WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2011/12 No 22 -:- 9th January 2012

A CLASSIC footballing scene captured by Folkestone club photographer Andy Bowden on Saturday: the ball bulging the net behind a helpless goalkeeper (in this case Burgess Hill’s Joel Harding, beaten by a shot from Darren Marsden during Saturday’s 2-2 draw). One for Burgess Hill to answer: could the man about to walk behind the linesman be Trevor Dove, the Worthing and Horsham midfielder of the ‘80s who won Isthmian League representative honours? INSIDE THIS WEEK  Terrors live up to their name...... page 3

 Strange Saturday for top six...... page 5

 Latest Respect tables...... page 20 & 21

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ALL THE HOLIDAY ACTION By Peter Butcher – Ryman League Communications Administrator

went close as they upped their game in the Premier closing stages, and Richard Jolly hit a post for

Stones in added time. TIMES have been tough for Tooting in recent Met Police, who started the day in fifth spot, weeks as they have slid into the Ryman slipped out of the play-off places after going Premier relegation places. But they lived up to down 1-0 at home to Hendon. The goal came their nickname of Terrors once again on early here, too, from the experienced Darren Saturday with a shock 4-2 home victory over Currie who netted his first Hendon goal in the leaders Billericay. 11th minute. Reece Hall fired them ahead after 19 minutes Those two results, and wins for five of the next but Billericay soon restored order. Jerrome six teams in the table, have thrown the play-off Sobers equalised two minutes later and Neil race wide open. Cray have made the most Cousins put the table-toppers ahead on 32 immediate progress, taking over fifth spot with minutes. a 2-1 victory at Canvey. Rob Whitnell’s penalty The second half, however, belonged to the gave Cray the lead midway through the first Terrors. Hall squared matters again on 53 half, Alex Rhodes levelled with a free-kick four minutes and Bertie Brayley put the hosts in minutes later and Jack Clark headed the front nine minutes later. Jay May was unlucky winner just before the break. not to make it 3-3 when his long-range shot hit Cray are three points clear of the Met, Bury the bar but Tooting made sure of the points and Hendon. Bury maintained their challenge through Ronnie Fletcher with eight minutes with a goal midway through each half to beat left. visiting Carshalton 2-0. Lee Reed and Danny It was not enough to lift Tooting out of the Cunningham were the marksmen. bottom four but it was a severe blow to Two points behind, with games in hand on Billericay, who dropped to third after their main most of the sides above them, are Margate, rivals enjoyed 2-1 away wins. who chalked up another of the day’s four 1-0 Lowestoft are back on top after their success wins. They were at home to much-improved at bottom club Horsham, a much closer result Concord and it was no surprise that the only goal, in the 74th minute, came from Kwesi than might have been expected. Hornets, who rd st have only one point to show for 12 home Appiah, his 33 of the season and 21 in the games, restricted the Trawlerboys to a pair of league. penalties, converted by Joe Francis in the At the other end of the table, Aveley’s troubles th eighth and 78 minutes. deepened as they were beaten 2-1 at th Ray Freeman’s 90th-minute reply led to a Hastings, who started the day 18 but moved hectic spell of added time but all Horsham had up a couple of places in their effort to stay to show for their late effort was a pair of red clear of the danger zone. Lee Carey’s free-kick cards shown to Williams Peauroux and Seny gave Hastings the lead after 28 minutes but Diedhiou. Aveley replied five minutes later when a goalkeeping error allowed Paul Shave’s cross Hornchurch were also boosted by a penalty at to find the net. Wingate, Martin Tuohy netting from the spot after only five minutes. Wingate, in poor form The winner came from Kenny Pogue three of late, hit back with a Marc Weatherstone minutes after the interval and a fiery game header six minutes before half-time but Lewis ended with both sides reduced to ten men Smith’s goal soon after the break proved to be after Jordan Woodley and Aveley’s Abs the winner for Hornchurch, who need only a Thompson were dismissed in added time. draw at home to Harrow on Tuesday to take Aveley are seven points adrift of safety in 21st over at the top. place and Leatherhead dropped back to 20th Lewes remain fourth despite going down 1-0 at after their recent good run ended with a 3-0 Wealdstone, where Scott Fitzgerald’s goal defeat at East Thurrock, who are putting their after seven minutes ended the scoring. Lewes own relegation fears well behind them. 2

After a scoreless first half, Sam Higgins put Harrop’s penalty had levelled matters in the Rocks ahead in the 55th minute and headed 24th minute. his second two minutes later. Another header, Harrop was sent off soon after the interval but from Kris Newby, completed a rush of three the Motormen could not profit from their one- goals in 15 minutes. man advantage before it disappeared in the Harrow are just one point above Tooting after 70th minute, when Matt Turpin received a an unlucky defeat at Kingstonian. The game straight red card. looked certain to finish goalless, especially Needham were on the verge of a welcome when a late header from Bashiru Alimi hit the victory when Michael Toner made it 2-2 in the Harrow bar, but Gary MacDonald volleyed the 86th minute and Gardner headed the winner winner deep into added time. two minutes later. North One piece of good news for Needham is that star striker Sam Newson has started running

