CALLOW End hold a three-point lead at the top of the McDonald’s Worcester and District Football League Sunday Premier Division approaching the halfway point of the season.

Reigning champions Hallow appear to be their nearest challengers in second place.

Callow End face a daunting task in the Worcestershire FA Sunday Premier Cup semi-finals at holders Black Horse who have won the competition eight times.

At the bottom of the table, Riverside will do well to hold on to their top-flight status after a tough start.

In their first season, FC Sporting Worcester are probably favourites to take the Division One title but face challenges from St Johns, Bedwardine and Drakes Broughton Rangers.

Despite having games in hand, Ale Madrid prop up the table after losing nine successive games.

Arrow and Prince of Wales are only separated by goal difference at the top of Division Two.

Arrow had a comfortable 4-0 away win earlier in the season but the return match could decide the title.

CSKA Worcester led the table for some time but four straight defeats sent them to third place.

Perrywood Reserves and Colwall St James are battling to stay up.

VBL Sports and The Bell @ Pensax Reserves are contesting the Division Three championship.

VBL hot-shot Martin Fowler leads the golden boot award with 17 goals.

The only unbeaten team in the division Worcester Lynx have games in hand on the leaders.

Hallow Reserves are still seeking their first win of the season.

Five teams are contending honours in Division Four with newcomers St Johns Colts sitting on top.

The prolific partnership of Alex Hewitt and Sam Hayes have netted 41 of the team’s 54 league goals.

Although trailing Colts by four points, Lower Teme and Martley have three games in hand.

GDL Athletic are well placed for a challenge in third place, closely followed by Eaton Rovers and Brewers Arms still have a chance of honours.

In the cup competitions, FC Sporting Worcester pulled off a giant-killing in the Baylis Cup first round when they knocked out Callow End.

They followed up with a 6-0 defeat of Fernhill Heath Athletic and await the winners of Northside and Worcester City Wanderers in the quarter-finals.

The other half of the draw should result in a semi-final between Hallow and Perrywood if results go to form.

Clifton Rovers have reached the Southam Trophy semi-finals where they will meet the winners of the St Johns and Colwall St James tie.

The other half looks less clear-cut with either Malvern Rangers or Pershore Town Eagles likely to meet Arrow in the last four.

St Johns Colts are hot favourites to reach the Bernard Finnegan Cup final, while Worcester Lynx, The Bell @ Pensax Reserves, Brewers Arms and Eaton Rovers will all fancy their chances of getting there.