Richard Ball is urging Lye Town’s crop of emerging talent to dream big as they hit the Wembley trail on Saturday. No fewer than 12 Capelli Sport Midland Football League clubs will be seeking places in the last 64 of the FA Vase, the national competition for Step 5 and 6 clubs which culminates in…
WITH Gornal Athletic’s match against Ingles being one of two postponed due to Storm Boelo, Northfield Town took full advantage and rose to the top with a 2-1 victory at Holwell Sports.
PLAYER-manager Luke Askey celebrated a clean sheet and valuable point as Stone Old Alleynians drew 0-0 at Capelli Sport MFL Premier leaders Winsford United on Saturday. It keeps things tight at the foot of the top tier with second-bottom Stone now within goal difference of Uttoxeter Town, whose home clash with Northwich Victoria was postponed,…
STRUGGLING Kirby Muxloe picked up just their second win in eight games to stun high-fliers Heather St John’s, running out 3-0 winners at Ratby Lane. The visitors went into the game just one point behind leaders Gornal Athletic and it was goalless going into the second half. While Heather found the woodwork denying them the…
ABBEY Hulton United and Cheadle Town turned the tables on the league’s top two on a day of upsets in the Premier Division.
Darlaston Town enjoyed a new-manager bounce as midweek appointment Matty Lovatt marked his return to the Capelli Sport MFL with a 2-0 win over Romulus. The ex-Dudley Town gaffer watched Jordan Spragg’s first-half penalty and a late effort from Ollie Jeeves end Darlo’s nine-match wait for a league win to establish a three-point cushion over…
AIDAN Neal’s hat-trick guided Birstall United into the second round of the FA Vase for the first time this century. The Division One outfit had two leads wiped out but kept netting to beat Bewdley Town 5-2, ensuring they are among the 11 MFL sides guaranteed to be in Monday’s draw. Neal and Nick Reeves…
FIVE months is a long time in football – just ask MFL graduate Lamin Barrow. Having lit up the pitches at Diamonds Academy, Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons and Fairfield Villa, the power of social media showcased one of the MFL’s best-kept secrets and put him on the radar of ambitious Bromsgrove Sporting. The Rouslers…
KEY matches at both ends of the table saw wins for Northfield Town and Stapenhill while leading pair Heather St John’s and Gornal Athletic both bagged wins on the road.
DUDLEY Town claimed the bragging rights in an entertaining Black Country derby, coming out on top in a thrilling seven-goal tussle at Lye Town.