Top hosted bottom in the Macron NCEL Premier Division on Saturday and leaders Dearne & District enjoyed a big victory to move eight points clear at the summit.

Three goals in four minutes towards the start of the second half ended the game as a contest as Dearne ran out 5-1 winners over Keighley Town who now find themselves twelve points away from safety.

Jamie Austin struck twice in the opening period, sandwiching a Nathan Hunt equaliser for the visitors, for a 2-1 half-time lead.

Austin then completed his hat-trick and Justin Circuit’s quickfire double ensured the three points for the hosts by the 55th minute.

Dearne’s lead has grown as second-placed Bottesford Town were in Lincolnshire Senior Trophy First Round action at Deeping Rangers, losing 3-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.

Retford FC are up to third after their 4-2 home win over Penistone Church, Krzysztof Jarosz’s early opener added to by an Aaron Sennett-Neilson brace and an Alex Wonham strike.

William Heath got both of the away side’s goals, but it was to no avail as his side stay twelfth following their defeat.

An injury-time equaliser from Max Dickinson kept Campion in the top five as they rescued a point in a 1-1 home draw with Knaresborough Town, cancelling out a first-half strike from Jack Dyche.

Goals from Toby Kenyon and Mitchell Dunne saw Handsworth come from behind to win 2-1 at home to Horbury Town to move up to sixth and be outside of the play-off zone on goal difference.

Lucas Smith had given Horbury a ninth-minute lead but his side drop to ninth as they came away from the Express Worktops Stadium at Handsworth Junior Sporting Club with no reward.

The Ambers leapfrog Barton Town who fall to seventh after their 1-0 home loss to Tadcaster Albion, Noah Kiwomya with the 88th-minute winner for the Brewers.

That victory moves Tadcaster to two points clear of the bottom two, putting a little daylight between themselves and Parkgate who drew 1-1 at home to Pickering Town.

Alex Bonnington equalised for the hosts, playing their first game under new boss Jamie Housley, after Joseph Pratley had given the Pikes the lead midway through the opening period.

Thackley and Frickley Athletic both picked up big home wins to move further away from the relegation zone.

Thackley are up to fifteenth after Alex Ingham, Lewis Sugden, Luke Brooks and George Birley netted in a 4-1 victory over Golcar United who drop below them to sixteenth.

And, Joshua Dacre’s double helped Frickley defeat Rossington Main 5-1, Samuel Cable, Keelan Grist and Charlie Clegg with the other goals that sees them stay seventeenth but now three points clear of Parkgate.

Division One leaders Brigg Town romped to an 8-0 victory at Kinsley Boys to keep their one-point advantage at the top of the table.

Joshua Batty’s hat-trick for the Zebras helped to extend his side’s unbeaten run in the league to thirteen games.

Jack Compston scored two own goals whilst the rest of Brigg’s tally came courtesy of Reece York, Dayle Southwell and Jack Richardson.

Field Olympic are still breathing down Brigg’s neck though as Junayd Cassius-Gill’s hat-trick helped his side to a 4-1 home win over LIV.

Third-placed Wombwell Town lost a little ground on the top two as Nash Connolly’s opener for them was cancelled out in stoppage time by James Law in a 1-1 home draw with South Leeds.

The point lifted the visitors off the bottom of the table for the first time since the end of August.

Muhammad Arshad and Bubacary Conteh Samateh were the scorers for Route One Rovers who stay fourth after their 2-1 win at Goole AFC.

Armthorpe Welfare are up to fifth after Thomas Joynt, Bayley Lowe, Jacob Robinson and Liam Flanagan struck for them in a 4-1 win over visitors Immingham Town.

Immingham, who parted company with manager Jon Davy in midweek, drop into the basement having now lost eleven matches in a row.

Armthorpe replace Wakefield AFC in the top five after Wakefield’s 1-0 loss at Club Thorne Colliery, Reiss Harrison with an injury-time winner for the hosts.

Winterton Rangers were comfortable 5-0 victors at Athersley Recreation, James Woodhouse’s own goal opening their account before Ben Silburn and Lewis Walker added to their advantage and a Harry Fenton brace completed the scoring.

Rhys Plater and Carlo Midwinter were the scorers as Crowle Colts defeated visitors Leeds UFCA 2-0 and a Sam Barker double helped Harrogate Railway Athletic to a 3-1 home win over Hemsworth Miners Welfare.

And, Selby Town twice came from behind in a 2-2 draw at home to Ilkley Town.

Dan Clark-Coates and Auziar Khan put the away side ahead, but they were pegged back firstly by Maximillian Bauer and then Harry Clapham.

Photo: Jack Richardson celebrates finishing the scoring for Brigg Town as the Macron NCEL Division One leaders romped to an 8-0 victory at Kinsley Boys on Saturday afternoon. (Picture: Anna Bäckström)