Defending Mid Lancashire Football League Premier Division Champions Marsh United earn their fourth win on the bounce in a close game, while Walmer Bridge have found their form after opening the campaign with two draws.

Premiership

Shevington 1-2 Marsh United
Marsh had to work hard to pick up three points on the road at Vicarage Lane after Aaron Hoyle and James Mcvittie gave the visitors a two-goal advantage heading into the interval. Joseph Hull pulled one back for Shevington with just over 20 minutes to play but Marsh held on to pick up a fourth win from four games played in the Premier Division. All three goalscorers feature in the top eight in the Premier Division with Joseph Hull and Aaron Hoyle finding the back of the net three times, James Mcvittie has contributed four to the Marsh cause.

Astley FC 1-3 Hoole United
Hoole are second on the ladder with three wins from four games played, they ran out 3-1 winners at West Way Sports Hub in Chorley. United had Alfie Parker, Ben Rooke and Matthew Thompson to thanks for the win on the road.

Walmer Bridge 5-0 Broughton Amateurs
Walmer remain one of three unbeaten sides in the Premier Division with an impressive home victory against Broughton Amateurs. After starting the season with two draws, Walmer Bridge have gained momentum with two wins from their last two played, both at the Richard Holmes Memorial Ground. Zak Deaves continued his form with a hat-trick, the other goals coming from Oliver Knight and a late one from George Caney.

Highgrove 3-2 Southport & Ainsdale Amateurs
Victories are like buses for Highgrove, the side at the Royal Albert Playing Field picking up a second win of the season to follow up last week’s three-point haul against Broughton Amateurs. A flurry of goals just after the half hour mark saw Highgrove take the lead through Joe Martin, before Conor Bligh squared the ledger a minute later for the away team. Highgrove restored their lead moments later through Luke Bradley. In the second half, Conor Bligh once again equalised for Southport & Ainsdale but Highgrove weren’t to be denied, Jack Dewhirst with the winning goal on 69 minutes.

Division One

Middleton & Overton Sports 2-3 New Longton Rovers Reserves
The second side for New Longton Rovers are threatening to show up the first team as they secured another victory in the First Division, this time at Middleton Park. Leon Merella opened the scoring for the visitors with just ten minutes on the clock and Oscar Brown added a second for New Longton on the half hour, Nick Grundy bagged the first of his two goals to reduce the arrears on 34 minutes. Both teams added another goal in the second 45 to make it 3-2, first Jamie Morris for New Longton Rovers and then Grundy scored his second of the day.

AFC Ainsdale 2-3 Westgate Wanderers Hawks
A first loss of the season was suffered by AFC Ainsdale at JMO Sports Park in Skelmersdale. A brace from Jack Leatherbarrow was overshadowed by a hat-trick from Westgate’s Connor Mason. AFC Ainsdale have made a bright start and you’d back them to respond next weekend at home to Wigan Rovers. Ainsdale remain second on the ladder with 12 points, Westgate Wanderers Hawks are seventh with two victories so far.

Southport Trinity 1-3 Wyre Villa
With New Longton Rovers’ first team not in action, Wyre Villa took the opportunity to move into third spot thanks to an away success in Southport. Eric Thompson scored the goal for Southport Trinity but another player notched a hat-trick, Toby Smith the man in the forward line for Wyre Villa.

Wigan Rovers 5-1 Sir Tom Finney
Much like Walmer Bridge in the Premier Division, it took three tries for Wigan Rovers to earn victory in this season’s league competition but have now earned two in a row. Rovers scored five last week away at Southport Trinity to earn three points and did the same again at home to Sir Tom Finney. Jamie Forshaw gave Sir Tom Finney the lead early in the first half before goals from Owen Jackson and Ghalib Ogungbola turned things around for the hosts ahead of the two teams returning to the sheds for the break. Substitute Henry Gold-Edgeware added his name to those scoring a hat-trick on Saturday afternoon to make it 5-1 to the home side. Ten goals in two games, Wigan have scored 14 in their four games played.

Hoole United Reserves 3-4 Fleetwood Hesketh
A first win of the season for Fleetwood Hesketh at the fifth time of asking was not straightforward by any stretch of the imagination. Hoole United Reserves goalscorers were Paul Armstrong, Jake Whitlock and Jack Smith. Finding the back of the net for Fleetwood were Paul Reeves, David Norbury and Kieran Challis.

Division Two

Hindley Green 1-6 Preston City
A fourth win from four for Preston City saw the away side retain their position at the Second Division summit. Nahum Davis and Joe Fielder scored for Preston in the first half, Hindley Green’s Callum Howard was on the scoresheet to make it 2-1 at the break in favour of City. In the second half, Davis added another two goals to earn his hat-trick and J’quan Richards scored a brace. Nahum Davis now has nine goals in four games, Richards has eight from three.

Ribchester Rovers 3-4 Broughton Amateurs Reserves
Broughton Amateurs Reserves get three points on the board for the first time this season with a battling away performance at Ribchester Playing Fields. Finley Jillions, Pa Musa Sarr and a brace from Umar Ajisafe scored the goals for the visitors against Ribchester Rovers.

Wyre Villa Reserves 6-2 Southport & Ainsdale Amateurs Reserves
Our very own Donna Artis was on hand to see Wyre Villa Reserves run out winners at Hallgate Park against the travelling seconds from Southport & Ainsdale Amateurs. Donna’s gallery can be found here. Ben Hall, Reuben Williams and Charlie Sandford scored for Wyre Villa Reserves with Hudson Worrall stealing the headlines with yet another hat-trick on Saturday. Harry Holdsworth and Owen Kelly responded for the visitors. The full video can be found below…