Bury Ams Storm to Hellawell Shield Glory

Bury Ams A won the first piece of cup silverware of the season by beating their Division C rivals Sublime Athletic 3-1.

West Didsbury and Chorlton FC were once more superb hosts for a league cup final as they provided an excellent pitch and a warm welcome and excellent hospitality for the Hellawell Shield Final featuring teams from Divisions B and C who have played group stages and then a knock out to reach finals day.

It was an intense, well-contested encounter with both sides playing their part. Bury opened the scoring through Jamael Erving’s rasping strike from just outside the box that Sublime keeper Tony Fearon got fingertips to but the ferocity of the shot meant he couldn’t keep it out.

They doubled their advantage just before half-time when a neat move ended when a Bury cross was turned into their own goal by a Sublime defender.

Sublime came out all guns blazing in the second half and created a host of chances but were frustrated by Erving’s goal-line clearance which proved crucial as the impressive defender was involved with a high, looping free-kick that led to Bury’s third and killed off the game.

Sublime continued to press and a Nathan Quinlan free-kick cannoned back off the post.

Their efforts were rewarded five minutes from time when Reme Clifton beat a defender and crossed for Alfie Leonard to convert, giving them a consolation goal but Bury were worthy winners in a game brilliantly refereed by Martin Flynn and his team.

The other cup action was in the Whitehead Cup semi-final which saw Trafford United march into the final with a 4-0 win over Rochdalians where they will face Didsbury FC at Prestwich Heys FC next week.

Trafford put on a great first-half display to lead 3-0 at the break and kept a clean sheet after that to book their final slot.

League action saw a limited number of games mainly due to the time of the season but there were plenty of goals and games involving title races in various divisions.

In the Premier Division AFC Monton pulled off a 3-2 win at Sale Ams in a lively mid-table encounter.

The main game in Division One was at Bedians as they took on Rushford Park on a superb playing surface which was a great credit to the hosts.

Both teams played some excellent football in good spirit and it was locked at 2-2 going into the last 20 minutes.

Then Bedians stepped up a gear to score three times for a 5-2 win which takes them to the top of the table two points clear of Hazel Grove who can take top spot if they win their final game of the season against Rushford Park this coming Saturday

Rushford lost out 4-2 to Bury Ams in midweek to take Bury into fourth place on goal difference to Moston Brook Reserves who won a tight game by 3-2 over Mellor.

Salford Vics Reserves moved into second place in Division Two as they travelled to FC Babylon and Montell Clarke’s hat-trick and a Clayton Gorman strike gave them a 4-1 win in very good game well refereed by Logan Smith.

The other game saw Abacus Media Reserves win 4-1 at Richmond Rovers.

With Division Three leaders Jlingz FC having their game postponed, AFC Stockport took advantage to move into top spot with a comfortable 4-1 derby win at Hillgate.

On target for Stockport were Joe Eaton, Hilton Gomes, Jordan Conway and Kalem Booth to set up an exciting last day to decide the champions.

The other game at South Manchester was an all action nine-goal thriller with visitors Stoconians just edging victory by 5-4.

It’s also down to the wire in Division A between leaders Mellor Reserves and Didsbury FC.

Didsbury eased to a 4-1 win over Rochdalians in midweek to stay a point behind Mellor with a game in hand.

The other games in the division saw Moston Brook Thirds win 2-1 at Trafford United Reserves and a basement battle was won by Spurley Hey Reserves by 2-1 over AFC Oldham.

With the Division B title already won by Timperley Villa by a point from Stockport Warriors there was just one game played and it was a thriller as Prestwich Marauders hosted AFC Oldham Reserves.

Marauders got off to a flying start, netting twice in the first five minutes but AFC Oldham showed their mettle as they battled back before losing out by the odd goal in nine as Marauders moved off the foot of the table and out of the relegation zone.

Prestwich Marauders vs AFC Oldham Reserves

It was much busier in Division C and a big 7-1 win for Irlam Steel Rangers Development over Stafford Argyle confirmed that Argyle cannot win the title.

