AS a clutch of footballing 'minnows' stole the national limelight on Saturday with their FA Cup giantkilling efforts, Worcester City's achievement may have gone a little unnoticed in some non-league quarters.

While Hinckley United flattened Lea-gue One club Torquay United, and as Alfreton held the mighty Maccesfield, City were busy edging a Nationwide North thriller at the Butcher's Arms.

It's perhaps not as eye-catching and it won't create similar shockwaves to those cup feats, but City's superb win at Droylsden, achieved with a dazzling performance, should have a few clubs starting to look anxiously over their shoulders.

Two goals from Adam Webster and a fine winner from Nick Colley was enough to floor Droylsden and shoot John Barton's troops up the table and into sixth.

Such a lofty position looked improbable this time last month as City, out of sorts and lacking in confidence, were scratching around for points in the midst of a treacherous run of form.

How the tide can turn from just one result. Since a fortuitous 2-1 success at home to Altrincham, City have not looked back with comprehensive wins over Staf-ford Rangers and Chippenham Town.

Saturday's clash at boggy Droylsden was City's biggest test in recent weeks and they came through with flying colours again, producing their best football of the season, especially in a near-faultless second half.

Strikers Leon Kelly and Webster played pivotal roles and never gave the Droylsden de-fence a moment's peace. Kelly's link-up play was vital to the cause and although he failed to muster a shot on target, the goals will surely coming flooding back for City's prolific number 10.

Webster, on the other hand, was handed the opportunities and put them away with aplomb. He was so desperate to score that he almost took off when running in at 100mph to rifle City's equalising penalty.

Hopefully, Webster's two-goal success will rub off on Kelly because the duo proved earlier this season that, when both firing on all cylinders, they are among the division's best partnerships.

Behind the front two, City's midfield proved once again that they are a much more creative unit when playing as five, with full-backs Les Hines and Rob War-ner given licence to attack.

The absence of defensive midfielders John Snape and Paul Carty worried Barton, but in Pat Lyons, Tom Warmer, Nick Colley and Liam McDonald, he has a tigerish quartet of players who revel in tracking-back as much as they do playing in the opposition's half.

City have unearthed a gem in Warmer. He has gone from being the club's forgotten man to a player Barton cannot afford to be without.

It should be upward and onward for the St George's Lane club right now, with rock-bottom Bradford Park Avenue in the firing line this Saturday.