7 JUNE – Club resignations - Both Wadsley FC and Darnall Urban have resigned from the League.

7 JUNE – Club details confirmation - The Club details shown in the Clubs section have been listed in readiness for the 25-26 season. All clubs MUST check them and send an email by 30 June to keithsssl@aol.com to confirm that the details shown are correct, or provide any changes that are required. It is very important that these details are correct, in particular the detail of any club you share with must be correct as we will be attending a Fixture Grid meeting at the County FA in early July to determine which team is which number on the grid.

7 JUNE – League AGM 24 June at Bramall Lane, 7pm - The League's AGM has been booked for Tuesday 24 June 2025, in the 1889 Suite at Bramall Lane, at 7:00pm. Entrance to the suite is via Reception in the main car park accessed via Cherry Street. Please note you must come up Bramall Lane to enter Cherry Street - there is no car access from Shoreham Street.

Any club not represented will be fined £25 for non-attendance. All clubs MUST attend and can pay their £80 Annual League fees in cash, or by cheque made payable to BLADES SUPER DRAW SUNDAY SPORTS LEAGUE on the night. Alternatively, they can request details on how to do a Bank Transfer. New clubs can pay the League Bond of £100 and Annual League fee of £80. Please let Keith know if you intend to not attend because you are leaving the League. 

22 MAY – Chapeltown RBL get the Nod over Earl at Chesterfield FC to win in the League Cup Final -

The Blades Super Draw League Cup Final between holders Royal Earl and Chapeltown RBL played at a superb Chesterfield's SMH Group Stadium saw Chapeltown win the cup for the first time 3-2. It was a terrific head-to-head of the champions for this and last season.

This season’s League Champions Royal Earl went into the game as firm favourites to complete the double and it was their leading scorer Leon Howarth that had the best chance of the first half the best chance, but seeing his effort go wide. Owen Cooke looked lively for RBL, but the half remained goalless.

The second half saw five goals, with the first coming two minutes in. Danny Booth burst from midfield and fed man of the match Josh Nodder (pictured right collecting his Man of the Match award), and his right foot shot found the bottom corner. Boosted by that Chapeltown continued to look the more dangerous team and Alex Mosley’s sweetly struck volley hit the inside of the post and somehow stayed out, but just past the hour mark that man Nodder added a second when he cut inside and fired home from the edge of the area, leaving Earl keeper Dylan Parkin no chance.

The Earl goalkeeper then made two great saves to keep it at 2-0 and his work was rewarded minutes later when Earl reduced the arrears with a Sam Fewkes free header from a corner. That gave Earl the momentum they had been missing and Legion had to make changes to weather the storm. On 89 minutes one of those changes, Morgan Cowell (pictured right), was sent through and he made no mistake by rounding Parkin and slotting home.

The fourth official indicated 6 minutes injury time, and on the stroke of 95 minutes Earl made it 3-2 through Tom Bishop, but RBL saw off the last few seconds - resulting in Chapeltown skipper Niall Smith deservedly lifting the trophy.

The win means Chapeltown RBL have now won the titles in Division 2, Divison 1, the CBC Premier and the League Cup in successive seasons - the most successful period the club has ever seen.

The League is indebted to Chesterfield FC's Media Manager Nick Johnson and everyone at Chesterfield FC for helping to make it a terrific night for players and spectators alike - their welcome, hospitality and organisation was terrific. More pictures from the game are below:

22 MAY – Royal Earl to face Chapeltown RBL at Chesterfield FC in the League Cup Final - Kick-off at 7:30

Tickets for the game will be available on the night at £5 - CASH ONLY. Entrance is through the main Recption and car parking is free. Please come along to support the teams

The League Cup Final between holders Royal Earl and Chapeltown RBL is tomight at Chesterfield's SMH Group Stadium, Thursday 22 May 7.30pm Kick-off.

 It should be a final full of quality between this season’s champions Royal Earl and last season’s champions Chapeltown RBL. Earl has won the trophy twice before and been runners-up once, but this is the first League Cup Final for Chapeltown RBL. The teams have met twice during the season, with Earl winning both, but Chapeltown have produced some of their best performances towards the end of the season and Earl’s only two defeats came in the last few weeks.

