CHURCH INN have lost their "unbeaten" tag - Butchered by a Second Division side.

Inn, the Division One title hopefuls, stumbled 2-0 to Butchers Arms in the second round of the Davenport Cup.

Second-half goals from Steve Butterworth and Matthew Pollard provided the shock of the day in the Leigh & District Amateur Football League.

Union Arms are also through to the quarter-finals. They beat Leigh Victoria 4-2, Colin Nemis 2, James Pye and Paul Monoghan on top target, Paul Banks and Andy Butterworth replying.

Goals from Darren Flynn, Neil Parry and Andy Whittle secured a 3-1 win for Rileys against Leigh Phoenix B for whom Malcolm Dowberkin was on target.

In Division One Higher Fold Village Inn stay top courtesy of a 4-0 home win against Atherton Tigers, Neil Clayton 3 and Geoff Myers keeping them four points clear of the field.

Leigh Eagles, Division One runners-up last season, have their sights set on going one better this time.

And they continued their impressive form, swamping Lion Inn 8-0 on the road, Clinton Andrews 4, Dave Robinson, Mark Tootill, Greg Anderson and Simon Stout leading the shut-out.

Eagles stay in touch at second - and they have a game in hand.

Atherton C&N scored a 2-0 win against Queens, who reckon they deserved at least a share of the points after dominating the match, particularly in the second half when C&N keeper Ian Brett was repeatedly called into the action. And when he failed to save his team the woodwork did!

Good work, too, from 16-year-old referee David Green, who hails from Tyldesley. It was his second game in control - and he earned high praise.

In Division Two Hag Fold WMC consolidated top spot by beating Leigh Arms 4-0, Brian Hupton, Phil Green, Stephen Birt and John Hall on the mark.

New Inn Rangers move second after their 4-1 win against Britannia; Roger Bond 2, Billy Worthington and veteran defender John McNally got the four, Neil Simms got the one.

It was a credit to both teams and officials that this game was able to be played. New Inn's field was left unplayable by vandals and the match was switched at short notice to Marsh Playing Fields.

Corbett Brewery stumbled to a shock 2-0 defeat against Sir Charles Napier - a shock setback to their promotion hopes.

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