Newspaper Article W/c 23^rd April 07

The finals of the divisional handicap cups took place last week in the Oldham & District Table Tennis League

In Division 2, in front of a full house at Lees Zion, Failsworth A entertained Honeywell B, but with only a 7 point start it was always going to be difficult. Rob Carter, Paul Carter & Nathan Buckley put in their best efforts and after 7 games were only 8 points behind. The combined gains of Barrie Royle (27), Howard Travis (18) and Ian Naylor (11) saw Honeywell B through by a 59 points margin in a great advert for the game of Table Tennis.

In Division 3 Failsworth made the most of their 42 points start to hang on for a 13 points victory. It was a victory which seemed hardly likely after the first game when Gilders Tackle No 1, Ade Ewenla, pulled back 26 points to reduce the arrears to just 16 points with the experienced Martin Nicholls and Gerry Lees to follow.

To Failsworth’s credit they battled on with spirited performances by Steve Collins, Richard Hinchliffe and young Matthew Evans to take the Cup.

In Division 4 Honeywell G’s 104 point start was just enough against Uppermill C as they held out for a 13 point victory. John Ganley, Peter Ganley & Peter Sharples, all spending their first season in the league, lifted the Cup for Honeywell G. Uppermill’s Jim Bradbury & Ali Mirza pulled back most of the points with Mark Burke picking up his bat for the first time in months to help Uppermill raise a team.

In Division 1 Hyde YMCA A conceded a 76 point start to Hollinwood B and went on to win by 21 points, picking up 83 points in the last 5 games. Steve Lyons, Terry Taylor and Lionel Royle formed the winning team with Dave Cheetham, Colin Boardman & Jack Christian representing Hollinwood in an excellent and sporting match.

OLDHAM TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE RESULTS

DIVISION 1
HOME TEAM	PTS	PTS	AWAY TEAM
BAE A	10	0	Werneth B
Glodwick TTC	10	0	BAE B
DIVISION 2
Hollinwood E	7	3	Unison B

DIVISION 1 FINAL TABLES			Updated:	23rd April 07
TEAM	PLAYED	WON	DRAWN	LOST	POINTS
Glodwick TTC	26	25	1	0	212
BAE A	26	18	4	4	187
Werneth A	26	19	2	5	179
Hyde YMCA A	26	17	4	5	158
Hollinwood A	26	14	5	7	144
OTTC A	26	13	3	10	131
Rosehill A	26	8	6	12	121
Werneth B	26	10	4	12	117
Hollinwood B	26	9	1	16	110
Honeywell A	26	6	5	15	106
Uppermill A	26	5	3	18	98
BAE B	26	5	6	15	92
Hollinwood C	26	3	4	19	87
Rosehill B	26	5	2	19	77
DIVISION 2 FINAL TABLES			Updated:	13th April 07
TEAM	PLAYED	WON	DRAWN	LOST	POINTS
Unison A	26	18	4	4	183
Werneth C	26	21	1	4	182
Grotton A	26	21	0	5	181
Honeywell C	26	18	3	5	160
First Transport	26	17	0	9	159
Hyde YMCA B	26	14	5	7	145
Honeywell B	26	12	4	10	130
Failsworth A	26	8	3	15	121
Hollinwood D	26	5	6	15	109
Unison B	26	7	1	18	101
Hollinwood E	26	6	6	14	101
Coldhurst A	26	5	3	18	101
Pennine	26	5	3	18	75
Uppermill B	26	5	1	20	72
DIVISION 3 FINAL TABLES			Updated:	13th April 07
TEAM	PLAYED	WON	DRAWN	LOST	POINTS
Gilders Tackle A	24	22	2	0	181
Unison C	24	14	4	6	164
Werneth D	24	19	2	3	157
Grotton B	24	16	1	7	146
Honeywell D	24	17	0	7	144
Owls A	24	12	3	9	135
Failsworth B	24	12	3	9	133
Coldhurst B	24	10	1	13	106
Unison D	24	4	5	15	95
Honeywell E	24	4	3	17	81
Coldhurst C	24	6	2	16	78
Gilders Tackle B	24	1	4	19	72
Failsworth C	24	3	2	19	68
DIVISION 4 FINAL TABLES			Updated:	13th April 07
TEAM	PLAYED	WON	DRAWN	LOST	POINTS
Coldhurst D	26	22	1	3	213
Uppermill C	26	22	2	2	187
Honeywell F	26	17	3	6	173
Saddleworth CC	26	17	3	6	166
Werneth F	26	14	3	9	161
Coldhurst E	26	13	5	8	149
Owls B	26	12	3	11	148
Werneth E	26	16	2	8	140
Failsworth F	26	7	4	15	110
OTTC B	26	10	2	14	109
Failsworth E	26	7	3	16	87
Honeywell G	26	5	1	20	80
Coldhurst F	26	1	3	22	50
Rosehill C	26	0	3	23	47