16 MAY – Liggins is the League's Leading scorer - Division 2 Loca FC's Logan Liggins (pictured left) is the League's Leading Scorer for the 24/25 season with 34 goals. Just 6 goals behind him is the Division 1 leading scorer, Southey Social's Carlton Carty with 28 and 7 goals further back is the CBC Premier's leading scorer, Royal Earl's Leon Howarth with 21. The next 8 players in the top 11 are separated by just 2 goals. Full details of the League's Leading Scorers and the Leading Scorers for each team can be found in the Results section.

14 MAY – DIVISION 1 – Goal difference makes the difference to both Woodman and Brunsmeer after a stalemate – A dramatic final League game of the season between a Woodman Intake that needed to win to go up and Brunsmeer AJW that needed to win to stay up saw them finish with the 2-2 draw that was no use to either of them!!. After an uneventful, goalless first half, a minute after the restart Charlie Wheatley gave Brunsmeer the lead they needed, but with 15 minutes remaining Kain Murphy equalised for Woodman

4 MAY – CBC PREM – Sixers held by Stannington, allowing Joker to claim 3rd place – Wadsley Bridge Sixers were held to a 2-2 draw by second place Stannington Village and it allowed Joker Wickersley to take 3rd place by beating last season's champions Chapeltown RBL 2-0. Wadsley took the lead with a Jordan Stocks strike, but the second half saw a ball from Angelo Tambini collected by Aemad Gadour and he ran into the box to equalise. Charlie Staniland finished off a good move by beating his man to put Stannington in front until Rob Farrell levelled for Sixers with ten minutes left.

That result allowed Joker Wickersley to take third place by beating last season’s champions Chapeltown RBL 2-0. After failing to take a number of early chances, Joker finally got the breakthrough with a Jacob Pearson goal. The second half saw close calls at both ends before James Hardeman netted a clincher for Joker.

Boynton Sports continued their Impressive home record with a narrow 4-3 win over local rivals Oughtibridge WM. Isaac Reardon, Curt Priday and Liam Halshaw goals had Boynton in control at the break despite a goal by Harry Coy for the visitors. Although Fin Allen netted a fourth for Boynton, Matt Harrison and Will Telford strikes for Oughtibridge had their hosts hanging on.

4 MAY – DIVISION 1 – Southey take the title and Brunsmeer give themselves a chance of survival – Southey Social (pictured left) took the Division 1 title after Nailmakers were held to a 2-2 draw by Cotts. Chris Salt netted both the Cotts goals, with Oliver Parfitt and Dan Beech strikes for Nailmakers cancelling them out.

Mosborough Reds are now in danger of relegation after Brunsmeer AJW moved within a point of them with a narrow 2-1 victory over Sheaf House. Goals in each half by Gaz Murdoch won it for Brunsmeer despite a Josue Kabobo strike for Sheaf. Brunsmeer must win their final game of the season against Woodman Intake to stay up, the only problem is that Woodman need the win to claim the last automatic promotion place.

4 MAY – DIVISION 2 – Hackenthorpe beat AFC Centre Spot to claim the third promotion place – The last game of the Division 2 season finally decided the last automatic promotion place with it going to Hackenthorpe FC after they beat AFC Centre Spot 3-1. The teams went into the game knowing that the winner would be promoted that would have claimed it themselves if they had won the game. The first half was a cagey affair, but Hackenthorpe caught their hosts with two quick breaks and Callum Foster and skipper Chad Gibson gave Hackenthorpe a two goal leave at the break. The second half saw Centre Spot pull one back through Harrison Coleman and then throw the kitchen sink at their visitors, but it left them vulnerable at the back and Harrison Case took advantage to net a third for Hackenthorpe with just 5 minutes remaining.

27 APR – CBC PREM – Stannington seal the runners-up spot  – Stannington Village (picture right) sealed the CBC Premier runners-up for the 9th time with a 4-3 victory over Eckington MW. Eckington shocked their hosts by taking the lead in the 8^th minute when a corner was headed home by Aiden Horspool. Stannington quickly levelled the scores when Sami Eric found Aemad Gadour and his shot from the edge of the area went in off both posts. Just before half-time another Eckington corner pin-balled in the area before it was turned in by Horspool.

