http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk// Top stories for Local football http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1122348_looking_to_future MOSSLEY AFC are hoping that the formation of a new committee will help usher in a new era at Seel Park. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1122348_looking_to_future Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1122361_hornets_sting_curzons_ladies CURZON Ashton’s Ladies fell at the penultimate hurdle in their bid to win the Ladies Umbro Fives national tournament at Wembley. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1122361_hornets_sting_curzons_ladies Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1121158_in_the_melting_pot A NEW committee at Mossley AFC was set to be charged with taking the club forward as the Advertiser went to press on Tuesday night. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1121158_in_the_melting_pot Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1120016_building_for_the_future HYDE United are hopeful they can stave off their winding-up order now that their reprieve from relegation into the UniBond League is set to be officially confirmed. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1120016_building_for_the_future Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1120006_scholarship_signed_and_sealed ONE Droylsden teenager has become one of Blackburn Rovers’ first summer signings after agreeing a two-year scholarship deal with the Premier League club. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1120006_scholarship_signed_and_sealed Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1117424_thursday_is_dday HYDE United’s immediate future will become clearer on Thursday when the verdict is passed on King’s Lynn’s appeal against demotion from Blue Square North. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1117424_thursday_is_dday Wed, 27 May 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1116368_survival_bid_goes_online CASH-STRAPPED Blue Square North team Hyde United are hoping the power of the internet will help stave off the threat of an Inland Revenue winding up order. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1116368_survival_bid_goes_online Wed, 20 May 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1115174_ready_for_a_fight HYDE United chairman Stephen Hartley has said a number of investors are willing to come forward and assist the cash-strapped club’s survival fight. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1115174_ready_for_a_fight Wed, 13 May 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112489_workington0_2_stalybridge_celtic THE Celts drew the final curtain on their season with a confident and assured display at Borough Park that reminded the rain-soaked and vociferous travelling faithful just how good their team can be. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112489_workington0_2_stalybridge_celtic Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112500_matlock_town_2__1_ashton_utd WITH Ashton securely positioned in ninth place and Matlock safe from the drop, barring a series of bizarre results elsewhere, this became a stroll in the sunshine for both sides. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112500_matlock_town_2__1_ashton_utd Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112503_rossendale_utd__03__mossley THREE goals in an opening burst of eight minutes seemed to wrap up this game for Mossley. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112503_rossendale_utd__03__mossley Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112515_droylsden_13__fleetwood_town THE Cod Army rounded-off their inaugural season in Blue Square North in style, disposing of sixth-placed Droylsden, and in doing so recorded their second ‘double’ of the season. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112515_droylsden_13__fleetwood_town Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112519_hyde_utd_31_solihull_moors GOALS from Chris Simm either side of half-time settled this end of season encounter at sunny Ewen Fields, even though the Tigers were never at their best. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1112519_hyde_utd_31_solihull_moors Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111288_its_fully_deserved CURZON Ashton boss Gary Lowe has hailed his players for the late surge which has seen them book a UniBond League Division One North play-off place. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111288_its_fully_deserved Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111286_destined_for_the_drop Redditch United 1 Hyde United 0: WHAT was arguably going to be the toughest fixtures of the Tigers’ run-in proved just so as Jack Bryne’s last minute goal condemned them to relegation – on paper at least. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111286_destined_for_the_drop Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111283_playoffs_a_dream Harrogate Town 1 Droylsden 1: DROYLSDEN’S failure to earn three points at Wetherby Road, combined with results elsewhere, means that the Bloods’ play-off prospects are all but over. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111283_playoffs_a_dream Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111281_scoreline_could_prove_slightly_misleading Stalybridge Celtic 4 Burscough 0: CELTIC ended Burscough’s brief stay in the Blue Square North with this romp in the Bower Fold sunshine. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111281_scoreline_could_prove_slightly_misleading Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111279_matt_finish_books_a_playoff_berth Curzon Ashton 1 Garforth Town 0: A LOW-KEY first half at the Tameside Stadium was punctuated by a moment of brilliance which decided the match and gave Curzon a play-off spot for the second consecutive year. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1111279_matt_finish_books_a_playoff_berth Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108607_hattrick_of_wins DAVE Pace has told his Droylsden side that wins from their final three games will be the only way for them to make the end-of-season Blue Square North play-offs. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108607_hattrick_of_wins Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108606_instant_impact JOE Royle hailed the impact made by Kieran Lee during Latics’ 1-1 draw against Crewe Alexandra on Easter Monday. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108606_instant_impact Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108605_the_perfect_response Ashton United 5 Witton Albion 1: ASHTON bounced back from Friday’s defeat at Kendal to record a resounding victory over Witton Albion at Hurst Cross. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108605_the_perfect_response Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108604_a_good_game FC Halifax Town 1 Curzon Ashton 2: A CROWD of over 1,300 was treated to a game that went one way and then the other as fifth played fourth in the UniBond League Division One North. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108604_a_good_game Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108602_bloods_resurrect_playoff_ambitions Droylsden 5 Hucknall Town 1: THE Bloods put already-relegated Hucknall Town to the sword on a sunny Easter Monday with five different individuals getting on the scoresheet. