Match Reports

May 2013

Turton 2 Richmond 2 Turton 2 - 2 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

Point Seals 4th Place Finish!

Richmond 1 Dalton 1 Burscough Richmond 1 - 1 Dalton United By Chris Clandon,

Points Shared as Draw a Fair Result

April 2013

Haslingden St Marys 2 Richmond 1 Haslingden St.Mary`s 2 - 1 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

Injuries Take Their Toll

Promotion!! Todmorden Borough 0 - 2 Hurst Green By Tom Bamber,

Two quickfire first half goals were enough to give Hurst Green promotion to division 1 in their debut season in the West Lancashire Football League.

Garstang 3 Richmond 1 Garstang 3 - 1 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

Garstang End Richmond's Slim Hopes Of Top 2 Finish

Hesketh Bank 0 Richmond 2 Hesketh Bank 0 - 2 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

Richmond Take Derby Day Points But at a Cost

Town grind out Routine win Longridge Town 3 - 1 Tempest United By Joe Melling,

Longridge were at home for the first time in over a month on Saturday afternoon as they welcomed tempest to the mike riding ground.

 Back to Winning Ways at Thomasson Fold Turton 2 - 1 Wyre Villa By david yates,

Turton 2 Wyre Villa 1 After the disappointing loss to Millom last week and the midweek semi final defeat to Norcross it was important to get back to winning ways and Turton did this with a solid performance against Wyre Villa.

BAC Preston 1 Richmond 2 Bac/Ee Preston 1 - 2 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

Richmond make it 4 straight wins to claw back the top 3!

'Degsy' to the Rescue Croston Sports 0 - 1 Hurst Green By Tom Bamber,

Hurst Green took another massive step towards promotion with a crucial 1-0 win over a physical Croston side who were certainly no walkovers.

Tough game ends in draw Coppull United 1 - 1 Longridge Town By Joe Melling,

Longridge faced Coppull United on Tuesday night as they looked to build upon Saturdays impressive win at Euxton.

Wilkes Fires late winner Euxton Villa 0 - 1 Longridge Town By Joe Melling,

After the double setback over Easter, Longridge looked to get back to winning ways with the short trip to Euxton.

Coote Grabs Hat-Trick on Debut Hurst Green 6 - 2 Milnthorpe Corinthians By Tom Bamber,

A sloppy second half display marred an otherwise straightforward victory for the leaders as they made it 9 games unbeaten in their push for promotion and the title.

Richmond 4 Lytham Town 0 Burscough Richmond 4 - 0 Lytham Town By Chris Clandon,

Ruthless Finishing See's Yellows Home

The Curse of Millom Continues Millom 2 - 1 Turton By david yates,

Millom 2 Turton 1 Once again we made the long trip to Millom had the majority of play and chances and came away with nothing. 

Back to winning ways on Bank Holiday Monday Turton 4 - 1 Hawcoat Park By david yates,

Turton 4 Hawcoat Park 1 After the disappointment of the defeat to Garstang on Saturday it was important that Turton got that result out of their system and they did that with a comfortable win against the visitors from Barrow.

All good things must come to an end Turton 0 - 1 Garstang By david yates,

Turton 0 Garstang 1 Garstang visited Thomasson Fold seeking revenge following their defeat by Turton 2 weeks earlier and got it with a well deserved victory. This put an end to Turton's 8 match unbeaten run.

Cruel end to titanic encounter Charnock Richard 4 - 3 Longridge Town By Joe Melling,

Easter Monday saw the top two in the West Lancashire League come head to head in what promised to be a tussle of gigantic proportions between Charnock, who held a six point lead at the top of the table, and Longridge.

Defensive lapses cost Longridge Vickerstown Ccfc 3 - 2 Longridge Town By Joe Melling,

Longridge made the long trip to Walney Island to face midtable outfit Vickerstown on Easter Saturday as they continued their pursuit of leaders Charnock Richard.

Kendal Make it Tough for Green Hurst Green 2 - 1 Kendal County By Tom Bamber,

Hurst Green strengthened their grip on promotion as they edged past a determined Kendal side after coming from behind in this tough encounter.

Richmond 2 Haslingden 1 Burscough Richmond 2 - 1 Haslingden St.Mary`s By Chris Clandon,

Not a great spectacle but 3 points all the same!

Dalton 3 Richmond 4 Dalton United 3 - 4 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

6 Minute Lorde Hat Trick Kills Off Cumbrians

March 2013

Longridge return to form with Impressive Performance Poulton Town 0 - 4 Longridge Town By Joe Melling,

Longridge made the short journey to Poulton Town on Saturday afternoon looking to maintain their league title challenge after drawing there last three league fixtures

Two points dropped after poor display. Longridge Town 2 - 2 Crooklands Casuals By Joe Melling,

Longridge entertained Crooklands in their first home game for over a month on Saturday afternoon.

