One city side clinch the Division Two title, another is edging towards the top-flight crown, County Cup final defeat for Division Three champs

The city club, who finished fifth in the Premier Division last season before requesting a demotion ahead of the current campaign, clinched the Division Two title with two games to spare with a 2-0 win at Ramsey Town Reserves. Jamie Cogings and Gianni Forcellati scored the goals.

Stanground Cardea Sports have won 18 and lost just one of their 21 matches and hold a 14 point lead over the rest of the division. Thorpe Wood Rangers clinched the Division Three title last weekend, but they couldn’t complete a quickfire double as they went down 3-2 to Long Buckby Reserves in the final of the Northants Area Cup at Wellingborough Whitworth FC.

Charlie Amato and Thomas Klinkovics scored for Thorpe Wood who were losing a competitive fixture for the first time this season.

Division One side Youth Dreams Project (YDP) contest the Northants Lower Junior Cup final against Northampton-based Spencer Mill at Rushden & Higham FC on Friday. The free-scoring city side warmed up with a 7-0 league win at Crowland Town Reserves as Gavin Elliott scored a hat-trick with Connor Pilbeam netting twice.

YDP are third in Division One, but some way behind top two Stamford AFC Reserves and Long Sutton Athletic. The latter moved to within a point of the top with a 3-0 home win over Oundle Town.

Netherton United are two wins away from the Premier Division title after recording a third straight 1-0 win. The leaders beat Ramsey with a deflected Jordan Neil strike 10 minutes from time in a game that was re-staged after the original match finished 2-2. Ramsey played many minutes in that match with 11 men, after they’d seen a player sent off!

Second-placed Crowland Town are eight points behind Netherton with two games in hand. They have a tricky match at Eye Rangers on Wednesday and if they fail to win Netherton would be crowned champions by winning at Sawtry on Saturday (April 18).

Crowland pipped Sawtry 3-2 on Saturday with goals from Adam Blackbird, Harry Grigas and Archie Rickards. Jake Nicholson and Craig Smith replied for Sawtry.

There were big top-flight road wins for Uppingham (6-1 at Whaplode Drove) and Deeping Rangers (5-0 at FC Peterborough Reserves). Gabriel Bowden, Patryk Huczko, Keelan Walker, Luke Woodhouse and Ewan Fieldhouse scored for Deeping.

In Division Four Alconbury Weald Reserves are three points from the title with two games to after a 1-1 draw with Glinton & Northborough. Williams Harris scored for Glinton & Northborough.

Division Four outfit Athletic FC trimmed up Uppingham Reserves from Division Three 4-1 in a Junior Cup semi-final which saw both sides finish with 10 men. Stephen Pereira hit a hat-trick and Celso Menta also scored for the winners who now face Thorpe Wood Rangers in the final.

There are multiple midweek Peterborough League games in all five divisions.