Steel were also hot in midweek with a big 8-0 win over Stoconians Reserves as well as a 3-1 win over Didsbury Reserves.

Bury Ams A can still overtake leaders Sublime Athletic after a 4-1 win at Saddleworth 3D Reserves sees them needing to win their final three games. After Bury Ams bested Sublime to take the Hellawell Shield, they’ll fancy their chances to deny them again and achieve a league and cup double.

Brook Retain Trophy to Keep Treble Hopes Alive

Moston Brook completed the second leg in their hunt of the treble by retaining the North West Inter League Cup.

The competition is between the top 16 teams in the L&C and the LAL and was inaugurated last season with Brook winning the trophy.

This season wins over Accrington Ams 5-2, Trafford United 5-0, Old Blackburnians 2-1 and Roach Dynamos 2-0 took Brook through to the final at Daisy Hill FC against LAL side Winstanley St Aidans.

Moston started the game the brighter of the two teams and deservedly took the lead after 20 minutes when Max Davidson played a ball through to 18-year-old Lewis McGill who finished calmly with a fine strike.

This stirred Winstanley who came looking for an equaliser but they came up against a very resilient Moston defence who kept their clean sheet to lead 1-0 at the break.

The second half saw both teams working hard to try and dominate the game and it was Moston who secured their second goal when Jack Ward slipped his man down the left hand side of the pitch and played a cross over to the right for Lewis McGill to score his and Moston’s second. Winstanley weren’t giving up and with 15 minutes to go pulled a goal back when one of their players managed to force the ball home in a crowded box.

Winstanley tried to pressurise Moston as they went in search of an equaliser with a number of tasty tackles and forcing a number of late corners but Moston kept control and deservedly won the match 2-1.

Moston Brook Line-up: Left to Right (Back Row) Charlie Fuller, Jack Ward, Greg Street, Reece Reynolds, Luke Mason (Capt), Mike Shenton, Ben Hulme (Front Row) Lewis McGill, Mike Woolfe, Jack Bostock, Max Davidson.

McGill was named man of the match for his match-winning brace and it caps a remarkable rise from playing in Moston Brook’s fourth team two years ago when, as a 16-year-old, he helped them to the Hellawell Shield Final.

There was limited league action but plenty of thrills and spills as league titles were at stake across the divisions.

With the Premier Division title already in Moston Brook’s hands, Irlam Steel Rangers confirmed the runners-up berth with two wins.

The first was a 2-1 midweek win against AFC Monton and they completed their season in style with a 5-0 derby cruise over Salford Vics.

The other Premier Division game ended as a 3-3 deadlock between AFC Monton and Hattersley.

The game of the day was in Division One between title contenders Hazel Grove and Bedians which provided plenty of drama between two well matched teams.

Grove needed just a point to clinch top spot but Bedians showed their intent as their impressive young team took an early lead. Grove missed a penalty to get back on level terms and with chances coming at both ends they drew level with just five minutes left to play after Bedians had missed a spot kick.

But Bedians had the last word after Mike Sherrington took advantage of a defensive error to give Bedians a late winner and set up a dramatic finish to the season in the final games for both teams against Rushford Park.

The other game in the division saw Mellor win 2-1 at Rushford Park.

In Division Two Bollington H&L have the title in their own hands after a comfortable 6-0 win over Spurley Hey means they will finish top with a win in their final game.

Salford Vics Reserves kept in the chase with a gritty 4-3 win over Abacus Media Reserves and the other game ended at 3-3 between FC Babylon and Richmond Rovers.

It’s still all to play for in Division Three as a 4-0 midweek win over Badger Casuals kept JLingz in top spot by two points from AFC Stockport who had to graft for a 3-2 win at Old Stretfordians.

AFC Stockport can win the title if they win their last two games but it will be a very tense finish for both teams.

It’s still a two-horse race in Division A after the top two Didsbury and Mellor Reserves drew 2-2 in midweek.

Saturday saw Didsbury again drop points as they drew 3-3 hosting Altrincham Hale.

They stay four points behind Mellor but have two vital games in hand going into the last lap.

