Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 10th January 2026
Winchurch United 3-1 Tividale

Again, left with too much to do.

After a 15 day break from the Dudley Town defeat on Boxing Day. A trip to Cheshire was always going to be a toughie.

With snow up to 12 inches deep in the West Midlands we were pleasantly surprised to find that the snow had cleared in Winsford, but obviously that made the pitch heavy.

Winsford started the opening spell on the front foot and were ahead after 14 minutes when an Ollie McDonough shot was parried by Tividale keeper Joe Williams. Defender Joe Garrington couldn’t clear the ball and the ball fell for Blake Robinson, who taps home.

Credit to Tividale they battled away and after a great passing move were level on 24 minutes with Liam Matthews firing home to make it 1-1.

Problem is just when we get back into a game, we just keep shooting ourselves in the foot and on 33 minutes that happened. A Winsford corner and with no marking on the front post and Kai Boyle glances the ball past Williams in no man’s land and the home side are back in front.

Again, Tividale piled on the pressure and Shakeel Brown brought out a great save from home keeper Jacob Kirwan and then Brad Maslen-Jones fired just wide.

Half Time:-Winchurch United 2-1 Tividale

Tividale had to make a change at half time with Alfie Higgs replacing Garrington who had taken a first half knock.

The second half was devoid of real chances, Tividale’s best came on the hour mark when a Maslen-Jones free kick skimmed the Winsford crossbar and seven minutes later the home side added a third. This time a Boyle free kick beat Williams and smashed into the roof of the net.

Winsford then saw the game out without any major concern as Tividale once again failed to capitalise on times when they were in the ascendancy.

But it was great to get back on the pitch. Its just a pity that it is now another 14 day break before our next game

Full Time:-Winchurch United 3-1 Tividale

 

 

 

 

Premier Division
Saturday 20th December 2025
Brocton 4-2 Tividale

Brocton to strong in the end

The game started scrappily, as both teams struggled to settle into the game on a heavy pitch. However, it was Brocton that took the early advantage, as the Brocton midfield pounced on a poor goal kick from Joe Williams, allowing Morgan Payne a free run at goal. The winger confidently finished into the bottom corner from a tight angle.

Only five minutes later, it was another Tividale mistake which allowed Brocton to double their lead. Reg Smith pounced on a short back pass from Shakeel Brown and comfortably finished past Williams. Tividale finally managed to assert themselves in the game and began to look more threatening, especially through Wayne Mubayi on the left wing. This pressure soon paid dividends for the away side. Bradley Maslen-Jones had his free kick saved on to the cross bar by the Brocton goalkeeper, George Scott, but Matt Holland was on hand to smash in the rebound.

Brocton quickly regained momentum, as some neat interplay led to Connor Haddaway being brought down in the box. However, the Brocton skipper, Connor Haddaway, saw his central penalty saved by the legs of Williams. Three minutes later, a deft ball over the top from Connor Haddaway to Smith, saw Smith shoot into the side netting. In stoppage time, Ben Haddaway tried his luck from twenty-five yards, and his shot was inches wide.

Half-time: Brocton 2-1 Tividale

Shortly after half time, Tividale found the equaliser, as Brown cleverly jinked his way into the box, drawing a foul from the recovering Ben Haddaway. The Tividale captain, Maslen-Jones, confidently did what his counterpart couldn’t, smashing the ball into the bottom right corner.

The game then became scrappy and congested, with strong tackles flying in from both sides. This pattern was only broken when Alex Curtis turned to the Brocton bench, and his substitutes swung the game in their favour. Connor Haddaway clipped the ball over the top to one of these substitutes, Christian Blanchette, who showed great composure to round the keeper and slot the ball home.

Brocton made sure of the three points, as two more replacements combined with Reg Smith for the fourth goal. Adam Wheldon skipped past his man on the left wing and found Smith in the box, who set the ball for Lucas Green-Birch. The Brocton midfielder curled the ball beautifully into the top corner, rounding off a superb Brocton performance, but Tividale played their part.

Full-time: Brocton 4-2 Tividale