Colts rise to Challenge
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Castle Colts beat K Sports 4-2 in the Challenge Cup final at the Gallagher Stadium on Friday.
Sports should have led on 14 minutes but Joe Lewis missed from the penalty spot.
Chris Pett headed Colts in front on 39 minutes and Dan Cordice made it two from the edge of the area before the break.
Matthew Lindley got Sports back in the game but Colts went straight down the other end with Ash Perry’s cross fumbled over the line by keeper Phil Lewis.
An own goal gave Sports hope but Colts completed victory when Mark Barrett rounded Lewis.
Fisherman’s Arms won a fivegoal Premier Division thriller against Aylesford. Richard Connelly opened the scoring for the Fish but Andy Parker soon levelled.
Brett Ince restored the lead at the start of the second half but back came Aylesford again with midfielder James Church finishing a fine move.
Ince ran clear to score the Fish winner 10 minutes from time.
Hollingbourne’s title hopes are alive after a 5-3 home win over Park Royal. Steve Alexander scored a hat-trick, with two own goals completing their tally.
East Malling claimed an excellent 4-2 away win against Larkfield Green.
Lee Fincham
PWD Sheffield Utd .. 38 23 9 Bolton ............ 38 21 9 scored L F A Ps 6 73 43 78 8 60 34 72 Fleetwood ...... 38 19 11 8 55 36 68 Bradford ........ 39 16 18 5 52 36 66 Scunthorpe .... 39 18 10 11 66 46 64 Southend ....... 38 16 12 10 58 47 60 Millwall .......... 37 16 12 9 53 44 60 Bristol Rvrs .... 39 15 12 12 58 58 57 Oxford ........... 38 16 7 15 51 46 55 Rochdale ....... 37 15 9 13 58 54 54 Walsall ........... 39 13 14 12 47 49 53 Peterborough .39 14 10 15 54 54 52 AFC Wmbldn .. 38 12 15 11 49 46 51 Northampton.. 39 14 7 18 57 63 49 Charlton ......... 39 10 17 12 49 46 47 MK Dons ........ 38 12 11 15 48 49 47 Bury .............. 39 12 9 18 57 64 45 Gillingham ..... 39 11 12 16 51 67 45 Oldham .......... 39 10 14 15 26 38 44 Shrewsbury ... 38 11 10 17 41 53 43 Port Vale ........ 37 10 11 16 42 59 41 Swindon ........ 39 9 9 21 40 59 36 Chesterfield ... 39 8 9 22 37 63 33 Coventry ........ 39 6 11 22 32 60 29 Results: Friday: Port Vale 2 Shrewsbury 1. Saturday: Bolton 2 Northampton 1, Bradford 2 Swindon 1, Bristol Rovers 2 Chesterfield 1, Fleetwood 0 AFC Wimbledon 0, Millwall 0 Bury 0, MK Dons 1 Coventry 0, Oxford 2 Scunthorpe 1, Peterborough 1 Oldham 1, Rochdale 4 Gillingham 1, Sheffield Utd 2 Charlton 1, Southend 3 Walsall 2. Tuesday: Coventry 2 Port Vale 1, Oxford 2 Bolton 4, Rochdale 3 Millwall 3. Fixtures: Saturday: AFC Wimbledon v Southend, Bury v Fleetwood, Chesterfield v Rochdale, Coventry v Bristol Rovers, Gillingham v Peterborough, Northampton v Oxford, Oldham v Sheffield Utd, Shrewsbury v Bolton, Swindon v Millwall. Sunday: Scunthorpe v Bradford. Tuesday: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale, Oxford v Bury, Sheffield Utd v Millwall. Forest Green .. 38 22 Lincoln........... 35 22 Tranmere ....... 36 21 Dagenham ..... 38 21 9 7 79 46 75 6 7 67 34 72 7 8 55 32 70 4 13 63 46 67 twice, with skipper Ross Ibbertson and winger Franco Mineri also on target.
Tom Carr and Ricky Campbell struck late for Green.
In Division 1, a last-gasp goal from Harry Stanford gave Invicta Rangers a 2-1 win over East Malling Reserves.
Rangers led midway through the first half when Matt Pearson reacted quickest but Callum Byfield levelled after the keeper spilt a long-range strike.
Both sides pushed for a winner, with Stanford pouncing at the end.
