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WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2011/12 No 26 -:- 6th February 2012

It could have been worse . . . and it was! All Ryman League games on Saturday were called off because of frozen pitches, but at least there was nothing to compare with this view from the main stand at Aveley on the corresponding weekend three years ago. By Sunday morning, however, the scene must have been much like this. (Picture: Gavin Ellis/TGS Photo).

INSIDE THIS WEEK Up-to-date league tables,,,,,,,,,,,........................................page 4

Forthcoming fixtures,,,,,,,,,,,.............................................page 5

In memory – J Rains, B Wiseman & R Sturgess.............page 21

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Results

Friday, 3 February, 2012

Premier

Tooting & Mitcham United P-P Metropolitan Police Match postponed due to frozen pitch

Saturday, 4 February, 2012

Premier

AFC Hornchurch P-P Hastings United Billericay Town P-P Hendon East Thurrock United P-P Bury Town Harrow Borough P-P Concord Rangers Horsham P-P Aveley Kingstonian P-P Margate Wingate & Finchley P-P Lewes

All postponed due to frozen pitches

North

AFC Sudbury P-P Ware Enfield Town P-P Chatham Town Great Wakering Rovers P-P Brentwood Town Heybridge Swifts P-P Harlow Town Ilford P-P Thamesmead Town Leiston P-P Waltham Forest Needham Market P-P Waltham Abbey Potters Bar Town P-P Grays Athletic Redbridge P-P Cheshunt Romford P-P Maldon & Tiptree Tilbury P-P Soham Town Rangers

All postponed due to frozen pitches

South

Burgess Hill Town P-P Faversham Town Crawley Down P-P Whitehawk Eastbourne Town P-P Bognor Regis Town Folkestone Invicta P-P Walton Casuals Merstham P-P Maidstone United Ramsgate P-P Dulwich Hamlet Sittingbourne P-P Corinthian-Casuals Walton & Hersham P-P Hythe Town Whitstable Town P-P Godalming Town

All postponed due to frozen pitches

Whyteleafe P-P Croydon Athletic Match postponed

Worthing P-P Chipstead Match postponed due to frozen pitch

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The FA Carlsberg Trophy, Third Round Dartford P-P Wealdstone Newport County P-P Carshalton Athletic

