VASE HAS PLENTY IN IT.

While I was lounging at Darwen FC yesterday, (read yesterday's post), West Didsbury and Chorlton FC (this is ONE club in Manchester), at their home ground (now at Chorlton), were giving Dinnington a bit of a pasting in the Vase. 15-1. Sorry but I have to mention it.

Nic Evangelinos notched 3 and the other goals were spread around eight of the team. The match report is gushing with pride and some sympathy for their poor opponents.

West Didsbury  FC was formed in 1908 as Christ Church FC, many did, mainly encouraged by the local church to keep the chaps out of the pubs on a weekend and not spend their wages. In the 1920s West Didsbury merged with Chorlton and used their ground and now play at Step 9 on the pyramid in the North West Counties League. The club has also recently celebrated their win in the League Cup against Abbey Hey 1-0.

Dinnington, from Rotherham, have had a difficult time, having formed originally in 1908, faded a bit and then had a revival in 2000 and in 2013-14 having joined the NE Counties League, they shut up shop only to re-emerge to play in the Black Dragon Central Midlands League North. Step 11 on the pyramid. The inevitably has a "phoenix" on their badge and play at Phoenix Park-how many times have I recorded this "from the flames moment"??

Elsewhere it was good to see Worthing United beat Epsom Athletic in the southern end of the draw. Worthing you will know suffered the sad loss of two of their players in the Shoreham Air Show disaster and this is in memory of them.

Oakwood took on another Sussex side, Lancing FC and at full time it was 4-4. AET 4-9! The lads from Crawley had had enough after 90 minutes. Formed as a school side from a local housing estate in the "new town", Oakwood has had a rapid rise to heady heights since their founding in 1962. They now play in the Sussex County League Division Two-BUT no longer in the FA Vase!!! after their drubbing on Saturday.

NICE BADGES EH?