It looked like it might be Eckington’s day when Dan White netted their third at the second attempt. Stannington hit back when Shaun Flynn found Niall Loughlin out wide and he cut inside, beat two defenders and found the bottom corner. They equalised when Luca DeFalco twisted and turned in the area before chipping the ball to the back post for Jasper Newhall to head home. Flynn claimed a second assist when hisd pass found Sami Eric and he cut in before his left foot hit the ball into the far corner.

Last season's champions Chapeltown RBL completed the double over Oughtibridge WM 9-1 with the help of 6 goals from Josh Nodder (pictured left), The scoring started when Farbod Yousefi found Morgan Cowell in the box and he finished left footed. Cowell then picked out Nodder who got his first just inside the area. Cowell grabbed another assist when his corner was headed home by Dave Millen. Nodder then beat his man and crossed for Alex Mosley to score his second in two weeks, and then Nodder scored twice in two minutes after passes from Adam Todd and Mikey Vella to make it 6-0. Oughtibridge pulled one back with a tidy finish by Brad Smith, before Nodder scored 3 more with impressive finishes.

New champions Royal Earl completed their season with a 7-1 victory over Joker Wickersley, making it a perfect 8 wins out of 8 at home. Leon Howarth netted his 21^st league goal with a terrific finish from a tight angle to put Earl ahead. Alex Rippon doubled the lead with a delightful lob over the keeper and Jake Squires made it 3-0 with a header from a corner. Squires made it four with a tap-in at the back post before half-time and Rippon netted his second with a terrific overhead kick soon after the break. Jacob Pearson pulled one back for Joker, but Earl continued to push them back and Squires completed his hat-trick before Theo Wilson completed the scoring with a tap-in at the back post.

27 APR – DIVISION 1 – Southey Social held by Cueball, as Woodman press for third – Southey Social were held to a 2-2 draw by third place Cueball. Southey started on the front foot and took the lead when a long throw into the box wasn’t held by the keeper and Jamie Hopkins poked the loose ball home. Farrell Cawthorne and Charlie Shepherd. Carlton Carty then missed a great chance to double the lead and they were made to pay when an excellent ball cut through the Southey defence and Farrell Cawthorne equalised.

Southey started the second half as they had done in the first and when Hopkins was brought down in the area, Kieran Hopkinson netted from the spot. Southey then missed a string of chances that would have all but clinched the title, but they were made to pay for those misses when Charlie Shepherd netted at the near post from a corner. Hopkins then missed the chance to win it for Southey when he hit the bar with a header when it looked easier to score. The result means Southey must win one of their last two games to be crowned champions.

It was Cueball’s final game of the season and they remain in the third automatic promotion place, but are now left sweating after Woodman Intake beat Cotts 4-1 to go just a point behind Cueball with one game left. Woodman started slowly and were a goal behind at the interval after Chris Salt’s goal for the hosts. Woodman came out all guns blazing after the break and goals from Jack Heald, Abdulrahman Alghamdi and a Jack Holden double saw Woodman take the three points.

Victory in Woodman's last game will see them take the last automatic promotion place, but it’s against a Brunsmeer AJW who must now win their last two games to avoid the drop after their 3-2 defeat by an AFC Wisewood that are probably safe. Harry Groombridge’s double for Brunsmeer turned out to not be enough as Wisewood took the vital win with goals from Stefan Hadfield, Tom Redman and Will Osgathorpe.

Mosborough Reds gave themselves a chance of avoiding the drop with a 3-1 victory over Sheaf House. Ryan Greaves almost gave Reds the lead when he hit a post, but a goal came before half-time when Kurt Ward’s long throw saw Matt Ellis’s header saved before the ball was bundled home by Billy Kitching. After the break Sheaf started much better and deservedly equalised with a Nile Ions strike and they almost took the lead, but instead it was reds that went in front when Luke Foggs long kick allowed Greaves to sneak in and slide it under the keeper. The victory was sealed from another Ward long throw headed home by Scott Williams. A win in their last game next week will see them safe, but it is against a Southey Social needing the win to clinch the title.