The other game in the division was a comfortable 6-1 win for Trafford United Reserves at Spurley Hey Reserves.

Division B’s top two is decided but there were two entertaining games played.

Prestwich Marauders hosted Moston Brook Fourths with new referee Claire Jefferson receiving an L&C referees shirt from L&C’s legend Keith Marsden and then going on to enjoy the tight game won 2-1 by Moston Brook.

The other game at Broadheath Central saw the home team beat Milnrow Firgrovia 3-1.

The Division C title is hands of long-time leaders Sublime Athletic if they can win their upcoming game against Bury Ams A who kept in touch with Sublime by beating Stoconians Reserves 4-0 in midweek.

Stafford Argyle are also in touch as a 5-0 win at Stoconians Reserves moving them into second spot.

Action from Hazel Grove v Bedians (Bedians in yellow) and Prestwich Marauders v Moston Brook fourths (Brook in green and yellow)

Adam is a Bolly hero after cock-up at home

Adam Bennison, who has been with Bollington since he was a toddler, and is now playing for the Saturday first team, opened the scoring after recovering from a domestic disaster last Saturday.

Adam actually locked himself out of his house on the morning of the game with all his football gear inside.

After a failed ladder attempt to get through an upper window, his dad had to drive back from Blackpool to let him in the house, so he could make the game on time.

The efforts paid off though as he opened the scoring in a crucial match to keep the destination of the Division Two title in their hands.

Pictured left to right: Matt Clowes, Reece Walker, Adam Bennison, Will Potts, Callum Atkinson, Ross Keeler, Sam Jordan.

Geoff Gable

The League is very sad to announce the death of Geoff Gable at the age of 79. Geoff suffered a pulmonary embolism on Friday April 12^th and eventually passed away late on Thursday April 25^th. He first played in the League at the age of 16 in 1961 – the club he joined was Bradford Parish and he was good enough to be selected for the Inter-league team only three years later.

He stopped playing in 1980 but served on the club committee until becoming Chairman in 1994. Soon after that he was instrumental in securing the club’s current ground at Whittles Park in Denton and changing the name to Denton Town.

Geoff was elected League President in season 2001-02 and then continued to serve on the League Committee until the club moved to the Cheshire League in 2007. In recent years he has been Club President and he was generally regarded as “Mr Denton Town”.

However, Geoff always retained his association with the L & C and over recent years he has frequently spent his Saturday afternoon with us rather than his own club. He was an extremely popular individual whose input to grassroots football was enormous and he will be sorely missed.

Our thoughts go to his wife Gill and the rest of his family. R.I.P. Geoff

Geoff’s funeral will take place at Dukinfield Crematorium on Tuesday 14th May at 1.30pm.

Moston Brook Retain Title

Moston Brook secured the Premier Division title by defeating Salford Vics 2-0.

Vics went into the game with faint hopes of catching the defending champions but Brook put paid to those thoughts with an early penalty from Jack Ward.

Charlie Fuller wrapped up the scoring to break the resilience of Vics and it keeps Brook on the treble trophy trail with one already in the bag.

The other games in the division saw North Walkden move into second place with a 2-0 win at AFC Monton and Irlam Steel Rangers moved into third place with a gritty 3-2 win over Abacus Media.

It’s still a two-horse race in Division One with Bedians and Hazel Grove well clear of the pack and they will collide this coming Saturday, which could prove decisive in the title race. A draw will be enough for Hazel Grove to secure the title given their four-point advantage with two games to play. But a win for Bedians will put the destination of the title back in the balance.

Village Manchester have been on a good run of form in recent weeks and an exciting 5-3 win at North Walkden Reserves took them into third place on goal difference above Moston Brook Reserves who lost out to the only goal of their game at Rushford Park.

In Division Two Bollington H&L moved a step nearer to claiming the title with a 5-1 derby win at Richmond Rovers.

Just two games played in Division Three and neither involved title hopes.

Santos have waited a long time since their last game and visited Stoconians who won 6-3.

