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Moorlands Sport Extra

Moorlands Sport Extra is a sports podcast brought to you by the Sports team at Moorlands Radio.Moorlands Radio is a community radio station based in the Staffordshire Moorlands market town of Leek, they first started broadcasting in 2008.The Sports team are on the air during Saturday afternoons between 2 pm and 6 pm where they keep you up to date with all sporting events in the local area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. 167

    Well into the new season

    This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is out.We hear from Hanley Town captain Joel Stair following their FA Cup victory over Abbey Hulton United. Meanwhile Congleton Town were beaten 2-0 at home to Prescot Cables in midweek and we catch up with Bears boss Richard Duffy following the game. In the Championship Stoke City had a good victory over Charlton Athletic who are of course managed by former Potters boss Nathan Jones. Derek Turner speaks to both managers after the game. As always we were at the Port Vale press conference in the week, this time Jon Brady and Maleace Asamoah previewed the visit of Exeter City.Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 166

    Derby Day

    This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is out. We preview Port Vale’s trip to Salford City by speaking to manager Jon Brady and forward Olly Lynch ahead of the game. Chris Gibbs looks ahead to Hanley Town’s FA Cup tie against Abbey Hulton United by speaking to Scott Dundas. Kidsgrove Athletic won derby day against Congleton Town and we hear from both Matt Rhead and Richard Duffy following the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 165

    Street football

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra is out. On this week’s podcast, we hear from Mark Robins following Stoke City’s exit from the League Cup at the hands of Hull City on penalties.Meanwhile, it’s derby day at Vale Park as Port Vale host Crewe Alexandra, and we hear from manager Jon Brady and goalkeeper Jackson Smith ahead of the big game. Finally, author David Proudlove has his new book entitled Street Football out this week with Pitch Publishing, and he talks us through his book. As always, you can listen to the podcast on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 164

    Two Weeks in

    This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is out. On the agenda for this episode, we chat all things Leek Town following the first four games of the new Northern Premier League Premier Division season. We hear from Port Vale’s Jon Brady and Ben Garrity ahead of the first home game of the season as Tranmere Rovers visit Vale Park. Finally, we get latest at Buxton Speedway with promoter Laurence Rodgers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. 163

    Up 'Anley Duck

    This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is out. On the podcast for this episode, we hear from Congleton Town manager Richard Duffy following their 1-1 draw with Vauxhall Motors. Meanwhile, Hanley Town returned to the Northern Premier League West with a 3-0 win over Wythenshawe FC in midweek and after the match we spoke to boss Scott Dundas. It was a busy evening at Hanley as Jeff Kent released his new book Up ‘Anley Duck, charting the club’s season back in the Midlands Football League and we caught up with him to find out why he put pen to paper. Finally, we have all the news on Kidsgrove Athletic’s removal from the FA Cup in the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. 162

    The FA Cup

    Moorlands Sport Extra is back for a new season, yes, it’s time for season five. On this week’s podcast, we preview the big Emirates FA Cup tie between Kidsgrove Athletic and Abbey Hulton United with Brandon Newell and Aaron Bott. Leek Town kick off their new Northern Premier League Premier Division season with a home tie with Whitby Town, and we look ahead to the season with manager Josh Brehaut.Another side who’s season that gets underway is Port Vale, they are at Wolves on the Friday night in the League cup and manager Jon Brady and midfielder Rhys Walters spoke to Dave Stringer to preview the tie and the season ahead. Finally, we have an update on the Speedway with Laurence Rodgers.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. 161

    A Tom Pope special

    Moorlands Sports Extra is back for another season, as we went on the road to the Fitzjohn Stadium as Kidsgrove Athletic hosted the Tom Pope retirement game.The Sneyd Green sniper brought the curtain down on an incredible career. He became the post war record goalscorer for Port Vale with 115 goals for the Burslem club, helping them win promotion out of League Two in 2013 and who can forget the goal that saw him break the post war record- an equaliser at Manchester City in the FA Cup back in January 2020.Pope also played for the likes of Crewe Alexandra, Rotherham United and Bury in the EFL before returning to non-league football with Congleton Town, Witton Albion, Hanley Town and, of course, Kidsgrove Athletic.To honour his career, a Port Vale Xl took on an all-star’s team that included several of Pope’s old teammates at different clubs, including Adam Le Fondre, Pete Williams, Darren Chadwick and Dave Parton. It was the all-stars who won 5-4 despite one last goal in Port Vale colours for Pope.Moorlands Sport Extra were able to catch up with Pope and many of his old teammates, including Richard Duffy, Carl Dickinson, Luke Joyce, Pete Williams, Louis Dodds to get their memories of the one and only Tom Pope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 160

