Saturday's Blue Square North Wrap

Kettering Town claimed pole position thanks to a Craig Westcarr brace while high flyers Harrogate and Hyde played to an entertaining draw at Tameside Stadium.

Blyth Spartans 0-2 Workington

Workington recorded a comfortable win over Blyth Spartans at Croft Park on Saturday afternoon to earn themselves some breathing room in the bottom half of the table.

The first-half ended goalless but sprang to life in the 54th minute when Workington's Graham Anthony broke the deadlock.

Substitute Jonny Wright popped up in the 83rd minute to double their lead and help ensure all three points.

Boston Utd 2-1 Alfreton Town

The Pilgrims have given their fans a good reason to rejoice ahead of the new year by ending a six-match losing streak which was threatening to end their promotion hopes.

Over 1300 fans turned up at the Staffsmart Stadium and they had to wait until the 53rd minute for Jon Stevenson's opener.

Alfreton drew level through Tony Butler's 66th minute effort, only for Tony Crane to net an 89th minute winner.

Hucknall 0-1 Gainsborough

Gainsborough Trinity picked up their second consecutive win with a hard-fought win over Hucknall Town at Watnall Road.

A goal from Lewis McMahon just before the break was enough to ensure Trinity of all three points and they will be looking to build on this run with a good result against Boston United on New Years Day.

Hyde 2-2 Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town's Steve Burton scored a last minute equaliser to help his side earn a share of the spoils with the Tigers at Tameside Stadium.

The visitors broke the deadlock after just three minutes thanks to Chris Bettney and Hyde's Peter Band netted the equaliser in the 15th minute.

Striker Gareth Seddon put the home side ahead after 67 minutes only for Burton to pop up and nick a late equaliser.

Leigh RMI 1-3 Stalybridge

Stalybridge Celtic rallied with three second-half goals to record a fairly comfortable win over the Railwaymen at Hilton Park.

The home side looked to be in a good position when Neil Gibson put them ahead after just eight minutes and they maintained their lead going into the break.

However, Stalybridge knew what they had to do in the second half and drew level after 55 minutes through striker Matty Barlow.

Simon Garner gave Trinity the lead in the 80th minute and Andrew Smart netted their third goal just five minutes later.

Nuneaton 1-0 Redditch

Nuneaton Borough kept their promotion hopes alive with a narrow win over struggling Redditch United.

Over 750 fans turned up for this encounter and they had to wait until the 77th minute for Matt Collins to score the winning goal.

Solihull Moors 0-2 Hinckley Utd

Rock-bottom Hinckley United finally gave their supporters something to cheer about after they recorded a morale-boosting win over Solihull at Damson Park.

Kyle Storer netted the opener after 17 minutes and forward Harry Harris made sure of it with five minutes left on the clock.

Southport 1-1 Barrow

Barrow scored a late, dramatic equaliser to collect a point against Peter Davenport's Southport at Haig Avenue.

The first-half was short on action but Southport's Chris Lever went close on 30 minutes, heading just over from eight yards out.

The hosts opened in the 78th minute through Neil Robinson but Barrow's Matt Henny popped up in injury time to level the scores.

Tamworth 1-2 Kettering

The Poppies claimed top spot on the Blue Square North table on Saturday after edging Gary Mills' Tamworth side at the Lamb Ground.

Craig Westcarr netted the opener for Kettering after 26 minutes and they managed to hold onto the lead heading into the half-time break.

Tamworth's Chris Nurse scored a 50th minute equaliser but Westcarr popped up again to complete his brace and help his side end the year on a high.

Vauxhall Motors 2-0 Burscough

Carl Macauley's Vauxhall Motors lifted themselves out of the dreaded drop zone on Saturday with a brilliant result against a lacklustre Burscough side.

Mark Reed was the hero for Vauxhall as he bagged an impressive brace with goals in the 20th and 81st minutes respectively.

Worcester 0-3 AFC Telford

The Bucks maintained their promotion push with a comfortable win over fellow hopefuls Worcester City at St George's Lane.

Jimmy Turner collected a brace with goals in either half and Matty Lewis scored the second goal in the 55th minute.

After this latest result, Telford occupy fifth place with 41 points from 21 games while Worcester sit in seventh place with 34 points from 23.