STEP 5 & 6 ACTION

COMBINED COUNTIES

PREMIER SOUTH leaders Farnham Town are boasting that they are the only team left in England with a 100 per cent record after notching a 14th successive league victory with a 6-0 win at play-off hopefuls Tadley Calleva.

Shamal Edwards bagged a brace following Owen Dean’s opener, and Adam Liddle and substitutes Dean Rule and Charlie Postance added a goal each.

Sandhurst Town beat Sheerwater

4-0 away thanks to a double by Haydon Vaughan and goals from Amari Fashanu and Ralph Vigrass.

Michael Kamar and Louie Theophanous netted for AFC Croydon Athletic in their 2-0 win at Guildford City.

Ferrell Danso and Aidan King scored for Abbey Rangers in their 2-1 win at Knaphill.

Miguel Carvalho and Fraser Barlow gave Jersey Bulls a two-goal lead at Cobham, who levelled through Will Hellistoe and Reis Stanislaw for a 2-2 draw, while Colliers Wood United drew 0-0 at home to Epsom & Ewell.

An own goal and a 96th-minute freekick from Dan Stone saw Horley Town

win 2-1at Tooting & Mitcham United, while hosts Camberley Town also left it late with a 90th-minute Brad Passfield winner seeing off Fleet Town 1-0.

Jamie Hoppitt scored for Alton as they won 1-0 at Balham, while Reuben Duncan scored for Redhill as they beat Spelthorne Sports 1-0 with visiting keeper Luke Wynne-Roberts saving a 91st-minute penalty.

Premier North leaders Rayners Lane

beat visitors Wokingham & Emmbrook

5-0 with Hassan Jalloh, Frank Keita, Kyel Reid, Josh Williams and Elliott Buchanan all netting.

Doubles from Jack Beadle and Mark Bitmead, a Makael Scott goal and Aston Greaver’s penalty helped Bedfont Sports to a 6-1 at Edgware & Kingsbury.

Elsewhere, Harefield United’s 3-0 win at Hilltop, with Will Bailey, Leo Sery and Prince Mbengui all scoring, lifted them off the bottom of the table.

Jimmy Casbierd’s hat-trick, including a late injury-time goal, saw Ardley United

win 3-2 at Wallingford & Crowmarsh.

And Samad Kazi and Jabir Laraba both netted for Burnham as they won 2-0 at Holyport.

ROBIN JONES

UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE

PREMIER NORTH leaders Sherwood Colliery left it late to win 2-0 at Sleaford Town despite being reduced to nine men.

Jamie York and Cart Widdowson were both sent off midway through the second half and their manager Wayne Savage followed 10 minutes later, with the club claiming mistaken identity! Ewan Robson broke the deadlock with an 82-minute penalty before Brad Wells scored 11 minutes into stoppage time.

Lincoln United waited until the 97th minute for Matthew Cotton to grab their winner as they came from behind to beat Hucknall Town 2-1, Callum Foster having netted their equaliser.

Hosts Loughborough Students beat

Newark & Sherwood United 3-2 with James Cook, Felipe Morales and captain Ethan O’Toole finding the back of the net.

Elliot Foster netted for Deeping Rangers in their 1-0 win at Kimberley Miners Welfare while goals in the final 13 minutes from Toby Allen, Amir Ward and Olly Williams earned Wisbech Town

a 3-0 victory at Belper United.

Elsewhere, Greg Mills and Thomas Wakeley scored for Melton Town in their 2-1 win over visitors Eastwood CFC and Heanor Town lost 1-0 at home to

AFC Mansfield who scored via Kieron Mitchell.

Basement side Pinchbeck United,

who played most of the game with 10 men after Harry Cranfield was sent off, went down 3-0 at home to Skegness Town who netted through Scott Floyd, George Hobbins and substitute Gary King.

Premier South leaders Racing Warwick won 2-1 at Lutterworth Town

with substitute Josh Beeson and Joshua Parsons delivering the goods.

Daventry Town lost 4-1 at home to

Coventry United while Matty Harriott scored for Newport Pagnell Town in their 1-0 win over Desborough Town.

Cogenhoe United won 2-1 at Bugbrooke St Michaels with Bailey Weatherly and Kieron Mobbs netting.

Elsewhere, bottom club Leicester Nirvana beat visitors Easington Sports

3-1 with Eddie Vamfo bagging a brace,

March Town United were held to a 2-2 draw at GNG Oadby Town and Histon

drew 1-1 at Rugby Borough.

ROBIN JONES

NORTH WEST COUNTIES

LITHERLAND REMYCA came out on top of a seven-goal thriller at home to Burscough in the pick of the NWCL games.

An own goal and a strike from Stephen Rigby put the visitors ahead after Eliot Taylor’s opener but two goals from Robert Grant, either side of a Nathan Corness effort, turned it around. Matthew Hamilton scored again for Burscough but they cound’t find a fourth.

Pilkington put three past AFC Liverpool,

Gabriel Ellis bagging a brace before Paul Watson added a third and Regan Crossley scored in stoppage time to salvage a point for Squires Gate in a game full of late drama against Wythenshawe Town.

Saad Mekkaoui-Abouzaid thought he’d earned the hosts a draw on 80 minutes, after Thomas Bentham’s late goal for Wythenshawe - only for Aaron Fleming to restore their lead two minutes later. Then, with 90+1 on the clock, Crossley stepped up to ensure the points were shared.

