STALYBRIDGE CELTIC 1, NANTWICH TOWN 0 STALYBRIDGE Celtic picked up £3,000 in prize money as they set out on the road to Wembley by beating Nantwich Town at home in the first qualifying round of The Buildbase FA Trophy. Scott Bakkor’s late penalty was the matchwinner in a game when the big surprise was this […]
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Oldham Athletic’s late show in home win against Cheltenham Town
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, CHELTENHAM TOWN 0 Oldham Athletic’s patience was rewarded as they secured a much-needed home win against lowly Cheltenham Town at Boundary Park. Late goals from Jonathan Benteke and Callum Lang earned three points against 10-man Town in front of a sparse crowd of 2,865. Though Latics had an extra-man advantage for more […]
Stalybridge Celtic lose to last-minute penalty against leaders Scarborough Athletic
STALYBRIDGE CELTIC 2, SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC 3 Injury-hit Stalybridge Celtic lost to a last-minute penalty at home to Evo Stik League, premier division leaders Scarborough Athletic. It provided a dramatic finish to a sometimes feisty match in which Celtic, whose five match unbeaten league run ended, more than matched high-flying Athletic. And there were plenty of […]
Mossley’s ‘professional’ cup win at Abbey Hey
ABBEY HEY 0, MOSSLEY 4 Joint-manager Dave Wild described it as a “professional performance” as Mossley recorded an emphatic victory at Abbey Hey in the first round of the Manchester Premier Cup. “The only disappointment was our finishing as we could have hit double figures, but at least we are creating chances and it wasn’t […]
Max Leonard stars as Mossley stay unbeaten after derby win at Droylsden
DROYLSDEN 0, MOSSLEY 3 MOSSLEY maintained their 100-per-cent record in Evo Stik League West with an emphatic derby victory at neighbours Droylsden. Two goals from Max Leonard and another from left-back Dieter Downey made it three wins in a row as they sit second in the table. While joint manager Dave Wild described it as […]