27 OCT – CBC PREM – Howarth stars again as Earl go 4 points clear as goals rained down – A Leon Howarth hat-trick helped Royal Earl come out on top of an 11 goal thriller with Oughtibridge WM on a day when the four CBC Premier games produced 33 goals. Earl took the lead with a Tom Bishop header and Alex Rippon doubed it with a shot he bent out of the keeper's reach. Oughtibridge pulled one back through Samer Alhaj, but Tyler Bradley restored Earl's two goal lead. Oughtibridge hit back again through Chas Tunnard and then levelled it with a Callum Simms strike. Earl went back in front through Bishop's second and it soon became 6-3 with two from Howarth. Oughtibridge again pulled one back with Tunnard's second, but Howarth settled any Earl nerves with his third to make the final score 7-4.

The two teams just behind Earl, Stannington Village and Joker Wickersley shared 8 of them in a 4-4 draw. Although it was Joker that had the early chances it was Stannington that took advantage of a poor clearance to go ahead against the run of play when Jack Haslam slid Brandon Bradbury through to finish well left footed. It was 2-0 when a free kick was spilled by the keeper and Aemad Gadour smashed the ball home. Joker got back into it just before half time with a James Hardeman goal, but the points looked to be going Stannington's way when Luca DeFalco crossed for Gadour to head his second and Joel Purkiss set up DeFalco to make it 4-1 from a tight angle. There was just 5 minutes left when sub Matt Claxton netted Joker's second and with just 2 minutes of stoppage time left Hardeman netted his second. Stannington still looked set for all 3 points until the last kick of the game equalise from a quality set piece by Sam Godfrey.

9 goals came as WB Sixers mainted their perfect home record with a 6-3 victory over Boynton Sports. First blood went to the visitors, but Sixers soon levelled through George Rudd and two minutes later went ahead with a Jordan Stocks penalty. Rob Farrell made it 3-1 on the half hour , but Boynton hit back to level before half-time. Sixers dominated the second half and after Matt Cowen had restored their lead, Danny Barnsley netted twice to make the points safe.

5 goals came as reigning champions Chapeltown RBL went fourth with a 4-1 victory over Eckington MW. Kenny Tafireyi opened the scoring with his first goal for RBL, seeing his well hit volley find the top corner after an Alex Mosley cross. Jay Carter beat the full back for pace and his perfect cross was converted for Tafireyi and Legion's second. Mosley intercepted in midfield and burst through carrying the ball for 30 yards before sliding past the oncoming goalkeeper and top scorer Carter added a fourth before half time after Luis Afonso-Ferreira crossed for him. Eckington manage to stop the rot after the break an eventually scored a consolation goal with a Joel Cousins header in the dying seconds of the game.

27 OCT – DIVISION 1 – Oliver sets up victory for Crookes and hat-tricks for Carty and Robinson sets up wins for Southey and Woodman  – Oliver McQuillin set up all his side's 5 goals as Crookes stayed top with 5-1 victory over AFC Wisewood. Although Crookes dominated from the start all they had to show for it at half time was a tenth minute goal by Louis Ballard after being set up by Oliver McQuillin. Wisewood had a good spell after half-time, but it was Crookes that struck again when Oliver set up his brother Lewis McQuillin to make it 2-0. Charlie Beachell pulled one back for Wisewood, but Louis Flynn netted a third for Crookes after being set up by Oliver, before then set up Ballard to net his second to make it 4-1. The scoring was completed when Matt Price added the fifth, but it was Oliver McQuillin that took the MOTM award after setting up all 5 goals.

Carlton Carty's hat-trick just saw Southey Social home, 3-2 against Cotts. After Carty had put one early chance over the bar, he didn't make the same mistake twice when he was given the chance from a Jack Hawkes cross. Cotts hit back and after stand-in keeper Todd Guest could only parry a shot, the rebound was put home by Ryan Simmonite. Southey were back in front before half-time though when Carty poked home. After the break Southey continued to press and Carty hit a post after rounding the keeper, but he was gifted his hat-trick goal when a Cotts defender deflected the ball past his own keeper and Carty had the simple task of tapping home. Cotts hit back and Matt Fells was first to a rebound to score and there was no further goals despite Southey being awarded a penalty which Hawkes smashed against the bar and the ball is thought to still be in orbit.

Kyle Robinson netted a hat-trick of penalties to help Woodman Intake to their first away win, 4-2 at Sheaf House. Their other came from Ali Algahamdi, with Sheaf's goals were both from Lestyn Jones. Mosborough Reds collected the 3 points after their hosts Brunsmeer failed to find a pitch to play their game and Nailmakers were also awarded the 3 points after their host failed to raise a team after suffering some late withdrawals beacuse of injuries.

