PREMIER DIVISION: Corsham Centre A moved a step closer to winning the Robson Taylor, Chippenham League Premier division for a fourth successive season after they defeated near neighbours Box Rovers 4-1 at Meriton Avenue.

Stuart Beeho’s Rovers side were seen as a potential banana skin to the Centre’s hopes of holding onto the title that they first won back in 2005, but the hosts who have suffered just one defeat this season came good once again when they needed to and despite enduring a few nervy moments they came through with the win that they needed to stay ahead of the challenge of Biddestone Social who still have an outside chance of catching the defending champions.

Simon Gray gave the Centre the lead but Rovers went into the interval all square after the impressive Ben Cogswell who had a fantastic game netted to make it one apiece and with both teams pressing for a goal in the second half it was the Centre who struck the all important second when Ross Lye gave them a 2-1 lead that took the Centre’s goals scored tally to 100 for the season.

Ross Lye scored his second of the game to give the Centre the luxury of a two goal cushion against a Rovers side who put in a superb battling display and Lye then wrapped the game and the points when he bagged his third and the Centre’s fourth from the penalty to complete his first three timer of the season.

Biddestone Social 3, Westbury Rangers A 1 Biddestone Social remain in the hunt for the number one spot after seeing of a challenge from Westbury Rangers A and now the Biddy Boys must hope that Rangers who they beat 3-1 last night will do them a favour on Thursday night by defeating Corsham Centre when the sides meet at Meriton Avenue. After losing out to the Centre at the weekend, Biddestone who are resigned to finishing as top flight runners up to their rivals for a third time in four seasons did well to pick themselves up and their battle with Westbury was a great advert for grass roots football and was well refereed by Neil Fautley but in truth his life was made easy as both teams played their part in a very sporting contest.

Biddestone claimed a first half lead through Dan Lardner whose goal bound cross was helped over the line by Westbury’s Dave Whyte on 19 minutes.

Rangers were back on level terms just three minutes after the restart when Marc Lanfear lobbed the Biddy keeper, Biddestone regained the lead on 79 minutes through Jamie Lyons who picked up a loose ball in the area and fired home from six yards.

Biddestone sealed their win a minute from time when Dan Lardner volleyed home a Danny Baker cross, but come the final whistle Westbury believed that missed chances had proved costly but at the same time they had their had their goal keeper Nathan Taylor to thank for keeping them in the game with a number of fine saves.