FC Nomads continued their resurgence as they pulled clear of the Premier Division drop zone with a fine 2-0 victory over Carterton, writes ANTHONY BARLOW.

A goal either side of half-time from Jamie Sissons and Tony Gerrard sealed the points, moving them off the foot of the table.

Hailey drew to within a point of leaders Ducklington with a 4-1 win over Aston.

Tom Perry and Joel King each grabbed a brace, with Phil Caswell replying.

Hanborough eased to a 5-0 victory over fellow strugglers North Leigh A.

Their scorers were Dan Haggie, Ben Glastonbury, Dan Smith, Paul Rose and Rob Lovett.

Freeland moved into fourth place with a 3-0 victory over Millpark.

Simon Hole, Richard Trigg and Paul Salter scored their goals.

The points were shared at Spartan Rangers, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Brize Norton.

Paul Saunders was on target for Spartan, with Dan King replying.

Division 1 leaders Bampton Town stamped their authority on top spot with a 7-0 win over West Witney Res.

Steve Godfrey led the way with a hat-trick, while Jason Trinder (2), John Goodman and Mark Carrington completed the scoring.

Cassington stayed in touch after a 5-1 win at North Leigh B.

Dave Cooper smashed a treble for Cassington, with Andrew Salkeld and Adam Rackham with a 20-yard stunner also on target.

Carterton Res stay third after a 2-1 win against Witney Wanderers.

Dan Crossman and Harry Trethowan were on target, with Roger Ferreira replying.

FC Mills returned to form with a 2-0 victory over Milton.

Ollie Lyon and Warren Senior were their marksmen.

OTHER SCORERS Div 1: Ducklington Res 1 (I Lewis), Minster Lovell 2 (J Forteath, J Rumbles).

Div 2: Brize Norton Res 2 (D Frizzell), Tackley 0.

Div 3: Aston Res 2 (S Isherwood, R Dudley), Hailey Res 0; Bampton Tn Res 5 (D Oyston 2, N Beckett, W Bowles), Spartan Rgrs A 0; Ducklington A 2 (L Litton, Paul O'Hare), FC Mills Res 0; Kingham AB Res 4 (S Thornton 3, A Watson), Wychwood Forest Res 1 (F Burlingham); Southrop 4 (U Fezuhula 3, S Imms), Hanborough A 0; Two Rivers 3 (P Mills, J Tilson, P Wodz), Witney Royals Res 1 (M Piper); Milton Res 0, FC Chequers 8 (D Harwood 5, O Smith 2, I Park). Minster Lovell ran out 2-1 victors at Ducklington Res.

Former Minster man Ian Lewis netted for Ducklington, but goals from John Forteath and Jon Rumbles secured the points.

Brize Norton Res closed the gap on Division 2 leaders as they saw off Tackley 2-0.

Dan Frizzell netted both their goals to move Brize to within two points of top spot.

Dan Harwood smashed a five-timer in FC Chequers' 8-0 win against Milton Res in Division 3.

Ollie Smith added a brace, with Ian Park also on target.

Bampton Town Res brushed aside Spartan Rangers A 5-0.

Dan Oyston led the way with a double, with Nathan Beckett and Wayne Bowles also among the scorers.

Southrop stayed second with a 4-0 win over Hanborough A.

Urim Fezuhula hit a treble, with Shane Imms also netting.

Late strikes from Simon Isherwood and Rob Dudley gave Aston Res a 2-0 victory over Hailey Res.

A superb strike from Lee Litton and a Paul O'Hare penalty was enough for Ducklington A to see off FC Mills Res 2-0.

Kingham Res ran out 4-1 winners against Wychwood Forest Res.

Sean Thornton grabbed a hat-trick, with Andy Watson also on target.

Frank Burlingham replied for Wychwood.

Two Rivers beat Witney Royals 3-1, with player-manager Phil Mills, Jon Tilson and Petr Wodz on target.

Mick Piper scored Royals' goal.