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Alliance steam to win over Railway

20/ 1/2005

Football

BLACKLEY Alliance continued steaming toward promotion from Division One of the Middleton Sunday League with a 7-1 home win over Railway.

Butler, C Bennett, A Bennett and Hall were among the goals. Field put Railway on the scoresheet.

Lister and Worsley bagged two each as Hebers ran out 5-3 winners over Royal Oak. Brown made up the home total, with Booth, Ellison and Cain on the mark for Oak.

Only one game was played in the Premier Division and second-placed Langley Celtic were held to a 3-3 home draw by Alkrington Dynamo. Beattie (2) and Tudor netted for Langley.

FC Radclyffe shared four goals with The Charlestown in a Division Two clash. Haslam claimed both for Radclyffe, with Moyes and Christy on the mark for the visitors.

Derbyshire and Hazard hit the net for Cardinal Villa in their Geoff Allen Memorial Trophy first round match against Old David who slammed in six goals.

The two HPS Challenge Cup round two ties played both produced 4-2 scorelines.

Thornton, Ashcroft and Bradley were the scorers as Alliance beat Oddfellows for whom Onley and Abbott scored.

Ward (3) and Lockett saw St Clares to victory over Crown Inn who were kept in the hunt by goals from Smith and Cannon.

Premier Division: Langley Celtic 3, Alkrington Dynamos 3.

Division One: Blackley Alliance 7, Railway 1; Hebers 5, Royal Oak 3.

Division Two: FC Radclyffe 2, The Charlestown 2.

Geoff Allen Memorial Trophy first round: Cardinal Villa 2, Old David 6.

Challenge Shield: Carters Rhodes 0, Radclyffe Arms 3.

HPS Challenge Cup second round: Alliance 4, Oddfellows 2; Crown Inn 2, St Clares 4.

Fixtures

Premier Division: Alliance v Alkrington Dynamos, Oddfellows v Langley Celtic, Royal British Legion v Carters Rhodes.

Division One: Black Bull v Hebers, Cardinal Villa v Railway, Old Cock v Old David.

Division Two: FC Radclyffe v Thatched House, Hebers Wincanton v Lamb Inn, The Charlestown v Red Barn, VASA v Blackley Rangers.

HPS Challenge Cup second round: Blackley Alliance v Langley Rangers.