The final of the Derbyshire Sunday Senior Cup will be an all NAPIT League affair as Clowne Wanderers won the NAPIT League showdown against Inky Athletic and Doe Lea Villa eased past the highly fancied Edge Hill. For second division Wanderers reaching the final of the County’s premier Sunday Cup competition is no mean feat and for Villa a chance to add the cup to the league title they claimed a few seasons back. The Wanderers Inky game saw P Weatherall and M Nash score for Inky but goals from Carlos, Clayton, Bradley and Etheridge put Wanderers in the final. Villa’s win came by a 4-1 margin with Phil Lowry scoring twice, Pete Stubley and Craig King once.

Tibshelf Town became only the second side to avoid league defeat against runaway NAPIT first division leaders Hasland Devonshire this season on Sunday as they fought out a valiant 2-2 draw. The point could also prove crucial in their battle against relegation whilst Devonshire move a step closer to the title. Town’s scorers in the game were Bramley and Harris with Clay and Savage scoring for Devonshire. Bolsover Town proved to be too strong for New Whitt as Neil Ashley’s hat trick helped them to an emphatic 6-1 win. Bottom club Hepthorne Lane recorded a vital 2-1 win at Brampton with Dale Heggarty scoring twice whilst Mill Madrid beat Killamarsh Juniors 4-1, Sheldon and Claridge with two goals each.

Second division leaders Hollingwood returned to action with a solid performance which earned them three points as they beat Hady 4-2, Russell scoring twice, Vernon and Greaves once. Highfield dropped two points as they were held to a 3-3 draw by AFC Brampton, Wilkes scoring a couple for Highfield, Moore doing likewise for Brampton. Oxcroft MW travelled to Rowthorne Lane and beat them 4-1.

In division three there were wins for Killamarsh Juniors Athletic who beat Staveley All Inn 4-1, Charlies Bar who beat Blacksmiths Arms 2-1 whilst Creswell Rose and Crown drew 3-3 with CCS Industry.

The top two in NAPIT four both won with leaders Renishaw MW easily beating Red Lion by seven goals to one and Chesterfield Town beating New Inn Newton 4-2 D Rigby scoring two of the winning goals.

In division five Barrow Hill MC crushed Midland Hotel to stay at the top of the division, hitting ten goals. Leading the way was Chris Cave with four goals with Ryan Whittaker scoring twice. Another four goal man was Brimington Utd’s Darren Davies. His side trailed North Wingfield 2-0 with just fifteen minutes on the clock but he struck three times to give Utd a 3-2 half time advantage. His fourth and best goal driven in from an acute angle gave Utd a two goal advantage but a third Wingfield goal made for a nervy end to the game. Dominic Virgillio scored twice for Chesterfield Arms against Dronfield Woodhouse but his goals were equalled by Woodhouse pair S Austin and J Sears. Hosetech also won, beating Walton 2-1.

Woodthorpe Inn produced their best performance of the season to inflict a first defeat of the 2011/12 campaign on division six leaders Hopflower Utd. Utd have drawn five of their games but were undone as B Bower, A Baston and B Goodwin scored in Woodthorpe’s  5-3 victory. A Perkins was on top form, scoring four goals, as was his Old Whitt 2011 team who beat Clowne Wanderers Reserves 6-0. Bull and Badger also hit six, against Brimington Club, N Hostead scoring three of them. Hasland Community beat Gate Inn 3-0 whilst Holmebrook Tavern and Nags Head played out a Sunday league rarity, a goal less draw.

Palterton Sporting Club and Butchers Arms Spartans stay neck and neck at the top of division seven as both recorded victories. Sporting’s win came over Barlow Kingston Rovers as they narrowly beat Barlow Kingston Rovers 3-2, Will Holmes and Chris Booth, two, the scorers. For their part Spartans beat strugglers Corner House 4-2, M Stray scoring twice. G Cotton and M Bryant once each as they came from behind to win. Third placed Ace of Clubs CP Skips also won, 6-1 against Masons Arms. Boythorpe easily beat Spread Eagle 4-0 whilst Brampton Rovers Reserves and Bolsover fought out a seven goal thriller with victory going to the latter, J Taylor and O Henry both scoring doubles for the winners. In the divisions other game C Sharpe, B Rutherford and A Growcott scored in Angels 3-0 win over Newbold Wheatsheaf.

Some high scoring games in eight with Brampton Brewery putting six past Oxcroft DC Utd who replied with three of their own. A Brown top scored for the winners with a hat trick, L Roberts scoring two, A Arden one. Grassmoor Sports Reserves and Holmebrook Tavern 2nds shared eight goals and the points in a 4-4 draw. Boot and Shoe beat Miners and Diners 5-1 and in the closest game in the division Chesterfield Town Reserves beat Grouse 2-1, Moorhead and Pendleton with the winning goals.