Newspaper Article W/c 16th April 07

Division Two

The climax of the season saw the closest finish in the hunt for promotion, where after 26 matches there was only two points between champions Unison A and third place Grotton A.

Unison A won their last match 9-1 at home to Coldhurst A to clinch the title. Paul Howarth and Liaquat being unbeaten while Peter Ashworth contributed two wins.

Grotton A, needing a 9-1 victory to gain promotion could only manage an 8-2 victory against Hollinwood D. The best efforts of Philip Schofield, Stuart Sykes and Tony Prescott, not quite being enough.

This result means that Werneth C who had already completed their fixtures are promoted.

At the other end of this division Uppermill B have been relegated after just one year in Division Two.

They will be joined by Pennine who finished second bottom.

Division One

Hollinwood C had their relegation confirmed after going down 7-3 to Hyde YMCA A

Rosehill B, who went down to a 6-4 defeat at OTTC A, will join them in the second division.

Werneth A confirmed their position in third place after defeating Hollinwood A 8-2. while Hollinwood B ended the season on a high defeating Uppermill A 8-2.n

Division Three

The surprise result in this division was already relegated Failsworth C holding promoted Unison C to a 5-5 draw.

Gilders B who will join Failsworth C in the fourth division next season also had an excellent 5-5 draw against Unison D.

Division Four

The two promoted sides both had emphatic wins with Coldhurst D beating Failsworth E 10-0 and second placed Uppermill C defeating Honeywell Lane G 9-1. Both these sides can look forward to having a successful season playing at a higher level next season.

One of the highlights of the season has been the increased number of youngsters playing league table tennis at a very good level. This can only enhance the league and help it to grow even stronger.

Handicap Cup Finals.

These take place next week as indicated below. Spectators are welcome.

Monday 16^th April at Lees Zion Church – Div 2 Final between Failsworth A & Honeywell B.

Tuesday 17th April at Honeywell Lane Meths – Div 1 Final between Hollinwood B & Hyde YMCA A.

Wednesday 18^th April at Lees Zion Church – Div 4 Final between Uppermill C & Honeywell G.

Thursday 19^th April at Honeywell Lane Meths – Div 3 Final between Gilders A & Failsworth B

OLDHAM TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE RESULTS

DIVISION 1
HOME TEAM	PTS	PTS	AWAY TEAM
Hollinwood A	2	8	Werneth A
Hyde YMCA A	7	3	Hollinwood C
Uppermill A	2	8	Hollinwood B
Rosehill A	5	5	Honeywell A
OTTC A	6	4	Rosehill B
DIVISION 2
Unison B	6	4	Uppermill B
Honeywell C	6	4	First Transport
Uppermill B	2	8	Failsworth A
Unison A	9	1	Coldhurst A
Honeywell B	5	5	Pennine
Grotton A	8	2	Hollinwood D
Werneth C	3	7	Hyde YMCA B
DIVISION 3
Werneth D	9	1	Honeywell E
Gilders Tackle A	10	0	Owls A
Failsworth C	5	5	Unison C
Unison D	5	5	Gilders Tackle B
Coldhurst C	0	10	Honeywell D
Coldhurst B	6	4	Grotton B
DIVISION 4
Saddleworth CC	8	2	Werneth F
Rosehill C	2	8	Honeywell F
Honeywell F	8	2	Coldhurst E
Uppermill C	9	1	Honeywell G
Failsworth F	8	2	Coldhurst F
Coldhurst D	10	0	Failsworth E
Owls B	2	8	Saddleworth CC
Werneth F	9	1	Werneth E
OTTC B	6	4	Rosehill C

Newspaper Article W/c 9th April 07

As we enter the final week of the Oldham & District Table Tennis League season, some promotion and relegation issues are still to be settled.

