CHIPPENHAM SUNDAY LEAGUE: FOUR Seasons maintained their interest in the race for the Division Three title, as a 4-1 home victory over Bradstone Rovers saw them close the gap to leaders Parsons Nose to just two points.
Parsons Nose must take at least a point away at Westbury Rangers B on Sunday.
Should Parsons Nose lose and Dave Austin's Four Seasons team win the title will be settled on goal difference and the Seasons are well ahead of their rivals, having scored 11 more goal. Marcus Young proved that when he is focused he is one of the best strikers around with three of the Seasons' goals while Gary Banks added the fourth. Adam Sheffield hit Bradstone's consolation.
Alan Davies returned to Old Lane United's starting line up for his first game for five months and scored the opening goal as they defeated Trowbridge Town Supporters' Club 3-2. Gary McLoughlin and Ross Heard struck twice to hand the lead to the Town but further goals from Ben Husband and Kia Pritchard earned the Old Lane their ninth win of the season.
Hare and Hounds picked up the win that they needed to catapult themselves above Corsham Park Rangers into third place after they beat Westbury Rangers B 2-0.
Goals from Leigh Wells, who drilled home a 35 yard screamer, and Nick Morris, who headed home after Niall McLean's cross, gave the Devizes-based team their best ever finish to a season.
Premier Division
GOALS from Nick Oram, Richard Holman and Stuart Beavan, who rifled home a 35 yard free kick, were not enough to prevent All Cannings A from losing their penultimate game of the season, 5-3 at home to Bradford News.
Russell Francis (2), John Burt (2) and Charlie Powell all found the target for the Newsmen who included Dave Allen in their starting line for his first match between the sticks for 10 years.
This weekend's final round of Premier Division fixture' will decide who will finish as runners-up behind champions Sherston Town.
Should Westbury Rangers A defeat Box Rovers they will hold onto second spot ahead of Dog and Fox Ashley but should Rangers fail to win and Dog and Fox Ashley beat All Cannings FC, Ian Pryer's team will take the silverware.
Division One
MAUD Heath Sports returned to winning ways after two consecutive draws saw them surrender any chance they had of stealing the title away from Biddestone Social.
Their 2-0 win over Semington Rovers amed with goals from Ali Duncan and Dean Slade.
Trowbridge Harriers continue to keep the heat on Maud Heath Sports as the sides battle it out for the runners-up spot.
Their 4-2 victory over West End Wanderers leaves them just two points behind Maud Heath, who have a far superior goal difference, and with two matches left each a nail biting finale looks on.
Trowbridge Harriers took the lead against the Wanderers when player-manager Paul Edwards fired home. A Tony Kelly free kick saw Wanderers level before Harriers ran away with the game with goals from Jamie Burbedge (2) and Andy Cooper, who had started the game in goal. Nathan Mantle replied with the Wanderers when he crashed home another excellent free kick.
Having secured the title last weekend, Biddestone Social's own tinker man John O'Meara rested a few of his star names for their game with Wingfield, This included leading scorer Matt Pratley who started on the bench, and although Pratley came on to equalise it wasn't enough as Wingfield claim eda 2-1 win. Mark Barnett's rich vain of form continued when he headed his team in front after 16 minutes. Pratley made in 1-1 in the 64th minute but Neil Wilcox won it for Wingfield two minutes from time when he drove home a 20 yard free kick after Andy Edwards had been hauled down.
Division Two
IT was 20 out of 20 for Corsham Centre as they at last gained promotion from Division Two.
Corsham's 8-2 defeat of a spirited 10 man Somerford side also sent their opponents back to Division Three.
Simon Gray led the scoring with a hat-trick and Liam Fullham (2), Scott Lye, Nigel Evans and their experienced manager Pete Ralph who scored number eight from the penalty spot took the Centre's goals tally to 138. John Goad replied with both of Somerford's goals.
Although Roadrunners were condemned to the drop many weeks ago, they produced one of their finest displays of the campaign as they came from 3-0 behind to silence Spencer Sports who were left clinging on at the end to take both points from a contest in which their opponents played the whole match with only 10 players.
Tom Evans gave Spencer the lead on 10 minutes. This was doubled by a great solo effort from Ben Grinham in the 20th minute and when substitute Paul Eames knocked home number three with only his second touch of the game a repeat of last week's 20-0 drubbing looked on again. However Roadrunners dug deep and a Lee Kelty double gave them hope of picking up only their third point of the season but in the end they ended up losing out 3-2.
Tom Pang scored two of Holt's goals in their 5-0 win against Steeple Ashton to take his total for the season to 50 which should see him collect his second consecutive golden boot.
Alan Fodder beat three players before making it 3-0 and Neil Grant jumped on a rebound to knock home number four. Paulin Mbekop completed Holt's tally.
Blue Circle Saints' 2-1 defeat of Sutton Benger moved the cement boys well clear of the drop zone and although they didn't know it at the time, their win, coupled with Somerford's loss ensured that they would spend next season in Division Two.
Shaun Sheppard and Graham Deveney's goals sandwiched Alex Prowting's first goal of the season for Benger.
Division Four
KINGS Arms played their first game in four weeks and picked up the two points they needed to leapfrog Virgin Mobile and claim second spot in Division Four.
Kings Arms defeated KSM 7-0 and now need only one win from their final two games to claim a first season promotion behind winners FC Bradford.
Scott Askew's four goals took his tally for the season to 37 and Jerome Dyer, Pete Spong and Jamie Iles added the others.
Paul Cryer's 30-yard strike plus a penalty from Shahram Hematti was enough for Pack Horse Rangers to see off Rowde 2-0.
Old Road Tavern and North Star B battled out a nine-goal thriller in midweek that saw the Star avenge their early season 3-0 defeat as they gained a 5-4 success.
Kerry Upchurch tapped the Tavern in front only for Darren Axford to level for the Star. Another tap in for the Tavern, this time from Martin Woolford, restored their lead.
Goals from Adam Godwin (2) and James Yates then swung the game the Star's way before Ashley Lawrence put through his own net to reduce the arrears.
Simon Clifford regained North Star's two goal cushion and even through Simon Palmer pulled another back for the Tavern from the penalty spot, it was not enough as the Calne side held on for win number 11 of the season.
This Sunday sees the final of the Subsidiary Cup between Premier Division Hullavington and Division One winners Biddestone Social.
Bromham FC will host the game which kicks-off at 11am.
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