17 DEC - Hastings wins the battle to be the Xmas Number 1 - New Bohemians striker James Hastings (left) tops the Blades Super Draw League's leading scorers charts at Xmas with 14 goals in the Division Two side's 8 gaes so far. He has also scored another 4 in Bohemians' Sunday Cup ties. Just a goal behind him in League games is CPC Premier Rredmires' ace marksman Tom Whiting with 13 goals after scoring in all his side's 5 League games so far. Whiting's record is even more remarkable as he has also scored in all his side's 5 League Twentytwo Cup and Senior Sunday Cup games - netting a further 14 times. Three goals behind him with 10 league goals is the Division One leading scorer, Norton Oaks' Richard Stirrup.

15 DEC - SUNDAY SENIOR CUP - It's no Joke as Wickersley lose out in last minute - After giving the favourites an almighty tussle Wickersley Youth went out of the Sunday Senior Cup to a goal in the last few seconds for the three time holders Joker. Wickersley going into the game with 8 wins on the trot and honours were even during the first half. Wickersley had an early chance from Jonny Claxton cleared off the Joker line, whilst the Wickersley keeper, Jon Reeds, command his area to keep Joker at bay.

The second half started with both sides losing key players to injury and it was Joker that went ahead when a shot took a deflection, before hitting a divot to leave a Joker forward with the easiest of chances. Wickersley responded and when the Joker keeper could only parry Mike Cookson’s shot and the goal hungry, Jamie Lee Fawcett was on hand to slam the rebound home. Extra time was just seconds away when a quick breakaway saw Joker get the winner.

15 DEC - SUNDAY JUNIOR CUP - None played, but Southey and Nether Green look set to go through - None of the three Sunday Junior Cup ties went ahead, but after their opponents failed to get a team, it looks as if both Southey Social and Nether Green will go through by default. Sheffield Sixs tie with Rossington was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

15 DEC - CBC PREMIER - Wins for Earl, Redmires and Stannington - CBC Premier leaders Royal Earl had to come from a goal down to overcome a below strength Cotts 3-1. Despite their scratch side, it was Cotts that had a half time lead after Harry Shaw climbed highest at a corner to head home. A brilliant solo goal by Mike Towey (right) levelled the scores after the break, before Gareth Simons hit a 25 yarder to put Earl ahead. They clinched the points when a long throw from Danny Cardwell was forced home by Tom Nolan.

Second place Redmires also found themselves a goal down against Norton Sportsman, before two more Tom Whiting strikes helped them recover to also gain a 3-1 victory. Norton took the lead in a tight first half when Danny Rogers met Antony Holmes’ cross and they started the second half by twice hitting the bar when they might have done better. They paid the price when Redmires ace marksman Tom Whiting maintained his record of goals in every game this season with a header from Jon Wall’s corner.

Norton continued to create and miss chances and they again paid the price when a defensive error allowed Danny Reet to put Redmires ahead. Norton was forced to push men forward to try to something from the game, but a swift break saw Whiting brought down in the area and he picked himself up to score his second from the penalty spot.

Stannington Village had a more straightforward 2-0 victory against a Woodseats Club still searching for their first point of the season. Stannington went ahead when a Lewis Dickinson corner fell kindly for Piers Bond to blast home and they doubled their lead just before half time when a clumsy challenge led to the penalty that Dickinson coolly put into the bottom corner. Woodseats worked hard to stay in the game, but needed their keeper to make several good saves, including a last minute penalty save to deny Jack Ridge.

15 DEC - DIVISION 1 - Leaders held, but Intake make no mistake - Division One leaders Cobden View saw their lead cut to just a point after they had to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Chapeltown RBL. Cobden made a confident start and took the lead when Mike McVay’s spectacular shot from 30 yards took the keeper by surprise. RBL got back into the game before half time when Elliott Rogan chipped a ball to the left for Ben Wright to cut inside and although the keeper kept his shot out he found it too hot to hold and Jack Cranswick on his debut was on hand to slam the rebound home. Cobden came closest to winning it in the second half when Joe Taylor hit the bar, but they had to settle for a point.

