Peterborough Sports tame Tamworth to move up to second, Stamford AFC back on track, Spalding United make a good point, Sam strikes twice for Yaxley, Holbeach hit the top

Not only did the result and performance banish the memory of a horrible 4-0 home defeat at the hands of Hitchin four day earlier, it propelled Sports up to second place, just three points behind leaders Bromsgrove Sporting who were beaten 3-0 at home.

Not that the city side will be getting carried away as there is just two points between second and seventh in a fiercely-competitive division.

Dion Sembie-Ferris, who along with manager Jimmy Dean signed contract extensions the day before the game, scored twice for Sports against Tamworth with Mark Jones and Maniche Sani also on target in front of a crowd of 320.

Yaxley are up to eighth in Division One Central after a cosy 3-0 win at Kempston Rovers. Sam Bennett (2) and Dan Jarvis scored the goals.

Stamford AFC are back on the winning track as they beat Kidsgrove Athletic 2-0 at the Zeeco Stadium thanks to goals from Harry Vince and Cosmos Matwasa. The Daniels are second and received a further boost when two Lewis Brownhill goals secured a 2-2 draw for Spalding United at promotion contenders Belper.

Holbeach are top of the United Counties Premier Division after a 4-0 rout of Desborough as Will Bird, Liam Adams, Michael Frew and Jonny Lockie all netted, while Deeping Rangers came from behind to win 4-2 at lowly Pinchbeck. Tom Garrick scored twice. Peterborough Northern Star were well beaten 3-0 by a slick Quorn side.

Whittlesey Athletic lost for the first time in six Division One games and it was a bad one, 5-2 at struggling Raunds Town.

RESULTS

Saturday, January 25

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Premier Division Central: Peterborough Sports 4 (Sembie-Ferris 2, M. Jones, Sani), Tamworth 2.

Division One Central: Kempston Rovers 0, Yaxley 3 (Bennett 2, Jarvis).

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

South East Division: Belper 2, Spalding Town 2 (L. Brownhill 2); Stamford AFC 2 (Vince, Matwasa), Kidsgrove Athletic 0; Wisbech Town 0, Ilkeston Town 2.

UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE

Premier Division: Desborough 0, Holbeach United 4 (Adams, Lockie, Frew, Bird); Pinchbeck United 2 (Richardson 2), Deeping Rangers 4 (Garrick 2, Johnson, Burton-Jones); Quorn 3, Peterborough Northern Star 0.

Division One: Bourne Town 0, Holwell 2; Raunds 5, Whittlesey Athletic 2 (Carter, Jenkins); Rushden & Higham 1, Blackstones 1 (Cowles).

EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE

Division One North: Lakenheath 0, March Town 0.