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108602_bloods_resurrect_playoff_ambitions Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108601_celtic_enjoying_their_home_comforts Stalybridge Celtic 1 Vauxhall Motors 0: CELTIC cruised to their fifth home win in seven games in a manner far more convincing than the scoreline suggests. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108601_celtic_enjoying_their_home_comforts Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108600_another_loss Radcliffe Borough 1 Mossley 0: A WARM, sunny Easter Monday afternoon saw the Lilywhites suffer their second defeat of the holiday period. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108600_another_loss Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108599_simms_strike_boosts_survival_hopes Gainsborough Trinity 0 Hyde United 1: THE Tigers may be down in the bottom three of Blue Square North, but they certainly are not out of it as they made it three victories out of four with a hard-fought win over Gainsborough at the Northolme. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1108599_simms_strike_boosts_survival_hopes Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107385_moving_forward HYDE United have announced that Chris Simm has pledged his commitment to the club despite failing to turn up for Saturday’s trip to Hinckley United. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107385_moving_forward Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107398_ossett_town__3_1_ashton_united TWO late goals secured the points for the home side against a depleted Ashton side who were forced to field their two top scorers among the back four. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107398_ossett_town__3_1_ashton_united Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107401_warrington_town_2__2_curzon_ashton MIKE Norton’s penalty deep into stoppage time gave Curzon a deserved point just as their unbeaten record had looked set to end. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107401_warrington_town_2__2_curzon_ashton Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107404_hyde_utd__10__blyth_spartans AS games go, this was an absolute must-win for the Tigers against a team they must realistically overtake if they are to survive. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107404_hyde_utd__10__blyth_spartans Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107406_stalybridge_celtic__1__0__farsley_celtic THE dismissal of Farsley keeper Curtis Aspden proved a pivotal moment in a game Steve Burr’s men simply had to win. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1107406_stalybridge_celtic__1__0__farsley_celtic Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104599_celtic_stuck_in_a_rut Gateshead 1 Stalybridge Celtic 0: CELTIC crashed to their first away league defeat of 2009 to continue a run that has seen them take just five points from the last 15. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104599_celtic_stuck_in_a_rut Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104601_a_late_defeat Hyde United 0 King's Lynn 1: MOST Hyde fans left Ewen Fields on Saturday evening feeling gutted after seeing the Tigers’ efforts go unrewarded as an injury-time goal from substitute Andrew Fisk gave the visitors all three points. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104601_a_late_defeat Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104596_robins_like_to_be_beside_the_seaside Whitby Town 1 Ashton United 2: GOALS from Mark Lees and Ben Deegan handed the Robins a third consecutive win at the Turnbull Ground to keep the pressure on the other sides battling for aplay-off place. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104596_robins_like_to_be_beside_the_seaside Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104595_decisive_firsthalf_double Curzon Ashton 2 Salford City 1: CURZON’S grit and determination allowed them to overcome a resolute Salford side and the elements which ocasionally made Monday night’s game almost unplayable. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104595_decisive_firsthalf_double Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104594_southport_stalemate Droylsden 0 Southport 0: BOTH teams should consider this a hard-earned point from a game played with full commitment and endeavour, but with defences on top. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104594_southport_stalemate Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104593_scorelines_are_sometimes_deceptive Curzoin Ashton 2 Ossett Albion 0: A SHAKY start turned into a convincing win for a Curzon side who could have ended with a hatful had they have been luckier with their finishing. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104593_scorelines_are_sometimes_deceptive Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104591_lilywhites_draw_marred_by_injury Lancaster City 0 Mossley 0: A SERIOUS neck injury sustained by Lancaster defender Andrew Teague late in the first half marred a game which both sides could have won but neither really deserved to. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104591_lilywhites_draw_marred_by_injury Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104587_scoring_on_two_fronts A TEENAGE footballer from Droylsden has two reasons to celebrate after netting a double of his own. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1104587_scoring_on_two_fronts Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103274_duo_share_the_spoils Droylsden 1 Stalybridge Celtic 1: THIS was an action-packed derby encounter, full of incident, and was not perhaps surprising given Celtic’s form on the road and the fact that Droylsden perform better at the Butcher’s Arms. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103274_duo_share_the_spoils Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103272_lilywhites_beaten_again Mossley 0 Chorley 1: THE Lilywhites suffered their third defeat in five days with an injury-time goal at the hands of a Chorley side teetering on the brink of the relegation zone. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103272_lilywhites_beaten_again Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103271_fightback_earns_curzon_a_draw Wakefield 2 Curzon Ashton 2: A LESS than illustrious performance saw Curzon twice come from behind to take a share of the points. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103271_fightback_earns_curzon_a_draw Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103269_battling_point Workington 2 Hyde United 2: HYDE gained a point at Borough Park on Saturday but were probably disappointed not to have secured all three with another all-action display in adversity. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103269_battling_point Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103264_a_boston_three_party Ashton United 3 Boston United 0: TWO late goals secured Ashton the points and consolidated their position on the fringe of the play-off places. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk//sport/football/s/1103264_a_boston_three_party Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000