Bulldogs snatch a hard-fought success IN the U8s Section A, Ladybridge Bulldogs had a narrow 2-1 home win over Westhoughton Rangers. Paris Nuttall and Adam Anwar secured the points for the Bulldogs with Jordan Leigh hitting the target for Rangers.

Bury Rangers A held early leaders Boothstown Casuals in a very entertaining 3-3 draw. Brandlesholme Warriors A had a comfortable 6-0 away win at Bolton County Raiders. Bolton Lads & Girls Club move into top spot after coming from behind to beat Maccabi Cubs 4-1.

In Section B, Simon Biggar (4), Connor Hughes and Dave Ball all scored for Farnworth Tigers in their 6-0 victory over Astley Bridge Boys.

Ladybridge Athletic held Boothstown Corinthians to a 2-2 draw and Bolton County Broncos finally got their season underway with an impressive 3-1 away victory at North Walkden. Lewis Hill, Jacob Briggs and Robert Gubbins all scored. Sam Boardman netted for Walkden.

The other Bolton County team in this section, 'Lions', also won in a 3-0 home victory over Brandlesholme Warriors B.

In Section C, Bolton County Cougars beat early leaders Oxford Grove 1-0. Bromley Cross A beat Ladybridge Crusaders 6-1 while their other team Bromley Cross B lost 6-0 at Horwich St Mary's Trojans. Daniel Boss (4), George Heaton and Jake Barker were on target for the Trojans.

Rivington Juniors beat Bury Rangers B 5-0 with goals from Matthew Fleming, Afzal Munshi, Kiran Thomson and James Houghton (2).

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UNDER 8s

2000/2001 Season

SECTION A

RESULTS

Week Ending Saturday, September 23 (WEEK 3)

Bolton County Raiders 0 Brandlesholme Warriors A 6; Horwich St Mary's Warriors v Horwich St Mary's Vikings P; Maccabi Cubs 1 Bolton Lads & Girls Club 4; Ladybridge Bulldogs 2 Westhoughton Rangers 1; Bury Rangers A 3 Boothstown Casuals 3.

P W D F A GD Pt

Bolton Lads & Girls Club... 3 3 0 0 11 2 9 9

Boothstown Casuals... 3 2 1 0 16 5 11 7

Brandlesholme Warriors A... 2 2 0 0 10 1 9 6

Horwich St Mary's Vikings... 2 1 1 0 6 3 3 4

Westhoughton Rangers... 3 1 0 2 10 8 2 3

Horwich St Mary's Warriors... 2 1 0 1 6 6 0 3

Ladybridge Bulldogs... 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3 3

Bury Rangers A... 2 0 1 1 4 7 -3 1

Bolton County Raiders... 3 0 1 2 2 13 -11 1

Hindsford Wolves... 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

Maccabi Cubs... 3 0 0 3 4 18 -14 0

SECTION B

RESULTS

Week Ending Saturday, September 23 (WEEK 3)

Boothstown Corinthians 2 Ladybridge Athletic 2; Farnworth Tigers 6 Astley Bridge Boys 0; North Walkden 1 Bolton County Broncos 3. (Wk 2) Bolton County Lions 3 Brandlesholme Warriors B 0.

P W D L F A GD Pt

Boothstown Corinthians... 3 2 1 0 17 6 11 7

Farnworth Tigers... 3 2 1 0 12 5 7 7

Hindley Juniors... 1 1 0 0 7 0 7 3

Bolton County Lions... 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3

Bolton County Broncos... 3 1 0 2 5 13 -8 3

Ladybridge Athletic... 2 0 2 0 6 6 0 2

North Walkden... 2 0 1 1 7 9 -2 1

Brandlesholme Warriors B... 2 0 1 1 6 9 -3 1

Astley Bridge Boys... 3 0 0 3 3 18 -15 0

SECTION C

RESULTS

Week Ending Saturday, September 23 (WEEK 3)

Bolton County Cougars 1 Oxford Grove 0; Horwich St Mary's Trojans 6 Bromley Cross B 0; Bromley Cross A 6 Ladybridge Crusaders 1; Rivington Juniors 5 Bury Rangers B 0.

