Bury Relics Over 70’s went into their first set of fixtures of the Greater Manchester Division 1 Walking Football Autumn league campaign still struggling to fill the squad with Tex, Dave M, Ray, Peter and Woggy all unavailable. The fit members of the squad were Eddy (GK), Gerry, Keith B, Bob, JoMo, Kieran and PatContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 70s begin strongly”
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GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 60s Whites start new campaign
Bury Relics Over 60s Whites contested the first set of fixtures of their Greater Manchester Division 2 Walking Football autumn league campaign after last spring season’s relegation on a cool, dry day in Heywood. The squad was Gaz (GK), Danny, Keith S, Ian McCann, Kevin, Ian McKinnon and Graham with Ken as Manager. A frustratingContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 60s Whites start new campaign”
Bury Relics win the Martin Dawson trophy for 2024
A synopsis of what happened in the Martin Dawson tournament as provided by Motherwell Ian. Group A 2-1 Win against Leeds (Kev and Graham)1-0 Win against Rochdale (Graham)2-3 Loss against Wakefield (Graham x2) Finished runners up to Wakefield in group A and went on to play the winners of Group B in the semi-final. SemiContinue reading “Bury Relics win the Martin Dawson trophy for 2024”
Two more England (EWFC) caps for Tex
Relics over 70’s skipper, Tex O’Rourke, picked up his two latest Caps at the England Walking Football Community (EWFC) training session at Redditch United over the weekend. The cover photo above shows Tex being presented with his two caps from England (EWFC) Manager Simon Atherford. The first cap is when England played in Birmingham againstContinue reading “Two more England (EWFC) caps for Tex”
Forthcoming Fixtures / Events
Please make a note of these fixtures and events. 11 Aug Over 60’s v Maccabi 11am away18 Aug Over 60’s v Maccabi 11am away22 Aug Over 60’s/65’s v Salcom and Over 70’s v Salcom away 11am and 12am29 Aug Over 60’s, Over 65’s, and Over 70’s v Burnley away 10am 1st of Sept Over 60’sContinue reading “Forthcoming Fixtures / Events”
GMWFL Spring 2024 – Division 1, Bury over 65s are the cream of Manchester
For Spring 2024, Bury Relics over 60s Stripes had already won their league, and the over 70s were runners up in a competitive top division with an unrecognizable team to the usual, which had won multiple prior championships. Ergo, could Bury Relics over 65s keep the success flowing at the club? The answer is aContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2024 – Division 1, Bury over 65s are the cream of Manchester”
GMWFL Spring 2024 – Stripes promoted to division 3 as champions
A sensational day for the Bury Relics Stripes, who maintain their good play from last fixtures to complete a league championship win. The squad that helped achieve this success consisted: Eddy (GK and C), Fast Ken, Andy Van R, Mark T, Mitoma Mike, Mark E, Steve H and Iain D. Manager Ken Bug, with backContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2024 – Stripes promoted to division 3 as champions”
GMWFL Spring 2024 – Over 70s depleted but play excellently to finish 2nd
Usually, the over 70s squad is brimming with former players of the season, including John W, Tex, Jomo and Keiren T. However, none of those players and other regulars were available to assist the Relics in challenging for the division one title. The situation was similar in the last round of games but despite that,Continue reading “GMWFL Spring 2024 – Over 70s depleted but play excellently to finish 2nd”
GMWFL Spring 2024 – Over 70s Continue Pursuit
Bury Relics Over 70’s went into their third set of fixtures of the Greater Manchester Division 1 Walking Football Spring league campaign still struggling to fill the squad with Tex, Gerry, Tony and Woggy all unavailable. The fit members of the squad were Eddy (GK), Dave M, Keith B, Peter, Bob, JoMo, Ray (making hisContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2024 – Over 70s Continue Pursuit “
GMWFL Spring 2024 – over 60’s Stripes dominate match day 3
9th May 2024The Relics Over 60’s Stripes team dominated Match day 3 of the Spring 2024 fixtures with 13 points from a possible 15 from the 5 games on the day, without conceding a goal. The Relics started slowly with an unconvincing 0-0 draw against Salcom. Relics had some good chances with Nev and MarkContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2024 – over 60’s Stripes dominate match day 3”
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