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RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2007­2008 No: 39 ­ : ­ 5 th May 2008 RYMAN LEAGUE NEWSLINE 09066 555 777 Calls cost 60p per minute LEAGUE NEWS LEAGUE NEWS SEASON’S HONOURS Premier Division Division One South Champions Chelmsford City Champions Dover Athletic Runners­up Staines Town Runners­up Tooting & Mitcham United Promoted Chelmsford City Promoted Dover Athletic AFC Wimbledon Tooting & Mitcham United Relegated Boreham Wood Relegated Horsham YMCA East Thurrock United Molesey Folkestone Invicta Leyton Leading Goalscorer – 26 goals Craig Carley (Metropolitan Police) Leading Goalscorer – 26 goals Mark Nowkeji (Staines Town) Isthmian League Cup Winners Ramsgate Division One North Runners­up AFC Sudbury Champions Dartford Runners­up AFC Sudbury Semi­Finalists Heybridge Swifts Walton Casuals Promoted Dartford Canvey Island Isthmian Youth Cup Winners xxx Relegated Wivenhoe Town Runners­up xxx Edgware Town Semi­Finalists Maidstone United Leading Goalscorer – 32 goals Worthing John Frendo (Ware) Isthmian Veterans Cup Division One South Winners Bromley John Whitehouse – Dover Athletic F.C. Runners­up Great Wakering Rovers Golden Boots Award (Sponsored by Snapshot Poker) Semi­Finalists Metropolitan Police Premier Division Whyteleafe Davis Haule ­ Hendon with 6 League Goals Isthmian Women’s Cup Division One North Winners To be decided John Frendo ­ Ware F.C. with 6 League Runners­up To be decided Goals Division One South Semi­Finalists AFC Wimbledon Charlie Taylor – Dulwich Hamlet F.C. with 9 goals Arlesey Town Liam Baitup – Eastbourne Town with 7 Corinthian­Casuals goals Leyton The Division One South ‘Golden Boots’ Manager of the Season award is a double award for March and April. (Sponsored by Errea Sport Ltd) With six players all having scored five goals Premier Division at the end of March, it was clearly not Jeff King – Chelmsford City F.C. possible to select the one leading goalscorer and therefore two awards have been presented at the end of April. Division One North Tony Burman – Dartford F.C. The award for the “Team Performances of the Month” recognises a particularly noteworthy Division One South performance by a Club during the month from Andy Hessenthaler – Dover Athletic any of its first team matches in all competitions F.C. played. MONTHLY AWARDS Hendon Football Club achieved a notable 2­0 The eighth and final series of the Ryman win at home against Staines Town at a time Football League Monthly Awards for season when both clubs were striving to reach the 2007/08, covering the month of April, 2008, play­offs. have been announced as follows: In Division One North, Ilford Football Club Manager of the Month emerged from a season of despair, suddenly (Sponsored by Errea Sport Ltd.) winning their games. Unbeaten during their Premier Division last seven matches of the season, in April the Jim Ward – Ramsgate F.C. Club won three and drew one of their four Division One North matches, to earn themselves the Team John Batch – Canvey Island F.C. performance award for April 2008. Division One South Steve Lovell – Ashford Town F.C. Division One South promotion chasers Tooting Team Performance of the Month & Mitcham met their closest challengers Cray (Sponsored by GX Soccer) Wanderers in April, and won the match 2­0, Premier Division thus winning the Division One South Team Hendon F.C. Performance award Division One North Ilford F.C. Division One South Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. SnapshotPoker Golden Gloves Award (Sponsored by Snapshot Poker) Premier Division To register go to Dale Brightly – AFC Hornchurch www.snapshotpoker.com Division One North and press download. Marc Palmer – Brentwood Town F.C. Sudbury to equalise for a third time. PLAY­OFF SEMI­FINALS REVIEW Premier Division Ware made a great start to their semi­final In the Premier Division, the two home teams against Redbridge at Oakside, Danny advanced to the finals, although they had far Spendlove finally bundling the ball over the from comfortable rides. At Wheatsheaf Park, line after Chris Ellerbeck’s effort had stuck in the game was delayed for 15 minutes because the mud inches short of the goalline. Seven of problems on the M25. The first half was minutes later, Dean Chandler knocked home goalless until the 55th minute, when Staines a rebound after a Redbridge header had Town were awarded a penalty. Dave Sargent, struck the crossbar. On the stroke of half­time who converted the decisive kick in the FA Cup Lee Townrow gave the Motormen the lead. shoot­out victory over Stockport County in Things went from bad to worse for Ware as November, made no mistake. Twenty minutes they searched for an equaliser but found later, the Swans were all but guaranteed their Redbridge goalkeeper Tony Tucker in top spot in the final when Andre Scarlett doubled form. He