An early strike from Dean Walker and a Ben Marshall penalty for Santos either side of three goals for the hosts in the first half.

Tim Gallagher equalised on the hour but three late goals sealed the points for Stoconians.

Badger Casuals were too hot for Hillgate to handle as they cruised to a 7-1 victory.

In Division A Rochdalians hopes of making the top two were dented as they lost by the odd goal in nine hosting Moston Brook thirds.

New Division B new champions Timperley Villa suffered their second successive defeat since winning the title when hosting AFC Stockport Warriors.

Warriors secured the runners-up berth with a 4-2 victory.

The other game in the division was a very rare goalless draw between Prestwich Marauders and Village Manchester Reserves.

Prestwich Marauders vs Village Manchester Reserves

The game was a great advert for football at this level with both teams fully committed to playing attractive and competitive football in great spirit.

In Division C Sublime Athletic’s title hopes were boosted with a decisive 7-2 win at Richmond Rovers Reserves.

Richmond Rovers Reserves vs Sublime Athletic

The other game saw Didsbury Reserves move into comfort of mid-table with a solid 3-1 win over Village Manchester Thirds.

Cup action produced a Wray Cup semi-final derby thriller at Astley SC between Dukinfield Athletic and Dom Doyle.

A tense thriller ended at 1-1 and Athletic kept their nerve to win the penalty shoot-out 4-3 to book their final slot against Salford Vics Reserves.

In the Whitehead Cup semi-final Didsbury FC enjoyed a comfortable 5-1 win over Manchester Rovers set up by an early double from their ace predator Aaron Rodger.

They now await the winners of the other semi-final between Rochdalians and Trafford United Reserves.

Officials Make L&C History

History was made in this weekend’s fixtures as the Wray Cup encounter between Dukinfield Amateurs and FC Babylon became the first in the L&C AFL to be officiated by an all-female team from a Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnicity (BAME) background.

Feiruz Abdullah, Adora Yau and Adanze Uzidumma were in charge of the competitive encounter at Astley Sports Village in Tameside and officiated the encounter in exemplary fashion.

It is an important step in the FA’s Respect initiative and indicates the L&C’s commitment to supporting and promoting diversity.

Russell Hoyte, the L&C Referees Secretary, explains the ways in which diversity is being supported over the next three years whilst simultaneously increasing the number of referees.

He said: “This season, facing the battle of numbers and availability, I have, with the support of the Manchester County FA and new FA diversity initiative, been able to meet this (refereeing) demand.

“The Reflective and Representative campaign aiming to recruit 1,000 people from BAME backgrounds over the next three years has aided the L&C in meeting its commitments to provide officials.

“Along with the introduction of young officials, we are supporting officials in their development.”

This led to the weekend’s officials at Astley Sports Village, all of whom are making impressive strides in their officiating journeys. Feiruz is in her second season of officiating, while Adora and Adanze are both from the FA and County FA’s newly introduced Heritage programme, and all produced a performance appreciated by both sides.

Treble-Hunting Brook Taken to the Wire

Once more wet weather reduced the mixture of cup and league action but there was plenty of drama and goals galore with cup final appearances and league titles at stake.

The two semi-finals for the Rhodes Cup for teams in the Premier Division and Division One reflected this.

Premier Division leaders Moston Brook kept their treble hopes alive but were made to work hard for victory by Division One high-flyers Bedians.

Neat football by Bedians saw them take a 2-0 lead to raise hopes of a big upset but Brook showed their quality as they drew level and then secured a late winner to triumph 3-2 and book their final slot at Hyde United on May 16^th.

The other semi-final was equally competitive as Hattersley led 2-2 at the break against fellow Premier Division outfit Sale Ams.

But Sale stepped up a gear after the break to dominate the game and win 5-2 to make the final for the first time.

The Wray Cup quarter final was more conclusive as Dukinfield Athletic, who are flying high in Division Two eased to a 4-1 win over FC Babylon.

The win booked them a local derby semi final against Dom Doyle.

