By Liam Price
Nantwich Town suffered their worst defeat of the season with a 4-0 thumping by Stalybridge Celtic at the Swansway Stadium.
And Dabbers manager Ritchie Sutton questioned the character of his squad after the game.
A powerful forwards display by Crewe & Nantwich 1sts earned a fine victory of high flying Malvern at the Vagrants.
Before the kick off the visitors were in third place in the league and pushing the leaders, while Crewe were back in 10th.
Only three of 10 scheduled Crewe Regional Sunday League games took place today due to waterlogged pitches.
In the Premier Division, Betley increased their lead at the top of the table with an emphatic 7-0 victory against a strong looking Willaston White Star side.
By Adam Bateman
Nantwich Town bounced back from the setback at Guiseley with a crazy 3-1 win over Belper Town at the Raygar Stadium.
Things didn’t start well as Dabbers had an enforced change with Mwiya Malumo unable to start.
Nantwich Town have secured the signings of several players to bolster their squad as they look to move away from relegation places in Northern Premier League.
They have extended the loan of keeper Tom Booth from Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season.
Crewe and Nantwich RUFC 1sts returned to action after month off but fell to a narrow defeat on the road to Ludlow.
Crewe took a side which has been hampered by injuries and unavailability but hoped to hit back from a 33-13 loss to Ludlow earlier in the season.
Two Nantwich students scooped gold medals at the Cheshire Cross country championships.
Isaac Leydon and Hope Smith won their U17s races respectively at a wet and muddy competition held at Knights Grange in Winsford.
Betley retained top spot in the Crewe Regional Sunday League which returned to action for the first time since December 4.
In a curtailed programme with some games postponed due to waterlogged pitches, Betley cruised to a 4-0 win over Broadhurst FC.
Nantwich Town allowed Guiseley to come from behind to complete a league double over the Dabbers in a performance head coach Gary Taylor-Fletcher labelled “embarrassing”.
Lewis Whitham had a sniff of a chance in the very first minute for Guiseley, doing the first of many cut insides from the left and curling over the bar.
Nantwich Town have made a new hi-tech signing – a smart new digital scoreboard at its Swansway Stadium!
The scoreboard was unveiled at the Bank Holiday game against Warrington – and was in action after just 20 seconds when the Dabbers scored in the 1-1 draw.
By Adam Bateman
Nantwich Town earned an important point in a Bank Holiday 1-1 draw with Warrington at the Swansway Stadium.
After the horror show 3-0 defeat at Stafford, Nantwich “stopped the rot in the very next game, which was perfect” according to Dabbers manager Ritchie Sutton.
Nantwich Town have secured the loan signing of Accrington Stanley midfielder Oli Patrick.
The versatile 19-year-old, who can also play full-back, arrives for an initial one-month loan spell at the Dabbers.
Nantwich Town striker Dan Cockerline is set to be out for a while after suffering a dislocated shoulder in their 3-0 Boxing Day loss away at Stafford Rangers.
It’s a blow for the Dabbers who are facing a relegation scrap after the defeat left them fourth from bottom of the Northern Premier League.
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