Playing into a first-half, howling gale didn’t do any favours to Hooley Bridge Celtic thirds at home to Irlam Steel in the cup on Saturday. Hooley had won a previous cup clash against their Manchester visitors, but the game was ruled null and void because of problems with the number of subs named by Hooley. Click here for more ….

 

Hooley Bridge Celtics firsts were on the wrong side of a 5-1 thrashing at Heywood Leisure Centre on Saturday. They found visitors Cheadle Hulme Villa too strong and too committed in atrocious conditions that included a howling wind and some shocking hail. Hooley were without their star striker Ashford Blake – who didn’t turn up Click here for more ….

 

Ashford Blake’s double and a great finish from Lee Howard turned out to be all in vain as Hooley Bridge Celtic went down to a 4-3 defeat at home to Mellor in a thriller of a contest at Heywood Leisure Centre. Tempers were sometimes frayed – referee Mark Verigotta brandishing a number of yellow cards Click here for more ….

 

Hooley Bridge 2nds went down to a disappointing home defeat to title rivals Cheadle Hulme at Heywood Leisure Centre. In horrendous conditions at the Leisure Centre, it was the visitors who were able to cope better and they came back from a goal down to triumph 3-1. Bridge missed a penalty and in the second Click here for more ….

 
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Here are some pictures from Hooley Bridge Celtic’s cup victory over Castleton on Saturday at the Leisure Centre. The young team proved Alec Gill’s faith in them is justified as they battled hard against an in-form Castleton side to win on penalties after the game finished 2-2.