Football News 15/10/2010

Gamesley's first team fell at the first hurdle in this year's Derbyshire Cup, falling to a 1 - 0 defeat at home to Shirebrook Town FC.

The reserves faired much better ending up 1 - 1 away to Billinge Reserves.

Next Saturday (22nd October) sees the reserves away to Whaley Bridge for their first round tie in the Derbyshire Cup, with the first teams Greenalls Padgate St Oswalds - kick off 3.00pm

Derbyshire Cup Ties

This first (hopefully) of this year's Derbyshire Cup ties for Gamesley have been announced.

In the Senior Challenge Cup Gamesley's first team will host Shirebrook Town FC on Saturday 15th October, with the team no doubt hoping to avenge there first round defeat by Shirebrook Town FC in the 2009/10 competition.

In the Divisional Cup Gamesley's Reserves face an away tie to last year's winners Whaley Bridge Athletic on Saturday 22nd October.

Football News – 10/9/2011

A poor week for the first team who fell 2 – 1 at home to Middlewich Town with Gamesley’s only goal coming from Michael Dewhurst.

The reserves however had a good week with their first win of the season 2 – 1 away to Rylands Reserves.

Next week (17/9/2011) sees the first team at home to Garswood United kick off 3.00pm, with the reserves away to Lostock Gralam Reserves.

Football News - 2/9/2011

Gamesley's first team kept up their winning form with a 2 - 1 win on Wednesday (31st August) night at home to Golborne Sports. The goals came from Andrew Heath who scored after 20 minutes and Michael Dewhust who scored after 60.


This coming weekend sees Gamesley's first team away to Tarporley Victoria, with Gamesley reserves at home to Greenalls Padgate ST O Reserves, kick off 3.00pm

Gamesley Reserves 3 - Styal Reserves 6

Gamesley Reserves were unable to break their losing start start to the season last night, falling to Styal Reserves 6 - 3.

Gamesley's reserves got off to a poor start and were losing 3 - nil by the end of the first half. Sam Mulruan got one back off a penalty after 54 minutes, however chances of a fightback were dashed not far after that when Styal Reserves made it 4 - 1.

After 60 minutes Tom Burns rekindled the chance of a fightback after making it 4 - 2, but this was again dashed a few minutes later when Styal made it 5 - 2. The fighting spirit continued when after 70 minutes Adam Burns scored off a corner making it 5 - 3, however just before the end Styal got one more, making a final score of 6 - 3.

Gamesley 1 – Styal 2

Gamesley’s second match of the league season got off to a good start with a goal from Tom Briggs after 15 minutes, however things went downhill from there.

The polished performance, which Gamesley delivered in the first half of Saturday’s game didn’t seem to be on the cards for last nights game with quite a few chances going a miss.

Not long before half time Styal made it one all, and the first half finished at one all, with Styal taking a lead in the bad books with one yellow card.

The second half was much the same as the first with Gamesley not being able to make that final connection and score, there were however times when interesting decisions from the referee threatened to cause the game to boil over, with one such incident leading to a second goal for Styal.

A few more missed chances followed, along with an injury forcing the substitution of Shaun Chapman, brought the match to a close at 2 – 1 to Styal, along with 3 yellow cards for Styal and one for Gamesley.

Football News – 13/8/2011

Gamesley’s first team got off to a cracking start for this year’s league campaign with a 5 – 1 win at home to Denton Town FC.

A brilliant first half was set off by Tom Briggs who opened the scoring after 10 minutes; this was then followed on the half hour by a neatly put away penalty taken by Simon Yates, with Mitch Salthouse finishing off the first half scoring by making it 3 nill after 40 minutes.

The second half started off a less polished affair with the summer seeming to show through in terms of fitness, with Gamesley’s goalkeeper Leon Telford being called on several occasions to stop breaks from Denton Town.

After 64 minutes one of Gamesley’s players was brought down in the area, and Michael

Dewhurst got his first goal of the season from the resulting penalty. Gamesley’s last goal came after 87 minutes with a cracking strike from near the corner post by Shaun Chapman.

A lapse in concentration followed with Denton Town’s Aaron Kirk getting a consolation goal in the 90^th minute.

Gamesley’s reserves sadly didn’t join the party, with a second league defeat following Thursday’s 3 – 1 defeat to Linotype Cheadle HN Reserves, losing 1 – 0 to Grappenhall Sports Reserves.

This coming week sees Gamesley’s first team with a home tie on Wednesday (17/8) to Styal – kick off 6.30pm, followed by the reserves with a home tie on Thursday (18/8) at 6.30pm to Styal Reserves.

Saturday (20/8) sees the first team away to Eagle Sports with the reserves at home to Pilkington Reserves – kick off 3.00pm