20 SEPT - CBC PREMIER – Sixers and Wickersley stay perfect, but Jubilee stunned by Eckington - Wickersley CC are the early leaders and yet to drop a point after inflicting a second consecutive home defeat, 4-1, on Stannington Village. Wickersley started really well and went in front through Adam Daughtrey. Then the teams evened each other out until Liam O'Brian latched onto a poor clearance and lashed it into the top corner to double Wickersley’s lead. Stannington then had a spell of pressure through a number of free kicks and Ryan Oxley struck from 20yards in the top corner to make it 1-2. Stannington then had a goal disallowed from a long throw in. 

The second half saw Wickersley start really well and a great move was finished by Daughtrey and followed by their fourth when Ben Thornton latched on to a poor defensive header and smashed the ball home. Both sides had goals disallowed after that, but Wickersley took the points home. Action from the game is below.

Wadsley Bridge Sixers also maintained their perfect record by beating a previously unbeaten Hackenthorpe 2-0. A goalless first half saw both sides have only had a couple of half chances. Sixers changed their line-up at half time and sub Danny Reet made a quick impression, scoring with a 25 yard free kick. A move from Sixers keeper and five passes later a great through ball from Reet was finished off by another sub Leo Penty to clinch the victory.

Jubilee Rangers good start came to a shuddering halt with a heavy 7-1 home defeat by Eckington MW. Eckington took the lead in the 9th minute when a long ball was sent forward for Dan White to chase down the keeper & tap home. Eckington doubled the lead in the 18th minute when a great lofted ball by Ryan Bailey found Aiden Horspool to flick over the goalkeeper.

Eckington grabbed a third early in the second half when a ball into the box caused confusion and Horspool prodded home. Horspool completed his hat-trick in the 61st minute with a lovely finish into the bottom corner and it was soon five, with Dan White hitting a great strike from 35 yards into the roof of the net. Jubilee got one back with a good Alfie Smith free kick into the top corner, but Horspool grabbed his fourth of the game for Eckington in the 80th minute. The scoring was completed by White getting the second hat-trick of the day from the penalty spot.

Loca won the local derby at Mosborough Reds 2-0. Ten minutes in great play between Ollie Grady, and Michael Golland resulted in Logan Liggins firing a shot from the corner of the box in to the top corner to open the scoring. Both sides had chances after that but the rest of the first half stayed goalless. The second half was much the same with not many clear cut chances until Loca’s new signing Gabe Oloko wriggled away from his man and fired into the bottom corner from 15 yards.

Royal Earl got their first points of the season with a thrilling 7-4 victory at Boynton Sports. After Jake Gamban had given Boynton an early lead, Earl reacted well and a period of pressure ended with them gaining a penalty, tucked away by Connor Chapell. Ethan Hobson then put Earl in front with a header and although Boynton equalised with a second for Gamban, Jake Squires put Earl back in front just before half time.

After the break Ashley Cooper increased Earl’s lead with a long range effort, but Jack Bennett pulled one back for Boynton. That was as close as Boynton got though as Joe Turner netted Earl's fifth and Chapell netted his second penalty before Johno Williams netted Earl's seventh with a 50 yard lob over the keeper. Will Sammons netted a fourth for Boynton, but Earl saw the rest of the game out without further damage to their lead.

20 SEPT - DIVISION 1 – Queens and Woodman Cotts share the points - The only Division 1 game saw Queens Head and Woodman Cotts both get their first points of the season by drawing 2-2 with each other. Very early on a sloppy pass allowed Kian Scott to intercept the ball and bury a shot into the bottom corner to give Woodman the lead. Queens hit back strongly and finally got an equaliser when Llyod Askwith scored from the edge of the area.

Second half it started evenly but Queens began to create chances and took the lead with a great strike from Harrison Marvin. Soon after, Woodman Cotts equalised with a pin point volley from Nathan Wood from the corner of the box into the top right corner. Queens were then reduced to ten men when keeper Zak Wild saw red for a foul outside his area, but the 10 men held on to take a share of the points.

20 SEPT - SUNDAY TROPHY – Sportsman go goal crazy again the Tykes, and also wins for AFC Wisewood and Crookes - The Sportsman smashed Barnsley Sports Academy 11-1 to go through to Round 2. Joshua Booth opened the scoring, but Barnsley levelled with a penalty, but after that it was one-way traffic. Nicky Owen got Sportsman’s second and Dan Beech their third. Booth completed his hat-trick before half time, and after the break Sam Read got the sixth. Oliver Parfitt got the 7th and 8^th, before sub Joe Kirkham hit a quick-fire hat trick after coming on with around half hour to go

Joining them in Round 2 is AFC Wisewood after a good 5-1 win at The Lounge Ryecroft. Jake Bradford and Sam Gommersall both scored twice to put Wisewood in charge. The Lounge pulled one back with a brilliant free kick into the top corner, but Charles Sherratt netted Wisewood’s fifth in the second half to make sure.

18 SEPT – Fixtures for 4 & 11 October now on the website - The Fixtures and Referees for 4 & 11 OCTOBER 2026 have been added to the Fixtures section of the League website – www.sssl.org.uk. Home teams must confirm the details with their opponents and referees ASAP please. There could be changes if pitches aren’t available on the dates shown and if a referee isn’t available for a game allocated to him. Please let Keith know ASAP if any issues.

18 SEPT – League Cup Round 2 draw - The draw for Round 2 of the League Cup was made at Bramall Lane and it saw Cup holders Roayl Earl drawn for a visit to old rivals Crookes. Last season's Runners-up Wadsley Bridge Sixers are also away at a Division 1 opponents in The Sportsman. There are two all-CBC Premier ties, with Hackenthorpe entertaining local rivals Loca FC and Wickersley CC entertaining Jubilee Rangers. All the other ties see CBC Premier teams facing Division 1 teams. The full draw is: Boynton Sports v Woodman Cotts; Crookes v Royal Earl; Mosborough Reds v Brinsworth Whitehill; Hackenthorpe FC v Loca FC; Southey Social v Eckington MW; Stannington Village v Queens Head; The Sportsman v WB Sixers; Wickersley CC v Jubilee Rangers. All ties to be played on 4 October, 11am Kick-off