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moved four points clear at the top of Premier North thanks to a 92nd-minute spot-kick conversion by Wictor Makowski which earned them a 1-0 win at third-placed

Bedfont Sports.

A double by James Williams and a goal each from Anaclet Odhiambo and Jimmy Casebierd saw Ardley United beat visitors North Greenford United 4-0.

James Doolan, David Levy and Kristian Swaby were on target for Broadfield United as they beat Milton United 3-0.

Wallingford & Crowmarsh lost 3-1 to visitors Holyport who netted via Duarte Surpanu, Raham Ajibola and Josh Addae.

Donte Thompson-Prempeh scored the only goal of the game as Wembley beat visitors Burnham. Harefield United drew 2-2 at home to Edgware & Kingsbury, basement side Wokingham & Emmbrook ended 1-1 with Reading City, while struggling Chalfont St Peter drew 0-0 with Egham Town.

On Friday, Hilltop beat visitors Virginia Water 3-2 with two goals from Jordy Mumbiny and one by Jibril Maher.

Yesterday, Premier South champions

Farnham Town extended their unbeaten league record this season to 33 games by beating playoff chasing visitors

Balham 4-0. Town’s 31st victory came courtesy of a brace from Owen Dean and Shamal Edwards and Adam Little.

A Ross Murdoch hat-trick gave Abbey Rangers a 3-0 win at Camberley Town.

Lorne Bickley and Miguel Carvalho delivered the goods for Jersey Bulls in their 2-0 win at Tooting & Mitcham United.

Guildford City went down 4-0 at home to Cobham whose Derek Hayford scoring two of the goals and Patrick Murray and Jordi Da Paz one each.

Spelthorne Sports came from behind to beat visitors Horley Town 2-1, with Andrew Juett levelling and captain Ollie Davison hitting the winner.

Knaphill were held to a 3-3 draw at home to bottom club Colliers Wood United while Sheerwater forced a

2-2 draw at Tadley Calleva. And AFC Croydon Athletic were held to a goalless draw by visitors Alton.

Fleet Town’s game at Epsom & Ewell was abandoned in the second half due to an injury to one of the visitors’ players, with Fleet leading 3-1.

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place as Premier North runners-up was confirmed by their 2-0 victory at Deeping Rangers courtesy of a Tobias Liversidge spot kick conversion and a goal from Tobias Liversidge.

Boston Town beat visitors Ashby Ivanhoe 3-1 with Joe Smith, Richard Ford and Lucas Dakin finding the back of the net.

Wisbech Town went down 4-0 at

Heanor Town who netted twice through Marley Fearon with Danny Gordon and James Taylor adding a goal each.

AFC Mansfield won 4-1 at Skegness Town thanks to a double from Kaylum Mitchell and one goal each from Keelan Grist, who was later sent off, and substitute Jordan Smith.

Terry Atem hit both goals for Eastwood CFC in their 2-0 win over visitors

Kimberley Miners Welfare.

Tom Waumsley was on target for

Sleaford Town in their 1-0 victory over visitors Belper United.

Elsewhere, Melton Town drew 0-0 at home to Loughborough Students.

In Premier South, champions Wellingborough Town won 2-0 at Bugbrooke St Michaels thanks to a George Barnell double.

Histon beat Cogenhoe United 5-0 with goals by Matty Hayden, Jake Kerrins, Joe Sutton, captain Max York and substitute Danny Gould.

GNG Oadby Town ended their season on a high note, winning 4-1 at Lutterworth Town with Lamar Parkes bagging a brace and Henley Langley and Zaakir Bham adding one goal apiece.

Yaxley won 3-2 at Daventry Town thanks to a brace by Matthew Harrison-Hercules including a penalty and one goal from Sam Adams.

Eynesbury Rovers triumphed 4-3 over visitors Rugby Borough with Charlee Yearwood, Fraelias Mienambolo, Brady Baffour and James Hall all socring.

Ryan Seal scored two goals and captain Justin Peace one as third-placed Aylestone Park returned from Easington Sports with a 3-1 win.

Fourth-placed St Neots Town fought back from a two-goal deficit to beat Coventry United 4-2, thanks to a goal from Jordan Brown and an own goal from the visitors’ Ethan Baynham followed by a second-half double by Nabil Shariff.

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NORTHERN LEAGUE

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BISHOP AUCKLAND blew a two-goal half-time lead at home to Whickham only to be rescued by JJ Bartliff who converted a 54th minute corner to seal a precious 3-2 win.

Bartliff’s 24th minute opener and James Risborough’s header put Bishops in the driving seat, before captain Dale Burrell and Scott Robson levelled up for the Lang Jacks.

The Bishops remain level on points at the top with Shildon, who beat Birtley Town 3-0, with two games in hand of the Railwaymen thanks to Andrei Ardelean’s treble.

The biggest crowd of the day, 414, saw ten-man Heaton Stannington beat North Shields 4-2; Sean Reid, Leighton Hopper, Jay Hornsby and Connor Lamb all scoring.

Bottom two Sunderland RCA and Tow Law both fell to heavy defeats, RCA 7-0 at home to Penrith and the Lawyers 5-0 at West Allotment Celtic.

Kevin Burgess’s 63rd minute goal gave Redcar Athletic a 1-0 win over Seaham Red Star, while Nathan Greenwood’s late double saw third-top West Auckland defeat Carlisle City 3-1.