P W D L F A GD Pt

Bromley Cross A... 3 2 0 1 13 3 10 6

Oxford Grove... 3 2 0 1 7 2 5 6

Horwich St Mary's Trojans... 3 1 2 0 8 2 6 5

Astley Bridge Tigers... 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3

Bolton County Cougars... 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3

Rivington Juniors... 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3

Walshaw Park Warriors... 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1

Ladybridge Crusaders... 2 0 1 1 2 7 -5 1

Bromley Cross B... 1 0 0 1 0 6 -6 0

Bury Rangers B... 2 0 0 2 0 11 -11 0

UNDER 9s

SECTION A

RESULTS

Week Ending Saturday, September 23 (WEEK 5)

Woodbank A 2 Hindley Juniors-Jets 0; Hindsford Devils-Whites 4 North Walkden A 5; Bromley Cross A 4 Ladybridge A 1; Bolton County Aces 5 Hindsford Devils-Reds 1; Bury Rangers A 7 Horwich St Mary's-Panther 3.

P W D L F A GD Pt

Bolton County Aces... 3 3 0 0 12 4 8 9

North Walkden A... 2 2 0 0 9 7 2 6

Ladybridge A... 4 2 0 2 15 19 -1 6

Bromley Cross A... 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 4

Bury Rangers A... 3 1 1 1 11 9 2 4

Hindsford Devils-Reds... 3 1 1 1 6 8 -2 4

Hindley Juniors-Jets... 2 1 0 1 6 3 3 3

Brandlesholme Warriors A... 2 1 0 1 7 6 1 3

Woodbank A... 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3

Horwich St Mary's-Panthers... 3 0 1 2 4 9 -5 1

Hindsford Devils-Whites... 4 0 0 4 13 24 -11 0

SECTION B

RESULTS

Week Ending Saturday, September 23 (WEEK 5)

Bury Rangers B 1 Bolton County-SAS 6; Ladybridge-Lions 0 Hindley Juniors-Terriers 3; Farnworth-Cougars 3 Bolton Lads & Girls Club 4; Leigh RMI 2 Brandlesholme Warriors B 3; Horwich St Mary's Cougars 1 Ladybridge-Bulldogs 2.

P W D L F A GD Pt

Bolton Lads & Girls Club... 5 5 0 0 26 6 20 15

Ladybridge-Bulldogs... 5 4 0 1 15 6 9 12

Hindley Juniors-Terriers... 3 2 1 0 12 3 9 7

Brandlesholme Warriors B... 2 2 0 0 16 3 13 6

Bolton County-SAS... 3 2 0 1 11 5 6 6

Bolton County Gurkhas... 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 6

Farnworth-Cougars... 3 0 1 2 8 11 -3 1

Horwich St Mary's Cougars... 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0

Ladybridge-Lions... 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7 0

Leigh RMI... 3 0 0 3 3 22 -19 0

Bury Rangers B... 4 0 0 4 1 27 -26 0

SECTION C

RESULTS

Week Ending Saturday, September 23 (WEEK 5)

Farnworth-Lions 1 Bromley Cross B 0; Little Hulton 3 North Walkden B 9; Horwich St Mary-Cheetahs 0 Westhoughton Rangers 2; Bolton County-Warriors 2 Woodbank B 5; Ladybridge-Crusaders 6 Farnworth-Leopards 0; Oxford Grove 2 Hindley Juniors-Tigers 3.

P W D L F A GD Pt

Westhoughton Rangers... 4 4 0 0 40 3 37 12

North Walkden B... 4 4 0 0 22 5 17 12

Woodbank B... 3 3 0 0 21 5 16 9

Bromley Cross B... 4 2 1 1 8 4 4 7

Hindley Juniors-Tigers... 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 6

Farnworth-Leopards... 4 2 0 2 13 12 1 6

Oxford Grove... 4 1 1 2 7 9 -2 4

Ladybridge-Crusaders... 2 1 0 1 7 5 2 3

Farnworth-Lions... 5 1 0 4 7 18 -11 3

Bolton County-Warriors... 3 0 0 3 3 11 -8 0

Little Hulton... 2 0 0 2 3 18 -15 0

Horwich St Mary-Cheetahs... 5 0 0 5 4 50 -46 0