Quibs rediscover form

HARLEQUIN returned to winning ways when they overcame Fothergill and Whittles 4-0 in the Rochdale On-line Alliance premier division.

In front after two minutes when Paul Higginbottom converted a penalty after a foul on Tony Roberts, they went on to dominate their hosts.

Higginbottom added a second, before Simon Butler and Jon Bland sealed their first success in five games.

AFC Royton stretched their winning sequence to four games when they brushed aside Donkey Dodgers 6-2.

Soon two goals to the good through Marc Sneyd and Simon Atkinson, Gary Jackson added a third before the break after their opponents had fought back to draw level.

The second half was a one-side affair as Barry King (two) and Sneyd completed an emphatic scoreline.