Most relieved team in the league after this afternoon’s matches has to be Welbeck Lions who picked up their first win of the season at the twenty-fourth attempt, finally ending a winless run which stretched back to December 2015.
A frantic last few minutes saw them score three times between the 83rd and 88th minutes through Dan Robinson, Taylor Askham and James Whitfield before Davy Wyres got one back for visitors Bilsthorpe in added time.
At the other end of the Black Dragon Badges North table FC Bolsover shot back to the top with a bang, putting Thorne Colliery to the sword as they scored ten goals without reply. The division’s leading scorer Josh Parfitt led the way with four, Ryan Cancellara added two, with the others shared between Josh Scully, Adam Kimberley, Josh Aitken and Jordan Jones. Bolsover now lead Clay Cross by a single point, both teams having played 24 games.
AFC Bentley won again, their 14th consecutive match without defeat coming thanks to a 2-0 defeat of Phoenix, a result which brings their recent good run to an end. Zac King and Brad Maddison were both on target as Bentley march on.
Tideswell United are up to joint fourth position following a two goal win at Askern. Both goals came from Alex Pugh, the first coming as early as the 3rd minute, the second a penalty on the hour.
Harworth Colliery were also 2-0 winners against Newark Town in a match notable for two outstanding goalkeeping displays, Harworth’s Matthew Leese and Newark’s Nathan Burrows both excelling. The home side’s goals came from Lee Edmondson after 8 minutes and Marley Alder four minutes from time.
Collingham were 2-1 winners at home to Appleby Frodingham. All three goals came in the second half, Chris Funnell and Craig Bridge scoring for the hosts, with Frod benefitting from an own goal.
Dronfield Town Reserves visited Dinnington Town and returned with all three points after another 2-1 win. Scorers for Dronfield were Martin Danceusky and Adam Dobson, Reece Land replying for Dinnington.

There were just two matches played in the Black Dragon Badges South division. An 82nd minute goal from Hucknall Town’s Adam Nelson was all that separated his team and Swanwick Pentrich Road.
The other game was rather more clear-cut, a youthful Matlock Town Reserves inflicting a 7-1 defeat on Linby Colliery. Tom Savage and Jordan Lee put the home side two up in the first twelve minutes, but Matlock really got into their stride in the second halfwith a four goal burst in fifteen minutes, Lee and Savage each getting a second with Matt Wilkinson and Max Hunt also joining in. Cameron Jones pulled one back for Linby but Billy Whitehead had the last word with a goal three minutes from the end. Keyworth United’s match with Blidworth Welfare fell victim to a late postponement following a downpour.

In the Reserve division, the bottom of the table Belper derby went the way of United who picked up their second win of the season with a 6-2 defeat of their Town neighbours. Matt Cooper (3), Tom Curtis, Louis Mundin and Ali Ferrar were the United scorers, Jarred Hill and Kye Wood replying for the Nailers.
Radford beat Mickleover Sports 4-2 with goals from David Hermanstein, Max Rowbotham, Daniel Hough and an own goal. Mickleover’s goals both came from Yakeef Murphy.
Takunda Mushambe and Rory Smith got the goals in Eastwood Community’s two goal defeat of Harworth Colliery.

Report by Richard Lane.