CIRENCESTER Town slid closer to the Southern Premier Division trap door with a 3-1 defeat at Weymouth last night.

Mark Ford scored a hat-trick for the hosts on his full debut before Jamie Reid hit a late consolation for the rock-bottom Centurions.

In the Hellenic Premier Division, Fairford Town collected three crucial points in their quest to avoid relegation.

Nathan Gambling’s 14th-minute overhead kick sealed a 1-0 win over visiting Holyport.

Highworth’s 10 men held out to win 2-0 at Kidlington. After a goalless first half, Matty Alsop opened the scoring with his second in as many games, having not scored all season prior to that.

Sean McKeon added a second before substitute Ryan Thomas was sent off five minutes after coming on for kicking out at an opponent.

In Division One West, New College won 3-1 at Ciren Dev.

In tonight’s fixture, Wootton Bassett can make up some ground on the top sides in One West with a win at third-placed Winterbourne.