EMIGRATING Enfield Town midfielder Jon again after his knee injury and they hope to Moore will leave for Australia with happy have him back in action by the end of the memories after his last game in England month. brought a crushing 5-0 victory at Romford on It was a bad day for Sudbury, who started it in Saturday and returned Town to the top of fifth place and finished it in eighth after a 5-1 Ryman North. thrashing at inconsistent Potters Bar. Two He played a major role himself, scoring the James Gershfield penalties in the first 25 opening goal on 27 minutes. Neil Johnston minutes put the skids under Sudbury and Elvis added another before the interval and Dave Balic made it 3-0 on the half-hour. Ottley’s own goal six minutes after the break James Baker gave the visitors a little hope with effectively settled the outcome. Rudi Hall a goal midway through the second half but it th made it four with a 79 -minute penalty and was all over when Gershfield completed his Walid Matata nabbed the fifth. hat-trick in the 83rd minute. Matt Clifford Town are back on top because previous completed the rout in the sixth minute of added leaders Leiston were held to a 1-1 home draw time. by Ware, who dropped to the foot of the table Three clubs moved above Sudbury in a week earlier but are now four points clear of what has now become a desperate struggle for Ilford and only two behind Great Wakering as the important places. Tilbury reclaimed fifth their survival prospects rapidly improve. spot as Harry Cook’s 12-minute hat-trick sent They had some luck at Leiston; having put the Ilford crashing to a 4-1 defeat. Bradley Barnes hosts ahead on 21 minutes, Gareth Heath had put Dockers ahead after 15 minutes but Ilford a penalty saved by Rhys Madden before the were still in with a chance of their second away interval. That gave Ware some point of the season until Cook began his spree in the 65th minute. If it was any consolation to encouragement for the second half and their th spirited efforts were rewarded when Ryan Ilford, Lee Hazlewood’s 79 -minute goal was Mattos equalised with two minutes left. the best of the game. It was a similar story for Grays at Cheshunt, Brentwood breezed to a 3-0 home win over where Leon McKenzie gave them an early Chatham and took over sixth spot. Steve lead and Danny Bunce wasted a chance to Butterworth did the damage in the last six make it 2-0 from the spot. Like Ware, that minutes of the first half, scoring one goal and helped Cheshunt raise their game after the making another for Dean Green. Ryan Doyle interval but, unlike Ware, they could not break wrapped it up with a deflected goal in added through and Grays held on to their 1-0 lead. time. They are up to third, ahead of Needham Right on Brentwood’s heels are Harlow after Market whose struggles continued as two late their 3-1 success at Soham. Michael Deane goals condemned them to a 3-2 defeat at scored after 13 and 67 minutes for Harlow, Redbridge. who were much the better side. Joe Gardner scored for the Motormen after Mark Taylor’s free-kick made it 3-0 before only two minutes but Needham rallied to take Michael Simpson managed the lone reply. the lead with a 20-yard effort from Scott Several other clubs are still well in the picture, Chaplin on the stroke of half-time after Angelo including Heybridge who chalked up a 2-0 3

victory at Waltham Forest. Ryan Malin headed time from Darren Marsden and Stuart King put the opener after 14 minutes and Luke Folkestone in command. Callander made almost sure with nine minutes It also took their season’s tally to 55, one more to go, though it might have been a nervous than they scored in the whole of the 2009-10 finish for the visitors had Gaz Dauti not been season when they won promotion from this denied a reply by a post. division. Maldon maintained their steady climb out of th Then came a brief and eventful appearance by trouble thanks to Sos Yao, whose 34 -minute Hillians substitute Max Miller, who scored goal was enough to account for visiting almost as soon as he entered the action and Thamesmead. It might have been more was sent off a few minutes later, joining comfortable, but Ollie Berquez hit a post with a th teammate Marc Munday in the dressing room. penalty in the 57 minute. Despite the two-man handicap, Hillians snatched a vital point in their battle to stay up South when Fred Foreman scored in the 81st minute.

