Barton Town and Campion both won in midweek to close the gap to leaders Dearne & District to eight points in the Macron NCEL Premier Division.

Barton stay second with three games in hand of Dearne after their 2-0 victory at Worsbrough Bridge Athletic.

The game was deadlocked until the 50th minute when Danny Earl put the Swans in front and Lewis Stephens quickly doubled their lead.

Ewan Gregson’s hat-trick helped Campion to a 5-2 home win over Pickering Town to keep themselves in third.

Shay Muirhead and Sonny Whittingham also struck for the hosts whilst Michael Coulson and Riley Cooper got on the scoresheet for the Pikes.

Golcar United, meanwhile, are up to thirteenth after Zachary Rushworth popped up in the 86th minute to grab a 1-0 win at Horbury Town who stay eighth.

In Division One, Field Olympic missed out on a chance to return to the top of the table as they were beaten 4-1 at home by Club Thorne Colliery.

Steven Hollingworth’s 43rd-minute spot-kick meant they were ahead at the interval, but Luke Williams levelled early in the second period.

Jackson Yates put the visitors in front just past the hour mark and a late double from William Gomes ensured the points were going away from Olympic Park.

Thorne climb to eighth, leapfrogging Wakefield AFC who were beaten 2-0 at home by Appleby Frodingham.

Harry Douglas and Jordan Spencer were the scorers for the visitors who move to ten points clear of the drop zone in sixteenth.

The midweek’s other three games were in county cups as Frickley Athletic defeated league rivals Rossington Main in the Quarter-Finals of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup.

They went through courtesy of strikes from Lewis O’Connor and Deaconn Farrelly sandwiching an own goal from Alexander Phillipson.

Mason Warren grabbed a consolation for Main but their trip to Westfield Lane ended with them leaving without reward.

There were a couple of goals for Oliver Norman whilst Ryan Qualter and Daniel Davy added to Tadcaster Albion’s tally in their 4-1 home win over Silsden AFC in the Second Round of the West Riding County Cup.

And, Retford United drew 2-2 at home to Notts County B in the Third Round of the Notts Senior Cup before progressing 6-5 on penalties.

Ross Duggan had put the Badgers in front before their visitors took the lead by the 55th minute but Samuel Bartle’s leveller meant they were able to go through thanks to a shoot-out.

Photo: Tadcaster Albion players celebrate Oliver Norman's second goal of the night in their 4-1 win over higher-ranked Silsden AFC in the West Riding County Cup. (Picture: Riley Norgate)