Both matches postponed due to frozen pitches

Sunday, 5 February, 2012

Premier

Cray Wanderers P-P Lowestoft Town Match postponed due to frozen pitch

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Home Away

RYMAN PREMIER P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD Billericay Town 28 9 4 1 33 12 7 4 3 23 14 56 30 AFC Hornchurch 27 6 3 4 19 9 11 0 3 29 15 54 24 Lowestoft Town 26 10 2 1 26 10 7 1 5 24 19 54 21 Hendon 28 4 6 4 20 21 9 2 3 20 7 47 12 Bury Town 27 9 2 2 27 10 5 2 7 27 27 46 17 Lewes 28 7 4 3 19 14 6 3 5 14 17 46 2 Cray Wanderers 27 5 4 4 21 21 8 2 4 31 15 45 16 Canvey Island 28 6 1 7 18 19 7 3 4 20 17 43 2 Metropolitan Police 25 7 2 4 19 9 5 4 3 21 14 42 17 Margate 26 7 1 6 29 18 5 4 3 20 16 41 15 Wealdstone 27 6 4 3 19 13 4 7 3 22 13 41 15 Kingstonian 28 6 2 6 20 22 5 4 5 18 21 39 -5 Concord Rangers 27 4 5 5 24 20 5 2 6 17 22 34 -1 Carshalton Athletic 27 4 2 7 14 19 5 5 4 18 20 34 -7 Wingate & Finchley 26 6 2 5 20 26 3 4 6 14 23 33 -15 East Thurrock United 24 5 3 5 17 15 4 1 6 11 19 31 -6 Harrow Borough 27 4 4 6 18 24 4 2 7 13 19 30 -12 Hastings United 27 3 3 7 12 16 4 3 7 14 27 27 -17 Leatherhead 26 3 2 7 12 21 4 3 7 18 18 26 -9 Tooting & Mitcham United 27 3 3 8 20 34 4 1 8 19 35 25 -30 Aveley 28 1 4 9 13 29 2 5 7 15 24 18 -25 Horsham 28 0 2 12 11 40 2 3 9 14 29 11 -44 RYMAN NORTH P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD Leiston 28 9 4 1 30 14 9 2 3 33 14 60 35 Enfield Town 28 11 2 1 37 15 6 5 3 25 18 58 29 Needham Market 28 10 0 4 48 17 5 6 3 28 17 51 42 Harlow Town 27 7 5 2 24 11 7 1 5 20 16 48 17 Grays Athletic* 28 7 2 5 24 14 8 3 3 26 15 47 21 Tilbury 28 10 3 1 31 17 3 5 6 18 30 47 2 Brentwood Town 28 6 3 5 21 12 7 3 4 18 12 45 15 AFC Sudbury 28 6 3 5 17 17 7 3 4 23 23 45 0 Redbridge 26 4 5 4 27 23 8 1 4 22 14 42 12 Potters Bar Town 28 8 3 3 29 23 4 3 7 19 28 42 -3 Heybridge Swifts 28 6 3 5 21 20 6 2 6 27 23 41 5 Thamesmead Town 27 6 2 5 27 21 5 4 5 15 21 39 0 Waltham Abbey 27 4 3 6 27 28 7 2 5 30 25 38 4 Chatham Town 28 7 2 5 26 21 4 2 8 12 22 37 -5 Romford 27 6 5 3 19 18 3 4 6 19 24 36 -4 Waltham Forest 28 6 2 6 25 27 4 4 6 21 26 36 -7 Maldon & Tiptree 28 4 3 7 17 22 5 3 6 20 27 33 -12 Cheshunt 28 4 3 7 15 31 2 5 7 10 25 26 -31 Soham Town Rangers 27 4 3 7 16 23 1 6 6 19 34 24 -22 Ware 27 3 3 7 10 18 0 3 11 10 32 15 -30 Great Wakering Rovers 27 2 6 6 17 24 1 0 12 10 42 15 -39 Ilford 27 1 4 8 10 22 1 2 11 13 30 12 -29 RYMAN SOUTH P W D L F A W D L F A Pts GD Bognor Regis Town 27 10 3 0 36 9 8 4 2 32 13 61 46 Whitehawk* 27 11 1 1 29 6 8 2 4 23 14 57 32 Dulwich Hamlet 26 10 2 1 27 7 7 3 3 23 10 56 33 Maidstone United 29 11 2 2 27 9 6 2 6 23 21 55 20 Folkestone Invicta 28 9 4 1 34 16 7 2 5 23 21 54 20 Worthing 27 10 4 0 39 12 5 3 5 15 15 52 27 Chipstead 27 7 4 3 22 13 6 3 4 23 17 46 15 Hythe Town 28 8 3 3 31 17 5 2 7 16 31 44 -1 Godalming Town 25 6 3 4 15 14 6 3 3 23 21 42 3 Ramsgate 27 7 3 3 22 18 4 3 7 20 28 39 -4 Merstham 28 7 3 4 23 24 3 4 7 22 28 37 -7 Walton Casuals 28 6 1 7 25 27 3 4 7 16 24 32 -10 Corinthian-Casuals 27 4 6 3 22 21 3 4 7 12 22 31 -9 Faversham Town 27 5 4 5 18 18 3 3 7 12 24 31 -12 Crawley Down 28 6 1 6 27 23 3 2 10 16 27 30 -7 Eastbourne Town 26 4 3 6 16 16 2 7 4 15 24 28 -9 Walton & Hersham 28 3 3 8 17 20 4 3 7 10 15 27 -8 Sittingbourne 28 3 6 5 11 14 3 3 8 16 30 27 -17 Whitstable Town 28 4 2 8 19 25 3 1 10 14 43 24 -35 Burgess Hill Town 28 3 5 6 19 29 2 2 10 10 26 22 -26 Whyteleafe 28 1 2 11 11 29 2 4 8 12 24 15 -30 Croydon Athletic** 19 3 1 6 14 18 0 2 7 9 26 2 -21

