Kelan Swales at the double as Liversedge FC march on at top of table

The league leaders had been knocked out of the FA Vase on penalties the previous week and followed that by having to settle for a point at Eccleshill United in midweek when they had not been at their best.

But it was back to the winning path on Saturday when Swales’ early strikes put them in control and they went on to win 2-0 at Wombwell Town.

At Eccleshill Sedge had needed a goal from Antony Brown seven minutes time to earn a 1-1 draw after they had trailed to Lewis Waddington’s effort five minutes earlier.

However, there was no fightback needed at Wombwell and no late heroics either as Swales opened the scoring after just five minutes when he got the ball on the right, went past two defenders and fired across goal into the bottom corner of the net.

He was on target again 10 minutes later, firing home from the edge of the box after a corner was not cleared, to have the visitors firmly in control against opponents who had dropped to the bottom of the table in recent weeks.

It was no cue for a goal avalanche, though, as Wombwell dug in and try as they might Sedge could not put the ball in the back of the net again.

Goalkeeper Joseph Wild was forced into a great save to preserve the two-goal advantage just before half-time, denying Morgan James from a free-kick.

The visitors were comfortable enough in the second period, but the game finished 2-0.

It was Liversedge’s 19th league game without defeat and helped them to increase their lead at the top to eight points ahead of a quick return to action at fourth-placed Sheffield on Tuesday.

They also have games in hand on all the closest challengers and are back at home this Saturday when Rossington Main are visitors to the Meat Drunkery Clayborn Stadium.