THE new season kicks off on Saturday after the league had secured a five-year sponsorship deal with Vending Machine Ingredients of Blackburn.

Fixtures for Saturday, September 11 (all matches kick-off 10.15am unless stated) - Under 9 Blue: Blackburn Dynamos Boys v Michelin Juniors (10am Milking Lane), Borrowdale U v Blackburn Boys (Barden HS), Clitheroe Wolves v Gt Harwood R Panthers (10am, Edisford School), Huncoat U v Akzo Jnrs Blue (10am, Highams) Oswaldtwistle Jnrs A v Oswaldtwistle St Mary's (10am Bullough Park)

Under 9 Red: Feniscowles Jnrs v Blackburn Boys Res (Feniscowles SC), Oswaldtwistle Jnrs B v Readstone Utd (10.45am, Bullough Park), Rishton United v Gt Harwood R Tigers (St Charles School), St Joseph's v Akzo Jnrs Red (10.45am, Highams) Blackburn Dynamos Colts v Town House Jnrs (10.45 Milking Land School).

Under 10 Blue: Akzo Jnrs Blue v Oswaldtwistle Jnrs (10 am Moorland HS), Blackburn Boys v Huncoat Utd Aces (British Aeroapace), Gt Harwood R Panthers v Feniscowles Jnrs Blue (10 am, Memorial Park), Rishton Utd v Oswaldtwistle Villa Pumas (St Peter's School), Rossendale Valley v All Star Boys (Haslingden HS), St Joseph's Blue v Barrowford Celtic (10am, Wilsons PF).

Under 10 Red: Akzo Jnrs Red v Wilpshire Wanderers (Moorland HS) Blackburn Boys Res v Huncoat U Stars (British Aerospace) Clitheroe Wolves v Oswaldtwistle Villa Tigers (10.45am, Edisford School), Gt Harwood R Tigers v Feniscowles Jnrs Black (10.45am, Memorial Park) Newchurch Colts v Akzo Jnrs Green (Stonefold School) St Joseph's Red v Barrowford Celtic (10.45am, Wilsons PF)

Under 11 Blue: Clitheroe Wolves Blue v North Valley Dyn (Roefield PF), Gt Harwood Town v St Joseph's (Lyndon House), Oswaldtwistle Villa v Akzo Jnrs Blue (Foxhill PF). Under 11 Red: Akzo Jnrs Red v Huncoat United (Moorland HS), Barrowford Celtic v Pendle Forest (Colne GS), Gt Harwood Rvs v Clitheroe

W Red (Memorial Park), Wilpshire Wanderers v Newchurch Colts (Pleckgate).

Under 12: All Star Boys v Oswaldtwistle Villa (Memorial Park), Huncoat Utd v Blackburn Boys (postponed), Stanhill Jnrs v St Joseph's (Foxhill PF), Wilpshire Wanderers v Rishton Utd (Pleckgate PF).

Under 13: Clayton FC v Gt Harwood T (Wilsons PF), Langho Jnrs v St Joseph's (Wilsons PF), North Valley Dyn v Whitworth Wanderers (Holt House), Oswaldtwistle United v Huncoat Utd (Bullough Park), Rossendale Valley v Knuzden Youth (Haslingden Sports), Rossendale Valley Aces v STASH FC (Haslingden HS).

Monday, September 13 (all matches kick-off 6pm) - Under 10 Blue: All Star Boys v Oswaldtwistle Villa Pumas (Wilsons PF), Barrowford Celtic v Feniscowles J Black (Bull Holme PF), Blackburn Boys v Akzo Jnrs Blue (British Aerospace), Gt Harwood Panthers v Oswaldtwistle Jnrs (Memorial Park), Rishton United v St Joseph's (St Peter's School), Rossendale Valley v Huncoat United Aces (Haslingden HS).

Under 10 Red: Akzo Jnrs Green v Oswaldtwistle Villa Tigers (Moorland HS), Barrowford Celtic Red v Feniscowles Jnrs Black (Bull Holme PF), Blackburn Boys Res v Akzo Jnrs Red (British Aerospace),

Clitheroe Wolves v St Joseph's Red (Edisford School), Gt Harwood R Tigers v Wilpshire Wanderers (Memorial Park), Newchurch Colts v Huncoat U Stars (Stonefold School).

Under 13: Whitworth Wanderers v St Joseph's (tba) Clayton FC v Rishton Utd (Highams PF), Langho Jnrs v KnuzdenYouth (Northcote PF), Oswaldtwistle United v Rossendale Valley (Highams PF), North Valley Dyn v Gt Harwood Town (Holt House PF), Rossendale Valley Aces v Huncoat Utd (Haslingden HS).

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