All six scheduled games in the Bolton Over 35s Veterans’ Football League were successfully completed on Sunday, including their first match of the season for De La Salle in Division One. Royal Farnworth have struggled since their elevation to the top flight and lost 3-4 at home to De La Salle. G.Laurec scored two and S. Mackie one for Farnworth while an R. Foxon double and a goal each by M. Jones and K. Jones earned to points for the visitors.

Turton Vets replaced Old Boltonians at the top of Division One by beating them 2-1. Adam Stephens scored for Old Bolts but Chris Bushby and Lewis Parsoot secured the points for Turton Vets.

East Leigh, Elton Vale and Deans Youth & Ladies Vets are all on six points in Division Two, but with goal differences of plus four, zero and minus three. Deans’ goal difference took a nose dive when they went to division leaders Atherton Town and were thrashed 7-2. John Hudson scored both goals for Deans, but Tom Stones, Andrew Grover, Alan Rigg, Daniel Ashton, Kev Vanley and Chris Waugh all hit the net for Atherton.

Little Lever Sports Club Vets slipped to second, a point behind Atherton, as they lost 2-0 at home to Elton Vale Vets, but they have a game in hand. Jamie Trevenon and Darren Jackson scored for the visitors.

In a battle at the bottom half of the table, Chris Bradshaw scored the only goal of the game to give Bolton Wyresdale an away victory over Turton FC.