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PWD L F A Pt Sheffield Utd . 25 16 5 4 46 24 53 Bolton ........... 25 15 5 5 34 17 50 Scunthorpe ... 25 14 7 4 48 23 49 Rochdale ...... 25 14 3 8 40 30 45 Bradford ....... 25 10 12 3 31 21 42 Fleetwood ..... 25 11 7 7 36 28 40 Southend ...... 25 10 9 6 35 29 39 Peterboro ...... 24 10 8 6 38 26 38 Millwall ......... 25 11 5 9 41 39 38 Bristol Rvrs ... 25 10 6 9 40 44 36 Charlton ........ 25 8 11 6 33 26 35 Oxford .......... 25 9 7 9 29 28 34 AFC Wmbldn . 25 8 9 8 36 32 33 Walsall .......... 25 7 10 8 26 33 31 Port Vale ....... 25 8 7 10 27 37 31 Northamptn .. 25 8 6 11 35 36 30 Gillingham .... 25 8 6 11 32 40 30 MK Dons ....... 25 7 7 11 29 34 28 Swindon ....... 25 6 7 12 24 38 25 Bury ............. 25 6 4 15 34 49 22 Chesterfield .. 25 6 4 15 27 43 22 Coventry ....... 25 4 9 12 23 37 21 Shrewsbury .. 25 5 6 14 24 39 21 Oldham ......... 24 3 10 11 12 27 19 Results: Friday: Millwall 2 Gillingham 1, MK Dons 3 Swindon 2, Port Vale 1 Chesterfield 0, Rochdale 2 Shrewsbury 1. Saturday: Bolton 2 Scunthorpe 1, Bradford 1 Bury 1, Bristol Rovers 2 AFC Wimbledon 0, Fleetwood 1 Oldham 0, Oxford 0 Walsall 0, Peterborough 1 Coventry 1, Sheffield Utd 1 Northampton 0, Southend 1 Charlton 1. Monday: AFC Wimbledon 2 Millwall 2, Bury 1 Sheffield Utd 3, Charlton 4 Bristol Rovers 1, Chesterfield 0 MK Dons 0, Coventry 2 Bolton 2, Gillingham 0 Oxford 1, Northampton 1 Bradford 2, Oldham 0 Port Vale 0, Scunthorpe 1 Peterborough 1, Shrewsbury 0 Fleetwood 1, Swindon 0 Southend 0, Walsall 0 Rochdale 2. Fixtures: Saturday: Bradford v Chesterfield, Bristol Rovers v Northampton, Scunthorpe v Bury, Southend v Sheffield Utd, Swindon v Shrewsbury. Lincoln.......... 26 17 4 5 55 26 55 Tranmere ...... 27 16 5 6 38 22 53 Forest Green . 26 14 7 5 51 31 49 Dagenham .... 27 15 4 8 43 31 49 Dover............ 26 15 3 8 55 39 48 Barrow ......... 25 12 10 3 41 24 46 Aldershot ...... 27 12 6 9 34 27 42 Macclesfield . 25 12 4 9 36 26 40 Gateshead .... 27 10 9 8 43 29 39 Chester ......... 27 10 9 8 42 33 39 Eastleigh....... 26 10 9 7 40 33 39 Boreham W ... 27 10 8 9 29 25 38 Bromley ........ 27 11 5 11 34 36 38 Sutton........... 26 10 5 11 30 34 35 Solihull ......... 26 9 6 11 38 43 33 Wrexham ...... 27 8 8 11 24 35 32 Torquay ........ 26 8 6 12 30 37 30 Braintree....... 26 7 6 13 29 46 27 Southport...... 26 7 6 13 32 54 27 Maidstone..... 27 7 5 15 30 51 26 Woking ......... 26 6 6 14 37 50 24 N Ferriby ....... 27 7 3 17 14 38 24 Guiseley........ 27 5 7 15 30 44 22 York .............. 27 4 9 14 23 44 21 Results: Saturday: Boreham Wood 0 Eastleigh 1, Gateshead 4 Barrow 1. New Year’s Day: Chester 0 Solihull Moors 3, Forest Green 5 Torquay 5, Lincoln 3 Guiseley 1, Macclesfield 3 Tranmere 2, Maidstone 1 Dover 4, Southport 3 Wrexham 2, Sutton 2 Bromley 0, Woking 1 Aldershot 2, York 0 North Ferriby 1. Monday: Dagenham 3 Braintree 0. Fixtures: Saturday: Aldershot v Southport, Braintree v Chester, Bromley v Forest Green, Dover v York, Guiseley v Maidstone, North Ferriby v Dagenham, Solihull Moors v Gateshead, Torquay v Boreham Wood, Wrexham v Woking. Tuesday: Barrow v Southport, Braintree v Sutton, Eastleigh v Forest Green, Macclesfield v Dover. Bognor.......... 25 15 5 5 43 25 50 Needham M .. 26 14 7 5 48 41 49 Havant .......... 24 13 7 4 46 25 46 Dulwich ........ 28 12 10 6 54 40 46 Leiston ......... 22 12 6 4 58 34 42 Enfield .......... 26 10 10 6 48 29 40 Tonbridge ..... 24 11 5 8 35 31 38 Staines ......... 