STAND went 11 points clear at the top of NWCL Division Two.

Stand's Neil Dawes scored on six minutes but Squires Gate equalised through Scott Sugden on 15.

Steve Carroll took Stand 2-1 on 40 minutes and Squires Gate again drew level through a Stuart Booth penalty on 48.

But Stand went on to take all three points with goals from Micky Bartholomew (60) and Mark Denham (85)

RESULT: STAND...4 SQUIRES GATE...2