*Three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player ** Ten points deducted by FA for misconduct

TABLES (To Sunday February 5)

(to Saturday November 5)

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Forthcoming Fixtures

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Premier Bury Town v. Margate Leatherhead v. Wingate & Finchley

North Thamesmead Town v. Redbridge Ware v. Great Wakering Rovers

The Alan Boon Cup – Quarter Final East Thurrock United v. Maidstone United

FA Trophy – Third Round Dartford v. Wealdstone Newport County v. Carshalton Athletic

Essex Senior Cup – Semi Final Canvey Island v. Dagenham & Redbridge

Hertfordshire Senior Cup – Quarter Final Leverstock Green v. Cheshunt

Middlesex Senior Cup – Quarter Final Hendon v. Hanworth Villa

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Essex Senior Cup – Semi Final Concord Rangers v. Colchester United

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Premier Aveley v. Billericay Town

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Premier Bury Town v. Wingate & Finchley Carshalton Athletic v. AFC Hornchurch

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Concord Rangers v. East Thurrock United Hastings United v. Tooting & Mitcham United Hendon v. Cray Wanderers Lewes v. Leatherhead Lowestoft Town v. Kingstonian Margate v. Harrow Borough Metropolitan Police v. Canvey Island Wealdstone v. Horsham

North Brentwood Town v. Romford Chatham Town v. Great Wakering Rovers Cheshunt v. Tilbury Grays Athletic v. Needham Market Harlow Town v. Redbridge Maldon & Tiptree v. Ilford Soham Town Rangers v. Enfield Town Thamesmead Town v. Leiston Waltham Abbey v. AFC Sudbury Waltham Forest v. Potters Bar Town Ware v. Heybridge Swifts

South Bognor Regis Town v. Merstham Chipstead v. Whyteleafe Corinthian-Casuals v. Whitstable Town Dulwich Hamlet v. Walton & Hersham Faversham Town v. Ramsgate Godalming Town v. Burgess Hill Town Hythe Town v. Sittingbourne Maidstone United v. Folkestone Invicta Walton Casuals v. Eastbourne Town Whitehawk v. Worthing

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Premier AFC Hornchurch v. Margate Billericay Town v. Hendon Cray Wanderers v. Tooting & Mitcham United Wingate & Finchley v. East Thurrock United

Surrey Senior Cup – Quarter Final Carshalton Athletic v. Metropolitan Police

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Premier Leatherhead v. Concord Rangers

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Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Premier AFC Hornchurch v. Lewes Bury Town v. Harrow Borough Canvey Island v. Billericay Town Carshalton Athletic v. Concord Rangers Cray Wanderers v. Metropolitan Police East Thurrock United v. Margate Horsham v. Hastings United Leatherhead v. Hendon Lowestoft Town v. Tooting & Mitcham United Wealdstone v. Aveley Wingate & Finchley v. Kingstonian

North Brentwood Town v. Waltham Forest Chatham Town v. AFC Sudbury Enfield Town v. Heybridge Swifts Great Wakering Rovers v. Leiston Harlow Town v. Cheshunt Ilford v. Waltham Abbey Maldon & Tiptree v. Redbridge Romford v. Potters Bar Town Soham Town Rangers v. Ware Thamesmead Town v. Grays Athletic Tilbury v. Needham Market

South Bognor Regis Town v. Walton Casuals Corinthian-Casuals v. Chipstead Dulwich Hamlet v. Maidstone United Eastbourne Town v. Worthing Faversham Town v. Folkestone Invicta Hythe Town v. Crawley Down Merstham v. Godalming Town Ramsgate v. Burgess Hill Town Walton & Hersham v. Whyteleafe Whitstable Town v. Whitehawk

