Northern Premier League

Rain forces premature end

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
7 December 2025

LANCASTER C A RUSHALL OLYMP A
By Andrew Satterthwaite

TORRENTIAL rain that began shortly before kick-off that fell on an already heavy pitched resulted in Lancaster-Rushall being abandoned after 34 minutes.
Worsening conditions caused the referee to initially stop the game after 25 minutes but with rain seemingly easing and both managers consulted, this contest resumed. The heavy rain re-turned soon after, forcing an abandonement with Rushall leading 1-0.
Both sides tried to make the best of difficult conditions, Lancaster’s Steven Yawson trying to break quickly before the vis...

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