Cheer on the champions

Saturday was a great day for FC United but it wasn’t just the first team that were celebrating - the reserve team were crowned champions of the Cheshire Football League and they play their final game this weekend.

Loz Greenhalgh’s youngsters were defeated by Broadheath last Saturday leaving the door open for Club AZ to snatch the title from them. However, AZ could only manage a 3-3 draw with Golborne Sports and so they are now seven points behind with two left to play.

The reserves will hope to go out with a big bang in their final match against Tarporley Victoria at the Tattenhall Recreational Club this Saturday (kick off 3pm). This match will surely be the icing on the cake for what has been such phenomenal season for everyone.

Also playing are the under-18s, they take on Leigh RMI at Hilton Park, kick off 10am on Sunday 11th May. They have had a tough season, so far sitting ninth in the table, but there have been plenty of good performances to cheer and the young lads have plenty of years to improve.

So, if you fancy another fix of live, affordable football and you want to watch yet another trophy being lifted by the mighty Reds get yourself down to those football grounds. Go and cheer on the lads - they deserve it!


Directions to Tattenhall Recreation Club

Follow A49 to Tarporley roundabout and turn off into Tarporley Village High Street. After Forrester’s Arms public house, turn right and follow signs for Tattenhall. After approx 5 miles, at T-junction in Tattenhall turn left (Letters Inn pub on right), ground is 100 yards on the right hand side.

Directions to Hilton Park


From the North:
Exit J23 from M6, towards Manchester on A580. Take the A579 (Bolton, Pennington Flash). Continue along this road (passing our new ground on your right hand side) until you see the ASDA store on your left and the football ground on right, turn right at the traffic lights then right again at the next set of traffic lights. Take the first right (Chadwick St.) and the ground is straight ahead.

From the South:
Exit J22 from M6. Take A572 (Winwick Lane) towards Leigh, then the A580 (Manchester). Left onto the A579 (Bolton, Pennington Flash). Continue along this road (passing our new ground on your right hand side) until you see the ASDA store on your left and the football ground on right, turn right at the traffic lights then right again at the next set of traffic lights. Take the first right (Chadwick St.) and the ground is straight ahead.

From the East:
M1, M62, M60 (anti-clockwise): Leave the M60 at junction 14 for the A580 towards Liverpool, take the A579 (Bolton, Pennington Flash). Continue along this road (passing our new ground on your right hand side) until you see the ASDA store on your left and the football ground on right, turn right at the traffic lights then right again at the next set of traffic lights. Take the first right (Chadwick St.) and the ground is straight ahead.

General:
Travel by rail; the nearest station is Atherton, on the Rochdale-Southport line. Trains run every 30 minutes, taking approximately 24 minutes from Manchester Victoria. The 582 bus service (every 6 minutes) runs from opposite the station and passes Hilton Park on it’s way to Leigh Bus Station. The nearest West Coast Main Line station is Wigan North Western, which is served by the 600 and 658 bus services that run to Leigh Bus Station.

By Claire Robinson.