IT was a return to league action this week in the Over-35s, as both cup finals were washed out at Daisy Hill, and in Division One, Dobbies A moved up to third place with a comprehensive 4-1 home win over Garswood United.
Two goals from Graham Walton secured the points which helped Dobbies A finish on a high after a disappointing start to the year.
Colliers Rest moved up to sixth spot after beating Dobbies B 3-0, with Neil Keegan scoring two goals which will now secure Colliers' place in the top flight while Dobbies B are bottom of the league and facing relegation.
Hare Athletic had a much needed 4-1 win over the Fox and Stork, with Ashcroft scoring two goals and they still have a chance of avoiding relegation.
In Division Two, the Bay Mare Strollers season fizzled out with another defeat losing 1-0 at home to a 10 man Ainsworth Fossils. The result sees the Bay Mare struggling to hold on to third spot, but secures Ainsworths' place in Division Two for another year.
Only one game was played in Division Three, with the Fir Tree beating Lever Bridge 4-0 thanks to a Phil Dean hat-trick. That result sees the Fir Tree move up to fourth place with Lever Bridge dropping to sixth and losing any chance they had to challenge for the title.
New dates are being looked at for the two finals that were washed out.
Division One
Colliers Rest 3 Dobbies B 0; Dobbies A 4 Garswood United 1; Hare Athletic 4 Fox & Stork 1.
P W D L F A PTS Diff
Elton Vale 14 11 3 0 44 12 36 32
Cross Keys 13 8 2 3 35 18 26 17
Dobbies A 15 6 7 2 37 21 25 16
Turton 16 8 1 7 40 38 25 2
Garswood United 12 5 3 4 29 22 18 7
Colliers Rest 15 4 3 8 29 32 15 -3
Fox & Stork 14 4 2 8 17 33 14 -16
Hare Athletic 14 2 4 8 21 45 10 -24
Dobbies B 13 2 1 10 11 42 7 -31
Division Two
Bay Mare Strollers 0 Ainsworth Fossils 1, Newmarket 4 Old Smithillians 2; Park Wanderers 1 Daten AFC 3.
Dobbies C 14 9 2 3 42 21 29 21
Lord Raglan 12 9 2 1 32 14 29 18
Bay Mare Strollers 14 7 1 6 26 30 22 -4
Park Wanderers 13 6 2 5 29 25 20 4
Newmarket 14 5 3 6 31 32 18 -1
Ainsworth Fossils 13 5 1 7 26 33 16 -7
Daten AFC 14 3 3 8 18 28 12 -10
Old Smithillians 12 0 4 8 17 38 4 -21
Division Three
Fir Tree 4 Lever Bridge 0.
Horwich Town 13 10 0 3 43 19 30 24
Plough 15 9 2 4 36 22 29 14
Quadrant 16 8 2 6 33 32 26 1
Fir Tree 15 7 3 5 39 31 24 8
Walkden Wrecks 17 7 2 8 46 54 23 -8
Lever Bridge 13 7 1 5 33 24 22 9
Bowling Green 17 5 3 9 36 49 18 -13
Bolton Wyresdale 15 4 4 7 31 29 16 2
Breightmet United 17 4 4 9 26 49 16 -23
Cattle Market 16 4 3 9 26 40 15 -14
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