BROADWAY United clinched promotion to Division One of the Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League for the first time with a hard- earned win over Defford and Besford.

Phil Millward's side had previously been the club's reserve team until this season and the majority of the side have achieved their third promotion in four years.

Annis, Buckland and Dyke scored for Broadway with Sunday's visitors replying through Warren and Lawson.

Champions Peopleton won at Lower Moor with Baxter hitting a treble and Mountinneers rattled up double figures against Badsey Rec with Rowlands (3) and Ellis (2) among the scorers.

Pebworth, bottom of the third division, scored four goals for the first time this season. However, opponents Moreton Town scored seven with Darren Balhatchet hitting a treble.

Crowle defeated Queens for the second successive week thanks to a Hatchett treble and Ashton won at Wickhamford with goals from Baker, White and Gregg.

George won at champions Pinvin United to move closer to clinching promotion from Division Four.

Lenches Lions, meanwhile, closed their first season with victory over Riverside thanks to goals from White and Stanley.

Cider Mill produced an excellent performance to end Bell United's promotion hopes on a day when doubles from Attwood and Scott led the way to an impressive 7-3 victory.

Moreton Wanderers put pressure on their title rivals in Division One with victory over Upton Snodsbury. Lee Oxley (3) and Matt Winters (2) scored the goals that kept Wanderers on target for a league and cup double.

Willersey signed off life in Division One with a 3-2 win at Inkberrow. Duncan Beale, Rob Hands and James Hands scored the goals with the home side replying through Fitt and an own goal.

Evesham WMC defeated Offenham Rovers with goals from Harris, Thomas, Sutherland and Hemming.

Bredon reached the Tewkesbury Sports Knockout Cup final for the second time after a five-goal defeat of Norgren who were on level terms at half-time before goals from Gallagher, Christian, Morris, Lucking and Franklin eased the hosts to a 5-0 success.

Results

Pershore Hospital Minor Cup third round: Hampton WMC 4, Crown Athletic 1. Semi-final: Eckington 1, Bretforton Sports OB 2.

Tewkesbury Sports Knockout Cup semi-final: Bredon 5, Norgren 0.

Division One: Offenham Rvrs 1, Evesham WMC 4; Inkberrow 2, Willersey 3; Moreton Wdrs 5, Upton Snodsbury 2.

Division Two: Mountinneers 10, Badsey Rec 0; Lower Moor Utd 0, Peopleton 5; Broadway Utd 3, Defford & Besford Utd 2.

Division Three: Wickhamford 1, Ashton 3; Moreton Tn 7, Pebworth 4; Queens 2, Crowle 7.

Division Four: Bell Utd 3, Cider Mill 7; Lenches Lions 2, Riverside 1; Pinvin Utd 1, George 2.

Fixtures for Sunday

WFA Sunday Minor Cup final: Bretforton Sports OB v Harriers Trust (Evesham Utd FC, 6pm).

Evesham Hospital Sunday Junior Cup semi-final: Evesham WMC v Ambassador.

Division One: Red Horse v Inkberrow.

Division Two: Peopleton v Defford & Besford Utd, Badsey Rec v Oddfellows Arms, Bredon v Shipston Excelsior.

Division Three: Tewkesbury Tn v Norgren, Moreton Tn v Hampton WMC.

Division Four: Royal Oak v Crown Ath, Eckington v Gate Inn.

Wednesday April 13 (6.15pm)

Division Three: Pebworth v Hampton WMC, Broadway Utd Res v Bretforton Sports OB.