GAINSBOROUGH Standard Sunday Football League Division Three leaders Real Ropery improved their position with a 6-3 victory over Rose and Crown, their sixth win of the season.
Ropery are two points in front of AFC Elm Cottage who have collected 17 points from seven games played so far.
Elm had a 3-2 success at Retford over Grove Mill and their record also includes three points from a game played earlier in the season agai
nst Horse and Jockey which had not been previously notified to the compiler of this roundup.
The remaining games in Division Three saw visitors Sherwood Rangers defeat Leverton United Reserves by the only goal of the game, Gate Inn and Horse and Jockey share six goals, and East Markham comfortably defeat Blyborough United 8-1 to retain third place.
Vine Inn United have established a four-point lead at the top of Division Two, their latest victory being 4-1 over White Lion who have yet to win a game.
Another team in this division without a win are Half Moon Willingham who came close as they went down 3-2 to Mattersey.
Before Sunday's game Friendship Old Boys had won their first three games and were playing really well, but against Crooked Billet their previous good form deserted them and they lost 3-2.
There were a large number of goals scored in Division Four with AFC Peacock and Friendship Over 35s reaching double figures against Ship Inn United and Mowbray Arms, respectively.
Cross Keys Wroot beat Stanwood Engineering 4-0, while early pacesetters Elkesley won their seventh game 8-1 over AFC Epworth.
Kings Arms Reserves drew their fourth game of the season 2-2 with neighbours Owston Ferry.
In Division One Leverton United returned to winning ways beating Bridon Sports 4-1, leaders Flying Scotsman beat VIne Inn 8-0, while Ranby Rangers kept in touch with Scotsman after a 5-3 win over Epworth Town.
Ship FC gave a very creditable performance against local rivals MUSC but eventually went down 3-1.
In the Lincolnshire County Sunday Cup Round Three Friendship trounced Grimsby League Division Five side Tap and Spile 12-0, while White Hart United provided a tremendous result bating Spalding League Division One leaders Wheatsheaf and Cowbit 4-1.
The only team to fail were Gainsborough Trinity Supporters Club who found Magnet Tavern from Boston too much of a handful, losing 2-0.
Results for Sunday 2nd November: Division One - Bridon Sp 1, Leverton Utd 4; Epworth Town 3, Ranby Rgrs 5; MUSC 3, Ship FC 1; Vine Inn 0, Flying Scotsman 8. Division Two - Crooked Billet 3, Friendship OB 2; Half Moon Willingham 2, Mattersey 3; White Lion 1, Vine Inn Utd 4. Division Three - East Markham 8, Blyborough Utd 1; Gate Inn Sutton 3, Horse and Jockey 3; Grove Mill 2, AFC Elm Cottage 3; Leverton Utd Res 0, Sherwood Rgrs Retford 1; Real Ropery 6, Rose and Crown 3. Division Four - AFC Peacock 13, Ship Inn Utd 1; Cross Keys Wroot 4, Stanwood Eng 0; Elkesley 8, AFC Epworth 1; Friendship O35s 12, Mowbray Arms 2; Kings Arms Res 2, Owston Ferry SC 2. Lincolnshire Sunday Cup Round Three - GTSC 0, Magnet Tavern 2; Tap and Spile 0, Friendship 12; White Hart Utd 4, Wheatsheaf and Cowbit 1.
Fixtures for Sunday 9th November: Division One - Ship FC v Vine Inn. Division Two - Vine Inn Utd v Half Moon Willingham; White Hart Utd v Mattersey. Division Three - Gate Inn Sutton v Blyborough Utd. Division Four - AFC Epworth v Ingleby Arms Marton; AFC Peacock v Cross Keys Wroot; Elkesley v Stanwood Eng; Mowbray Arms v Ship Inn Utd. J. A. Tutty Challenge Cup Round Two - Real Ropery v Grove Mill; MUSC v AFC Elm Cottage; Rose and Crown v Crooked Billet; Bridon Spts v Friendship OB; Flying Scotsman v East Markham; Kings Arms v Hatfield Woodhouse WMC; Leverton Utd v Sherwood Rgrs; GTSC v Epworth Town.
