RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN
Season 2007-2008 No: 15 - : - 19th November 2007
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RYMAN LEAGUE TENTH The best wishes of the League, and his many ANNIVERSARY friends, are sent to Martin, his wife Barbara and The Isthmian Football League this week their family celebrated its tenth anniversary of its sponsorship by the Ryman Group. The initial WEEKEND REVIEW sponsorship agreement was signed on Monday, No change at the top of the Premier Division, as th 12 November 1997 by League Chairman Alan Chelmsford City hold on to their three point lead Turvey and Ryman’s Theo Paphitis. over Hendon, but new leaders in Division One North – AFC Sudbury return to the top spot, Alan Turvey, the League Chairman, said, “This whilst Dover Athletic go top in Division One has been one of the longest and most South. And no change at the foot of the table, successful sponsorships in football. Ryman as Heybridge Swifts, Wivenhoe Town and have always supported the League during the Horsham YMCA, all playing at home, can only ten years we have been together, and we look collect one point between them. forward to a continuing relationship.” Harlow Town and Arlesey Town are the top Malcolm Cooke, Ryman’s Group Director, said, scorers of the weekend with six each, followed “Our association with the League has been a by Dulwich Hamlet with five. Margate and key part in the development of the Company, Maidstone United score seven between them in and we have been pleased to be associated the Kent derby, as the visitors Maidstone leave with a well administered and thriving League with the points. under the leadership of Alan Turvey.” The 32 matches over the weekend see 114 MR MARTIN EEDE goals recorded, with three hat-tricks – Paul The news was received with concern this week Barnes of Arlesey Town, Cody McDonald for that Martin Eede, former Director of the League Witham Town and Simon Gregory for until May, 2007, and currently Chairman of Metropolitan Police. Fisher Athletic, had undergone a major operation at the Royal Marsden Hospital on Hastings United has a season’s best crown of Tuesday. The latest news is that Martin is in 1,536 for the visit of AFC Wimbledon, whilst the intensive care ward, where he is expected 1,067 were at Chelmsford and 789 at Margate. to stay for at least the next few days. Dover Athletic were watched by 906 in Division One South.
Premier Division losing at the home of the Division’s current Chelmsford City’s Glenn Pennyfather hailed form team, Redbridge, whilst Enfield Town young striker James Lawson after he added and Bury Town swapped positions to remain to Andy Duncan’s first half opener with an in the play-off places – Enfield Town winning exquisite second to keep the Clarets clear at 3-2 at Tilbury, whilst Bury Town dropped the top of the Ryman Premier Division by points with a 2-2 home draw with Ilford. three points. Arlesey Town hit six at home to the recently Lawson’s fantastic 56th minute strike came at improved Potters Bar Town, Paul Barnes just the right time to beat historically difficult hitting his second hat-trick of the week. opponents in Folkestone Invicta. With AFC Witham Town had the win of the afternoon, Wimbledon winning and Horsham and beating promotion contenders Brentwood Billericay Town slipping-up, the timely trio of Town 4-0 away from home – Cody McDonald points were welcomed with open arms by scoring a hat-trick in their stunning victory. City, who maintained their 100% home record in the process. Aveley’s new manager, Rod Stringer, saw his new club win 2-0 at inconsistent Northwood, Second placed Hendon won 2-0 at home to but Richard Carter now in charge at FA Cup stars Horsham, whilst AFC Wivenhoe Town, saw his side lose 1-2 at Wimbledon, now on a fine run of form without home to Great Wakering Rovers. Elsewhere defeat since 4th September, stepped up to there were homes wins for Canvey Island, 3-0 third place in the table with a 3-1 win at against Wingate & Finchley, and Ware, 4-2 Hastings United – David Webb scoring two winners over Maldon Town. second half goals to clinch the points for the Dons. All eyes are beginning to turn to the Division One South League match on Saturday, 1st December, Dover Athletic returned to the top of Division when AFC Wimbledon entertain Chelmsford One South as they beat Corinthian-Casuals at City at their Kingsmeadow Stadium. home 3-0, replacing previous leaders Tooting & Mitcham, who dropped points with a 2-2 Ramsgate lost ground and dropped to fifth draw at Sittingbourne. The top two meet place as they lost 1-2 at Carshalton Athletic, tonight (Monday) in Dover. but up to sixth place with a fine 4-3 local derby win at Margate are Maidstone United, Worthing, with five consecutive wins now, now five games without defeat in the League. moved up to third place with a 3-1 win at home This was the first meeting between the two to Whitstable Town, moving ahead of Kent clubs for 28 years, and saw the visitors Kingstonian and Cray Wanderers. Kingstonian come back from 3-1 down early in the second finished 2-2 with promotion candidates Walton half to take the points home. & Hersham, whilst Cray had the same scoreline on Sunday afternoon at home to Harlow Town were the afternoon’s top Eastbourne Town. scorers, winning 6-2 at Harrow Borough, the Middlesex club dropping into the bottom six Dulwich Hamlet were the Division’s top for the first time this season. Tonbridge scorers, winning 5-2 at home to Croydon Angels, without Jon Main for the first time, Athletic, whilst Metropolitan Police won 3-1 at won 2-1 at home to Wealdstone for their new basement club Horsham YMCA. Chipstead manager Tommy Warrilow, the winner from took home the points from their 1-0 victory at Hamid Barr coming with the last kick of the Leatherhead, one of only two away wins in the match. Division on Saturday.
Ashford Town (Middx) earned invaluable RYMAN YOUTH LEAGUE points with a 4-1 win at home to injury With leaders AFC Wimbledon not playing this ravaged Billericay Town, but bottom club week, Kingstonian and Tooting & Mitcham Heybridge Swifts could only share the points United both recorded strong victories to narrow with fellow strugglers Leyton. the gap at the top of the Youth League during the week. Division One North With Edgware Town being held to a 1-1 draw Kingstonian beat Burgess Hill Town 7-2, with at Waltham Forest, AFC Sudbury were able to Michael Mullen scoring four of the goals, whilst move back to top place in Division One North earlier in the week Tooting & Mitcham United with a 2-0 win down the road at Waltham had won 5-3 at Carshalton Athletic – Dayo Abbey. Dartford retained third place despite Junaid scoring a hat-trick. Croydon Athletic also kept in touch with the ISTHMIAN YOUTH CUP leading group in fifth place with a 2-1 win at The updated draw for the Second Round of home to sixth placed Worthing. the Isthmian Youth Cup is:
In the First Round of the Isthmian Youth Cup, Harrow Borough vs. Northwood or there were away wins for Harrow Borough at Boreham Wood Ashford Town (Middx) and Leatherhead at Bury Town vs. Wingate & Finchley Whyteleafe. Brentwood Town vs. Leyton Maidstone United vs. Folkestone Invicta ISTHMIAN LEAGUE CUP – FOURTH Carshalton Athletic or Horsham vs. Worthing ROUND DRAW Tonbridge Angels vs. Burgess Hill Town The draw for the Fourth Round of the Isthmian Molesey vs. Staines Town or Walton & League Cup has been made as follows: Hersham
Leatherhead vs. Kingstonian Boreham Wood or Wealdstone vs. Ashford
Town (Middx) Matches are to be played by 31st December Arlesey Town vs. Edgware Town 2007. AFC Hornchurch/Tilbury or Maidstone United vs. Ramsgate Redbridge vs. AFC Sudbury FA TROPHY – FIRST ROUND PROPER Heybridge Swifts vs. Dartford or Whitstable DRAW Town The draw for the First Round Proper matches Horsham vs. Walton Casuals of the FA Trophy competition will be made at Tonbridge Angels or Horsham YMCA vs. Soho Square on Monday 26th November. Carshalton Athletic Tooting & Mitcham United vs. Whyteleafe Details of matches involving Ryman Football League clubs will be available as soon as Where possible, matches are to be played they are known on the League website. week commencing Monday, 4th December 2007. MINIMUM AGE FOR OPEN AGE FOOTBALL FA CUP – SECOND ROUND PROPER John Bostock played for Crystal Palace just The Football Association have confirmed this recently at the tender age of 15 years and week that one of the FA Cup Second Round 287 days. The FA have confirmed that Proper ties selected to be broadcast live on TV players in the approved School of Excellence is:- programme at Football league level and Academy programme at FA Premier League Friday, 30th November 2007 level are exempt from the restrictions as set Horsham vs. Swansea City – Live on Sky out in FA Rules. at 7.45 p.m. They have confirmed that elsewhere the age The FA Live TV fee is £75,000 per club. limit is 16 – in other words a player cannot play in open age football until his 16th birthday. This has not changed.