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Facts & Figures

Wins Analysis (As at 4

th February 2012)

Premier Division Matches Played 296

Home Wins 115

(38.85 %)

Away Wins 116

(39.19 %)

Draws 65

(21.96 %)

Home Goals 431

Away Goals 422

Total Goals 853

Goals per game 2.88

Division One North Matches Played 303

Home Wins 131

(43.23 %)

Away Wins 103

(33.99 %)

Draws 69

(22.78 %)

Home Goals 518

Away Goals 438

Total Goals 956

Goals per game 3.16

Division One South Matches Played 297

Home Wins 138

(46.46 %)

Away Wins 93

(31.32 %)

Draws 66

(22.22 %)

Home Goals 504

Away Goals 385

Total Goals 889

Goals per game 2.99

Player Movements (4th February 2012)

Players registered to date: 3212 New players registered this week: 42

Transferred this week

Player From To

Christopher Breach Bognor Regis Town Lewes

David Cowley Grays Athletic Harlow Town

Nathaniel Gordon Redbridge Grays Athletic

Jason Henry Kingstonian Walton & Hersham

Alwayne Jones Chatham Town Thamesmead Town

Benson Kpaka Billericay Town Metropolitan Police

John Lansdale Worthing Whitehawk

Leon McKenzie Grays Athletic AFC Hornchurch

Daniel Morris Walton & Hersham Horsham

Samuel Robinson Merstham Faversham Town

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Leading Goal Scorers - League Goals Only (as at 4th February 2012)

Premier Kwesi Appiah Margate 22

Richard Jolly Wealdstone 17

Martin Tuohy AFC Hornchurch 16

Tony Stokes Concord Rangers 16

Jack Clark Cray Wanderers 14

Leon Smith Wingate & Finchley 13

Tommy Whitnell Cray Wanderers 12

Sam Higgins East Thurrock United 12

Michael Malcolm Lewes 11

Leigh Bremner Cray Wanderers 11

Greg Ngoyi Hendon 11

Lewis Smith AFC Hornchurch 11

North Sam Newson Needham Market 21

Liam Hope Enfield Town 15

James Baker AFC Sudbury 13

Steve Cawley Waltham Abbey 12

Jeff Hammond Harlow Town 12 (Includes 9 league goals for Waltham Forest)

Rhys Henry Leiston 12 (Includes 1 league goal for Harlow Town)

Piers Wixon Harlow Town 11

Tom Pett Potters Bar Town 11

South Jason Prior Bognor Regis Town 25

Stuart King Folkestone Invicta 16

Shaun Welford Maidstone United 15

Frankie Sawyer Dulwich Hamlet 14

Roscoe Dsane Merstham 12

Ryan McBride Worthing 12

Stuart Vahid Whitstable Town 11

Scott Harris Godalming Town 11

Dave Cook Hythe Town 11

Luke Blewden Crawley Down 11

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Best Attendances – Club by Club

Premier

1106 Billericay Town v AFC Hornchurch 27.12.2011

1066 Lowestoft Town v Bury Town 26.12.2011

1005 Lewes v Horsham 02.01.2012

876 Wealdstone v Harrow Borough 26.12.2011

834 Carshalton Athletic v Billericay Town 10.09.2011

763 Canvey Island v Concord Rangers 26.12.2011

North

517 AFC Sudbury v Needham Market 02.01.2012

498 Enfield Town v Redbridge 02.01.2012

452 Needham Market v AFC Sudbury 29.08.2011

327 Leiston v AFC Sudbury 08.11.2011

326 Tilbury v Grays Athletic 21.01.2012

314 Grays Athletic v Tilbury 05.10.2011

South 1279 Bognor Regis Town v Worthing 26.12.2011

1018 Folkestone Invicta v Hythe Town 26.12.2011

717 Dulwich Hamlet v Bognor Regis Town 14.01.2012

548 Hythe Town v Maidstone United 21.01.2012

484 Maidstone United v Ramsgate 12.11.2011

442 Sittingbourne v Maidstone United 02.01.2012

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Macron Managers of the Month for January

