Cup Round-up 27/2

League Cup

Handsworth Turf Tavern progressed in the League cup with a 3-1 win over Division Two team Ridgeway Athletic. They will now play Division One high flers Brunsmeer Abbey in the Quarter-final next weekend.

Tinsley Trophy

Divison Three leaders Ecclesfield WMC knocked out Division Two side Norton Oakes at Warminster Road. Paul Dawson got the only goal of the tight contest.

The all Division Three tie between Sharrow Vale and Hackenthorpe ended with Sharrow winning 4-2. Sharrow lost the league match between the two 8-4 at the turn of the year. Richard Cooper grabbed a brace this time round.

Ecclesfield will now host Division Two leaders Jack-in-a-Box and Sharrow Vale travel to the rejuvenated Mosborough B in the Quarter-Final. Both ties take place on the 13th March.

Premier Division Round-up 27/2

The top two met at Warminster Road, with Royal Earl beating Arbourthorne EA A 6-2 to tighten their grip on top position. Their lead now stands at 12 points with six games to play. Royal Earl's weekend got even better as third placed Hackentorpe were held to a 1-1 draw at home to fourth placed Crookes.

At Frecheville Sports Club Arundel were just edged out 3-2 by third-from-bottom Sharrow United. Immanuel Heywood, Droy Williams and an own goal for Sharrow United.

In the mid-table clash at the Caribbean Sports Club, Chapeltown Cue Ball beat Packhorse Inn 2-1.

Division One Round-up 27/2

League leaders High Noon lost for the first time this season to Intake Ball Inn 3-2. High Noon's lead at the top was cut to two points as a Daniel Sloane hat-trick helped Brunsmeer take advantage of the leaders' slip by seeing off bottom side Wincobank 7-1.

Greenhill White Hart also strenghtened their grip on third position after defeating Wadlsey Bridge 2-0 at home. They are now three points behind High Noon.

AFC Gardens pushed themselves away from the bottom two with a 3-0 home win over mid-table HSBC. Dean Campbell and Nathan Reid (2) with the goals for the Gardens.

Division Two Round-up 27/2

There was only one game in Division Two this week, but it was possibly the biggest game of the season with top placed Penistone Church hosting second placed Jack-in-a-Box. Jack-in-a-Box ran out winners, inspired by a David Gelsthorpe hat-trick. The win takes Jack-in-a-Box above Penistone with two points to spare.

Division Three Round-up 27/2

Heeley climbed to the top of Division Three by comfortabbly defeating bottom club Birley Moor News 10-1 at Handsworth Grange School. Andrew Kitson grabbed four goals, following on from his hat-trick last time out.

Mosborough B continued their recent good form by winning 8-0 away against the Staffordshire Arms. Bradley Potts got an hat-trick to take him onto 19 goals for the season.

Rawson Spring also won comfortably, beating Handsworth 6-1 at home. James Middleton and Josh Parker got two goals each for the hosts

Semi-Final Draws

League Cup (games to be played 3rd and 10th April)
City Taxis or Pheasant Inn or Arbourthorne EA A v Handsworth Tavern or Brunsmeer Abbey AJW
Royal Earl or Crookes or HSBC v Wadsley Bridge WMC or Beighton Magpies


Tinsley Trophy
Mosborough B or Sharrow Vale v Ridgeway Athletic
Ecclesfield WMC or Jack-in-a-Box v Rawson Springs

Sunday 20/2 Round-up

Another bout of wintry weather took its toll on this weeks fixture list, with only three games managing to survive.

In Division Three a Adam Peelo goal gave Mosborough B a hard fought win against bottom-of-the-table Birley Moor News.

In Division One it was top-of-the-table High Noon hosting bottom placed Wincobank at the Sheffield Works Department ground. High Noon won comfortably 5-1 to take them five points clear.

In the Premier Division it was First versus third at the Pheonix Sports & Social Club. The Royal Earl came out on top with two penalties from Ashley Longstaff helping them run out 3-1 winners. The win extends their lead to nine points over Arbourthorne EA A.

League Cup 2nd Round

After a frustrating day last Sunday it was to things back to normal with all 15 planned games going ahead with the weather unpleasant rather than unplayable like last week.

Anyway, onto business, there was a shock in the second round of the league cup as Division One team Wadsley Bridge took Premier Division Hackenthorpe A all the way and beat them on penalties 4-3. The game was 2-2 after 120 minutes. Wadsley will now face Beighton Magpies in a all Division One Quarter-Final on the 6th March.

