By James Brown
Nantwich Town got back to winning ways in the Evo-Stik Premier Division with a hard fought 2-0 victory over Bamber Bridge.
Goals by Callum Saunders and Joe Malkin goals in each half at the Weaver Stadium were enough to seal a comfortable win in front of 300 supporters.
Champions Square One avenged last week’s shock defeat by Betley in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division.
And former Northern Ireland international and Crewe Alexandra striker Steve Jones was on target twice as they beat Betley 5-1.
Nantwich Town let a 3-1 lead slip in a dramatic game against fellow promotion chasers Warrington.
The Dabbers looked to have seized control in an enthralling contest on the road at Cantilever Park.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC 1sts returned to winning ways with a 35-5 victory over Newcastle at the Vagrants.
Newcastle started the stronger but good defence from the home side enabled them to clear their lines to halfway.
Premier Division winners Square One suffered a hangover after retaining their title when they were thumped 4-0 by Betley in the Crewe Regional Sunday League.
It was Square One’s first league defeat of the season.
By James Brown
Matt Bell’s superbly executed free-kick inside the final minutes earned Nantwich Town a 1-1 draw against promotion rivals Scarborough Athletic.
The Dabbers were behind after just four minutes when Luke Lofts wrong footed goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen and find the bottom left corner.
Nantwich Town will face Stockport County in the Cheshire Senior Cup semi-finals on Tuesday March 12, the club has confirmed.
The Dabbers beat Chester FC 1-0 in the quarter-finals thanks to a stoppage time winner from Danny Glover at the Weaver Stadium.
A dramatic injury time winner helped Nantwich Town overcome higher league Chester FC in the Cheshire Senior Cup quarter-finals.
The Dabbers’ 1-0 victory at the Weaver Stadium secured them a semi-final spot.
Square One have retained their Crewe Regional Sunday Premier Division title following a 4-1 win over Salvador and Crewe Ath’s surprising loss to Faddiley.
Square One came back from 1-0 down at half-time to win 4-1.
By Steve Sharman
Nantwich Town were undone by a late penalty as they lost 2-1 away at promotion rivals Farsley Celtic.
James Lawrie netted his fifth league goal of the season with a neat header bringing the game level in the second period after Adam Clayton had given Farsley a first half lead.
Crewe and Nantwich Ladies weathered an early storm to come from behind and beat a physical Leigh team 32-12 in the National Challenge 1 North West League.
With a challenging run of fixtures, Crewe shuffled the team and rested some key players against Leigh, a team they had beaten heavily away from home earlier in the season.
Crewe & Nantwich RUFC’s recent strong run came to an end when they were beaten 35-0 away at league leaders Ludlow.
Crewe were forced into fielding a much changed side with the unavailability of 2nd rows Allcock and Wright, wing forward O’Leary and a long-term injury to prop Sposton.
George and Dragon hammered 13 passed Brighton Belle in the only Crewe Regional Sunday League game to survive the big freeze.
The match was able to go ahead after teams agreed to move it on to a 3G pitch with all other games off due to frozen grass surfaces.
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