Lilywhites go top

Mossley went top of UniBond League first division north last night by defeating FC Halifax Town 3-1 at Seel Park.

Lilywhites manager Chris Willcock described the second-half display as "scintillating" as his in-form team tore the Shaymen to shreds and ought to have won by a wider margin in front of a crowd of 507.

They fell behind after only 25 seconds to a goal from Mossley old-boy Adam Morning but goals from Phil Charnock and two from Mike Fish (1pen) saw Mossley make it five wins out of six.


Town romp

Oldham Town warmed up for Saturday’s tough trip to AFC Liverpool with a resounding 7-2 victory at Rochdale Town in the Vodkat North-West Counties League last night.



Leading 2-1 at the interval, Tony Mills’ side surged clear in the second half to make it three wins out of three in division one this season.

Ryan Baldwin notched his first hat-trick for the club, while other goals came from Lee Scanlan, Tom Hughes (penalty), Matt Landregan and Jonathan Phillips.