Beckett Stoops to Conquer
A late header from Tom Beckett gave The Non-League Reds a deserved 2-1 home victory against local rivals Burscough on Saturday afternoon. For once, the match kicked off in glorious sunshine, in what promised to be an attacking and very competitive match. Adam Moorcroft headed over from a Caleb Jones corner kick for AFC in the 6th minute and Matty Hamilton fired well over from outside the box for the visitors, as the game started evenly. However, it wasn't too long before AFC
Midweek Victory for AFC
The Non-League Reds picked up another 3 points, as they came up against Longridge Town for the first time this season. Although it turned out to be a comfortable victory, mainly due to events in the 2nd half, the visitors started very brightly and Ben Barnes had to make a straightforward save on 6 minutes, from a Luke Smith effort. In the 20th minute Anderton saw his shot come crashing out off the post, as Longridge continued to press. Caleb Jones had AFC's first effort of no
