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 players and staff have marked the 30th anniversary of the tragic death of former star player, Ryan Keen.
On February 6 1994, Ryan died from horrific burns after a prank which went horribly wrong, just hours after scoring the winning goal for the club.
By Jonathan White
Nantwich Town FC Women beat Stockport County FC Ladies Development 3 – 0 in the Premier Division of the Cheshire Women’s & Youth Football League at the Swansway Stadium.
It was the team’s first home game of 2024, and goals from Hattie Bourne, Abbie Heywood and Poppy Smith secured a comfortable victory.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts suffered a last minute defeat away at league Leaders Birkenhead Park, going down 24-21.
A try from a cross-field kick in the final play of the game saw the hosts snatch victory after they had trailed to Crewe for most of the game.
Betley were missing several key players for their home game against Cooper Buckley and went down 2-6 in the Crewe Regional Sunday League, Premier Division.
Keiron Duckers netted both goals for the home side, with the Cooper Buckley strikes coming from a Luke Gillan hat-trick, Pavel Abramovic, Jason McMullan and Caine Mellor.
By Liam Price
Leek Town maintained their seven-point lead at the top of the PitchingIn NPL West with a 3-1 win over Nantwich Town at the Swansway Stadium.
The Dabbers were missing five key players – three through suspension and two through injury.
Crewe and Nantwich RUFC 1sts earned a hard-fought 22-19 victory over Burnage at the Vagrants.
With Burnage fifth in the league, one place behind Crewe, the hosts were expecting another tight physical contest.
Nantwich Town Women beat Congleton Town Ladies 1-0 in the Premier Division of the Cheshire Women’s & Youth Football League.
Keane Harrison notched the winning goal for the Dabbers at Congleton High School yesterday (January 28).
Another team has had to quit the Crewe Regional Sunday League.
The Lions decided to call it a day, which leaves just nine teams competing in the Premier Division.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts were narrowly beaten away at Firwood Waterloo (FW) in a rearranged game from the first weekend in December.
Despite a sterling fightback, the visitors fell just short losing 31-28 against their fellow promotion chasers.
A Byron Harrison header earned all three points for Nantwich Town at home to Cheshire rivals Witton Albion.
Harrison latched on to a 65th minute free kick to nod home for the Dabbers to secure the victory.
Club chiefs at Nantwich Town have issued a warning to young supporters after incidents including flares and smoke bombs being let off during matches.
The Dabbers have seen increased support in recent months, with noticeably more younger fans.
By Liam Price
Nantwich Town continued their solid start to the league in 2024 with a 1-0 win over play-off chasing Chasetown at the Swansway Stadium.
Frazer Cookson and Nathan Okome both started before their Solihull bans kicked in, and there was only one line-up change from that game, with Callum Saunders replacing Kai Evans.
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