him all the best for his new adventure and future in the game.”

Michael Lennon’s strike late in the first half was enough to bring home the silverware to the Weaver Stadium.

Hundreds of Dabbers fans danced for joy at the final whistle at Chester’s Exacta Stadium last night (April 24).

Jimmy Quinn’s side showed grit and fighting spirit to hang on against their Blue Square Bet North opponents and land the trophy.

It is only the fourth time in the club’s 128-year history that Nantwich have won the Cheshire Senior Cup.

Full report to follow…

(Pics courtesy of Simon J Newbury Photography)

The Dabbers were beaten 3-1 in their final Evo-Stik Premier Division game of the season.

Nantwich had strong claims for a penalty as early as the ninth minute when Sean Cooke went down in a challenge with North Ferriby keeper Steve Wilson but the referee controversially awarded a corner.

Ferriby were beginning to take control of the game when Nantwich took the lead in the 22nd minute.

Gregg Anderson fouled Michael Lennon and Dave MacPherson scored from the penalty spot.

This spurred the Dabbers on and they went close through Cooke and Josh Lane.

However North Ferriby’s passing-game was causing problems for Nantwich who found the home side’s pace and movement hard to deal with.

The Villagers equalised after 32 minutes. Russell Fry’s free-kick sailed over the defence, Anderson’s run beat the offside trap and he was able to play the ball past keeper Jon Brain before rounding him to tap in.

Play continued end-to-end but neither side created any real chances before half-time.

Ferriby settled the game with two goals in the first seven minutes of the second half.

After 47 minutes, good play between Wayne Brooksby and Gary Bradshaw saw the ball reach Chris Bolder who scored from close range.

Five minutes later Lisles, Lee Morris and Brooksby worked the ball down the left and Brooksby’s cross gave Bradshaw an easy tap-in.

The game was fairly quiet until the 75th minute when Bolder was sent-off for an apparent head-butt on MacPherson.

This followed an incident moments earlier when MacPherson impeded Bolder as the Ferriby player was running towards the Nantwich penalty box as a Ferriby attack developed. Neither official saw the challenge which went unpunished.

Simon Everall and Cooke had shots for Nantwich as the game closed but Ferriby were never really troubled. The Villagers played the game out with some style and gained a deserved win.

Jimmy Quinn’s side took out their frustrations on the pitch in a rousing display in South Yorkshire last night (April 17).

Josh Lane bagged a brace on his debut as the victory moved them back to within a point of eighth place Rushall Olympic, and with a better goal difference.

Just over 120 hardy supporters braved the rain and wind, and the handful of loyal Dabbers fans were rewarded as early as the 4th minute when Lane opened the scoring.

He pounced on the loose ball after Michael Lennon’s initial shot was well saved.

The home side responded well and were level on 20 minutes through Scott Hogan, but Nantwich Town hit straight back.

This time Lennon made no mistake with a sharp finish to but the Dabbers back in control.

Stocksbridge had a great chance to level before the break when they were awarded a dubious penalty for a challenge by Andy White in the box.

But Nantwich keeper Jon Brain pulled off a fine save – and it was to prove the catalyst for a romping victory.

After the break, Nantwich attacked and were awarded a penalty of their own in the 51st minute, which Dave MacPherson coolly slotted home.

Seven minutes later, Lane put the result beyond doubt when he was sent through one on one with the keeper and finished with aplomb.

Lane almost completed a hat-trick, rifling an effort into the side netting, and Zak Foster also went close after a mazy dribble.

Substitute Si Everall completed the rout on 80 minutes, with the hosts down to 10-men.

The result sets the Dabbers up nicely for their final league game of the season away at North Ferriby United this Saturday April 21.

The ex-Crewe Alex winger netted the equaliser in the final minute as both sides were reduced to ten men in a feisty affair at Marston Road.

Darren Moss was dismissed for two bookable offences for the Dabbers and ex-Nantwich midfielder Peter Heler received a straight red card in the first half for the hosts.

Dabbers boss, Quinn, made three changes from Saturday’s draw with Frickley Athletic, Moss replaced the injured Mat Bailey, Cooke was preferred to Michael Lennon and Dabbers captain Chris Flynn made his first start in over a month returning from a hamstring injury to replace Zak Foster.

