Shield secure Christmas No. 1 (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Shield secure Christmas No. 1

4:37pm Thursday 22nd December 2005 in Football

SHIELD and Dagger will be Christmas number one after beating The Running Horse 3-1.

Dagger's goals came from Chris Ejsmont, Christian Bailey and Mark Jackson.

Queensfield were the days highest scorers as they heaped more misery on South Marston. Queensfield won 12-0 thanks to Tony Smith's five goals, plus four strikes from Danny Hiscocks, two from Victor Cremin and a Michael Chivers effort.

Southbrook struggled at home to a strong Ridgeway outfit. Lewis Polden and Wayne Savory scored for Southbrook but they had to settle for a 2-2 draw.

Liden took three points from Green Baize with a 3-2 win, scorers for the losers being Dennis King and Paul Venables.

In Division One, Ramsbury stepped up the pace against Walcot and beat them 5-0. Their goals came from Dave Wheeler, Chris Roberts, Mac Page, Jeremy Martin and Jack Turpie.

Rodbourne beat Trailers 1-0 courtesy of an Adam Webb goal.

Spectrum and Eastville shared a 3-3 draw, Spectrum's goals coming from Jose Da Cruz, Adam Rudman and James Williams.

Martin Lewis (2) and Shaun Hewitt replied for Eastville.

Milton club were beaten by Lower Stratton 5-1, while Down Ampney defeated Green Baize Reserves 4-1.

Matty Styles put away a penalty for the Baize while Steve Chiltern, Chris Singh and Danny Williams all netted for Down Ampney.

Merlin beat mid-table Wason and Webb 6-0, Dave Clarke scoring a hat-trick and the other goals coming from Andrew Porter, Richie Baker and Steve Reynolds his first in four years.