A thriller in Worksop highlighted the early September, midweek games, Craig Parry’s Tigers welcoming County Durham outfit, Spennymoor Town, for a National League North encounter.

Although six goals were shared, there could easily have been more, with home striker, Liam Hughes, seeing his first half penalty saved by visiting shot-stopper, Brad James, but it would be a half that saw them score two each anyway.

The visitors led through Rob Ramshaw after just five minutes after he lobbed Tommy Taylor, in the home goal, from outside the area, with Hughes levelling just three minutes later after getting on the end of a double-cross, from Vaughan Redford initially, then Aaron Martin putting the ball back for Hughes to score.

Juliet Mondal then restored the Moors advantage minutes before the penalty incident, whilst Martin himself got in on the act, in first half stoppage time, after Aleksandr Starcenko’s run and shot was parried, and the Tigers’ number nine again restored parity.

Although the second half didn’t see as many goals, there was still plenty of action for supporters to enjoy, the goals though, Alfie Doherty gave the visitors after a brilliant ball on the flank saw him beat Taylor, and afford the visitors the lead for a third time, before a goalmouth scramble, following a corner from Joe Leesley, was put home by Martin for his second and the Tigers’ third of the game, with seven minutes left on the clock, the Tigers stretching their unbeaten run now to four matches.

WORKSOP TOWN – Tommy Taylor, Joe Leesley, Baily Gooda, Vaughan Redford, Aleksandrs Starcenko, Aaron Martin, Liam Hughes, Mason O’Malley, Deegan Atherton, Jordan Burrow, Luke Waterfall (capt) (subs – Regan Hutchinson, Hamza Bencherif, Chae Whitman-Brown, Oluwatobi Jospeh, Ben Tomlinson, Martin Woods, Luke Chadwick)

Basford United picked up another three points early in their Northern Premier League Division One Midlands campaign, claiming a hard-fought, 2-1 success away to Wellingborough Town, Jordy Hallam with the opener on the stroke of half-time after great work from Wayde Hines.

A second for the Ambers was notched by Kieran Cummings midway through the second period, he getting on the end of a pass from Finlay Armond after Lynden Joyce had played a lovely ball over the top, before the hosts pulled a goal back, from a Will Jones penalty deep in stoppage time.

Four goals involving Notts-based clubs were played out in the United Counties League Premier North, with the top three, all from the area, registering wins in what is a tight, early start.

Kimberley Miners Welfare currently lead the chasing pack by two points following their 2-1 win away to Clay Cross Town, a goalless first half before a late rally from the visitors saw two

goals at the death seal the win; Finn Ryder netted in the 84-minute, and Lewis Partridge snatched the winner six minutes into stoppage time.

Sherwood Colliery lead the chasing pack after they moved into joint-second with a 5-0 thumping of hosts, Hucknall Town, on Wednesday, Ryan Ingram netting a thirty-minute hat-trick for the visitors alongside goals from Kieran Knight and Jacob Pearce.

They lead Newark Town on goal-difference, after they’d won 2-0 on Tuesday away to lowly Eastwood CFC, Louis Czerwak and Matteo Perkins with the goals – just the four points though separate the joint-second trio of Sherwood Colliery, Newark Town, and Heanor Town, and the joint-fifth trio of Clay Cross Town, Boston Town, and Hucknall Town, Hucknall sitting in tenth following their midweek loss.

Three local sides find themselves in the bottom six with Eastwood joined by Newark & Sherwood United, who lost 2-0 away to Wisbech Town, AFC Mansfield also in the lower part of the division.

A couple of local games were played in the Central Midlands Alliance Premier South with Linby Colliery Welfare being held to a goalless draw when home to Bakewell Town, and Blidworth Welfare on the end of a 6-1 drubbing off visitors Holbrook St Michaels, Harry Topliss with a consolation for the hosts who saw Richard Hanslow bag three, and Anri Burmeisters two.

Cotgrave meanwhile regained leadership of the Notts Senior League Premier Division, on goal difference and with a game in hand, but dropped their first points after being held to a 2-2 draw by mid-table Wollaton; Joe McLaghlin and Lee Potts netted for the hosts, Alex Doyle and Joseph Evans replying.

West Bridgford Reserves and Ruddington Village also played out a draw, they finishing 1-1 with goals for Jamie Newton and Gary Watson respectively, whilst Dunkirk was the only victors as Mason Garmston grabbed a stoppage time winner in the 3-2 success at Beeston.

*Article provided by Peter Mann (Senior Correspondent).

*Main image @LewisPickersgi1 a thrilling game between Worksop Town & Spennymoor.