http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/ Top stories for Local football http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1054652_sunday_teams_wanted AN INVITATION has gone out for new teams to join the Middleton Sunday League next season. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1054652_sunday_teams_wanted Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1053647_boss_calls_for_fa_cash_help OUTGOING Langley Celtic boss Steve Horan is calling on the Football Association to provide financial support for local football teams and leagues. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1053647_boss_calls_for_fa_cash_help Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1052616_sunday_league_champs_set_to_lose_their_leader LANGLEY Celtic will have to defend their clean sweep of Middleton Sunday League silverware without the man who led them to glory.. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1052616_sunday_league_champs_set_to_lose_their_leader Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1051626_heroic_colts_hold_out_for_final_victory MIDDLETON Colts under 18s won the Bolton District Premier League’s Jubilee Cup by beating Langworthy 2-1 in the final. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1051626_heroic_colts_hold_out_for_final_victory Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1050671_eightgoal_spree_wins_league_title MIDDLETON Boys under 11s B are champions in the North Bury Junior League following two vital games. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1050671_eightgoal_spree_wins_league_title Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1050669_unbeaten_champions_see_double NORTH End under 16s completed a double with a 7-0 win over Ringley Park in the final of the North Bury League's cup. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1050669_unbeaten_champions_see_double Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1050667_afc_girls_win_major_trophy ROCHDALE AFC Ladies’ under 16s, who play in Middleton, revisited Thornton Cleveleys for an annual seaside tournament, and as last year they returned successful. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1050667_afc_girls_win_major_trophy Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1050668_victory_for_blue_boys MIDDLETON Boys under 11s Blue have completed a fantastic double by winning the City of Salford League under 11s championship and Challenge Cup. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1050668_victory_for_blue_boys Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048667_celtic_march_into_cup_final LANGLEY Celtic made it to their second Middleton Sunday League final in comprehensive style. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048667_celtic_march_into_cup_final Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048663_title_bagged ALKRINGTON Dynamos B demolished Parrswood Celtic 6-0 to claim the Lancashire and Cheshire League’s C Division title. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048663_title_bagged Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1047720_carters_demise_impacts_rivals CARTERS’ withdrawal from the Middleton Sunday League has had a massive impact on their Premier Division rivals. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1047720_carters_demise_impacts_rivals Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1047710_villa_meet_celtic_in_shield_final CARDINAL Villa will face Langley Celtic in the final of this year’s Middleton Sunday League Challenge Shield. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1047710_villa_meet_celtic_in_shield_final Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1047708_lyons_and_mack_on_target_in_cup_win MANCHESTER Youth under 17s won the Manchester County Under 18s Cup when they beat Salford City in the final at Littleton Road. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1047708_lyons_and_mack_on_target_in_cup_win Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046674_relegation_battle_comes_to_the_boil PREMIER Division survival has suddenly become a case of perm one from four after an intensive round of midweek matches, failed fixtures, and goals galore. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046674_relegation_battle_comes_to_the_boil Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046673_daniel_signs_for_united THERE is a long way to go for Daniel Butterworth to become another Rooney or Giggs, but on Sunday he took a giant step on the way to possible stardom. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046673_daniel_signs_for_united Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046672_up_for_the_cup_cup_cup MANCHESTER Youth under 17s lined themselves up for another trophy when they beat Middleton Colts in a Tameside League Cup semi-final. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046672_up_for_the_cup_cup_cup Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046670_six_goals_shared_in_a_thriller_for_the_neural COCK are still looking for their first win of the season, but they did manage to break a six-game losing streak and pick up their third point with a spirited comeback. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046670_six_goals_shared_in_a_thriller_for_the_neural Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046669_final_spot_for_woodman WOODMAN beat VASA 4-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Middleton Sunday League’s HPS Challenge Cup. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046669_final_spot_for_woodman Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046668_ladies_defy_the_odds_to_reach_first_cup_final AGAINST all the odds Middleton Colts Ladies have reached the Challenge Cup final in their first season of open age football. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1046668_ladies_defy_the_odds_to_reach_first_cup_final Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1045589_backlog_grows_for_footballers THE irony probably wasn’t lost on the Middleton Sunday League’s fixture planners as the midweek games, arranged to clear an increasing backlog, were played, only for Sunday’s scheduled fixtures to be washed out by heavy overnight rain. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1045589_backlog_grows_for_footballers Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1045580_bracken_back_with_a_brace ABACUS Media hosted South Manchester in a Lancashire and Cheshire League match at a cold and wet Bowlee. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1045580_bracken_back_with_a_brace Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1043644_celtic_join_elite_with_record_win LANGLEY Celtic created history last Thursday night when they beat Blackley Alliance 8-1 in the final of the Manchester County Sunday Trophy. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1043644_celtic_join_elite_with_record_win Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1043643_another_blank_weekend_adds_to_fixture_problems A SECOND successive blank weekend has left Middleton’s Sunday footballers facing a gruelling last month of the season. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1043643_another_blank_weekend_adds_to_fixture_problems Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1043640_own_goal_sets_boys_on_the_road MIDDLETON Boys under 11s B were 4-0 away winners over Summerseat Athletic in a North Bury Junior League clash. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1043640_own_goal_sets_boys_on_the_road Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1042642_more_problems_for_sl_planners HEAVY overnight snow wiped out the Middleton Sunday League programme and gave fixture planners a new headache in what has been a real stop/start season. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1042642_more_problems_for_sl_planners Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1041589_carters_in_goal_storm CARTERS Rhodes were in top goal scoring form in the Middleton League’s HPS Challenge Cup at Parkfield on Sunday. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1041589_carters_in_goal_storm Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1041585_cardinal_villa_1_vasa_3 VASA put their disappointing league form behind them to book progress in the HPS Challenge Cup thanks to a hard-fought victory at Parkfield on Sunday. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1041585_cardinal_villa_1_vasa_3 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1041587_a_grey_day_for_celtic LANGLEY Celtic went out of the North West Champions of Champions knockout, beaten 1-0 by Hyde champions Grey Horse. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1041587_a_grey_day_for_celtic Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1040549_celtic_success_in_match_of_the_day LANGLEY Celtic boosted their hopes of lifting the Middleton Sunday League Premier Division title when they scored a comfortable victory over closest rivals Blackley Alliance. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1040549_celtic_success_in_match_of_the_day Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1040547_referee_halts_match_after_touchline_row MIDDLETON Lads’ match against Maccabi was abandoned when a row broke out between spectators on the touchline. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1040547_referee_halts_match_after_touchline_row Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1040545_cardinal_villa_2_langley_rangers_2_abandoned_after_82_mins SUNDAY’S Premier Division relegation scrap was abandoned with the match on a knife edge. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1040545_cardinal_villa_2_langley_rangers_2_abandoned_after_82_mins Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1039541_woodman_3_fc_radclyffe_1 WOODMAN answered the rallying call of their manager Paul Williams in emphatic fashion. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1039541_woodman_3_fc_radclyffe_1 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1039540_firsthalf_goals_secure_win_for_media ABACUS Media travelled to play Old Ashtonians in a Lancashire and Cheshire League match. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/s/1039540_firsthalf_goals_secure_win_for_media Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000