26JAN
– SUNDAY SENIOR CUP –
Joker pip Boynton in a thriller, while
Stannington go through to the semi finals –
Boynton Sports long delayed tie with Joker
Wickersley saw Joker win a real thriller 4-3 despite a hat-trick by
Boynton's Richie Atkins. Joker started quickly and went in front through
Adam Daughtrey, but Boynton hit back with Atkins first two to lead at
the break. An unlucky own goal put Joker level and they went in front a
second time when a quick break finished with Nathan Taylor scrambling
the ball home. Atkins netted his third to bring the tems level again,
but in the last few minutes a 20 yard volley by Daughtrey (pictured
right) won it for Joker. They will now travel to Athersley Rec in the
quarter finals.
Stannington
Village had a comfortable 5-0 victory over
AFC Maltby to reach the semi-finals for the second time in three seasons.
Aemad Gadour volleyed a Luca DeFalco cross to put Stannington ahead and
the lead was doubled when Sami Eric got on the end of a long clearance
by the keeper to score in the far corner. A set piece by DeFalco was
finished by Danny Abdulla to make it 3-0 at the break. After the break
Shau Flynn volleyed home the fourth before DeFalco (pictured left) got
his third asist when he set up Charlie Cope for a tap-in. Stannington
will travel to AFP Pewter Pot for their semi-final.
26 JAN – SUNDAY TROPHY – Hackenthorpe just miss out, but Baby Shark tie postponed again – Hackenthorpe let a two goal lead slip before going out 3-2 to a home defeat by Pub Gym Bar. Chad Gibson netted twice to put Spot in command at half-time, but the visitors hit back after the break and won it with virtually the last kick of the game. It leaves just Baby Shark as our last survivors after their tie was postponed again.
26 JAN – CBC PREM – Leaders Earl rip Legion to shreds, but Sixers stay in touch – Leaders Royal Earl tore champions Chapeltown RBL apart to beat them 7-0 and maintain top spot. Matt Morton netted twice along with singles from Theo Wilson, Tom Bishop, Leon Howarth, Jay Evison and Connor Chapell as Earl ran riot.
Second place Wadsley Bridge Sixers kept in touch with a 4-2 victory at Eckington MW. The home side took the lead when a swift counter-attack was finished off by Owen Ryan, but Sixers soon levelled when a short corner routine was finished off by George Rudd. It stayed like that until the second half when Chris Belshaw got on the end of a long ball to put Sixers ahead and they doubled that lead when Kane Doughty headed home from a Jordon Stocks corner. Eckington got back into it a minute later when Ryan nicked the ball through before hittin his second, but Ross Lamkin netted Sixers fourth to make sure the points went their way.
26 JAN – DIVISION 1 – Top two hold each other, but bth Nailmakers and Southey coming on strong – Leaders Woodman Intake and second place Cueball drew 1-1 with each other. Jack Holt netted for Cueball in the first half, but Woodman upped their game after the break and took a point thankks to Kain Murphy's deflected goal. Third place Crookes were held to a 4-4 draw by Cotts. Crookes led at the break with an Andrew Fox penalty, but Cotts levelled with a Samuel Holma-Smith strike. A Sam Stacey strike deflected off Pete Smith put Cotts in front, but Mason McQuillin soon levelled before Cameron Ronksley put Crookes ahead. Cotts levelled again when the unlucky Smith deflected a Michael Blythen shot past his own keeper. Cotts looked to have won it with a Ben Green strike, but Pete Smith had the final say when he finally put the ball in his opponents net to earn them a point.
Those resuts allowed fourth place Nailmakers to make up ground with a 6-2 victory at Brunsmeer AJW. Dan Beech hit a hat-trick, Sam Read two and one from Jack Joyce did the damage for Nailmakers with Gaz Murdock and Harry Groombridge netting for Brunsmeer. The new title favourites look to be Southey Social after they kept their perfect record going with a 5-2 home victory over AFC Wisewood. Ryan Whitney set up Carlton Carty for his first to put Southey in front, before Whitney flicked home Elliott Fox's free kick to double their lead. Jack Casey pulled one back for Wisewood, but Carty netted his second to make it 3-1 at the break. Carty completed his hat-trick to make it 4-1 before Josh Scholefield netted a second for the visitors. Carty had the final say though when he beat two men before firing home his fourth.
26 JAN – DIVISION 2 – Leaders Centre Spot have a big win over Chapeltown as do Darnall against Wadsley – Leaders AFC Centre Spot have a big 8-1 win over Chapeltown FC. Liam Hannah led the way with a hat-trick along with singles from Callum Shaw, Danny Junior, Louis Turner, James Nield-Smith and a 45 yard Harrison Coleman screamer. Chapeltown grabbed a deserved consolation when Harry Hurst netted from Matt Barrow's corner.
Darnall Urban also won 8-1, against Wadsley FC. Ji Greaves hit three, Anthony Greaves two, along with one each for Lorne Whitley, Kamati Anderson and Demitrius Timms, with Joel Clarke netting Wadsley's consolation from a free-kick. Second place Loca beat Ecclesfield Blues 3-0, but the Blues didn't make it easy for them. The game remained scoreless until the second half until Cam Evans set up Logan Liggins to put Loca in front and it was doubled when Brad Russell set up Mitch Carlton. Oly the woodwork and a great save by the Loca keeper kept Blues from scoring, but the result was never in doubt after Evans set Carlton up for his second.
Finnlay Taylor netted a hat-trick on his debut for Thorncliffe Villa as they climbed off the foot of the table with a 6-0 win over Norton Oaks. Mackenzie Stocks opened the scoring before Taylor netted his three. Lewis Wroe and Ethan Gray rounded off the scoring to give Villa their second win of the season.
25 JAN – Fixtures and Referees for FEBRUARY - The Fixtures and Referees for FEBRUARY are now listed in the Fixtures section. Home teams must make sure their pitches are booked for the dates shown and confirm the details of the games with the referees and their opponents ASAP.
22 JAN – AFC Dronfield resign - The League was very sorry to receive the resignation of AFC Dronfield. They didn't take the decision lightly and only did so after struggling for very many weeks. We thank all the people that helped the club over the years. All their results, goals etc will be removed from the records.
19JAN – SUNDAY SENIOR CUP – Both ties postponed – Boynton Sports long delayed tie with Joker Wickersley was postponed yet again, as was Stannington Village's tie with AFC Maltby.
19 JAN – SUNDAY TROPHY – Centre Spot, crash out, but Hackenthorpe and Baby Shark ties both postponed – Centre Spot crashed out at Barnsley's The Cottage, but after both Hackenthorpe's and Baby Shark's ties were postponed they will both have to try again next week.
19 JAN – CBC PREM – Legion win at Dronfield, but Sixers are held by Jubilee – Chapeltown RBL had a comfortable win at AFC Dronfield, but second place Wadsley Bridge Sixers were held to a draw by Jubilee Rangers.
19 JAN – DIVISION 1 – Cueball and Crookes stalemate allows Woodmn to go top – Cueball and Crookes drew with each other, alowing Woodman Intake to top with their victory at Nailmakers. Mosborough Reds won at AFC Wisewood, but the day's biggest win was Southey Social at Cotts.
19 JAN – DIVISION 2 – Loca go second with big win and Chapeltown and Darnall also win – Loca had a big home win over Thorncliffe Villa to go second, but staying in touch was Chapeltown FC with their win at Wadsley FC and Darnall Urban with their win at Norton Oaks.