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It was a difficult trip to St. James’ Park last Saturday which saw City return from Tyneside with a point in a feisty early kick-off clash with Newcastle. 

Glossop's hopes of getting off to a good start were dashed in the opening minutes, as first left winger Cassell went off injured and then debutant right winger Finn Winterbottom was yellow carded for a deliberate knock on.

Glossop goalkeeper Bayleigh Passant saved two penalties in the shootout to propel Glossop into the second round of the Macron cup following an entertaining 90 minutes which saw the sides level at 2-2.

Hyde United’s struggles continued as they suffered a 3-1 defeat to Hebburn Town on Tuesday night.

Despite remaining unbeaten at home this season, Droylsden will be disappointed that they could not pick up all three points after a 0-0 draw with Bacup Borough at the weekend.

Erik ten Hag has suggested his team needs more time to improve following their 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Last Saturday marked the ninth anniversary of Glossop parkrun, which saw a fantastic number of runners turn out on a sunny morning at Manor Park. 

Glossop speed demon Alisha Palmowski secured a second placed finish in the overall GB4 Championship standings over the weekend, finishing the season in style with two podiums. 

Stalybridge Celtic moved up to fourth in the Northern Premier League West table on Tuesday, with a 2-1 win at home to Wythenshawe Town. 

Ellen White MBE officially opened a pitch named after her at Glossop North End Community Club in honour of the part she played in the Lionesses lifting the UEFA Women’s EURO trophy in 2022.

Curzon Ashton have been handed a home tie in the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round, which will see them welcome either Worksop Town or King's Lynn Town to the Tameside Stadium.

Tameside triathlete Georgia Taylor-Brown added another podium to her CV with a 3rd place finish in the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) in Weihai, China, on Friday September 27.

The children of a legendary Tameside non-league football manager have raised £4,300 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to mark what would have been his 65th birthday.

Curzon Ashton are one win away from a third successive crack at the FA Cup First Round after coming through a tight encounter at Southport.

Glossop cycling star Ben Watson raced to a silver medal on Thursday in this year's UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Zurich.

Stalybridge Celtic have announced the latest star player set to feature in a former Manchester United XI that will take on a team of Celtic Legends next weekend.

Glossop North End launched their FA Vase campaign in the second qualifying round stage with a 60-mile trip over the Pennines to Retford, Nottinghamshire, to face Retford FC at their SL2 Rail stadium.

After a very equally matched opening period, the home side eventually opened the scoring by touching down out wide to lead 5-0.

A brand-new running event is coming to Tameside this October- the Tameside 5k Festival. 

On an emotional day In the National League North, thoughts at Curzon Ashton were with the family of club founder Harry Twamley, who died last week aged 82, as well as Radcliffe chairman Paul Hilton, 43, whose sudden death was announced on Saturday morning. 

Belle Vue defied the weather to put themselves in the driving seat going into tonight’s (Thursday) second leg of the Premiership play-off Grand Final at Leicester.

Dave Maxted from Denton loves most sports ...but has won big at Betfred because of snooker.

Saturday 21st September saw the last matches of the season in the Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League, sponsored by Complete Weed Control.

Droylsden returned to winning ways on Saturday, leaving it late to gain all three points against bottom-side Skelmersdale United.

Manchester United’s trip to Selhurst Park on Saturday was the old football cliché of a game of two halves.

I’m not really sure where to start for this weeks edition of City Watch, mostly because I could write pages about the Arsenal game on Sunday, and Manchester City have played another game since then as well!

Newly promoted Prescot Cables ran out surprisingly easy winners at Hurst Cross with two first half goals and a late penalty decisive.

Glossop racing star Alisha Palmowski is gearing up for her final race weekend of the 2024 GB4 Championship season, as she looks to overturn a 35-point deficit to take the crown. 

After finishing the Cheshire County Cricket League in an agonising second place last weekend, Hyde again fell at the final hurdle in the Cheshire Cup final against Didsbury yesterday.

Glossop North End and New Mills both negotiated tricky away ties to qualify for the First Round proper of the FA Vase.

Stalybridge Celtic have announced the Manchester United Former Players squad set to take on a Celtic Legends XI at Bower Fold on Sunday October 6.

The first round draw for Frank Hannah Manchester Premier Cup has been released.

The Hillmen got off to a great start at Hargate Hill, as flyhalf Tom Dearnaley slotted a penalty, conceded by Aspull straight from the kick off, to lead 3-0. 

Ashton moved up to 3rd place in the Northern Premier League after an entertaining encounter against their plucky visitors who started the evening bottom of the league.

Erik Ten Hag’s little joke about tomato ketchup has resonated with a few of us Reds...and definitely with Marcus Rashford!

Stalybridge Celtic moved up to third in the table on Saturday with a 2-1 win at home to high-flying Bootle. 

After a long International Break for Manchester United, the Reds returned to winning ways against Southampton and Barnsley.

The game against Brentford over the weekend proved to be quite the challenge for Manchester City, not unexpected of course, as the Bees were the last team to beat the reigning champions at the Etihad back in December 2022, our treble winning season. 

Curzon Ashton eased into the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round on Saturday with a 6-0 thrashing of North West Counties side Barnoldswick Town. 

In the penultimate fixtures of the season for the DCCL (sponsored by Complete Weed Control), the results from Saturday 14th September proved to be decisive.

Glossop North End got back to winning ways on Friday with a comfortable 3-0 win away to Prestwich Heys.

Droylsden Cricket Club rounded off their stellar season on Saturday with a win away to the leagues bottom placed side, Woodley. 

Curzon Ashton have announced that the club's founder, Harry Twamley, has sadly passed away.

Curzon Ashton’s reward for progressing to the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round is a trip to the seaside to face Hyde United’s conquerors Southport.

Stalybridge Celtic can now install a new fan zone area after getting approval from the council.

A devastating spell of bowling from Andrew Jackson propelled Hyde towards the Cheshire County Cricket League title before rain intervened at Grappenhall.

Ashton clinched the Greater Manchester Cricket League Division 3 title with an impressive 8-wicket demolition of closest challengers Prestwich 2nds.

Hyde United fell to a controversial 2-1 defeat at Southport in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round on Saturday, with Joel Amado conceding a penalty after being shoved in the back and falling onto the ball.

Hyde moved to within touching distance of a first Cheshire County Cricket League title since 2015 with a 69-run win at Chester Broughton Hall on Saturday.

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Denton Town have been promoted to the Cheshire Premier Division, after a 2-2 draw against Parklands in their final match of the season.