Introduce the Sunday League Club Featuring Over 1,800 English Top Division Games

Wythenshawe Vets bench during a match — This substitutes for Wythenshawe Vets in a six-two victory against Collegiate Old Boys on 19 October (from left to right) - Oumar Niasse, Papiss Cisse, a teammate, Blake Norton, Maynor Figueroa, Dean Warburton and Emile Heskey

How do you boost a outstanding veteran side that have secured back-to-back championships, featuring a league-cup double boasting 30 victories from 32 matches?

Recruit a group of former pro players who have competed at the elite level of club football and global football as you pursue additional honors.

One Manchester team fields an amateur veterans squad with 9 ex- top-flight players in their current lineup.

Two Hundred Twenty-Two Top Division Goals, 325 Global Appearances

The team Vets Over-35s are situated in southern the city and play in the Cheshire-based Veterans Division Premier Division.

Their lineup this season boasts nine former top-flight players, with a combined nearly 1,800 elite games.

The high-profile team also contains 222 Premier League scores and over 320 global caps.

They feature Papiss Cisse, who netted thirty-seven goals in 117 games for his former club after moving to them for nine million pounds from German league club Freiburg in 2012.

Cisse made his first appearance for Wythenshawe in their last home-field match against defending title holders Collegiate Old Boys and scored every one of the six scores in a six-two win - featuring a 32-minute opening period hat-trick.

Wythenshawe's roster for this season also features former professionals such as English and Anfield striker Emile Heskey, Hull City and Burnley FC midfielder George Boyd, Toffees forward Oumar Niasse, Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa, Manchester City duo Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha and Premier League title winners Joleon Lescott and Danny Drinkwater.

In total, the former top-flight players have won 15 significant honors and moved for combined transfer fees of around £123m.

Famous Names and Global Stars

Stephen Ireland in action — Stephen Ireland earned 6 Irish appearances, netting 4 goals

Ireland began playing for the side in pre-season this season through good mate and current Wythenshawe teammate Blake Norton, and the former Republic of Ireland player then asked other ex-pros, who all compete in a midweek small-sided game, to join in.

Former Senegal forward Oumar Niasse, who netted twelve goals in sixty-five top-flight matches for the Toffees and even now goes to their matches at Goodison Park, also made his debut versus Collegiate OB - who are based in Liverpool and use an Blue warm-up gear as their uniform.

Oumar Niasse playing for Everton — He featured for Everton from 2016 and 2020

"My friend Stephen said 'join and play, it's enjoyable'," commented the striker.

"After that he told me we were facing a side from Liverpool and the surprise I had when I noticed them wearing Everton kits - I thought this is strange for me!

"If you still enjoy football and you know you can still play, wherever you can kick a ball, what are you going to choose?

"Those fans who turn up and watch are happy and to give a day if they watch us playing there and to pose us queries - it's more like the joy of us having somewhere we can enjoy football, with organisation of course."

Such is the squad depth at the club, Niasse had his debut at full-back.

"It's a little different but then, I love sprinting and just go forward - I'm not staying back that much," he said.

"I warn my defender 'I'm not hanging back' and that I'm just going to continue attacking.

"The movement is what I'm after. It's good fun."

Maynor Figueroa in action — Ex- Wigan Athletic full-back Maynor Figueroa is turning out for Wythenshawe

Unreal Scenario

Along with the forward's 6 scores on debut, Ireland has netted eight in 3 games for the side, while Boyd hit 5 on his debut appearance and Joleon Lescott, a centre-half by position, scored a triple in one game up front.

Wythenshawe are leading of the Top Tier with three wins from three and a goal difference of plus nineteen.

One opponent, 38, who plays on the wing for Collegiate OB, came up against former Latics defender Figueroa on Sunday - and had to tell his young boy who Emile Heskey was.

He has appeared at 2 World Cups for Honduras, in addition to playing in over two hundred Premier League games.

"It was going round like a rumor they had all these former top-flight players," remarked the player.

"I think I was a little starstruck facing him to be honest.

"Also Emile [Heskey] got on and he's got over 60 English appearances.

"We competed well for a good twenty minutes but then we had a man sent off and it was hard.

"Our group literally haven't ceased chatting about it - I was phoning my mum and brother on the way home.

"The opponents were all dead sound, shaking our hands after the game - it was like facing a group of normal guys.

"Now we can't wait for the return match."

'We'll Still Take the Title'

Andy Kirby manages the opposition veterans team, who won the Top Division championship the previous campaign, together with his co-manager.

"We went one-nil up and had a

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