THE shock of the first round of the John Smith's Bitter Cup came at Stamford Bridge, where second division Bridge Colts went down to Skelton of division six.

Neal Holmes scored twice in the first half and Jack Coates underlined the underdogs' superiority with a third on the counter-attack in the second period after intense pressure was soaked up by some fine defending by Wade and Robinson at the back for Skelton.

Severus found themselves two down to goals from Simpson and Thompson at Fulford midway through the second half.

However, Hutchinson scored two to level and then two more in extra time to help the first division side to a 5-2 victory. Ward scored two as Nestl Rowntree eased past Selby Olympia Res 7-2.

Marcia showed no mercy as they demolished Acomb Celtic 14-0.

Darlow hit four goals and just trailing him in the plunder-charts were hat-trick duo Young and Allison.

Neil Wilford scored twice but spurned a hat-trick as he missed a penalty in Derwent United's 5-1 win at Poppleton WMC.

A couple of Jackson penalties helped Hounds to a 3-2 win at Blacksmiths Arms. Lee Ward hit a hat-trick as newcomers Albion Vaults beat Edinburgh Arms 6-0. Swans, though, suffered a 4-3 defeat at Britannia despite Lee Dutton's hat-trick. Thorpe United made a dream start with an 8-1 win over Deramore Arms, Wood notching three goals.

In a derby duel, New Earswick took the honours when they beat Haxby 4-0 thanks to goals from Vine (2), Haslam and Marshall.

Two goals from Waites saw Rumours record a 2-1 win over Bishopthorpe and Rudd also got two as Burton Stone beat The Plough 4-2.

Nik Shaw and Steven Crosby both got two as York Nomads squeezed past Copmanthorpe 5-4. Goals either side of half-time from Dickenson and Barnes gave FC Magnet a 2-1 win over The Five Lions, for whom Duncan scored.

Sorby hit two as Kings Arms beat CPP 3-1, while Stephen Cross notched a hat-trick in Turpin's 7-2 away-day win over Pocklington Rangers.

After a goalless 90 minutes, superior fitness showed as Nestl Flag beat Enterprise 3-0 courtesy of goals from Dyson (2) and Martin.

Chris Harkin bagged three as Selby Olympia won 5-1 at Heworth.

Goals from Amblin and Topham inside the first quarter were enough to see Inland Revenue progress at Shipton despite Pipes pulling one back for the home side.

Updated: 09:08 Friday, September 05, 2003