Leeds Combination League: Why champions elect Western Juniors have a nervous wait
Western completed their 14-match campaign with a surprise 1-0 home defeat by Headingley Rovers, Michael Evans the hero of the hour - literally - with a penalty goal on 60 minutes.
Rovers sit second in the standings with 27 points after their 14 games so their win shouldn’t have been that surprising - but Western went into the fixture on the back of a 100 per cent win record.
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Hide AdIt now leaves mid-table Harehills WMC with an outside chance of pinching the titles - but they’ll have to win all their six games in hand to achieve the steal, or five and a draw provided they make up their six-goal goals-difference deficit.
The Clubmen can make their first in-roads into Western’s points total on Sunday when they visit bottom club Bramley Lions who have lost all 13 of their games to date.
Harehills will, therefore, be wary of a Bramley side eager to end their campaign by breaking their season-long duck.
In the Jubilee Premier, fourth-placed Chapeltown edged out mid-table hosts Colton Firsts with a second-half winner after the sides had turned around goalless. Title-chasing second-placed HT Sports, meanwhile, were given a fright at Seacroft Community SSC who sit bottom of the pile. It finished 3-2 after HT had led 2-0 at half-time.
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Hide AdOld Crooked Clock went second in Division 1, level on points with leaders Daisy Whites and with two games in hand, after a 4-1 home win over fifth-placed Garden Gate.
In Division 3, Sporting Pudsey I, having lost 6-5 last time out, repeated the scoreline but in their favour to inflict a first defeat of the season on second-placed Oakley.
VYT FC turned a 3-0 half-time advantage over bottom club Crown & Anchor AFC into a 6-3 victory with Harry Carney netting four of the goals.
In Division 4, Athletico Bramley bagged the derby bragging rights with a 2-1 home win over Bramley Amateurs FC, while Whitkirk Wanderers Blues saw off hosts Headingley Rovers FC Reserves, 3-1.
Neville Hill AFC triumphed 4-1 at Bird In Hand in the only Division 5 encounter of the weekend.
Churwell FC progressed in the Luty Cup with a 3-2 home win over Kippax OB.
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