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National Cup – Relics 65’s in Regional Final

Following victory over Oakwood Glossop in round 3 on the 8th June 2022 the Relics over 65’s have progressed into the Regional Final of the Pharmacy2U WFA National Cup. The Relics will play the GMWFL Division 2 winners, Club Kingsmaid away in the Regional Final, date, time and venue to be confirmed, but the tieContinue reading “National Cup – Relics 65’s in Regional Final”

GMWFL Spring 2022 – Bury Relics over 60’s Stripes miss out on a runners up finish by one goal

Apparently, a mini-heatwave is predicted for this weekend, and it had made an early start at Heywood today, ergo there was not the usual wind and rain that usually greets us. Hopefully, this was a prelude to good football. This was the final set of spring league fixtures for the stipes over 60’s team butContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2022 – Bury Relics over 60’s Stripes miss out on a runners up finish by one goal”

GMWFL Spring 2022 – Over 65’s finish on a high

Just like the last day of last season (Autumn 2021), The Relics started the day second in the table behind Manchester Corinthians, this time two points behind compared to one point behind last season. Everything was at stake in the first game of the day which might decide the title. Due to holidays and injuriesContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2022 – Over 65’s finish on a high”

Relics over 70’s win WFLA Champions Cup

Bury Relics over 70’s have won the inaugural Walking Football League Alliance (WFLA) Champions Cup.The Competition was open to the top two teams from all 16 Walking Football Leagues that are affiliated to the WFLAThe Relics beat Rochdale Strollers 3 – 1 in the final held at Leek Town Football Club on 11th June 2022.Continue reading “Relics over 70’s win WFLA Champions Cup”

National Cup Round 3 – Victory for over 65’s

The Relics over 65’s broke new ground as they took part in Round 3 of the Pharmacy 2U Walking Football Association (WFA) National Cup. Todays opponents were The Oakwood Glossop who had progressed to Round 3 with an impressive 2 -1 win at Bolton Arena in round 2. They had an early start to travelContinue reading “National Cup Round 3 – Victory for over 65’s”

GMWFL Spring 2022 – Bury Relics over 60’s Whites go down fighting

Bury Relics over 60’s versus KingsmaidJust like last season, the division 1 over 60’s team are in danger of being relegated, with both the Relics and Rochdale teams looking over a cliff edge. As I drive up, Bury Relics and Kingsmaid have just kicked off. Meanwhile, in another area of Manchester, Gaz the keeper hadContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2022 – Bury Relics over 60’s Whites go down fighting”

GMWFL Spring 2022 – Bury Relics over 70’s win the league

After recently purchasing a Spotify subscription, I drove up to a puddle laden Heywood Sports Village car park, listening and humming along to Iron Maiden’s Running Free classic, but what I should have been listening to, was We are the Champions! At that time, I could not predict the Relics were going to be championsContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2022 – Bury Relics over 70’s win the league”

Relics Tex O’Rourke and Stewart White selected for GMWFL league teams

Relics players Tex O’Rourke and Stewart White were included in the Greater Manchester Walking Football League (GMWFL) league teams that competed in the inaugural Walking Football League Alliance (WFLA) Inter League Cup Finals played at Leek Town FC on the immaculate 3G pitch on Saturday 28th May 2022. Tex was included in the over 70’sContinue reading “Relics Tex O’Rourke and Stewart White selected for GMWFL league teams”

National Cup Round 3 – Over 65’s Opponents and date confirmed.

Following the 4 – 2 away win against Winstanley Walkers in round 2, the Relics over 65’s have been drawn at home against Oakwood Glossop in round 3 of the WFA National Cup. Oakwood Glossop had an impressive 2 – 1 away win at Bolton Arena in round 2, so a tough prospect ahead forContinue reading “National Cup Round 3 – Over 65’s Opponents and date confirmed.”

Fixtures and Training update

Please make a note of the following information. FIXTURES The last round of league games in the GMWFL Spring 2022 season:-June 1st – Over 70’sJune 2nd – Over 60’s WhitesJune 15th – Over 60’s BluesJune 16th – Over 65’s Over 65’s National Cup 3rd round – tba weekend of the 4th or 11th June OverContinue reading “Fixtures and Training update”