27 APR – DIVISION 2 – Hackenthorpe left sweating after defeat by new champions Loca – Hackenthorpe missed the chance to move into the third automatic promotion place when they fell to a 6-3 defeat at new champions Loca. Richard Spik set Cam Evans up to give Loca the lead, before Evans turned provider for Logan Liggins to double it. Evans was again the provider for Will Eades to make it three and for Callum Spencer to make it four at the break. Hackenthorpe started the second half in a positive manner and Harrison Case pulled one back, before Callum Foster netted his 13^th league goal for their second. A remarkable comeback looked on when Aaron Doherty scored Hackenthorpe’s third, but Loca showed why they are champions by going straight back to the other end and Liggins set Spencer up for his second before Oli Grady netted Loca’s sixth with the best goal of the game. After the game Loca were presented with the Division Two Champions trophy and medals.

Hackenthorpe must now win their final game of the season next week against AFC Centre Spot to take the final promotion place, but a win for Centre Spot will see them promoted instead, but a draw will see Darnall Urban stay third.

23 APR – DIVISION 2 – Baby Shark beat Centre Spot to confirm the Runners-up spot – Baby Shark beat fellow promotion contenders AFC Centre Spot 3-2 to confirm they will finish the season as runners-up. Baby Shark had the better of the first half but only led 1-0 at half time through an own goal. After the break goals from a Lanzel Reid header and a Nana Nyarko strike made it 3-0 to Baby Shark, but that seemed to wake Centre Spot up and they got it back into it with goals from Harrison Coleman and Tom Roberts. Centre Spot threw the kitchen sink at it for the last 5 and hit the bar and had two cleared off the line, but it wasn't to be and Baby Shark got the victory that secured second place.

The race for the final promotion place couldn't be any closer, with any one of three teams still able to claim it. Centre Spot must now win their final game of the season at home to Hackenthorpe on 4 May to guarantee promotion, but if Hackenthorpe win it they will be promoted instead. Hackenthorpe might need just to draw if they beat league leaders Loca FC this Sunday 27 April, but if Hackenthorpe lose that and then draw with AFC Centre Spot, the team currently in third place, Darnall Urban, will be promoted.

20 APR – CBC PREM – Stannington look good for second place  – Stannington Village look set to be the CBC Premier runners-up for the 9th time after a 2-0 victory at Boynton Sports. Stannington went ahead when Aemad Gadour flicked the ball on for Charlie Cope to twist and turn before firing home. The lead was doubled after 25 minutes when a Luca DeFalcom free kick was headed home by Gadour and only a good save by the Boynton keeper stopped a third from Brad Worsfold. Boynton should have pulled one back in the second half when they were awarded a penalty, but Stannington keeper Harley Middleton made a great save to his right.

New champions Royal Earl fell to a surprise 2nd defeat of the season, 4-1 at already relegated Eckington MW. The home side went in front after 25 minutes when Harris Kipling’s ball into the box was headed home by Aiden Horspool. Just 4 minutes later Horspool took advantage of a loose ball by the Earl defence to net his second.

Soon after the break Owen Ryan rounded the Earl keeper to make it three and it was four just ten minutes later when Jake Galbraith was through on goal and he rounded the keeper to score. Earl did pull one back near the end, but even then it was an unlucky Eckington defender that turned a cross into his own net.

Last season's champions Chapeltown RBL made it 3 consecutive wins with a 4-1 victory at Oughtibridge WM with the help of two goals from player/manager Adam Todd. A much changed RBL took the lead in the first minute when Luis Afonso-Ferreira found Mikey Vella who volleyed home in to the far corner, but a well worked move saw the hosts equalise after 17 mins.

Legion went back in front after half an hour when Vella found manager Adam Todd’s run in to box and he finished first time. A flowing move saw Farbod Yousefi found down the left and his cross was well finished by Alex Mosley before half time. Man of the match Todd grabbed his second early in the second half when Afonso-Ferreira crossed for him to head home. The duo combined again on the hour with Todd hitting the cross bar just inside the box. Morgan Cowell and Connor Tonge also went close late on as RBL closed the game out.

20 APR – DIVISION 1 – Nailmakers slip up at AFC Wisewood as Cueball go third, but Cotts are down – Previous leaders and already promoted Nailmakers slipped to second place after a 3-1 defeat at an AFC Wisewood doing their best to stay out of the bottom three. Goals from Jo Scholefield, Alfie Wright and Sam Civil did the damage for Wisewood. The win was vital for Wisewood as they are just 3 points clear of the bottom three, but the two teams below them both have games in hand.

