FOR the 11th time at home this season Scarborough drew, their latest 2-2 share-all against Tamworth last night effectively costing them a place in the play-offs.

Chris Senior was tripped after only four minutes by Aaron Brown, but Tony Hackworth's penalty was saved by Ryan Price.

Four minutes later Tamworth took the lead. Matt Redmile nodded the ball on and former Boro player Tris Whitman forced the ball home at the third attempt.

Boro struggled to breach Tamworth's five-man midfield, but drew level when Hackworth nodded in Kevin Nicholson's corner.

However, yet another former Boro man, Clint Marcelle, was involved in the next Tamworth goal when he held the ball up efore clipping in a cross which was headed in by Adie Smith.

After the break, a trio of substitutions paid off when the oldest and youngest Boro players produced the leveller.

Neal Redfearn's free-kick was blocked by Price, but 16-year-old Michael Coulson reacted quickly to sweep in his first senior goal.

Scarborough: Walker, Baker, Cryan, Hotte (Redfearn 60), Nicholson, Thompson (Lyth 65), Kerr, Bishop, Pounder (Coulson 74), Hackworth, Senior.

Tamworth: Price, Soares (Francis 20), Redmile, Brown, Smith (Sheppard 90), Simpson, Stirling, Storer, Cooper, Whitman, Marcelle.

Referee: D Foster (Tyne & Wear). Crowd: 1,158.

Strict West Riding County Cup restrictions on players finally took its toll on Harrogate Town last night as they crashed out just one step short of the final.

Town lost 1-0 to Guiseley in the semi-final replay at Wetherby Road with just four men on the bench because of cup rules.

Guiseley had three goals ruled out before Sam Denton scored the decisive goal.

Harrogate Railway racked up yet another away win to progress to the Northern Counties East League Cup semi-finals after beating division one side Gedling Town 3-2.

Goole go to Hallam tonight (ko 7.45pm) to see if they will join them.

Updated: 09:59 Wednesday, March 16, 2005