> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # In pictures: Burscough v Chasetown FC - URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/ - Published: 2012-04-23T06:41:12.000Z - Updated: 2012-04-23T06:41:12.000Z - Description: A remarkable 4-4 draw wasn’t enough to save Chasetown FC from relegation. Club photographer Dave Birt captured a rollercoaster day on camera: - Author: Lichfield Live - Tags: In Pictures, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:41 A remarkable 4-4 draw wasn’t enough to save Chasetown FC from relegation. Club photographer Dave Birt captured a rollercoaster day on camera: [ ![the-one-that-got-away-as-gary--birch-watches-his-shot-drift-pass-the-post](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/the-one-that-got-away-as-gary-birch-watches-his-shot-drift-pass-the-post.jpg "the-one-that-got-away-as-gary--birch-watches-his-shot-drift-pass-the-post") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/the-one-that-got-away-as-gary-birch-watches-his-shot-drift-pass-the-post/) [ ![leeevans](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/leeevans.jpg "leeevans") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/leeevans-2/) [ ![Gary Birch's header hits the Burscough crossbar. Pic: Dave Birt](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/so-close-as-birchs-header-hits-the-bar.jpg "Gary Birch's header hits the Burscough crossbar. Pic: Dave Birt") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/so-close-as-birchs-header-hits-the-bar/) Gary Birch’s header hits the Burscough crossbar. Pic: Dave Birt [ ![its-all-over-and-the-scholars-are-down-chris-slater-and-richard-teesdale-shattered](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/its-all-over-and-the-scholars-are-down-chris-slater-and-richard-teesdale-shattered.jpg "its-all-over-and-the-scholars-are-down-chris-slater-and-richard-teesdale-shattered") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/its-all-over-and-the-scholars-are-down-chris-slater-and-richard-teesdale-shattered/) [ ![dean-perrow--time-for-reflection-and-it-hurts](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dean-perrow-time-for-reflection-and-it-hurts.jpg "dean-perrow--time-for-reflection-and-it-hurts") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/dean-perrow-time-for-reflection-and-it-hurts/) [ 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"cannot-watch-the-penalty-as-the-pressure-mounts") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/cannot-watch-the-penalty-as-the-pressure-mounts/) [ ![Dean Perrow makes it 2-2 after a mazy run. Pic: Dave Birt](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/perrow-superb-solo-effort-43mins-2-2.jpg "Dean Perrow makes it 2-2 after a mazy run. Pic: Dave Birt") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/perrow-superb-solo-effort-43mins-2-2/) Dean Perrow makes it 2-2 after a mazy run. Pic: Dave Birt [ ![keeper-fails-to-stop-the-own-goal-2-1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/keeper-fails-to-stop-the-own-goal-2-1.jpg "keeper-fails-to-stop-the-own-goal-2-1") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/keeper-fails-to-stop-the-own-goal-2-1/) [ ![dean-perrow-takes-on-5-burscough-defenders-for-his-stunning-goal-2-2-43-mins](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dean-perrow-takes-on-5-burscough-defenders-for-his-stunning-goal-2-2-43-mins.jpg "dean-perrow-takes-on-5-burscough-defenders-for-his-stunning-goal-2-2-43-mins") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/dean-perrow-takes-on-5-burscough-defenders-for-his-stunning-goal-2-2-43-mins/) [ ![dean--linoel--perrow-bursts-through-2-2](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dean-linoel-perrow-bursts-through-2-2.jpg "dean--linoel--perrow-bursts-through-2-2") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/dean-linoel-perrow-bursts-through-2-2/) [ ![courney-s-congrats-for-his-corner-confusion](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/courney-s-congrats-for-his-corner-confusion.jpg "courney-s-congrats-for-his-corner-confusion") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/courney-s-congrats-for-his-corner-confusion/) [ ![anthony-glover-diverts-pitts-corner-into-his-own-goal-2-1-40mins](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/anthony-glover-diverts-pitts-corner-into-his-own-goal-2-1-40mins.jpg "anthony-glover-diverts-pitts-corner-into-his-own-goal-2-1-40mins") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/anthony-glover-diverts-pitts-corner-into-his-own-goal-2-1-40mins/) [ ![off-the-line](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/off-the-line.jpg "off-the-line") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/off-the-line/) [ ![jones-congrats-2-0](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/jones-congrats-2-0.jpg "jones-congrats-2-0") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/jones-congrats-2-0/) [ ![james-ruston--woods-congrats](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/james-ruston-woods-congrats.jpg "james-ruston--woods-congrats") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/james-ruston-woods-congrats/) [ ![from-bad-to-worst-2-0-burscough-22mins-william-jones](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/from-bad-to-worst-2-0-burscough-22mins-william-jones.jpg "from-bad-to-worst-2-0-burscough-22mins-william-jones") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/from-bad-to-worst-2-0-burscough-22mins-william-jones/) [ ![burscough-hold-firm](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/burscough-hold-firm.jpg "burscough-hold-firm") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/burscough-hold-firm/) [ ![bad-start-for-the-scholars-1-0-down--after-6mins](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bad-start-for-the-scholars-1-0-down-after-6mins.jpg "bad-start-for-the-scholars-1-0-down--after-6mins") ](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/23/in-pictures-burscough-v-chasetown-fc/bad-start-for-the-scholars-1-0-down-after-6mins/)