New Mills 0 Warrington Town 5
YELLOWS came good in the second half to remain nine points clear at the top of Evo-Stik First Division North.
All five goals against basement dwellers New Mills came after the break as Town extended their unbeaten league run to 12 matches - 11 of them as wins.
Recent signing Joe Holt, on his first start, and skipper Ciaran Kilheeney each bagged a brace on a day when Karl Wills made it 15 clean sheets this season.
The division's top goal scorer Kilheeney netted 22 and 23 of the season in the 79th and 81st minutes to make his mark in eight successive matches and cap off the win.
The fourth goal from Ciaran Kilheeney and celebration. Pictures by Barrie Scholes
Ciaran Kilheeney's fifth goal and celebration
After a disappointing first half on a soft pitch, Holt's 50th-minute effort seemed to settle Shaun Reid's side.
Joe Holt's opener and celebrations. Pictures by Barrie Scholes
And it started raining goals after Ben Deegan made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, with Holt's second seven minutes later putting the game out of New Mills' reach.
Ben Deegan nets the second. Picture by Barrie Scholes
All smiles after Joe Holt's second made it 3-0. Picture by Barrie Scholes
Manager Shaun Reid and players salute the fans after the final whistle Pictures by Barrie Scholes
Title rivals Northwich Victoria won their first match without departed manager Jim Gannon, 3-0 at Ossett Albion to maintain the status quo at the top.
Town, who have now scored four goals or more in five of their last six games, return to the field when they host Northwich Manchester Villa at Cantilever Park in the Cheshire Senior Cup first round on Tuesday, kick off 7.45pm.
More of the action from Town's win at New Milles, with pictures from John Hopkins:
Ben Deegan
Nathan Burke
Chris Gahgan
Ciaran Kilheeney
Danny Ventre
Joe Holt
Liam Turner
Some of the match-day Tweets:
Another three points and a clean sheet on the road, special mention for the away support today it was great to see #promotrain #cswl
— Toby Macormac (@ChairmanWTFC) January 23, 2016
Huge well done to @theyellows
— Lucy Gordon (@Lucy3005) January 23, 2016
Loved our 1st away day with @theyellows and an amazing 2nd half performance giving us a 5-0 win!!! pic.twitter.com/g3VndWB8TB
— Marc Baxter (@StHelensYid) January 23, 2016
@theyellows Well done on your win at New Mills today and the reserves too at home 😊👍 Both teams doing amazing!! Made my day 😀 ❤️⚽️ ❤️💛💙
— indie sandher (@indieKSandher) January 23, 2016
@theyellows Looked a tired team today but still scored 5 in the second half, harsh on our brave opponents.
— Anthony Elliott (@ElliottA59) January 23, 2016
.@theyellows scoring goals for fun. Intent on nailing promotion, & doing it in style... https://t.co/LDCdcCuJzO
— Alex Bysouth (@alexbysouth) January 23, 2016
1st half dreadful, pitch the worst 2nd half total control very professional @shaun4reid @theyellows @ChairmanWTFC
— Neil Pearson (@npflorida) January 23, 2016
well done @CKilheeney @bendeegan13 @AllyBrown2 and the rest of this magnificent team. ain't no stopping my #warringtonwonders @theyellows
— Sandra Grannysan (@SandraGaskill) January 23, 2016
@theyellows great result and boost for goal difference. Onward and upward.
— Michael Reid (@reidmp) January 23, 2016
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