BLUE mugge marched into the third round of the Staffordshire FA Sunday Premier Cup on Sunday morning when they thrashed a Coach & Horses team, who were clearly out of their depth, 14-1 at Westwood.
Ollie Edwards gave them the lead after only three minutes, but the visitors did manage to cancel this in four minutes with a goal from Carl Francis.But that was the last heard of them as Martin Baker hit a first half hattrick, Matt Haddrell and Sam Hall scored, and Darren Baker got the first of his three goals for a seven goal first half haul.
Darren Baker hit the next two, Tim Sanders hit a hat-trick in 12 minutes, Chris Leigh scored, and Martin Baker rounded things off with his fourth.
Black Lion joined them after beating Rugeley United 3-1 at Cheddleton, when Jamie Pointon put them in front after 34 minutes.
Sam Pettitt added a second on half time, but Rugeley came back with a goal from Steve Howe nine minutes after the interval.
They were unable to get back on level terms, and Jake Bowyer made sure of a place in round three with a third for Black Lion with 12 minutes left.
Abbey Inn’s Staffordshire FA Sunday Challenge Cup match away to Dresden Park Rangers at Fenton Park had to be called off when a number of pitches were ruined on Thursday night by firework display spectators.
Vale Hoppers cruised into the next round of the Macclesfield & District Sunday Cup when they won 4-2 away to D&C Athletic.
Sean Greeves gave them the lead midway through the first half, and Matt McBride added a second just before the break.
He scored again on the hour, and Pete Danford secured victory with 15 minutes to go.
But the hosts took advantage of some complacency for HM Yong to score with a penalty with five minutes left, and Nick Hughes got a last minute second.
Dyers Arms FC moved up to second in the Premier Leaggue table when they drew an incredible 5-5 match at home to Unicorn at Birchall.
Unicorn swept into a two-goal lead with a brace from Steve Connolly, but Dyers came back with two goals from Andy Graham to level, only for Sean Cardall to restore Unicorn’s lead, and this by the half-hour mark.Graham equalised again on half time, but then a Steve Byram penalty on 65 minutes put Unicorn back in front, and Gareth Bratt added a fifth five minutes later.
Dyers were not finished though, and Gary McDermott gave them hope on 75 minutes, and their pressure paid off when Graham again leveled the scores with a last minute penalty.Valiant maintained fourth place by beating Powys Arms 3-2 at Birchall, but they had to come from behind when Sean Key gave Powys the lead on three minutes.
Ricky Mallen equalised after 15 minutes, and they took the lead when Richard Smith scored on 65 minutes.
The lead lasted only three minutes though, when Dave Turner again leveled, but Mallen scored the winner from the spot with five minutes remaining.
There was an amazing match nearby where AFC Valiant were beaten by Waterhouses 8-4 in a JW Howson Cup tie.
Paul Widdowson and Richard Weaver gave Waterhouses a twogoal lead after nine minutes, but Craig Webster and Mike Birchall heaved Valiant level in the next half hour, only for Weaver to restore Waterhouses’ lead inside a minute.
Nick Malkin equalised again three minutes from half time, but James Carr squeezed in a goal to restore the lead again for Waterhouses.
Carr hit his second on the hour to extend the lead, but scored with a penalty to reduce the arrears inside two minutes.
But Weaver scored again a minute later, and Dan Buxton two minutes after that to finally kill Valiant off, and a goal two minutes from the end from Widdowson rounded of the goal fest.
Mucky Duck extended their lead at the top of Division One when they beat lowly Wellington 3-1 at Birchall, but were made to work hard for their points when Wellington held out until the hour before Ashley Hooley scored with a penalty.
Sam Tomson added a second five minutes later, and James Scragg got a third on 78 minutes.
Gary Whitmore scored a last minute consolation for Wellington, who perhaps deserved better.
Wetton and Durham Ox served up another goal feast at Wetton when they shared the points and six goals in a 3-3 thriller.
Lee Ward gave Wetton the lead on 26 minutes, but Gary Smith equalized on 34 minutes.Rob Hall put Wetton back in front three minutes from the turn around, with Lee Tawn having grabbed another leveler before they did.
Wesley Morris put Durham Ox ahead with 15 minutes left, but Ward again equalised four minutes later.
AC Bird in Hand and Horseshoe Inn’s 1-1 draw was much quieter at Birchall, with Rob Needham putting Horseshoe in front on 35 minutes, and Wayne Stevenson earning a point when he followed up his saved spot-kick with 20 minutes remaining.