Skem edged a feisty encounter at Shawe View on Saturday with a 77^th minute goal by substitute Chris Almond giving them the points.
Trafford started brightly and in the first minute midfielder Joe Shaw cracked in a drive that Ryan McMahon pushed behind for a corner.
Shaw then blasted over from 15 yards before the visitors built neatly down the right and Mark Houghton saw his strike from close range disallowed for offside.
The visitors began to take control and in the 18^th minute Liam Loughlin screwed his shot wide from the edge of the penalty area. Steve Akrigg headed a left wing corner over the bar but McMahon was fortuntate shortly afterwards when his weak clearance fell to Trafford skipper Melford Knight who shot straight back into the keeper's arms.
Skem dangerman Kevin Towey superbly teed the ball up for Karl Ledsham in the 25^th minute but home keeper Aaron Tyrer produced a fine full length save and the game became scrappy and disjointed as the referee struggled to maintain control.

On the stroke of half time Scott Metcalfe had a great chance to give Trafford the lead when put clear by Greg Hall but he wastefully chipped the ball over with just McMahon to bat.
Knight and Metcalfe both went close to breaking the deadlock in the early stages of the second half but in the 62^nd minute Aaron Tyrer once again rescued his team-mates with a brilliant save to tip Towey's drive around the post.
In the 77^th minute disaster struck for Garry Vaughan's young side when Skem broke down the left and the ball fell kindly at the feet of substitute Chris Almond who slotted in from close range.
Trafford pushed forward in search of the equaliser with Shelton Payne leading the charge and in the 84^th minute he saw his drive fly wide of the far post.
Two minutes later Payne struck a fierce shot that McMahon fumbled but the well- drilled Skem defence scrambled the ball clear.
Time ran out for the Shawe View youngsters and a highly entertaining game watched by a large and appreciative crowd saw the visitors return down the M62 with all three points.

Trafford earned a well deserved point from a battling performance on a frost bound surface at Garforth on Saturday.
The opening stages were tense and close fought with Trafford left winger miscuing a cross from a good position and Town's Dominique Blair firing into the side-netting.
Home keeper Tom Morgan then tipped a deep cross from Metcalfe over the bar and from the resultant corner Greg Hall and Scott Barlow just failed to connect.
Trafford custodian Aaron Tyrer then produced a good save to deny Nathan Kamara whilst at the other end Morgan pushed a Joe Shaw free kick around the post.

A rather disappointing first half came to a close with honours even but within seconds of the restart Morgan saved acrobatically to thwart Joe Shaw.
The deadlock was finally broken in the 49^th minute when Trafford's big striker set up Scott Barlow who crashed a great drive into the top corner from close range.
Tom Greaves then went close for Town with a pile-driver from 20 yards that flew inches wide and visiting full back Simon Woodford was on hand to clear a goalbound effort by Kamara off the line.
Town pushed forward relentlessly in search of the equaliser and they were rewarded for their efforts just six minutes from time when Liam Ormsby blasted in hard and low at the back post.
Both defences were on top in the closing minutes and a competitive game played in difficult conditions came to a close with a draw being a fair result.