Own goal blow for Athletic
A SECOND half own goal was enough to propel Royton Town to the summit of the Premier Division with a 1-0 away win at Leigh Athletic.
A ding-dong encounter at Oakwood Farm saw Wilmslow Albion and Atherton Town each take a point from a 3-3 draw, Eke Eme, Stuart Jackson and Dean Martin netting for Albion with Liam Ralf, Tony Walker and Andy Morris all scoring for the visitors.
A phenomenal second half comeback saw Breightmet United beat Manchester Royal. They were trailing 2-0 at the break before bouncing back to win 6-2 with goals from Simon O'Dowd, Paul Aldred 2, Dave Haslam 2 and Gary McShane.
Highfield United have assumed the leadership of the First Division, a Steve Chadwick hat-trick firing the Bury side to a 6-2 win, while Avro were held at home to a 1-1 draw by Milton.
Unsworth claimed a second consecutive 1-0 win, Whalley Range their latest victims, while Hindsford AFC won in some style at Wythenshawe Town, where a Nick Molyneaux hat-trick helped them to a 7-2 victory.
Results
Premier Division
East Manchester 2-2 (ht 0-2) Willows
Chris Stanley, Ian Harrison - Steve Wrigley, Glen Smith
Elton Vale 1-2 (ht 0-0) Monton Amateurs
Jonathan Margretts - Martin Capstick 2
Leigh Athletic 0-1 (ht 0-0) Royton Town
Own Goal
New Mills 1-1 (ht 1-1) Irlam Mitchell Shackleton
Dean Morgan - Danny Butters
Springhead 2-0 (ht n/k) Dukinfield Town
Ryan Bailey, Paul Buckley
Stockport Georgians 2-1 (ht 1-1) Rochdale Sacred Heart
Martin Hodson, Chris Thomas - Anthony Pauls
Wilmslow Albion 3-3 (ht 1-2) Atherton Town
Eke Eme, Stuart Jackson, Dean Martin - Liam Ralf, Tony Walker, Andy Morris
Wythenshawe Amateurs 1-4 (ht 1-1) Prestwich Heys
Stuart Preston - Matty Evans 2, Jonathan Lyons, Kev Brierley
First Division
Avro 1-1 (ht 0-1) Milton
Peter Ambrose - Anthony Clarkin
Belden 1-1 (ht 0-0) Ashton Athletic
Adam Cooney - Mark Worthington
Breightmet United 6-2 (ht 0-2) Manchester Royal
- Lee Morrissey, Chris Lee
Highfield United 6-2 (ht 3-1) Hollinwood
Paul Storey, Steve Chadwick 3, Joey Jarratt 2 - Neil Rennie, Leland Mayall
Unsworth 1-0 (ht 0-0) Whalley Range
Ian Newton
Warth Fold 1-3 (ht 0-0) Tintwistle Villa
George Mwale - Terry Jennings, Jason Bowes, Pete Roberts
Whitworth Valley 4-1 (ht 2-0) Old Altrinchamians
Nathan Agg, Simon Mills, Adam Clegg 2 - John Canning
Wythenshawe Town 2-7 (ht 0-3) Hindsford AFC
Darren Mee 2 - Paul Cunliffe 2, Neil Critchley, Nick Molyneaux 3, Matt Hitchens
Second Division
Atherton Town Res 0-3 Wilmslow Albion Res
Dukinfield Town Res 1-0 Springhead Res
East Manchester Res 2-0 Breightmet United Res
Irlam Mitchell Shackleton Res 3-1 New Mills Res
Monton Amateurs Res 5-0 Elton Vale Res
Prestwich Heys Res 0-1 Stockport Georgians Res
Wythenshawe Amateurs Res 3-3 Leigh Athletic Res
Third Division
Ashton Athletic Res 7-0 Hollinwood Res
Milton Res 1-4 Avro Res
Old Altrinchamians Res OFF Whitworth Valley Res
Royton Town Res OFF Warth Fold Res
Whalley Range Res OFF Rochdale Sacred Heart Res
Willows Res 2-2 Highfield United Res
Fixtures for Saturday
Premier Division (ko 2.30pm)
Elton Vale v East Manchester
Leigh Athletic v Monton Amateurs
Rochdale Sacred Heart v Atherton Town
Springhead v Irlam Mitchell Shackleton
Willows v Prestwich Heys
Wilmslow Albion v Dukinfield Town
Wythenshawe Amateurs v Royton Town
First Division (ko 2.30pm)
Avro v Hollinwood
Belden v Milton
Breightmet United v Old Altrinchamians
Highfield United v Whalley Range
Unsworth v Ashton Athletic
