TJ Vickers League title rivals share the spoils

It was honours even as the top two in the TJ Vickers League Changan Premier shared the spoils.

Title hopefuls Ellesmere Rangers and Haughmond couldn't be separated as they played out a goalless draw at Beech Grove Playing Fields.

The result ended Haughmond's perfect start to the season and left them a point behind table-toppers Rangers, but with a game in hand.

Church Stretton are the only side now left with a perfect record.

They made it six wins from six outings thanks to a 7-0 success at Wem Town.

Cameron Murdoch led the victory charge with a hat-trick, while James Hill netted twice. Owen Holdsworth and Myles Arnold completed the scoring.

Whitchurch Alport 1946 are sitting third following a 4-0 win at home to Bridgnorth Spartans.

Albrighton also enjoyed a 4-0 win on home soil as they saw off Dawley Town Swifts.

Adam Mellor gave them the lead on the stroke of half-time with Stefan Walker and substitutes Rory Harris and Owen Rigby netting after the break.

Two second-half goals from Matthew Elsmore saw Wrockwardine Wood Juniors to a 2-0 triumph at Allscott Heath Reserves.

NC United edged out Shrewsbury Up & Comers 1-0. Rhys Taylor grabbed the only goal.

The clash between FC Nations and Llanymynech was postponed.

Mereside Rangers powered on at the top of the Fiat Division.

Jordan Davies struck twice and Jack Gallagher, Liam Edwards, Danny Challinor and David Murch once each as they beat Ercall Rangers Reserves 6-1. Harry Ashton netted a consolation for the visitors.

That made it six wins from six for Rangers and they are five points clear of Shawbury United Development.

Shawbury also bagged three points after beating Ercall Pegasus 3-1.

Brayden McGrath had given Pegasus an early lead, but second-half strikes from Ethan David Hanmer-Thomas, Dominic Jargiela and Zack Zawodzinski turned the game around.

FC Nations Development eased to a 5-2 success at home to ADAS Ercall, while third-placed FC Nations Reserves ran out 6-2 winners at Shrewsbury Juniors.

Brown Clee are sitting fourth in the standings following an emphatic 6-1 win at home to Prees United.

Lyle Mugabe shone as Sunshine Coast proved too hot for hosts Randlay Colts.

Mugabe bagged a hat-trick to help fire his side to a 7-0 success. Brett Davies, Steven Mamos, Cruz Sowden and Jayden Boztepe joined him on the scoresheet.

St Martins came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Wrockwardine Wood Development.

Wood led at half-time thanks to Alexander Hart's 23rd-minute strike, but Jordan Bernard levelled things up just after the hour mark and then Daryl Davies grabbed the winner for St Martins nine minutes from full-time.

Callum Davies and Jacob Sharps grabbed the goals that secured a 2-0 win for Haughmond AC at AFC Wellington.

Away from the league action, Telford Town FC Reserves powered through to the next round of the Shropshire FA Saturday Challenge Cup.

Harry Brown-Williams, Joshua Porteous, Aw Sileye Soumare, Fletcher Rushbury and Logan Wittaker were on target for Town.