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RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2008­2009 No: 09 ­ : ­ 6 th October 2008 LEAGUE NEWS LEAGUE NEWS MONTHLY AWARDS victory was stunning as they outplayed The second series of the Ryman Football Thurrock for the entire ninety minutes, to also League Monthly Awards for season 2008/9, earn the Club the Premier Division Team covering the month of September 2008, were Performance Award for September. announced on Thursday as follows: Following their successful run in the FA Cup Manager of the Month last year, Ware were handed a difficult match (Sponsored by Vandanel Sport Ltd.) in the Second Round Qualifying with a trip to Premier Division Hemel Hempstead Town, currently in the top Andy Hessenthaler – Dover Athletic F.C. six on the Southern League’s Premier Division. Division One North However the Ryman Club deservedly won the Carl Griffiths – Brentwood Town F.C. match 2­1, and the Team Performance award Division One South for Division One North. Ian Jenkins ­ Cray Wanderers F.C. Finally, Division One South Burgess Hill Town Team Performance of the Month were paired with Conference South Club (Sponsored by Vandanel Sport Ltd.) Bognor Regis Town. Having held their local Premier Division neighbours to a 0­0 draw at home on the last Boreham Wood F.C. Saturday in September, the Hillians then took Division One North the away tie with a tremendous result by Ware F.C. winning that replay 2­0, and winning Division One South themselves the Team Performance award for Burgess Hill Town F.C. Division One South in September. The award for the “Team Performances of the This season these awards are being Month” recognises a particularly noteworthy sponsored by Vandanel Sport Limited, the performance by a Club during the month from League’s Official Benchwear Supplier and any of its first team matches in all competitions Preferred Kit Supplier. As part of the played. sponsorship of these awards, Vandanel Sport will provide a ‘Manager of the Month’ trophy September saw a significant number of and Jacket for each Manager of the Month, notable successes by Ryman Football League and a trophy and £100 credit voucher for Clubs in the FA Cup, and made the selection each Team of the Month. of the individual Divisional winners quite difficult. An announcement will be made next week regarding the Golden Boots and Golden Boreham Wood travelled to Conference South Gloves awards for August/September. Club Thurrock in the Second Round Qualifying and swept aside the higher League opposition in one of their most memorable performances of recent years, earning a place in the next round of the Country's most prestigious knockout Competition. The manner of the WEEKEND REVIEW have to do it again after a goalless encounter Dover Athletic remain top of the Premier at Imber Court, as will Folkestone Invicta and Division table after winning 1–0 at Carshalton Chatham Town after they drew 1–1 at Athletic and they stretched their advantage to Buzzlines Stadium. Redbridge went out 1–0 at six points as Staines Town needed a last Soham Town Rangers. minute equaliser to draw 2–2 at Canvey Island. Tooting & Mitcham United rose to third Premier Division on goals scored with a 1–0 defeat of Hendon Frannie Collin’s goal after 13 minutes saw who slipped to the foot of the table. Also on 22 Dover Athletic move six points clear at the top points and a plus­four goal­difference are of the table after it was enough to see off third­ Carshalton, who have scored three goals placed Carshalton Athletic at the War fewer than the Terrors. Memorial Ground. The Robins dropped to Hendon were the only one of the bottom four fourth on goals scored, behind Tooting & not to pick up a point. Harrow Borough got Mitcham United, who were grateful to Michael only one from a 1–1 draw at home to Boreham Antonio’s goal after 16 minutes against Wood, but there were victories for both Hendon, a result which saw the Greens drop Heybridge Swifts, 3–1 at home to Ramsgate, to the bottom of the table. Staines Town and Hastings United, whose 3–2 win at remain second after a last­minute goal from Margate sent the home team into the bottom Dean Fenton brought them at point at Canvey four. Two other matches were decided by a Island. The Gulls led through a Craig solitary goal, with wins for Maidstone United at Davidson penalty, only for Dave Sargent to home to Sutton United and Dartford at equalise, also from the spot. Leon Antoine Billericay Town. The biggest winners were gave Canvey a second lead, then came Tonbridge Angels, who enjoyed a 4–0 home Fenton’s rescuer. romp