Pickering Town are the remaining Macron NCEL side in this year's Emirates FA Cup after their 5-2 home win over Pitching In Northern Premier League side Redcar Athletic on Friday evening.

All four of our teams taking part in the First Round Qualifying stage came up against higher ranked opposition and the Pikes got the weekend off to a fantastic start as a George Brown hat-trick was added to by Joe Wood and George Thewlis to book their place in Monday's draw.

However, despite battling performances from our sides, there was no upset to cheer on Saturday in the remaining three ties.

Rossington Main had the toughest task as they faced Northern Premier League Premier Division leaders FC United of Manchester at the Kalkut's Community Stadium in front of a bumper 1,458 crowd and it was the visitors who went through with a 4-0 victory.

Oliver Fearon scored for Wombwell Town as they went down 3-1 at home to Stocksbridge Park Steels in another game that saw a two division difference between the two clubs prove insurmountable.

And, Bottesford Town also bowed out as they were beaten 4-1 at Step 4 side Matlock Town, Jack McMenemy with a 41st minute equaliser for the Poachers before the hosts took full control in the second period.

In the Macron NCEL Premier Division, Tadcaster Albion have increased their lead at the top of the table to four points after Alfie Dean and Charlie Marshall scored for the Brewers in a 2-1 home victory over Knaresborough Town, Joshua Hardcastle with an injury time consolation for the visitors.

Penistone Church lost ground and drop to third after their 2-0 loss at home to Frickley Athletic, Ifeanyi Nnenanua opening the scoring midway through the first half before Luis Afonso-Ferrira made sure of the points on the hour mark.

A double from Lewis Stephens helped Barton Town to a 3-0 victory over visitors Golcar United to move the Swans up into second, Thomas Waudby also getting on the scoresheet to heap further pain on their opponents who remain in the basement.

Liversedge are fourth after a George Green penalty and a Kelan Swales strike each side of half time secured a 2-0 win at home to Horbury Town and Parkgate complete the top five following their goalless draw at home to Beverley Town.

Paul Walker, Hass Gorji and Joshua Owen were the scorers for Thackley whose 3-1 home win over Albion Sports moves them up to sixth, Emmerson Cox finding the net for the Lions who stay nineteenth.

And, in the two local derbies played on Friday night, there was a hat-trick for Max Dickinson as Campion beat visitors Eccleshill United 4-1 and Connor Cutts cancelled out Mitchell Dunne's opener for Handsworth as Sheffield drew 1-1 at home in front of the division's biggest crowd of the season, 533.

Harrogate Railway Athletic and Dearne & District were both home winners in Division One to continue their excellent starts to the season.

The Rail are at the summit, two points ahead of Dearne, after Alex Ingham's opener and a brace from Dominic Creamer earned them a 3-0 scoreline over Route One Rovers.

And, Jacob Woodward, Owen Fieldsend and Jamie Austin netted for Dearne as they defeated Ilkley Town, 3-1, to grow the gap between the top two and the chasing pack.

Worsbrough Bridge Athletic climb into third as Benjamin Pike's hat-trick secured them a 3-2 win at Armthorpe Welfare, the winner coming in injury time in dramatic fashion.

Tom Hinton struck twice for Wakefield AFC as they won 3-0 at Athersley Recreation, moving them up into fourth, whilst Club Thorne Colliery drop a couple of places into fifth as they went down 1-0 at home to Crowle Colts on Friday night, Joe Hare with the 54th minute decider.

James Law and William Law struck in quick succession as South Leeds were 2-1 winners at home to Appleby Frodingham to move up into sixth with Crowle in seventh and Goole AFC, following their 4-1 win at Winterton Rangers, completing the top eight.

Curtis Davies, Leo Berriman and Kyle Austin scored for the Vikings whilst they were also helped by an own goal from Oakley Hill and Charlie Weeks grabbed one back for Rangers.

Goals in the second half from Dayle Hutson and Henry Parr led to a much-needed home victory for Brigg Town as they saw off Selby Town 3-1 and Adam Milson got the only goal of the game as Louth Town beat visitors Maltby Main.

Omar Sanyang and Junayd Cassius-Gill struck to claim a 2-0 away win for Leeds UFCA at basement side Nostell Miners Welfare and there was a goalless game between Glasshoughton Welfare and Doncaster City that means they are nineteenth and sixteenth, respectively.

Photo: A flying Oliver Green during Tadcaster Albion's 2-1 home win against Knaresborough Town that moved the Brewers further clear at the top of the Macron NCEL Premier Division. (Picture: Keith Handley)