Round-up 8/4

Tinsley Trophy Semi-Final

Tim Council was once again the hero for Penistone Church. He scored twice to help Penistone beat Mosborough B 3-1 at Mosborough Miners Welfare. The Division Two outfit will now take on Rawson Spring on Tuesday 24th April at Bracken Moor in the Final.

Premier Division

It has been an excellent week for Premier Division leaders Hackenthorpe A , who won twice in the past week. On Thursday, they comfortably beat Mosborough A 4-0 at Davy Sports Club. They followed up that win with a smilar performance against Greenhill White Hart at the same venue. Thomas Nolan (2) and Luke Dixon gave them a convincing 3-0 win to put them seven points clear of rivals Royal Earl. Royal Earl, however, do have two game spare.

Alex Rippon scored twice to help High Noon to a 3-1 away win over Handsworth Turf Tavern. The win helps High Noon consolidate third position.

Division One

Wadsley Bridge WMC secured an impressive 8-2 victory over Intake Ball Inn at Chaucer Sports Centre. Adam Askwith scored a hat-trick for the hosts, with Bradley Spencer and Karl Fox both scoring twice apiece.

On Thursday, goals from Adam Duckworth and Sam Caborn gave HSBC a 2-1 away win over bottom side Beighton Magpies. The win takes HSBC into third place.

Division Two

Rawson Spring moved three points clear at the top of the Second Division with a 7-1 win over Hackenthorpe B. Both Todd Jordan and David Cutts scored hat-tricks for the league leaders.

Ridgeway Athletic just edged out Winn Gardens in a five goal thriller at Ridgeway Sports & Social Club. Ridgeway won the game 3-2 to cement their mid-table position. Ridgeway also won on Thursday night. They beat City Taxis New Inn 3-1 at home.

Also on Thursday, Adam Dickinson scored three times for Hackenthorpe B, as they beat Mosborough B 4-3 at home.

Division Three

Centre Spot and FC Darnall played out an exciting six goal thriller at Jaunty Park. Daniel Meadows started the scoring with an angled drive after a little over two minutes to give Centre Spot the lead. That goal was followed up by goals from Ben Marples and Adam Clayton. Mohammed Mohsen pulled a goal back for FC Darnall with an excellent goal. Mohsen shaped to go left before curling the ball with his right foot inside the goalkeepers right hand post from 18 yards. Daniel Meadows added another to make it 4-1. FC Darnall pulled another goal back, when Fahim Islam fired home through a crowded box to end an excellent half of football. There was no further scoring in a second-half which Centre Spot dominated.

Both teams played with excellent spirit and were a credit to themselves and the league.

Under 21 Division

The bottom two in the U21 Division met at Davy Sports Club on Sunday. Throstles U21 won the game 4-2 as they put six points between them and Dronfield Athletic U21.

On Thursday Sharrow United U21 moved to within two points of leaders Dronfield Town U21, after they beat Throstles U21 3-1.


Supplementary Division
Staffordshire Arms and Barrell Inn played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Handsworth Recreation Ground. The draw gives Staffordshire their first point in the Supplementary Division.