Whitley Bay slumped to a 6-2 defeat at home to Boro Rangers, Dan Lofts and Jack Guy both scoring twice, while two penalties and an own goal saw Guisborough Town beat Crook Town 3-1.

Blyth Town were crowned second division champions with six games to spare following a 4-0 win at Horden CW.

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A JAMES Purfield header gave

Chadderton a 1-0 victory against North West Counties league leaders

Wythenshawe Town.

Wythenshawe leapfrogged their rivals to take top spot on goal difference following a 1-1 draw at Burscough. However, they required a Fraser Goodwin goal four minutes from time to cancel out John McGrath’s opener. Both results play into the hands of Bury who sit a point behind the top two with a game in hand, after their home tie against Padiham was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Tom Croughan scored what turned out to be the winner two minutes from time as AFC Liverpool held on to a 3-2 victory against Glossop North End. Adam Moorcroft and Luke Porter scored the other goals for Liverpool, who survived a late scare as Harry Freedman netted late for Glossop to create a grandstand finish.

Meanwhile, Gareth Hill scored a brace inside 13 minutes as Barnoldswick Town

secured a 5-2 victory against FC Isle of Man. Other goal scorers for Barnoldswick were Jack Foster, Ryan Moore and Conor High. Steven Yawson scored a late brace as Kendal Town beat Cheadle Town

4-1, while Matthew Dudley and James Bailey also netted.

Ramsbottom United were the biggest winners with a 5-1 win at Pilkington as Oumar Camara scored four and Roman Allen the other.

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HARVEY Booth’s late cross sailed straight in to hand Eccleshill United

a 1-0 victory in a reversed Premier Division clash at Frickley Athletic.

Reece Moody’s double got Barton Town up and running in a 4-2 win at Golcar

United, a result that nudged the visitors up to 16th.

Those goals arrived early in each half with Daniel Naidole getting one back before Town’s Tom Waudby restored the two-goal cushion.

Oliver Russon notched for Golcar seven minutes from the end but Clark Greaves made sure of the points soon after.

Promotion hopefuls Rossington Main

finished the league campaign on a winning note, Ross Hannah’s double proving enough to see off second-bottom Pickering Town 2-0.

Premier Division champions Emley

remain on course for the double having reached the League Cup semi-final with a 3-0 last-eight success at home to Bottesford Town, James Knowles, Alex Metcalfe and Iyrwah Gooden all scoring.

The Division One title race is well and truly alive with Anthony Dwyer’s hat-trick helping Shirebrook Town up to second with a 3-0 win over Armthorpe Welfare.

They are within goal difference of leaders Beverley Town who drew 2-2 at fellow challengers Retford United.

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MIDLAND LEAGUE

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CHAMPIONS Congleton Town lifted the league trophy after romping to a 5-1 victory at Dudley Town.

The damage was done in the opening ten minutes as George Sankey, Ethan Hartshorn and Dan Cocks fired the Bears into a three-goal lead.

Max McCarthy added another before the break with Tom Hampton rounding things off late in the second half ahead of Abdul Bashiru’s consolation for the home side, who had Luke Hennessey sent off in the closing stages.

Congleton boss Richard Duffy said: “I thought that was the best we’ve played all season by a country mile. We said beforehand that there were a lot of fans coming down, spending a lot of money, and we didn’t want to send them home with a loss.”

Behind them, Darlaston Town bolstered their play-off hopes with a 2-0 victory over visitors Whitchurch Alport, two goals in three second-half minutes from Jack Downing and Keiron Miller sealing the points.

Highgate United’s 7-0 drubbing of

Wolverhampton Casuals kept them in the mix with Ryan Harkin’s double leading the way but fellow hopefuls Studley went down 2-1 at second-placed Lichfield City, where Joe Haines struck the winner.

Callum Parker scored four and Sam Unwin a brace as Northwich Victoria eased to a 7-0 victory over Bewdley Town.

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HELLENIC LEAGUE

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WORCESTER City won the Premier Division championship with five games to spare with a 1-0 victory at thirdfrom-bottom Thornbury on Tuesday.

Chris Knight’s goal confirmed City’s first league title in 45 years, having won the Southern League Premier Division in 1979 with a 3-0 win over Kettering Town at their former St George’s Lane home.

On Thursday, runners-up Corsham Town beat visitors Brimscombe & Thrupp 5-1 thanks to Ryan Bath (two), Kye Simpson, Nathan Davis and Harlie Price.

On the same night, Highworth beat visitors Cinderford 3-0 with Rob Dean, Luke Whelan and Dan Grieve scoring.

Yesterday, Brimscombe lost 4-0 at Highworth with David Pratt scoring all four. Goals from Ethan Hayes and Ryan Hillier gave hosts Cinderford a 2-0 win over Wantage Town.

Royal Wootton Bassett came from behind to win 2-1 at Slimbridge thanks to an Alfie Presley double including a penalty.

A 90th-minute goal from Jake Rhodes saw Tuffley Rovers beat Hereford Lads Club 1-0.

In Division One, hosts Calne Town saw off Devizes Town 4-1 with Fraser Blake, Oliver Crosbie-Clarke, Ackeem Stewart and Josh Bright finding the net.

Toby Mann, Brad Phillips and Matti Klich were on target for Newent Town in their 3-1 win at FC Stratford. Southam United won 3-2 at Stonehouse Town.

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