Nantwich Town Under 18s have won the Crewe Youth Cup with a 3-0 win over Crewe Arrows Under 18s at the Cumberland Arena in Crewe.
A tight first half brought chances for both teams but was goalless at the break.
George & Dragon continue to close the gap at the top of the Crewe Regional League Premier Division with a 4-1 win away at League leaders Betley FC.
Danny Boden scored twice for the visitors with other goals from Sean Tierney and Ben Brown.
Nantwich Town took a point from a crucial game against Stafford Rangers with a 1-1 draw at the Swansway Stadium.
After playing away to South Shields 48 hours earlier, manager Paul Carden made two changes to the side.
Nantwich Town welcome rivals Stafford Rangers in today’s crucial Bank Holiday clash which is a must-win for the Dabbers as they try to avoid relegation.
Their 3-2 defeat away at league leaders South Shields on Saturday has left Nantwich fourth from bottom in the final relegation spot, with just three games left.
George & Dragon beat The Lions 2-0 in the Crewe Regional Premier Division thanks to a first half goal from Miles Wadey and a second half strike from Luke Duckworth.
The Lions had a player sent off in the second half.
A single goal was enough for Betley to beat The Lions in their top of the table clash in the Crewe Regional League Premier Division.
Betley started the morning nine points ahead of The Lions, who had two games in hand.
By Adam Bateman
Nantwich Town produced an emphatic display to run out 3-0 winners at play-off chasing Marine to move out of the relegation places.
Manager Paul Carden changed his starting line up as Sean Cooke, Caspar Hughes, Perry Bircumshaw, Dylan Thompson and Connor Evans all made their way into the side.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town Ladies continued their winning run in the Premier Division of the Cheshire Women’s & Youth Football League with a 3-2 victory against Runcorn Sports.
The Nantwich goals were scored by L. Bulkeley, M. Rowley and D. Fisher-Sherratt.
George & Dragon beat Cooper Buckley 4-0 in the Crewe Regional League Premier Division with goals from Scott Taylor (2), Ben Brown and Terry Cain.
George & Dragon still have 10 League games to play, plus cup ties.
Nantwich Town suffered a body blow in their battle to beat the drop, losing 1-0 at home to Bamber Bridge.
A first-half wonder strike by Finlay Sinclair-Smith was enough to seal victory for the high-flying visitors at the Swansway Stadium.
Former Nantwich Town coach and Premier League player Gary Taylor-Fletcher has been appointed new manager of AFC Crewe.
Taylor-Fletcher, who played for nearly two decades at league clubs like Blackpool, Leicester City, and Huddersfield Town, joins AFC Crewe in the 14th tier of English football.
Nantwich Town is offering reduced entry fees as part of the Non League Day initiative this Saturday March 25.
The Dabbers welcome Bamber Bridge to the Swansway Stadium as they look to continue their improved form under new manager Paul Carden.
Betley and NHB met for the second time in eight days in the Crewe Regional League Premier Division – and the outcome was similar to last time with Betley winning 6-1.
Danny Lavalette and Simon Roberts both scored twice, with the Lavalette brace including a twice taken penalty kick.
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