Gomersal & Cleckheaton FC produced possibly their best performance of the season as they came away from Wyke Wanderers with a clean sheet and all three points in the Premier Division of the West Yorkshire League.

Up against opponents who started the day in second spot, the seventh-placed Gomersal team ran out worthy 2-0 winners with a display full of character.

Every player worked tirelessly and backed each other up as the side had to dig in when playing the last half-hour with 10 men.

The goals came from Adam Simpson and Jonny Irving while experienced omidfielder Charlie Flaherty was man of the match in his first start in more than a year following an ACL injury and the defence was outstanding.

Charlie Flaherty was man of the match for Gomersal & Cleckheaton in his first start in more than a year.

placeholder image — Charlie Flaherty was man of the match for Gomersal & Cleckheaton in his first start in more than a year.

Gomersal & Cleckheaton are away to Knaresborough Town this Saturday.

Second from bottom Littletown, who were without a league game last weekend, host Glasshoughton Welfare.

Late goals saw a turn around after Overthorpe Sports Club had looked set for a morale-boosting victory in their Division One match at home to Oxenhope Recreation Reserves.

Sports were 2-1 up going into the last 10 minutes only to lose 3-2 to drop into the bottom two.

Connor Patchett and Nathan Willoughby were the scorers who had put the team in a promising position.

They are in West Yorkshire League Cup first round action at home to Pool this Saturday.

Howden Clough have made a fine start in Division Two and remain unbeaten in the league, but they were taught some harsh lessons by higher division Kellingley Welfare as they lost 10-0 in the first round of the West Yorkshire League Cup.

They get back to league action at Carlton Athletic seconds on Saturday.

Dewsbury Moor were involved in a thrilling Division Two game when they took a point from a 3-3 draw at Headingley Reserves.

Morgan East, Ben Lodge and Kian Flannery were all on target.

Moor host Robin Hood Athletic Reserves this week.

Overthorpe Sports Club’s development side picked up a good point from a 1-1 draw on the road against a Harlow Hill Reserves side that had won all their previous games this season in the Alliance Division.

Lamin Bojang scored his first goal for the club while man of the match was Reeden Johnson.