IT WAS a strange Saturday for the leading Whitehawk must have been confident when clubs in Ryman South. The top six have they travelled to Sittingbourne, who had gone broken well away from the pack but they all six games without a win and scored in only had problems. one of them. Bognor and Folkestone both had to settle for The Brickies, though, handed out a warning draws after leading 2-0, Maidstone needed a when Joe Nwoko hit the bar shortly before the end of a scoreless first half and it was Nwoko last-minute equaliser to get a point and th Whitehawk were deservedly beaten by a who broke the deadlock in the 58 minute. Sittingbourne side who have been in miserable Bryan Glover’s deflected free-kick 12 minutes form. Even the two sides who won left it late. from time completed a 2-0 victory which Worthing took 74 minutes to make the knocked Hawks down from second to fourth in breakthrough at Whyteleafe and then it was a the table. scrambled effort by Glen Woodburn. Maidstone looked doomed when Scott Harris Darren Budd made it 2-0 as Worthing stayed put hosts Godalming 1-0 up with only seven sixth but extended their lead over seventh- minutes left. Fair reward for G’s, who had hit placed Chipstead to eight points. the woodwork twice. But Stones saved a point with a last-minute effort from Baff Addae. Dulwich are back in second spot after their 3-1 win at Eastbourne but they needed goals in Crawley Down maintained their surge up the the last five minutes by Kalvin Morath-Gibbs table by crushing visitors Walton Casuals 6-1. and Andre Costa to break the deadlock. All was not quite as it seems, though. Casuals Frankie Sawyer had given them a 27th-minute completely dominated the first half but lead which was wiped out by Scott Kirkwood somehow found themselves 3-1 down. soon after the break. The Anvils made the most of their rare Leaders Bognor seemed to have adjusted well opportunities with superbly-taken goals by Luke Blewden in the seventh minute and to life without Jason Prior, currently on a two- nd week trial at Newcastle, as they took a 2-0 Jamie Cade in the 42 . half-time lead at home to Ramsgate. In between, Danny Fernandez curled in a free- James Crane put them ahead after only six kick to make it 1-1 after 25 minutes. But minutes and new signing Ashley Robinson Casuals were to suffer a demoralising blow in volleyed a debut goal in the 44th minute. added time at the end of the half when keeper Gareth Williams punched a corner into his own A deflected shot by Ben Laslett five minutes net. after the break gave Rams new hope and they snatched a point at the death when Joe Taylor It was a different story after the break as the scored from close range. rampant hosts threatened to run riot. th Folkestone will be even more puzzled to have Tom Burton made it 4-1 in the 65 minute and they hit the bar twice before Cade completed let their 2-0 lead slip at Burgess Hill, who were nd down to nine men when they drew level. Goals his hat-trick with a goal in the 82 minute and in the space of 11 minutes either side of half- a penalty three minutes later.

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Anvils even found the net for a seventh time Hythe met Corinthian-Casuals for the third but Gabriel Odunaike was denied by an offside time this season and for the third time it flag. finished 1-1. Another club in the lower reaches of the table Dave Hodges put Casuals ahead soon after to enjoy themselves were Walton & Hersham, the interval and Brendon Cass replied for the who thrashed Whitstable 5-0 having gone into hosts with a penalty after he had been fouled the game as the division’s lowest scorers with midway through the half. just 19 goals in 24 games. In the other game, Faversham’s Adrian Stone George Benner’s own goal in the 16th minute gave his side the lead at Merstham ten was quickly followed by a Phil Williams strike minutes after half-time only for the hosts to and then it was over to Graeme Purdy. strike twice in the last ten minutes, both from outside the box. He made it 3-0 in the 28th minute, scored again moments before half-time and completed his Fabio Saravia’s free-kick made it 1-1 and hat-trick with 19 minutes left. Omar Folkes lashed the winner.

Results

Saturday, 7 January, 2012

Premier

Bury Town 2-0 Carshalton Athletic 432 L Reed 23, Cunningham 63 Canvey Island 1-2 Cray Wanderers 322 Rhodes 26 Whitnell 22 (pen), Clark 44 East Thurrock United 3-0 Leatherhead 189 Higgins 55, 57, Newby 70 Hastings United 2-1 Aveley 324 Carey 28, Pogue 48 Shave 33 Horsham 1-2 Lowestoft Town 241 Freeman 90 Francis 8 (pen), 78 (pen) Kingstonian 1-0 Harrow Borough 265 MacDonald 90+2 Margate 1-0 Concord Rangers 393 Appiah 74 Metropolitan Police 0-1 Hendon 156 Currie 11 Tooting & Mitcham United 4-2 Billericay Town 302 Hall 19, 53, Brayley 62, Fletcher 82 Sobers 21, Cousins 32 Wealdstone 1-0 Lewes 476 Fitzgerald 7 Wingate & Finchley 1-2 AFC Hornchurch 150 Weatherstone 39 Tuohy 5 (pen), L Smith 50

North

Brentwood Town 3-0 Chatham Town 111 Butterworth 39, Green 43, Doyle 90 Cheshunt 0-1 Grays Athletic 215 McKenzie 7 Great Wakering Rovers 0-2 Waltham Abbey 91 Cawley 61, Shiels 80 5

Leiston 1-1 Ware 145 Heath 21 Mattos 88 Maldon & Tiptree 1-0 Thamesmead Town 65 Yao 34 Potters Bar Town 5-1 AFC Sudbury 109 Gershfield 12 (pen), 25 (pen), 83, Baker 66 Balic 29, Clifford 90+6 Redbridge 3-2 Needham Market 95 Gardner 2, 88, Toner 86 Harrop 24 (pen), Chaplin 44 Romford 0-5 Enfield Town 172 Moore 27, Johnston 39, Ottley (OG) 51, Hall 79 (pen), Matata 81 Soham Town Rangers 1-3 Harlow Town 147 Simpson 79 Deane 13, 67, Taylor 74 Tilbury 4-1 Ilford 80 Barnes 15, Cook 65, 76, 77 Hazlewood 79 Waltham Forest 0-2 Heybridge Swifts 35 Malin 14, Callander 81