Whitehawks continued their good form with a 3-2 win at Barming Youth. Gateshead ..... 39 18 12 9 65 39 66 Aldershot ....... 39 18 11 10 53 34 65 Dover............. 37 19 6 12 68 54 63 Barrow........... 38 16 14 8 55 38 62 Macclesfield .. 35 17 6 12 49 37 57 Wrexham ....... 39 14 11 14 38 49 53 Boreham W .... 39 13 13 13 40 33 52 Eastleigh........ 39 13 13 13 51 51 52 Bromley ......... 38 14 7 17 45 57 49 Solihull M ...... 38 13 9 16 53 55 48 Chester .......... 37 12 10 15 56 54 46 Guiseley......... 39 12 10 17 46 56 46 Sutton............ 37 12 9 16 40 50 45 Braintree........ 39 12 9 18 47 63 45 Woking .......... 39 11 8 20 54 69 41 Maidstone...... 37 11 8 18 45 64 41 Torquay ......... 38 10 9 19 43 54 39 York ............... 37 7 15 15 41 59 36 N Ferriby ........ 39 10 3 26 25 64 33 Southport....... 38 8 7 23 44 84 31 Results: Saturday: Aldershot 2 Sutton 0, Barrow 2 Dagenham 1, Boreham Wood 0 Guiseley 0, Braintree 2 Southport 0, Chester 0 Eastleigh 1, Dover 1 Bromley 0, Forest Green 3 Wrexham 0, Gateshead 2 Woking 1, North Ferriby 1 Solihull Moors 4. Tuesday: Aldershot 3 Dagenham 1, Barrow 1 Wrexham 1, Boreham Wood 2 Lincoln 0, Braintree 1 Woking 3, Chester 2 Macclesfield 3, Forest Green 2 Solihull Moors 1, Gateshead 1 Guiseley 1, Maidstone 1 Sutton 1, North Ferriby 1 Tranmere 4, Torquay 2 Eastleigh 3, York 5 Southport 3. Fixtures: Saturday: Bromley v Chester, Dagenham & Redbridge v York, Eastleigh v Gateshead, Guiseley v Dover, Lincoln v Forest Green, Macclesfield v Aldershot, Solihull Moors v Barrow, Southport v Boreham Wood, Sutton v North Ferriby, Tranmere v Braintree, Woking v Maidstone, Wrexham v Torquay. Tuesday: Chester v Barrow, Macclesfield v York, Solihull Moors v Torquay, Sutton v Lincoln, Tranmere v Dover. Bognor........... 39 23 10 6 74 38 79 Havant ........... 38 23 8 7 78 37 77 Needham M ... 40 19 10 11 70 70 67 Leiston .......... 37 19 8 10 88 52 65 Tonbridge ...... 40 18 11 11 61 47 65 Wingate & F ... 40 19 6 15 58 57 63 Dulwich ......... 36 16 13 7 69 46 61 Enfield Town .. 40 16 12 12 71 52 60 Billericay........ 39 17 9 13 63 45 60 Harlow ........... 40 18 6 16 64 61 60 Lowestoft ...... 39 16 9 14 54 58 57 Staines .......... 40 14 10 16 69 63 52 Harrow .......... 38 14 9 15 56 64 51 Worthing ........ 39 15 5 19 69 78 50 Met Police...... 40 14 8 18 51 63 50 Canvey .......... 40 12 11 17 55 80 47 Folkestone ..... 40 12 9 19 65 75 45 Merstham ...... 36 11 11 14 57 58 44 Kingstonian.... 39 13 5 21 56 67 44 Burgess Hill ... 39 11 10 18 50 70 43 Leatherhead .. 39 11 11 17 61 65 41 Hendon .......... 39 10 11 18 55 82 41 AFC Sudbury .. 39 11 7 21 52 72 40 Grays ............. 40 9 5 26 43 89 32 Results: Saturday: AFC Sudbury 1 Harrow 3, Bognor 7 Folkestone 1, Burgess Hill 3 Staines 3, Enfield Town 2 Leatherhead 1, Grays 0 Havant 2, Harlow 1 Leiston 2, Hendon 2 Needham Market 1, Kingstonian 0 Billericay 3, Merstham 0 Canvey 3, Tonbridge 0 Dulwich 0, Wingate & Finchley 2 Met Police 3, Worthing 0 Lowestoft 1. Monday: Dulwich 4 Kingstonian 2. Tuesday: Burgess Hill 0 Harlow 1, Leiston 2 Folkestone 1, Staines 0 Harrow 0. Fixtures: Saturday: AFC Sudbury v Hendon, Bognor v Canvey, Burgess Hill v Kingstonian, Dulwich v Billericay, Grays v Enfield Town, Harrow v Staines, Leatherhead v Wingate & Finchley, Leiston v Worthing, Lowestoft v Folkestone, Met Police v Merstham, Needham Market v Havant, Tonbridge v Harlow. Tuesday: Billericay v Dulwich, Bognor v Leiston, Havant v Harrow, Merstham v Worthing. Crowboro ....... 30 23 Sevenoaks ..... 31 22 Cray Valley ..... 31 19 Hollands & B .. 31 17 Whitstable ..... 30 18 4 3 81 28 73 2 7 72 30 68 3 9 76 47 60 6 8 63 46 57 2 10 66 41 56
Jamie Waddington and Charlie Lux gave Hawks a two-goal lead, with Barming replying through Ryan Cook.