27 OCT – DIVISION 2 – Hackenthorpe bitten by Sharks, but Centre spot on – Hackenthorpe's perfect start to the season was brought to an end with a 3-1 defeat at Baby Shark. After skiper Joe Lister had cleared off the line for Hackenthorpe, they went ahead when a slick 5 man move down the left ended with Leighton Sawyer setting up Callum Foster to swivel and beat the keeper. Shark had a chance to level, but the ball came back off the woodwork, before a terrific save by the Shark keeper stopped James Lindores from doubling Hackenthorpe's lead. It proved vital as Shark grabbed an equaliser before half-time with a Jack Appleyard shot from the edge of the area. The second half saw another great save by the Shark keeper stop Hackenthorpe from going back in front and instead it was Baby Shark that took the lead when Iren Wilson was brought down in the area and he picked himself up to score the penaly. Shark had more pressure after that and they clinched the points with a Reece Treasure strike.

Centre Spot remain with a 100% record after winning 4-0 at Thorncliffe Villa and are now 3 points clear at the top.  Villa's keeper did his best to keep the leaders at bay, but he could do nothing to stop Leon Clarke-Macdonald giving Spot the lead when they were awarded a penalty. The lead was doubled just before the break with a Harrison Coleman free-kick. The second half saw the Villa keeper again make several saves, but two more went past him from Jake Letherland and a James Nield-Smith rocket volley from outside the area.

Logan Liggins netted 4 as Loca climbed up to second with a 7-2 victory over Norton Oaks. A Curt Modest strike put Loca in the driving seat, but Oaks replied when Tom Blacksell set up Jordan Noble to score. Loca then brought Liggins off the bench and with almost his first touch he put them back in front before hitting his second before the break. With Jamie Goldenburgh pulling the strings in midfield, Loca added two more soon after the break from Mitch Carlton and Liggins and although Blacksell netted a second for Oaks from the penalty spot after he had been upended in the area, Liggins netted his fourth and, after setting up many of the earlier goals, skipper Will Eades added his name to the scoresheet to complete the scoring.

Wadsley just won a thriller at Chapeltown FC 4-3. Zak Cutts, Curtis Dennison, Luke Hancock and Gianni Raise gave Wadsley a four goal lead, but Chapeltown had had several chances cleared off the line and hit the woodwork 3 times. They finally got back into it with a scrappy Ben Smedley goal and this was followed by one each for Ben Rooth and Logan Hakes as Chapeltown almost completed a remarkable comeback.

Darnall Urban grabbed their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Ecclesfield Blues. Djarnal Otmani  for Darnal and Harry Brooker for Blues had the game level until another Otmani effort saw the Blues keeper fall backwards with the ball into his own goal for the winner.

20 OCT – COUNTY FA SUNDAY CUP – Sixers make it seven with nine – Wadsley Bridge Sixers scored 9 to win at Wheatley to make it 7 Blades Super Draw clubs into the last 32 of the County FA Sunday Senior Cup. Sixers started on fire and were 4-0 up on 15 mins after goals from Brad Howe, Ross Lamkin, and 2 from George Rudd. Wheatley got one back before HT, but Sixers got back on the front foot in the second half with 5 more goals from Brad Howe secomd of the game, George Utley, Aaron Statham and another 2 from George Rudd. Sixers will now travel to a Balby FC lying third in the Doncaster Sunday Premier Division. The full draw for our teams is: Balby FC v WB Sixers; Chapeltown RBL v AFP Pewter Pot; Stannington Village v Westville; Oughtibridge WM v Royal Earl; FC Ivanhoe v Boynton Sports; Joker Wickersley v Carpenters Arms;

20 OCT – COUNTY FA SUNDAY TROPHY – Civil hits a hat-trick for Wisewood as eight go through  – Matt Civil netted a hat-trick to help AFC Wisewood to a comfortable win 5-0 at Dinnington Town. Civil got them off to a flyer with a first minute goal, but all the others came in the second half with Civil completing his hat-trick before goals from Joe Daley and Elliott Rogan. They are joined by another 7 Blades Super Draw teams in the last 32.

One of them is Division 2 Hackenthorpe after keeper Tyler Crossland scored a wind assisted goal in their 4-0 win at Division 1 Brunsmeer. A highly competitive first half with Hackenthorpe playing against conditions  led at half time through a Leighton Sawyer, goal. The second half saw conditions get worse for Brunsmeer and Hackenthorpe pressed on giving them no space scoring further goals through Callum Foster, a goal from goalkeeper Tyler Crossland scoring from his own box and Jack Brear. Another Division 1 to go out to Division 2 opposition was Woodman who were beaten 3-1 by Baby Shark. Woodman took an early lead through Yassine Teache, but Baby  Sharks drew level before half time with a goal from Kieran Tobin-Sykes and the second half saw Sharks with more bite and won it with goals from Akeem Hinds and Reece Treasure.

