THE latest Manchester Football League programme ended with Wythenshawe Amateurs roaring into the next round of the Gilgryst Cup with a 7-0 win over Rochdale Sacred Heart.

The league games between the two teams earlier in the season were close affairs, and it looked to be going the same way as the Ammies held a slender 1-0 lead through Adam Walker with an hour gone.

However, the floodgates opened once Wythenshawe had netted their second.

Walker added his second and Shane Yates also bagged a brace while Pat O’Brien, Aaron Tandy and Mark Fairclough took them into seventh heaven.

Ammies’ seconds found Avro too hot to handle as they went down to a 5-2 defeat.

Gregorians are now only joint top of the Premier Division table after losing 2-1 at Leigh.

Springhead are level on points with Gregs and both teams have now played the same number of games.

Gregs’ seconds were comfortable 5-2 winners in the cup against Hindsford and their A team drew 1-1 with Wythenshawe Town.

Gregs’ B team were in League Cup action against Salford Vics, winning 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.

West Didsbury and Chorlton stay third spot in division one after a 2-1 win at Heywood St James.

Their seconds were without a game, while the A team found Dukinfield Town in a far from festive mood as they were crushed 8-2.

Manchester Juniors’ game was postponed.

Maine Road go into the festive period and the New Year in desperate need of points after firing blanks in a 2-0 Vodkat League defeat to Ramsbottom United.

The visitors opened their account on 39 minutes through Cole and doubled their lead to seal the win with a second in the dying minutes from Sensale.

Road are now in 17th place in the Vodkat League table, but only three points clear of basement club Atherton Collieries.

St Helens, Formby and Colne all have games in hand over Road as they go into the second half of the season battling for their top-flight status.

The end of 2008 marks the end of an era at Brantingham Road with the Manchester County FA’s lease on the ground ending, leaving their chiefs seeking out new venues for their future semis and finals in a wide range of competitions.