Nantwich Town’s hopes of automatic promotion were all but ended in a 1-0 home defeat to league leaders South Shields last night.
A victory for the Dabbers would have kept them in with an outside chance of catching the leaders for the one automatic promotion spot.
The semi-finalists were decided in the Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division Cup the with NHB FC, Crewe Ath, White Lion FL and George & Dragon all winning.
Promotion-chasing Nantwich Town have fallen 11 points behind league leaders South Shields after being held to a 2-2 draw at lowly Radcliffe Borough.
The Dabbers, who have a game in hand on the leaders, will now focus on securing a play-off place in the top five which appears a tight race between them, Warrington and Lancaster City.
The weather lost a little of its grip and three games were played in the Crewe Regional Sunday League.
In the rearranged Division One Cup game which was previously abandoned due to the weather, Talbot went through to the next round with a 6-3 win at Nantwich Pirates.
Nantwich Town has appointed Jon Gold as new chairman with immediate effect.
Mr Gold has held the position at the club before and the club said today they are “delighted to have him back at the helm“.
Nantwich Town’s promotion bid suffered a setback in a home 1-0 defeat by FC United at the Weaver Stadium.
And a bad night was made worse on the final whistle when Dabbers keeper Greg Hall was red-carded, which could rule him out of the next three matches.
Nantwich Town retained their play-off league spot after a battling 0-0 draw away at third-placed Lancaster City.
The Dabbers are in fifth place in Bet Victor Northern Premier Division – and will be ruing missed chances to secure victory.
Former Nantwich Town favourite Aaron Burns is returning to the club on a dual registration.
Burns, who made the club’s Team of the Decade, arrives back at Weaver Stadium on dual-registration terms with Northwich Victoria.
Storm Dennis put paid to every Crewe Regional Sunday football game today, with all Premier Division and Division One games postponed.
Nantwich Town stunned league leaders South Shields with a brilliant away performance to win 4-1.
The victory keeps Nantwich in the play offs in fifth place, and now just six points off the leaders with a game in hand.
Storm Ciara played havoc with the Crewe Regional Sunday League fixtures today, with just match starting before being abandoned.
By Ryan Batty
Nantwich Town head in to battle with the league leaders this weekend, buoyed by a good Cheshire Senior Cup victory over Northwich.
A Joe Malkin brace and a goal from Callum Saunders allowed the Dabbers to progress into their fourth consecutive Cheshire Senior Cup semi-final.
Nantwich Town chairman Tony Davison is to stand down and leave to take up a position as director at Crewe Alexandra, the club has announced today.
Mr Davison is expected to leave at the end of this month.
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