GAYTON JFC took full advantage of Shafts Youth cup exploits to go top of the Grove Youth division with a hard-fought success over Ellesmere Port Rangers due to Will O’Leary firing a double and Steve Halfhead adding a single in this 3-2 victory.

AC Hoylake recorded their best win of the campaign when flying past Allport Hawks with a 7-0 verdict in which Jay Drayton (3), Jack McGrotty (2), Lewis Gouldson and Tom Hayes found the net.

A solitary Liam Ashbrook goal was not enough for Princes Villa as they lost 1-3 versus Shore Villa who had James Parnell, Sam Locke and Ben Riley on target.

Only two games in the Dundee Youth division saw Cammell Laird 1907 share the spoils with Neston Nomads in a 2-2 draw, as Tom Jones and Dean Ellison netted and Sean Hayward bagged a brace in response.

Goals from Dean Trevitt, Ben McLachlan and Brandon Burns gave Manor Youth a 3-1 success over Higher Beb whose reply came from Elliott Larsen.

Yet again Great Float S&S did the league proud when fighting back against Willaston White Star to record a 3-2 victory in the Cheshire FA Cup third round due to Sean Parrington and Lee Bridge levelling matters before James Harris bagged the late winner.

Premier division action saw Poulton Royal prevent Liscard Bronze from going top when beating them 4-1, as Mike Pickles-2, Sean Gandy and Luke Street claimed the important goals.

Cetco Europe failed to keep the lead provided by goals from Dan Kelly and Joe Pugh as they went down 3-2 versus Windsor.

Still top of division One are Champions Bar following their 9-2 eclipse of AFC Tima (Martin Dunn-2) thanks to a five goal salvo from Jamie Rainford doing the main damage.

FC Victoria dented the promotion hopes of AM Plant Hire (Kieran Neal and Craig Bamber) as they dug in for a 4-2 win with goals from Gary Parr, Danny Holdsworth (2) and Andy Blakeborough.

Ship cruised into second place despite sharing the points with Shippons in a 3-3 encounter as Kyle Birch-2 and Lee Hammond found the net.

Going six points clear at the top of division Two are Wallasey Oval who bowled over Parkview with a 3-0 success in which Andy Beaver-2 and Tom Ward netted.

Up into third are Matrix having beaten Sandbrook (Dan Connelly) 6-1, with both King and McIvor notching braces and Davies and Evans getting singles to seal victory.

A goal apiece from Ben Speed and Sam Courtney earned Wallasey Town a 2-1 win over Nelson Grove (Connor Eccles) and Eastham Rangers (Ryan Hodgson-2) claimed their second draw of the season when sharing the points with Cavendish in a 2-2 draw.

Vineyard did likewise when drawing 2-2 with Olympic Rangers (Derek Nash & Dan Payne) due to an own goal and a Dave Southall special.

In the third round of the Wirral Youth cup Shaftesbury beat Malvern (Peter Davies-2 and Matty Ingle) 4-3 and AFC Beb Athletic downed Beechwood Falcons (Joe Molyneux-2) 3-2 with goals from Dave Roberts-2 and Liam McGillaway. An Alex Northover double and single from Brandon Thomas gave AFC Liverpool a 3-0 victory over Glenavon to seal passage into round four.