Cueball moved up to third with a 3-2 victory at Cotts FC - a result that means their hosts are relegated. Charlie Shepherd gave Cueball the lead, but Cotts equalised with a Sam Stacey strike. Billy Wilson restored Cueball’s lead but Cotts levelled a second time with a Reece Rogers goal. With both teams going for that vital winner it came from Cueball when Shepherd netted his second of the game. To be certain of staying in the top three, Cueball need to win their final game of the season next Sunday at a Southey Social needing the win to stay top.

20 APR – DIVISION 2 – Baby Shark beat Hackenthorpe to confirm promotion – Baby Shark beat Hackenthorpe 3-0 to confirm promotion at the first attempt. A goal in each half for Jahmal Riley with a second half strike by Julian Lawrence did the trick for Baby Shark. The result means that Hackenthorpe probably need to win both their last two games to have any chance of joining them. Baby Shark face another promotion challenger, AFC Centre Spot, on Wednesday at Darnall and if Shark avoids defeat they are certain to finish second, but victory for Spot will see them go third. Should Baby Shark slip up in midweek, they have a second chance next Sunday against second bottom Thorncliffe Villa.

15 APR – League Statement regarding the abandoned game on 9 February - Southey Social v Crookes FC - The Division 1 game between Southey Social and Crookes FC on 9 February 2025 was abandoned by the referee due to misconduct. The FA Standard Code of Rules, Rule 20(E) is very specific and states that if a game is abandoned due to the conduct of both clubs, neither team will receive any points for the game and the game will not be replayed. Because both teams were fined by the County FA for causing the abandonment, the League has no alternative than to declare that neither team will receive any points for this game and this game will not be replayed.

13 APR – Liggins still leads the scorers table - Division 2 Loca FC's Logan Liggins (pictured right) is still leading the way in the Leading Scorers table with 33 so far. Just 5 goals behind him is the Division 1 leading scorer, Southey Social's Carlton Carty. A further 8 goals further back is the CBC Premier's leading scorer, Royal Earl's Leon Howarth. The next 9 players in the top 12 are separated by just 2 goals. Full details of the League's Leading Scorers and the Leading Scorers for each team can be found in the Results section.

13 APR – CBC PREM – Earl are the Champions  – After finishing runners-up for the previous two seasons, Royal Earl beat Boynton Sports 4-1 to clinch their first Blades Super Draw League title. In a tight first half Earl managed to get a half-time lead with an Alex Rippon strike, but it looked like the celebrations would have to be put on hold when Boynton grabbed an equaliser on the hour mark. Jake Squires was introduced and he put Earl back in front and then doubled the lead with his second. Leading scorer Leon Howarth then made sure with his 20^th League goal of the season. Earl are pictured left with the trophy and medals.

At the other end of the table, Eckington MW are certain to finish in the bottom two after their 4-2 home defeat by Stannington Village. Stannington opened the scoring when Aemad Gadour’s corner was headed against the bar and it came back for Declan Pinhorn to head home, but Eckington levelled when a cross into the box allowed Joel Cousins to score. Stannington regained the lead after the break when Lee Johnstone flicked home a Pinhorn cross and Gadour doubled it soon after. Eckington got back into it with an Owen Ryan strike, but Stannington clinched it when Luca DeFalco charged down a clearance and it fell to Gadour for him to net his second.

Chapeltown RBL made their place in the top flight safe with a 3-1 victory eds – a resuover Wadsley Bridge Sixers. Legion outbattled their travelling opponents and took the lead on 25 mins when Alex Mosley’s long throw was flicked on by Dave Millen (pictured right) and Owen Cooke headed home for his second in two weeks. There wasn’t much between the two sides, but Legion doubled the lead on the hour when Dave Millen’s header hit the crossbar and a scramble saw Conner Williamson lay the ball off for Millen to hit a thunderbolt into the top corner from the edge of the area. Centre half Millen scored his second with 5 minutes to go with an outstretched leg making it 3-0, before George Rudd scored a consolation for Sixers in the final moments with a header from a corner.

