Manchester Walking Football December 2019 GMWF 60s League Divisions 1 & 2 Well, what a dramatic day it turned out to be in this final session of the Over 60s Divisions 1 & 2 Autumn League. More so in Division … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football November 2019 GMWF 60s League Manchester Walking Football November 2019 was the third session of the 60s Autumn league. All teams played in atrocious conditions with heavy rainfall effecting all the fixtures. Well done to all the … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football October 2019 GMWF 60s League Manchester Walking Football October 2019 was the second session of the 60s Autumn league. In Division 1 Bury Relics now have a two point lead over Wakefield Wanderers, with Rochdale AFC Strollers … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football September 2019 GMWF 60s League Manchester Walking Football September 2019 kicked off the Autumn league on the 5th of the month. Divisions 1 & 2 took part on this day. In Division 1 Bury Relics head the … Continue reading →
Martin Dawson Trophy 2019 The Martin Dawson Trophy 2019 saw ten teams compete in two groups of five. Five teams from the Greater Manchester Walking Football League and five guest teams made up the ten. In Group A were Chorley … Continue reading →
Autumn League 2019 Preview There are a few changes in this Autumn League 2019 Preview. Heywood Sports Village We have had complaints from the Heywood Sports Village that our league sessions are constantly running over our allotted time. This should … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 70s June 2019 Manchester Walking Football 70s June 2019 was the fourth and final session of the Spring League, the first over 70s walking football league in the country. Fortunately we had a dry day for the … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 65s June 2019 Manchester Walking Football 65s June 2019 was the fourth and final session of the Spring League. Twenty nine goals were scored, nine each in Divisions 1 and 2, and eleven in Division 3. On … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 60s June 2019 Divisions 1-3 The Manchester Walking Football 60s June 2019 session was the final session of the Spring league. It was played in fine weather and a total of thirty six goals were scored, the … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 70s May 2019 The Manchester Walking Football 70s May 2019 session was played in fine dry weather. Fifteen goals were scored in the twenty one fixtures. Tameside Striders lost their top of the table spot in April … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 65s May 2019 With rain at first, then the odd drizzle it was a cold day at Heywood for this Manchester Walking Football 65s May 2019 Spring league session. Twenty four goals were scored in the thirty … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football 60s May 2019 Divisions 1-3 The Manchester Walking Football 60s May 2019 session was played in showery weather at first but it soon dried up to give us pleasant conditions in this third month of the Spring … Continue reading →
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 →