FOLLOWING Nutgrove FC's capture of the St Helens Combination's Division One title it now looks like the Clock Face Miners Welfare second string have taken the Division Two title.

They clinched title was taken by with a 3-2 home win over Bowling Green thanks to goals from John Roby and Paul Molyneux. Before that a 6-2 blasting of rivals Broad Oak at Parr Stocks in mid-week paved the way.

Also mid-week Carr Mill outplayed St Helens Star Premier Division rivals Pilkingtons Reserves with goals from Barry Ball (2), Rob Stroud and Tony Costello. Rivals Shoe FC just scraped home 2-1 at Carborundum with Peter Chisnall and Gary Finch scoring

Both these teams clashed in a D H Griffiths Cup semi-final at Bishop Road last Thursday with Carr Mill going on to a May 1 Bank Holiday morning clash with Sidac Social. Social, Tony Costello, Warren Griffiths and a Damon Owen penalty seeing them to a 3-1 win.

The Sidac Social semi-final tie with Chestnut Lodge on Saturday ended with a 4-2 home win for Sidac, goals from Carl Pilling, Derek Pilling, Barry Appleton and Andy Eaton giving them a long awaited Cup Final appearance.

Combination youngsters, Paul Forrester (Carr Mill), Mark Evans (Pilks), Chris Marsh (Penlake) and Gerard's David Oakes and Matty Innes - who scored a great goal - are proud owners of Northern Counties championship medals following Liverpool County FA's Youth teams beating of Cheshire FA 4-3 at the Soccer Centre last Saturday. .

Good Friday morning sees Carr Mill and Shoe battle out the Garswood Trophies Hospital Cup Final at Hoghton Road - St Helens Town FC. It will probably be held there for the last time, as the proposed move of St Helens Town to Knowsley Road means the end of football at Hoghton Road.

Due to a couple of resignations, the Combinations Sunday Division is open for applications.

Any club interested in applying for Sunday Division membership, should contact John Pennington on 01744 606717 for application forms and advice. RESULTS

Tuesday April 11

St Helens Star Premier Division: Old Congs (Haydock) 4 Haresfinch Social 3, East Sutton Labour 1 Rainford North End 1, Carr Mill 4 Pilkington Reserves 0, Carborundum 1 Shoe FC 2.

Division One: Chestnut Lodge 3 Nutgrove 4.

Division Two: Bull and Dog 1 Kendricks Cross 2, Broad Oak 2 Clock Face Miners Reserves 6.

Division Three: Hardshaw Argyle 3 Railway Rangers 3, Rainford North End Reserves 1 Trees FC 3, College of St Helens 6 Leach Lane FC 0.

D H Griffiths Cup semi-finals: Carr Mill 3 Shoe FC 1, Sidac Social 4 Chestnut Lodge 2.

Saturday

St Helens Star Premier Division: East Sutton Labour 5 Carborundum 1, Haresfinch 2 Gerard Arms 1, Penlake 4 Prescot Leisure Reserves 1, Pilkington Reserves 4 Rainford North End 2, Child Reserves 8 Old Congs (Haydock) 1.

Division One: Travellers Rest 3 Clock Face Miners 4.

Division Two: Broad Oak 5 Earlestown 6, Clock Face Reserves 3 Bowling Green 2, Bull and Dog 0 Gerard Arms Reserves 0, Green Dragon 1 Pilkington A 2.

Division Three: College St Helens 1 Bewsey 0, Railway Rangers 1 Leach Lane 3, Rainford North End Reserves 0 Cowley Hill Park 1, Carr Mill Reserves 1 Grosvenor Park 0, Hardshaw Argyle 3 Trees 0.

Sunday Division: Bispham Celtic 6 East Sutton Labour 3, Rose and Crown 1 Owens Corning 3, Victoria Rainhill 0 Penlake 5, York Reserves 3 Racing Rovers 2. FIXTURES

Good Friday

Garswood Trophies Hospital Cup Final: Carr Mill FC v Shoe FC, kick off 11.15am.

Saturday

Tom Worrall Cup semi-finals: Broad Oak v College St Helens (E Eccles), Clock Face Miners Welfare Reserves v Hardshaw Argyle (H Ireland).

St Helens Star Premier Division: Prescot Leisure Reserves v Penlake (G O'Brien), Haresfinch v East Sutton (R McClintock), Carborundum v Child Reserves (M Cammack).

Division One: Chestnut Lodge v Eccleston United (B Teebay).

Division Two: Gerard Arms Reserves v Bull and Dog (D Allen).

Division Three: Rainford North End Reserves v Leach Lane (L Eaton), Trees FC v Grosvenor Park (N Hanmer).

Tuesday April 25

St Helens Star Premier Division: Carr Mill v Haresfinch (P Russell), Child Reserves v Rainford North End (G O'Brien), Gerard Arms v Shoe FC (D Forber), Penlake v Pilkington Reserves (J Rennie), Carborundum v Prescot Leisure Reserves (G Barker).

Division Two: Kendricks Cross v Broad Oak (B Teebay).

Division Three: Rainford North End Reserves v Hardshaw Argyle.