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The Shakers welcome a struggling Congleton Town side to Gigg Lane this weekend, hoping to continue a three-game unbeaten run. Sitting four points clear at the top with five games to go, Anthony Johnson’s side will know how much a win this weekend would mean in our bid for automatic promotion. Our opposition, Congleton Town, sit at the opposite end of the table in 17th, just three points above the drop. The two sides last meeting ended in a 0-0 draw in last August. In Opposition – Congleton To

A break from the league as we have cup action this midweek as we travel to Curzon Ashton in the quarter-finals of the Manchester FA Frank Hannah Premier Cup. In the last round, a youthful Shakers side picked up a 4-2 win against Maine Road. We now come into this tie against one of the highest-ranked teams left in the competition. Manager Tim Lees confirmed in his post-match interview on Saturday that he would use his tie as an opportunity to give players some game time, whilst also offering so

Two away trips for the Shakers this week start with a visit to the West Midlands, as we take on Darlaston Town for the first time in our history. Saturday saw a rare home defeat against Lower Breck, only our fourth league loss at Gigg Lane since Dave McNabb was appointed in September 2023. It’s only the third league game where the Shakers have failed to score this season. We remain fourth in the table going into Wednesday’s fixture. In Opposition – Darlaston Town Darlaston were promoted to S

After a break from the league in midweek, we return for our second consecutive league home fixture, as we welcome Darlaston Town to Gigg Lane. A goal apiece on either side of half-time meant we shared the spoils with Avro last time out in a tightly contested encounter, ending both clubs’ recent winning runs as the chase for top spot continues. Darlaston went on to beat Avro 1-0 in midweek, setting up quite an interesting fixture this weekend. In Opposition – Darlaston Town Darlaston have wo

It has been the one we have all been waiting for, a trip to Douglas for the Shakers this weekend as we take on FC Isle of Man at The Bowl, kick-off 6pm. The anticipation has been building for weeks, if not months, as supporters make their travel plans across the Irish Sea to take on the Ravens. For those who are traveling to the game, do check out the travel guide provided for supporters to take in all the best aspects of the island whilst they are there. Click here to read. For those

The fixture everyone looks for in the calendar, it’s a trip to Douglas for the Shakers this weekend as we take on FC Isle of Man at The Bowl, kick-off 6pm. We’re once again heading across in our numbers with travel plans having been in place for many fans since the day the fixtures came out in July. For those who are traveling to the game, do check out the travel guide provided for supporters to take in all the best aspects of the island whilst they are there. Click here to read. If yo

We look forward to welcoming the travelling players, staff, volunteers and fans from the Isle of Man to Gigg Lane this coming Saturday for what is set to be a tough challenge as Dave McNabb’s men look to bounce back from last weekend’s loss in South Manchester.   The inquest on what went wrong at the Step Places Stadium has been thorough and honest. We hope to see the fruits of all that heart-searching in this match and the rest of the season.   With that in mind, we’re still up th

A new era begins in BL9 this week, after the Shakers unveiled their new manager on Monday evening. Dave McNabb joined up with the squad for the first time last night ahead of Tuesday night’s clash with the visiting islanders from the Isle of Man. And he is itching to get going. Find out a bit more about our new manager here and listen to the manager’s first interview on our YouTube channel from early on Tuesday morning, by subscribing here. Interim managers, Leon Mike and Stephen Sheil

We welcome FC Isle of Man to Gigg Lane on Tuesday night, after the original fixture was postponed from January 11th as a result of the big freeze. We narrowly escaped defeat on the island back in September, but we come into the return fixture in great form.   Successive victories against Lower Breck at home and Barnoldswick Town and Stockport Town away have re-established our position as league leaders at the top of the table with 73 points from 34 games.   A key factor in this is