RIP Dave Stobbs
Dave Stobbs, a founder member of Burnley Clarets, died this week at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer. Dave was among the first players to join in when Burnley FC in the Community launched their walking football programme at Turf Moor in 2015. The Clarets WF teams which play in the GMWFL grew out of the programme. Dave is pictured bottom left when he helped out the Over 60s team in the March 2022 league games.
We now have 52 teams involved in three age categories, 24 teams in the over 60s league, 16 teams in the over 65s league and 12 teams in the over 70s league. See Calendar below for your fixture dates in the 2022 Autumn season. The divisions and tables are on the dropdown menu ‘Fixtures, Results & Tables’.
Calendar 2022
| Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 4th September | Over 60s Martin Dawson Memorial Trophy | 12:00-16:00 Presentation & Buffet 16:30-17:30 |
| 7th September | Over 70s Division 1 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 8th September | Over 60s Divisions 1 & 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 14th September | Over 70s Division 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 15th September | Over 60s Divisions 3 & 4 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 21st September | Over 60s Division 5 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 22nd September | Over 65s Divisions 1 & 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 28th September | Over 70s Division 3 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 29th September | Over 65s Division 3 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 5th October | Over 70s Division 1 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 6th October | Over 60s Divisions 1 & 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 12th October | Over 70s Division 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 13th October | Over 60s Divisions 3 & 4 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 19th October | Over 60s Division 5 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 20th October | Over 65s Divisions 1 & 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 26th October | Over 70s Division 3 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 27th October | Over 65s Division 3 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 2nd November | Over 70s Division 1 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 3rd November | Over 60s Divisions 1 & 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 9th November | Over 70s Division 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 10th November | Over 60s Divisions 3 & 4 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 16th November | Over 60s Division 5 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 17th November | Over 65s Divisions 1 & 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 23rd November | Over 70s Division 3 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 24th November | Over 65s Division 3 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 30th November | Over 70s Division 3 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 1st December | Over 60s Divisions 1 & 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 7th December | Over 70s Division 1 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 8th December | Over 60s Divisions 3 & 4 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 14th December | Over 70s Division 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 15th December | Over 65s Divisions 1 & 2 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 21st December | Over 60s Division 5 | 11:00-13:00 |
| 22nd December | Over 65s Division 3 | 11:00-13:00 |
GMWFL Over 74s Spring Cup Tournament
This over 74s inaugural tournament was held on 14th July. The report is HERE.
Martin Dawson Memorial Trophy 2022
The annual Martin Dawson Memorial Trophy will be played on Sunday 4th September. Team registration forms for this prestigious tournament have been emailed to all GMWFL members.
Podcast On The GMWFL & The Health Benefits Of Walking Football
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Ukraine Appeal
FA Message On The Revised LOTG April 2022
Ukraine Emergency Fund
With donations from Manchester Corinthians WFC and Rochdale WFC who each donated £260, plus a donation of his match fees by GMWFL referee Mike Willmore, the total raised is £2046. A presentation was held before the league session on Thursday 21st April.
Salcom Walking Football Article
Chris Vickers of Salcom has written an article mentioning the GMWFL, it can be read HERE.
Official England WF Teams – FA Clarification
This article will clarify the current situation – Read HERE.
WFLA
The Greater Manchester Walking Football League are pleased to announce that they are now members of the Walking Football Leagues Alliance. We felt the timing was right for the birth of this organisation in order to develop, support and unify the many walking football leagues across England. Hopefully it will eventually become accepted and approved by the FA for the benefit of all who play competitive walking football. Click HERE for the WFLA website.
Greater Manchester Walking Football League
The Greater Manchester Walking Football League was launched initially in November 2016 to provide regular competitive football for the many over 60’s walking footballers. The full history of the league 2016-2020 can be read HERE.
Steve Colesby is now the Treasurer and Fixtures Secretary and Garry Pearce is now the Referees Appointments and Disciplinary Secretary.
We were the first FA affiliated over 60s league in the country and have attracted teams from across the Greater Manchester area, Cheshire, Cumbria, Fylde Coast, Lancashire and Yorkshire.
The Greater Manchester Walking Football League runs in seasons, Spring and Autumn, with each season consisting of 4 monthly fixture dates. All fixture dates take place on the new 3G facility at Heywood Sports Village, West Starkey Street, Heywood, OL10 4TW.
Further innovation came in the form of an over 65’s League, which was introduced in February 2018, where seven teams entered the inaugural division. In the same year two over 70’s Cup Tournaments were introduced, probably the first in the country. We started an over 70’s League in March 2019, with seven teams competing, the first over 70’s league in the country.
The league has a growing reputation as one of the best in the country, with many teams saying it’s the best organised league they have played in, with excellent referees, a great modern venue and it’s close distance to the motorway network.
If your team would like to join us then please use the Contact Us page.