13 APR – DIVISION 1 –

Southey close up on the leaders, but other results see Nailmakers promoted – Southey Social went into second place with a 5-3 victory over Brunsmeer. After Roan Heeley had missed one chance for Southey, they did open the scoring when Elliott Fox found the top corner from the edge of the area. They doubled their lead when Jamie Hopkins scored from 35 yards and two became three when Fox was brought down in the area and Keiran Hopkinson scored the penalty. Brunsmeer clawed their way back into it before half-time when Hopkins miscontrolled the ball and Taylor Askham took advantage to score.

The second half saw Southey extend their lead when Hopkinson charged down the keeper’s clearance and the ball trickled into the net, but Brunsmeer didn’t give up and Southey keeper Harrison Lee needed to make some saves, but he was beaten when a ball came down off the bar and Lee Clark reacted quickest. Carlton Carty grabbed his 28^th league goal for Southey’s fifth before Clark netted Brunsmeer’s third.

Crookes slipped to third after being held to a goalless draw at Mosborough Rlt that does little for Crookes’ promotion hopes, or Reds quest to avoid the drop their promotion hopes. Two more teams that didn’t help their promotion hopes were Woodman Intake and Cueball, with both missing the chance to go third when they drew 1-1 with each other. Harry Murphy gave Woodman a half-time lead, but Cueball grabbed a share of the spoils when Farrell Cawthorne netted near the end. The day's results also mean that current leaders Nailmakers will definitely finish in one of the automtic promotion places.

13 APR – DIVISION 2 – Baby Shark almost there as Darnall go third and Centre Spot beat Hackenthorpe  – Baby Shark beat Ecclesfield Blues 6-1 to take them to the brink of promotion. Julian Lawrence and Jahmal Riley both netted for the Sharks, but they weren’t having it all their own way and Blues should have scored when they missed several good chances, including a penalty. The second half show why they are probably going up with two goals for Keenan McKenzie-Grey and one each for Jack Appleyard and keeper Sam Green even got his name on the scoresheet. Blues consolation came from Corey Smedley.

In their final game of the season Darnall Urban went third with a 3-1 victory at Thorncliffe Villa. Sheldon Jordan with two and one for Sam Essien were Darnall’s scorers, with Ethan Gray netting for Villa. Whether they stay there depends on the remaining results for AFC Centre Spot and Hackenthorpe after Spot won 2-0 at Hackenthorpe. Hackenthorpe perhaps had the better of the first half and missed two great chances to take the lead, but Spot also should have done better with one chance. The second half was Centre Spot’s though with Callum Shaw hitting a great goal from the edge of the area before sealing it with an outstanding solo goal by Liam Hannah.

10 APR – CBC PREM – DeFalco treble keeps Stannington in the title hunt, but Oughtibridge look doomed  – Stannington Village stayed in the title hunt with a Luca DeFalco hat-trick helping them to a 5-1 victory at Oughtibridge WM. Leo Higgins cross was headed home by DeFalco for the opener and he added his second before half-time. DeFalco set Sami Eric up to make it three in the second half and Joel Purkiss headed the fourth from a DeFalco cross. Purkiss returned the favour for DeFalco to complete his hat-trick before Tom Arnold scored a late consolation for the home side.

10 APR – DIVISION 1 – Southey hit back to stay on track for the title, but the promotion race is wide open  – Southey Social came from two down against Woodman Intake to lead 3-2, but Woodman grabbed the final goal for a 3-3 draw. Jack Heald and Yassine Teache put Woodman two up, but Ryan Whitney's through ball allowed Carlton Carty to pull one back for Southey just before half-time. Southey started strongly in the second half and Whitney again provided the pass for Jack Hawkes to equalise. Southey went 3-2 up when Carty scored his second from the edge of the area, but Kain Murphy netted a late equaliser for Woodman. The result keeps Southey on course for the title, but it's tight with 4 clubs separated by just two points.

6 APR – LEAGUE CUP – King Luis sees Legion through and will face holders Earl in the final – Luis Afonso-Ferreira (pictured left)scored two and made two as Chapeltown RBL beat Division One Southey Social 5-2 in the League Cup semi-finals. Luis had already shown his pace a couple of times before he left a defender for dead before beating the keeper. Southey hit back almost immediately with Ryan Whitney beating a defender before beating the keeper from 15 yards.Southey had the upper hand for the next 15 minutes, but Chapeltown hit them with a quick break, finished by Owen Cooke to put his side back in front and two minutes later Luis again outpaced the defence to net his second. Southey reacted and it needed two good saves by Legion keeper Joe Smedley to keep the score 3-1at the break.