Werneth C, Unison A and Grotton A. are still battling for the two promotion places in Division 2.

Werneth C are still in top spot after defeating Hollinwood D 8-2 thanks to three wins from Mandy Winskill and two each from Doreen Schofield and Paul Wilkinson.

Unison A remain in second spot, 8 points adrift with a game in hand after defeating Failsworth A 7-3. Paul Howarth recorded three wins and Liaqat Ali two. Rob Carter replied with two wins for Failsworth.

Grotton A are a further point back, but with a game in hand, after defeating already relegated Pennine 9-1. Philip Schofield and Dave Morris being unbeaten, backed by two wins from Stuart Sykes.

The midtable clash between Hyde YMCA B and Honeywell Lane C ended 5-5 with Dennis Bradshaw unbeaten for Hyde.

In Division One, Rosehill B have been relegated after losing 10-0 to second placed Aerospace A. Tony Bates, Tony Smith and Tony Vaughan all registered three wins.

Hollinwood C remain second bottom and firm favourites to be relegated despite defeating Uppermill A 6-4. Gary Newton and Phil Holmes won two sets each for Hollinwood while Gary Crossley was unbeaten for Uppermill.

An unbeaten performance from Mick Hill helped Aerospace B to an excellent 5-5 draw against Hollinwood A.

Werneth A confirmed third spot defeating Hyde YMCA A 8-2, Darryl Meredith being unbeaten.

All the issues in Division Three are settled with Gilders A crowned as champions after defeating Honeywell E 9-1.

Unison C defeated Failsworth B 9-1 to confirm their promotion to Division Two.

Failsworth C have been relegated after going down to a 10-0 defeat at Owls A.

Gilders B, who went down to a 6-4 defeat against Coldhurst C, will join them in Division Four.

Coldhurst D were confirmed as champions of Division Four after defeating their F team 8-2.

Uppermill C will join them in Division Three after recording a 5-5 draw against Coldhurst E.

At the other end of the table the youngsters of Rosehill will be looking for a better season next year after their first season in the league.

SUMMER LEAGUE

Entries for the Summer League are required by 13^th April 07, using the Form in the Hand Book or by phoning Joe Redikin (626 1501).

OLDHAM TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE RESULTS

DIVISION 1
HOME TEAM	PTS	PTS	AWAY TEAM
Werneth B	1	9	Glodwick TTC
Honeywell A	6	4	OTTC A
Hollinwood B	6	4	Rosehill A
Hollinwood C	6	4	Uppermill A
Werneth A	8	2	Hyde YMCA A
BAE B	5	5	Hollinwood A
Rosehill B	0	10	BAE A
DIVISION 2
First Transport	10	0	Hollinwood E
Hollinwood D	2	8	Werneth C
Pennine	1	9	Grotton A
Coldhurst A	4	6	Honeywell B
Failsworth A	3	7	Unison A
Hyde YMCA B	5	5	Honeywell C
DIVISION 3
Honeywell E	2	8	Gilders Tackle A
Honeywell D	6	4	Coldhurst B
Gilders Tackle B	4	6	Coldhurst C
Unison C	9	1	Failsworth B
Owls A	10	0	Failsworth C
Grotton B	10	0	Werneth D
DIVISION 4
Coldhurst E	5	5	Uppermill C
Werneth E	9	1	OTTC B
Failsworth E	6	4	Owls B
Coldhurst F	2	8	Coldhurst D
Honeywell G	1	9	Failsworth F

LATEST TABLES

DIVISION 1			Updated:	7th April 07
TEAM	PLAYED	WON	DRAWN	LOST	POINTS
Glodwick TTC	25	24	1	0	203
BAE A	25	17	4	4	177
Werneth A	25	18	2	5	171
Hyde YMCA A	25	16	4	5	151
Hollinwood A	25	14	5	6	142
OTTC A	25	12	3	10	125
Werneth B	25	10	4	11	117
Rosehill A	25	8	5	12	116
Hollinwood B	25	8	1	16	102
Honeywell A	25	6	4	15	101
Uppermill A	25	5	3	17	96
BAE B	25	5	6	14	92
Hollinwood C	25	3	4	18	84
Rosehill B	25	5	2	18	73

