Weather hits the Youth Alliance

Leading goalscorer Wes Fletcher

The game between the two holiday resorts, played at Blackpool's Squires Gate training ground, ended in a surprise draw. Blackpool were expected to run out easy winners but in a goal feast both sides had to settle for a point from a high scoring 4-4 draw.

With second place Walsall's game at Burnley called off it meant Blackpool were able to extend their lead at the top to two points whilst at the other end of the league the draw enabled Morecambe to move off the bottom on goal difference.

Shrewsbury are bottom now and like Morecambe have only won twice all season. They were beaten again at home against Port Vale with the points allowing Vale to move up one place above Tranmere.

In the other game played Rochdale beat Bury 1-0. Bury have lost their way recently after leading the table for a while but this must be a result that has delighted the Burnley team. Rochdale had only previously won two games all season, both of them against us. At least someone else has lost to them now.

We are next back in action, hopefully if the weather relents, a week on Saturday when we face Port Vale at Gawthorpe.

Last Saturday's results

Blackpool 4 Morecambe 4
Rochdale 1 Bury 0
Shrewsbury 2 Port Vale 3

The following games were all postponed due to waterlogged pitches
Burnley v Walsall
Carlisle v Preston
Chester v Stockport
Oldham v Accrington
Tranmere v Wrexham
Wigan v Macclesfield

Forthcoming Fixtures

Saturday 26^th January
Macclesfield v Carlisle
Rochdale v Wrexham

Saturday 2^nd February
Accrington v Chester
Blackpool v Macclesfield
Burnley v Port Vale
Bury v Shrewsbury
Carlisle v Stockport
Morecambe v Tranmere
Oldham v Walsall
Preston v Wigan

Burnley Goalscorers

10: Wes Fletcher
9: Adam Kay, Alex MacDonald
7: Rob Turner
2: James Craggs, Alex-Ray Harvey, Chris Lynch
1: Ben Hoskin, Nik Kudiersky

Res Fixtures

Res Table

Youths Fixtures

Youths Table