Tate goal to no avail for Hulmeians

AMATEUR FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Hulmeians lost 4-1 at Old Mancunians reserves in division two of the Lancashire Amateur League.

Danny Tate tapped in to cancel out the home side’s early opener but Hulmeians were only on level terms for a few minutes before Mancunians restored their advantage.

And that’s how it stayed until the last five minutes when the visitors were caught twice on the counter attack, the first of those goals coming after Chris Frankland had saved a penalty.

Failsworth Dynamos reserves are preparing for an assault on the division three title after a 6-1 win over their Lymm counterparts.

Tom Stuttard (two), Mike Brady, Mark Boland, Reece Lyndon and Louis Harding got the goals.

Dynamos would go third if they win their two games in hand and they still have to play the top two teams.

Games involving the other local sides were washed out.


Heyside repel late fightback

HEYSIDE had to stave off a late fightback to beat Scholes 3-2 in reserve division two of the Huddersfield and District League.

Goalless at half-time, Nick Campbell’s double strike and a Ryan Pugh effort put the local outfit on course for a comfortable win.

But Heyside were hanging on at the end after a lack of concentration in defence allowed Scholes to score twice in the final 10 minutes.

Elsewhere, Peter Ward scored for Uppermill ‘A’ in a 1-1 draw against Honley.

Results —

Division one: Diggle P Uppermill P.

Division four: Cartworth Moor P Heyside FC P.

Reserve division one: Shepley Res P Diggle Res P; Uppermill Res P Heywood Irish Centre Res P.

Reserve division two: Diggle ‘A’ P Meltham Athletic ‘A’ P; Heyside FC Res 3, Scholes Res 2; Honley Res, Uppermill ‘A’ 1.League side eye last eight

THE Lancashire and Cheshire League are hoping for a break in the weather as they look forward to the most significant Inter-League game in their 101-year history.

They are at home to the Cambridgeshire in the last 16 of the FA Carlsberg National Inter-League Challenge on Saturday. Kick-off at Maine Road FC’s Brantingham Road ground is 1pm.

The L&CL defeated the Birmingham and District League 4-2 in the previous round.


WATERLOGGED pitches wiped out all matches involving local teams in the L&CL last weekend.

Ashton Sunday League

JUST one game went ahead in the Ashton Sunday League — and it saw Charlestown record an emphatic 7-2 win over Kippax.

On target were C Lomas (three), S Ward, D West, J Carroll and K Buckley.