Hallam hat-trick keeps Crown at the summit

Dominic Hallam

CROWN maintained their early position as leaders of the Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott Premier Division table thanks to a 4-0 win at Oldham GPO.

Dom Hallam (three) and Nathan Barker were on the mark.

Reigning league champions Limeside King George crushed Coppice 10-1.

Leon Melia (three), Ryan Fagan (three), Craig Berry (three) and Lian Cashmore were on target, while Umar Khatab replied for Coppice.

CASIM of Manchester triumphed 9-1 at Carrion Crow (see Match of the Day), while second-placed Westwood eased to a 6-1 success at rock-bottom FC Failsworth.

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Ansumane Dafe (three), Abul Hussain, Noor Islam and Shah Kawsar scored for Westwood, with Nicky Caine responding for Failsworth.

Fitton Hill won 5-1 at Manchester Swifts courtesy of strikes from Aaron Murdoch, Teio Coleman, Kion Pryce, Mark Hope and Tony Marsden.

Royton Athletic were the big winners in David Giblin Division One, seeing off Old Skool 10-3.

Liam Siddall (five), Kieron Thomasson (three), Paul Badby and Darren Iberson netted for Athletic, while Shaid Mahmood's hat-trick was in vain for Old Skool.

Britannia edged to an incredible 8-7 victory against Alt Athletic thanks to goals from James Dwyer (three), Terrance Melia (two), Jason Davies, Andy Hughes and Stelvio Da Silva.

Ste Barrow (three), Tom Cooper, Curtis Norris, Darren Diveney and Jack Brooks netted for Athletic.

Oldham XI thumped Gardeners 7-3 as Sheldon Young (three), David Cross, Tom Breza, Aaron Taylor and Sean Kelly were on target.

Daniel Henderson, Craig Bowles and Jordan Hamilton scored for Gardeners.

Horseshoe edged out High Crompton Victoria 3-2 as Daniel Jackson (two) and Ash Ainsworth were on the mark.

Adam Duxbury's brace for the Vics wasn't enough.

Church won 3-1 at rock-bottom Old Bank thanks to Jordan Howes, Gerrard Ford and Ally Simmonds. Christian McKenzie replied.

Results -

Jack Abbott Premier Division: Carrion Crow 1 (L Standring), CASIM of Manchester 9 (J Matthews 3, S Odobeatu 2, R Bamgboye, D Hill, M Varela, N Fernandez); FC Failsworth 1 (N Caine), Westwood 6 (A Dafe 3, A Hussain, N Islam, S Kawsar); Limeside King George 10 (L Melia 3, R Fagan 3, C Berry 3, L Cashmore), Coppice FC 1 (U Khatab); Manchester Swifts 1, Fitton Hill 5 (A Murdoch, T Coleman, K Pryce, M Hope, T Marsden); Oldham GPO 0, Crown FC 4 (D Hallam 3, N Barker). David Giblin Division One: Britannia 8 (J Dwyer 3, T Melia 2, J Davies, A Hughes, S Da Silva), Alt Athletic 7 (S Barrow 3, T Cooper, C Norris, D Diveney, J Brooks); Gardeners 3 (D Henderson, C Bowles, J Hamilton), Oldham XI 7 (S Young 2, D Cross, T Breza, A Taylor, S Young, S Kelly); High Crompton Victoria 2 (A Duxbury 2), Horseshoe 3 (D Jackson 2, A Ainsworth); Old Bank 1 (C McKenzie), Church 3 (J Howes, G Ford, A Simmonds); Royton Athletic 10 (L Siddall 5, K Thomasson 3, P Badby, D Iberson), Old Skool 3 (S Mahmood 3).