South

Bognor Regis Town 2-2 Ramsgate 427 Crane 6, Robinson 44 Laslett 50, Taylor 90 Burgess Hill Town 2-2 Folkestone Invicta 161 Miller 61 Marsden 43 Foreman 81 King 54 Crawley Down 6-1 Walton Casuals 79 Blewden 7, Cade 42, 84, 85 (pen), Fernandez 25 Williams (OG) 45, Burton 65. Croydon Athletic P-P Chipstead Match postponed Eastbourne Town 1-3 Dulwich Hamlet 247 Kirkwood 51 Sawyer 27, Morath-Gibbs 85, Costa 89 Godalming Town 1-1 Maidstone United 257 S Harris 83 Addae 89 Hythe Town 1-1 Corinthian-Casuals 219 Cass 68 (pen) Hodges 47 Merstham 2-1 Faversham Town 111 Saravia 81, Folkes 88 Stone 55 Sittingbourne 2-0 Whitehawk 116 Nwoko 58,Glover 78 Walton & Hersham 5-0 Whitstable Town 112 Benner (OG) 16, Williams 18, Purdy 28, 45, 71 Whyteleafe 0-2 Worthing 137 Woodburn 74, Budd 83

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TABLES (To Saturday January 7)

Home Away RYMAN PREMIER P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD Lowestoft Town 23 9 2 1 24 9 7 1 3 22 14 51 23 AFC Hornchurch 24 5 2 4 (to18 Saturday9 November11 0 5) 2 28 13 50 24 Billericay Town 25 7 4 1 29 11 7 3 3 23 14 49 27 Lewes 25 7 3 2 17 11 6 3 4 13 12 45 7 Cray Wanderers 25 5 3 4 21 21 8 1 4 30 14 43 16 Metropolitan Police 22 7 1 4 19 9 5 3 2 18 10 40 18 Bury Town 24 8 2 2 25 9 4 2 6 20 23 40 13 Hendon 25 3 5 4 17 19 8 2 3 17 7 40 8 Margate 23 6 1 6 24 17 5 4 1 19 12 38 14 Wealdstone 22 5 3 3 16 12 4 5 2 19 9 35 14 Kingstonian 24 5 2 5 18 21 5 2 5 17 20 34 -6 Canvey Island 24 5 0 7 13 15 5 3 4 14 14 33 -2 Carshalton Athletic 24 3 2 7 12 18 5 3 4 16 18 29 -8 East Thurrock United 21 4 2 5 12 13 4 1 5 11 18 27 -8 Wingate & Finchley 23 5 2 5 19 26 2 4 5 11 20 27 -16 Hastings United 24 3 2 7 12 16 4 3 5 13 23 26 -14 Concord Rangers 23 2 5 5 15 18 4 2 5 15 18 25 -6 Harrow Borough 23 3 4 5 15 21 3 1 7 10 18 23 -14 Tooting & Mitcham United 24 3 3 7 19 31 3 1 7 16 32 22 -28 Leatherhead 22 1 2 6 8 16 4 3 6 18 17 20 -7 Aveley 24 1 3 7 9 21 2 4 7 15 24 16 -21 Horsham 24 0 1 11 10 36 2 3 7 14 22 10 -34

RYMAN NORTH P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD Enfield Town 25 9 2 1 34 14 6 4 3 25 18 51 27 Leiston 24 8 3 1 25 11 7 2 3 27 12 50 29 Grays Athletic* 24 7 1 3 24 11 8 3 2 25 13 46 25 Needham Market 25 8 0 4 37 16 5 5 3 26 15 44 32 Tilbury 24 9 3 1 29 16 3 4 4 16 22 43 7 Brentwood Town 25 5 3 5 20 12 7 3 2 18 7 42 19 Harlow Town 24 6 5 1 21 8 6 1 5 19 16 42 16 AFC Sudbury 25 6 3 3 14 12 6 3 4 19 22 42 -1 Heybridge Swifts 25 5 3 4 17 17 6 2 5 26 20 38 6 Potters Bar Town 25 8 2 3 29 23 3 2 7 14 26 37 -6 Waltham Abbey 24 4 2 5 25 25 7 1 5 29 24 36 5 Thamesmead Town 23 5 2 4 22 19 5 3 4 13 17 35 -1 Chatham Town 25 6 1 5 21 18 4 2 7 11 20 33 -6 Redbridge 21 3 4 3 22 20 6 1 4 18 13 32 7 Romford 24 5 5 3 17 17 3 3 5 19 23 32 -4 Waltham Forest 23 5 2 6 23 27 2 3 5 17 22 26 -9 Maldon & Tiptree 23 4 2 6 17 21 3 3 5 16 23 26 -11 Soham Town Rangers 25 4 2 7 14 21 1 6 5 19 30 23 -18 Cheshunt 25 4 3 6 14 27 1 5 6 8 17 23 -22 Great Wakering Rovers 25 2 5 6 17 24 1 0 11 9 40 14 -38 Ware 25 2 3 7 9 18 0 3 10 10 31 12 -30 Ilford 23 1 4 6 9 18 0 1 11 11 29 8 -27

