Mossley Hill Ath. capped a memorable season when they recorded a league and cup double after beating Maghull in a keenly contested Pyke Cup final.

Friday 3/5/24
Mossley Hill Ath. capped a memorable season when they recorded a league and cup double after beating Maghull in a keenly contested Pyke Cup final. The newly crowned Division One champions hoisted the trophy aloft for the fourth year in succession when Dom Murphy and Connor Anderson obliged in a 2-1 victory, with John Holmes netting for Maghull
Liam Van Gelder scored for Aintree Villa but it was visitors Heswall who were able to breathe a sigh of relief , after replies from Liam Grealis and Jack Darlington secured a 2-1 win and that result result safeguarded the Gayton Park club's Division One status for another season. Basement outfit, Ellesmere Port Town, scored through Ben Sweeney but capitulated 5-1 at home to Rainhill Town who responded through Ant Dunleavy (3) Eddie Hawthorne and an own goal. Nothing less than a win next Saturday against Aintree Villa will prevent the Port from relegation to Division Two. FC Bootle had two goal Jamie Alty on target but concluded their league campaign on a downer, after losing 5-2 at Litherland Remyca Res. who enjoyed the win which featured goals from Junior Siyakholwa (2) Karl Berqvist, Anthony Griffith and Elliot Taylor.
With the likelihood of points still to be awarded from a postponed fixture against Marshalls Res., Runcorn Sports pulled off a 1-0 victory at Division Two Champions, South Liverpool Res. thanks to a lone strike from Stephen Rothwell, which confirmed his side's elevation to the top flight next season. Elsewhere, Sal Djabi's goal for South Sefton Borough prompted an equaliser from Hooton's leading marksman, Joel Whalley.
In Division Three, Joel Kelly and Aaron Baird found the net as West Kirby Res. beat Ellesmere Port U23's 2-0 while Dan O'Halloran, Yan Avramenko and Louis Stanhope shared the goals, as Heswall U23's eclipsed Rainhill Town Res. 3-2. Jamie Cassan and Jack Van Aston-Hewitt were Town's marksmen. Goals were the order of the day when efforts from Poulton Vics' Jack Waddicar 2) Danny Wilson and Derek McShane were equalled by replies from Capenhurst Villa Res.' Matty Vickers(2) Luke Jones and Drew Arathoon.
Saturday's Youth Division action saw leaders Cammell Laird 1907 stay two points clear of the chasing pack after goals from Theo McDowell (2) Charlie Rooke, Teddy Galer and Myles Arnott clinched a 5-4 result over Maghull, who hit back through Elliot Barry, Will Carden, Kyle Loftus and Max Horrigan. Two goals from George Murray failed to prevent second placed Athletico Blues from forfeiting ground after they went down 4-2 at home to Maghull B who sealed the issue thanks to replies from Nathan Moffitt, Billy Brennan, Adam Howes and Will Hoey.. Spare a thought for Neston Nomads' Jack Coll, who scored all four goals but still finished on the losing side when doubles from Josh Abbott and Lewis Greenhalgh allied to an effort from Brandon Hackett swung a 5-4 decision in West Kirby Utd.'s favour. There was no stopping South Liverpool who afforded little mercy to Vauxhall Motors and posted an 8-0 scoreline, highlighted by doubles from Owen Thompson and Charlie Garnell. Further efforts from Louie Smith, Ellis Jago, Jack Colburn and Steve Swindells completed the total.