IN the Star Premiership, John Ody hit a hat-trick and John Grady grabbed a fourth as Shoe overwhelmed a plucky Clock Face Miners side 4-1 at Crawford Street. Paul Eccleston replying.

Goals from Paul Styles and Glenn Sebastian rescued Eccleston United at home to local rivals The Stars, coming back from two goals down to tie the game 2-2. The big surprise was a 1-3 defeat at home for Carr's Hotel by an energetic Windle Hotel outfit.

The Dragon, however, had a no-nonsense 4-0 home win (Gary Moore (2), Adam Martin (2)) over Haydock side Old Congs. Dentons Green went one better than last by edging out Rainford North End 2-0 at Bishop Road.

Although Chris Hughes scored Globe's first goal of the season in the Booth Mechanical Division One game at home to Prescot Leisure Reserves, they went under 1-3 to tough opposition. Martin Pinnington and Chris Tunstall were on the mark for British Lion, beating the Sidac Reserves at home 2-0.

In a nine goal belter, Gerard Arms scored three times through Adam Marsh, Aiden Barrett and Paul Coldwell, but they were beaten 6-3 at Saracens Head.

Next week's mid-week fixtures September 7 will be the last midweek games and will be 6-15pm kick off's.

Results

Tuesday, August 24

Star Premier Division: Clock Face Miners Welfare 1 Shoe 4, Dentons Green 2 Rainford North End 0, Eccleston United 2 The Stars 2, Sidac Social v York (P), Carrs Hotel 1 Windle Hotel 3, The Dragon 4 Old Congs 0.

Booth Mechanical Division One: Globe 1 Prescot Leisure Reserves 3, British Lion 2 Sidac Social Reserves 0, Saracens Head 6 Gerard Arms 3, Pilkington A v Junction (P), Rifle 2 Roundhouse 4.

Hatton Travel Division Two: Dentons Green Reserves 7 Cricketers 1, Real Gate 1 New Street 3, Orange House 3 Lingley 4, Rainford North End Reserves 1 Carbo Eagles 0, Boilermakers 1 Top Nogs 3.

Fixtures

Saturday, September 4

Star Premier Division: Carrs Hotel v Sidac Social (G O'Brien), The Dragon v Eccleston United (M Cammack), Old Congs v West Park Eccy's (P Stevenson), Windle Hotel v Dentons Green (R Deakin), York v Clock Face Miners Welfare (D McDonnall), The Stars v Rainford North End (P Russell).

Booth Mechanical Division One: Rifle v Pilkingtons A (D Forber), The Dragon Reserves v Saracens Head (P Lawson), Roundhouse v Sony (G Barker), Junction v Globe (B Dixon), Sidac Social v Prescot Leisure Reserves (D Deluce).

Hatton Travel Division Two: Rainford North End Reserves v Top Nogs (E Brady), O.C.S. v Orange House (P Parr), Carbo Eagles v Dentons Green Reserves (B Graham), Lingley v Cricketers (K Daly), New Street v Boilermakers (G Birchall).

Tuesday, September 7

Star Premier Division: Clock Face Miners Welfare v Carrs Hotel (B Birchall), Dentons Green v Sidac Social (D McDonald), West Park Eccy's v Eccleston United (B Teebay), The Stars v Windle Hotel (D Deluce), Rainford North End v The Dragon (B Dixon), Shoe v York (G Barker).

Booth Mechanical Division One: Globe v Rifle (S Clarke), Sony v Pilkington A (J Blackburn), British Lion v Saracens Head (G O'Brien), Gerard Arms v Roundhouse (P Parr).

Hatton Travel Division Two: Dentons Green Reserves v Lingley (G Birchall), Real Gate v Orange House (H Nulty), Cricketers v O.C.S. (B Graham), Top Nogs v New Street (J Picton).