BRIGHOUSE Town missed an opportunity to overhaul Division One North neighbours and rivals Farsley Celtic in the Evo-Stik League when they suffered a surprise defeat at rock-bottom Burscough.

The basement outfit appeared to be cut adrift but are now just four points behind second-from-bottom Goole.

It was only Burscough’s fourth win of the season and they claimed it deep into stoppage time to break Brighouse’s hearts.

Callum Mahoney had given the home side a seventh-minute lead but Tom Dugdale soon had Town back on terms.

Brighouse looked to be heading for their 11th league stalemate this season but, four minutes into time added on, Elliott Nevitt snatched a winning goal.

Liversedge had to come from a goal down before running out comfortable 5-2 winners at struggling Armthorpe Welfare in the top tier of the Toolstation Northern Counties East League.

Sedge opened the scoring through Rhys Davies in the fourth minute but Welfare, who are just above the drop zone in the Premier Division, hit back through Liam Radford, and the same player netted a 32nd-minute penalty.

Sedge only trailed for a minute before Joe Walton levelled, and he was on the scoresheet in the second half, as was Vaughan Redford, before a last-minute own goal wrapped up the scoring.

Eccleshill United suffered defeat in Division One as hosts Grimsby Borough grabbed the only goal of a tight game in the penultimate minute, Daniel Trott netting the all-important strike.

Silsden failed to get a fourth straight league victory in Division One of the Hallmark Security League as they went down 5-2 at Cheadle Town.

The Cobbydalers took an early lead through Niall Sultan but the home side cruised to a 4-1 lead before the sides traded goals in stoppage time.

Justin Pickering bagged a brace, with Reece Webb, Luke Hincks and Liam Tongue also on target for the home side, while Chris Wademan netted Silsden’s late goal.

The cold snap hit the Bradford area hard and three clubs had home games postponed due to frozen pitches.

Third-placed Thackley were due to host leaders Cleethorpes Town in the NCE Premier but that game was called off after an 11am inspection.

Campion were hoping that their home game against Selby Town would go ahead but the match referee deemed the pitch unsafe.

Farsley’s game at Throstle Nest was also shelved following a morning inspection.

They were due to host Clitheroe, the club immediately below them in the table.