RYMAN NORTH WEEKEND RESULTS AND TABLE

RESULTS 

AFC Sudbury          4 0 Great Wakering Rovers 231 
Cheshunt             1 3 Redbridge             125 
East Thurrock United 2 2 Brentwood Town        217 
Harlow Town          2 1 Heybridge Swifts      221 
Ilford               0 2 Grays Athletic        128 
Maldon & Tiptree     2 0 Romford                86 
Thamesmead Town      0 3 Enfield Town           79
Tilbury              0 2 Ware                  112 
Waltham Abbey        5 4 Waltham Forest         69 

Current Table (Top 10 and bottom 2 only)
                       P  W  D  L  GF GA  GD PTS  PP  HIGHEST POSS
1 East Thurrock United 37 28 5  4  83 35 +48 89   98  1ST
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2 Needham Market       37 25 7  5  88 44 +44 82   91  1ST
3 Brentwood Town       38 20 8  10 72 51 +21 68   74  3rd
4 Harlow Town          37 20 6  11 57 48 + 9 66   75  3rd
5 Wingate & Finchley   37 19 8  10 62 50 +12 65   74  3rd
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6 AFC Sudbury          37 17 10 10 76 60 +16 61   70  3rd
7 Grays Athletic       38 17 9  12 68 46 +22 60   66  4th GD
8 Maldon & Tiptree     37 17 9  11 66 58 + 8 60   69  3rd
9 Enfield Town         37 18 5  14 70 44 +26 59   68  3rd GD
10 Waltham Abbey       37 16 8  13 69 55 +14 56   65  5th GD

20 Ilford              37 7  8  22 37 71 -34 29   38
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21 Waltham Forest      37 5  8  24 38 83 -45 23   32 

The Champagne is on Ice at East Thurrock United after yesterday's 2-2 draw with Brentwood Town. A victory at Redbridge next Saturday will secure John Coventry's side the title and Ryman Premier Division football next season. In the race for the play-offs it's looking like it will be the current top five who will qualify with Wingate and Finchley making the trip to Needham Market and Brentwood Town playing Harlow Town in the semi-finals. Where the second game will be played at (Barrows Farm or The Arena???) will be decided over the next few games for The Blues and The Hawks.

Romford's defeat at Maldon and Tiptree and Heybridge Swift's loss at Harlow put an end to their slim chances of a play off place as they can now only get a points total of 64 and 63 respectively.

Tenth placed Waltham Abbey can still mathematically qualify but it would take the wheels to fall off in a spectaular fashion at Brentwood Town, Harlow Town and Wingate and Finchley for that to happen. AFC Sudbury are probably the best placed side outside of the top five for a shot at the play-offs but with a four point cushion between themselves and fifth placed W&F this is now looking an outside chance as well. You never know though as a famous pundit (who played for Brentwood Town) once said "it's a funny old game" and maybe the league will throw up one dramatic twist over the final few weeks.

At the bottom of the table Waltham Forest look doomed following their amazing 5-4 loss at Waltham Abbey yesterday. One more defeat for The Stags will see them only able to get 29 points with an inferior goal difference to Ilford by -11 who are currently on that total at present. A draw for The Foxes in one of their final games will rubber stamp their Ryman North status for another season.