Horbury Town have claimed the last Division One play-off spot whilst Shirebrook Town and Athersley Recreation are confirmed in the relegation zone after Saturday's final full round of matches in the 2022/23 Toolstation NCEL season.Champions
Campion were presented with the Division One trophy after their scintillating match with
Retford FC whilst, in the Premier Division, the Inter-Step Play-Off berth is yet to be decided.
Winterton Rangers would have sealed second spot with a victory in their final game and were 2-0 up by the 48th minute at home to
Hallam thanks to goals from Ryan Douglas and Josh Walker.
But, the game swung fully in the visitors' favour with Daniel Pudil, Oliver Fearon and Kieren Watson twice scoring in the final half-hour to claim a 4-2 victory for the Countrymen.
Third-placed
Emley AFC, meanwhile, sealed a 3-0 home win over
Barton Town, Paul Walker, Jacob Kelly and Rikki Paylor with the goals for the Pewits.
That result means that Emley will grab the play-off spot away from Winterton should they pick up four points in their remaining two games.
In the race to avoid a relegation zone finish, both
Goole AFC and
Bottesford Town tasted defeat with Kelan Swales and Wade Ripley netting for hosts
Frickley Athletic in a 2-0 win over Goole.
Luke Ayris and Dayle Hutson scored for Bottesford but they were beaten 3-2 at home by
Penistone Church after Thomas Charlesworth's double and a Kieran Ryan strike had put the visitors three goals up.
With one game remaining, Goole are virtually, if not mathematically, certain of finishing in the bottom two as they are three points away from Bottesford but with a vastly inferior goal difference.
Champions
North Ferriby concluded their season in appropriate fashion with a 5-2 win at
Golcar United, a Danny Emerton brace adding to earlier strikes from Joshua Morrall, Danny Earl and Thomas Corner for the Villagers.
Slater Barham-Barnes and Leon Henry got on the scoresheet for the hosts who drop to tenth in the table.
Basement side
Yorkshire Amateur are aiming to end their campaign on a high, their 2-1 home victory over
Eccleshill United giving them back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Jonas Badibalowa and Dyllan Drovi secured the win for the Ammers whilst Jack Cairney found the net for the visiting Eagles.
A five-minute hat-trick for Andrew Horbury ensured a 4-2 home win for
Hemsworth Miners Welfare against
Maltby Main whilst Dominic Creamer scored twice for
Knaresborough Town in their 2-1 defeat of hosts
Albion Sports.
There were also two goals for Ben Grech-Brooksbank as
Thackley won 4-0 at
Handsworth and Sam Barker was the matchwinner as
Garforth Town beat
Silsden AFC 1-0 at the Office Interiors Stadium.
In Division One, two sides were still able to claim the remaining play-off spot to join
Rossington Main,
Harrogate Railway Athletic and
Wakefield AFC in a chance of promotion to Step 5 alongside Campion.
Horbury, who knew they needed a victory to have any chance of grabbing it, went ahead at
Beverley Town through a Lawrence Heward own goal but were pegged back in the eighth minute by Scott Phillips.
However, Luke Playford quickly restored their lead in a breathtaking start before Jak Kelly secured a 3-1 win early in the second half.
Horbury then had to wait to see whether
Retford FC had won at Campion and, in a roller-coaster game, the Choughs were beaten 4-3 to mean they miss out on the play-offs by one point.
Campion twice led in the first half through Patrick Sykes and Samuel Bradley only for Alex Wonham to level on both occasions.
Sykes' second restored the hosts' advantage after the hour mark and Jack Johnson's goal saw Retford equalise for the third time before Nicky Boshell's injury-time strike saw the hosts sneak the win to spark off their trophy celebrations.
Rossington won 4-1 at home to
Staveley Miners Welfare, Jack Watson, Ross Hannah, Jordan Buckham and Bradley Grayson with the goals that sees them up to second above
Harrogate Railway Athletic who drew 0-0 at
Glasshoughton Welfare.
Both Rossington and the Rail are guaranteed home ties in the Semi-Finals of the Play-Offs but it will not be known who each side will face until Athletic have played their final game in midweek.
The other play-off side, Wakefield, were beaten in a game that could have a huge bearing on the relegation fight as they went down 2-0 at
Parkgate.
Joshua Nodder and Ahmed Tahar scored for the Steelmen that keeps them just above the trapdoor whilst condemning Shirebrook and Athersley to a certain finish in the bottom three.
Shirebrook won 3-0 at
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic, courtesy of Lewis Murr, Jake Squires and Kiyani Clayton, but knew that their fate was not in their hands in their last game of the campaign.
The Rec, meanwhile, led but were ultimately beaten 7-2 at
Brigg Town, the Zebras' scorers including two each for Joseph Pugh and Joshua Batty, to leave the Penguins seven points away from safety with one match to play.
Swallownest were also winners, 2-0 at
Dronfield Town with both goals coming from Conner Brunt, but they remain in the drop zone.
We now wait to see what happens in midweek in the final matches for Parkgate and Swallownest to see who escapes and who finishes below the dotted line with Swallownest looking to overturn a two point deficit.
Elsewhere,
Armthorpe Welfare kept on course for a top eight finish as Jack Mawson and Cian Guest secured a 2-0 win at
Nostell Miners Welfare.
And,
Selby Town confirmed tenth spot with a 13-0 win at
Ollerton Town, their tally including hat-tricks for Harry Clapham, Connor Qualter and Liam Flanagan.
Photo: Campion celebrate being presented with the Toolstation NCEL Division One title trophy after their 4-3 home win over Retford FC on Saturday.