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Mersey Royal completed the second leg of a possible unique quintuplet of trophies after they lifted the Cheshire County FA Amateur Cup for the second year in succession.
MIDWEEK ACTION – Monday 17/4/23MSC Express West Cheshire League Division Two title contenders, Poulton Victoria and Ashville Res. locked horns at Vauxhalls and the outcome was a 2-2 stalemate which left the title as yet undecided,Jason Bull and Steve Kane obliged for the leaders with Leighton Clarke and Derek Taylor finding the net for second-placed Ashville.
Despite goals from John Ashton and Elliot Butler, Mossley Hill Ath. Res. capitulated 3-2 to replies from Maghull Res.‘ Harry Monaghan, Jacob Jones and Finn Rutherford-Spence.
Top scorers in Division Three were Capenhurst Villa Res., who eclipsed neighbours Ellesmere Port Town Res. 6-0 courtesy of efforts from Harley O’Brien-Williams (2), Mackenzie James (2), Ben Marray, and Tom Murray.
A goal from Cam Clark failed to prevent Chester Nomads Res. from going down 2-1 at home to Hooton.
Second-placed Higher Bebington Kelma remained firmly on course for promotion, after Andy Simpson (2) and Andy Blakeborough struck in a 3-0 result over Neston Nomads.
Youth Division action saw efforts from South Liverpool‘s Anton Gibbons and Josh Ryan negated by replies from Mossley Hill Ath.‘s Chris Hapi-Fankam and Callum Smithwick.Tuesday 18/4/23Pride of place belonged to all-conquering Division One champions-elect, Mersey Royal, who represented the Cheshire County FA in the Association of Northern Counties Cup final against the Liverpool CFA, represented by Sefton Ath. A Lewy Willingham double was supplemented by further efforts from Andy Rogers and Liam Driscoll as Cheshire posted a 4-0 victory.
A single Division Two fixture took place on the same evening, and it was celebration time for Bootle Res. who had Mamadou Djabi (2), Sal Djabi, Dan Spear, and Oda Osasuyi on target in a 5-2 decision over South Sefton Borough who had two-goal Sean Robinson in reply.Wednesday 19/4/23Honours were shared in the Division One clash between Aintree Villa and Bootle St. Edmunds when a goal from Villa’s Jamie Alty was answered by an effort from Saint’s Dan Shearwood.
In another 1-1 finish, respective marksmen for Maghull and Marine U23s were Darren Thomas and Regan Rhodes.
Elsewhere, Newton stayed focussed on a second-placed finish after efforts from Tom Fields and Ross McDowell secured a 2-1 win at Capenhurst Villa who hit back via Matty Vickers.
In Division Two, a goal from Marshalls Res.’ Jack Ward failed to prevent his side from losing 2-1 to efforts from Runcorn Sports‘ Kier Fenlon and Mick O’Neill.
The same scoreline went in favour of South Liverpool 3rds at Poulton Vics Res. in Division Three, thanks to goals from Alex Yates and Jeff Adekunle. The hosts’ consolation was scored by Dave McDermott.
Friday 21/4/23Mersey Royal completed the second leg of a possible unique quintuplet of trophies after they lifted the Cheshire County FA Amateur Cup for the second year in succession, efforts from Ian Hislop and Connor Doyle cementing a 2-0 victory over Cheshire AFL counterparts, Broadheath Central at the Millbank Linnets Stadium.
On target for Bootle St. Edmunds in their 3-0 Division One victory over Ellesmere Port Town were Karl Bergquist, Chris Lowe and Brad Shearwood.
WEEKEND ACTION Runners-up spot in Division One is still being contested and second-placed Newton stayed in the hunt after a Jackson Ellis double sealed a 2-1 win at Marshalls who scored through Jake Storey.
Third-placed Mossley Hill Ath. are two points adrift of Newton but have a game in hand and boosted their claims, when efforts from Caleb Jones, Will Maddock, Chris Anderson, and Dom Murphy clinched a 4-1 win at Maghull. Carl Peers netted for the hosts.
Fifth-placed Vauxhall Motors Res., with goals from Zak Catesby and Joe Ford beat Chester Nomads 2-1. Marco Apollonio was Nomads’ marksman, while Capenhurst Villa recorded the same scoreline against Rainhill Town, with Steve Rowlands and Matty Scott on the mark.
Kenda, Taylor, Magee, and Delgado shared the goals, as Litherland Remyca Res. accounted for Heswall 4-1. Lewis Naylor scored for the visitors.Long-time Division Two leaders, Poulton Victoria, inspired by a Frankie Ward hat-trick, and an effort from Harvey Robinson, finished their season on a high after winning 4-1 against Marshall Res. and left the chasing pack with a thirteen-point deficit to overcome. Callum Hodgkinson was the visitors’ scorer.
Nearest rivals, Ashville Res., with efforts from Jordan Dilworth and Billy Rainbow, won 2-1 against Maghull Res., who had Isaac Jones on target, while third-placed Helsby stayed very much in contention after Jamie Hooper (2) and Lee Turkington applied the finishing touches in a 3-0 result at local rivals, Runcorn Sports.
Goals from Ant Evans and Alex White steered Poulton Royal to a 2-0 triumph over Mallaby while Zebida Habib, Bobby Murphy, and Harvey Billington made the scoresheet as South Liverpool Res. savoured a 3-2 result over Bootle Res. who had Sal Djabi and Isaac Ayolade in response.
The points were shared after efforts from South Sefton Borough‘s Tom Lawrence and Nial McCeaney were matched by replies from Cheshire Lines‘ Matt Brennan and Chris Cruikshank.
Aintree Villa Res. remained two points in credit at the top of Division Three, Dylan Lawless, Stephen Andrews and Dave Pursglove netting in Saturday’s 3-2 decision over Neston Nomads who had Jack Coll and Dec Roberts on target.
Second-placed challengers, Higher Bebington Kelma, thanks to a Josh Griffiths double won 2-0 at South Liverpool 3rds while promotion rivals, Hooton, with goals from Danny Cross (2) and Nathan Saunders overcame Capenhurst Villa Res. 3-1. Ben Marray was the visitors’ marksman.
Helsby Res.‘ 3-0 win against Groves featured efforts from Sam Stephens (2) and Jack Binder.
South Liverpool top scored in the Youth Division, Nathan Young, Alex Pile, Kan Skinley, Ellis Jago, Owen Thompson, and Anton Gibbons bagging a goal apiece in the 6-1 win against Poulton Victoria who had a Matty Barclay penalty to show for their efforts.
Respective goalscorers in City of Liverpool‘s 2-2 nail-biter with Ormskirk West End, were Beckwith, Lyons, Procter and Hogan.
Youth Division champions Mossley Hill reached the Liverpool County FA Youth Final Cup, in a thriller of a game at Lower Breck that ended 3-3. Mossley Hill went on to win the tie 3-1 penalty kicks.
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