RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2008­2009 No: 13 ­ : ­ 3 rd November 2008 LEAGUE NEWS LEAGUE NEWS MONTHLY AWARDS The Team Performance award for Division The third series of the Ryman Football One North has been won by Wingate & League Monthly Awards for season 2008/9, Finchley Football Club. In the FA Trophy, the covering the month of October 2008, were Blues not only had an impressive draw at announced on Saturday as follows: home to Ryman Premier Division form team Ashford Town (Middx), but won the replay on Manager of the Month the Tuesday evening with a stunning 4­1 (Sponsored by Vandanel Sport Ltd.) victory to also win the Divisional award. Premier Division John Lambert – Hastings United F.C. Twelve months ago Chipstead were playing in Division One North the Ryman Football League for the first time in Rod Stringer ­ Aveley F.C. their history. In October, having held Southern Division One South League side Atherstone Town to a draw on Andy Sinton – Fleet Town F.C. their opponents ground in the FA Cup, they clearly won the replay at home 3­0 to earn Team Performance of the Month themselves a place in the Fourth Round (Sponsored by Vandanel Sport Ltd.) Qualifying and a trip to Torquay United as their Premier Division reward. As a result, Chipstead have won the AFC Hornchurch Team Performance award for Division One Division One North South for October. Wingate & Finchley F.C. Division One South This season these awards are being Chipstead F.C. sponsored by Vandanel Sport Limited, the League’s Official Benchwear Supplier and The award for the “Team Performances of the Preferred Kit Supplier. As part of the Month” recognises a particularly noteworthy sponsorship of these awards, Vandanel Sport performance by a Club during the month from will provide a ‘Manager of the Month’ trophy any of its first team matches in all competitions and Jacket for each Manager of the Month, played, and October was another month and a trophy and £100 credit voucher for dominated by the FA Cup and Trophy exploits each Team of the Month. of Ryman League teams. AFC Hornchurch reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup competition with a thoroughly well deserved 2­1 win away at Conference National Club Weymouth, to earn the Club the Premier Division Team Performance Award for October. ISTHMIAN LEAGUE CUP three second­half goals without reply at The draw for the Second Round of the Barrows Farm to see off Canvey Island. Isthmian League Cup has been made as follows: With Brentwood Town idle, Waltham Abbey took the chance to go a point clear at the top Croydon Athletic vs. Sutton United of Division One North after a 2–1 win at Crowborough Athletic vs. Eastbourne Town Maldon Town. Aveley are second are after the Dulwich Hamlet vs. Cray Wanderers most remarkable game of the day, and maybe Worthing vs. Horsham the season to date, winning 7–4 at Enfield Whyteleafe vs. Chipstead Town. Witham Town remain bottom after Burgess Hill Town vs. Hastings United another big defeat, this time 4–0 at home to Merstham vs. Tonbridge Angels Cheshunt. Redbridge also enjoyed a Tooting & Mitcham United vs. Carshalton thumping victory, defeating Ilford 5–0 in the Athletic early kick­off at Oakside. Leyton were able to play at home against Thamesmead Town and Godalming Town vs. Walton & Hersham won 2–0. Ware netted the only goal in Walton Casuals vs. Fleet Town overcoming Potters Bar Town at Wodson Hendon vs. Harrow Borough Park, while the other game ended all­square Leatherhead vs. Ashford Town (Middx) between Waltham Forest and Chatham Town Hillingdon Borough vs. Kingstonian at Cricklefield Stadium. Wealdstone vs. Metropolitan Police Northwood vs. Corinthian­Casuals Two matches failed to go beyond half time in Wingate & Finchley vs. Staines Town Division One South, where Croydon Athletic led Leatherhead 1­0 and Sittingbourne and Ashford Town vs. Thamesmead Town Walton Casuals were drawing 1–1. There Ramsgate vs. Chatham Town were three high­scoring draws: Corinthian– Sittingbourne vs. Whitstable Town Casuals and Burgess Hill Town shared six Folkestone Invicta vs. Tilbury goals at Tolworth and Eastbourne Town Aveley vs. Maidstone United against Folkestone Invicta and Fleet Town Dover Athletic vs. Canvey Island against Ashford Town both ended 2–2. Concord Rangers vs. Great Wakering Leaders Kingstonian had no such problems, Rovers or East Thurrock United scoring three without reply at Kingsmeadow Dartford vs. Margate against Chipstead, while Godalming Town had the same result on their travels to Heybridge Swifts vs. Maldon Town Crowborough Athletic, the latter of whom are Harlow Town vs. Cheshunt now bottom. Metropolitan Police are now in Witham Town vs. Waltham