CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE ROUND-UP by Ray Condliffe

SUCCESSIVE home wins in a four-day period have re-established Poulton Victoria as leaders of the Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division One.

In Wednesday's 3-1 win over Heswall, an Andy Robinson double, including a penalty, was added to Mike McGraa's opener. Jamie Griffiths replied for Heswall.

Robinson was again successful from the spot as Vics edged out a Stork side at the weekend. Stu Forshaw netted Stork's equaliser, only for John Edwards to clinch victory for Vics.

Defending champions Cammell Laird moved menacingly into second spot as a result of their 3-1 win at Blacon YC (Jamie Rogers). Lairds, in fact, came from behind, thanks to a Neil Larkin double plus a strike by Alan McDonald.

Mersey Royal (Chris McGinn, Jason Berry) stayed in the title picture with an impressive 2-0 win at Maghull. Despite taking the lead through new boy Wayne Nicol, Heswall could only share the spoils with Vauxhall, who levelled courtesy of Ben Pollard.

Newton came off second best against visiting Shell, who had Wayne Foden and Stu Wright as second-half marksmen, and Ashville were involved in a dull 0-0 draw with Christleton.

In Division Two, West Kirby went down at home to fellow promotion rivals Castrol Social, who had John Merryl registering either side of a Dave McShane effort, while New Brighton (Phil Parkhill, Ian Tunstall) had to settle for a share of the spoils at Shell Reserves (John Ashton, 2).

Having taken a 2-0 lead at Willaston (Nick Williams, 2, Steve Cawley), holders Heswall Reserves (John Dutton, Matthew Parks, Owen Davies) had to rely on a last gasp leveller before then going through to the next stage of the Wirral Amateur Cup via a penalty shoot-out.

Mallaby (Eddie Hutchinson) created the better normal time chances before losing 3-1 after extra-time to battling Shaftesbury, who had Neil Ellis, Peter Cook and Jason McNicholas on target.

John Goodall was a hat trick hero in Mersey Royal's 5-2 defeat of Newton Reserves, while a Jimmy Kelly treble was the highlight of Cammell Laird Reserves' odd goal in seven success against Poulton Vics Reserves.

RESULTS:

Wednesday, October 13:-

Division One - Poulton Vics 3, Heswall 1.

Division Two - Ashville Res 1, Aintree Villa 1.

Saturday, October 16:-

Division One - Ashville 0, Christleton 0; Blacon YC 1, Cammell Laird 3; Heswall 1, Vauxhall 1; Maghull 0, Mersey Royal 2; Newton 0, Shell 2; Poulton Vics 2, Stork 1.

Division Two - Capenhurst Res 3, Upton AA 0; Moreton 0, Aintree Villa 3; Shell Res 2, New Brighton 2; West Kirby 1, Castrol Soc 2.

Division Three - Aintree Villa Res 4, Maghull Res 0.

Chester & District Challenge Cup 2nd Rd - Upton AA Res 2, Blacon YC Res 3.

Lancashire FA Amateur Cup 2nd Rd - Manweb 3, Aigburth PH 3 (aet); Prairie Utd 1, Merseyside Police 2.

Runcorn & Distrcit Challenge Cup 2nd Rd - Gen Chemicals 13, Elton Rigger 0; Grappenhall Sports 0, Mond Rgrs Res 3; Pavilions 7, Mond Rgrs 2; Union Taverners 3, BICC Helsby 10.

Wirral Amateur Cup 2nd Rd - Cammell Laird Res 4, Poulton Vics Res 0; Castrol Soc Res 3, Charing Cross 6; Mallaby 1, Shaftesbury 3 (aet); Mersey Royal Res 5, Newton Res 2; New Brighton Res 3, Ashville Res 5; Manor Ath 4, West Kirby Res 2; Stork Res 3, Moreton Res 0; Willaston 3, Heswall Res 3 (aet, Heswall won 5-3 on pens).

FIXTURES:

Wednesday, October 20:-

Cooper Smith Challenge Cup at Vauxhall Motors, kick-off 7.30pm) - West Cheshire AFL v Mid-Cheshire AFL.

Saturday, October 23 (kick-off 3pm):-

Division One - Blacon YC v Stork; Cammell Laird v Ashville; Capenhurst v Heswall; Vauxhall Motors v Christleton; Gen Chemicals v Mersey Royal; Merseyside Police v Poulton Vics; Newton v Mond Rgrs; Shell v Maghull.

Division Two - Aintree Villa v BICC Helsby; Ashville Res v Upton AA; Heswall Res v Castrol Soc; Mersey Royal Res v Shell Res; New Brighton v Moreton; Poulton Vics Res v West Kirby; Stork Res v Cammell Laird Res.

Division Three - Castrol Soc Res v Newton Res; Mallaby v New Brighton Res; Manor Ath v Pavilions; Mond Rgrs v Willaston; St Werburgh's v Moreton Res.

West Cheshire Shield 1st Rd - Maghull Res v Shaftesbury; West Kirby Res v Aintree Villa Res.

Lancashire FA Amateur Cup 2nd Rd Replay - Aigburth PH v Manweb.

Chester Challenge Cup 2nd Round. 2.30pm - Christleton Res v NWR.

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