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The big battle at the top of the Premier Division saw the top two contenders in opposition at Salford Sports Village with leaders...

This Friday, former L&C club North Walkden will Didsbury Villa of the Manchester Saturday Morning League for the Manchester FA Amateur...

Trafford lead the way to the last eight of the North West Inter League Cup , which features the top sixteen teams in the L and C and old...

The draw was made this morning for the quarter-finals of the North West Inter League Cup following yesterday's ties. All five of the LAL...

It is with great sadness that we report a second resignation, Sublime Athletic, who have folded their open-age team and resign from the...

The L&C has commissioned a website revamp, which will be officially launched at the March General Meeting on Thursday 6th March 2025. The...

We are now at the business end of all three L&C cup competitions, and the Semi-Finals and Finals and details can be found below. ...

A mixture of domestic cup games and top league action produced some exciting encounters with three games completed in the Rhodes Cup ...

It is with great sadness that we report that Hillgate have had to fold their open-age team and resign from the L&C with immediate effect....

A full programme of games saw three delayed cup ties completed as well as an exciting and goals-filled set of league fixtures. In the...

Round Up for Saturday 15th February 2025

<p>In the first games of the North West Inter League Cup, it was curtains for two L&amp;C teams. The competition pits the top 16 teams from the L&amp;C and the LAL and it was teams from the latter who narrowly prevailed. Salford Vics and Old Blackburnians are setting an intense pace in their respective leagues &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/02/11/early-exit-for-two-lc-teams/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Early Exit for Two L

<p>It was a dramatic day of cup action with plenty of goals and cliffhangers in Round 1 of the L&amp;C Cup competitions. The ‘Match of the Day’ in the Rhodes Cup, for teams in the Premier and Division One, featured action between the league’s two undefeated teams, Salford Vics and Bedians which the former edged &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/02/04/up-for-the-cup/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Up for the Cup</span> <span clas

<p>Didsbury Sports Club, who field three teams in the L&amp;C, were among the many who suffered significant damage due to the floods over New Year. Their home, Didsbury Sports Club, which is also the home of Didsbury Toc H Rugby Club, saw unprecedented levels of water flood their grounds and cause substantial damage to their &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/01/28/didsbury-fc-impacted-by-floods/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Di

<p>Storm Eowyn was well beaten as a full programme of domestic cup and league action produced plenty of drama and surprises. It was a big day in the domestic cup competitions for the Wray and Whitehead Cups. There were close contests in the Wray Cup with Saddleworth 3D progressing with a 1-0 win over Mellor &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/01/26/vics-increase-premier-division-lead/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Vics Increase P

<p>The sad passing of ‘The King Denis Law’ brought back a painful memory of him from about 30 years ago. I was doing a picture of him kicking off the new season for the Manchester Wednesday FL. He lined up in front of the players, all showing off the new style of shorts introduced at &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/01/20/the-king-was-a-real-nut-cracker/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The King was a real nut cracker</span> <spa

<p>After a very welcome dry week it was back into full action with an exciting programme of league and cup matches. It was the preliminary round for domestic cup competitions and in the Rhodes Cup for Premier Division, there was an incredible game at Premier Division high flyers Bedians as they hosted Stoconians from the &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/01/20/drama-all-the-way-as-league-returns-to-full-action/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen

<p>The awful weather prior to and during match day virtually eliminated a full programme of domestic cup games causing planning problems for fixture secretary Malcolm Kershaw (Pictured) who quickly solved them impeccably with games set up for the next two weeks. Only two games beat the weather and the superb 5G pitch at Openshaw College &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/01/18/weather-is-the-winner-preventing-football-on-ice/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span

<p>The draw for the first round of the North West Inter League Cup has been made. Moston Brook are the two-time reigning champions, after beating St Aidans in 2024 to retain the trophy they won by beating Irlam Steel the year before. The concept sees the top teams from the L&amp;C and the Lancashire Amateur &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/01/06/draw-made-for-north-west-interleague-cup-first-round/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text

<p>The start of the second half of the L&amp;C season saw fixtures decimated by heavy rain and flooding with just a handful of games played, mainly on 3G pitches. In the solitary Premier Division game, Salford Vics moved 10 points clear of Abacus Media after defeating them 2-0 in the clash of the top two. &hellip; <a href="https://landc.org.uk/2025/01/05/vics-extend-lead-on-weather-hit-day/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Vics Extend Lead