Vics and Signol Get Their Rewards
- John Train
- Apr 14
- 2 min read
Updated: 7 days ago
Premier Division Champions Salford Vics and Division B winners Signol Athletic were both presented with their respective trophies as reward for their superb seasons.
Both put on a show too, displaying the qualities that have seen both sides surge to title wins in which they have dropped just five points all season.
Vics took on Village Manchester and the party atmosphere was reflected in the 6-2 thumping they dished out, led by a Joe Axon hat-trick along with strikes from Sam Birkett, Myles Jevons and Josh Lawman.
Signol celebrated their title success with a 5-0 victory with Village Manchester again the unfortunate recipients – this time, their Third team. Athletic were two goals to the good at the break thanks to Jake Ainscough’s brace and Benjamin Parry netted two of his own in the second half before Adam Buckley capped a perfect display in the 90th minute.
The other Premier Division games saw Bollington United bounce back from a 3-1 defeat to Hazel Grove, to enjoy a comfortable 5-2 win at Bury Ams.
In Division One Chadderton Cott were too hot for AFC Stockport to handle with a big 8-0 win with the bulk of the goals coming in a strong second half for Cott.
Rushford Park stay on Cott’s heels with a 3-1 win at Richmond Rovers. They remain a point behind but Cott have a game in hand.
The other game was an end-to-end thriller with a breathless Trafford United reserves winning 7-5 at Moston Brook Reserves.
It was also close in the only game played in Division Two with Tintwistle Athletic Reserves winning 4-3 hosting a resilient Cavaliers.
Division Three was much busier as teams look to close the gap on non-playing runaway leaders Manchester Rovers.
Saddleworth 3D stay in second place but were made to work hard for a 6-4 win over Timperley Villa.
Old StretsGregs Reserves were also in goalscoring form, registering an emphatic 5-0 win over Spurley Hey. The other game saw Heywood St James Reserves enjoy a clinical 3-1 win at Broadheath Central.
Waterhead have a strong lead at the top of Division A and confirmed their title success with a close 2-1 win at chasing rivals Didsbury Reserves.
The other game in the division was also close as Manchester Saints came back from a goal down at the break to share the spoils 1-1 with Bury Ams A.
Away from Signol’s triumph in Division B, Bury Ams B defeated Moston Brook Fourths 4-0 and Saddleworth 3D Reserves enjoyed a 3-0 derby victory over AFC Oldham Reserves.
The final game in the division ended with the spoils shared between Didsbury Thirds and Stoconians Reserves in a 1-1 draw.
The league’s domestic cup finals will begin this week with West Didsbury and Chorlton FC hosting the Wray Cup final for teams in divisions two and three. Rochdalians take on Stretford Paddock Reserves with the game supporting the Francis House charity.
