FRIDAY night's heavy snowfall and overnight sub-zero temperatures brought chaos on Saturday morning, with disrupted sporting fixtures and travel across the area.

It was widespread from the Pennine peaks to the east coast and the Toolstation Northern Counties East League suffered a raft of postponements.

Of 21 scheduled fixtures in the two divisions, just three survived the wintry conditions.

Of the games shelved, the Premier Division derby clash at Throstle Nest was the biggest disappointment for local supporters.

Albion Sports had been hoping to pick up maximum points at the expense of struggling neighbours Liversedge.

Tenth-placed Albion were looking to build on a victory at Armthorpe Welfare last time out, while Sedge are without a win since the start of November.

Thackley had no scheduled fixture but in Division One, Eccleshill United were hoping to cash in on home advantage.

The Eagles, who have played just one game since Gerard Jones took over as their new head coach at the end of November, should have hosted Rossington Main.

Jones is looking for his first win after a narrow defeat at promotion hopefuls Pontefract Collieries the previous weekend and taking on a struggling Rossington side would have been a good opportunity to bank three points.

Both Albion and Eccleshill held mid-morning pitch inspections and the games were called off within half an hour of each other due to a blanket of snow and treacherous ice underneath.