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Hudson to start for Lilywhites

BURY striker Danny Hudson is set to start for Mossley in tomorrow's Evo-Stik League Division One North trip to Durham City after completing a loan move to the Lilywhites.

He has penned a deal which runs until February 25 and provides competition for places as boss Steve Halford continues his Seel Park shake-up.

His side currently occupy 17th position in the table, six places and 15 points behind tomorrow’s opponents.

Mossley will be keeping their fingers crossed that the game

Date published: 03/02/2012

Action replay for Marshall’s men

NATHAN Bourne (right), of AFC Oldham, breaks against Whalley Range.

Match of the Day
AFC Oldham 2, Whalley Range 2

FOOBALL: AFC OLDHAM came within a whisker of becoming the first side to beat third-placed Whalley Range this season in the Premier...

Date published: 03/02/2012

Walker finds his range at last

up and running: Rifle Range captain Andrew Walker.

FOOTBALL: RIFLE Range ‘A’ skipper Andrew Walker must have broken a mirror in 2005, because he had to endure seven years of bad luck before finally scoring a goal for the club....

Date published: 03/02/2012

Fightback show earns point

FOOTBALL: SPRINGHEAD extended their unbeaten run to seven games in the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League Premier Division with a 2-2 draw at Stockport Georgians.

The visitors, depleted by injuries and players missing due to other commitments, were lucky to come away with a share of the spoils.

They made a slow start and Stockport enjoyed the lion’s...

Date published: 03/02/2012

Saints game off

Tomorrow’s Challenge Cup tie between Oldham St Anne’s and the Bentley Good Companions at Higginshaw Road has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.

The match will now take place on February 11, weather permitting.

Waterhead head to the University of Hull on Sunday, and coach Paul Geener is confident the match will take place. He said: “They’ve...

Date published: 03/02/2012

Roscoe ruled out

RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM firsts must do without Luke Roscoe for up to three weeks, starting with tomorrow’s home game against Birchfield in North Lancashire Division One.

The back-row forward suffered a neck and back injury 11 minutes into the clash at Tarleton last Saturday. He was airlifted to hospital, but was later released after x-rays showed deep tissue damage....

Date published: 03/02/2012

Colbrain romps to open win

Angling: DAVE Colbrain bagged the latest Todmorden AS open match on the Rochdale Canal thanks to a superb net of roach in the two to six ounce bracket.

Drawn on lorry park peg three, he used caster down the middle for a match-winning 6lb 5oz.

Runner-up Daz Kershaw opted for caster at various lengths close to the swing bridge for 3lb 7oz of roach.

The previous...

Date published: 03/02/2012

Roar on Ronnie

BROTHERS IN ARMS: Ronnie (left), who is preparing for a non-title bout at Bowlers tomorrow, and Mark Heffron have joined forces at Anthony Farnell’s gym.

BOXING: RONNIE Heffron will be roared on by a partisan crowd at Bowlers tomorrow as he bids to move a step closer to a Central Area title fight.

Promoter Frank Warren has intimated that...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Big boys avoid early exit

gotcha: Jimmy Rodgers and Adam Jeffrey, of Saddleworth Rangers, grab Hollinwood’s Pete Jackson.

RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers and Oldham St Anne’s showed their superiority in the opening exchanges of this year’s MP Mellor Products Standard Cup competition.

Rangers...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Here comes summer

Fitton Hill Bulldogs coach Mick Whaley

RUGBY LEAGUE: THERE is a new dawn on the horizon for the amateurs of Fitton Hill Bulldogs.

Fed-up with their continuing battle against the elements, the club are to switch to the new...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Jackson lights up Lancs

DARTS: PATIENCE was a virtue for Gary Jackson on his Lancashire debut.

The 26-year-old Oldham player was picked for the county fixture away to Warwickshire and, after enduring a nervy wait to step on to the oche, he emerged as the ‘B’ team’s match-winner, beating his opponent 3-2 in the final match to clinch a 7-5 win for the away side.