against Horsham. Finally, there were 2– 0 home victories for Ashford Town (Middlesex) At the wrong end of the table, Heybridge and Harlow Town, against AFC Hornchurch Swifts moved up to 20th as goals from Neil and Wealdstone, respectively. Cousins, Chris Bourne, Mark Reddaway set them for a defeat of Ramsgate, who only The FA Trophy preliminary round meant that response was an own goal from Frank Everett. only Cray Wanderers and Walton & Hersham Harrow Borough led Boreham Wood at half­ in Division One South had a League fixture time with a goal from Wayne Walters, but Lee and Cray won 4–2 at Hayes Lane. Allinson levelled matters with a second­half penalty. Hastings United sent Margate into the In the FA Trophy, Enfield Town had the bottom four with a pulsating victory at biggest win, 5–1 at Godalming Town. Hartsdown Park. Kenny Pratt gave Gate an Chipstead fared worst, losing 7–1 at Leighton early lead, only for Ben White and Sam Adams Town. The most exciting matches saw Walton to put Hastings in front at half­time. Danny Casuals see off Hillingdon Borough 4–3 and Stubbs made it 2–2 with ten minutes to go, Great Wakering Rovers overcome Ashford only for Marc Whiteman to net a last­minute Town 5–3. There were 4–1 victories for winner for the Sussex club. Concord Rangers over Woodford United, Dulwich Hamlet at Leyton and Merstham at Ashford Town (Middlesex) are fifth after Ricky home to Arlesey Town, while Waltham Forest Wellard and Paul Johnson netted in a 2–0 were on the wrong end of the same scoreline victory over AFC Hornchurch at Short Lane, when they entertained AFC Sudbury. the same score by which Harlow Town saw of Other teams to advance were Aveley (2–0 at Wealdstone at Barrows Farm, Jordan Fowler home to Ilford), Burgess Hill Town (3–1 over and Jamie Richards the marksmen. Carl Rook Dunstable Town), Worthing (also 3–1 at grabbed a hat­trick and Jamie Cade added a Corinthian Casuals), Crowborough Athletic (3– fourth as Tonbridge Angels hit four without 0 against Eastbourne Town), East Thurrock reply against Horsham. Ian Selley’s first­half United (2–1 over Thamesmead Town), Fleet penalty was enough to give Maidstone United Town (3–1 against Beaconsfield SYCOB), all three points from their game against Sutton Whitstable Town (3–2 at Kingstonian), United, while Lee Noble got the only goal as Sittingbourne (2–1 at Leatherhead), Cheshunt Dartford won at Billericay Town. (1–0 at Maldon Town), Northwood (2–0 at home to Whyteleafe), Brentwood Town (2–­0 Division One South at Potters Bar Town) and Wingate & Finchley At Hayes Lane, Tommy Whitnell gave Cray (2–1 against Ware). Wanderers an early lead against Walton & Tilbury will have a replay at home to Rothwell Hersham, but it was cancelled out by Glenn Town after drawing 2–2 away, while Boosey inside the opening ten minutes. Two Metropolitan Police and Waltham Abbey will goals in six second­half minutes from Tyrone Sterling and a fourth from Tony Dolby settled Thursday evening to record a 4­3 home win – the match in Cray’s favour, although Dave Kristian Harding scoring two of the goals. Stevens did pull a goal back with 11 minutes remaining. The previous night Eastbourne, 12­0 winners last week, had been on the opposite end of the FA Trophy scoreline as they lost 8­1 at Croydon Athletic – Neil Richmond of Great Wakering Rovers Fred Zadi scoring a hat­trick for the home side. takes the goalscoring plaudits after netting four With Lewes losing 2­4 at home on Tuesday his team’s five goals against Ashford Town. evening against Worthing, Maidstone United, Jimmy Webb got the fifth goal, while Claude now the only unbeaten side in the Division, Seania, twice, and Andy Doerr replied for the were able to move into the top place with a Kent club in the eight­goal thriller. There were good 3­0 win over Kent rivals Tonbridge two goals each for Enfield Town’s Ellis Remy Angels. and Dave Deane as they won 5–1 at Godalming Town, with Luke Marshall also In the final match in the South East Division, scoring for the visitors, while Graeme Purdie Burgess Hill Town beat visitors Horsham 5­2, was on target for Godalming. with Sam Blundell hitting a hat­trick for the hosts. At the other end of the scale seven different players were on the scoresheet as Walton AFC Wimbledon maintained their 100% record Casuals inched past Hillingdon Borough 4–3. in the North West Division and top place with a Kwebang Aggyei and Michael Morgan both 2­0 home win on Thursday evening against scored twice in Merstham’s 4–1 defeat of Corinthian­Casuals. Staines Town moved into Arlesey Town.

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