Mickleover Sports have extended their lead at the top of the KoolSport NCEL Premier Division to eight points after a 5-1 win at struggling Lincoln Moorlands Railway.

Dave Middleditch struck twice whilst Sam Carter, Tony Law and Ricky Law also found the net in the comprehensive victory against their hosts.

Simon Mowbray scored for Railway who remain next-to-bottom.

The gap has grown because Sports' closest rivals, Pickering Town, were beaten 3-1 at Winterton Rangers.

It was their first defeat on their travels in the Premier Division this season.

Joe Connor had put the Pikes ahead but Lee Mohammed, Andy Holt and Luke Foulkes turned the game round and lifted Rangers up to tenth in the table.

Pickering drop to third as Selby Town's 2-1 win at home to Brodsworth Welfare moved the Robins above their North Yorkshire rivals.

Andrew Dawson broke the deadlock for Selby on five minutes before Liam Wilkin levelled on the half-hour.

However, Sean Gorman grabbed what was to be the winner as the game went into first half injury time.

Arnold Town, Long Eaton United and Dinnington Town remain close behind after all three posted victories.

Arnold won 2-0 at eighteenth-placed Shirebrook Town with Craig Mitchell and Martin Carruthers making it five games unbeaten in the league.

Long Eaton piled further misery on bottom side Eccleshill United with a comfortable 6-0 win at Grange Park.
Kevin Mabon hit a hat-trick whilst Kelvin Mushambi's claimed a double and Lee Sutton's struck in the 81st minute to keep Long Eaton fifth.

Dinnington climbed to sixth after Michael Blythen and Gavin Allott helped them to a 2-0 home win over Maltby Main.

Nostell Miners Welfare put some space between themselves and the bottom four with a 2-1 win at Thackley.

Craig Stephens and Francis Johnson were their goalscorers before the hosts, who have now picked up only nine points out of thirty at home, got a consolation from Chris Coy.

Armthorpe Welfare leapfrogged over their visitors Hallam into fourteenth with a 3-0 win.

Danny Sharpe and Henry Sibenge had them in control by the break before a Gary Jones penalty on 58 minutes made sure of the victory.

Hall Road Rangers shared a 1-1 draw with Parkgate, Mark Caine claiming the point for the visitors with seventeen minutes remaining.

And, Bridlington Town's game at home to Liversedge was called off due to snow.

Askern Villa are the new leaders of Division One after their 2-1 win at Worsbrough Bridge Athletic. Daniel Ferguson and Michael Evans grabbed their goals whilst Nicky Murray scored towards the end for the hosts.

And, Dean Lackie's 38th-minute strike saw Pontefract Collieries win 1-0 at home to AFC Emley as two of the top four met at Skinner Lane.

Both Villa and Ponte go above Scarborough Athletic who had a free weekend.

Barton Town Old Boys kept their challenge up with a 1-0 win at Teversal, Ryan Hibbard with a 72nd-minute winner.

An Andy Davis hat-trick helped Hemsworth Miners Welfare to a 4-0 win at basement side, Glasshoughton Welfare.

Grimsby Borough stormed to a 5-1 win at Rossington Main whilst Yorkshire Amateur picked up their biggest victory of the season, 5-0 at home to Appleby Frodingham.

Staveley Miners Welfare and Rainworth Miners Welfare drew 1-1 at Inkersall Road whilst Bottesford Town won a five-goal thriller, 3-2, at home to Tadcaster Albion.