Betley overcame AFC Dishers 3-0 in their Crewe Regional Premier Division Cup clash as waterlogged pitches again played havoc with this weekend’s fixtures.
Both Premier Division games and the President’s Cup game between Princes Feathers and Willaston WS were called off.
Heavy rainfall caused more frustrating postponements in the Crewe Regional Sunday League.
Among the matches which survived, Cooper Buckley had a convincing win against AFC Dishers in the Premier League, winning 8-1.
In the Crewe Regional Sunday League, heavy rain during the week resulted in four of the eight scheduled matches being postponed due to waterlogged pitches.
In the Premier Division, Cooper Buckley and Betley met for the second time in eight days, the game being played on Pitch 3 at Barony Park on a difficult surface.
Nantwich Town bosses have unveiled an ambitious fund-raising project to raise £750,000 to buy two new 3G state-of-the-art football pitches at its Swansway Stadium.
The scheme includes replacing the first team grass pitch with a 3G all-weather one, as well as replacing the current 3G training pitch and the surrounding fencing.
Only three of 10 scheduled Crewe Regional Sunday League games took place today due to waterlogged pitches.
In the Premier Division, Betley increased their lead at the top of the table with an emphatic 7-0 victory against a strong looking Willaston White Star side.
By Jonathan White
A local football referee has paid tribute to the Queen by marking out “EIIR” on the football pitches on Barony Park in Nantwich.
Des Evans regularly referees on the park in the Crewe Regional Sunday Football League matches.
Horrific weather, unplayable pitches and officials walking off because of verbal abuse are just some of the talking points from the latest round of Crewe Regional Sunday League fixtures.
Despite the heavy rain over last two days, only one game was postponed before kick off.
Recent heavy rain of meant many of the Crewe Regional Sunday League games were called off today because of waterlogged pitches.
In Division One, lowly placed JS Bailey met second placed Winsford Over for the second time in seven days.
The Crewe and District Regional Sunday football league will return to action on April 4 as national lockdown restrictions continue to ease.
The Government’s roadmap out of the pandemic sees outdoor sport return at community, local level from Monday (March 29).
Only one game survived the weather in the Crewe Regional Sunday League latest round of fixtures.
Heavy rain all weekend led many local pitches waterlogged around Crewe and Nantwich, with 10 of the 11 scheduled games postponed.
Residents living near Reaseheath College in Nantwich claim construction work on new sporting facilities has started – without planning permission.
Families living close to the college grounds off the A51 raised their concerns at a Worleston parish council meeting.
Hundreds of young players, parents, coaches and club officials gathered for the opening of Crewe & Nantwich RUFC’s new pitches.
MP Edward Timpson was on hand to cut the ribbon as the new facilities at the Vagrants ground in Willaston were unveiled.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC will officially unveil its new pitches at the Vagrants after a 10-year fund-raising campaign.
Club Officials, supporters and players old and new have all chipped in to help raise tens of thousands of pounds to buy and convert additional land into playing facilities.
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