Whitstable Town FC

Division One South..Chipstead beat Whitstable Town 2–1, with Darren Watson’s opener for the Chips being cancelled out by Jake Gess, only for Gavin Quintayne to net a 79th-minute winner.

Very unusually, all 11 away teams scored at least once on the opening day.  Worthing encountered more than a spot of bother at home to Folkestone Invicta.  Not only did they lose 2–1 to a pair of penalties, from Jimmy Corbett in the first half and Andy Pugh in the last five minutes, but they also had Justin Gregory sent off.  The Rebels goal was an equaliser by Ben Andrews after 70 minutes.

Kingstonian were the division’s top scorers, hitting four without reply at Sittingbourne.  Dean Lodge opened the scoring after 39 minutes and Bobby Traynor, twice, and Max Hustwick were on target after the interval. Stuart Holmes and Tom Hutchins were Leatherhead’s marksmen as they won 2–0 at Burgess Hill Town.  New boys Crowborough Athletic went down 2 – 1 at Walton & Hersham, Scott Hassell and Barry Moore on target for the Swans before Kieran Wilson netted a last-minute consolation.

Matt Smith scored equalisers for Corinthian-Casuals in both halves, cancelling out strikes by Fleet Town’s Jamie McClurg and James Field. Eastbourne Town took an early lead at Champion Hill with a goal from Peter Cooper, but second half strikes from Laurent Hacimi and Ryan Bernard gave Dulwich Hamlet all three points.  Kwabena Agyei scored after 25 minutes to make Merstham’s Ryman League debut a winning one at Whyteleafe, while Stuart Forrester was on target after only 13 minutes, but it gave Metropolitan Police the spoils from their trip to Croydon Athletic.