Second place Intake Old Boys took full advantage as two Jon Rossiter (left) goals helped them to a 5-1 victory over Colley to cut Cobden's lead to just one point. Colley struck first through Regan Dempsey after just ten minutes, but that was as good as it got for them as they were second best all over the pitch. Rossiter levelled with a 25 yarder before half time and it became one-way traffic after the break. Elliott Coles, Dan White and Callum Paine put Intake in command, before Rossiter his his second.

Civil Sports couldn't match that as they let a two goal lead slip before drawing 2-2 at Woodhouse Juniors. A Stacey Sharif penalty and a James Brown strike gave Civil a two goal lead at the break, but Woodhouse fought back in the second half and goals from Alex Law and Matt Moorwood gave them a share of the spoils.

15 DEC - DIVISION 2 - Phoenix undone by Darfield and Shakey's poor run continues, but a magnificent seven for Prince – In Division Two third place Brinsworth Phoenix saw their promotion hopes hit as they suffered a 3-0 home defeat by fourth place Darfield United. Phoenix missed two great chances to go ahead, but the woodwork came to Darfield’s rescue both times, but as half time approached it was Darfield’s turn to hit the woodwork twice. After the break the opener came when Elliott Phelan was brought down in the area and Jordan Beardsley scored from the spot. Darfield keeper Damon Kay then produced the save of the game to maintain their lead, before Ethan White produced a superb curled finish to double Darfield’s lead. Arron Soar completed the scoring with a stunning finish into the top corner from 25 yards.

After new signing Nathan Forbes had given them an early lead, Shakey slumped to their fifth defeat in seven games, 4-3 at Wadsley Jack Athletic. Two George Scott strikes and one from Reece James put Wadsley in command and although Liam Moorhouse pulled one back for Shakey, Lewis Smith made it 4-2. Michael Taylor pulled another back for Shakey, but they couldn’t force an equaliser.

Prince of Wales scored seven for the first time since joining the League five years ago to record their biggest ever win against Beighton Magpies. A Charlie Hawkins (right) corner fell kindly for Matt Waterhouse to put Prince ahead and it was a wind-assisted Hawkins shot that doubled their lead. Hawkins hit his second at the second attempt after being put through by Waterhouse and he completed his hat-trick after being put through by Luke Simmonds. Kurt Berry headed the fifth from a whipped cross by Dan Neilson, before a Luke Simmonds double completed the scoring.

13 DEC - LEAGUE TWENTYTWO CUP - Quarter Final draw - Sheffield United's Club Historian and Supporter Liaison John Garrett and his wife Sarah helped make the draw for the League Twentytwo Cup and it saw the last remaining Division Two side Eckington BFC drawn against CBC Premier Wickersley Youth. Division One Chapeltown RBL have a tough task against semi-finalists for the last two seasons, Crookes. The only certain all-CBC Premier tie sees Redmires paired with Norton Sportsman, but there could be another as Royal Earl will face Stannington Village if they both come through their delayed ties. The full draw is: Crookes FC v Chapeltown RBL; Redmires v Norton Sportsman; Stannington Village or Southey Social v Boynton Sports or Royal Earl; Wickersley Youth OV v Eckington BFC. The two delayed ties and three Quarter Final ties will be scheduled for 12 January, providing there are no complications with County FA Sunday Cup ties.

8 DEC - SUNDAY SENIOR CUP - Kane shows he's able to send Pheasant through, but Crookes go out -  A Kane Doughty extra time winner against Brinsworth Whitehill sent Wadsley Bridge Pheasant into the last 8 of the Sunday Senior Cup. Brinsworth were off the mark quickly, taking a deserved lead and missing other good first half chances to increase it. With the wind at their back in the second half, Pheasant took control and equalised with an Adam Askwith (left) strike. They took the lead with a wind-assisted John Travis corner, but they were caught out by a swift break for a Brinsworth equaliser. That took the game into extra time and after Doughty put Pheasant back in front they saw the game out. Despite taking the lead with Tom Islip and Joel Purkiss goals, Crookes run ended when Rotherham's AFP hit back to win 3-2.

8 DEC - SUNDAY JUNIOR CUP - Walker at the double to help Whites through, but Wadsley Jack go out -  In the Sunday Junior Cup, Mosborough Whites finally won their much delayed tie with Birley B 3-2. Luke Walker (right) gave Whites a first half lead and although it was cancelled out after the break, Walker was at the back post to restore Whites lead almost immediately. After playing a one-two with Dec Healy, Chris Howard made it 3-1 and although Birley took advantage of an early Xmas present to pull one back, Whites held on to go through to the last 16 where they will face fellow Blades Super Draw League side Nether Green. Wadsley Jack Athletic’s run came to an end though with a 2-0 defeat by FC Portcullis.

