By Liam Roe
Nantwich Town returned to Northern Premier League action with a bang as they breezed past Ramsbottom United 4-1 at the Harry Williams Riverside Stadium.
Goals from Mat Bailey, Elliot Osborne, Liam Shotton and Josh Gordon eased the Dabbers to victory.
The Crewe FA Sunday Cup and Vase final line ups were confirmed with victories for Crewe Ath and Ocean FC.
The Sunday Cup final on April 24 will be between Crewe Ath and Brunel Arms.
By Richard Scott
Nantwich Town were beaten 4-2 by FC Halifax Town in the FA Trophy semi-final first leg.
The game was played in front of more than 2,000 supporters at the Weaver Stadium – one of the biggest attendances in the club’s history.
A Nantwich Town director has put an FA Trophy win at Wembley ahead of league promotion.
Tim Crighton, Dabbers commercial director, says he would prefer to see the club at Wembley winning a cup.
Meet nine-year-old Emily Bevan – Nantwich Town’s lucky charm who could help the Dabbers all the way to Wembley!
Emily has been the team’s mascot on three previous FA Trophy victories already this season.
Nantwich Town sold out main stand tickets for their FA Trophy semi-final clash with Halifax – just three hours after going on sale.
The club have been stunned by the level of interest – and are urging supporters to grab tickets in advance for other areas of the Weaver Stadium.
Division One side Brunel Arms caused a shock when they beat Premier Division Willaston WS 2-1 in the Crewe FA Sunday Cup semi-final.
The game erupted after 41 minutes with Willaston WS missing a penalty.
Nantwich Town have been named Northern Premier League club of the month chosen by league sponsors Evo-Stik.
It follows an excellent month of football for the Dabbers.
Nantwich Town will take on either Halifax Town or Gateshead in the semi-final of the FA Trophy following Saturday’s dramatic victory over Dover Athletic.
The Dabbers beat Dover 2-1 with a last gasp goal from Liam Shotton.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC paid the price for conceding penalties as they were beaten 23-21 by Hereford.
The Vagrants side started in a similar manner to the previous two games against Worcester and Dudley by conceding a string of penalties.
Unbeaten Railway Hotel suffered a shock exit in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Presidents Cup.
Railway were held to a goalless draw by Sydney Arms after extra-time, and then lost in a penalty shoot-out.
This was the dramatic late header by Liam Shotton which earned Nantwich Town a stunning FA Trophy victory against Dover Athletic.
Shotton rose in the 93rd minute to power his header home in front of nearly 900 ecstatic Dabbers supporters at the Weaver Stadium.
Nantwich Town host Dover Athletic in the FA Trophy Quarter Finals today in one of the club’s biggest ever games.
And victory for the Dabbers will mean just one two-legged tie away from a Wembley final.
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