Orford 1 Cronton Villa 0

ORFORD maintained their challenge for the Warrington and District Football League Premier Division title with a win against Cronton Villa that featured a third successive clean sheet.

Daniel Wilcock’s strike proved the difference, though the hosts wasted chances as they moved up to third position – six points and three games behind leaders Vulcan.

Vulcan 0 Croft 1

SECOND-PLACED Croft closed the gap on leaders Vulcan to six points, with four games in hand, courtesy of Saturday’s single-goal success.

A game of few clear-cut chances was settled when Sam Kirby struck a neat left-foot finish into the far corner with 20 minutes remaining.

Winwick 3 Beeches 0

GOALS from James Cookson, Dan Cunningham and Kirk Davison secured for Winwick a 3-0 victory at home to a youthful Beeches side.

Cunningham’s effort took his season’s tally to 20.

Mattiola 4 Lomax 6

MATTY Mairs notched four goals for a Lomax side that scored six times for the second time in as many matches.

Mairs’ haul sees him overtake Mattiola forward Nick Monaghan, who netted twice, in the Division Four goal-scorers' chart.

Grange Sports Res 1 Village Club 2

VILLAGE Club set up a meeting with Vulcan reserves in the Drinkwater Cup final at Grange Sports Club on Saturday week, April 30, after a semi-final success achieved by goals from Sam Stainer and Luke Crompton.

Results:

April 12, Premier Division: Cronton Villa 2 Burtonwood Albion 1, Knowsley South 1 Croft 5, Orford 0 Avon 3, Windle Labour 1 Vulcan 1.

Division One: Farnworth Griffin 0 Sutton Heath 5, New Street 0 Commercial Hotel 2.

Division Two: Haydock Res 2 Halebank Res 1, Newton Ath 4 Orford Res 2, Woolston Rovers 7 Newton-Le-Willows 0.

April 14, Premier Division: Halton Borough 0 Orford 2, Haydock 0 Croft 2.

Division Three: Cricketers 2 Halewood Apollo 2, Monks Sports 2 Wellington 0, St Michaels Res 5 Winwick Ath 1, Windle Labour Res 1 Parklands 2.

Division Four: Burtonwood Albion Res 5 Lomax 6, Halton Borough Res 1 Rainhill Town 4th 7, Moorfield Res 1 Vulcan Res 4, Orford 3rd 2 Windmill 4, The Village 0 West Bank Main Top 1.

Division Five: Bruche 1 Penketh Utd 2, Cronton Res 3 Earlestown Ath 2.

Saturday, Rylands Cup final: Sidac res 1 Newton-le-Willows 2.

Drinkwater Cup semi final: Burtonwood res 1 Vulcan res 2 (aet), Grange res 1 The Village 2.

Buchanan Cup semi final: Cronton res 1 Parklands res 1 (Parklands win 4-3 on pens), Liverpool Arms 2 Bruche 0.

Premier Division: Burtonwood 0 Haydock 3, Knowsley South 8 Moorfield 1, Orford 1 Cronton 0, St Michaels 2 Cromwell 4, Vulcan 0 Croft 1.

Division One: Farnworth Griffin 2 Commercial Hotel 3, MG 0 Sidac 1, New Street 3 Rainhill 3rd 1, Sankey Vale 4 Grange 0, Sutton Heath 8 Runcorn Albion 1.

Division Two: Orford res 1 Halebank res 2, Widnes Basils 3 Railway 1, Winwick 3 Beeches 0. Division Three: Avon res 3 Parklands 3, Cricketers 2 Windle Labour res 3, Monk 4 Halewood Apollo 2, Showbar 2 Earlestown 1. Division Four: Mattiola 4 Lomax 6, Windmill 9 Moorfield res 2.

Division Five: Woolston res 1 Sankey Vale res 3.

Fixtures for tonight, Thursday, 6.15pm unless stated:

Depot Cup Final, 6.45pm: Rainhill Town 3rd v Sutton Heath.

Premier Division: Blackbrook v Avon Ath, Cromwell Ath v Haydock, Cronton Villa v Orford FC.

Division Two: Newton Ath v Sidac Res.

Division Three: Monks Sports v Windle Labour Res, Showbar AFC v Parklands, St Michaels DH Res v Cricketers, Wellington FC v Earlestown FC, Winwick Ath v Blackbrook Res.

Division Four: Orford 3rd v Mattiola, The Village v Halton Borough 3rd, Vulcan Res v Burtonwood Alb Res.

Division Five: Earlestown Ath v The Village Res, Parkland Res v Penketh Utd, Sankey Vale Res v Bruche FC.

Saturday, 3pm unless stated:

Guardian Cup semi finals (2.30pm): Vulcan v Greenalls PSO, Halebank v Irlam.

Reg Oliver Cup final (2pm): Parklands v Halewood Apollo.

Premier Division: Avon v Croft, Burtonwood v Blackbrook, Cromwell v Windle Labour, Cronton v Haydock, St Michaels DH v Halton.

Division One: Commercial Hotel v Grange, New Street v Farnworth Griffin, Runcorn Albion v Sutton Heath, Sidac v MG.

Division Two: Haydock res v Beeches, Newton-le-Willows v Orford res, Railway v Sidac res, Woolston v Widnes Basils.

Division Three: Earlestown v Showbar, Windle Labour res v Winwick.

Division Four: Grange res v Halton 3rd, Lomax v Rainhill 4th, Mattiola v Orford 3rd, The Village v Moorfield res, West Bank v Windmill.

Division Five: Bruche v Earlestown, Cronton res v Crosfields, Penketh v The Village res.