10th September 2026 Autumn session. Bury Relics Whites – Manager Keiran Squad:- Eddy Ford ( GK ) Ian McCann ( C) Kevin Amos Tony Greenall Mike Bartram Danny Mitton Keith Swain Kevin Bates Lots of weather but all of it happening elsewhere, Heywood seemed to be encapsulated in a perfect football weather bubble, not tooContinue reading “Over 60’s White Clean Sheets”
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Over 60’s lose their Stripes but shine in White
A daunting task for the over 60’s Stripes (now in brand new white strip) as they faced 5 games in the opening session of the 2nd half of the GMWFL division 2 fixtures, the opposition included 4 of the top 5 teams. 10th Sept 2026 at Heywood Sports Centre overcast but mild day Manager: KenContinue reading “Over 60’s lose their Stripes but shine in White”
Jomo scores on a good first day of a new season for the over 70s
Date: September 2nd 2026. The over 70s, previous triple champions on the trot and now on a quad, began a fresh new autumn season, welcoming two promoted teams of Blackpool and Ribble Valley to the party. Combined with Moston and Tameside, they made up the five teams of division 1. The squad for the dayContinue reading “Jomo scores on a good first day of a new season for the over 70s”
Over 60 Whites’ World Cup Preview
Bury Relics Over 60 Whites went into their fourth set of fixtures of their 2026 Greater Manchester Division 2 Walking Football league campaign with a squad of 8 available; Eddy (GK), Ian McCann ©, Keith S, Danny, Kev B, Tony, Ian McKinnon and Martin Nolan. Keith was Player/Manager. Welcome to summer at Heywood, today theContinue reading “Over 60 Whites’ World Cup Preview”
65s Rise & Shine
Bury Relics Over 65’s went into their fourth set of fixtures (final session before summer break of the Greater Manchester Division 1 Walking Football 2026 league campaign with a squad of 8: Keith G (GK), Kev Amos, Keith Swain, Alan, Graham, Tony G, Kev Bates and Ian McCann. Ken Bug was Manager. This report was written by KevContinue reading “65s Rise & Shine”
65s Moving On Up
Bury Relics Over 65’s went into their third set of fixtures of the Greater Manchester Division 1 Walking Football 2026 league campaign with a squad of 8: Keith G (GK), Kev Amos, Keith Swain, Alan, Dave Luk, Tony G, Kev Bates and Ian McCann. Ken Bug was Manager. First up were Winstanley with Kev B and Keith SContinue reading “65s Moving On Up”
The “Entertaining” Relics Stripes in the GMWFL 0ver 60’s League Two
A contingent of the Stripes squad asked the match reporter to use the word ‘Entertaining’ as the headline to define today’s performance, one cynic replied “It was certainly entertaining but will never replace football”. On a day when a slightly depleted Stripes squad due to holidays and injuries faced atrocious weather conditions, improving opponents and controversialContinue reading “The “Entertaining” Relics Stripes in the GMWFL 0ver 60’s League Two”
An historic 3 titles in a row for the over 70s
GMWFL over 70s Spring season final fixtures of Division 1, date 3rd June 2026. Bury Relics over 70s are again champions of division 1 in the GMWFL, producing a title winning display in the last set of fixtures. I don’t know if this has happened or has been bettered before in the GMWFL over 70sContinue reading “An historic 3 titles in a row for the over 70s”
Relics Over 75’s “Total Walking Football”
The phrase ‘Total Football’ was first used to describe the concept of fluid, interchanging play where defenders could seamlessly shift into attack and and attackers into defence without disrupting the system and was associated with the Dutch sides of the 1970’s, we can now add the phrase ‘Total Walking Football’ to describe the Relics overContinue reading “Relics Over 75’s “Total Walking Football””
Penalties and 2 no-goals for the Over 70s
The GMWFL for the over 70s have now completed three sessions for March, April and May; Bury Relics 70’s are very much still in the title hunt as they sit proudly in 2nd place of division 1. Their trademark game is that of good passing team play, some dribbling, stout defending and excellent goalkeeping. OtherContinue reading “Penalties and 2 no-goals for the Over 70s”
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