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

Ingles battered by Bilston....and storm Dave.

 04/04/2026

            ⚽Midland Football League Div 1⚽

Bilston Town 4  Ingles 0

                                                                                                          Played at Queen Street Stadium

The portents of forthcoming storm 'Dave' put paid to anything resembling a football match here,it really was pot-luck where the ball would go when it was kicked. 

Town were having their final Saturday 3pm k o of the season before their home crowd and made a great start, netting after 10 minutes via a penalty⚽. The visitors seemed to liven up after conceeding and were matching their opponents possession-wise but that doesn't win games and to be honest, any kind of goal threat was absent from them. The wind was a real nuisance,e g goalkeepers hardly reaching the half-way line with goal-kicks

Following the break things resumed as previous with the visitors doing everything right until the reached the opposition area,whereas the hosts always looked like they had more goals in them and so it proved on 75 minutes when a superb cross from the right was met by Town number 10...he really couldn't miss⚽. The writing was on the wall for the visitors as their hosts gained momentum and a third was added just 5 minutes later with a quick-fire attack catching out the visitors rearguard giving Town number 14 an easy slot home⚽. A minute before time,a poor goal-kick from the keeper straight to Bilston number 10 led to a fourth from number 14⚽.

Bilston deserved their win, their gung-ho style certainly suited to the blustery conditions. Not sure what to say about Ingles really ; on the balance of play,they didn't look 4 goals worse than their opponents but that lack of a goal threat in the area that counts probably was the real reason they got thumped.

Entrance ; £6 age concession

Drink ; £2.50

Referee ; 6/10

Att ; 150 est

Entertainment ; 7/10 (blame Dave)