Warm-up draw fpr Lilywhites

Non-league football: A SECOND-HALF goal from Kevin McGrath earned Mossley a 1-1 draw at Bacup and Rossendale Borough in their lastest warm-up fixture.

The former Maine Road centre-half arrived at the far post to crash home Callum Gardner's corner in the 67th minute.

The hosts, from the North-West Counties League, went ahead at the midway point of the first period through Artjoms Butorins' effort from inside the penalty area.

Joint Mossley managers Peter Band and Lloyd Morrison used 18 players as they continued their preparations for the new Evo-Stik League season.

The Lilywhites welcome Airbus UK Broughton to Seel Park tomorrow (7.45pm).


NORTH-West Counties League side Chadderton lost 1-0 at home to AFC Liverpool in a pre-season match, with Lionel Agbodjan scoring the only goal of the game in the second half. The Broadway outfit visit Colne tomorrow.