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Bailey's brace sends Charlestown through

9/10/2008

MARC Bailey scored a brace of goals as Eccles Sunday Football League outfit Charlestown CYC progressed to the second round of the Manchester FA Sunday Shield with a 3-2 victory over Trafford Hawks.

Liam Foster and Ben Lever both hit hat-tricks as Lightoaks Villa overcame Ship 9-2 in the preliminary round of the Eccles Sunday League’s Margaret Piggott Memorial Cup.

Clarendon Dons crashed out of the competition with a 5-3 defeat to Higher Irlam Social.

Darren Gorman was responsible for all three of Clarendon’s goals.

In the league, Mark Bradshaw netted four times as Salford Celtic stormed to an 11-0 Premier Division victory over Parkwyddn.

A Johhny Warren hat-trick, a brace of goals from Ryan Taylor and a Sean Smith strike ensured that Worsley triumphed 6-4 against GCJ.

AFC Rockhouse moved up to second place in the third division table after beating Weaste United 10-4.

Paul Healey scored four of their goals while Dave Adamson notched a hat-trick.

The second placed side in the fourth division is Mark United, who were indebted to a Brad O’Neill hat-trick as they edged out Ordsall 3-2.

Eccles Sunday League results in full: Manchester FA Sunday Shield first round: Charlestown CYC 3 Trafford Hawks 2. Margaret Piggott Memorial Cup preliminary round: White Swan 2 RVP 4, Irlam Warriors 1 Queensway 3, Lightoaks Villa 9 Ship 2, Clarendon Dons 3 Higher Irlam Social 5. Premier Division: Salford Celtic 11 Parkwyddn 0, Worsley 6 GCJ 4. Division One: De La Salle 2 Wellington 2, Hollins Green 3 Lower Kersal Social 1, Walkden RBL 1 Barton Town 2, White Horse 0 Brookfield Villa 1. Division Two: Fox and Hounds 3 AFC Pendlebury 2, Irlam Tigers 6 Tophouse Rangers 3. Division Three: AFC Rockhouse 10 Weaste United 4, Britannia Poets 1 Clarendon 6, Lamp Oil 5 Spinners 1, St Bonifaces SC 12 Swinton RBL 2. Division Four: AFC Langworthy 6 Irlam White Horse 2, Grapes 6 Egerton Arms 0, Irlam Rangers 5 Bulldog 0, Mark United 3 Ordsall 2.

Fixtures for Sunday, October 12: Manchester FA Sunday Shield first round: Clifton v Halfway House. Margaret Piggott Memorial Cup preliminary round: St Bonifaces SC v MRI Astley. First round: Charlestown CYC v Egerton Arms, Fox and Hounds v Wellington, Grapes v GCJ, Swinton Juniors v Finn McCouls. Premier Division: Manchester Maccabi v Worsley, Queensway v Parkwyddn, RVP v Salford Celtic. Division One: Brookfield Villa v Lower Kersal Social, Hollins Green v Barton Town, Lightoaks Villa v White Horse, Walkden RBL v De La Salle. Division Two: White Swan v AFC Pendlebury, Tophouse Rangers v Higher Irlam Social. Division Three: AFC Rockhouse v Britannia Poets, Irlam Warriors v MEL Victoria, Spinners v Clarendon, Swinton RBL v Lamp Oil. Division Four: Bulldog v AFC Langworthy, Clarendon Dons v Irlam Rangers, Ordsall v Irlam White Horse, Ship v Mark United.