made a number of fine saves then their lead. But things got interesting when watched as a long­range free kick from Dave Simon Pettit reduced the arrears. It set up a Collins stretched Redbridge’s lead. Ware grandstand finish and the Rams fans were left striker John Frendo was dismissed for two furious as the final whistle blew moments yellow cards and the game was effectively before Sam Jones put the ball in the Staines over two minutes later when Mitch Hahn net. made it 4–1. Dave Blower did pull a goal back for Ware, but it was little more than a AFC Wimbledon overcame AFC Hornchurch consolation. at Kingsmeadow, again after something of a struggle and only a last­minute goal gave the Division One South scoreline its slightly lopsided look. Louis In Division One South, the match at Hayes Cumbers gave the Dons the lead after 11 Lane, Bromley, on Tuesday evening between minutes, set up by Tony Finn. Just before Cray Wanderers and Metropolitan Police was half­time, Jon Main scored from close range to postponed because of a waterlogged pitch make it 2–0. After the break, the Urchins attacked constantly, but were in danger of The other match saw Tooting & Mitcham conceding a third goal on the break. But they United score twice in the opening dozen did reduce the arrears through Harry Elmes minutes to see off Worthing at Imperial Fields. with 15 minutes to go. The excitement rose as Paul Vines opened the scoring after five the home team’s nerves jangled and minutes when he profited from the rain­soaked Hornchurch threw everything into their efforts pitch holding up a through ball. Worthing to get an equaliser. In the last of the four goalkeeper Rikki Banks was beaten to the ball minutes of stoppage time, another Hornchurch by Jason Pinnock, who found Jon Henry­ attacked was defended and when the ball Hayden and he set up Vines. Six minutes later went down to the other end, Main grabbed his Vines netted his second goal, rising well to second of the night. head home an Allan MacLeod free­kick. Worthing did come into the game and, at the Division One North end of an excellent 20­minute spell in the In Division One North, runners­up AFC second half, Jamie Brotherton struck the top of Sudbury were upset by Canvey Island in a the Tooting bar. After the Rebels’ Andy pulsating clash. The Gulls never trailed, but Alexander was sent off after 73 minutes, the needed a goal six minutes from the end of Terrors coasted home to victory. extra time to book their trip to Oakside Stadium on Saturday. Nicky Rugg gave Cray Wanderers booked the last playoff final Canvey Island the lead after 21 minutes, but spot with a 2­0 Division One South semi­final Sudbury were level eight minutes before half­ defeat of Metropolitan Police at Hayes Lane, time. Ten minutes after the restart, Leon Bromley, on Thursday night. A superb goalline Gordon restored Canvey’s lead, but they clearance from Cray's Aaron Day denied again failed to hold it, Rowe grabbing his Steve Sargent the opening goal and the second of the evening. There were no more Wands took advantage of this let­off to take goals in the remaining 15 minutes, so the the lead just before half­time. A Day throw­in match moved into extra time and, again, the was headed on and Jamie Wood, one of the first 15 minutes were goalless. As the spectre smallest players on the pitch, outjumped his of a penalty shoot­out loomed, with six marker to head home. The home defence minutes remaining, Gordon scored his snuffed out most of the danger from the Police second goal and there wasn’t time for and they were already looking good value for their lead when they made sure of victory 16 remaining. Wall, who had already been minutes from time. Day and Lewis Wood cautioned, then received a second yellow card combined well just outside the Police penalty just before the end of normal time, so the area and when Wood got to the byeline, he Gulls were down to ten men for extra time. crossed low for Ross Lover to knock home the There were no more goals and, in the penalty game­clincher. shoot­out, Billy Holland failed with his effort for Redbridge. Canvey Island were perfect until PLAY­OFF FINALS REVIEW Nicky Rugg’s effort, the potential match­ Congratulations to AFC Wimbledon, Canvey winner, was saved by Tony Tucker. The Island and Tooting & Mitcham United on referee ruled that the goalkeeper had moved winning their playoff finals on Saturday. They off his line too soon and ordered a retake, all advanced after titanic battles, two of them away which Rugg blasted into the net. from home. Teams: Redbridge: Tucker, Stephens, Collins, Premier Division Mustapha, Chandler (Skelton, 97), Wignall, At Wheatsheaf Park, Staines Town – with Sky Butterworth, Church, Antoine (Hammond, Sports News cameras filming the action – took 120), Townrow, Hahn (Holland, 90).

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