DIVISION One leaders Sportsmans FC maintained their six point advantage at the top of the table with a 5-0 home win over Broughton and Kirby Hibs last Sunday. Col Anderson put the leaders ahead after half an hour but it was Aaron Ramsbottom who took centre stage after that, scoring twice in each half to complete the rout.

Northallerton Police remain favourites to land the title after a 6-1 thrashing of Robert Thompsons kept them six points behind the leaders with three games in hand.

Johnny Morris gave the Police an early lead, while Ben Darville and Graham Caygill ended the match as a contest by the break. Darville then scored three more after the break to seal the points before Chris Moores grabbed a late Thompsons consolation from the penalty spot.

Blue Star eased their relegation worries with a 2-1 win at in-form Stokesley SC. Dave James gave Star a narrow half time advantage but Callum Cuthbert equalised on the hour for Stokesley.

However, Star would not be denied and Ryan Leslie grabbed the winner ten minutes later.

Croft FC also moved away from the relegation zone with a 4-2 home win over Henleys Athletic. Graham Wedge and Mark Swanwick put Croft in charge before the break while Mark Flood and Richard Hookway sealed an important three points in the second half.

Division Two leaders Travaux FC moved two points clear at the top with a 4-3 home victory over title rivals Appleton Wiske. Dan Jones twice fired Appleton in front in the first half, but Jon McGuigan twice brought Travaux level. Martin Sherrington then looked to have won it for the visitors when he made it 3-2, 20 minutes from time, but a late brace from Dan Morris gave Travaux the points to keep them two points clear at the top.

Osmotherely FC are now second after a 5-3 win at Cowtons. Gerry Metcalfe, with a brace, and Anth Weigh all fired the hosts into a 3-1 lead midway through the first half, but Ossie fought back in fine style.

Jacob MacNaughton and a brace from Lee Holtby made it 3-3 at the break while Holtby added two more in the second half to seal the points.Osmotherley are now two points behind Travaux but have two games in hand.

The Ship continued their good form with a 3-1 win at Ainderby SC. Trailing at the break to a goal from Kyle O’Gorman, a penalty from Lee White and further efforts from Mark Forrest and Jonathan Fox gave The Ship all three points.

Leyburn All-Stars were held to a 2-2 draw by bottom side Knayton. A penalty from Leyburn’s Paul Stevenson was all that separated the sides at the break but Knayton hit back in the second half with goals from Rob Cowton and John Henry. However, Lee Davison grabbed a late leveller to give Leyburn a share of the spoils.

In a big relegation six-pointer, it was Streetlam Farmers who came out on top against Three Coopers, winning 3-2.

Jamie Callaghan and Tom Chapman twice put the Farmers ahead in the first half, either side of a Matthew Allison goal for Coopers, while Zak Spence brought the visitors level for a second time on the hour. But it was the Farmers who moved away from the relegation zone thanks to a winner from Chapman 20 minutes from time.

The top two in Division Three both won again. Leaders West Tanfield saw off the challenge of visitors Station Hotel 4-0. Martin Mason scored either side of the break to put Scorpion Cup finalists Tanfield in control,while a late brace from Duncan Terry sealed the points.

Second-placed Topcliffe also scored four times at Jolly Minister. Dion Costick struck twice while Gareth Barber and Andrew Butler sealed a 4-1 success. Lee Elsworth scored the Ministermen’s consolation.

Golden Lion enjoyed a 2-1 win at Masons Arms. A penalty from Joe Langthorne and a strike from Jake Doherty sealed the points before the break. Dave Tennant replied for Masons with a penalty of his own shortly after the restart but Lion held on for the win that keeps them third.

Osmotherley Rangers kept their promotion hopes alive with a 2-1 home win over Farmers Arms. Matty Robson and Matty Lamb scored either side of the break to seal the points before an Ollie Gorman penalty gave the Farmers some late consolation.

Brompton FC have seen their promotion hopes fade in recent weeks and this continued with a 4-0 defeat at home to County Arms. Matty Fowler gave the visitors an early lead which Simon Lea and Brad King added to by the break.

Matt Booth then completed the scoring in the closing stages.

Northern Dons look set to finish bottom of the league after losing 4-3 at home to Masham, who began the day one place and nine points above them. A second half brace from Kris Frost and a strike from Paul Fyfe were not enough to give the Dons the win they needed to avoid having to apply for re-election.

  • In last week’s report, we named Brompton’s first scorer as John Hardcastle, when in fact, it was Tom Hardcastle.

We apologise for the confusion.