Round-up 12/5

S&HCFA Senior Cup Final

Premier Division leaders Handsworth Turf Tavern played Athersley Recreation in the Senior Cup final at Brammall Lane on Wednesday night. Sadly, they lost the game 2-1.

Premier Division

Arundel followed-up last Sunday's win over Hackenthorpe A, with two wins midweek. They beat Packhorse Inn 4-0 away from home on Tuesday night. They were 3-1 winners over in-form Royal Earl on Thursday night. These three wins push them into a comfortable mid-table position.

Royal Earl bounced-back from Thursday defeat, by seeing-off Packhorse Inn 4-2 at Warminster Road on Sunday.

It has been goals galore for Hackenthorpe A this week. They were 5-1 winners over Brunsmeer Abbey AJW on Tuesday night. They scored another four on Thursday night against Packhorse, but this time they were held to a 4-4 draw.

Division One

It was a significant night in the Division One title race on Tuesday night, with both the top two in action. Firstly, leaders Arbourthorne EA were 3-1 winners over Winn Gardens at the Meadowhall Soccer School. At the same time, second placed Rawson Spring were at home to mid-table Intake Ball Inn. They were unable to keep up the pressure on Arbourthorne slipping to a 3-1 defeat.

It was similar situation on Thursday with the two teams in action again. This time Rawson Spring made no mistake, beating Jack-in-a-Box 3-0 thanks to goals from Alex Torr, James Middleton and Jake Hampshire. But Sadly for Rawson Spring, Arbourthorne were in a similar mood, as they beat Intake Ball Inn 3-0 at Warminster Road.

A combination of Tuesday and Thursday's results was enough to give Arbourthorne the Division One title. Rawson Spring then hosted Arbourthorne on Sunday. Frustratingly for Rawson Spring, they won this game comfortably 3-1, but it was too little too late for their title dreams.

Elsewhere, at the bottom of the table, Woodhouse JFC were beaten 4-0 at home by HSBC. The win is HSBC's third in four games and helps them finish the season third from the bottom of the table.

U21 Division

Sheffield FC U21's claimed their first U21 League Cup win. They were 4-3 winners over Dronfield Town U21's at Chesterfield FC's Pro-Ax Stadium on Tuesday night. The game was 2-2 after ninety minutes, but Sheffield ran-out 4-3 winners after a dramatic extra-time period.

Dronfield had little time to recover from their cup final loss, as they were in action on both Thursday and Sunday night. They were two points behind leaders Sheffield FC U21's (who had already completed their fixture) with just these two fixtures to play. In the end Dronfield needed only one game to climb above Sheffield. John Pugh scored twice for them to help them to a 3-1 away win over Woodhouse JFC U21's at Flockton Park. The win gave them the points they needed to clinch their second successive U21 Division title. Dronfield were also in action on Sunday, where they finished-off their season in style with a 10-1 win over Crosspool Juniors U21's.

Hackenthorpe Warriors U21’s claimed back-to-back wins for the first time this season, when they Swinton Spartans U21’s 3-1 on Sunday.

Greasborough U21’s made it six wins in seven league games, with a 5-2 away win over Hollinsend U21’s at Stradbroke Recreation Ground. They finish the season in fourth.