WITNEY & DISTRICT FA

DUCKLINGTON hit back from 3-0 down against Minster Lovell to snatch a thrilling 5-3 victory in the Premier Division, writes Anthony Barlow.

Ed Dunn (2) and Lee Travers put winless Minster on top, but Ducklington hit back in style to heighten the visitors’ woes.

Darren Harriss and Ian Peedell bagged a brace apiece, with Joe Cockroft also on target.

Hanborough took advantage of Spartan’s week off to go top after a 3-2 win at Hailey.

The hosts took a 2-0 lead at the break through Lee Bates and Joe Fullerton, but Hanborough scored through Dan Haggie, Richard Rouse and Aston Leach after the break to go a point clear.

Chad Park took another step towards the Division 1 title as they hammered Hanborough Res 6-2 away from home.

Joe Burgess and Pete Andrews scored for the hosts, but a hat-trick from Josh Vaughan, a brace from George Slatter and a strike from Martin Plumbridge gave Chad the points.

Wootton Sports shocked Division 2 leaders Stanton Harcourt with a 1-0 win.

The only goal came from Tom Williams’s wonder-strike.

Steve Foster struck seven goals as FC Chequers Res slammed FC Mills Res 15-0 in Division 3.

Foster completed his hat-trick after just seven minutes, before netting four more goals.

Paul Read grabbed a treble, with Ben Davies (2), Dave Webb, Tom Gonzales and Adam Izzard also on target.

OTHER SCORERS

Prem Div: Wychwood Forest 4 (M Bolt, M Duerden, D Sollis, R Riley), Kingham AB 0; Charlbury Tn 3 (M Holloway, C McCallum, S Gilbert), Combe 1 (M Gardner); AC Finstock 0, Witney Royals 5 (J Kennedy 2, D Price, S Brasier, M Thompson).

Div 1: FC Mills 2 (K Lonsdale, H Neyroud), West Witney 1 (D Cooper); Witney Wanderers 3 (M Saxel, L Hessey, D John), Aston 4 (M Brown 2, P Caswell, A Sillence); Brize Norton 3 (G Morgan 2, M Howard), Chip Norton Tn 1 (R Warner-Carter); North Leigh A 3 (D Steele 2, W Smalldon), FC Nomads 2 (C Owen 2).

Div 2: Witney Royals Res 3 (D Hall 2, S Khelil), Southrop 1 (S Williams); Ducklington A 1 (W Graham), Hailey Res 2 (M Bull 2); Middle Barton 1 (P Kay), Charlbury Tn Res 0; Spartan Rgrs Res 4 (M Townsend 4), Milton 0; Two Rivers 3 (P Kulczyk 2, M Bungay), Brize Norton Res 0.

Div 3: West Witney Res 1 (A Bolley), Freeland A 1 (S Burton); Aston Res 1 (M Limmer), North Leigh B 2 (D Tasker, I Quarterman); Eynsham SSC 3 (D Clifton, A Bowerman, J Ayres), Tackley 0; Kingham AB Res 3 (M Harding 3), Chipping Norton Tn Res 1 (J Barnes); Minster Lovell Res 1 (C Davies), Witney Roy A 2 (L Lewis-Rippington, A Cross).

Div 4: Combe Res 0, Corinthians 1 (D Mobey); Ducklington B 3 (B Jackson 2, B Olive), Eynsham SSC Res 2 (S Fisher 2); Freeland B 1 (R Belcher), Spartan Rgrs A 2 (T Merchant, S Brown).