Nantwich found it hard to play the fluid football, which has been so effective for them in recent weeks, in the early stages as the heavy rain made it difficult to pass the ball frequently.

Matt Lowe was the first player to have an effort on target when his deep cross forced Rangers keeper Adam Alcock to tip over the crossbar.

Stafford were reduced to ten men on 25 minutes as Heler was dismissed for a two-footed lunge on Caspar Hughes, but Quinn felt the sending off was cruel on the former Dabber.

He said: “It was very harsh on the lad, he’s shown commitment and you can’t fault him for that.

“I’d have been very disappointed if it was one of our lads but the rules state you’ve got to stay on your feet so by going to ground you always run the risk of getting sent off.”

Nantwich had the better of the chances throughout the first half as Hughes’ 25-yard strike forced a fine save from Alcock, Si Everall also went close when he charged down Alcock’s clearance but Paul Donnelly spared his keeper’s blushes with a goal line clearance.

Despite the number of chances Nantwich created Quinn was disappointed with the quality his side failed to show in the final third.

“To win games you have to show quality in the opposition penalty area and we’re failing to do that.

“It’s a shame as I felt we passed the ball really well, we’ll continue to work on the finishing though and it will come eventually.”

Everall went close again not long after half-time but his flick from Andy White’s cross was once again thwarted by keeper Alcock.

The Dabbers lost their one-man advantage on the hour mark as Moss was given a second booking for an innocuous challenge on Stafford forward Chris Morris.

However, his first booking for a challenge on the same player frustrated his manager after the players had been warned not to make rash challenges on the greasy surface.

“I was disappointed as I said to the lads because of the rain you need to stay on your feet and the first time Mossy (Darren) goes to ground he gets a booking.

“The second one was harsh and I think the referee was trying to even it up a little bit.”

Moss’ sending off provided a catalyst for Stafford to play with more freedom and Morris forced a save from Brain before ex-Nantwich manager Kevin Street headed wide as the hosts looked to break the deadlock.

Nantwich continued to push for a goal themselves though and when White fed through substitute Lennon it looked like they may take the lead but the Dabbers leading marksman flashed wide.

Rangers took the lead in the 86th minute as Michael Carr played in another former Nantwich player Alan Nagington, to smash a left-footed shot past Brain and give Rangers what they thought was the winner.

Cooke obviously hadn’t read the script though and minutes later he smashed a roaring right-footed strike into the top right hand corner leaving Alcock with no chance, sending the Dabbers away following into raptures.

“He’s come across the ball and hit it brilliantly,” Quinn added.

“It’s got us out of trouble as we didn’t show enough quality around their penalty box before that, it’s a great hit and I’m sure he’ll remember it for a long time.”

Quinn said Mat Bailey’s injury will rule the ex-Crewe Alex defender out of Saturday’s game against Chorley at the Weaver Stadium and perhaps the remaining two league games, but hopes Bailey will be fit for their Cheshire Senior Cup final against Stalybridge Celtic on April 24.

Nantwich: Brain,Lowe, White, Hughes (Maguire, 65), Moss, McDonald, Urwin (Lennon, 57),MacPherson, Everall (Lane, 85), Cooke, Flynn ©. Subs: Foster, Jack.

All pictures courtesy of Simon J Newbury Photography

The Dabbers applied early pressure to the visitors, but failed to capitalise on their advantage.

The first ten minutes saw an early shot from Michael Lennon saved by Stephen Dickinson then Mat Bailey shot just wide past the left-hand post.

Both teams enjoyed even possession for much of the first half without either keeper being severely challenged.

Nantwich found it difficult to penetrate a Frickley team playing deep, especially on set pieces.

As the first half drew to a close, Dave McPherson was fouled just outside the box by Stuart Ludlam. Andy White drilled the free-kick low but hitting the left hand post.

Both teams were unchanged for a livelier start to the second half.

Within minutes, McDonald pressed forward, avoiding opposition challenges to get his left-foot shot on target but straight at keeper Dickinson.

Substitutions by both managers injected pace into the game, but it wasn’t until the final ten minutes that Nantwich began to gain the upper hand finding particular success on the left hand side with White and Foster combining well.

The best chance of the match came for Nantwich just before the final whistle when Matt Lowe crossed into the Frickley box.

