October 2024Angry skies and a cool breeze welcomed Bury Relics to the Heywood stadium, with Bury Relics players warming up on the pitch. First thing on the agenda was a “League Huddle” and a word about bringing in Astroturf Soil into the building; the cleaners have reported a disproportionate high number of rubber particles foundContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 70s play well to go top of the league”
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GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 65 Champions make a steady start despite players missing
The over 65s defending champions turned up with a squad that consisted: Manager: Ken Buggie, Graham Walton (C), Gaz Sweeney (GK), Keith Swain, Kevin Amos, Dave Lutkevitch, Alan Blackley and Pete Shevtchenko. Players unavailable due to holiday and injury were Ian McCann and Paul Webster. It was a great day weather wise, with moderate sunshine and aContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 65 Champions make a steady start despite players missing”
GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 60 Stripes Steep Learning Curve
Bury Relics Over 60 Stripes entered the Greater Manchester Division 3 Walking Football Autumn league after promotion last Spring. The members of the squad selected for Matchday 1 were Eddy (GK), Mark T, Steve H, Ken, Mike, Steve M, Kev and Andy. Ken was Manager Keith & numerous supporters in attendance on a dry day.Continue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 60 Stripes Steep Learning Curve”
GMWFL Autumn 2024 – Over 70s begin strongly
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”
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”
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