By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town’s annual ‘Christmas Cup’ kids football tournament took place on the new FIFA grade 3G pitch at the Club’s Swansway Stadium.
Matches involved U7s, 8s, 9s and 10s were played on a six vs six basis with 10-minute group games, with teams progressing into either a Champions League or Europa League format.
Nantwich Town started 2024 with a comfortable 2-0 win over 1874 Northwich at the Swansway Stadium on New Year’s Day.
Dabbers manager Paul Carden said they “always looked dangerous” and were helped by a fine debut from loanee Courtney Meppen-Walters at centre-back.
Nantwich Town have signed defender Courtney Meppen-Walters on a one-month loan from NPL Premier side Guiseley.
The signing comes as the club has bid farewell to a number of key players recently, the latest being Ahmed Ali.
Nantwich Town Women are planning to launch an inaugural development squad.
It comes after an increase in female players at the club over the past 12 months and the success of their Women’s First Team.
Nantwich Town let a 2-1 lead slip as they fell to a painful defeat away at Hednesford on Boxing Day.
The Dabbers conceded twice in the last five minutes to lose 3-2 at Keys Park.
Nantwich Town and Avro played out a 1-1 draw in a feisty fixture at the Swansway Stadium.
Scott Moloney was back in goal for the first time in over two months after recovering from a broken wrist and also competing with Danny Roberts for the number 1 shirt.
By Liam Price
Nantwich Town Women thrashed Macclesfield Town Ladies 5-1 in front of a record crowd for a women’s game at the Swansway Stadium.
Georgia Brookfield made her 50th appearance for the club when coming on from the bench.
NHB went down 0-3 to The Lions in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division.
Goalscorers for The Lions were Lewis Clark, Jordan Amson and Michael Chesters.
Nantwich Town suffered another disappointing league defeat just days after the high of beating York City in the FA Trophy.
It could have been different after just two minutes when Mo Ali almost deflected a corner in for the opener for the Dabbers.
The new Chair of the Football Association Debbie Hewitt dropped in to Nantwich Town to view their new 3G facilities.
Ms Hewitt MBE is the first female Chair of the FA and is also the first female Vice-President of FIFA.
AFC Dishers had a morning to forget going down 0-5 to a lively Cooper Buckley side in the Crewe Regional Sunday Premier Division.
New signing for Cooper Luke Gillan netted four times, with the other strike coming from Pawel Abramovich.
Manager Paul Carden said he was ‘delighted for everyone at the club’ after Nantwich Town overcame a 64-place deficit to knock out York City 3-2 in the FA Trophy 3rd Round, writes Liam Price.
The Dabbers made a blistering start. In just the second minute, the first free kick of the game was swung in by Steven Hewitt and flicked in by the head of Ahmed Ali.
Nantwich Town Women are using their last home game of 2023 to hold a ‘Festive Bonanza’ of events and activities.
It will take place at the Swansway Stadium on December 17 against Macclesfield.
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