They say winning football matches becomes a habit but not winning games is also habitual and, no matter what they do, Workington cannot buy a victory at the moment.

It was a case of too little, too late as Reds came to life late in the day in their first ever meeting against Cleethorpes Town, a young club on the up.

Stockton completed the league double over luckless Reds for the second successive season, but had to work for the points on this occasion as a fine, determined effort from the hosts went unrewarded.

Two goals ahead, with less than three minutes on the clock, should have been the foundation for a comfortable victory for the young Reds.  However, it was anything but as the Manchester side staged a brave recovery and probably deserved some reward from a closely fought encounter.

Reds U23s maintained their winning start to the Lancashire League season, producing their best win of the campaign and completing a league double in the process. They recorded an eighth successive victory to increase their lead at the top to nine points.

Workington’s mini revival came to a slithering halt in the Borough Park mud as ‘Brig finished the stronger, after what had been an even slog for seventy-five minutes.

With Borough Park currently waterlogged, this Lancashire League fixture was switched to Penrith’s Frenchfield.

Unforeseen circumstances left Billy Barr short on numbers for this Premier Division clash and, when David Symington pulled up pre-match and Leek opened the scoring in the thirteenth minute, he must have felt luck was against him and his team.

The Young Reds conceded a goal in each half to end their interest in the JPL Cup.

A fully committed, high-energy performance probably deserved a better reward than the point Workington obtained, but the majority, of another bumper Borough Park crowd, would have probably settled for a draw beforehand.

Billy Barr introduced himself to the Reds squad before kick-off then watched the U23s extend their winning run to six matches.

If Guiseley could have hand-picked a fixture to kick-start their season, I’m sure they would have opted for Workington.  They have pieced together an impressive record against the Cumbrians over the years and Borough Park has proved a happy hunting ground in the past.

Workington have played better than this and lost and have also performed a lot worse several times this season so, in the grand scheme of things, a battling draw was acceptable as they attempt to climb from the foot of the Premier Division table.

A strong second half performance from Reds maintained their impressive start to the season as they made it five Lancashire League wins in a row.

For the second time this season, Reds inflicted a heavy defeat on Burscough in a JPL fixture played at the St. Benedict’s campus.

A home win at last and one achieved from a thoroughly entertaining encounter at Borough Park, making Billy Barr’s first game in charge a rather special occasion.

Reds extended their winning run to four matches in the Lancashire League after a bizarre game against the Leyland based outfit.

It was another early start for the young Reds but, undeterred, they put in a tremendous performance in the mid-morning kick-off and toppled the league leaders in Cheshire……for the second successive season.

Workington emerged narrow but deserved winners in what was their first visit to the Bracken Moor Stadium for twenty-one years.

Reds cantered through to the Third Round of the Cumberland Cup, at the expense of beleaguered Whitehaven.