Workington make a return trip to Gigg Lane on Saturday, hoping to do better than they did on their last visit.

The winners of Tuesday’s re-scheduled FA Trophy First Round tie will travel to league rivals, Ashton United, next month.

As if the challenge of Cleethorpes Town wasn’t enough, Reds are also tasked with getting the better of Storm Boelo which will surely have some impact on Saturday’s FA Trophy First Round tie at the Fibrus Community Stadium.

Having lost in each of the last two meetings on their home patch, Bamber Bridge will feel they are due a home win against Workington.

The sleepless nights continue for Billy Barr as he contemplates his starting XI for Tuesday’s home game against Whitby Town (7.45pm).

Reds will spend most of Saturday on the motorway network as they venture into Leicestershire for their first ever meeting against Quorn.

It will be club before country on Tuesday as Reds travel down the M6 for their NPL Premier Division clash versus Warrington Town at the GXO stadium.

Free-scoring Reds will have their work cut out at the Fibrus Community Stadium on Saturday as the division’s tightest defence will have to be breached.

Another test of character for Billy Barr’s depleted squad with league action resuming in the Huddersfield area on Tuesday evening. After a fortnight away because of Cup and Trophy commitments, Reds renew acquaintances with Emley in what will be the tenth NPL Premier Division fixture of the season for both clubs. Another test of character for Billy Barr’s depleted squad with league action resuming in the Huddersfield area on Tuesday evening. Emley got promoted via the play-off

For the second successive weekend, Reds are on cup duty and host the first ever FA Trophy tie at the Fibrus Community Stadium. Fibrus Community Stadium Old foes. Blyth Spartans, travel from east to west for the umpteenth meeting overall, the first in the Trophy. Whilst Reds are preparing for the first game of their 49th campaign in the competition, Spartans have already got through two of the earlier qualifying rounds knocking out 1874 Northwich at home and Wythenshawe away.

Reds take a break from league action this weekend with the small matter of a mouth-watering FA Cup tie at Bury to contemplate instead.

After the hectic league schedule in August, the action fluctuates between League, Cup and Trophy matches in September, although the aim is to maintain the winning feeling whatever the competition.

Forget the fact that Workington were convincing winners in their last league outing and that Marske United suffered their heaviest defeat of the season in midweek.

We end a hectic August with our first ‘derby’ of the new season as our Bank Holiday Monday takes us to Lancaster City. The mid-table battle at the Giant Axe (3pm) falls as both teams have hit form after indifferent starts. Jimmy Marshall’s Dolly Blues have won at Bury and Guiseley in the last week – two outstanding results probably not predicted outside of Lancaster. But Billy Barr’s team have kick-started their campaign with three successive victories, two at home and one o

Two games to go in what has been a demanding August, before the NPL fixture calendar eases slightly.

As good as Saturday’s result was at Broadhurst Park, it will feel even better if we can take something from Warrington Rylands, tonight, making a fifth visit to Workington but their first to the Fibrus Community Stadium.

Hands up if you expected Workington to be in the bottom four of the Premier Division after four games? Quite a few, I suspect, based on what was a tough start to the campaign. Hands up if you thought FC United of Manchester would be in a similar position after the same number of matches? Not many at all, having been labelled amongst the promotion favourites by ‘those in the know’. Yet, here we are previewing the ‘bottom four derby’ with both teams going into an encounter th

Reds will play in Oldham on Wednesday, fifty-one years since their last visit, but they won’t be making their way to Boundary Park like they did in the mid-seventies!

Billy Barr and Ian Richards will lead their teams into NPL Premier Division action at the Fibrus Community Stadium on Saturday and the two managers have a few things in common.

There has been no time to dwell on Saturday’s opening day defeat at Gainsborough Trinity, with Reds now focused on the historic first NPL fixture at the Fibrus Community Stadium on Tuesday evening (7.45pm). And what a cracking game to launch our groundshare arrangement with Workington Town RLFC, as all-conquering Redcar Athletic travel from east to west for the inaugural meeting between the clubs. Fibrus Community Stadium Athletic made a good solid start to the season at the