Green Return to the Summit Hurst Green 4 - 0 CMB By Tom Bamber,

Hurst Green went back to the top of Division 2 as they soundly beat mid table Chew Moor Brook Sports Club after a devastating three minute first half spell saw the home side score three goals without reply.

Hawcoat Park 0 Richmond 0 Hawcoat Park 0 - 0 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

Yellows take a point when they deserved all 3

Tigers unbeaten run extended with great win at Garstang Garstang 2 - 3 Turton By david yates,

Garstang 2 Turton 3 Turton travelled to The Riverside Ground to face a Garstang side sat 2nd in the league and looking for an immediate return to the Premier division.

Ambleside 1 Richmond 2 Ambleside United 1 - 2 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

Yellows pick up 3 points despite depleted squad

Scott Bags Hat-trick on Return Milnthorpe Corinthians 0 - 5 Hurst Green By Tom Bamber,

The division 2 promotion race continued to hot-up as Green brushed aside a poor Milnthorpe side to remain in second with goals from Danny Walker, a Chris Scott hat-trick and an own goal.

Dalton 4 Turton 4 High scoring draw in Dalton Dalton United 4 - 4 Turton By david yates,

Turton travelled to Dalton looking to extend their 4 match unbeaten run. There were 5 missing from the previous week with Josh Ford, Dean Hailwood, Lewys Jones, Jordan McLoughlin and Tom Walsh unavailable. This meant a change of personnel and formation

Green Slip Up Walney Island 3 - 3 Hurst Green By Tom Bamber,

Hurst Green slipped up in the title race as they let slip a three goal lead not for the first time this season in a match of two halves.

Richmond 0 Norcross 0 Burscough Richmond 0 - 0 Norcross & Warbreck By Chris Clandon,

Richmond take point off Norcross at end of dreadful week

Leyland Too Good For Cavaliers Furness Cavaliers 0 - 3 Leyland United By Lee Wadsworth,

A double strike from Leylands man of the match Danny Morris,was what the visitors certainly deserved in a comfortable win.

February 2013

Hard fought draw at Burscough Burscough Richmond 1 - 1 Turton By david yates,

Burscough Richmond 1 Turton 1 On a cold February Saturday afternoon Turton travelled to Burscough Richmond to face a team currently 5th in the league.

Town denied win by late penalty miss. Fleetwood Hesketh 1 - 1 Longridge Town By Joe Melling,

Longridge looked to put Wednesday’s semi-final defeat behind them with a trip to Southport on Saturday afternoon.

Spectacular Goal Earns Cavaliers A Draw Furness Cavaliers 2 - 2 CMB By Lee Wadsworth,

A Glenn Sargent wonder strike was the pick of the goals in todays draw against CMB.....

Solid win keeps Longridge in the Mix Longridge Town 4 - 0 Coppull United By Joe Melling,

Longridge were looking for another three points on Saturday afternoon and maintain their place at the top of the table with the visit of fifth place Coppull United.

Missed Chances Cost Cavaliers Walney Island 3 - 1 Furness Cavaliers By Lee Wadsworth,

Derby game lost at Tummerhill.....

Rampant Turton hit Eight!! Ambleside United 2 - 8 Turton By david yates,

Ambleside 2 Turton 8 What a difference a week makes. Turton travelled to Ambleside for the reverse fixture following last weeks 2-2 draw and did what they should have done 7 days earlier.

Ten man Longridge claim brave point Longridge Town 2 - 2 Charnock Richard By Joe Melling,

After a three week break because of the weather Longridge welcomed defending champions Charnock Richard to the Mike Riding Ground for this top of the table clash.

Richmond 1 Mill Hill St Peters 1 Burscough Richmond 1 - 1 Mill Hill St. Peters By Chris Clandon,

Spoils Shared at Richmond Park

Deja vu for Turton Turton 2 - 2 Ambleside United By david yates,

In danger of sounding like a broken record it was an inability to convert chances and a couple of defences lapses that meant another frustrating afternoon at Thomasson Fold.

Late Hayes Penalty Secures Gritty Win Furness Cavaliers 0 - 1 Hurst Green By Tom Bamber,

A late penalty from captain Sam Hayes against struggling Furness ensured that Green extended their lead at the top of the league in what was a battling, if not spectacular performance.

Wyre Villa 2 Richmond 0 Wyre Villa 2 - 0 Burscough Richmond By Chris Clandon,

Fortune Favours The Villa

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