Youth Team League Weekend Update

With Preston inactive this week, as they were supposed to be playing the now defunct Chester City, Shrewsbury made up some ground on North End with a 4-0 win at home to struggling Blackpool. Third-placed Walsall also taking three points this weekend with a 5-3 home victory over Carlisle, Manny Richardson (2) and Matt Osmond getting the goals for a young and inconsistent United side.

Rochdale have now dropped down to fourth in the table after being waterlogged off at Macclesfield, while the rest of the top six is made up by Stockport and Burnley respectively, the Clarets though winning 4-1 at County on Saturday. Into the mid-table reaches and Bury won 3-2 at Tranmere, while Wrexham defeated Oldham 2-0 at home.

Finally the bottom two teams in the division, in Morecambe and then wooden-spooners Accrington Stanley, both picked up a point on the road with 2-2 draws, away to Wigan and Port Vale respectively. Next weekend, with Wembley in mind, Carlisle's home game against Wigan has now been moved to the end of the season, while during the week there are three games in hand being played elsewhere.



Results in the division on Saturday 20th March

Macclesfield Town P-P Rochdale
Port Vale 2-2 Accrington Stanley
Shrewsbury Town 4-0 Blackpool
Stockport County 1-4 Burnley
Tranmere Rovers 2-3 Bury
Walsall 5-3 Carlisle United (12noon)
Wigan Athletic 2-2 Morecambe
Wrexham 2-0 Oldham Athletic


Fixture in the division on Monday 22nd March

Accrington Stanley v Blackpool (2pm)

Fixture in the division on Tuesday 23rd March

Macclesfield Town v Stockport County (2pm)

Fixture in the division on Wednesday 24th March

Burnley v Rochdale (2pm)

Fixtures in the division on Saturday 27th March

Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury Town
Blackpool v Stockport County
Burnley v Tranmere Rovers
Bury v Walsall
Preston North End v Macclesfield Town
Wigan Athletic v Port Vale




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