BOOTLE will have to put the disappointment of Monday night's defeat to Everton behind them when they return to league action tomorrow. The Bucks lost 4-2 to the Goodison Park side in the quarter-final of the Liverpool Senior Cup in front of a packed Delta Taxi Stadium.

Now Chris O'Brien's men turn their attentions to a fixture against Squires Gate in the Vodkat Premier Division.

Hosts Squires Gate are 11th in the table, four places below Bootle.

Relegation-threatened Formby will be hoping they get to fulfil a fixture this weekend after the postponement of last Saturday's match at home to Nelson.

Derek Goulding The third bottom Squirrels travel to catalog printing 15th-placed Colne while fifth-placed St Helens Town welcome Padiham.

Runcorn Linnets will look to make amends for their surprise defeat at the hands of lowly Atherton LR on Tuesday night.

The Linnets, with work having begun on their new ground, welcome Bacup Borough to Wincham Park.

AFC Liverpool, who went down to a 3-2 defeat at Atherton Collieries on Tuesday night, will look to end their two-game brochure printing losing streak when travelling to Norton United tomorrow after noon.

Derek Goulding's AFC are sixth in the Vodkat First Division.

Meanwhile, in the UniBond First Division South Cammell Laird will hope Dean Forshaw can repeat his hat-trick exploits against Market Drayton of midweek when his side welcome Belper Town to Kirklands.