SENIOR DIVISION

WEEKEND PREVIEW

Only three Senior Division games this weekend with most of the sides in League Cup second round action. Notts Police take on Clifton at Bestwood Workshops. Bottom of the table Ruddington Village, fresh from their win at the weekend host Linby at Elms Park whilst mid table Wollaton take on Gedling Southbank at WSA.

6.3.2010

Basford United 3-3 Boots Athletic A draw doesn't help either side too much in their bids for the title but an entertaining game none the less at Greenwich Avenue gives both teams a share of the spoils.

Caribbean Cavaliers 2-0 Bilborough Pelican A good game at Carrington was won by a rejuvenated Cavs side that have now won their last three league games. Tom Simpson scored after 25 with the second coming five minutes after half time. Pelican's second successive defeat is another dent in their fading title ambitions.

Cotgrave Welfare 1-1 Magdala Amateurs Two debutants featured today for Cotgrave but it was an old tried and trusted name that netted in the share of the spoils with the improving Magdala Amateurs. Lee Penley's 133rd NSL Senior Division goal takes his tally to 16 for the season. Rob Powell netting his second of the campaign for the visitors

Hucknall Rolls Leisure 3-0 Linby CW This local derby was settled by two goals from Ash Marshall and one for Chay Betteridge and sees Hucknall move up to third with Linby without a win in seven slipping nearer the relegation zone.

Keyworth United 1-3 Ruddington Village A first win in seven for bottom of the table Ruddington over neighbours Keyworth gives the Villagers some local bragging rights. Luke Foster, Lee Sissons and an own goal helping the away side to all three points. Bellis netting for the greens.

Kimberley MW 0-2 Clifton Leaders Clifton thanked two Mickey Evans goals for another win en route to their first potential NSL title. Evans brace has took his tally to twenty for the season on what was a good day for the all whites with other results also going there way.

Wollaton 4-1 Notts Police Wollaton inflicted the coppers sixth defeat in seven with a comfortable win at WSA. Two goals for Carlton and one each for Whatmore and Lambert helping Ian Lowe's team to victory.

2.3.2010

Hucknall Rolls Leisure 2-1 Ruddington Village An Andy Start brace helped Hucknall Rolls move above ground sharing tenants Boots Athletic to fourth place in the table with this win over bottom club Ruddington. Start scored his twentieth and twenty-first goals of the campaign with Luke Foster replying for the visitors.

27.2.2010

Attenborough 1-2 Magdala Amateurs In a game played at ROKO due to the homesides pitch unplayable, relegation threatened Magdala closed the gap on those above with a 2-1 win that keeps the pressure on Boro as they themselves hope to avoid the drop. Chris Wright and Aaron Baker scoring for Magdala with Steve Oldham netting for Boro.

Bulwell 1-1 Clifton table toppers Clifton missed the chance to extend their lead to seven points on the non playing Basford but instead will have to settle for a five point lead at the top following a 1-1 draw at Greenwich Avenue. Duane Haywood continued his rise up the Senior Division scoring charts with his 49th NSL league goal in little over one and a half seasons. Michael Evans netting for the All Whites from the penalty spot.

Caribbean Cavaliers 2-1 Gedling Southbank the third meeting in four weeks between these sides went in the favour of the home side for the second succesive match as Cav's held out for a 2-1 win over their recent rivals.

Hucknall Rolls Leisure P-P Wollaton one of two games at Rolls Royce Leisure to be called off on Friday afternoon. After taking a fair bit of criticism for the conditions this season with both Boots and Hucknall's first and reserve teams based at the Watnall Road venue, the mudbath that is the main pitch has been largely affected by the severe winter weather and two teams playing their games on it all season.

Keyworth United 6-2 Bilborough Pelican third placed Pelican were two-nil down against their previously out of form hosts within only seven minutes gone at Platt Lane with the scoreline made worse five minutes after the interval. On 65 Matt Eastwood capped a miserable day for the visitors by getting sent off for dissent before a fourth on 75. Their was a slight comeback on 80 and 82 when first Sadler, then Boulton pulled goals back but the greens ended their four game losing streak in the league emphatically as they added two more late goals in a convincing 6-2 demolition of the champions.

Kimberley MW 4-0 Boots Athletic An impressive performance from a young Kimberley side against championship outsiders Boots has done damage to 'the Chemists' title credentials and closed the gap in Welfares bid to rise up the Senior Division table. Goals from Lench, Fisher, Bertram & Carter giving George Hulley & Ross West's side a superb win.

Notts Police 3-3 Cotgrave Welfare form side Cotgrave might have been disappointed with only a draw against a Notts Police side off the back of five straight defeats. In the end it proved a good result for the away side who clawed themselves back from 3-1 down to take a share of the spoils. An entertaining six goal thriller saw Collopy twice netting for the coppers with Ady Carter also amongst the goals. Dom Lynas, Chris Frame and Alan Royston all netting for Welfare.

Ruddington Village P-P Basford United the game at Elms Park was called off early Friday afternoon after an inspection suggested that the pitch unplayable following a week and more of wet weather.