RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2007-2008 No: 08 - : - 1st October 2007 RYMAN LEAGUE NEWSLINE 09066 555 777 LEAGUE NEWS LEAGUE NEWS MONTHLY AWARDS WEEKEND REVIEW The first series of the Ryman Football League On a Saturday when the FA Cup took centre Monthly Awards, covering the first seven stage, there was no change at the top of all weeks of the season in August and three Divisions. Hendon had retained top September, will now be announced on the spot in midweek with a 0-0 home draw with League’s website on Tuesday, 2nd October. second placed Ramsgate, whilst AFC Sudbury, despite dropping two points at home The four Divisional awards cover: to Arlesey Town, and Tooting & Mitcham • Manager of the Month United, 5-2 winners at Corinthian-Casuals, • Team of the Month retained their top spots in Divisions One North • Golden Gloves Monthly Award and South. • Golden Boot Monthly Award Canvey Island and Croydon Athletic were the INVISION AND RYMAN TV day’s top scorers in the League with six goals The Board of the League on Monday each, with both having the afternoon’s hat- announced with regret that it has not been tricks to assist - Nicholas Rugg for Canvey able to enter into a contract with Invision Island and Reggie Savage for Croydon Broadcast Media Limited for the broadcast of Athletic. matches following the signing of Heads of Agreement in June this year. In the FA Cup Second Round Qualifying, ten teams are definitely through to Monday’s draw, The League has not been able to agree terms seven from the Premier Division, Brentwood of a contract with the Company as provided for Town and Ware from Division One North and in the Heads of Agreement. Worthing from Division One South. All will receive a payment of £3,750 from the FA Prize A small number of Clubs had expressed Fund. In addition, there are six replays concern at some of the provisions requested involving nine more teams from the League on by the Company particularly the ability of Tuesday night. Clubs to record away matches and put them on their own websites. Top scorers in the FA Cup were AFC Wimbledon with six at Debenham LC (the The Company withdrew its offer on Friday village not the shop) in Suffolk and Staines saying that they would be willing to resume Town with five at Crowborough Athletic. negotiations in a few months time. Plenty of goals for Margate, 4-3 winners at Conference South club Fisher Athletic. FA Cup The shock of the |day was Dover Athletics’ 2- With ten clubs through to the next round and 1 defeat by Kent League side Hythe Town, a further nine involved in six replays, there embarrassingly watched by a crowd of 1,109, were plenty of highlights in Saturday’s FA whilst Ramsgate lost 0-1 at home to Corby Cup football. Town and Edgware Town 0-2 down at the Sussex coast against Eastbourne Borough. Margate won 4-3 at Conference South club Fisher Athletic. Twice losing by a two goal Premier Division margin during the afternoon, three goals in Hastings united and East Thurrock United the last eight minutes were enough to clinch played in the only Premier Division match of their notable victory – Charlie Side hitting two the day, with the points being shared of the late goals. Division One North Ware following their 2-2 draw. The point nudges also beat a Conference South club, Thurrock, Hastings up to seventh place, just two places this time making the most of home advantage ahead of East Thurrock United. to record a good 3-2 victory against their visitors. Kai Ramshaw hitting the all important Division One North winner with just four minutes left. AFC Sudbury retained the Division One North leadership despite dropping points from a 2-2 Brentwood Town were good value for their draw with visitors Arlesey Town. With the rest victory at home to Premier Division opponents of the top clubs playing in the FA Cup, Harlow Town, who certainly disappointed their Canvey Island took advantage of the League supporters. Terry Scotchmer opened the match with a sound 6-1 win at Aveley. scoring for the home side after just eight Northwood beat 21st placed Ilford 3-1 at home minutes of the second half with a stunning to leave the Essex side in trouble along with free kick, leaving Joao Carlos to secure the pointless Wivenhoe Town, without a game on match with twelve minutes remaining. Saturday. Wingate & Finchley achieved a 3-2 home win to Witham Town, whilst the three Chelmsford City recorded an excellent 2-0 win other matches were all drawn. at Hemel Hempstead Town, current leaders of the Southern League Premier Division. With Division One South the home side strongly fancied to win, the Tooting & Mitcham United opened the gap at Clarets had the match almost sealed up after the top of Division One South to five points the first quarter of an hour, as Stuart Ainsley following their 5-2 win at Corinthian-Casuals. and Kezie Ibe quickly struck for the visitors. Second placed Kingstonian were with a match. Billericay Town won 2-0 at home to Maidstone United, whilst Wealdstone scored the only Sittingbourne, in fifth place, won 2-1 at home goal of the afternoon to win at Carshalton to Burgess Hill Town, with