Grattan League: Bradford Deaf gained their first win in two seasons when they beat Ravenscliffe Celtic B 6-3 away in the Second Division.

Ravenscliffe have only themselves to blame after being reduced to nine men when they had Chris Dobson and Graham Fynn sent off.

Deaf took the lead through Khalid Ashraf, but Dobson lobbed the goalkeeper to equalise and six minutes later Tony Lambrou put Celtic 2-1 in front.

Paul Marlow equalised for Deaf five minutes after half time, and from that point they took control. Peter Singh put them ahead from the penalty spot and five minutes later Ayas Hussain made it 4-2.

Darren Oughtibridge then pulled a goal back for Ravenscliffe, but Deaf put the result beyond doubt with two more goals - through Marlow, his second of the match, and Aftab Hussain.

Old Kings Head produced another surprise when they beat leaders East Bowling 10-3. Michael Ferguson scored four and Mark Cawthra and Mick Kay two each. Mark Aveyary and an own goal were the other scorers.

There was another upset in the First Division when leaders Local Hygiene went down 2-1 at home to bottom club Ajax Windhill. It was Windhill's first win of the season.

Defending champions Wood-end Rangers continue to set the pace in the Premier Division and, on this form, they look certainties to retain the title. Their latest success was a 4-1 triumph at home to Coach and Horses. Gavin Collins scored a hat-trick before he had to leave the field with a hamstring injury, and Ray Garland added a fourth.

Second-placed Farcliffe United lost 4-2 at Ryecroft Rangers. Glyn Kershaw and Jamie Mc-Ewan put Ryecroft 2-0 up before Manzoor Hussain made it 2-1 at the break. Kershaw restored Ryecroft's two-goal advantage after half-time before Hussain scored his second to make the score 3-2. Kershaw then added a fourth to put the result beyond doubt.

Mail Coach crushed Nab Wood Juniors 13-0 with Paul Taylor scoring four goals and Mick McKendrick three. Other scorers were Andy Malone (2), Peter Pilgrim, Scott Taylor, Dave Dickinson and Adrian Hingcliffe.

Hudsons 98 twice fought back to equalise before going down 4-2 at Queensbury 72. They were in the game at 2-2 during the second half before Dave Walsh put Queensbury in command by scoring two goals in the last 20 minutes to complete his hat-trick. Their other scorer was Paul Milne.

In a tight match, U Save DIY overcame bottom club Craven 2-1 to move up the table. Simon Killerminster equalised for Craven just before half-time, but Dave Simon scored U Save's winner.

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