On Saturday at half time during the home match with Grimsby Town, Football in the Community hold the final of the prestigious competition which sees the two national finalists competing before the Second Division Play Off Final at Wembley in May.
The winners will take part in the regional finals at Bradford City on Tuesday 20th April to find the northern representative.
Best wishes go to Littleborough Primary School and Milnrow Parish Primary as they endeavour to win the Rochdale AFC final and proceed onto Bradford.
Results of Rochdale AFC Preliminary rounds which took place over the week commencing 8th March are below plus the final rounds played on Saturday 13th March which decided the finalists today.
Monday 8th March: Group "A"
Littleborough 5 St Josephs 1, Caldershaw 3 Healey 0, Healey 3 Littleborough 6, St Josephs 8 Caldershaw 10,
Caldershaw 0 Littleborough 6, Healey 4 St Josephs 3
Monday 8th March: Group "B"
St Bartholomews 2 Sandbrook 3, St Johns 1 St Marys 0, Castleton 0 Sandbrook 7, St Marys 0 St Bartholomews 6, Castleton 0 St Johns 3, Sandbrook 3 St Marys 0, St Johns 2 St Bartholomews 1, Castleton 0 St Marys 6, Sandbrook 1 St Johns 0, St Batholomews 4 Castleton 0
Tuesday 9th March: Group "A"
St Marys 4 Holy Family 0, Milnrow Parish 8 Heap Bridge 1, Meanwood 7 Holy Family 0, Heap Bridge 0 St Marys 6, Meanwood 1 Milnrow Parish 1, Holy Family 1 Heap Bridge 2, Milnrow Parish 2 St Marys 1,
Meanwood 5 Heap Bridge 0, Holy Family 0 Milnrow Parish 8, St Marys 0 Meanwood 3
Tuesday 9th March: Group "B"
Holy Trinity 1 Milnrow Parish 1, Beech House 4 Healey 0, Alice Ingham 5 Milnrow Parish 1, Healey 1 Holy Trinity 1, Alice Ingham 2 Beech House 6, Milnrow Parish 0 Healey 2, Beech House 1 Holy Trinity 2, Alice Ingham 3 Healey0, Milnrow Parish 0 Beech House 7, Holy Trinity 1 Alice Ingham 3
Wednesday 10th March: Group "A"
Spotland 3 St Vincents 1, Milnrow Parish 1 St Patricks 0,Crossgates 2 St Vincents 1, St Patricks 1 Spotland 0, Crossgates 1 Middleton Parish 1, St Vincents 0 St Patricks 4, Middleton Parish 1 Spotland 0, Crossgates 1
St Patricks 1, St Vincents 2 Middleton Parish 3, Spotland 0 Crossgates 0
Wednesday 10th March: Group "B"
St Josephs 0 St Vincents 5, Kentmere 2 St Margarets 0, Crossgates 0 St Vincents 2, St Margarets 1 St Josephs 0, Crossgates 2 Kentmere 6,St Vincent's 5 St Margarets 0, Kentmere 4 St Josephs 1, Crossgates 2 St Margarets 1, St Vincents 5 Kentmere 3, St Josephs 0 Crossgates 2
Thursday 11th March: Group "A"
St Margarets 0 St Michaels 1, Whittaker Moss 0 Hopwood 5, Hopwood County 6 St Margarets 0,
St Michaels 1 Whittaker Moss 3, Whittaker Moss 1 St Margarets 1, Hopwood 5 St Michaels 0
Thursday 11th March: Group "B"
St Andrews 3 All Saints 0,Littleborough 0 Holy Family 1, Whittaker Moss 0 All Saints 4, Holy Family 0 St Andrews3, Whittaker Moss 0 Littleborough 7, All Saints 2 Holy Family 2, Littleborough 2 St Andrews 2,
Whittaker Moss 0 Holy Family 7, All Saints 2 Littleborough 1, St Andrews 6 Whittaker Moss 0
Saturday 13th March: Group "A"
Littleborough 10 Beech House 0, Hopwood 0 Meanwood 0, Meanwood 1 Littleborough 5,
Beech House 2 Hopwood 5, Hopwood 2 Littleborough 3, Meanwood 2 Beech House 1
Saturday 13th March: Group "B"
Sandbrook 2 Milnrow Parish 5, St Vincents 2 St Andrews 3, St Andrews 2 Sandbrook 3,
Milnrow Parish 4 St Vincents 4, St Vincents 3 Sandbrook 5, St Andrews 3 Milnrow Parish 7