Mossley leave it late for winner

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: LEADING scorer Matty Kay got the only goal as Mossley ended a run of five games without a win against nine-man Bamber Bridge in UniBond League division one north.


The Lilywhites’ midfielder struck in the 81st minute after defensive pair Chris Marlow and Martin Moran saw red for the visitors.

Kay’s 14th goal of the season — he converted a low cross from Steve Settle — decided a scrappy affair at Seel Park and clinched Mossley’s first win since their 2-1 defeat of Rossendale United more than a month ago.




CHADDERTON are through to the quarter-finals of the Vodkat North-West Counties First Division Trophy after a 1–0 victory over Rochdale Town.



The Broadway outfit dominated from start to finish, but were guilty of missing several clear-cut chances.

Danny Bell blazed over when clear, Danny Shaw fired wide, Chris Pauley hit the side-netting and Martin Love shot straight at the ’keeper as Chadderton ran the Rochdale backline ragged.

But Love made no mistake in the 70th minute when he headed home Pauley’s cross from the left.

Chadderton ’keeper Lee Swanson was rarely troubled by the division’s basement team, but on the one occasion he was called into action he turned the ball away after a shot came in from the edge of the penalty area.

Paul Buckley’s side will face Daisy Hill or AFC Blackpool in the last eight.




A SECOND-half goal condemned third-bottom Oldham Boro to a 1-0 defeat at home to Cheadle Town in Vodkat NWCL division one.



Tony Mills’ team spent the first half in the driving seat, but they couldn’t find a way through as Nick Alexander, last week’s two-goal hero, Callum O’Sullivan, Arnold Nsimbe, Darren Scanlan and Lee Scanlan all wasted decent openings to break the deadlock.

And they paid for their profligacy in front of goal when Cheadle went ahead just after the hour mark. Boro ’keeper Danny Pearson could only push the ball away from underneath the crossbar and Pat O’Brien was on hand to find the back of the net.

Ryan Baldwin had a chance to equalise late on, but he was unable to divert the ball past the ’keeper.