Tinsley Trophy Round-up 13/2

In an exciting Quarter-Final at Ridgeway Sports and Social Club the home team beat fellow Division Two team Arbourthorne EA B 5-3 to move into the Semi-Final. Joe Charlesworth, Ahsden Morley, Callum Paine and Liam Young (2) with the goals for Ridgeway Athletic.

In Sunday's other Semi-Final Rawson Spring Beat Handsoworth Social Club 6-1 with James Middleton and Jordan Wasden both bagging doubles for Rawson.

Premier Division Round-up 13/2

A Michael Blythen hat-trick inspired second placed Arbourthorne EA to a 5-1 home win over Sharrow United. With league leaders Royal Earl not playing the result takes Arbourthorne within six points of top with two games in hand.

Bottom side Arundel ESC recorded their third win of the season beating fourth palced Handsworth Turf Tavern 3-1 away. After a promising start to the season it was their sixth loss in seven games.
Second from bottom Mosborough A also won, winning 3-0 at home against Packhorse Inn, a team they have now completed the home-away double over.

Sunday's other match was a mid-table clash between Crookes Chapeltown Cue Ball. Crookes took the three points with a 2-0 win to move into fourth place. Crookes have now won their last three league games in a row.

Division One Round-up 13/2

It was a significant day in Division One with all the top four in action. League Leaders Brunsmeer Abbey were beaten away at mid-table HSBC. Brunsmeer's loss was taken advantage of by the still unbeaten High Noon. High Noon beat the mid-table Pheasant Inn 4-1 with a brace from Christopher Barnes. The win took them two points clear at the top of the league, where they have at least three games in hand of all the times down to fifth place.

The other game in Division One yesterday was thrid placed Greenhill White Hart hosting fourth placed Intake Ball Inn. The league table showed there was little between the two teams and rather predictably the game ended a 1-1 draw, a result that helps neither team title aspirations.

Division Two Round-up 13/2

Jack-in-a-Box moved to within a point of the leaders Penistone Church after winning a thrilling 11 goal thriller against Harrow Grenoside. Jack-in-a-Box won the game 8-3 with Mark West bagging five of them.

Norton Oakes also strenghtened their title challenge with a fifth league win in six games. They beat struggling African Dream Team 3-1 at home to move three points behind Penistone with a game in hand.

Division Three Round-up 13/2

In Division Three Ecclesfield WMC climbed to the top of the table with a 3-1 home win over Sharrow Vale. Kris Brown, Gary West and Richard Firth scored the goals to put Ecclesfield top by two points.

Heeley also returned to winning ways after their cup exit. They impressively pushed the previous league leaders Hackenthorpe B aside and scoring six goals in the process. Andrew Kitson got his second hat-trick in three games for Heeley. Heeley now sit two points off the top in second place with two games in hand of the leaders.

In the bottom-of-the-table clash a John Burns double inspired Staffordshire Arms to a  4-2 over Birley Moor News to put a eight point gap between the two teams.

Fixtures for the remainder of season

Please be patient with the fixtures between now and the end of the season.

I am working on a basis that wherever possible I am trying to set the fixtures at least a fortnight in advance.

There will be on a one which will only be on a weekly basis.

The winner of the cup games Handsworth Turf Tavern v Ridgeway Athletic will play Brunsmeer Abbey on the 27th February.

I am trying to get as many quarter-final ties as I can on the 6th March but because the odd fixtures is running over there will be the odd fixtures which will go over.

Once the cups are set I will endeavour to rearrange all the league matches remaining.

All the games which can be rearranged on Warminster have been rearranged with three fixtures on Thursday 7th April. I have e-mail Lindsay to book all the games into her schedule.

Also Arbourthorne EA A have a game on the 24th April if it can be accommodated round the cricket.

Thanks for your patience.
Steve

Beighton Match Postponed

The Division One game between Beighton Magpies and Wincobank this weekend has been postponed due to the unavailability of the home teams pitch.

Weather Woe Returns

After a five week respite, the weather returned to play havoc with this weeks fixtures list. Heavy rain led to many waterlogged pitches city-wide. However, two games did survive at Davy's Sports Club and the Mosborough Miners Welfare ground.

In the League Cup there was an all Premier League tie in the round one between Handsworth Turf Tavern and Mosborough A. Handsworth just edged a tight contest 3-2 to advance into the next round. Cooper, Hobson and Stocks with the goals for Handsworth. Matthew Ellis with a brace for the away team. Handsworth will now host Division Two team Ridgeway Athletic in round two.

The other fixture of the day was in Division Three where Mosborough B continued their resurgence with a 6-1 home win over Handsworth Social Club. The result is Mosborough's fifth win in six games and leaves them undefeated in the league since Haloween. Bradley Potts scored his second hat-trick of the season to take his tally to 16 goals in all competitions.