Our thoughts are with Ruth Needham, Bromley Cross FC, Family, friends & all those who knew Eric Needham who sadly passed away last night. Eric has been a driving force for the grassroots game for many years, working tirelessly to grow Bromley Cross & the wider game. RIP Eric x

The BBDFL sends its upmost condolences to family and friends of Alan Westhead, Chairman of Tempest United FC (Tempest United F(C) ) who who passed away on Sunday surrounded by his family. Alan dedicated his life to the club and will forever be remembered and missed by all. 💚💚💚

Thank you to ⁦Whitehaven AFC⁩ for today’s flowers and ⁦Turton Football Club⁩ for the black armbands worn. Emotional day for us , thank you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💚💚💚

Funeral Arrangements for Alan Westhead Wednesday 20th November 2pm @ Church of St Thomas & St John , Tempest Rd BL6 4EL 3pm @ West Chapel Overdale Funeral Reception @ Brookfield Hall Westhoughton BL5 3SP 💚💚💚 Family flowers only

A team in the foundation phase posted the match score on social media against FA rules. People make mistakes We all make mistakes! And we are all volunteers who are doing wonderful things for the game and community and the BBDFL appreciates that. Advice given No fines..EVER!

🚌 WEST LANCS GROUNDHOP 2025/26 🚌 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙙? An important update regarding the next stage of our first ever link with Chris Berezai scheduled for August 2025⬇️⬇️⬇️ westlancashireleague.co.uk/west-lancs-gro…

Age group secretary comment "I'd just like to point out what a good set of coaches we have at u7 girls. Their focus is on creating a safe and fun environment for all the girls to develop in, and not just their own team. It is refreshing to see and should be commended." 👏👏

Potentially defining day in the Prem title race today - could a new name be on this list come 5pm? If Tempest United F(C) win and CMB FC lose at Blackpool Wren Rovers FC Ross McNair’s side will be champions for the first time.

TEMPEST HAVE DONE IT! Tempest United F(C) have won the West Lancashire League Premier Division title - the first in their history. What a night in store! Congrats to ross mcnair and everyone at the club. Full reaction tomorrow ⤵️

What does it cost to enter the BBDFL for a season? £50 per team for the first 10 teams at your club. All subsequent team entries are FREE Are there any other costs such as fines? No The BBDFL has NEVER issued a fine in it's history Fining volunteers is just WRONG #bbdfl

Here’s a nifty video of the 9️⃣ host clubs and locations if you want to know more about the teams in our league ahead of the NWCL Hop 2025 Chris Berezai in August. It’s over four days - Friday to Monday August 22-25 - with kick off times to be decided later.

🚌 AUGUST 'GROUNDHOP' - Q&A 🚌 We can't wait for the Chris Berezai @NWCLHop2025! Q. When do we get our turn? Q. When will away clubs be decided? Q. Will we need to provide an assistant referee? Click on the link for more ⤵️⤵️⤵️ westlancashireleague.co.uk/revealed-west-…

Brilliant way to end the 2024/25 season for our son Mike who has relished his league 1 & 2 responsibilities with great assistants at some wonderful clubs. Rotherham United 2-1 Peterborough United SkyBet League 1 New York Stadium Att: 9,994 Enjoy the summer break 🌞🏃‍♂️🍻 X ❤️

Our cup final programme starts on Monday 26th May at the Eddie Davies Academy Huge thanks to Bolton Wanderers for their continued support We have 7 days of finals with hundreds of players taking part Come down Enjoy the occasion Arrive and leave as friends Making memories

Sadly during our cup finals last night at BWFC Academy some individuals forced open a storage cabin and stole a number of match balls. If anyone knows the individuals in the video's please let us know so we can ensure they are dealt with appropriately by the authorities.

HERE WE GO! Chris Berezai Blackpool Wren Rovers FC Poulton FC Askam United FC Crooklands Casuals FC Dalton United FC Storeys of Lancaster FC Ulv Rangers Slyne with Hest FC Croston Sports Club Lytham Town FC Hesketh Bank AFC Turton Football Club Burscough Richmond LSGFC CMB FC Eagley Football Club Tempest United F(C) Coppull United FC

A couple of photos & a video of our festival finals at Manchester City Academy yesterday Huge thanks to Manchester City, the organisers and all the participants & supporters That's a wrap for 2025 Hope you had a blast & look forward to joining us for the 2025/26 season ⚽⚽

Thank you to all our member clubs for their attendance at our AGM tonight Our season commences on the weekend of the 6th and 7th September This will be our 29th year growing from 10 teams to over 1000 Let's make 2025/26 another special one! #bbdfl #grassroots #football

All the very best wishes to our son Mike as he starts another season as a football league referee. We are extremely proud of you, on and off the field Xx