WARRINGTON and District League side Croft are through to the quarter finals of the Lancashire FA Amateur Cup.
Two goals apiece from Alex Cooke and Michael Stuart, plus a fine solo effort by Callum Douglas, steered the Premier Division men past Bolton outfit Thornleigh 5-2.
Croft will be the league’s only representatives in the last eight on Saturday, November 21, when they host Lancaster’s Caton United.
In league games, Simon Cade netted twice – one of which was a rocket shot – in Burtonwood Albion’s 5-2 success against Knowsley South.
Albion, three points adrift of the Premier Division’s top two Vulcan and St Michaels DH but with games in hand, also found the target through a Stephen Murphy overhead kick, Josh Dixon and Alex Brisco.
In Division One, Grange Sports won 6-3 at Pex Hill and moved into second spot.
Grange led 4-1 early in the second half with goals from Nathan O’Gorman, Ryan Wilde and the first of Scott Robinson’s four.
Pex Hill struggled through injuries but turned the game on its head with two goals in a minute before Robinson settled matters.
Lomax got their Division Four title challenge back on track with a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Eagle JFC at Victoria Park.
Eagle had the better of the first half and led 2-0 but Lomax fought back with goals from Danny Hoyland, two, and Adam Bugan.
Eagle, in stripes, versus Lomax on Saturday. Pictures by Ian Park
Danny Roberts opened the scoring with an overhead kick for Burtonwood Albion Reserves in a 4-3 success against Orford’s third string.
Roberts and Lewis Legge notched before Orford clawed back level.
Burtonwood’s winner came through sub Chris O’Neill.
Grange Sports Reserves maintained second place in Division Four with a 3-2 victory at Vulcan Reserves.
In a physical game Grange were 2-0 down at the interval but fought back to win 3-2 with goals from David Fleming and Michael Wharton, two.
Crosfields FC climbed two places to eighth when Alex Astbury, Craig Mather and Anthony Woodcock each bagged a hat-trick in a 10-2 demolition of Woolston Rovers Reserves in Division Five.
Crosfields, yellow, versus Woolston Rovers on Saturday. Pictures by Ian Park
Results:
Rylands Cup: Railway Rangers 1 Widnes Basils 1.
Premier Division: Blackbrook 1 St Michaels 2, Burtonwood 5 Knowsley South 2, Croft 0 Moorfield 3, Cronton Villa 2 Cromwell Ath 2, Halton Borough 3 Vulcan 0.
Division One: Pex Hill 3 Grange SC 6, Runcorn Albion 0 Sankey Vale 3.
Division Two: Beeches 1 Carr Mill 3, Haydock Res 0 Winwick 5, Woolston Rovers 2 Halebank Res 0.
Division Three: Cricketers 5 Avon Ath Res 2, Showbar 2 Monks Sports 1, St Michaels Res 3 Halton Borough 0, Wellington 1 Winwick Ath 4.
Division Four: Burtonwood Res 4 Orford 3rd 3, Eagle JFC 2 Lomax 3, Halton Borough Res 0 Mattiola 7, Moorfield Res 4 West Bank Main Top 0, Vulcan Res 2 Grange SC 3.
Division Five: Crosfields 10 Woolston Rovers Res 2, Penketh Utd 2 Earlestown Ath 4, Sankey Vale Res 2 Liverpool Arms 3.
Fixtures for Saturday, 2pm kick off:
Jubilee Cup: Blackbrook v Burtonwood Albion, Croft v Windle Labour, Knowsley South v Cromwell Ath, St Michaels DH v Halton Borough.
Depot Cup: Commercial Hotel v Knowsley South, Grange v MG, Sankey Vale v New Street, Sidac v Rainhill 3rd.
Rylands Cup: Halebank Res v Newton Ath, Haydock Res v Newton, Woolston Rovers v Winwick.
Reg Oliver Cup: Halton Borough Res v Wellington, Parklands v Blackbrook Res, Showbar v St Michaels Res, Windle Labour Res v Monks.
Drinkwater Cup: Eagle JFC v Grange Res, Mattiola v Rainhill 4th, Moorfield Res v West Bank Main Top, Vulcan Res v Lomax, Windmill v Halton Borough.
Buchanan Cup: Cronton Villa Res v Sankey Vale Res, Crosfields v Bruche, Newton Res v The Village Res, Woolston Rovers Res v Penketh.
Premier Division: Moorfield v Avon.
Division One: Sutton Heath v Pex Hill, Farnworth Griffin v Runcorn Albion.
Division Two: Sidac Res v Beeches, Widnes Basils v Carr Mill.
Division Three: Halewood Apollo v Avon Ath Res, Winwick Ath v Cricketers.
Division Four: The Village v Burtonwood Albion Res.
Division Five: Earlestown Ath v Parklands Res, Liverpool Arms v St Michaels 3rd.
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