RYMAN SOUTH P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD Bognor Regis Town 24 9 3 0 34 8 7 3 2 30 13 54 43 Dulwich Hamlet 23 10 1 0 27 6 6 3 3 20 10 52 31 Folkestone Invicta 25 9 3 0 32 10 7 1 5 23 21 52 24 Whitehawk* 25 10 1 1 26 6 7 2 4 21 14 51 27 Maidstone United 25 9 1 2 24 9 6 2 5 23 20 48 18 Worthing 24 9 3 0 35 11 5 2 5 15 15 47 24 Chipstead 24 6 3 3 20 12 5 3 4 19 16 39 11 Godalming Town 22 6 3 3 15 12 5 2 3 20 19 38 4 Hythe Town 25 7 3 3 30 17 4 1 7 11 28 37 -4 Merstham 25 7 3 3 23 21 2 4 6 16 24 34 -6 Ramsgate 24 6 2 3 18 16 3 3 7 17 26 32 -7 Corinthian-Casuals 25 4 6 2 22 19 3 4 6 11 20 31 -6 Faversham Town 24 5 3 4 17 15 3 3 6 11 21 30 -8 Sittingbourne 25 3 6 4 11 13 3 3 6 14 21 27 -9 Crawley Down 25 5 1 6 24 22 3 1 9 16 26 26 -8 Walton Casuals 25 5 1 6 20 24 2 4 7 14 24 26 -14 Eastbourne Town 23 4 2 6 16 16 2 5 4 14 23 25 -9 Walton & Hersham 25 3 3 7 16 16 3 2 7 8 15 23 -7 Whitstable Town 25 4 1 7 17 21 2 1 10 13 43 20 -34 Burgess Hill Town 25 3 5 5 19 27 1 2 9 8 25 19 -25 Whyteleafe 25 1 2 10 9 26 2 4 6 12 19 15 -24 Croydon Athletic** 19 3 1 6 14 18 0 2 7 9 26 2 -21 *Three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player ** Ten points deducted by FA for misconduct 7

Forthcoming Fixtures

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Premier Aveley v. Carshalton Athletic

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Premier AFC Hornchurch v. Harrow Borough East Thurrock United v. Concord Rangers Horsham v. Wealdstone

North Waltham Abbey v. Waltham Forest

Essex Senior Cup – Quarter Final Colchester United v. Harlow Town

London Senior Cup – Fourth Round Beckenham Town v. Thamesmead Town (KO 7.30pm)

London Senior Cup – Fifth Round Barking v. Hendon

Suffolk Senior Cup – Quarter Final AFC Sudbury v. Leiston Bury Town v. Needham Market Lowestoft Town v. Kirkley & Pakefield

Surrey Senior Cup – Third Round Chipstead v. Metropolitan Police South Park v. Leatherhead Walton Casuals v. Ashford Town (Middx)

Sussex Senior Cup – Quarter Final Three Bridges v. Whitehawk

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

North Grays Athletic v. Redbridge 8

South Maidstone United v. Worthing

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Premier Aveley v. Canvey Island Billericay Town v. Wingate & Finchley Concord Rangers v. Bury Town Cray Wanderers v. Tooting & Mitcham United Harrow Borough v. Horsham Leatherhead v. Hastings United Lewes v. Kingstonian

North AFC Sudbury v. Leiston Chatham Town v. Waltham Forest Enfield Town v. Brentwood Town Harlow Town v. Tilbury Heybridge Swifts v. Potters Bar Town Ilford v. Romford Needham Market v. Maldon & Tiptree Thamesmead Town v. Cheshunt Waltham Abbey v. Soham Town Rangers Ware v. Great Wakering Rovers

South Chipstead v. Crawley Down Corinthian-Casuals v. Croydon Athletic Dulwich Hamlet v. Bognor Regis Town Faversham Town v. Eastbourne Town Folkestone Invicta v. Godalming Town Maidstone United v. Burgess Hill Town Ramsgate v. Merstham Walton Casuals v. Sittingbourne Whitehawk v. Whyteleafe Whitstable Town v. Hythe Town Worthing v. Walton & Hersham

FA Trophy – Second Round Proper East Thurrock United v. Hampton & Richmond Borough Grimsby Town v. AFC Hornchurch Lincoln City v. Carshalton Athletic Wealdstone v. Barrow

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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Premier Leatherhead v. Concord Rangers Wealdstone v. Metropolitan Police

North Leiston v. Thamesmead Town Maldon & Tiptree v. Romford Redbridge v. Ilford

Surrey Senior Cup – Third Round Sutton United v. Godalming Town Walton & Hersham v. Lingfield Whyteleafe v. Carshalton Athletic

Sussex Senior Cup – Quarter Final Crawley Town v. Littlehampton Town (KO 7.30pm)

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Sussex Senior Cup – Quarter Final Brighton & Hove Albion v. Bognor Regis Town (at Nyewood Lane)

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Premier Bury Town v. AFC Hornchurch Canvey Island v. Lowestoft Town East Thurrock United v. Carshalton Athletic Hastings United v. Billericay Town Horsham v. Hendon Kingstonian v. Concord Rangers Margate v. Lewes Metropolitan Police v. Aveley Tooting & Mitcham United v. Harrow Borough Wealdstone v. Cray Wanderers Wingate & Finchley v. Leatherhead

North Brentwood Town v. Ware Cheshunt v. AFC Sudbury Great Wakering Rovers v. Ilford Leiston v. Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree v. Harlow Town 10

Potters Bar Town v. Enfield Town Redbridge v. Waltham Abbey Romford v. Chatham Town Soham Town Rangers v. Needham Market Tilbury v. Grays Athletic (KO Midday) Waltham Forest v. Thamesmead Town

