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16th March, 2008

A nine-goal thriller helped Glapwell strengthen their hold on second place in the race for the UniBond League.

Seven of those came in a breathtaking first half at Hall Corner that saw the home side go 4-0 up before Brodsworth Welfare pulled it back to 4-3 by the interval.

A hat-trick in the opening 32 minutes from Michael Fox and an Ian Brown strike had seemingly set Les McJannet's side well on their way.

But, David Jones struck twice within a minute and Scott Pickles also found the net for the visitors on 42 to bring them right back into the encounter.

Two more goals, though, in a quieter second half for Brown to complete his hat-trick sealed the points for Glapwell with a 6-3 victory.

With runaway leaders Winterton Rangers and third-placed Liversedge not in league action, Glapwell are now three points clear of Sedge.

But, Pickering Town stay the most serious threat to deny them the second place they may need to go up the National League System with the Pikes five points behind with two games in hand.

Pickering, who had in the week announced that they would not be able to meet ground grading requirements to progress themselves, won 1-0 at South Normanton Athletic.

Two goals from Craig Mitchell, one from the penalty spot, saw Arnold Town climb into fifth with their sixth straight league win after a 3-1 victory at home to Maltby Main.

Tian Walton sealed the win on 81 minutes after Main had pulled one back through Scott Somerville.

At the foot of the table, with bottom side Glasshoughton Welfare having a free weekend, the focus was on the other teams desperate to avoid the drop.

Four of the five sides in the fight with Welfare played but all came away pointless.

In addition to the losses for South Normanton and Maltby, Shirebrook Town were beaten 3-0 at Armthorpe Welfare whilst Thackley went down 3-1 at Mickleover Sports.

That meant that the gap between 15th and 19th place remained just three points with Glasshoughton a further nine adrift.

Parkgate were comfortable 3-0 winners at home to Nostell Miners Welfare with goals from Steve Ward, Matt Outram and Caine Cheetham.

Long Eaton United won 2-0 at Eccleshill United whilst Selby Town and Hallam shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

Runaway Division One leaders Dinnington Town were 2-0 down within nine minutes of their home game with Staveley Miners Welfare but came back to claim a point in a 2-2 draw.

Kyles Fores-Chambers gave the visitors the perfect start before Michael Blythen pulled one back on 29 minutes and Ant Lynam grabbed the equaliser on the hour mark.

It means Dinnington now just need six points to win the title from their final seven games.

Staveley dropped to sixth but remained in the midst of the dramatic battle for second place between seven teams going into the final weeks of the season.

Rainworth Miners Welfare moved up into second after a second-half brace from Sam Betts claimed a 2-0 home win over Rossington Main.

They moved above Gedling Town who were beaten 4-1 at Scarborough Athletic, a win that kept the Seadogs in touch of promotion on the rails in eighth place, six points behind Rainworth.

Mark Griffin and Ryan Blott had Scarborough two-up by the break before Blott extended the lead on 60 minutes.

Gedling pulled one back through Alan Jefferies before Scott Phillips ensured three vital points for the home side with five minutes remaining.

Leeds Met Carnegie climbed to fourth over their opponents Hall Road Rangers as Kev Ryan's solitary strike gave them the three points at Throstle Nest.

And, Phil Jackman's goal on 85 minutes to claim a 1-0 win for Bottesford at home to Yorkshire Amateur kept them in the promotion hunt in seventh place.

Teversal's slim hopes of going up may have gone after they drew 1-1 at Borrowash Victoria, a Tom Land own goal getting them the point five minutes from time to cancel out a Jamie Pawley strike for the hosts.

At the bottom of Division One, Pontefract Collieries picked up a point at Worsbrough Bridge Athletic with a 2-2 draw to close the gap at the bottom to six behind Rossington.

AFC Emley won 4-2 at home to Tadcaster Albion whilst, in the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy, Winterton bowed out at the Semi-Final stage losing 1-0 at Blackstones.

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NCEL Premier Division P Pts +/-
1 Winterton Rangers 38 91 79
P 2 Glapwell 38 78 48
3 Pickering Town 38 73 26
4 Liversedge 38 68 32
5 Nostell MW 38 64 17
6 Hallam 38 62 13
7 Selby Town 38 60 24
8 Parkgate 38 58 26
9 Armthorpe Welfare 38 58 4
10 Arnold Town 38 56 5
11 Eccleshill United 38 50 -17
12 Long Eaton United 38 49 -15
13 Brodsworth Welf (-2) 38 45 -30
14 Mickleover Spts 38 43 -20
15 Shirebrook Town 38 42 -25
16 Thackley 38 40 -21
17 Sth Normanton (-3) 38 39 -21
18 Maltby Main 38 36 -20
19 Lincoln Moorlands 38 33 -30
R 20 Glasshoughton Welf 38 18 -75
NCEL Division One P Pts +/-
P 1 Dinnington Town 32 78 48
P 2 Hall Road Rangers 32 67 23
3 Bottesford Town 32 62 22
4 Rainworth MW 32 57 22
5 Scarborough Ath (-6) 32 55 35
6 Gedling Town 32 55 25
7 Leeds Carnegie 32 55 22
8 Staveley MW 32 46 -4
9 Barton Town Old Boys (-3) 32 45 20
10 Teversal 32 42 -8
11 AFC Emley 32 38 -7
12 Tadcaster Albion 32 34 -18
13 Borrowash Victoria 32 30 -27
14 Yorkshire Amateur 32 29 -30
15 Worsbrough Bridge 32 27 -27
16 Rossington Main 32 24 -40
17 Pontefract Collieries 32 9 -56

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