Manchester Walking Football 70s April 2019 The Manchester Walking Football 70s April 2019 session was played in fine weather at the Heywood Sports Village. Only eight goals were scored in the twenty one 10 minute fixtures. March leaders Tameside Striders … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 65s April 2019 The weather was much improved this month for the Manchester Walking Football 65s April 2019 Spring league session. A dry and fairly warm day saw twenty nine goals scored in the thirty fixtures. Only … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 60s April 2019 Divisions 1-3 Manchester Walking Football 60s April 2019 was played in dry but very cold conditions. The thirty games produced thirty goals. Eight in Division 1 and eleven each in Divisions 2 and 3. … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 70s March 2019 Manchester Walking Football 70s March 2019 was almost certainly the first over 70’s league in the country, unless anyone claims differently. Seven teams competed on this great occasion for the septuagenarian walking footballers. The … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 65s March 2019 Manchester Walking Football 65s March 2019 saw heavy rain and strong winds before the kick off time. Fortunately the rain eased but the wind was a constant problem when trying to play football. With … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 60s March 2019 Manchester Walking Football 60s March 2019 saw rain and wind after the recent good weather. This report is for Divisions 1-3, the report on Division 4 will be added to this page after that … Continue reading →
2019 League Preview The Greater Manchester Walking Football League is now in it’s third year and is again showing growth in all age categories. With the Spring season fast approaching, we have a few changes to announce in this 2019 … Continue reading →
GMWF League Review The Introduction Of Age Categorisation Having started playing walking football in September 2014 and shortly afterwards competing in over 50’s tournaments, I soon realised that these competitions just weren’t a level playing field. At the time I … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 65 December 2018 was the fourth and final session of the Autumn league. Players and spectators faced a biting Easterly wind, although the weather was dry with some sun. With Rochdale AFC Strollers and Mancom having … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football December 2018 Manchester Walking Football December 2018 was the final session of the Over 60’s Autumn league. With all three divisional titles up for grabs, it promised to be an interesting day at the Heywood Sports Village. … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 65 November 2018 Once again we had a lovely sunny Autumn day for the third and penultimate Manchester Walking Football Over 65 November 2018 session of the Autumn league. in the twenty matches fifteen goals were … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 70s Cup Tournament Report From Paul Gardner The second Manchester Walking Football Over 70s Cup Tournament was played at the Heywood Sports Village on Thursday 8th November 2018. It was played with the usual Autumn mixture … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football November 2018 Manchester Walking Football November 2018 was the third session of the Over 60’s Autumn league and a bright sunny day made for some excellent walking football. Of the thirty goals scored, the divisions had a … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 65 October 2018 The Manchester Walking Football Over 65 October 2018 league session was played in warm bright sunny weather which is unusual for late October. Twenty five goals were scored and only four scoreless draws … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football October 2018 Manchester Walking Football October 2018 was the second session of the Over 60’s Autumn League. Although rain was forecast, fortunately the weather remained dry while the fixtures were played. Thirty one goals were scored, only … Continue reading →
Martin Dawson Trophy 2018 The Martin Dawson Trophy 2018 saw a little chaos descend on the event. An incident on the M62 caused some of the travelling teams from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to arrive late. A normal one and a … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 65 September 2018 Manchester Walking Football Over 65 September 2018 was the first session of the Autumn league. A dry day saw two divisions of five teams competing. The days proceedings in this Manchester Walking Football … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football September 2018 The Manchester Walking Football September 2018 session kicked off the Greater Manchester Walking Football Over 60’s Autumn League in mild but showery weather. Fifteen teams are competing in this Autumn league, in three divisions of … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Autumn Season 2018 The Manchester Walking Football Autumn Season 2018 is fast approaching and after another successful Spring season, we have a few changes to announce. One is that next years Spring season starting month will now … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football June 2018 Manchester Walking Football June 2018 was the final session of the Over 60’s Spring League. On a lovely sunny day it was all to play for in deciding the divisional trophy winners. The day was … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 70 Cup Tournament The first Manchester Walking Football Over 70 Cup Tournament was played at the Heywood Sports Village on 31st May 2018 and some very skilful ageing footballers were on show. With the younger generation … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 65 May 2018 The Manchester walking football Over 65 May 2018 session was the final days fixtures of the Spring League. Once again the weather favoured us with blue skies and little wind. For me at … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football May 2018 The Manchester Walking Football May 2018 penultimate session of the Spring League brought another day of sunshine and dry weather. Thirty nine goals were scored in this session, twelve in Division 1, eleven in Divisions … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 65 April 2018 The Manchester Walking Football Over 65 April 2018 session was played in a biting wind which saw many players sporting their winter thermals under their football kit. Wooly hats were also the order … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football April 2018 With the March Over 60’s league session being cancelled due to snow covered pitches and sub zero temperatures, the Manchester Walking Football April 2018 session of the Spring League saw a day of brilliant sunshine … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 65 March 2018 The Manchester Walking Football Over 65 March 2018 session saw twenty one games played with fifteen 0-0 draws and only seven goals scored. Only six games had winning margins, with five games finishing … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football Over 65 February 2018 The Manchester Walking Football Over 65 February 2018 session of the Spring league started on the 15th, on a cold, windy but dry day. Seven teams in one division started this inaugural session. … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football February 2018 The outlook for the Manchester Walking Football February 2018 over 60’s session of the Spring League didn’t look too hopeful on Wednesday evening with a sudden snowfall covering the pitches. Early morning texts sounded good … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 2018 Manchester Walking Football 2018 promises to be even better than our inaugural year in 2017. We were pioneers, having formed the first Over 60’s League in the country in late 2016. We are continuing to lead … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football December 2017 Manchester Walking Football December 2017 was the fourth and final session of the Greater Manchester Walking Football Over 60’s Autumn League. On a sunny but cold day we were honoured by the presence of ARD … Continue reading →