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Tarporley man among five sentenced for brawl between rival football fans

Tarporley man among five sentenced for brawl between rival football fans

A Tarporley man was among five to be sentenced for the parts they played in an altercation involving rival football fans.

Louis Neal, 18, of Forest Road, Tarporley, was given a six-month curfew order and a three-year football banning order after the brawl in Chester city centre.

April 23, 2018
Top football writer Oliver Kay revisits Nantwich for one-off book talk

Top football writer Oliver Kay revisits Nantwich for one-off book talk

By Jonathan White
Top football journalist Oliver Kay returned to his Nantwich roots for a special talk about his award-winning book.

Kay, The Times’ Chief Football Correspondent, who grew up in Nantwich, discussed his book “Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football’s Lost Genius” at the Nantwich Bookshop & Coffee Lounge.

July 5, 2017
Appeal issued for more football referees in Nantwich

Appeal issued for more football referees in Nantwich

Willing referees are wanted in Nantwich as a community football league looks to recruit men – and women – in black.

Leisure Leagues, Europe’s biggest and most successful providers of 5 and 6-a-side football, are running courses for budding referees.

December 1, 2016
Stapeley school pupils celebrate sporting success hat-trick

Stapeley school pupils celebrate sporting success hat-trick

Pupils at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley are celebrating a hat-trick of successes in three different sports.

The youngsters won competitions and a new trophy in dodgeball, football and sportshall athletics in just a few days.

November 28, 2016
New community football league launched in Nantwich

New community football league launched in Nantwich

Footballers in Nantwich can test themselves in the biggest league network in the world.

A new community six-a-side football competition is kicking off in the town next month.

October 18, 2016
Former Nantwich pupil secures top US football scholarship

Former Nantwich pupil secures top US football scholarship

A former Malbank School student in Nantwich has scooped a prestigious football scholarship in the USA.

Daniel Wakeham, from Wistaston, will travel out to the States this summer where he will be baed at St Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

July 8, 2016
Ten football fans from Crewe & Nantwich banned from Euro 2016

Ten football fans from Crewe & Nantwich banned from Euro 2016

Ten football fans in Crewe and Nantwich area are among 40 in Cheshire to be banned from the Euro 2016 tournament.

The 40 residents are currently subject to football banning orders for previous offences.

May 29, 2016
1923 trophy bought by National Football Museum at Nantwich auction

1923 trophy bought by National Football Museum at Nantwich auction

A unique football trophy won by Stoke United ladies in Barcelona in 1923 and lost for decades, has been snapped up at a Nantwich auction.

Now the trophy will go on permanent public display at the National Football Museum following the sale at Nantwich auctioneers Peter Wilson.

February 20, 2016
Free football for girls at Nantwich skills session

Free football for girls at Nantwich skills session

The FA is staging a free February half term football session for girls.

The session is being offered to girls aged 7-11 at Nantwich Town FC’s 3G pitch at the Weaver Stadium.

February 1, 2016
Audlem ladies tackle first football match in aid of NWAA

Audlem ladies tackle first football match in aid of NWAA

A team of ladies near Nantwich are donning football boots for the first time – to raise money for North West Air Ambulance.

The women will be taking on established local league side Audlem FC in their first ever game of football this Sunday August 16 at Audlem playing field.

August 14, 2015
FA to run free half-term football session for Nantwich kids

FA to run free half-term football session for Nantwich kids

The FA is back in Nantwich to stage a free 2-hour football session during the school half-term next week.

The session, run by Cheshire FA coach Laura Woodcock, is for boys and girls of all abilities.

February 11, 2015
Crewe & Nantwich Girls FC appeal for more players

Crewe & Nantwich Girls FC appeal for more players

Crewe and Nantwich girls football team are recruiting for more players.

The club is on the look out for their under 10s and under 12s teams.

September 26, 2014
Two Crewe Regional Sunday League teams maintain 100% record

Two Crewe Regional Sunday League teams maintain 100% record

Two sides in the Premier League of the Crewe Regional Sunday Football League maintained their 100% record.

FC Semtex followed up a midweek win with a 6-1 win at NHB, thanks to goals from Ricky Mellor (2), Leroy Jones, Danny Roberts, Dale Capper and Erwin David.

September 1, 2014