8 DEC - CBC PREMIER - Big wins for Redmires and Sportsman as top four all win - There was big wins for both Redmires, at Oughtibridge WM, and Norton Sportsman, at Cotts, as the CBC Premier’s top four all win. Along with Jon Wall, Conall Jacklin and Danny Reet’s exquisite lob, Tom Whiting (left) continued his amazing record of goals in every game of the season with two more in second place Redmires’ 5-0 win at Oughtibridge WM to take his tally to 25 in all competitions so far this season.

Montelle Kamara struck twice as Norton Sportsman moved up to fourth with a 7-1 win at Cotts. Conner Pryde crossed for Kamara’s first after just five minutes and Pryde was again the provider for a Danny Rogers tap-in. Antony Holmes made it three just before half time and, just after the break, Kamara volleyed home a Robert Cupitt cross for his second. Chris Lewis, Andy Gibbons and Chris Winters added Norton’s others, whilst Cotts sole reply came from Harry Shaw.

Danny Cardwell gave leaders Royal Earl an early lead against bottom of the table Woodseats Club, but Woodseats showed this was going to be no pushover and deservedly levelled through Ben Southwell. It looked like Woodseats would get their first point of the season until Oliver Beaumont grabbed a second half winner for Earl. Third place Stannington Village had an equally narrow 2-1 victory at Handsworth Pub. Piers Bond provided the chance for Lee Johnstone (right) to put Village in front, before Joe Hawksworth and Lewis Dickinson combined to provide the chance for Johnstone to slide the ball home for his second. After the break, keeper Nathan Ryan kept Handsworth at bay with a terrific penalty save, but he was beaten by a Carl Bowler header to leave Stannington hanging on for the final few minutes.

8 DEC - DIVISION 1 - Southey into top three and Oaks stun Boynton -  Southey Social climbed into Division One’s top three with a 2-0 victory at Chapeltown RBL. Byron Mullen provided the assist for Ryan Whitney to open the scoring and after Kieran Hopkinson had hit a post in the second half, he doubled Southey’s lead from the penalty spot after Mullen had been brought down.

Just behind them is Norton Oaks after a Richard Stirrup (left) hat-trick helped them to a sensational 7-5 victory over Boynton Sports. Stirrup’s first was cancelled out by Joe Beachell and although Sam Smedley volleyed Oaks in front again it was cancelled out by an Evan Watson free kick. Lewis Trevett and Jordan Noble goals before half time seemed to put Oaks in command, but Boynton hit back after the break through two Ross Thompson goals – the second a penalty. The down side of that was that in winning the penalty, Lee Jordan suffered a broken collarbone and not too long afterwards Will Carlisle put Oaks back in front again. Boynton equalised again through Watson, but when Stirrup hit his second and third goals for Oaks there was no way back for the visitors.

Sheffield Sixs made it four consecutive League and Cup wins with a 3-2 victory over Ranch, but despite Ranch having to play the whole game with just 10 men, they really made Sixs work hard for it. Jay Lindsay gave Ranch a half time lead, but a Danny Barnsley strike and an own goal put Sixs in front after the break. Matt Lindsay levelled for Ranch and it looked like they would take a deserved point home, but, just as the game was entering time added on, Connor Lomax hit Sixs winner from the edge of the area.

8 DEC - DIVISION 2 - Bohemians extend their lead as Green held by Magpies, whilst Hawkes get his eye in  - New Bohemians extended their lead at the top of Division Two after their 4-1 victory over Darfield United. Despite only being able to field 10 men, Darfield shocked the leaders when Elliott Phelan took advantage of a defensive error to open the scoring, but the leaders were back on level terms before the break with a neat finish from Liam Goodall. Bohemians took the lead with one of the goals of the season as James Hastings volleyed the ball from inside the centre circle into the top corner and he soon added a second from the edge of the area. Sam Smith completed the scoring when he was first to a rebound off the keeper.

