BLACON Youth Club’s long wait for a West Cheshire League Division One win is over.

The Cairns Crescent outfit recorded their first league victory since August 31 – a run of 12 games – and their first at home all season when they beat fellow strugglers Cammell Laird Reserves 3-1 at the weekend.

Blacon boss Paul Broadbent has turned to experience in a bid to haul his side off the bottom – and his decision was vindicated on Saturday as goals from Adam Langton, Lee McElmeel and Jamie Rogers sunk the Shipyarders.

Blacon, who started the campaign with three wins from their opening six matches, remain rooted to the foot.

But they are now just three points from mid-table Marshall and one from neighbours Upton AA, who slipped to third-from-bottom after their own basement battle at home to Southport Trinity ended 1-1.

Upton created a number of chances but it was not until the introduction of the returning Ryan Brown that they opened the scoring as the substitute left four defenders in his wake before slotting in.

That was the way it stayed until 10 minutes from time when second-from-bottom Southport scored from a rebound after Adam Bedford had saved a penalty.

Helsby missed the chance to apply some pressure on Division Three pacesetters South Liverpool. The Green Machine went down to a shock 2-1 defeat at rock-bottom Hale Reserves in spite of a Jamie McCartney strike.

Peter Fitzpatrick (2) and Steven Cunningham were on target as Chester Nomads Reserves won 3-2 at home to Merseyside Police.

Ronnie Morgan and Nathan Mapletoft netted for Christleton Reserves in their 2-1 home win over Belfry.

Capenhurst Villa Reserves fell 5-0 at Mossley Hill Athletic Reserves.