A DISASTROUS bank holiday weekend left the Magpies empty handed for their efforts after they were defeated once at home and once away.

Chorley were ahead at half-time against the newly reformed AFC Telford thanks to a penalty in the last minute of the first-half.

Jonathan Thompson was fouled in the area and substitute David Eatock, who had come on for injured Jamie Vermiglio 10 minutes earlier, fired home from the spot.

But the visitors soon made up for lost time in the second half as within four minutes of the restart a sweeping move ended with a Dean Craven cross and an easy finish from Bucks' skipper Sean Parrish. On 62 minutes Paul Moore was the first to react to a Mike Bingham parry from Alfie Carter's strike to put Telford ahead.

Chorley squandered several chances to equalise but Telford were always a threat even after they were reduced to ten men when a red card was issued to Moore after he raised an arm to Jason Jones.

Four minutes from time substitute Carl Tranter rounded Bingham for the third to kill off Chorley's hopes of a comeback although they continued to put pressure on the Telford goal and Matt Swailes somehow managed to miss from two yards out.

Chorley conceded four goals at Woodley Sports on Monday and it could have been more but for a number of missed second half chances. Magpies captain Jason Jones and Matt Swailes missed early efforts, but much of the action was at the other end as Mike Bingham, and his defence were stretched before Simon Hackney's 11th minute opener.

Hackney made it 2-0 on 22 minutes with an almost identical finish before Jones halved the deficit with a 25-yard effort two minutes into the second half.

Hackney completed his hat-trick and the substitute Ray Carroll made it 4-1 just before the hour. Carroll might have had three more before substitute David Eatock scored from a Jamie Vermiglio through ball. David Gray, became the third Chorley substitute to get on the scoresheet this season when he netted the Magpies' third goal while Eatock was inches away from an equaliser.