RESULTS RESULTS
Monday, 12th November 2007 Isthmian League Cup – Third Round Kingstonian 1 - 2 Tooting & Mitcham United 225 (After extra time) Summers 54 Finnie 85 (og), Abbey 95
Tuesday, 13th November 2007 Premier Division Tonbridge Angels 2 - 2 AFC Wimbledon 985 Main 59, Harris 67 Webb 26, De Bolla 32 Division One North Enfield Town 0 - 2 Canvey Island 253 Edgar 19, Roberts 50 Division One South Ashford Town 0 - 4 Worthing 201 Johnson 1, 52, 90, Andrews 85 Walton & Hersham 1 - 0 Dulwich Hamlet 133 Moriarty 90 Isthmian League Cup – Second Round Dartford 3 - 0 Aveley 318 Bradbrook 24, 40, Guest 35 Isthmian League Cup – Third Round AFC Sudbury 2 - 1 Chelmsford City 297 Heath 37, Tracey 52 Noto 38 Arlesey Town 4 - 2 Witham Town 63 Donnelly 14, Barnes 34, 42, 48 Hawes (Kaan) 28, Morgan 44 Burgess Hill Town 1 - 3 Whyteleafe 103 Geard 33 Rivers 15, 39, 87 Carshalton Athletic 1 - 0 Leatherhead 160 MacLeod 35 East Thurrock United 0 - 1 Ramsgate 63 Ball 78 Redbridge 2 - 1 Great Wakering Rovers 56 Hammond 81, Hollands 89 Wignall 80 (og) Waltham Abbey 0 - 4 Heybridge Swifts 62 Marks 10, 86, King 29, Wiles 83 Essex Senior Cup – Third Round Tilbury 2 - 1 AFC Hornchurch 72 Smith K. 9 (pen), 23 (pen) Janney 90 (pen) Hertfordshire Senior Challenge Cup – First Round Boreham Wood 3 - 2 St. Albans City 108 Onochie 16, Thomas 38, 40 Deen 61, O’Connor 90 St. Margaretsbury 0 - 5 Ware 55 Ellerbeck 7, 36, 80 (pen), 82, Stevens 24 Kent Senior Cup – First Round Chatham Town 3 - 2 Folkestone Invicta 97 Ascheri 34, 58, Constable 39 Remy 61, 86 Middlesex Senior Cup – Second Round Ashford Town (Middx) 2 - 0 Wingate & Finchley 58 Joseph 16, Timba 35 AFC Hayes 2 - 4 Harrow Borough 70 Kirkland 77, Callender 80 Shroot 35, 75, Hill 45, Ademoah 88 Kingsbury London Tigers 0 - 4 Edgware Town 58 Maharjan 48, Wallace 54, Kellrick 87, Ngoyi 90 Potters Bar Town 3 - 0 Bedfont Green 41 Wilson-Dennis 6, Oragbade 64, Adejokun 90 Staines Town 1 - 0 North Greenford United 179 Nwokeji 90
Wednesday, 14th November 2007 Division One South Cray Wanderers 2 - 1 Corinthian-Casuals 128 Harris 40 (og), Green 87 (og) Green 52 Isthmian League Cup – Third Round Eastbourne Town 1 - 5 Horsham 137 Baitup 53 Mingle 15, Austin 43, Carey 45, Taylor 48, Farrell 51 Isthmian Veterans Cup – First Round Northwood 4 - 0 Molesey 26 Hale 15, 54, 74, 76 London Senior Cup – Third Round Barkingside 0 - 2 Metropolitan Police 65 Carley 3, Stevens 18
Thursday, 15th November 2007 Isthmian Womens Cup – Second Round Northwood 2 - 2 Arlesey Town 22 (After extra time – Arlesey Town won 5-4 on penalties) Gilder 29, Read 56 Taylor 16, O’Keefe 45
Saturday, 17th November 2007 Premier Division AFC Hornchurch 2 - 3 Boreham Wood 335 Lee, K. 67, 90 Samuel 6, Manuela 85, Williams 90 Ashford Town (Middx) 4 - 1 Billericay Town 221 Todd 7, Bamford G. 35, Boot 76 Welland 74, Palmer 85 Carshalton Athletic 2 - 1 Ramsgate 268 Quinton 18, Fontana 87 (pen) Vahid S. 6 Chelmsford City 2 - 0 Folkestone Invicta 1,067 Duncan 6, Lawson 55 Harrow Borough 2 - 6 Harlow Town 161 Shroot 36, Hill 59 Lee 45, Akers 67, Fowler 70, Sylvester 75, Bunn 79, 88 (pen) Hastings United 1 - 3 AFC Wimbledon 1,536 Kirkwood 18 De Bolla 36 (pen), Webb 69, 80 Hendon 2 - 0 Horsham 268 MacLaren 33, Aiteouakrim 42 Heybridge Swifts 0 - 0 Leyton 140
Margate 3 - 4 Maidstone United 789 Saunders 1, 50, Hayworth 39 Martin 11, 90, Trott 54 (og), Cumbers 74, Tonbridge Angels 2 - 1 Wealdstone 506 Kinch 55, Barr 90 Alexander 32 Division One North Arlesey Town 6 - 0 Potters Bar Town 105 McElroy 45, Barnes 48, 54, 58, Olima 84, Fehymi 88 Brentwood Town 0 - 4 Witham Town 98 Hawes K. 10, McDonald 57, 69, 90 Bury Town 2 - 2 Ilford 210 Smith 21, Bugg 90 Ashman H. 38, Ashman K. 80 Canvey Island 3 - 0 Wingate & Finchley 273 Gordan 45, Curan D. 68, Davidson 89 Northwood 0 - 2 Aveley 105 Barnes 29, 90 Redbridge 2 - 1 Dartford 232 Collins 4, Bull 70 Hayes 80 Tilbury 2 - 3 Enfield Town 138 O’Connor 49, Smith K. 81 Hall 3, Foster 23, 66 Waltham Abbey 0 - 2 AFC Sudbury 156 Boadley 86, Rowe 90 Waltham Forest 1 - 1 Edgware Town 66 Oliva 10 Lewis 2 Ware 4 - 2 Maldon Town 225 Ellerbeck 10, 87, Nielson 3, Parmenter 6, Everett 30 Stevens 72 Wivenhoe Town 1 - 2 Great Wakering Rovers 113 Fisher 65 Butterworth 58, Cartlide 69 Division One South Ashford Town 1 - 1 Burgess Hill Town 189 Lovell 89 Cotton 6 Dover Athletic 3 - 0 Corinthian-Casuals 906 Dryden 15, 65, Keister 77 Dulwich Hamlet 5 - 2 Croydon Athletic 376 Schoburgh 15, 65, Ademola 32, Kiffen 90 (pen) Beveney 20, 76, Nugent 59 Horsham YMCA 1 - 3 Metropolitan Police 82 Own goal 34 Gregory 54, 75, 88 Kingstonian 2 - 2 Walton & Hersham 403 Lodge 38, Summers 89 Carter 15, Nowacki 17 Leatherhead 0 - 1 Chipstead 184 Waring 15 Sittingbourne 2 - 2 Tooting & Mitcham United 231 Marsh 12, Akhazzan 77 York 22 (pen), 39 Walton Casuals 1 - 1 Molesey 121 Musungu 3 Edgehill 43 Whyteleafe 0 - 0 Chatham Town 170
Worthing 3 - 1 Whitstable Town 285 Lloyd 60 (og), Andrews 88, Perona 39 Dodd 90
Sunday, 18th November 2007 Division One South Cray Wanderers 2 - 2 Eastbourne Town 192 Lover 26, Wood L. 50 Putland 17, Baitup 77
FIXTURES FIXTURES
