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No change at the top of the Premier Division with Chelmsford City still leading, but Dartford and Tooting & Mitcham United are the new leaders of Divisions One North and South.

On a day when more matches took place than could have been expected during the heavy rainfall on Friday evening – just seven matches fell to waterlogged pitches – there were just nine home wins in the twenty three League matches played.

Dartford were the afternoon’s top scorers with five at home to Ilford, whilst Potters Bar Town and Tooting & Mitcham United scored four apiece.  There were a total of seventy three goals in the twenty three games, but no hat-tricks at the weekend.

Premier Division

Chelmsford City increased their lead at the top of the Ryman League Premier Division to six points with a 2-0 win at Harlow Town.  Goals in each half from James Lawson and Stuart Ainsley saw the Clarets overcome the Hawks on a muddy Barrows Farm pitch.

Meanwhile second placed Hendon slipped to their third successive defeat losing 2-1 at fifth placed Ramsgate.  The visitors had taken an early lead in the first half, But goals from Danny Dolton and Warren Schulz midway through the second half were enough for Ramsgate to consolidate their fifth place play-off position, level on points behind Staines Town, who had drawn 3-3 at the improving Carshalton Athletic.

Harrow Borough maintained eighth place with a 3-0 win at troubled Leyton, just ahead of Maidstone United and Horsham, winners against Boreham Wood and East Thurrock United respectively.

Heybridge Swifts picked up vital points with a 3-1 home win against Wealdstone, but Hastings United, currently in twenty-first place, could only draw 0-0 at home to AFC Hornchurch.

Division One North

Dartford are the new leaders of Division One North following their 5-0 home win against relegation threatened Ilford, taking advantage of a home slip by last week’s leaders AFC Sudbury, held to a 1-1 draw by Great Wakering Rovers.

Edgware Town lost to the only goal of the match at home against Enfield Town, to let the their opponents move ahead of them into third place, whilst Ware moved quietly up into the final play-off place with a 3-2 win against the strong Bury Town side.  Sixth placed Maldon drew 0-0 at Aveley, whilst the next three clubs – Redbridge, Brentwood Town and Canvey Island, were all idle due to waterlogged pitches.

Potters Bar Town won 403 at home to Tilbury, whilst Northwood and Arlesey Town shared six goals in the final match in the Division.

Division One South

Having move d top of Division One South in midweek, Tooting & Mitcham Unite consolidated their leadership with a 4-0 victory at Leatherhead.  The previous leaders dropped two points at home to Eastbourne Town, as the Sussex side held their hosts to a goalless draw in Kent.

Third placed Cray Wanderers were without a game due to the unfit pitch at Ashford Town, whilst Metropolitan Police, 2-1 winners at home to Walton & Hersham, exchanged places with Dulwich Hamlet, held at home to a 1-1 draw by Chatham Town.

Form team Sittingbourne beat Whyteleafe 3-2 at home under new managers Gary Abbott’s guidance – and are now undefeated in their last six matches.  Kingstonian, just above them in the League table, could only draw 1-1 at Walton Casuals.

Molesey, also without a game due to the weather, are now seven points adrift at the foot of the table, where Horsham YMCA hauled themselves up to match Walton Casuals and Eastbourne Town on 20 points with an excellent 2-1 win local rivals Worthing.