THE champagne must stay on ice for Church Inn.

A shock 2-1 home defeat against Leigh Victoria, Leigh & District Amateur Football League's most imporved club, leaves them still searching for one win to take that elusive Division Two title.

Butchers Arms, with an outside chance of taking the crown, remain second after a resounding 5-1 win against lowly Corbett Brewery.

Draw specialists Union B, who have lost fewer games than anyone in the league, won 4-2 at Concert Rovers to move up to fifth spot.

Leigh Phoenix, still chasing the runners-up slot, won 3-2 at New Inn Rangers - another club still harbouring high hopes.

In Division One Leigh Eagles A remain third after beating Rileys 6-2, Three Crowns and Queens played out a 1-1 draw - and stay in the relegation zone.

In the Carl Brown there were Group A wins for Higher Fold Village Inn and Westleigh Village Club, their first victory in the comp, while in Group B Royal Oak needed a last-minute equaliser to snatch a 1-1 draw at Union A.

Results - Carl Brown Memorial Trophy, Group A: HF Village Inn 6 Blue Lion 4, Punch Bowl 2 Westleigh Village 5; Group B: Union A 1 Royal Oak 1; Division One: Leigh Eagles A 6 Rileys 2, Three Crowns 1 Queens 1; Division Two: Butchers Arms 5 Corbett Brewery 1, Church Inn 1 Leigh Victoria 2, Concert Rovers 2 Union Arms B 4, New Inn Rangers 2 Leigh Phoenix 3.

Fixtures (2.30pm unless stated): - Sharman Cup, semi-finals (2pm, extra-time if necessary): Union B v Corbett Brewery (Duncan Calland; Andy Packwood, Malcolm Sargent; at Spa Road), Butchers Arms v Leigh Victoria (Michael Horridge; Tony Horridge; at Devonshire Road); Carl Brown Memorial Trophy, Group A: Blue Lion v Westleigh Village (Albert Handley); Group B: Queens v Royal Oak (Danny Rhoden; at Gin Pit), Union Arms A v Three Crowns (Joe Cambray; at City Road); Division One: Leigh Eagles A v Higher Fold Village Inn; Division Two: Britannia v Ross's Wanderers (John Gardener), St Gabriel's v Leigh Eagles B (David Casey).

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