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In a very truncated League programme – there were only five matches this weekend – there are new leaders in Division One North – AFC Sudbury hold top spot for the first time this season, whilst Kingstonian returned to the top of Division One South after being deposed in midweek by Metropolitan Police with a 3-1 win against Walton Casuals

In the FA Cup, twelve sides from the Premier Division go into Monday’s draw at Soho Square, accompanied by three clubs from Division One North – Bury Town, Edgware Town and Maldon Town - and one from Division One South – Dover Athletic.

However, there are ten midweek replays involving sixteen clubs from the Ryman Football league, whilst Brentwood Town remain on hold whilst their opponents Tiptree United go before the FA on Monday regarding a possible ineligible player used in earlier rounds.

Division One North

Only two matches took place in Division One North this weekend, and AFC Sudbury, 3-0 home winners against Redbridge, took the opportunity to go top of the table above Brentwood Town, with Chris Tracey scoring two of the goals.  In the second match, Canvey Island beat pointless Wivenhoe Town 2-0 to move into the top five.

Division One South

Kingstonian returned to top spot thanks to a 3-1 home win against Walton Casuals, with Tooting & Mitcham United, following their 2-1 win at Ashford Town in Kent, one point behind in second spot.

Corinthian-Casuals, 1-0 winners at leatherhead thanks to a Simon Mitchell goal after 30 minutes, moved up to the dizzy heights of  ninth place.

FA Cup

Billericay Town, Horsham and Chelmsford City led the Ryman league clubs charge into the Second Round Qualifying of the FA Cup, hitting 20 goals between them with only three in reply.

Billericay Town beat Welwyn Garden City away from home 8-2 – Joe Flack scoring a late hat-trick in the space of just seven minutes at the end of the game.

This was just one of four hat-tricks on an afternoon of goals, the others coming from Carl Rook (Horsham), Luke Fontana (Carshalton Athletic) and Stafford Brown (Heybridge Swifts).

Horsham beat Sussex County League club Arundel 7-1 at home, whilst Chelmsford City put five past Essex Senior League club Burnham Ramblers without conceding any in reply.

Division One sides Bury Town, Dover Athletic and Edgware Town all won 2-0, whilst Maldon Town won 2-1 at Ridgeons League club Saffron Walden Town.

A crowd of 870 watched Dartford and Sittingbourne share a 1-1 Kent derby draw, whilst Horsham YMCA will be pleased with their 1-1 draw at Folkestone Invicta.  Aveley returned from a visit to Premier Division leaders Hendon with a similar result, as did Enfield Town from their trip to Rothwell Town.

Heybridge Swifts won their home tie with Premier Division colleagues Leyton 4-3, and Margate won their all-Kent tie with Chatham Town 3-0.