Monday, 19th November 2007 Horsham YMCA vs. Walton & Hersham Division One South (kick-off 7.30 pm) Dover Athletic vs. Tooting & Mitcham Leatherhead vs. Croydon Athletic United Sittingbourne vs. Molesey Kingstonian vs. Metropolitan Police Walton Casuals vs. Chatham Town FA Cup – First Round Proper Replay Whyteleafe vs. Burgess Hill Town Staines Town vs. Stockport County Worthing vs. Chipstead (kick-off 7.30 pm) Isthmian League Cup – Second Round Tuesday, 20th November 2007 AFC Hornchurch vs. Tilbury Premier Division Essex Senior Cup - Fourth Round Boreham Wood vs. Heybridge Swifts Dagenham & Redbridge vs. Brentwood Harlow Town vs. Wealdstone Town Division One North Kent Senior Cup - First Round Arlesey Town vs. Edgware Town Ebbsfleet United vs. Ramsgate Bury Town vs. Potters Bar Town London Senior Cup – Third Round Canvey Island vs. Ilford Corinthian-Casuals vs. Colliers Wood Northwood vs. Wingate & Finchley United Redbridge vs. Enfield Town rd Waltham Abbey vs. Witham Town (at Friday, 23 November 2007 Brimsdown Rovers FC) Division One South Waltham Forest vs. Dartford Tooting & Mitcham United vs. Whyteleafe Ware vs. Aveley Wivenhoe Town vs. Maldon Town Saturday, 24th November 2007 Division One South Premier Division Ashford Town vs. Eastbourne Town Billericay Town vs. Margate Cray Wanderers vs. Whitstable Town Boreham Wood vs. Hastings United Harlow Town vs. Ashford Town (Middx) Hendon vs. East Thurrock United Ashford Town vs. Tonbridge Angels Horsham vs. Harrow Borough London Senior Cup - Third Round Ramsgate vs. Heybridge Swifts Metropolitan Police vs. Bromley Staines Town vs. Chelmsford City Middlesex Charity Cup - First Round Division One North Bedfont vs. Enfield Town Aveley vs. Waltham Abbey Surrey Senior Cup – Third Round Dartford vs. Bury Town Godalming Town vs. Dulwich Hamlet Edgware Town vs. Brentwood Town Whyteleafe vs. AFC Wimbledon Enfield Town vs. Ware Great Wakering Rovers vs. Redbridge Wednesday, 28th November 2007 Ilford vs. Wivenhoe Town Premier Division Maldon Town vs. Waltham Forest Maidstone United vs. AFC Hornchurch Wingate & Finchley vs. Tilbury Wealdstone vs. Billericay Town Division One South Division One North Chipstead vs. Dulwich Hamlet Ilford vs. Tilbury Corinthian-Casuals vs. Horsham YMCA Croydon Athletic vs. Sittingbourne Friday, 30th November 2007 Eastbourne Town vs. Walton Casuals FA Cup – Second Round Proper Metropolitan Police vs. Ashford Town Horsham vs. Swansea City Walton & Hersham vs. Cray Wanderers (kick-off 2.00 pm) Saturday, 1st December 2007 Whitstable Town vs. Kingstonian Premier Division FA Trophy – Third Round Qualifying AFC Wimbledon vs. Chelmsford City AFC Wimbledon vs. Northwood Billericay Town vs. Ramsgate Bashley vs. Leatherhead Boreham Wood vs. Wealdstone Carshalton Athletic vs. Hitchin Town Folkestone Invicta vs. Hendon Dorchester Town vs. Worthing Harrow Borough vs. Hastings United Dover Athletic vs. Sutton United Heybridge Swifts vs. Carshalton Athletic Hayes & Yeading United vs. Witham Town Leyton vs. Staines Town Maidstone United vs. Canvey Island Maidstone United vs. Harlow Town Tonbridge Angels vs. Burnham Margate vs. AFC Hornchurch Wealdstone vs. Welling United Tonbridge Angels vs. East Thurrock United
th Division One North Monday, 26 November 2007 AFC Sudbury vs. Ware Premier Division Arlesey Town vs. Waltham Forest Chelmsford City vs. Carshalton Athletic Dartford vs. Enfield Town Division One South Great Wakering Rovers vs. Edgware Town Dover Athletic vs. Kingstonian Ilford vs. Maldon Town Isthmian Veterans Cup – Second Round Northwood vs. Wivenhoe Town Whyteleafe vs. Dulwich Hamlet Potters Bar Town vs. Aveley Sussex Senior Cup – Third Round Tilbury vs. Bury Town Crawley Town vs. Burgess Hill Town Waltham Abbey vs. Redbridge
th Wingate & Finchley vs. Brentwood Town Tuesday, 27 November 2007 Witham Town vs. Canvey Island Premier Division Division One South East Thurrock United vs. Heybridge Swifts Ashford Town vs. Walton & Hersham Margate vs. Boreham Wood Chipstead vs. Croydon Athletic Division One North Corinthian-Casuals vs. Burgess Hill Town Arlesey Town vs. Great Wakering Rovers Cray Wanderers vs. Sittingbourne Brentwood Town vs. AFC Sudbury Horsham YMCA vs. Whyteleafe Canvey Island vs. Ware Leatherhead vs. Dulwich Hamlet Dartford vs. Witham Town Molesey vs. Metropolitan Police Edgware Town vs. Bury Town Tooting & Mitcham United vs. Eastbourne Potters Bar Town vs. Maldon Town Town Division One South Walton Casuals vs. Dover Athletic Croydon Athletic vs. Walton & Hersham Whitstable Town vs. Chatham Town Walton Casuals vs. Leatherhead Worthing vs. Kingstonian Essex Senior Cup - Fourth Round FA Cup – Second Round Proper Concord Rangers vs. Waltham Forest Staines Town or Stockport County vs. Southend United vs. Tilbury Peterborough United Kent Senior Cup - First Round Monday, 3rd December 2007 Saturday, 8th December 2007 Division One South Premier Division Dover Athletic vs. Walton & Hersham AFC Hornchurch vs. Folkestone Invicta Essex Senior Cup - Fourth Round Carshalton Athletic vs. Leyton Chelmsford City vs. Thurrock Chelmsford City vs. Tonbridge Angels East Thurrock United vs. Harrow Borough Tuesday, 4th December 2007 Harlow Town vs. Margate Isthmian League Cup – Fourth Round Hastings United vs. Heybridge Swifts Premier Division Hendon vs. Billericay Town Harrow Borough vs. Tonbridge Angels Horsham vs. AFC Wimbledon Ramsgate vs. AFC Hornchurch Ramsgate vs. Ashford Town (Middx) Division One North Staines Town vs. Boreham Wood AFC Sudbury vs. Witham Town Wealdstone vs. Maidstone United Ware vs. Tilbury Division One North Division One South Aveley vs. Ilford Dulwich Hamlet vs. Eastbourne Town Brentwood Town vs. Dartford Horsham YMCA vs. Chatham Town (kick- Bury Town vs. Waltham Abbey off 7.30 pm) Canvey Island vs. Arlesey Town Isthmian League Cup – Third Round Edgware Town vs. Witham Town Dartford vs. Whitstable Town Enfield Town vs. Great Wakering Rovers Essex Senior Cup - Fourth Round Maldon Town vs. Wingate & Finchley Burnham Ramblers vs. Redbridge Redbridge vs. Potters Bar Town Heybridge Swifts vs. Great Wakering Waltham Forest vs. AFC Sudbury Rovers Ware vs. Northwood London Senior Cup – Third Round Wivenhoe Town vs. Tilbury Waltham Forest vs. Beckenham Town Division One South Surrey Senior Cup – Third Round Burgess Hill Town vs. Whitstable Town Banstead Athletic vs. Ashford Town Chatham Town vs. Molesey (Middx) Croydon Athletic vs. Walton Casuals Chipstead vs. Crystal Palace Dover Athletic vs. Worthing Sussex Senior Cup – Third Round Dulwich Hamlet vs. Ashford Town Horsham vs. Wick Eastbourne Town vs. Chipstead Kingstonian vs. Cray Wanderers Wednesday, 5th December 2007 Metropolitan Police vs. Tooting & Mitcham Essex Senior Cup – Fourth Round United Eton Manor vs. East Thurrock United Sittingbourne vs. Horsham YMCA Walton & Hersham vs. Corinthian-Casuals Whyteleafe vs. Leatherhead
