Premier
Division Chelmsford City
continued their quest for the Premier Division title with a close 2-1 win at
relegation threatened Wealdstone, now twelve points ahead of AFC Wimbledon,
although the Dons have a game in hand.
Premier
Division Chelmsford City
continued their quest for the Premier Division title with a close 2-1 win at
relegation threatened Wealdstone, now twelve points ahead of AFC Wimbledon,
although the Dons have a game in hand.
AFC Wimbledon gained
their expected home win over relegation bound Leyton with a 5-0 home win. Holding third place are Staines Town,
despite losing 1-3 at Margate, just in front of AFC Hornchurch, up to fourth
place following a 3- win at home to Carshalton Athletic, with all the home
side’s goals coming in the last five minutes.
Just hanging on to the
final play-off position is Hendon, losing again, this week 3-2 a Maidstone
United. Just outside the play-ff places
are Billericay Town, having dropped two points at home to Harrow Borough with a
1-1 draw, and Horsham, 2-1 winners at home to Hastings United, but still with
game sin hand over all clubs above them.
None of the bottom six
could win, although there were draws for Tonbridge Angels, Heybridge Swifts and
East Thurrock United.
Division
One North Only two home wins at the weekend
for home clubs, and they were achieved at home by the top two – Dartford 2-0
over Redbridge and AFC Sudbury 5-0 against Waltham Abbey.
Third place Ware continued their
hold on third place with a tight 3-2 win at Maldon Town, whilst fourth place
Edgware Town could only draw 0-0 at home to Waltham Forest.
Redbridge held on to the last
play-off place despite their defeat at Dartford, just ahead of Enfield Town,
losers at home to Tilbury, Canvey Island and Brentwood Town. The Islanders won 3-2 t Wingate &
Finchley, while Brentwood won 2-0 at out-of-form Witham Town.
Success at the foot of the table
where bottom placed Wivenhoe Town won 2-1 at Great Wakering Rovers to close to
just two points behind Ilford, 0-1 losers at home to Bury Town. 20th placed Tilbury also won 2-1
at Enfield Town to move just one point behind Waltham Forest.
Division
One South Division One South leaders Dover
Athletic continued their quest for Premier Division football next season with a
2-0 win at Corinthian-Casuals. With
second placed Tooting & Mitcham United losing to the only goal of the match
at home to Sittingbourne, the Kent club are now ten points clear at the top of
the Division with just eleven games remaining. No change in the remaining three play-off places at Metropolitan Police
beat Horsham YMCA 2-0 at home, Cray Wanderers returned from Eastbourne Town
with a close 2-1 victory, whilst Kingstonian drew 3-3 at the home of sixth
placed Walton & Hersham. 4th
placed Cray Wanderers entertain the side above them, the Police, next Saturday.
Two of last season’s promoted clubs
had good victories at home at the weekend. Chipstead, now up to 10th place, beat Leatherhead 2-1, and
Whitstable Town went one better with a 3-1 win against Worthing, as the Sussex
club continues to see the play-off places disappearing in the distance.
Molesey, beaten by the improving
Walton Casuals team at home 2-3, are now ell adrift at the foot of the table,
and Horsham YMCA continue to see the gap above them to safety widen, as they
are now seven points behind Corinthian-Casuals.
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