RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2008-2009 No: 35 - : - 6th April 2009 RYMAN LEAGUE NEWSLINE 09066 555 777 Calls cost 60p per minute LEAGUE NEWS LEAGUE NEWS MONTHLY AWARDS Dover Athletic have led the Premier Division all The eighth series of the Ryman Football season by a clear points distance, and on the League Monthly Awards for season 2008/9, last Saturday of March, they deservedly covering the month of March 2009, are clinched the Championship with a stunning 6-0 announced today as follows: winning margin at home to play-off rivals Sutton United. This performance has Manager of the Month therefore won the Kent club the ‘Premier (Sponsored by Vandanel Sport Ltd.) Division Team Performance’ award for the Premier Division month of March. Billy Smith – Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. Tilbury’s fortunes this season have steadily Division One North improved under the guidance of their new Rod Stringer – Aveley F.C. management team led by Graham Chester, Division One South and on Tuesday evening, 17th March, they beat Andy Sinton – Fleet Town F.C. Premier Division neighbours Billericay Town 2- 0 to reach the Final of the Isthmian League Team Performance of the Month Cup competition for the first time since 1976. (Sponsored by Vandanel Sport Ltd.) This was their third success against Premier Premier Division Division opposition in the Cup this season, and Dover Athletic F.C. won Tilbury their second ‘Division One North Division One North Team Performance’ award of the season. Tilbury F.C. Division One South Corinthian-Casuals, sitting in 21st position in Corinthian-Casuals F.C. Division One South at the time, travelled to top of the table Kingstonian on Saturday, 7th March, and after ninety minutes play, returned home with the three points from a gallant and unexpected 1-0 victory. The win has therefore won the Club the Team Performance award for Division One South for March. The award for the “Team Performances of the Month” recognises a particularly noteworthy This season these awards are being performance by a Club during the month from sponsored by Vandanel Sport Limited, the any of its first team matches in all competitions League’s Official Benchwear Supplier and played. Preferred Kit Supplier. As part of the sponsorship of these awards, Vandanel Sport will provide a ‘Manager of the Month’ trophy Ashford Town (Middlesex) are in that group of and Jacket for each Manager of the Month, nine clubs and it was the former who beat the and a trophy and £100 credit voucher for latter, 2–0, at New Lodge. Hastings United each Team of the Month. surprised AFC Hornchurch 2–1 at Bridge Avenue, while Wealdstone were knocked out ISTHMIAN LEAGUE CUP of the playoff spots by Maidstone United, 2–1 For those who cannot make the Final of the at the Bourne Ground. Isthmian league Cup on Wednesday (8th April) between Harrow Borough and Tilbury, a full East Thurrock United returned to the top of update of the teams and the goals as they are Division One North, their late equaliser at scored will be available on the Ryman league home to Concord Rangers being their 100th Live Scores website at: League goal of the season, the first club to reach that mark this season. Aveley fell to www.rymanleaguelivescores.com second after losing 3–1 at home to third- placed Brentwood Town, but nine points still ISTHMIAN LEAGUE CUP FINAL DVD separate the top two and the field. Waltham A DVD of the Isthmian League Cup Final is Abbey beat Ware 3–0 and Northwood went available price £10.00 inclusive. Orders two better at home to Witham Town and they should be placed with the Secretaries of round out the top five. Redbridge and Wingate Harrow Borough (Peter Rogers) or Tilbury & Finchley still have playoff hopes although (Mark Southgate) Football Clubs, or direct they both slipped up 1–0, the former at with Bruce Badcock, League Secretary. Chatham Town, the latter at home to Leyton. The bottom two are almost guaranteed after Also available will be a copy of the match Ilford moved 12 points clear of Witham Town programme, price £1.60 including p&p – with their 1–0 defeat of already doomed please order from Bruce Badcock. Hillingdon Borough at Cricklefield Stadium. Immediately above the Foxes, Waltham Forest Orders with the appropriate remittance, moved to within a point of Potters Bar Town payable to the Isthmian Football League Ltd., after beating them 2–0 away. Maldon Town should be sent to: won 3–0 at Cheshunt, while Great Wakering Bruce Badcock Rovers got a late winner to see off Enfield Isthmian Football League Town 2–1. The other match, at Thamesmead Unit 14/15 Town, where Tilbury were the visitors, ended Wisdom Facilities Centre goalless. 