Charlie Daze secured their first Premier Division win of the season with a gritty 1-0 win over Manchester South End on a weekend which perfectly displayed how competitive the division will be this season. Oldham Hulmeians were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw at Wythenshawe Wanderers to remain a point off the summit at this early stage, while AFC Oldham edged another tight contest, seeing off Bollington United 2-1, with both teams showing they are capable of competing at the top

Most of the teams in the L&C were able to shake off their pre-season dust in an action-packed programme of league and County Cup competitions The RFAITS Premier Division’s showcase game of the weekend came at Bedians who held reigning champions Wythenshawe Wanderers to a 3-3 draw in a breathless encounter. Wanderers flew out of the traps with two well-taken early strikes, but Bedians had restored parity by the break. The visitors’ goalkeeper Leyton Entwistle was in inspired f

Village Manchester Football Club, who joined the L&C ten years ago and have fielded two or three teams in the league are delighted to officially be crowned the best LGBTQ+ football club in the world after winning the World Championship and Gold at the Gay Games in Valencia, as it also celebrates its 30th anniversary. Village official Antony Lockley OBE, who is the new President for the L&C for the coming season said: "Becoming World and Gay Games Champions is the biggest achi

Antony Lockley OBE, Vice Chair of Village Manchester Football Club, will be Honorary President of the Lancashire & Cheshire League for the 2026-7 season. He said, “I am honoured to be invited to be President of the L&C for the 2026-7 season. This year is a special one for my club – Village Manchester FC – as it is our 30th birthday. I am proud of the association between my club and the L&C, which is ten years old this year. I accept the presidency as recognition for what my c

Signol Athletic secured the second part of what could be a memorable treble-winning season after beating Village Manchester Reserves 4-2 to lift the Division A title. After clinching the Whitehead Cup, Signol went into the game knowing a win would hand them more silverware. But it was not plain sailing for Signol as a well organised Village led 2-1 at the break with strikes from Franky Habbaa and Ayo Oyesaliya. Village were reduced to ten men early in the second half with a r

There was a flood of goals to match the torrential rain conditions on yet another inclement weekend in the L&C which saw arguably the shock of the L&C season. In the Keith Marsden Cup, three games were completed which included an almighty upset as Santos U23s – midtable in Division B – shocked Division Three Stoconians 3-2 to record a famous win. Elsewhere, Fitton Hill All-Stars triumphed at Spurley Hey by the odd goal in five. There were five goals in the other game, but all

The eagerly awaited start of the second half of the season was disrupted by a stiff frost following on a snowy week casing the bulk of the matches on grass to be called off by frozen pitches. A new pair of domestic cup competitions (the Geoff Garnett Cup ) for teams in the Premier division and Division One and Two and (the Keith Marsden Cup ) for teams in Divisions Three, A and B were set for inaugural preliminary rounds. Only two games in the Geoff Garnett Cup were able to g