Saturday 18 April 2015

SOME BUSINESS AT THE BUSINESS END OF THE SEASON

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS
AFC HORNCHURCH 1 PEACEHAVEN AND TELSCOMBE 1 236
BILLERICAY TOWN 3 TONBRIDGE ANGELS 3 458
DULWICH HAMLET 0 MAIDSTONE UNITED 0 3,000
EAST THURROCK UNITED 1 ENFIELD TOWN 1 344
GRAYS ATHLETIC 0 HENDON 0 253
HAMPTON AND RICHMOND 1 BURY TOWN 0 601
HARROW BOROUGH 2 KINGSTONIAN 0 236
LEISTON 1 CANVEY ISLAND 1 183
LEWES 0 LEATHERHEAD 1 703
MARGATE 0 VCD ATHLETIC 3 492
WINGATE AND FINCHLEY 4BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 1 127
WITHAM TOWN 0 METROPOLITAN POLICE 2 115

The point Maidstone United won in their draw in front of an all ticket 3,000 crowd at Champion Hill and Hendon only drawing at Grays Athletic has 'mathematically' confirmed The Stones as Ryman Premier Division Title Winners for 2015. For Hendon to win the league now they would have win both of their reamining games by a big margin (to turn around the +19 goal difference the Kent side have on them) and also hope The Stones lose by a silly amount at home to East Thurrock United next Saturday. If Hendon win 19-0 versus AFC Hornchurch on Monday evening then fans at The Gallagher Stadium may start to worry?

Hendon are guaranteed runner's up position along with Margate in third who lost 0-3 at home to VCD Athletic. In the race for fourth and fifth it's now four teams going for two places with Dulwich Hamlet, Enfield Town, Metropolitan Police and Grays Athletic all with a chance going into the final day of the season. Grays can only finish fifth with the other three teams all capable of finishing in either fourth or fifth. A point for Dulwich would guarantee them play-off football with a win for Enfield Town giving them a place in the top five. Both Grays Athletic and Metropolitan Police will be relying on either Hamlet or The Towners losing and them getting a positive result. There are numerous complex permutations to give supporter's headaches - For The Cold End, as an Enfield Town fan the picture is clear, win at home to Witham Town and we qualify for the play-offs. Which, of course, is easier said than done!

Enfield Town fans at East Thurrock United this afternoon - Courtesy of @etfc_ultras
Especially as Witham Town and AFC Hornchurch were relegated following their results today - The pressure is off for Witham and they can just play football next Saturday at Donkey Lane.

One from Peacehaven and Telscombe, Lewes, VCD Athletic, Canvey Island, Harrow Borough or Tonbridge Angels will finish in the last relegation place. P&T need to win to have a chance of saying up and hope one of the teams above them lose - Lewes could draw and go down on goal difference if P&T win!

The 3,000 crowd at Dulwich Hamlet v Maidstone United beat Crawley Town (League One), Accrington Stanley + Morecambe + Newport County (League Two) and all the crowds across all three Vanarama Conference divisions - even the 2,938 at Bromley who won 3-0 against Weston-Super-Mare to win the title.

RYMAN PREMIER DIVISION TABLE 
TOP, FIGHT FOR THE PLAY-OFFS AND RELEGATION BATTLE
INCLUDING SELECTED FINAL FIXTURES
MONDAY 20th APRIL
HENDON v AFC HORNCHURCH 
SATURDAY 25th APRIL
BOGNOR REGIS TOWN v MARGATE 
HENDON V LEISTON 
MAIDSTONE UNITED v EAST THURROCK UNITED 

SATURDAY 25th APRIL 
ENFIELD TOWN v WITHAM TOWN 
KINGSTONIAN v GRAYS ATHLETIC 
MET POLICE v AFC HORNCHURCH 
TONBRIDGE ANGELS v DULWICH HAMLET 

SATURDAY 25th APRIL
BURY TOWN v LEWES 
CANVEY ISLAND v WINGATE AND FINCHLEY 
LEATHERHEAD v HARROW BOROUGH 
PEACEHAVEN AND TELSCOMBE v HAMPTON AND RICHMOND BOROUGH 
TONBRIDGE ANGELS v DULWICH HAMLET 
VCD ATHLETIC v BILLERICAY TOWN 

tables used thanks to the excellent footballwebpages.co.uk

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