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Rochdale CC lifted the JW Lees Wood Cup, after a man-of-the-match performance from Henry Cooper steered them to a 53-run victory.
Date Published 21/08/2017
Never more has the saying ‘a game of two halves’ been so relevant. Especially when they’re divided by a mammoth 60-minute break. A technical hitch at Stade Ernest Argeles meant...
Rochdale couldn’t halt Shrewsbury's 100% start to the season in the league despite Steven Davies scoring twice from the penalty spot.
Date Published 19/08/2017
Rochdale Hornets will face yet another trip to France, as they visit Toulouse Olympique in the latest fixture of their Championship Shield campaign.
Date Published 18/08/2017
Ollie Rathbone has signed an extension to his current contract at Rochdale Football Club. The talented midfielder is now contracted to the club until the summer of 2019.
Mayfield cross the Pennines on Saturday to take on table-topping Siddal, who have lost only two games and drawn one all season.
Date Published 17/08/2017
Rochdale Hornets are set to be without six of their first team for this weekend's Championship Shield clash with Toulouse Olympique.
Last week’s racing started very well for the East Lancs with two of riders winning their respective races on the same evening.
Date Published 16/08/2017
The sudden closure of the Ratcliffe Bars to Rochdale AFC supporters in the Sandy Lane terrace at Saturday’s League One fixture versus Scunthorpe United was a decision taken by the...
Date Published 15/08/2017
Dave Hulme, from Rochdale Judo Club, won gold in the under 90 kg category in the East Anglian Open Senior section Saturday (12 August).
Date Published 14/08/2017
Norden's hopes of a first ever Tanner Cup triumph vanished in the whirls of BBQ smoke as Heyside proved the better team all round in the final played at Little Hey Street.
Heywood took the left route to keep their promotion bid on track in Division One of the Greater Manchester League.
Mayfield travelled to St Helens side Pilkington Recs and extended their five-match winning run, cementing their place in the top four of the country’s top amateur league.
It was déjà vu for Rochdale Hornets against Batley Bulldogs as the visitors made it three wins to Hornets nil in another clash that could have swung either way.
Norden picked up four points from their 30 over per side match against Glodwick at Stag Park on Saturday.
Saturday Premiership: Greenfield 124 (Ryan Burl 5-23), Littleborough 123 (Andrew Cadd 5-25;
Rochdale were denied a first league win of the season when Scunthorpe substitute Duane Holmes cancelled out Steven Davies’ opener. Holmes latched onto a through ball from Hakeeb...
Date Published 12/08/2017
Rochdale AFC manager Keith Hill has explained why Dale are involved in the Feel Good Festival. Hill said: "We want to make relationships between the local community and the...
Date Published 11/08/2017
A solitary figure emerged from the car park at Towncroft on Saturday (5 August) carrying his kit bag and making his way to the changing rooms at Middleton. He was first there,...
Date Published 10/08/2017
Mayfield go looking for their sixth victory on the bounce as they travel to face Pilkington Recs in the Kingstone Press NCL Premier Division on Saturday.
Rochdale AFC manager Keith Hill will be holding a mini-training session for junior Dale fans at the Feel Good Festival on Friday.
Premiership: Austerlands 72 v Rochdale 73 for 5 Having won the toss Rochdale put the home side in to bat, a decision which soon paid dividends, as Mo Bux 3 for 16, Michael...
Callum Camps' spectacular strike earned Rochdale a place in the second round of the EFL Cup on a wet evening in Mansfield. Josh Lillis saved a Danny Rose penalty with eight...
Date Published 09/08/2017
Oliver Huszar maintained his excellent form in pursuit of first category status at Litherland last week. Huszar easily outsprinted the remainder of the bunch to take victory,...
Date Published 08/08/2017
A 73-run defeat at Dukinfield, who therefore completed a league double over the Crimble side, was not the biggest surprise in the world considering they were forced to field...
Mike Coulter continues his 2017 challenge of undertaking at least one-time trial at every official distance.
A large group of riders enjoyed the East Lancs Cycling Club holiday to Majorca, returning last week after nearly two weeks cycling in the fabulous environment around Porta...
