While Rugby were in FA Cup action this weekend, the BGB Premier Division continued with 5 fixtures.

There was no change at the top of the league as both King's Lynn & Merthyr Tydfil enjoyed FA Cup success over Halesowen & Slimbridge respectively while Bath City & Yate Town both moved onto 17 points in joint second with Merthyr after playing out a 1-1 draw at Twerton Park. Yate’s Darren Edwards equalised Arkadiusz Zarczynski’s first-half opener for the hosts.

Gloucester City kept pace with the chasing pack by gaining a point from a 2-2 draw with Team Bath. But having led twice, and conceding the second equaliser four minutes from time, the Tigers will consider this as two points dropped.

Such is the close competition in this year’s Premier Division, Chippenham Town’s 1-0 win at Tiverton Town lifted the Bluebirds six places in the table just above Rugby and Wealdstone’s 4-2 win at Corby Town lifted them out of the relegation zone.

Meanwhile in the FA Cup, Maidenhead United joined King's Lynn & Merthyr in the Fourth Qualifying Round draw with a win against Worthing United while Clevedon, Hitchin, Mangotsfield & Hemel Hempstead were all forced to replays. Cheshunt & Halesowen were the only other sides along with Rugby who were knocked out at the 3rd Qualifying Round stage.