Lennon and Si Everall forced keeper Dickinson to pull off an impressive double save to deny them a goal.

Nantwich play their next match away against Stafford Rangers on Easter Monday.

Nantwich Town: Brain, Lowe, White, Hughes, Bailey (cap, Moss, 75), McDonald, Urwin (Cooke,59), MacPherson (Flynn, 71), Everall, Lennon, Foster.

All pics courtesy of Simon J Newbury Photography

A solid defensive play prevented the hosts from taking three points in what they described in the match day programme as a ‘must-win’ game.

Jimmy Quinn’s side was unchanged for the third consecutive game as Sean Cooke, who returned from a two-match suspension, only made the bench, replacing Cameron Mitchell.

The Dabbers were on the back foot in the early stages as the Pitmen dominated early possession but Simon Everall went close to giving Nantwich a shock lead on eight minutes, Everall disguised his run well to the back post and headed Caspar Hughes’ free-kick against the post.

Hednesford top scorer Chris Clements then went close for the hosts, after closing down Mat Bailey’s clearance the ex-Crewe Alexandra midfielder’s right-footed effort looked destined for the bottom corner but Dabbers stopper Jon Brain produced a fine save.

For all Hednesford’s possession Nantwich still created opportunities and could have taken the lead on the stroke of half-time as Tom Urwin’s corner was flicked on by Rod McDonald to Dave MacPherson but his strike was well saved by Dan Crane.

Dabbers captain Chris Flynn continued his recovery from a hamstring injury replacing Zak Foster on 69 minutes and he immediately made an impact by winning a flick on header to present Everall with a golden opportunity but the striker sent his right-footed effort wide.

The hosts didn’t create as many opportunities as they would like and there were only half chances for substitute Nick Wellecomme and Chris Shaw to look back on in the middle stages of the second half.

Nantwich substitute Josh Lane could have got his first Dabbers goal with just 15 minutes to go as Michael Lennon weaved between two Hednesford defenders and cut back for the young striker who hammered over from six yards.

The impressive Cheyenne Dunkley was close to snatching the victory late on for the Pitmen but his volley flashed just wide of Brain’s left-hand post.

Cooke nearly marked his return from suspension with a last gasp winner when he latched on to Urwin’s pass but he struck wide.

Nantwich: Brain,Lowe, White, Hughes (Cooke, 78), Bailey ©, McDonald, Urwin, MacPherson, Everall(Lane, 72), Lennon, Foster (Flynn, 68). Subs: Maguire, Moss.

All pictures courtesy of Simon J Newbury Photography

Dabbers manager Jimmy Quinn fielded seven players under the age of 21 and one of them, Tom Urwin, grabbed the second goal for Nantwich.

The first half saw little opportunities for both sides with Nantwich slightly edging the play. Mat Bailey went close from a Zak Foster corner but his header was blocked on the line by Adam Farrell.

Si Everall caused problems for the Kendal defence and he was close to breaking the deadlock on the quarter hour mark, but Shaun Gray prevented his effort from nestling in the bottom right hand corner of Craig Dootson’s goal.

Everall went close again on 30 minutes, this time from an inch perfect Caspar Hughes cross but the Dabbers striker headed just over.

Kendal created chances of their own mainly through their captain, Ciaran Donnelly, who twice flashed wide of Jon Brain’s left hand post from range.

The Cumbrians were the better side in the early stages of the second half and should have taken the lead through Kevin Leadbetter but the midfielder shot wide from the edge of the area.

Nantwich took the lead on 71 minutes when, after good build up, Andy White’s left-footed cross was headed into the bottom left hand corner by Lennon.

That lead was doubled ten minutes later when Everall again broke clear and fed Lennon who cut back for Urwin to hammer into the bottom right hand corner.

The win was sealed in stoppage time as Niall Maguire battled hard to win the ball in midfield before finding Lennon perfectly and the front man grabbed his brace with a fine strike from the edge of the area.

Nantwich: Brain, Lowe, White, Hughes (Flynn, 85), Bailey (c), McDonald, Urwin, MacPherson (Maguire, 65), Everall, Lennon, Foster (Lane, 65). Subs: Mitchell, Moss.

All pictures courtesy of Simon J Newbury Photography