Oxford Sports & Social Club moved within one win of being crowned Critchleys Upper Thames Valley League Premier League champions following a crushing 13-1 victory at Barton United, writes TIM SIRET.

Ryan Brooks fired a four-timer with Luke Bremner and Andrew McMahon hitting hat-tricks.

Johnny McMahon, Ryan Macer and Craig Hambridge completed Oxford’s eighth straight win, with Barton’s lone reply coming from an Aaron Williams penalty.

Yellow Eagles look doomed to relegation after a 6-2 home defeat by Kidlington Royals.

Tristan Lawrence’s strike gave Royals a 1-0 half-time lead, and Gavin Preston (2), Anaclet Odhiambo, Jelroy Constant and Toby Webster sealed victory after the break.

Ricky Goodenough scored both Eagles goals.

Division 1 leaders Brightwell FC’s keenness to play may come back to haunt them as they switched venues, but lost 5-3 at Red Lion Islip, who take over at the top.

Jimmy Deabill hit a hat-trick with John Webb and Mark White also on target for Red Lion, with Andy Gibbons’s brace and Dave Norris’s 30-yard cracker making up Brightwell’s tally.

Zubry Oxford kept their title hopes bubbling with an emphatic 6-0 home win over Standlake Garage, who are still seeking their first win.

Tomasz Samoluk, Andrzej Krason, Marcin Samoluk, Lukasz Wolinski, Tomasz Serednicki and Bartosz Hoczyk scored for Zubry.

Rutherford Lab won 2-0 at AFC Crowmarsh.

Ian Bowler and John Hawkins scored in the last ten minutes to secure victory.

Northway Boys & Girls Res’s promotion hopes in Division 2 were dentedwith a 2-1 defeat at Forest Hill.

Steve West and Jackson Cole struck to avenge a 6-1 thrashing in their first meeting, with Mike Yearwood providing Northway’s lone reply.

Danny Taylor scored twice as Freeland Yeoman won 6-2 at home to Abingdon Exiles.

Simon Calley, Simon Hole, Ethan Simlett and Ben Sadler also netted, with Jay Brown and Andy Aldington replying.

Andy Potter hit a hat-trick as North Oxford Conservative Club moved up to second in Division 3 with a 7-4 win at Milton Midgets.

Luke Murphy (2), Chris Douglas and Steve Doyle also netted for North, with James Carlin (2), Pete Arbuthnott and Ben Rushton the Midget marksmen.

In the Devenney Cup third round, Dan Smith’s hat-trick helped Railway Wheatley smash Didcot Casuals 8-1 on their own patch.

Seb Warner bagged a brace with Aaron Laman plus penalties from Shaun Liptrot and Sam Graham making up Railway’s tally.

Joe Murphy provided Didcot’s lone reply.

OTHER SCORERS

Div 2: Sutton Wanderers 3 (C Stringer, D Hatton, N Hillier og), AFC Valley 3 (B Steptoe, S Coppock, S Smith).

Div 3: Abba Ath 1 (A Hobley), JET 3 (G Hoareau, G Hall, B Boon); Chatsworth Buccaneers 0, Green Tree Wallingford 8 (M Baker, 2, J Eccles 2, C Swales 2, S Elkins, M Dawson).