First half goals from Thomas McCann and Benjamin Hoskin meant Colne and Padiham also had to settle for a point apiece

Meanwhile, Bryan Ly scored in the 89th minute for Wythenshawe to steal all three points from West Didsbury & Chorlton.

James Murphy’s strike on the stroke of half-time was not enough to stop Lower Breck losing out on the road at Prestwich Heys.

And Yasir Salim’s left-footed volley was enough for Skelmersdale United to claim all three points from Glossop North End.

JAMES SMITH

NORTHERN COUNITIES EAST

DANNY EDWARDS struck a hat-trick for Knaresborough Town as they stormed to a 4-0 win at Goole AFC to inflict more heartache on the Premier Division’s basement club.

Lewis Stephens had handed the visitors the lead on the half-hour before Edwards took centre stage, doubling the lead on the stroke of half-time and then completing his treble after the break.

Fellow strugglers Maltby Main lost 1-0 at Handsworth, Leon Howarth with the game’s only goal while Eccleshill United

complete the bottom three following their 4-1 defeat at second-paced Emley.

Campion maintained their four-point lead at the top with a 4-1 win at Tadcaster Albion - Patrick Sykes, Nicky Boshell, Daniel Illingworth and Mark Ferguson with the goals for the league leaders.

Elsewhere in the top division, Golcar United came from behind to beat high-fliers Albion Sports 3-1 while Thomas Waudby hit a hat-trick for Barton Town

as they eased to a 4-1 victory over visitors

Frickley Athletic.

Wakefield still top Division One thanks to a hard-fought 3-2 win at Dronfield Town, Oliver Clarke with the winner, but

Parkgate are up to second after they ran out 1-0 winners at Retford thanks to Jamie Austin on the stroke of half-time.

Top scorers in the division yesterday were Staveley MW who beat Yorkshire Amateur 4-2 at Bracken Edge.

DAVE LAWRENCE NORTHERN LEAGUE

SHILDON missed the chance to cut the gap on leaders Bishop Auckland to one point as they suffered a first league defeat of the season.

The Railwaymen, unbeaten in their opening 16 games, had a day to forget as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at home to fourth-placed West Auckland for whom Josh Scott scored a hat-trick.

Shildon were already trailing to Scott’s 42nd minute volley when they had Jack Vaulks sent off on 73 minutes, Scott then scoring twice in stoppage time.

Redcar Athletic also had a man sent off as they lost 2-1 at home to Guisborough Town. Mason McNeil gave Redcar a 37th minute lead before Anthony Bell saw red on the hour. James Frazer then levelled from a 75th minute corner before Kurtis Howes’ cross found the net eight minutes later.

The only other First Division game saw Seaham Red Star beat West Allotment Celtic 2-1 on home soil. Joe Hailes scored twice for Star, one from the spot, with Dan Jones sealing victory after Cyril Geraud had pulled a goal back.

Newcastle Blue Star took over at the top of the Second Division after a 5-1 win over second-bottom Washington while the top-four clash between Horden CW and Bedlington Terriers finished all square after Jack Pounder’s late strike salvaged a point for ten-man Horden after Sam Dinsley had fired the Terriers ahead.

JEFF BOWRON

MIDLAND LEAGUE

WITH LEADERS Congleton Town not having a game and nearest challengers Lichfield City and Highgate United going head-to-head in the FA Vase, there was a chance for others to close the gap.

Darlaston Town did just that, climbing into the top five with a 4-0 win at home to Wolverhampton Casuals. Aaron Bishop’s 23rd minute effort was all that separated them at the break but three goals in the final 15 minutes saw them home. James Rowland scored the second from the spot before an own goal and Tom Cottam wrapped things up.

Fourth-placed Studley will be disappointed not to have won after being held to a goalless draw at lowly Dudley Town but AFC Wulfrunians did taste victory on the road, coming from behind to win 3-1 at Shifnal Town. Joe Cuff gave the hosts an early lead but two goals in as many minutes from Dan Munday early in the second half swung the game around and Lee Chilton completed the scoring in the 90th minute.

Whitchurch Alport dominated at home to Uttoxeter Town but left it until the third minute of added time to snatch victory, Callum Knowles with the only goal, while Stone Old Alleynians and Atherstone Town shared the points in a 1-1 draw.

The only other Premier Division game saw Stourport Swifts score two late goals to draw 2-2 at Northwich Victoria.

DAVE LAWRENCE

HELLENIC LEAGUE

CORSHAM TOWN moved level on points with leaders Worcester City

with a 4-0 home win over Worcester Raiders thanks to Dan Price double following goals from Jack Taylor, who netted after just three minutes, and Alex Hallett.

Goals by Jowan Partridge, Tommy Ouldridge, Adam Corcoran and Harry Walters gave Royal Wootton Bassett Town a 4-2 home win over Lydney Town while James Lawrence scored for Fairford Town as they saw off visitors Cinderford Town 1-0.

Two goals in the last 10 minutes by Reigan Cook and Josh Davis, following an equaliser from Steve Robertson, handed hosts Highworth Town a 3-2 victory over Hereford Lads Club.

Rhys sarson netted the only goal of the game as Roman Glass St George beat visitors Longlevens AFC.

Mangotsfield United drew 2-2 at home to Hereford Pegasus while Tuffley Rovers were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Thornbury Town.

An Ollie Barnes brace and an Adam Wakeley double gave Westfields a 3-0 home win over Wantage Town.

On Friday, hosts Slimbridge were held to a 3-3 draw as James Clarke levelled for Pershore Town in the 91st minute.