RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION UPDATE - SOME FALLERS AT THE (NEARLY) FINAL HURDLE

SATURDAY 11th APRIL 2015 RESULTS
 
BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 2 LEISTON 2
BURY TOWN 2 HARROW BOROUGH 1
CANVEY ISLAND 0 HAMPTON AND RICHMOND BOROUGH 4
ENFIELD TOWN 3 AFC HORNCHURCH 2
HENDON 2 DULWICH HAMLET 2
LEATHERHEAD 1 MARGATE 0
MAIDSTONE UNITED 2 GRAYS ATHLETIC 1
MET POLICE 2 LEWES 0
PEACEHAVEN AND TELSCOMBE 0 BILLERICAY TOWN 2
TONBRIDGE ANGELS 3 WITHAM TOWN 0
VCD ATHLETIC 2 WINGATE AND FINCHLEY 0

SUNDAY 12th APRIL RESULT 

KINGSTONIAN 2 EAST THURROCK UNITED 2

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION
TOP FOURTEEN 

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	POSS PTS
1	MAIDSTONE UNITED	44	+43	94	100
2	HENDON	43	+24	88	97
3	MARGATE	43	+38	82	91
4	DULWICH HAMLET	44	+15	73	80
5	ENFIELD TOWN	44	+12	72	78
6	GRAYS ATHLETIC	44	+11	70	76
7	MET POLICE	44	+18	69	75
8	KINGSTONIAN	44	+11	67	73
9	LEISTON	44	+16	66	72
10	EAST THURROCK UNITED	44	-4	65	71
11	LEATHERHEAD	44	+10	64	70
12	BILLERICAY TOWN	43	+9	64	73
13	WINGATE AND FINCHLEY	44	0	64	70
14	BOGNOR REGIS TOWN	44	+11	63	69

On Grand National weekend there were some fallers in the race for the play-off places and in the title race. Wingate and Finchley, Bognor Regis Town and Leatherhead can no longer reach fifth place with Leiston now only able to get to 72 points (Enfield Town's current total) so they now rely on goal difference and Town losing both their final games in order to get to fifth place along with a mathematical conundrum and unique combination of results from the other sides involved. 

In the race for the title Maidstone United now only really need one more win which would put them on 97 points being the total amount of points Hendon can achieve should they win all their remaining games. The Stones have a +19 goal difference advantage. A defeat or draw for Hendon next Saturday at Grays Athletic and a win or draw for Maidstone United at Dulwich Hamlet would crown the Kent side Championship. Hendon had turned around going down 0-1 at home to Hamlet yesterday and were winning 2-1 going into the final minutes of the game only for Hamlet to equalise in the 89th minute - they had been down to 10 men from the 38th minute when James Fisher was red-carded.

Margate can no longer finish top following their 1-0 defeat at Leatherhead. They have (at least) secured third spot but could still finish as runner's up. 

Sunday afternoon saw East Thurrock United bow out of the play-off race with a 2-2 draw at Kingstonian. United had lead 1-2 going into the last 10 minutes but a Alan Inns goal in the 82nd minute made it 2-2. 





The following sides can still finish in fourth place -  

DULWICH HAMLET
ENFIELD TOWN
GRAYS ATHELTIC
METROPOLITAN POLICE
KINGSTONIAN (on GD)

As well as the above the following sides can still finish in fifth place - 

LEISTON (on GD)
BILLERICAY TOWN

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION TABLE
BOTTOM 10

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	POSS PTS
15	HAMPTON AND RICHMOND	44	-20	51	57
16	TONBRIDGE ANGELS	44	-4	50	56
17	LEWES	44	-23	50	56
18	CANVEY ISLAND	44	-17	49	55
19	HARROW BOROUGH	44	-16	47	53
20	VCD ATHLETIC	44	-22	47	53
21	PEACEHAVEN AND TELSCOMBE	44	-24	47	53
22	WITHAM TOWN	44	-19	42	48
23	AFC HORNCHURCH	43	-19	39	48
R	BURY TOWN	44	-48	32	38

At the foot of the table it's now looking very bleak for both Witham Town and AFC Hornchurch following their defeats at Tonbridge Angels and Enfield Town. To have any chance of staying up they need to win all of their remaining games and hope that both Harrow Borough and VCD Athletic lose their games. VCD's victory over Wingate lifted them out of the bottom four with their place being taken by Peacehaven and Telscombe who lost their sixth game in a row without scoring! Hampton's 0-4 victory over Canvey Island has more or less confirmed their Premier Division place - for them to go down all the sides beneath them would have to show a remarkable turn in form. 

A defeat or draw for either Witham Town (at home to Met Police) or AFC Hornchurch (at home to Peacehaven and Telscombe) next Saturday will confirm relegation and Division One (North) football for the 2015/16 season. 

THIS WEEK'S FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

TUESDAY 14th APRIL 
BILLERICAY TOWN v MARGATE 

SATURDAY 18TH APRIL 
AFC HORNCHURCH v PEACEHAVEN AND TELSCOMBE 
BILLERICAY TOWN v TONBRIDGE ANGELS 
DULWICH HAMELT v MAIDSTONE UNITED 
EAST THURROCK UNITED v ENFIELD TOWN 
GRAYS ATHLETIC v HENDON 
HAMTPON AND RICHMOND v BURY TOWN 
HARROW BOROUGH v KINGSTONIAN 
LEISTON v CANVEY ISLAND 
LEWES v LEATHERHEAD 
MARGATE v VCD ATHLETIC 
WINGATE AND FINCHLEY v BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 
WITHAM TOWN v MET POLICE