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Toolstation NCEL Match Review 2022/23 #50

12th February, 2023

Eccleshill United's fantastic run in the Isuzu FA Vase came to an end on Saturday as they were knocked out at the Fifth Round stage by visitors Atherstone Town.

Second-half goals secured a 2-0 victory for the Midland League side and they go through to Monday's Quarter-Finals draw whilst the Eagles were left to reflect with pride on their journey to the last sixteen, their furthest ever run in the competition.

In the Premier Division, leaders North Ferriby dropped points for the first time in twelve games and, in the end, would have been relieved to have picked up a 1-1 home draw with Frickley Athletic.

The visitors took the lead in the 36th minute through a Lloyd Smith penalty and looked to have become only the second visiting side to have won at the Dransfield Stadium this season as the game entered its final stages.

But, Thomas Corner popped up in the fourth minute of stoppage time to grab a dramatic equaliser in front of the day's biggest crowd of 601.

Second-placed Winterton Rangers cut the gap to the summit to nine points as they won 3-0 at Knaresborough Town, Daniel Walker, Martin Pembleton and Steven Ridley's penalty securing the victory in the opening half-hour.

Garforth Town lost a little ground on the top two as they were beaten by Emley AFC, 2-0, Jacob Kelly and Alex Metcalfe netting for the visiting Pewits as they keep their promotion bid alive in fifth spot.

There were away defeats for Hemsworth Miners Welfare and Silsden AFC who stay sixth and seventh.

Charlie Barks scored a consolation for Hemsworth after first-half strikes from Ben Grech-Brooksbank and Frankie Sinfield secured a 2-1 victory for Thackley.

And, Ellis Hudson was on the scoresheet for Silsden in their 3-1 loss at Handsworth as Samuel Smith's double sandwiched a goal for Leon Howarth for the victorious Ambers.

The bottom three were all beaten 3-0 with basement side Yorkshire Amateur going down to hosts Barton Town with two goals from Benjamin Hinchliffe and one for Fraser Papprill for the Swans.

Bottesford Town remain eight points away from safety as a hat-trick from Kayle Price saw visitors Golcar United take the points in Bottesford's first home game at Winterton Rangers' ground due to renovations taking place at Birch Park.

And, Goole AFC lost to Hallam at the Victoria Pleasure Grounds with Richard Patterson, Kieren Watson and Aaron Fell scoring for the Countrymen.

Meanwhile, Zak Khan's late winner secured the points for Albion Sports in a 1-0 home defeat of Maltby Main.

In Division One, an injury-time equaliser for Nicky Boshell snatched leaders Campion a point in a 3-3 draw at Beverley Town.

A highly-entertaining game at Norwood Park saw the home side take a two-goal lead through Scott Phillips and Oliver Baldwin before Campion drew level by the 70th minute with a Marcus Day penalty and a Mark Ferguson strike.

A late penalty was converted by Phillips to put the hosts back in front but the last gasp leveller ensured that the spoils were shared.

Rossington Main were 5-2 winners at Retford FC, Ross Hannah's hat-trick taking his tally in the league to 23 goals in 22 starts as his side cut the gap to Campion to ten points.

Bradley Grayson also netted for Main whose fifth came from a Liam Bennett own goal whilst Liam Frost and Haydn Goddard had scored for Retford.

Third-placed Harrogate Railway Athletic came from behind with goals from Jacob Robertson, Luke Stewart and Charlie Owen in the last half-hour as they defeated hosts Wakefield AFC 3-1.

And, Staveley Miners Welfare weathered a fightback from visitors Worsbrough Bridge Athletic to keep a tight grip on fourth spot with a 3-2 home win.

Clark Greaves and Frederick Tracey's quickfire first-half double was added to by a William Wraith penalty to give the Trojans a 3-0 lead before Luke Danville and then Alex Hutchinson brought the away side back into the game.

There were two goals each for Horbury Town's James Cusworth and Samuel Kyeremeh in their 4-1 home victory over Nostell Miners Welfare that sees them up to fifth in the table and into the play-off zone above Wakefield in the day's only movement in the Division One table.

The bottom two met at Langwith Road with Shirebrook Town's late equaliser from Joshua Parker keeping them a point ahead of Athersley Recreation after Lee Garside's opener in a 1-1 draw.

Glasshoughton Welfare closed the gap to safety in the fight to avoid relegation to just goal difference as they won 1-0 at the side just above them in the table, Swallownest, with Harrison Rowley claiming the vital strike on 75 minutes.

There is now only a point difference between Glasshoughton in eighteenth and Nostell in fifteenth as the tussle to beat the drop further tightens.

Parkgate stay sixteenth, looking over their shoulder at the trapdoor, as they lost 2-0 at Armthorpe Welfare, courtesy of a Jordan Greaves own goal and an injury-time second from Louis Wardle.

Ollerton Town were 4-0 winners at Brigg Town, Ashley Grayson, Lewis Bingham, Mathew Thompson and Lewis Murr with their goals, whilst Harry Clapham and a Jake Hatton own goal made sure of a 2-0 home victory for Selby Town over Dronfield Town.

Photo: Charlie Owen celebrates after scoring Harrogate Railway Athletic's third goal in their 3-1 win at Wakefield AFC in Toolstation NCEL Division One on Saturday. (Picture: Craig Dinsdale)





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NCEL Premier Division P Pts +/-
P 1 North Ferriby 38 95 55
P 2 Winterton Rangers 38 81 40
3 Emley AFC 38 77 43
4 Garforth Town 38 70 36
5 Penistone Church 38 68 19
6 Hallam 38 67 21
7 Barton Town 38 64 21
R 8 Hemsworth MW 38 55 8
9 Golcar United 38 54 13
10 Knaresborough 38 53 -2
11 Silsden AFC 38 51 -4
12 Albion Sports 38 51 -4
13 Maltby Main 38 48 -15
14 Thackley 38 46 -4
15 Eccleshill United 38 43 -11
16 Handsworth 38 42 -13
17 Frickley Athletic 38 36 -20
18 Bottesford Town 38 29 -37
19 Goole AFC 38 25 -66
R 20 Yorkshire Amateur 38 15 -80
NCEL Division One P Pts +/-
P 1 Campion 38 98 102
2 Harrogate Railway 38 86 51
P 3 Rossington Main 38 84 57
4 Wakefield AFC 38 70 34
5 Staveley MW 38 63 22
6 Horbury Town 38 60 28
7 Retford FC 38 59 3
8 Armthorpe Welfare 38 58 -5
9 Brigg Town 38 55 8
10 Selby Town 38 52 -9
11 Beverley Town 38 51 -1
12 Nostell MW 38 44 -14
13 Ollerton Town 38 41 -72
14 Parkgate 38 40 -15
15 Worsbrough Bridge 38 40 -19
16 Dronfield Town 38 40 -25
17 Glasshoughton Welf 38 40 -31
18 Shirebrook Town 38 36 -32
19 Swallownest 38 36 -35
20 Athersley Rec 38 30 -47

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