Thornton Cleveleys face Burscough test as first fixtures revealed

12 Jul 2022 By Andy Sykes

Thornton Cleveleys will begin their title defence with a tricky trip to Burscough Richmond as four new clubs make their bow in the West Lancashire Football League.

John Beavers’ men will head south for the curtain-raiser on August 6 while newly promoted clubs Milnthorpe Corinthians and Wyre Villa also start away from home, at Turton and Whitehaven respectively.

In Division One, last year’s Division Two champions Rossendale host Hawcoat Park while Carnforth Rangers head down the M6 to Haslingden St Mary’s.

Our four new clubs start life in Division Two – Pause United, Holker Old Boys Res, Astley and Buckshaw and AFC Blackpool Res.

Pause United will join the West Lancashire League

Pause United, who play in Bentham, welcome Cartmel while Holker Old Boys travel to Euxton Villa Res.

The other two clubs face each other, Astley and Buckshaw at home to AFC Blackpool Res.

There are four sets of midweek fixtures in the Premier Division, Division One and Division Two.

However, due to many clubs finishing their season very early last season and with 12 sides in each division, there will be no August midweek fixtures for clubs in the reserve divisions.

Wyre Villa are promoted to the Premier DIvision

PREMIER DIVISION – August 6 (3pm)
Burscough Richmond v Thornton Cleveleys
Coppull United v Vickerstown
Fulwood Amateurs v Poulton
Hurst Green v Blackpool Wren Rovers
Lytham Town v Tempest United
Slyne with Hest v CMB
Turton v Milnthorpe Corinthians
Whitehaven v Wyre Villa

DIVISION ONE – August 6
Eagley v Lostock St Gerards
Haslingden St Mary’s v Carnforth Rangers
Hesketh Bank v Askam United
Horwich St Mary’s Victoria v Southport Hesketh
Kendal County v Crooklands Casuals
Millom v Croston

DIVISION TWO – August 6
Astley and Buckshaw v AFC Blackpool Res
Burnley United v Storeys
Charnock Richard Res v Walney Island
Euxton Villa Res v Holker Old Boys Res
Garstang Res v Dalton United
Freckleton v Chipping
Kendal United v Galgate
Pause United v Cartmel

RESERVE DIVISION ONE - August 6
Blackpool Wren Rovers Res v Hurst Green Res
CMB Res v Tempest United Res
Croston Res v Fulwood Amateurs Res
Lostock St Gerards Res v Turton Res
Poulton Res v Coppull United Res
Thornton Cleveleys Res v Horwich St Mary’s Victoria

RESERVE DIVISION TWO – August 6
Carnforth Rangers Res v Haslingden St Mary’s Res
Chipping Res v Lytham Town Res
Fulwood Amateurs A v Eagley Res
Galgate Res v Hesketh Bank Res
Storeys Res v Rossendale Res
Thornton Cleveleys A v Milnthorpe Corinthians Res

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