Forest second place after winning 2–1 at Walton & AFC Hornchurch vs. Brentwood Town or Hersham. The other match to finish ended 1– Potters Bar Town 1 after Whitstable Town’s trip to Merstham. Ilford vs. Redbridge Billericay Town vs. Enfield Town It wasn’t a great day for Ryman League clubs Leyton vs. Ware in the FA Trophy. Three Division clubs have Boreham Wood vs. Waltham Abbey advanced, two after surprises: East Thurrock defeating Gloucester City 4–2, Cray Matches are to be played week commencing Wanderers winning 2–1 at Horsham and Monday, 1 st December 2008. Wingate & Finchley seeing off Worthing 1–0 at home. Premier Division clubs Ramsgate, 6–3 The Final of the Isthmian League Cup will be winners at Hitchin Town, and Hastings United played on Wednesday, 8 th April 2009. 3–2 victors at Harrow Borough, are also through, while Dover Athletic, abandoned WEEKEND REVIEW while leading 2–0 at home to Cambridge City, There was reduced programme in all three Dartford, who drew 3–3 at home to Oxford divisions courtesy of the FA Trophy, but there City, Heybridge Swifts, held to goalless draw were enough goals to make up for the lack of at home by Chippenham Town, and Great fixtures. The three Premier Division fixtures Wakering Rovers, who equalised at home to produced 16 goals, with Tonbridge Angels AFC Sudbury, live to fight another day. But moving into the top five after winning 7–1 at Boreham Wood, 2–1 against Uxbridge, early­season pace­setters Ashford Town Concord Rangers, 3–1 against Hemel (Middlesex). Billericay Town won 3–2 at home Hempstead Town, Northwood, 4–1 against to Margate, leaving the visitors on the edge of Brackley Town, and Wealdstone, 2–1 against the relegation zone. And Harlow Town scored Tiverton Town, all lost at home, while Maidstone United went out 2–0 at Swindon Leyton put their troubles aside by defeating Supermarine. Thamesmead Town at Lea Bridge Road. Fabio Valenti scored after four minutes and an Sunday's two FA Trophy ties resulted in away own goal in the last minute were enough for a wins. At Champion Hill, Bury Town defeated 2–0 victory. Waltham Abbey are now a point Dulwich Hamlet 3­0, while at Vale Farm, clear after Denny Webb and Billy Holland Wembley, Hendon went down 2­1 against scored at Maldon Town for a 2–1 victory. Jack Sutton United. West had given the hosts the lead after 33 minutes, but it lasted only three minutes. A Premier Division Danny West goal midway through the second The goals were raining in at Short Lane where half was enough for Ware to claim all three Ashford Town (Middlesex) entertained points as they entertained Potters Bar Town. Tonbridge Angels and lost 7–1. Leon Legg And, at Cricklefield Stadium, a last­minute goal scored twice and Ade Olerunda added another from Mike Rankine saved a point for Waltham for the Angels before the break. Anthony Forest against Chatham Town, who had led Storey made it four before Warren Harris since a 29th­minute goal from Dave Botterill. pulled a goal back. But Legg completed his hat­trick, Storey scored his second and Fraser Division One South Logan added number seven, all in the space of Leaders Kingstonian brushed aside visiting nine minutes. And there were no more goals Chipstead 3–0 at Kingsmeadow, Bobby in the last 15 minutes. Traynor scoring twice in the first half and Jon Neal wrapped up the victory in the last ten At New Lodge, Billericay Town threw away a minutes. Crowborough Athletic are now two­goal lead against Margate, courtesy of bottom after a 3–0 home defeat against Paul Smith – Gate’s player­coach last week – Godalming Town, for whom Carl Hutchings, and Adriane Deane. But Ryan Peters and Chris Wales and Glen Stanley all scored in the Ryan Stubbs scored either side of half­time to second half. The only other definite result was make it 2–2. Billy Bricknell scored ’Ricay’s at Stompond Lane, where all the goals came winner 17 minutes from the end. All the goals in the first half hour. Craig Brown gave at Barrows Farm came in the second half and Metropolitan Police the lead after 26 minutes it was hosts Harlow Town who got them and Gary Drewett extended the advantage a against Canvey Island. Tashan Adeyinka, minute later. Matt Elverson pulled a goal back Mark Taylor (a penalty) and James Bunn were for hosts Walton & Hersham after 29 minutes, the marksmen. but that was the end of the scoring. Division One North Four matches ended in draws, the most A very unusual day’s weather brought an even entertaining being at King George’s Field, more unusual match at the Goldsdown (or where Corinthian–Casuals came from behind Goalsdown) Ground, where three players three times to share the spoils with Burgess grabbed hat­tricks in Aveley’s 7–4 victory over Hill Town.