PLAYER MOVEMENTS Player From To Date Bradshaw, Dean Histon Billericay Town 16th November 2007 (Short term loan) Briggs, Ryan Folkestone Invicta Ashford Town 16th November 2007 Brooks-Meade, Corrin Fulham AFC Wimbledon 13th November 2007 (Short term loan) Cowan, Chris AFC Sudbury Wivenhoe Town 16th November 2007 Curley, Frankie S. Redbridge AFC Hornchurch 16th November 2007 Hancock, James J. Horsham YMCA Worthing 16th November 2007 Hodge, Thomas J. Aveley Enfield Town 17th November 2007 Jones, Paul A. Folkestone Invicta Ashford Town 12th November 2007 Kabongo, Cedric Dulwich Hamlet Tooting & Mitcham United 11th November 2007 Knowles, Danny Grays Athletic AFC Wimbledon 16th November 2007 (Short term loan) Lodge, Daniel Potters Bar Town Waltham Forest 17th November 2007 Lovell, Mark Dover Athletic Ashford Town 16th November 2007 Main, Jon Tonbridge Angels AFC Wimbledon 14th November 2007 Martin, Ryan Tonbridge Angels Margate 17th November 2007 Marvell, Dale Corinthian-Casuals Tooting & Mitcham United 11th November 2007 McKinney, Richard A. AFC Hornchurch Heybridge Swifts 16th November 2007 Neil, Dean Wivenhoe Town AFC Sudbury 15th November 2007 Northwood, Stephen Heybridge Swifts Redbridge 17th November 2007 Nyman, Dean Enfield Town Brentwood Town 6th November 2007 (correction) Ojuroye, Deji Aveley Potters Bar Town 17th November 2007 Okojie, Idemudia Aveley Arlesey Town 12th November 2007 Oragbade, Clement Ilford Potters Bar Town 17th November 2007 Paul Kent Walton Casuals Carshalton Athletic 15th November 2007 Pulling, Mark Burgess Hill Town Worthing 16th November 2007 Ray, Sean D. Hastings United Ashford Town 12th November 2007 Sargent, Steven Leatherhead Carshalton Athletic 17th November 2007 Sherwood, Mitchell Gary Sittingbourne Ashford Town 15th November 2007 Smith, Paul S. Walton Casuals Corinthian-Casuals 16th November 2007 Thorogood, Joby Ashford Town Cray Wanderers 17th November 2007 Tiesse, Alex Maidstone United Leatherhead 16th November 2007 (Short term loan) Wales, Steven Cambridge City AFC Hornchurch 16th November 2007 (Short term loan) West, Christopher Leatherhead Enfield Town 23rd November 2007 Westcott, John P.J. Horsham Tonbridge Angels 16th November 2007
LEAGUE TABLES As at Sunday, 18th November 2007
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD Chelmsford City 16 11 2 3 41 12 35 +29 Hendon 17 9 5 3 33 26 32 +7 AFC Wimbledon 15 7 5 3 21 13 26 +8 Staines Town 12 7 3 2 25 10 24 +15 Ramsgate 15 7 3 5 26 17 24 +9 Maidstone United 16 7 1 8 21 36 22 -15 Horsham 12 7 0 5 22 17 21 +5 Margate 16 5 6 5 24 25 21 -1 Boreham Wood 15 6 3 6 23 27 21 -4 Harlow Town 15 5 5 5 22 20 20 +2 East Thurrock United 14 6 2 6 21 22 20 -1 Hastings United 16 5 4 7 24 30 19 -6 Folkestone Invicta 16 5 4 7 14 20 19 -6 Tonbridge Angels 15 5 3 7 25 25 18 +0 AFC Hornchurch 13 5 3 5 18 20 18 -2 Carshalton Athletic 15 5 3 7 12 22 18 -10 Harrow Borough 16 5 3 8 27 39 18 -12 Wealdstone 14 5 2 7 23 29 17 -6 Ashford Town (Middx) 16 4 4 8 23 32 16 -9 Billericay Town 12 4 3 5 25 22 15 +3 Leyton 17 4 3 10 22 30 15 -8 Heybridge Swifts 13 2 7 4 20 18 13 +2
DIVISION ONE NORTH P W D L F A Pts GD AFC Sudbury 15 9 2 4 37 14 29 +23 Edgware Town 14 8 5 1 22 6 29 +16 Dartford 14 8 2 4 27 15 26 +12 Enfield Town 15 7 4 4 32 22 25 +10 Bury Town 14 7 4 3 27 17 25 +10 Canvey Island 14 7 3 4 26 14 24 +12 Redbridge 14 6 6 2 21 14 24 +7 Arlesey Town 14 6 5 3 29 21 23 +8 Brentwood Town 11 6 3 2 22 12 21 +10 Ware 10 6 2 2 27 15 20 +12 Maldon Town 13 5 5 3 20 17 20 +3 Wingate & Finchley 16 4 6 6 18 25 18 -7 Waltham Forest 14 3 7 4 17 18 16 -1 Great Wakering Rovers 14 4 4 6 21 24 16 -3 Waltham Abbey 14 4 4 6 17 27 16 -10 Witham Town 12 4 3 5 26 27 15 -1 Northwood 14 4 3 7 21 28 15 -7 Potters Bar Town 15 3 5 7 14 30 14 -16 Aveley 14 4 2 8 12 34 14 -22 Tilbury 13 2 7 4 20 21 13 -1 Ilford 14 1 3 10 13 36 6 -23 Wivenhoe Town 14 0 1 13 6 38 1 -32
DIVISION ONE SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GD Dover Athletic 14 11 2 1 35 13 35 +22 Tooting & Mitcham United 15 10 4 1 39 17 34 +22 Worthing 13 9 2 2 27 10 29 +17 Kingstonian 14 9 2 3 24 13 29 +11 Cray Wanderers 16 9 2 5 33 22 29 +11 Walton & Hersham 12 8 3 1 24 11 27 +13 Metropolitan Police 15 9 0 6 25 21 27 +4 Whyteleafe 16 8 2 6 23 20 26 +3 Dulwich Hamlet 15 7 3 5 24 17 24 +7 Sittingbourne 16 7 3 6 21 25 24 -4 Burgess Hill Town 16 6 2 8 24 23 20 +1 Ashford Town 16 5 4 7 22 24 19 -2 Croydon Athletic 14 5 2 7 29 31 17 -2 Leatherhead 15 5 2 8 14 18 17 -4 Chatham Town 15 4 5 6 19 24 17 -5 Corinthian-Casuals 16 4 5 7 24 31 17 -7 Chipstead 15 5 2 8 20 27 17 -7 Whitstable Town 16 4 4 8 24 34 16 -10 Walton Casuals 15 1 7 7 19 32 10 -13 Molesey 15 1 6 8 14 37 9 -23 Eastbourne Town 15 1 5 9 18 33 8 -15 Horsham YMCA 14 1 3 10 12 31 6 -19
FIXTURE CHANGES TABLE Premier Division Match Original Date New Date AFC Hornchurch vs. East Thurrock 27th October 2007 United AFC Hornchurch vs. Horsham 13th October 2007 AFC Hornchurch vs. Staines Town 22nd September 2007 AFC Wimbledon vs. Ashford Town 16th October 2007 (Middx) AFC Wimbledon vs. Hendon 24th November 2007 Ashford Town (Middx) vs. Horsham 1st December 2007 5th February 2008 Billericay Town vs. AFC Wimbledon 27th October 2007 Billericay Town vs. Horsham 30th October 2007 Folkestone Invicta vs. Carshalton 24th November 2007 21st January 2008 Athletic Heybridge Swifts vs. Maidstone 6th November 2007 11th December 2007 United Horsham vs. Heybridge Swifts 10th November 2007 Leyton vs. Tonbridge Angels 24th November 2007 Maidstone United vs. AFC 24th November 2007 28th November 2007 Hornchurch Staines Town vs. Billericay Town 10th November 2007 Staines Town vs. Hastings United 13th October 2007 Tonbridge Angels vs. Billericay Town 16th October 2007 11th December 2007 Wealdstone vs. East Thurrock United 24th November 2007 East Thurrock United vs. Staines 17th November 2007 Town Harlow Town vs. Horsham 27th November 2007 15th January 2008 Folkestone Invicta vs. Staines Town 10th December 2007