**Feiruz Abdullahi, Adora Yau and Adanze Uzudimma line-up before officiating on the Dukinfield Athletic v FC Babylon**
**Whitehead Cup Quarter-Final at Astley Sports Village.**

In the Whitehead Cup, Manchester Rovers were always in control against Village Manchester Reserves and moved into the last four with a comfortable 4-1 victory.

League action in the Premier Division also had plenty of hectic action with AFC Monton and Irlam Steel Rangers sharing four goals.

An even-more dramatic game in Division One saw leaders Hazel Grove pegged back as they shared ten goals at Village Manchester to set up a tense title decider against Bedians.

The other game saw Mellor ease to a 3-1 win over Moston Brook Reserves to keep them in mid-table comfort.

In Division Two Bollington H&L showed their title intent with a big 8-1 win at Hooley Bridge Celtic to put them in touching distance of winning the division.

In Division Three AFC Stockport moved within five points of non-playing leaders JLingz FC with two games in hand courtesy of an easy 6-2 derby win over Hillgate.

The other game in the division saw Old Stretfordians enjoy a rare clean sheet in a 3-0 win over Stoconians.

In Division A Trafford United Reserves lifted themselves out of the bottom two with a decisive 6-0 derby win at Altrincham Hale.

Rochdalians kept themselves within touching distance of the top two by thrashing Spurley Hey Reserves 7-3.

Timperley Villa were crowned champions of Division B last week but their prolonged celebrations took their toll as they crashed to a 5-0 derby defeat at Broadheath Central.

A basement battle at Barrhill saw Prestwich Marauders climb out of the bottom two with a fine 6-2 win.

In Division C Fittonhill All-Stars moved into fourth spot with a clinical 5-1 win over Didsbury Reserves, while elsewhere, Richmond Rovers Reserves stayed clear of the bottom three after scoring three second-half goals to secure a 3-0 victory at Stoconians.

Action from Dukinfield Athletic v FC Babylon (Babylon in green and black and Manchester Rovers v Village Manchester Reserves (Village in dark blue)

Brook Remain on Treble Trail and Division B Title Secured

Storm Kathleen brought some unusual and often difficult conditions in a day of exciting action in league and cup competitions.

The blue riband Rhodes Cup for teams in the Premier and Division One saw two teams go through to the semi-finals after two tense and topsy turvy tussles.

Premier Division champions Moston Brook took another step along the way to an historic trophy treble after a tough game at Irlam Steel Rangers. It ended 1-1 after full-time and Brook won the penalty shootout 4-2 to book a semi-final clash against Bedians.

Brook are within a handful of points of retaining the Premier Division title as well as making it through to the North West Inter League Cup final so the treble is in their own hands.

Joining them in the semi-finals are Hattersley who also had to work hard for a 3-2 win over Division One Rushford Park who showed great team quality throughout an excellent game.

Hattersley now meet Sale Ams in the other semi-final.

In the Wray Cup semi-final there was another great game between Salford Vics Reserves from Division Two and AFC Stockport from Division Three.

Despite the wind making conditions difficult, the game provided lots of drama. Montell Clarke put Vics in front in the 8^th minute after turning the defence and coolly slotting beyond the goalkeeper.

He was denied by a hat-trick of saves from the AFC Stockport stopper in that first half, which proved crucial as they drew level before the interval.

Vics substitute Chris Duff headed his side back into the lead in the 70^th minute but the lead lasted just 10 minutes as Stockport once again hit back.

Neither side could force a winner, so penalties were needed. Both goalkeepers made a save in the shootout but AFC Stockport rattled the crossbar with their fifth penalty and Keir Jones stepped up to secure a 4-3 shootout win for Vics.

They await the winners of the other semi-final between Dukinfield Athletic and FC Babylon.

In the Whitehead Cup for teams in Divisions A and B there another cliffhanger as Rochdalians made it through to the semi-finals and a clash with Trafford United Reserves after winning by the odd goal in nine against AFC Stockport Warriors.

In the Hellawell Shield for teams in Divisions B and C, Sublime Athletic booked their final slot against Bury Ams A with solid defending seeing them home by 2-0 over Milnrow Firgrovia.

