William Malbank, 3rd Baron of Wich Malbank (also Aldetha) brought Sandon in Staffordshire by marriage to Sir William Stafford, a member of the great baronial family of Stafford Castle. William Malbank, 3rd Baron of Wich Malbank William Malbank (also William de Malbanc and William II de Malbank) ( 1125 – 1176) was a Norman landowner who was the third Baron of Wich Malbank, now known as Nantwich, in Cheshire. His grandfather of the same name was the first Baron. The son of Hugh Malbank, 2nd Baron, and his wife, Petronilla, he held substantial lands in and around the salt town of Nantwich, amounting to much of the
Nantwich Town F.C. down, with most home games attracting around 300 fans, well down from the 500–600 crowds of the previous two seasons. The season did not begin in a good way, with several heavy pre-season defeats followed by losses in the first 3 league games. After a win over Northwich Victoria, several other defeats followed including a FA Cup defeat to lower league Whitley Bay. This left Nantwich 21st in the table. On 13 October Nantwich were involved in a classic game with Mickleover Sports, when they came back from a 6–2 deficit to draw 6–6. This comeback seems to have sparked