Metropolitan Police Athletic. Horsham were thankful to beat Bury just one point behind them following a 2-0 Town 3-2, coming back from two goals down home win against the improving Whyteleafe early in the second half, whilst Worthing won team. 3-0 at home to Walton & Hersham. Croydon Athletic also returned to winning AFC Wimbledon travelled into the depths of ways, beating Chatham Town 6-2, whilst Suffolk to Debenham LC to beat the home Leatherhead beat Cray Wanderers 2-1 and side 6-1. Debenham’s record attendance had Whitstable won by an identical score at previously been 189 – their match with the Walton Casuals. Dons was watched by 1,022. Having won their first even Ryman league Maldon Town had a good 2-2 draw at match in midweek 2-1 at Whitstable, Tonbridge Angels, whilst Dartford were held Chipstead stayed in the winning mood with a at home by the former Ryman League club 5-0 home win against bottom placed Molesey. Camberley Town by a similar score. Enfield The two wins, their first points of the season, Town and Hillingdon borough also shared moved Chipstead off bottom spot to 19th place four goals in their match. Boreham Wood in the Division. shared six goals with Bedford Town, whilst Hendon and AFC Hornchurch shared just two RYMAN YOUTH LEAGUE to also achieve a Tuesday replay. In the sixth The only match in the Ryman Youth League draw, neither Folkestone Invicta nor Windsor this week say Kingstonian , the only club still & Eton could score, so replay in Berkshire on with a 100% record, stretch their lead at the Tuesday evening. top of the table following their 4-0 home win the end of the week Tooting & Mitcham United against Worthing. hit seven without reply against visitors Horsham – Abdoulaye Canara hitting a hat- The remaining eleven clubs took part in the trick. First Round Qualifying of the FA Youth Cup, and with some considerable success, as eight ISTHMIAN LEAGUE CUP of the clubs moved through to the next round The draw for the Third Round of the Isthmian in a fortnight’s time. League Cup will be made on Friday, 5th October. Maidstone United led the way with an excellent 4-1 win at Bromley, whilst Leatherhead beat The draw will be first published on ClubCall at the strong Sutton United side later in the week 9.00 a.m., and then afterwards on the League 3-2. Burgess Hill Town lost at home to website. Matches are to be played week th another strong side, Woking, 2-3, whilst AFC commencing Monday, 12 November 2007. Wimbledon won at Dulwich Hamlet 2-1 after being taken into extra time. FA CUP – THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING DRAW Playing away from home, Staines Town won The draw for the forty Third Round Qualifying 3-1 at Hanwell Town, whilst Tonbridge Angels matches of the FA Cup competition will be st beat Horley Town 3-0. Croydon Athletic made at Soho Square on Monday 1 October. continued their good run with a 4-2 home win against Hayes & Yeading. Details of matches involving Ryman Football League clubs will be available as soon as In the two all Ryman Youth League ties, they are known on the League website. Carshalton Athletic beat visitors 4-1, whilst at RESULTS RESULTS Sunday, 23rd September 2007 Division One North Wingate & Finchley 0 - 0 Potters Bar Town 125 Monday, 24th September, 2007 Premier Division Chelmsford City 2 - 1 Harlow Town 979 Duncan 33, Holmes 88 Lalaite 28 Folkestone Invicta 3 - 2 Billericay Town 307 Pemy 6, Saunders 78, 86 Flack 63, 85 Tuesday, 25th September, 2007 Premier Division AFC Hornchurch 3 - 2 Hastings United 330 Janney 64, 90, Elmes 90 Carey 45, Eldridge 72 East Thurrock United 0 - 1 Horsham 89 Rook 26 Harrow Borough 5 - 2 Leyton 110 Bent 11 (pen), Clarke 18, Collier 6, Oshitola 45 Onochie 69, 80, Constant 77 Hendon 0 - 0 Ramsgate 230 Margate 1 - 1 AFC Wimbledon 748 Pinnock 42 Ferguson 55 Staines Town 4 - 0 Carshalton Athletic 174 Scarlett 45, Asombang 47, Toppin 77, Nwokeji 87 Tonbridge Angels 3 - 0 Ashford Town (Middx) 281 Tyne 38, Logan 69, Main 89 Wealdstone 2 - 2 Heybridge Swifts 205 Muldowney 67, O’Leary 84 Purcell 25, Marks 29 Division One North Arlesey Town 1 - 0 Northwood 61 Gilbert 25 Bury Town 5 - 1 Ware 171 Reed 42, 66, Cornwell 70, Ellerbeck 5 Bammant 82, Bugg 90 Enfield Town 0 - 1 Edgware Town 255 Ngoyi 9 Great Wakering Rovers 2 - 3 AFC Sudbury 132 Richmond 62, Clarke 66 Rowe 10, 85, Boardley 72 Maldon Town 3 - 2 Aveley 82 Wareham 49, 85, Cutchey 64 Gasper 35, Arlarger 42 Tilbury 3 - 0 Potters Bar Town 65 Humphrey 20, Stanley 42, O’Connor 45 Waltham Forest 1 - 1 Waltham Abbey 61 Nene 63 Elmes 67 Witham Town 4 - 2 Wingate & Finchley 59 Hawes (Kevin) 5, O’Brien 89, Aissen 90 Holmes 27, 31, 45 (pen) Division One South Burgess Hill Town 2 - 1 Croydon Athletic 124 Harper 70, Gainsford 74 Waldron 85 Chatham Town 1 - 4 Dulwich Hamlet 114 James 45 Darko 55, 64, Beveney 57, May 87 Cray Wanderers 2 - 5 Ashford Town 155 Fenwick 41, Power 71 Bottle 5, 13, Denness 24, Thorogood 42, Matata 83 Horsham YMCA 1 - 2 Worthing 230 Ottley 87 Johnson 83, Francis 90 Molesey 1 - 3 Corinthian-Casuals 129 Edghill 40 Mitchell 70, Love 74, Carr 90 Tooting & Mitcham United 3 - 2 Leatherhead 265 Boateng 4 (pen), Vines P.