Ryman Premier Ryman North Ryman South

Danny Cowley and Danny Scopes Steve Newing Mark Tompkins

Macron Team Performances of the Month for January

Ryman Premier Ryman North Ryman South

Wealdstone FC Ilford FC Sittingbourne FC

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Ryman Youth League Section

Results

Monday, 30th January 2012

Central Carshalton Athletic 2 - 2 Kingstonian 29

O’Toole 52, Bradford 81 (pen) Cheklit 49, Warren 63

Leatherhead 2 - 0 Tooting & Mitcham United 16

Winberg 29, Mead 31

South Lewes 5 - 0 Eastbourne Town 73

Fergany 4, 45, Stubbings 37, 50, 68

West Camberley Town 1 - 0 Harrow Borough 36

Wilkie 90

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round

Ashford Town (Middx) P-P Chipstead

Hayes & Yeading United P-P Walton & Hersham

Surrey FA Youth Cup – Quarter-Final Egham Town P-P Kingstonian

Tuesday, 31st January 2012

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round

Bromley P-P Thamesmead Town

Wednesday, 1st February 2012

Central Sutton United P-P Kingstonian

South Whitehawk P-P Burgess Hill Town

West Wealdstone P-P Hampton & Richmond Borough

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Thursday, 2nd February 2012

Central Whyteleafe P-P Woking

South Horsham P-P Hastings United

West Northwood P-P Staines Town

Middlesex FA Youth Cup – Semi-Final Enfield Town 4 - 0 Ashford Town (Middx) 55

Todd 62, 89, Folan 65, 78

League Tables (As at 4

th February 2012)

RYMAN CENTRAL P W D L F A Pts GD

Woking 11 6 5 0 33 13 23 +20

Carshalton Athletic 13 4 4 5 25 30 16 -5

Kingstonian 7 4 3 0 18 4 15 +14

Chipstead 9 4 3 2 27 18 15 +9

Walton & Hersham 12 4 3 5 24 26 15 -2

Leatherhead 12 5 0 7 20 29 15 -9

Sutton United 9 4 2 3 19 16 14 +3

Metropolitan Police 11 4 2 5 27 29 14 -2

Tooting & Mitcham United 13 3 3 7 14 33 12 -19

Whyteleafe 11 3 1 7 22 31 10 -9

RYMAN EAST P W D L F A Pts GD

Corinthian 10 6 4 0 25 9 22 +16

Maidstone United 10 6 2 2 22 12 20 +10

Tonbridge Angels 12 5 5 2 17 12 20 +5

Welling United 10 4 1 5 14 23 13 -9

Thamesmead Town 12 3 3 6 15 25 12 -10

Ashford United 8 3 1 4 12 12 10 +0

Faversham Town 10 2 3 5 13 20 9 -7

Bromley 10 2 1 7 14 19 7 -5

RYMAN SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GD

Burgess Hill Town 9 7 1 1 38 16 22 +22

Lewes 9 7 0 2 36 16 21 +20

Whitehawk 9 6 1 2 32 13 19 +19

Hastings United 11 6 0 5 29 29 18 +0

Worthing 8 4 3 1 19 13 15 +6

Horsham YMCA 11 4 3 4 26 27 15 -1

Bognor Regis Town 10 2 1 7 13 33 7 -20

Horsham 9 1 2 6 10 35 5 -25

Eastbourne Town 10 0 1 9 12 33 1 -21

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RYMAN WEST P W D L F A Pts GD Staines Town 7 6 1 0 29 8 19 +21

