Pioneer Sunday League: ELLESMERE moved to the top of the Premier Division after a 1-0 victory over Spread Eagle, with Nicholson grabbing a 40th minute winner.

Party People went down to their first defeat of the season after a 2-1 home defeat to White Horse.

Astley Miners had a 5-1 away victory against King William, Powell and Lennon two goals each, and one for Dandy on target for Miners.

Church Hotel went 3-1 up against Hulton Lane, but went down to a 5-3 defeat. Price scoring two goals in the last eight minutes to seal the victory for Hulton Lane.

Masons Arms and Daisy Hill played in a 10 goal thriller, Masons winning 6-4, Holden, Kelly, Ormrod (2), Sweeney (2) on target for Masons.

In Division One Horwich St Mary went goal crazy in the game against Bolton City, Horwich winning 14-1. Ramsden and Ivors with four goals each.

Little Lever moved into second place after a 4-2 away victory against Astley Bridge.

North Bolton had a 4-1 home victory against Hulton Lane, Jones (2), McKay and Farrimond on target for Bolton.

Schooner had an excellent 4-1 away victory against Greyhound. Peszel, Taylor, Smith and a penalty from Orberry on target for Schooner, Bingham replied for Greyhound.

Premier Division

ELLESMERE ...1 SPREAD EAGLE ...0

Nicholson

CHURCH ...3 HULTON LANE A ...5

Moss, Gunniff, Rice, Price 2

KING WILLIAM ...1 ASTLEY MINERS ...5

Powell 2, Lennon 2, Dandy

PARTY PEOPLE ...1 WHITE HORSE ...2

Gallagher, Hornby

MASONS ARMS ...6 DAISY HILL ...4

Holden, Sweeney 2, Ormrod 2, Kelly

First Division

BOLTON CITY ...1 HORWICH ST MARY ...14

Merter 2, Gidney 2, Burke, Roberts, Ramsden 4, Ivors 4

ASTLEY BRIDGE ...2 LITTLE LEVER ...4

Langhorne 2, Robinson, og

NORTH BOLTON ...4 HULTON LANE B ...1

Jones 2, McKay, Farrimond Fay

GREYHOUND ...1 SCHOONER ...4

Bingham Peszel, Taylor, Smith, Orberry