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Happy RVP

2/10/2008

RVP shot up to second spot in the Eccles Sunday League Premier Division table with an impressive 4-1 home win against Worsley.

The visitors took the lead after just two minutes of play but a 35-yarder from Matty Williams and a brace of goals from Scott Hogan gave RVP a deserved 3-1 half-time lead. The second half was a fairly even affair but a fine finish from Christian Lawlor rubber-stamped RVP’s victory as they leap-frogged Worsley in the table.

They are three points adrift of leaders Charlestown, who drew at home to Clifton at the weekend, with a game in hand.

A Liam Forrest strike gave Lightoaks Villa a 1-0 first division win against De La Salle.

But Wellington stayed top of the table following a 4-3 success against Hollins Green.

Terry Hulmes helped himself to a hat-trick of goals as Clarendon beat St Bonifaces 5-0 in the third division.

Roy Owen also hit a hat-trick as Ship whitewashed Egerton Arms 7-0 in Division Four.

In the Margaret Piggott Memorial Cup, John Cardall scored five goals in Ordsall’s 9-1 win at Swinton RBL, D Hill claimed a brace of goals as Irlam White Horse prevailed 5-1 at MEL Victoria and Stevens hit a hat-trick to inspire Manchester Maccabi to an 8-1 victory over Lamp Oil.

Results in full: Margaret Piggott Memorial Cup preliminary round: AFC Pendlebury 3 White Horse 6, Brookfield Villa 4 AFC Rockhouse 1, Manchester Maccabi 8 Lamp Oil 1, MEL Victoria 1 Irlam White Horse 5, Swinton RBL 1 Ordsall 9. Premier Division: Charlestown CYC 2 Clifton 2, Parkwyddn 1 GCJ 2, Queensway 4 Salford Celtic 0, RVP 4 Worsley 1. Division One: Lightoaks Villa 1 De La Salle 0, Lower Kersal Social 2 Walkden RBL 2, Wellington 4 Hollins Green 3. Division Two: Higher Irlam Social 1 Swinton Juniors 2, Tophouse Rangers 3 MRI Astley 2, White Swan 3 Irlam Tiger 5. Division Three: Clarendon 5 St Bonifaces SC 0, Irlam Warriors 4 Britannia Poets 2, Spinners 3 Weaste United 4. Division Four: Finn McCouls 6 Clarendon Dons 3, Grapes 2 Irlam Rangers 2, Mark United 5 Bulldog 2, Ship 7 Egerton Arms 0.

Fixtures for Sunday, October 5: Manchester FA Sunday Shield first round: Clifton v Halfway House, Charlestown CYC v Trafford Hawks. Margaret Piggott Memorial Cup preliminary round: White Swan v RVP, Irlam Warriors v Queensway, Lightoaks Villa v Ship, Clarendon Dons v Higher Irlam Social. Premier Division: Salford Celtic v Parkwyddn, Worsley v GCJ. Division One: De La Salle v Wellington, Hollins Green v Lower Kersal Social, Walkden RBL v Barton Town, White Horse v Brookfield Villa. Division Two: Fox and Hounds v AFC Pendlebury, Irlam Tigers v Tophouse Rangers. Division Three: AFC Rockhouse v Weaste United, Britannia Poets v Clarendon, Lamp Oil v Spinners, St Bonifaces SC v Swinton RBL. Division Four: AFC Langworthy v Irlam White Horse, Grapes v Egerton Arms, Irlam Rangers v Bulldog, Mark United v Ordsall. Friendly: MEL Victoria v Finn McCouls.