Happy travellers Pickering Town kept up their good away record with another win to lift them into the top six of the Northern Counties East League premier division - but only after stealing a late goal.

Matthew Morton struck in the last two minutes of the game at Eccleshill United for a young Pikes side to pocket maximum points in a game that looked destined for a draw.

Player-manager Alex Mathie said: "We had a lot of young players playing but it was a good performance.

"We rode our luck a bit in the first half but in the second half we played well.

"Eccleshill might have felt a bit hard done by with the result but the number of times that we have played well and lost late on, you have to feel that it was our turn for a change."

Harrogate Railway shot up to third in the table after a 2-0 win at Thackley.

Martin Haresign's men struck twice to ensure a good journey home following only their second away win of the campaign.

Division one side Tadcaster Albion were shown the door from the NCEL Wilkinson Sword Trophy at the earliest possible opportunity after going down 3-1 at in-form Retford United, a team with a 100 per cent winning record in the league.

Selby Town could muscle their way into the top five of the NCEL premier division with a win at lowly Hallam tonight.

Goole, meanwhile, make the trek to Leicestershire to tackle Shepshed Dynamo in a 17th versus 18th battle in UniBond League division one.

Updated: 10:30 Wednesday, October 12, 2005