Tonight we make the short journey to rivals Atherton Laburnum Rovers. This second round Hospital Cup game will be eighth edition of the Flatcap Derby - The last time the Colls played at Crilly Park was last season when they won promotion to the Premier Division, beating LR by three goals to their nil. As always, after the game a Flatcap will be presented to the Man of the Match – currently the record stands as so - Brad Cooke (Colls), Karl Atherton (Colls), Matt Boland (Rovers), Chris Lawton (Colls), Jake Kenny (Colls), Mark Battersby (Colls), Ben Hardcastle (Colls). However, the question is who will win it tonight? As always, your support this evening will be appreciated as the Collieries look to progress to the next round of this cup competition, all proceeds made tonight will be donated to Charity. Match details are below: Date: Tuesday 4th August Kick Off: 19:30 Ground: Crilly Park Spa Road Atherton Greater Manchester M46 9JX Admission: Adults - £3.00 Concessions - £1.00 Children – FREE with paying adult
Report: Colls 1-2 Bacup
December 6, 2023
A delightful Dylan Moonan goal ultimately proved to be in vain as Atherton Collieries were beaten 2-1 by Bacup Borough in the Lancashire FA Trophy.
