Youth Team League Weekend Update

It was a bad weekend for United in the league as they lost 2-0 at home to Wigan and title rivals Wrexham and Burnley both won. The Red Dragons tasting victory 2-1 on the road at Morecambe while the Clarets defeated Tranmere 2-1 at home, those results keeping Wrexham at the top of the table, Carlisle in second and Burnley in third, although the Turf Moor outfit will be in pole position if they can make the most of a massive five games in hand on Wrexham.

Elsewhere in the division Port Vale remain in fourth despite losing 1-0 at lowly Rochdale, while Preston come next in the table, North End winning 2-0 at home to Macclesfield. In the mid-table reaches Walsall drew 2-2 at Bury and Oldham thumped an inconsistent Chester side 4-0 at home.

Down at the bottom end of the things Accrington Stanley won their first game of the season on Monday, 2-1 in a rearranged fixture at home to Morecambe, they couldn't repeat those heroics on Saturday though as Shrewsbury went home down the M6 with all three points on the back of a 1-0 win. Lastly things are going from bad to worse for third bottom Blackpool who were thrashed 6-0 at home to Stockport and have now conceded 56 goals in 19 matches.

Next weekend Carlisle have two home games in two days, and really given recent results they need to win both those matches to remain in the title race, even more so given that Burnley and Wrexham both play sides down at the bottom, Wrexham having had a particularly soft fixture list this season. Away from the division it's League Cup semi-final weekend with Morecambe and Tranmere still left flying the flag for the North-West Conference.


Result in the division on Monday 16th February

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Morecambe

Results in the division on Saturday 21st February

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Shrewsbury Town, played at Shrewsbury Town
Blackpool 0-6 Stockport County
Burnley 2-1 Tranmere Rovers
Bury 2-2 Walsall
Carlisle United 0-2 Wigan Athletic
Morecambe 1-2 Wrexham
Oldham Athletic 4-0 Chester City
Preston North End 2-0 Macclesfield Town
Rochdale 1-0 Port Vale

Puma Youth Alliance Cup, Northern Quarter-Finals, Tuesday 17th February

Chesterfield 1-2 Darlington
Hartlepool United 0-0 Grimsby Town, Grimsby Town won 5-4 on penalties

Puma Youth Alliance Cup, Southern Quarter-Final, Monday 23rd February

Leyton Orient 2-2 Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient won 4-2 on penalties


Fixtures in the division on Saturday 28th February

Burnley v Bury
Carlisle United v Chester City (11am)
Oldham Athletic v Accrington Stanley
Port Vale v Preston North End
Rochdale v Wrexham
Stockport County v Macclesfield Town

Fixtures in the division on Monday 2nd March

Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers (12noon)
Morecambe v Rochdale (7pm)

Puma Youth Alliance Cup, Northern Semi-Finals, Saturday 28th February

Morecambe v Grimsby Town
Tranmere Rovers v Darlington

Puma Youth Alliance Cup, Southern Semi-Finals, Saturday 28th February

Gillingham v Swindon Town
Queens Park Rangers v Leyton Orient


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