Hooley Bridge Celtics firsts were on the wrong side of a 5-1 thrashing at Heywood Leisure Centre on Saturday. They found visitors Cheadle Hulme Villa too strong and too committed in atrocious conditions that included a howling wind and some shocking hail. Hooley were without their star striker Ashford Blake – who didn’t turn up Click here for more ….

 

Ashford Blake’s double and a great finish from Lee Howard turned out to be all in vain as Hooley Bridge Celtic went down to a 4-3 defeat at home to Mellor in a thriller of a contest at Heywood Leisure Centre. Tempers were sometimes frayed – referee Mark Verigotta brandishing a number of yellow cards Click here for more ….