    NPL Chairman

    This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is now out. Due to time constraints, this week’s podcast should have gone out last week, but couldn’t. However, it’s here now. In this episode, we hear from Leek Town chairman Jon Eeles as he quickly spoke to Dave Stringer following the Blues end of season victory at Workington. Meanwhile Richard Scott speaks with Charles Porter of Congleton Town after their safety was secured in the Northern Premier League West on the final day of the season. Finally, we hear from Newcastle Town chair Gav Appleby who talks us through Newcastle’s season and explains what might be happening with the Northern Premier League playoffs.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  9. 159

    Leather on Willow

    This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is out. We hear from our cricket correspondent James Marsh as he previews the start of the North Staffs and South Cheshire Cricket League with Rich Cooper. Dave Stringer speaks to Leek Cricket Club captain Alex Mellor as they start their season at Checkley. Meanwhile, the football season comes to an end this weekend for our non-league sides, and we hear from Matt Rhead of Kidsgrove Athletic following their 2-1 defeat at home to Shifnal Town. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or via your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  10. 158

    Going up and trying to stay up

    This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is out. We celebrate Hanley Town lifting the Midlands League title by speaking to manager Scott Dundas following their 4-0 win over Whitchurch Alport in their final league game of the season. As well as this, we hear from Congleton Town manager Richard Duffy and midfielder Cole Ojunju after the game at Witton Albion last weekend.You can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  11. 157

    Easter Greetings

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra is out. We catch up with Newcastle Town assistant manager Paul Wright following their 3-1 win over Shifnal Town last weekend. It’s a big weekend for Port Vale as they head to Chelsea in the quarter-final of FA Cup. Dave Stringer previews the tie with manager Jon Brady and goal scoring hero Ben Waine. Elsewhere Speedway returns to Buxton this week eight years after it’s departure and we hear from organiser Laurence Rodgers.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  12. 156

    Non-League day 2026

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra is now out. We hear from Kidsgrove Athletic manager Matt Rhead following their 3-1 win over Avro on Tuesday night. As well as hearing from Grove captain Jack Bromfield following his 200th appearance for the club.Meanwhile, we hear from Port Vale manager Jon Brady and defender Connor Hall ahead of their trip to Wycombe Wanderers this weekend. Finally, we explain what Non-League Day is all about.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  13. 155

    Season 4 Episode 25

    This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is now out. On the podcast, we catch up with Natty Stewart and Matt Rhead following Kidsgrove Athletic’s 2-0 win over Clitheroe in midweek. We are also with Port Vale ahead of their home tie with Bolton Wanderers. We hear from Jon Brady and Ben Garrity. As always, you can find the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  14. 154

    Big Cup Dreams

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra is now available for you to listen to. On the podcast, we relive the excellent FA Cup victory over Sunderland for Port Vale, and we hear from Mike Stubbs on his thoughts on the Vale drawing Chelsea. Meanwhile, Derek Turner speaks to Mark Robins following their thrilling 3-3 draw with Ipswich Town in midweek.Finally, 1st visit 2nd in the Midlands Football League this weekend as Hanley Town go to Northwich Victoria. Will Bailey, the Hanley secretary, talks to us about the importance of the game. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  15. 153

    FA Cup Magic

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. On the podcast, we hear from Jon Brady and Ben Waine following Port Vale’s epic win over Bristol City in the FA Cup on Tuesday night and we preview Sunday’s game against Sunderland with Brady and Andre Gray. Chris Gibbs speaks to Newcastle Town manager Paul Wright following Castle’s 1-0 win over Chasetown which moves them five points clear of the bottom four in the Northern Premier League West. Finally, we sent Dave Stringer over the Moorlands once again to Buxton to interview speedway promoter Laurence Rodgers as they build up to the new speedway season. As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  16. 152

    Derby Day

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is out. On this week’s podcast, we preview Newcastle Town vs. Congleton Town in the Northern Premier League West with Newcastle assistant manager Paul Wright and Congleton Town captain Darren Chadwick. Meanwhile, we also catch up with Scott Dundas following Hanley’s important 3-1 win over Lye Town in midweek. Finally, Stoke City manager Mark Robins talks about their victory over Oxford United. As always, the podcast is available below or on your chosen podcast provider.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  17. 151

