Mirfield League
It is the final week of the Mirfield League season and a number of title, promotion and relegation issues are still to be resolved. We work through the divisions one by one to tie up all the loose ends and identify who needs what in the final round of matches. Plus we provide all the top statistics from Tuesday's fixture programme.
Who needs what?
Division 1 Lower Hopton 'A' need 7 points from their final match away at Crossgates to win the title. Two from three will be relegated - Ossett Flying Horse 'A', Lower Hopton 'B' and Denby Grange 'A' who play each other
Key Fixtures: Crossgates 'A' v Lower Hopton 'A' Lower Hopton 'B' v Denby Grange 'A'
Division 2 Kirkheaton Con 'A' and Alverthorpe 'A' are both promoted and Kirkheaton Con 'A' will win the Division title if they get 8 points from their match at home to bottom team The Harold Club. Spen Victoria 'A' play Brighouse Sports in the final match of the season. To avoid relegation, Spen need 2 points and Brighouse need 6 points. If they both achieve that then Pudsey 'B' will be relegated.
Key Fixtures:
Kirkheaton Con 'A' v The Harold Club 'A' Pudsey 'A' v Ossett Flying Horse 'A'
Spen Victoria 'A' v Brighouse Sports Woodlands Park v Pudsey 'B'
Division 3 Shipley need 4 points for promotion and 7 points to guarantee the title. Rothwell need 10 points for promotion otherwise Dodworth will be promoted.
Milnsbridge 'A' and Horbury are both relegated Key Fixtures:
Cleckheaton Sports 'A' v Shipley Littlemoor 'B' v Rothwell
Division 4 Thornhill are promoted and need 4 points from their last match to take the title.
Farsley need 5 points from their last match to get promoted.
Denby Grange 'B' are already relegated
Broad Oak 'A' need 8 points to avoid relegation Mirfield Old Bank need 1 point to avoid relegation If Broad Oak 'A' get their 8 points and Mirfield Old Bank get 1 point then Ossett Flying Horse 'B' will be relegated
Key Fixtures: Thornhill v Spen Victoria 'B' Farsley v Lowerhouses Denby Grange 'B' v Mirfield Old Bank
Division 5 Morton House are promoted as Division 5 title winners.
Heckmondwike need 10 points to guarantee promotion.
Cowcliffe are relegated.
Marsh United needs 4 points and Longwood need 2 points to avoid relegation and send The Harold Club down to Division 6
Key Fixtures: Harold Club 'B' v Heckmondwike Marsh United v Lockwood Con Morton House v Longwood The Harold Club 'B' v Heckmondwike
Division 6 Thongsbridge 'B' are promoted as Division 6 title winners.
All the other issues are clouded by the uncertainty about the outstanding fixture of Milnsbridge 'B' v Netherton Con
Division 7 Shepley are promoted as Division 7 title winners Springwood 'A' need 4 points to pip Royds Park to the second promotion place. Key Fixture: Springwood 'A' v Cleckheaton Sports 'C'
TOP STATISTICS FROM THIS WEEK'S MATCHES
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