SHIPSTON Sports defied their position at the bottom of Division Three to reach the semi-final of the Black and White Garages Bluck Cup at the expense of Ashton.

Goals from Averis, Gainsley and Faulkner set up an unlikely win, with Ashton replying through Wilcox and Hunting.

In Division One, Upton Snods-bury moved out of the bottom two for the first time this season after a comfortable win at neighbours Inkberrow. Andrew Rogers scored twice.

Tewkesbury Town picked up a valuable win over Pebworth with the aid of a Heath hat-trick to push Pebworth to the foot of the table.

Blockley Sports became the first team to be relegated as defeat at home to Ilmington Rangers spelt an immediate return to the third division.

Leaders Hospital Club suffered a shock home defeat to Lower Moor United despite two goals from Graham Hemming. A Jake Gardiner goal earned Moreton Town a point with Peopleton to all but insure their second division status.

Division Three leaders Will-ersey continued their march to the title with a comfortable win at Honeybourne Gate Inn with goals from Andy Beale (3), Hill and Duncan Beale.

A Houghton treble gave Trum-peteers the points at Littleton to maintain their promotion ambitions and a Carlo Giorgio hat-trick gave in-form Stratford Yates the points at Broadway United.

Plum Tree moved into third place, hitting seven past Bury with goals from Roberts (3), McLean (2), Harvey and Croy. Philpott hit two for the visitors.

Haven Harriers continue to improve in Division Four as a hat-trick from Barker and a goal from Clarke was enough to defeat Bretforton Old Boys.

Title hopefuls Salford Rovers and Ambassador shared a goalless draw while four goals from Osborne gave Mickleton Ran-gers Reserves only their second league win of the season as they defeated Servicemen's.

Two goals from Churchman helped Mountineers defeat Tewkesbury Town Reserves while Defford & Besford United won comfortably at Crown Athletic.

Bretforton VIC reached the Evesham Hospital Junior Cup final after an extra-time victory over Moreton Wanderers while Evesham WMC Reserves reac-hed the last four of the Minor Cup with victory over Badsey Rec.

Results

Evesham Hospital Sunday Junior Cup semi-final: Bretforton Sports 2, Moreton Wdrs 1 (aet).

Evesham Hospital Sunday Minor Cup quarter-final: Evesham WMC Res 2, Badsey Rec 1.

Black and White Garages Bluck Cup quarter-final: Ashton 2, Shipston Spts 3. Semi-final: Red Horse 1, Droitwich Spa 2 (aet).

Division One: Tewkesbury Tn 5, Pebworth 4; Upton Snodsbury 4, Inkberrow 0.

Division Two: Hospital Club 3, Lower Moor Utd 4; Moreton Town Sunday 1, Peopleton 1; Blockley Sports 0, Ilmington Rgrs 6.

Division Three: Plum Tree 7, Bury 2; Honeybourne Gate Inn 1, Willersey 5; Broadway Utd 1, Stratford Yates 4; Littleton 1, Wickhamford Trumpet 3.

Division Four: Servicemen's 2, Mickleton Rgrs Res 4; Haven Harriers 4, Bretforton OB 1; Ambassador 0, Salford Rovers 0; Crown Athletic 1, Defford & Besford Utd 4; Mountinneers 3, Tewkesbury Town Res 2.

Fixtures for Sunday

Tewkesbury Sports Knockout Cup semi-final (at Littleton FC): Upton Snodsbury v Willersey.

Black & White Garages Bluck Cup semi-final: Shipston Sports v Stratford Yates.

Pershore Hospital Cup semi-final (at Pershore Town, 7pm): Kempsey v Moreton Wdrs. Second round: County Sports v Peopleton.

Division One: Bredon v Inkberrow, Guiting Rgrs v Bretforton Sports, Pebworth v Tewkesbury Town.

Division Two: Evesham WMC Res v Anchor Fladbury, Ilmington Rangers v Hospital Club, Offenham Rvrs v Red Horse, Fairfield Flyers v Moreton Town Sunday.

Division Three: Wickhamford Trumpet v Bury, Honeybourne Gate v Ashton, Plum Tree v Littleton.

Division Four: Broadway Utd Res v Haven Harriers, Mickleton Rgrs Res v Crown Athletic, Salford Rvrs v Tewkesbury Tn Res, Ashton Res v Mountinneers, Servicemen's v Ambassador, Bretforton OB v Defford & Besford Utd.

Wednesday, April 11 (6.15pm ko)

Division One: Inkberrow v Bretforton Sports.

Division Two: Hospital Club v Moreton Town Sunday, Red Horse v Lower Moor Utd, Badsey Rec v Ilmington Rangers.

Division Three: Wickhamford Trumpet v Stratford Yates, Willersey v Swan Sports.