    Season 4 Episode 21

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. We hear from Stone Old Alleynians player-manager Luke Askey following their 2-2 draw with Coton Green in midweek. Meanwhile, we preview Stoke City vs. Leicester City and the return of Gary Rowett to the bet365 with the current Potters boss Mark Robins. While Jon Brady and Cameron Humpherys speak to Dave Stringer ahead of Port Vale vs. Reading.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  18. 150

    Big Blues news

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is out. On this week’s podcast, we hear from Leek Town chairman Jon Eeles as he tells Dave Stringer some very exciting news concerning the ground. Elsewhere, we hear from Congleton Town manager Richard Duffy following their 4-2 defeat at home to Stalybridge Celtic last weekend. Finally, we hear from new Port Vale signing Andre Gray about what he can bring to the team. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  19. 149

    Deadline Day

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is out. We hear from our Stoke City reporter, Derek Turner and Port Vale correspondent, Mike Stubbs, about how they rate their respective work in the transfer market.Derek also spoke to new Potters winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi. Away from the saga of deadline day, we have reaction to Stone Old Alleynians vs. Abbey Hulton United in the Midlands League Premier Division as Abbey ran out 2-1 winner. Hear from Stone assistant manager Callum Bradke and Abbey Hulton United manager Jon Beaumont. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  20. 148

    Back on the track

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out.We have an update on the Buxton Bulls Speedway team as Dave Stringer speaks to promoter Laurence Rogers.Meanwhile, we hear from Stoke City boss Mark Robins following their 1-1 draw with Birmingham City last Saturday.As well as Paul Wright following Newcastle Town 1-1 draw at home to Clitheroe. You can listen to podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  21. 147

    Season 4 Episode 17

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. On this week’s show, we hear from Richard Duffy and Paul Wright following Congleton Town and Newcastle Town playing out a 0-0 draw in the Northern Premier League West. We also preview Port Vale’s 150th anniversary game against Exeter City by speaking to manager Jon Brady and defender Ben Heneghan. Finally, Derek Turner spoke to Mark Robins ahead of Stoke City’s trip to Birmingham City. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  22. 146

    Derby Day review

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. On this week’s edition of the podcast, we look back at Stoke City’s FA Cup win over Coventry City by hearing from both managers- Mark Robins & Frank Lampard. Meanwhile, on Tuesda,y it was derby day as Kidsgrove Athletic hosted Nantwich Town. The Dabbers of Nantwich ran out 3-1 winners on our featured game and after the match Mark Rhead and Marc Feighery spoke to us. Finally, we preview Port Vale’s trip to Mansfield Town tomorrow by hearing from Jon Brady and Jordan Gabriel.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  23. 145

    Brady's the name

    Moorlands Radio sport, in association with Leek Building Society, is back for a new year. Following the appointment of Jon Brady as the new manager at Port Vale FC, we speak to our Vale reporter Mike Stubbs to get his thoughts on the appointment. We also sent Dave Stringer to Brady’s first press conference as Vale prepare to take on Fleetwood Town this evening.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  24. 144

    Return to the track

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is back. We sent Dave Stringer up to Buxton to get the latest on the return of speedway to Buxton Bulls. Meanwhile, it was a busy week for Dave as he then headed over to Vale Park for the Port Vale press conference ahead of the visit to Luton Town. As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  25. 143

    Counties changing

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. We hear from Newcastle Town forward Tim Grice after he netted his first two goals of the season against the league leaders Lower Breck. As well as this, we hear from Chris Stirrup, the chairman of the North West Counties Football League, following their statement last week, which they released in partnership with the Midlands Football League. You can, as always, listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  26. 142

    Lets go to the Beach in December

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is out.We hear from Richard Duffy following Congleton Town’s exit from the Cheshire Senior Cup in midweek.Meanwhile, Joe Gauci and Darren Moore preview Port Vale vs. Plymouth with Rex.Finally, Southport media volunteer James Haughton gives us the lowdown on Southport FC after Leek Town drew the Sandgrounders in the next round of the FA Trophy.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen platform.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  27. 141

    Stormy weather but we still go

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out.On this week’s episode, we hear from Scott Dundas of Hanley Town following their FA Vase victory over Kimberley Miners Welfare. Meanwhile, Dave Stringer spoke to Darren Moore and Ben Garrity ahead of Port Vale’s game against Wycombe Wanderers in League One. Finally, Dave has been a busy man this week, as he also caught up with Buxton Bulls promoter Laurence Rodgers, who is preparing to bring speedway back to Buxton.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  28. 140

