Bolton Over 35 Veterans' Football League

Teams wishing to join the Bolton Over 35s Football League for the 2026/27 season must attend the Annual General Meeting on Friday 5th June at Bolton Cricket Club, Bishops Road, off Green Lane, Bolton BL3 2JB.
The meeting will start at 7.00pm.

The last match of the 2025/26 season was the Sam Ashworth Trophy Final between Division One champions De La Salle Vets and Atherton Town Pirates who finished fourth in Division Two. The game, which was a great advert for Vets Football with both teams going at each other tooth and nail, was settled on penalties after being one each at the end of normal time. Steven Drabble had scored for De La Salle and Andrew Miller for Atherton.

After being runners-up in the Division Two Cup final last Sunday, Atherton did their utmost to win silverware, but eventually lost 5-3 on penalties, however, both teams deserve credit for producing an entertaining match.

Score for Sunday 17^th May 2026
Sam Ashworth Trophy Final:
De La Salle Vets 1 Atherton Town Pirates 1.    De La Salle Vets won 5-3 on penalties.