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)