THE second round of the St Helens Combination's Garswood Trophies Hospital Cup threw up a number of surprises.

St Helens Star Premier Division outfit Gerard Arms were knocked out by Division One side Eccleston United. Gary Hughes scored the only goal of the game.

Old Congs Haydock took Prescot Leisure to extra time, before strikes by Peter Dooley and Paul Kelly sealed the issue.

East Sutton Labour, struggling for senior players, were dumped out of the competition by Division Two title hopefuls Broad Oak.

Goals from Paul Hopwood (3) and Darren Oakes did the damage.

Another Premier side, Carborundum, suffered a 4-1 defeat, this time at the hands of Bowling Green (Ravenscroft, Cartlew, Tilson and Jordan).

Former Cup winners Clock Face went out 4-3 against the vastly improved Sportsmans, whose goals came from Neil Wright (2), Gary Jackson and Paul Norman.

Pilkington Reserves (Ian Murray) were taken into extra time by Sidac and they will meet again this Saturday.

An Eddie Furlong hat-trick helped College St Helens defeat a plucky Leach Lane side.

Veteran Mark Carrigg hit the lone goal that gave Penlake a 1-0 success against Grosvenor Park Rangers.

Ged Feeney (2), Keith Adam and Jeff Highton hit the net as Nutgrove beat Bewsey Athletic.

Premier Division leaders Rainford North End had to pull out all the stops to beat Green Dragon 5-2. Their scorers were Gary Tomlinson (2), Paul Sinnott (2) and Dave Brewer.

Sunday clubs are reminded their next league meeting is at Greenalls Social Club on Wednesday, November 10 (7.30).

RESULTS Garswood Trophies Hospital Cup second round: Haresfinch 3 Railway Rangers 1, College St Helens 3 Leach Lane 0, Old Congs 1 Prescot Leisure 2 (after extra time), Penlake 1 Grosvenor Park 0, Chestnut Lodge 0 Child Reserves 4, Nutgrove 4 Bewsey Athletic 1, Eccleston United 1 Gerard Arms 0, Rainford North End 5 Green Dragon 2, Cowley Hill Park 1 Carr mill 7, Broad Oak 4 East Sutton Labour 3, Hardshaw Argyle 3 Earlestown 1, Red Star Rainford 3 Bull and Dog 3 (after extra time), Bowling Green 4 Carborundum 1, Sportsmans 4 Clock Face 3, Shoe 4 Junction 2, Pilkington Reserves 1 Sidac 1.

Rainford Potteries Cup: Billinge Reserves 1 Rainford North End Reserves 1 (Rainford win on penalties), Clock Face Reserves 3 Gerard Arms Reserves 3, Pilkington A 2 East Sutton Reserves 1.

Division One: Meek 2 West Bank 5.

Division Three: Carr Mill Reserves 3 Trees 5.

Sunday Section Hatton Travel Cup: Sutton Heath Penathers 5 Bleak Hill Rovers 7, York Reserves 2 Ex-Services Rainhill 3, Racing Rovers 0 Owens Corning 1, Victoria (Rainhill) 4 Brown Edge 2, Bispham Celtic 2 East Sutton Labour 5.

St Helens Star Premier Division: Old Congs v Penlake (T. Swift), Rainford North End v Shoe (B. Dixon), Haresfinch Social v Carr Mill (K. Taylor), Carborundum v Gerard Arms (C. Tunstall), East Sutton Labour v Child Reserves (G. Barker).

Division One: Nutgrove v Junction (R. McClintock), Eccleston United v Sportsmans Athletic (P. Russell), Travellers Rest v Meek FC (D. Deluce), West Bank v Billinge (E. Eccles).

Division Two: Pilkington A v Top Nogs (R. Deakin), Billinge Reserves v Clock Face Reserves (A. Burrows), Bowling Green v Earlestown (J. Rennie), Kendricks Cross v Green Dragon (G. O'Brien), Broad Oak v Gerard Arms Reserves (E. Baines).

Division Three: East Sutton Reserves v Bewsey (G. Parsonage), Grosvenor Park v Trees (N. Williams), Carr Mill Reserves v Railway Rangers (D. Rose), College St Helens v Rainford North End Reserves (D. Allen), Cowley Hill Park v Leach Lane (D. Forber).

Garswood Trophies Hospital Cup replays: Bull and Dog v Red Star Rainford, Sidac v Pilkington Reserves.

Sunday Section: Bispham Celtic v Bleak Hill Rovers (T. Gorman), Brown Edge v East Sutton Labour (E. Johnson), Owens Corning v Rose and Crown (M. Hallwood), Racing Rovers v York Reserves (D. Forber), Victoria Rainhill v Sutton Heath Panthers (M. Graham), York v Ex-Services Rainhill (K. Birch).

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