HOYLAKE'S Ship Inn earned a memorable victory in the Cheshire Cup 2nd Round, on Sunday, when they beat top Wallasey side St Joseph's 3-1, with goal machine Ian McMullen, 2, and Steve Hughes on target.

An encouraging performance for Birkenhead Premier Division side Ship Inn, who won promotion last season - and with Poulton Vics players Steve Hughes and Paul Connor they should be in for a good season.

RESULTS:

Sunday, November 9:-

Cheshire County FA Sunday Cup (2nd Round) - St Joseph's 1, Ship Inn 3; Shaftesbury 1, Offerton United 6; Castrol UK 5, Dock 1; FC Abbey 2, Liverpool Supporters Club 7; Poulton Royal/Dale 2, Higher Bebington RBL Rangers 3; Brow 2, SDV 0; Highfield 3, Rangers Breaks 4.

Premier Division - KEL 0, Archers Social 1; Woodchurch Communicare 1, Queens Park 3; Parkside 0, Rock Ferry Social 3.

Division One - FC Greasby 0, Parkdale 3; FC Turleys 1, Shamrock 3; Shaftesbury Seniors 1, Christies 1.

Division Two - Bebington RAFA 4, Argyll 5; Swan 2, Civic Way 3; Tranmere Victoria 3, St John's Celtic 3; Vale 3, Horse & Jockey 2; Neston 4, One O'Clock Gun 1.

Division Three - Hilbre 0, FC Corsair 5; Houlihan's Variety Club 3, Windmill Veterans 0; Club Octel 0, Wirral Villa 5; Royal Castle 1, Bromborough Hotel 1; Sandon Arms 2, Fairfield Hotel 5.

Division Four - Birkenhead Market 4, Saughall 5; Neston Nomads 3, Stork 3; Pyramids Social 1, Halfway Veterans 3; Railway Tavern 1, DW Fencing 5; Stork Colts 1, Queens Park Entrance 2; Wirral Liberals 5, Tut & Shive (Bebington) 2.

Youth Division - Ashville Youth 2, Poulton Youth 1; Heswall Youth 5, Heswall Colts 1; Heygarth United Youth 8, Shore Villa 0; Poulton Colts 1, Ashville Colts 11; Willaston Youth 1, Cammell Laird Youth 4.

FIXTURES:

Sunday, November 16 (kick-off 11am):-

Wirral District FA Premier Cup (3rd Round) - Hornby Athletic v Ship Inn; KEL v Castrol UK; Parkside v Nelson Victoria; Pilot Parkview v Parkdale; Queens Park v Dock Hotel.

Wirral District FA Junior Cup (3rd Round) - Ashville Youth v Hamiltons; DW Fencing v Bird in Hand; Halfway Veterans v Princess Hotel; Woodchurch Athletic v Queens Park Entrance.

Premier Division - Rock Ferry Social v SDV; Shaftesbury v Archers Social; Woodchurch v Brow.

Division One - Christies v Higher Bebington RBL Rangers; FC Abbey v FC Greasby; Holt Springs v Shaftesbury Seniors; Rangers Breaks v Shamrock; St Cecilias v FC Turley's.

Division Two - Bebington RAFA v Tranmere Victoria; FC Vale v Civic Way; Horse & Jockey v Argyll; One O'Clock Gun v Swan; St John's Celtic v Graylands Villa.

Division Three - Fairfield Hotel v Penketh OB; Hilbre v Bromborough Hotel; Sandon Arms v Houlihans Variety Club; Wirral Villa v FC Corsair; Windmill Veterans v Royal Castle.

Division Four - Birkenhead Market v Pyramid Shopping Centre; Neston Nomads v Tut & Shive (Bebington); Railway Tavern v Wirral Liberals; Stork Colts v Saughall.

Youth Division - Ashville Colts v Heswall Youth; Cammell Lairds v Young Lions Youth; Heswall Colts v Heygarth United Youth; Poulton Youth v Shore Villa Youth; Shaftesbury Youth v Shell Youth.

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