Division One North Match Original Date New Date AFC Sudbury vs. Canvey Island 24th November 2007 22nd November 2007 Great Wakering Rovers vs. 3rd November 2007 8th January 2008 Northwood Maldon Town vs. Brentwood Town 30th October 2007 Northwood vs. Bury Town 6th November 2007 Potters Bar Town vs. Northwood 24th November 2007 Potters Bar Town vs. Waltham 30th October 2007 Abbey Redbridge vs. Brentwood Town 3rd November 2007 18th December 2007 Redbridge vs. Maldon Town 16th October 2007 Tilbury vs. Great Wakering Rovers 20th November 2007 Ware vs. Redbridge 27th October 2007 Wingate & Finchley vs. Ware 10th November 2007 Arlesey Town vs. Dartford 11th December 2007 Ilford vs. Tilbury 28th November 2007 28th November 2007 Ilford vs. Waltham Forest 26th December 2007 26th December 2007 (kick- off 1.00 p.m.) Waltham Forest vs. Brentwood Town 27th November 2007 15th January 2008 Brentwood Town vs. AFC Sudbury 20th November 2007 27th November 2007
Division One South Match Original Date New Date Burgess Hill Town vs. Leatherhead 24th November 2007 Chatham Town vs. Worthing 24th November 2007 Chipstead vs. Kingstonian 16th October 2007 Dulwich Hamlet vs. Corinthian- 20th November 2007 Casuals Dulwich Hamlet vs. Metropolitan 3rd November 2007 Police Molesey vs. Dover Athletic 24th November 2007 Tooting & Mitcham United vs. 13th October 2007 Worthing Walton & Hersham vs. Molesey 6th November 2007 Worthing vs. Walton Casuals 6th November 2007 Whyteleafe vs. Cray Wanderers 22nd December 2007 22nd December 2007 (kick- off 1.30 p.m.)
Isthmian League Cup – Third Round Match Original Date New Date AFC Hornchurch or Tilbury vs. Maidstone United Boreham Wood vs. Wealdstone 13th November 2007 Dartford vs. Whitstable Town 4th December 2007 Tonbridge Angels vs. Horsham YMCA
RYMAN YOUTH LEAGUE
RESULTS RESULTS
Wednesday, 14th November, 2007 Carshalton Athletic 3 - 5 Tooting & Mitcham United 40 Drake 38, Ybamwoyoni 50, Junaid 6, 10, 15, Fionyor 85, Whiteman 60 Simpson 90 Croydon Athletic 2 - 1 Worthing 34 Dudley 5, MacCrae 48 Dodd 53 Isthmian Youth Cup – First Round Ashford Town (Middx) 2 - 3 Harrow Borough 23 Molime 22, Own goal 44 Anson 27, Kalipha 35, 75 Whyteleafe 1 - 2 Leatherhead 42 Wickham 21 Barilli 40, 84
Thursday, 15th November, 2007 Kingstonian 7 - 2 Burgess Hill Town Chalke 8, 78, Mullen 32, 35, 44, 88, Ellis 25 (og), Pople 47 Edwards 55 Isthmian Youth Cup – First Round Staines Town Postponed Walton & Hersham
FIXTURES FIXTURES
Monday, 19th November, 2007 Wednesday, 5th December, 2007 Burgess Hill Town vs. Carshalton Athletic Croydon Athletic vs. Leatherhead Kingstonian vs. Leatherhead Staines Town vs. Tonbridge Angels Worthing vs. Horsham Tooting & Mitcham United vs. Kingstonian
Wednesday, 21st November, 2007 Thursday, 6th December, 2007 Isthmian Youth Cup – First Round AFC Wimbledon vs. Worthing Staines Town vs. Walton & Hersham Horsham YMCA vs. Carshalton Athletic Maidstone United vs. Burgess Hill Town Thursday, 22nd November, 2007 AFC Wimbledon vs. Tonbridge Angels Monday, 10th December, 2007 Horsham YMCA vs. Tooting & Mitcham Burgess Hill Town vs. Staines Town United Worthing vs. Maidstone United Maidstone United vs. Croydon Athletic th th Wednesday, 12 December, 2007 Monday, 26 November, 2007 Carshalton Athletic vs. Croydon Athletic Burgess Hill Town vs. AFC Wimbledon Tonbridge Angels vs. Tooting & Mitcham Worthing vs. Staines Town United Isthmian Youth Cup – First Round Northwood vs. Boreham Wood Thursday, 13th December, 2007
th Kingstonian vs. AFC Wimbledon Wednesday, 28 November, 2007 Leatherhead vs. Horsham Tonbridge Angels vs. Croydon Athletic Isthmian Youth Cup – First Round th Carshalton Athletic vs. Horsham Monday, 17 December, 2007 Staines Town vs. Walton & Hersham Burgess Hill Town vs. Leatherhead Worthing vs. Tonbridge Angels th Thursday, 29 November, 2007 th Kingstonian vs. Horsham YMCA Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 Leatherhead vs. Tooting & Mitcham United Croydon Athletic vs. Horsham YNCA Staines Town vs. AFC Wimbledon Tooting & Mitcham United vs. Horsham
Thursday, 20th December, 2007 Maidstone United vs. Kingstonian
YOUTH LEAGUE TABLES As at Saturday, 17th November 2007
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD AFC Wimbledon 8 7 0 1 25 8 21 +17 Kingstonian 7 5 2 0 25 6 17 +19 Tooting & Mitcham United 8 5 1 2 24 14 16 +10 Staines Town 8 5 0 3 21 12 15 +9 Croydon Athletic 6 5 0 1 15 6 15 +9 Worthing 8 3 2 3 18 11 11 +7 Tonbridge Angels 6 3 2 1 13 7 11 +6 Leatherhead 5 2 2 1 8 6 8 +2 Burgess Hill Town 7 1 2 4 14 27 5 -13 Carshalton Athletic 8 1 1 6 7 16 4 -9 Horsham 7 1 1 5 7 22 4 -15 Maidstone United 6 1 0 5 8 18 3 -10 Horsham YMCA 8 0 1 7 13 45 1 -32
HANDBOOK AMENDMENTS AVELEY FC DULWICH HAMLET FC Aveley Football Club manager Dave Spittle offered his resignation after Saturdays defeat The club telephone number at the ground against Brentwood. The committee, having should read 0207 274 8707 considered this over last weekend, accepted
Dave’s resignation at Tuesday night’s visit to
Dartford. Dave said that he felt it was right to CLUB GOSSIP step-down at this stage of the season and give AFC WIMBLEDON somebody else as much time as possible to AFC Wimbledon have signed Jon Main from turn things around. The committee would like Tonbridge Angels. Jon trained with the squad to thank Dave for his work during his stay at on Thursday and featured in Saturday’s game Aveley and wish him every success for the at Hastings. future.
