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Mintcakes sweet for Marshall

14 January 2024 0 comments

By Ben Pitkeathly Kendal Town boss Jimmy Marshall says he is humbled by the board’s show of faith in him […]

Skelmersdale appeal Chimbonda ban

4 December 2023 0 comments

Skelmersdale United manager Pascal Chimbonda has been given a five-match stadium ban for improper conduct, his club have confirmed. The […]

Classy Macclesfield clinch the crown

13 March 2022 0 comments

Macclesfield FC saw off Ashton Athletic 4-0 to secure the North West Counties Premier Division title in style – and spark a huge party in Cheshire.

Eager Tom Pope prays for love after joining Congleton Town

25 July 2021 0 comments

Port Vale striker Tom Pope says he has joined Congleton Town to rekindle his lost love for football.

Generous West Didsbury & Chorlton supporters fundraise for local cancer hospital

18 July 2021 0 comments

The club hosted a charity double header last weekend, with both the men’s and women’s sides in friendly action on the same day for the first time.

Bears show how to care as Congleton Town team up with mental health organisation

4 July 2021 0 comments

The North West Counties League Premier Division club have teamed up with Mind, Body & Sole, a company co-founded by Bears fan Adam Gosney, who has battled his own demons over the years and now dedicates his time to helping others.

From step five to Wembley glory for Morecambe star Carlos Mendes Gomes

6 June 2021 0 comments

Mendes Gomes’s penalty in extra time sent the Shrimps into League One for the first time, and was a crowning moment for a player whose first experience of English football came in Step 5 of the Non-League pyramid.

Vase winners Warrington Rylands have all the answers for boss Dave McNabb

30 May 2021 0 comments

Before Warrington Rylands’ FA Vase semi-final tie against Walsall Wood, manager Dave McNabb posed a simple question to his squad.

Return of the Macclesfield a dream for owner Robert Smethurst

23 May 2021 0 comments

The newly-formed Silkmen will start at Step 5 next season after Macclesfield Town were wound up in September in the High Court over debts exceeding £500,000.

Louis Dodds doubles up with former Vale team-mate at Hanley Town

9 May 2021 0 comments

The 34-year-old is to link up with ex-Vale teammate Carl Dickinson next season with the current Yeovil Town defender stepping in as player-manager of the North West Counties Premier Division club.

1874 Northwich on course to make the leap

18 April 2021 0 comments

The North West Counties League Premier Division club – established in 2012 by disillusioned supporters of now rivals Northwich Victoria – are one of those clubs in line for upwards movement providing they complete an application.

NWCFL Chairman: We are finally closer to the perfect pyramid

18 April 2021 0 comments

I wouldn’t have wanted to see a third season without any movement for clubs because I don’t think that’s good for football.

Irlam manager Michael Dodd resigns after nine years

28 March 2021 0 comments

Dodd joined the club as reserve team coach in 2012 and worked his way up to become first team manager in 2017

Hanley Town “reluctantly” accept the resignation of manager Micky Morton

7 March 2021 0 comments

Morton took over as manager in January 2019 and led them to sixth in the North West Counties Premier Division and their best-ever run in the FA Cup