One Division 1 team to beat Division 2 opponents was Southey Social who had a narrow 3-2 win over Chapeltown FC.Southey took the lead with an early Kieran Hopkinson penalty and dominated the rest of the first half, but Chapeltown came out for the second half on the front foot and levelled with a Dan Brennan screamer. Southey shook themselves and re-established themselves with two quick goals from Carlton Carty and Ryan Whitney and although Chapeltown hit back with a Ben Rooth strike, Southey held on.

The two biggest results went to two Division 2 teams with goals by Corey Smedley, Taylor Andrews, a Harry Brooker double, Kenzie Barker, Josh Lake and Josh Smith giving Ecclesfield Blues a very comfortably victory over Rotherham Spartans 7-1 and Loca beating Sheffield Albion 7-0. Loca took the lead when a Jamie Goldenburgh corner was headed home by Keith Eaton Fom there  the game saw Loca dominate with Sheffield Albion barely getting out of their half. With Goldenburgh pulling many of the strings with 4 assists and hitting the woodwork 3 times goals from Will Eades, Ollie Grady, Callum Spencer Aaron Williamson, Cam Evans and a second from Eaton. Taylor Snowball came on as sub and despite his worst performance of the season, he may have got an assist, but according to his manager, he may as well have been stood on the side lines - please don't blame anyone but Jacob Harrison for this report.

A fifth Division 2 team through is AFC Centre Spot with Danny Junior adding two more to his impressive total in their 4-1 victory at Cross Keys Wath. Early goals for Liam Hannah and Junior saw Centre Spot camped in opponents half, but long ball over top, combined with a horrible bounce saw Keys pull one back. The second half saw Centre Spot move up a gear and further goals from Junior and Harrison Coleman with a 30 yard free kick saw them comfortably home.

Also through is Division 1 Cotts as two Andrew Swift goals and one from Chris Salt saw them beat Shireoaks Welfare 3-1. Although none of our teams meet each other in Round 3, just two of our teams are at home - the full draw for our teams in Round 3 is: Hackenthorpe FC v Brecks Snooker or Pack Horse; AFC Monkwood v Southey Social; Groves Social v Baby Shark; SFC Glasshouse or Bagshaw Arms v Cotts FC; The Cottage v Ecclesfield Blues; Scawthorpe Herons v Loca FC; Highgate WMC v AFC Centre Spot; AFC Wisewood v Ville FC.

20 OCT – CBC PREM – Fernando keeps Earl top of the charts, but Stannington stay hot on their heels – A Fernando Tavares winner saw Royal Earl come from behind to win 3-2 at third place Joker Wickersley to stay top of the table. Connor Chapell gave Earl the lead with a first minute penalty, but goals from Ben Thornton and Michael Cuckson saw  Joker make it 2-1 before half time. The second half saw Joker start well, but Earl fought back into the game and a ball over the top was finished by Leon Howarth into the top corner. The winner was almost a carbon copy, this time finished by Fernando Taveras and Earl saw the game out using their experience.

Hot on their heels is Stannington Village after Aemad Gadour and Sami Eric doubles helped them to a 6-1 victory over AFC Dronfield. SVFC 6 Dronfield 1, Stannington took the lead when Luca DeFalco slid in Aemad Gadour and he finished well in the corner and a second goal came from a Charlie Hobson free kick that saw Gadour rise above the keeper to head into the roof of the net. A third was when DeFalco squared to Bradley Worsfold and although his shot was blocked on the line it fell to Sami Eric who smashed it in. Sami Eric then scored his second with a free kick he bent round the wall from 30 yards to make it 4-0 at half time. On the hour a Hobson cross headed it back by Eric for Declan Pinhorn to score his first league goal and Eric again provided the cross for Bradley Worsfold to score with his left foot. Tom Rose netted a consolation for Dronfield.

20 OCT – DIVISION 1 – Nailmakers hold leaders Crookes – Leaders Crookes were held to a 2-2 draw by a Nailmakers now up to second, with both sides leading at some stage before settling for a draw. Nailmakers went took the lead on the half hour through a Dan beech strike from just inside the area, but after the break goals by Louis Ballard and Tom Rickers put Crookes in front. A Lewis Whitaker free kick equalised for Nailmakers and Oliver Parfitt went close to winning the game for them when his effort struck the post and went all across the face of goal before it was cleared.

20 OCT – DIVISION 2 – Thorncliffe Villa get first ever win in the League – With the help of five different scorers, Thorncliffe Villa gained ther first ever win since joining the League with a 5-2 victory at Wadsley FC. Sam Copeland, Callum Wainwright, Josh Thorpe, Ethan Gray and Jonah Herbert did the damage for Villa, with Zak Cutts and Leader Heh netting for Wadsley.