
Market Drayton Town’s star flying winger, Stuart Ellis, will be sitting out Tuesday night’s showpiece match with York City at Greenfields – and expects to stay sidelined for up to six months.

Two brothers from Tern Hill will be taking to the high seas next week in a bid for World Championship glory.

Westlife, away. Yes, THE Westlife. That was the freakish fixture clash Market Drayton Town faced this week thanks to a string of outlandish twists of fate.
Gary Anslow, the Market Drayton Town team captain who left the club twice last season, is set to return again for tomorrow’s attractive home local derby friendly with AFC Telford.
Grove School students are celebrating sporting success after finishing on top of the podium at a north Shropshire schools athletics event.

Market Drayton’s annual Tigers Super Sixes tournament has received the Premiership seal of approval from two Stoke City scouts.
Market Drayton 1sts enjoyed a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Church Stretton and moved up to sixth in Shropshire Cricket League Divison 2, just 17 points behind second-placed Lilleshall.
Market Drayton Town have landed a big money consolation prize for again being omitted from the Shropshire Senior Cup – a pre-season fixture with AFC Telford.

A retired college lecturer from Market Drayton will take more than a passing interest in this summer’s World Cup which starts in South Africa today.
Audlem 1st XIs travelled to Holmes Chapel in Cheshire Cricket Alliance Division 2 last Saturday for a match played under clear blue skies and in sweltering conditions.