THREE GAMES LEFT - ISTHMIAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION - THE BUSINESS END OF THE SEASON

CURRENT TABLE - TOP EIGHT ONLY 

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	PP
1.	WORTHING	39	+51	91	100
2.	BISHOP'S STORTFORD	39	+52	81	90
3.	HORNCHURCH	39	+46	78	87
4.	ENFIELD TOWN	39	+31	77	86
5.	CHESHUNT	39	+28	69	78
6.	LEWES	39	+28	68	77
7.	FOLKESTONE INVICTA	39	+23	68	77
8.	KINGSTONIAN	39	+23	57	66

Worthing are champions and will be playing at Step Two next season. The Mackerel Men were also top of the table in the two curtailed seasons in 19/20 and 20/21 so fully deserve their title win and promotion. 

Bishop's Stortford are certain of a play off place on 81 points. The Blues are on an incredible run of results not conceding a goal in 11 matches which is a club record. A truly amazing achievement at any level of football!! 

Hornchurch are certain of a play off place on 78 points. 

Enfield Town can confirm their play-off place with a point or more in today's game against Cray Wanderers, at Potters Bar Town on Monday or Bognor Regis Town at home next weekend. 

Nothing is certain (The Towner's could lose all three of their remaining games!!) but realistically the race for 5th place is between Cheshunt, Lewes and Folkestone Invicta. 

FINAL FIXTURES FOR 5th, 6th and 7th PLACED TEAMS

DATE	CHESHUNT	LEWES	FOLKESTONE INVICTA
Sat 16th	Haringey Borough	KINGSTONIAN	Leatherhead
Mon 18th	BISHOP'S STORTFORD	Bognor Regis Town	MARGATE
Sat 23rd	Corinthian Casuals	BOWERS & PITSEA	Haringey Borough

CURRENT TABLE - BOTTOM FIVE ONLY 

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	PP
18.	BRIGHTLINGSEA REGENT	39	-47	36	45
19.	EAST THURROCK UNITED	39	-50	34	43
20.	MERSTHAM	39	-37	33	42
21.	CRAY WANDERERS	39	-22	32*	41
22.	LEATHERHEAD	39	-41	32	41

* denotes three points deducted for playing ineligible player in first game of the season v Lewes 

Nothing is confirmed at the bottom of the table with the final bottom two relegated and the team who finishes in 20th possibly relegated depending on their PPG total in relation to other step three teams. This makes the Enfield Town v Cray Wanderers game this afternoon a very important one at the both the top and bottom of the table. Another fantastic game in prospect is Saturday's between Leatherhead and Folkstone Invicta. The three points The Wands have been deducted could prove to be pivotal. 

The Tanners despite being bottom have won 30.71% of their overall points total in their last six games played with Invicta without a win six games losing four and drawing two. A draw would do neither side any good in their respective battles for the play-offs and to avoid relegation. 

Merstham have lost their last nine league games - they host Bognor Regis Town on Saturday. 

CURRENT FORM OF BOTTOM FIVE

TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF/GA	GD	PTS
LEATHERHEAD	6	4	1	1	9/5	+4	13
EAST THURROCK UTD	6	3	1	2	7/7	0	10
BRIGHTLINGSEA REGENT	6	1	2	3	6/8	-2	5
CRAY WANDERERS	6	1	0	5	9/17	-8	3
MERSTHAM	6	0	0	6	3/15	-12	0

NEXT FIXTURES INVOLVING THE BOTTOM FIVE 

FRIDAY 

Enfield Town v Cray Wanderers 

Hornchurch v Brightlingsea Regent 

SATURDAY 

East Thurrock United v Wingate & Finchley 

Merstham v Bognor Regis Town 

Leatherhead v Folkstone Invicta