Manchester Walking Football June 2024

All Reports By Kevin Williams

Week 1 – Over 70s Division 1 & Over 60s Divisions 1 & 2

Over 70s Report

Table Division 1

Promoted Burnley Clarets found the rarefied atmosphere a little TOO thin for their liking, when debuting in the top division of the over 70s age group.

Although they managed to pick up a couple of draws on the day, defeat in their match with Manchester Corinthians ended their outstanding unbeaten run of 33 games – and by virtue of a last minute penalty at that!

My Burnley correspondent, John Goodacre, assures me that the club feel they can compete at this level however, and look forward to the remainder of the season. Good luck guys.

Manchester Corinthians continued where they left off, at the top of the table, and will notice that they picked up two of only 3 wins on the day in this division, Bury Relics claiming the other.

Those scorelines meant that there is already a little gap at the head of affairs, although I’m sure both Tameside Striders Blues, who were unbeaten on the day achieving four draws, and Rochdale AFC Strollers will be striving to close that divide in October.

Over 60s Report

In Division 1, the blustery Heywood weather seemed to suit the seaside boys today, as Fleetwood Town Flyers and Blackpool Senior Seasiders enjoyed very good sessions to occupy the top two places in Division 1 of the over 60s league.

The latter’s only defeat came at the hands of the former, with the Cod Army enjoying four clean sheets along the way.
Bolton Wanderers Blues sit alongside the Pool, with an identical record in all respects, but are third purely for alphabetical reasons at the moment.

Despite the obvious strength in depth of this division, it is still a huge surprise to report that neither Wakefield Wanderers or Kingsmead registered a goal today. Both of these clubs have enjoyed title successes in recent years and will surely be looking to remedy that in the coming months. They currently fill the bottom two places but have the experience to dig themselves out of trouble.

Tables Divisions 1 & 2

Rochdale AFC Strollers developed a nasty habit of taking the lead in Division 2 today, before squandering it. In three games they opened the scoring, but they failed to register a single win and prop up the table with just the one point.

Manchester Corinthians enjoyed an unbeaten start to proceedings, but then again so did Winstanley Walkers and Panthers. The Wigan club in particular will be pleased to kick off their first season at this level on the front foot.

Bury Relics Whites stepped back from the spotlight a little, following their tremendous Martin Dawson Memorial Trophy win over the weekend, but won’t be too unhappy with three draws in an ultra competitive division. Of the ten games played today, six ended up in stalemate, that could be the story of the season for this group of teams, with every win a very significant one.

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