Following the transfer formalities being The Club have appointed Rod Stringer to the completed, Terry Brown said “I am delighted position of Team Manager. Rod comes to The to have signed Jon. He has been our target Millers from a similar role at Barking. since my appointment as Manager. His goal scoring record of 52 goals in 57 appearances BURGESS HILL TOWN FC is second to none. Jon will provide pace in Burgess Hill Football Club have released the behind defences and he has already set following Press Statement: himself a target of 20 goals to add to the 17 he has scored for Tonbridge. Jon will After many years of managing the First Team definitely be in the starting line up for at Burgess Hill Town Football Club Gary Saturday” Croydon has decided to step down to concentrate on his role as Chief Executive of Jon Main said “I’m very sad to leave the Ryman League Club. With effect from th Tonbridge after having had a great time there Wednesday 14 November 2007, assistant but really looking forward to playing for AFC manager Jamie Howell will take over in full Wimbledon in front of their big crowds. Their charge of First Team affairs. overall aim and mine is to obtain promotion this season and eventually play in the football A spokesman for the Club said, "This was a league. difficult decision for the Board and for Gary to make, but the Board are satisfied that the AFC Wimbledon Chief Executive Erik decision is the right one and in the best Samuelson said “I am absolutely delighted interests of the Club. It had always been that we have signed Jon. We first Gary's intention to relinquish control of team approached Tonbridge Angels about him two affairs at the end of this current season, but weeks ago. Since then we’ve been in with exciting new developments on the horizon discussions and, late on Sunday night, we and the Board's decision to develop the agreed a fee with Nick Sullivan, the Tonbridge Football Club as a Community Club with all chairman. We met Jon after Tuesday’s game that this entails it was felt that impossible and agreed terms with him. The two clubs burdens were being placed on Gary Croydon's have a very strong relationship and I’d like to shoulders. In addition, after a promising start thank Tonbridge, and Nick Sullivan in to the season, recent results have been very particular, for the professional and open way disappointing and the Board felt that it was they have dealt with this transfer. It has been only fair to give Jamie Howell a fair crack of a pleasure to deal with them.” the whip to put his stamp on the team and show what he can do. With one third of the ASHFORD TOWN (MIDDX) FC season over, Jamie will have plenty of time to Ashford Town (Middx) Football Club signed develop the playing side." experienced central defender Ben Martin on Friday on dual terms with St. Albans City and Gary Croydon said, "I have enjoyed immensely he made his debut at the weekend against my time working with the football team and I Billericay Town. am proud of the results we have achieved over the years I have been here. Nevertheless, I Leaving the Club though after a short spell, is felt that it was time for me to hand over the Dan Sacha, who is joining Corinthian-Casuals reins to give a younger man the opportunity of FC with a view to obtaining more first team continuing the good work with the progress of football. the footballing side, whilst I get more involved in the growth and development of the Club." BURY TOWN FC So far as Steve Sargent is concerned, during BURY Town Football Club's season was dealt my short spell at Leatherhead two players a blow this week with the news that their really impressed me. One was Dean experienced striker, Ian Cambridge, is likely to Carpenter and the other was Sarge. Steve is be sidelined for the next two months. an excellent footballer with an excellent Cambridge was forced to leave the field during attitude. He will add valuable experience to the Blues' midweek friendly game at Diss our squad, having played at this level and Town and has since discovered damage to his above at both Crawley Town and Bognor knee ligaments. Regis Town. Steve was expected to sign for Hastings United, so I am delighted to have The former Histon marksman was returning signed him at the eleventh hour” from a three-week break following a groin injury, which has hampered his form all HENDON FC season. Town team manager Richard Wilkins Hendon's happy Centenary season continues. said it was a blow for the player and the club as they bid to be in a Ryman League Division Hendon's victory over Horsham on 17th One North play-off place at the end of the November was the Greens' ninth of the 2007- season. 08 campaign, their 100th season. Just two seasons ago, 2005-06, they mustered only "When Ian has been fit enough to play he has nine wins in their 42 matches. After 17 games shown his class. We were looking forward to this term, they are within seven points of getting him back to full match fitness," said matching their total for the whole of that Wilkins. "The injury he has will take at least season and their 32 points so far are four six to eight weeks to heal and I do not expect times the number they had accrued at the to see him back until after Christmas," he same stage of last season. added. HORSHAM FC The midweek match was arranged by Wilkins John Maggs has masterminded the Horsham after his side had given a lacklustre league revolution in a magnificent seven years. The performance away at Maldon Town on Ryman League club are enjoying the greatest Saturday. season in their 126-year history as they
(reproduced with the permission of The Bury Free Press prepare for their first-ever game in the second from their website at www.buryfreepress.co.uk ) round of the FA Cup.
