WINSFORD United held on to a three-point cushion at the top of the Capelli Sport MFL Premier by withstanding late pressure in a 1-0 win at AFC Wolverhampton City.
Danny Guiver slotted away the early decider and while City kept probing right until the end they could find no way through.
Runcorn Town stayed in touch by coming back from behind to maintain a 100 per cent league record with a 3-1 win over Sutton United.
Tom Massey put the visitors in front 10 minutes before half-time but Sam Flower levelled right on half-time with Jamie Apperley and Connor Spiers completing the turnaround in the second half.
Northwich Victoria hold the only other unbeaten record in the top tier but kept it the hard way, coming back from two down to beat Abbey Hulton United 5-3.
United led 2-0 at half-time through goals from Kal Boyle and Tim Grice but a Joe Duckworth penalty and Luc Ferry’s leveller turned things around.
Kingsley Adu-Gyamfi restored Abbey Hulton’s lead, one that survived until the final five minutes when Ryan Jackson equalised followed by a decisive double from Elliott Rokka in the 87th and 90th minutes.
Four goals in 20 second-half minutes saw Brocton scamper away from Sporting Khalsa but a late surge saw it end 6-4 to the Badgers.
Jake Thomas struck early for Brocton but Mitch Glover’s penalty restored parity at the break. Reg Smith, Ben Haddaway, Christian Blanchette and Jude King (2) then made it 6-1 but Kyle Burke, Leo Machisa and Jamie Fox made the final six minutes interesting.
Romulus manager Ty Belford celebrated one year in charge in style with Dante Hesson’s hat-trick inspiring a 4-1 win over Stone Old Alleynians.
Sajjad Elhassan’s penalty and second-half goals from Kobe Williams and Rhys Spencer earned Wythenshawe Town a first league win in the MFL, 3-0 at Tividale, while Dudley Town went one better in their first league victory, Ryan Snape (2), Charlie Muir and Omario Ford on target in a 4-0 home success against Whitchurch Alport.
Two goals in as many minutes late in the first half helped Cheadle Town edge out Lye Town 3-2.
Ethan Padden’s early goal was cancelled out by Jack Till but Padden and Keane Barugh got one after the other in the build-up to the break. Alfie Steward halved Lye’s deficit 12 minutes from time but the hosts stood firm.
Joe Berks rattled in a hat-trick with Lewis Billingsley getting the other in West Didsbury & Chorlton’s comfortable 4-0 win at Darlaston Town. Billingsley was the man brought down for Berks to net the opener from the penalty spot.
Aiden Dwyer’s goal and Kyle Wych’s penalty saw Stockport Georgians recover from an early deficit to beat Uttoxeter Town 2-1.
Results
Premier Division
A F C Wolverhampton City 0 Winsford United 1
Brocton 6 Sporting Khalsa 4
Cheadle Town 3 Lye Town 2
Darlaston Town 0 West Didsbury & Chorlton 4
Dudley Town 4 Whitchurch Alport 0
Northwich Victoria 5 Abbey Hulton United 3
Romulus 4 Stone Old Alleynians 1
Runcorn Town 3 Sutton United 1
Stockport Georgians 2 Uttoxeter Town 1
Tividale 0 Wythenshawe Town 3
Division One
Anstey Town 1 Coventry Copsewood 5
Birstall United 0 AFC North Kilworth 2
Bustleholme 2 Heather St. John’s 2
Chelmsley Town 1 GNG Oadby Town 5
Coalville Town 4 Northfield Town 2
Gornal Athletic 5 Kirby Muxloe 2
Holwell Sports 2 FCV Grace Dieu 1
Leicester St Andrew’s 4 Cradley Town 0
Lutterworth Athletic 2 Ingles 1
Saffron Dynamo 3 Boldmere Rangers 2