Ashford Town (Middx) 7 6 1 0 20 5 19 +15

Hayes & Yeading United 7 5 1 1 25 6 16 +19

Wingate & Finchley 12 5 1 6 22 29 16 -7

Camberley Town 10 5 0 5 19 15 15 +4

Harrow Borough 13 4 2 7 30 29 14 +1

Wealdstone 8 4 1 3 21 22 13 -1

Hampton & Richmond Borough 9 1 2 6 9 26 5 -17

Northwood 11 0 3 8 8 43 3 -35

Forthcoming Fixtures

Monday, 6th February 2012

Central Kingstonian v. Metropolitan Police

South Burgess Hill Town v. Lewes

Worthing v. Hastings United

West Ashford Town (Middx) v. Staines Town

Hayes & Yeading United v. Harrow Borough

Tuesday, 7th February 2012

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round

Bromley v. Thamesmead Town

Wednesday, 8th February 2012

Central Chipstead v. Leatherhead

Sutton United v. Walton & Hersham

Woking v. Tooting & Mitcham United

South Bognor Regis Town v. Horsham YMCA

West Hampton & Richmond Borough v. Camberley Town

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Thursday, 9th February 2012

Central Whyteleafe v. Carshalton Athletic

East Maidstone United v. Corinthian

South Horsham v. Eastbourne Town

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round

Ashford United v. Enfield Town

Surrey FA Youth Cup – Quarter-Final Egham Town v. Kingstonian

Monday, 13th February 2012

Central Kingstonian v. Whyteleafe

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round

Ashford Town (Middx) v. Chipstead

Hayes & Yeading United v. Walton & Hersham

Wednesday, 15th February 2012

East Ashford United v. Faversham Town

South Bognor Regis Town v. Horsham

West Hampton & Richmond Borough v. Staines Town

Wealdstone v. Northwood

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – Third Round

Sutton United v. Worthing

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Thursday, 16th February 2012

East Corinthian v. Bromley

Maidstone United v. Tonbridge Angels

Facts and Figures Hat-trick Hero

Lewes Jordan Stubbings

Lucas Fettes Youth Cup – FINAL

The Final of this season’s Lucas Fettes Youth Cup competition will be played on May Bank

Holiday Monday, 7th May 2012 – kick-off 11.00 a.m. – venue to be decided in due course.

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This week we concentrate on the Ryman Fair Play Award. Cautions & Dismissals are for all offences committed in Ryman League matches only.

