On Sunday the Reserves kicked off their pre season with a 4-2 defeat against visitors Grange Hearts who were good opposition for an experimental Welfare line up.

On Tuesday evening the First Team were 4-1 winners against a mixed Gresford X1. Manager Steve O'hara will have been pleased with the all round performance and the ability displayed by the young players on show. Contributing to Welfare's goal tally were Mike Wright, Ian Matthias, Adam Burgess and an og.