DIVISION 2			Updated:	7th April 07
TEAM	PLAYED	WON	DRAWN	LOST	POINTS
Werneth C	26	21	1	4	182
Unison A	25	17	4	4	174
Grotton A	25	20	0	5	173
First Transport	25	17	0	8	155
Honeywell C	25	17	3	5	154
Hyde YMCA B	26	14	5	7	145
Honeywell B	26	12	4	10	130
Failsworth A	25	7	3	15	113
Hollinwood D	25	5	6	14	107
Coldhurst A	25	5	3	17	100
Hollinwood E	25	5	6	14	94
Unison B	24	6	1	17	92
Pennine	26	5	3	18	75
Uppermill B	24	5	1	18	66
DIVISION 3			Updated:	7th April 07
TEAM	PLAYED	WON	DRAWN	LOST	POINTS
Gilders Tackle A	23	21	2	0	171
Unison C	23	14	3	6	159
Werneth D	23	18	2	3	148
Grotton B	23	16	1	6	142
Owls A	23	12	3	8	135
Honeywell D	23	16	0	7	134
Failsworth B	24	12	3	9	133
Coldhurst B	23	9	1	13	100
Unison D	23	4	4	15	90
Honeywell E	23	4	3	16	80
Coldhurst C	23	6	2	15	78
Gilders Tackle B	23	1	3	19	67
Failsworth C	23	3	1	19	63
DIVISION 4			Updated:	7th April 07
TEAM	PLAYED	WON	DRAWN	LOST	POINTS
Coldhurst D	25	21	1	3	203
Uppermill C	25	21	2	2	178
Honeywell F	24	15	3	6	157
Saddleworth CC	24	15	3	6	150
Werneth F	24	13	3	8	150
Coldhurst E	25	13	5	7	147
Owls B	25	12	3	10	146
Werneth E	25	16	2	7	139
OTTC B	25	9	2	14	103
Failsworth F	25	6	4	15	102
Failsworth E	25	7	3	15	87
Honeywell G	25	5	1	19	79
Coldhurst F	25	1	3	21	48
Rosehill C	24	0	3	21	41

Newspaper Article W/c 2^nd April 07

Division One

Glodwick clinched the title despite losing their 100% record against second placed Aerospace A. With only two games remaining Glodwick are 27 points clear. Aerospace’s Tony Smith had an excellent night against the new champions with three wins. Mark Ramsbottom and Kamal Hussain replied with two wins each for Glodwick.

Last years champions Werneth A remain in third spot after an emphatic 9-1 defeat of Uppermill A, with unbeaten performances from Ian Mclean and Peter Morris.

At the other end of the table Aerospace B moved further away from the relegation places with an excellent 6-4 victory at Hyde YMCA A. Kevin Hill won three sets and Mike Hill two, Terry Taylor replied with two wins for Hyde.

Hollinwood C remain in deep relegation trouble going down 8-2 to Rosehill A. Phil Ashworth and David Pegg were unbeaten for Rosehill, with Richard Sarre winning two.

Bottom placed Rosehill B lost 7-3 to Honeywell lane A with three wins for Gary Skinner and two each for Tim Baker and Ken Ward. Simon Collins replied with two wins for Rosehill.

The midtable clash between Hollinwood A and Werneth B ended in a 5-5 draw with Mandy Winskill unbeaten for Werneth, backed up by two wins from Phil Myers. Gary Newton replied with two wins for Hollinwood.

OTTC A got the better of Hollinwood B thanks to father and daughter Dave and Rebecca Griffiths. Dave registered three wins and Rebecca two, George Jones replied with two wins for Hollinwood.

Division Two.

Werneth C remain top after defeating Pennine 7-3 thanks to three wins from Doreen Schofield and two from Bernard Davies. Glen Chadwick replied with two wins for Pennine.

Unison A remain second after defeating their B team 9-1 with Paul Howarth and Liaqat Ali unbeaten, backed by two wins from Peter Ashworth.

