Witney Royals Res veteran Joe Crosbie is recovering in hospital after suffering a dislocated and broken ankle.

Crosbie suffered the injury on 79 minutes after catching his studs in the turf in the Witney & District Division 1 clash with Hanborough Res.

This week he had an operation to pin and plate the broken limb. Royals were 2-1 up when the game was abandoned.

Brize Norton are the new leaders of Division 1 with a 3-0 win over FC Nomads, with Paul Morrison, Gerard Mor-gan and Matt Howard on target.

Chipping Norton slipped to second after a 1-0 loss to Ducklington Res, for whom Andy Jamieson scored.

Stanton Harcourt beat third-placed West Witney 3-2, with goals from Dan Hackett, David Cooper and George Woodcock.

Tony McLeman and Ian Sparkes replied for Witney.

Minster Lovell crushed Aston 5-2, with Ian Wright, Scott Thompson, Nathan Harris, Liam Crawford and Leo Haines doing the damage.

Dan Long and Matt Brown replied for Aston.

Hailey’s Premier Division title charge suffered a big dent as they crashed to a 4-0 home defeat against mid-table Ducklington.

Damien Tolley, James Flemming, Craig Mays and Ian Peedle were on target.

Hanborough moved level with Hailey on points after a 2-1 win over FC Chequers.

Jamie Kennedy netted a double, with Matt Thompson scoring the third and Matt Smith replying.

FC Chequers Res’ Division 2 promotion push was jolted by a 1-1 draw against Middle Barton.

Tom Gonzales’s penalty put the hosts ahead, with Paul Kay equalising late on.

Ducklington A battled back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Freeland A 3-2 at home.

Darius Hodaei and Bruno Chaves gave the visitors a 2-0 cushion, only for goals from Tom Madden, David Duggan and Andrew Dury to complete the turnaround.

Tackley boosted their chances of beating the drop from Division 3 with a 4-1 win against Kingham AB Res, with Craig Broome (2), Ryan Wearing and Greg Finnemore on target.

Kei Merrett hit a four-timer in Carterton Pumas’ 7-1 mauling of Witney Royals A.

Dean Matthews, Dan Chillinton and Mark Benstead completed the rout. Matt Townsend netted a treble in Spartan Rangers Res’ 7-1 win over Minster Lovell Res in Division 4.

Nick Brown (2), Ben Allen and Tom Merchant got their others, Cody Davies replying.

A Mike Duerden strike earned Carterton A a 1-0 win against Carterton Ran-gers in the quarter-finals of the Fred Ford Cup.

Other scorers Div 1: Spartan Rgrs 1 (M Cripps), Combe 0; North Leigh 4 (J Lonsdale 2, W Smalden, S Duffey), Charlbury Tn 3 (D Fitzgerald, M Smith, A Woodley).

Div 2: Charlbury Tn 4 (G Jones 2, T Rolls, M Grimsley), Wootton 0; Milton 0, Brize Norton Res 3 (S Rawlings, O Puddle, S Morgan).

Div 3: Eynsham SCC 5 (J Ayres 3, M Walker, L Clarke), Chipping Norton Res 1 (J Morgan).

Div 4: Carterton B 1 (M Hubert), Combe Res 0; West Witney Res 2 (G Smith, J Goodwin), Hollybush 1 (S Aldous); Greystones 3 (R Burton 2, D Leigh), Ducklington B 2 (W Brown, B Jackson); Freeland B 5 (T Mason, C Parker, C Greenaway, K Biles, H Irwin), Spartan Rangers 0.