29 11 5 13 53 52 38 Lowestoft .... 28 10 8 10 43 47 38 Worthing ....... 25 11 4 10 46 45 37 Harlow .......... 26 11 4 11 41 46 37 Kingstonian... 28 11 3 14 41 42 36 Folkestone .... 25 9 7 9 43 38 34 Billericay....... 25 9 7 9 34 31 34 Leatherhead . 26 8 7 11 42 45 31 Sudbury ........ 25 8 6 11 42 41 30 Wingate & F .. 22 8 5 9 29 32 29 Burgess Hill .. 22 7 7 8 29 35 28 Harrow ......... 22 8 4 10 26 37 28 Merstham ..... 25 6 9 10 43 40 27 Met Police..... 25 7 6 12 31 42 27 Hendon ......... 27 5 9 13 38 62 24 Canvey ......... 25 5 8 12 34 56 23 Grays ............ 28 6 5 17 30 61 23 Results: Friday: Billericay P-P Needham Market. Saturday: AFC Sudbury 1 Canvey 1, Dulwich 1 Wingate & Finchley 1, Folkestone 0 Grays 1, Harlow 2 Leatherhead 1, Harrow 4 Lowestoft 2, Havant 1 Kingstonian 1, Leiston 1 Enfield 1, Merstham 2 Burgess Hill Town 2, Met Police 0 Bognor 1, Staines 3 Hendon 2, Worthing 3 Tonbridge 0. Monday: AFC Sudbury 1 Lowestoft 1, Billericay 2 Tonbridge 1, Dulwich 2 Hendon 1, Folkestone 3 Burgess Hill 1, Harlow 2 Canvey 2, Harrow 1 Enfield 5, Havant 1 Wingate & Finchley 1, Leiston 5 Needham Market 1, Merstham 0 Leatherhead 0, Met Police 1 Kingstonian 0, Staines 3 Grays 0, Worthing 1 Bognor 1. Fixtures: Saturday: Bognor v Billericay, Burgess Hill v Leiston, Canvey v Dulwich, Enfield v AFC Sudbury, Grays v Worthing, Hendon v Merstham, Kingstonian v Staines, Leatherhead v Harrow, Lowestoft v Havant, Needham Market v Folkestone, Tonbridge v Met Police, Wingate & Finchley v Harlow. Tuesday: AFC Sudbury v Met Police, Wingate & Finchley v Burgess Hill, Worthing v Canvey. League Cup Third Round Fixture: Tuesday: Dulwich v Faversham.
Quarter-final Fixture: Tuesday: Needham Market v Tonbridge. Crowboro ...... 20 15 3 2 56 20 48 Sheppey ....... 23 15 3 5 48 30 48 Ashford ......... 20 15 1 4 58 19 46 Hollands & B . 21 13 6 2 46 25 45 AFC Croydon . 22 13 5 4 52 31 44 Sevenoaks .... 19 14 1 4 43 18 43 Cray Valley .... 21 12 1 8 51 31 37 Whitstable .... 21 12 0 9 48 33 36 Corinthian ..... 18 7 5 6 39 39 26 Rochester ..... 20 6 6 8 33 47 24 Croydon ........ 16 7 2 7 36 31 23 Canterbury.... 19 6 4 9 23 20 22 Bearsted ....... 21 6 3 12 31 46 21 Lordswood.... 22 6 2 14 38 70 20 Erith Town..... 21 5 3 13 27 62 18 Erith & Bel .... 20 4 5 11 33 44 17 Deal .............. 19 4 5 10 27 45 17 Tun Wells ...... 18 4 3 11 17 37 15 Beckenham .. 21 3 3 15 16 42 12 Fisher ........... 22 2 5 15 27 59 11 Results: Saturday: Cray Valley K Sports stood up for themselves in a 3-0 win at Lydd on Monday. Lydd set out to intimidate the visitors, who were having none of it as Caine Smith’s double and Josh Brown earned a 12th straight win in Southern Counties East Division 1. Manager Kris Browning, whose side remain fourth, said: “It’s a horrible place to go. “The pitch is horrible, they’re direct and try to bully you. “I’d have been happy to get out of there with a point but we ground them down and I’m delighted to win 3-0. “It’s the first time I’ve won there as a player or a manager. We had to stick up for ourselves.” Sports didn’t get anywhere 0 Crowborough 3, Lordswood 1 Bearsted 4. Monday: Beckenham 1 AFC Croydon 3, Canterbury 0 Whitstable 1, Deal 3 Sheppey 4, Erith Town 2 Erith & Belvedere 1, Rochester 0 Hollands & Blair 4, Tunbridge Wells 0 Sevenoaks 2. Fixtures: Saturday: Beckenham v Canterbury, Bearsted v Cray Valley, Lordswood v Deal, Rochester v Fisher, Sevenoaks v Hollands & Blair, Sheppey v AFC Croydon, Tunbridge Wells v Erith Town, Whitstable v Erith & Belvedere. Rusthall ........ 