Goalkeeper Adam Mitchell made sure Selby Town stayed on top of the Northern Counties East League premier division with a last-minute save to secure their 1-0 win at Glasshoughton Welfare.

Mitchell pulled off a fine late save as Glasshoughton piled on the pressure in the dying minutes to secure all three points.

The Robins had taken the lead with the only goal of the game after just six minutes, when Cameron Stuart picked up a long ball and calmly lobbed the 'keeper from 25 yards.

Selby were unlucky not to go further in front when Jason Harris thundered a 20-yard shot against the underside of the crossbar.

The second half was tight but the Robins still created chances with another long range lob from Stuart going just wide and Matthew Wain's shot cleared off the line.

Harrogate Railway demolished former manager Paul Marshall's Goole side 3-1 to move three points closer to Selby, who have played three more, and move three points away from third-placed Goole.

James Featherstone rounded the Goole 'keeper for the first on 42 minutes and then doubled the lead on the hour mark before Lee Ryan fired in a third with 15 minutes to go.

Joe Gaughan pulled one back from the penalty spot with just over ten minutes to go but it was not enough.

Fourth-placed Sheffield clung on to their league standing with a 90th-minute penalty to deny Pickering Town, in fifth, the chance to inch closer.

Two goals in two minutes catapulted the Pikes into a controlling lead ten minutes into the second half. Sheffield's Jon Hobson turned the ball into his own net to level before Gavin Dickinson put Pickering ahead almost immediately.

But Rob Ward popped up with a late spot-kick to deny unlucky Pickering the glory.

Manager-less Harrogate Town lost their unbeaten Nationwide North home record after a single Stafford Rangers goal.

A bumper crowd of 1,246 turned out for the clash just two days after the shock departure of John Reed to desperate Stalybridge Celtic.

But there was no happy ending as Town were sunk by a single goal from ex-York City man Neil Grayson on 24 minutes. To compound the home misfortune, stand-in manager Lee Philpott went off injured.

Reed's new charges Celtic also fell, 2-0 to Hinckley United.

Updated: 11:01 Monday, January 17, 2005