Football

Farndon United, who are the team to beat for the Newark Alliance Senior Division title contenders, have now gone two years without defeat at the top of the Senior Division.

Farndon United, who are the team to beat for the Newark Alliance title contenders, have now gone two years without defeat at the top of the Senior Division.

Ryan Olowofela scored six times as Newark Town Bullets won 9-2 at Winthorpe and Coddington Tigers to maintain top spot in the New Newark Youth League Under-11 Division One.

Just seven of the planned 21 fixtures went ahead in the Newark Alliance on Sunday morning as the frost put paid to much of the programme, including four of the six matches in the third round of the Willie Hall Trophy.

All three Newark Alliance sides involved in the Notts Junior Cup on Sunday morning made it through to the fourth round.

Jake Parker hit five as Claypole Warriors marched on at the top of the New Newark Youth League Under-12 Division with a 12-0 win at home to East Bridgford.

All three Newark Alliance sides involved in the Notts Junior Cup on Sunday morning made it through to the fourth round of the competition.

The five Newark Alliance teams involved in county cup action had contrasting results on Sunday morning.

Newark Town battled their way to a 2-1 victory in the Central Midlands League Supreme Division against a Harrowby side that put up much stiffer resistance than their league position would suggest.

The Muskham Cougars Under-13s gained their first points of the season with an exciting win at Balderton Athletic in the New Newark Youth League. With the home team only able to field nine players, Cougars showed great sportsmanship by only fielding nine themselves.

THE Newark Alliance teams involved in county cup action had contrasting results on Sunday morning, with Farndon United scoring eight as they progressed in the Notts Intermediate Cup, while RHP Social conceded the same amount as their Notts Senior Trophy adventure came to an end.

Newark Alliance Division One top dogs The Villa enjoyed a goal frenzy as they hit 17 past bottom of the table King’s Arms Reserves without reply.

Grove Rangers continued their unbeaten run with an impressive 6-2 win at Long Bennington Blades in the top of the table clash in the New Newark Youth League Under-10 Second Division.

Newark Alliance Division One top dogs The Villa enjoyed a goal frenzy as they hit 17 past bottom of the table Kings Arms Reserves without reply.

The experienced Newark Alliance referee Andy Hind congratulated the Aslockton Cranmers and Fiskerton teams for their conduct on a quagmire of a pitch in the second round of the Willie Hall Trophy.

Experienced Newark Alliance referee Andy Hind congratulated the Aslockton and Fiskerton teams for their conduct on a quagmire of a pitch in the second round of the Willie Hall Trophy.

Newark Flowserve bounced back from their heavy defeat at Westella and Willerby to beat second-placed Hutton Cranswick handsomely in the Central Midlands League Premier Division at Lowfields on Saturday.

Joshua Jackson scored all five goals as Bridge Colts cruised to a 5-1 victory at home to Lowdham Colts Rossoneri in the New Newark Youth League Under-9 Division Two on Saturday morning.

Third Division side Vodafone all but pulled the plug on BG Hawtonville’s season when they produced a remarkable scoreline to dump their Newark Alliance Senior Division hosts out of the Willie Hall Trophy at the second round stage.

After their disappointing display last week against Bentley, a new-look Newark Town played with more purpose as they battled to a 2-2 draw against Forest Town in the Central Midlands League Supreme Division.