Football

Frickley Athletic are assured of at least a play-off place after picking up the four points they needed to clinch a top six spot in the Evo-Stik South.

Hemsworth MW remain on target for their highest ever finish in the Toolstation NCE League after a fifth straight victory.

Frickley Athletic showed no ill effects from their tough match with Evo-Stik South leaders Basford United two days earlier as they saw off Carlton Town 4-0 at home on Monday.

Leeds United’s travelling fans suffered more misery as their side failed to score in going down to another defeat in front of the Sky Cameras at Aston Villa.

Hemsworth MW climbed into the top six in the Toolstation NCE Premier Division when they banged in the goals again in a home game with Worksop Town on Tuesday night.

With their 6-0 win at Belper Town on Saturday, Frickley Athletic moved to the top of the table for highest goals per game ratio in Steps 1-4 of the non-league football pyramid.

Frickley Athletic cranked the pressure up on their promotion rivals as they headed back to Spalding United on Tuesday night to play the Evo-Stik South game that was abandoned when they were winning 2-0 last month.

Depleted Leeds United suffered another defeat on their travels as they came away from Preston North End with a 3-1 defeat.

Leeds United were left still looking for a first home win over Sunderland since 2002 after being held at home by the Championship’s bottom team in an incident-packed game at Elland Road.

APRIL is shaping up to be a testing month for Frickley Athletic as they complete the run-in that they hope will ultimately lead to promotion back in to the top flight of the Evo-Stik League.

After being without a game last Saturday despite still having at least 10 left to play this season, Hemsworth MW were pleased to be back into action on Tuesday night when at home to Rainworth MW in the Toolstation NCE Premier Division.

Leeds United’s search for a first away win of 2018 goes on after they were beaten 2-0 by promotion hopefuls Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Despite missing a host of chances Leeds United were back to winning ways with a 2-1 success against Bolton Wanderers in front of a season’s best crowd at Elland Road.

Kellingley Welfare pushed title favourites Otley Town all the way in a physical encounter and were unlucky to go down 3-2 in their West Yorkshire Division Two game.

Frickley Athletic revived their hopes of finishing in one of the automatic promotion spots in the Evo-Stik South when they won away from home while rivals Alvechurch slipped up.

After going down 3-1 at Penistone Church last Saturday, Hemsworth MW bounced back to end a run of four Toolstation NCE League defeats in an incredible match at home to Staveley MW on Tuesday night.

Holders Frickley Athletic progressed to another Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup semi-final when they beat NCE League club Swallownest on Tuesday night.

Hemsworth MW won through to the last eight of the NCE League Cup with an impressive display in an away tie at Yorkshire Amateur on Tuesday night.

Frickley Athletic manager Spencer Fearn was full of praise for the team effort on and off the pitch that brought about a 5-3 win over Lincoln United in atrocious conditions.