The second half saw Southey get back into it when Carlton Carty was brought down in the area and Jamie Hopkins stepped up to send the keeper the wrong way. Legion tightened up after that and Luis provided a great cross for Josh Nodder to sweep home. Legion were on top now and although Southey keeper Harrison Lee was doing his best to keep his side in the game, the fifth and final goal game from a corner, headed home by Matt Jacobs. Action from the game is to the right. Action from the game is below.

They will face holders Royal Earl in the final after they saw off fellow CBC Premier title challengers Stannington Village 3-0. Earl took the lead in the first minute  when Theo Wilson got on the end of a Johnno Williams free kick. Luca DeFalco almost levelled when his effort was cleared off the line and Declan Pinhorn had a header saved by the Earl keeper.

Instead it was Earl that took a stranglehold on the game when Leon Howarth set Matt Morton up to net their second after just 14 minutes and it stayed like that until half-time. Straight after the break Dave Shepherd put DeFalco through one on one with the keeper, but he put the ball wide. Earl kept the upper hand after that and Howarth (pictured left) sealed the win when he lobbed the keeper with ten minutes left. Action from the game is below.

The match officials from the semi-finals are, from left to right: Paul Holmes. Paul Rodgers, Paul Cooper, Paul Matthewson, Theo Pawson and Lewis Berry

6 APR – CBC PREM – Eckington look doomed after being held by Boynton – Eckington MW look doomed to relegation after their 4-4 home draw with Boynton Sports. Eckington took an early lead when Owen Ryan took advantage of a sloppy back pass, but Boynton soon levelled when Fin Allen finished a ball over the top and he soon had them in front when he headed his second.. Eckington levelled before the break when a ball into the box fell for Joel Cousins to fire home.

After the break Eckington took the lead a second time when Pat Stothard netted after a scramble in the box, but they gift wrapped an equaliser for Boynton when a defender headed into his own goal. It was the Boynton’s turn to go back in front with a Richie Atkins goal, but Eckington were awarded a penalty and although the initial kick was saved, Aiden Horspool followed up to net the rebound. That point wasn’t really enough though and Eckington must win their last three games to have any chance of staying up.

6 APR – DIVISION 1 – Cotts left on the brink, but Reds, Brunsmeer and Wisewood left to fight it out – Cotts FC were left on the brink of the drop after being held to a 2-2 draw at Mosborough Reds. Andrew Swift’s deflected shot gave Cotts the lead and they missed several chances to extend it. They paid for those misses whenOliver Tupling’s corner was headed home by Scott Williams to draw Reds level. Michael Blythen looked to have won it for Cotts with a goal five minutes from time, but Reds took a point with a last minute Tupling penalty. Cotts now need to win all their last 3 games to have any chance of avoiding the drop.

Reds now fight it out with Brunsmeer and Wisewood to avoid the final relegation place after they also drew 2-2 with each other. Brad Leather and Alex McIlvanny netted for Brunsmeer, but they were cancelled out by goals from George Scott and Sam Civil for Wisewood.

6 APR – DIVISION 2 – Loca take the title and Hackenthorpe climb into the top three – Logan Liggins scored six as leaders Loca FC were confirmed as Division Two Champions with an 11-2 victory at Norton Oaks. Callum Spencer grabbed two along with singles for Mitch Carlton, Oli Grady and Will Eades. Oaks replies came from an own goal and Tom Blacksell.

Hackenthorpe went into the third automatic promotion place with an 8-1 victory at Wadsley FC. Kai Prescott opened the scoring for Hackenthorpe with a sharp finish and Travis Vintin made it two with a thunderous 25 yard strike before an unlucky own goal made it three at half-time. Callum Foster added two more after the break before Ellis Moore made it six. Papa Sarr completed the scoring for Hackenthorpe with two well taken goals, with James Hague netting Wadsley’s consolation. Hackenthorpe still have work to do to gain promotion though as just 3 points separate the four clubs battling for the two remaining promotion places.

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