NPL WEST
By Luke Powell

JAMES Steele scored
■ a hat-trick as Widnes ran riot at Stafford, which triggered the resignation of boss home Dave Cooke.
Adam Bott also scored for the visitors as Cooke’s 10-month reign abruptly came to an end.
A club statement said: “Following today defeat against Widnes we can confirm that Dave Cooke has resigned from his position of first team manager with immediate effort.
“We thank him for his time effort and commitment to the football club.
Going forward Dale Belford has been appointed first-team manager. The club will ...