WHEN the young footballers of Wilmere Hawks take to the field soon there'll be more than one referee on the field.

For in an unprecedented move, all 19 members of their under13s Rainhill League squad are attending a course on the laws of the game

And if they pass their exam they will become the only team of this age to be all qualified refs.

RESULTS

Under 15s: Agrevo 1 Eccleston United 0, Blackbrook 8 Sidac 2, Bleak Hill Rovers 0 Blackleyhurst 8, Holt 0 St Annes Rovers 2, Knowsley South 4 Rainford Rangers 0, Rainhill United 4 Cronton 1, Whiston 8 Haydock 2.

Under 13s: Blackbrook 2 Rainhill Unioted 4, Blackleyhurst 0 Whiston 8, Captains Lane 5 Wilmere Hawks 2, Lane Ends Athletic 0 Rocket 5, Pilkington 0 Knowsley South 2, Rainford Rangers 3 Alder Athletic 2, St Annes Rovers 4 Bleak Hill Rovers 0, Young Gate 0 Prescot Cables 1.

Under 11s: Blackleyhurst 7 Pilkington 1, Captains Lane 1 Seneley and Garswood 6, Eccleston United 1 Blackbrook 5, Ravenhead 2 Agrevo 7, St Annes Rovers 2 Lane Ends Athletic 1, Whiston 5 Bleak Hill Rovers 0, Young Gate 1 Rainhill United 1.

FIXTURES Saturday

Under 10s mini-soccer

Premier

9.30: Whiston Celtic v Ravenhead, Whiston Rangers v Young Gate Rangers, Rainhill United v Pilkington Celtic.

10.30: Whiston Celtic v Whiston Rangers, Young Gate Rangers v Rainhill United, Ravenhead v Pilkington Celtic.

11.30: Whiston Celtic v Pilkington Celtic, Ravenhead v Young Gate Rangers, Whiston Rangers v Rainhill United.

Division One

10.00: Rocket Rangers v Eccleston United, Bleak Hill Celtic v Young Gate Celtic, Bleak Hill Rangers v Captains Lane Celtic.

11.00: Rocket Rangers v Bleak Hill Celtic, Young Gate Celtic v Bleak Hill Rangers, Eccleston United v Captains Lane Celtic.

Sunday

Under 15s: Blackbrook v Agrevo, Blackleyhurst v Haydock, Cronton v Whiston Juniors, Holt v Bleak Hill Rovers, Rainford Rangers v Rainhill United, Sidac v Eccleston United, St Annes Rovers v Knowsley South.

Under 13s: Alder Athletic v St Annes Rovers, Bleak Hill Rovers v Young Gate, Captains Lane v Blackleyhurst, Knowsley South v Rocket, Prescot Cables v Lane Ends Athletic, Rainhill United v Rainford Rangers, Whiston v Blackbrook, Wilmere Hawks v Pilkington.

Under 11s: Agrevo v Knowsley South, Bleak Hill Rovers v Pilkington, Lane Ends Athletic v Ravenhead, Rainhill United v Captains Lane, Seneley and Garswood v Blackleyhurst, Whiston v St Annes Rovers, Young Gate v Eccleston United.

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