    Checking in with the Abbey

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. We hear from Abbey Hulton United manager Jon Beaumont about life in the Midlands League as they top the division and look ahead to their trip to Grantham Town.Meanwhile, Richard Duffy talks to us following Congleton Town’s 1-1 draw with Runcorn Linnets on Tuesday night. Finally, we hear from Cameron Humphreys and Darren Moore ahead of the Vale’s trip to Bolton Wanderers. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  29. 139

    We're back

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is out. We hear from Newcastle Town assistant manager Paul Wright following Castle’s 2-0 win over Darlaston Town on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Congleton Town right back Matty Liptrott and manager Richard Duffy speak to us following their 3-3 draw with Vauxhall Motors on the same evening. Looking ahead, Dave Stringer was at Vale Park for the pre-Wigan Athletic press conference, and he spoke to manager Darren Moore and midfielder George Hall ahead of the game. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  30. 138

    A little bit of this a lot of that

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is out.Mike Stubbs gives us the lowdown on Port Vale vs. Arsenal in the League Cup. While Derek Turner checks in with Mark Robins and Thomas Rigo at Stoke City. There was Tuesday night football for us as Congleton beat Witton Albion, James Marsh spoke to Richard Duffy after the game & Newcastle Town hosted Trafford- I spoke to Paul Wright post-match. Finally, James spoke to Leek cricket club captain Alex Mellor about their season. As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  31. 137

    King of the Castle

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. On this week’s edition of the podcast, we preview the final day of the North Staffs and South Cheshire Cricket League with James Marsh. We speak to Newcastle Town chairman Gavin Appleby about the big plans for what they are announcing at tomorrow’s game vs. Bootle FC, including the new mascot.Meanwhile, former Leek Town man Tom Carr spoke to us about life at his new club Chorley following their FA Cup tie at Congleton Town last weekend. Finally, Dave Stringer speaks to Darren Moore ahead of Port Vale’s game with Mansfield Town this weekend. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  32. 136

    100 not out

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. On this week’s bumper episode, we speak to Hanley Town secretary Will Bailey as we discuss the start to the new season for Scott Dundas’ side. We also chat to our lead commentator Ian Corbishley as we discuss Leek Town manager Josh Brehaut reaching his 100th game as manager of the Blues.Meanwhile, Congleton Town have a big game this weekend as Chorley visit in the Emirates FA Cup and we preview the game with Congleton assistant manager Louis Dodds who had a short spell with the Lancashire club. As well as covering the non-league scene we also cover our two local EFL sides in Stoke City & Port Vale and we preview their games this weekend. Dave Stringer was at Vale Park to speak to manager Darren Moore and midfielder Ryan Croasdale ahead of their trip to Exeter City this weekend. Finally, Derek Turner spoke to Stoke City man Junior Tchamadeu ahead of the home game against Birmingham City in the Championship.As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  33. 135

    More FA Cup action

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. On this week’s podcast, we preview the FA Cup ties for Kidsgrove Athletic (as they host Racing Club Warwick) and Abbey Hulton United (travelling to Sutton Coldfield Town. We also spoke to Congleton Town manager Richard Duffy after they got the bye to the next round after drawing Widnes, who withdrew from the non-league system after all the FA Cup details had been ratified. We also hear from Port Vale FC’s defender Ben Heneghan and manager Darren Moore ahead of the Valiants’ League One clash with Reading, and also to look at the small matter of Arsenal visiting Burslem in the League Cup. As alway,s you can listen to the podcast on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  34. 134

    Big decisions

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. We have an extensive interview with Congleton Town chairman Charles Porter, who provides detailed insights into all that has gone on at the Cleric Stadium and updates on the ticket news for the upcoming visit of Bury FC this weekend. Meanwhile, Derek Turner catches up with Stoke City defender Aaron Creswell ahead of the Potters' trip to Southampton. Port Vale are also covered as Dave Stringer speaks to Darren Moore and captain Ben Garrity ahead of their home tie with Doncaster Rovers this weekend. Finally, we continue with the Port Vale theme as their goalkeeper Aaron Davies has gone out on loan to Stafford Rangers and we speak to their boss Neil Kitching about why he chose to bring the talented shot stopper in on loan. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  35. 133

