Whitstable Town FC

Division One South..  With leaders Dover Athletic playing in the FA Trophy, Tooting & Mitcham United took the opportunity on Friday evening to record a 3-1 home win against Whyteleafe and close the gap on the leaders, although the Kent side have two games in hand over the Surrey club.

Cray Wanderers slipped up to third place following their 2-0 win at faltering Walton & Hersham, moving just ahead of Kingstonian and Worthing. Kingstonian had secured maximum points from a 3-2 win in Kent at Whitstable Town.

In the only draw of the afternoon in Division One South, Metropolitan Police were held to a 1-1 draw by visitors Ashford Town.

Staines were without goalkeeper Shaun Allaway, man of the match in their FA Cup win two days earlier. The Clarets had given away two penalty goals to the side that two days earlier had won a penalty shoot-out in the FA Cup, but saved a point with a late goal from Ricky Holmes just nine minutes from the end. Staines were rewarded with a season’s best League crowd of 717.

Ramsgate moved up to third place with a tight 2-1 win at home to relegation threatened Heybridge Swifts, moving ahead of AFC Wimbledon who were playing in the FA Trophy. Next Saturday AFC Wimbledon entertain Chelmsford City in the League.

Horsham warmed up for their FA Cup match on Sky TV this forthcoming Friday evening against Swansea City with a 1-0 hoe win against Harrow Borough, Jacob Mingle scoring the only goal of the game after just fifteen minutes. Harrow’s defeat puts the Middlesex club into the relegation positions for the first time this season.

The club moving in the other direction into safety were Ashford Town (Middx), 2-1 winners at inconsistent Harlow Town. Unexpectedly down in 21^st place are Billericay Town, suffering from a severe injury list after their own FA Cup exploits, and beaten on Saturday at home by Margate to the only goal of the game from James Pinnock with just 19 minutes left.

In the final game of the day in the Premier Division Boreham Wood had the clearest win of the afternoon with a 3-0 home win against Hastings United.

Division One North
Edgware Town returned to top place in Division One North with a 1-1 home draw against promotion contenders Brentwood Town, leaving last weekend’s AFC Sudbury to drop down to second place. Third placed Dartford missed the opportunity to go top with another home defeat, this time losing 1-2 against fifth placed Bury Town – Sam Reed scoring both goals for the Suffolk club.

Enfield Town sit in fourth place between these two clubs, despite their goalless draw with Ware. Currently just four points separate the top eight clubs. Aveley won 2-0 at home against Waltham Abbey, whilst Wingate & Finchley won 3-2 at home against Tilbury. Great Wakering Rovers had the best win in the Division with a 3-0 home success against the much improved Redbridge team.