A fine solo effort from Karum Stocker restored the cushion before Cook added a late second for Youth.
Shane Tree scored a hat-trick as Snodland Town eased to a 10-1 win at Cross Keys while Weavering and Leeds drew 3-3.
Tom Ashby (2) and Carl Robinson scored for Weavering, with Mark Roberts (2) and Mark Batten’s header earning a point for Leeds. Sheppey ........ 31 16 7 8 61 45 55 AFC Croydon .. 31 15 8 8 63 51 53 Canterbury..... 30 14 6 10 54 29 48 Corinthian ...... 31 12 6 13 56 57 42 Croydon ......... 30 12 3 15 54 59 39 Rochester ...... 31 9 9 13 45 61 36 Deal Town ...... 31 8 10 13 49 65 34 Tun Wells ....... 30 9 5 16 33 57 32 Bearsted ........ 31 9 4 18 43 64 31 Erith Town...... 31 8 4 19 45 89 28 Erith & Bel ..... 31 6 5 20 40 72 23 Beckenham ... 31 6 4 21 28 65 22 Lordswood..... 31 6 4 21 43 92 22 Fisher ............ 32 5 6 21 34 73 21 Results: Saturday: Ashford 3 AFC Croydon 3, Beckenham 1 Corinthian 0, Cray Valley 3 Hollands & Blair 2, Crowborough 2 Rochester 0, Croydon 4 Bearsted 2, Deal 1 Sevenoaks 0, Fisher 2 Lordswood 0, Sheppey 1 Canterbury 1. Tuesday: Ashford 3 Hollands & Blair 1, Crowborough 0 Croydon 1, Erith & Belvedere 0 Sevenoaks 2, Tunbridge Wells 2 Fisher 0, Whitstable 2 Corinthian 1. Fixtures: Saturday: AFC Croydon v Crowborough, Bearsted v Beckenham, Canterbury v Cray Valley, Corinthian v Erith Town, Deal v Lordswood, Hollands & Blair v Fisher, Sevenoaks v Ashford, Sheppey v Rochester, Tunbridge Wells v Erith & Belvedere, Whitstable v Croydon. Wednesday: Croydon v Canterbury. Rusthall ......... 31 21 Glebe ............. 27 22 Kent F Utd...... 30 21 Sutton Ath ...... 30 20 K Sports......... 30 18 Holmesdale.... 30 14 Lydd .............. 31 14 Bridon Rps ..... 30 11 Forest Hill ...... 31 12 Phoenix Res ... 30 13 Snodland ....... 31 12 SC T’mead ..... 30 10 FC Elmstead .. 29 9 Eltham Pal ..... 32 9 Orpington....... 29 8 Meridian ........ 31 8 Gravesham .... 29 6 Crockenhill .... 29 5 7 3 3 81 31 70 2 81 17 69 2 7 76 30 65 3 7103 40 63 7 5 78 45 61 6 10 56 46 48 5 12 60 65 47 9 10 45 51 42 5 14 45 62 41 2 15 57 78 41 3 16 45 71 39 5 15 50 60 35 7 13 42 50 34 7 16 55 71 34 8 13 40 49 32 2 21 42 68 26 5 18 45 69 23 7 17 33 73 22 Lewisham ...... 30 4 3 23 38 96 15 Results: Saturday: Forest Hill 1
In Division 2, a goal in each half gave Cranbrook a 2- 0 win over Coxheath & Farleigh.
Steve Callen’s drive gave Cranbrook the lead and the points were safe when Zane Cheeseman headed home with five minutes left. Eltham Palace 0, Glebe 2 K Sports 1, Kent Football Utd 2 Meridian 0, Lydd 4 Crockenhill 0, Orpington 0 Bridon Ropes 0, Phoenix Res 0 Holmesdale 2, SC Thamesmead 2 Gravesham 4, Sutton Ath 2 Rusthall 0. Tuesday: Eltham Palace 1 SC Thamesmead 2, Holmesdale 2 Forest Hill 1, Snodland 2 FC Elmstead 0. Fixtures: Saturday: Bridon Ropes v Gravesham, Crockenhill v Glebe, Eltham Palace v Lydd, Lewisham v SC Thamesmead, Orpington v Snodland, Rusthall v Meridian, Sutton Ath v Elmstead. Monday: SC Thamesmead v Kent Football Utd. Tuesday: FC Elmstead v Gravesham.