    Well underway now

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now available for you to listen to. On this week’s show we hear from Abbey Hulton United manager Lee Savage as they prepare for their Emirates FA Cup game against Coventry United. Meanwhile, we preview Port Vale’s trip to Burton Albion with manager Darren Moore and defender Jordan Gabriel. While Derek Turner speaks to Stoke boss Mark Robins about their new forward Lamine Cisse.Finally, Dave Stringer has an exclusive interview with Tony Kelly, the former Stoke City man spoke to Dave about his career, his gambling addiction and setting up the Red Card Gambling Association. As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  36. 132

    Northern Premier League Preview

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. It is that time of the year again when we build up to the Northern Premier League big kickoff which is this weekend. We speak to the four Northern Premier League clubs we cover on Moorlands Radio to see how they are shaping up for the new season. From Leek Town we hear from manager Josh Brehaut as he prepares to take his side to FC United of Manchester for the Northern Premier League Premier Division curtain raiser. Meanwhile, we hear from Richard Duffy, the Congleton Town boss, as his team look to begin their second season in the Northern Premier League West. Chairman Gavin Appleby represents Newcastle Town, and he gives us the lowdown as to what is going on at the Red Industries Stadium ahead of their trip to Bury. Finally, Kidsgrove Athletic’s Oliver Jepson shares his hopes for the new season. Grove are at home tomorrow to Wythenshawe Town. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  37. 131

    We're back for season 4

    Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is back for a new football season.We’re hoping to improve the podcast even further with more interviews with our local clubs from Stoke City and Port Vale to Alsager Town and Abbey Hulton United via Leek Town and Congleton Town FC. As well as promoting the different sports going on in the localOn this week’s show, we hear from Staffordshire FA’s Female Football Participation officer Dani Taylor on the success of the Lionesses out in Switzerland as they retained the Women’s European Championship. The Emirates FA Cup starts this weekend with several of our clubs in action- we speak to Abbey Hulton United manager Jon Beaumont ahead of the club’s first ever FA Cup at Boldmere St Michaels. Also, Hanley Town goalkeeper Michael Shorthouse as they prepare to face Lichfield City.Sky Bet League One also gets underway this weekend and, Port Vale head to Rotherham United. Dave Stringer popped down to Vale Park and spoke with manager Darren Moore and midfielder George Byers.As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  38. 130

    An ode to the legend

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is out.We were at the Tim Grice testimonial at the weekend as Leek Town FC paid tribute to Tim following his 500 games and 250 goals for the club.Throughout the Saturday Sport Show, we heard from the likes of Tim, Pete Ward, Jon Eeles, and Ben Chapman. We got more interviews with the likes of Tom Carr, Ricky Bridge, Lee Casswell, Tim Sanders, Dan Cope and a couple of others, all paying tribute to Mr. Leek Town FC. You can listen to this week's podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  39. 129

    The Tim Grice Testimonial

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out. Only one place to be this week for the podcast and that is at the F Ball community stadium for the Tim Grice testimonial. We honour the man they call Mr Leek Town, a man who served the club with distinction, having played 500 games and scored 250 goals for the Blues.Our guests this week include Grice himself as well as his former captain Darren Chadwick, Leek Town chairman Jon Eeles and manager Neil Baker, who has managed him at both Leek Town and Newcastle Town.You can pay tribute to Grice by heading to the F Ball community stadium this Saturday. It’s a 3pm kickoff, and all proceeds go to Tim Grice. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  40. 128

    The Bears are in the final

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra in association with Leek Building Society is now out.Only one place for us to start, and that is at the Cleric Stadium, as Congleton Town reached the playoff final with a penalty shootout over Chasetown.We hear from manager Richard Duffy and Chairman Charles Porter as they spoke live on the midweek sport show following the victory.Meanwhile, Dave Stringer speaks to Tom Scully following the announcement that the popular midfielder was leaving the club after two seasons and a championship medal.Finally, the cricket season has started, and we hear from Leek captain Alex Mellor to preview the new season.As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  41. 127

    Make mine a promotion double

    This evening, we have an extra edition of Moorlands Sport Extra in association with Leek Building Society out for our listeners. We are celebrating Port Vale’s promotion from League Two and Abbey Hulton United winning the North West Counties 1st division South playoffs. From Port Vale, we speak to our resident Vale reporter Mike Stubbs, who made the journey to Wimbledon to watch the game. We also hear his interviews with Vale co-owner Carol Shanahan and forward Jayden Stockley following the Wimbledon win. Meanwhile, Abbey Hulton United defeated Stafford Town to win promotion in the North West Counties Football League. James Marsh was at the Drayton Beaumont stadium and following the victory, he spoke to chairman Lee Savage and manager Jon Beaumont about the success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  42. 126