Warth Fold v Manchester Royal
Whitworth Valley v Hindsford AFC
Wythenshawe Town v Tintwistle Villa
FA Carlsberg Vase Second Qualifying Round (ko 3.00pm)
New Mills v Northallerton Town
Lancashire Amateur Cup First Round
All AIR MILES Manchester League teams have byes
Second Division (ko 2.30pm)
Atherton Town v Res v Wythenshawe Amateurs Res
Dukinfield Town Res v Wilmslow Albion Res
East Manchester Res v Elton Vale Res
Irlam Mitchell Shackleton Res v Springhead Res
Monton Amateurs Res v Leigh Athletic Res
Prestwich Heys Res v New Mills Res
Stockport Georgians Res v Breightmet United Res
Third Division (ko 2.30pm)
Ashton Athletic Res v Rochdale Sacred Heart Res
Hindsford AFC Res v Whitworth Valley Res
Hollinwood Res v Avro Res
Milton Res v Warth Fold Res
Old Altrinchamians Res v Willows Res
Whalley Range Res v Highfield United Res
AIR MILES Manchester Football League Tables
Premier Division Pd W D L F A Pts GD
1 Royton Town 5 4 1 0 15 4 13 +11
2 Springhead 5 4 0 1 11 5 12 +6
3 Wythenshawe Amateurs 5 4 0 1 9 6 12 +3
4 Prestwich Heys 5 3 0 2 10 9 9 +1
5 Irlam Mitchell Shackleton 5 2 2 1 10 8 8 +2
6 Leigh Athletic 5 2 1 2 12 7 7 +5
7 Stockport Georgians 5 2 1 2 12 10 7 +2
8 Atherton Town 5 2 1 2 10 11 7 -1
9 Willows 5 2 1 2 8 15 7 -7
10 Wilmslow Albion 4 1 3 0 11 9 6 2
11 Elton Vale 5 2 0 3 9 8 6 +1
12 Dukinfield Town 5 1 2 2 6 9 5 -3
13 Monton Amateurs 5 1 1 3 5 8 4 -3
14 Rochdale Sacred Heart 5 0 3 2 6 9 3 -3
15 New Mills 5 0 1 4 8 14 1 -6
16 East Manchester 4 0 1 3 5 15 1 -10
First Division Pd W D L F A Pts GD
1 Highfield United 5 4 1 0 19 7 13 +12
2 Avro 5 4 1 0 14 6 13 +8
3 Breightmet United 5 4 0 1 15 6 12 +9
4 Whitworth Valley 5 3 1 1 13 6 10 +7
5 Belden 5 3 1 1 13 12 10 +1
6 Tintwistle Villa 5 3 0 2 8 8 9 0
7 Unsworth 5 3 0 2 6 9 9 -3
8 Hindsford AFC 5 2 1 2 15 8 7 +7
9 Ashton Athletic 5 2 1 2 15 14 7 +1
10 Wythenshawe Town 5 2 1 2 10 13 7 -3
11 Milton 5 2 1 2 8 7 7 +1
12 Warth Fold 5 2 0 3 9 15 6 -6
13 Hollinwood 5 1 0 4 12 19 3 -7
14 Whalley Range 5 1 0 4 9 10 3 -1
15 Old Alts 5 0 0 5 5 16 0 -11
16 Manchester Royal 5 0 0 5 4 19 0 -15
Second Division Pd W D L F A Pts GD
1 Dukinfield Town 5 5 0 0 13 5 15 +8
2 Stockport Georgians 5 4 1 0 17 6 13 +11
3 Wilmslow Albion 5 4 1 0 15 7 13 +8
4 Monton Amateurs 5 3 1 1 17 10 10 +7
5 Prestwich Heys 5 3 0 2 9 4 9 +5
6 Irlam Mitchell Shackleton 5 2 1 2 9 8 7 +1
7 Leigh Athletic 4 2 1 1 10 8 7 +2
8 Wythenshawe Amateurs 5 1 3 1 13 14 6 -1
9 East Manchester 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 -2
10 Elton Vale 5 1 1 3 4 11 4 -7
11 Springhead 5 1 1 3 2 8 4 -6
12 New Mills 5 1 0 4 6 15 3 -9
13 Atherton Town 5 0 1 4 5 13 1 -8
14 Breightmet United 5 0 0 5 8 17 0 -9
Third Division Pd W D L F A Pts GD
1 Avro 3 2 0 1 8 4 6 +4
2 Rochdale Sacred Heart 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 +2
3 Highfield United 3 1 2 0 10 3 5 +7
4 Willows 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 +2
5 Ashton Athletic 2 1 1 0 8 1 4 +7
6 Hindsford AFC 2 1 0 1 5 5 3 0
7 Milton 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 -3
8 Royton Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 Whitworth Valley 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 -1
10 Old Alts 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 -2
10 Whalley Range 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 -2
12 Warth Fold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Hollinwood 2 0 0 2 0 14 0 -14
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