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GMWFL Autumn 2023 – 60s whites have a bad day but division 1 status retained

Hats and scarfs needed for today, there was a chill in the air, and one side of the pitches was frozen. Someone else was also ice-cool as he was totally unexpectedly put in goal. The regular keeper was a no show, so Pat bravely volunteered to step at the last moment. Graham, the regular striker,Continue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – 60s whites have a bad day but division 1 status retained”

GMWFL Autumn 2023 – Over 65’s still in contention.

16th November 2023Relics over 65’s had a frustrating day, playing good football but not getting their rewards, hey, but that’s football. Relics 1 Preston 0 Relics dominated the game but only had one goal to show their dominance. Following some good work from John W in midfield, Ian McCann was free on the right handContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – Over 65’s still in contention.”

GMWFL Autumn 2023 – Over 70’s clean sheets and unbeaten on the day.

1st Nov 2023The under strength Relics over 70’s put in a fighting display on Match day 3 of the Greater Manchester Walking Football League (GMWFL) Autumn 2023 season.Unbeaten on the day and 4 clean sheets, but the Relics slipped a bit on league leasers Manchester Corinthians. Relics started the day second place in the table,Continue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – Over 70’s clean sheets and unbeaten on the day.”

GMWFL Autumn 2023 – 3 games, 3 wins, and 3 clean sheets for the over 60’s Stripes.

October 25th 2023. Three was definitely the magic number for the Relics over 60’s stripes on match day two of the Autumn 2023 season of the Greater Manchester Walking Football League (GMWFL). At the start of the day the Relics sat second in the division, five points behind leaders Ribble Valley. A superb effort onContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – 3 games, 3 wins, and 3 clean sheets for the over 60’s Stripes.”

GMWFL Autumn 2023 –Over 60s Whites Have One Of Those Days

October 2023Bury Relics Over 60s Whites contested the second set of fixtures of their Greater Manchester Division 1 Walking Football league campaign on a cool, dry day in Heywood. The squad was Eddy (GK), Tony, Wayne, Keith S, Ian McCann, Kevin, Gordon and Graham with Ken as Manager. A frustrating day resulted in 3 drawsContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 –Over 60s Whites Have One Of Those Days”

GMWFL Autumn 2023 – three hard earned points for the over 65s

Matches played October 2023Conditions for the game today were pretty good, without the usual torrent of rain and with a bit of sunshine. The league reiterated that running was not going to be tolerated and referees were going to be vigilant. The over 65s were flying in their last set of fixtures that put themContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – three hard earned points for the over 65s”

GMWFL Autumn 2023 – a good day for the over 60s whites, who earn a meritable 7 points

Matches played on the 7th of September 2023. Arriving at Heywood on another strangely hot and humid day, not the normal cold and rainy event we were getting used to, in anticipation of a really tough set of games for the Relics over 60s whites. Every team in this Over 60s League division 1 isContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – a good day for the over 60s whites, who earn a meritable 7 points”

GMWFL Autumn 2023 – Over 70s work hard to earn 6 points on an eventful and very hot day

Matches played on the 6th of September 2023. Bury Relics over 70s were awesome last season, only to have a bad day at the office for the final set of fixtures. The team were chomping at the bit, ready to make an impact on the new season. Today was so sun-shiny and hot, that itContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2023 – Over 70s work hard to earn 6 points on an eventful and very hot day”