Our very own Cheadle Town have slipped to 11th place - with 17 points from 14 games - following this weekend's action. What's of concern is that a majority of the teams below us have games-in-hand on us. We need to start stringing some wins together or else our large number of drawn games is going to start to manifest in the position in the table.

League results in a bit. New Mills are the only NWCFL representatives left in the FA Vase after they defeated Witney United 2-1 and Bootle were dumped out at Norton & Stockton Ancients by four goals to two (Sky Sports had this down as a 0-4 defeat!).

It was also the 3rd Round of the Vodkat League Cup. Wigan Robin Park claimed the weekend's major scalp by beating Premier Division Runcorn Linnets 3-2 (after extra time). AFC Liverpool also had Premier League opposition; they went to Glossop North End and came back with a replay after a 0-0 draw. Elsewhere there were wins for Winsford United, Abbey Hey, St Helens Town and Newcastle Town.

The draw for the 4th Round is as follows:
Abbey Hey v Daisy Hill or New Mills
Irlam or Bootle v Newcastle Town
St Helens Town v Wigan Robin Park
Winsford United v AFC Liverpool or Glossop North End 

Right, Division One. The top-of-the-table clash between Barnoldswick Town and Stone Dominoes ended in a 0-0 draw, a point that hauled the Lancashire men into 2nd place (six points behind Stone) after Leek CSOB fell to a 0-2 defeat at Atherton Collieries.

AFC Blackpool's rise up the table - overtaking us - continued with a 3-0 away win at Holker Old Boys. Elsewhere, Ashton Town kept up their recent good form in the league - and kept Rochdale Town well and truly rooted to the bottom - with a 3-0 win; Daisy Hill claimed a 2-1 home win over Oldham Borough and Chadderton went to Eccleshall and won 3-2.