Grotton A are now three points behind Unison after defeating Coldhurst A 6-4 thanks to two wins each from Philip Schofield, Steve Oliver and Dave Morris. Duncan Hadfield was unbeaten for Coldhurst.

Uppermill B remain rooted to the foot of the table after going down to a 10-0 defeat against First Transport, for whom Ken Hayes, Tommy Ryan and Brian Hall registered three wins each.

The midtable clash between Hollinwood D and Hyde YMCA B ended in a 7-3 victory for the home side with Glenn Dowse winning three sets and Steve Mather two for Hollinwood, Dennis Bradshaw replied with two wins for Hyde.

Division Three.

Gilders A remain on course to win this division after defeating Werneth D 8-2. The game between the respective number ones Adi Ewelia and Mike Pellowe went the way of the Gilders player after an epic match 13-11 in the fifth. Martin Nicholls and Colin Ogden contributed two wins each for the victors, while the outstanding Mike Pellowe won two for the losers.

Unison C moved above Werneth into second place after defeating their D team 8-2, with three wins each for David Hanson and Paul Whyatt.

Grotton B remain in fourth place after defeating Honeywell Lane D 7-3 thanks to doubles from Alf Barker, Steve Smith and Neil Tomlinson. Peter Buckley was unbeaten for Honeywell.

Gilders B remain bottom after going down 6-4 to Coldhurst B, but are now level on points with Failsworth C who went down 10-0 to Honeywell Lane C.

Division Four.

Coldhurst D were confirmed as champions after defeating Honeywell Lane G 8-2, thanks to three wins each from Murray Corbin and Peter Altham.

Uppermill C remain firm favourites for promotion after defeating third placed Honeywell Lane F 8-2. Vince Hill was unbeaten, backed up by doubles from Ali Mirza and Gary Kershaw. Dave Watts replied with two wins for Honeywell.

Saddleworth moved into fourth place after an emphatic 9-1 victory over OTTC B with Peter Skuse and Chris Brazwell unbeaten backed by two wins from Alex Griffiths.

Failsworth F and Coldhurst E remain fifth and sixth after Failsworth came out 6-4 victors. There were three wins for Joe Crawley and two from Jake Crawley, while Neil Chapman replied with two wins for Coldhurst.

Lancashire and Cheshire Vets Final.

The Oldham Vets team of Dave Buckley, Tommy Ryan and Ken Hayes narrowly lost to Halton 5-3 in the final of the Dennis Smith Inter League Trophy. Appearing in their third consecutive final they were unable to repeat the win of two years ago. After leading 2-0 through Dave Buckley and Tommy Ryan, Oldham were unable to contain the talent of Malcolm McEvoy who posted three wins. Tommy notched the third win for Oldham.

OLDHAM TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE RESULTS

DIVISION 1
HOME TEAM	PTS	PTS	AWAY TEAM
Glodwick TTC	5	5	BAE A
Hollinwood A	5	5	Werneth B
Hyde YMCA A	4	6	BAE B
Uppermill A	1	9	Werneth A
Rosehill A	8	2	Hollinwood C
OTTC A	6	4	Hollinwood B
Honeywell A	7	3	Rosehill B
DIVISION 2
Hollinwood E	2	8	Honeywell C
Uppermill B	0	10	First Transport
Unison A	9	1	Unison B
Honeywell B	8	2	Failsworth A
Grotton A	6	4	Coldhurst A
Werneth C	7	3	Pennine
Hollinwood D	7	3	Hyde YMCA B
DIVISION 3
Gilders Tackle A	8	2	Werneth D
Failsworth C	0	10	Honeywell E
Failsworth B	8	2	Owls A
Unison D	2	8	Unison C
Coldhurst C			Blank
Coldhurst B	6	4	Gilders Tackle B
Honeywell D	3	7	Grotton B
DIVISION 4
Uppermill C	8	2	Honeywell F
Failsworth F	6	4	Coldhurst E
Coldhurst D	8	2	Honeywell G
Owls B	5	5	Coldhurst F
Werneth F	6	4	Failsworth E
OTTC B	1	9	Saddleworth CC
Werneth E	8	2	Rosehill C