WORKINGTON 0 ATHERTON LR 1 ATHERTON LR's UniBond Division One season finished with a superb single goal away victory at Workington.

Stunned by the news before setting out for the Cumbrian coast that central defender Lee Sculpher would miss not only Saturday's game but tomorrow's Unifilla First Division Cup final against Lancaster City with a knee injury, manager Dave Morris had to re-shuffle his pack once again.

Midfielder Mattie Brookes came into the starting line up and Gary Cowburn was moved from the back four into midfield, with Damien Kelly handed a substitute's shirt.

It paid dividends as Brookes blasted in the only goal of the game after being well set up by Cowburn and Lee Cryer. Joey Dunn almost increased the lead on the stroke of half time when he ghosted past three defenders and rattled the crossbar.

Mark Stewart was selected from a host of LR candidates for the Man of the Match award. Coach travel to Bamber Bridge for tomorrow's is still available on 01942 883950. Colls celebrate ATHERTON COLLS 2 CHEADLE TOWN 0 ATHERTON Colls were presented with the NWCL Division Two runners up trophy before Saturday's match with Cheadle Town and went on to celebrated with a two goal victory over the side now managed by their one-time joint boss Alan Lord.

The encounter only came to life in the last 10 minutes with Paul Cameron converting a penalty and Graham Dodd, the NWCL Division Two Player of the Month for March, hitting an absolute beauty. United's hangover RAMSBOTTOM UTD 1 TETLEY WALKER 2 TETLEY Walker were in no mood to let Ramsbottom United's celebrations for winning the Division Two Cup three days earlier continue into the weekend as they completed a double.

Steve Hughes put the visitors in front on 37 minutes and within two minutes of the start of the second half Mark Brady increased the lead when he capitalised on some slack home defending from a corner. Steve Orrell got a goal back for Ken Bridge's side on 76 minutes but it was too little too late. Feeling champion Little Hulton UTD 6 PRESTWICH HEYS 1 "THE best moment of my life," was jubilant manager Steve Vychinski's verdict on the 6-1 victory that clinched the Manchester League Premier Division title on Saturday.

"Prestwich needed to win to avoid relegation and early on put us under pressure but we defended magnificently. The longer it went on, they knew and we knew, that there was only going to be one winner!"

Fittingly United's goals came from their two prolific goalscorers Tony Bolton and Matthew Swales with three devastating strikes each. "I wouldn't like to put a number on how many people turned up to watch us," said Vychinski," but it seemed as if the whole of Little Hulton was there. We have done the community proud and that's for sure!"

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