Chasetown Reserves complete their League/Cup double.

 09/05/2026

          ⚽West Midlands Regional League⚽

                 Division 1 League Cup Final

     Bartley Reds FC 1  Chasetown Reserves 2

                                                                                                           Played at Tipton Sports Academy 

Chasetown were looking to complete a League/League Cup double with 3rd placed Reds hoping to deny them that accolade.

Chasetown had Reds under plenty of pressure for the first 15 minutes, but the well-organised Reds defence held firm. Gradually Reds were looking more like an attacking force and it was them who came closest to open the scoring but for some wayward shots. Chasetown broke the deadlock on 28 minutes with an excellent goal, the forward receiving the ball with his back to goal,withstood a tackle,turned and smacked the ball into the net. A second always looked likely and it came right before the break, the ball rebounding off the bar and belted into the far corner. The break was probably what Reds needed, to clear heads and reorganise and thats exactly what happened as they looked much more of an attacking force, taking the game to their opponents and being extremely unlucky on three efforts,two of which were down to superb saves. Things took a turn for the worst for Reds when they had a man sent off(2 yellows) but they got their just desserts on 67 minutes with a headed goal from number 5. It really was game on now with Reds looking the more threatening and to stir things up even more, Chasetown now had a man sent off(2 yellows). Both sides were denied by some great goalkeeping in the remaining minutes but Chasetown were able to complete their double.

A real cup-tie which got better as the game went on. Congrats to Chasetown Reserves on this result and of course on completing their League/League Cup double. Commiserations to Bartley Reds who more than played their part in a good contest.

                                   

   

Entrance ; £3 concession

Drink ; £2

Referee ; 7/10

Att ; 200 est

Entertainment ; 9/10

Bartley Reds net a last minute winner.

 02/05/2026

     ⚽West Midlands Regional League Div 1⚽

Old Wulfrunians 2  Bartley Reds 3

                                                                         Played at The Memorial Ground, Castlecroft.

The visitors  were quickly into their stride with Old Wulfs penned in their own half for the first ten minutes but the hosts soon got to grips with their opponents physical game,givng as good as they got.What was obvious for the whole of the first period was the lack of direct shots on goal with most efforts being high,wide and not very handsome.

Just 3 minutes into the second period,Wulfs took the lead in farcical circumstances. The ref blew for what everyone thought was a free kick for Reds but was actually for Wulfs and some quick thinking from the hosts caught the keeper way off his line and the free kick went sailing over his head into the back of the net⚽. Just over 10 minutes later Reds levelled via a penalty and added another soon after⚽ ; a superb cross from the right after good work from number 11,was met with a bullet header into the net⚽. The game was becoming very scrappy with multiple free kicks for niggling little fouls  and it was from one of these that Wulfs equalised⚽. That looked to be game over but Reds gave it one more go and from another cross the ball was scrambled  home for a winner⚽.

This was a good,physical encounter  with some superb tackling and not a sign of 'on the beach'. 

It's not often the referee is mentioned in our blog but we thought todays man in the middle was very good ; he let the physical side of the game go unhindered as long as it was within bounds which, in turn,made for a good spectacle for the neutral.

League table prior to todays match.

Entry ; Free. Last game of the season.

Drink ; from £1.30

Referee ; 9/10

Att ; 35 est

Entertainment ; 9/10

Wombourne Allstars fill their boots !

 25/04/2026

     ⚽West Midlands Regional League  Div 1⚽

Wombourne Allstars 9  Tipton Town Development 0

                                                                                                    Played at Wombourne Leisure Centre

A look at the pre-match league table was all anyone would need to figure the outcome of this meeting of teams from opposite ends of said table, a + goal difference of 66 in favour of the hosts. Before we had reached 20 minutes Wombourne were 3 goals to the good which could have been more but for some heroics from the keeper. The young bucks of Tipton did themselves no favours by constantly giving the ball away, a trait which seemed to run right through the team. As the ref blew for half-time,Allstars had added a further 4 goals to lead 7-0.

Following the break, it really was back to much more of the same although to their credit, Tipton were still chasing everything and there was no sign of heads dropping ; it was all to no avail as Allstars added another 2 goals which could have been 10  but for some wayward shooting.

An emphatic and well deserved  win for Wombourne and praise in no small measure, for the young-looking Tipton side who kept going despite taking a hammering.

Entrance ; £4 concession rate

Drink ; from £1

Referee ; 9/10

Attendance ; 40 est

entertainment ; 7/10

Sporting Khalsa continue their climb to safety.

 18/04/2026

       ⚽Northern Premier League West Div⚽

Sporting Khalsa 3  Atherton Collieries 0

                                                                                                  Played at Guardian Warehousing Arena

Following a recent welcome upturn in fortunes(2 wins in succession),Khalsa were under pressure to continue the run to move out of the relegation places. They were possibly helped by their opponents resting in mid-table safety.

Atherton started at a blistering pace putting their hosts on the back foot, ensconced in their own half for a good 10 minutes,albeit without actually registering any goal threat. Having endured that opening pressure,Khalsa gradually played themselves into the game and it was they, rather than the visitors who looked more likely to score, so it was no real surprise when they took the lead on 27 minutes, Andre Landell taking advantage of a loose ball from a couple of yards out⚽. With the bit between their teeth Khalsa were all over Atherton whose keeper made a superb save to deny a second goal but just a minute later Jay Tilt used his speed to latch onto an 'over the top ' ball and outrun the defender to smash the ball into the far corner⚽. The visitors held their own in midfield but were struggling to match Khalsas' energy in attack and superb defending in numbers.

Following the break, the visitors were much improved,enjoying plenty of possession without threatening to score as the home defenders put up an impenetrable wall and the feeling was if anyone was going to score it was Khalsa who, when they countered,always looked dangerous, hitting the post twice. On 76 minutes the hosts added a third via Jay Tilt⚽ and that was that really,the visitors going through the motions until the ref called time on proceedings.

Khalsa deserved their win for their energetic display which Atherton could never quite match ; a win which takes them out of the bottom 4 as Congleton lost at Chasetown. Next week decides who stays up and who goes down ;all to play for. 

Entrance ; £7 (age concession)

Drink ; £2

Referee ; 9/10

Att ; 150 est

Entertainment ; 9/10