HERE is what happened on a busy weekend of football in and around the town:

CHESHIRE LEAGUE:

DATEN climbed to the top of Cheshire League One on Saturday with a comfortable away victory.

The Atoms, who have applied to join the North West Counties Football League next season, recorded a 3-0 victory at Deva Athletic thanks to Michael Sullivan’s hat-trick.

It means Paul Anderson’s side sit two points clear of second-placed Pilkington in the League One table.

Fellow NWCFL applicants Rylands suffered an unhappy return to action in what was their first game for more than a month.

They slipped to a 1-0 defeat to high-flying Wythenshawe Town at Gorsey Lane and have dropped to tenth in the Premier Division table.

In the same division, second-bottom Greenalls PSO remain in danger of relegation after their 0-0 draw with Billinge at Long Lane.

League Two saw Moore United emerge victorious in their ‘derby’ clash with Grappenhall Sports, with the visitors winning 2-0.

Cheshire League fixtures, Saturday, kick off 2pm:

Premier Division: Greenalls PSO v Denton Town, Ashton Town v Rylands.

League Two: Maine Road Res v Grappenhall Sports, Tarporley Victoria v Moore United.

JA Walton Challenge Cup: Orford v Middlewich Town.

Reserve Division: Daten v Eagle Sports, Knutsford A v Orford, Middlewich Town v Greenalls PSO, Rylands v Moore United.

WARRINGTON AND DISTRICT PREMIER DIVISION:

Premier Division: Halewood 2 Monk Sports 3, Rainhill Town 1 New Street 5.

Division One: Burtonwood 3 The Village 3, Moorfield 1 Sidac Sports & Social 2, New Street 3 Westgarth 2, Rockware 0 Farnworth Griffin 3, Runcorn 0 Hatton Albion 0.

Division Two: FC Tale 3 Eagle Junior 1, Newton le Willows 8 v Penketh United 0, Penlake 20 Earlestown 2, Royal Rangers 4 Widnes D&Y 0, Winwick 2 Bold Rangers 3.

Reserve Division One: Avon Athletic 2 Burtonwood Albion 3.

Reserve Division Two: Halton Borough 4 Bruche Athletic 1, Moorfield 4 The Village 0.

Fixtures, Saturday:

Premier Division: Avon Athletic v Halton Borough, Cronton Villa v Monk Sports, Haydock v Croft , New Street v Woolston, Rainhill v Grange, St Michaels v Halewood,.

Division One: Beeches v New Street, Farnworth Griffin v Upton Athletic, Sidac Sports & Social v Rockware, Westgarth v Moorfield.

Division Two: Boilermakers Arms v Bruche Athletic, Eagle Junior FC Tale v Winwick, Newton le Willows v Winwick, Penketh United v Royal Rangers, Widnes D&Y v Earlestown.

Reserve Division One: Avon Athletic v Parklands, Blackbrook v New Street, Burtonwood Albion v St Michael’s DH, Halebank v Haydock, Woolston v Sankey Vale.

Reserve Division Two: Bruche Athletic v Moorfield, Halton Borough v The Village Club, Orford 3rd v St Michaels, Rainhill Town Y&D Celtic v Woolston, Sutton Junction 3rd v Ealestown Athletic.

Jubilee Cup: Thatto Heath v Parklands.

Guardian Cup: Burtonwood v Penlake, Earlestown Athletic JFC v Mathiola, Runcorn FC Tale, The Village Club v Hatton Albion, Oaklands v Bold Rangers, Sankey Vale v Smiths.

Reserves Cup Rylands: Rainhill Town Y&D Villa v Cronton Villa.

WARRINGTON SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE:

Premier Division: Hoop & Mallet 3 MHS 1.