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Toolstation NCEL Match Review 2015/16 #66

3rd April, 2016

Hemsworth Miners Welfare are now just five points away from being crowned Toolstation NCEL Division One champions but the title race remains wide open in the Premier Division as the season entered its final month on Saturday.

And, the fight to stay in the top flight continues to be a furious one with only three points now separating next-to-bottom Liversedge with Armthorpe Welfare five places above them in sixteenth.

Premier Division leaders Handsworth Parramore were without a game as their match at Pontefract Collieries was one of three games to fall victim of heavy overnight rain, the others being the Division One clashes between Glasshoughton Welfare versus AFC Mansfield and Hallam versus Selby Town.

So, Tadcaster Albion moved to within two points of the summit with a game in hand on Parramore following a 2-0 victory at Albion Sports, a James Firth own goal added to by a Tom Corner strike in the opening period.

Third-placed Cleethorpes Town were denied a win at Armthorpe Welfare, Craig Aspinall with an injury time equaliser in a 1-1 draw after Marc Cooper had broken the deadlock and Cleethorpes are four points from the top having played two matches more.

Bridlington Town kept their chase up in fourth spot as Brett Agnew's hat-trick secured them a 3-2 victory at Pickering Town although they now only have four games to close the six point gap with the leaders.

Meanwhile, the battle to avoid the drop is intensifying although bottom side Nostell Miners Welfare's chances of escaping are becoming slim after a 1-0 home defeat to Brigg Town, Luke Anderson's 41st minute strike meaning they are seven points away from safety with four games to play.

The win was invaluable, though, for Brigg who move out of the drop zone into seventeenth, replaced below the dotted line by Athersley Recreation who lost 2-0 at Garforth Town, Luke McCrum and Curtly-Martin Wyatt with the goals, whilst Parkgate drop to nineteenth after their goalless draw at Thackley.

Liversedge, who looked dead and buried a month ago, continued their renaissance with a 4-2 win at Barton Town Old Boys, Benny Igiehon netting twice with Tinotenda Chibaro and Brandon Kane also getting on the scoresheet to put Sedge within a victory of climbing out of the relegation places.

The day's other games in the Premier Division saw Staveley Miners Welfare win 3-0 at Clipstone whilst Rainworth Miners Welfare beat hosts Maltby Main, 1-0, thanks to an injury-time goal from Joe Cheeseman.

In Division One, Hemsworth moved a step closer to the title with a 3-0 victory at Hall Road Rangers, a Jason Yates penalty added to by goals from Bill Law and Samuel Jones, leaving them needing to win just one of their last five games to secure promotion.

Bottesford Town are up into second above AFC Mansfield after Martin Pembleton's strike on the hour gave his side a 1-0 home victory over Winterton Rangers.

A hat-trick from Ashley Flynn, added to by a goal from Craig Billington, keeps AFC Emley in fourth, four points off the automatic promotion places, after a 4-0 win at Dronfield Town.

The other two sides currently occupying the play-off zone, Hull United and Penistone Church both won, Jamie Richardson netting twice for Hull in a 3-1 victory over bottom side Lincoln Moorlands Railway although a twelve-point deduction could still come into effect for the Citizens.

And, Tom Cadzow and Daniel Joynes netted for Penistone in a 2-0 defeat of visitors Yorkshire Amateur.

Shirebrook Town hover just outside the top six after their 1-1 home draw with Knaresborough Town, Oliver Beaumont's opener for the Langwith Road side cancelled out by Colin Heath with nine minutes remaining.

Rossington Main claimed a massive victory in their bid to avoid relegation as they won 2-1 at home to Grimsby Borough, a Lee Holmes penalty in stoppage time proving priceless, and they are now eight points clear of next-to-bottom Worsbrough Bridge Athletic who were without a game.

And, Westella VIP climb to fourteenth after Luke Salas, Joe McFadyen and Chris Spinks scored in a 3-0 victory at Teversal.



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NCEL Premier Division P Pts +/-
P 1 Tadcaster Albion 42 98 69
2 Handsworth Parr 42 94 60
3 Cleethorpes Town 42 84 59
4 Worksop Town 42 83 58
5 Bridlington Town 42 79 29
6 Pickering Town 42 77 25
7 Maltby Main 42 68 8
8 Staveley MW 42 66 14
9 Rainworth MW 42 63 17
10 Barton Town Old Boys 42 62 15
11 Albion Sports 42 59 3
12 Thackley 42 59 -4
13 Clipstone 42 55 15
14 Liversedge 42 48 -32
15 Retford United 42 45 -30
16 Garforth Town 42 43 -25
17 Parkgate 42 42 -35
18 Athersley Rec 42 42 -41
19 Armthorpe Welfare 42 40 -37
R 20 Pontefract Collieries 42 39 -50
R 21 Brigg Town 42 37 -54
R 22 Nostell MW 42 26 -64
NCEL Division One P Pts +/-
P 1 Hemsworth MW 40 98 79
P 2 AFC Mansfield 40 86 58
P 3 Bottesford Town 40 82 44
4 AFC Emley 40 77 82
5 Penistone Church 40 75 40
6 Hallam 40 72 44
7 Shirebrook Town 40 69 30
8 Knaresborough 40 64 22
R 9 Hull United (-18) 40 58 31
10 Selby Town 40 57 0
11 Yorkshire Amateur 40 56 -11
12 Westella VIP 40 53 7
13 Eccleshill United 40 48 -4
14 Teversal 40 45 -28
15 Dronfield Town 40 43 -21
16 Glasshoughton Welf 40 37 -39
17 Hall Road Rangers 40 32 -46
18 Winterton Rangers 40 32 -58
19 Grimsby Borough 40 32 -68
20 Rossington Main 40 26 -60
21 Worsbrough Bridge 40 15 -102

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