Bolton Over 35 Veterans' Football League
 
Division One has been reduced to just six teams because Astley & Tyldesley withdrew on 28th August then Radcliffe Rangers withdrew on 2nd September.
These were announced after the handbooks had been printed. Two teams in Division One will now have an open date each week.
Revising fixtures for Division One teams to play each other three times has been considered, but that would have created other problems.

The fixtures page on the website has been updated.

 

Sunday 07/09/2025

The new season for the Bolton Over 35 Veterans Football League started on Sunday with 14 teams in two Divisions. It was originally planned to have eight teams in each Division, but two Division One teams withdrew after the handbooks had been printed. With just a week before the first matches and teams having booked their pitches, it was too late to recast the fixture lists because that would have caused more problems.

Despite there being just six games, there were 46 goals, a dozen coming in the Division One game between AFC Bolton Morris Dancers and Turton Vets which the visitors won 10-2. Matty Kay and T.Mann scored for the home side, but McCarthy and Vaceen each scored a hat-trick, Proudfoot a double and one apiece by Lee Webb and R.Woodward rounded off Turton’s total.

The other Division One game was also high-scoring, but more even, as Old Boltonians beat newcomers Boothstown Dunmare 5-3. Adam Lavin scored two for the home side while Gary Pedan, John Abbott and Adam Richardson added one each. Paul Smith scored two and Martin Hayes one for Boothstown to keep their hopes alive.

Top score in Division Two was at Little Lever where newcomers Little Lever Sports Club Vets won 6-4 against Deans Youth & Ladies Vets who have returned to the League this season. Sam Smith, Andrew Bingham, Adam Signy and Ryan Hall scored one apiece while Stuart Schofield netted two. Steve Lockett, Adam Tyldesley and John Hudson (2) scored for Deans.

Elton Vale Vets also scored six as they beat Bolton Wyresdale 6-1. Star of the match was Stuart Telfer scored five for Elton Vale as Mark Fitton added one. Howarth scored Wyresdale’s only goal.

In a good day for Turton, Turton FC beat East Leigh by the odd goal in five. Scott McNair, Rob Walsh and A.Derbyshire scored for Turton while Lowe and Brocel were on target for the visitors.

Adam Emasealu scored for Stoneclough but they were blown away by visitors Atherton Town for whom Andy Miller and Andy Meakin each scored one and Chris Hopwood two.

 

 Scores for Sunday 7th September 2025

Division 1: AFC Bolton Morris Dancers 2 Turton Vets 10,     Old Boltonians 5 Boothstown Dunmare 3.

 Division 2: Elton Vale Vets 6 Bolton Wyresdale FC 1,     Turton FC 3 East Leigh 2,     Little Lever Sports Club Vets 6 Deans Youth & Ladies Vets 4,     Stoneclough Vets 1 Atherton Town 4.