11 JAN – All games postponed - Athe League and League Cup games scheduled for today were postponed due to the snow and icy weather.

PREVIEW OF SUNDAY 18 JANUARY

COUNTY FA SUNDAY TROPHY

Trio looking for a Quarter Final place – Three Blades Super Draw clubs will be looking to land a place in the County FA Sunday Trophy Quarter Finals. Crookes look to have the most difficult task at Rotherham Sunday League Division 2’s unbeaten leaders The Park Hotel. Crookes’ best form has been saved for the Trophy though, scoring 29 goals in their 3 rounds so far. They beat Earl Grey 18-0 in Round 1, Hoyland Commonb 5-3 in Round 2 and Common Miners 6-1 in Round 3.

Mosborough Reds are also away to a Rotherham Sunday League side when they travel to Shakhtar Sheffield. Reds leading marksman Matt Ellis scored 4 in their 6-0 home win over Full House in Round 1 and Ellis followed this up with a hat-trick in their 4-2 home victory over ZK Dons in Round 2. Their hero in Round 3 was Will Hotchin after he netted all their goals in a 4-1 victory at Scawthorpe Herons.

The only one at home is our Division 1 leaders Loca FC who entertain a Barge Inn Rangers from the Doncaster Sunday League Championship. They have been drawn at home in every round so far, beating Langold Old Boys 3-0 in Round 1 and Horse & Groom 4-2 in Round 2. Their best win game in Round 3 with an 11-1 thrashing of AFC Lord Nelson Reds.

LEAGUE CUP

Stannington and Eckington go head to head for a semi-final place – Stannington and Eckington Miners Welfare go head to head for a semi-final place in the League Cup. It looks too close to call, with Eckington currently 2^nd in the CBC Premier and Stannington 3^rd. When they met at Stannington in the League earlier this season it was Village that game out on top 2-1 and having never previously lost to Eckington, Village will start slight favourites to go through.

LEAGUE GAMES

Earl will hope it’s not a Bridge too far – CBC Premier leaders Royal Earl will hope to take advantage of their closest challengers Cup involvement to widen the gap at the top with a home win over 4^th place Wadsley Bridge Sixers. Fifth place Boynton Sports will be hoping to move into title contention with a home win over a Wickersley CC just a place below them.

At the other end of the table, Nailmakers climbed out of the bottom three with their first home victory of the season against Southey Social last time out and they will be hoping to build on that with another victory at bottom club Woodman Intake. That defeat left Southey in the bottom three and although they play host to second bottom Chapeltown RBL, their visitors look to be in a false position as they have many games in hand on most of the teams above them and victory for RBL will lift them above Southey on goal difference.

In Division 1, Hackenthorpe will take over the top spot if the win their home game against third from bottom Baby Shark. The closest game could be at Thorncliffe Villa who will go fourth with a home win over visitors AFC Wisewood, but victory for Wisewood would see them go into the third automatic promotion place. Wisewood won 2-1 when they met earlier in the season, but Thorncliffe have lost just once at home and victory for them would put them level with third place Crookes. Elsewhere, Brunsmeer will be expected to keep their perfect home record against bottom club Norton Oaks and Kelham Island will hope to gain a third home win of the season against a Cotts FC yet to gain a point away from home.