The Walking Football Leagues Alliance National Cup Grand Finals were played on 9th and 10th September at the Redditch Utd FC ground in Worcestershire. Featuring were the GMWFL clubs in various age categories, Bolton Arena (over 50s), Kingsmaid (over 60s), … Continue reading →
Lancashire & Cheshire Over 60s WF Cup 2023 Four teams took part in this inaugural competition for the winners and runners up in the Greater Manchester WFL and the Cheshire FA WFL. The teams were Kingsmaid and Wakefield Wanderers from … Continue reading →
Twelve teams in two groups of six contested the seventh Martin Dawson Trophy played on 3rd September 2023. This was a reduction of two teams from last years event, probably due to the fact that there are far too many … Continue reading →
This was the second annual tournament for the GMWFL aging walking footballers. Last year it was an over 74’s tournament featuring four teams, Blackpool FC Senior Seasiders, Bury Relics, Preston North End Senior Whites and Rochdale WFC. Bury Relics were … Continue reading →
The Grimsby over 60s tournament was a great success in previous years and it seemed a shame not to partake this year, especially with all the hard work organising it by my fellow WFLA committee member and referee Mick Hill. … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football June 2023 GMWF 60s League The final session of the 2023 Spring League saw three teams in contention for the Division 1 title. Going in to this session one point separated Bury Relics, Club Kingsmaid and Wakefield … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football May 2023 GMWF 60s League Divisions 1 & 2 were played on the 4th of the month. As in April, just the one point separates the top three teams. Club Kingsmaid are in first spot, Bury Relics … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football April 2023 GMWF 60s League Divisions 1 & 2 were played on the 6th of the month. Wakefield Wanderers and Club Kingsmaid swop places, Kingsmaid from third to top and the Wanderers from top to third. Kingsmaid … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football March 2023 GMWF 60s League The 5 Divisions of the 60s league continues with 23 teams involved, 5 in each of the Divisions 1 to 3 and 4 teams in Divisions 4 and 5. The only change … Continue reading →
GMWFL 2022 Review & 2023 Preview 2022 With Covid relatively under control we were once again back in business running the Spring and Autumn leagues in three age categories. In the Spring League we had twenty three teams in the … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football December 2022 GMWF 60s League Divisions 1 and 2 were played on the 1st of the month. Half the fixtures resulted in 0-0 draws, with only seven goals scored in the ten games. Before todays fixtures Club … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football November 2022 GMWF 60s League Divisions 1 and 2 were played on the 3rd of the month. The battle for top spot in Division 1 continues with September and October leaders, Wakefield Wanderers, dropping to second spot … Continue reading →
A party of twenty two visited the Isle of Man on 12th November, which included seventeen GMWFL players. The players were Simon Atherfold, Frank Flynn, Nick Gash, Stuart Greaves, Ken Hitchell, Steve Hyde, Dennis Johnson, Chris Kershaw, Colin Myers, John … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football October 2022 GMWF 60s League Divisions 1 & 2 were played on the 6th of the month. All places stayed the same in Division 1. Wakefield Wanderers remain in top spot but Club Kingsmaid, in second position, … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football September 2022 GMWF 60s League The 5 Divisions of the 60s league continues with 24 teams involved, 5 in each of the Divisions 1 to 4 and 4 teams in Division 5. The only change is that … Continue reading →
Martin Dawson Trophy 2022 This was the 6th year for this popular annual event, there was no tournament in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. The tournament continues to grow, we initially had nine teams involved in 2016 and this … Continue reading →
The planned over 74s Spring Cup Tournament went ahead on Thursday 14th July. Initially five teams were entering this inaugural tournament, Blackpool FC Senior Seasiders, Bury Relics, Preston North End Senior Whites and Rochdale WFC, together with a combined team … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football June 2022 GMWF 60s League An unusual event occurred in the fixtures today, two games produced five goals in each game. Wakefield Wanderers beat Bury Relics 3-2 and Fleetwood Town Flyers beat Bolton Wanderers Walkers 5-0. Divisions … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football May 2022 GMWF 60s League Divisions 1 & 2 were played on 5th May. Club Kingsmaid increased their lead at the top of Division 1 to four points with one win and three draws. Also with a … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football April 2022 GMWF 60s League Divisions 1 & 2 were played on 7th April at Ice Station Zebra aka the Heywood Sports Village. Torrential icy rain with strong winds at 10:00 didn’t make the prospects of some … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football March 2022 GMWF 60s League We now have 5 Divisions, with four new teams joining us, Burnley Clarets, Garstang WFC, Ribble Valley WFC and Winstanley Walkers FC. They will of course all start in the lower divisions. … Continue reading →
Sportsmanship Tameside Striders Great Sporting Gesture A magnificent sporting gesture in the over 70s league today (09.03.22) by Tameside Striders Blues and Tameside Striders Stripes. Manchester Corinthians were down to 5 fit players for their last two fixtures and both … Continue reading →
GMWF League 2021 Review & 2022 Preview 2021 Well, 2021 was another year we all want to forget with the Covid pandemic and the Omicron variant still rife. However, after the Spring season was cancelled, we did manage to run … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football December 2021 GMWF 60s League Manchester Walking Football December 2021 saw the fourth and final session of the Autumn league Divisions 1 & 2 on the 2nd of the month. In Division 1, Manchester Corinthians Reds were … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football November 2021 GMWF 60s League Manchester Walking Football November 2021 on 4th November saw the third the session of the Autumn league. Divisions 1 & 2 of the over 60s took part on this day. In Division … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football October 2021 GMWF 60s League Manchester Walking Football October 2021 kicked off the second session of the Autumn league on the 7th of the month. Divisions 1 & 2 of the over 60s took part on this … Continue reading →
Manchester Walking Football September 2021 After the frustrations of no full league football since the Autumn December session in 2019, it was good to see some old faces and friends we hadn’t seen since the pandemic. Almost two years of … Continue reading →
Martin Dawson Trophy 2021 With the Martin Dawson Trophy cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic it was good to see the return of this popular annual event. The tournament continues to grow, now in it’s 5th year, we … Continue reading →
Local Manchester League With the government restrictions still in place and only easing in stages, we had to reluctantly make the decision that the GMWFL Spring season wouldn’t go ahead as planned. However, we were able to run a temporary … Continue reading →
FA Survey On Walking Football The FA have announced a partnership with Age UK and Sport England to promote and grow grassroots football. They have just released a survey they completed on the social and economic value of the grassroots … Continue reading →