CARSHALTON ATHLETIC Their historical 4-1 win over Conference south Hayden Bird, Manager of Carshalton Athletic, Maidenhead in front of a bumper 3,379 crowd has commented on the departure of Craig was hailed as the club's most famous triumph - Dundas to Sutton and the arrival of Steve and they were celebrating again 24 hours later Sargent when the second-round draw paired them with League One Swansea. “Following Sutton United's defeat last Saturday, their board met and to the best of Maggs has plotted the club's upturn in fortunes my knowledge, agreed to substantially since he was appointed manager in January, increase the playing budget. Having done so, 2000. He was at his lowest ebb and the they were in a position to make Craig a further Hornets were on the verge of dropping back offer which he felt he had to accept. I am told into the County League when they came the offer made it very worthwhile for him to together. stick his neck out and accept a new challenge. To be fair to him, he is a young man who has a Maggs had just ended a 37-year association young family to support. With this in mind, as player, manager, chief executive and Craig has decided to sign for Sutton United. chairman of Crawley, carrying the can when We wanted to and did our utmost to keep him. Reds went into administration. However, he has decided to move on and we wish him well and thank him for his services. Maggs, 64, said: "I was ready to drive my car Craig was very popular here and rightly so. He over the end of Beachy Head. I was gave everything for Carshalton Athletic and as devastated. Crawley was my life - what a manager, coach or supporter, no one could happened at the end really hurt. I was so ever question his effort week in week out. down and depressed my wife told to me to get However, the additional funds created from out of the house and go to a football match so Craig's departure will be used to strengthen us I went to see Horsham. further. "The chairman, Frank King, spotted me in the This is the second successive season that crowd and asked me what I was doing there. Maidstone United players have made this He was keen for me to get involved straight stage of the selection process. Last season away. It looked as if Horsham would be going Butch Ulph again made it this far but sadly did back to the County League if something wasn't not make the final cut. However, Sam done. So we had a meeting and I agreed to Morrison did make the final squad and played help and it's gone from there." twice for the national side against Belgium and Wales respectively. Maggs' first job was to stave off relegation from the Ryman League, which he achieved. Hopefully both players will be rewarded with He has since guided them to two promotions selection this season. and the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup three times. They have also lifted the Sussex SITTINGBOURNE FC Floodlight Cup - beating Crawley in the final - Sittingbourne Football Club have announced and finished runners-up to Lewes in the that their new manager is Gary Abbott. Sussex Senior Cup. 42 year old Gary has played at Conference Maggs added: "The success has been planned level and Ryman Premier League level for the - it is certainly not a fluke. My former assistant last 25 years and until recently was involved Tommy Warrilow, who went to manage with Cray Wanderers as a player and coach. Tonbridge Angels last week, was a big Gary is very well known in non league circles influence on the training field and in the and former clubs include Aldershot Town, dressing with his coaching ideas and Slough Town, Barnet and Welling United motivation. We've had to show patience in amongst those that he has played for. gradually building a side with limited resources and it has got stronger and stronger. He has worked under some influential managers including Peter Taylor, Barry Fry, "We've now got the best group of players I Brian McDermott and George Borg. have worked with in more than 45 years in the game and they play good football. They are Gary was awarded Non League Player of the an excellent bunch of lads and there is a year in 2000 and also holds 3 England Caps. superb team spirit. "I'm not talking about a spirit that is there when Gary’s first game in charge was on Saturday at we are doing well. It remains if we lose two or home to title chasers Tooting & Mitcham three games. I am so proud of them and United. believe there is a mutual respect between us. That same spirit runs all the way through the STAINES TOWN FC club. Easily the best time he has had since joining
Staines Town Football Club over three "Our volunteers who look after the turnstiles, decades ago is how their chairman, Alan sell programmes, tidy up and whatever are Boon, described his team's FA Cup first round special. All clubs have them but ours come all draw. the time.
Staines Town are now gearing up for a home "And Frank has been at the club for more than re-play with Stockport County on Monday, 60 years and has been fantastic for Horsham November 19, following a one-all draw with the and me. People might say the club owe me league side. for what we've done in the last seven years but
I owe them. You could say the club almost Chairman Alan Boon said it had eclipsed saved my life." everything in his time at the club. He said: (reproduced with the permission of The Argus from their "Let's hope the dream continues. It is the website at www. theargus.co.uk) magic of the cup and I hope we will get a lot of new people who will see the facilities we have MAIDSTONE UNITED FC got, and hopefully one or two of them will Maidstone United received some very good come back." news this week as it was announced that both Chris Smalling and Butch Ulph have The game, at Wheatsheaf Park, Staines, has been informed that they have progressed to been selected for live Sky Sports coverage on the last 32 stage of the England Schools' Monday, from 7.45pm. The ground's Under 18 trials to be held at Lilleshall in floodlights will undergo improvements and December. work to the pitch will be carried out before the WEALDSTONE FC big kick-off. Some 20 fans attended the Q&A session with Chairman Howard Krais after the Hendon Mr Boon, who joined the club 34 years ago game. The Chairman provided a frank view of and has been chairman for 21 years, said: life at the helm, as well as outlining future "When we got the re-play, everything just plans and aspirations. There are a number of snowballed - especially the publicity. Sky, potential opportunities in the pipeline for the radio - it has just gone off the map and we Club to develop and sustain their future, Once were in the second round draw and we got a these develop more Howard has promised to home tie." share progress with all.
If Staines beat Stockport, they will entertain WITHAM TOWN FC League Two side Peterborough United in Witham Town have announced that Phil Round Two on the weekend of December 1/2. Goodwin has decided to join club after the Mr Boon said: "I am hoping that we will have a month loan from Heybridge Swifts had expired. big crowd, it's on Sky Sports and I hope everything goes fine and we get a good Phil's arrival coincides with Witham Town's football match. It is the first time ever we have turnaround in fortune, which has seen the got this far. You do not get an opportunity like Town with six victories from their last ten this often. We have never not lost to a League games. side and I hope that continues. FA TROPHY – PROTEST re INELIGIBLE "I went into the town and into a couple of PLAYER shops. A lot of people stop me and An FA Trophy Protest Sub-Committee meeting congratulate us - but a lot of people don't know was held on Wednesday, 14th November 2007 we exist. This cup run can really put Staines to consider a protest from Rushall Olympic Town on the map." regarding the inclusion of Kieran Fletcher who (reproduced with the permission of The Wimbledon played in a Second Round Qualifying tie for Guardian from their website at Clitheroe whilst under suspension. www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk) As Clitheroe had admitted a breach of FA Rule TOOTING & MITCHAM UNITED FC E10, the Protest Sub-Committee decided that Tooting & Mitcham United FC boss Billy Smith the protest is upheld as Clitheroe have has signed two forwards in Dale Marvell and breached The FA Trophy Rules by playing an Cedric Kobongo to boost his squad as the ineligible player. The Sub-Committee meeting Ryman League Division One South leaders decided in accordance with its discretionary prepare to ward off a fierce challenge from powers that Clitheroe should be removed from second-placed Dover Athletic. the Competition and that the tie is awarded to Rushall Olympic. No fine is imposed and no Marvell, who was with Smith at Carshalton further action is necessary as removal from the Athletic three years ago, has had a spell with Competition is considered sufficient Epsom & Ewell and can also play as a right- punishment. winger. Kobongo, equally at home in midfield, was previously with Dulwich Hamlet.
Smith said: "I don't always go for the big names - I like to bring in players who are hungry for success and that is the case with Dale and Cedric. They give us another option and give us insurance if we suffer injuries.
