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On the penultimate midweek fixture list of August, Turton and Hurst Green also snatched late winners in 4-3 thrillers, with pictures of Blackpool Wren Rovers v Wyre Villa from DERICK THOMAS.

Kevin Edgar hit five to maintain Hesketh Bank's perfect start to the season on a weekend when eight players netted hat-tricks writes BEN SMITH, with pictures of Coppull United v Poulton by JOHN SHIRRAS.

The new-look Richardson Cup will kick off on September 17 - and the draw has been made.

Hotshot striker James Bailey smashed his fourth hat-trick in four games as two teams maintained their perfect starts to the West Lancashire League season, with pictures of Wyre Villa v Lytham Town from DERICK THOMAS.

Holders Fulwood Amateurs face a trip to Horwich RMI in the first round of the Lancashire Amateur Shield.

Poulton moved top of the Premier Division on matchday three of the 2022/23 season thanks to a 6-0 win against Milnthorpe Corinthians writes BEN SMITH, with pictures from Fulwood Amateurs v Lytham by GRAHAM LANCASTER.

Coppull lead the Premier Division on goal difference after a sun-drenched first midweek fixture list of the 2022/23 season, with pictures from AFC Blackpool Reserves v Euxton Villa Reserves by PAUL O'BRIEN.

Burscough Richmond and Coppull United both put in five-star displays as the 2022/23 season kicked off with a bang, writes BEN SMITH with pictures from Turton v Milnthorpe Corinthians by MIKE BAYLY.

Ahead of today's big 2022/23 season kick-off, a few words from our Honorary General Secretary, John Brown.

Part 16 - Craig Allardyce helped Turton keep their heads above water last season, staying out of the bottom three thanks to a point on the last game of the season. A repeat is not on the agenda, but a smile on faces most certainly is.

Part 15 - Shaun Gardner inherited a newly-promoted side but one with only player left over from last season. So the 34-year-old is undertaking a rebuild ahead of the big kick off

Part 14 - John Crossland has moved up from Tempest Reserves to step into the shoes of Ross McNair. The 42-year-old former left sided player, assisted by Matty Crook, wants to keep the momentum going from Tempest’s seventh-placed slot last