The lead at the top was extended after a Beighton Magpies that started the day at the bottom of the table surprisingly held second place Nether Green to a 2-2 draw. It might have been much worse for Green after goals from Danny King (right) and Todd Saxelby gave Beighton a shock two goal lead. The referee ruled that a third ‘goal’ hadn’t crossed the line and Green managed to pull one back before half time through Harry Pollard. Brad Smith levelled for Green in the second half, but it was Beighton that looked the more likely winners with the Green keeper needing to be at his best to keep them out.

Brinsworth Phoenix are now just a point behind Green after Jack Hawkes scored four in their 5-1 victory over Mosborough Reds. John Mellor set Hawkes up for his first, but full back Alex Maybury hit a stunning free kick to bring Reds level. Hawkes set up Sam Firth to put Phoenix back in front. After that it was the Hawkes show as Phoenix proved too strong. Killamarsh Juniors keeper Jack Thorpe kept his first clean sheet of the season and it meant that David Singh’s spectacular goal was enough to give them just their second win of the season, 1-0 over Cadbury.

1 DEC - SUNDAY JUNIOR CUP - Whites and Jack have to try again -  Mosborough Whites and Wadsley Jacck Athletic both had their Sunday Junior Cup ties postponed yet again and both will have to try again next weekend.

1 DEC - CBC PREMIER - All the CBC Premier games postponed - All the CBC Premier games were postponed due to icy or waterlogged pitches.

1 DEC - DIVISION 1 - Jordan double lifts Boyton into the top three and Colley win a thriller -  Lee Jordan (left) scored two and made one as Boynton Sports moved up to third in Division One with victory over Chapeltown RBL. After a string of sub-par performances, Boynton made a concerted effort to start stronger and with their passing much better than in recent weeks. They created several early chances for striker Jake Ballinger, but he had strayed offside every single time. A goal had to come and Lee Jordan gave his Xabi Alonso impression by swivelling inside his own half and volleying the ball 70 yards to Kurtis Cockburn on the right wing, allowing him to outpace the Chapeltown defence and fire home with his right foot.

Despite their dominance, some dogged Chapeltown defending made sure that Boynton couldn’t add to their lead in the first half, but they started the second where they left off and deservedly got a second when Jordan danced around three challenges before smashing the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the area. More chances came, but Ballinger was again caught offside several times and it looked like it could be costly when Elliott Rogan fired a free kick over the wall to make it 2-1, but Jordan made a run from inside his own half before rounding the keeper to score his second of the game.

Colley also moved up the table to fifth after winning a thriller, 5-3, against Ranch in the only other Division One game to survive the frost. Colley took the lead in the first minute when they won a corner, from which Ildefonse Hussain (right) headed home. Just five minutes later they doubled their lead when Danny Parker raced through before lobbing the Ranch keeper. Ranch kept themselves in the game when Josh Naylor pulled a goal back before the break and the second half was just minutes old when Tom Evans hit their equaliser.

Colley responded and retook the lead with a Regan Dempsey strike, but Ranch hit back again and levelled a second time with a Jay Lindsay goal. It was end-to-end stuff now and it was Colley that got their noses in front again when Christopher Onja headed home and they clinched the three points five minutes from time when they were awarded a penalty, which was confidently slotted home by Chris Fowler.

1 DEC - DIVISION 2 - Eckington see off Shakey to move up  - Tom Gambles, Alister Haydock and Tom Gardiner were all on target as Eckington moved third with a 3-1 home win over Shakey in the only Division Two game to survive the frost.

A good lively start to the game saw Eckington have the majority of the ball during the early opening period. They took the lead when Daniel Biggin was brought down in the box and Tom Gambles (left) stepped up to score the penalty. Although there was chances at both ends, that the only goal of the first half

The second half again started in the same lively fashion with Shakey creating a couple of dangerous chances, but it was Eckington that struck again when a ball from the right deflected off the post and Alister Haydock was on hand to swivel on the ball before finding the bottom corner. Shakey hit back when a shot came back off the post, Steve Dickinson pounced to score despite the best attempts of the Eckington keeper Luke Sanderson. Both sides continued to make chances, but it was Eckington that clinched it in the final minute when Tom Gardiner was brought down in the box for their second penalty of the game and he picked himself up to put the penalty into the bottom corner. The result moved Eckington into the automatic promotion places, but despite Shakey now going six games without a win they will feel that one must come soon with more performances like this one.

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