15th Jun 2023Bury Relics Over 65’s finished their Greater Manchester Division 1 Walking Football league campaign on a roasting warm day in Heywood. The squad was Gaz (GK), Tony (Centre Back), Tex (Right Half), Alan (Left Half), Pete Shev (Centre Midfield) and Graham (Centre Forward) with Keith both Manager / unused sub and 2 Cats,Continue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – Over 65s So Near Yet So Far”
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GMWFL Spring 2023 – one point and a third-place finish for the over 70s
Matches played on the 7th of June 2023. The final set of fixtures of the Spring league had finally come around, and Bury Relics over 70’s were currently sitting in second position in the league, 3 points behind leaders Blackpool but only just ahead of Corinthians. However, the odds were stacked against the Relics toContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – one point and a third-place finish for the over 70s”
Relics entertain Northern Lights Blackburn.
8th June 2023 The Relics entertained Northern Lights, Parkinson’s Disease, Blackburn (NLPDB), (a team made up of players with Parkinson’s Disease) who where preparing for the Ray Kennedy Shield, an international walking football tournament that is taking place in Liverpool on Sunday 25th June 2023 at Liverpool County FA. The games took place at RadcliffContinue reading “Relics entertain Northern Lights Blackburn.”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – Lady Luck deserts Relics over 60’s Whites
1st June 2023The last game day (4 matches) of the Greater Manchester Walking Football League (GMWFL) Spring 2023 season for the Relics over 60’s Whites had the usual drama and controversy. The Relics started the final day in second spot in the table, one point behind leaders Club Kingsmaid, and on level points, but betterContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – Lady Luck deserts Relics over 60’s Whites”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – Relics over 60’s Stripes play well in a clean sweep of draws
Matches played on the 24th of May 2023. Glorious sunshine greeted the players and supporters! A mini-welcome was made by the league to the new players, and everyone was assured that Referees know exactly what running is; but we are not so sure if the players do 😊. The Stripes had a squad of 8Continue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – Relics over 60’s Stripes play well in a clean sweep of draws”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – 1 win, 2 draws, 1 defeat for over 65’s
18th May 2023:Another tough day of fixture for the Relics 65’s resulted in 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 defeat to Kingsmaid which meant that Kingsmaid leapfrog the Relics into top spot in the table, pushing the Relics down into second spot with 1 game day (4 games) to go in the Spring 2023 season.Continue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – 1 win, 2 draws, 1 defeat for over 65’s”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – clean sheets and a win for the over 60s Whites
Matches played on the 4th of May 2023. The sun was shining in Heywood, and the phone app said it was only a 25% chance of precipitation, which is very different to the usual 150%. However, there was a slight chilly breeze in the air, which made for perfect playing conditions in terms of keepingContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – clean sheets and a win for the over 60s Whites”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – Frustrating day for over 70’s
3rd May 2023At last a lovely sunny day welcomed the teams to Heywood for the third day of the GMWFL over 70’s Spring 2023 season.The Relics were unbeaten on the day but were frustrated to only come away with a six point haul from the four games after being on top in all the games.Continue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – Frustrating day for over 70’s”
GMWFL Spring 2023 – Tough day for Relics 60’s Stripes
26th April 2023 For once Heywood is bathed in sunshine, slightly cool, but ideal for football. Unfortunately the results didn’t match up with the weather with the Relics over 60’s Stripes losing all three games 0 – 1. First game – WakefieldWakefield went ahead midway through the first half when a good through ball foundContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – Tough day for Relics 60’s Stripes”
WFLA National Cup – Relics 65’s just miss out in Regional Final
26th April 2023 Relics 65’s just missed out in the WFLA National Cup Regional Final, losing 1 – 0 to Blackburn in a tough game which could have gone either way.The Relics had the better of play for the first 5 mins, but Blackburn came back into the game and went ahead when a throughContinue reading “WFLA National Cup – Relics 65’s just miss out in Regional Final”
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