TEENAGER John Parr is fast making a name for himself in Leigh & District Amateur Football League.

The 15-year-old striker, until recently on the books at Manchester City, smacked in both goals as Leigh Phoenix A beat Atherton Tigers 2-0.

At the top of Division One are Higher Fold Village Inn following their 7-1 home thrashing of Lion Inn, the goals from Blackley 3, Myers 2, Clayton and White. Litherland replied for Lion.

Another seven came from Leigh Eagles, 7-0 against Rileys, with goals from Andrews 4, Anderson 2 and Robinson.

Ellesmere remain top of Division Two after a thrilling 6-5 win against Victoria, who led after just 12 seconds and were 3-1 up at the break. Ellesmere hit back for 6-3, then almost let it slip. On target for Victoria: Bretherton, Moss, Banks, Mazey and Hibbert. On target for Ellesmere: Jackson, Peers, Brady, Boardman 2 and Hill (og).

In the Davenport Cup Church Inn beat Queens 2-1, Woods and Grogan on top target, Buck grabbing the single. Atherton C&N put six past visiting Sir Charles Napier thanks to Jackson, Harris 2 and a Dawson treble. Austin grabbed the consolation strike.

RESULTS - Davenport Cup, 1st Round: Leigh Eagles 3 Hag Fold WMC 1, Atherton C&N 6 Sir Charles Napier 1, Queens 1 Church Inn 2; Division One: Atherton Tigers 2 Atherton 6, Leigh Phoenix A 4 Queens 1, Lion Inn 2 Church Inn 6, Rileys 1 Royal Oak 4, Union Arms A 0 HF Village Inn 6, Atherton Tigers 0 Leigh Phoenix A 2, Higher Fold Village Inn 7 Lion Inn 1, Leigh Eagles 7 Rileys 0; Division Two: Corbett Brewery 8 Britannia 2, Leigh Phoenix B 4 Ross's 1, Leigh Victoria 8 Sir Charles Napier 0, Ellesmere 3 New Inn Rangers 2, Union Arms B 1 Butchers Arms 3, Britannia 2 Leigh Phoenix B 5, Leigh Victoria 5 Ellesmere 6, Ross's Wanderers 2 Hag Fold WMC 3, Union Arms B 3 Corbett Brewery 7.

FIXTURES (2.15pm) - Davenport Cup, 1st Round: Britannia v Lion Inn (Andy Packwood), Leigh Phoenix A v Corbett Brewery, Union Arms A v Leigh Victoria (Craig Mountford); Division One: Atherton C&N v Queens (John Gardener), Church Inn v Leigh Eagles (Tony Horridge), HF Village Inn v Royal Oak (Joe Cambray), Rileys v Atherton Tigers (Ian Standing); Division Two: Hag Fold WMC v New Inn Rangers (James Seldon), Ross's v Butchers Arms (Danny Rhoden), Sir Charles Napier v Union Arms B (Maurice Jones), Ellesmere v Leigh Phoenix B (Andy Thomson).

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