Divisional amalgamated table as at 1st February 2012

Div Posn

65 CP Team Cautions (4pts) Dismissals (12pts) TOTAL

1st S 1 Folkestone Invicta 25 1 112

2nd N 1 Waltham Abbey 28 1 124

3rd S 2 Dulwich Hamlet 29 1 128

4th P 1 East Thurrock United 30 1 132

5th S 3 Crawley Down 27 2 132

6th P 2 Lewes 34 0 136

7th P 3 Margate 33 1 144

8th P 4 Leatherhead 31 2 148

9th N 2 Ilford 33 2 156

10th S 4 Burgess Hill Town 30 3 156

11th P 5 Hendon 38 1 164

12th P 6 Carshalton Athletic 35 2 164

13th N 3 Soham Town Rangers 35 2 164

14th S 5 Corinthian-Casuals 32 3 164

15th S 6 Ramsgate 36 2 168

16th S 7 Merstham 36 2 168

17th N 4 Harlow Town 30 4 168

18th N 5 Chatham Town 40 1 172

19th S 8 Worthing 34 3 172

20th P 7 Harrow Borough 41 1 176

21st S 9 Walton & Hersham 32 4 176

22nd P 8 Concord Rangers 39 2 180

23rd N 6 Great Wakering Rovers 37 3 184

24th N 7 Leiston 34 4 184

25th P 9 Canvey Island 44 1 188

26th N 8 Tilbury 38 3 188

27th N 9 Needham Market 29 6 188

28th S 10 Chipstead 45 1 192

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Div Posn

65 CP Team Cautions (4pts) Dismissals (12pts) TOTAL

29th S 11 Faversham Town 42 2 192

30th N 10 Brentwood Town 33 5 192

31st S 12 Bognor Regis Town 40 3 196

32nd S 13 Whyteleafe 38 4 200

33rd P 10 Cray Wanderers 38 4 200

34th P 11 Kingstonian 42 3 204

35th S 14 Maidstone United 46 2 208

36th S 15 Whitehawk 43 3 208

37th N 11 Heybridge Swifts 44 3 212

38th N 12 Redbridge 48 2 216

39th S 16 Godalming Town 42 4 216

40th P 12 Horsham 36 6 216

41st S 17 Eastbourne Town 46 3 220

42nd P 13 Lowestoft Town 46 3 220

43rd N 13 AFC Sudbury 50 2 224

44th P 14 Aveley 47 3 224

45th N 14 Enfield Town 38 6 224

46th P 15 Metropolitan Police 54 1 228

47th P 16 AFC Hornchurch 49 3 232

48th N 15 Thamesmead Town 46 4 232

49th N 16 Potter Bar Town 46 4 232

50th N 17 Grays Athletic 50 3 236

51st N 18 Maldon & Tiptree 44 5 236

52nd N 19 Cheshunt 45 5 240

53rd P 17 Wealdstone 56 2 248

54th S 18 Whitstable Town 57 2 252

55th S 19 Walton Casuals 51 4 252

56th N 20 Waltham Forest 42 7 252

57th P 18 Billericay Town 61 1 256

58th P 19 Bury Town 50 5 260

59th S 20 Hythe Town 55 4 268

60th N 21 Ware 46 7 268

61st P 20 Hastings United 53 5 272

62nd S 21 Sittingbourne 52 6 280

63rd P 21 Wingate & Finchley 46 8 280

64th P 22 Tooting & Mitcham 69 6 348

65th N 22 Romford 72 6 360

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Visit the Ryman League Website for more up to date news as it arrives at: www.isthmian.co.uk

Our next bulletin will be published on Monday 13

th February 2012

The weekly roundup bulletin will be published on Thursday 9th February 2012

Please send any news items for the Website to the League’s Communications

Administrator

Peter Butcher (peter@isthmian.co.uk)

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Veterans Cup

Round Two

Metropolitan Police 0-4 Kingstonian 40

Leiston 1-4 Middlesex Wanderers 35

Walton Casuals 1-3 Thamesmead Town No Gate

Burgess Hill 6-1 Crawley Down 25

Semi Finals

Kingstonian v. Burgess Hill Town 29th February, KO 7.45pm

Thamesmead Town v. Middlesex Wanderers Date to be confirmed

Women’s Cup

Semi Finals

Billericay Town v Eastbourne Town 15th February, KO 7.45pm

Lewes v Enfield Town 8th February, KO 7.45pm

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In Memory…….

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Sutton United legend John

Rains, at the tragically-young age of 57. Rains played almost 700 games for

Sutton, many of them alongside his brother Tony, and scored 131 goals, mostly

from centre-back. He captained them to successive Isthmian League title in

1984 and 1985, then completed a rare double by managing them to the

championship in 1999. He was also associated, as player or manager, with a

number of other Isthmian League clubs: Bromley, Carshalton, Dorking, Epsom,

Molesey and Worthing. A tribute from Sutton United reads, in part: "John was

one of those rare characters whose love of football and of life enabled him to

cross the boundaries of traditional club rivalries and embed himself in the

affections of supporters wherever he played or managed. "But John’s

contribution to the club goes beyond mere statistics. He was the driving force on

the pitch, a natural choice as captain and the heart of Barrie Williams’ side that

entertained us through the 1980s."

Former Harlow Town vice-chairman Bill Wiseman has also passed away. He

was another well-known figure in Isthmian League circles who was previously

a member of the Purfleet committee.

Ronnie Sturgess, a great servant to Enfield Town F C, Enfield F C and to

football throughout Middlesex, passed away during the small hours of Sunday

morning.

R.I.P

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