Champions Railway Hotel start new season with 4-1 win

Reigning Crewe Regional Sunday League champions Railway Hotel started the new season by winning 4-1 at Eight Farmers.

Railway led 1-0 at half-time with a goal from John Stone.

Danny May equalised for Eight Farmers with 20 minutes to go.

But three goals from Wayne Beggs, Danny Lavalette and Danny Cope sealed the victory.

Last season’s runners up Crewe Athletic won 5-1 at Sydney Arms with Josh Clark and Bialoskorka scoring twice with Jordan Amson also scoring.

AFC Leopard with a hat-trick from Liam Jones beat Leighton FC 6-2 with other goals from Callum Hassall, Liam Challinor and Tom Walton.

Steve McGowan and Danny Tomkinson scored for Leighton.

Square One got off to a flying start scoring three times in the first 15 minutes, eventually beating Salvador 7-0.

Mike Blundell scoring four times with other goals from Nolan (2) and Murray.

NHB FC beat Willaston WS 3-0 with goals from Archie Love, Karl Smith and Max Owen.

Wistaston Ath started life in the Premier Division with a 3-2 win over AFC Barkode, Ben Burrow scoring a hat-trick.

Carl Boyd and Steve Martin replied for AFC Barkode.

In Division One, Betley FC started with a demolition of Market Tavern scoring 28 times and even missed a penalty.

Jamie Baker scored an incredible 12 goals with Mark Parker and Harry Ashworth both scoring four times.

Other scorers were Luke Kennedy (2), Chris Towers, Jack Wilson, Carl Greatbanks, John Shufflebotham, Coby Bateman and Ryan Kennedy.

There was mixed fortune for the four new teams. Elworth Park won 2-0 at Sandbach Town with Gareth Barry scoring both goals.

Cricketers Arms won 4-0 against Haslington FC with a hat-trick from Tom Bates and a goal from Adam Bradley.

White Eagle led 3-0 at half time but Bank Corner fought back to 3-2 and the game finished at 4-3 with goals from Lukasz Pasiuk, Lukasz Synovicz, Adam Yanusz and an own goal.

Scorers for Bank Corner were Sam Revell, Chris Hackney and Scott Limbrick.

Wrenbury lost 4-2 to Boot & Shoe Villa, Kev Beresford scoring a hat-trick with Jed Beardsmith also scoring.

Bradley Williams scored both goals for Wrenbury.

Faddiley led 3-0 in the first half before Crewe FC hit back with two goals before half time and equalised in the second half.

Ash Lawton (2) and a Will Emerton penalty scored for Faddiley with a Louis Everall penalty and goals from Rhys Potter and Paul Bowker completing the comeback.

Nantwich YF won 2-0 at Talbot with both goals coming from Richard Adams.