Challenge Cup Semi-final second leg Fixtures: Tuesday: Ashford (1) v Sevenoaks (1), Whitstable (2) v Sheppey (2). Punjab Utd ..... 22 17 Peckham ....... 23 16 Borden Vill ..... 23 15 Greenways..... 20 15 Kennington .... 22 14 Fav Strike ...... 21 12 Bexley ........... 21 11 Staplehurst .... 25 10 Lydd Res........ 27 9 Fleetdown...... 20 8 Stansfeld ....... 21 7 Farnboro ........ 23 7 Hildenboro ..... 27 5 Erith 147 Sp... 19 4 Metrogas ....... 21 5 Guru Nanak ... 23 0 4 1 71 19 55 2 5 56 24 50 3 5 71 31 48 2 3 69 30 47 4 4 60 36 46 3 6 45 31 39 3 7 54 30 36 2 13 56 67 32 4 14 57 77 31 6 6 41 32 30 7 7 50 46 28 1 15 35 68 22 2 20 34 83 17 4 11 33 51 16 1 15 42 67 15 0 23 21103 0 Kings Hill ....... 18 10 3 5 42 31 33 Hawkinge ...... 15 9 3 3 38 19 30 N Romney ...... 14 9 3 2 29 15 30 Ide Hill ........... 16 8 4 4 42 34 28 K Sports Res .. 19 8 2 9 42 50 26 E Kent Coll ..... 13 6 2 5 37 25 20 Rolvenden...... 17 6 3 8 32 37 20 Hollands Res .. 16 6 1 9 28 33 18 Deal Comm .... 16 5 2 9 31 44 17 Sutton Ath R... 15 4 3 8 30 33 15 S Darenth ...... 15 2 2 11 17 47 8 Results: Premier Division: Bexley 3 Farnborough OBG 1, Borden Village 5 Hildenborough 0, Erith 147 Sports 0 Peckham 2, Fleetdown 2 Faversham Strike Force 2, Greenways 4 Guru Nanak 1, Kennington 7 Lydd Res 1, Metrogas 1 Staplehurst 5. Division 1 Central & East: Deal Community Sports 3 South Darenth 0, East Kent College 1 Sutton Ath 2, Hollands & Blair Res 2 Ide Hill 3. Bill Manklow Inter Regional Challenge Cup: Punjab Utd 3 Otford Utd 1. Eastern Section Les Leckie Cup: AEI Sports 0 Rochester City 3. Invitation Cup: Burgess Hodgson 1 Willesborough 1, Rusthall Res 4 Staplehurst Res 0, Wateringbury 3 Aylesford 1, West Farleigh 2 Tonbridge Invicta 1. Ashford Charity Trophy: New Romney Res 3 Ashford Dynamo 0. Fixtures: Premier Division: Farnborough OBG v Borden Village, Faversham Strike Force Seniors v Kennington, Guru Nanak v Erith 147 Sports, Peckham v Lydd Res, Punjab Utd v Metrogas, Stansfeld v Bexley, Staplehurst v Fleetdown Utd. Division 1 Central & East: Deal Community Sports v Ide Hill, East Kent College v K Sports Res, Hawkinge v Sutton Ath Res, New Romney v Kings Hill, South Darenth v Hollands & Blair Res. Division 2 Central & East: Sheppey Res. Inter-Regional Challenge Cup: Lewisham Ath v Greenways. Invitation Cup: Ashford v Burgess Hodgson, Aylesford v Wateringbury, Rochester City v Snodland Res, Tonbridge Invicta v Staplehurst Res, West Farleigh v Rusthall Res. Weald of Kent Charity Cup: Rolvenden v Willesborough Ath. Mangravet ..... 12 Hunton............. 9 Malgo .............. 9 Hollingbrne .... 12 Marden Mnr ... 13 Lenham Wdr .... 9 Headcorn ....... 10 Eccles ............ 12 Sitt Loins ....... 12 7 7 6 6 6 5 3 1 2 Cuxton 91 v 1 4 36 17 22 0 2 48 20 21 2 1 40 15 20 2 4 33 30 20 1 6 36 43 19 2 2 30 20 17 1 6 20 34 10 3 8 14 42 6 0 10 19 55 6