South Bognor Regis Town v. Corinthian-Casuals Burgess Hill Town v. Whitehawk Crawley Down v. Faversham Town Croydon Athletic v. Worthing Eastbourne Town v. Folkestone Invicta Godalming Town v. Walton Casuals Hythe Town v. Maidstone United Merstham v. Dulwich Hamlet Sittingbourne v. Whitstable Town Walton & Hersham v. Chipstead Whyteleafe v. Ramsgate

Facts & Figures

Wins Analysis (As at 7th January 2012)

Premier Division Division One North Division One South Matches Played 259 Matches Played 266 Matches Played 266 Home Wins 97 Home Wins 116 Home Wins 128 (37.45 %) (43.61 %) (48.12 %) Away Wins 108 Away Wins 90 Away Wins 81 (41.70 %) (33.83 %) (30.45 %) Draws 54 Draws 60 Draws 57 (20.85 %) (22.56 %) (21.43 %) Home Goals 372 Home Goals 460 Home Goals 469 Away Goals 379 Away Goals 395 Away Goals 345 Total Goals 751 Total Goals 855 Total Goals 814 Goals per game 2.90 Goals per game 3.21 Goals per game 3.06

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Best Attendances – Club by Club

Premier

1106 Billericay Town v AFC Hornchurch 27.12.2011 1066 Lowestoft Town v Bury Town 26.12.2011 1005 Lewes v Horsham 02.01.2012 876 Wealdstone v Harrow Borough 26.12.2011 834 Carshalton Athletic v Billericay Town 10.09.2011 763 Canvey Island v Concord Rangers 26.12.2011

North

517 AFC Sudbury v Needham Market 02.01.2012 498 Enfield Town v Redbridge 02.01.2012 452 Needham Market v AFC Sudbury 29.08.2011 327 Leiston v AFC Sudbury 08.11.2011 314 Grays Athletic v Tilbury 05.10.2011 293 Maldon & Tiptree v Heybridge Swifts 26.12.2011

South

1279 Bognor Regis Town v Worthing 26.12.2011 1018 Folkestone Invicta v Hythe Town 26.12.2011 484 Maidstone United v Ramsgate 12.11.2011 442 Sittingbourne v Maidstone United 02.01.2012 403 Dulwich Hamlet v Crawley Down 31.12.2011 372 Whitstable Town v Maidstone United 23.08.2011

Hat-trick Heroes Crawley Down Jamie Cade

Tilbury Harry Cook

Walton & Hersham Graeme Purdy

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Player Movements (3rd – 7th January 2012)

Players registered to date: 3026 New players registered this week: 55

Transferred this week: Player From To Jamie Byatt Kingstonian Corinthian Casuals Sonny Cobbs Eastbourne Town Bognor Regis Town Daniel Dean Walton & Hersham Leatherhead Jose Espinosa Needham Market Brentwood Town Sam Holloway Great Wakering Rovers Aveley Arron Hopkinson Hastings United Eastbourne Town Nicky Humphrey Metropolitan Police Faversham Town Gary Mickleborough Whitstable Town Hythe Town Max Noble Lewes Tooting & Mitcham United Adam Rafis Redbridge Aveley Dean Ruddy Worthing Hythe Town Christopher Sullivan AFC Sudbury Romford Ryan Thomson Hastings United Bognor Regis Town

Leading Goal Scorers - League Goals Only (as at 7th January 2012 ) Premier Kwesi Appiah Margate 21 Richard Jolly Wealdstone 16 Martin Tuohy AFC Hornchurch 16 Jack Clark Cray Wanderers 14 Tony Stokes Concord Rangers 12 Tommy Whitnell Cray Wanderers 11 Leon Smith Wingate & Finchley 11 Michael Malcolm Lewes 11 Leigh Bremner Cray Wanderers 11 Lewis Smith AFC Hornchurch 11

North Sam Newson Needham Market 21 Liam Hope Enfield Town 15 Steve Cawley Waltham Abbey 12 Piers Wixon Harlow Town 11 Tom Pett Potters Bar Town 11 Hammond, Jeff Harlow Town 11 (Includes 9 league goals for Waltham Forest) Jack West Heybridge Swifts 10 (Includes 8 league goals for Tilbury) Dean Green Brentwood Town 10

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South

Jason Prior Bognor Regis Town 25 Shaun Welford Maidstone United 15 Stuart King Folkestone Invicta 15 Frankie Sawyer Dulwich Hamlet 13 Stuart Vahid Whitstable Town 11 Roscoe Dsane Merstham 11 Ryan McBride Worthing 11 James Everitt Folkestone Invicta 10 Dave Cook Hythe Town 10 Luke Blewden Crawley Down 10

General Information

Handbook Changes Croydon Athletic – Club Secretary Karen Muir is no longer with the Club; all correspondence should be directed to Chairman, Chris Roots

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Ryman Youth League Section

Results

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Sussex Youth Cup Quarter Final Eastbourne Town 0-2 Chichester City United 21 Cady 44, Forry 89

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League Tables (As at 24th December 2011)

