Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Linthwaite leading the way in Prem

- DISTRICT FOOTBALL ROUND-UP By AIDAN HOPSON

LINTHWAITE Athletic stay top of the Premier Division after a 7-1 win over relegated Britannia Sports and a 7-0 win over Holmbridge.

Doran Jordan hit a hat-trick as Newsome thrashed AFC Lindley 7-1. Holmbridge are third following their narrow 3-2 win over Kirkheaton Rovers.

Berry Brow remain second following their 9-0 demolition of Shepley with Kyle Walton hitting a hat-trick.

Saddlewort­h United extended their lead to eight points at the top of Division 1 with two wins. Longmore struck twice to earn the points in a 2-1 win over second-placed Huddersfie­ld Laund Hill with Jaber scoring for Laund Hill.

Pheby also scored twice to earn the points in the 2-1 win over neighbours Moorside, with Grimsley scoring for Moorside. Diggle completed their fixtures, dropping down to fifth place following their 2-1 defeat at Lepton Highlander­s. Johnson (three), Lockwood (two) and Hall scored for Scissett in their 6-2 win over Honley.

Skelmantho­rpe’s Jack Woods, the League’s leading goal-scorer, made it 39 for the season with a brace in their 5-2 win over Kirkburton.

Berry Brow Reserves are three points off Division 2 leaders AFC Volunteers following their 3-0 win at Wooldale Wanderers, with goals from Liam Walton, Jamal Bent and Rhys Wharam.

Dareece Siddique, Matthew Shaw and Ashley Hyde scored for Deighton Reserves in their 3-1 win over Brighouse Athletic. Zach Bissolati (two) and Gareth Brewins scored as Meltham Athletic beat Linthwaite Athletic Reserves 3-2 to move up to third.

Grange Moor Saints beat Netherton Reserves 3-1 with goals from Kieron Mayall, Cameron Wilkey and Connor Steele.

In Division 3, Heywood Irish Centre secured an automatic promotion place in their last league game with goals from Conor Clarke and Adam Lyons in a 2-1 win over Hade Edge.

Lewis Barden scored for the Edge. Skelmantho­rpe Reserves dropped points in their 1-1 draw with Slaithwait­e United Reserves which meant they dropped down to third place.

The Division 4 title-decider between Kirkheaton Rovers Reserves and Wooldale Wanderers Reserves has been arranged to be played this week.

Holme Valley Academical­s moved off the bottom of the table with an emphatic 10-0 win over Linthwaite Athletic A with goals from Matthew Webster (three), Richie Eales (three), Matthew Clee (two), Dyson Boocock and Owen Sutton.

Tyler Kershaw hit a hat-trick for Fothergill and Whittles Reserves in their 7-2 win over Allerton, with Jamie Howarth, Sam Holt, Elliot Keen and Josh Crook completing the scoring.

Umais Khan and Mohammed Ibrhim scored for Allerton. Tre-Duke Alexander scored for Almondbury Woolpack Reserves in their 3-1 defeat to Skelmantho­rpe A.

In the Richardson Cup semi-final, Honley Reserves beat Mount Reserves 5-0 with goals from Michael Roebuck (two), Callum Greenwood (two) and Tom Booth.

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