League action saw the first championship decider as Timperley Villa won 2-0 at Moston Brook Fourths to take the Division B title. They were presented with their trophy and medals by League President Brian Davies at the end of the game. Timperley showed all the qualities that have secured the title, defying the treacherous windy conditions and a competitive Moston Brook outfit. They made their move early, taking a 10^th-minute lead through Leo Gaterill’s far post header and though Brook came close to an equaliser after the break, Villa sealed the win and title with 10 minutes remaining thanks to a Callum Blades piledriver.

There was limited league action in the other divisions with Village Manchester and North Walkden reserves sharing the spoils 3-3 in Division One.

Richmond Rovers moved nearer to mid-table security in Division Two with a 2-0 win over Spurley Hey.

In Division Three, leaders JLingz FC moved a step nearer to the title as they were too hot for Saddleworth 3D to handle in a big 9-1 cruise.

In the same division Hillgate were also on form in a 4-0 win hosting Badger Casuals.

Division A was busy with three games and the two-horse title race continued with both contenders in hot form.

Leaders Mellor Seconds eased to a 5-2 win at Altrincham Hale and Didsbury FC showed their title intent with a big 11-1 win over Spurley Hey Reserves which leaves them five points behind Mellor with three games in hand.

Moston Brook thirds were also in the goals as they beat Bury Ams Reserves 5-1.

There were also three games in Division C and again plenty of goals.

Looking to catch leaders Sublime Athletic with games in hand are Bury Ams A who won 3-0 at Richmond Rovers Reserves and Stafford Argyle who notched a comfortable 5-1 victory over Didsbury Reserves.

At the other end of the table Stoconians Reserves also enjoyed a 5-1 win over Saddleworth 3D Reserves.

Great Day for Title L&C Title Chasers

Easter Saturday saw a much-reduced programme of fixtures in the L&C with Irlam Steel Rangers winning the only Premier Division game.

A first-half brace from Lewis Cartwright proved enough to put Sale Amateurs to the sword, but the visitors pulled a goal back in the second half through Karim Waite-Jackson to set up exciting finale.

In Division One, Bedians kept up the pressure on leaders Hazel Grove with a 6-1 romp at North Walkden Reserves.

The visitors were in fine form with the goals being shared between Michael Olayinka, Rylan McEvoy, Jack Cooper, Prindi Kimputu, Erick Ageymang and Enoch Emankwaa, with Billy Wood collecting Walkden’s consolation.

Unbeaten Grove and Bedians meet on the 27th April in a potential title-decider.

Village Manchester 1st collected the points from a convincing 4-1 home victory over Rushford Park.

Ray Terosoo Ada had his shooting boots on and notched a fine hat-trick with Mathew Shaibu adding the fourth with Paul Earlam scoring for Park.

With games in hand on two of the three teams they can catch, Village could yet secure third place behind the two runaway leaders.

Division Two title hopefuls Spurley Hey were in clinical form as they swept past Abacus Media Reserves 5-0.

Joe O’Brien and Lee Walker both scored, but Sam Pratt took top billing with a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute.

Hey are now two points behind second-placed Bollington H&L with four games to go, and five behind Dukinfield Athletic who have completed their games.

Second met third at Stockport Sports Village at the top of Division Three, and AFC Stockport Sats were on course to increase the gap over third-placed Stoconians as they led 6-1 midway through the second half.

Luke Rudden hit a hat-trick, with Will Phillips, Jordan Conway and Kaden Griffin also netting, Aiden Lovett scoring for the visitors.

A dislocated and fractured elbow for Stocs skipper Andrew Petty meant the game was abandoned with around twenty minutes to go.

Our best wishes go to Andy for a speedy recovery.

Only three points separated Manchester Rovers and Bury Amateur Reserves in Division A, and a 1-1 draw reinforced that there is little between the teams in mid table.

The Rovers scorer was Cailean Hitchinson who look forward to a Whitehead Cup Quarter-Final with Village Manchester 2nd next Saturday.