A good team performance resulted in Norden picking up five points from their JW Lees Pennine League Premiership match at Crompton on Saturday.
Date Published 07/08/2017
Rochdale Mayfield moved up to third place in the Kingstone Press NCL Premier Division after a hard-fought victory in this encounter which saw all the points scored in the first...
Dale welcome Scunthorpe United to the Crown Oil Arena on Saturday 12 August for the first home game of the 2017/18 season.
Premiership: Austerlands 72 (Michael Harling 4-21), Rochdale 73-5 (Adrianne Morrison 4-32); Crompton 144 (Akbar Rehman 68, Hashum Malik 6-42), Norden 178-8 (Rehan Udwadia...
The Wood Cup Final between Rochdale CC and Crompton CC was abandoned due to heavy rain on Sunday (6 August), and will now be replayed in a fortnight.
Date Published 06/08/2017
Ten man Rochdale went down to an opening day defeat against Portsmouth as prolific striker Brett Pitman scored twice after Dale’s Keith Keane was shown a straight red card after...
Date Published 05/08/2017
It was only by a nervy margin of eight runs, but Heywood can reflect on their victory over Stand with a deal of satisfaction.
Date Published 04/08/2017
After being rivals for 107 years Middleton bid a fond farewell to Werneth CC with a resounding victory at Towncroft on Saturday.
Sky Bet has launched an initiative aimed at supporting away fans in the EFL throughout the 2017/18 season.
Danyal Mahmood, from Queensway ABC, put on a boxing masterclass to bring home a gold medal from the East Midlands box cup last weekend.
Jack Morley’s rise up the cricketing ladder is to feature another notable step with his selection to play at Lord’s.
Heywood Cricket Club’s youngest players had chance to meet World Cup Winners and international players from around the world on Tuesday evening at Crimble as Lancashire Thunder...
Matt Done has signed a two-year-deal to re-join Rochdale AFC for a third time. The 29-year-old Dale favourite said: “I’m excited to be back. I’ve had some good times here and...
Date Published 03/08/2017
Saturday is a big day in the Kingstone Press NCL Premier Division with the top four teams, which includes Mayfield, all playing each other. High flying Siddal travel to second...
It was a gold rush for Queensway ABC at the Hull Box Cup in July, as Joe Crawford, Ibrahim Nadim and Muavia Nasim secured gold medals.
The structure for the 2018 Greater Manchester Cricket League will consist of 11 divisions with a Premier League and five pairs of divisions below. There will be promotion and...
Date Published 02/08/2017
Rochdale Third XI claimed the club’s first silverware of the season when they won the Pennine League’s Roydes Trophy T20 competition on Sunday at Saddleworth.
Thornham pushed onward in their quest for promotion from the GMCL Division Two with a fine 34 run win over Westleigh on Saturday. Despite inclement weather in the week leading...
Date Published 01/08/2017
This season, all seven of Dale's new first year scholars have graduated from the club's academy, signing two-year full-time scholarships.
The Quirky Catering Company has signed a new two year contract with the club to continue providing Dale’s match day hospitality.
Thornham's resumed league campaign, after a three-week hiatus and a previous defeat against title chasing Westhoughton, was brought to an unsatisfactory close by rain.
Greg Butterworth was man-of-the-match as Norden defeated Austerlands at Stag Park on Saturday.
Date Published 31/07/2017
Rochdale AFC has appointed Greg Jones as Assistant Media Officer. Mr Jones started his role earlier this month, and will work alongside the club’s Media Officer, Leighanne...
Late team changes and suspensions meant Matt Calland and Sam Butterworth had to draft in some of the NWML side for the long trip to Cumbria to face Kells, and Mayfield came away...
Injuries and suspension in the NCL side meant Mayfield NWML couldn’t go out with their first choice seventeen at the Mayfield Sports Centre on Saturday. It was a credit as to how...
Rochdale kick-off their 2017/18 Sky Bet League One campaign away at Portsmouth on Saturday 5 August at Fratton Park.
All of the Tom Hardman T20 quarter-final matches were affected by the weather on Sunday.
Premiership: Greenfield 118, Glodwick 115;