(reproduced with the permission of The Wimbledon Guardian from their website at www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk)
WEEKLY STATS ATTACK Best Attendances – Club by Club th Top Goalscorers (Up to and including Friday, 16 November th 2007) (Up to and including Friday, 16 November PREMIER DIVISION 2007) 2,829 AFC Wimbledon vs. Ramsgate PREMIER DIVISION Lge Goals th 18 August 2007 Jon Main Tonbridge Angels 120 1,572 Billericay Town vs. Chelmsford City Mark Nwokeji Staines Town 9 th 27 August 2007 Joe Flack Billericay Town 8 1,446 Chelmsford City vs. Wealdstone Brian Haule Hendon 8 th 8 September 2007 Ricky Holmes Chelmsford City 8 1,030 AFC Hornchurch vs. Billericay Town Peter Dean Wealdstone 8 st 21 August 2007 Simon Thomas Boreham Wood 7 985 Tonbridge Angels vs. AFC Steffan Ball Ramsgate 7 Wimbledon Kezie Ibe Chelmsford City 7 th 13 November 2007 Wayne O’Sullivan Hendon 6 874 Wealdstone vs. AFC Wimbledon Elliott Onchie Harrow Borough 6 st 21 August 2007 Bradley Wood-Garness Billericay Town 6 Carl Rook Horsham 6 DIVISION ONE NORTH George Purcell Heybridge Swifts 6 1,402 Dartford vs. Waltham Abbey Billy Bricknell Leyton 6 18th August 2007 319 Canvey Island vs. Potters Bar Town DIVISION ONE NORTH Lge Goals st 21 August 2007 James Rowe AFC Sudbury 11 312 AFC Sudbury vs. Wivenhoe Town Brendan Cass Dartford 10 th 27 August 2007 Kurt Smith Tilbury 8 303 Enfield Town vs. AFC Sudbury Martin Tuohy Great Wakering Rovers 8 th 25 August 2007 Steve Wareham Maldon Town 8 280 Wingate & Finchley vs. Dartford Brian Hammatt Enfield Town 7 rd 3 November 2007 Jay May Dartford 7 231 Ware vs. Dartford Daniel Clarke Wingate & Finchley 7 th 25 August 2007 James Elmes Waltham Abbey 7 Elliot Buchanan Waltham Abbey 7 DIVISION ONE SOUTH 1,021 Dover Athletic vs. Cray Wanderers DIVISION ONE SOUTH Lge Goals th 20 August 2007 Reggie Savage Croydon Athletic 14 1,002 Whitstable Town vs. Dover Athletic Craig Carley Metropolitan Police 9 th 27 August 2007 Bobby Traynor Kingstonian 9 475 Tooting & Mitcham United vs. Shaheen Sadough Burgess Hill Town 9 Kingstonian Jon Henry-Hayden Tooting & Mitcham Utd 9 th 27 August 2007 Paul Vines Tooting & Mitcham Utd 8 475 Dulwich Hamlet vs. Kingstonian James Dryden Dover Athletic 8 st 21 September 2007 George Fenwick Cray Wanderers 8 439 Eastbourne Town vs. Dover Athletic Liam Baitup Eastbourne Town 7 th 26 September 2007 Saheed Sankoh Kingstonian 7 420 Sittingbourne vs. Dover Athletic Ben Johnson Worthing 7 th 6 November 2007 Frannie Collin Dover Athletic 7
YOUTH LEAGUE Lge Goals Lyle Taylor Staines Town 12 Hat-trick heroes Ashley Dann Tonbridge Angels 7 th Michael Antonio Tooting & Mitcham Utd 7 (Week beginning Monday, 12 November Lee Davison AFC Wimbledon 7 2007) Michael Mullen Kingstonian 7 This week’s hat-trick stars are: Louis Pople Burgess Hill Town 6 Ben Johnson Worthing Dayo Junaid Tooting & Mitcham Utd 6 Paul Barnes (Tuesday) Arlesey Town David Fianyor Tooting & Mitcham Utd 6 Sean Rivers Whyteleafe (includes 3 goals for AFC Wimbledon) Paul Barnes (Saturday) Arlesey Town Cody McDonald Witham Town Simon Gregory Metropolitan Police
This week’s Youth League four goal star is: DIVISION ONE NORTH W D L F A Pts Michael Mullen Kingstonian 1 Redbridge 4 2 0 8 2 14 This week’s Youth League hat-trick star is: 2 Ware 4 0 2 18 12 12 3 Witham Town 4 0 2 17 13 12 Dayo Junaid Tooting & Mitcham United 4 Arlesey Town 3 2 1 16 10 11 5 Edgware Town 2 4 0 8 2 10 6 Dartford 3 1 2 11 6 10 7 Bury Town 3 1 2 12 8 10 Wins Analysis 8 AFC Sudbury 3 1 2 11 7 10 (Up to and including Saturday, 17th November 9 Canvey Island 3 1 2 9 7 10 2007) 10 Brentwood Town 2 2 2 9 7 8 11 Great Wakering Rovers 2 2 2 9 11 8 PREMIER DIVISION 12 Enfield Town 2 2 2 8 10 8 Matches Played: 163 13 Waltham Forest 2 1 3 9 9 7 Home Wins 83 50.9 % 14 Maldon Town 2 1 3 8 8 7 Away Wins 43 26.4% 15 Northwood 2 1 3 10 12 7 Draws 37 22.7 % 16 Wingate & Finchley 2 1 3 7 11 7 DIVISION ONE NORTH 17 Potters Bar Town 2 0 4 6 16 6 Matches Played: 151 18 Aveley 2 0 4 5 16 6 Home Wins 65 43.0 % 19 Ilford 1 2 3 10 14 5 Away Wins 43 28.5 % 20 Waltham Abbey 1 1 4 7 18 4 Draws 43 28.5 % 21 Tilbury 0 3 3 9 12 3 22 Wivenhoe Town 0 1 5 3 14 1 DIVISION ONE SOUTH Matches Played: 150 DIVISION ONE SOUTH W D L F A Pts Home Wins 65 39.6 % 1 Worthing 5 1 0 17 5 16 Away Wins 64 39.0 % 2 Dover Athletic 5 0 1 14 5 15 Draws 35 21.4% 3 Cray Wanderers 5 0 1 12 4 15 YOUTH LEAGUE 4 Walton & Hersham 4 2 0 14 6 14 Matches Played: 46 5 Dulwich Hamlet 4 1 1 12 5 13 6 Metropolitan Police 4 0 2 13 11 12 Home Wins 22 47.8 % 7 Tooting & Mitcham Utd 3 2 1 13 6 11 Away Wins 17 37.0 % 8 Whyteleafe 3 1 2 10 12 10 Draws 7 15.2 % 9 Kingstonian 2 2 2 7 7 8 10 Chatham Town 2 2 2 5 6 8 11 Chipstead 2 2 2 6 8 8 12 Molesey 1 4 1 8 9 7 League Form Guide (Last six matches) 13 Ashford Town 2 1 3 9 11 7 14 Croydon Athletic 2 0 4 12 17 6 W D L F A Pts PREMIER DIVISION 15 Corinthian-Casuals 1 2 3 8 11 5 1 Chelmsford City 5 0 1 17 4 15 16 Sittingbourne 1 2 3 8 11 5 2 AFC Wimbledon 4 2 0 11 4 14 17 Walton Casuals 0 5 1 5 9 5 3 Staines Town 4 1 1 14 5 13 18 Burgess Hill Town 1 1 4 5 8 4 4 Maidstone United 4 1 1 12 11 13 19 Leatherhead 1 1 4 4 8 4 5 Tonbridge Angels 3 1 2 12 10 10 20 Whitstable Town 1 1 4 9 15 4 6 Wealdstone 3 1 2 9 10 10 21 Horsham YMCA 0 2 4 6 16 2 7 Heybridge Swifts 2 3 1 13 7 9 22 Eastbourne Town 0 1 5 4 13 1 8 Horsham 3 0 3 9 8 9 9 Carshalton Athletic 3 0 3 7 8 9 (reproduced with the permission of Tony Kempster from 10 Harlow Town 2 2 2 9 9 8 his website at www.tonykempster.co.uk ) 11 Ashford Town (Mx) 2 2 2 10 11 8
12 Hendon 2 2 2 11 13 8 13 Margate 2 2 2 11 13 8 14 Leyton 2 1 3 7 5 7 15 Ramsgate 2 1 3 9 8 7 16 East Thurrock United 2 1 3 10 10 7 17 AFC Hornchurch 2 1 3 7 9 7 18 Harrow Borough 1 2 3 8 14 5 19 Boreham Wood 1 2 3 5 13 5 20 Hastings United 1 1 4 8 14 4 21 Folkestone Invicta 0 3 3 2 7 3 22 Billericay Town 1 0 5 10 19 3
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