Although a few teams dropped out through sickness shortly before the event, 18 teams competed in St Mary’s church hall. A couple of new teams arrived lifting the long-term bottom team Yorkshire Puds. They should return in six months for rematch.
The results in the table below show that the walking football team under the name of Flat Back 6 took the lead early on and maintained it to the end. The table shows a tie for first position as as the wine tasters disguised under the name Mixed Nuts caught them up. In the end healthy sport triumphed over the demon drink as the footballers made a better guess at the year Pears soap was first made. In case it should crop up over Christmas, it was 1807.
If God spares us, we will do it all again in April 2026.
