By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town FC historian Michael Chatwin is compiling a new book on the football club in aid of NHS Charities.
The book will include all the club’s results back to its formation in 1884.
Bosses of the Northern Premier League in which Nantwich Town play have been dealt a blow after its main sponsor BetVictor served notice to end its contract.
Nantwich Town’s 2019-20 season has officially ended after the FA Council confirmed a decision to bring all football between Steps 3 and 7 to an end.
It means the Dabbers will not be able to play for a possible promotion play-off place.
Nantwich Town’s season has been ended by the FA today after it confirmed all clubs in league system steps 3 to 6 would not complete their fixtures in 2019-20.
The club had warned of the likely outcome, but chairman Jon Gold hit out today, calling the news “a devastating blow” and said clubs were “not consulted”.
Nantwich Town’s season looks to be over after all Northern Premier Division clubs were today told the current 2019-20 season will probably not be completed.
With the Dabbers in a strong position to challenge for promotion, the news will come as a blow to the Weaver Stadium oufit.
The chairman of Nantwich Town has warned the non league club may find it “difficult to survive” through the current COVID-19 crisis.
But Jon Gold is hopeful that support from government and football authorities will help to keep clubs afloat.
Nantwich Town’s promotion bid has been put on hold after the Northern Premier League today suspended all fixtures amid the Coronavirus outbreak.
The NPL said it made the decision after reports of a number of players and officials having to self-isolate with symptoms.
Crewe Athletic moved five points clear at the top of Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division with a 7-0 win over Faddiley.
Nantwich Town’s hopes of automatic promotion were all but ended in a 1-0 home defeat to league leaders South Shields last night.
A victory for the Dabbers would have kept them in with an outside chance of catching the leaders for the one automatic promotion spot.
The semi-finalists were decided in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division Cup the with NHB FC, Crewe Ath, White Lion FL and George & Dragon all winning.
Promotion-chasing Nantwich Town have fallen 11 points behind league leaders South Shields after being held to a 2-2 draw at lowly Radcliffe Borough.
The Dabbers, who have a game in hand on the leaders, will now focus on securing a play-off place in the top five which appears a tight race between them, Warrington and Lancaster City.
The weather lost a little of its grip and three games were played in the Crewe Regional Sunday League.
In the rearranged Division One Cup game which was previously abandoned due to the weather, Talbot went through to the next round with a 6-3 win at Nantwich Pirates.
Nantwich Town has appointed Jon Gold as new chairman with immediate effect.
Mr Gold has held the position at the club before and the club said today they are “delighted to have him back at the helm“.
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