Bishopthorpe remain top of division three after a narrow 3-2 win at Five Lions courtesy of goals from Moore, Sanderson and Auton.

Hambleton remain on their tails with a 4-1 win at Inland Revenue thanks to goals from Croad (2), Farrar and Dunne, Hilton netting for the home side.

Burton, Jackson and Bullivant scored the goals that gave Beeswing a 3-1 win at Barlby for whom Hamblin was on the mark.

Copmanthorpe won 7-4 at Real Way Station with seven different marksmen.

Neale Holmes celebrated his 18th birthday by putting division four leaders Skelton in front after half an hour at Poppleton WMC.

It was also his cross that was turned in by a Poppleton defender that put them 2-1 up after Rob Hale had equalised. Andy Grainger secured the points with a late third.

Bardy bagged a brace and Drury got the other as Bay Horse kept up their challenge with a 3-0 home win over Castle Howard Ox.

F1 Racing stayed third after a 4-1 win over Enterprise. Albion Vaults dominated the early possession but found themselves two down to breakaway goals from Oxtoby and Cooper for local rivals Gypsy Moth. Jason Urwin pulled one back and Charlesworth then equalised before the break.

The second half was the opposite as Sayles and Ratcliffe put Moth 4-2 in front before Urwin and Holroyd secured a point for Albion with goals in the last ten minutes.

Peach netted a brace for Black Swan but goals from Garfan (2), Bye and an own goal earned Rumours a 4-2 victory.

Division five leaders Raskelf Rovers put two home defeats behind them with a 6-1 win at Wrights Sports Bar thanks in main to a hat-trick from Steve Johnson.

Wanderers moved up to second spot courtesy of a 4-1 win at Edinburgh Arms with the plunder shared by Brandon (2), David Hartas and Matthew Hartas.

Nine-man Pocklington Rangers showed great resolve to keep going despite their reduced ranks and they were level at half-time through penalties from Kaya and Ormston to goals from Cawood's Rawson and Knowles.

But the numerical superiority told as goals from Knapton, T Sykes and D Sykes wrapped up a 5-2 win.

Updated: 11:16 Friday, February 04, 2005