Leading Alliance duo swap league rivalry for cup battle (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Leading Alliance duo swap league rivalry for cup battle

3:20pm Friday 3rd February 2012 in Sun Alliance By Bill Marshall

Weather permitting, West Bowling and Buttershaw White Star - the top two teams in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division - take a day off from their title race this weekend.

However, they meet each other in the quarter-finals of the West Riding County Sunday Cup at Emsleys Recreation Ground (11am).

The teams have already met twice this season and shared the points and two goals at Manningham earlier in the season, but only last weekend Buttershaw came out on top with a 3-0 victory over the reigning champions and County Cup holders.

In the West Riding County Sunday Trophy quarter-finals this weekend, Division 3B team Red Lion have Huddersfield's Marsh Liberal Club as opponents.

In the Premier Division, Westwood Park and Wyke Wamderers will be hoping that their matches go ahead and make up some ground on the top two.

Park have Mill Lane as visitors, while Wyke visit Dudley Hill Rangers, who had a good win over Bolton Woods last week.

In Division One, leaders Thornton United have no fixture but second-placed Oakenshaw have bottom club Allerton as visitors, while third-placed Peel Park entertain another club near the bottom in Ventus United.

Division 1A leaders Buttershaw Celtic entertain fifth-placed Stocks Lane Rangers, while the top match in Division 2A is Wrose Albion, who are second, hosting third-placed White Hart.

In Division 3B, the match of the day is at Peel Park, where leaders Hare & Hounds entertain third-placed Grass Greener United.