Oldham...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Leaders exact revenge

NETBALL: OLDHAM recovered from a tardy start to gain revenge on Team Bath Tucans in National Premier League One.

The visitors are the only side to defeat Oldham this season, and they were unable to make it a double after the local outfit won 46-44.

The home side found themselves five goals adrift in the opening quarter but, with the centre court of Maria McAndrew and...

Date published: 01/02/2012

Crompton hit the heights, but Cot extend cushion

SNOOKER: HIGH Crompton took advantage of Moss Inn’s open date by registering a 5-1 home victory over Three Cs ‘B’ to move into second place in the Pet Au Purrs Oldham Amateur Snooker League.

But an identical 5-1 victory for Little Cot ‘A’ over Blue Club ‘A’ means they have a commanding

12-point lead at the top of the table....

Date published: 01/02/2012

Drop of magic sent fans wild

LEN McIntyre, who scored 29 tries in 212 appearances for Oldham RL, has died at the age of 78.

The hooker once said that forwards, to be successful, should be a trifle “wacky”.

In a profile which appeared in the Oldham Chronicle in 1963, he added: “In the old days, forwards were a bit mad. But you could rely on them for protection if the other pack...

Date published: 31/01/2012

Oldham game called off after Luke scare

Luke Roscoe - injury

RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RUFC’S match away to Tarleton firsts in North Lancashire Division One was abandoned after only 11 minutes following a serious neck and back injury sustained by the...

Date published: 31/01/2012

Trio are stars of Saddleworth show

TABLE TENNIS: WITH leaders Glodwick ‘A’ registering another 10-0 win, this time at Rosehill, the second and third placed teams went head to head in Division One of the Oldham Table Tennis League.

And it was Saddleworth ‘A’, the visitors, who came out on top 7-3 against Werneth ‘A’ to surge 12 points clear of their rivals.

Darren...

Date published: 31/01/2012

Failsworth make New Street wait for title glory

BOWLS: FAILSWORTH inflicted the first defeat of the season on runaway Inbev Winter Bowls League ‘B’ Division leaders New Street.

They won 7-4, but New Street are still well clear at the top and destined to clinch the title with games to spare.

Elsewhere in the ‘B’ Division. there were wins for Vixens and Stalybridge.

And action in the...

Date published: 31/01/2012

Shadow boxing!

LORDS OF THE RING . . . Tara boxing trainer Jack Doughty (centre) is flanked by Darren Stubbs (left) and assistant trainer Gary Ford.

Doughty teaching duo the ropes
BOXING: VETERAN boxing trainer Jack Doughty has no intention of retiring from the sport he loves just yet — but has started grooming his eventual...

Date published: 30/01/2012

Shields fit to make Boro bow

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: CENTRE-HALF Steven Shields is set to make his Oldham Boro debut tomorrow at home to basement boys Leek CSOB in Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One.

The towering defender has taken almost a month to reach full fitness and boss Tony Mills is ready to hand him a start.

However, midfielder Nick Murphy misses out with knee ligament damage,...

Date published: 27/01/2012

Heyside boost promotion bid

ON THE BALL . . . Danny Cashin (left), of Heyside, takes a swing as Heywood's Sean O'Connor closes him down during the Huddersfield and District League Division Two clash.

Heyside 4, Heywood Irish Centre 1
Heyside's dreams of playing in the top flight of the Huddersfield and District League moved a step closer to reality after victory over Heywood Irish...

Date published: 27/01/2012

Barrow’s treble joy

FOOTBALL; STEVE Barrow’s fine hat-trick set Coppice United ‘A’ on their way to a

7-0 win at Royton FC in the D & J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott Premier Division.

Shabbir Ali pounced twice for the visitors, while Yasir Ali and M Ali also got in on the act.

Coppice are three points clear at the top of the table,...

Date published: 27/01/2012

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