    The Leek Town awards night

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra in association with Leek Building Society is out. On this week’s edition of the podcast, we were at the Leek Town FC end-of-season awards evening on Thursday. We hear from manager Josh Brehaut, the winner of the Moorlands Radio Leek Town player of the year, Nathan Okome, last season’s winner of the award Liam Buckley and chairman Jon Eeles. As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  43. 125

    Squeaky bum time

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out.On this week's podcast, we hear from Congleton Town midfielder Peter Williams after he played his 200th game for the Bears. We also assess the playoff situation for them as it could be secured this weekend! Speaking of playoffs- Abbey Hulton United play their North West Counties First Division South playoff semi-final this weekend at home to Eccleshall, and we preview the game with manager Jon Beaumont.Finally, our Stoke City reporter Derek Turner caught up with Potters boss Mark Robins following their 1-0 win over Cardiff City last weekend. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  44. 124

    Cup final time

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now available. We hear from Newcastle Town manager Neil Baker following the 1-1 draw with Widnes last weekend. Meanwhile, we hear from Stoke City Women’s development side manager Gary Pearce and Port Vale Women's manager Dan Johnson following the Potters' victory over the Vale in the Staffordshire FA Women’s Vase final. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  45. 123

    Semi final heartbreak

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra in association with Leek Building Society is now out. On this week’s podcast, we hear from Richard Duffy and Darren Chadwick following Congleton’s 1-0 win over Wythenshawe Town last weekend. We also spoke to Newcastle Town manager Neil Baker following their devastating loss to Rushall Olympic in the Staffordshire FA Senior Cup semi-final, where Castle led for most of the game before losing on penalties. As always, you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  46. 122

    Permutation time

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra, in association with Leek Building Society, is now out.We hear from Newcastle Town’s Tim Grice and Congleton Town’s Carl Dickinson following the two sides' meeting at the Red Industries Stadium. Meanwhile, Rich Cooper sat down with Dave Stringer on the Midweek Sport Show to discuss all the permutations for the various leagues we cover. A fascinating chat to see could happen at the end of the season. You can always listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Non-League Day 2025

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra in association with Leek Building Society is out. With it being Non-League Day, we hear from James Doe, the guy who founded Non-League Day to get the lowdown on how the event went from a small Facebook event in 2010 to an international celebration.We also spoke to Sandbach United’s Head of Football Oliver Byron to get the information on the offers they are running ahead of their important game with Ashville at the weekend. Finally, we hear from Leek Town manager Josh Brehaut following their 5-2 win at FC United of Manchester last weekend. As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Top and bottom of the NPL West

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra in association with Leek Building Society is now available to listen to. On this week’s show, we hear from Kidsgrove Athletic co-manager Matt Rhead following Grove’s 1-0 defeat to Avro which leaves them in the bottom four of the Pitching In Northern Premier League West. We also hear from Carl Dickinson following his return to Congleton Town. The former Stoke City and Port Vale man returns to the clubs following a stint on the coaching staff at National League side Hartlepool United. You can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    A condensed show

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra in association with Leek Building Society is now available for you to listen to. We have two interviews to play you on this week's podcast. First, we hear from Congleton Town manager Richard Duffy following the Bears 1-0 defeat at Hednesford Town last Saturday. Following that Leek Town manager Josh Brehaut speaks to the podcast following their victory over Sporting Khalsa in the Staffordshire FA Senior Cup quarter-final. You can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen podcast provider.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    The End is Neigh

    This week’s edition of Moorlands Sport Extra in association with Leek Building Society is now out. On this week’s podcast, we hear from Leek Town manager Josh Brehaut following the Blues 2-2 draw against Guiseley in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. We also look at the first 2/3 of the season with Congleton Town midfielder Ethan Hartshorn. The Bears sit in the playoff places with 10 games to go in the league season. Finally, we hear from Mike Stubbs who spoke to Richard Cooper on the midweek sport show about Port Vale. As always you can listen to the podcast below or on your chosen provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Moorlands Sport Extra is a sports podcast brought to you by the Sports team at Moorlands Radio.Moorlands Radio is a community radio station based in the Staffordshire Moorlands market town of Leek, they first started broadcasting in 2008.The Sports team are on the air during Saturday afternoons between 2 pm and 6 pm where they keep you up to date with all sporting events in the local area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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