Royton still on track for the title

FOOTBALL: ROYTON Town continue to march on at the top of the FBT Manchester League Premier Division table.

Mark Howard’s in-form side triumphed 3-0 at struggling Manchester Gregorians and are now three points clear of second-placed Wythenshawe Amateurs.

Avro moved back up to fifth place thanks to a gritty 1-0 victory at third-placed Hindsford.

In Division One, Hollinwood went down 2-1 at home against second-placed Chapel Town, while Chadderton’s reserve were thumped 6-1 by top-of-the-table Elton Vale.

Hollinwood’s second string enjoyed a thrilling 4-4 draw at Old Alts reserves in Division Two.

Royton Town’s ‘A’ team lost 4-2 to Atherton Town ‘A’ in the Division Four League Cup competition.



OLDHAM Hulmeians remain firmly in the Lancashire Amateur League Division One promotion hunt thanks to a 2-0 home victory against Mostonians.

The visitors had led the Maroons by nine points before the game, but with Hulmeians having four games in hand, the win sees Oldham definitely in title contention.

The first half was a tightly-contested affair as Mostonians found a stubborn and solid Hulmeians back five in their way. But on the hour some superb passing football from Hulmeians was rewarded.

The ball was moved wide to ex-Hollinwood winger Chris Ollerton, who cut inside and bent a sublime, curling 25-yard strike into the top left-hand corner of the goal.

The Maroons then responded to a great Mostonians chance with the killer second goal.

Gareth Hill collected the ball, beat two defenders and slipped past a third before chipping the ball into the Mostonians net.