RYMAN CENTRAL P W D L F A Pts GD Woking 9 4 5 0 27 13 17 +14 Chipstead 9 4 3 2 27 18 15 +9 Carshalton Athletic 10 4 2 4 22 24 14 -2 Walton & Hersham 11 3 3 5 22 25 12 -3 Leatherhead 9 4 0 5 17 24 12 -7 Tooting & Mitcham United 10 3 3 4 12 25 12 -13 Sutton United 8 3 2 3 17 15 11 +2 Metropolitan Police 10 3 2 5 24 27 11 -3 Kingstonian 4 3 1 0 12 1 10 +11 Whyteleafe 10 3 1 6 21 29 10 -8

RYMAN EAST P W D L F A Pts GD Maidstone United 9 6 2 1 22 7 20 +15 Corinthian 8 5 3 0 22 8 18 +14 Tonbridge Angels 10 4 4 2 16 12 16 +4 Thamesmead Town 10 3 3 4 15 23 12 -8 Ashford United 8 3 1 4 12 12 10 +0 Welling United 9 3 1 5 13 23 10 -10 Faversham Town 8 2 3 3 12 15 9 -3 Bromley 8 0 1 7 7 19 1 -12

RYMAN SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GD Hastings United 9 6 0 3 28 23 +5 18 Burgess Hill Town 7 5 1 1 29 15 +14 16 Whitehawk 8 5 1 2 25 12 +13 16 Lewes 7 5 0 2 29 15 +14 15 Worthing 7 4 2 1 18 12 +6 14 Horsham YMCA 10 4 2 4 25 26 -1 14 Bognor Regis Town 9 2 1 6 12 26 -14 7 Horsham 8 1 2 5 9 30 -21 5 Eastbourne Town 9 0 1 8 12 28 -16 1

RYMAN WEST P W D L F A Pts GD

Ashford Town (Middx) 6 5 1 0 18 4 16 +14 Staines Town 5 5 0 0 23 7 15 +16 Wingate & Finchley 10 5 0 5 21 25 15 -4 Harrow Borough 11 4 2 5 29 26 14 +3 Hayes & Yeading United 5 4 1 0 20 3 13 +17 Camberley Town 8 4 0 4 17 13 12 +4 Wealdstone 7 3 1 3 18 20 10 -2 Northwood 11 0 3 8 8 43 3 -35 Hampton & Richmond Borough 7 0 2 5 7 20 2 -13

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Forthcoming Fixtures Monday, 9th January 2012

Central Kingstonian v. Carshalton Athletic Leatherhead v. Woking Metropolitan Police v. Tooting & Mitcham United

South Hastings United v. Lewes Horsham v. Burgess Hill Town Worthing v. Horsham YMCA

West Camberley Town v. Ashford Town (Middx) Staines Town v. Hampton & Richmond Borough Wingate & Finchley v. Hayes & Yeading United

Wednesday, 11th January 2012

Central Sutton United v. Whyteleafe

South Bognor Regis Town v. Whitehawk

West Wealdstone v. Northwood

Middlesex FA Youth Cup – Quarter Final Harefield United v. Harrow Borough

East Corinthian v. Faversham Town Maidstone United v. Bromley Thamesmead Town v. Tonbridge Angels

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Week beginning Monday, 16th January 2012

Middlesex FA Youth Cup – Semi-Final Hampton & Richmond Borough or Hillingdon v. Harefield United or Harrow Borough Staines Town or Enfield Town v. Ashford Town (Middx)

Monday, 16th January 2012

Surrey FA Youth Cup – Quarter-Final Egham Town v. Kingstonian Leatherhead v. Molesey

Tuesday, 17th January 2012

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round Bromley v. Thamesmead Town

Wednesday, 18th January 2012

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round Maidstone United v. Waltham Abbey Tonbridge Angels v. Brentwood Town Woking v. Burgess Hill Town

Surrey FA Youth Cup – Quarter-Final Sutton United v. Walton & Hersham

Monday, 23rd January 2012

Central Carshalton Athletic v. Woking Metropolitan Police v. Whyteleafe Tooting & Mitcham United v. Kingstonian

East Faversham Town v. Bromley Tonbridge Angels v. Corinthian Welling United v. Thamesmead Town

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South Lewes v. Bognor Regis Town

West Ashford Town (Middx) v. Northwood Hayes & Yeading United v. Wealdstone Wingate & Finchley v. Staines Town

Wednesday, 25th January 2012

Central Chipstead v. Sutton United Walton & Hersham v. Leatherhead

South Burgess Hill Town v. Hastings United Whitehawk v. Worthing

West Harrow Borough v. Hampton & Richmond Borough

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round Ashford United v. Enfield Town

Thursday, 26th January 2012

South Horsham YMCA v. Eastbourne Town

Sunday, 29th January 2012

Sussex FA Youth Cup – Semi-Final Shoreham v. Burgess Hill Town

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Facts and Figures

Leading Goal Scorers - League Goals Only (as at 8th January 2012) Fredrick Taylor Whitehawk 10 Matthew Daniel Whitehawk 9 Charlie Paine Hastings United 9 Stuart Lee Whyteleafe 9 Bayan Fenwick Lewes 8 Aaron Parris Hastings United 8 Leyton Schaaf Lewes 8 Thomas Collins Corinthian 8 Jack Inkpen Walton & Hersham 8

Club Directory Amendments

Burgess Hill Town FC - Youth team manager Ashley Carr has a new e-mail address - [email protected]