42 Hollands Road Haverhill Suffolk Kingstonian now appear favourites for CB9 8SA automatic promotion from Division One South after they won 2–0 at Folkestone Invicta. They WEEKEND REVIEW are level on points with Cray Wanderers - 4–1 Premier Division champions Dover Athletic victors at home to Corinthian–Casuals – two were nearly embarrassed at relegation clear of Fleet Town, 2–0 winners at Chipstead, threatened Heybridge Swifts but escaped with and six points up on both Metropolitan Police a 1–1 draw. Their nearest rivals Staines and Worthing. The Blues were held to a 1–1 Town, also drew, 0–0 at home to Tooting & draw by Sittingbourne at Imber Court, while Mitcham United, but third-placed Tonbridge the Rebels slipped up 2–0 at Ashford Town. Angels made no mistake, hammering Hendon The Brickies are still four points behind 5–1. Sutton United remained fourth after a Worthing and they both have four games to solitary-goal victory over Dartford at Gander play. Merstham remain seventh despite losing Green Lane, their near neighbours Carshalton 3–1 at Walton Casuals. At the bottom, Athletic are back in the playoff positions after Crowborough Athletic suffered their 31st an identical victory at Canvey Island. League defeat, 5–1 at Dulwich Hamlet, but Ramsgate fate is almost confirmed after they Burgess Hill Town moved above Chipstead lost 2–1 at home to Harlow Town, who climbed after they beat Whyteleafe 2–0 at Leylands to 15th with the victory. Margate, however Park. And there were away wins for Croydon remain deep in trouble following their 3–2 loss Athletic, 2–1 at Godalming Town, Eastbourne at Harrow Borough, who are now almost safe. Town, 1–0 at Leatherhead, Walton & Boreham Wood’s 2–2 draw at Horsham lifted Hersham, 2–1 at Whitstable Town. them out of the drop zone at the expense of Hendon, but only seven points separate Hendon from 11th spot. Billericay Town and Premier Division minute equaliser at home to Concord Rangers, Ben Codling gave Heybridge Swifts a surprise who had led for 11 minutes, courtesy of lead after 11 minutes at home to Dover Anthony Cook. Erstwhile leaders Aveley Athletic. But the champions salvaged a point slipped up 3–1 at home to third-placed with Shaun Welford’s goal 20 minutes from Brentwood, who got two goals from Sherwin time. There were no goals at all at Stanley, after 15 and 45 minutes, and a third Wheatsheaf Park, where Staines Town were from Sam Higgins, 69. Neil Richmond had held by Tooting & Mitcham United. Top brought Aveley back into the game after 55 scorers in the Division on Saturday were minutes. Waltham Abbey remain in fourth Tonbridge Angels, who hit five against place after Arron Gayle, three minutes, Harry Hendon. Scott Gooding scored after nine and Elmes, nine, and Michael Sharman gave them 32 minutes, followed by Anthony Storey, 41, a 3–0 home victory against Ware. Carl Rook, 58, and Dwain Clark, 88. Hendon’s only response was an 82nd-minute penalty Northwood were the Division’s top scorers, from Jamie Busby. The Greens drop back into hitting five without reply at home to Witham the bottom four. Town. Eugene Ofori, after 14 and 60 minutes, Gary Senior, 39, a Bradley Stopher own goal Ramsgate are now four points adrift at the (49) and Gary Burrell were the scorers. bottom after losing 2–1 at home to fellow Wingate & Finchley slipped up again, Junior strugglers Harlow Town. Luke Coleman gave Luke’s goal after 41 minutes giving Leyton a them a 15th-minute from the penalty spot, but 1–0 away victory. And Redbridge’s playoff the Hawks hit back with goals from Jamie hopes were also dented 1–0 at Chatham, Richards, 62 minutes, and Michael Bardle, 85. where Lee Barnett scored after 71 minutes. Two Matt MacLean goals for Hastings United, Another Barnett, Maldon Town’s Joel was his either side of Mark Janney’s strike for AFC team last goalscorer as they won 3–0 at Hornchurch, gave the Sussex club a vital 2–1 Cheshunt. He scored after 12 minutes, victory in Essex. Billericay also eased their following strikes from Ross Parmenter and relegation fears with a 2–0 home defeat of Chris Day after six and eight minutes, Ashford Town (Middlesex), another club in respectively. trouble. Joe Flack opened the scoring after 52 minutes, and Ide Okojie completed the victory In the basement battle, a fourth-minute goal in the last six minutes. from Wesley Hause was enough to give Ilford a 1–0 victory at home to Hillingdon Borough. Harrow Borough came from 2–0 down at half- Fervour Gariga gave Waltham Forest the lead time to beat Margate at Earslmead. Kenny after 33 minutes at Potters Bar Town and Pratt and Luke Wheatley scored in the first and Yacine Hamada made sure of the points with a last minutes of the first half, Ryan Watts and second goal soon after the interval.