22 15 6 1 53 18 51 Glebe ............ 18 15 2 1 58 11 47 Kent F Utd..... 20 14 2 4 52 18 44 K Sports........ 20 13 5 2 52 27 44 Sutton Ath ..... 22 13 3 6 72 37 42 Bridon Ropes 20 10 5 5 34 25 35 Forest Hill ..... 20 9 4 7 29 35 31 Orpington...... 21 8 6 7 32 29 30 Lydd ............. 20 8 5 7 36 38 29 Holmesdale... 20 7 5 8 38 36 26 Snodland ...... 22 8 2 12 31 52 26 FC Elmstead . 20 7 4 9 31 34 25 Eltham Pal .... 21 6 6 9 33 42 24 Phoenix Res .. 21 7 2 12 35 62 23 Meridian ....... 23 6 1 16 32 52 19 Crockenhill ... 21 5 4 12 24 50 19 Gravesham ... 18 4 4 10 29 40 16 SC T’mead .... 19 3 4 12 25 40 13 Lewisham ..... 20 0 2 18 16 66 2 Results: Saturday: Gravesham 0 Kent Football Utd 2, Holmesdale 0 Eltham Palace 4, Meridian 0 Lewisham 0. trying to play through Lydd and instead had to go route one themselves. The change in approach led to goals for Smith on 35 and 58 minutes, with Brown on target 20 minutes from time. K Sports are at home to Meridian tomorrow (Saturday) and go to Premier Division AFC Croydon in the League Cup third round on Tuesday. Mid-table Snodland, meanwhile, were beaten 3-1 at home to Rusthall. Dave Sherwood’s 66th-minute goal cancelled out Rusthall’s opener but the visitors scored twice in the last 15 minutes. Town entertain Holmesdale tomorrow. Monday: Bridon Ropes 2 Phoenix Res 2, Glebe 6 Crockenhill 1, Lydd 0 K Sports 3, Snodland 1 Rusthall 3, SC Thamesmead 0 FC Elmstead 2, Sutton Ath 2 Kent Football Utd 4. Fixtures: Saturday: Bridon Ropes v Lewisham, Crockenhill v SC Thamesmead, Eltham Palace v Gravesham, Forest Hilll v Orpington, Kent Football Utd v Rusthall, K Sports v Meridian, Phoenix Res v Lydd, Snodland v Holmesdale, Sutton Ath v Glebe. Challenge Cup
Third round Fixtures: Tuesday: AFC Croydon v K Sports, Bearsted v Cray Valley, Canterbury v Ashford, Corinthian v Whitstable, Erith & Belvedere v Sutton Ath. Wednesday: Bridon Ropes v Crowborough, Sevenoaks v Gravesham. EXPRESS CABS MAIDSTONE &
DISTRICT LEAGUE Fixtures: Premier Division: Eccles v Marden Minors, Kilnbarn v Leybourne Ath, Lenham Wanderers v Hollingbourne, Sittingbourne Lions v Headcorn. Division 1: Maidstone Ath v Ashford Ath, Parkwood Jupitors v Ditton Minors, Phoenix Utd v Eccles Res. Kent Junior Cup Group A fourth round: Malgo v Gillingham Town,Mangravet v Ightham. Kent Junior Cup Group B fourth round: AFC Bexley Res v Lenham Wanderers Res, Hunton v Farnborough Old Boys. Kent Junior Cup Group C fourth round: St Lawrence v Kings Hill Res, Town Malling Club v Medway Borough. EXPRESS AUTOCENTRE MAIDSTONE
& MID KENT SUNDAY LEAGUE Fixtures: The Papermakers Arms Presidents Cup Group A second round: K Sports v Crosskeys. Freemasons Arms Presidents Cup Group B first round: Headcorn v Maidstone Kestrels. Freemasons Arms Presidents Cup Group B second round: Barming Colts v South East Eagles. Yalding Club Challenge Cup third round: Hollingbourne v East Malling, Barming Youth v Castle Colts. Kent Sunday Junior Cup: Snodland Town v Shorne. Premier League: Fishermans Arms v Langley Ath, Larkfield Green v Aylesford, Park Royal v Star Utd. Division 1: East Malling Res v White Horse, Invicta Rangers v Weavering, Whitehawks v Leeds. Division 2: Blue Eagles v Barming Blues, Coxheath & Farleigh v Invicta Sunday, Ditton Minors v Park Royal Res, Maidstone International v Walnut Wanderers. Division 3: Maidstone Tempests v Kings Park Rangers, Ryarsh Rangers v Marden Minors, White Horse Res v Oakleigh Rovers.