JACK Self’s quickfire double gave Didcot Town the derby spoils in a 2-0 win over Wantage Town on Good Friday.

The Railwaymen also confirmed after the game that Andy Ballard would stay on as manager after a string of good results in 2016.

Self struck the only goals of the Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West encounter in the first five minutes.

Lewis Noble’s effort fell to the midfielder who opened the scoring on four minutes.

Within 60 seconds it was 2-0 as Self fired home a Mark Janes pass from a tight angle.

Wantage came into the game and Mark Francis was denied by Leigh Bedwell.

Marvin Martin’s effort went just over for the hosts late on.

There was more disappointment for Wantage on Easter Monday when they went down 2-0 to another Oxfordshire side, Banbury United.

The result sees Mike Ford’s side return to the top of the table, but leaves Wantage still looking over their shoulder at the wrong end of the table.

Charlie Wise broke the deadlock early in the second half, just moments after Wantage keeper Eddie Cavanagh had saved Mark Bell’s penalty.

Substitute Felipe Barcelos made certain of the points with a second goal 16 minutes from time.

Wantage’s defence showed great resilience in the opening period, frustrating their high-flying visitors.

And arguably the best chance of the half went the way of the hosts as Sam Collier found himself clean through, but blazed high and wide.

Banbury finally made the breakthrough in a manic few minutes at the start of the second half.

First Cavanagh brilliantly kept out Bell’s spot-kick after the winger had been tripped in the area.

Wise nodded the resulting corner goalwards and although it was cleared, referee Simon Shaw adjudged it to have crossed the line.

Barcelos made it 2-0 on 74 minutes, racing away on to a long goal kick before flicking the ball over Cavanagh.

Collier and Mark Francis went close to pulling one back late on, but their efforts were in vain as Wantage slipped to a fourth defeat in five games.