Only three points separate Timperley Villa from the Division B crown after a hard-fought 3-2 victory over a resilient Prestwich Marauders side.

Villa’s goals came via an Ollie Higson brace and James Steadman who have now not lost in the League since October.

Marauders belied their league position to push the home side all the way, Rory Howcroft and Marc Jenkins getting their goals.

Timperley visit Moston Brook 4th on Saturday when they bid to become the first club to secure a title this season.

In Division C, Signol Athletic 2nd entertained Saddleworth 3Ds Reserves and it was the visitors who bagged all three points thanks to goals from Ryan Rigby and Tommy Farrow-Brown, their second win in three games.

Brook Progress to Cup Final

Waterlogged pitches again reduced the playing programme but several important cup games were able to take place.

The North West Inter League Cup involving the top teams in the L&C and old rival the LAL saw Moston Brook win the competition in its inaugural year in 2023.

They made it through to this year’s final as they beat Rocha Dynamos from the LAL in a close semi-final contest.

Solid defending saw Brook keep an immaculate clean sheet and clinical finishing brought them two goals in the second half from Kealan Steenson and they now await LAL opponents in the final.

In the North East Cheshire Cup Bollington H&L found Poynton too hot to handle as they lost 5-0.

In the Northern Cup Bedians also went out but put up a great fight before losing out 3-2 at Pilkington U23’s.

There was plenty of domestic cup action with the final group stages of the Wray Cup for teams in divisions one and two.

The top tie saw Salford Vics reserves travel to play Jlingz, in what was a great game on a heavy pitch.

Jlingz took the lead after a goalkeeping error just before half time then made it 2-0 early in the second half.

They then made the mistake of twice giving Montell Clarke too much space in the last 10 minutes for the game to end at 2-2 and Vics won the tense penalty shoot out 5-4.

AFC Stockport had few problems in their local derby tie hosting Hillgate playing attractive and quick football and showing great finishing.

A hat-trick from Joe Eaton and a nifty finish from Milton Gomes had them in total control on the hour and they went on to add four more for a comfortable 8-0 win.

Dom Doyle were also impressive as they eased home 6-0 at Saddleworth 3D.

Just one game in the Whitehead Cup for teams in Divisions A and B and Trafford United won a thriller at Timperley Villa by the odd goal in five.

In the Hellawell Shield for teams in Divisions B and C Bury Ams thirds made it through to the final with a 3-1 win over Signol Athletic reserves.

Concluding their group games were Milnrow Firgrovia with a 3-1 win at Irlam Steel Development and Division C leaders Sublime Athletic cruised to a 5-2 win over Barr Hill,

There was very little league action across the divisions but the Premier Division had three important games with leaders Moston Brook in cup action.

Salford Vics entertained AFC Monton in a local derby, in a good natured game played at a frantic pace.

Monton took the lead in the first few minutes before Joe Axon equalised from the penalty spot, it stayed that way until the hour mark when Joe got his second.

Monton had struggled to cope with Vics pace throughout the game and Arran Brown added a third from a corner with seven minutes to go, Monton then went into defensive mode to try and prevent any further goals.

The win takes Vics into second spot in the table on goal difference from North Walkden and eight behind Brook with a game in hand.

The other games saw Sale Ams and Irlam Steel Rangers share eight goals in a ding dong thriller and Hattersley beat Abacus Media 3-1.

Just one game in Division One and it saw North Walkden enjoy a decisive 5-2 win over Trafford United to move clear of the bottom two.

No games in Division Two and the only game in Division Three had Old Stretfordians reserves beating South Manchester 5-0.

The next action was in Division B with two close encounters as Moston Brook fourths shared the spoils I a 1-1 deadlock with Village Manchester reserves after Village had taken a first-half lead Jacob Goode scores Brook’s equaliser with both sides missing late chances and BroadheathCentral thirds edged a 2-1 win at Prestwich Marauders. This completed the action as no games were played in division C.

Action from Moston Brook v Roach Dynamos (Brook in yellow and black) and AFC Stockport v Hillgate (AFC in red).