PREMIER Division teams in the Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League made their first foray into the Rhodes Cup last weekend and there was a comfortable 5-0 win for holders Whalley Range against reigning champions Rochdalians.

Moorside Rangers provided the biggest upset as the Division One leaders put aside last week’s first defeat of the season to romp to a 5-1 win at Premier Division Newton.

Rangers had doubles from Goodman and Sixsmith backed by a neat strike from Brown, seeing them into the last 16.

The other clash between Premier and Division One sides saw Newton Heath take the honours for the lower league with a resounding 7-0 victory over Moston Brook.

Elsewhere, the Premier Division class prevailed with wins for Bedians, 2-1 against a gritty AFC Oldham, Abacus Media, 3-0 over Swinton, Tintwistle Athletic, 4-1 against Didsbury, Parrs Wood Celtic, 5-2 at Village Manchester and Old Trafford and Gorse Hill won 4-2 in their local derby against Chorltonians.

South Manchester had the biggest score of the day as they swamped Droylsden JFC 10-1 and High Lane were not far behind with a 9-2 win at Spurley Hey.

Lane’s James Williamson hit five goals as his team raced into an unstoppable 8-0 lead at the break.

Hey showed their battling qualities as they had strikes from Rick Ellis and Matt Neale after the break with the other Lane goals coming from Leon Murphy, Adam Sarad, James Keegan and Rob Crosby.

There were two exits for Division One teams with Salford Vics going down 7-3 at Hooley Bridge Celtic and a thriller at Stoconians ended in a penalty shootout, which was won by Division Three’s Chadderton Park.

Jamie Hayman (two) and Matty Mills netted for Stocs with Ollie Dyson (two) and Rickie Blunt replying for Park.

Both sides missed chances in a frantic last five minutes to take it to penalties and Park keeper Danny Cole was their hero as he saved in the sudden-death shootout with the scores locked at 4-4.

There was limited Wray Cup action for teams in Divisions Two and Three with Moston Brook seconds netting the only goal of their game with South Manchester seconds.

Whitehead Cup games in Divisions A and B brought wins for Tintwistle Athletic seconds, 8-1 at AFC Oldham seconds, Mellor thirds, 6-0 against Stoconians seconds, Signol Athletic seconds, 8-2 at Rochdale Galaxy and Abacus Media seconds, 5-4 in a thriller at Deans.

In the Hellawell Shield for Division C and D teams, there were convincing wins for Salford Vics thirds, 7-0 against Chadderton Park seconds, Manchester Rovers, 7-1 at Stoconians fourths and Moston Brook fourths, 7-0 at Whalley Range fourths.

It was closer for Moorside Rangers seconds who won by the odd goal in five at Oldham Vics seconds and Bury Ams fourths beat AFC Stockport 3-0.

Limited league action in Division One saw Old Stretfordians keep up their recent good run with a 6-2 win against Oldham Vics and in Division Two Waterloo extended their lead at the top with a 7-0 win at Staly Lions.

Just two games in Division Three saw Hooley Bridge Celtics win 5-3 in their local derby at Rochdalians seconds and Newton Heath beat Manchester Polonia 3-1.

Hollingworth kept up their Division A promotion challenge with an emphatic 7-0 defeat of Moston Brook thirds.

In Division B there were wins for Milton seconds, 5-2 at home to Old Trafford and Gorse Hill seconds and Tintwistle Athletic thirds edged a 4-3 derby win against Staly Lions seconds.

The only game in Division C had Parrs Wood Celtic winning 4-3 at Spurley Hey seconds and in Division D, leaders Bedians thirds extended their advantage with a 5-3 derby win against Chorltonians Athletic.