Epworth Town defeated
ONLY two matches were played in the Gainsborough and District Saturday Football League.
Haxey FC entertained Gainsborough Town Canute Reserves and again it was the home team who had the better of the first half.
Canute, however, were not to be denied and the second half saw them score four goals which turned the game on its head and the Gainsborough side ran out 5-3 winners.
Bridon AFC played BFC Birches in the other game, a tense local derby, with Bridon taking a 2-1 lead into the break.
In the second half Birches scored three goals to win 4-2 and claim bragging rights in Retford. League leaders Mattersey FC were without a match.
Results for Saturday, January 21: Bridon AFC 2 BFC Birches 4; Haxey FC 3 Gainsborough Town Canute Reserves 5.
Fixtures for Saturday, January 28: Fox and Hounds Willingham v BFC Birches; Harworth Colliery v East Drayton; Retford Town v Haxey FC.
League Table
Team P W D L F A Ps
Mattersey 11 10 1 0 27 5 31
Birches 12 7 0 5 31 24 21
Harworth 13 7 0 6 31 24 21
Canute 12 6 0 6 28 30 18
Bridon 11 4 2 5 23 27 14
Retford 11 4 1 6 14 13 12
F & Hound 13 3 2 8 15 29 11
E Drayton 9 3 1 5 22 27 10
Haxey 8 2 1 5 14 26 7
In last Sunday’s fixtures there were plenty of goals in both league and cup games.
In the Premier League at Haxey The Kings Arms claimed maximum points against Clumber EFC after edging a 2-1 victory.
Karl Slack of leaders Ranby Rangers scored after just seven seconds against FS Clumber and this contributed to an 8-1 victory.
Real Ropery still pursue the leaders after a 6-2 win at Rose and Crown and this was also a first round Sporting Club Cup tie, giving the Gainsborough side double cause for celebration.
Third-placed Vine Inn Athletic secured a 1-0 victory away to Leverton United in a game spoilt by a very strong wind.
In Division One, Marshalls Sports enhanced their title challenge with a 6-2 win over Kings Arms Reserves. This puts Marshalls third in the table in a tight division.
Grove Mill recorded only their second win of the season when they shocked visitors Maltings FC to win 3-1.
In Division Two, Moorends Social Club again lead the table after a 6-2 win at Clarborough FC. Title rivals White Horse were involved in a Trinity Trophy game.
Walkeringham FC went top of Division Three with a 5-o win at The Vine Inn FC, taking advantage of both Kings Arms Thirds and King and Miller not having any fixtures.
Brickmakers Arms recorded a 5-4 victory over Peacock Veterans.
In the Junior Trophy, White Horse, one of the favourites, almost fell at the first hurdle when they just edged out BRSA at Retford 3-2.
In an Isle derby at Haxey, Owston Ferry SC surprised Kings Arms Thirds to book their place in Round Two with a 3-2 win.
Epworth FC reversed a recent league defeat by Misterton United to move into the next round after a narrow 3-2 win. And Ingleby Arms overcame a spirited Jack and Jill to win 4-2.
Rescheduled Nottinghamshire County Cup ties saw the game between Mattersey and North Wheatley Phoenix abandoned after a serious injury to a Wheatley player.
BFC Birches moved into the semi-finals after a hard fought extra time 3-2 win over Ardley Athletic, joining last week’s winners Vine Inn Athletic in the semi-finals.
The other outstanding fixture to be played is Mattersey v North Wheatley Phoenix.
In the County Junior Cup East Markham were defeated 6-0 by Kings Arms.
Results for Sunday, January 22:
Premier League: Kings Arms 2 Clumber EFC 1; Ranby Rangers 1 FS Clumber 8; Leverton Utd 0 Vine Inn Athletic 1; Real Ropery 6 Rose and Crown 2.
Division One: Kings Arms Res 2 Marshalls Sports 6; Grove Mill 3 Maltings FC 1.
Division Two: Clarborough FC 2 Moorends SC 6.
Division Three: Brickmakers Arms 5 Peacock Veterans 4; The Vine Inn 0 Walkeringham 5.
Sporting Club Cup Round One: Rose and Crown 2 Real Ropery 6.
Junior Trophy Round One: BRSA 2 White Horse 3; Jack and Jill 2 Ingleby Arms 4; Kings Arms 3rds 2 Owston Ferry SC 3; Misterton Utd 2 Epworth FC 3.
Nottinghamshire County Sunday Junior Cup Round Four: Kings Arms 6 East Markham 0.
Nottinghamshire County Sunday Minor Cup Quarter-Finals: BFC Birches 3 Ardley Athletic 2 (AET); Mattersey v North Wheatley Phoenix (abandoned, injury).
Fixtures for Sunday, January 29:
Premier League: FS Clumber v EFC Clumber; MUSC v Kings Arms; Real Ropery v Vine Inn Athletic; Rose and Crown v Ranby Rangers.
Division One: Beckett Arms v BFC Birches; East Markham v Harworth Pavilion; Maltings FC v Marshalls Sports.
Division Two: Cross Keys Wroot v Misterton Utd; Epworth FC v White Horse FC; Gate Inn Sutton v Clarborough FC; Moorends SC v Tuxford WMC.
Division Three: Jack and Jill v Kings Arms 3rds; King and Miller v The Vine Inn FC; Owston Ferry SC v Brickmakers Arms; Walkeringham FC v Stanwood Engineering.
Nottinghamshire County Sunday Minor Cup Round Four: Mattersey v North Wheatley Phoenix.
Premier League
Clumber 10 9 1 0 43 13 28
Real Ropery 11 7 2 2 34 17 23
Vine Inn 10 7 0 3 33 25 21
Clumber 0 5 1 4 34 13 16
MUSC 10 5 1 4 31 28 16
Kings A 8 4 1 3 16 16 13
Mattersey 6 4 0 2 16 10 12
Ranby 11 3 0 8 24 42 9
Leverton 11 1 0 10 17 38 3
R & Crown 9 0 0 9 8 64 0
Division One
Birches 11 8 1 2 45 13 25
Phoenix 9 8 0 1 31 11 24
Marshalls 10 7 1 2 36 21 22
Maltings 10 6 1 3 22 20 19
Canutes 9 5 1 3 26 18 16
Harworth 10 5 1 4 32 28 16
E Markham 11 3 1 7 17 37 10
Becketts 11 2 1 8 15 33 7
Grove Mill 10 2 0 8 14 26 6
Kings Res 11 1 1 9 15 46 4
Division Two
Moorends 12 11 0 1 56 17 33
White Horse 11 10 1 0 44 23 31
Epworth 11 5 2 4 36 21 17
Tuxford 10 5 1 4 15 13 16
Clarboro 13 4 0 9 21 45 12
Gate Innn 10 3 2 5 12 27 11
Cross K 9 3 1 5 14 29 10
H & Jockey 13 3 1 9 25 46 10
Ingleby Arms 8 2 3 3 27 19 9
Misterton 11 2 1 8 21 31 7
Division Three
Walk’ham 10 8 0 2 56 17 24
Kings 3rd 10 8 0 2 36 16 24
K & Miller 9 7 2 0 46 15 23
BRSA 10 5 0 5 23 19 15
Peacock 10 4 2 4 31 28 14
Jack & Jill 10 3 3 4 20 23 12
O Ferry 10 4 0 6 34 38 12
Brickmakers 11 4 0 7 24 57 12
Vine Inn 12 3 1 8 24 51 10
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