Veterans Cup

Round One Kingstonian 7-2 Northwood Att 7

Round Two Burgess Hill v. Crawley Down 17th January, KO 7.45pm Metropolitan Police v. Kingstonian 11th January, KO 7.45pm Leiston 1-4 Middlesex Wanderers Att 35 Walton Casuals v. Thamesmead Town 25th January, KO 7.45pm

Semi Finals

Metropolitan Police or v. Burgess Hill Town or Kingstonian Crawley Town Walton Casuals or v. Middlesex Wanderers Thamesmead Town

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Women’s Cup

Round One

Billericay Town 2-1 Metropolitan Police Att 30 Lowestoft Town 2-4 Enfield Town Att 72 Lewes Croydon Athletic Walkover Lewes, Croydon Athletic withdrew Eastbourne Town 5-1 Godalming Town Att 30

Semi Finals Billericay Town v Eastbourne Town Lewes v Enfield Town Wednesday 8th February

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This week the tables are per League

Bench & Div. Technical 66CP Played Yellow (5) Red (10) Misconduct Totals Posn Area (10) 1 S 1 Dulwich Hamlet 21 0 0 2 N 1 Ilford 22 1 1 3 P 1 Harrow Borough 22 1 1 4 S 2 Crawley Down 24 1 1 6 5 N 2 Great Wakering Rovers 24 1 2 7 6 N 3 Harlow Town 23 0 8 8 7 P 2 Horsham 23 1 3 8 8 S 3 Burgess Hill Town 24 1 4 9 9 P 3 Margate 22 2 5 15 10 S 4 Folkestone Invicta 22 2 8 18 11 N 4 Heybridge Swifts 24 2 9 19 12 P 4 Tooting & Mitcham 23 1 1 4 19 13 N 5 Brentwood Town 23 3 5 20 14 P 5 Wealdstone 20 4 0 20 15 S 5 Chipstead 24 3 6 21 16 N 6 Leiston 22 1 12 22 17 N 7 Redbridge 20 2 12 22 18 N 8 Soham Town Rangers 22 4 3 23 19 S 6 Eastbourne Town 23 2 13 23 20 N 9 AFC Sudbury 23 4 4 24 21 P 6 Metropolitan Police 21 4 4 24 22 S 7 Whitstable Town 23 4 5 25 23 S 8 Faversham Town 23 3 1 0 25 24 S 9 Bognor Regis Town 23 5 0 25 25 N 10 Thamesmead Town 22 4 5 25 26 P 7 Billericay Town 24 4 6 26 27 N 11 Ware 24 5 2 27 28 P 8 Kingstonian 23 5 3 28 29 N 12 Enfield Town 23 4 10 30 30 S 10 Walton & Hersham 23 5 5 30 31 S 11 Ramsgate 23 3 1 5 30 32 N 13 Waltham Abbey 22 6 1 31 33 P 9 East Thurrock United 20 6 1 31 34 P 10 Canvey Island 23 1 1 1 7 32 35 N 14 Cheshunt 24 4 1 3 33 36 P 11 AFC Hornchurch 23 6 3 33 37 P 12 Hendon 24 4 14 34 38 N 15 Needham Market 24 5 9 34 39 N 16 Potters Bar Town 24 3 1 10 35 40 P 13 Carshalton Athletic 22 7 1 36 21

Bench & Div. Technical Played Yellow (5) Red (10) Misconduct Totals 66CP Area Posn (10) 41 P 14 Lewes 24 2 27 37 42 N 17 Maldon & Tiptree 21 7 2 37 43 S 12 Croydon Athletic 19 5 1 2 37 44 S 13 Whyteleafe 24 3 1 13 38 45 S 14 Maidstone United 24 5 1 4 39 46 N 18 Tilbury 23 3 1 1 5 40 47 P 15 Hastings United 23 5 1 7 42 48 S 14 Worthing 23 7 8 43 49 N 19 Grays Athletic 23 7 9 44 50 P 16 Aveley 23 4 2 5 45 51 P 17 Lowestoft Town 22 3 1 20 45 52 S 15 Merstham 23 3 1 1 11 46 53 N 20 Waltham Forest 22 7 1 1 46 54 S 16 Sittingbourne 24 8 10 50 55 P 18 Leatherhead 21 6 1 12 52 56 P 19 Wingate & Finchley 22 6 1 1 3 53 57 P 20 Concord Rangers 22 7 18 53 58 S 17 Whitehawk 23 5 1 19 54 59 S 18 Godalming Town 21 8 1 6 56 60 S 19 Walton Casuals 24 8 22 62 61 N 21 Chatham Town 24 7 1 18 63 62 S 20 Hythe Town 24 6 1 27 67 63 P 21 Bury Town 23 11 12 67 64 S 22 Corinthian -Casuals 23 6 1 3 2 72 65 N 22 Romford 23 10 1 21 81 66 P 22 Cray Wanderers 24 6 5 7 87

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Visit the Ryman League Website for more up to date news as it arrives at: www.isthmian.co.uk

Our next bulletin will be published on Monday 16th January 2012

Followed by the weekly roundup bulletin on Thursday 19th January 2012

Please send any news items for the Website to the League’s Communications Administrator

Peter Butcher ([email protected])

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