It was a great weekend for the leading clubs in the Macron NCEL as the top four in the Premier Division and the top five in Division One all claimed victories in their pursuit of a promotion push as we edge ever closer to the second half of the season.

Liversedge preserved their four point gap at the summit of the Premier Division as they won 2-1 at Golcar United in Friday night's top flight game.

Joseph Walton gave them the perfect start as he opened the scoring in the second minute and Lewis Barlow doubled their lead soon after the interval before Rico Kilbourn netted for the hosts around the hour mark.

Alexander Clark, Charlie Owen and Miguel Cassama secured Tadcaster Albion a 3-0 victory at Pickering Town to stay second, ahead of Beverley Town who were single goal winners of visitors Barton Town, courtesy of a last gasp Luka Suluburic strike.

Barton lose a little ground in fifth as fourth-placed Sheffield celebrated their 168th birthday with a 4-1 home win over Bottesford Town, Ryan Cook's double added to by Bradley Beatson and Tommaso Zerboni for the World's Oldest Club after Okera Simmonds had given the Poachers a tenth minute lead.

Handsworth missed out on a chance to climb into the top five above Barton and Pickering as they went down 2-1 to visitors Thackley, Hass Gorji with an 82nd minute winner for the Dennyboys after their opener from Lewis Sugden had been cancelled out by Ben Harriott.

Cole Roberts pounced in the fifth minute of injury time to grab Eccleshill United a 2-1 win at home to Knaresborough Town to climb up into eighth after the away side had thought they claimed a point with Jack Dyche's late equaliser.

Thackley go up to ninth following their win, leapfrogging Penistone Church who drew 3-3 at Campion, coming from 3-1 down after 50 minutes to end the game honours even with goals from Nathan Keightley and Lennon O'Grady.

Rossington Main were 2-1 home winners over Horbury Town as the bottom two met at Kallut's Community Stadium in a game that only sparked into life in the last ten minutes.

Ross Hannah's penalty gave the hosts an 80th minute lead before Horbury levelled through a spot kick of their own.

Alexander Phillipson then struck in stoppage time to snatch the points for Rossington who move out of the relegation zone whilst their opponents are now five points adrift in the basement.

Frickley Athletic picked up three vital points to move up into fifteenth as Charlie Clegg and Lucas Robinson netted in the last quarter-of-an-hour for a 2-0 win at Wombwell Town who drop below the dreaded dotted line.

And, Albion Sports drew 2-2 at Parkgate, courtesy of two penalties converted by Nathan Cartman that were sandwiched by goals from Bradley Gregory and Harry Day for the Steelmen.

In Division One, Dearne & District maintain their three point advantage at the summit as Justin Circuit and Owen Fieldsend's first half strikes saw off visitors Club Thorne Colliery 2-0 on Friday night.

Second-placed Worsbrough Bridge Athletic won 2-1 at Maltby Main to keep themselves in touching distance of the top, Jake Squires and Connor Glavin giving them a perfect start before Basile Zottos pulled one back for the Miners midway through the second half.

Harrogate Railway Athletic, Wakefield AFC and Leeds UFCA also claimed victories to make it a perfect weekend for the leading sides.

The Rail beat visitors Winterton Rangers 4-1, Alex Ingham netting twice with one each for Sam Clothier and Dominic Creamer whilst Troy Taylor stuck for the visitors who stay next-to-bottom.

Wakefield claimed a comfortable 6-0 win at Appleby Frodingham, Akeel Francis' opener added to by a double from Ashley Flynn before Tom Hinton, Zante Rose-Campbell and Oli Robinson also got on the scoresheet.

And, Junayd Cassius-Gill and Harrison Rowley ensured a 2-0 victory for UFCA at Doncaster City to keep the top five the same as it was before the start of play.

Armthorpe Welfare lost a little ground in sixth as they drew 3-3 at South Leeds, needing a second of the afternoon from Thomas Joynt on 87 minutes to secure a point in a rollercoaster game.

The league's top scorer was at it again as Zak Khan scored three to take his season's tally to 33 in a 6-2 win for Route One Rovers over Crowle Colts with Reece Thompson claiming his second hat-trick in three games in a dominant display by the hosts.

Lucas Smith and James Eyles both struck twice as Goole AFC swept aside basement hosts Glasshoughton Welfare 5-1 whilst Harry Abson and Harry Miles were the scorers for Ilkley Town in their 2-0 home win over Selby Town.

Luca Cancello cancelled out Thomas Booth's opener for Nostell Miners Welfare as Athersley Recreation picked up a point in a 1-1 draw on their travels and it was goalless between Louth Town and visitors Brigg Town.

Photo: Ify Ofoegbu celebrates scoring during Goole AFC's 5-1 win at Glasshoughton Welfare in Macron NCEL Division One on Saturday. (Picture: Thomas Crabb)