Reserves League Round-Up This Week

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The Clarets going into pole position after defeating Rochdale 4-1 at home in a match played at Accrington Stanley's Fraser Eagle stadium. Remco van der Schaaf put Burnley 1-0 up after 15 minutes before 19 year-old trialist Theo Fairweather-Johnson on 39 minutes and Steve Jones two minutes later made it 3-0 at the break. Fairweather-Johnson then netting again after 79 minutes before Rochdale got a late consolation from youngster Chris Blakeley.

Tranmere are in second after defeating Accrington Stanley 2-0 at Prenton Park on Wednesday afternoon. Midfielders Adnan Ahmed and Charlie Barnett scoring the goals in the first-half for the Whites. Midway through the second-half Rovers were reduced to ten men when Joel Richardson was sent off, but Peter Shirtliff's side held on for the win.

Third-placed Manchester City saw their game away to Bury at Stainton Park, Radcliffe Borough postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, while Preston, in fourth lost 2-0 at Blackpool. Daniel Nardiello after just two minutes and then Dominic Merella with 54 minutes gone scoring the goals for the Seasiders at Highbury, the home of Fleetwood Town FC.

In Carlisle's totesportcasino.com League Cup group Hartlepool lost again, this time 4-0 at Sunderland in front of 460 spectators at Eppleton Colliery Welfare's ground in Hetton-le-Hole. A very strong Black Cats side being 3-0 up after just 39 minutes through Jack Colback, David Dowson and then Colback again. An own-goal in the 80th minute making it 4-0 when Matty Robson's back-pass rolled under the foot of 'Pools goalkeeper Jan Budtz.

As we already know Carlisle drew 2-2 at Morecambe on Wednesday night, goals from Richard Keogh and Grant Smith from the penalty spot cancelling out Shrimps strikes by Henry McStay and Aaron Taylor. The division itself takes a week off next week, the only matches involving teams in our league being totesportcasino.com League Cup games featuring Accrington Stanley, Morecambe and Tranmere Rovers, and Bury in a Manchester Senior Cup tie.


Results in the division this week, all Wednesday :

Blackpool 2-0 Preston North End (7pm)
Burnley 4-1 Rochdale (7pm)
Bury P-P Manchester City (7pm)
Morecambe 2-2 Carlisle United (7pm)
Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Accrington Stanley (2pm)

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Group One - Sunderland 4-0 Hartlepool United (Tue, 7pm)


Fixtures in the totesportcasino.com League Cup next week :

Group Four - Accrington Stanley v Morecambe (Wed, 7pm)
Group Four - Tranmere Rovers v Macclesfield (Wed, 7pm)

Manchester Senior Cup

Oldham v Bury (Wed, 2pm)


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