16 May 2012
Rochdale Alliance, Premier Division
Fothergill and Whittles 1 Wardle 5 (att 39)
The first time I've seen a game in the Rochdale Alliance, so what better way to start than with a title decider?
Wardle needed all three points to leapfrog leader Weavers Arms, and claim the Premier Division, and did so comfortably and, unfortunately as a neutral, with little drama. They went ahead after five minutes, added a second after 15, and were 4-0 ahead by half time.
The home side weren't bad, but they were no match for the visitors who were clearly very motivated, as you'd expect, from the off.
With the game safe the second half inevitably flagged a little. Fothergill and Whittles got a deserved goal back, but Wardle quickly reinstated their four goal cushion.
Fothergill and Whittles are based at Whittles Park in Littleborough, near Rochdale. It's a compact cricket ground, with the football pitch squeezed in between the cricket square and a pavilion that's seen better days. New houses surround the ground.
Rochdale Alliance, Premier Division
Fothergill and Whittles 1 Wardle 5 (att 39)
The first time I've seen a game in the Rochdale Alliance, so what better way to start than with a title decider?
Wardle needed all three points to leapfrog leader Weavers Arms, and claim the Premier Division, and did so comfortably and, unfortunately as a neutral, with little drama. They went ahead after five minutes, added a second after 15, and were 4-0 ahead by half time.
The home side weren't bad, but they were no match for the visitors who were clearly very motivated, as you'd expect, from the off.
With the game safe the second half inevitably flagged a little. Fothergill and Whittles got a deserved goal back, but Wardle quickly reinstated their four goal cushion.
Fothergill and Whittles are based at Whittles Park in Littleborough, near Rochdale. It's a compact cricket ground, with the football pitch squeezed in between the cricket square and a pavilion that's seen better days. New houses surround the ground.
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