DELTA battled through to the second round of the Birkenhead and Wirral A.F. League Joe Shields Cup with a hard fought win over Newton (writes Paul Hunt).

Colin Newton and Owen Hassell both found the net twice for Delta, while Mark Jones replied for Newton.

Wirral Wanderers gave themselves a great chance of qualifying for the Sponsors' Cup as they won their first leg clash with Brown Horse 4-3.

The game was a classic end-to-end encounter with the lead changing hands with every blink of an eye.

Tom Hughes was on target yet again for Wanderers with Mike Byrne and a fine double strike from Will Baxter giving Wanderers a slight edge going into the second leg.

Clash of the day was in Division One as Beechwood Social met arch rivals Abbotsford - and won 4-2, thanks to a stunning hat-trick from prolific striker Danny Edwards. Tommy Byrne completed the scoring. Beechwood now lead the table.